Borderline thyroid function tests: so easy to look at, so hard to define

Why Is It So Hard to Define Software Architecture?

In recent years, software engineering researchers have elevated the study of software architecture to the level of a major area of study. A review of the published literature however, shows quite clearly that a unified view of software architecture has not been forth-coming. This paper contends that the existence of a "software architecture level of design" is based on the implicit assumption t...

Why is English so easy to segment?

Cross-linguistic studies on unsupervised word segmentation have consistently shown that English is easier to segment than other languages. In this paper, we propose an explanation of this finding based on the notion of segmentation ambiguity. We show that English has a very low segmentation ambiguity compared to Japanese and that this difference correlates with the segmentation performance in a...

Why make diversity so hard to achieve?

Another Look at “Just-So” Oscillations

We take another look at “Just-So” solar neutrino oscillations and characterize them by the energy at which the distance-varying angle is π/2. The SuperKamiokande spectrum can be fit with an energy in the range of 9-12 MeV. In this case, the pp neutrinos are reduced to half the standard solar model prediction and Be neutrinos must make up a significant part of the gallium signal, in contrast to ...

Is meatal stenosis so important as to discourage neonatal circumcision?

Introduction: Circumcision is proposed as the world’s oldest and most controversial operation and meatal stenosis as the most common complication of neonatal circumcision. Published studies in Iran are deficient regarding this complication. This research shows the rate of meatal stenosis in children less than one year in Birjand-Iran. Methods: This descriptive study incorporated all children y...