Executive Summary Universities face two important challenges in educating the IT workers of tomorrow. First, aside from occasional economic downturns, the number of graduates in programs such as computer science and management information systems has been inadequate to meet worldwide industry demand. Second, teaching methods have been slow to evolve to meet the needs of students and employers i...

Geotechnology is the practical application of knowledge especially addressed to geoprocessing. In Brazil, geoprocessing is an emergent field making use of mathematical and computational tools to process geographical information. This field undergoes constant changes and researchers and professionals need to improve their understanding of geosystems and to develop new methods for specific applic...

This paper deals with the integration of technical progress in the last decade into phonetics teaching at the undergraduate and the graduate levels, drawing on personal experience. Phonetics has profited most from such progress. Some points that I feel are most important are reviewed: the systematic use of PowerPoint and video projection during the class, with conduction of on-line experiments;...

The Fic (filamentation induced by cAMP) family of proteins comprises several thousand members that are found in all domains of life [1,2]. In bacteria, these proteins are often expressed by pathogens as virulence factors that disrupt signaling in the mammalian host cell through inhibition of one or more GTPases or kinases involved in cell signaling. By integrating surprising new insights, this ...

I n the nascent field of synthetic biology (1), the engineering of novel cell–cell communication capabilities will become critical. Synthetic biology involves the creation of artificial gene and metabolic networks to program new cell and organism behaviors. Recent accomplishments have demonstrated that cells can be engineered to carry out novel tasks (refs. 2–10; R.W. and S. Basu, www.hpcaconf....

Downsizing, and consolidation of previously independent companies, has produced a clash of cultures in many companies. The problem is exacerbated by "home-grown" product development cultures that have been around for decades and often fail to adequately integrate new disciplines such as software engineering and systems engineering. Over the years, the pace and complexity of technological develo...

It is much too early to discuss even preliminary results from our experiment with re-review opt-out [1], and will be for some time, although we may report on interesting anomalies if there are enough of them. But in the meantime, Virginia Walbot, in this issue of Journal of Biology [2], has a practical suggestion on the complaint that stimulated us to embark on the experiment: namely, referees ...

This study aimed to investigate the effect of pre-teaching new vocabulary items via audio-visuals on Iranian EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability. The question this study tried to answer is if pre-teaching new vocabulary items via audio-visuals have any effect on Iranian EFL learners’ reading comprehension ability. To find the answer to the question, 30 intermediate level stu...