Witnessing the 1980s

Monographing in the 1980s

ALISO 11(2), 1985, pp. 231-242 The production of taxonomic monographs is discussed in light of the modem tools that are available for their preparation. There is a great need for more monographs since much of the world's flora is not treated in contemporary revisions. These should be a balance between the traditional aspects that must still be employed such as the nomenclatural framework and th...

Witnessing Network Transformations

Software-defined networking (SDN) is transforming the way networks are managed, as fixed distributed protocols give way to flexible route calculation software. The shift brings to the forefront the issue of software errors, which may produce wrong routes, and cause significant network disruption. We propose a run-time certification mechanism that rejects any wrongly calculated route before it i...

Group Rebellion in the 1980s

Nutrition Education in the 1980s

The art and science of nutrition education have reached a milestone in their development. Since the early 1980s, growing attention has been paid to improving the effectiveness of nutrition education. Nutrition education has evolved from local teaching and a concern with simple knowledge and information, disseminated primarily on a one-to-one basis in the classroom or clinic, to focus on strateg...

Children Witnessing Family Violence

• Although family violence crosses all socio-demographic groups, there are some circumstances where violence occurs at higher rates. Households with older children, somewhat older parents, parental unemployment, low income, blended, step or single parent families, or a recent change in family structure had higher than average percentages of children exposed to adults or teenagers physically fig...