Chemistry is a basis for almost all science and engineering disciplines, needs to be well mastered by both researchers students. But in the eyes of many Chinese students their parents, chemistry not an initial choice because first, it seems less important than mathematics physics, second, chemistry-majored usually cannot get high salaries after graduation, may encounter safety risks when conduc...

Abstract Citing practices have long been at the heart of scientific reporting, playing both socially and epistemically important functions in science. While such relatively stable over time, recent attempts to develop automated citation recommendation tools potential drastically impact citing practices. We claim that, even though may come with tempting advantages, their development implementati...

The TPC/27 detector and the PEP machine have been upgraded for highluminosity running. We describe the performance of the new configuration during a test run in fall 1988. Prospects for progress in 7 physics, based on a large data sample to be recorded by the TPC/Zy detector, are reviewed.

Recent research has demonstrated the existence of a positive relationship between IT investment and productivity in the context of large firms. However, the validity of such relationship for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has not yet been established. The issue is of critical importance for SMEs, which suffer a constant struggle for survival due to the absence of slack resources and high c...

Triple product correlations (TPC’s) involving strange quark spin are elucidated in b → uūs process within the standard model. They arise when light quark masses are nonzero. As the momenta and spins of constituent quarks are related to that of the parent hadron, the quark masses are, however small, important and relevant in TPC studies. At this level the TPC’s of interest are of the form ~ss · ...

In a lucid dream, a dreamer becomes conscious that she can interact with and control events in the dream environment. Using gestural control devices and responsive video visualization of vocal interaction, our interactive performance, dream.Medusa, invites four participants selected from the observing audience to experience a simulated lucid dream. The participatory nature of the dream.Medusa p...

Your article on nurse prescribing (analysis November 7) quotes me as stating that in relation to undertaking nurse prescribing 'some district nurses and health visitors need a three-line whip'.