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West is a theoretical physicist whose primary interests have been in fundamental questions ranging from the elementary particles and their cosmological implications to universal scaling laws in biology and a quantitative science of cities, companies and global sustainability.
His more recent work focuses on developing a quantitative science of cities and companies for understanding their organization, growth and dynamics, including implications for the accelerating pace of life and long-term global sustainability.
Although the idea of cultural evolution sporadically emerged during the early to mid 20th century, such as in the work of psychologist Donald Campbell (e.g. Campbell 1965), it was not until the 1970s and 1980s that a quantitative science of cultural evolution was established, primarily by Cavalli-Sforza and Feldman (1981) and Boyd and Richerson (1985).
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QB3 harnesses the quantitative sciences of physics and engineering to unify our understanding of biological systems at all levels of complexity from atoms and molecules to cells, tissues, and entire living organisms.
QB3 harnesses the quantitative sciences of physics and engineering to unify our understanding of biological systems at all levels of complexity, from atoms and molecules to cells, tissues, and entire living organisms.
The description of drainage network within a basin which was purely qualitative was transferred into a rigorous quantitative science capable of providing numerical data of practical value by Horton (1932, 1945).
The human body became an object of quantitative science in the context of 19th century biometry and physical anthropology; metrics were applied to medicine and physiology as well as to all corners of science and society with avalanches of numerical data produced, including first censuses as large scale inventories of populations [ 16- 18].
The study was proven optimally designed while meeting its objectives with half the patients originally envisaged by making use of all available information and an array of quantitative science tools.
This in turn requires integration of quantitative science and engineering components with socio-political, regulatory, and economic considerations.
In the 18th and 19th centuries the Industrial Revolution brought increasing pressure on soil to produce raw materials demanded by commerce, while the development of quantitative science offered new opportunities for improved soil management.
– Practitioners and students in the field of quantitative science and technology studies, informetrics, and library and information science.
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