On behalf of everyone at PR&P, I convey the passing of our Editorin-Chief, Dr Darrell Abernethy. Darrell has been part of PR&P since its inception, initially as Deputy EiC and since 2016 as EiC. He was a stalwart of the journal and assisted in the recruitment of a strong editorial board and the communication with editors of its supporter journals. From a professional perspective, Darrell had a ...

In this paper, I want to characterize Wittgenstein’s epistemology, namely his contextualism, presented in his notes published under the title On Certainty. This characterization will be made in terms of a comparison with four control points in order to put into light the peculiarities of Wittgenstein’s epistemological position. The markers I will use for that purpose will give an indication of ...

Susan Lindquist was internationally renowned for her pioneering discoveries that transformed our understanding of protein homeostasis and the wide array of biological processes it governs. She developed cutting-edge genetics and cell biology technologies; applied them on diverse organisms, including yeast, fruit flies, plants, cavefish, and humans; and tackled and solved previously intractable ...

Since the end of the war the number of persons receiving aid under the State-Federal programs of public assistance has increased almost steadily and the cost of the programs has climbed. The increases, though partly the result of higher living costs, also reflect the greater public awareness of need and the consequent action by State legislatures to provide more adequately for needy persons. Ac...

The Old World doryctine wasp genus Doryctophasmus Enderlein, 1912 is reviewed. Two new species, D. beninus sp. nov. and D. madagascarus sp. nov., are described and illustrated from the Afrotropical region. The illustrated redescriptions of D. ferrugineiceps Enderlein, 1912, D. ferrugineus (Granger, 1949) and D. rubrotestaceus (Granger, 1949) are provided. Lectotypes of Doryctes ferrugineus Gran...