The plastochron index: Still useful after nearly six decades

Primaquine revisited six decades after its discovery.

Primaquine was firstly synthesized in 1946 in the USA, and is the most representative member of the anti-malarial 8-aminoquinolines. Six decades have passed and primaquine is still the only transmission-blocking anti-malarial clinically available, displaying a marked activity against gametocytes of all species of human malaria, including multi-resistant Plasmodium falciparum strains. Primaquine...

After six decades of monitoring glacier mass balance we still need data but it should be richer data

This paper reviews data on glacier mass balance together with extra metadata on topography and climate to put the data into context. The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates of global average glacier mass balance may not be much different from simple averages. A more mathematically correct approach is to analyse long and continuous mass-balance series measured in diff...

Histopathological evaluation is still useful after bladder neck resection

The idea behind this paper [1] is novel and daring. Firstly, there are no previous papers looking into the actual necessity of pathological examination after removing a part of the urinary tract. And secondly, there are many possible implications after changing something that is widely considered as elementary and routine. The conclusion that might be drawn from this paper is that if you are on...

Six decades – and six different roles for the industrial

In Finland the role of the industrial designer has changed with time. When the professional practice of industrial design first started to form, the designer was a creator whose work was likened to that of the artist. In the sixties designers started to work in closer cooperation with the industry, and the designer became a member of a team together with the engineer and the marketing represent...

The K veim response: still useful, still a puzzle.