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Sedláček, David. "Orientace na zákazníka z pohledu systémové dynamiky v rámci Vodafone CZ, a.s." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-203928.
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The content of this diploma thesis is the analysis of Vodafone CZ, Inc. as the company, which is customer-oriented in close connection to the scientific field, system dynamics. Work contains definitions of basic theoretical concepts in the field of system dynamics, and the area of customer, especially his satisfaction and loyalty. In following description of the selected company, its basic characteristics and selection processes within the organization. Separate chapter describes methodology for measuring customer satisfaction, the Net Promoter Score. Either theoretical definition, either its practical use in society. One process is processed and selected within an proces analysis. Specifically, the inspection process, which is essential and necessary for the processing of customer interaction. The final part is the elaboration and validation of hypotheses, set out to verify the connection or relationship between the studied areas and subsequent benefit to selected society.
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Ženíšek, Jan. "Zlepšení vybraného procesu: kreativně a systémově." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-193261.
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This diploma thesis describes the design of an efficient optimization of the selected process. The thesis contains description of methods supporting creative and systematic approach to the problem, with an accent on discipline system dynamics and its instruments for system analysis. It thus offers a tool through which you can capture, analyze and model the selected process in a new way, to discover the causes of problems and predict their behavior. Creative application of methods and systems approach is chosen optimum alternative solution of the problem, which is then constructed to compare model simulations in order to determine whether the selected process improvements effectively.
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Pilecký, Jakub. "Kritické systémové myšlení a jeho potřeba v obchodní společnosti." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-199735.
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This thesis deals with the critical systems thinking (CST) and its necessity and usability within a commercial company. Critical systems thinking is defined and explained from different perspectives, first as a specific way of approaching a problem, but as a tool for problem solving as well. The thesis also details the specific skills of critical systems thinking and systems archetypes and identifies some interrelations between CST and a specific commercial company with its needs. The practical part is focused on the process of solving specific problems using critical systems thinking, it also discusses the benefits and limitations and evaluates the overall necessity of CST for a commercial company.
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Petráš, Jaroslav. "Systémové archetypy v ekonomické analýze." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2009. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-11196.
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Transdisciplinary focused work concentrates on the possibilities of the application of the system thinking in the various science branches. Out of system disciplines it studies in detail the system dynamics -- specifically Archetypes (general structures). Introduction to the general system theory can be found in the first section of the theoretical part. Next sections are more particular and refer to the main ideas of system dynamics and Archetypes. Next part of the work focuses on common methods of the economic analysis. Apart from their brief description there is also discussion about their main theoretical flaws. The economic analysis of the specific socio-economic issue (road speed limits) is performed in the last part of the work and it includes substantial usage of the Archetypes and general system-thinking attitude. Primary aim of this part is to confirm or disprove the hypothesis of the utility of Archetypes in the economic analysis.
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Zhuang, Yilin. "A System Dynamics Approach to Integrated Water and Energy Resources Management." Scholar Commons, 2014. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5164.
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Water and energy are two of the most important resources for societal prosperity and economic development. It is clear that water and energy are intrinsically linked together and depend on one another in modern society. To date, however, efforts on water-energy nexus concentrate on quantifying the energy use in water cycle or the water use in energy production. From management perspective, water and energy are still managed separately. Little work has been done to investigate the impacts of the management options associated with one resource on the other and examine the integrated water and energy management options. Accordingly, the overall goal of this study is to examine the integrated management options for long-term regional water and energy resources management with consideration of their interactions through a system dynamics approach.
System dynamics is based on systems thinking, which focuses on the system structure and offers a deeper insight into problems. It can link ecological, human, and social elements of water and energy systems in one modeling platform to investigate their interactions A four-step system dynamics modeling process was used in this study, which includes problem articulation, model formulation, model testing, and scenario design and simulation. Tampa Bay region was chosen as the study area, which is located on the west central coast of Florida and estuary along the Gulf of Mexico. This study considered a 100-year time scale with monthly interval, the first 30 years of which are used for model validation and the rest of which are for simulation.
