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Shared Decision-Making Is Better Than Solo

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Study Shows Decisions Are Better When Two People of Equal Ability Work Together

By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News

Reviewed By Laura J. Martin, MD

Aug. 26, 2010 — The old adage "two heads are better than one" really is true when both heads are equally competent, new research finds.

In a study of shared decision-making, researchers from the University College London (UCL) showed that two people of equal abilities solved problems better when they worked together.

But when a competent person was paired with someone who wasn't so competent, group and individual performance suffered.

The findings challenge the prevailing wisdom that groups rarely outperform their best individual members, neuroscientist and researcher Chris Frith tells WebMD.

The study appears in the Aug. 27 issue of Science.

"Our model showed that two equal heads are better than one for solving a problem," he says. "But if the abilities of two people are very different, they are probably better off working alone."

Joint Decisions Often Better

Bahador Bahrami, PhD, designed the study to test the "two heads" hypothesis during his time as a UCL research fellow.

In one experiment, pairs of volunteers were briefly shown weak images on separate computer screens and asked to recall when they saw an "oddball" image with a slightly higher contrast than the others. When their answers did not agree, the two volunteers discussed the matter and came up with a joint decision.

Some volunteers were better at the task than others, but the joint decisions proved to be more accurate more often than individual ones when two people were paired who were equally good or equally bad at identifying the oddball images.

Frith believes this may be because individuals tend to lose focus over time.

"Attention spans can wander in trials like this, but it is not likely to happen to two people at the same time," he says.

In another experiment designed to explore the impact of incompetence on shared decision-making, one person was shown clear images while that person's partner was shown images that were much more difficult to see.

In this case, when the volunteer with the good information conferred with a partner made incompetent by bad information, joint decisions tended to be worse than individual ones made by the better performing partner.

Real-World Applications

The findings suggest people can work together most effectively when they understand their individual competence level, Frith says.

"Joint decisions don't work when a member of the team is incompetent, but doesn't know it," he says.

Bahrami acknowledges that such self-insight is uncommon in the real world.

"If you ask a group of people whether they are above-average drivers, most of them will say yes," he says. "But this is logically wrong because everyone can't be above average."

He does believe the findings have real-world applications, especially in situations where competence is quantifiable.

"If you have a stock trader with a very good track record for picking stocks and one with a poor record, the company may earn less money if they are asked to work as a team," he says. "But two highly competent ones might make more money for the company by working together."

SOURCES: Bahrami, B. Science, Aug. 27, 2010; vol 329: pp1081-1085.

Bahador Bahrami, PhD, research fellow, University College London, U.K.

Chris Frith, FRS, FBA, emeritus professor, Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging, University College London.

Niels Bohr visiting professor, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

News release, Wellcome Trust Center for Neuroimaging, University College London.

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Organic and All Natural Carpet Cleaning

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Organic Carpet Cleaning NYC

Carpet cleaning is a service that has to be done. There is many pros and cons to carpet cleaning. Does it really work? Does it pick up the dirt or push it through the carpet? Everything gets wet when you shampoo your carpets. Your carpet pad and even your sub floor gets wet. This added moisture can not be good for anything. Someday there will be a better way to clean your carpets. Is organic cleaning the new option that will make your carpets cleaner.

Organic carpet cleaning has a whole different process of cleaning. Clean carpets are over 80 % controlled by vacuuming. You have to lift the dirt from the carpet to actually clean it. Alot of carpet cleaning is done with a machine that puts tons of water and soap on your floor. This machine picks up about half of it leaving your floor wet and with a soap residue. Is this a healthy answer? Chemicals in the floor your baby crawls on may not be very healthy. There is water and soap left behind so there has to be dirt left to. Dirt is forced through the carpet by the machine and water. It later reappears coming throught the carpet.

