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Development of the Veritas plot and its application in cardiac surgery: an evidence-synthesis graphic tool for the clinician to assess multiple meta-analyses reporting on a common outcome
Background: Meta-analyses may be prone to generating misleading results because of a paucity of experimental studies (especially in surgery);...
Canadian Journal of Surgery, 10/01/09 by Panesar, Sukhmeet S; Rao, Christopher; Vecht, Joshua A; Mirza, Saqeb B; Netuveli, Gopalakrishnan; Morris, Richard; Rosenthal, Joe; Darzi, Ara; Athanasiou, Thanos · More from publication -
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Anyone who points a small telescope toward Jupiter can nearly always spot some or all of the planet's four Galilean satellites--in order of size,...
Natural History, 09/01/09 by Joe Rao · More from publication -
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The astronomical event of the summer occurs on July 22: a total eclipse of the Sun. The Moon's dark umbral shadow will touch down in the Arabian...
Natural History, 07/01/09 by Joe Rao · More from publication -
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Because, Venus's orbit is smaller than Earth s, we see that planet go through phases as it swings around the Sun. On June 5, Venus will be at its...
Natural History, 06/01/09 by Joe Rao · More from publication -
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Beginning this month, two planetary couples' will be dancing in the sky, thanks to two factors: the relative motions of the partners in each...
Natural History, 05/01/09 by Joe Rao · More from publication -
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In a joint initiative of the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO, this year has been designated the International Year of...
Natural History, 04/01/09 by Joe Rao · More from publication -
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Daylight saving time (DST) returns on the second Sunday of March for most of North America: clocks "spring forward" one hour at 2:00 A.M. local...
Natural History, 03/01/09 by Joe Rao · More from publication -
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For those of us who live in the northern latitudes, Castor and Pollux, the brightest stars of Gemini--the Twins--are nearly overhead around 10 P.M....
Natural History, 02/01/09 by Joe Rao · More from publication -
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On December 5 Mars arrives at conjunction with the Sun (whenever the two conjoin, Mars is behind the Sun from our viewpoint--only Mercury and Venus...
Natural History, 12/01/08 by Joe Rao · More from publication -
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The Taurid meteors, sometimes called the "Halloween fireballs," show up between mid-October and mid-November, but the night of November 5 is likely...
Natural History, 11/01/08 by Joe Rao · More from publication
