Nicolas Stensen and the Brain [Abstract]

Mette Haug Stensen

Nicolas Gisin * and Rob Thew

Quantum communication is the art of transferring a quantum state from one place to another. Traditionally, the sender is named Alice and the receiver Bob. Th e basic motivation is that quantum states code quantum information — called qubits in the case of two-dimensional Hilbert spaces — and that quantum information allows tasks to be performed that could only be achieved far less effi ciently,...

Nicolas Rashevsky’s Mathematical Biophysics

This paper explores the work of Nicolas Rashevsky, a Russian émigré theoretical physicist who developed a program in ‘‘mathematical biophysics’’ at the University of Chicago during the 1930s. Stressing the complexity of many biological phenomena, Rashevsky argued that the methods of theoretical physics – namely mathematics – were needed to ‘‘simplify’’ complex biological processes such as cell ...

the impact of using inspirational quotes on abstract vocabulary recall

the present study is an attempt to investigate the potential impact of inspirational quotes on improving english abstract vocabulary recall. to achieve this goal, a multiple choice language proficiency test of 60 items including vocabulary and grammar component was administered to a sample of 63 second-semester male and female students whose age ranged between 17 to 22 and they were studying en...

Statement Nicolas Schiper

Cloud-based applications are everywhere around us. They range from performance sensitive services such as web search, e-commerce, and social networking to mission-critical applications such as air-traffic control and the power grid. These applications tend to be complex, involve a large number of computers, and must face all sorts of failures ranging from power outages and software bugs to mali...