OUR at Oakland

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The subject of hereditary imprinting is very interesting. Although we all agree that human behavior is shaped both by genes and by environment, the fractional contribution of each can be a matter of some contention. What ...

The state of bibliophily in the United States, starting with its colonial beginnings and tracing it to the present day.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the Jewish Ghetto within the Venetian urban context, to detail its sociological and economic aspects, and, in so doing, establish the historical and cultural significance of its built ...

A week Virgil Thomson spent in residence at Oakland University in June of 1988.

The erosion of public funding that has led to academic capitalism implies a shift not merely in funding sources but also in the deeper values that underlie education’s role in society. This is ground for very serious ...

The tension between the two values of cultural membership and autonomy and the implications of the tension for academics.

A description of the corporate model, and some observations on its application at OU.

Oakland Journal Issue 5 contributors list

Genetic algorithms and their recent variants that add more features such as viability (survival) and fertility (reproduction), are powerful global random search computational tools with a variety of potential applications ...