Changes will come, but we are strong

Editorial : We ' ve Come a Long Way but Are We

The two-part article on the development and implementation of a resident classification system for long-term care facilities by Cathy Charles and Corinne Schalm in this issue of the Journal merits special attention. The description of the process and work involved in attempting to develop an equitable funding arrangement for these facilities provides a good example of the contribution applied r...

Manifolds: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going

Descendants of algebraic kingdoms of high dimensions, enchanted by the magic of Thurston and Donaldson, lost in the whirlpools of the Ricci flow, topologists dream of an ideal land of manifolds – perfect crystals of mathematical structure which would capture our vague mental images of geometric spaces. We browse through the ideas inherited from the past hoping to penetrate through the fog which...

Will they come and will they stay?

Medical robotics: where we come from, where we are and where we could go

Medical robotics can be split in subfields depending on who has to be assisted by a robot; it can be:-The hospital: for instance for patient transportation and handling,-the patient: by providing him/her robotized prostheses or artificial organs, rehabilitation aids or assistance for every day tasks,-the clinician: by assisting his diagnostic or therapeutic tasks. This short note focuses on the...

Molecular Targets for Endometriosis Therapy: Where We Are and Where We Are Going?

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