The linear, unstructured, parameter t used in the equations of mechanics, in spite of its great aptness in describing the nature’s laws, does not fit with the unidirectional flow of time ts subjectively experienced by humans, just the investigators of nature. Being ts the main foundation upon which we build our knowledge of nature through our continuous and inescapable reciprocal interaction − ...

Assuredly, Hermione de Almeida dots the i's and crosses the t's more indefatigably than any previous scholar; but in doing so, she runs the risk of descending into self-parodic pedantry. Keats has only to mention an ailment or a herb to provoke learned disquisitions upon nosological or pharmaceutical beliefs found in writings with which Keats may have been familiar. Thus, on p. 77, the observat...

Active Internet measurement studies rely on a list of targets to be scanned. While probing the entire IPv4 address space is feasible for scans of limited complexity, more complex scans do not scale to measuring the full Internet. Thus, a sample of the Internet can be used instead, often in form of a “top list”. The most widely used list is the Alexa Global Top1M list. Despite their prevalence, ...

Through the passage of time (and the passing of an examination or two), resident physicians transform themselves into unrestricted practitioners. Whether you see this as a good thing or not depends on your perspective. To the residents themselves, this metamorphosis is no less beautiful than a chrysalis becoming a butterfly. Others, though, may deem it a variation of the kitten/cat problem arti...

In this century, the study of the molecules of life has transformed the practice of biology as a whole. Molecular thinking now influences the research agenda for scientists studying both the behavior of individual cells and organisms, and the relationships between organisms as in natural history. Even ecology and anthropology are being influenced by this molecular revolution. It is impressive t...

This effort sets out to outline a research domain of academic and commercial relevance as well as the establishment of a possible research trend in the field of software engineering. The OO approach has established itself as a widespread and effective paradigm for modern software development. Many aspects of OO development are methodologically supported and procedural and representation standar...

In Action in Perception Alva Noë develops and presents a sensorimotor account of vision and of visual consciousness. According to such an account seeing (and indeed perceiving more generally) is analysed as a kind of skilful bodily activity. Such a view is consistent with the emerging emphasis, in both philosophy and cognitive science, on the critical role of embodiment in the construction of i...

This article is to describe how the author took full advantage of the exploration feature of the Geometer’s Sketchpad, a dynamic geometry software package, to help the preservice secondary school mathematics teachers develop their good learning habits such as making and verifying conjectures, as well as their mathematical reasoning and proof abilities. Three examples are presented to show the r...

Present study aims to find out the prevalence of somatic symptoms and the factors influencing the onset of symptoms among the Bengali speaking Hindu menopausal women of Eastern India. A total number of 371 women (30-55 years) were selected as study participants and they were divided into two groups on the basis of their age of attainment of menopause. Results showed that barring the dizziness a...

One of the main obstacles to the use of Artificial Neural Network (ANN) in the legal domain comes from their inability to justify their reasoning. Justification indeed is crucial for the judge because it assures him that the reasoning carried out by a legal machine is legally founded. We propose in this paper a method able to overcome this constraint by developing an algorithm of justification ...