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You Aren't Alone In Your StrugglesWednesday, September 6, 2017
It's important to acknowledge that the parts of a person's life that we see online are not the entire picture. What we see are only the best parts.
And that goes for me too.
You see my best self. My social media, my highlight reel, my game face. That isn't everything.
You see the light, not the shadows.
People have told me that they can't imagine me getting upset, that I'm easy-going and agreeable. It's nice to hear, but at the same time I end up feeling discouraged, because I know that it's only half true.
I wish I was the person they already think I am.
I wish I was always as calm and chill as I'm already perceived to be.
Instead I'm irritable and stubborn.
I want to be better. I want to be able to have a bad mental health day without crumbling. I want to have emotions without letting them take over. I want to take all of the bits and pieces you see and stick them together until I am new.
We all have our own struggles and down days, I know that. But it doesn't make those moments feel any less isolating. In those moments, it feels like I am the only one. It feels like quicksand – I'm sinking and my efforts are a waste.
I'm fortunate enough to have people to reach out to in those situations. They remind me of my good qualities that I'm having trouble seeing. They assure me that my feelings are valid and that I'm not alone. I hope this does the same for you.
You aren't alone in your struggles. We all have flaws, even if our feeds look flawless.
I don't always like who I am. Maybe if I keep writing about it, if I'm honest about it, it'll get better, for me and for you. Maybe it'll help part the clouds and let some light in.

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End of the day Wellbeing Prayer and changes planned for the Moot Community Podcast
For this Moot podcast we again want to share some of our online prayer resources. Last year we shared the Morning Wellbeing Prayer for use at the beginning of the day, this time it is the wellbeing prayer at the end of the day. This way of praying is particularly good if you have problems with stress, anxiety or depression. Also to give you the heads up, we will be shortly moving the feed for these podcasts from our podbean site, to the moot.uk.net site. If you have any problems you may need to resubscribe to the mootuk podcast through itunes or another podcast index. We hope to continue to offer this podcast for free for the years to come. If you experience any form of technical difficulty, or would like to support moot with a financial donation, please email firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks for subscribing to the Moot Community Podcasts.


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In recent years, online companies like BusinessesForSale and BusinessMart have sprung up, making it easier for you to advertise that you're selling a business. Posting the sale is the easy part. What you may not yet realize is how much behind-the-scenes work is required to get the best price for your business. In fact, the process of selling a business can be so complicated that it can take up to a year to close on a deal.
Furthermore, if you need to keep the fact that you're selling a business confidential, definitely out of focus of your existing employees, advertising the sale online might not be the best decision. Even if you work with an experienced business broker to advertise the sale of your company, make sure you sign an agreement that guarantees that your company's listing will be kept confidential until you instruct the broker otherwise.
Skip working with a broker and you could save 5 to 10% on commission fees. However, brokers tend to get more for businesses they sale than you might earn on your own. As reported by Bloomberg Businessweek, "If you're selling a unique business, in a niche market that requires more technical or industry know-how, you may be better off paying a commission. Brokers offer higher sales prices than you're likely to get on your own, plus personal attention, contacts, and expertise in your industry."
Furthermore by working with brokers who are experienced at generating auction type interest in companies they list, you can increase the likelihood that you will get top price for your business. At the least, you want to get enough for your business to cover the costs of the sale and to cover the costs of outstanding expenses or debts your company has.
Succeeding while selling a business online also involves appraising the value of your company. This process involves reviewing your taxes or budgets. Potential buyers might also want to review these documents before they decide to buy your company. Legal paperwork you'll need to put together include licenses, permits, lease agreements, employment agreements and vendor contracts.
Depending on the type of business you own as well as how your business is structured, potential buyers might also want to review succession plans you have for members of your existing management team. This scenario would likely occur if you're selling a business that has assets or that is set up as a partnership or corporation.
Because you're selling a business online, be consistently aware of who you communicate the sale to. Avoid posting information about the sale on your company website, social media pages or in emails you send to personal and business contacts. To learn more about selling a business, contact reputable agencies. Additionally, while working with business brokers, make the time to meet with the brokers regularly. For example, you could establish standing weekly or bi-weekly meetings with brokers. Come prepared to discuss questions and concerns you have.


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Together, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) and UW Medicine offer screening for people at high risk for lung cancer. The simple and quick scan, called a low-dose computed tomography (CT), is the only recommended screening test for the disease. Survival rates for lung cancer improve dramatically when it's detected early.