The organic carpet cleaner NYC is designed to use organic products. The carpet solutions the organic cleaner uses are natural. They are made from all organic ingredients. No chemicals and no soaps offer a big plus. The organic cleaning solution does not strip the stain guard off of the carpet fibers. You still have all the stain guard to protect your carpet.

The organic cleaning machine is made to clean in an uplifting way. The brushes rotate and lift simultaneously this action lifts the dirt to the surface. The vacuum action can then lift the dirt away. The water used by the machine is controlled. The water control lets the right amount out to clean the carpet without extra moisture to soak through.There is also a heat process to make the water hotter. Hot water has been known to clean better. All of these new technologies help you do or get a better result when cleaning your carpet. While using less water on your floor the entire process takes about four hours. With a conventional cleaning process it could be between 24 and 48 hours before your carpet is dry. A cleaner and faster result makes organic carpet cleaning the choice.

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Immune Health

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Amongst other things which influence immune health such as exercise, sleep, lifestyle and stress levels, the most important would have to be our diet. We are what we eat!

Our choice of diet affects our digestive system and this directly affects our immune health. Good levels of Vitamins A, D, E and C, bioflavenoids, zinc, iron, selenium, omega 3 fats, B vitamins and protein are all needed for the functioning of the immune system.

So for a good balance of these, you need plenty of vegetables and some nuts, seeds, fruit, eggs, quality meats, legumes and unprocessed whole grains.

A great thing, considering variety is the spice of life.

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Wheatgrass – Secrets Revealed

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

You have probably heard friends talking about wheatgrass powder at some point over the last few years. Maybe you’ve overheard discussions at work or family friend already benefiting from some of the many various types of wheat grass but if you are like the majority of people, you may still not understand wheatgrass or the natural healing power wheat grass contains.

wheat grass powder is simply the blades of grass grown from wheatgrain. When the grain is soaked and planted it begins to develop shoots within a few days. A few days after this these shoots develop into blades of dense green grass. In as little as 8-10 days the wheatgrass is ripe for harvesting, At this stage it is worth noting that although the wheat grass already posseses large levels of enzymes it hasn’t had the required time to develop complex carbohydrates often found in over-wintered wheatgrass.

Once the wheatgrass has been harvested it is usually processed into numerous forms, which can include wheatgrass powder (Mainly made by drying and grinding the wheatgrass blades into a very fine powder) wheat grass capsules (basically the powdered wheatgrass filled into capsules for easy digestion) wheatgrass tablets (again usually the powder cold pressed into tablet form) and wheat grass juice. (The wheat grass leaves are juiced in a specialist wheat grass juicer which grinds the juice from the wheat grass leaving essential nutrients intact.)

Most forms of wheat grass harness an abundance of health boosting attributes, with a large range of vitamins enzymes, minerals and amino acids. Wheatgrass also contains an impressive 70% chlorophyll, which is extremely similar in its DNA make up to blood. This means our bodies can absorbs the nutritional content in wheat grass extemely easily.

wheatgrass capsules has been around for a long time but it has only recently become popular in the united kingdom and it can now be found online and at many health food shops. Wheatgrass has been used for a lot of medical conditions and can be applied on the skin for external skin conditions such as eczema and acne. Taken internally it can help detoxify the blood supply replenishing it with essential nutrients which are needed for optimum health.

Disclaimer: This post is written from data freely available in the press and medical journals. For medical advice you should discuss your condition with a medical practioner.

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3 reasons You need to use the actual Hair Dryer

Sunday, August 29th, 2010

Why don’t you examine ways to use the Hair Dryer? Lots of people have considered this. Some actually would this. The majority of only looked over the idea for a time, after that received occupied together with other activities. Several failed to begin with it simply because they got small notion of the starting point. Other people have been discouraged due to large unidentified elements.

Hold up one minute and why don’t we relax a bit Why don’t we investigate which a little bit. That you should think about, here is flower garden only use the chi flat iron.

