If not now, then when? The importance of intervening early to provide family-based environments for all children

0 Vacuum Energy : “ If Not Now , Then When ? ”

For a flat universe presently dominated by static or dynamic vacuum energy, cosmological constant (LCDM) or quintessence (QCDM), we calculate the asymp-totic collapsed mass fraction as function of the present ratio of smooth energy to matter energy R 0 = (1 − Ω m0)/Ω m0. Identifying these collapsed fractions as anthropic probabilities, we find the observed present ratio R 0 ∼ 2 to be likely in ...

Annuitization : If Not Now , When ?

In previous writing – and related papers by Chen and Milevsky (JFP, 2003) or Ameriks, Veres and Warshawsky (JFP, 2001) – the point has been made that payout annuities, either variable or fixed, have a rightful place in the optimal life-cycle portfolio. I have argued that depending on a lifecycle investor’s bequest motive versus their desire for consumption, they should have a substantial portio...

The EHCR – if not now , when ?

The promotion and uptake of Electronic Healthcare Record (EHCR) systems has been much slower than originally envisaged due to a number of factors. These include, the widespread under-investment in clinical computing, fragmented markets with attendant low profitability exacerbated by a lack of proven standards together with the need to protect investment in existing (legacy) IT systems. Furtherm...

"If not us, who? If not now, when?".

Interprofessional collaboration: if not now, when?

Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) is a driving force behind state-of-the art health care delivery. Health care experts, governmental bodies, health professions organizations and academicians support the need for collaborative models. Dental hygienists possess unique qualities that can enhance a collaborative team. As preventive therapists, health educators and holistic providers, they are p...