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Benefits, not danger I read with interest the article by Gary Boas titled, “Just how dangerous are foreign researchers?” (June 2009, p. 62). I came to the US many years ago as a postdoctoral fellow from Germany and experienced firsthand the many benefits of an international exchange program. I am afraid that if we limit or even lose the opportunity to attract young, highly qualified scientists from around the world, the US will fall further behind in global competition. Perhaps even more critical is that science will suffer because many good ideas, which could be developed by a team of...Read full article

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    Published: October 2009
    Glossary
    color temperature
    A colorimetric concept related to the apparent visual color of a source (not its temperature). For a blackbody, the color temperature is equal to the temperature in kelvin.
    discrimination
    The degree to which a vision system is capable of sensing differences in light intensity between two regions.
    exposure
    In optics, the total radiant energy incident on a surface-per-unit area. It is equal to the integral over time of the radiant flux density. Also known as radiant exposure.
    illumination
    The general term for the application of light to a subject. It should not be used in place of the specific quantity illuminance.
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