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The 2‐D Orthogonal Packing Problem With Multiple Levels of Prioritization: A Spatial Optimization Perspective

open access: yesNaval Research Logistics (NRL), EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper addresses two‐dimensional orthogonal packing within a confined space, integrating bin packing principles with facility layout concepts to address scenarios in which items must not only fit but also be arranged according to spatial priorities.
William K. Kirschenman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radical realpolitik of the new media environment: Lessons from Russia on security, information, and power

open access: yesEuropean Journal of International Security
The Russian state’s approach to information has recently been subsumed under the concept of hybrid warfare – a term that recognises that information manipulation has become an important tool alongside traditional military resources in pursuit of national
Dinara Urazova
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of US international military campaigns on the adoption of Goldwater-Nichols act and its consequences

open access: yesІсторико-політичні проблеми сучасного світу, 2017
The Goldwater Nichols Act of 1986 was the most comprehensive and important defense reorganization legislation since its initial establishment in 1947.
Oksana Manchulenko
doaj   +1 more source

Mobilizing Presence across Borders: Devotion to Papua New Guinea's Blessed Peter To Rot in Australia

open access: yesOceania, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article engages with the conjunctures between migration and religion by focusing on the celebration of Papua New Guinea's ‘National Patron Saint’, the Blessed Peter To Rot, in the Australian diaspora. Both in Sydney and Brisbane, Catholic Papua New Guinea (PNG) migrants have been ‘relocating’ PNG shrines, regalia, relics and ritual ...
Anna‐Karina Hermkens
wiley   +1 more source

Ideology as a Factor in the Transformation of US Foreign Policy in the Late 20th and First Quarter of the 21st Centuries

open access: yesВестник Северного (Арктического) федерального университета: Серия «Гуманитарные и социальные науки»
The article analyses the importance of the ideological factor in the shaping of US foreign policy in the late 20th and early decades of the 21st centuries. The role of ideology in US foreign policy is outlined in historical retrospect.
Vladimir Yu. Luk’yanov
doaj   +1 more source

Interplanetary frontiers: terraforming from an invasion science perspective

open access: yesOikos, EarlyView.
The pursuit of a multi‐planetary existence represents one of humanity's greatest frontiers. If applied justly, it offers an opportunity to extend its civilization's lifespan amid escalating sustainability crises on Earth. One approach increasingly gaining traction is terraforming, a hitherto theoretical ecological and evolutionary experiment revolving ...
Teun Everts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Islamic Public Administration in Practice: The Taliban's “Gender Apartheid” Governance in Afghanistan

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article analyzes the Taliban's post‐2021 governance model through the Islamic Public Administration (IPA) framework, focusing on justice, equality, and women's inclusion. It asks: (1) How does the Taliban's governance align with core IPA principles?
Parwiz Mosamim   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Secure Enough? Sufficiency and Security in the New Geological and Geopolitical Reality

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article advances sufficiency theorizing by examining its relationship with security in the contemporary geopolitical context. It engages three contextually situated discourses: sustainable development, ecological civilization, and degrowth, to explore how concerns over ecological limits intersect with emerging geopolitical and security ...
Pasi Heikkurinen   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Alignment of Agile and Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) Principles in Systems Engineering

open access: yesSystems Engineering, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Organizations have consistently sought faster and more efficient methods for producing and delivering products. Agile principles offer essential guidance for shaping their policies and practices. The Agile Manifesto (AM) outlines 12 core principles for guiding software development but can also be applied in other contexts.
Terry Plonsky, Daniel R. Herber
wiley   +1 more source

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

open access: yesSystems 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   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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