We want to thank the authors for responding to our paper and for apprising readers as to the effects of the new information technologies in Asian educational settings. We think Miyake has characterized our argument very accurately and succinctly. As she points out the equity issues we raise are exacerbated in Asia because the resources available through new technologies are mostly in English. B...

Let A = (an;k)n;k1 and B = (bn;k)n;k1 be two non-negative ma-trices. Denote by Lv;p;q;B(A), the supremum of those L, satisfying the followinginequality:k Ax kv;B(q) L k x kv;B(p);where x 0 and x 2 lp(v;B) and also v = (vn)1n=1 is an increasing, non-negativesequence of real numbers. In this paper, we obtain a Hardy-type formula forLv;p;q;B(H), where H is the Hausdor matrix and 0 < q p 1. Also...

ALICEROBBIN ABSTRACT THISARTICLE EXAMINES SELECTED ECONOMIC and social indicators of our multiracial and multiethnic society at the end of the twentieth century to provide an information base for wise decisions about effective library services. The statistical profile describes the demography, economic well-being , and educational attainment of the principal racial and Hispanic origin groups. T...

Recent reports have indicated that China, India and Russia are headed for a major public health calamity with regard to AIDS if indeed the calamity is not already upon these countries. It is therefore of some concern that there is uncertainty associated with existing estimates of the number of HIV infected individuals in India. According to a report, the US Central Intelligence Agency has predi...

In this paper we report whether conserved currents can be sensibly defined in supersym-metric minisuperspaces. Our analysis deals with a k = +1 FRW model. Supermatter in the form of scalar supermultiplets is included. We show that conserved currents cannot be adequately established except for some very simple scenarios. More details can be found in ref. 3,5. N=1 supergravity 1 constitutes a " s...

The usual formulation of quantum theory is rather abstract (it employs complex Hilbert spaces, Hermitian operators, the trace rule, and unitary or superoperator evolution). It is natural to ask why the formalism is like this. In this paper we will show that, for finite dimensional systems, this rather abstract formalism follows from a set of reasonable axioms. These axioms might well have been ...

Applications of atmospheric science are relevant to a range of themes within science and society; application to entomology is the main focus of this meeting. The talks are designed to appeal to the broader scientific community by showcasing areas of science that encompass both disciplines. The audience will hear about exciting topics within weather and climate change, how they are applied to e...