“All models are wrong but some are useful" [1]. We address the problem of identifying which diagnosis models are more useful than others. Models are critical to diagnostics inference, yet little work exists to be able to compare models. We define the role of models in diagnostics inference, propose metrics for models, and apply these metrics to a tank benchmark system. Given the many approaches...

An analysis of the climate parametrization scheme adopted by conventional forest gap models revealed that most models assume a constant climate and are difficult to calibrate consistently. Tree growth showed unrealistically sensitive threshold effects along ecological gradients of temperature and precipitation. A new parametrization was compared with its predecessors in terms of the model's cap...

Title: Oscillometric measure of blood pressure detects association between orthostatic hypotension and depression in population based study of older adults Author's response to reviews: see over Dear Sir/Madam The authors would like to thank the reviewers for their comments and suggestions with regard to the manuscript entitled 'Oscillometric measure of blood pressure detects association betwee...