I finished editing a new client's manuscript two days ago, but my brain won't quit thinking about it. Why? This is because this paper presents an interesting feature based on solid data. However, I felt one important conclusion was drawn without careful consideration. So, I debated: to speak out, or not. I initially intended to provide scientific editing, meaning that I would help to improve a manuscript's scientific merit. That turned out to be impossible, partly because I edit many papers that are beyond my training (as an ocean modeler). So, I switched to offering English editing, meaning that I will fix the language (even if the content may be wrong). Well, once in a blue moon, a paper may impress me so much so that I start to think about it even after I have finished editing. It's risky to raise my concern over a paper that is beyond my expertise, but sometimes taking a risk has its advantages, too... At least in this case, my concern was well received by the client, which made me very happy. I wish I could edit more papers that interest me...
英语原文:AAAS 汉语译文:cast 双语文本对照处理:邹晓辉 第二章 数学的性质 Chapter 2: THE NATURE OF MATHEMATICS 数学 依靠的是 两样东西: 逻辑与创造。 而人们对数学的追求则有两个目的:各种实用的目的以及数学的内在趣味。对于一些人,这里不仅仅指职业数学家, 数学的精髓 在于它的美妙和它对于智力的挑战。对于另一些人,包括许多科学家和工程师, 数学的首要价值 是它如何能够被应用于他们的工作之中。因为数学 在现代文化中扮演着中心的角色 ,所以对 数学性质 的基本了解成为 科学素养 的需要。要做到这一点,学生需要将数学视为 科学活动 的一部分,了解 数学思维的本质 ,并熟悉重要的数学 概念和技巧 。 Mathematics relies on both logic and creativity , and it is pursued both for a variety of practical purposes and for its intrinsic interest. For some people, and not only professional mathematicians, the essence of mathematics lies in its beauty and its intellectual challenge. For others, including many scientists and engineers, the chief value of mathematics is how it applies to their own work. Because mathematics plays such a central role in modern culture , some basic understanding of the nature of mathematics is requisite for scientific literacy . To achieve this, students need to perceive mathematics as part of the scientific endeavor, comprehend the nature of mathematical thinking , and become familiar with key mathematical ideas and skills . 本章 重点突出 作为 科学探索 之一部分的数学,然后是作为一个过程或一种思维的数学。涉及数学概念的建议将在第九章“ 数学世界 ”中给出,有关数学技巧的建议则包括在第十二章“ 思维习惯 ”中。 This chapter focuses on mathematics as part of the scientific endeavor and then on mathematics as a process, or way of thinking. Recommendations related to mathematical idea s are presented in Chapter 9, The Mathematical World , and those on mathematical skill s are included in Chapter 12, Habits of Mind . ■ 建 议 规律与关系 PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS 数学是研究 规律和关系 的科学 。 作为一门 理论学科 ,数学探索 抽象概念之间的关系 ,并不考虑这些抽象在现实世界是否存在对应的事物。 这些抽象概念 可以是 从一串数列到几何图形,到方程式的任何事物。譬如:“能否形成质数之间的区间规律 ? ”作为一个理论问题, 数学家只关心找出这种规律,或者证明其不存在 ; 而不管它是否有用。 又如,在正多面体的体积近于零时,数学家推导其表面积的改变的表达式时,并不考虑几何学中正多面体与现实世界中的物体是否一致。 Mathematics is the science of patterns and relationships . As a theoretical discipline, mathematics explores the possible relationships among abstractions without concern for whether those abstractions have counterparts in the real world. The abstractions can be anything from strings of numbers to geometric figures to sets of equations. In addressing, say, "Does the interval between prime numbers form a pattern?" as a theoretical question, mathematicians are interested only in finding a pattern or proving that there is none, but not in what use such knowledge might have . In deriving, for instance, an expression for the change in the surface area of any regular solid as its volume approaches zero, mathematicians have no interest in any correspondence between geometric solids and physical objects in the real world. 理论数学研究的中心是在每个学科领域中确定少量的基本概念和规则,从这些概念和规则中能通过逻辑演绎得出该学科领域的其他一切有意义的概念和规则 。 和其他科学家一样,数学家 对发现先前不相关的数学分支间的联系,或从某些更综合的理论中推导出它们之间的关系特别感兴趣。 许多人认为数学的奥妙不在于发现它的完美和复杂,相反在于 找到最经济和简单的表述和论证。 随着数学的不断进步,人们发现了各自发展的数学分支间越来越多的联系,例如代数的符号表达方式和几何空间表达方式之间的关系。 这些相互交叉的联系使人们能洞察各个分支学科的发展,同时也能加强对整体结构的正确性和同一性的理解。 A central line of investigation in theoretical mathematics is identifying in each field of study a small set of basic ideas and rules from which all other interesting ideas and rules in that field can be logically deduced. Mathematicians, like other scientists, are particularly pleased when previously unrelated parts of mathematics are found to be derivable from one another, or from some more general theory . Part of the sense of beauty that many people have perceived in mathematics lies not in finding the greatest elaborateness or complexity but on the contrary, in finding the greatest economy and simplicity of representation and proof. As mathematics has progressed, more and more relationships have been found between parts of it that have been developed separately—for example, between the symbolic representations of algebra and the spatial representations of geometry. These cross-connections enable insights to be developed into the various parts; together, they strengthen belief in the correctness and underlying unity of the whole structure. 数学也是一门应用科学 ,许多数学家将注意力放在解决现实世界中发生的问题上。他们探讨数学的规律和关系。在研究中,数学家使用的技巧和研究理论数学采用的技巧类似。 其区别主要在于目的不同 。应用数学家与理论数学家相反,注重实用性。他们在研究上面提到的质数规律时, 可能研究质数的区间规律,从而开发出一个新的数字信息编码系统 。他们解决面积和体积关系问题时, 把它作为研究晶体特性模型的一个步骤 。 Mathematics is also an applied science . Many mathematicians focus their attention on solving problems that originate in the world of experience. They too search for patterns and relationships, and in the process they use techniques that are similar to those used in doing purely theoretical mathematics. The difference is largely one of intent . In contrast to theoretical mathematicians, applied mathematicians, in the examples given above, might study the interval pattern of prime numbers to develop a new system for coding numerical information , rather than as an abstract problem. Or they might tackle the area/volume problem as a step in producing a model for the study of crystal behavior. 理论数学和应用数学的 研究结果常常互相影响 。理论数学的发现常常 ( 有的在几十年以后 ) 产生无法估计的价值。 例如 ,对随机事件的数学性质研究,后来导致人们用它改进社会科学和自然科学的实验设计。 相反,为了解决公平地收取长途电话费问题,数学家发明了复杂网络数学。 理论数学与其他科学不同,它不受现实世界的限制 。但是,从长远观点来看, 它的贡献在于 能使人们更好地理解这个世界。 The results of theoretical and applied mathematics often influence each other. The discoveries of theoretical mathematicians frequently turn out—sometimes decades later—to have unanticipated practical value. Studies on the mathematical properties of random events, for example , led to knowledge that later made it possible to improve the design of experiments in the social and natural sciences. Conversely, in trying to solve the problem of billing long-distance telephone users fairly, mathematicians made fundamental discoveries about the mathematics of complex networks. Theoretical mathematics, unlike the other sciences, is not constrained by the real world , but in the long run it contributes to a better understanding of that world. 数学、科学和技术 MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY 从某种意义上来说,数学的 抽象性 使它具有其他人类思维活动所不具有的 通用性 。数学可以在商业、工业、音乐、历史、政治、运动、医学、农业、工程以及社会科学和自然科学中应用。 数学同其他基础科学和应用科学的 关系极其紧密 。 这是出于多种原因,包括以下几个方面: Because of its abstractness , mathematics is universal in a sense that other fields of human thought are not. It finds useful applications in business, industry, music, historical scholarship, politics, sports, medicine, agriculture, engineering, and the social and natural sciences. The relationship between mathematics and the other fields of basic and applied science is especially strong . This is so for several reasons, including the following: ■ 科学和数学结盟具有悠久的历史,可以追溯到许多世纪以前。 科学为数学提出了值得研究的有趣问题,数学为科学提供了有力的用于分析数据的工具。 数学家出于自身爱好研究出来的抽象范式,日后科学就会发挥出很大作用。 科学和数学都试图找出事物的一般规律和关系 ,从这一意义来说,它们都是科学事业的一部分。 