The adjusted index of location: Some methodological considerations

The HS-Omega-3 Index Methodological Considerations

Some Methodological Considerations of Curriculum Evaluation Research

THE demonstration and descrip tion of effectiveness are principal concerns of every curriculum evaluation. The evalu ation designs constructed and used b> I'^e experimental curriculum developers to ac complish these purposes assume mony ^r,d varied modes. Examples of this variability are observable in the published literature describing experimental science curriculum projects such as the Ameri...

Some Methodological Considerations on Chance Discovery

This paper investigates the methodological foundations of a new research field called chance discovery, which aims to detect future opportunities and risks. By drawing on concepts from cybernetics and system theory, it is argued that chance discovery best applies to open systems that are equipped with regulatory mechanisms to approximate an ‘ideal’ state. We will motivate anticipation as an add...

The Second Five Year Plan — Some Methodological Considerations

K S Rao For appropriate developmental planning it is necessary to pool the knowledge of economists, statisticians and other technical experts in different fields, in order to complete the work initiated so brilliantly by Prof Mahalanobis. The scientific approach in the Draft Plan Frame calls for nothing less. The author, one of our leading econometricians, argues persuasively and convincingly f...

Investigating epigenetic consequences of early-life adversity: some methodological considerations

Stressful and traumatic events occurring during early childhood have been consistently associated with the development of psychiatric disorders later in life. This relationship may be mediated in part by epigenetic mechanisms, such as DNA methylation, which are influenced by the early-life environment. Epigenetic patterns can have lifelong effects on gene expression and on the functioning of bi...