ETHNOGRAPHY: AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR IMPACT PREDICTION

[Impact factor, an imperfect but essential tool].

La obtención de )factor de impacto* (FI) por la revista Medicina Intensiva, supone un paso importante en el proceso de crecimiento y de reconocimiento de la misma y a través de ella, de expansión de nuestra especialidad. Cuando a mediados de 2006 se produjo el relevo en la dirección de Medicina Intensiva, todo el equipo editorial nos propusimos varios objetivos; uno de ellos fue considerado un ...

SVScore: an impact prediction tool for structural variation

Summary Here we present SVScore, a tool for in silico structural variation (SV) impact prediction. SVScore aggregates per-base single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) pathogenicity scores across relevant genomic intervals for each SV in a manner that considers variant type, gene features and positional uncertainty. We show that the allele frequency spectrum of high-scoring SVs is strongly skewed t...

Specimen collection: an essential tool.

Propose a New Model for Prediction of the Impact Wear Using an Experimental Method

Impact wear can be defined as the wear of a solid surface that is due to percussion, which is a repetitive exposure to dynamic contact by another solid body. It generally has the devastating effects on the mechanical elements and causes the equipments to shift away from their normal performance. Impact wear has not been studied as extensive as other wear mechanisms and as a result information o...

Accurate radiometry from space: an essential tool for climate studies.

The Earth's climate is undoubtedly changing; however, the time scale, consequences and causal attribution remain the subject of significant debate and uncertainty. Detection of subtle indicators from a background of natural variability requires measurements over a time base of decades. This places severe demands on the instrumentation used, requiring measurements of sufficient accuracy and sens...