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This paper proposes Logical Matching Strategy for sequential pattern matching. We show the two real-world applications of the method: (1) locate repeating sequential pattern and (2) alignment-free comparison of sequential pattern of finite length using fuzzy membership values that generate automatically from the number of matches and mismatches. The results show the utility of the method by analyzing DNA sequences taken from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) databank. The Logical Matching Strategy can possibly be applied to develop a method of research in sequental pattern matching. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the latest salary survey of AAAS Life scientists, developed in partnership with Kelly Scientific Resources, which has revealed that the rise in salaries of life scientists in the United States has outpaced inflation in 2005. The survey has also revealed a high job satisfaction. According to Linval DePass, executive director of nonclinical safety at Durect Corp., a Cupertino, California-based specialty pharmaceuticals company, salaries, particularly in the area where he works, are increasing.

The article discusses the challenges in developing a domestic workforce for scientists and engineers in the U.S. According to policymakers, the country's science and engineering (S&E) labor force is dependent on foreign scientists which makes the nation economically vulnerable. Several organizations such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science advocate domestic S&E labor expansion as a way of increasing the diversity of the labor force. An increase in the production of S&E labor and an increase in the diversity of the field's labor pool will strengthen the market forces.

The article reports on the celebration of the success of the new faculty class by profiling eight early-career researchers from the United States and Europe who came of age, beginning their first permanent jobs as independent scientists. It is further noted in the article that the conventional wisdom for job seekers is "keep it simple." It is hard enough to get a tenure-track job without any complications. One should forget about finding two jobs in the same place, for instance, or adding children to the mix. By that standard, earth scientist Alexis Templeton and biophysical chemist Amy Palmer did a lot wrong in their search for tenure-track jobs. They were determined to stay together, seeking faculty positions in the same city, even the same institution, and they started a family just as they began searching for jobs. Yet Palmer and Templeton have ended up together at the University of Colorado, in jobs that they each wanted. The conventional wisdom, it seems, is no longer always so wise. It is been eroded by cultural changes at leading institutions.

The authors reflect on career paths for post-doctoral students (Ph.D) in the U.S. They argue that science Ph.Ds are expected to pursue a career path in academia, but most Ph.D. graduates pursue careers outside academia in fields such as communications, knowledge brokering, and patent law. Topics include the disconnect between how scientists are trained and available employment opportunities, individual development plans, and a web application for creating IDPs, called myIDP.

Scientific manpower is an old problem in the United States, where the ill-advised prognostications of the National Science Foundation in the early 1990s were followed by intense congressional criticism and widespread outrage among graduate students and post-doctors. The National Science Board has apparently not profited from that harsh lesson. Now, expressing concern that few native-born citizens are entering scientific careers, it calls for an intensified national effort to expand domestic production. Meanwhile, unemployment rates for scientists are going up, according to the American Chemical Society, they have doubled among chemists over the past 2 years.

If you trust the conventional wisdom, Amy Palmer and Alexis Templeton did a lot of things wrong in their job search. Then why did things turn out so right?