The unity of psychology as a science is to be found in its definition as the science of mental life, and its explanation of individual behavior in terms of mental states. This disciplinary focus will help negotiate psychology's relations with other disciplines, such as neuroscience and cognitive science. The unity within psychology between science and practice is to be found in a focus on scien...

The emergent field of data science is a critical driver for innovation in all sectors, a focus of tremendous workforce development, and an area of increasing importance within science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). In all of its aspects, data science has the potential to narrow the gender gap and set a new bar for inclusion. To evolve data science in a way that promotes gender diver...

Heeger Center for Advanced Materials (HCAM), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea Department of Chemistry Education, Pusan National University, Busan 609-735, Republic of Korea Professional Graduate School of Flexible and Printable Electronics and Polymer Materials Fusion Research Center, Chonbuk National Un...

Introduction: Curriculum has a major impact on education. The faculty members are the most important element in the success of the curriculum. The aim of this study was to determine the viewpoints of university of medical science faculty in relation to factors affecting their participation in the academic curricula. Materials and methods: This was a cross-sectional study which included 66 membe...

This issue of Research in Gerontological Nursing launches a yearly State of the Science Commentary to update the professional community on the state of science for one aspect of gerontological nursing research. This contribution to the scientific discussion is designed to review progress, chart the course of future research, and coalesce priorities. The focus of the 2013 Commentary is nonpharma...

This essay is a personal analysis of information science as a field of scientific inquiry and professional practice that has evolved over the past half-century. Various sections examine the origin of information science in respect to the problems of information explosion; the social role of the field; the nature of “information” in information science; the structure of the field in terms of pro...

This paper explores the impact of professional sports teams and stadiums on employment and earnings in specific sectors in US cities. Previous research focused on aggregate measures of income or employment. We find that professional sports have a small positive effect on earnings per employee in one sector, amusements and recreation, and an offsetting decrease in both earnings and employment in...

The increasing dependence on computers for critical infrastructures essential for the functioning of a society and its economy has given rise to host of ethical, social, and legal issues. The ability to make sound ethical decisions is thus an important part of Computing and Software engineer’s professional skills. This paper argues for the significance of teaching professional, social and ethic...