The alliance between science and mathematics has a long history, dating back many centuries. Science provides mathematics with interesting problems to investigate, and mathematics provides science with powerful tools to use in analyzing data. Often, abstract patterns that have been studied for their own sake by mathematicians have turned out much later to be very useful in science. Science and mathematics are both trying to discover general patterns and relationships , and in this sense they are part of the same endeavor. ■ 数学是科学的 主要术语 。 在准确表达科学概念时,数学符号具有极高的价值。 例如: a=F / m ,这不只是将物体的加速度等于作用于物体的力除以物体的质量这一概念简化成公式,而且也是对这些变量关系的准确表述。 更重要的是, 数学提供了 科学的法则 ——即严格地分析科学概念和数据的 原则 。 Mathematics is the chief language o f science. The symbolic language of mathematics has turned out to be extremely valuable for expressing scientific ideas unambiguously. The statement that a=F/m is not simply a shorthand way of saying that the acceleration of an object depends on the force applied to it and its mass; rather, it is a precise statement of the quantitative relationship among those variables. More important, mathematics provides the grammar of science — the rules for analyzing scientific ideas and data rigorously. ■ 数学和科学具有许多 共性 。包括都具有对 可以理解的规则 的信念; 想象力和严格逻辑 的相互影响; 诚实与公开 的思想; 同行评论 的极端重要性; 第一个取得重大发现 的价值;国际范围和随着大功率电子计算机的发展, 运用电子计算机技术,开辟新的研究领域 。 Mathematics and science have many features in common. These include a belief in understandable order ; an interplay of imagination and rigorous logic ; ideals of honesty and openness ; the critical importance of peer criticism ; the value placed on being the first to make a key discovery ; being international in scope; and even, with the development of powerful electronic computers, being able to use technology to open up new fields of investigation. ■ 数学和技术的 互动富有成效。 例如 ,数学中的因果关系和逻辑推理对设计计算机硬件和编程技术做出了重大贡献。 数学对工程学也做出了更广泛的贡献。用数学描述一个复杂系统的特性时可以用计算机模拟它。在模拟时,还可以修改设计特点和操作条件,以便找出最佳设计方案。 计算机技术则开辟了一系列全新的数学领域 ,甚至在验证的性质上也是如此。它将继续帮助解决曾经令人却步的问题。 Mathematics and technology have also developed a fruitful relationship with each other . The mathematics of connections and logical chains, for example , has contributed greatly to the design of computer hardware and programming techniques. Mathematics also contributes more generally to engineering, as in describing complex systems whose behavior can then be simulated by computer. In those simulations, design features and operating conditions can be varied as a means of finding optimum designs. For its part, computer technology has opened up whole new areas in mathematics , even in the very nature of proof, and it also continues to help solve previously daunting problems. 数学探索 MATHEMATICAL INQUIRY 运用数学表达概念或解决问题, 至少包括三个步骤 : (1) 抽象地表现事物的某些方面; (2) 运用逻辑原理进行抽象思维,发现新的关系; (3) 注意新的关系对原有问题是否有用。 Using mathematics to express ideas or to solve problems involves at least three phases: (1) representing some aspects of things abstractly, (2) manipulating the abstractions by rules of logic to find new relationships between them, and (3) seeing whether the new relationships say something useful about the original things. 抽象和符号表述 Abstraction and Symbolic Representation 数学思维常常由抽象开始,这就是说,注意两个或者两个以上事物的共性。 不论是现实的,还是假设的, 事物的共性 都可以用符号表示,如数字、字母、标记、图表、几何制图以及文字。 所有数字都是抽象的产物, 它们代表一组物体或事件的 规模 ,或者代表一组事物的 顺序 。圆形就是从人的脸、花朵、车轮或者扩散的波纹引申出来的一个抽象概念。字母 A 可能是从任何形状物体的表面积、所有做加速运动的物体或者从所有具有某些特性的物体抽象而成。符号“ + ”代表加法过程,不论是加苹果、加橘子、加小时或者加英里/小时,都可以用这个符号表示, 不仅可以对具体物体或过程进行抽象,也可以对抽象本身再抽象,如数字的种类 ( 如偶数 ) 。 Mathematical thinking often begins with the process of abstraction—that is, noticing a similarity between two or more objects or events. Aspects that they have in common , whether concrete or hypothetical, can be represented by symbols such as numbers, letters, other marks, diagrams, geometrical constructions, or even words . Whole numbers are abstractions that represent the size of sets of things and events or the order of things within a set. The circle as a concept is an abstraction derived from human faces, flowers, wheels, or spreading ripples; the letter A may be an abstraction for the surface area of objects of any shape, for the acceleration of all moving objects, or for all objects having some specified property; the symbol + represents a process of addition, whether one is adding apples or oranges, hours, or miles per hour. And abstractions are made not only from concrete objects or processes; they can also be made from other abstractions, such as kinds of numbers (the even numbers, for instance). 这种抽象使数学家能把注意力集中在事物的某些特性上,并且根据需要进行替换,而不需要继续记住事物的其他特性。 就数学而言,一个三角形是代表船帆的面积,还是代表两条视线汇合的视域,这并不重要。 数学家可以借助两者中任何一种概念,用同样的方法进行工作 。进行抽象分析时,只要注意不要忽略对研究结果有重要作用的特征,研究将变得简便而有效。 Such abstraction enables mathematicians to concentrate on some features of things and relieves them of the need to keep other features continually in mind. As far as mathematics is concerned, it does not matter whether a triangle represents the surface area of a sail or the convergence of two lines of sight on a star; mathematicians can work with either concept in the same way. The resulting economy of effort is very useful—provided that in making an abstraction, care is taken not to ignore features that play a significant role in determining the outcome of the events being studied. 运用数学表达式 Manipulating Mathematical Statements 在进行抽象分析和选用符号表述方式后,符号可以按照严格的定义进行各种组合运算。 有时,这种组合运算有着确定的目标,有时则根据实验要求和范围条件进行各种组合尝试,了解可能发生的事情。 有时,一个恰当的运算处理可以利用直觉从构成运算的字词和符号中轻而易举地得到验证,有时则要通过反复试验进行一系列有价值的运算处理。 After abstractions have been made and symbolic representations of them have been selected, those symbols can be combined and recombined in various ways according to precisely defined rules. Sometimes that is done with a fixed goal in mind; at other times it is done in the context of experiment or play to see what happens. Sometimes an appropriate manipulation can be identified easily from the intuitive meaning of the constituent words and symbols; at other times a useful series of manipulations has to be worked out by trial and error. 人们常用一串符号 组成表述式 来表达某些概念或定理。 例如 :用符号“ A ”代表任何正方形的面积,符号“ S ”代表边长,则构成方程式 A=S2 。这个方程式具体说明了面积与边长的关系,它也说明除了边长以外,正方形面积与其他因素无关。根据普通代数原理还可以得知,如果正方形的边长增加 1 倍,正方形的面积就会增加 4 倍。更全面地讲,运用这个公式,不论边长怎样变化,都能求出面积的大小。反过来说,也能知道面积的变化对边长的影响。 Typically, strings of symbols are combined into statements that express ideas or propositions. For example, the symbol A for the area of any square may be used with the symbol s for the length of the square's side to form the proposition A = s2. This equation specifies how the area is related to the side—and also implies that it depends on nothing else. The rules of ordinary algebra can then be used to discover that if the length of the sides of a square is doubled, the square's area becomes four times as great. More generally, this knowledge makes it possible to find out what happens to the area of a square no matter how the length of its sides is changed, and conversely, how any change in the area affects the sides. 将数学发现形成抽象关系的作法已经延续了几千年,现在还在扩展,有些被修改。尽管数学起源于计算和测量的具体经验,并经过了多层次的抽象。发展到今天, 它依靠 内部逻辑运算 甚于 机械论证 。从这个角度来看,数学抽象运算处理倒像一场游戏,起初,建立一些基本规则,然后做些适合规则的变动,其中也包括创立一些新的规则或者找出旧规则间的新关系。 对新概念正确性的检验在于它们是否一致和它们同其他规则是否具有逻辑关系 。 Mathematical insights into abstract relationships have grown over thousands of years, and they are still being extended—and sometimes revised. Although they began in the concrete experience of counting and measuring, they have come through many layers of abstraction and now depend much more on internal logic than on mechanical demonstration . In a sense, then, the manipulation of abstractions is much like a game: Start with some basic rules, then make any moves that fit those rules—which includes inventing additional rules and finding new connections between old rules. The test for the validity of new ideas is whether they are consistent and whether they relate logically to the other rules. 