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Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Pilot Results: High-Impact Psychology/ Mental Health (HIPsy), published by Inga on September 8, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum. This is a rough write-up of the results of all the HIPsy pilot activities, outcomes, and suggestions on what to do next. Below, you can find links to created resources for those involved in psychology or mental health who aim to maximize their impact. Additionally, there are results from events and surveys highlighting which (other) resources might be most beneficial for enhancing their impact. You can learn more about the initial project and plan in this EA forum post. Executive summary Within this EAIF- funded project, I ran three surveys to determine the demand for network activities, piloted 5 events at EAGx's, and collaborated with others on highly requested materials. Below, you can find the results of these activities. Main outcomes Importance/general Demand:Roughly twice as many people expressed interest in mental health as a cause area (N = 164) compared to those interested in resources for individuals with a background in psychology or how to make an impact with various psychology-related topics (N = 76/77) Neglectedness: The EA Psychology Research Initiative by Lucius Caviola, among others, appears to meet the infrastructural needs around general psychology-related impact regarding longtermist goals. Those infrastructural needs around helping people to have an impact in the mental health space do not yet seem to be covered, even though the work of the HLI paved the way for mental health as a cause area taken seriously within EA. Mental Health-related activities most requested:Among the mental health-related network activities, the most requested ones are mentoring, meetups, workshops, as well as materials related to topics on how to make an impact in the mental health space. The piloted events (talks and workshops/meetups) at EAGxs demonstrated significant interest, evinced by the high number of participants and high perceived impact ratings. Conclusions: More mental health-related infrastructure building seems impactful. The space would benefit from more organized, targeted resources that enable people to make a more substantial impact in a shorter period of time. I believe it would be a good idea to invest in follow-up funding based on the results of this initiative to establish cost-effective corresponding structures and to hire at least one project/community manager for a year. Based on the survey results, this person would build the pool of volunteers to offer and measure the impact of requested events, materials, and a mentoring service. How can you help? If you'd like to fund follow-up activities, feel free to reach out to me at inga@rethinkwellbeing.org.If you'd be interested in the project manager role, you can apply in

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Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2022.10.29.514239v1?rss=1 Authors: Leger, C. S., Herbert, M., Stevens, W. D., DeSouza, J. F. Abstract: Background: Thalamus-hippocampus-putamen and thalamus-cerebellar interconnections are dense. The extent this connectivity is paralleled by each structure's volume impact on another is unquantified in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Mixed model quantification of annual volume change in AD is scarce and absent inclusive of the cerebellum, hippocampus, putamen and lateral ventricles and thalamus. Among these structures, autopsy evidence of early-stage AD seems largely but not entirely restricted to the hippocampus and thalamus. Objective: Variation in annual volume related to time and baseline age was assessed for the hippocampus, putamen, cerebellum, lateral ventricles and thalamus. Which subcortical structure's volume had the largest explanatory effect of volume variation in other subcortical structures was also determined. Method: The intraclass correlation coefficient was used to assess test-retest reliability of structure automated segmentation. Linear regression (N = 45) determined which structure's volume most impacted volume of other structures. Finally, mixed models (N = 36; 108 data points) quantified annual structure volume change from baseline to 24-months. Results: High test-retest reliability was indicated by a mean ICC score of .989 (SD = .012). Thalamic volume consistently had the greatest explanatory effect of hippocampal, putamen, cerebellar and lateral ventricular volume. The group variable proxy for AD significantly contributed to the best-fitting hippocampal linear regression model, hippocampal and thalamic longitudinal mixed models, and approached significance in the longitudinal lateral ventricular mixed model. Mixed models determined time (1 year) had a negative effect on hippocampal, cerebellar and thalamic volume, no effect on putamen volume, and a positive effect on lateral ventricular volume. Baseline age had a negative effect on hippocampal and thalamic volume, no effect on cerebellar or putamen volume and a positive effect on lateral ventricular volume. Interpretation: Linear regression determined thalamic volume as a virtual centralized index of hippocampal, cerebellar, putamen, and lateral ventricular volume. Relative to linear regression, longitudinal mixed models had greater sensitivity to detect contribution of early AD, or potential AD pathology (MCI), via the group variable not just to volume reduction in the hippocampus but also in the thalamus. