AI Detects Heart Failure From One Beat

Heart failure has been in the news a lot lately. It used to be the disease of older people, but younger ones (40-50) are gaining. The negative trend for younger people is mostly related to lifestyle. For us older (and wiser?) people, nearly 10 percent of those over 65 are afflicted with some form of […]

How Dogs Sniff Their World

Since I was a child I knew dogs were quite good at sniffing. As I get older, I get more curious about things. Why dogs are better sniffers is intriguing. The New York Times, for Learning From Dogs as They Sniff Out Their World, interviewed Dr. Alexandra Horowitz, a professor of cognitive science who runs the Dog Cognition […]

Publications by John R. Patrick | Attitude LLC

It seems like I have been writing papers for a long time. Engineering school did not require any I can recall. However, I wrote a thesis (included here) for my masters degree back in 1971. Then I went dark for a long time until I got heavily involved with Internet technology, while I was at […]

My Doctoral Journey – Part 9

A number of readers, and the university, have asked me if I would recommend University of Phoenix. It depends. I had searched for an accredited, online, healthcare-related doctoral program. U of P was the best one I could find. The structure of the program, with 25 online courses and three 7-10 day residencies in your choice […]

My Doctoral Journey – Part 8

As of today, it has been 43 months since my August 2010 decision to begin a doctoral journey. At my last update, on December 21, I thought I was a few weeks away from completion. I was in for a surprise, as the process for completing a dissertation along with the necessary approvals turned out to be nothing […]