© Nicolas Brodu. 2003 The astrolabe is an ancient astronomical computer for solving problemsrelating to time and the position of the sun and stars in the sky.Historians credit the invention of the astrolabe to classical Greece.Brass astrolabes were highly developed in the Islamic world of the 8thcentury and later. chiefly as an aid to navigation and as a way offinding the direction of Mecca. In the Middle Ages it found its wayback to Europe and became the chief navigational instrument until theinvention of the sextant in the 18th century.
The Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics welcomes manuscripts on biological structure, dynamics, interactions and expression. The Journal is one of the leading publications in high end computational science, atomic structural biology, bioinformatics, virtual drug design, genomics and biological networks. The Journal publishes original articles and timely reviews. If an author wishes to write a review, please obtain clearance from any one of the Editors.
The Journal of Biopharmaceutical Statistics, a rapid publication journal, discusses quality applications of statistics in biopharmaceutical research and development. Now publishing six times per year, it includes expositions of statistical methodology with immediate applicability to such work in the form of full-length and short manuscripts, review articles, selected/invited conference papers, short articles, and letters to the editor. Addressing timely and provocative topics important to the biostatistical profession, the journal covers: * drug, device, and biological research and development * drug screening and drug design * assessment of pharmacological activity * pharmaceutical formulation and scale-up * preclinical safety assessment * bioavailability, bioequivalence, and pharmacokinetics * phase, I, II, and III clinical development * premarket approval assessment of clinical safety * postmarketing surveillance Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
The Journal of Bisexuality is the first professional quarterly to publish both professional articles and serious essays on bisexuality and its meaning for the individual, the community, and society.The Journal is ideal for both academic and public libraries that want to offer their patrons the latest research on the topic of bisexuality. Articles are peer-reviewed and frequently come from inter- and multi- disciplinary perspectives.Sponsored by the American Institute of Bisexuality (AIB), the journal covers a wide range of topics on bisexuality including: new bisexual research bisexual issues in therapy differences from the heterosexual, lesbian and gay communities growth of bisexual movement bisexuality and the media bisexual history different bisexual lifestylesPublication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Journal of Borderlands Studies is the primary publication of the Association for Borderlands Studies, which has, for more than a decade, distinguished itself as a leading forum for borderlands research. Widely consulted by educators, practitioners, and researchers, the journal encourages the submission of papers from all social science, humanities and business disciplines focusing on borderlands issues. The journal publishes work from any discipline that illuminates border problems, characteristics, issues and realities in any part of the world; the border emphasis is global. Papers should deal in a substantive way with the border-related aspects of a topic. Submissions should not just be the results of a study in a region near a border without significant consideration of border or transborder influences and characteristics.
Published quarterly for the Broadcast Education Association, the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media contains timely articles about new developments, trends, and research in electronic media written by academicians, researchers, and other electronic media professionals. The Journal invites submissions of original research that examine a broad range of issues concerning the electronic media, including the historical, technological, economic, legal, policy, cultural, social, and psychological dimensions. Scholarship that extends a historiography, tests theory, or that fosters innovative perspectives on topics of importance to the field, is particularly encouraged. The Journal is open to a diversity of theoretic paradigms and methodologies.All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two or more anonymous referees. Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Journal of Bryology is an international botanical periodical which publishes original research papers in cell biology, anatomy, development, genetics, physiology, chemistry, ecology, palaeobotany, evolution, taxonomy, applied biology, conservation, biomonitoring aspects and biogeography of bryophytes, and also significant new check-lists and descriptive floras of poorly known regions. Papers containing information on other organisms are acceptable providing that they also incorporate significant new data on bryophytes.
The Journal of Building Performance Simulation (JBPS) is the official journal of the International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA). IBPSA is a non-profit international society of computational building performance simulation researchers, developers, practitioners and users, dedicated to improving the design, construction, operation and maintenance of new and existing buildings worldwide.The JBPS is an international refereed journal, publishing only articles of the highest quality that are original, cutting-edge, well-researched and of significance to the international community. The journal also publishes original review papers and researched case studies of international significance.The wide scope of JBPS embraces research, technology and tool development related to building performance modelling and simulation, as well as their applications to design, operation and management of the built environment. This includes modelling and simulation aspects of building performance in relation to other research areas such as building physics, environmental engineering, mechanical engineering, control engineering, facility management, architecture, ergonomics, psychology, physiology, computational engineering, information technology and education. The scope of topics includes the following:Theoretical aspects of building performance modelling and simulation.Methodology and application of building performance simulation for any stage of design, construction, commissioning, operation or management of buildings and the systems which service them.Uncertainty, sensitivity analysis, calibration, and optimization.Methods and algorithms for performance optimization of building and the systems which service them.Methods and algorithms for software design, validation, verification and solution methods. All articles published in JBPS have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees. Disclaimer The International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) and Taylor & Francis make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 8220;Content8221;) contained in its publications. However, the International Building Performance Simulation Association and Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not necessarily the views of the Editor, the Society or Taylor & Francis.
The Journal of Business & Economic Statistics serves as a unique meeting place for applied economists, econometricians, and statisticians developing appropriate empirical methodologies for a broad range of topics in business and economics. JBES is consistently ranked among the top 10 of all economics journals. Coverage includes forecasting, data quality, policy evaluation, and more.
