The Comet of April (Comet II.) 1854

The evo-devo comet.

In his inspiring book Ontogeny and Phylogeny (1977), the late Stephen J. Gould explained why develop mental biology and evolution, two essential domains of the life sciences, had diverged during the course of the twentieth century; both disciplines had to reach independently a platform of mutual understanding, a theoretical framework wherein concepts are understood and accepted by both parties....

The comet initiative

There is growing recognition that insufficient attention is paid to the outcomes measured and reported in clinical trials. Selection of outcomes is crucial to trials designed to compare the effects of different interventions. For the findings to influence policy and practice, the chosen outcomes need to be relevant to patients and the public, healthcare professionals and others making decisions...

The Spectrum of Comet Austin

as Fig. 1 in a slightly modified form. Green et at. note that the 1128 A transition is optically forbidden because it occurs between two even parity oxygen atom states, whereas the selection rules permit transitions between odd and even parity only (2). However, they do not say that the 79176 A (7.92 gum) transition is equally forbidden, as both relevant states are odd (3). It is also forbidden...

2 the Comet Architecture 2

The COMET Sleep Research Platform

INTRODUCTION The Comparative Outcomes Management with Electronic Data Technology (COMET) platform is extensible and designed for facilitating multicenter electronic clinical research. BACKGROUND Our research goals were the following: (1) to conduct a comparative effectiveness trial (CET) for two obstructive sleep apnea treatments-positive airway pressure versus oral appliance therapy; and (2)...