ion, reuse, encapsulation, design patterns, ... UML MDA OWL Mathematics Computer Science Software Engineering Software Engineering paradigm is extremely effective, but the starting point of Digital Ecosystems research, as defined by the EC, was to look beyond traditional engineering methods. The result has been to integrate social science with software engineering for the functional requirement...

A foundation theory of quantum mechanics is proposed in another paper that governs state reduction in general, and particle localization in particular. The theory is based on a set of four rules called the nRules. In the present paper the nRules and the nRule equations are shown to be Lorentz invariant. The details of a non-local, space-like collapse of a relativistic wave function depend on th...

The spirochetes are free-living or host-associated, helical bacteria, some of which are pathogenic to man and animal. Comparisons of 16S rRNA sequences demonstrate that the spirochetes represent a monophyletic phylum within the bacteria. The spirochetes are presently classified in the Class Spirochaetes in the order Spirochetales and are divided into three major phylogenetic groupings, or famil...

BACKGROUND It is well established that trainee doctors struggle with the transition from medical school to starting work and feel unprepared for many aspects of their new role. There is evidence that suitable induction experiences improve competence and confidence, but available data indicate that trainee doctors on the UK Foundation Programme are commonly not experiencing useful inductions. Th...

What is it famous for? Awarding the Nobel prizes, which include the most prestigious prizes in science (and the only ones that seem to attract significant public attention and respect). The prizes are announced in October. How did it start? It was established in 1900 along lines set down by Alfred Nobel in his will, which lays down both the institutes responsible for making the awards and the a...

• Creating new purification and culture techniques for neural cells, • Making new antibodies to visualize protein distribution or control signaling between cells, • Constructing new interfering RNAs and breeding transgenic animals to control gene expression and protein production • Developing new models to study biological mechanisms and evaluate therapeutic effects in cell culture, animal mode...

introduction: bridges are certainly one of the most important structures but costly service elements in a transport system. the bridges are very required to access the damaged areas in emergency situations such as floods and earthquakes. scour around the foundations of bridge piers exposed to the flowing water than can destroy the bridge itself is a subject of major concern. flow pattern is kno...

(Please turn to page 18) Florence Wagman Roisman ([email protected]), a former PRRAC Board member, is the William F. Harvey Professor of Law and a Chancellor’s Professor at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis. She also is a member of the Board of Directors of the Inclusive Communities Project. This essay expresses her personal views. We may hope that the Supreme...