Validation of a Functional Pyelocalyceal Renal Model for the Evaluation of Renal Calculi Passage While Riding a Roller Coaster

Mitchell, M.; Wartinger, David D.

doi:10.7556/jaoa.2016.128

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“…These findings suggest that waterslides might be used therapeutically in people with a variety of medical conditions that induce fatigue and confusion and reduce vigour. It has previously been established that rollercoaster rides can help people pass renal calculi . Waterslides and rollercoasters are both purely recreational activities that allow participants to ride at high speeds.…”

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Blondes do not have more fun: a non‐blinded crossover field study

Zetner

Ryg

Andresen

et al. 2019

Medical Journal of Australia

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Objectives To evaluate whether blondes have more fun, as proposed by Sir Roderick David Stewart in 1978. Design Prospective, non‐randomised crossover field study, 1–2 June 2018. Setting Single centre medical writing course, during a break in the course program. Participants Convenience sample of 21 healthy Danish researchers: ten blondes, nine non‐blondes, and two with missing data (bald). Intervention Participants completed a visual analogue scale (VAS) for fun and Profile of Mood States – Adolescents (POMS‐A) questionnaires before and after two rides each on a waterslide (once sitting upright, once lying down). There was a wash‐out between rides. Main outcome measures Fun, as assessed by VAS completed moments after completing each waterslide ride. Results Blondes did not have more fun than non‐blondes, neither while sitting upright (median VAS, 60 [IQR, 23–66] v 25 [IQR, 4.5–57]; P = 0.39) nor lying down (median VAS, 70 [IQR, 60–85] v 66 [IQR, 35–80]; P = 0.62). Riding the waterslide lying down was significantly faster (median duration, 9 s; range, 8–13 s) than sitting upright (median duration, 13.6 s; range, 8–37 s; P < 0.001), and also more fun (median VAS, 72 [IQR, 59–85] v 41 [IQR, 14–66]; P = 0.002). Conclusions Our findings are not consistent with the statement by Sir Roderick David Stewart that “blondes have more fun”; we found no evidence that blondes experience more fun or are more susceptible to mood changes than non‐blondes.

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Blondes do not have more fun: a non‐blinded crossover field study

Zetner

Ryg

Andresen

et al. 2019

Medical Journal of Australia

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“…This real‐time case study has informed my decision to pass on the funding announcement that arrived in my inbox today. After all, many landmark papers have been published without NIH funding …”

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The Folly of the R: A Case Study

Rodriguez

2019

Academic Emergency Medicine

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“…I applaud the ingenuity of Drs Mitchell and Wartinger in their article, “Validation of a Functional Pyelocalyceal Renal Model for the Evaluation of Renal Calculi Passage While Riding a Roller Coaster.” 1 I am amazed at the extensive attention the article received in the press, and I look forward to their future work.…”

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confidence: 99%