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Random acts of medicine : the hidden forces that sway doctors, impact patients, and shape our health / by Jena, Anupam B.,author.; Worsham, Christopher,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Why do kids born in the summer get diagnosed more often with A.D.H.D.? How are marathons harmful for your health, even when you're not running? What do surgeons and salesmen have in common? Which annual event made people 30 percent more likely to contract COVID-19? As a University of Chicago-trained economist and Harvard medical school professor and doctor, Anupam Jena is uniquely equipped to answer these questions. And as a critical care doctor at Massachusetts General who researches health care policy, Christopher Worsham confronts its impact on the hospital's sickest patients. In this singular work of science and medicine, Jena and Worsham work together to reveal the hidden side of medicine, and its effect on everyone that touches the health care system. Relying on ingeniously devised natural experiments--random events that unknowingly turn us into experimental subjects-Jena and Worsham do more than offer readers colorful stories. They help us see the way our health is shaped by forces invisible to the untrained eye. Do you choose the veteran doctor or the rookie? Do you take the appointment on Monday or on Friday? Do you get the procedure now or wait a week? These questions are rife with significance; their impact can be life changing. In a style that's animated and enlightening, this book empowers you to see past the white coat and find out what really makes medicine work-and how it could work better"--
Subjects: Inference.; Medicine; Observation (Scientific method); Probabilities.;

Star wars. by Lucas, George,1944-; Hales, Jonathan.; McCallum, Rick,1952-; Tattersall, David,1960-; McGregor, Ewan,1971-; Portman, Natalie,1981-; Christensen, Hayden,1981-; Oz, Frank.; McDiarmid, Ian.; August, Pernilla,1958-; Best, Ahmed,1973-; Davies, Oliver Ford.; Morrison, Temuera.; Daniels, Anthony.; Carson, Silas,1965-; Baker, Kenny,1934-2016.; Jackson, Samuel L.; Lee, Christopher,1922-2015.; Bocquet, Gavin.; Burtt, Ben.; Biggar, Trisha.; Williams, John,1932-; Lucasfilm, Ltd.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
DVD; region 1, NTSC; Dolby 5.1 surround EX, Dolby 2.0 surround, digitally THX mastered.System requirements for enhanced features: A DVD-ROM drive and an Internet connection on a PC with Windows 95 or higher. Some features will not work on a Mac.Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, Ahmed Best, Oliver Ford Davies, Temuera Morrison, Anthony Daniels, Silas Carson, Kenny Baker, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee.Production designer, Gavin Bocquet ; editor and sound design, Ben Burtt ; costume designer, Trisha Biggar ; casting by Robin Gurland ; music by John Williams ; visual effects supervisors, John Knoll, Pablo Helman, Ben Snow, Dennis Muren ; animation director, Rob Coleman.MPAA rating: PG; sustained sequences of sci-fi action/violence.Ten years after the events of Phantom menace, Senator Padme Amidala survives an assassination attempt as she returns to Coruscant for an important vote. The Jedi Council send Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to protect her. After tracking the assassin, but failing to get any information from her, Obi-Wan is sent to Kamino to continue their investigations while Anakin is sent with Amidala to Naboo. While Anakin and Amidala are falling in love on Naboo, Obi-Wan is investigating the connection between the assassination attempt and a growing separatist movement, which could bring the Republic to the brink of civil war.Special features (Disc one): Commentary by George Lucas, Rick McCallum, Ben Burtt, Rob Coleman, Pablo Helman, John Knoll and Ben Snow.Special features (Disc two): Eight deleted scenes created just for this release, with introductions from George Lucas, Rick McCallum and Ben Burtt -- witness the revolution in digital character animation in the all-new, full-length documentary, "From puppets to pixels" featuring the creation of digital Yoda, Dexter Jettster and more -- exclusive documentary, "State of the art: the previsualization of Episode II" ; follow Ben Burtt and his team as they explain the process of creating the sound for Episode II in the all-new documentary, "Films are not released; they escape" -- three featurettes explore Attack of the clones' general storyline, action scenes and love story ; comprehensive award-winning twelve-part web documentary series -- "Across the stars" music video featuring John Williams ; theatrical teasers and launch trailer, and twelve TV spots -- theatrical posters and print campaign from around the world -- "R2-D2: beneath the dome" mockumentary trailer -- never-before-seen production photo gallery with special caption feature -- Episode II visual effects breakdown montage -- DVD-ROM weblink to exclusive Star Wars content.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Drama.; Feature films.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Star Wars films.; Kenobi, Obi-Wan (Fictitious character); Attempted assassination; Star Wars films.; Science fiction films.; Feature films.; Kenobi, Obi-Wan (Carácter ficticio); Homicidio político; Attempted assassination.; Feature films.; Kenobi, Obi-Wan (Fictitious character); Science fiction films.; Star Wars films.;
© ©2002., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,

