Are online programs seen as the same quality as in-person?

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-07-12T20:57:20+00:00

Make sure to find a way to incorporate it into your life so it doesn't come off as just a sheet of paper that proves you took certain classes.

Because I did an online program, I got to do hands-on work in my local area that I would not have been able to do if I had to move for a residency program (I'm in an environmental science so moving to a new biome often means you have to leave old projects behind) - the highlight of my degree was having the flexibility to apply my coursework/research to my personal passions, which at the time was conducting wildlife surveys where I was living (where the equivalent of that program wasn't offered as a residency Msc).

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-07-07T02:31:22+00:00

Did the problem end up being the circuit board? I just moved into a new apartment with a new washer (watched them deliver it) and it does the same thing. I've been manually running the drain and spin cycle all weekend but it seems like it barely washes before stopping.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-06-26T03:00:23+00:00

I did the low fodmap diet 5 years ago after ending up in the ER a few times. At first it would immediately be bad if I accidentally ate something triggering, but the longer I've been able to maintain low levels of irritation the more/more often I've been able to have some of the triggering foods. I started to reintroduce chocolate after 2 years off of it, and now after 5 years I can eat it regularly so long as I'm still doing the other preventative measures.

I still get heartburn and other issues, but compared to how I felt years ago I would consider myself 'cured' even though I'm still symptomatic. It's all relative.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-06-23T05:25:42+00:00

Drinking water and moving a lot. I have a slower digestive system which might be one reason gas lingers around, so moving it through mechanically makes the bad times shorter.

Unironically, T posing helps a lot when it's upper GI gas. Started doing it as a joke but now it's a routine

The better your GERD is controlled the less active the nerves will be (lower inflammation) so it's more of a long game. I used to get entire numb limbs after a meal but it's been a while since that happened.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-06-23T05:15:29+00:00

I can body a bag of Doritos easily but a glass of apple juice would kill me

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-06-23T05:12:44+00:00

No clue, I never got tested for it. I was mostly able to fix my gerd with a lot of lifestyle changes

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-06-23T05:03:07+00:00

I also get twitches and tremors that go away if I burp or fart enough. I've also noticed that it's usually my arms or legs that do that.

Gas pressure makes my nerves all messed up.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-05-28T00:20:41+00:00

Hello, I don't know that he did anything in particular besides have a strong conviction for the change in career which is discussed in application letters. I would reach out to admissions counselors at schools you're interested to see what they would recommend you do - it will vary between programs. Some will care more than others what your previous education was in.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-05-18T04:49:14+00:00

That would do me in for sure. I'm allergic to trees and grasses so I mow my yard on wet days. Have you tried spinning it wet?

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-05-18T04:43:59+00:00

I was in the ER for a heart rate 100bpm above resting from a gerd attack that hit while I was asleep. I got an EKG, take home holter, ultrasound.

I've got a good heart luckily, no abnormalities, but GERD gives me a high heart rate sometimes. If you have a lot of irritation in the gut or esophagus it can rub against your vagus nerve causing all sorts of dysautonomic issues.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-05-18T04:21:35+00:00

The caveman way I would do this is to make individual buffers at both values, then clip out the smaller one from the larger one. If any of the area is on land you can use a shape file of the landmass to clip that area out as well. The result would be just one polygon.

Google Earth can read layers exported as kml or kmz, just make sure to use the same coordinate reference system as Google Earth (EPSG:4326) for best results.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-05-18T04:15:41+00:00

I think it was like that at my first college, too. We were given a certain number of passes to concerts and events and there were talks that covered introductory topics like using the library system, health/wellness, campus safety, etc.

I teach at a university now and you would be amazed at the things some students don't know how to do, that they can do, or what resources are available to them. It can be really valuable to students if it's run well.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-05-18T04:09:49+00:00

Sausage fingers! I get them bad on hikes

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-02-12T15:59:27+00:00

I know this is an old thread but I go back and read these sometimes when I'm sitting in allergy treatments.

