Charles Willson Peale, Artist & Patriot

Sir Charles Bell: The artist who went to the roots!

The Ecology of Rattus exulans ( Peale ) Reviewed

Several aspects of the ecology of Rattus exufans are revie:ved in an effort to collate a large proportion of the widely scattered hterature relatillg. to the species. Subspecific relationships are discuss~d to illustrate the early. Co~fu~lOn. regarding taxonomic position. Literature covenng R. exula~s.geog~aphicdistnb~tlOn, habitat, nutrition, reproduction, movements, and competltlon With other...

The Artist of Computer

A short account of the contributions of Donald E. Knuth to the eld of computer science is given, with emphasis on his classical text The Art of Computer Programming. Also discussed are his development of the T E X typesetting system, the LR parser and attribute grammar.

The happy artist ?

The artistic labor market is marked by several adversities, such as low wages, above-average unemployment, and constrained underemployment. Nevertheless, it attracts many young people. The number of students exceeds the available jobs by far. A potential explanation for this puzzle is that artistic work might result in exceptionally high job satisfaction, a conjecture that has been mentioned at...

Summary of NIST Patriot Act Recommendations

1. One-to-One Matching (Verification) -NIST recommends one face and two index fingerprints for verification. All three biometrics should be in image form. The face image should conform to the ANSI/INCITS 385-2004 standard. The fingerprint images should conform to the ANSI/INCITS 381-2004 standard with 500 dots per inch (dpi) scan resolution. 2. One-to-Many Matching (Identification) -NIST recomm...