What Financiers Usually Do, and What We Can Learn from History

What Can We Learn from 21 Years of School Poisonings in New Zealand?

Background: Childhood poisoning is a significant international health concern. Very little is known about trends in exposures within schools and preschools. The objectives of this study were to investigate the data recorded by the New Zealand National Poisons Centre (NPC) on these types of exposures over a 21 year period (1989 to 2009) and to determine trends and propose strategies to reduce th...

What Can We Learn from the History of Nordic Computing?

The panel discussion took place during the second day of the conference. Professor Hans Andersin (Finland) had planned to participate but was unable to do so. Historian Dr. Lars Ilshammar (Sweden) was invited to participate with prepared questions for the panel. The panel members had prepared introductory statements that expressed specific comments about the historical development. In regard to...

tube thoracostomy (chest tube) removal in traumatic patients: what do we know? what can we do?

chest tube (ct) or tube thoracostomy placement is often indicated following traumatic injuries. premature movement of the chest tube leads to increased hospital complications and costs for patients. placement of a chest tube is indicated in drainage of blood, bile, pus, drain air, and other fluids. although there is a general agreement for the placement of a chest tube, there is little consensu...

Hamstring muscle strain injuries: what can we learn from history?

Hamstring muscle strain injuries remain one of the most challenging issues facing sports medicine. 1 Over the past 100 years, there has been a gradual evolution in our understanding and management of hamstring injuries, but the challenge of optimising the management of the acutely injured hamstring remains. In recent years, increasingly high-quality studies have addressed the aetiology, risk fa...

Numeracy education: what do we know and what can we learn from the literacy experience