Some comments regarding previous pandemics

Some comments regarding the Division 30 definition of hypnosis.

I appreciate the positive intentions and the substantive efforts of the committee in tackling the exceptionally difficult task of trying to create a well-accepted definition of hypnosis. Hypnosis, however, is a largely subjective phenomenon, and so I have my doubts as to whether anyone really believes that a unanimously agreed-upon definition is even possible. It could be reasonably argued that...

Pandemics, Severity, and Context—Some Loose Ends

The thoughtful article by Schoch-Spana et al offers a welcome opportunity to reflect on the most severe pandemic events of natural origin, particularly as we are approaching the centennial of the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic—the most recent global event that fulfills the proposed GCBR definition. We would like to highlight a few issues that we have pondered over the years while studying hist...

Recent Trends in Archaeological Theory: Some Comments

 This paper selectively reviews some recent themes in archaeological theory:  a philosophical pragmatism, a turn to materiality, and understanding the past in the context of the present.  It concludes with some reflective comments on the author’s Archaeological Theory:  An Introduction, in advance of the third revised edition.

Some Comments on Qis3

Some comments and corrections regarding the calculation of electrostatic potential derivatives using the Ewald summation technique.

A review of the literature on the calculation of electrostatic potentials, fields, and field gradients in systems consisting of charges and dipoles using the Ewald summation technique is presented. Discrepancies between the previous formulas are highlighted, and an error in the derivation of the reciprocal contributions to the electrostatic field and field gradient is corrected. The new formula...