POCUS – Chance or Risk?

Variation in extinction risk among birds : chance or evolutionary predisposition?

Collar et al. (1994) estimate that of the 9672 extant species of bird, 1111 are threatened by extinction. Here, we test whether these threatened species are simply a random sample of birds, or whether there is something about their biology that predisposes them to extinction. We ask three specific questions. First, is extinction risk randomly distributed among families? Second, which families, ...

Quantum hocus-pocus

The claims made in a manifesto resulting in the European quantum technologies flagship initiative in quantum technology and similar enterprises are taken as a starting point to critically review some potential quantum resources, such as coherent superposition and entanglement, and their dormant usefulness for parallelism and communication. Claims of absolute, irreducible (non-epistemic) randomn...

Subclinical Hypothyroidism or Thyroid Autoimmunity and Variant Angina: By Chance? or with a Chance?

Proper functioning of thyroid is of importance due to its effects on the cardiovascular system. Furthermore, the relationship between hyperthyroidism and coronary vasospasm is well-known and has been continuously reported since the first description in a case report in 1979. The most important treatment of thyroid disease is the control of thyrotoxicosis and the majority of cases showed excelle...

Risk factors assoicated with increased the chance of ectopic pregnancy

Introduction: Ectopic Pregnancy (EP) is one of the most common causes of maternal mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors that increase the chances of ectopic pregnancy. Materials and Methods: This case-control study was performed in the hospitals of Shahroud University of Medical Sciences in 2018 by census method. Pregnant women who were hospitalized with suspected ec...

Conjugal Parkinson's disease - Real or chance?