Should I get screened?
You may benefit from annual screening if all of these are true:
- You are between 55 and 80 years old.
- You currently smoke, or you quit in the last 15 years.
- You smoked an average of at least 1 pack a day for 30 years or 2 packs a day for 15 years.
These lung cancer screening guidelines come from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF).
Additional screening criteria:
Individuals who are 50 or older and have smoked 1 pack a day for 20 years or more should consider screening if they have one of the following risk factors:
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The second group of high-risk patients is meant to be of similar risk for lung cancer as those studied in the National Lung Screening Trial. But it is not completely known how much this group will benefit from CT screening since there are no data from a randomized trial.
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Breakfast. I always have so little time to have breakfast during the week. Unfortunately, because I like breakfast. But having almost no time, I always "struggle" to prepare something simple but good and keeps me going the rest of the morning. Well at least until 11 am or so.
I wake up at 6 in the morning. Better to say, my alarm goes off at 6 but it takes me at least 10 minutes to actually step out of bed. I've read somewhere that it's better to get up as soon as the alarm goes. I've tried it. I really did but it doesn't work for me. I'm such a snooze-lover.
When I'm finally up, first thing is drinking a glass of warm water with juice of half a lemon. I'm doing this since the beginning of this year (one of my new year's resolution) and it works for me. I don't feel bloated anymore and I drink more, so I stick to it! Then I prepare myself before having my breakfast. Breakfast changes all the time. Depending on my mood. Sometimes it's oatmeal porridge, sometimes yoghurt with rolled oats, seeds (like pumpkin seeds, chia seeds or flax seeds) raisins and honey, sometimes rice cakes with marmalade and a glass of milk. It just depends what I'm in to when waking up. Some time ago I made this fabulous apple crumble that I love to have for breakfast with yoghurt! The crumble topping is not mine but a recipe from the extraordinary couple David & Luise of the gorgeous blog Green Kitchen Stories. They are a huge inspiration when it comes to eat healthy. I'm no vegetarian but still I get inspired ALL the time I'm having a look at their blog. The recipes, the photo's..just everything! I'm pretty sure you all know them very well, but if you don't, get a look at their blog immediately as I promise you will be hooked from the first peek! Oh and their books are marvelous as well!!
So, I got the topping from them, made the apple filling myself and the result is simply delicious! The best part is you can prepare this crumble before, like on Sunday (at least I have time on Sundays) and have a great breakfast for the beginning of a busy week as it keeps for 3-4 days in the fridge!
Apple Crumble
Apple Filling
3 apples
2 handfuls of raisins
juice of half a lemon
1 tbsp maple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon
Crumble Topping
240 g // 2,5 cups rolled oats
5 tbsp almond flour
5 tbsp maple syrup
5 tbsp cold-pressed coconut oil (room temperature)
Preheat the oven to 180ºC (350ºF).
Cut the apples in small pieces and toss with raisins, lemon juice, maple syrup and cinnamon. Put it all in a baking dish. In a different bowl prepare the crumble topping. Mix the rolled oats with almond flour. Then add the maple syrup and coconut oil. Mix all by hand. Pour the crumble evenly over the apple filling and press a bit using your hands. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
I love to eat it with yoghurt!!
Have a great start of the day! ♥


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Because the signs and symptoms of rosacea vary from one patient to another, treatment must be tailored by a physician for each individual case. When appropriate, treatments with intense pulsed light sources may be used to remove visible blood vessels and reduce extensive redness. The pulsed light targets the tiny blood vessels just under the skin which cause the flushing and redness of rosacea.
The light energy passes through skin without damaging it and concentrates in the blood vessels, destroying them. We have seen excellent minimization of the redness of persistent rosacea as well as significant reduction in outbreaks following treatment with the Palomar Intense Pulsed Light System. This helps make our approach, we like to think, the best Rosacea treatment in Los Angeles.
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Do You Suffer from Swollen Legs? This Homemade Natural Tea is the Cure
Swollen legs? Many people in the world are suffering from swellings in the legs. If you are all the time on your feet, your body fells that. Excessive weight can cause this situation. Pregnant women are also confronting this problem especially in the last month of their pregnancy. This condition can surely be unpleasant and slow down the everyday activities.
