The detour that became a shortcut

Vitamin K: the coagulation vitamin that became omnipotent.

Vitamin K, discovered in the 1930s, functions as cofactor for the posttranslational carboxylation of glutamate residues. Gammacarboxy glutamic acid (Gla)-residues were first identified in prothrombin and coagulation factors in the 1970s; subsequently, extra-hepatic Gla proteins were described, including osteocalcin and matrix Gla protein (MGP). Impairment of the function of osteocalcin and MGP ...

When fieldwork takes a detour.

This study explored the experience of occupational therapists who encountered counterproductive events during their fieldwork training. Interviews were conducted to gather information regarding the participant's perception of factors that contributed to a negative fieldwork experience. The results were divided into major categories: (1) the role of the supervisor, (2) poor supervisory character...

A WordNet Detour to FrameNet

A case of bladder endometriosis that became symptomatic during the third trimester

Background The urinary tract endometriosis is observed in 1-2% of the patients and in 90% of these cases, there are endometriotic nodules in the bladder. With respect to knowledge, it is generally believed that pregnancy cures endometriosis. However in this case, symptoms developed during the third trimester of pregnancy. Case report We report a case of 31 year old, 30 week pregnant woman wit...

The Great Detour

This note comments on the state of macroeconomics, arguing that the ‘micro founded’ macro that developed after 1970s has been a wasteful detour. The paper will appear in a symposium in Homo Oeconomicus, vol. 27 (2), 2010, on the crisis and the response from the British Academy to the questions from the British Queen. JEL classification: E1, B41 By the beginning of the 2000s, a self-congratulato...