Atlantis succeeds

Another Look at Atlantis

ticular note are Raymond Dasman's ecological analysis of what man hath wrought to his detriment in the Nile Valley, Kenneth Boulding's exposition of an economics based on the recognition of the finiteness of our world, Father Wassmer's discussion of abortion, and Kingsley Davis' detailed attack on the assumption that better contraceptives and better access to these contraceptives will, themselv...

Receptor Clustering: Nothing Succeeds Like Success

By experimentally limiting the amount of receptor molecules available in a postsynaptic neuron in Drosophila, it has been shown that receptors can preferentially cluster opposite active zones with a high release probability. This asymmetry in receptor distribution can alter the apparent probability and calcium-dependence of neurotransmitter release.

Why Groupware Succeeds: Discretion or Mandate?

Single-user applications are designed with a ‘discretionary use’ model. In contrast, for large systems, upper management support is considered crucial to adoption. Which applies to groupware? The relatively low cost of groupware reduces high-level visibility, but some argue that social dynamics will force mandated use—the large system approach. Interview studies of recently adopted on-line meet...

Presidential address: nothing succeeds like excess.

How Morocco Succeeds in Eliminating Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis is an endemic parasitic infection very linked to poverty. It is considered a world health problem since it infects people from 76 different countries especially tropical and subtropical regions. For many years, Morocco was endemic for shistosome infection. The unique form is urinary schistosomiasis and the first case was described in 1914. After an alarming prevalence rate (13 4...