In order to investigate the interrelationship between water and energy systems, two sub-models (i.e., water sub-model and energy sub-model) were developed first. The water sub-model is composed of sectoral water demand (agriculture, industry, municipality, and energy sector), water supply (surface water, groundwater, reclaimed water, and water imports), and water quality and energy consumption associated with water supply. The result shows that surface water level increases by 1.32~1.39% when considering water quality and 1.10~1.30% considering both water quality and energy consumption. There is a slight decrease in groundwater storage (0.02~0.08%) compared with the reference behavior. The result also reveals that water conservation education is the most effective option to reduce the freshwater withdrawals (~17.3%), followed by rebates on indoor water-efficient appliances (~15.4%). Water loss control has a high potential to reduce freshwater withdrawals but it is not effective currently due to limited budget. The implementation of minimum surface water level reduces the surface water withdrawal by 26 MGD (million gallons per day) and requires alternative water supply sources to meet the water demands.
The energy sub-model consists of sectoral energy demand (agriculture, industry, municipality, and water sector), energy supply (coal, natural gas, oil, and electricity), and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water pollution associated with energy supply. The result finds that cost of fuels is the primary concern of determining the energy mix for power generation. The current electricity mix in the study area consists of 35.4% fuels from coal, 44.6% from natural gas, and 20% from oil. When considering the environmental impacts associated with energy supply, this percentage of coal reduces to 10.6%, and GHG emissions and water pollution can be reduced by 22% and 43% accordingly. The result also shows that energy price is most effect of reducing the demand (~16.3%), followed by energy conservation education (~10.6%). Rebates on household appliances are the least effective option (~3.6%) due to consumers' low willingness to pay. Combining the supply decision incorporating environmental impacts and the demand option of energy price increase, the reductions of GHG emissions and water pollution can reach 37% and 55%, respectively.
The integrated model is developed by linking the water and energy models through the interactions between water and energy systems identified by the system archetypes. The result shows that water demand is reinforced by energy demand, and vice versa. This growth, however, is limited by water and energy availability. The result also reveals that some decisions to solve the problems of one resource result in the problems of the other resource. The increase of water price is one of these, which decreases the water demand by 24.3% but leads to increase of the energy demand by 1.53% due to the use of reclaimed water. Rebates on indoor water-efficient appliances are effective to reduce both water and energy demands largely due to the household energy use in water heating. In addition, this study demonstrates that integrated management options can improve the uses of water and energy, but decisions without considering each other may lead to more issues. For example, reclaimed water, a supply management option considering the energy, can increase the water balance index by 27.3% and the energy balance index by 0.14%; it can also reduce the water pollution by 11.76% and the GHG emissions by 13.16%. Seawater desalination, a supply management option without integrated consideration, intends to decrease the water shortage but eventually increases the water balance index by 29.7%. It also causes the increases in water pollution and GHG emissions by 89.79% and 14.53%, respectively. Similarly, solar energy presents the advantage in increasing the balance indices and reducing the environmental impacts.
This study is an initial attempt to link water and energy systems to explore integrated management options. It is limited by the data availability, assumptions for model simplification, and lack of consideration of climate change. The recommendations for future study include (a) employing a more accurate projection or representation of precipitation, (b) testing the energy model with local data, (c) considering water and energy allocation between different users under shortages, (d) examining the environmental impacts associated with bay water withdrawal for power generation, (e) investigating the water and energy use under climate change, and (f) involving stakeholders early in model development and continuous participation in policy analysis.
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Mbiti, Titus Kivaa Peter, and tkivaap@yahoo com. "A System Dynamics Model of Construction Output in Kenya." RMIT University. Property Construction & Project Management, 2008. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20081211.160910.
