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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, Matthew C. Lange, Andrea Borghini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Moral Economies of Debt Forgiveness and Enforcement in Postcrisis Iceland

Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Who deserves financial relief in times of crisis, and on what grounds? The 2008 collapse of Iceland's banking system prompted state intervention to mitigate household indebtedness, including forbearance, pension withdrawals, repayment adjustments, and debt reductions.
Timothy Heffernan
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a theory of Bayesian experimentation in early‐stage ventures

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary The entrepreneurship literature has established the benefits of experimentation but has paid comparatively little attention to its costs. We develop a Bayesian model to illustrate the entrepreneurial choice between direct and experimental entry.
Andrea Contigiani, Lien Denoo, Márton Hablicsek   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Particle to Purpose: A Systems‐Theoretical Model of Unity and Coherent Adaptation

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper develops a conceptual integration that bridges classical systems theories with insights from the Islamic intellectual tradition, focusing on the notion of zerre (particle) as articulated by Said Nursî. We reinterpret zerre as a systems‐theoretical agent that exhibits lawful responsiveness without autonomy, offering a new lens on how
Erhan Atay
wiley   +1 more source

Illuhmannating Technological Innovation Systems: Towards a Systems Perspective

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Technological Innovation Systems framework operates from an economic perspective, investigating the generation, diffusion and utilization of a specific technology within a particular institutional infrastructure. Emerging from innovation sciences, the TIS framework inherited methodological individualism as the micro‐level approach to ...
Richard Pretorius, Madis Talmar, Gunter Bombaerts, Bob Walrave   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The clashing of in situ and pre‐cast technologies—Western trends and local traditions in concrete engineering shaping shell construction in 20th‐century Hungary

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
wiley   +1 more source

A Systems‐Level Approach to Address Risks and Ethics in Artificial Intelligence Systems

Systems Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the world, from completely controlling routine or mundane tasks like text and image generation, to powering advanced algorithms that control critical systems. The recent advances in generative AI quickly overwhelmed multiple industries from education to finance as first adopters rushed (and ...
Vincent P. Paglioni, Torrey Mortenson
wiley   +1 more source

Accelerating Mission Engineering: Evidence of a Stratified Landscape and a Path Toward Unified Practice

Systems Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mission Engineering is maturing as a Systems Engineering discipline, yet adoption of its common frameworks remains stratified. This study examines whether selective adoption is observable across ME scholarship and develops a framework to address identified barriers.
James Moreland, Nathaniel Ambler, Casey LaMar, Maegen Nix, Craig Sawyer   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Innovative Approach to Multi‐Valued Logic

IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, EarlyView.
The current generation of computer systems operates on the principles of binary logic, which encompasses both logical and arithmetic operations. However, silicon technology has reached its peak performance, prompting researchers to explore alternative methods for enhancing computational efficiency. One such method is the adoption of Multi‐Valued Logic (
Ali Mokhtari, Peyman Kabiri
wiley   +1 more source