Notes From the Launch Pad

Launch-pad Abort Flight Envelope Computation for a Personnel Launch Vehicle Using Reachability

The main limitation of existing computational tools for continuous system reachability problems is that, due to the exponential growth of the computation with the dimension of the continuous state space, the tools can be applied effectively to relatively low dimensional problems (typically 1-4 dimensions). In this paper we adopt a two time scale approach to extend the use of continuous system r...

Could digital patient communities be the launch pad for patient-centric trial design?

The system of medical discovery does not revolve around patients as unique individuals with preferences, needs, and desires. Rather it revolves around scientific scrutiny, the needs of the sponsor, and the desires for regulatory approval. The patient is only a subject. Is it any wonder, then, that some patients have rejected the current medical paradigm and sought to find their own path?

Launch pad for life An assessment of the role of foyers in housing association provision AFFORDABLE HOMES STRONG COMMUNITIES

The Launch of Sarcoma

The members of the Editorial Board and I welcome you to the ® rst issue of Sarcoma. This is a specialist journal that I hope will meet the needs of all who are interested in this group of diseases. The aim of this journal is to provide a focus and forum for all involved in sarcoma research. This includes scientists and clinicians and stretches from molecular biology through pathology, radiology...

Notes from the Editor

volume 117 | number 9 | September 2009 • Environmental Health Perspectives Fifteen years ago, Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) stated in its Instructions to Authors that scientific integrity would be considered as part of the review process. Since that time, EHP’s policy has gradually evolved, especially with regard to competing financial interests. EHP, like many other journals, is conc...