Boundary-induced nucleation control: a theoretical perspective

A Perspective on Martensitic Nucleation

Cryptobiosis: a new theoretical perspective.

The tardigrade is a microscopic creature that under environmental stress conditions undergoes cryptobiosis [Feofilova, E.P., 2003. Deceleration of vital activity as a universal biochemical mechanism ensuring adaptation of microorganisms to stress factors: A review. Appl. Biochem. Microbiol. 39, 1-18; Nelson, D.R., 2002. Current status of the tardigrada: Evolution and ecology. Integrative Comp. ...

Peer support: a theoretical perspective.

This article offers one theoretical perspective of peer support and attempts to define the elements that, when reinforced through education and training, provide a new cultural context for healing and recovery. Persons labeled with psychiatric disability have become victims of social and cultural ostracism and consequently have developed a sense of self that reinforces the "patient" identity. E...

Data migration: A theoretical perspective

Article history: Accepted 25 September 2012 Available online 23 December 2012 In this paper we investigate data migration fundamentals from a theoretical perspective. Following the framework of abstract interpretation, we first discuss models and schemata at different levels of abstraction to establish a Galois connection between abstract and concrete models. A legacy kernel is discovered at a ...

Online Astroturfing: A Theoretical Perspective

Online astroturfing refers to coordinated campaigns where messages supporting a specific agenda are distributed via the Internet. These messages employ deception to create the appearance of being generated by an independent entity. In other words, astroturfing occurs when people are hired to present certain beliefs or opinions on behalf of their employer through various communication channels. ...