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This study investigates fluctuations of construction output, and growth of the output in Kenya. Fluctuation and growth of construction activity are matters of concern in construction industries of many countries in the developing as well as in the developed world. The construction industry of Kenya is therefore an exemplifying case for this phenomenon. Construction activity in Kenya fluctuates excessively and grows very slowly. This remains a big challenge to policy makers, developers, consultants and contractors in their decision-making processes. In this study, systems thinking was applied to investigate the problem of excessive fluctuations and stunted growth of construction output in Kenya. The study developed a system dynamics model to simulate the construction output problem behaviour. The historical behaviour of the construction industry was described using construction output data of a 40-year period - from 1964 to 2003. Line graphs of the historical data exhibited profiles that helped to identify the system archetypes operating in the industry. From the profiles, it was deduced that the problem of fluctuations and slow growth of construction output in Kenya is encapsulated in two system archetypes, namely: balancing process with a delay, and limits to growth. The relationship between construction output and its determinant factors from the constru ction industry's environment was investigated using time series regression, which involved autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) regression and multiple regression modelling of the output. On the basis of the historical data analysis and the system archetypes identified, a system dynamics (SD) model was developed to replicate the problem of fluctuations and slow growth in the construction output. The data used to develop the system dynamics model was annual construction output in Kenya from 1964 to 2003. The model was then used: to appraise policy changes suggested by construction industry participants in Kenya, and to project construction output in Kenya from year 2004 to year 2050, in order to establish the expected future fluctuations and growth trends of the construction output. It was observed that three fundamental changes are necessary in the system structure of the construction industry of Kenya, in order to minimize fluctuations and foster growth in construction output in the country, in the long run. The changes are: setting long-term targets of annual construction output in the industry as a whole, incorporating reserve capacity in the production process, and expanding the system st ructure to capture a larger construction market. The study recommends regulation of the response of the construction industry of Kenya to changes in construction demand in the market, and expansion of the construction industry's market into the African region and beyond.
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Pihavaara, Jasmin. "Integrating Accessibility into Digital Design Processes : A Systemic Approach." Thesis, Jönköping University, Internationella Handelshögskolan, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49373.
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Today's digital products, services and experiences need to be designed with accessibility in mind in order to provide equal opportunities in use and enjoyment for the growing group of users with permanent, temporary and situational impairments. However, the topic still seems to be an afterthought in practice. With the research question 'What are the enablers and inhibitors for integrating accessibility into digital design processes from a systemic perspective?', this thesis aims to identify factors that drive or hinder accessibility efforts among design practitioners in Germany and how these factors may interrelate. Accessibility integration is therefore defined as a system. The research is based on a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with four UX Designers, two UI Designers and one Chief Creative Officer with varying experiences regarding accessibility in past projects. By conducting a content analysis, the responses are grouped into categories and further visualized in the form of system archetypes to understand systemic behavior. The findings indicate that integration of accessibility into digital design processes is influenced by many enabling and inhibiting factors, of technical, individual, societal, institutional, regulatory, economic and financial as well as cliental and organizational nature, turning the topic into a complex, wicked problem. While economic reasons were a dominant force driving the system's behavior, it appears that the underlying mental models of all actors involved are significantly contributing to the state of accessibility in design practice.
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Rudá, Dominika. "Principy učící se organizace projektového týmu." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-193175.
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This thesis deals with theory and practice of learning organizations applied to the IT project team. In theoretical part key definitions and terms related to the problems of the learning organization and the information society. At the same time gives a demonstrative interpretation of the self-learning organization by various authors and presents their specific models. As the fundamental, this thesis uses the theory of Peter Senge, with which it is being worked also in the practical part, where the IT project team is analysed of their behaviour, and compared to the results obtained with the theory of the five disciplines of Peter Senge. In conclusion there is a set of recommendations that could improve the functioning of the IT development team and achieve a greatest compliance with the learning organization concept.
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De, La Cruz Garcia Katia. "African historical religions and Africana spirituality in the Caribbean literature: an analysis of Afro-Caribbean philosophical archetypes in contemporary Caribbean literature using Ifá philosophy as a signifying system." Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Humanities, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30356.
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This research analyses the presence of Afro-Caribbean philosophical archetypes in Caribbean literature as fundamental elements in the identity formation and racial dynamics of African descendants in the Caribbean. The main focus is on the spiritual component of African historical religions and Africana spirituality. The spiritual component, considering its level of transcendence in the human being, is essential in the formation of the identity since it allows the creation of moral archetypes that can be recognized in literary creations. The research uses Ifá philosophy, Yoruba mythology, and Africana religions, as signifying systems. The research considers the religious foundations of the Ewe-Fon, Kongo and especially, Yoruba traditions, with a focus on the Yoruba Oracle as Literary Corpus as well as the basis for the analysis of the following novels: Of Love and other Demons by Gabriel García Márquez, Changó, the biggest badass by Manuel Zapata Olivella, Ecué Yamba Ó by Alejo Carpentier, The red of his shadow by Mayra Montero and Gabriela, clove and cinnamon by Jorge Amado. This project establishes that the moral philosophy, implicit in the divinatory system of the Yoruba people, known as Ifá, can be traced through the literary structures of Caribbean literature and can be used as a reference for transnational identity in the Caribbean.
