A need to stand united: reply to the WAME secretary.

Adult Degenerative Scoliosis with Spinal Stenosis Treated with Stand-Alone Cage via an Extreme Lateral Transpsoas Approach; a Case Report and Literature Review

We report the case of a 73-year-old female with severe degenerative scoliosis and back and leg pain that wassuccessfully treated with stand- alone cages via an extreme lateral transpsoas approach. This patient had declinedopen surgery and instrumentation due to her advanced age concerns about potential side effects.

A History of the Recombinant Dna Guidelines in the United States

On December 16, 1978, a telegram purporting to be from the Vatican was handdelivered to the office of Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. "Habemus regimen recombinatum," it proclaimed, in celebration of the end of a long struggle to revise the NIH Guidelines for Research Involving Recombinant DNA Molecules. It was not the first telegram the Secretary had receiv...

A Problem in Avicennas View on the Origination of the Soul and a Reply to It

Optimal Sizing of a Reliable Hydrogen-based Stand-alone Wind-Fuel Cell System

A hybrid wind/ fuel cell generation system is designed to supply power demand. The aim of this design is to minimize the total cost of the hybrid system over an expected 20 years of operation. The optimization problem is solved aimed at providing a reliable supply for the consumer’s demand. The system consists of fuel cells, some wind units, some electrolyzers, a reformer, an anaerobic reactor ...

Time Column Unfair to Veterans Secretary

The VA Secretary occupies probably the most thankless job in Washington. On the one hand the Secretary is expected to seamlessly provide the plethora of benefits and services a grateful nation offers veterans who have sacrificed body and mind in military service, and to those who need transition services. On the other, the Secretary must strictly obey all laws and follow all Administration poli...