It can be a result of different factors, like poor blood circulation, unhealthy diet, weight gain, menstrual cycle, and pregnancy. Also hot weather, temperature changes, and humidity can cause this situation.
If your legs are swollen, first you should do is lie down and raise them up in the air for few monites. That is how you will reduce the swelling for some time.
Another solution for this problem is making completely natural tea of parsley. It will eliminate the excessive fluids from your body and thus will lower the swelling.
Parsley tea actually acts as a natural diuretic. Numerous studies have confirmed that it has beneficial effects on our general health and well-being.
This role as natural diuretic is due to the presence of the potassium and sodium ion pumps. That simulates the urine flow and osmosis in the process. Parsley is rich in potassium, so it can't cause side-effects like other diuretics. They can decrease potassium levels. But this tea boosts the overall organism performance. If someone overpasses the recommended amount of parsley daily, he/she will not suffer any side-effects.
Furthermore, Dr. John R. Christopher, one of the most experienced herbalists in the US, says that one person should consume two quarts (64oz.) of raw parsley or parsley tea every day. That is how we can successfully treat edema.
If you want to have optimal results, consume the whole magical vegetable. It should be organic and raw. Consume it together with the leaves, seeds, and roots. They have amazing healing effects.
How to prepare parsley tea against Swollen legs:
Initially, in a pot boil 500 ml of water. Then, finely chop the fresh parsley leaves and roots, and mix them. Then add 5 tablespoons of this mixture in the pot and boil for 5 minutes.
Afterward, put it aside for about 15-20 minutes to cool down, and then strain it. If you can drink it without sugar or honey, it will be much better
Drink the parsley tea 3 times a day. It will rapidly solve the issue and the swellings of the legs will simply disappear in a few days.
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The Old Cape Hollywood Secret
In 1947, Maggie Foster and her cousin, Gertie, leave Cape Cod for Hollywoodland in search of glamour and fame. One girl returns home and the other disappears. Present-day Nancy Caldwell travels to Hollywood, where she discovers the paths of Maggie and Gertie.
In "The Old Cape Hollywood Secret," a novel of historical suspense, Nancy's curiosity gets her into trouble again. Along the way, a missing ring and a pearl-studded pouch are mixed in with the search. Using alternating chapters, across seventy years, the tragic stories of two young girls unfold and a murderous secret is uncovered.
Barbara Eppich Struna, author of "The Old Cape House" and "The Old Cape Teapot," had as much fun writing "The Old Cape Hollywood Secret", as she did researching the novel. The 1927 Pig & Whistle Pub and Grauman's Chinese Theatre, located on Hollywood Boulevard, are just a few of the famous landmarks featured in this historical adventure. Struna's present-day character, Nancy Caldwell, returns in the author's third novel set in Old Hollywood and on Cape Cod where she leads you on a journey filled with suspense and nostalgia.
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A lover of old movies, I often watch Turner Classic Movies. While reading the chapters set in the old days, I could almost hear the TCM narrator describing the events of the story. If you like Barbara Eppich Struna's first two books in this series, you'll love this one. If you're new to her work, get started with The Old Cape Hollywood Secret. Bring some popcorn."
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It's payback time for Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve (Fed). In some ways, this should neither surprise, nor scare anyone. Unfortunately, however, it might do both.
In any open market, information is absorbed rather quickly into asset prices, including exchange rates. Indeed, exchange rates may be the best pricing source to assess the impact of the relentless involvement of policy makers' "print and spend" mentality in the markets. When trillions are spent, markets are likely to move. However, an unintended consequence has been that a broad range of assets are now moving more and more in tandem, giving investors fewer options to diversify. Investors should be mindful of this development, as markets do not always go up: where do you hide when the mood turns sour? In fact, why bother buying stocks, thereby taking on corporate risk, when ultimately the reason stocks are moving may have little to do with managerial skill. The U.S. dollar, one might argue, says it all. Be aware, though: there is no such thing anymore as a safe asset, and a diversified approach may be needed for something as mundane as cash. Investors these days may want to consider managing the U.S. dollar risk of their U.S. investments.
Generally speaking, payback time should be embraced rather than feared. Your compensation should reflect your good work. When, instead of gold, you receive devalued dollars as compensation, things might be different, though. When consumers are struggling to make ends meet because of soaring food and energy prices, when unrest is erupting around the world, then Bernanke might be haunted by the French philosopher Sartre's view that the weight of the world is resting on his shoulders.