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Fredriksson, Joakim, and Jonas Andersson. "Webbportal för arketypbaserade elektroniska patientjournaler : En testimplementation av openEHRs arkitektur." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-7855.
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Ett problem med elektroniska patientjournalsystem är att arkitekturen för patientjournalerna inte är gemensam vilket försvårar automatiskt utbyte av patientdata. En arkitektur har skapats inom ett projekt som heter openEHR. Förhoppningen är att denna arkitektur ska klara av automatiskt utbyte av patientdata mellan elektroniska patientjournalsystem.
I openEHRs arkitektur används något som kallas arketyper. Arketyper är återanvändbara modeller för att begränsa, strukturera och förklara vad som lagras i elektroniska patientjournaler som bygger på denna arkitektur. Istället för att områdesspecifik information, som vad ett blodtryck är, skapas i systemet flyttas den och annan liknande kunskap ut från systemarkitekturen och in i arketyperna. Arketyper kan skapas och redan existerande arketyper förändras utan att några ändringar i systemarkitekturen behöver göras.
Huvudproblemet i examensarbetet har varit att hitta en metod för att generera ett grafiskt gränssnitt utifrån en elektronisk patientjournal som är konstruerad med hjälp av arketyper. För att lösa detta behövdes det först skapas arketyper och ett system för att generera journaler utifrån dessa. Därefter har en webbportal utvecklats där det går att logga in och läsa de skapade patientjournalerna. Metoden för att generera gränssnittet i webbsidorna använder sig av en rekursiv funktion för att samla in information ur patientjournalerna. Funktionen lagrar den insamlade information i en objektstruktur som följer designmönstret Composite. Utifrån denna struktur går det sedan att generera ett grafiskt gränssnitt.
Webbportalen kan användas för att demonstrera hur ett system kan se ut där både patienter och behörig personal får tillgång till och möjlighet att läsa inlagda journaler som bygger på openEHRs arkitektur.
One problem with electronic health record systems is that the health records are not built on a common architecture. This makes automatic exchange of patient data difficult. openEHR is a project that has developed an architecture that tries to solve this problem.
The openEHR architecture uses something called archetypes. Archetypes are reusable models that limit, structure and explain what will be stored in the electronic health record that is built on this architecture.
The main goal of this master thesis has been to find a method to generate a graphical user interface from an electronic health record created using archetypes. To solve this problem first archetypes and a system that generates health records from these had to be created. Then a Web portal has been developed that displays the generated health records.
The Web portal can be used to demonstrate the graphical user interface of a system where both patients and authorized personnel can read patient records that are bases on the openEHR architecture.
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Čapek, Michal. "Dynacorp Prototyp deskové manažerské hry pro podporu systémového myšlení." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-198446.
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The thesis is focused on promoting the training of systems thinking using board game. The primary goal is to create a board game, useful for training of the information managers. The secondary objective is to describe process of the design and creation of board game. The theoretical basis of the thesis is to define the profile information manager and demands for his skills further description of the principles of systems thinking and game theory. External work output is a prototype board game. The theoretical part of the paper discusses in particular the principles of board game , systems thinking and psychological effect on the player so that it can pass through the game players more experience. From the perspective of the theory of systems thinking are discussed and applied basic principles of feedback, causal thinking and system archetypes. Theory of board games then processes the options and mechanisms to transmit the necessary knowledge and experience. In the practical part thesis focuses on the description of the mechanisms used in the game Dynacorp and their justification in terms of teaching systems thinking. Conclusion The paper evaluates the fulfillment of the set objectives, the potential of game and describes future goals.
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Atalag, Koray. "Archetype Based Domain Modeling For Health Information Systems." Phd thesis, METU, 2007. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12608671/index.pdf.
