Heart Rate Variability: Why Chaos can be healthy by Jorge Cancino

“…The acquisition of data, otherwise hidden in the signal from RR interval duration in heart rate, has given scientists access to the quantification of autonomic balance in humans, as long as the appropriate mathematical analyses are performed. …”
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A Canadian Working Group Report on Fecal Microbial Therapy: Microbial Ecosystems Therapeutics by Emma Allen-Vercoe, Gregor Reid, Norman Viner, Gregory B Gloor, Susy Hota, Peter Kim, Christine Lee, Kieran C O’Doherty, Stephen J Vanner, J Scott Weese, Elaine O Petrof

“…A working group from across Canada comprised of clinician and basic scientists, epidemiologists, ethicists, Health Canada regulatory authorities and representatives of major funding agencies (Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada) met to review the current experience with fecal microbial therapy and to identify the key areas of study required to move this field forward. …”
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Forbidden Restrictions and the Existence of P≥2-Factor and P≥3-Factor by Jianzhang Wu, Jiabin Yuan, Haci Mehmet Baskonus, Wei Gao

“…The existence of factor and fractional factor in network graph in various settings has raised much attention from both mathematicians and computer scientists. It implies the availability of data transmission and network segmentation in certain special settings. …”
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A Few Misconceptions about Cultural Evolution by O’Brien Michael J.

“…Despite a growing number of social scientists who view the evolution of culture as a Darwinian process, research in the field at large is still rooted in the orthogenetic, progressive models of cultural evolution that were popularized in the nineteenth century and brought back in a new form in the mid-twentieth century. …”
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Casuarina Cunninghamiana Miq. (River Sheoak) in Florida and Its Potential as a Windbreak Plant for Citrus Groves by William S. Castle, Kenneth A. Langeland, Donald L. Rockwood

“… This review was undertaken to compile pertinent information and provide a historical perspective for environmentalists, biologists, scientists, and other interested parties regarding the Casuarina species in Florida, which are presently classified as invasive and illegal to possess or propagate. …”
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Esprits « convergents » ou « divergents » : tradition et enseignement scientifique chez Thomas Samuel Kuhn et Karl Popper by Alain Firode

“…Kuhn’s conclusions on this subject are clearly in support of traditional pedagogical methods: because the practice of science, according to him, requires "converging" minds, working within the framework of a "paradigm", the formation of future scientists must be the result of dogmatic teaching, encouraging students to accept the knowledge that is currently available. …”
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Forensic tactics: a review of the formation history and current trends by O. P. Shaituro

“…However, such views of scientists on the essence of forensic tactics have not always existed. …”
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Liposomal Formulations: A Recent Update by Surendra S. Agrawal, Vrinda Baliga, Vaishali Y. Londhe

“…By selecting lipids and adding co-solvents or surfactants, scientists have increased drug loading in liposomal formulations while maintaining stability. …”
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Epistemic Uncertainties in Climate Predictions: A Challenge for Practical Decision Making by Rafaela Hillerbrand

“…Most scientists agree that, at least for the time being, unquantified uncertainties are inevitably connected to predictions of climate models. …”
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Reproducibility and transparency: what’s going on and how can we help

“…However, the opinions on the causes of the reproducibility “crisis” and how we all can help vary amongst fields as well as individual scientists. Here, we talk to experts from different fields of science to get their insights on this endemic issue. …”
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The Art of Storytelling in Science: A Personal Journey by Bruno Bezerril Andrade

“…Storytelling is a crucial yet often overlooked skill for scientists, essential in seminars, manuscripts, grant applications, and professional interactions. …”
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MASS CUSTOMIZATION IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY by N. Barkova

“…Customization according to many scientists is individualization of the relations of the producer with the consumer. …”
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In Praise of Cybernetics by Andreas Rumpfhuber

“…One significant aspect of Bürolandschaft design is the non-hierarchic organisation of workers in teams that were bound to quantified decision-making processes, yet addressed as experts, scientists and creatives, ultimately conditioning them to participate voluntarily in reaching the organisation’s goal without questioning…”
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Methodological approaches to research and regulation of spatial projection business in depressive regions of Russia by Yu. V. Kuznetsov, V. P. Kaisarova

“…The exogenous and endogenous fundamental approaches of the leading scientists to the models of business density regulation in the regions has been considered. …”
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Biosensors in Health Care: The Milestones Achieved in Their Development towards Lab-on-Chip-Analysis by Suprava Patel, Rachita Nanda, Sibasish Sahoo, Eli Mohapatra

“…Immense potentiality of biosensors in medical diagnostics has driven scientists in evolution of biosensor technologies and innovating newer tools in time. …”
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Nominalisierung in Abstracts deutscher und polnischer sprachwissenschaftlicher Artikel by Adam Gołębiowski

“…The aim of this study is to analyze and compare the use of nominalized verbs and adjectives in abstracts of research articles in linguistics written by German- and Polish-speaking scientists. The paper begins by describing academic texts as a subject of (comparative) linguistic investigation. …”
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Une histoire asynchrone de l’économie et de l’écologie, et de leurs « passeurs » by Sophie Boutillier, Patrick Matagne

“…The aim of this study is to show that despite this gap of 100 years, economists have studied environmental problems, and on the other hand, scientists, especially biologists, have studied the impact of human activities on the environment. …”
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RESEARCH SCHOOLS AS ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEM FOR TRAINING OF PHD STUDENTS by Boris I. Bednyi, Victor B. Kazantsev, Evgeny V. Chuprunov

“…Such schools should ensure close links between young scientists and major competitive research teams. Usingas a case in point the «Neurobiotechnologies» research school at the Lobachevsky State University of Nizhni Novgorod, we discuss a range of issues concerning the organization of postgraduate education, funding for dissertation research, networking and research staff mobility.…”
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The American Crocodile: An Indicator Species for Everglades Restoration by Rebecca G. Harvey, Michiko Squires, Jeff Beauchamp, Frank J. Mazzotti, Laura A. Brandt

“…This 3-page fact sheet explains how monitoring populations of threatened crocodiles can help scientists chart the success of projects to restore the Everglades. …”
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ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF PERSONNEL CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATION’S STAFF AT PRESENT STAGE by V. Ya. Afanasyev, N. V. Vorontsov, O. V. Baykova

“…The existing methods and approaches for analysing an organization’s personnel capacity have been considered, a retrospective review of the well-known classifications of Russian scientists has been carried out. The authors have studied the papers devoted to the practical aspects of assessing the personnel capacity of industrial enterprises in the context of a number of areas, including: personnel management, sustainable development management, increasing the competitiveness and market value of a company. …”
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