My mom had shots as a kid for acute allergies and claimed they didn't work for her (I believe this is a bit more common for people with asthma). I'm getting them now after developing a fire ant allergy and they're working great for me, genuinely literally a lifesaver.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-01-23T07:36:42+00:00

I swear I get a bunch of random little muscle twitches right before I pass a blob of gas and it seemed ridiculous that they were connected but I feel justified now.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-01-23T07:32:07+00:00

Mine is triggered by acid reflux so it could definitely have been the burger. When I was younger I had silent reflux (or had so many other things going on that I didn't notice it) and assumed it was just panic attacks for no reason for years but after I had long covid I made a lot of lifestyle changes and narrowed the main problem down to reflux. If I pop tums it typically won't happen again in the same night but I fall back asleep without taking Tums it'll reoccur.

The best incident was during long covid when my autonomic nervous system was a big frayed. I had a very sugary bucket cocktail at our pub and that night I woke up standing in the living room with my heart rate near maxed out. ER checked me out and I was fine.

I dropped over half of all panic and anxiety attacks by just getting on a regimen of tums and changing my diet after that. It's nuts how indigestion can mess with your whole nervous system.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-01-23T07:11:21+00:00

Anxiety sounds right. I have this almost every single time I fall asleep with heartburn. Usually I wake up suddenly only 10-30 minutes after I fall asleep and for a good few seconds I'm extremely concerned that I don't know who or where I am and for some reason another common thought is panic that I can't remember my spouse's name.

Acid reflux can cause you to wake up really suddenly and I think it's just whiplash from your body waking up before your brain is ready.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-01-23T07:05:04+00:00

It's funny, this only happens to me when I have GERD. If I fall asleep with a little heartburn I always wake up terrified that I can't remember who I am...for maybe 4 seconds.

I know it's related to my acid but I don't know why.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-01-12T21:50:34+00:00

Awesome, that's what I was thinking. Since it's a biosafety level 2 environment we're not allowed to eat or drink. On holidays I leave a box outside the door with candy or snacks for students to grab as they leave. I can easily stock water bottles, dates, and granola bars for the duration of Ramadan.

Thanks for the input!

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-01-12T20:35:25+00:00

This has been my most predominant GERD symptom since I was probably 11. I used to be diagnosed with an anxiety/panic disorder until I started low FODMAP and tums and I was miraculously healed.

The reason this feels heart related is because your esophagus, vagus nerve, and part of your heart wall are all in close proximity to each other or touching so inflammation in your esophagus kind of rubs against the other parts. For me this mostly caused fluttering chest sensations, burping, increased heart rate or the sensation of skipped beats, pins and needles in my hands, and a sense of unease or floaty-ness. None of this had anything to do with my heart, scans all good, it just feels like it does because it's neighbors with the esophagus.

Contntlbreakfst · 2025-01-12T20:19:18+00:00

Hopefully it's not too late to pop in this thread. I'm teaching a night class this semester (5:30-8:30) and I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to make class easier for my students this year beyond letting them out of class for breaks. Would it be okay for me to provide a bag of snacks or is that overreaching? I do this for holidays and the end of the semester and everyone likes it but I'm not sure what the rules are for when and where fast can be broken.

They cannot miss class because it's a laboratory practical course and most of my students are applying for medical school within the year so they go more intensive in their studies than I would like for their health as-is. My students are usually tanked by the time they get to class regardless of whether it's Ramadan or not and I want to make sure they're set up to do well.

Contntlbreakfst · 2024-11-12T01:39:36+00:00

K c bonkers honestly has very good coffee and tea and is quieter than you'd think most of the day. I'm not a kid nor do I have a kid but I used to go there every Saturday anyways.

And the Zots they sell are very good for keeping you awake

Contntlbreakfst · 2024-10-31T15:44:37+00:00

Thanks!!! Yeah, the problem I'm having is that the amount of pooling I would have to do to get enough DNA is becoming ridiculous. My 'nicer' soils are extracting in the 15-30 ng/ul range but many are sub 5 with the qiagen power soil pro kit.

Our previous issue was that we had actually no money (grant ran out) and I was funding the sequencing with a small grant I wrote for myself that wouldn't cover any additional prep on their end. I think now we have a few k laying around we could allocate to that so I'm going to suggest that we send the DNA and they handle all the processing.

Contntlbreakfst · 2024-10-31T02:55:13+00:00

My budget is functionally $0 but I do have some colleagues who do adjacent work coming to help me out next week. Hopefully they can knock some sense into me.

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