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2023年12月31日星期日

Presentation and Purchasing

People often choose products not because of what they are, but because of where they are.

Environment is the invisible hand that shapes human behavior.

Customers will occasionally buy products not because they want them but because of how they are presented to them.

Many of the actions we take each day are shaped not by purposeful drive and choice but by the most obvious option.

Habits can be easier to change in a new environment because you are not fighting against old cues.

Clear, J. (2019). Atomic habits: An easy & proven way to build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

Habit stacking

Habit stacking is a strategy you can use to pair a new habit with a current habit.

Habit stacking works best when the cue is highly specific and immediately actionable. Many people select cues that are too vague.

Clear, J. (2019). Atomic habits: An easy & proven way to build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

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Risks of colonoscopy

Although colonoscopy is a safe procedure in general speaking, risks exist. Risks include perforation, bleeding, complications of sedation, post-polypectomy coagulation syndrome, and rarely splenic rupture. In fact, complications of colonoscopy, particularly perforation or hemorrhage, occur most commonly in patients who undergo polypectomy. Hemorrhage after removal of a polyp is called post-polypectomy bleeding. Bleeding can occur immediately following polypectomy or be delayed up to thirty days. The risk is related to the type and size of polyp, the technique of polypectomy, and the coagulation status of the patient. In most of cases, postpolypectomy bleeding can be controlled endoscopically.

Fisher, D. A., Parra-Blanco, A., Tolliver, K. A., Feagins, L. A., Witt, D. M., Shioji, K., Liaquat, H., Hui, A. J., Shiffman, M. L., Anderson, M. A., Ferrari, E., Darvish-Kazem, S., Acosta, R. D., Ootani, A., Gibbs, D. H., Waye, J. D., Sawhney, M. S., Kim, H. S., Giorgio, P. D., … Yousfi, M. (2018, November 1). Colonoscopy, polypectomy, and the risk of bleeding. Medical Clinics of North America. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0025712518300944?via%3Dihub

Hong, S. P. (2012, September). How do I manage post-polypectomy bleeding?. Clinical endoscopy. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3429752/

Quantum computing and AI

Quantum computing and artificial intelligence are both transformational technologies that can enhance each other’s capabilities and applications. Quantum computing is the area of study focused on developing computer technology based on the principles of quantum theory, which can perform tasks much faster and more accurately than classical computers. Artificial intelligence is the field of computer science that aims to create machines and systems that can perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as reasoning, learning, and decision making. Quantum computing can provide a computation boost to artificial intelligence, enabling it to tackle more complex problems in many fields in business and science. Artificial intelligence can also help quantum computing by providing error correction and optimization algorithms. Some of the potential applications of quantum artificial intelligence are:

Quantum machine learning: This is the use of quantum algorithms to enhance the performance and efficiency of machine learning tasks, such as classification, regression, clustering, and reinforcement learning. Quantum machine learning can leverage the advantages of quantum computing, such as superposition, entanglement, and interference, to process large and complex data sets, speed up training and inference, and improve accuracy and generalization.

Quantum optimization: This is the use of quantum algorithms to solve optimization problems, such as finding the minimum or maximum of a function, or the best configuration of a system. Optimization problems are ubiquitous in many domains, such as logistics, scheduling, finance, and engineering. Quantum optimization can exploit the features of quantum computing, such as quantum annealing, quantum walks, and quantum adiabatic algorithms, to find optimal solutions faster and more reliably than classical methods.

Quantum cryptography: This is the use of quantum physics to secure the communication and transmission of information. Quantum cryptography can use quantum phenomena, such as quantum key distribution, quantum random number generation, and quantum digital signatures, to create unbreakable encryption schemes, detect eavesdropping, and verify authenticity.

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algorithm: a procedure for solving a mathematical problem in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation

regression: a functional relationship between two or more correlated variables that is often empirically determined from data and is used especially to predict values of one variable when given values of the others

clustering: the task of dividing the unlabeled data or data points into different clusters such that similar data points fall in the same cluster than those which differ from the others.

entanglement: something that entangles, confuses, or ensnares

inference: the act of passing from statistical sample data to generalizations usually with calculated degrees of certainty

ubiquitous: existing or being everywhere at the same time

quantum annealing: an optimization process for finding the global minimum of a given objective function over a given set of candidate solutions, by a process using quantum fluctuations.

eavesdropping: the act of secretly listening to something private

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