This summary (or pooled) measure is meaningful only if the magnitude of heterogeneity between study effects is small and can be explained by sampling variation.
The K dominance zone around the crack tip exists and can be as large as a5 for the Brazilian disk, provided that the zone of nonlinear effects is small (a is the half-crack length).
"In low-tax and low-inflation eras, these strategies are dropped in favor of purchasing financial assets (not to say starting businesses) that inherently are more beneficial than tangibles to other members of the economy….The extent to which Piketty and Saez note these effects is small….
Though body mass, total cholesterol, and triglycerides predict higher blood pressure among Tsimane, the magnitude of these separate effects is small, and combined do not put Tsimane at high risk.
The present margin of safety with regard to risk for renal effects is small.
Although the absolute increase of most late effects is small, clinicians will need an awareness of these risks.