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A major problem to be solved in health informatics is high quality, structured and timely data collection. Standard terminologies and uniform domain conceptual models are important steps to alleviate this problem which are also proposed to enable interoperability among systems. With the aim of contributing to the solution of this problem, this study proposes novel features for the Archetypes and multi-level
modeling technique in health information and knowledge modeling. The study consists of the development of a research prototype for endoscopic data management,
and based on that experience, the extension of Minimal Standard Terminology in Digestive Endoscopy (MST). A major contribution of the study consists of significant extensions to the modeling formalism. The proposed modeling approach may be used in the design and development of health information systems based on archetypes for structured data collection, validation and dynamic user interface creation. The thesis
work is aimed to make considerable contribution to the emerging Electronic Health Records (EHR) standards and specifications.
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Hirose, Yuta. "Technology venture emergence characterisation." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2017. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/273663.
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Technology entrepreneurs and managers aim to navigate emerging technology ventures and innovations towards successful commercialisation and business development, often over long periods of time. However, this is challenging due to high uncertainties associated with planning and navigating relevant market and business drivers, technological resources and capabilities, and applications. Failure to understand and manage these uncertainties appropriately can lead to undesired consequences and poor outcomes in the realisation of value creation and capture. This research firstly built a knowledge base of technology ventures by conducting a literature review, enabling the development of a conceptual retrospective roadmapping framework as the basis for characterising the emergence of technology ventures. This leads to an analysis of 13 case studies, characterising phases, transitions, patterns, enablers and barriers associated with the emergence of technology ventures. A conceptual model, the so-called ‘emergence archetypes’, was then developed by conducting an in-depth analysis with a further 19 case studies. The concept provides practical insights regarding how emerging technology ventures can be exposed to different levels of technological and market uncertainties along the journey of technology commercialisation and business development. Finally, a strategy visualisation tool and process have been designed based on the research outputs, and a focus group was then conducted with industrial practitioners to review and evaluate the research outputs for practical use in industry. In total, 32 case studies and a focus group have been conducted in the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Japan, Australia and the United States. Overall, this research demonstrates that characterising technology venture emergence, by applying roadmapping principles, provides significant implications for both researchers and practitioners of strategy and innovation. Success or failure of emerging technology ventures, in terms of value creation and capture, is not only directly related to products or services, but more broadly to the innovation systems in which the technology ventures operate. By demonstrating the characterisation of technology venture emergence, the conceptualisation of emergence archetypes and the strategy visualisation tool and process development, this research shows that applying roadmapping is an appropriate method to characterise and improve emerging technology venturing practices, supporting value creation and capture.
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Chen, Rong. "Towards interoperable and knowledge-based electronic health records using archetype methodology /." Linköping : Department of Biomedical Engineering, Linköpings universitet, 2009. http://www.bibl.liu.se/liupubl/disp/disp2009/tek1280s.htm.
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Viklund, Herman, and Hanna Karlsson. "Clinical Decision Support Rules in an Archetype-Based Health Record System : Combining Archetype Query Language (AQL) and Semantic Web Rule Language (SWRL)." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-51851.
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By using archetypes, it is possible to define how data are stored in the EHR,which facilitates querying for data.
The objective of this thesis is to investigate the possibility of connecting a decisionsupport system to archetype-based medical records by using the ArchetypeQuery Language (AQL) and the Semantic Web Rule Language (SWRL).
The result shows that, since SWRL is a logic language rather than a programminglanguage, built-ins are necessary to allow SWRL rules to function as programmingrules. Built-ins are SWRL modules that can be written in e.g. Java,which allows complex functions to be created.
The conclusion is that built-ins can be used to connect archetypes and SWRLrules by querying the archetype path with AQL. There are however several ruledesign factors to consider when using SWRL e.g. data location problems.
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Klasson, Filip, and Patrik Väyrynen. "Development of an API for creating and editing openEHR archetypes." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-17558.
