We all owe Joseph Needham an immense debt for discovering Chinese science and technology for Western scholars. But his famous question (Why did the Chinese, who had been so far in advance of Europe until the 17th...
In this essay, I reflect on Joseph Needham's intellectual heritage, its impact on understanding the world history of knowledge circulation, and its broad influence on generations of scholars. I present two case studies of...
John Haugeland passed away suddenly in 2010 leaving behind an unfinished book manuscript on Heidegger. He was an analytic philosopher who specialized in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science; however, he had an “extensive...
John Haugeland passed away suddenly in 2010 leaving behind an unfinished book manuscript on Heidegger. He was an analytic philosopher who specialized in the philosophy of mind and cognitive science; however, he had an “extensive...
Show times are 8 p.m. July 16-18 and July 22-25. Truffaldino is hungry. That's the driving force behind Carlo Goldoni's "The Servant of Two Masters," translated and adapted by Jeffery Hatcher and Paolo Landi. Shakespeare...
Objectives: To systematically review the evidence base for a systems approach to healthcare design, delivery or improvement. Design: Systematic review with meta-analyses. Methods: Included were studies in any patients, in any...
Distributed shared buffer (DSB) is a well-known solution to support multi-master database systems. DSB involves controlling access to shared data among different nodes through a distributed shared buffer and lock-based cache...
CENTURY II Program making nice progress Three Ursinus students win chemistry awards Dance and drama highlights for Spring Parents' Day Amsterdam U. choir to sing at Ursinus Lantern contest winner: Linda Mills' "Summer II" ...
APPL1- and RAB5-positive signaling endosomes play a crucial role in the activation of AKT in response to extracellular stimuli. Myosin VI (MYO6) and two of its cargo adaptor proteins, GIPC and TOM1/TOM1L2, localize to these...
When sent as a pharmacist to the Philippines in 1688, the Bohemian Jesuit Georg Joseph Kamel turned to the local nature to identify resources, which he could use in his practice. Remarkably for a Jesuit of his low rank, Kamel...