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Adams, Scott HOW TO FAIL AT ALMOST EVERYTHING AND STILL WIN BIG Portfolio (Adult Nonfiction) $27.95 10, 22 ISBN: 978-1-59184-691-8 Failing and succeeding, the sarcastic comic-strip-artist way. Dilbert creator Adams […]

Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams argues that Black people are the real racists, said Lucian K. Truscott IV in Salon, and an alarming number of white people seem to agree. In [...]

Rumble announced cartoonist and author Scott Adams has brought his comic 'Dilbert' to Locals, its subscription-based platform. Annual and monthly subscribers now have access to exclusive content from the popular [...]

Hundreds of newspapers last week said they would stop publishing the comic strip Dilbert after its creator, Scott Adams, called African-Americans a “hate group” and urged fellow whites to “get [...]

DILBERT AND Dogbert, a cartoon office worker and his canine companion, have been staples of the American funny pages for three decades. The comic originated as a satire of the [...]

ADAMS, SCOTT CHARLES. Never Dream. Crimson Tree. Dec. 2004. c.357p. ISBN 1-59109-936-6. pap. $16.99. HORROR A 13th-century vampire, an American student in Spain, and an ingenuous werewolf team up in […]

Charles Peden is a Member of the Glia Society. He discusses: high-IQ societies have a religious feel; other forms of periodic reinforcement for the Glia Society; the interests in the high-IQ; Scott Adams; Rick Rosner; Jamie Loftus; James Woods; The Amazing Randi; contemporary measurements of intelligence; the original pursuit in some of the non-mainstream tests; Paul Cooijmans; the specific contributions to Thoth; intelligence; high-range; and some of the ‘demons’ of this ostracism in life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new book from Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, won't be published after the cartoonist made racist remarks on the YouTube show he hosts, the Wall [...]

Elon Musk made the comments in defence of 'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams. Adams was dropped by newspapers after making racist claims about Black Americans. Musk said the media is racist [...]

Lee Enterprises -- a media company based in Davenport, Iowa, that owns newspapers and other publications in 77 small markets across the country, largely in the South, Midwest, and mountain [...]

The author discusses appearance of Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert and Dogbert cartoon office worker, on live stream of video sharing app Youtube in which he called black Americans hate group. Topics discussed include report of poll from Rasmussen Reports on African Americans not ok with white people, survey against anti-polling troglodytes and haters, and use of feeling thermometer by social scientists to measure feeling about racial groups.

Scott Adams owes his success to everyday odd behavior in the workplace. That and his own willingness to take risks. Adams was a typical corporate employee when, with no formal [...]

Purpose: Medical imaging can be used to estimate a patient’s biological age, which may provide complementary information to clinicians compared to chronological age. In this study, we aimed to develop a method to estimate a patient’s age based on their chest CT scan. Additionally, we investigated whether chest CT estimated age is a more accurate predictor of lung cancer risk compared to chronological age. Methods: To develop our age prediction model, we utilized composite CT images and Inception-ResNet-v2. The model was trained, validated, and tested on 13,824 chest CT scans from the National Lung Screening Trial, with 91% for training, 5% for validation, and 4% for testing. Additionally, we independently tested the model on 1849 CT scans collected locally. To assess chest CT estimated age as a risk factor for lung cancer, we computed the relative lung cancer risk between two groups. Group 1 consisted of individuals assigned a CT age older than their chronological age, while Group 2 comprised those assigned a CT age younger than their chronological age. Results: Our analysis revealed a mean absolute error of 1.84 years and a Pearson’s correlation coefficient of 0.97 for our local data when comparing chronological age with the estimated CT age. The model showed the most activation in the area associated with the lungs during age estimation. The relative risk for lung cancer was 1.82 (95% confidence interval, 1.65–2.02) for individuals assigned a CT age older than their chronological age compared to those assigned a CT age younger than their chronological age. Conclusion: Findings suggest that chest CT age captures some aspects of biological aging and may be a more accurate predictor of lung cancer risk than chronological age. Future studies with larger and more diverse patients are required for the generalization of the interpretations.

STORY NICOLA FIELD It was the year of the “big switch”. In the 10 months to November 2021, $150 billion worth of home loans were refinanced – about $10 billion [...]

Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams, who dabbles in political commentary, found that his hobby and his occupation may be mutually exclusive. Newspapers across the country announced they would discontinue Adams's strip [...]

The once-celebrated Dilbert comic strip no longer appears in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, one of hundreds of newspapers that dropped the strip after its creator, Scott Adams, described Black Americans as [...]

[down arrow] Elon Musk jumped to his defense, but the Dilbert creator's racist comments led the comic strip to be dropped by dozens of newspapers across the U.S. Please Note: [...]

Nov 2002. 352p. illus. HarperBusiness, $24.95 (0-06-051805-7). 818. Adams, creator of the popular comic strip Dilbert, continues the satirical look at office life that he began with The Dilbert Principle [...]

