Category: Users’ questions

Can coffee make your neck hurt? Caffeine withdrawal can cause head and neck pain if you cut out beverages like coffee and tea too quickly. This can make your blood vessels dilate, or expand. That causes the head pain. It’s better to ease off your caffeine step-by-step rather than all at once. Can caffeine cause…

What can you do after emergency medicine residency? Subspecialty/fellowship training following completion of an emergency medicine residency training program is available in sports medicine, pediatric emergency medicine, EMS-prehospital, disaster medicine, medical toxicology, emergency ultrasound/imaging, palliative care, and critical care (coming in 2012 and conjoint … What do they look for in an emergency medicine residency?…

Why do people run on treadmills instead of outside? It’s Easier on the Joints Treadmills offer better shock absorption than pavement or roads, which means less stress on the ankles and knees. And when you run at an incline on the treadmill, you build strength and endurance like you would running hills outside. Why are…

What is the role of media in science communication? The media have a particular role in the popularisation of discoveries and scientific achievements that, on the whole, consists of providing recipients with knowledge that will enable them to comprehend the reality that is being researched. How can we improve science communication in mass media? How…

How did Ancient Egyptians protect their tombs? Ancient Egyptians were mummified when they died and the body preserved then wrapped up in linen. Pharaohs were mummified with amulets and jewels inside the linen wrappings and then buried in lots of coffins inside coffins to protect the body. How did pyramid architects try to keep grave…

How common is industrial espionage? Denécé estimates that around 90\% of all corporate intelligence gathering is done by companies using the private services of former spies, often in more affluent countries. The result is a rising number of companies discovering they’ve been victimized in some manner — nearly 3,000 annually in France alone. Is business…

Do men like girls with nail polish? Yes, in general. But not always! Since nail polish is a mark of femininity, most men will find women more attractive if they wear nail polish. However, most men are turned off by: fake nails, paste-on nails, extreme nail art, extremely long nails, sharp nails, or even square…

Who would win Jedi or Spartan? A Jedi would crush a Spartan. Even if we just look at the abilities they are shown to have in the core films, a Jedi comes out on top pretty much every time, even low ranking Jedi, like padawans, should annihilate the best Spartans one on one. Who would…

How does Hinduism affect the government? Pious Hindus were more likely to support the government repairing temples, but were opposed to the government repairing mosques. However, Hindus did overwhelmingly support the implementation of a uniform civil code. My research suggests that Hindu religiosity has a mixed effect on politics in India. How did Hinduism affect…

How does standardization affect linear regression? Standardization is extremely important when creating interaction terms between two or more predictors that have different units. By standardizing predictors with different units, they will now be directly comparable, and you will be able to create interaction terms between them with no problems. How do you standardize a linear…