Recently, Microsoft released a demo of the 1997 game Quake I…
Recently, Microsoft released a demo of the 1997 game Quake II in which each frame was created by AI. One issue many people found was that if you look in one direction, change directions and then look back at the original location the corresponding visuals might be completely different. What Sensorimotor Contingency is the AI system failing on?
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Becky is a 45 yo with a history significant for Stage III breast cancer about to begin treatment with 4 cycles of dose dense AC (doxorubicin 60 mg/m2 and cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2) followed by paclitaxel 175 mg/m2. Which of the following premedication regimens is matched with the appropriate rationale?
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Stacy is 26 yr old and had advanced classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (favorable disease) and completed 2 cycles of ABVD (regimen below) followed by 4 more cycles of AVD and had a complete remission. (A) Doxorubicin 25 mg/m2 IV days 1, 15 (B) Bleomycin 10 units/m2 IV days 1, 15 (V) Vinblastine 6 mg/m2 IV days 1, 15 (D) Dacarbazine 375 mg/m2 IV days 1, 15 What is the cumulative doxorubicin equivalent dose that Stacy has received? mg/m2
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You have a friend that is always looking for ways to improve their general health. One day they stumbled across an article on Gwenyth Paltrow’s website “goop” promoting Implant O’Rama’s at-home coffee enema kits. These kits claim to detoxify the liver and intestines, boost energy, treat chronic pain and relieve constipation by introducing brewed, cooled coffee (an alkaline substance) into the rectum and colon/large intestine. Explain to your friend why this is a bad idea, specifically focusing on how it could disrupt their commensal microbiota. For full credit be sure to address the following: Describe the abiotic environment in a healthy colon. (1 sentence maximum) Describe the carbon/energy source in a healthy colon. (1 sentence maximum) Identify the type of microbes present in the colon and how they are enriched based on the environment you described in parts A and B. (2 sentences maximum) Predict how a coffee enema might change the environment in the colon and how that would affect the microbiota. (3 sentences maximum)
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