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Professionalising the Cybersystemic Practitioner: Five Decades of STiP Education at the Open University (1971–2025)

open access: yesSystems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper draws on over five decades of experience in educating and developing systems thinking practitioners at the Open University (OU) UK to explore the opportunities and challenges in the professionalisation of systems thinking in practice (STiP).
Ray Ison
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of Viscous Dissipation on Wear Behavior and Hardness Evolution of Tool Steels in Glass‐Fiber‐Reinforced Polymer Processing

open access: yessteel research international, EarlyView.
Tool steels tested under injection molding conditions with glass‐fiber‐reinforced polymers, revealing how viscous dissipation drives hardness loss, even in PM grades. A sharp rise in wear with increasing injection volume rate and thermomechanical load uncovers striking material differences.
David Zidar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

DEVELOPMENT OF MUDARABAH INSTRUMENTS: UNDERSTANDING THEIR PROFITABILITY, SECURITIZATION AND NEGOTIABILITY ASPECTS

open access: yes, 2013
This paper attempts to examine the securitization, negotiability and profitability aspects of three types of mudarabah instruments; namely, asset-enfaced mudarabah instruments, currency-enfaced mudarabah instruments representing monetary contributions ...
Anwar, Muhammad
core   +1 more source

“Being Nice” as Modus Vivendi in Classrooms: A Collective Behavior Approach to Deviant Behavior in Primary Schools

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
This study of first‐year primary school draws on Goffman's concept of “collective behavior” to examine how order is established and disrupted through the mutual adjustment of all participants' actions. We employed a multi‐method longitudinal design, using semi‐standardized observations and qualitative interviews with teachers and children at three ...
Doris Bühler‐Niederberger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performing Integrity: Managing Misalignment while Researching Transgressive Social Worlds

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
The qualitative literature criticizing REBs suggests that researchers should develop an approach to research ethics that does justice to their daily practice of fieldwork. In this article, I contribute to this exploration by presenting three cases of negotiating research ethics while researching transgressive social worlds.
Thaddeus Müller
wiley   +1 more source

Decentralized Electric Vehicle Charging Strategy for Voltage Regulation by Charging Shifting and Reactive Power Control in Distribution System

open access: yesIEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper proposes a decentralized electric vehicle (EV) charging control method designed to clear voltage violations in distribution grids with high EV penetration, while considering consumer convenience. The concentration of EV charging demand can cause localized voltage violations, posing a significant challenge to grid operation.
Takafumi Watanabe   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

“Your English Sounds Almost British”: Everyday Linguicism and Racialized Subjectivity of an International Student in Hong Kong

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how everyday linguicism and racism shape the academic and social experiences of international students in Hong Kong, focusing on the racialized subjectivity of a South Asian graduate student. Although research on international students has mainly focused on Western higher education, little attention has been paid to the ...
Pramod K. Sah
wiley   +1 more source

In pursuit of just elephant management: Making a case for legal reform

open access: yesWildlife Society Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract Elephant management in South Africa remains entangled in legal, ethical, and ecological complexity. Despite the adoption of the 2008 Norms and Standards for Elephant Management and the 2016 Norms and Standards for the Management of Damage‐Causing Animals in South Africa, governance and management challenges persist across fenced reserves, open
Sam M. Ferreira   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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