Revalidation for Anaesthetists: Will it be Effective, Evidence-Based and Practical?

D, L Glyceraldehyde- Will it be an effective Antiglycolytic Agent?

Aim: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of D, L Glyceraldehyde (GLY) with Plain Sodium Fluoride (NaF) as an antiglycolytic agent and its interferences in the estimation of Serum creatinine by Modified Jaffe′s method and Serum Sodium and Potassium by ion selective electrode(ISE) method. Materials and Methods: Eighty random blood samples were collected from the OP patient after obtaini...

Robotic surgery: will it be evidence-based or just "toys for boys"?

Author details Fiona J Stanley, FAFPHM, MFCCH, FRACP, Director1 Eric M Meslin, PhD, Director, Center for Bioethics; Assistant Dean for Bioethics; and Professor of Medicine; Medical and Molecular Genetics; and Philosophy 1 Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Centre for Child Health Research, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA. 2 Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind, USA. Corre...

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Peer Refereeing . . . Will it be Missed ? Alfred

1. Publish essentially as is; the only changes necessary are very simple typographical matters which can be changed by the editor. 2. Publish after author’s minor revision; the referee suggests points which must be changed before the paper meets the standards for publication. 3. Publish only if the author makes major revisions. (Perhaps the paper is much too long or is badly written. The revise...

Tomorrow's library: will it all be infrastructure?

The form in which knowledge is described and encapsulated has a major impact on the design of libraries and the functions performed within the library. Libraries as we known them have been primarily built to store and disseminate knowledge in book format. New technology and the changing needs of knowledge workers, which form important parts of the logocentric, practicentric, and democentric ele...