The scientific career of Theodore J. Schultz

In Memoriam Theodore J . Rivlin ( 1926 – 2006 )

It is, with heavy hearts, that we report that our friend and mentor, Theodore J. Rivlin, died on July 22, 2006, in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, just weeks before his 80th birthday. He had suffered from Alzheimer’s disease in his final years. Ted was an associate editor of Journal of Approximation Theory from its inception in 1968. Ted was born on September 11, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York. He rec...

the role of semantic and communicative translation on reading comprehension of scientific texts

the following null hypothesis was proposed: h : there is no significant difference between the use of semantically or communicatively translates scientific texts. to test the null hypothesis, a number of procedures were taken first, two passages were selected form soyrcebooks of food and nutrition industry and gardening deciplines. each, in turn, was following by a number of comprehension quest...

J. David Creswell: Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

APA's Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize excellent young psychologists who have not held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. One of the 2014 award winners is J. David Creswell, for "outstanding and innovative research on mechanisms linking stress management strategies to disease." Creswell's award citation, biography, and a selected bi...

Genetics: J. Schultz the Beha Vior of Vermilion-suppressor in Mosaics

Health Technology Assessment: the Scientific Career of a Policy Concept.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this work was to provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the health technology assessment (HTA) concept in the scientific literature through a scientometric approach. METHODS A literature search was conducted, by selecting publications, as well as news from the media, containing "health technology assessment" in their title, abstracts, or keywords. We then u...