Russia appoints vice-premier for science

Enrico Drioli and Development of Membrane Science in Russia

EU appoints Ebola coordinator.

The European Union is stepping up its efforts to tackle the Ebola crisis in west Africa by appointing an overall coordinator, increasing funding, and deploying more medical and support staff to the region. The issue was high on the agenda of the EU leaders’ summit meeting in Brussels on 23 and 24 October. They agreed that, with the first confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease in Europe, protect...

Why Cognitive Science Needs Philosophy and Vice Versa

Contrary to common views that philosophy is extraneous to cognitive science, this paper argues that philosophy has a crucial role to play in cognitive science with respect to generality and normativity. General questions include the nature of theories and explanations, the role of computer simulation in cognitive theorizing, and the relations among the different fields of cognitive science. Nor...

REFERENCE The premier reference source for computer science and information technology management New Release July 2009

Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee, USA Edited by: Kuan-Ching Li, Providence University, Taiwan; Ching-Hsien Hsu, Chung Hua University, Taiwan; Laurence Tianruo Yang, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada; Jack Dongarra, University of Tennessee, USA; and Hans Zima, University of Vienna, Austria 13-digit ISBN: 978-1-60566-661-7 1,093 pages; 2010 Copyright Price: US $555.00 (hardcover*) Perpe...

Biochemia Medica appoints Research integrity editor

Biochemia Medica has just established the Research integrity editor who will act as the Editorial team member responsible for all matters related to the various aspects of scientific misconduct. The major reason for this is the increasing number of various types of scientific misconduct in manuscripts submitted to our Journal. Research integrity editor will: a) strive to continuously raise awar...