Several studies have demonstrated that the mechanical stability and overall stiffness of a laterally placed locked plate in the proximal tibia is equivalent to the control of historical dual plating [26, 27, 28].
Even more generally, the idea that there could be a "science of history" which would allow human prediction and control of historical outcomes was refuted for any open-minded observer of the facts whose vision was not blinkered or blinded by faith in a theoretical construction.
However, in contrast to control of historical plague, when treatment with antimicrobial drugs was not available and the disease could spread unhindered, the present outbreak was stopped quickly after 27 days because of successful treatment with antimicrobial drugs.
Finally, what of the bold talk in Parliament about grabbing back control of British historical fishing grounds?
Mr. Wallace, a co-author of "Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898," made an impassioned speech outside City Hall in which he suggested that Mr. Giuliani's real purpose in setting up the nonprofit group was to gain control of the historical record of his administration.
Previous studies have had numerous methodological limitations including lack of controls or use of historical controls, single hospitals with small samples, limited endpoints such as length of stay rather than patient outcomes, and failure to adjust for potential confounders that may affect outcome [ 8- 16, 17, 17].
To date, there have only been a small number of studies examining the clinical utility of prophylactic ethanol lock therapy, although these have been limited by small numbers, short-follow-up durations, absence of controls or use of historical controls, failure to evaluate dialysis patients and conflicting findings [ 13- 18].
Prior studies of critical pathways were limited by small samples, restriction to one or a few referral centers, lack of controls, or the use of historical controls limiting the ability to generalize and/or introduced bias [ 4- 6, 24- 26].
In a broad sense, arms control grows out of historical state practice in disarmament, which has had, since the 20th century, a long record of successes and failures.
Each of the factions controls a number of historical provinces, which on the map contain a castle and, if located by the sea, a port as well.
They are ideological in character: planted there as part of a religious-nationalist effort to keep control of all the historical "Land of Israel".
