1. Abrams, Daniel Strogatz, Steven H. Cornell University McRobie, Allan Cambridge University A Coupled Oscillator Model of the Millennium Bridge Instability On June 10, 2000, London's new footbridge across the Thames opened to great acclaim. Within 48 hours authorities were forced to close the bridge, citing a dangerous lateral vibration induced by the large crowds. Using methods taken from mat...

As outlined, the Bethesda system for reporting gyne-cologic cytopathology (TBS) has been taken as a model for consensus building and reporting in thyroid-fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology. 1 The history of this process is reviewed in the article in this issue of the Journal by Cibas and Ali. 2 In parallel with the evolutionary path taken by the gynecologic materials, the current effort has ...

Chronic Airways Disease 17 Tockman MS. Comstock GW. Respiratory risk factors and mortality: longitudinal studies in Washington County, Maryland. Presented at the NHLBI Workshop on the Rise in COPD Mortality Bethesda, Md, 1987 (in press) 18 Kannel WB, Sorlie P Trends in respiratory symptoms, lung function and cigarette smoking in the Framingham Study. Presented at the NHLBI Workshop on the Rise ...

BACKGROUND The standard management in patients with thyroid nodules is to assess the risk of malignancy, based on cytological examination. On the other hand, there are thyroid patterns of ultrasound (US) image, associated with an increased risk of malignancy. The aim of our study was to create a diagnostic algorithm that would employ both data from US examination (expressed by a total score, ac...