As we could see in the previous articles of the economic evaluation series, there is a large set of information required for decision makers on health expenditures and outcomes, and the way they spread over time. In order to obtain this information, epidemiological, economic, mathematical and statistical methods are used, but they all have limitations which are inherent to any scientific method...

Brazilian math assessments are an important social problem nationwide. A significant amount of our students score 3/10 at assessments that take place at the end of their secondary school years. The teachers ́ skills are one of the most important variables and the use of educational technology use contributes significantly in improving students ́ achievement. Thus, teachers ́ continuous education i...

OBJECTIVE To determine feasibility and estimate the effect of a 10-week tai chi chuan (TCC) intervention on anxiety and sleep quality in young adults. PARTICIPANTS Seventy-five adults (18-40 years) from a predominately undergraduate midsized university. METHODS This was an assessor blinded, randomized feasibility trial, and participants were randomized into one of three groups: 10 weeks of ...

S te ph en S w in te k MANY BELIEVE that bias against women lingers in the business world, particularly when it comes to evaluating their leadership ability. Recently, we had a chance to see whether that assumption was true. In a study of thousands of 360-degree assessments collected by Insead’s executive education program over the past fi ve years, we looked at whether women actually received ...