Bernanke has chosen to shoulder his responsibility through increased transparency. In a world saturated with information, he is trying to explain his policies to the public. It's unlikely that those outside the world of financial markets will listen to the press conferences live, but headlines might sink in. Bernanke's inaugural press conference lead the Wall Street Journal to publish a cover page article entitled "Fed Takes Foot Off the Gas". As non-business publications cover the event, they may adopt a similar tone. The goal of the exercise is to manage public opinion, to ensure the public that inflation is "transitory." Unfortunately the term is increasingly ridiculed as for some, a period as long as a lifetime may be transitory. Bernanke needs to regain confidence of an ever more skeptical public before the term "anchored inflation expectations" suffers the same fate as "transitory." You see, the world of central banking is a mind game: as long as there is unconditional confidence that the Fed will do whatever it takes to keep inflation in check, the bond markets are likely to behave. Indeed, the Fed may even get away with printing trillions of dollars if there is confidence that the Fed could mop up all this liquidity in 15 minutes, as Bernanke has argued.
The cheapest Fed policy is one where a central banker utters a few words. More expensive are interest rate cuts; emergency rate cuts are even more expensive; printing trillions comes next. It is not surprising that Bernanke wants to regain the initiative and set the tone. However, the tone set during Bernanke's press conference was one of gold moving steadily higher and the U.S. dollar steadily lower. For the month of April, the U.S. dollar was down versus all currencies we track.
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It was little news that food and energy inflation has been creeping up; it was also little news that inflationary pressures are now creeping into the rest of the economy. However, what became rather clear throughout Bernanke's press conference was that the Fed still wants higher inflation and may do little to contain it, other than to tell the public to trust the Fed. And that's where the problem is: trust in the Fed has been eroding. It started when the Fed moved away from managing monetary policy (influencing interest rates and money supply) and veered into fiscal policy by targeting specific sectors of the economy (buying mortgage backed securities, for example). It's never a good idea to try to take power away from politicians; it may be true that the Fed Chairman is more powerful than the President, but it's not polite to rub it in the face of Congress. In Fed talk it's "the resources of the Federal Reserve"; in plain English, it's the printing press. In our opinion, Bernanke has consistently underestimated the political component of his policies. As scrutiny of his policies increases, Fed policy will become ever more expensive. What that means is that should the Fed one day want to tame inflationary pressures once again, tightening may need to be employed on a scale that will cause severe hardship. Bernanke addresses those concerns with press conferences.
Actions, however, would speak louder than words. The words may appease some, but it may not be enough. That's because the Fed is not taking the foot off the gas; instead, the Fed has engaged cruise control at 160mph because the banking system will remain awash in money, while proceeds from maturing securities the Fed holds will be re-invested. Speeding at 160mph may be legal on the German Autobahn, but is only recommended when there are no obstacles on the road.
At this stage in the economic cycle, any recovery should be more robust. However, we don't have a strong recovery because we did not allow consumers to fully de-leverage. As policy makers don't want to see foreclosures and bankruptcies, they have been throwing a lot of money at the problem. As housing is entering a 'double dip', Bernanke acknowledges that a "QE3" may do more harm than good, meaning inflationary expectations could rise even beyond Bernanke's comfort level suggesting that Congress should employ fiscal policy to get the economy moving. However, even in the absence of QE3, there is plenty of monetary stimulus as banks are sitting on massive excess reserves.
And we would not be surprised if banks have started to deploy those funds - not necessarily to lend to consumers, but to buy Treasuries - the very securities the Fed has been buying. That's because recent regulatory changes make it unattractive to borrow from Fannie and Freddie, now branches of the government, and park that money on the Fed's balance sheet as excess reserves, pocketing the interest rate differential (spread); in plain English, until recently, one could borrow from one political establishment to give credit to another. As that risk free trade is winding down, banks may be borrowing cheap short-term money to buy longer-term Treasuries. That trade may be perceived as rather low risk as long as the Fed ensures the market that "rates will remain low for a considerable period."
However, the thought of an ivory tower academic driving at 160mph may not engender confidence. Debasing the U.S. dollar may only be the start. As we have cautioned in the past, this may well be a desired consequence, given that our analysis has shown that Bernanke embraces the dollar as a monetary tool in both word and action. But debasing the dollar may also be highly inflationary; the CEO of WalMart recently cautioned that the cost of imports from Asia is rising. Bernanke doesn't think so, pointing to research at the Fed that, historically, a weaker dollar, did not lead to inflation. But historically, neither tech stocks, nor housing prices could fall, either.