应用 Application 人们可以增加对事物的洞察力 。通过抽象表达方式获得的数学关系,有时能正确地表达事物的本来面貌,有时则不能。例如, 2 杯水加上 3 杯水,通过数学抽象运算: 2+3=5 ,获得正确的答案是 5 杯水。然而, 2 杯糖加上 3 杯热茶,如果采用同样的抽象运算方法,答案也是 5 ,但是,这个答案却是错误的。因为,将这两种物质混合后,实际结果只是获得 4 杯多一点很甜的茶。这种简单的数量相加只适用于第一种场合,不适用于第二种场合。 只有知道两种场合在物质上的差别才能判断其结果。 因此,为了能够很好地运用和阐明数学, 还需要关注抽象运算在数字有效性以外的知识。并且,还要考虑怎样才能很好地反映事物的特性。 Mathematical processes can lead to a kind of model of a thing, from which insights can be gained about the thing itself. Any mathematical relationships arrived at by manipulating abstract statements may or may not convey something truthful about the thing being modeled. For example, if 2 cups of water are added to 3 cups of water and the abstract mathematical operation 2+3 = 5 is used to calculate the total, the correct answer is 5 cups of water. However, if 2 cups of sugar are added to 3 cups of hot tea and the same operation is used, 5 is an incorrect answer, for such an addition actually results in only slightly more than 4 cups of very sweet tea. The simple addition of volumes is appropriate to the first situation but not to the second— something that could have been predicted only by knowing something of the physical differences in the two situations. To be able to use and interpret mathematics well, therefore, it is necessary to be concerned with more than the mathematical validity of abstract operations and to also take into account how well they correspond to the properties of the things represented. 有时,常识就足以使人确定数学结果是否恰当, 例如 ,有一个姑娘现年身高 5 英尺 5 英寸 ,如果每年长高一英寸,问 20 年以后这个姑娘有多高 ? 按计算法则应该是,生长率乘以时间,加上现年的身高得 7 英尺 1 英寸。 常识告诉我们这个 7 英尺 1 英寸身高的答案是很不可能的。所以这个问题应该用其他数学模式求解, 例如 ,可以利用有极限的曲线解答。然而,有时或许很难预料数学结果是否恰当,例如在预测股票市场的价格和地震时便是如此。 Sometimes common sense is enough to enable one to decide whether the results of the mathematics are appropriate. For example , to estimate the height 20 years from now of a girl who is 5' 5" tall and growing at the rate of an inch per year, common sense suggests rejecting the simple "rate times time" answer of 7' 1" as highly unlikely, and turning instead to some other mathematical model, such as curves that approach limiting values. Sometimes, however, it may be difficult to know just how appropriate mathematical results are—for example, when trying to predict stock-market prices or earthquakes. 进行一轮数学推理往往得不到令人满意的答案,在表述结果或进行计算时要尝试各种变化。事实上,计算的各步骤都会有退、进的跳跃,数学并不存在“应该如何运算”这样的硬性规定。 典型的数学运算过程,总要一阵一阵地走许多弯路,甚至进入死胡同。然而,可以继续进行运算,直到取得令人满意的结果为止。 Often a single round of mathematical reasoning does not produce satisfactory conclusions, and changes are tried in how the representation is made or in the operations themselves. Indeed, jumps are commonly made back and forth between steps, and there are no rules that determine how to proceed. The process typically proceeds in fits and starts, with many wrong turns and dead ends. This process continues until the results are good enough. 但是, 计算结果应该准确到什么程度 ? 这个问题的答案取决于如何使用其结果,取决于误差的后果,取决于设计和实现一个更准确答案所需的可能的费用。 例如 ,在计算糕点配方时,用糖量误差 1 %是无关紧要的,然而,在计算空间探测器的轨道时,如果出现 1 %的误差,就会造成大灾难。 准确度问题的重要性导致了数学计算过程的发展,既要估计计算结果的偏差度,也要考虑进行多少次计算才能达到所希望的准确度。 But what degree of accuracy is good enough? The answer depends on how the result will be used, on the consequences of error, and on the likely cost of modeling and computing a more accurate answer. For example, an error of 1 percent in calculating the amount of sugar in a cake recipe could be unimportant, whereas a similar degree of error in computing the trajectory for a space probe could be disastrous. The importance of the "good enough" question has led, however, to the development of mathematical processes for estimating how far off results might be and how much computation would be required to obtain the desired degree of accuracy
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Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis with oral steroids followed by topical steroids: a randomized trial. Ann Intern Med Surgery - Ear Nose Throat 7 4 Enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium versus mycophenolate mofetil in renal transplant recipients experiencing gastrointestinal intolerance: a multicenter, double-blind, randomized study. Transplantation Nephrology 6 4 A randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial (study SB-767905/013) of alvimopan for opioid-induced bowel dysfunction in patients with non-cancer pain. J Pain Special Interest - Pain -- Physician 5 5 A multicentre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of ion-exchange water softeners for the treatment of eczema in children: the Softened Water Eczema Trial (SWET). Health Technol Assess Dermatology 5 5 Etanercept, infliximab and adalimumab for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review and economic evaluation. Health Technol Assess Rheumatology 6 4 An evidence synthesis of qualitative and quantitative research on component intervention techniques, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, equity and acceptability of different versions of health-related lifestyle advisor role in improving health. Health Technol Assess General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 5 Botulinum toxin intramuscular injections for neck pain: a systematic review and metaanalysis. J Rheumatol Rheumatology 5 4 Special Interest - Pain -- Physician 4 4 Meta-analysis: Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy for Patients With Less Symptomatic Heart Failure. Ann Intern Med Hospital Doctor/Hospitalists 6 6 Internal Medicine 6 6 Cardiology 6 5 Quality of life after PCI with drug-eluting stents or coronary-artery bypass surgery. N Engl J Med Internal Medicine 6 6 Cardiology 6 5
Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Randomized controlled trial of cephalexin versus clindamycin for uncomplicated pediatric skin infections. Pediatrics Pediatrics (General) 7 6 Effect of atorvastatin on inflammation and modification of vascular risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis. J Rheumatol Rheumatology 5 6 The Diabeo Software Enabling Individualized Insulin Dose Adjustments Combined With Telemedicine Support Improves HbA1c in Poorly Controlled Type 1 Diabetic Patients: A 6-month, randomized, open-label, parallel-group, multicenter trial (TeleDiab 1 Study). Diabetes Care General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 4 4 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 4 4 In patients younger than age 55 years with lymph node-negative breast cancer, proliferation by mitotic activity index is prognostically superior to adjuvant!. J Clin Oncol Surgery - Oncology 7 6 Oncology - Breast 5 6
New iPhone app uses network science to recommend movies to watch Researchers at the New England Complex Systems Institute have used network theory to put together a network of the top 500 movies. Movies that are similar are linked. The network can be navigated to discover movies you want to see. It is included in a new app: * Movies Mobile. Find a movie you like and see what it is connected to, or rate movies and * Movies Mobile will automatically recommend others for you to see. * Movies Mobile lets you explore the whole network by touching nodes. When you find one you want to see, directly add it into your Netflix queue. A tutorial video is available: http://tinyurl.com/StarMoviesMobile * Movies Mobile costs $0.99 and is available: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/movies-mobile/id424304994?mt=8 All income will be used to support NECSI research on global vulnerabilities and effective responses. If you like movies, try "* Movies Mobile" for iPhone and iPod touch. Contact: Karla Bertrand , Press Relations