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info Podcast created by Paper Player, LLC

Failure Is An Option, Part 2, Show Notes In this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast, failure is an option. And I’m also going to be giving listeners a FREE HYPNOSIS GUIDE! Stay tuned! INTRODUCTION What is up people? The Motor City Hypnotist Podcast is here in the Podcast Detroit Downtown Detroit Studio. Thank you for joining me on this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast. I am David Wright and with me is my producer Matt Fox. FIND ME: My Website: https://motorcityhypnotist.com/podcast My social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motorcityhypnotist/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCjjLNcNvSYzfeX0uHqe3gA Twitter: https://twitter.com/motorcityhypno Instagram: motorcityhypno If you would like to contribute financially to the show, you can find me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/motorcityhypno?fan_landing=true FREE HYPNOSIS GUIDE https://detroithypnotist.convertri.com/podcast-free-hypnosis-guide Please also subscribe to the show and leave a review. (Stay with me as later in the podcast, I’ll be giving away a free gift to all listeners!) WINNER OF THE WEEK; Zoeitus, the largest global animal health company, https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/arthritis-treatment-for-dogs-scotland-antibodies/ Failure Is An Option Are you a perfectionist? All Or Nothing Thinking Perfectionists, like high achievers, tend to set high goals and work hard toward them. However, a high achiever can be satisfied with doing a great job and achieving excellence (or something close), even if their very high goals aren’t completely met. Perfectionists will accept nothing less than perfection. "Almost perfect" is seen as failure. Highly Critical Perfectionists are more critical of themselves and others than high achievers. While high achievers take pride in their accomplishments and tend to be supportive of others, perfectionists tend to spot mistakes and imperfections. They home in on imperfections and have trouble seeing anything else. They’re more judgmental and harder on themselves and on others when "failure" does occur. Pushed By Fear High achievers tend to be pulled toward their goals and by a desire to achieve them. They are happy with any steps made in the right direction. Perfectionists, on the other hand, tend to be pushed toward their goals by a fear of not reaching them and see anything less than a perfectly met goal as a failure. Unrealistic Standards Unfortunately, a perfectionist’s goals aren’t always even reasonable. While high achievers can set their goals high, perhaps enjoying the fun of going a little further once goals are reached, perfectionists often set their initial goals out of reach. Focused on Results High achievers can enjoy the process of chasing a goal as much or more than the actual reaching of the goal itself. Conversely, perfectionists see the goal and nothing else. They’re so concerned about meeting the goal and avoiding the dreaded failure that they can’t enjoy the process of growing and striving. Depressed by Unmet Goals Perfectionists are much less happy and easygoing than high achievers. While high achievers are able to bounce back fairly easily from disappointment, perfectionists tend to beat themselves up much more and wallow in negative feelings when their high expectations go unmet. Fear of Failure Perfectionists are also much more afraid to fail than are high achievers. Because they place so much stock in results and become so disappointed by anything less than perfection, failure becomes a very scary prospect. And, since anything less than perfection is seen as failure, perfectionists sometimes put off things until the last minute. Procrastination It seems paradoxical that perfectionists would be prone to procrastination, as that trait can be detrimental to productivity, but perfectionism and procrastination do tend to go hand in hand. This is because, fearing failure as they do, perfectionists will sometimes worry so much about doing something imperfectly that they become i...

