This tutorial introduces the MODS1M III language, showing how its simulation "world view" together with its object-oriented architecture and built in graphics contribute to successful simulation model building.

This paper quantifies the potential medical cost savings that may be achievable if a significant proportion of the middle-aged and elderly population in the U.S. came to enjoy a heightened level of fitness. The initial part examines the literature regarding specific diseases and health domains. The best available data on the impact of physical fitness on the disease states are summarized, and t...

The old controversy regarding the Rorschach Inkblot Test has recently revived. The present article suggests that the debate will be most productive if careful attention is paid to methodological issues. Three recent examples illustrate how incorrect conclusions regarding Rorschach validity may occur if methodological issues are not evaluated carefully. The present article examines (a) Burns and...

Western cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis indifferens Curran (Diptera: Tephritidae),is a major pest of sweet cherry, Prunus avium (L.) L., in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Spinosad bait is applied weekly to kill flies before they develop eggs, but its effects on oviposition by reproductively mature flies are unknown. In this study, the main objective was to identify insecticide bait tr...