International conferences: are they any use?

International conferences: are they any use?

Subtypes of social phobia: are they of any use?

This study investigated the existence of DSM-IV social phobia subtype models in the community. Data came from the Dresden Predictor Study of a representative sample of 1877 German women (aged 18-24 years) who completed a diagnostic interview and filled out various self-report questionnaires. The number of feared social situations was distributed continuously without a clear-cut for delineation ...

Biotherapies: are they just like any other drugs?

"Biotherapies" include both biopharmaceuticals and cell and gene therapies. Biopharmaceuticals are macromolecules created by biotechnologies. In the case of monoclonal antibodies, the starting dose to be given to Humans is difficult to select because there may be no relevant animal model. At the time of registration, the knowledge of the mechanism of action of monoclonal antibodies is insuffici...

Are Software Metrics Really Any Use?

This statement, when applied to software engineering, reflects harshly upon the software engineer that believes themselves to really be a computer scientist. The fundamentals of any science lie in its ability to prove or refute theory through observation. Software engineering is no exception to this yet, to date, we have failed to provide satisfactory empirical evaluations of many of the theori...

The Economics of International Conferences

I deally, an international conference provides a meeting place where the participants can present and discuss new ideas, research topics, and results. Exposure to state-of-the-art work should help to identify interesting research tracks for today and define new directions for the future. While attendees should get an introduction to high-quality research, conferences should give presenters the ...