Hybridoma technology: is it still useful?

Narcissism : Is It Still a Useful Psychoanalytic Concept ? Eike Hinze

Is Rectosigmoid Vaginoplasty Still Useful?

BACKGROUND The ideal vaginoplasty must be successful functionally as well as have a natural appearance, and also must retain its functionality and appearance over the long term. Conventional vaginoplasty techniques have functional limitations and are associated with recurrent complications, but rectosigmoid vaginoplasty is known to have a high satisfaction rate due to its functional similarity ...

Is it useful?

This article describes a language advisory programme established at one New Zealand university to support students (mostly New Zealand residents from Asian language backgrounds) experiencing difficulties with the English language. The programme was offered through the university self-access centre and consisted of students meeting several times over a period of three months with a personal lang...

Teaching Hypothesis Testing . Can it Still be Useful ?

Hypothesis testing have been with us for more than a century, but has recently come under attack as less useful. It is important that statistics is taught in a way that makes students aware of possible misuse of the methods and how to avoid such misuse. Recently, statistics has become a part of the curriculum in secondary schools (16-18) in Norway, and this has not been without controversy. One...

Pathology: is it still necessary?

One may wonder what may be the reasons to ask this apparently odd question. Undoubtedly, the main concern is that we are still far away from being able to precisely identify the target population of patients for tailored interventions. It has been repeatedly shown by the results of large clinical trials that the benefit of new therapeutic approaches is relatively small, and that it is most like...