Take your skills in business librarianship to the next level!The Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship is an innovative quarterly journal that provides you with useful articles about the creation, organization, dissemination, retrieval, and use of business information. This refereed journal covers the business information needs of special libraries, academic libraries, and public libraries, as well as information services and centers outside of the traditional library setting. You'll find that the journal is international in scope, reflecting the multinational and international scope of the business community today. The immediate focus of the journal is practice-oriented articles, but it also provides an outlet for new empirical studies on business librarianship and business information. Aside from articles, this journal offers valuable statistical and meeting reports, literature and media reviews, Web site reviews, and interviews. Recent issues of the Journal of Business & Finance Librarianship have covered topics such as: political risk and country risk, some of the factors and methods used in foreign country risk analysis, and a variety of political risk sources the structure of the National Trade Data Bank, a comparison of the three versions of it currently on the market, and detailed descriptions of many of the database's most useful programs how and why intranets developed and how they can be used as strategic business tools that empower an organization to meet its corporate vision an analysis of the public rankings of in Canadian business periodicals and a retrieval tool for such information an effective and practical way to get business students familiar with various library resources a selective review of some of the business dictionaries in print Special thematic issues of the journal have covered: Marketing Information The Core Business Web Distance Learning Librarianship Peer Review Policy: All research articles in Business & Finance Librarianship have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by two anonymous referees.Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
2009 Impact Factor: 1.227Ranking: 48/87 (Business)169; Thomson ISI Journal Citation Reports 2010 The Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing174; encourages diversity in approaches to business marketing theory development, research methods, and managerial problem solving. An editorial board comprised of outstanding, internationally recognized scholars and practitioners ensures that the journal maintains impeccable standards of relevance and rigorous scholarship. The Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing174; features: basic and applied research that reflects current business marketing theory, methodology, and practicearticles from leading researchers covering topics of mutual interest for the business and academic communitiesa summary for business marketing practitioners and a structured abstract accompanying each articlecommentaries from the business world, provided by leading business thinkersa book review section, which reviews books of pertinent and direct interest to academics and professionals in business-to-business marketing Some of the main topical areas covered by the journal are business buyer relationship management, business buying behavior, business buyer-seller dyad, organizational networks and alliances, industrial segmentation, business marketing strategy, fostering ethical business marketing practices, legal issues/government regulation and traditional business marketing mix areas such as industrial products/business services, managing innovations, business brands, packaging, pricing (negotiations, bidding), industrial distribution-logistics and supply chain management, promotion (personal selling and sales management, trade shows, direct marketing methods, sales promotions and all forms of industrial advertising), and the impact of Internet practices on all areas of business marketing.The domain of business-to-business marketing encompasses all phenomena involving transactions, exchanges, and relationships in any dyad involving organizations, institutions, and resellers. It is a broad concept encompassing the marketing of business services and industrial products8212;as well as reseller phenomena8212;with domestic and/or global perspectives. The journal publishes articles that address any topic within this broad definition. Academics and industry professionals are invited to submit manuscripts to the journal that can contribute to the science and practice of business marketing. WHO SHOULD SUBSCRIBE Business marketing professionals in all industries and educators at all levels whose work is concerned with marketing either business services or industrial products. These individuals are also invited to write for the journal, which is concerned with contributions to our understanding of the science, art, and practice of business marketing. The Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing174; is pleased to offer the Outstanding Article of the Year award for best paper of the volume. The winner receives a cash award plus a handsome framed certificate. The editorial Web site for the Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing174; features the journal's editorial position, instructions for authors, and electronic submission instructions: http://aux.zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/jbbm/ Peer Review PolicyAll articles appearing in Journal of Business-to-Business Marketing have undergone an initial screening by the Editor and a subsequent anonymous double-blind peer review process typically consisting of three permanent editorial board members who hold either a PhD or DBA.Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
The Journal of Carbohydrate Chemistry serves as an international forum for research advances involving the chemistry and biology of carbohydrates. The following aspects are considered to fall within the scope of this journal: * novel synthetic methods involving carbohydrates, oligosaccharides, and glycoconjugates * the use of chemical methods to address aspects of glycobiology * spectroscopic and crystallographic structure studies of carbohydrates * computational and molecular modeling studies * physicochemical studies involving carbohydrates and the chemistry and biochemistry of carbohydrate polymers Publication office: Taylor & Francis, Inc., 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106.
Journal of Change Management (JCM) is committed to publishing peer-reviewed, high quality empirical and conceptual research, and to become the journal of choice in its field. JCM will clearly establish itself as the journal which spans the entire field of organizational change, ranging from mainstream and established viewpoints to innovative, unorthodox, critical and challenging contributions. As such, it will be essential reading for all academics, students and practitioners of change management. Journal of Change Management is an interdisciplinary and international forum for critical, mainstream and alternative contributions - focusing as much on motivation, ethics and behaviour as on structure and process. JCM is a platform for open and challenging dialogue and a thorough critique of established as well as alternative organizational practices. DisclaimerTaylor & Francis makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of all the information (the 8220;Content8221;) contained in its publications. However, Taylor & Francis and its agents and licensors make no representations or warranties whatsoever as to the accuracy, completeness or suitability for any purpose of the Content and disclaim all such representations and warranties whether express or implied to the maximum extent permitted by law. Any views expressed in this publication are the views of the authors and are not the views of Taylor & Francis.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE Journal of Chemotherapyto help keep you up-to-date on antimicrobial chemotherapy,anticancer chemotherapy, immunomodulating chemotherapy,experimental and clinical studies in these fields published bimonthly.