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Ontologies for Sustainability: Theoretical Challenges
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The lack of sustainable practices in key sectors of human societies is a global concern, posing threats for the whole planet. This paper provides the first review of ontologies for sustainability efforts, outlining their roles in assessing and advancing such efforts. Section 2 outlines three major challenges associated with sustainability: (1)
Giorgio A. Ubbiali +2 more
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If CPM is so bad, why have we been using it so long? [PDF]
, 2014 Why has the Critical Path Method (CPM) been used so widely for so long given its inability to produce predictable outcomes? For shedding light on this paradox, the formative period of the CPM is analysed from two main angles.
Dave, Bhargav +3 more
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Structural Concrete, EarlyView.Abstract After a blossoming pre‐World War II (WWII) period, the concrete construction industry in then‐socialist Hungary existed in a relative isolation from the Western World during the mid‐20th century. In this paper, we focus on the body of work of one of the then newly established state‐owned design offices, IPARTERV, to show how the isolation ...
Orsolya Gáspár, Péter Haba
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Wide Gaps and Kleinberg’s Clustering Axioms for k–Means
International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer ScienceThe widely applied k-means algorithm produces clusterings that violate our expectations with respect to high/low similarity/density within/between clusters and is in conflict with Kleinberg’s axiomatic system for distance based clustering algorithms that
Kłopotek Mieczysław A.
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An evaluation methodology for ergonomic design of electronic consumer products based on fuzzy axiomatic design [PDF]
, 2008 This article is posted with permission of OCP Science imprint. Copyright @ 2008 Old City Publishing Group.The development life cycle of software and electronic products has been shortened by the growth of rapid prototyping techniques.
Aktas, E, Yücel, G
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JOM Forum: Theory Testing Is Theory Generation
Journal of Operations Management, EarlyView.
Mikko Ketokivi +6 more
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Teaching Statistics, EarlyView.Abstract Statistical hypothesis testing (SHT) is widely employed across numerous scientific disciplines, and a clear understanding of its underlying logic is essential for the broader scientific community. Here, drawing upon both epistemological and statistical perspectives, we aim to clarify—primarily for educational purposes—the logical relationship ...
Maria Cristina Amoretti +1 more
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How to Solve an Allocation Problem? [PDF]
, 2006 Game theory proposes several allocation solutions: we know (a) fairness properties, (b) how to develop (c) methods building on these properties, and (d) how to calculate (e) allocations.
Boer, Luitzen de +2 more
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Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Industri, 2018 Problems related to the storage of shoes include discomfort in putting shoes and shoes are still dusty. Shape shelves are generally open. Shoe rack products need to be developed using integration of axiomatic design method with house of quality or called
Debrina Puspita Andriani +2 more
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On the Axiomatic Characterization of "Who is a J?" [PDF]
Recent work by Kasher and Rubinstein (1997) considers the problem of group identification from a social choice perspective.These authors provide an axiomatic characterization of a liberal aggregator whereby the group consist of those and only those ...
Dimitrov, D.A., Sung, S.C.
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