The World Medical Association: can hope triumph over experience?

The proposed tobacco regulation: the triumph of hope over experience?

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Thrombolytics in elderly patients: a triumph of hope over experience?

Computational Linguistics and Generative Linguistics: The Triumph of Hope over Experience

It is remarkable if any relationship at all persists between computational linguists (CL) and that part of general linguistics comprising the mainstream of MIT transformational-generative (TG) theoretical syntax. If the lines are still open, it represents something of a tribute to CL practitioners’ tolerance — a triumph of hope and goodwill over the experience of abuse — because the TG communit...

Metal-on-metal surface replacement: a triumph of hope over reason: affirms.

Metal-on-metal hip resurfacing offers some potential for total hip arthroplasty (THA) in the young patient. However, short- and intermediate-term results of the currently available implants have failed to demonstrate advantage over conventional THA. The risks of femoral neck fracture or avascular necrosis have been disappointing early limitations of the procedure. The Australian Joint Registry ...

Hope over experience: desirability and the persistence of optimism.

Many important decisions hinge on expectations of future outcomes. Decisions about health, investments, and relationships all depend on predictions of the future. These expectations are often optimistic: People frequently believe that their preferred outcomes are more likely than is merited. Yet it is unclear whether optimism persists with experience and, surprisingly, whether optimism is truly...