Recent advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) hold substantial promise to address some of the current challenges in lung cancer screening and improve health equity. This article reviews the status and future directions of AI/ML tools in the lung cancer screening workflow, focusing on determining screening eligibility, radiation dose reduction and image denoising for low-dose chest computed tomography (CT), lung nodule detection, lung nodule classification, and determining optimal screening intervals. AI/ML tools can assess for chronic diseases on CT, which creates opportunities to improve population health through opportunistic screening.

Purpose: The usage of iodinated contrast media (ICM) can improve the sensitivity and specificity of computed tomography (CT) for many clinical indications. However, the adverse effects of ICM administration can include renal injury, life-threatening allergic-like reactions, and environmental contamination. Deep learning (DL) models can generate full-dose ICM CT images from non-contrast or low-dose ICM administration or generate non-contrast CT from full-dose ICM CT. Eliminating the need for both contrast-enhanced and non-enhanced imaging or reducing the amount of required contrast while maintaining diagnostic capability may reduce overall patient risk, improve efficiency and minimize costs. We reviewed the current capabilities of DL to reduce the need for contrast administration in CT. Methods: We conducted a systematic review of articles utilizing DL to reduce the amount of ICM required in CT, searching MEDLINE, Embase, Compendex, Inspec, and Scopus to identify papers published from 2016 to 2022. We classified the articles based on the DL model and ICM reduction. Results: Eighteen papers met the inclusion criteria for analysis. Of these, ten generated synthetic full-dose (100%) ICM from real non-contrast CT, while four augmented low-dose to full-dose ICM CT. Three used DL to create synthetic non-contrast CT from real 100% ICM CT, while one paper used DL to translate the 100% ICM to non-contrast CT and vice versa. DL models commonly used generative adversarial networks trained and tested by paired contrast-enhanced and non-contrast or low ICM CTs. Image quality metrics such as peak signal-to-noise ratio and structural similarity index were frequently used for comparing synthetic versus real CT image quality. Conclusion: DL-generated contrast-enhanced or non-contrast CT may assist in diagnosis and radiation therapy planning; however, further work to optimize protocols to reduce or eliminate ICM for specific pathology is still needed along with a dedicated assessment of the clinical utility of these synthetic images.

Executive Summary * Billions of dollars are spent annually in the United States on medications for the chronically ill older adult, yet it is estimated that more than half of older adults are not taking their medications as prescribed, usually unintentionally. * Successful care coordination programs like the one tested in this study include components that focus on medication management. * The care coordination program tested in this study was not only cost effective related to improvement in quality of life, but for one group it also lowered the total cost of care. * This study demonstrates that investment in programs that support older adults in managing their chronic illness in the home environment are an excellent investment in healthcare dollars., HEALTH CARE FOR PERSONS with chronic illness accounts for more than two-thirds of spending in the Medicare program and most chronically ill older adults have more than one chronic condition. [...]

Interviews cartoonist Scott Adams. Creation of the fictional character 'Dilbert'; Views on corporate America; Best advice to business schools.

The article features the life of Scott Adams, a cartoonist who transferred from one luxurious home to another, as his cartoon strip Dilbert became popular. His creation's success was brought about by his essential hi-tech gadgets which include a laptop computer, digital camera and a mobile phone among others. As he earned more, he invested in other lucrative work such as writing books and co-owning restaurants.

Scott Adams, the Dilbert Guy, has recently decided that he knows all about cults. What is and is not a cult, what is illegal for cults to do, etc., etc. [...]

Donald Trump is cratering in the polls, but can we really trust the polls after they were all so wrong (https://cookpolitical.com/analysis/national/national-politics/polls-werent-far-2016-they-arent-wrong-now-either) (not really) in 2016? Scott Adams, creator of the [...]

Scott Adams, the creator of the 'Dilbert' comic strip and a fierce supporter of President Donald Trump says he felt 'abused' after Trump failed to condemn white supremacists at the [...]

'The way humans are built, you can get 200 compliments in a row, but the one who says, 'You lost it, you ought to retire,' is the one you remember.' [...]

Top Trump fan Scott Adams, creator of the 'Dilbert' comic strip, offered some new lazy trolling this week to help advance the public discourse on the 2020 election. Adams has [...]

Byline: Simon Warburton Eaton has appointed Scott Adams as eMobility president. Adams will be based in Southfield, Michigan and report directly to Eaton Vehicle Group president, João Faria. 'Scott's contributions [...]

On Sunday night, Scott Adams, the creator of 'Dilbert' and a total dillhole himself, announced on Twitter that he had been fired not once, not twice, but three times in [...]

Interviews Scott Adams, creator of the `Dilbert' comic strips. Past jobs; Importance of the Internet in Dilbert's success; Views on why Dilbert is apparently popular; Description of the Workplace Everyman; Views on the existential angst of the knowledge worker; Views on the trends toward self-employment.

Interviews cartoonist and engineer Scott Adams. Views on management; Employee motivation; Hiring; Experiences as a computer programmer; Contact information.

Interviews Scott Adams, creator of the cartoon `Dilbert,' for tips on how to increase your paycheck. Chances of getting a raise; Importance of office politics to getting a raise; Dressing for casual day; Importance of coming in early and leaving late; Other details.

