Looking Beyond the Usual

ADAMTS and ADAM metalloproteinases in osteoarthritis – looking beyond the ‘usual suspects’

INTRODUCTION Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and 'aggrecanase' a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs (ADAMTSs) are well established to play key roles in osteoarthritis (OA) through degradation of extracellular matrix (ECM) type II collagen and aggrecan, and are thus potential targets for development of OA therapies. OBJECTIVE This paper aims to provide a comprehensiv...

Looking for the usual customary reasonable relationship.

Communication Strategies Revisited: Looking beyond Interactional and Psycholinguistic Perspectives

Second language (L2) communication strategies (CSs) have traditionally been dealt with through either interactional or psychological perspectives. However, this paper is a critical attempt to question the status of the particular kinds of psycholinguistic and interactional approaches that currently dominate the field of second language acquisition (SLA). In this way, it expands the significance...

Looking beyond

In 2015, the Korean Journal of Urology (KJU) ado­ pted the slogan “A commitment to excellence” with the aim of becoming a premier journal in the field of urology [1]. To pursue this goal, the KJU focused on rapid critical reviews, fast publication, and easy­to­access online audiovisual contents. On April 11, a KJU workshop took place in Busan during the Korean Urological Congress & Expo. The wo...

Kyphoscoliosis: looking beyond the spine.

To cite: Ferreira JF, Coutinho M, Duarte C, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-209096 DESCRIPTION A 38-year-old woman was referred to the rheumatology department due to mechanical low back pain and progressive scoliosis that started in adolescence. She had no other joint or systemic symptoms despite pigmented skin lesions scattered throug...