Post-thrombotic syndrome prevention – do we really know the predictive factors?

Superior Capsule Reconstruction: What Do We Know?

The management of irreparable rotator cuff tears remains challenging. Since its introduction by Mihata in 2012, superiorcapsule reconstruction (SCR) has grown in popularity at an astonishingly rapid rate. The aim of this article is to providea comprehensive review of the available literature, in order to highlight what has so far been published on SCR,covering all aspects including biomechanica...

Do We Know What We Do not Know? A Response to Celine Bonnet

Nano-whatever: Do we really know where we are heading?

The principal applications of any sufficiently new and innovative technology have always been applications that were created by that technology, rather than being pre-existing applications, where the new technology simply provided improvements. This historical trend is likely to remain true, and it is likely to be true specifically for the emerging nanotechnology. Applications yet to be created...

Molecular approaches to diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis what we know and what we do not know.

Invasive aspergillosis (IA) are a major complication in immunocompromized patients where can be serious and rapidly fatal. Early diagnosis and early appropriate antifungal treatment is important in reducing mortality and morbidity. But despite many efforts to develop detection methods, the diagnosis of IA still remains challenging and current conventional methods are limited for adequate diagno...

When Do We Really Know What We Think We Know? Determining Causality

1 Social scientists are often asked to determine whether or not one thing causes another. The answer to this question of causality may have important implications for public policy. However, it is generally difficult to establish that " A causes B " beyond a shadow of a doubt, and researchers often arrive at conflicting conclusions depending on their data sources and methods. This conundrum is ...