Comment on: Boehm D, et al. Cell Cycle 2013; 12(3): In this issue.

From the School of Nursing (Drs Boehm, Schlenk, and Ronis and Ms Powers) and the Michigan Diabetes Research and Training Center, School of Medicine (Ms Funnell), University of Michigan, and the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (Dr Ronis), Ann Arbor, Michigan. Correspondence to Susan Boehm, PhD, Associate Professor and Dean, Student Affairs, The University of Michigan, School of Nursing, 400 Nort...

Barry Boehm a, Alexander Egyed a, Dan Port a, Archita Shah a, Julie Kwan b and Ray Madachy c a Center for Software Engineering, Henry Salvatori Computer Science 300, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0781, USA E-mail: {boehm,aegyed,dport,ashah}@sunset.usc.edu b USC University Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1421, USA E-mail: jkwan@calvi...

Systems approaches such as Checkland’s Soft Systems Methodology (SSM) have influenced information systems development (see Mingers & White, 2010; Checkland, 1999; and Petkov, Edgar-Nevill et al., 2008). They have been recognized also in Software Engineering and in particular by Boehm (see Boehm, 2006; Lane et al., 2008). Following Mingers and White (2010) and Jackson (2006), we recognize that t...

Nanodiamonds (ND-COOH) are used as drug delivery systems because of their attractive properties, they allow for optimized transport therapeutic agents in cellular models. Metformin (MET) is a diabetes mellitus therapy and exhibits anti-cancer properties. In this study, dispersed nanodiamonds were functionalized with metformin by directly binding them to 1,6-hexanediol (ND-MET), effects on the c...

Comment on: Boehm AM et al. FoxO is a critical regulator of stem cell maintenance in immortal Hydra. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2012; 109:19697-19702.

Two kinds of typical activated carbons (coal based AC and coconut shell based AC) were modified in a flow of N2 gas has been carried out using a microwave device operating at 2450 MHz and different input power, instead of a conventional furnace. The samples were analyzed by means of low temperature N2 adsorption, elemental analysis and Boehm titration. The results show that microwave heating is...

The objectives of this study were to assess the relative importance of either biotic or abiotic oxidation of biomassderived black carbon (BC) and to characterize the surface properties and charge characteristics of oxidized BC. We incubated BC and BC–soil mixtures at two temperatures (30 C and 70 C), with and without microbial inoculation, nutrient addition, or manure amendment for four months....

Covalent fluorescent labeling of surface species (FLOSS) was used to detect relatively low concentrations of surface functional groups (OH, COOH and CHO) on activated carbon fiber surfaces. The chromophores were attached to the surface through a reaction specific to each type of surface functional group. FLOSS indicated the presence of 8.7 · 10 COOH groups/cm and 1.3 · 10 CHO groups/cm on the A...

Omri Boehm offers a lucid and incisive defence, supported by careful scholarship, of the compelling idea that preoccupation with Spinoza—appreciation of the force of Spinoza’s reasoning along with a concern to avoid his drastic conclusions—is at the heart of Kant’s philosophical enterprise. I have learned a great deal from Boehm’s fascinating study, and its excellence will be clearly visible to...