Overview of delegates' presentations

Overview of Presentations

Introduction The promise of cognitive science is rooted in combining computational and empirical methods. Shimon Ullman’s study of both artificial and biological vision demonstrates the power of this approach in studying the mind and brain. Among his many contributions, Shimon’s computational models have provided working systems that offer theoretical accounts of how humans recognize objects, p...

Verifying Generics and Delegates

Recently, object-oriented languages, such as C, have been extended with language features prevalent in most functional languages: parametric polymorphism and higher-order functions. In the OO world these are called generics and delegates, respectively. These features allow for greater code reuse and reduce the possibilities for runtime errors. However, the combination of these features pushes t...

p63 delegates during skin development

p63 delegates during skin development A molecular sibling of the cancer-fighting protein p53 orchestrates development of the epidermis by stimulating expression of a chromatin-reorganizing protein, Fessing et al. reveal. Although it doesn’t receive the same attention as its more famous sibling, p63 performs an equally important job. Mice lacking the protein die shortly after birth from dehydrat...

Activism Amongst Workplace Union Delegates

Bridging the divide - anthropologist/sangoma challenges delegates.

The petite University of Cape Town lecturer has been working with 2ndand 4th-year medical students in the hope of helping them bridge the cultural divide to create more effective outcomes, especially around HIV/AIDS. She cited the HOPE Cape Town Isangoma Pilot Project, based at Tygerberg Hospital, in which community health workers worked alongside Amagqirha over 6 weeks, giving the latter a sol...