BACKGROUND The chain of trauma survival is a concept that originated in the area of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and was adapted to the treatment of trauma. In out-of-hospital cardiac arrest research into bystander first aid has resulted in improved outcome. Whereas, in trauma research the first link of the chain of survival is almost ignored. METHODS In OHCA, cardiopulmonary resusci...

Cooperation problems are at the heart of many everyday situations. In this paper, we propose a very simple and light-handed mechanism to sustain cooperation and test its performance in a rich laboratory environment. The mechanism moderates cooperation by controlling experiences, more specifically, it "manipulates" subjects’ initial beliefs by providing them with selective information about (un)...

www.thelancet.com Vol 380 August 18, 2012 629 Data, transformed through aggregation and analysis into useful information, are key elements for decision making. This notion is true in general and has become a precept for promotion of health and control of disease. Tobacco use globally is the main preventable contributor to poor health and premature death. In The Lancet, Gary Giovino and colleagu...

We are taking an information theoretic approach to the question of the best way to harmonise melodies. Is it best to add the bass first, as has been traditionally the case? We describe software which uses statistical machine learning techniques to learn how to harmonise from a corpus of existing music. The software is able to perform the harmonisation task in various different ways. A performan...

Reproductive techniques are improving the rate of successful pregnancy. However, there is great concern regarding the uterine factor, particularly after hysterectomy or in the case of congenital absence of this organ. In fact, these issues may affect between 3 and 5% of the general population (1), and regrettably, there is no treatment for this type of condition. However, uterine transplantatio...

A new stage in the conceptualisation of schizophrenia has begun. It is defined by greater optimism for the future for those who suffer from this disease, a future that is less damaging and fatalistic as the one postulated up until very recently. Today psychiatry stands in the middle of a crossroads. Research has achieved great advances and the time to consolidate an important qualitative change...