Big Bad Bill is sweet William now

Big Bad Bill is sweet William now.

Is Big Truly Bad?

Dilation of the thoracic aorta is the primary risk factor for aortic dissection, a highly morbid and mortal condition with in-hospital mortality over 25%. Causal and often synergistic mediators of aortic dilation include sex, age, body size, hypertension, and inherited/congenital conditions such as Marfan syndrome and bicuspid aortic valve. However, these risk factors fail to explain the full e...

What is so bad about a big baby?

William "Bill" Back: an incisive geochemist and a great mentor.

Introduction William ‘‘Bill’’ Back (Figure 1) was one of the great ‘‘idea people’’ in low-temperature geochemistry during the blossoming of ground water hydrology in the latter half of the twentieth century. Prior to the1950s, most of the research in ground water chemistry was related to water quality and was carried out by chemists who rarely ventured into the field. Bill, Ivan Barnes, Bruce H...

I-4: Is It Time Now to Cancel Fresh EmbryoTransfer

The implantation of embryo depends on the quality of the embryo and the receptivity of the endometrium. While the factors affecting embryo quality were optimized, the implantation rates did not reach the desirable levels. This directs the blaming for endometrial receptivity which already has been affected by supra-physiological levels of hormone, namely estradiol, in controlled ovarian hypersti...