Attempts to determine or to select what kind of person or people to bring into existence are controversial. This is particularly true of “negative selection” or “selecting against” a certain type of person—that is, the attempt to prevent a person of a certain type, or people of that type, from existing. Virtually everyone agrees that some instances of negative selection are objectionable—for ex...

The requirement for safe computer systems becomes more obvious as tasks are automated and computers used to hold sensitive data. As applications being deployed accessible across unsecured networks like the Internet, this is becoming obvious. Governments, businesses, financial institutions, millions of daily users now depend heavily on Internet. Computer provide assistance a wide range operation...

When Information Technology (IT) Innovations become Disruptive Innovations (DI), they bring along with them a dimension of “wicked problems” due to their disruptive attributes; they however, concurrently usher in an “empowerment opportunity” due to the typical nature of advances in IT. The session would explore the opportunities that this phenomenon holds for both “Blue Ocean” research and prac...

1. On page 2 lines 14-15, you talk about how oxidation by O3 and OH is unlikely. It is important, I think, that you bring out and discuss (or debunk, if they merit it) other oxidation/reduction mechanisms that have been proposed, including heterogeneous mechanisms. No one disputes that halogen-involving reactions are important. But there are some strong voices that claim other mechanisms may al...

The introduction of distance learning does not only bring a wider audience, but also much more diversity among the learners: first, because it can be integrated more easily into a Life-long Learning strategy; secondly, because the learners are not restricted to a single area and thus learners from different countries and with different cultures follow the curriculum. We have observed this in va...

urbanisation is still one of the social themes in developing countries. in china, the rapid process of urbanisation and economic growth bring to people not only more opportunities for creating new life and pursuing happiness, but also the challenge to face various and complex social, economical and environmental problems. among them some are outstanding, like the shrinking plowland devoured by ...