Reply to HC Stevens

Reflections on Surfaces: A Cross-Disciplinary Reply to Stevens

Researchers in psychology and in artificial intelligence agree on the theoretical importance of the perception of surfaces: Surface perception is crucial to any understanding of environments and to how we act within them. The two fields also agree that the area of research is complex but tractable. Moreover, there is a collective excitement that genuine progress is being made. Globally, the app...

Reply to: "Prognosis and management of Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis".

A retrospective analysis of 21 consecutive patients hospitalized with either Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis was carried out to assess morbidity and mortality rates and to establish the value of a specific management practice. Fourteen children with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and seven with toxic epidermal necrolysis were cared for at the Children's Memorial Hospital, Chica...

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Crossover from hc Õe to hc Õ2e current oscillations in rings of s-wave superconductors

We analyze the crossover from an hc /e periodicity of the persistent current in flux-threaded clean metallic rings toward an hc /2e-flux periodicity of the supercurrent upon entering the superconducting state. On the basis of a model calculation for a one-dimensional ring we identify the underlying mechanism, which balances the hc /e versus the hc /2e periodic components of the current density....

Stevens-Johnson syndrome due to strontium ranelate.

systemic steroids – initially intravenous hydrocortisone 100 mg 8-hourly for 3 days, followed by oral prednisolone 50 mg a day – as well as topical triamcinolone oral paste and an antiseptic mouthwash. She responded well to treatment. Strontium ranelate is a relatively new medication for the treatment of post-menopausal osteoporosis. It simultaneously increases bone formation and decreases bone...