What Is Bright Is Not Always Gold

What is bright is not always gold.

To the Editor: The recent paper from Myerson et al1 on the “reliability” of formulae for calculation of echocardiographic left ventricular (LV) mass needs to be carefully considered. Quantitative echocardiography presents problems of reproducibility, but less than expected from initial studies performed without 2D guidance. There is evidence that the test-retest “error” of echocardiography is s...

P-value: What is and what is not

The misinterpretation and misuse of p-value have been increasing for decades. In March 2016, the American Statistical Association released a statement to warn about the use and interpretation of p-value. In this study, we provided a definition and discussion of p-value and emphasized the importance of its accurate interpretation.    

health communication what it is and what is not

What You See is Not Always What You Sign

A fundamental aspect of computer systems is that displaying and signing a digital document are separate and unlinked processes. In addition, the same digital document can be displayed differently on different systems. As a consequence it is difficult to determine what exactly has been signed, both from the signer’s and the verifier’s point of view. This paper discusses how confusion about the m...

Academic nepotism – all that glitters is not gold

Dear Editor With increasing emphasis on publications forfaculty recruitment, career advancementand obtaining research grants, the issues relatedto author kinship and academic nepotism havegrown significantly and these probably reflectthe inflationary growth rather than the optimalgrowth warranted due to increasing researchcomplexity. Allesina S (1) measured the fullmagnitude of nepotism in the ...