SNE Is Not NLE Is Not GME

SNE is not NLE is not GME.

It was with great interest that we read the article by Park et al reporting their comparative immunohistochemical studies on canine necrotizing meningoencephalitis (NME), necrotizing leukoencephalitis (NLE), and granulomatous meningoencephalitis (GME). As an adjunct to many previous studies, the authors investigated the usual candidates of inflammatory cells (B cells, T cells, macrophages) via ...

P-value: What is and what is not

The misinterpretation and misuse of p-value have been increasing for decades. In March 2016, the American Statistical Association released a statement to warn about the use and interpretation of p-value. In this study, we provided a definition and discussion of p-value and emphasized the importance of its accurate interpretation.    

health communication what it is and what is not

who is one locus mismatched sibling donor, who is not?

the most important factor in donor-recipient matching for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is their hla typing. for many patients, we can not find a full-matched donor. in high risk patients, one locus  mismatched related donors are suitable alternatives. (1, 2) since the matching of patients and their siblings usually is based on low resolution hla typing, the matching of one locus mism...

Knowledge, Not Funding is the Most Important Research Resource

In the last issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, Dr. Reza Afshari raised the question of what are the best scientific areas of focus of toxicology for “low income countries and how such research might be achieved (1). South-south collaboration, in which developing countries share resources, was one of the proposed solutions. Rather than limit discussion to “low income” coun...