THE USES AND MISUSES OF VACCINES

The Hill equation revisited: uses and misuses.

The Hill coefficient is commonly used to estimate the number of ligand molecules that are required to bind to a receptor to produce a functional effect. However, for a receptor with more than one ligand binding site, the Hill equation does not reflect a physically possible reaction scheme; only under the very specific condition of marked positive cooperativity does the Hill coefficient accurate...

Uses and Misuses of Citation Frequency

About two years ago, I discussed in Current Content@ (C@ ) when and how it might be relevant to use citation analysis to evaluate faculty research. 1 On August 30, 1985, a symposium on the use and abuse of citation analysis was held at the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at the University of Strathclyde in Glasglow, Scotland. On that occasion, ISP’s dire...

Journal impact factor: uses and misuses.

s a lecturer of biomedical writing, I have usually been asked about the impact factor of journals and how authors can publish their scientific manuscripts in journals with high impact factors. This is particularly important for faculty members since recently, many officials in Iran evaluate the scientific merit of an article based on the impact factor of the journal that published it. Sometimes...

Uses and misuses of the STROBE statement: bibliographic study

Objectives Appropriate reporting is central to the application of findings from research to clinical practice. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) recommendations consist of a checklist of 22 items that provide guidance on the reporting of cohort, case-control and cross-sectional studies, in order to facilitate critical appraisal and interpretation ...

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