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The Effectance Motive

Ben White

Some passages on what makes a job “good” from The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt: Psychologists have referred to this basic need as a need for competence, industry, or mastery. [Psychologist Robert] White called it the “effectance motive,” which he defined as the need or drive to develop competence through interacting with and controlling one’s environment.

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FDA Clears New Centiloid Scoring and Tau PET Quantification Tools

Diagnostic Imaging

Offering standardized assessment of amyloid plaque and insights on tau protein tangles, the newly clearly FDA features of Centiloid scoring and tau PET quantification with syngo.PET Cortical Analysis software may facilitate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Nuclidium begins phase I PSMA clinical trial

AuntMinnie

Nuclidium has begun a phase I clinical trial evaluating the use of copper-61 (Cu-61) in patients with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positive prostate cancer. The radiopharmaceutical is called Cu-61 NuriPro and is part of the company's NuriPro program, it said. The trial is being conducted at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, CA, and will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Cu-61 NuriPro for imaging prostate cancer compared to an F-18 FDG-based PSMA-targeting

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Smith+Nephew and JointVue Partner on Ultrasound Preoperative Planning in Robotics-Assisted Surgery

MedImaging Industry News

Smith+Nephew has entered into a co-marketing agreement with JointVue for its patented OrthoSonic 3D Surgery Planning Technology, which is the only ultrasound device available on the market for 3D preoperative planning.

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Testing Innovations in Cancer: How to evaluate and use new technologies

Amidst rising cancer prevalence and soaring costs, new cancer technologies and innovations are emerging to support the early detection, treatment, and surveillance of cancer. Read this guide to understand how to evaluate these solutions for your employees and members – and to learn more about the current state of coverage, clinical and cost effectiveness, and impact on quality and outcomes.

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Striking a Balance Between Globalization and Self-Reliance in the Tech Industry

MRI Network

The technology industry has grown immensely over the past decade and will continue to skyrocket in the coming years. The latest advances and innovations drive this evolution, presenting many unique opportunities for established companies and up-and-coming startups. One area that has brought the tech industry opportunities and challenges is globalization.

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Interventional Radiology Physician Compensation at U.S. Medical Schools: Trends and Segments

JVIR

The aim of this study was to assess recent US medical school trends in compensation for academic interventional radiologists (IR) and compensation characteristics based on rank, sex and race/ethnicity.

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‘Is it time to standardise elective nephrostomies as day case procedures?’- a single-center retrospective study.

ScienceDirect

Publication date: Available online 19 October 2024 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): Navanith Murali, Lukschana Senathirajah, Matthew Taylor, James Lynch, Kelvin Tan, Tariq Ali

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Peritumoral and intratumoral radiomics for predicting visceral pleural invasion in lung adenocarcinoma based on preoperative CT

ScienceDirect

Publication date: Available online 19 October 2024 Source: Clinical Radiology Author(s): Yu-Qiang ZUO, Duo GAO, Jing-Jing CUI, Yu-Ling YIN, Zhi-Hong GAO, Ping-Yong FENG, Zuo-Jun GENG, Xu YANG

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