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Bulgarian scaleup Checkpoint Cardio, which joined the EIT Digital Accelerator in December and is supported by the EIT Digital Access to Market teams, has secured a new joint development and implementation contract from a leading university hospital consortium.
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Checkpoint Cardio, which was introduced to the EIT Digital Accelerator by EIT Digital ARISE Europe, is now benefiting from support to achieve its fundraising objectives from EIT Digital's Access to Finance team and help in its approach to key European markets from the Access to Market team. Thanks to this assistance, Checkpoint Cardio has already signed a new three-stage development contract with an international university hospital consortium. This includes €25,000 kick-off stage funding and further access to a €450,000 development and implementation budget to enhance its key system through the measurement of additional health parameters.
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For industry-sponsored studies, an analysis of the data (based on the entire raw data set and evaluation of the study protocol, and prespecified plan for data analysis) must be conducted by an independent statistician at an academic institution, rather than by statisticians employed by the sponsor or by a commercial contract research organization. The independent biostatistician must be a faculty member at a medical school or academic medical center, or an employee of a government research institute, that has oversight over the person conducting the analysis and that is independent of the commercial sponsor. Details of this independent statistical analysis, the name and institutional affiliation of the independent statistician, and whether compensation or funding was received for conducting the analyses should be reported in the Acknowledgment section of the manuscript.7 The results of this independent statistical analysis should be the results reported in the manuscript.
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Authors will be sent notifications of the receipt of manuscripts and editorial decisions by e-mail. During the review process, authors can check the status of their manuscript through mail.
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1. Material is original and timely,
2. Writing is clear,
3. Study methods are appropriate,
4. Data are valid,
5. conclusions are reasonable and supported by the data,
6. Information is important,
7. Topic has general medical interest.
From these basic criteria, the editors assess a paper's eligibility for publication. Manuscripts with insufficient priority for publication are rejected promptly.
Other manuscripts are sent to expert consultants for peer review. Peer reviewer identities are kept confidential, but author identities are made known to reviewers. The existence of a manuscript under review is not revealed to anyone other than peer reviewers and editorial staff. Information from submitted manuscripts may be systematically collected and analyzed as part of research to improve the quality of the editorial or peer review process. Identifying information remains confidential.
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Corrections. Requests to publish corrections should be sent to the editorial office. Corrections are reviewed by editors and authors, published promptly, and linked online to the original article.
Reprints. Reprints may be ordered when the edited typescript is sent for approval to the corresponding author. Reprints ship 2 weeks after publication.
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IJBMS publishes
1. Original contributions,
2. Reviews, brief reports,
3. Special communications,
4. Commentaries, and
5. Other categories of articles. Topics of interest include all subjects that relate to the basic medical science subjects like Anatomy, Physiology, Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Pathology microbiology, Medical education technologies and the subjects which contributes to the betterment of public health worldwide. The most frequently published types of articles are described herein.
6. Case reports
7. Advertisements for conferences
8. Topic on regulatory authorities
9. New drug approvals.
Original Contribution. These reports typically include randomized trials (see Clinical Trial), intervention studies, cohort studies, case-control studies, epidemiologic assessments, other observational studies, surveys with high response rates (see Survey Research), cost-effectiveness analyses and decision analyses (see Reports of Cost-effectiveness Analyses and Decision Analyses), and studies of screening and diagnostic tests (see also Reports of Diagnostic Tests). Each manuscript should clearly state an objective or hypothesis; the design and methods (including the study setting and dates, patients or participants with inclusion and exclusion criteria and/or participation or response rates, or data sources, and how these were selected for the study); the essential features of any interventions; the main outcome measures; the main results of the study; a comment section placing the results in context with the published literature and addressing study limitations; and the conclusions. Data included in research reports must be original and should be as timely and current as possible .
A structured abstract is required; for more information, see instructions for preparing structured abstracts. Maximum length: 3000 words of text (not including abstract, tables, figures, references, and online-only material) with no more than a total of 5 tables and/or figures.
Protocols: Authors of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are also encouraged to submit trial protocols along with their manuscripts.
