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White Paper: Dercum’s Disease (Adiposis Dolorosa)

Posted on October 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Dercum’s Disease (also known as adiposis dolorosa) is a rare and poorly understood adipose-tissue disorder characterised by chronic pain in subcutaneous fat deposits (often lipomas) in the context of overweight or obesity. The etiology remains unclear, diagnostic criteria … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Expanding the Swiss Cheese Model Beyond Airplane Crash Investigations

Posted on October 17, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract The Swiss cheese model, originally developed by psychologist James Reason to analyze human and systemic errors in aviation safety, has evolved into a foundational framework for understanding complex failures across multiple layers of defense. This white paper explores the … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Biblical “Giants” and Contemporary Genetics: Text, Physiology, Population Variation, and Myth

Posted on October 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Biblical texts refer to unusually large people and peoples—Nephilim, Rephaim, Anakim, and individual figures like Goliath and Og. Careful textual analysis suggests the Bible depicts exceptional but human-scale tallness, not fantasy-scale beings. Modern science explains unusual height through … Continue reading →

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“Weaponized Autism” in Social Media Culture: Implications, Risks, and Responses: A policy-and-practice white paper

Posted on October 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract “Weaponized autism” is a slang phrase that has spread through online subcultures to describe the targeted mobilization of (stereotyped) traits associated with autistic people—hyperfocus, pattern-seeking, persistence, and technical sleuthing—for coordinated online campaigns (e.g., doxxing, harassment, OSINT dog-piles, or narrative … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Cultural Attitudes Toward Dogs: Moral and Behavioral Implications of How People Treat Animals

Posted on October 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper explores cross-cultural differences in attitudes toward dogs, situating them within wider moral systems that shape human–animal relations. From venerated companions in the West to ritually impure beings in parts of the Islamic world, and from livestock … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Origin and Spread of Restaurants: A Legal, Social, and Economic Analysis

Posted on October 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The modern restaurant—an establishment where meals are prepared, served, and consumed in exchange for payment—is a product of deep historical processes. Emerging in 18th-century France and spreading globally during the 19th and 20th centuries, restaurants reflect the intersection … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Best Practices for Recovery After Elbow Surgery

Posted on October 10, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Elbow surgery—ranging from fracture fixation and tendon repair to arthroplasty and ulnar nerve decompression—requires a complex and disciplined recovery process. Successful rehabilitation depends not only on surgical precision but also on systematic postoperative care, including pain management, physiotherapy, nutritional … Continue reading →

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The Correlation Between Patient Mood & Attitudes and Surgical Outcomes: A white paper for perioperative leaders, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and quality-improvement teams

Posted on October 10, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary A robust body of evidence links preoperative and perioperative psychological factors—especially depression, anxiety, catastrophizing, optimism, and expectations—to clinically meaningful surgical outcomes, including pain trajectories, complications, delirium risk, length of stay (LOS), readmissions, functional recovery, and in some populations, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Determining Causality And Responding To Contemporary Neurodiversity

Posted on October 7, 2025 by nathanalbright

How might we determine causality for the apparent massive rise in neurodivergence among youth, and then design interventions or policies to respond effectively? This is a complex, multidisciplinary problem. The white paper is organized in the following major sections: Executive … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Uses and Benefits of Travel Insurance: Risk Mitigation, Consumer Protection, and Global Mobility

Posted on October 4, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary International and domestic travel involves exposure to unpredictable risks—medical emergencies, trip cancellations, lost baggage, natural disasters, or geopolitical instability. Travel insurance functions as both a financial safety net and a confidence enabler, giving travelers the ability to mitigate … Continue reading →

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