Science Indicators 1972

Although the great majority of atmospheric scientists believe that the predictions of earth warming from fossil firel burning are valid, there are some that express doubts about the predictions. The National Academy of Sciences indicated in their 1990 book, One Earth One Future that there were indeed uncertainties in the difficult calculations but they noted that if C02 emissions continued to increase, future earth warming may be greater, rather than less than projected. Thus, it does not seem responsible to wait for proof, when it may then not be possible to correct the situation... 

Bud, R. F. Carroll, P. T. Sturchio, J. L. Thackray, A. W. "Chemistry in America, 1876-1976 An Historical Application of Science Indicators" (A Report to the National Science Foundation) Department of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, 1978 pp. 115-117. 

ISI Essential Science Indicators, Ionic Liquids, 2004, esi-topics.com/ionic-liquids/ index.html. 

I was delighted to find your recent report in Life Sciences indicating that taste sensitivity may be used to predict pharmacobgical effects. This ingenious study provides an approach which may be useful indeed in some of our work here, and I have discussed it with several of my colleagues who have been wrestling rather unsuccessfully with the problem of predicting individual responses to certain chemical substances. 

I would be the first to admit that it has not been possible to find a bridge between this theory and normal physics. Such a bridge may be neither possible nor necessary. We may find that normal science indicates what is possible, while the time theory I propose offers an explanation for what is. It is a theory that seems to explain how, of the class of all things possible, some events and things undergo the formality of actually occurring. It is clear to me that the theory cannot be disproven from without it can only be disproven by being found inconsistent within itself. Anyone is welcome to dismantle it if they are able this is what I have attempted to do and failed. 

Some may imagine that this lack of rigor, standardization, and clarity, so essential to a real science, indicates a low priority for this subject and a lack of importance and of need for its methods. This is not so. It is of great importance for practical food chemistry and cognizance of this fact is growing with each year. 

How great is the student interest in such a program While we have no firm statistics, we have reason to believe that it will not be difficult to fill available positions (ca. 15 - 20 full-time) with qualified candidates. Information from existing M.S. programs in forensic science indicates that there are many more applicants than positions available, and we have had inquiries from over 40 students and 20 universities even at this early stage of our program. Student interest in careers in forensic science undoubtedly follows the national trend toward professional education with social relevance (e.g. law, allied health professions, etc.). 

U.S. National Science Board, "Science Indicators 1976," 5> 186-7, Washington, 1977. 

The National Academy of Sciences indicated in a recent study that the primary problem with risk assessment is the sparse data upon which decisions are based. Agriculture has an opportunity to meet the need for improved risk assessment and management through new research, new technology, and the use of that technology. 

The quantitative and qualitative measures employed to compare U.S. chemistry with that in other nations included analysis of journal publications (numbers of papers, citations of papers, most cited papers, most cited authors, most accessed papers), largely derived from Thompson ISI Essential Science Indicators, as well as data provided by the American Chemical Society Publications Division. In addition, the panel asked leading experts... 

SOURCE Thomson ISI Essential Science Indicators and U.S. Census Bureau, International Database. 

According to Tomson ISI Essential Science Indicators accessed on November 15, 2006, the total sum of papers from 89 major contributing countries listed was 1,223,166. 

NOTE Countries with less than 2,000 papers excluded. SOURCE Thomson Essential Science Indicators. 

TABLE C-l List of Journals Examined for Publications and Citations According to Thompson ISI Essential Science Indicators Categories... 

SOURCE Thompson ISI Essential Science Indicators (accessed June 22, 2006). 

Web of science, essential science indicator, search on July 25, 2003. 

Recent studies, spanning the fields of biology, chemistry, and nutrition science indicate that the benefits of calcium go far beyond bones and teeth. This element has been found to play a role in the prevention of disease throughout our bodies. 

A review of method development in separation sciences indicates that individual approaches exist which are based on previous experience of compounds or previous knowledge method development often follows the same sequence of events. These are summarised in the flowchart shown in Fig. 2.1. In the following sections, each step is discussed in some detail. 

The vice president for research and engineering of the Lever Brothers Company reviews data from NSB Science Indicators— 1976 bearing on the decline in Industrial support for basic research. 

Another paper in this section is SCIENCE INDICATORS IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED IN DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND INTERPRETATION. This is an evaluation of measures currently used to assess the status of U.S. science and technology, with particular attention to the needs of policymakers. Several areas are identified where improvements in science indicators can be made, including the development of new indicators and new models of science and technology. 

The accumulated knowledge on materials, thermohydraulics and mechanical science indicates that a substantial decrease in investment costs, together with better assurance that safety margins are effectively maintained, might be derived from a lesser emphasis on umbrella transients, compensated by an accurate analysis of actual transients and operating experience. 

In conclusion, validity assessments of the currently available QSARs in environmental sciences indicate that there are models for predicting some of the properties of potential contaminants reliably. If operated in accordance with their limitations, they can be valuable tools to fill data gaps. However, a complete coverage of all parameters and endpoints relevant to the hazard and risk assessment of chemicals has not yet been achieved. To improve and extend the techniques for estimating the intrinsic properties of environmental chemicals, experimental as well as theoretical aspects of these parameters need further elaboration. 

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During the 1930 s, however, research in the field of photosynthesis and in a number of allied sciences indicated that the concept of the nature of the problem of photosynthesis could be very profitably altered. The discovery in 1935 by Wood and Workman ( ) that propionic acid bacteria... 

Fig. 2 Impact (citations received) of Staudinger according to Thomson Reuters Web of Science, indicating the periods of Staudinger s life...

The resulting images have a more spacial and pleasant appearance for viewers. The latter is underpinned by the study by Hillaire et al. [36]. Additionally, findings in perceptual science indicate that the viewer s attention is drawn by high frequency edges of any focused object, which may be utilized for user attention guidance. 

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