The terms complexity, complex adaptive systems, and sciences of complexity are found often
in recent scientific literature, reflecting the remarkable growth in collaborative academic …

Objectives To evaluate the reliability and feasibility of assessing the performance of medical
specialist registrars (SpRs) using three methods: the mini‐clinical evaluation exercise (mini‐…

The collision of plates at high velocity sometimes causes them to be metallurgically bonded.
A study has been made of the nature of the bonds and of the conditions required to produce …

In 1942, when Enrico Fermi and his asso ciates started up their nuclear-fission reactor at
Stagg Field in Chicago, there was every reason to believe it was the first such reactor on the …

Although vitamin D deficiency has been well-documented following gastric bypass surgery,
there are few studies of vitamin D status in the non-operative morbidly obese patient. We …

The possibility that the atomic ratio 235 u/ 238 U may be slightly variable due to natural
nuclear chain reactions such as have been identified in Gabon, West Africa, has prompted a re-…

Obese individuals have an increased preference for high caloric foods, such as sweets and
fats. However, following gastric bypass (GBP) surgery, morbidly obese patients tend to avoid …

Assessing the performance of doctors while they are engaged in clinical work is a
challenging concept. The introduction of objective-based curricula provides the stimulus and …

The European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is critically endangered (according to the most recent
IUCN assessment) and has suffered a 95% decline in recruitment since the 1980s, attributed …

The morbidly obese have a disproportionately greater risk of hypertension, diabetes, and
coronary artery disease than their lean or less seriously obese counterparts. Roux‐en‐Y …