Abstract In this paper, we explain the stability of top university ranks and discuss attempts to create national universities. Firstly, it is shown theoretically that in a world with differently-gifted poor rich students, three-tier system may become very stable, super league best research universities attract whether or poor. Secondly, empirically demonstrated half highest ranked enjoy stable ...

In recent medical history, a number of therapies that were widely adopted based on observational data or pathophysiological constructs turned out to be useless or even harmful when tested in randomized comparative effectiveness trials. These therapies not only harmed patients but also did a disservice to the practical education of medical students, residents, and fellows. These trainees effecti...

BACKGROUND An estimated 70 million people with disabilities need wheelchairs. To address this global crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed an eight-step wheelchair service provision model to ensure service quality regardless of resource setting. The International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP) aims to facilitate the integration of the WHO eight-step model into profess...

Two multistate United States Agricultural Experiment Station projects, North Central (NC)-1010 and National Research Support Project (NRSP)-8, collaborated on a joint presentation at the PAGXIII conference in San Diego, CA. The joint session consisted of presentations on current and future technologies for ruminant research. Topics ranged from genome discovery to tool applications. The current ...

The paper analyzes the geographical diffusion of system dynamics in academia using information on the affiliations of authors who have contributed to the System Dynamics Review. The paper develops and interprets a set of descriptive indicators that allow the identification of sustainable adoptions of system dynamics in a particular country. Longitudinal analyses indicate difficulties in the dif...

Evolution of Magnetic Fields in High Mass Star Formation: Linking field geometry and collapse for the W51 e2/e8 cores Ya-Wen Tang Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan & Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, P. B. Box 23-141, Taipei 10617,Taiwan Paul T. P. Ho Academia Sinica Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysi...

OBJECTIVE To better understand and characterize clinical excellence in academia by exploring the perspectives of clinically excellent faculty in the top American departments of medicine. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS Between March 1 and May 31, 2007, 2 investigators conducted in-depth semistructured interviews with 24 clinically excellent Department of Medicine physicians at 8 academic institution...