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Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Compulsory community and involuntary outpatient treatment for people with severe mental disorders. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Psychiatry 6 5 Delivery and outcomes of a yearlong home exercise program after hip fracture: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Intern Med Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 5 5 Cohort study to test the predictability of the Melbourne criteria for activation of the medical emergency team. Arch Dis Child Pediatric Hospital Medicine 5 5 Ketamine with and without midazolam for emergency department sedation in adults: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Emerg Med Anesthesiology 5 4 Procalcitonin as a Biomarker for Bacterial Infections in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis in the Emergency Department. Acad Emerg Med Emergency Medicine 5 3 Gastroenterology 4 4 Behaviorally defined patient-centered communication--a narrative review of the literature. J Gen Intern Med Internal Medicine 4 4 Irbesartan in patients with atrial fibrillation. N Engl J Med General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 5 Cardiology 5 5 Screening adults aged 50 years or older for hearing loss: a review of the evidence for the U.S. Preventive services task force. Ann Intern Med Geriatrics 5 4
Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Treatment for postpolio syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Neurology 5 5 Short-term outcomes of induction therapy with tacrolimus versus cyclophosphamide for active lupus nephritis: A multicenter randomized clinical trial. Am J Kidney Dis Nephrology 6 6 Nosocomial transmission of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: results from a risk-based assessment of surgical interventions. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry Surgery - Orthopaedics 4 5 Computer- and web-based interventions to increase preadolescent and adolescent physical activity: a systematic review. J Adv Nurs Endocrine 5 5 The effects of preoperative exercise therapy on postoperative outcome: a systematic review. Clin Rehabil Surgery - General 6 5 Hospital Doctor/Hospitalists 5 4 Internal Medicine 5 4 Intermittent theta-burst transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment of Parkinson disease. Neurology Neurology 4 4 Prehospital Intravenous Fluid Administration is Associated With Higher Mortality in Trauma Patients: A National Trauma Data Bank Analysis. Ann Surg Surgery - General 5 4 Intensivist/Critical Care 3 3 Efficacy of insulin analogs in achieving the hemoglobin A1c target of 7% in type 2 diabetes: meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes Care Endocrine 7 5 General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 5 Internal Medicine 6 4 The combination of ribavirin and peginterferon is superior to peginterferon and placebo for children and adolescents with chronic hepatitis C. Gastroenterology Pediatrics (General) 6 7 Telaprevir is effective given every 8 or 12 hours with ribavirin and peginterferon alfa-2a or -2b to patients with chronic hepatitis C. Gastroenterology Gastroenterology 6 6 Infectious Disease 5 6
Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Complications after minimally invasive total knee arthroplasty as compared with traditional incision techniques: a meta-analysis. J Arthroplasty Surgery - Orthopaedics 6 6 Impact of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 and placental growth factor serum levels for risk stratification and early diagnosis in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J Emergency Medicine 5 4 Edaravone for acute intracerebral haemorrhage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Emergency Medicine 4 4 Zinc for the common cold. Cochrane Database Syst Rev General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 5 Pediatrics (General) 5 4 Comparison of positive lymph node ratio with an inflammation-based prognostic score in colorectal cancer. Br J Surg Oncology - Gastrointestinal 7 6 Quality of diabetes care predicts the development of cardiovascular events: results of the AMD-QUASAR study. Diabetes Care General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 6 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 6 Nitric oxide for inhalation in the acute treatment of sickle cell pain crisis: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA Special Interest - Pain -- Physician 5 5 Adverse effects of biologics: a network meta-analysis and Cochrane overview. Cochrane Database Syst Rev General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 5 A Cochrane review of combined chiropractic interventions for low-back pain. Spine General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 5 Rheumatology 5 4 ``Triple therapy`` rather than ``triple threat``: a meta-analysis of the two antithrombotic regimens after stent implantation in patients receiving long-term oral anticoagulant treatment. Chest Hematology/Thrombosis 5 5 The risk of hypotension following co-prescription of macrolide antibiotics and calcium-channel blockers. CMAJ General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 6 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 6 Internal Medicine 6 5 Infectious Disease 5 5 Very early hypothermia induction in patients with severe brain injury (the National Acute Brain Injury Study: Hypothermia II): a randomised trial. Lancet Neurol Emergency Medicine 6 6 Pediatric Emergency Medicine 6 5 Clinical practice guidelines for the use of noninvasive positive-pressure ventilation and noninvasive continuous positive airway pressure in the acute care setting. CMAJ Intensivist/Critical Care 7 4 Hospital Doctor/Hospitalists 6 6 Internal Medicine 6 6 Emergency Medicine 6 4 A systematic review of randomised controlled trials of the effects of warmed irrigation fluid on core body temperature during endoscopic surgeries. J Clin Nurs Surgery - General 5 4 Internal Medicine 4 3 International comparison of clinicians` ability to identify depression in primary care: meta-analysis and meta-regression of predictors. Br J Gen Pract General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 4 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 4 5
Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Topotecan Weekly Versus Conventional 5-Day Schedule in Patients With Platinum-Resistant Ovarian Cancer: a randomized multicenter phase II trial of the North-Eastern German Society of Gynecological Oncology Ovarian Cancer Study Group. J Clin Oncol Oncology - Gynecology 6 5 Knee arthroplasty with a medially conforming ball-and-socket tibiofemoral articulation provides better function. Clin Orthop Relat Res Surgery - Orthopaedics 7 7 Wireless pulmonary artery haemodynamic monitoring in chronic heart failure: a randomised controlled trial. Lancet Cardiology 6 7 Treatment for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 6 6 Surgery - Neurosurgery 5 4 Usefulness of the myocardial performance index determined by tissue Doppler imaging m-mode for predicting mortality in the general population. Am J Cardiol General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 3 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 3 Cardiology 4 6 Strategies for the withdrawal of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) in preterm infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Pediatric Neonatology 6 5 Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Is More Effective in Women Than in Men The MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol Cardiology 6 6 Surgery - Cardiac 5 6 Antidepressants for agitation and psychosis in dementia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 5 Improved glycemic control without hypoglycemia in elderly diabetic patients using the ubiquitous healthcare service, a new medical information system. Diabetes Care Geriatrics 6 5 General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 3 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 3 Intermittent pneumatic compression for treating venous leg ulcers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 6 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 6 Surgery - Plastic 5 4 A comparison of active management and expectant management of the third stage of labour: a Swedish randomised controlled trial. BJOG GP/FP/Obstetrics 6 4 Trimetazidine: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials in heart failure. Heart Cardiology 5 5 Food supplements for body weight reduction: a systematic review of systematic reviews. Obesity (Silver Spring) General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 4 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 4 Vitamin E for neuroleptic-induced tardive dyskinesia. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Psychiatry 6 4 Continuous support for women during childbirth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev GP/FP/Obstetrics 7 4 Improved corticosteroid treatment of recalcitrant de quervain tenosynovitis with a novel 4-point injection technique. Am J Sports Med Rheumatology 6 5 Diuretic strategies in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. N Engl J Med Hospital Doctor/Hospitalists 7 7 Internal Medicine 7 7 Cardiology 6 5
Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Comparison of Sirolimus with Azathioprine in a Tacrolimus-based Immunosuppressive Regimen in Lung Transplantation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med Surgery - Thoracic 5 4 Bisphosphonate use and the risk of subtrochanteric or femoral shaft fractures in older women. JAMA Geriatrics 7 6 Psychological interventions for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 4 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 4 Thoracic epidural anesthesia for cardiac surgery: a randomized trial. Anesthesiology Surgery - Cardiac 6 5 Feeding interventions for growth and development in infants with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Pediatric Neonatology 6 5 Congestive heart failure risk in patients with breast cancer treated with bevacizumab. J Clin Oncol Oncology - Breast 5 5 Shengmai (a traditional Chinese herbal medicine) for heart failure. Cochrane Database Syst Rev General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 4 4 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 4 4 Cardiology 3 3 Parotid-sparing intensity modulated versus conventional radiotherapy in head and neck cancer (PARSPORT): a phase 3 multicentre randomised controlled trial. Lancet Oncol Surgery - Head and Neck 7 5 Induction chemotherapy with cisplatin and fluorouracil alone or in combination with docetaxel in locally advanced squamous-cell cancer of the head and neck: long-term results of the TAX 324 randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol Surgery - Head and Neck 6 6 Antihypertensive Treatment and Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Events Among Persons Without Hypertension: A Meta-analysis. JAMA Hospital Doctor/Hospitalists 7 6 Internal Medicine 7 6 Cardiology 5 4
Dear Prof. Peiyang: New articles: colleagues in your discipline have identified the following article(s) as being of interest: Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Tocilizumab for rheumatoid arthritis: a cochrane systematic review. J Rheumatol Rheumatology 6 5 High-dose tirofiban pretreatment reduces the need for bail-out study medication in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: results of a subgroup analysis of the On-TIME 2 trial. Heart Cardiology 5 5 Laparoscopic surgery performed through a single incision: a systematic review of the current literature. J Am Coll Surg Surgery - General 6 5 Daily corticosteroids reduce infection-associated relapses in frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol Nephrology 6 6 HIV Infection and Risk for Incident Pulmonary Diseases in the Combination Antiretroviral Therapy Era. Am J Respir Crit Care Med Infectious Disease 6 6 Phosphate binders for preventing and treating bone disease in chronic kidney disease patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Internal Medicine 7 5 Effect of nitroglycerin ointment on bone density and strength in postmenopausal women: a randomized trial. JAMA General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 7 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 7 The angiotensin-receptor blocker candesartan for treatment of acute stroke (SCAST): a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial. Lancet Neurology 7 6 Internal Medicine 6 6 Efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of a Vero-cell-culture-derived trivalent influenza vaccine: a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 4 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 4 Infectious Disease 5 6 Improvement in Memory with Plasticity-Based Adaptive Cognitive Training: Results of the 3-Month Follow-Up. J Am Geriatr Soc Geriatrics 6 4 General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 4 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 4 Interventions for preventing neuropathy caused by cisplatin and related compounds. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Oncology - Lung 6 5 Oncology - Gynecology 5 4 Histopathologic-based prognostic factors of colorectal cancers are associated with the state of the local immune reaction. J Clin Oncol Oncology - General 6 5 Herbal therapy for treating rheumatoid arthritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 4 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 4 Treatment for Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Neurology 6 5
Dear Prof. Peiyang: New articles: colleagues in your discipline have identified the following article(s) as being of interest: Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Metastatic paraplegia and vital prognosis: perspectives and limitations for rehabilitation care. Part 1. Arch Phys Med Rehabil Oncology - General 5 4 Metastatic paraplegia and functional outcomes: perspectives and limitations for rehabilitation care. Part 2. Arch Phys Med Rehabil Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 6 6 The effects of a tailored cardiac rehabilitation program on depressive symptoms in women: A randomized clinical trial. Int J Nurs Stud Cardiology 5 5 Effectiveness of biologic therapies for rheumatoid arthritis: an indirect comparisons approach. Pharmacotherapy Rheumatology 6 5 A randomized controlled trial of nebulized gentamicin in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med Respirology/Pulmonology 6 6 Nebulized epinephrine for croup in children. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Pediatric Emergency Medicine 6 4 Indirect comparisons of the efficacy of biological antirheumatic agents in rheumatoid arthritis in patients with an inadequate response to conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs or to an anti-tumour necrosis factor agent: a meta-analysis. Ann Rheum Dis Rheumatology 6 6 Effect of laxatives and pharmacological therapies in chronic idiopathic constipation: systematic review and meta-analysis. Gut Internal Medicine 7 5 Gastroenterology 6 5 General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 5 Corticosteroids improve short-term survival in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis: meta-analysis of individual patient data. Gut Gastroenterology 6 5 Interventions for preventing and reducing the use of physical restraints in long-term geriatric care. