Hurricane Katrina at 15: Introduction to the Special Section

Introduction to the Special Section

Human Ecology Review, Vol. 16, No. 1, 2009 © Society for Human Ecology The collection of articles for this special section is primarily the result of a symposium organized by Dr. Tom Dietz that took place at the XIV International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology. The symposium as well as this collection of papers represents a unique cross-section of scholars at various stages in thei...

Introduction to the Special Section

ystem identification refers broadly to the problem of developing empirical mathematical models of systems based on excitation and response measurements. Such models are useful for enhancing physical understanding; analyzing system properties; and performing simulation, prediction, filtering, state estimation, monitoring, and fault diagnosis as well as control. Practical interest in system ident...

Introduction to the Special Section

I F we consider Zuse’s Plankalktil the first programming language, research on computer languages is about half a century old now. During this period, languages have always been in the mainstream of computer science research. The focus of the research has perhaps shifted somewhat from efficiency (1950s) to expressivity (196Os), portability (197Os), and handling complexity (198Os), but the inter...

Persuasive Technology: Introduction to the Special Section

Introduction to the Special Section on Epigenetics.

Epigenetics provides the opportunity to revolutionize our understanding of the role of genetics and the environment in explaining human behavior, although the use of epigenetics to study human behavior is just beginning. In this introduction, the authors present the basics of epigenetics in a way that is designed to make this exciting field accessible to a wide readership. The authors describe ...