From Which Direction Does the Empire Strike (Back)?

The microbes strike back.

Charming Penguins Strike Back

By using the recent experimental measurements of B → ππ and B → Kπ branching ratios, we find that factorization is unable to reproduce the observed BRs even taking into account the uncertainties of the input parameters. Charming and GIM penguins allow to reconcile the theoretical predictions with the data. Because of these large effects, we conclude, however, that it is not possible, with the p...

Intelligence and obesity: which way does the causal direction go?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The negative association between intelligence and obesity has been well established, but the direction of causality is unclear. The present review surveys the recent studies on the topic with both cross-sectional and longitudinal data in an attempt to establish causality. RECENT FINDINGS Most studies in the area employ cross-sectional data and conclude (without empirical jus...

The Empire Strikes Back: a Posttranssexual Manifesto

The verdant hills of Casablanca look down on homes and shops jammed chockablock against narrow, twisted streets filled with the odors of spices and dung. Casablanca is a very old city, passed over by Lawrence Durrell perhaps only by a geographical accident as the winepress of love. In the more modern quarter, located on a broad, sunny boulevard, is a building otherwise unremarkable except for a...

Premature Ventricular Contractions strike Back

Address for reprints: Dr. Carlos Labadet Av. Almirante Brown 240 CABA e-mail: [email protected] A BIT OF HISTORY Historically, premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) were considered precursors of sudden cardiac death and, for many years, their mere presence was taken as an indication for prescribing antiarrhythmic agents. The concept that ventricular fibrillation (VF) and ventricular tachyc...