Standard effect sizes are more meaningful outcomes in Alzheimer's disease drug trials than the widely used metric of percent slowing of decline, an analysis suggested. In recent trials of Alzheimer's ...

A traditional meta-analysis can be thought of as a literature synthesis, in which a collection of observed studies is analyzed to obtain summary judgments about overall significance and size of ...

Thermoelectric applications have attracted increasing interest recently due to its capability of converting waste heat into electricity without hazardous emissions. Materials with enhanced ...

Medical Care, Vol. 45, No. 3 (Mar., 2007), pp. 252-258 (7 pages) Background: Hospitals rapidly change structure and organization. Little research has been conducted that documents whether hospital ...