Seven Years of Progress

eMERGEing progress in genomics—the first seven years

The electronic MEdical Records & GEnomics (eMERGE) network was established in 2007 by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in part to explore the utility of electronic medical records (EMRs) in genome science. The initial focus was on discovery primarily using the genome-wide association paradigm, but more recently, the network has begu...

Seven Years of Social Sensors

The aim of this paper is to review seven years of research on a specific vision of social media which is that of social sensors, i.e., alternative information systems able to detect and characterize interesting and yet unreported information and events in real-time, crossing topics, locations and language barriers. In particular, we here present a computational exercise based on a Topic Modelin...

Ameloblastomas — Seven Years Clinical Audit

To determine the pattern and presentations of ameloblastoma in patients reporting to Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry (AFID), a descriptive study was undertaken from June 2002 to June 2009. A total number of 34 Ameloblastoma patients who were treated at the institute were analyzed. Their mode of presentation, site involved, various age groups and gender distributions, histological patterns, ...

Stroke: 30 years of progress.

In 3 decades, Stroke has evolved from a fledgling publication to the leading journal in the field. Many factors have contributed to this, particularly the succession of outstanding editors in chief. We begin a series on “Stroke: 30 Years of Progress,” wherein each editor recalls the highlights of his tenure, providing a unique view of the past 3 decades (see page 3 for Dr Millikan’s editorial)....

Twenty-five years of progress.