The evaluation of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, as one of the most important antioxidative defence enzymes, in seminal plasma of patients consulting for male infertility was presented in the article. The study included also the determination of its influence on selected human semen quality parameters. The material represents semen samples obtained from 15 men, which were divided into two...

The Bergman–Milton bounds provide limits on the effective permittivity of a composite material comprising two isotropic dielectric materials. These provide tight bounds for composites arising from many conventional materials. We reconsider the Bergman–Milton bounds in light of the recent emergence of metamaterials, in which unconventional parameter ranges for relative permittivities are encount...

Measure errors in economic data are pervasive and nontrivial in size. The presence of measurement errors causes biased and inconsistent parameter estimates and leads to erroneous conclusions to various degrees in economic analysis. The importance of measurement errors in analyzing the empirical implications of economic theories is highlighted in Milton Friedman’s seminal book on the consumption...

I.R. Thomas, A.C. Vandaele, E. Neefs, B. Ristic, L. Hetey, A. Mahieux, S. Robert, F. Daerden, C. Depiesse, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Av. Circulaire 3, 1180 Brussels, Belgium ([email protected]), J.P. Mason, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, U.K., M.R. Patel, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, U.K., and STFC Rutherford Ap...

A. S., Jewell 5 , S., and Musilova 6 , M. – 1 Department of Physical Sciences, CEPSAR, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK; [email protected]; 2 Department of Earth Environment and Ecosystems, CEPSAR, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK 3 Faculty of Engineering, Queen’s Building, University of Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK; 4 International Space...

Edward Nelson, Milton Friedman and Economic Debate in the United States, 1932-1972 (volumes 1 2), Chicago London, The University of Press, 2020

Quality assurance in semen analysis has been questioned recently in this journal. Based on the limited capacity of seminal parameter in the determination of fertility, the authors advocated abandoning methods of quality assurance in semen analysis for clinical situations. In this article, we explore arguments as to why quality assurance in semen analysis for clinical use is not 'a waste of time...

Yale's current department of psychiatry was created by Dean Milton C. Winternitz in the 1920s as part of a broader effort to combine mental and physical components of medical care. This effort, which spurred the founding of Yale's institute of Human Relations, was the basis of Winternitz' interest in mental health. Although the institute soon closed because of interdisciplinary squabbling, this...