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After considering some of the influences within our society that are increasing the number and seriousness of group conflict, this article examines the nature of conflict and the role of conflict management in either promoting or reducing these divisive forces. This article also illustrates the use of conflict reduction as a form of conflict management in dealing with a conflictual situation. (Author)

The time-optimal control functions for sample control systems were computed using the iterative computational procedure proposed by L. W. Neustadt as adapted for differential analyzer solution. The computational procedure investigated was developed from the method of steepest ascent. Adaptation for differential analyzer solution required that finite sized steps be taken during the ascent vice the infinitely small sized steps permissible in theory. This presented one of the problems of the computational procedure. No optimization of the step size was attempted in this work, however, several criteria for the selection of the step size were used with success on the two-dimensional systems. The optimal control functions for two-dimensional systems were readily computed using Neustadt' s iterative computational procedure. Analytic work was performed to verify some computer solutions. Agreement of computer and analytic solutions was favorable. The optimal control function for the three-dimensional system investigated was not obtained. After sixty iterations th ?re was no apparent convergence to an optimal control function. Some refinement of the computational method used in this work would be required to extend the problem solutions to higher order systems. No work was performed to determine the effect computer errors would have on problem solutions. http://archive.org/details/iterativecomputa1094512517

A sample survey of the health care needs of the aged population of Monroe County, New York (including the city of Rochester), living at home and in health care institutions, was carried out largely by nurses, since pretests of interview methods and questionnaires showed that the important criterion in such an assessment was the degree of care or supervision needed, rather than medical diagnosis or symptomatology. Sampling problems in a survey of the aged are discussed, as well as the correlation of physical and mental disability among the aged with demographic and socioeconomic factors. Conclusions point to the misplacement of many aged persons in facilities providing a higher and more costly level of care than required and to the need for more congregate living and home care facilities.