The new genetics: some issues for social scientists

Incorporating Genetics into Your Studies: A Guide for Social Scientists

There has been a surge of interest in recent years in incorporating genetic components into on-going longitudinal, developmental studies and related psychological studies. While this represents an exciting new direction in developmental science, much of the research on genetic topics in developmental science does not reflect the most current practice in genetics. This is likely due, in part, to...

A new multi-objective mathematical model for hazardous waste management considering social and environmental issues

Hazardous waste management incorporates collection, separation, treatment, recycling and disposal of hazardous wastes. In this paper, a new multi-objective mixed integer model is presented for hazardous waste collection problem. The model aims to minimize transportation and construction costs, and environmental and population risks in hazardous waste management systems. This model is applied in...

Missing the Revolution: Darwinism for Social Scientists

Social Security and Development Planning: Some Issues

ECONOMIC and social development policies both aim at improving the welfare of the population, though they often appear to compete with rather than complement each other. This is especially true for emerging nations, whose limited resources impose a degree of austerity upon the satisfaction of the collective economic demands of their citizens. In such circumstances, social security provisions ma...

Social Security and Development Planning: Some Issues

ECONOMIC and social development policies both aim at improving the welfare of the population, though they often appear to compete with rather than complement each other. This is especially true for emerging nations, whose limited resources impose a degree of austerity upon the satisfaction of the collective economic demands of their citizens. In such circumstances, social security provisions ma...