AN OLD FORM OF TOP REVIVED

Colostomy irrigation to maintain continence: An old method revived.

Three dimensional ballistocardiography: an old tech- nique revived from research in microgravity

(1) Royal Military Academy, Brussels, Belgium (2) University of California, San Diego, USA Ballistocardiography (BCG) is a technique that had a large interest in cardiology between the fifties and eighties. Typically BCG consisted in the recording of mechanical acceleration (Acc), caused by cardiac activity, on a subject lying on a table. As Acc was recorded only in the 2-dimensions (2D) of the...

Exheritance — Class Generalisation Revived

We develop further the old idea that object-oriented languages could support also the inverse of inheritance (specialisation): generalisation or “exheritance”. It is easy as far as only interfaces are concerned, but attributes and method implementations cause problems. Renaming appears to be a very desirable language feature for exheritance. Combinations of inheritance and exheritance can be in...

Temocillin revived.

Resistance in Gram-negative pathogens is an increasing concern, with carbapenems often appearing as the only acceptable treatment option in serious infections. Reviving older compounds that have fallen into disuse may help to alleviate this burden. Temocillin (6-alpha-methoxy-ticarcillin) is resistant to most if not all classical and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases and to AmpC enzymes. It is ...

False images top form of scientific misconduct.

Famous cases of research fraud typically involve fabricated or falsified data, but the most common form of laboratory misconduct today involves scientists publishing microscopic images that don’t match original data — so-called image manipulation. The practice likely accounts for more than 70% of cases handled by the United States Office of Research Integrity (ORI), according to Susan Garfinkel...