Defining nature. Competing perspectives: Between nativism and ecological novelty

Perspectives on the nature and definition of ecological regions.

Among environmental managers, recognition of the importance of integrating management activities across agencies and programs that have different responsibilities for the same geographic areas has created an awareness of the need for a common hierarchical framework of ecological regions (ecoregions) to implement the strategy. Responding to this need in the United States, nine federal agencies h...

On Defining African Philosophy: History, Challenges, and Perspectives

Competing forces of nature

oxidative Medicine and cellular Longevity 257 By their very nature, intrinsic cellular pathways form complex biological systems yet in many ways can open the door for the generation and development of novel therapeutic strategies for many disorders. Interestingly, it is the knowledge gained from examination of these pathways that provide the necessary insight and caution for the application of ...

Embracing Nativism and Constructivism

Neural constructivists have proclaimed, on the basis of arguments which it is suggested in the following are unconvincing, a view of the nervous system which has little place for innate knowledge relating to speciic domains. In this paper an alternative position is developed, which by instantiating innate knowledge in a exible manner provides a more credible alternative. It invokes dynamical sy...

Defining Ecological Strategies in Neuroprosthetics

Neurological disorders disrupt the equilibrium within the brain and spinal cord ecosystems. Ecology reuses, recycles, and reduces to help maintain the balance across ecosystems. Likewise, neuroprosthetics can help the brain help itself with ecoprosthetic designs that integrate the principles of the "three 'R's."