Ernst Zermelo is familiar to mathematicians as the creator of the controversial Axiom of Choice in 1904 and the theorem, based on the Axiom of Choice, that every set can be well ordered. Many will be aware that in 1908 he axiomatized set theory—in a form later modified by Abraham Fraenkel (1922) and then by Zermelo himself (1930). Some will know of Zermelo’s conflict with Ludwig Boltzmann over ...

This paper defines recordkeeping metadata and offers the concept of the Archival Multiverse and the Records Continuum Model as complementary frames within which research and development in recordkeeping metadata can be situated. To demonstrate the significant and evolving nature of this work and how it is situated within the Records Continuum, the paper first provides a brief overview of key ef...

The Indonesian province of Aceh is known as rebellious. The most recent eruption was the civil war between the Indonesian army and the ethno-nationalist separatist movement GAM, which started in 1976 and could only be ended after the destructive Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004. Aceh is also known as strictly Islamic. When Aceh is featured in the media, the focus is often on the implementation, sin...

IN 1976, EXACTLY 30 years ago, gymnast Nadia Comaneci burst onto the stage at the Montreal Olympic Games and changed the sport of women's artistic gymnastics forever. It is indisputable that Comaneci's performance at the 1976 Olympic Games was highly significant in influencing the sport of women's artistic gymnastics. Authors have agreed that Comaneci 'changed the judging standards', 'introduce...

Increasingly, a single forensic expert guides the jury through the DNA evidence; in five out of six DNA cases studied in New South Wales, this was the model (Findlay 2008). The presence of DNA evidence predicts convictions. Archival research revealed that juries were 23 times more likely to vote guilty in homicide cases and 33 times more likely to vote guilty in sexual assault cases when DNA ev...

While other works have explained difficulties in applying ‘international’ guidelines in the field of regenerative medicine in so-called lowand middle-income countries (LMICs) in terms of ‘international hegemony’, ‘political and ethical governance’ and ‘cosmopolitisation’, this article on stem cell regulation in China emphasizes the particular complexities faced by large LMICs: the emergence of ...