Humans. [videorecording] / by Nettheim, Daniel,television director.; Donovan, Sam,television director.; Chan, Gemma,1982-actor.; Parkinson, Katherine,actor.; Goodman-Hill, Tom,actor.; Hurt, William,actor.; Morgan, Colin,1986-actor.; Berrington, Emily,actor.; Tudor, Will,1987-actor.; Acorn Media (Firm),production company.; RLJ Entertainment,distributor.;
Series cinematography by Simon Archer, Stuart Bentley, Urszula Pontikos, David Rom ; series editing by Daniel Greenway, Johnny Rayner, Dominic Strevens, Ben Yeates ; music by Cristobal Tapia de Veer.Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson, Tom Goodman-Hill, William Hurt, Colin Morgan, Emily Berrington, Will Tudor.In the near future, humanoid servants called Synthetics have been created to help busy families simplify their lives. When Joe Hawkins buys synth Anita, he hopes it will relieve the pressure on his wife, Laura.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Science fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Androids; Artificial intelligence; Human-robot interaction; Man-woman relationships; Families; Household employees;
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Silent witness. [videorecording] / by Anderson, Bill(Film director),television director.; Burton, Amanda,1956-actor.; Carver, Caroline,1976-screenwriter.; Caves, David,actor.; Evans, Rob,television director.; Farrow, Alyn,screenwriter.; Fox, Emilia,1974-actor.; Larcombe, Tracey,television director.; Lynea, Genesis,1989-actor.; Mulryne, Phil,screenwriter.; Watson, Katerina,screenwriter.; Whitmore, Ed,screenwriter.; Warner Home Video (Firm),publisher.;
Jack Bandeira, David Caves, Darryl Dale, Emilia Fox, Divian Ladwa, Roger Layton, Elliot Warren, Rhys Yates, Millicent Wong.Britain's longest-running crime series is currently on TV. Airing in the UK for 25 years, this hugely popular series has maintained a loyal following and still regularly draws in audiences of over 8 million. Emilia Fox returns as Dr. Nikki Alexander. Still reeling from the sudden death of Dr. Thomas Chamberlain and the shock departure of colleague Clarissa Mullery, Nikki and colleague Jack Hodgson returns to the Lyell Centre. A case at a high-security prison stirs disturbing memories for Nikki. Recruit Adam causes friction with his impetuous desire to impress. Forensic ecologist Simone's unique knowledge helps solve the murder of a promising young boxer. And Nikki suspects a body donated to medical science may not have died from natural causes after all.14A.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Detective and mystery television programs.; Television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminal investigation; Forensic pathologists; Forensic scientists; Homicide investigation;
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Lee and Liza's family tree [videorecording] / by Hurt, Byron P.,television producer,television director,screenwriter,on-screen participant.; Sechler, Craig,on-screen participant.; PBS Distribution (Firm),distributor.; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.),production company.;
Craig Sechler.Many descendants of enslaved people have little record of their family's ancestry. Follow one family's quest to discover their lost history and see how science and genealogy can help rebuild a family tree broken by slavery. Join filmmaker Byron Hurt at his extended family reunion as they celebrate the joy of family in the African diaspora and discover new details of their history that they thought were lost forever.E.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Nonfiction television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Hurt, Byron P.; African Americans families.; African Americans; Family histories; Slavery;
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Robot overlords [videorecording] / by Anderson, Gillian,1968-actor.; Kingsley, Ben,1943-actor.; McAuliffe, Callan,1995-actor.; Wright, Jon,1971-film director.; Mongrel Media.; Vertical Films,film distributor.;
Ben Kingsley, Gillian Anderson, Callan McAuliffe.Following an alien invasion, Earth's inhabitants are forbidden from leaving their homes while their new Robot Overlords carry out their mysterious research. But when a band of adoptive siblings find a way to override their implants, a quest begins to find a missing father, even if it means defying an empire.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital 5.1.
Subjects: Extraterrestrial beings; Feature films.; Human-alien encounters; Human-robot interaction; Robots; Science fiction films.; Survival;
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Scientific Secrets for Self-Control. by Nathan DeWall, C.,actor.; The Great Courses (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
C. Nathan DeWallOriginally produced by The Great Courses in 2013.Having the mental fortitude to reach your goals seems forever unattainable. But here's the truth: Greater willpower and lasting success are well within your reach. SCIENTIFIC SECRETS FOR SELF-CONTROL is your guide to understanding—and mastering—the general theories behind self-control: what it is, how it works, and how you can take steps to improve it.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Psychology.; Social sciences.; Instructional films.; Health.; Documentary films.; Self-help techniques.; Life skills.;

