Sunday, 4 March 2018
Friday, 2 March 2018
The Voice of the Cricket
A Great Speech from a Great Man
Pinocchio has been hanged by assassins, cut down by a falcon, and taken to the home of Fairy. The most famous doctors in all the realm have been summoned in consultation. One after another they arrive and place themselves around the bed of Pinocchio—a crow, an owl, and a talking cricket. The Fairy gives them a brief history of the case and then asks them a simple question: Is the puppet dead or alive?
Crow advances first, feels the puppet's pulse, then his nose, then the toe of his foot. Having done this carefully, he steps back and solemnly renders the following opinion, “To my belief, the puppet is already quite dead; but if unfortunately he should not be dead, then it would be a sign that he is still alive.”
Next the owl comes forward, examines the patient, steps back and says, “I regret to be obliged to contradict the crow, my illustrious friend and colleague, but in my opinion the puppet is still alive; but if unfortunately he should not be alive, then it would be a sign he is dead indeed.”
All the while, Cricket stands quietly by. He is a little fellow and except for a tall black hat, is quite ordinary in appearance. However, if one looks closely, it is evident that he is unimpressed by the performance of his fellow consultants.
“And you—have you nothing to say?” asked the Fairy.
“In my opinion,” replied Cricket, “the wisest thing a prudent doctor can do, when he doesn't know what he is talking about, is to be silent.” And with that he turned and walked away.1
Pinocchio has been hanged by assassins, cut down by a falcon, and taken to the home of Fairy. The most famous doctors in all the realm have been summoned in consultation. One after another they arrive and place themselves around the bed of Pinocchio—a crow, an owl, and a talking cricket. The Fairy gives them a brief history of the case and then asks them a simple question: Is the puppet dead or alive?
Crow advances first, feels the puppet's pulse, then his nose, then the toe of his foot. Having done this carefully, he steps back and solemnly renders the following opinion, “To my belief, the puppet is already quite dead; but if unfortunately he should not be dead, then it would be a sign that he is still alive.”
Next the owl comes forward, examines the patient, steps back and says, “I regret to be obliged to contradict the crow, my illustrious friend and colleague, but in my opinion the puppet is still alive; but if unfortunately he should not be alive, then it would be a sign he is dead indeed.”
All the while, Cricket stands quietly by. He is a little fellow and except for a tall black hat, is quite ordinary in appearance. However, if one looks closely, it is evident that he is unimpressed by the performance of his fellow consultants.
“And you—have you nothing to say?” asked the Fairy.
“In my opinion,” replied Cricket, “the wisest thing a prudent doctor can do, when he doesn't know what he is talking about, is to be silent.” And with that he turned and walked away.1
WHAT IS IMPACT FACTOR?
The impact factor
for a particular journal is calculated by taking the number of manuscripts published in the journal over the past two years, and then dividing this number by the number of citations these specific manuscripts received over the same two-year period.
H-index
This is the value at which x number of manuscripts received x number of citations, with x being used here twice to denote equivalence. Thus, an Hindex of 5 would mean that an individual has 5 publications that have been cited at least 5 times. As this number increases, this implies that the individual is amassing more publications with increasing number of citations. Thus, the H-index allows for taking into account the number of citations, as well as the number of publications in a single metric. But amassing citations for a publication, and publishing new manuscripts, takes times. The H-index, therefore, self-evidently increases with years of experience.
for a particular journal is calculated by taking the number of manuscripts published in the journal over the past two years, and then dividing this number by the number of citations these specific manuscripts received over the same two-year period.
H-index
This is the value at which x number of manuscripts received x number of citations, with x being used here twice to denote equivalence. Thus, an Hindex of 5 would mean that an individual has 5 publications that have been cited at least 5 times. As this number increases, this implies that the individual is amassing more publications with increasing number of citations. Thus, the H-index allows for taking into account the number of citations, as well as the number of publications in a single metric. But amassing citations for a publication, and publishing new manuscripts, takes times. The H-index, therefore, self-evidently increases with years of experience.
Saturday, 24 February 2018
Tuesday, 20 February 2018
The Cellular Origin of Activated Fibroblasts in the Infarcted and Remodeling Myocardium
The Cellular Origin of Activated Fibroblasts in the Infarcted and Remodeling Myocardium
Friday, 16 February 2018
Every 40 seconds An American suffers heart attack Do not want to suffer Keep busy your buttock
Every 40 seconds
An American suffers heart attack
Do not want to suffer
Keep busy your buttock
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