Easy Access IP: ahead of the game or easy way out?

No Easy Way Out ( or In )

No Easy Way Out (Or in)

In retrospect, when Jardetzky (1966) published a " simple allosteric model for membrane pumps, " he initiated a conceptual movement away from the (then still) prevailing anthropomorphic view of transporters and pumps as " carriers " in the literal sense, membrane-bound entities that somehow made their way across the membrane, loaded with cargo. The idea of an " alternating access " model (as it...

Taking the Easy Way Out: How the GED Testing Program Induces Students to Drop Out.

The option to obtain a General Education Development (GED) certificate changes the incentives facing high school students. This paper evaluates the effect of three different GED policy innovations on high school graduation rates. A six point decrease in the GED pass rate due to an increase in passing standards produced a 1.3 point decline in overall dropout rates. The introduction of a GED cert...

Promoting normal birth the easy way.

There is a growing concern internationally about the continued rise in birth intervention. Caesarean section rates continue to rise within the international arena. Women are losing confidence in the birth process being natural and safe and often exhibit moderate to high levels of fear during pregnancy. Simultaneously midwives are in danger of losing their role as the guardians of normal birth. ...

Probabilistically Checkable Proofs the Easy Way