Reports of Cost-effectiveness Analyses and Decision Analyses. These manuscripts may be classified as Original Contributions, Brief Reports, or Research Letters. Authors of reports of cost-effectiveness analyses and decision analyses must submit a copy of the decision tree comprising their model. This is for editorial evaluation and review, not necessarily for publication, unless it is included in the body of the manuscript.
Systematic Review (Including Meta-analysis). These manuscripts are systematic, critical assessments of literature and data sources pertaining to clinical topics, emphasizing factors such as cause, diagnosis, prognosis, therapy, or prevention. All articles or data sources should be searched for and selected systematically for inclusion and critically evaluated, and the search and selection process should be described in the manuscript. The specific type of study or analysis, population, intervention, exposure, and tests or outcomes should be described for each article or data source. The data sources should be as current as possible, ideally with the search having been conducted within several months of manuscript submission. A structured abstract is required; for more information, see instructions for preparing structured Abstracts. Maximum length: 3500 words of text (not including abstract, tables, figures, references, and online-only material), with no more than a total of 4 tables and/or figures and no more than 50-75 references.
Brief Report. These manuscripts are short reports of original studies or evaluations or unique, first-time reports of clinical case series. A structured abstract is required; for more information, see instructions for preparing structured Abstracts. Recommended length: 1000-1500 words (not including abstract, tables, figures, references, and online-only material) with no more than a total of 3 tables and/or figures.
Commentary. These papers may address virtually any important topic in medicine, public health, research, ethics, health policy, or health law and generally are not linked to a specific article. Commentaries should be well focused, scholarly, and clearly presented and must have no more than 2 authors. Maximum length: up to 1200 words of text—or 1000 words of text with 1 small table or figure—and no more than 10 references. Commentaries not meeting these guidelines will not be considered.
Letter to the Editor. Letters discussing a recent IJBMS article will have the best chance of acceptance if they are received within 4 weeks of the article's publication. Letters may have no more than 3 authors. They should not exceed 400 words of text and 5 references; letters not meeting these specifications are generally not considered. They should be double-spaced and a word count should be provided. The text of letters should include the names, academic degrees, and primary institutional affiliations for all authors, and the e-mail address for the corresponding author. Letters must not duplicate other material published or submitted for publication and should not include unpublished data. Letters will be published at the discretion of the editors and are subject to abridgement and editing for style and content.
Letter in Reply. Replies by authors should not exceed 500 words of text and 6 references. They should have no more than 3 authors.
Research Letter. Research Letters reporting original research should not exceed 600 words of text and 6 references and may include 1 table or figure. They may have no more than 5 authors; other persons who have contributed to the study may be indicated in an Acknowledgment, with their permission, including their academic degrees, affiliation, contribution to the study, and an indication if compensation was received for their role. Letters must not duplicate other material published or submitted for publication. In general, Research Letters should be divided into the following sections: To the Editor (which serves as an introduction), Methods, Results, and Comment. Research Letters should be double-spaced and a word count should be provided with each letter. They should not include an abstract, but otherwise should follow all of the guidelines in Manuscript Preparation and Submission Requirements. Research Letters considered for publication undergo external peer review.
Poetry and Medical science. Poems related to the medical experience, whether from the point of view of a health care worker or patient, or simply an observer, will be considered. Poems should be original, not previously published or under consideration elsewhere, and no longer than 50 lines. Authors may submit multiple poems to IJBMS simultaneously.
Manuscript Preparation and Submission Requirements
Manuscript Submission. Manuscripts should be submitted online via firstname.lastname@example.com. At the time of submission,
* Complete contact information (postal/mail address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers) for the corresponding author is required.
* First and last names, e-mail addresses, and institutional affiliations of all coauthors are also required.
* Manuscripts submitted through the online system should not also be submitted by mail or e-mail. After the manuscript is submitted online, the corresponding author will receive a manuscript number. Each author should complete an Authorship Form and submit the completed form by regular mail or fax.
Cover Letter. Include a cover letter and complete contact information for the corresponding author (postal/mail address, e-mail address, and telephone and fax numbers) and whether the authors have published or submitted any related papers from the same study.
Manuscript Components. Include a title page, abstract, text, references, and as appropriate, figure legends, tables, and figures. Start each of these sections on a new page, numbered consecutively, beginning with the title page.
Recommended File Sizes. We recommend individual file sizes of no more than 500 kB and not exceeding 1 MB, with the total size for all files not exceeding 5 MB (not including any video files).
