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How Changing Narratives About the Future Shape Policymaking for the Long Term

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT How can we explain decisions by governments to engage in policy investments—accepting short‐term costs in return for anticipated gains in the longer term—after previously sustaining the status quo? Our article examines the role of narratives in changing expectations about the future as a key driver of intertemporal policymaking. In light of an
Pieter Tuytens, Charlotte Haberstroh
wiley   +1 more source

Examining web-based materials. A snapshot of UK fablabs and hacker-spaces [PDF]

, 2014
Sabine Hielscher (SPRU) outlines initial impressions gained from an analysis of selected web-based materials on FabLabs and Hackerspaces in the UK to find out what type of information is being shared on these websites, in particular, in relation to the ...
Hielscher, Sabine
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The precautions of clinical waste: disposable medical sharps in the United Kingdom [PDF]

, 2009
This article deals with recent changes in UK guidance on clinical waste, in particular a shift to disposable, single-use instruments and sharps. I use interviews conducted with nurses from a GP practice and two clinical waste managers at alternative ...
A Pruess, B Kaiser, C Sunstein, C Sunstein, C Waldby, D Kahneman, DCJ Hutchins, G Hawkins, G Majone, I Hacking, J Adams, Katherine Angel, M Douglas, M Douglas, M Ganczak, M Gandy, M Gandy, M Lianos, N Scheper-Hughes, R Baldwin, S Fisher, S Franklin, T Cooper, T Cooper, TL Tudor, Z Bauman, Z Gille   +26 more
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Constructive Memory in Truth‐Telling for Reconciliation

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Truth‐telling has, in diverse contexts, been conceptualised as a vehicle for achieving reconciliation following injustice. As a social and political phenomenon, it involves the communication of narratives grounded in episodic memory. Such narratives may fail to reproduce the details of past events and may even include details that were not ...
Alberto Guerrero‐Velázquez, Stephen W. Enciso   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Online voting as an element of cybersecurity of megacities

Правоприменение, 2019
The subject. The author explores the possibility of online voting during the elections from the perspective of urban security.The purpose of the paper is to confirm or disprove hypothesis that introduction of online voting in the elections in large ...
Xenia A. Ivanova
doaj   +1 more source

Thoughts about a General Theory of Influence in a DIME/PMESII/ASCOP/IRC2 Model [PDF]

, 2019
The leading question of this paper is: “How would influence warfare (“iWar”) work and how can we simulate it?” The paper discusses foundational aspects of a theory and model of influence warfare by discussing a framework built along the DIME/PMESII/ASCOP
Kodalle, Thorsten, Ormrod, Dave, Sample, Char, Scott, Keith   +3 more
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Comparing legislative mechanisms for SEA screening and decision-making: Austrian and Australian experiences [PDF]

, 2010
Austrian and Australian approaches to strategic environmental assessment (SEA) are compared with particular emphasis upon the legal basis for the initial phase of agreement/screening and the final stage of SEA decision-making and implementation.
Early, G., Morrison-Saunders, A., Stoeglehner, G.   +2 more
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Why Autonomous Vehicles Are Not Ready Yet: A Multi‐Disciplinary Review of Problems, Attempted Solutions, and Future Directions

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Personal autonomous vehicles can sense their surrounding environment, plan their route, and drive with little or no involvement of human drivers. Despite the latest technological advancements and the hopeful announcements made by leading entrepreneurs, to date no personal vehicle is approved for road circulation in a “fully” or “semi ...
Xingshuai Dong, Massimiliano Cappuccio, Fady Alnajjar, Luqman Ali, Hamad Al Jassmi, Essam Debie, Milad Ghasrikhouzani, Alessandro Lanteri, Tate McGregor, Oleksandra Molloy, Alice Plebe, Michael Regan, Eduardo Sandoval, Dongmo Zhang   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reevaluating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Amending the Statute to Explicitly Address the Cloud [PDF]

, 2017
Under the current interpretations of authorization, instances where an individual harmlessly accesses the cloud data of another user could be classified as hacking and a violation of this federal statute.
Gottlieb, Amanda B.
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Extended Strahler Ordering to Distinguish Mapped River Channels From Overland Flow Pathways and Consistently Compare Digital Networks

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Digital networks are virtual representations of freshwater systems that provide important inputs to, and mapping of, river classifications, simulation models, and quantitative data analyses for policy, planning, and management. Strahler order has often been used to characterize network configuration and as a proxy indicator of river channel ...
Doug Booker, Matt Wilkins, Clare Wilkinson, Rachel Smith   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source