Stray Informatics

Oriental Medicine—Stray Jottings

Measurement of stray light and glare: comparison of Nyktotest, Mesotest, stray light meter, and computer implemented stray light meter.

AIM To evaluate the properties of devices for measuring stray light and glare: the Nyktotest, Mesotest, "conventional" stray light meter and a new, computer implemented version of the stray light meter. METHODS 112 subjects, divided in three groups: (1) young subjects without any eye disease; (2) elderly subjects without any eye disease, and (3) subjects with (early) cataract in at least one ...

Stray Voltage Problems in Agriculture

Small cancer cells don't stray

Small cancer cells don’t stray W anderlust is what makes cancer cells deadly. On page 437, Lamouille and Derynck show that anticancer drugs already in clinical trials might have an unexpected benefi t by turning the rogue cells into homebodies. Cancer cells often enlarge and crank up protein synthesis, presumably to support their racing metabolism. Before they metastasize, the cells undergo a t...

Medical Informatics: Concepts and Applications

Medical Informatics is a developing body of knowledge concerned with the use of information and communication technology in support of medical research, education and also for promoting health care delivery. The field focuses on the biomedical information, patient data, and also acquisition, storage, retrieval and optimal use of information for problem solving and decision making. The goal of m...