Manuscript File Formats. For submission and review, acceptable manuscript file formats include Word and WordPerfect. Do not submit your manuscript in PDF format.
Use 10-, 11-, or 12-point font size, double-space text, and leave right margins unjustified (ragged).
Title Page. The title page should include a word count for text only (eg, not including abstract, acknowledgment, or references) and the full names, highest academic degrees, and affiliations of all authors. If an author's affiliation has changed since the work was done, the new affiliation also should be listed.
Abstracts. Include a structured abstract of no more than 300 words for reports of original data, reviews and, meta-analyses. Abstracts should be prepared in IJBMS style— see instructions for preparing structured abstracts. For other major manuscripts, include an unstructured abstract of no more than 200 words that summarizes the objective, main points, and conclusions of the article. Abstracts are not required for editorials, commentaries, and some special features.
All reports of original data, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, and clinical reviews should be submitted with structured abstracts as described below. No information should be reported in the abstract that does not appear in the text of the manuscript.
Abstracts for Reports of Original Data: Reports of original data should include an abstract of no more than 300 words using the following headings: Context, Objective, Design, Setting, Patients (or Participants), Interventions (include only if there are any), Main Outcome Measure(s), Results, and Conclusions. For brevity, parts of the abstract may be written as phrases rather than complete sentences. Each section should include the following content:
Context: The abstract should begin with a sentence or 2 explaining the clinical (or other) importance of the study question.
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1. Svetkey LP, Stevens VJ, Brantley PJ, et al; for the Weight Loss Maintenance Collaborative Research Group. Comparison of strategies for sustaining weight loss: the Weight Loss Maintenance randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2008;299(10):1139-1148.
2. Ramphal R. Infections due to Pseudomonas species and related organisms. In: Fauci AS, Braunwald E, Kasper DL, et al, eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 17th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill Medical; 2008:949-956.
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I believe God is about to bring a reformation amongst His creative leaders.
He is highlighting the worshippers, the dancers, the painters, designers, the songwriters, the singers, the poets, {INSERT YOU HERE}. Creatives are about to lead the way in destroying the works of the enemy!
For too long artists have believed a lie that to follow such passions means poverty and lack. There has been great passion and love for creative expression but it has come at a great cost. This has allowed a spirit of poverty to come upon us and meant that we operate from a place of 'never enough' constantly.
It is so prevalent that we have accepted it as normal. The term 'suffer for our art' has come out of this idea and it's time to do away with this mindset and move into the abundance that God wants to release over you!
For those brave enough to hear the voice of the Lord in this season, there is going to come a complete turn around in financial and spiritual circumstances.
This is going to allow kingdom creatives to manifest such ideas the church has not yet seen. There will be a flourishing of the arts in such a way that a new reformation will take place.
In the 18th Century, the renaissance birthed the likes of Leonardo Da Vinci and Michel Angelo. Not only were their ideas and concepts forward thinking, but they were financially blessed and did not lack as their gifts made way for them. Their concepts and art changed the course of history and changed culture. In fact, we are who we are today because of their contribution to the world. Wouldn't you love to release a song, a painting, a poem, or lead worship and see that happen? I know I would. A supernatural renaissance among the creatives of the kingdom is about to take place again, and your'e a part of it!
A few years ago we were struggling in debt to the point that we began to resent the ministry. Every time I recorded an album, wrote a book, or travelled somewhere, we would fall backwards financially, to the point where it would take months, even a year just to get back to zero. After 20 years of this, my husband and I became frustrated and began to look at other ways to survive financially – all of these ideas did not involve ministry at all. We just could not see how we could thrive and do ministry. We felt stuck, because worship was all I had known. I didn't have any other skills!
It was in this season that I began to think about taking on some work that I had previously not enjoyed. But I knew it was financially stable. We were caught in the tension of providing for our kids and living the call that God had ordained upon us. It was at this point that I prayed a prayer that would radically change our lives.
"God give me an idea that will help us financially".
It was this simple prayer that catapulted us into a destiny that we could have never imagined. As I prayed these words over the course of a few months, an idea began to form in my head. But this idea was outside of my comfort zone, and beyond my current skill set. Now, 2 years later, we have seen The Lord radically transform our financial situation with this one idea. It has allowed us to do more creatively, become financially stable, and best of all – train others up in the arts and ministry.
