Tolerated Pains, Ignored Sorrows

Sorrows of Old Antitrust

At the intersection between intellectual property protection and antitrust, the Microsoft case has now become a synecdoche, a part for the whole: the browser war has indeed evolved as a marginal skirmish that should be interpreted in the light of a more general IPR war. The paper describes the peculiar aspects and the questions that remain unsolved in the Microsoft case and points at the hidden...

Ignored Architecture, Ignored Architect

Let's face it: Having to deal with a software architect can be, well, also funny – but not necessarily constructive. Any influential person is highly visible and evokes emotional reactions. Personality clashes can lead to mutual ignorance, and team members might deliberately choose to ignore the architect at least occasionally. Sometimes the architecture itself gives good reasons to ignore it. ...

Growing Pains

CONTEXT The term growing pains describes a common, benign syndrome of recurrent discomfort that occurs in young children. First described in the 1800s, the etiology of this condition remains unclear. The peak incidence does not correspond to a time of rapid growth. Children typically report bilateral pain in the lower extremities that occurs late in the day or at night. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION T...

Orofacial Pains

1Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Tehran, Iran 2Department of Dental Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran 3Programme in Experimental Medicine and Therapy, Doctoral School in Life and Health Sciences, Maxillofacial Surgery Section, Surgical Sciences Department, S. Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Turin, Turin,...

Growing pains.