This volume sets out a new statistical approach to test allelic association and genotype-specific effects in the genetic study of a disease. Primarily based on population-based association studies, the book also evaluates them compared to other methods.
For over twenty-five years, Sidney Harris has been recognized as the leading cartoonist specializing in the world of modern science and technology. Whether he is poking gentle fun at Einstein or theoretical mathematicians, his drawings are entertaining, clever, and always right …
Imagine algebra class meets The Hitchhiker, s Guide to the Galaxy ... Meet JJ, an unusual character with a unique vantage position from which he can measure and monitor humanity, s progress. Armed with a device that compels all around it to tell the truth, JJ offers a satirical …
Advanced technologies in astronomy at various wavelengths have provided us with high resolution and high quality data on the QSO population. This meeting was aimed at understanding the morphology and nature of the host galaxies and environments of QSOs. The invited lectures as w…
This volume began as a remembrance of Alonzo Church while he was still with us and is now finally complete. It contains papers by many well-known scholars, most of whom have been directly influenced by Church's own work. Often the emphasis is on foundational issues in logic, mat…
Handbook of evolutionary thinking in the sciences
The Darwinian theory of evolution is itself evolving and this book presents the details of the core of modern Darwinism and its latest developmental directions. The authors present current scientific work addressing theoretical problems and challenges in four sections, beginning…