The isoperimetric problem is an exercise of classical geometry posing the following question. If a closed Jordan region on the plane has area A, what is the smallest perimeter that the gure can attain? This question was ...

This research examined the nature of the “family” identity metaphor in short-term organizations and also explored how this metaphor shapes members’ organizational identification, roles, attachment, conflict, and transition. ...

At the beginning of the Renaissance, social policy towards the poor was geared only to help Christ’s poor: the orphaned, widowed, and disabled. The working poor received little, if any, assistance, and “false beggars,” or ...

J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series is one of the best-selling in history, is translated into a multitude of different languages, has a fan base that few other authors can rival and it is a still a series that has much ...

Matthew says the genealogy of Jesus at the beginning of his Gospel has three sets of 14 generations. However, the third set seems to have only 13. This thesis reviews propositions regarding the number of generations, and ...

A significant public health concern is the control of parasitic nematodes in order to minimize the burden of lymphatic filariasis in endemic regions. The development of a vaccine is a potentially cost-effective approach ...

Hollywood thrillers, conspiracy theories and political discourse, often depict the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as an uncontrollable, enigmatic organization populated by James Bonds. The agency’s mandate, set out in ...

What started as simply an observation of a confusing set of tandem palindromic repeats in bacterial genomes grew into the discovery and harnessing of the CRISPR-Cas9 mechanism of gene editing.  Clustered regularly inters ...

This paper studies the intersection between risk aversion and willingness to punish in an experimental Voluntary Contributions Mechanism (VCM) game. The analysis focuses on the differences between high and low risk averse ...

Since 1993, Gunther von Hagens’ Body Worlds has been visited by over 40 million people worldwide. The plastinated displays marketed as “real human bodies” have elicited both praise and condemnation. Through an analysis of ...