PNAS introduces new magazine section

Biochemia Medica introduces new section: Pre-analytical mysteries

In about 200 words summarize the following information if relevant: (1) Rationale for this case report, (2) Presentation of patient and respective laboratory analyses, (3) Outcomes, and (4) Main lesson(s) to learn from this case report. Introduction Briefly summarize the background and context of this case report. (What was the rationale for presenting this case report? What is the added value ...

Pathobiology introduces a new category.

New magazine: opportunity for the membership.

BOOK REVIEWS Recombinant DNA: Warming Up for Big Payoff .................. Supreme Court to Say if Life Is Patentable . New Strength in the Diet-Disease Link? ....................... Crick Looks Back on DNA............................. Briefing: RFF Back on Its Feet; Nevada Closes Low-Level Radioactive Waste Dump; Helms and Colby Clash on Sharing CIA Data; Harvard Medicine Takes a Lesson from D...

Electronic voting eliminates hanging chads but introduces new usability challenges

The arrival of electronic voting has generated considerable controversy, mostly about its vulnerability to fraud. By comparison, virtually no attention has been given to its usability, i.e., voters’ ability to vote as they intend, which was central to the controversy surrounding the 2000 US presidential election. Yet it is hard to imagine a domain of human–computer interaction where usability h...

Mapping knowledge domains: characterizing PNAS.

A review of data mining and analysis techniques that can be used for the mapping of knowledge domains is given. Literature mapping techniques can be based on authors, documents, journals, words, and/or indicators. Most mapping questions are related to research assessment or to the structure and dynamics of disciplines or networks. Several mapping techniques are demonstrated on a data set compri...