I'm glad this has been published. It would be tempting to delay such a publication until more data is available. However, the author(s?) are doing it in the way

I'm glad this has been published. It would be tempting to delay such a publication until more data is available. However, the author(s?) are doing it in the way of honest science, and hopefully this will catalyze further work on EBSE. Who knows, maybe the big companies will decide that the rising tide effect is worthwhile and fill in the gaps.