An Alternative Funding Mechanism

Are alternative funding plans a good idea?

M Godwin and colleagues are to be congratulated for their survey of the effect of an alternative funding plan on physician referrals; however, we have several concerns. First, the authors state that to interpret the “negative perceptions” of the respondents regarding the alternative funding plan one should “consider the confounding effect of other changes in the health care system in Ontario.” ...

An alternative pathophysiological mechanism for unstable angina.

An Alternative Mechanism for the Properdin System

Evidence is presented that phenomena ascribed to the properdin system may be explained in terms of classical antibody (Ab) in combination with three of the components of complement (C'), i.e., C'(1), C'(4), and C'(2) respectively. The results suggest that the complex of properdin (P) with zymosan (Z) represents a mixture of Z.Ab, Z.Ab.C'(1, 4), Z.Ab-C'(1, 4, 2), and Z.Ab.C'(1, 4, 2) in a decaye...

An Alternative Mechanism For Death by Crucifixion

From funding agencies to scientific agency: Collective allocation of science funding as an alternative to peer review.

"From funding agencies to scientific agency: Collective allocation of science funding as an alternative to peer review". EMBO Reports 15 (1): 1-121.