A program called Drive By Flu-FIT has allowed for socially distanced colorectal cancer (CRC) screening during the COVID-19 pandemic. Armenta Washington, senior research coordinator at the University of Pennsylvania, describes the program to guest host Alan Lyss, MD, subprincipal investigator emeritus for Heartland Cancer Research NCORP, in this episode. What is Drive By Flu-FIT? Drive By Flu-FIT is a socially distanced version of the Flu-Fecal Immunochemical Test (Flu-FIT) program. Flu-FIT was designed to increase access to CRC screening by offering take-home FIT tests to patients at the time of their annual flu shots. The goal of Drive By Flu-FIT is to provide a COVID-safe approach to CRC screening and counteract the decrease in CRC screening seen during the pandemic. Drive By Flu-FIT is a joint effort of the University of Pennsylvania, the Einstein Healthcare Network, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, and Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, the largest Baptist church in the Philadelphia region. How does Drive By Flu-FIT work? To participate in a Drive By Flu-FIT event, community members had to complete eligibility, registration, and demographic questionnaires online. Patients who were enrolled watched a short educational video on CRC and completed two questionnaires – one on CRC screening knowledge (14 items) and one on screening intentions (5 items) – before and after watching the video. At the Drive By Flu-FIT events, patients remained in their cars while physicians in personal protective equipment handed out FITs and explained how to use them and return them. Patients could also receive a flu vaccine at each event. Results: High return rate According to initial data, 335 patients registered for a Drive By Flu-FIT event, but 80 (23.9%) ultimately didn’t attend and 63 (18.8%) were found to be ineligible. A total of 192 patients attended and received a FIT (57.3%). Scores on both questionnaires increased after patients watched the educational video. Patients’ baseline knowledge of CRC was high but lacking in four areas: risk factors for CRC, the optimal frequency of FITs, the link between Lynch syndrome and CRC, and the relationship between physical activity and CRC risk. Of the 192 patients who received a FIT, 38 (19.7%) did not return it. There were 141 patients (73.4%) with a negative FIT result, while 13 (6.7%) had a positive FIT result and were referred for colonoscopy. Resources For more information on Flu-FIT, visit http://flufit.org/. For more details on Drive By Flu-FIT, see: AACR Virtual Meeting: COVID-19 and Cancer, Abstract S02-04: https://bit.ly/3szf0Hp. MDedge coverage of the meeting presentation: https://bit.ly/3szfrl1. Ms. Washington disclosed no conflicts of interest. The study was supported by the National Cancer Institute. The FITs were donated by Polymedco, and the flu vaccines were donated by the Philadelphia Public Health Department. Dr. Lyss writes a column for MDedge Hematology/Oncology called “Clinical Insights” (https://bit.ly/3m76xIP). He has no other conflicts of interest. *  *  * For more MDedge Podcasts, go to mdedge.com/podcasts Email the show: podcasts@mdedge.com Interact with us on Twitter: @MDedgehemonc Dr. Lyss on Twitter: @HeartlandOncDoc

Failure Is An Option, Part 1, Show Notes In this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast, failure is an option. And I’m also going to be giving listeners a FREE HYPNOSIS GUIDE! Stay tuned! INTRODUCTION What is up people? The Motor City Hypnotist Podcast is here in the Podcast Detroit Northville Studios. Thank you for joining me on this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast. I am David Wright and with me is my producer Matt Fox. FIND ME: My Website: https://motorcityhypnotist.com/podcast My social media links: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motorcityhypnotist/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCjjLNcNvSYzfeX0uHqe3gA Twitter: https://twitter.com/motorcityhypno Instagram: motorcityhypno If you would like to contribute financially to the show, you can find me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/motorcityhypno?fan_landing=true FREE HYPNOSIS GUIDE https://detroithypnotist.convertri.com/podcast-free-hypnosis-guide Please also subscribe to the show and leave a review. (Stay with me as later in the podcast, I’ll be giving away a free gift to all