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    Making data structures and algorithms more understandable by programming sudoku the human way

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    World academy of science, engineering and technology 76, Venice, Italy, 14-15 April 2013Data Structures and Algorithms is a module in most Computer Science or Information Technology curricula. It is one of the modules most students identify as being difficult. This paper demonstrates how programming a solution for Sudoku can make abstract concepts more concrete. The paper relates concepts of a typical Data Structures and Algorithms module to a step by step solution for Sudoku in a human type as opposed to a computer oriented solution.https://www.waset.org/http://www.waset.org/Publications/?path=Publications&p=7

    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed

    Nature's enduring patterns: a path to systems literacy

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    The theme of this special issue, Nature's Enduring Patterns: A Path to Systems Literacy, was celebrated at the 63rd Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences in Corvallis in July 2019. In a world dominated by the artificial, 2019 ISSS President Peter Tuddenham in his presidential address, took conference attendees on a journey, going back to nature, its patterns and the identification of our individual spiritual purpose, towards fulfilment of our joint responsibility to manage natural resources for future generations. In making sense of our world and our purpose, we use specific literacies. We use ocean literacies to make sense of the ocean, climate literacies to make sense of climate change and many more literacies including earth science literacy, data literacy and network literac
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