It Is What It Is…. For Now

I-4: Is It Time Now to Cancel Fresh EmbryoTransfer

The implantation of embryo depends on the quality of the embryo and the receptivity of the endometrium. While the factors affecting embryo quality were optimized, the implantation rates did not reach the desirable levels. This directs the blaming for endometrial receptivity which already has been affected by supra-physiological levels of hormone, namely estradiol, in controlled ovarian hypersti...

health communication what it is and what is not

SOAP: What Is It and What Is It Good For?

Patrick Thompson is Director of Architecture at Rogue Wave Software, where he has been involved with SOAP bridging products and in exploring the uses of SOAP and XML protocols for the past year and a half. He is on the W3C XML Protocols working group and is involved in the OMG ́s CORBA/SOAP mapping work. He regularly speaks at industry conferences and is coauthor of the popular book The Elements...

Understanding Heritability: What it is and What it is Not

Copy Abstract: Commentators generally found our exposition of the concept of heritability helpful for psychologists, suggesting that we largely accomplished our primary goal. Many provided supplemental and helpful perspectives on concepts we addressed. A few of the comments indicated that we may not have been completely successful in making clear our secondary goal, which was to outline how her...

It Is What It Is: Searching for Truth

It has often been said that "To have wisdom means to have more questions than answers." When simply applied to the field of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFIDS/ME), there are certainly many more questions than answers generally speaking. However, for the National CFIDS Foundation (NCF) to run out of questions would imply that we have given up on learning about this disease and that definitely would...