listeners!) WINNER OF THE WEEK; Wall Street Bets Traders https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/wallstreetbets-adopts-gorillas-from-jane-fossey-gorrila-fund-with-gamestop-money/ Failure Is An Option Famous quote by NASA’s flight director Gene Krantz during the Apollo 13 space mission. “Failure is not an option.” But what if failure is an option? Famous Failures Jon Benjamin wrote a book in 2018 “It’s an assertion that failure is an option and even, at times, a viable prescription for a better life, despite its long-standing stigmatization. Failure can be incredibly freeing and an end in itself, not just that tired platitude that it is a necessary step on the road to success.” Many people suffer from perfectionism. “Refusal to accept any standard short of perfection”. Which is silly to say the least Are you a perfectionist? All Or Nothing Thinking Perfectionists, like high achievers, tend to set high goals and work hard toward them. However, a high achiever can be satisfied with doing a great job and achieving excellence (or something close), even if their very high goals aren’t completely met. Perfectionists will accept nothing less than perfection. "Almost perfect" is seen as failure. Highly Critical Perfectionists are more critical of themselves and others than high achievers. While high achievers take pride in their accomplishments and tend to be supportive of others, perfectionists tend to spot mistakes and imperfections. They home in on imperfections and have trouble seeing anything else. They’re more judgmental and harder on themselves and on others when "failure" does occur. Pushed By Fear High achievers tend to be pulled toward their goals and by a desire to achieve them. They are happy with any steps made in the right direction. Perfectionists, on the other hand, tend to be pushed toward their goals by a fear of not reaching them and see anything less than a perfectly met goal as a failure. Unrealistic Standards Unfortunately, a perfectionist’s goals aren’t always even reasonable. While high achievers can set their goals high, perhaps enjoying the fun of going a little further once goals are reached, perfectionists often set their initial goals out of reach. Focused on Results High achievers can enjoy the process of chasing a goal as much or more than the actual reaching of the goal itself. Conversely, perfectionists see the goal and nothing else. They’re so concerned about meeting the goal and avoiding the dreaded failure that they can’t enjoy the process of growing and striving. Depressed by Unmet Goals Perfectionists are much less happy and easygoing than high achievers. While high achievers are able to bounce back fairly easily from disappointment, perfectionists tend to beat themselves up much more and wallow in negative feelings when their high expectations go unmet. Fear of Failure Perfectionists are also much more afraid to fail than are high achievers.

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.11.16.384396v1?rss=1 Authors: Ebrahim, B. Y., Soboka, M., Getachew, Y., Alemu, B., Ahmed, G., Tesfaye, E. Abstract: Background Expressed emotion (EE) measures the emotion of the caregivers of persons with schizophrinia and is predictive of symptom levels in a range of medical and psychiatric conditions. It is worth to assess expressed emotion and associated factors among caregivers of patient with schizophrenia in Ethiopia since there is limited data on this issue in this part of the world. Objective To assess the status of expressed emotions and selecte patients clinical factors among care givers of patients with schizophrenia attending psychiatry oupatient unit of Jimma university medical center, South west, Ethiopia, 2019. Method A cross-sectional study design employed involving 422 caregivers of schizophrenic patients using consecutive sampling technique. Data was collected using structured interviewer administrated questionnaires (Family Questioners) which assess the level of expressed emotion, entered into Epidata 4.4 and analyzed by Statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 25. Descripitive statistics used to summerize data, bivariate logistic regression was done to identify candidate variables for multivariable logistic regressions and the association between expressed emotion and predictor variables was identified by using multiple logistic regression model. Results High expressed emotion was observed in 43.6% of respondents. Caring for schizophrenic patients for about 6-8 years, having 3-4 episodes of the illness was significantly associated with high expressed emotion. Conclusions This study revealed that there is high status of care givers expressed emotion compared to other studies. It also showed that number of episode of illnesses had significant association with high caregivers expressed emotion. Health care systems, which provide interventions for patients with schizophrenia, need to design proper strategy to address caregivers need as well. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info

