A computer model of " a sense of humour " is formulated. The humorous effect is treated as a specific malfunction in the processing of information, conditioned by the necessity of a quick deletion from consciousness of a false version. The biological function of a sense of humour consists in quickenning the transmission of processed information into conscioussness and in a more effective use of...

PURPOSE Determine the characteristics of percutaneous core biopsies that are adequate for a next generation sequencing (NGS) genomic panel. MATERIALS AND METHODS All patients undergoing percutaneous core biopsies in interventional radiology (IR) with samples evaluated for a 46-gene NGS panel during 1-year were included in this retrospective study. Patient and procedure variables were collecte...

The American humorist Will Rogers once said: “Insurance is a wonderful thing. It’s the only way the ordinary person can purchase a catastrophe on an instalment plan”. Allowing for the humorous inversion, this quip captures the importance of insurance to people. The basic function of the insurance sector is to take the burden of risk off the shoulders of individual citizens and businesses by ass...

Although we take seriously the statement, “An apple a day keeps thedoctor away”1 (and the importance of a good parachute), these articles launch our first April Fool’s issue. At least once per year, and more is likely better (but needs to be tested), laughter is the bestmedicine.We look forward to continued editorial chuckles as you send us scientifically rigorous and humorous content thatwill ...

Humour research is often about verbal humour. Language allows us to play with words and with its syntactic, semantic and pragmatic aspects. It provides us with building blocks that can be composed in unusual ways, introducing ambiguities, confusion, inappropriate language use, and incongruities. This allows the design of humour, whether it is word play, verbal jokes, or humorous remarks trigger...

BACKGROUND An adequate renal biopsy is essential for diagnosis and treatment of medical renal disease. OBJECTIVE We evaluated two initiatives to improve adequacy of renal biopsy samples at our centre. DESIGN Retrospective determination of renal biopsy adequacy. SETTING Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre. PATIENTS Patients undergoing medical renal biopsies. MEASUREMENTS Renal bi...

the aim of this study was investigating the role of self-esteem, humorous styles and shyness in prediction of loneliness in students. the research method was descriptive-correlational and the population was all high school students in the city of damghan. the sample included 250 students (125 boys, and 125 girls) selected through cluster random sampling. to collect the data, four instruments we...

Pension systems are usually evaluated from the perspective of two basic criteria: pension adequacy and financial sustainability. The first criterion concerns the level of pension benefits and protection of the elderly from poverty. The second criterion applies to financial liquidity. This paper is primarily of methodological nature. We discuss the problem of measuring pension adequacy, focusing...

You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to observe one fact about Mars: it has a lot of rocks. While each is typically given a name based on protocols of scientific classification, many are known by informal, often humorous names like "Grandma" and "Space Ghost." And now on Mars, there’s a rock for fans of Civil War history—"Chamberlain," named of course for Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, the her...

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