Building a Diverse Biological Community

Building Diverse Computer Systems

Diversity is an important source of robustness in biological systems. Computers, by contrast, are notable for their lack of diversity. Although homogeneous systems have many advantages, the beneficial effects of diversity in computing systems have been overlooked, specifically in the area of computer security. Several methods of achieving software diversity are discussed based on randomizations...

Building a Philanthropy Community

Building a Diverse and Innovative Workforce

PAPI is a widely used portable library for accessing hardware counters on modern microprocessors. PAPI offers both counting and sampling interfaces, but the sampling interface is extremely limited, consisting of a simple interrupt-driven interface that can periodically report processor state. In the past few years, the hardware and operating systems of modern processors have added support for n...

Diverse biological activities of Thiazoles: A Retrospect

Many compounds bearing five membered heterocyclic rings in their structure have an extensive spectrum of biological activities. The search for new biologically active thiazole analogues continues to be an area of intensive investigation in medicinal chemistry. The present review describes ongoing research in search for new thiazole compounds that can prove useful for the design of future target...

A Global, Community Building Language?

Although long championed, a global language has not come to fruition despite considerable efforts. Many fear that such a language would undermine the particularistic, identity-constituting primary languages of local and national communities. These concerns can be addressed at least in part by utilizing a two-tiered approach in which efforts to protect primary languages are intensified at the sa...