From Kharkov to Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv University

Tel-Aviv University

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Tel Aviv University

We all have strong intuitions about a connection between Coordination and the notion of "equivalence" (Hebrew: , תוליקש). This is reflected by the fact that researchers often use terms like ‘parallelism’, ‘similarity’, or ‘symmetry’ when providing structural definitions of coordinated constructions (e.g., Azar 1977; Haspelmath, 2007; Van Valin 1990). Certain questions, such as the following, re...

How to conduct research on overdiagnosis. A keynote paper from the EGPRN May 2016, Tel Aviv

Overdiagnosis is a growing problem worldwide. Overdiagnosis is the diagnosis of deviations, abnormalities, risk factors, and pathologies that in themselves would never cause symptoms (this applies only to risk factors and pathology), would never lead to morbidity, and would never be the cause of death. Overdiagnosis is often misinterpreted as overutilization or overtreatment. Overutilization, o...

Pancreas and kidney transplantation: Tel Aviv medical center experience.

DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY is still a major cause of end-stage renal failure (ESRF) in Israel. Successful pancreas or islet cell transplantation are currently the only therapies to achieve normoglycemia and exert favorable effect on secondary complications. Pancreas-kidney (PK) transplantation is an established treatment for type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) with ESRF. The aim of this...