How far has it come?: Systems Biology

Systems human factors: how far have we come?

The paper by de Korne et al in this issue presents a design solution to an infection control problem in the operating room. Specifically, they sought to achieve consistency in the correct positioning of equipment in the operating room for eye surgeries in order to derive the intended benefits of laminar air flow ventilation in reducing bacterial air contamination. Korne et al used co-creation b...

The dramatic impact of Coronavirus outbreak on air quality: Has it saved as much as it has killed so far?

The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported from Wuhan, China, on December 31st, 2019. As the number of coronavirus infections has exceeded 100,000 with toll deaths of about 5000 worldwide as of early March, 2020, scientists and researchers are racing to investigate the nature of this virus and evaluate the short and long term effects of this disease. Despite it...

Multimedia Conferencing: Has It Come of Age? Multimedia Conferencing: Has It Come of Age?

Knowledge Representation: How far we have come?

The theory of Knowledge Representation has been one of the central focuses in Artificial Intelligence research over the past 60 years which has seen numerous proposals and debates ranging from very philosophical and theoretical level to practical issues. Although a lot of work has been done in this area, we believe currently, it does not receive enough attention from the research community, exc...

Has It Come Out of Its Marginality?

This paper explores the role migration has played in development studies, and in debates on economic growth and poverty. It argues that, despite a recent surge of interest in international migration and remittances, research on human mobility particularly for labour within poor countries does not have the place it deserves, and that it used to have in the classical development literature. Revie...