An important data analysis task in statistical genomics involves the integration of genome-wide gene-level measurements with preexisting data on the same genes. A wide variety of statistical methodologies and computational tools have been developed for this general task. We emphasize one...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- The Contributors -- Section 1: Introduction -- 1. Mass Tourism, Diversification and Sustainability in Southern Europe's Coastal Regions -- 2. The Policy Context for Tourism and Sustainability in Southern Europe's Coastal Regions --...

The Marketing of Spain as a Holiday Destination by British Tour Operators. As the competition between overseas tour and package holiday operators grows more intense, the nature of their marketing strategies and presentation assumes greater interest. The purpose of this paper is to examine some...

Histories of the development of tourism have suggested that the most likely process at work is that of diffusion whereby new, and usually more exotic, locations are ‘discovered’ by the rich and privileged only for such locations to be later usurped by the development of mass tourism (1)....