Do beetles secrete oil-like liquids along their foot hairs in order to stick securely to surfaces? Can a robot’s feet be coated with a similarly viscous liquid to help get more adhesion by giving them a surface-tension component? Will secretions help feet adhere to rough surfaces by filling in the gaps, increasing capillary and intermolecular […]
Category Archives: Non-experimental observational studies
Evidence versus opinions > Evidence-based medicine EbM > Potential for abuse > Personal and corporate views and convictions > Clinical studies > Evidence from systematic research > Experimental studies with control groups > Medicine supported by evidence > Non-experimental observational studies > Susceptible to distortions > Single case reports
Friday, June 20, 2008
Is evidence-based medicine EbM defined as the integration of individual clinical expertise with the current best possible external evidence? Are many doctors unwilling to accept new products or concepts on the basis of preclinical data alone and is the criticisms of the process concerning subjectivity, bias and the potential for abuse justified? Do medical device […]