Email marketing and Amazon DPS is an advanced marketing platform that is new to sellers. You can learn more in today's episode with Brad Moss. Brad Moss CEO OF Product Labs, one of the largest Amazon consulting and technology companies in the world. Former Business Lead of Amazon Seller Central Platform and the creator of the Amazon Seller App. What Product labs do for sellers Amazon brand management - full service. Full amazon marketing. Innovative email technology (off and on Amazon) Strategy and analytics - 12-month planning. Support 7, 8 and 9-figure businesses. ($100 million a year) Email marketing  It’s been around for a very long time. It can be effective. It’s hit a point where it’s not nearly as sexy as PPC etc. But Brad has developed a new system. What are the most important Email marketing principles Email campaigns - find people who are interested in topics. They either opt-in or opt-out of emails. Content about say, picture frames. Classic mistakes in email marketing Many people don’t do it, because It’s hard: You’ve got to do a lot of work and you have to work hard to keep the email lists up. Whereas the system means you don’t have to worry about that. Brad has a super innovative platform It keeps an audience populated eg “if you’re selling pencils, here’s the best writing position” Results: High open rates High click-through rates Targeted They have 3 tiers, 1000, 2500, 5000 sessions How many sessions do you want? Can drive to Amazon, Shopify, etc. System drops in people who have high purchase intent or high interest in your products. The clients don’t have to do anything! try.productlabs.net How would we recreate this ourselves? Keep finding people who are interested in the category Generally, they guarantee to say, 5000 clicks in a month or 2500 etc. They reverse engineer -maybe need 100,000 people to send it to. Can we have an example? Some people selling CBD - (Cannabis oil) - needed traffic to their website. Wanted 1000 new people hitting site every month. Email campaign for say $1000 Recorded traffic - got 1000 hits a month of fresh people. If people drop out of the email sequences, they refresh them. Open rates - good - but that doesn’t matter so much. It’s pinned on If it’s 3% CVR, that’s 30 new people. Advanced DSP - Demand Side Platform Arrangement with Amazon What is DSP? This is an advanced marketing platform that is new to sellers You have to do the creatives It shows up off amazon and on amazon On the 3rd party side,  they’ve emphasised the pay per click side. You Can’t do it on your own - you’d need to do it via an agency DSP is spotted in Amazon that you can’t access via Sponsored ads. There are video ads on Fire TVs - you can actually access those. For years, Amazon has also been advertising on other websites for years, eg CNN even Market Watch, ESPN. You set it up and Amazon will put ads on the other places. It’s on a CPM (cost per mille ie 1000) so it’s about views not clicks How does it fit into the Amazon advertising picture? Marketing your brand instead of a particular keyword. Generally, you’d think it’s about brand building - traditionally the number is 7 touchpoints before people buy. That said, RoAS with DSP has often been as effective as PPC. Maybe because it’s really early. It’s not just about presence, it can be about direct response. Brad is developing metrics to analyse Ads go onto Affiliate sites CNN Yahoo finance Demographics targetting Amazon tracks people via cookies trying to get them into amazon Amazon lets you target different groups. It also gives additional insight into WHO you’re targeting. Eg: demographics, profile But you don’t get great detail direct from Amazon. Product labs DO go into the Customer more - calculate LTV It’s a sensitive topic.

