Literacy at a Crossroads: Apocalypse and/or Opportunity?

Colposcopy at a crossroads.

New cervical cancer prevention strategies are arising from rapidly improving insight into human papillomavirus (HPV) natural history and cervical carcinogenesis, challenging the conventional roles of cytology and colposcopically directed biopsy as the reference standards of screening and diagnosis, respectively. HPV testing has high sensitivity but mediocre specificity and positive predictive v...

Wireless at a Crossroads

As they say, all good things must come to an end. After years of record profits and soaring subscriber numbers, the U.S. wireless market is now becoming saturated, with over 90% of adults in the U.S. owning a cell phone, according to Pew Research Center. The heady growth cannot continue without another swell of innovation spurring new sales, which does not appear immediately forthcoming. Pundit...

Corridors at Crossroads: Linear Development-Induced Ecological Triage As a Conservation Opportunity

The transportation infrastructure of a nation forms the backbone of its economic growth and social development, and, as a developing country, India is no exception. However, with imperatives to improve connectivity for economic and social growth, ecological costs are often at stake. Roads, old and new, cut through protected forests and connecting habitats, resulting in a plethora of ecological ...

Managed care at a crossroads.

Transplant Biology at a Crossroads

Feature M att Scott allows that he might not have been thinking too clearly that night in 1985 when the accident happened. After all, it was 2 A.M. when he and his friends returned home from a night of indulging in seasonal cheer, a few days before Christmas. That's when someone thought it might be fun to blow up the old firecracker that had been sitting around the house since midsummer. " I ha...