Beyond the black rainbow [videorecording] / by Allan, Eva.; Cosmatos, Panos.; Hylands, Scott.; Rogers, Michael,actor.; Mongrel Media.; Métropole Films Distribution.;
Edited by Nicholas Shepard ; cinematography, Norm Li ; music by Sinoia Caves.Michael Rogers, Eva Allan, Scott Hylands, Marilyn Norry, Rondel Reynoldson.In the year 1983, Dr. Mercurio Arboria (Scott Hylands) is a physician who, working with the government, has created a new program of physical therapy and medicine which is intended to bring people greater happiness and freedom than they've ever enjoyed before. However, one of the test subjects in Arboria's new scheme, Elena (Eva Allan), isn't so impressed -- she spends her days in a drug-addled haze while kept in a massive hospital complex against her will. Dr. Barry Nyle (Michael Rogers) is looking after Elena's day-to-day progress with the help of his nurse Margo (Rondel Reynoldson), but his efforts to reshape her mind are only so successful, and in time Elena becomes just conscious enough of her circumstances to plan an escape.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD, widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Drugs; Feature films.; Psychiatric clinics; Science fiction films.; Teenagers; Thrillers (Motion pictures);
© c2012., Mongrel Media,

Ralph Rush. by L., Daniel,film director.; Rush, Ralph,actor.; El Dorado Films (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ralph RushOriginally produced by El Dorado Films in 2014.Ralph Rush served as a lead scout for General Patton's army in the 89th division during WWII. Mr. Rush was one of the first to witness the atrocities committed by the Nazis. As a scout he was part of the division that liberated the first concentration camp, Ohrdruf, on April 4th, 1945.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Military history..; Social sciences.; Documentary films.; History.; World War, 1939-1945.; Veterans.;

Kill switch [videorecording] / by Gernandt, Tygo,actor.; Marlohe, Bérénice,1979-actor.; Smit, Tim(Film director),film director.; Stevens, Dan,1982-actor.; Mongrel Media,film distributor.;
Dan Stevens, Berenice Marlohe, Tygo Gernandt, Chloe-May Cuthill.Set in a future version of the world, the video game-style plot follows an experiment for unlimited energy, harnessing parallel universes, which goes wrong. Chased by drones and soldiers, pilot and physicist Will Porter must race through an imploding world to get the Redivider box to a tower that will save humanity, including his family, in the real world.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R; for language and some violence.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Science fiction films.; Dystopian films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Energy harvesting; Time travel;
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