Email marketing and Amazon DPS is an advanced marketing platform that is new to sellers. You can learn more in today's episode with Brad Moss. Brad Moss CEO OF Product Labs, one of the largest Amazon consulting and technology companies in the world. Former Business Lead of Amazon Seller Central Platform and the creator of the Amazon Seller App. What Product labs do for sellers Amazon brand management - full service. Full amazon marketing. Innovative email technology (off and on Amazon) Strategy and analytics - 12-month planning. Support 7, 8 and 9-figure businesses. ($100 million a year) Email marketing  It's been around for a very long time. It can be effective. It's hit a point where it's not nearly as sexy as PPC etc. But Brad has developed a new system. What are the most important Email marketing principles Email campaigns - find people who are interested in topics. They either opt-in or opt-out of emails. Content about say, picture frames. Classic mistakes in email marketing Many people don't do it, because It's hard: You've got to do a lot of work and you have to work hard to keep the email lists up. Whereas the system means you don't have to worry about that. Brad has a super innovative platform It keeps an audience populated eg “if you're selling pencils, here's the best writing position” Results: High open rates High click-through rates Targeted They have 3 tiers, 1000, 2500, 5000 sessions How many sessions do you want? Can drive to Amazon, Shopify, etc. System drops in people who have high purchase intent or high interest in your products. The clients don't have to do anything! try.productlabs.net How would we recreate this ourselves? Keep finding people who are interested in the category Generally, they guarantee to say, 5000 clicks in a month or 2500 etc. They reverse engineer -maybe need 100,000 people to send it to. Can we have an example? Some people selling CBD - (Cannabis oil) - needed traffic to their website. Wanted 1000 new people hitting site every month. Email campaign for say $1000 Recorded traffic - got 1000 hits a month of fresh people. If people drop out of the email sequences, they refresh them. Open rates - good - but that doesn't matter so much. It's pinned on If it's 3% CVR, that's 30 new people. Advanced DSP - Demand Side Platform Arrangement with Amazon What is DSP? This is an advanced marketing platform that is new to sellers You have to do the creatives It shows up off amazon and on amazon On the 3rd party side,  they've emphasised the pay per click side. You Can't do it on your own - you'd need to do it via an agency DSP is spotted in Amazon that you can't access via Sponsored ads. There are video ads on Fire TVs - you can actually access those. For years, Amazon has also been advertising on other websites for years, eg CNN even Market Watch, ESPN. You set it up and Amazon will put ads on the other places. It's on a CPM (cost per mille ie 1000) so it's about views not clicks How does it fit into the Amazon advertising picture? Marketing your brand instead of a particular keyword. Generally, you'd think it's about brand building - traditionally the number is 7 touchpoints before people buy. That said, RoAS with DSP has often been as effective as PPC. Maybe because it's really early. It's not just about presence, it can be about direct response. Brad is developing metrics to analyse Ads go onto Affiliate sites CNN Yahoo finance Demographics targetting Amazon tracks people via cookies trying to get them into amazon Amazon lets you target different groups. It also gives additional insight into WHO you're targeting. Eg: demographics, profile But you don't get great detail direct from Amazon. Product labs DO go into the Customer more - calculate LTV It's a sensitive topic.

We all know that video is a great tool for business, but not enough of us are taking advantage of it. Which benefits are unique to video, and what makes it different to other forms of marketing content? How can we maximize our content and continue to see results for years to come? On this episode, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Patricia Kelikani shares why we should all be using video and how we can create better content.   3 Things We Learned From This Episode Set your own intent (14:58- 16:07) People are emotional, and we choose to internalize written media in a way that makes sense to us. With video, we’re able to surpass that emotion and share our points of view. Video gives us full control over our messages, and allows us to deliver our content with little-to-no gray areas.  Take advantage of longevity (18:17- 18:58) The average lifespan of video is 4 years. That means, 4 years from now, we can still get new leads from just one video. To make the most of the content we produce, we need to keep repurposing it and putting it out there. Use the MAP method for success (19:13- 22:00) Messaging, Artistry and Promotion are vital for lucrative videos. When it comes to video content, we need to ensure we convey the right messages to our audiences, while also delivering a high-quality video. Once we have a high-quality video that aligns with our brands, we need to keep promoting it wherever we can.    Video is a great option for marketing because it allows us to share our brand’s purpose more clearly than any other platform. It also offers amazing longevity and long-term results. To create great video content, we need to pay attention to the quality and ensure we’re putting something out there that represents our businesses. We should all be using video if we want to grow our businesses.   Guest Bio-  Patricia Kelikani is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and the owner of Kelikani Films, Kelikani Consulting and Lucrative Videos. Patricia is passionate about video and the opportunities created by the platform. While she loves making video herself, she also offers an online course teaching others the basics of creating great video content.  To find out more about Patricia, head to lucrativevideos.com/training You can also visit www.patriciakelikani.com And www.kelikanifilms.com  To watch Patricia’s YouTube channel, visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMWIzGot0WpEBYrS9f_LDHw

Objective: Teaching intrapartum care is one of the most challenging tasks in undergraduate medical education. High-fidelity obstetric simulators might support students' learning experience. The specific educational impact of these simulators compared with traditional methods of model-based obstetric teaching has not yet been determined. Study design: We randomly assigned 46 undergraduate medical students to be taught using either a high-fidelity simulator or a scale wood-and-leather phantom. Their self-assessments were evaluated using a validated questionnaire. We assessed obstetric skills and asked students to solve obstetric paper cases. Main outcome measures: Assessment of fidelity-specific teaching impact on procedural knowledge, motivation, and interest in obstetrics as well as obstetric skills using high- and low-fidelity training models. Results: High-fidelity simulation specifically improved students' feeling that they understood both the physiology of parturition and the obstetric procedures. Students in the simulation group also felt better prepared for obstetric house jobs and performed better in obstetric skills evaluations. However, the two groups made equivalent obstetric decisions. Conclusion: This study provides first data on the impact of high-fidelity simulation in an undergraduate setting.

