Article Watch: September 2016

Lecture 5 — September 8 , 2016

1 Overview In the last lecture we took a more in depth look at Chernoff Bounds and introduced subgaussian and subexponential variables. In this lecture we will continue talking about subgaussian variables and related random variables – subexponential and subgamma, and finally we will give a proof of famous Johnson-Lindenstrauss lemma using property of subgaussian/subgamma variables. Definition ...

In the September 2016 issue

Applied Ergonomics - rok 2016 , Volume 56 September 2016

Rail level crossings (RLXs) represent a key strategic risk for railways worldwide. Despite enforcement and engineering countermeasures, user behaviour at RLXs can often confound expectations and erode safety. Research in this area is limited by a relative absence of insights into actual decision making processes and a focus on only a subset of road user types. One-hundred and sixty-six road use...

What's New in Shock, September 2016?

Having just returned from the 2016 Shock Society Annual Congress in Austin, Texas, I am constantly reminded by the vitality, the breadth, and the expertise of the Shock Society membership. This year’s annual congress once again exceeded my expectations, and I return full of enthusiasm, new ideas, and more potential collaborations. Congratulations to the organizers, the participants, and all who...

The HIndu Science Article Updates March 2016

In Friday’s edition of the journal Science, researchers J. Craig Venter and Clyde Hutchinson and colleagues at the Venter Institute, California, report the making of a living, replicating and stable cell that uses the minimum number of genes — 437 — to be considered biologically ‘alive.’ In the natural world, no living organism is ever known to possess fewer than 1000 genes. The knowledge gaine...