Role models: expatriate gender diversity pipeline or pipe-dream?

A collaborative initiative: pipe dream or possibility?

Students of social sciences and economics are familiar with and have had lengthy discussions about the game theory known as the “prisoner’s dilemma.” The “prisoner’s dilemma” was created by Merrill Flood and Melvin Dresher in the 1950s and later formalized by Albert W. Tucker. The theory behind this game reveals why two people may not cooperate even if it is in the best interest of both parties...

Personalized pain medicine: pipe dream or reality?

967 May 2015 E FFECTIVE management of both acute and chronic pain using opioids requires finding an appropriate balance between analgesic effects and associated side effects. This balance is generally achieved by dose titration based on actual observed responses to the opioid agent and dose administered. Other than body mass and previous daily use of opioids, there are no well-accepted predicto...

Stimulation of regeneration in mammals: pipe dream or realistic goal?

This article covers a broad spectrum of mammalian regenerative phenomena, including the natural capacity for regeneration of organs and tissues and the classification of mammalian reparative responses. Several broad strategies have been formulated for the stimulation or enhancement of regeneration. Historically, the most common strategy has been to alter the environment surrounding a damaged or...

Cyberdeterrence between Nation-States Plausible Strategy or a Pipe Dream?

Tube Morphogenesis: No Pipe Dream in Drosophila

Tubular organs have characteristic lumen sizes that are generated during development. Recent studies of tubular systems in Drosophila have implicated intracellular vesicle transport as an important step in lumen expansion.