Scientific Review: Minimum Age for Swim Lessons

Lessons in Scientific Computing

What is Scientific Progress ? Lessons from Scientific Practice

In a recent debate about the nature of scientific progress, Alexander Bird and Darrell Rowbottom have argued for two competing accounts of progress. According to Bird, scientific progress consists in the accumulation of scientific knowledge. Rowbottom, on the other hand, thinks that truth alone is necessary for progress. Both use thought experiments and appeal to intuitions in support of their ...

Lessons for Policy Makers in Non-High Speed Rail Countries: A Review

High speed intercity passenger rail is an inherently strong railway application. It operates over 250 km/hour. For perspective, high-speed represents the ultimate development of preexisting standard gauge infrastructure. Network of high-speed passenger rail lines aimed at reducing accident, reducing traffic congestion, air pollution cutting national dependence on foreign oil and improving rural...

A Review on Cyberspace Security: Lessons for Islamic Republic of Iran

Today governments face a threat by cyber attacks capable of disrupting communicative, economic and vital services that cause severe damages and losses. It has been years that Islamic republic of Iran benefits from cyberspace in different military and civilian sectors. Sensitive national centers such as nuclear facilities and Ministry of Oil have been targeted by individuals, groups and governme...

Measuring Scientific Misconduct - Lessons from Criminology

This article draws on research traditions and insights from Criminology to elaborate on the problems associated with current practices of measuring scientific misconduct. Analyses of the number of retracted articles are shown to suffer from the fact that the distinct processes of misconduct, detection, punishment, and publication of a retraction notice, all contribute to the number of retractio...