3 papers
q-bio.TO2017
The Case for Pyriproxyfen as a Potential Cause for Microcephaly; From Biology to Epidemiology
Yaneer Bar-Yam, H. Frederik Nijhout, Raphael Parens +2
The Zika virus has been found in individual cases but has not been confirmed as the cause of in the large number of cases of microcephaly in Brazil in 2015-6. Indeed, disparities b…
q-bio.QM2016
A Possible Link Between Pyriproxyfen and Microcephaly
Dan Evans, Fred Nijhout, Raphael Parens +2
The Zika virus is the primary suspect in the large increase in microcephaly cases in 2015-6 in Brazil, however its role is unconfirmed despite individual cases of viral infections…
physics.soc-ph2016
Step by Step to Peace in Syria
Raphael Parens, Yaneer Bar-Yam
The revolution and Civil War in Syria has led to substantial death and suffering, a massive refugee crisis, and growth of ISIS extremism and its terror attacks globally. Conflict b…