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Geriatrics 5 5 IScore: A Risk Score to Predict Death Early After Hospitalization for an Acute Ischemic Stroke. Circulation Neurology 5 4 Hospital Doctor/Hospitalists 4 4 Internal Medicine 4 4 Levodopa for restless legs syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Internal Medicine 5 4 Neurology 5 4 Intensive insulin therapy in hospitalized patients: a systematic review. Ann Intern Med Endocrine 6 5 Hospital Doctor/Hospitalists 6 4 Internal Medicine 6 4 The role of albumin as a resuscitation fluid for patients with sepsis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Crit Care Med Hospital Doctor/Hospitalists 7 6 Internal Medicine 7 6 Infectious Disease 6 4 Nicotine receptor partial agonists for smoking cessation. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Public Health 7 5 Respirology/Pulmonology 5 3
To view this email in your browser: www.the-scientist.com/daily1/2011/03/02/ 02 March 2011 News and Features The latest in biology and medicine Best Places to Work for Postdocs, 2011 Setting up your own lab is no easy task, but this year’s respondents are using their postdoc experiences to prepare for the challenge By Cristina Luiggi Behavior brief A round up of recent discoveries in behavior research By Jef Akst Editor's choice in immunology Researchers discover a mechanism of antibody action that works inside cells, providing a "last line of defense" against infection By Richard P. Grant Fig share Mark Hahnel, a PhD student at Imperial College London, describes a new scientific figure-sharing site he released in beta today By Richard P. Grant New mechanism for dementia? The voracious clearing of injured and dying cells that could have otherwise recovered may contribute to neurodegenerative disease By Cristina Luiggi Eye evolution questioned Invertebrates with vertebrate-like vision challenge the idea that the two groups of organisms have distinctly different visual receptors By Amy Maxmen Top 7 in molecular biology A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in molecular biology and related areas, from Faculty of 1000 By Megan Scudellari News in a nutshell Postdoc protests; cell phone disturbs brain; Japanese university unrest By Jef Akst Capsule reviews A selection of top-notch science books By Bob Grant The forum Dip into The Scientist's mailbag to see what readers are saying about recent stories By The Scientist Staff Mad science? A documentary about the research of neuroscientist Robert White goes beyond his macabre head-transplant experiments to highlight his contributions to science By Hannah Waters Puzzle me this Why are placebos so mysterious? By Graeme Stemp-Morlock The evolution of credibility A new book on the practice of science explores the winding path of discovery, and much more By Frederick Grinnell
Dear Prof. Peiyang: New articles: colleagues in your discipline have identified the following article(s) as being of interest: Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Treatment adherence therapy in people with psychotic disorders: randomised controlled trial. Br J Psychiatry Psychiatry 6 6 Randomised controlled trial comparing two different intravenous immunoglobulins in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry Neurology 5 4 Validation of perioperative steroids administration in liver resection: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Surg Surgery - Gastrointestinal 7 6 Oral montelukast in acute asthma exacerbations: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Thorax Allergy and Immunology 6 6 Early identification of patients at risk of acute lung injury: evaluation of lung injury prediction score in a multicenter cohort study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med Intensivist/Critical Care 6 6 Chemotherapy alone versus chemotherapy plus radiotherapy for early stage Hodgkin lymphoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Oncology - Hematology 6 4 Randomized Trial of a Warfarin Communication Protocol for Nursing Homes: an SBAR-based Approach. Am J Med Neurology 5 4 Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5 Years: Update for the USPSTF. Pediatrics General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 4 Treating fibromyalgia with mindfulness-based stress reduction: results from a 3-armed randomized controlled trial. Pain Special Interest - Pain -- Physician 6 6 Rheumatology 5 4 Randomized comparison of percutaneous coronary intervention with sirolimus-eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass grafting in unprotected left main stem stenosis. J Am Coll Cardiol Cardiology 6 6 Genetic warfarin dosing tables versus algorithms. J Am Coll Cardiol Internal Medicine 6 6 The DURAbility of Basal versus Lispro mix 75/25 insulin Efficacy (DURABLE) trial: comparing the durability of lispro mix 75/25 and glargine. Diabetes Care Endocrine 5 4 Intravenous Calcium and Magnesium for Oxaliplatin-Induced Sensory Neurotoxicity in Adjuvant Colon Cancer: NCCTG N04C7. J Clin Oncol Oncology - Palliative and Supportive Care 5 4 Spinal manipulative therapy for chronic low-back pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 5 Proof of principle: the predisposition, infection, response, organ failure sepsis staging system. Crit Care Med Hospital Doctor/Hospitalists 6 6 Internal Medicine 6 6 Intensivist/Critical Care 6 6 Emergency Medicine 6 5 Infectious Disease 4 5
Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Single or double-level anterior interbody fusion techniques for cervical degenerative disc disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Surgery - Orthopaedics 5 4 The effect of melatonin, magnesium, and zinc on primary insomnia in long-term care facility residents in Italy: a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. J Am Geriatr Soc General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 4 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 4 Rifaximin Improves Psychometric Performance and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy (The RIME Trial). Am J Gastroenterol General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 5 Interventions to enhance return-to-work for cancer patients. Cochrane Database Syst Rev GP/FP/Mental Health 4 5 Oncology - Genitourinary 4 5 Evaluation of the diagnostic and prognostic value of plasma D-dimer for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Eur Heart J Surgery - Vascular 5 7 Noninvasive ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics Pediatric Neonatology 6 6 Respirology/Pulmonology 5 5 Transparent cap colonoscopy versus standard colonoscopy for investigation of gastrointestinal tract conditions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Oncology - Gastrointestinal 5 4 Gastroenterology 4 3 Identification of Patients With Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia Who Benefit From the Addition of Gemtuzumab Ozogamicin: Results of the MRC AML15 Trial. J Clin Oncol Oncology - Pediatric 6 6 Randomized study of basal-bolus insulin therapy in the inpatient management of patients with type 2 diabetes undergoing general surgery (RABBIT 2 surgery). Diabetes Care Hospital Doctor/Hospitalists 6 5 Internal Medicine 6 5 Endocrine 6 5 Effects of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on Left Ventricular Function and Functional Capacity in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol Cardiology 6 6
