Risk Factor Roulette

Synaptic roulette

advances, it's now possible to get an in-depth look at cellular processes. These images show three-dimensional Monte Carlo simulations of synaptic variability at the vertebrate neuromuscular junction. The simulations were created using the MCELL computer program. In the image at top right, highly convoluted synaptic membranes have been reconstructed; the cleft face of the muscle membrane is lig...

Variance Reduction for Russian-roulette

Predicting the outcome of roulette.

There have been several popular reports of various groups exploiting the deterministic nature of the game of roulette for profit. Moreover, through its history, the inherent determinism in the game of roulette has attracted the attention of many luminaries of chaos theory. In this paper, we provide a short review of that history and then set out to determine to what extent that determinism can ...

American roulette--contaminated dietary supplements.

In one of the most dangerous cities in the United States, one portly police sergeant has more to worry about than crime. His doctor had been encouraging him for years to lose weight, and like millions of other Americans, he decided to try a weight-loss supplement to help him shed his extra pounds. But instead of losing weight, he lost his job. According to the label, his diet pills, which were ...

American Roulette — Contaminated Dietary Supplements