First, architecture defines elements. The architecture embodies information about how the elements relate to each other. This means that architecture specifically omits certain information about elements that does not pertain to their interaction. Thus, an architecture is foremost an abstraction of a system that suppresses details of elements that do not affect how they use, are used by, relate...

It is by no means a trivial matter to undertake a research project and produce an academic paper to a publishable standard. However, it is not as difficult as many university teachers who do not publish believe. The single most difficult step is the first one of getting started. Once this has been taken the apparent enormity of the problem often substantially dwindles. Eight points are suggeste...

cases and we recommend that a psychiatric unit should be attached to the area hospital though we recognise the need for beds elsewhere for patients requiring continuing treatment. The treatment of mentally confused old people has now improved so much that the treatment of these patients in geriatric units should he encouraged. 124. Arrangements should be made f?r all mental patients on the admi...

Researchers and practitioners of psychology have expressed considerable dissatisfaction with much of what is published in professional journals. Three major areas of discontent are as follows: (a) Many articles focus on irrelevant topics; (b) the use of statistical significance testing often results in meaningless or unusable findings; and (c) the decision-making process for manuscript acceptan...

The purpose of this short article is to help authors get their research published. First, I would like to call attention to two excellent articles in the September 2011 issue of the Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal (FCSRJ). First, Robert Nielsen (2011) describes cues for quality in quantitative research. Second, Nancy Hodges (2011) explains five frequently articulated qualms (FAQs) a...

Creativity cannot exist in a vacuum; it develops through feedback, learning, reflection and social interaction with others. However, this perspective has been relatively under-investigated in computational creativity research, which typically examines systems that operate individually. We develop a thought experiment showing how structured dialogues can help develop the creative aspects of comp...