Abstract Information criteria (ICs) based on penalized likelihood, such as Akaike's
information criterion (AIC), the Bayesian information criterion (BIC) and sample-size …

Until recently, the deep continental margins (200–4,000 m) were perceived as monotonous
mud slopes of limited ecological or environmental concern. Progress in seafloor mapping …

This article starts from the premise that human judgment is intrinsically linked with learning
and adaptation in complex sociotechnological environments. Under the illusory veneer of …

Explore the moral and ethical issues which arise at the intersection of novel technology and
engineering In Ethics, Technology, and Engineering: An Introduction, a team of …

Two images,“black swans” and “perfect storms,” have struck the public's imagination and are
used—at times indiscriminately—to describe the unthinkable or the extremely unlikely …

Environmental Principles and Policies uses environmental and social principles to analyse
the latest wave of economic-based and market-orientated environmental policies currently …

The situation for governors and managers of natural resources has increased in complexity.
Previously it was enough to sustain the yields of wood, food and energy. Today …

Three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) as the primary treatment for prostate
cancer has improved outcomes compared with conventional radiotherapy, but with an …

Despite numerous discussions, workshops, reviews and reports about responsible
development of nanotechnology, information describing health and environmental risk of …

While it is a truism that emerging technologies present both opportunities for and challenges
to their host communities, the legal community has only recently begun to consider their …