Sub-gingival posterior composites: How confident are you?

How confident are you in your study?

‘How many participants do I need for my study?’ During many years of providing statistical support to clinical researchers, this has been one of the most frequently asked questions. It is posed by medical students preparing dissertation projects through to seasoned professors preparing major grant proposals. The repetition of this question can be frustrating, but does at least indicate that the...

How Confident Do You Feel?

In this issue of Neuron, Fetsch et al. (2014) show that microstimulation of motion-sensitive neurons in the visual cortex (MT/MST) of primates mimics the addition of sensory information for which the stimulated neurons are selective. Such microstimulation increases the confidence that monkeys have in their decisions about motion direction.

How good are you?

As orthodontists, most of us believe that we are among the best in our community at what we do—straightening teeth. Of course, we know that alignment is not the only important outcome of orthodontic therapy. We also strive to produce a good occlusal result and a well-balanced face. But how do you measure the quality of your treatment results? Are you consistent? One method is to take and pass t...

Requirements Engineering: How Do You Know How Good You Are?

Organisations are seeking to improve the way they undertake engineering activities. There are numerous ways of doing this, one of which is to undertake an on-going process, or capability, enhancement activity. Praxis Critical Systems Limited provides support for such activity based primarily around the REVEAL ® requirements engineering method. By providing customised training and coaching in RE...

How 'child friendly' are you?