Stephen H. Jenkins, in his book Tools for Critical Thinking in Biology, includes a section titled “Peer review and the origin of AIDS.” In it, he analyses two main theories about the origin of AIDS, the cut-hunter and the polio-vaccine hypotheses. He also draws on and comments on my social science studies of the origin-of-AIDS dispute. Critical thinking is worthwhile in nearly every field of sc...

Rather than use historical data such as stock prices, the authors chose to use "generic" time-series data from, "the famous M-Competition." One hundred eleven sets were analyzed using various combinations of network architecture, learning rate, and momentum. The Box-Jenkins approach to time series forecasting is explained. For purposes of this experiment, the expert system, "AUTOBOX," was used ...

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Banked blood exhibits impairments in nitric oxide (NO)-based oxygen delivery capability, reflected in rapid depletion of S-nitrosohemoglobin (SNO-Hb). We hypothesized that transfusion of even freshly-stored blood used in pediatric heart surgery would reduce SNO-Hb levels and worsen outcome. In a retrospective review (n = 29), the percent of estimated blood volume (% eBV) replaced by transfusion...

1. Shemesh, T., Rowley, K.G., Jenkins, A. J., Best, J.D., O’Dea, K. Longterm consistency of C-reactive protein levels in an Aboriginal cohort. ADSADAE Annual Scientific Meeting. Sydney 25-27 August 2006 and St. Vincent’s Health Research Week. Melbourne 30.08-01.09 2006.