First and foremost, for the “Pro” part, I’d point out that how simple it is to use and also handle the hair dryer. Good, My partner and i recognize the objection, on the “Con” part, and Certainly which you have the legitimate stage if you say even the best flat iron is much perform to obtain in which ideal appear. But I would like to be able to in addition point out so easy the particular instlyer is to consider along with you on a trip the world.

Next, you should take into account the the multiple reason for having a chi turbo flat iron, because you should use it to snuggle your own hair. Likewise, those waves may be big or small, all depending on your own wish. As well as, the hot iron it could be an excellent curling iron, also.

Finally, you will get that expert shine when you use the particular farouk flat iron. Which means everybody will discuss just how beautiful as well as shinny your own curly hair seems . And also in addition to that, an individual the guys goes ridiculous more than you and that gorgeous head of hair!

Once you consider the reasons as well as assess them, We assume in which you will need to acknowledge that a persuasive case can be made regarding thinking of various ideas and applications your new chi ceramic flat iron.

Believe it above. Perhaps you actually, in every importance, must look into getting the best flat iron in the marketplace.

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Musical Success: Gibson Guitars

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

When you mention a particular product and speak about the top of the line, one specific brand within that product line usually comes to mind. For example, if you talk about top of the line in the car industry, one may think or mention the brand of Cadillac, Lexus, Porsche, Mercedes Benz, etc.

In addition, if you were to talk about music you might think of a Steinway, Baldwin, Stradivarius, etc. Specifically, if you were to talk about the top of the line in the guitar world, one of the names that probably would be mentioned would be Gibson Guitars.

The History Of Gibson Guitars

The founder of the Gibson Guitar company was Orville Gibson. However, the first manufactured stringed instruments by Orville Gibson weren’t guitars but mandolins. Eventually, though, the production of mandolins gave way to the production of guitars and the Gibson Mandolin Guitar Manufacturing Company was born in 1902. Soon, the production of guitars became the mainstay and Gibson introduced numerous innovative guitar designs.

Eventually, the electric guitar came on the scene. In fact, the Gibson Guitar Company released the first Electric Spanish model. The claim to fame of this model is that it is being credited as the first electric guitar successfully built for commercial use.

Another successful line of Gibson Guitars was the Gibson Les Paul. This particular model of Gibson Guitar was released in 1954. Other guitarists who have helped to popularize the Gibson Guitar have been Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Pete Green.

The Categorizing Of Gibson Guitars

In 1970, Gibson Guitars decided upon a tactic to help protect their name and the guitars that were manufactured. That solution was to stamp an eight digit serial number on their product.

Specifically, the eight digit number is stamped on the underside of the headstock of the guitar. In addition, the serial number is significant. That significance is that the number corresponds to the date that the instrument was manufactured, the location indicating where the guitar was made and the run number. Specifically, the first and fifth number represent the year, the second, third and fourth number represent the day of the year of manufacturing and the sixth number represents the locale of manufacturing. Finally, the last two digits, of the eight digit serial number, represent the run number.

Types Of Gibson Guitars

In addition to electric guitars, there are other types of Gibson Guitars. Those types include acoustic guitars, bass and bluegrass style guitars.

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Great slideshow on bad bugs

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

http://www.webmd.com/allergies/slideshow-bad-bugs

Ticks, spiders, lice, fleas, bees, wasps, fire ants, chibbers, scabies, bed bugs, scorpions, mosquitoes, cockroaches. Recognise their bites.

Many bugs give us reason for pause, including poisonous spiders, chiggers, bees and lice. But few get under our skin – quite literally – like the tick. If you enjoy the outdoors, be careful of ticks — they can attach as you brush past grass and plants. Ticks don't always carry diseases, and most btes are not serious. But they can carry diseases including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

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Placing your home water features for maximum effect

Saturday, August 28th, 2010

Flaunt your garden with the help of home water features. A beautiful water feature looks attractive and offers a good looking point of interest on the home and garden, or maybe as being a main feature to some display.

