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Consistency Checking and Improving for Interval-Valued Hesitant Preference Relations

open access: yes, 2019
Group decision making (GDM), which aims to obtain a sensible decision result with several decision makers, is a common occurrence in daily life. Since the uncertainty of the objects is a thorny issue in the process of GDM, it is important to eliminate ...
Zeshui Xu, Yuling Zhai
core   +1 more source

BEHIND THE FACES OF AESTHETICIZED URBANISM IN TUNXI, CHINA

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban policy in China has become increasingly predicated on securing an approved aesthetic that reflects ideological campaigns and political programmes. In highlighting the role of the aesthetic in Chinese urbanism, this article argues that the party‐state draws on an aesthetic palette that places the contemporary urban landscape in a ...
Yanpeng Jiang, Paul Waley, Asa Roast
wiley   +1 more source

CARE AND CONTROL IN URBAN BRAZIL: The Subaltern Archive of Portarias

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Security infrastructures permeate everyday life in Brazilian cities. Although security guards and doormen play an important and omnipresent role as social and technological mediators, their practices and perceptions have received little attention.
Tilmann Heil, Susana Durão
wiley   +1 more source

EVICT, NEGLECT, OR INVEST? Community Power and the Politics of Urban Informality Governance in Jakarta

open access: yesInternational Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Why do some informal neighborhoods receive public investment while others are neglected or evicted? This article addresses the inconsistent governmental responses to informal settlements in Jakarta, Indonesia, during the democratic period. State actions range from violent evictions to tolerance and community‐led improvements.
Kadek Wara Urwasi
wiley   +1 more source

On the similarity relation within fuzzy ontology components [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Ontology reuse is an important research issue. Ontology merging, integration, mapping, alignment and versioning are some of its subprocesses. A considerable research work has been conducted on them.
Bejaoui, Lotfi   +2 more
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Regulatory Intermediation in Times of Crisis: The Impact of Independent Oversight on the Functioning of Professional Accounting Bodies Intermédiation réglementaire en temps de crise : incidence de la surveillance indépendante sur le fonctionnement des organismes comptables professionnels

open access: yesContemporary Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rise of independent oversight of the accounting profession has attracted considerable research attention. Much of this research has studied how professional accounting bodies and the Big 4 firms have shaped the mandate and capabilities of independent oversight bodies.
Brendan O'Dwyer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Not So Protected After All—Managing Paradoxical Tensions in Mission‐Oriented Innovation Ecosystems

open access: yesCreativity and Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores how actors within mission‐oriented innovation ecosystems (MIEs) experience and manage paradoxical tensions while pursuing systemic change. MIEs are increasingly leveraged to address complex societal challenges through cross‐sector collaboration and coordinated innovation efforts, particularly in sustainability transition ...
Duygu Keskin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Co‐Delivering a Mentalization‐Based Parenting Programme: A Qualitative Evaluation of the Experiences of Children's Social Workers and Foster Carers

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Parenting programmes have traditionally been facilitated by mental health or social care professionals such as social workers or clinical psychologists. However, the Reflective Fostering Programme—a mentalization‐based, psychoeducational group intervention—was uniquely designed to be co‐facilitated by a foster carer and a social worker.
Adaku Anyiam‐Osigwe   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dual Hesitant Fuzzy Probability

open access: yes, 2017
Intuitionistic fuzzy probabilities are an extension of the concept of probabilities with application in several practical problem solving tasks. The former are probabilities represented through intuitionistic fuzzy numbers, to indicate the uncertainty of
Xianjiu Huang, Jianjian Chen
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Creating Life Stories: Facilitators and Barriers to Participatory Recordkeeping for Children in Out‐Of‐Home Care

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many young people in out‐of‐home care (OOHC) encounter difficulties when attempting to access their personal histories in the form of photographs, report cards and other key identity memorabilia. As a result of frequent placement changes, limited continuity of relationships and the administrative nature of case files, the personal narratives ...
Laura Simpson Reeves   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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