The Open Door

Platform—Open Door Dilemma

How are hospitals supposed to cater for patients who are a security risk and still pursue a progressive, 'open door' policy with the majority of their patients? Dr. Norman Imlah, medical director of All Saints Hospital, Birmingham, puts the case for closed special units. advances in the treatment and management of the mentally ill in Britain have brought problems for the legislators, but none m...

Open Door Controversy

Open Door: Encouraging Welcome Ca

Brandon Burr & Andy Stanford University, Department of Computer Science 353 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 {bburr, andyszy}@stanford.edu ABSTRACT Past forays into mobile context applications have focused on preventing unwanted communications in a work environment. Open Door is a system for sharing status on mobile phones that encourages welcome calls and lowers barriers to communication in a so...

Gluconeogenesis in cancer: door wide open.

Zhang et al. (1) make a valuable contribution to the field of cancer metabolism, showing that the tumor suppressor p53 down-regulates the gluconeogenic key enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK, PCK1) via histone deacetylase sirtuin 6. The authors conclude that inhibition of gluconeogenesis may contribute to the tumor-suppressive function of p53. Gluconeogenesis, a reverse glycolysis ...

The Midterm Surgical Outcome of Modified Expansive Open-Door Laminoplasty

Laminoplasty is a standard technique for treating patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Modified expansive open-door laminoplasty (MEOLP) preserves the unilateral paraspinal musculature and nuchal ligament and prevents facet joint violation. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the midterm surgical outcomes of this less invasive technique. We retrospectively recruited ...