The Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty is an American research and educational institution, or think tank, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, (with an office in Rome) whose stated mission is "to promote a free and virtuous society characterized by individual liberty and sustained by religious principles". Its work supports free market economic policy framed within Judeo-Christian morality. It has been alternately described as conservative and libertarian. Acton Institute also organizes seminars "to educate religious leaders of all denominations, business executives, entrepreneurs, university professors, and academic researchers in economics principles.
is the case of most edited volumes, the book's theme loosely ties together otherwise disparate contributions.The book's value, then, cannot be judged based on internal coherence or systematic exposition but whether any of the individual contributions make significant advancements in their fields.
AID systems aim to reduce mental burden experienced by people with diabetes by automatically adjusting insulin delivery in response to real-time glucose levels; however, systems still require pre-meal boluses for optimal outcomes. A system providing an automatic bolus response (‘AutoBolus’) to rising glucose levels (e.g., after meals) lessens user burden and reduces hyperglycemic events by compensating for missed or under-estimated pre-meal boluses. We propose a novel method to deliver an AutoBolus based on rising glucose levels via a machine learning based meal detection algorithm. AutoBolus meal detection is paired with a two-part novel insulin delivery scheme with an immediate safe upfront delivery, followed by temporarily tuning AID algorithm parameters to progressively respond to the post-prandial glucose response by delivering additional insulin. If a decreasing glucose condition is detected, the AID algorithm parameters revert to baseline. In-silico simulation demonstrates AutoBolus increases time in euglycemia by as much as 11% in adolescents, 8% in adults, and 6% in children for missed boluses for three meals in a 24-hour period. Our results show that the proposed AutoBolus insulin delivery partially compensates for missed pre-meal boluses increasing time in euglycemia, reducing user burden. Figure. Illustrative diagram showing the two-part novel insulin delivery scheme upon meal detection. Disclosure R.Narayanaswami: None. Y.Zheng: Employee; Insulet Corporation. W.J.Whiteley: Employee; Insulet Corporation. M.Sevil: None. S.Salavati: Employee; Insulet Corporation.
When we think of Google supporting the fake news industry, the first thing that comes to mind is how, as described in the previous chapter, it serves up an audience with its various search products. However, there is an entirely separate way—less obvious but extremely influential—that Google supports the fake news industry: financially through ad revenue. The first half of this chapter focuses on the mechanics and scale of Google's algorithmic ad distribution system, the extent to which it funds fake news organizations, and the reluctant steps Google has taken over the years to curtail this dangerous flow of funds.
