Citizens and denizens

Some bog denizens

Biocontrol Arthropods: New Denizens of Canada’s Grassland Agroecosystems

Canada’s grassland ecosystems have undergone major changes since the arrival of European agriculture, ranging from near-complete replacement of native biodiversity with annual crops to the effects of overgrazing by cattle on remnant native grasslands. The majority of the “agroecosystems” that have replaced the historical native grasslands now encompass completely new associations of plants and ...

Citizens and Policymakers∗

We investigate the effectiveness of an aggressive price stabilizing (antiinflation) policy on the ability of citizens to achieve rational expectations equilibrium (REE) forecasts of inflation. Inflation does not persist when citizens have rational expectations forecasts. In using policy to assist citizens in achieving REE forecasts, policymakers also reduce inflation persistence. An aggressive ...

Scientist citizens.

PRESIDENT OBAMA’S INAUGURATION SPEECH DELIGHTED SCIENTISTS WHEN HE STATED, “WE WILL restore science to its rightful place.” But he went on: “What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility.... This is the price and the promise of citizenship.” For scientists, one oftenoverlooked responsibility is explaining their work to people. This is not an unreasonable price for receiving public f...

Disabled Citizens

Cerebral Palsy, T.B., Epilepsy, deafness, and the physical handicaps of school children, are amongst the subjects dealt with; the present position in regard to them is reviewed and the "gaps' pointed out. Prevention rather than treatment is stressed, and how far we have to travel to attain the objective of a really adequate and comprehensive service which makes provision for both these things, ...