0002-9610/$ see front matter 2014 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.20 To my colleagues in the Midwest Surgical Association, distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen: thank you for the honor and privilege of serving as your president for the last year. I must also pay homage to 3 giants in the field of surgical oncology, upon whose shoulders I stand today to make my remarks: Edward F. Scan...

The Nonproliferation Review/Spring-Summer 1994 Dr. Steven E. Miller is Director of the International Security Program at the Center for Science and International Affairs of the JFK School of Government, Harvard University, and Editor-in-Chief of the journal International Security. In December 1991, U.S. Secretary of State James Baker visited Kiev to consult with the leaders of newly independent...

AbstractBeginning in 2014, there has been significant progress in normalization of relations between Cuba and the United States. Herein, we discuss the history and recent progress in scientific collaboration between the two countries as well as the continued challenges. Science and global health diplomacy can be key tools in reestablishing a trusting and productive relationship of mutual and gl...

Present short study is dealing with the languages used for diplomatic purposes throughout the history and at present, and concentrates on the different ways for solving the question of language-related understanding between the actors of diplomacy. Since one of the most commonly used methods is the employment of translators and interpreters, this writing is mainly dedicated to the issues concer...

Diplomacy is a 7-player game that requires coordination between players in order to achieve victory. Its huge search space makes existing search algorithms useless. In this paper we present Darkblade, a player designed as a Multi-Agent System that uses potential fields to calculate moves and evaluate board positions. We tested our player against other recent players. Although there are some lim...

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