OBJECTIVE A Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plan (SCAMP) standardizes the care of patients with a predefined diagnosis while actively inviting and collecting data on clinician deviations (DEVs) from its recommendations. For 3 different pediatric cardiac diagnoses managed by SCAMPs, we determined the frequency of, types of, and reasons for DEVs, which are considered to be a valua...

Abstract The method for micro-propagation of rubber ( Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg ) by somatic embryo has been conducted. aim the research will describe effect media used callus induction on formation plants. Embryonic had in 3 media, i.e.; MH1, MH2, and MH3. After induction, all were induced expression. Maturation cotyledons was performed using liquid with filter paper as a bridge to absorb ...

According to the semantic view of scientic theories, theories are classes of models. I show that this view — if taken seriously as a formal explication — leads to absurdities. In particular, this view equates theories that are truly distinct, and it distinguishes theories that are truly equivalent. Furthermore, the semantic view lacks the resources to explicate interesting theoretical relation...

According to the semantic view of scientific theories, theories are classes of models. I show that this view — if taken literally — leads to absurdities. In particular, this view equates theories that are distinct, and it distinguishes theories that are equivalent. Furthermore, the semantic view lacks the resources to explicate interesting theoretical relations, such as embeddability of one the...

Kolmogorov’s axiomatization of probability includes the familiar ratio formula for conditional probability: (RATIO) P(A | B) = P(A ∩ B) P (B) (P (B) > 0). Call this the ratio analysis of conditional probability. It has become so entrenched that it is often referred to as the definition of conditional probability. I argue that it is not even an adequate analysis of that concept. I prove what I c...

Infections affecting the central nervous system caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis are rare but curable. We describe a case of a 24-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with progressive bilateral lower extremity weakness over 1 month. On the day of admission, he had minimal muscle strength and was hyperreflexic in the lower extremities. Sensation, however, was intact. Skin exa...

BACKGROUND Limb lengthening with external fixation is performed to treat patients with leg length discrepancy or short stature. Although the procedure has a high rate of success, one potential drawback from limb lengthening is the amount of time spent in the fixation device while regenerate bone consolidates. Although some studies have assessed different treatment modalities, there has not been...