Special Issue: Mixed Methods

Special issue on multigrid methods

This special issue of Computing and Visualization in Science contains selected papers from the 2014 European Multigrid conference (EMG 2014), which took place in Leuven, Belgium, from 9 to 12 September, 2014. European Multigrid (EMG) is a series of conferences on the theme of multigrid methods and related fields. EMG is one of the most important conference series on this topic worldwide. Previo...

Special iSSue on poStmodern methodS

1 Exploring “Events” as an Information Systems Research Methodology Anita Greenhill, University of Manchester, UK and Gordon Fletcher, University of Salford, UK This article builds upon existing research and commentary from a variety of disciplinary sources, including information systems, organisational and management studies, and the social sciences that focus upon the meaning, significance an...

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Special issue: Mathematical methods for CAD

In this special issue of Computer-Aided Design, mathematical and geometrical methods are presented for a set of problems in computer-aided design. In particular, the issue contains seven papers that deal with topics in the synthesis and analysis of surfaces and solids. The first three papers deal with topics in surface design. A basic problem in shape design is the fitting of smooth surfaces ov...

Introduction to the Special Issue on Sierran Mixed-Conifer Research

LIKE MUCH OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, California’s forest has been severely altered by a century of fire suppression. The Sierra Nevada’s largest forest type, mixed conifer, which is primary habitat for more vertebrate species than any other Californian forest community, historically burned every 12–17 years. In 1894, John Muir wrote “The inviting openness of the Sierra woods is one of their ...