Complementary endeavours

THE EVOGRID: An Approach to Computational Origins of Life Endeavours

Harmony Rather than Unity: A Command Concept for Complex Endeavours

This paper discusses concepts of command for complex endeavors. The traditional concepts of Unity of Command and Unity of Effort are found wanting, the former because there is no single individual in command of a complex endeavor, the latter because there is often no time to develop the comprehensive plan required, and if there is time, it is nevertheless difficult because different organizatio...

Addressing Lather’s concerns: Practicing in research endeavours what is preached in theoretical formulations

It is not the intention of this paper to outline my research project per se, as this has been discussed in past papers (see Hawkins, 2007a, 2007b, 2007c). This paper highlights the argument for the importance of making explicit and connecting one’s own personal beliefs and understandings (theories) with one’s research. The intention of this paper is to address Patti Lather’s concerns and examin...

Tuberculosis in the 21st century--challenges, endeavours and recommendations to doctors.

The magnitude of problem with tuberculosis lies in the fact that one third of the world population is infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Even in the 21st century, tuberculosis kills more people than any other infective agent. Definition of case of resistance--the case of resistant tuberculosis is precisely defined by the recommendations of the World Health Organization as primary, initial,...

Synthetic endeavours towards oxasqualenoid natural products containing 2,5-disubstituted tetrahydrofurans--eurylene and teurilene.

2,5-Disubstituted tetrahydrofurans constitute the core skeleton of several natural products and are pivotal synthetic analogues of medicinal importance that exhibit remarkable bioactivities. Oxasqualenoid natural products are implicated as potent biologically active molecules, particularly with regard to demonstrating significant cytotoxicity. Characteristic features of oxasqualenoids containin...