Dear Prof. Peiyang: New articles: colleagues in your discipline have identified the following article(s) as being of interest: Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Effect of adding pharmacists to primary care teams on blood pressure control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial. Diabetes Care General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 5 Prophylactic botulinum type A toxin complex (Dysport(R)) for migraine without aura. Headache Special Interest - Pain -- Physician 4 4 Computer-navigated surgery in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: are radiographic outcomes better than conventional surgery?. Arthroscopy Surgery - Orthopaedics 7 5 Supervised exercises compared with radial extracorporeal shock-wave therapy for subacromial shoulder pain: 1-year results of a single-blind randomized controlled trial. Phys Ther Surgery - Orthopaedics 6 6 Vancomycin or metronidazole for treatment of Clostridium difficile infection: clinical and economic analyses. Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 7 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 7 5 Gastroenterology 6 5 The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of long-term weight management schemes for adults: a systematic review. Health Technol Assess General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 4 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 4 Antidepressant medication use and future risk of cardiovascular disease: the Scottish Health Survey. Eur Heart J General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 5
Mad science? A documentary about the research of neuroscientist Robert White goes beyond his macabre head-transplant experiments to highlight his contributions to science By Hannah Waters Puzzle me this Why are placebos so mysterious? By Graeme Stemp-Morlock The evolution of credibility A new book on the practice of science explores the winding path of discovery, and much more By Frederick Grinnell Small video competition This year, Nikon’s Small World competition is accepting video entries, such as digital time-lapse photography By Richard P. Grant Fungus fights malaria? A genetically modified fungus that targets not mosquitoes, but the malaria parasites inside, could be a powerful tool for malaria eradication By Hannah Waters Supplemental or detrimental? Journals debate the value of supplemental materials By Michele Solis Down but not out Cells on standby are surprisingly busy By Richard P. Grant Opinion: When to hunt the rare Hunting can generate revenue to boost conservation efforts, but when should it be allowed for endangered populations? By Gary Luck Multicellular evolution not linear New genetic analyses show that multicellularity was gained -- and lost -- several times in the blue-green algae By Carrie Arnold Rewards of risk Secrets to scoring big money grants for innovative, out-of-the-box research By Megan Scudellari Mud made of fish poop Fish excrement found in seafloor sediment forces scientists to rethink the way they reconstruct earth's climate history By Hannah Waters Top 7 in biochemistry A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in biochemistry and related areas, from Faculty of 1000 By Jef Akst When stress is good Fast blood flow protects against atherosclerosis: implications for treatment By Christina M. Warboys, Narges Amini, Amalia de Luca, and Paul C. Evans
Dear Prof. Peiyang: New articles: colleagues in your discipline have identified the following article(s) as being of interest: Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Risk of gynaecological malignancies in cytologically atypical glandular cells: follow-up study of a nationwide screening population. BJOG Oncology - Gynecology 6 6 Locking intramedullary nails and locking plates in the treatment of two-part proximal humeral surgical neck fractures: a prospective randomized trial with a minimum of three years of follow-up. J Bone Joint Surg Am Surgery - Orthopaedics 6 6 Internet-based outpatient telerehabilitation for patients following total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial. J Bone Joint Surg Am Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 5 6 Effect of Renin-Angiotensin system blockade on calcium channel blocker-associated peripheral edema. Am J Med General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 6 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 6 Internal Medicine 6 6 Smoking Cessation Reduces Postoperative Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Am J Med Surgery - Thoracic 6 5 General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 6 4 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 6 4 Surgery - General 6 3 Anesthesiology 6 3
Dear Prof. Peiyang: New articles: colleagues in your discipline have identified the following article(s) as being of interest: Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Serum IgA rheumatoid factor and pyridinoline in very early arthritis as predictors of erosion(s) at two years: a simple model of prediction from a conservatively treated community-based inception cohort. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) Rheumatology 6 5 Multicenter phase III randomized trial comparing docetaxel and trastuzumab with docetaxel, carboplatin, and trastuzumab as first-line chemotherapy for patients with HER2-gene-amplified metastatic breast cancer (BCIRG 007 study): two highly active therapeutic regimens. J Clin Oncol Oncology - Breast 5 5 Impact of clopidogrel loading dose on clinical outcome in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart Cardiology 5 5 Cognitive-behavioural therapy for persistent and recurrent psychosis in people with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder: cost-effectiveness analysis. Br J Psychiatry Psychiatry 5 5 Deformational plagiocephaly: a follow-up of head shape, parental concern and neurodevelopment at ages 3 and 4 years. Arch Dis Child Pediatrics (General) 6 5 Foot orthoses in the prevention of injury in initial military training: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Sports Med Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 6 6 Surgery - Orthopaedics 5 5 Autologous platelets have no effect on the healing of human achilles tendon ruptures: a randomized single-blind study. Am J Sports Med Surgery - Orthopaedics 5 5 The accuracy of the physical examination for the diagnosis of midlumbar and low lumbar nerve root impingement. Spine Neurology 5 5 Surgery - Orthopaedics 5 4 Learning curves of the Airtraq and the Macintosh laryngoscopes for tracheal intubation by novice laryngoscopists: a clinical study. Anesth Analg Anesthesiology 5 5 Effect of real-time feedback during cardiopulmonary resuscitation outside hospital: prospective, cluster-randomised trial. BMJ Cardiology 5 4 Emergency Medicine 5 3 Clinical experience with vildagliptin in the management of type 2 diabetes in a patient population /=75 years: a pooled analysis from a database of clinical trials. Diabetes Obes Metab General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 5 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 5 Minimally invasive versus classic procedures in total hip arthroplasty: a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Clin Orthop Relat Res Surgery - Orthopaedics 6 5 Efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab for stage 3+ retinopathy of prematurity. N Engl J Med Pediatric Neonatology 5 5 Pain relief for reduction of acute anterior shoulder dislocations: a prospective randomized study comparing intravenous sedation with intra-articular lidocaine. J Orthop Trauma Emergency Medicine 5 5 Intensive versus conventional insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes patients undergoing D2 gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a randomized controlled trial. World J Surg Endocrine 5 4 Intensivist/Critical Care 5 3 Use of beclomethasone dipropionate as rescue treatment for children with mild persistent asthma (TREXA): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Respirology/Pulmonology 7 6