Due to the fact that there are many types of stone, there will always be something that will squeeze into your garden and improve the view that it offers, adding an organic stone touch to an otherwise mainly static garden.

Chameleon Aquifers works a lot with natural stone water features and it has a variety of stones available from slate to semi precious stones that will look and sound attractive with water running over them.

These stone water features not only look fantastic but they aid the feng shui of the garden by keeping the force moving and bringing prosperity and good fortune to the home. If the fountain is directional, make sure that it points for the door of your property, so that the chi will flow towards you, not away!

One other thing thing about when placing your water feature is to can easily see it from. Having a feature within the garden that you simply can’t see from the main places that you simply sit within the garden such as the gazebo shows that you won’t have the full make use of it.

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Prepaid Debit Cards for Children are a good Choice

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Boys and girls in recent times are getting to be more freedom at a younger age. For parents as a consequence they should be more and more mindful of just what actually their kids are up to. With regard to who they may be spending the time with and also whatever they actually are spending their cash on. Cash can be quite a frequent matter of discussion amongst young people and most of the parents. The teen likes the independence to visit the local mall by themselves to pick out what they like as well as the mother or father would like to make sure the child was not getting careless in relation to their financial resources. A great idea to accommodate anybody and instruct some fiscal responsibility is with kreditkarte im vergleich for the children. These kind of cards are usually one specific tool virtually any family may benefit from.

Each time most people think about standard credit cards most of us consider of grown persons in a stable work who can manage their debts. The type of charge card that’s acceptable for a youngster is absolutely dissimilar. Charge cards for children are in reality prepaid and this means the child is able to only pay out as much as is definitely placed on a prepaid credit card through the parent. In the event the daughter or son has a regular allowance, parents will then transfer the amount of the allowance into the prepaid credit card once a month while the child then makes use of it until the balance reaches zero. Almost all of the prepaid charge cards for children are either Visa or Mastercards and can be used nearly anywhere a normal credit card can be used, as well as online for music downloads and also to shop for items.

One of the benefits of this kind of budgetary plan for a boy or girl is usually that it introduces your kids to thinking about controlling the spending plan. Considering the fact that they’re able to only utilize the sum that has been given to the prepaid card, they are going to in record time realize that over spending is not a good thing. Kids with pre pay credit cards tend to be more responsible with regards to their funds compared to those carrying money in the pocket.

Parents needless to say are going to want to have a look inside at exactly what their child is doing while using the prepaid card. This can be done via the internet from virtually any personal computer by way of access to the internet and even in many cases over the phone as well. Parents providing the prepaid debit card for his or her youngsters may easily enhance the balance on the net making a transfer from their private banking account and visa or mastercard. They are also able to watch up to the minute updates of the things the youngster is definitely investing his or her money on.

Even if this type of prepaid credit card isn’t actually going to assist to build the child’s credit history it can be a fine approach to the world of credit. Prepaid charge cards for youngsters aren’t subject to consumer credit rating so your son or daughter is not going to damage the possible future credit ranking or your personal credit history at all. In the least it all will teach your children the worthiness of each dollar which is a session young people need in everyday life.

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How Allergy Shots Work

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

How Allergy Shots Work

Saturday August 14, 2010

Why would giving a person what they're allergic to actually help their allergy symptoms? While it sounds strange, this is exactly what's been accomplished by allergy shots over the past 100 years. Unlike homeopathic treatments, allergy shots acutally stimulate the immune system to stop making allergic antibodies against pollen, pet dander, mold and dust mites — common triggers for allergy symptoms. The body treats allergy shots like a vaccine — more like getting a tetanus shot — which stimulates the production of "infection fighting" antibodies against allergens, turning off the allergic antibody production. Allergy shots also make a person more "tolerant" to their allergens. All of these immunologic changes result in the reduction or elimination of allergy symptoms.

By Daniel More, MD, Allergies Guide

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