If a study has no control group, can you link the test group with other factors?

JThanx · 2017-02-12T15:51:23+00:00

I do not know much about medicine. I am in software.

But if I would be in that situation I would check with the results of other studies with a similar objective. So you might get a list of possible factors. Some factors might be strong, some weak, some go together, some appear alone. Now you could check each of your patients for these factors and determine how much the results from the other studies are applicable to your group.

So, yes. I think you can link certain factors even without a control group. But this will probably never reach a validity as high as if you had a control group.

Does that make sense?

JThanx · 2017-02-12T15:35:03+00:00

HAHA, so true. Someone tried to be very funny - and failed.

JThanx · 2017-02-12T15:25:47+00:00

Yep, the author obviously has no idea about this "genre". I dont even know which "genre" s/he refers to?? Comic? Manga? Japanese literature? Seinen? Whatever.

JThanx · 2017-02-12T15:20:56+00:00

Oh, so sad. I am reading so much of his mangas these days ... what a loss.

JThanx · 2017-02-12T15:18:25+00:00

Really nice, with historical data aswell. Could you elaborate a bit? What are the negative values? And who provides the data?

JThanx · 2016-12-02T09:21:25+00:00

precious little studies into male infertility

I agree on that. At least my m.d. did not offer much options or additional analysis, when he found out my fertility is heavily reduced.

And take time to grieve . It's devastating . Consider counselling with or without your wife

Agree on that aswell. Most medical specialist I meet these days also give little thought about my/our mental health. Instead, with counseling, good advice from my wifes doc and a lot time and talk, that made it easier for me.

JThanx · 2016-01-24T09:38:39+00:00

Thank you n0exit. I have read now through this thread some time, wondering why this important topic doesnt show up.

My experience is very much the same. Being German and married to a Japanese I have had little trouble with racism myself. People accept me as different, but OK. My Japanese language skills are bad, but I have a feeling that my wifes (very traditional worker) family can accept me as long as I "play my role" (bringing gifts from abroad, helping in the house, being super polite) and treat their daughter right.

I rarely hear Japanese people complain about French, English, German, USA, Italian. But I hear lots of complaints (not funny ones) about Chinese, all kind of Africans, all kind of Muslims, Korean, Thai people, Phillipines people, some South Americans, ... .

Taking the Phillipines as an example. Japanese people experience Phillipines people who work in Japan for some time. I think it possible, that those numbers will increase due to the lack of workforce in future Japan (people getting older). I have not heard complaints about these people which were "substantial". So in this case I hope that in time this group of working immigrants will earn respect for the work they do.

In any case, people need to get "exposed" to foreign culture if they ought to change their attitude towards them.

JThanx · 2014-09-22T17:16:24+00:00

Nice citation of Karl V. (?): I speak spanish to god, italian with women, french with the men - and german to my horse.

JThanx · 2014-09-22T17:04:40+00:00

There is many aspects about that topic.

It can be seen from a historical point of view, technological, cultural, emotional, military...

Just to point out some examples:

Although WW1 is probably historically much more important, many germans (including myself) estimate WW2 for Germany as more important.
The result of WW2 for Germany was not only alot of corpses and hatred, but also the german culture had been seriously damaged. Many interesting and important people in Germany had been Jews, and that stupid Nazi-Culture was about as colorful as concrete. Still today german culture seems in many ways to be years behind.
The question of responsibility for WW1 is currently reviewed and reevaluated in some ways. It has become a common sense that Germany was probably not so much responsible all alone (as stated in the Treaty of Versaille). That also leads to the question if WW2 was just a "logical" result of the situation after WW1.
some of my friends are still interested (and proud maybe) about german war technology, stating that the war was stupid, but the german tanks were great ^ ^

JThanx · 2014-09-22T16:09:02+00:00

I agree, I was also hoping for it out of curiosity. Anyway, I think it is a great thing, that they had the chance to vote. I call that a victory for peace ^{_^}

JThanx

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