This paper challenges the charge of inferiority, on the basis of objectivity, against the social sciences.The idea of objectivity is that facts about the state wall-e bearbrick of the world and entities in it are observed or studied without a taint of personal bias, value judgement or particular perspective.The social sciences are accused of fallin
We propose a three-dimensional waveguide structure for the realization of mode-selective switches, where the high-order spatial modes of a few-mode waveguide can be switched to various single-mode waveguides with thermo-optically controlled vertical asymmetrical directional couplers.To demonstrate the idea, we design and fabricate two specific devi
As nations strengthen borders and restrict refugee admissions, national security officials are screening for fraudulent nationality claims.One tool to investigate nationality claims is DNA testing, either for claimed relationships or for ancestral origins.At the same time, the plight of global statelessness leaves millions without documentation of