The paper deals with the perception of Shevchenko’s poetry by generation post-1860s Ukrainians in Russian Empire excluding S. Yefremov and O. Lototskyi whose stories have been addressed a separate study. Based on memoirs, diaries, correspondence, author concludes about influence poet’s work T. Zinkivskyi, M. Slavinskyi, P. Tuchapskyi, Ye. Chykalenko, B. Hrinchenko, Hrushevskyi, D. Doroshenko. T...

We review the complexity of polynomial and matrix computations, as well as their various correlations to each other and some major techniques for the design of algebraic and numerical algorithms. Polynomial and matrix computations are highly important classical subjects. They have been thoroughly revised during the last decades due to the development of computer technology, whose latest notable...

(Koutledge and Kegan faul, JJs.) This is the third member of the Gluecks' monumental trilogy, the previous two being Unravelling Juvenile Delinquency, and Physique and Delinquency. It is helpful if the reader has had previous acquaintance with the Gluecks' earlier works. The present 328-page volume is more readable than the predecessors, for it is divided into three sections, the first 106 page...

Amongst the theoreticians there was a subspecies who interacted with experimentalists — these theorists tried to make sure that their ideas were testable and that someone tested them. Preeminent amongst these was Francis Crick who wrote all the quotes above shown in red italics (taken from Crick’s autobiographical book What Mad Pursuit: A Personal View of Scientific Discovery; Basic Books, New ...

I n 1995, management gurus Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema secretly purchased 50,000 copies of their business strategy book The Discipline of Market Leaders from stores across the nation. The stores they purchased from just happened to be the ones whose sales are monitored to select books for the New York Times bestseller list. Despite mediocre reviews, their book made the bestseller list. Sub...

We review the linear time suux tree constructions by Weiner, McCreight, and Ukkonen. We use the terminology of the most recent algorithm, Ukkonen's online construction, to explain its historic predecessors. This reveals relationships much closer than one would expect, since the three algorithms are based on rather diierent intuitive ideas. Moreover, it completely explains the diierences between...

This proposed paper provides a novel explanation to some controversial recent and historic practices in the book trade. Last year, antitrust regulators in the US and the EU challenged the e-book distribution agreements between Apple and leading book publishers. At the heart of these challenges was the publishers’ concern about Amazon’s discounted pricing for e-books. The lawsuits have alleged t...