Prophylaxis and Aspergillosis — Has the Principle Been Proven?

Prophylaxis and aspergillosis--has the principle been proven?

Has Quantum cryptography been proven secure?

Quantum cryptography asserts that shared secrets can be established over public channels in such a way that the total information of an eavesdropper can be made arbitrarily small with probability arbitrarily close to 1. As we will show below, the current state of affairs, especially as it pertains to engineering issues, leaves something to be desired. keywords: Quantum cryptography, Reconciliat...

Neo-oogenesis: Has its existence been proven?

It was long believed that mammals are born with a fixed number of primordial follicles, each of which encloses an oocyte arrested at the diplotene step of meiotic prophase. Arising at or after birth, small numbers of primordial follicles become activated each day and enter a folliculogenic growth phase during which follicles either degenerate by atresia or complete maturation, resulting in ovul...

Does it help that efficacy has been proven once we start discussing (added) benefit?

Since the introduction of benefit assessment to support reimbursement decisions in Germany there seems to be the impression that totally distinct methodology and strategies for decision making would apply in the field of drug licensing and reimbursement. In this article, the position is held that, while decisions may differ due to differing mandates of drug licensing and reimbursement bodies, t...

Has acromegaly been diagnosed earlier?

PURPOSE We investigated whether acromegaly has been diagnosed earlier at the Niigata Medical and Dental University Hospital. METHODS Patients with acromegaly (n = 81) who underwent their first transsphenoidal surgery from 2006 to 2015 were reviewed. Two groups were compared: those who underwent surgery between 2006 and 2010 (n = 35) and those who underwent surgery between 2011 and 2015 (n = 4...