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Unveiling Regional Disparities: Exploring Cybersecurity Capabilities and Performance Through Systems Theory Approach

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between cybersecurity capabilities (CCs) and cybersecurity performance (CP) across diverse regional contexts, employing ordinary least squares (OLS) and random forest (RF) regression models. The research highlights how economic, political and cultural factors shape CCs and their impact on CP ...
Angélica Pigola   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
wiley   +1 more source

Draft Genome Sequences of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from Wounded Military Personnel [PDF]

open access: diamond, 2016
Brock A. Arivett   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

The differential impact of mortality of American troops in the Iraq War: The non-metropolitan dimension [PDF]

open access: yes
This study investigates the disproportionate impact of mortality among United States troops in Iraq on rural communities. We advance scholarly research and popular accounts that suggest a non-metropolitan disadvantage by disaggregating the risk of ...
Collin Payne, Katherine Curtis
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Mission Aware Cyber‐Physical Security

open access: yesSystems Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Perimeter cybersecurity, while essential, has proven insufficient against sophisticated, coordinated, and cyber‐physical attacks. In contrast, mission‐centric cybersecurity emphasizes finding evidence of attack impact on mission success, allowing for targeted resource allocation to mitigate vulnerabilities and protect critical assets.
Georgios Bakirtzis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

What are the Department of Defense (DOD) Policies on Transgender Service? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
[Excerpt] On July 13, 2015, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced that DOD will review its policies on transgender service. As part of this announcement he issued two directives: 1.
Kamarck, Kristy N
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Advancing Model‐Based Systems Engineering in the Development of Naval Vessel Systems Architecture

open access: yesSystems Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing complexity of modern naval vessels due to technological advancements poses challenges for early‐stage ship design (ESSD). Developing well‐defined system architectures and adopting systems engineering approaches are essential to address these challenges.
Vasileios Sideris   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe impact of the 1918-19 pandemic influenza in a national military force [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The impact of pandemic influenza on the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF) in 1918-19 has never been studied using modern epidemiological methods. Therefore we analysed mortality and descriptive data from various sources for these military personnel.
Baker, Michael G.   +3 more
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Assessing Capability Complexity Using Enterprise Architecture Framework

open access: yesSystems Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study proposes a structured and quantitative methodology to evaluate the holistic complexity of system‐of‐systems (SoSs), employing the Zachman Architecture Framework (ZAF) as its foundational analytical tool. A five‐phase analytical procedure is developed and empirically validated, encompassing: (1) refinement of complexity measures, (2)
Javad Bakhshi, Mahmoud Efatmaneshnik
wiley   +1 more source

Supply-side peacekeeping: theories and new evidence from a panel data analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Why do nations with heterogeneous economies, geographic positions and institutions agree to dispatch their troops to remote conflict areas? This paper explores the domestic and international determinants of countries' contribution to peacekeeping ...
Bove, Vincenzo, Elia, L.
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