Focuses on cartoonist Scott Adams. His view on management; His company, Scott Adams Foods, run by food-industry consultant Jack Parker; His eatery, Stacey's Cafe in Pleasanton, California, managed by Stacey Linkhart; The reason for his Dilberito project; Work to be done on his business relationships.

The SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant is more immune evasive and less virulent than other major viral variants that have so far been recognized1–12. The Omicron spike (S) protein, which has an unusually large number of mutations, is considered to be the main driver of these phenotypes. Here we generated chimeric recombinant SARS-CoV-2 encoding the Sgene of Omicron (BA.1 lineage) in the backbone of an ancestral SARS-CoV-2 isolate, and compared this virus with the naturally circulating Omicron variant. The Omicron S-bearing virus robustly escaped vaccine-induced humoral immunity, mainly owing to mutations in the receptor-binding motif; however, unlike naturally occurring Omicron, it efficiently replicated in cell lines and primary-like distal lung cells. Similarly, in K18-hACE2 mice, although virus bearing Omicron S caused less severe disease than the ancestral virus, its virulence was not attenuated to the level of Omicron. Further investigation showed that mutating non-structural protein 6 (nsp6) in addition to the S protein was sufficient to recapitulate the attenuated phenotype of Omicron. This indicates that although the vaccine escape of Omicron is driven by mutations in S, the pathogenicity of Omicron is determined by mutations both in and outside of the S protein.

Looks at Scott Adams, the creator and writer of the comic strip `Dilbert.' His career before `Dilbert'; His affirmations; His career with United Media; His personal life; His goal.

Byline: Jack Walsworth Eaton Corp.'s eMobility business is trying to find its footing by seeking contracts for a key part of electrified vehicle powertrain programs. EMobility, launched last year with [...]

Telerobotic ultrasound technology allows radiologists and sonographers to remotely provide ultrasound services in underserved areas. This study aimed to compare costs associated with using telerobotic ultrasound to provide ultrasound services in rural and remote communities to costs associated with alternate models. A cost‐minimization approach was used to compare four ultrasound service delivery models: telerobotic ultrasound (Model 1), telerobotic ultrasound and an itinerant sonographer (Model 2), itinerant sonographer without telerobotic ultrasound (Model 3), and travel to another community for all exams (Model 4). In Models 1–3, travel was assumed when exams could not be successfully performed telerobotically or by an itinerant sonographer. A publicly funded healthcare payer perspective was used for the reference case and a societal perspective was used for a secondary non‐reference case. Costs were based on the literature and experience using telerobotic ultrasound in Saskatchewan, Canada. Costs were expressed in 2020 Canadian dollars. Average cost per ultrasound exam was $342, $323, $368, and $478 for Models 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively, from a publicly funded healthcare payer perspective, and $461, $355, $447, and $849, respectively, from a societal perspective. In one‐way sensitivity analyses, Model 2 was the lowest cost from a payer perspective for communities with population >2075 people, distance >350 km from the nearest ultrasound facility, or >47% of the population eligible for publicly funded medical transportation. Health systems may wish to consider solutions such as telerobotic ultrasound and itinerant sonographers to reduce healthcare costs and improve access to ultrasound in rural and remote communities.

Presents an interview with Scott Adams, associated with the engineers' comic strip "Dilbert." Professional background of Adams; Views of Adams that the strip is very sympathetic to the lives of its engineers; Plans of Adams to use those situations in the comic strip that would have broad applicability to people in the office environment.

The article talks about an event observed by Scott Adams and colleagues of a star collapse directly into a black hole without going supernova, using the Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona.

Byline: American City & County Contributor By Kevin Ebi, Smart Cities Council When Las Vegas City Manager Scott Adams pulls up to a stoplight at one of the connected intersections [...]

Byline: Frank Guan If you thought (http://www.vulture.com/2018/04/kanye-west-trump-and-twitter-are-changing-the-world.html?utm_source=nym&utm_medium=f1&utm_campaign=feed-full) Kanye West's tweet (http://www.vulture.com/2018/04/kanye-professes-love-for-trump-defends-conservative-pundit.html?utm_source=nym&utm_medium=f1&utm_campaign=feed-full) over the weekend recommending the ideas of right-wing activist Candace Owens was a fluke, well, prepare to think again. [...]

Interviews Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip. Mention of Adams' book, `The Dilbert Principle'; Thoughts on what it is like for Adams to own his own business; Thoughts about dress code; His former position at Pacific Bell; What led him to leave his job as an engineer; The type of company that he would like to work for if he has to look for a job. INSET: Dilbert Inc..

Mentions United States cartoonist Scott Adams' plan to launch a line of nutritious, meatless burritos called Dilberitos. Reason for his interest in nutrition; Other Dilbert-related products and their value; Amount of Adams' investment in the frozen burrito project.

The article discusses the observation made by astronomer Scott Adams at the California Institute of Technology and colleagues using the Hubble Space Telescope, that the giant star, which flared and then mysteriously vanished in 2009, may be a failed supernova. Topics mentioned include star's brightness and size as compared with the sun, the formation of black holes in the aftermath of a supernova, and some information about a dying red supergiant star.