Thoughts on Forester: A Scientist's Zettelkasten
Some preliminary and early thoughts on Forester, a robust tool for scientists and mathematicians in developing and working with one's own Zettelkasten.
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Category Theory
An introduction to category theory designed to help students with some mathematics knowledge
Early Impressions of Bluesky
Initial impressions on a few months of Bluesky usage
Resources for Learning the Julia Programming Language
A non-exhaustive list of recommendations for how I suggest learning Julia to language newcomers
Step by Step Guide to Moving Your GitHub Repository to a GitHub Organization
How to move your GitHub repository into a GitHub organization
What Is Jevons Paradox?
An overview of Jevon's Paradox and selected examples
Lessons Learned from How I Use Anki
Some insights into how I use Anki and suggestions on how to get started
Notes on Managing Open Source Organizations
A collected overview on various comments from Julia organization organizers on how to effectively build up an open source organization
Site Collaboration in Network Studies
An overview on how sites participate as collaborators in a network study
Study Package Deficiencies
Existing deficiencies within study packages for network studies
Open Network Studies
An overview of the different types of network studies that exist
Study Design Suggestions
Suggestions on creating a network study design
Reviewing Quality of Study Code
Recommendations on ensuring code quality of network study packages
What Are Study Packages?
How OHDSI defines study packages as well as generally what these are
What Are Patient Cohorts?
An overview of patient cohorts
Roles in a Network Study Collaboration
Roles that can be found across network studies
Pursuing Venues for Publication
Identified venues I have found for a variety of different fields as well as resources
Checking Design of a Study
Some suggested techniques on designing a study protocol
Requirements for Running Network Collaborations
Common requirements in running an observational health network study
General Guidelines for Network Study Development
Guidelines that various groups have developed for working within the context of network studies
Finalizing an OHDSI Study Design
Outline for how to finalize OHDSI studies
Quality of Study Data
Recommendations and thoughts surrounding data quality for network studies
Revising and Managing Cohorts
How to review and revise cohorts in an observational health study
Deficiencies in a Study Collaboration
An overview on some of the deficiences of a network study collaboration
Study Package Requirements
What general requirements are made for network study packages
OHDSI Protocol Suggestions
Overview of OHDSI suggestions for an OHDSI protocol
A Fun Exploration of Perfect, Abundant, and Deficient Numbers
A computational treatment and exploration of abundant and deficient numbers
Developing a Robust Computable Phenotype Definition Workflow to Describe Health and Disease in Observational Health Research
Considerations and discussion on a workflow for developing computable phenotype definitions to define disease
Chapter 1: Sentential Logic
TODO
Learning What Every Undergraduate Mathematician Should Know about Proofs
Ultralearning project to learn the equivalent of an undergraduate maths or computer science student understanding of proofs and how to write them.
100 Million Patients: Julia for International Health Studies
JuliaCon proposal for giving a full length talk on using Julia in an international healthcare study
Asynchronous Workflow Using Julia Tutorial
A thorough tutorial on how to use Julia for asynchronous workflows to do many things, at once
How Big Is a Chunk?
An interesting foundation for the notion of 'chunking' in memory and education research
Making Math Flashcards Using Spaced Repetition Systems
Composite guide in using spaced repetition systems in learning maths
Achieving an Undergraduate Level Understanding of Graph Theory
Ultralearning project to learn the equivalent of an undergraduate maths of computer science student understanding of graph theory.
The Analogy between the Relativity of Simultaneity and Information Dissemination
A thought on the analogy between the relativity of simultaneity and information dissemination in consideration of Marshall MacLuhan's concept of the 'action and reaction'
Relativity of Simultaneity
An overview of Einstein's concept of Relativity of Simultaneity
Zettelkasten
An overview on the Zettelkasten note taking system as made popular by sociologist Niklas Luhmann.
Context-Aware Applications
Explains what is a context-aware application.
Aware Homes
A summary on what is an aware home, its history, and its applications
Principles of the Zettelkasten
General principles on how to create and use a Zettelkasten.
The Aware Home: A Living Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing Research
Gives an overview of the Georgia Tech Aware Home.
Health as a Spectrum
An idea that health can exist on a spectrum
Structural Racism
What is structural racism and how it emerges in societies
What Is Intersectionality and Intersectionality Theory?
An overview and summary on what is intersectionality and
Structural Intersectionality as a New Direction for Health Disparities Research
An introduction to intersectionality theory and medical sociological ideas at play within health disparities research
Fiber Products (Pullbacks)
An overview on fiber products aka pullbacks and their features within category theory
The Preimage of Elements, Sets, and Functions
How the preimage appears in elements, sets, and functions
Images of Elements, Sets, and Functions
An overview on determining the image of elements, sets, and functions
Clarifying Understanding of Coproducts
A line of questioning to ensure I understand what coproducts and disjoint unions are