Electric Currents through J-shaped and Non-J-shaped Flare Ribbons

J-Shaped Curves and Public Health.

Interventions that alter population-level risk exposure haveyieldedanumberof improvements inpublichealth. Tobaccotaxesareanexampleofsuchpopulation-basedapproachestodiseaseprevention. Inthecaseoftobacco,the harmsofshiftingtotalpopulationexposurethroughtaxationareminimal,becausethereisnosafelevelofconsumption. However, other risk factors do not exhibit the same linear relationshipbetweenexposurea...

The J-shaped distribution of citedness

A new approach for investigating the correlation between research quality and citation counts is presented and applied to a case study of the relationship between peer evaluations reflected in scholarly book reviews and the citation frequencies of reviewed books. Results of the study designate a J-shaped distribution between the considered variables, presumably caused by a skewed allocation of ...

Better research flattens the J shaped curve.

As you reach for your post-election glass of wine this weekend, or perhaps even something stronger, spare a thought for your brain. You may have been told that alcohol, when consumed in moderation, protects against dementia—an example of the workings of the famous “J shaped curve.” Sadly, as with cardiovascular health, the reported benefits of light to moderate drinking on brain health are now ...

Reappearance of the J-shaped curve.

So soon after we believed that the issue had been resolved concerning the existence of a J-shaped curve relationship between myocardial infarction mortality and the level of blood pressure associated with antihypertensive therapy, this “curve” phenomenon has reappeared. The relationship was said to exist when a higher mortality rate from myocardial infarction was found in hypertensive patients ...

The J-shaped curve: fact or fiction?