Infertility specialists counsel caution over frozen eggs

Introducing pentavalent vaccine in the EPI in India: a counsel for caution.

A similar feeling of sadness and betrayal was evoked by the report of National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI) sub-committee on Haemophilus influenzae B (Hib) published recently3. On December 14, 2009, the Health Secretary chaired a meeting to discuss the policy framework for vaccine preventable disease in the country. Invited to this meeting were the chairperson, vice-chairper...

Over-caution of Large Committees of Experts

In this paper, we demonstrate that payoffs linked to a committee member’s individual vote may explain over-cautious behavior in committees. A committee of experts must decide whether to approve or reject a proposed innovation on behalf of society. In addition to a payoff linked to the adequateness of the committee’s decision, each expert receives a disesteem payoff if he/she voted in favor of a...

Deciding custody of frozen embryos: many eggs are frozen but who is chosen?

Frozen water waves over rough topographical bottoms.

The propagation of surface water waves over rough topographical bottoms is investigated by the multiple scattering theory. It is shown that the waves can be localized spatially through the process of multiple scattering and wave interference, a peculiar wave phenomenon which has been previously discussed for frozen light in optical systems [Nature 390, 661 (1997)]]. This paper demonstrates that...

Caution over use of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.