H ALEY and KNOTT (1992) developed a simple regression method for mapping quantitative trait loci (QTLs) using F2 populations. MARTINEZ and CURNOW (1992) considered the same approach using backcross populations. Studies that compare the regression method with that of LANDER and BOSTEIN’S (1989) maximum likelihood find very little difference between the two methods. The simple regression method o...

Based on a bibliographic review, the article identifies and offers a critical analysis of scientific production by the public health field in Brazil on genetically modified organisms and food (in)security. Of the 716 articles found on the portals of the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and the Coordinating Agency for the Development of Higher Education (Capes), only 8 address the f...

Public opposition to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) remains strong. By contrast, studies demonstrate again and again that GM crops make a valuable contribution to the development of a sustainable type of agriculture. The discrepancy between public opinion and the scientific evidence requires an explanation. We argue that intuitive expectations about the world render the human mind vulner...

The IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Education Committee is delighted to announce the winners of fall 2021 competition for AP-S Doctoral Research Grants Eugene F. Knott Memorial Pre-Doctoral Awards. There were 12 awardees this round. Congratulations all award recipients! Along with Karl Warnick, cochair Committee, we would like extend our thanks committee their hard work in evaluati...

It is a great pleasure to respond these perceptive, inquisitive, and thought-provoking comments of Jenne, Knott, Mylonas on my “Grounded Nationalisms: A Sociological Analysis” (2019). They all bring up many important questions, which would require elaborate explanations that I cannot provide in this short format. Hence, will try offer succinct answers some the key points they raise. My response...