Dear Prof. Peiyang: New articles: colleagues in your discipline have identified the following article(s) as being of interest: Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness An integrated safety profile analysis of belatacept in kidney transplant recipients. Transplantation Surgery - Urology 6 7 Phase III Randomized Study Comparing Docetaxel Plus Trastuzumab With Vinorelbine Plus Trastuzumab As First-Line Therapy of Metastatic or Locally Advanced Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Positive Breast Cancer: The HERNATA Study. J Clin Oncol Oncology - Breast 6 5 The albumin in acute stroke (ALIAS) multicenter clinical trial: safety analysis of part 1 and rationale and design of part 2. Stroke Neurology 4 4 A multi-center double-blind pilot comparison of onabotulinumtoxinA and topiramate for the prophylactic treatment of chronic migraine. Headache Neurology 6 4 Improving cardiovascular health at population level: 39 community cluster randomised trial of Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP). BMJ General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 6 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 6 Cardiology 4 4
Dear Prof. Peiyang: New articles: colleagues in your discipline have identified the following article(s) as being of interest: Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Written action plan in pediatric emergency room improves asthma prescribing, adherence, and control. Am J Respir Crit Care Med Allergy and Immunology 6 5 Perioperative intravenous lidocaine infusion for postoperative pain control: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Can J Anaesth Special Interest - Pain -- Physician 6 5 Effects of a home-based walking program on perceived symptom and mood status in postoperative breast cancer women receiving adjuvant chemotherapy. J Adv Nurs Oncology - Breast 5 4 Can modifications to the bedroom environment improve the sleep of new parents? Two randomized controlled trials. Res Nurs Health General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 4 4 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 4 4 Axillary dissection vs no axillary dissection in women with invasive breast cancer and sentinel node metastasis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Surgery - Oncology 6 6 Predictive accuracy of SYNTAX score for predicting long-term outcomes of unprotected left main coronary artery revascularization. Am J Cardiol Surgery - Cardiac 5 5
Dear Prof. Peiyang: New articles: colleagues in your discipline have identified the following article(s) as being of interest: Article Title Discipline Rele- vance News- worthiness Preoperative intra aortic balloon pumps in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Cochrane Database Syst Rev Surgery - Cardiac 5 5 Comparing the diagnostic performance of 2 clinical decision rules to rule out deep vein thrombosis in primary care patients. Ann Fam Med Internal Medicine 6 5 Early activation of intracranial collateral vessels influences the outcome of spontaneous internal carotid artery dissection. Stroke Neurology 6 3 Hospital Doctor/Hospitalists 4 4 Internal Medicine 4 4 Computed tomographic angiography and venography for young or nonhypertensive patients with acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage. Stroke Neurology 6 5 Shockwave therapy for the treatment of chronic proximal hamstring tendinopathy in professional athletes. Am J Sports Med Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 6 5 Effect of training traditional birth attendants on neonatal mortality (Lufwanyama Neonatal Survival Project): randomised controlled study. BMJ Obstetrics 6 5 Pediatric Neonatology 5 4 Everolimus for Advanced Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors. N Engl J Med Gastroenterology 6 6 Renin-angiotensin system blockade and cognitive function in patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease: analysis of data from the ONTARGET and TRANSCEND studies. Lancet Neurol Internal Medicine 6 6 General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 4 3 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 4 3 Effect of Timing of Chronic Preoperative Aspirin Discontinuation on Morbidity and Mortality in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery. Circulation Hematology/Thrombosis 6 5 Tranexamic acid to reduce blood loss after bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized double blind study. J Arthroplasty Hematology/Thrombosis 6 5 Surgery - Orthopaedics 5 4 Lower extremity ulcer management: best practice algorithm. J Clin Nurs General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 4 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 4 Endocrine 5 4 Cost-Utility of Aspirin and Proton Pump Inhibitors for Primary Prevention. Arch Intern Med Cardiology 5 5 General Practice(GP)/Family Practice(FP) 5 3 General Internal Medicine-Primary Care(US) 5 3 Hospice care delivered at home, in nursing homes and in dedicated hospice facilities: A systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence. Int J Nurs Stud Geriatrics 6 4 The Alberta Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention Trial: quality of life outcomes. Prev Med Oncology - Breast 5 4
Misconduct and adventure The Lab, a new interactive film from the Office of Research Integrity, is a fresh approach to research misconduct training By Hannah Waters Watching bears sleep A "heroic" five-month study reveals the secrets of black bear hibernation By Megan Scudellari Speaking of science Our monthly roundup of notable quotes from around the scientific community By The Scientist Staff Visual science Some sparkling examples of science illustration By Richard P. Grant Trading resistance via nanotubes? Bacteria may be able to exchange large molecules -- including those that confer antibiotic resistance -- via microscopic tubes, but some researchers are skeptical By Edyta Zielinska Contaminated genomes Human DNA sequences are found in nearly a quarter of the publically-available non-primate genomes, emphasizing the need for better quality control measures By Hannah Waters Light therapy, circa 1939 Before the damaging effects of UV radiation were widely appreciated, physicians saw the sun mostly as a source of healing By Cristina Luiggi Opinion: When the wells run dry The practice and funding of science may change drastically when humanity enters an era of energy crisis, in which cheap oil is but a distant memory By John Day Impure genius Lewis Cantley has made a career of turning chemical contaminants into groundbreaking discoveries By Karen Hopkin Top 7 from F1000 A snapshot of the highest-ranked articles from a 30-day period on Faculty of 1000 By Megan Scudellari Skin wounds trigger tumors Researchers show how stem cells in hair follicles can transform into cancer while helping to heal an injury By Carrie Arnold Top 7 in cell biology A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in cell biology and related areas, from Faculty of 1000 By Bob Grant Scientist to watch Anne-Claude Gingras: perfecting proteomics By Jef Akst