Background: Several studies showed that blood pressure and lung function are associated. Additionally, a potential effect of antihypertensive medication, especially beta-blockers, on lung function has been discussed. However, side effects of beta-blockers have been investigated mainly in patients with already reduced lung function. Thus, aim of this analysis is to determine whether hypertension and antihypertensive medication have an adverse effect on lung function in a general adult population. Methods: Within the population-based KORA F4 study 1319 adults aged 40-65 years performed lung function tests and blood pressure measurements. Additionally, information on anthropometric measurements, medical history and use of antihypertensive medication was available. Multivariable regression models were applied to study the association between blood pressure, antihypertensive medication and lung function. Results: High blood pressure as well as antihypertensive medication were associated with lower forced expiratory volume in one second (p = 0.02 respectively p = 0.05; R-2: 0.65) and forced vital capacity values (p = 0.01 respectively p = 0.05, R-2: 0.73). Furthermore, a detailed analysis of antihypertensive medication pointed out that only the use of beta-blockers was associated with reduced lung function, whereas other antihypertensive medication had no effect on lung function. The adverse effect of beta-blockers was significant for forced vital capacity (p = 0.04; R-2: 0.65), while the association with forced expiratory volume in one second showed a trend toward significance (p = 0.07; R-2: 0.73). In the same model high blood pressure was associated with reduced forced vital capacity (p = 0.01) and forced expiratory volume in one second (p = 0.03) values, too. Conclusion: Our analysis indicates that both high blood pressure and the use of beta-blockers, but not the use of other antihypertensive medication, are associated with reduced lung function in a general adult population.

Background: According to the hygiene hypothesis, infections in early life protect from allergic diseases. However, in earlier studies surrogate measures of infection rather than clinical infections were associated with decreased frequencies of atopic diseases. Exposure to infection indicating sub-clinical infection rather than clinical infection might protect from atopic diseases. Objective: to investigate whether exposure to acute respiratory infections within pregnancy and the first year of life is associated with atopic conditions at age 5 - 14 years and to explore when within pregnancy and the first year of life this exposure is most likely to be protective. Methods: Historical cohort study: Population level data on acute respiratory infections from the routine reporting system of the former German Democratic Republic were linked with individual data from consecutive surveys on atopic diseases in the same region (n = 4672). Statistical analyses included multivariate logistic regression analysis and polynomial distributed lag models. Results: High exposure to acute respiratory infection between pregnancy and age one year was associated with overall reduced odds of asthma, eczema, hay fever, atopic sensitization and total IgE. Exposure in the first 9 months of life showed the most pronounced effect. Adjusted odds ratio's for asthma, hay fever, inhalant sensitization and total IgE were statistical significantly reduced up to around half. Conclusion: Exposure to respiratory infection ( most likely indicating sub-clinical infection) within pregnancy and the first year of life may be protective in atopic diseases development. The postnatal period thereby seems to be particularly important.