[Biomedical-cybernetics] Call for Papers: Medical Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics

[Johannes W. Dietrich]

Dear colleagues:

the journal "Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences", the 
official publication of the Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & 
Life Sciences, plans a special issue on "Medical Applications of 
Nonlinear Dynamics".

Deadline is December 31st, 2009.

Please find additional information in the attached mail.

J. W. D.

>For the benefit of those who might have missed the announcement 
>during the summer...
>
>Call for Papers:
>Special Issue of Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences on
>Medical Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics
>
>NDPLS is actively searching for manuscripts for a special issue to 
>be entitled, "Medical Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics." Potential 
>papers could range from the level of individual patients to that of 
>the health care system, and could include such topics as:
>
>
>  *   Nonlinear patterns in illness
>  *   Treatment effects and nonlinearity
>  *   Practice change via nonlinear intervention
>  *   Neural networks in clinical decision-making
>  *   Catastrophes in health care utilization
>  *   Nonlinear advice for health care reform
>  *   Modeling ambulatory practice
>  *   Dynamical effects of illness upon the family
>  *   Nonlinear dynamics within the doctor-patient relationship
>
>
>
>Contributions may be theoretical or empirical. Theoretical papers 
>should be firmly grounded in the extant literature and culminate in 
>new principles involving nonlinear dynamics that can be tested; 
>manuscripts heavy on conjecture with little reference to evidence 
>are not encouraged. Reviews of the relevant literature on 
>applications of nonlinear dynamics are also welcome, if they 
>synthesize and interpret this material in novel ways. Empirical 
>papers may include experimental observations, simulations, or 
>analyses of real-world data. Articles will be reviewed by two or 
>more experts in the relevant field.
>The purview of the journal is critical to the inclusion of articles: 
>Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences publishes papers 
>that augment the fundamental ways we understand, describe, model, 
>and predict nonlinear phenomena in psychology and the life and 
>social sciences. One or more of the following nonlinear concepts 
>must be an explicit part of the exposition: attractors, 
>bifurcations, chaos, fractals, solitons, catastrophes, 
>self-organizing processes, cellular automata, genetic algorithms and 
>related evolutionary processes, neural networks, agent-based models. 
>The broad mixture of the disciplines represented here indicates that 
>many bodies of knowledge share common principles. By juxtaposing 
>developments in different fields within the life and social 
>sciences, the scientific communities may obtain fresh perspectives 
>on those common principles and their implications. Because the 
>journal is multidisciplinary in scope, each article should make an 
>original contribution to at least one substantive area and, to the 
>extent possible, illuminate issues beyond that area's boundaries.
>NDPLS is a refereed journal and is published quarterly by the 
>Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology & Life Sciences. Additional 
>information for the preparation of articles for submission can be 
>found on the journal's web site: 
>www.societyforchaostheory.org/ndpls/<http://www.societyforchaostheory.org/ndpls/> 
>. The project is planned on the following schedule:
>
>  *   Abstracts are requested prior to submission in order to assist 
>with the organization of the issue contents, and they are welcome 
>any time before the paper submissions deadline. Send abstracts by 
>e-mail to Dr. David Katerndahl, katerndahl at uthscsa.edu.
>  *   Full-text papers need to arrive by December 31, 2009. Papers 
>should be submitted electronically to 
>katerndahl at uthscsa.edu<mailto:katerndahl at uthscsa.edu>  and the 
>editor in chief, 
>Stephen.guastello at marquette.edu<mailto:Stephen.guastello at marquette.edu> 
>simultaneously. Manuscripts should be prepared in APA style. Key 
>style points and small variations that are specific to the journal 
>can be found in the Instructions for Authors on the journal web site.
>  *   Reviews completed by February 28, or sooner to the extent possible.
>  *   Revisions and final edits should be received by April 1, 2010.
>  *   Publication in October, 2010.
>
>We look forward to receiving your abstracts and papers. If you have 
>any questions about the project, please do not hesitate to ask one 
>of the editors below.
>
>Sincerely,
>Stephen J. Guastello, Ph.D.
>Stephen.guastello at marquette.edu<mailto:Stephen.guastello at marquette.edu>
>Editor in Chief
>
>David Katerndahl, M.D.
>katerndahl at uthscsa.edu
>Special Issue Editor
>
>
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-- Laboratory XU 44, Endocrine Resarch
-- Medical Hospital I, Bergmannsheil University Hospitals
-- Ruhr University of Bochum
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