2 years ago, this idea felt completely foreign to me and I doubted that I could even accomplish it. It was so beyond the drudge of what we had been doing, beyond what I thought were my talents, even beyond what I would have ever imagined. Yet, in that moment, God was answering that prayer by giving me an idea that would transform our world.
As I was thanking the Lord recently and pondering this, He clearly spoke to me and said "I am releasing an entrepreneurial anointing amongst my kingdom creatives. It's time for them to step out of poverty so they can truly create what they were born for!"
As exciting as this is, it will not be easy. For some, it will require a complete mindset shift as you re-think core beliefs you have had about yourself and your calling. But if you will be brave enough, God will release ideas to you that will radically shift your life into a higher calling where more of His gift will be released through you.
I believe there is some strategy involved in positioning ourselves for this new Heavenly download:
Ask God for an idea
It's a simple as that. Ask Him to reveal an idea to you that will help you become financially sustainable. Then just wait. Ask everyday if you have to. I asked for months! Eventually, an idea began to form that I knew was not my own. It took time because it was so different that what I had expected – it took me a while to truly hear what the Lord was saying.
It may be completely different from what you expected or have known
I have a friend who is a painter who also has made money buying homes and renting them out as Air Bnb's. I have another friend who is renovating houses on the side and has made a lot of money doing so. Another one of my friends is making money with bitcoin. These ideas are different than their artistic expression yet it has brought great fulfilment to them and provided for them in radical ways. Because of this they are able to create at a higher level without the tension of lack.
When I prayed for the Lord to give me an idea, I started to think of setting up a music school. I had done this in previous years and I enjoyed it, but it was still 'money for time' . It would require a lot of my time, a lot of one on one with people, and setting it up from home which meant it would disrupt our family life as we had students streaming in on a constant basis. Now, it wasn't a BAD idea, it would certainly financially provide for us, but it would take up a lot of time, and I would most likely have to cut down how I served ministry wise. So this idea, although it seemed the most profitable and practical, was also going take the biggest chunk of our time. For me to really hear what God was saying, I had to change my mindset.
When the idea finally came and I knew it was the Lord, it was so different than what I expected. He said, "Roma, how about creating online courses?" At first I laughed. I had no skills to do that or even the confidence to do it. Now, two years on and 16,000 students later, it has been a transformational idea that has allowed me to minister to more people than I could ever have imagined (including in my sleep)! And guess what? I'm more creative than I have ever been!
It will be entrepreneurial in nature
What is an entrepreneur? It is someone who is forward thinking, a leader. A person who is willing to take risks and try something new. Essentially this person is a pioneer. It is not someone who blindly works 9-5 in a job they hate to get a pay check at the end of the week.
An entrepreneur thinks beyond just 'making a living', BUT, they are also always thinking of how their ideas can be financially sustainable. The biggest thing I have learned in these last few years is that being in creative ministry doesn't mean you have to be broke. There are ideas and strategies God want's to release to you that will help you provide for your family and leave an inheritance not just for the nations with your art…but for your children!
Does this mean we must treat the ministry like a business? Absolutely not! But God wants to release to you ways that you can serve the kingdom that are also financially sustainable. Why? When you are provided for, you can release more of yourself and your gift. You will no longer hold back! You will be fully immersed in the delight of your calling!
We must denounce a poverty spirit that has tried to seep into the identity of God Artists across the globe.
For too long we have thought these two concepts go hand in hand – if you are an artist, you must suffer financially. For too long I have seen worship leaders, songwriters, painters and dancers fully giving themselves to their churches and ministries, consistently struggling. We have been those people. Of course it's not about the money, but this idea that we must 'suffer for art' is a lie the enemy is using to restrict creatives to only release a portion of what is in them.
It's time to challenge this core belief and pray against a spirit of poverty that has tried to strangle us. I have a friend who has done this recently. They began to call back the wealth from their generations that had been stolen. They challenged the idea that musicians needed to be poor. This person has seen a complete turn around – from crippling debt to extreme abundance. It's time to rebuke a spirit of poverty and live in the abundance the Lord has for you!
So today, if this is you, ask God for an idea. Think outside your current box. Denounce a poverty spirit and begin to call back the wealth of the generations that have gone before you. You are about to shine. You are about to challenge the kingdom of darkness with your gift fully alive. I speak blessing and favour of you and your ideas and I stand with you as kingdom creatives to release breakthrough with the sights and sounds of Heaven over the Earth.