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Archetypes are used to standardize a way of creating, presenting and distributing health care data. In this master thesis project the open specifications of openEHR was followed. The objective of this master thesis project has been to develop a Java based API for creating and editing openEHR archetypes. The API is a programming toolbox that can be used when developing archetype editors. Another purpose has been to implement validation functionality for archetypes. An important aspect is that the functionality of the API is well documented, this is important to ease the understanding of the system for future developers. The result was a Java based API that is a platform for future archetype editors. The API-kernel has optional immutability so developed archetypes can be locked for modification by making them immutable. The API is compatible with the openEHR specifications 1.0.1, it can load and save archetypes in ADL (Archetype Definition Language) format. There is also a validation feature that verifies that the archetype follows the right structure with respect to predefined reference models. This master thesis report also presents a basic GUI proposal.
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Forss, Mattias, and Johan Hjalmarsson. "Utveckling av en arketypeditor : Ett verktyg för modellering av struktur i elektroniska patientjournaler." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-6205.
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Dagens elektroniska patientjournalsystem har begränsade möjligheter att på likartat sätt strukturera och lagra patientinformation. Det är en anledning till att det är problem med att utbyta patientjournaldata mellan olika system. Detta försvårar bland annat forskning och tillgänglighet till patientinformation. Brist på tillgänglighet minskar i sin tur möjligheten att ge en god vård oberoende av var patienten befinner sig.
Inom projektet openEHR har en idé med så kallade arketyper tagits fram som ett enhetligt sätt att strukturera utbytbar patientjournaldata för att möta framtida krav på patientjournaler och patientjournalsystem. Arketyper är formella modeller av kliniska informationsentiteter, exempelvis blodtryck. De byggs upp av restriktioner, struktur och termer med eventuella bindningar till medicinska terminologisystem. Dessutom kopplas medicinsk kunskap i arketyperna fri från journalsystemen.
Syftet med examensarbetet har varit att utveckla ett verktyg, en så kallad arketypeditor, som kan användas för att skapa och redigera arketyper. Utöver detta skulle möjligheterna undersökas att i verktyget implementera en koppling till medicinska terminologisystem. Utvecklingen har skett i en iterativ process med fokus på användbarhet och stabilitet. Det har även ingått att ta reda på syftet med en arketypeditor.
Resultatet är ett plattformsoberoende och stabilt verktyg som är utvecklat enligt användbarhetsprinciper med koppling till terminologisystemet Unified Medical Language System (UMLS). En arketypeditors syfte i ett bredare perspektiv är att lösa brister i dagens medicinska informationssystem som tas upp i denna rapport. Trots att openEHR-projektet är nytt finns det många tekniskt gångbara idéer, men det finns även problem som beror på för lite praktisk testning och tillämpning.
Present-day electronic health record systems have limited possibilities to structure and store patient information in a similarly manner. This causes problems with exchanging patient record data between different systems and it gives rise to problems with, among other things, research and patient information availability. Lack of availability will in turn decrease the possibility of giving good care irrespective of where the patient is located.
Within the openEHR project an idea with so called archetypes has been introduced as a uniform way to structure exchangeable patient record data in order to meet future requirements on electronic health records and systems. Archetypes are formal models of clinical information entities, for example blood pressure. They are constructed from constraints, structure and terms which may have bindings to medical terminology systems. Furthermore, medical knowledge in the archetypes is separated from the patient record systems.
The purpose of the thesis has been to develop a tool, a so called archetype editor, that can be used to create and edit archetypes. In addition, the possibilities of implementing a connection to medical terminology systems should be explored. The development has followed an iterative process with focus on stability and usability. Another task has also been to find out the purpose with an archetype editor.
The result is a platform-independent and stable tool, developed according to usability principles with a connection to the terminology system Unified Medical Language System (UMLS). An archetype editor’s purpose in a wider perspective is to solve shortcomings in medical information systems of today, which are brought up in this thesis. Although the openEHR project is new, there are many technically applicable ideas but also problems because of insufficient practical testing and application.
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au, c. farag@optusnet com, and Christine Victoria Farag. "The anatomy of two medical archetypes : a socio-historical study of Australian doctors and their rival medical systems." Murdoch University, 2007. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20080625.134351.
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In this thesis it is argued that the migration of ideas and personnel from Britain to colonial Australia resulted in the reproduction of two distinctive medical archetypes, namely, the soldier/saviour and the generalist (family) physician and surgeon. These have been both conceptualised as ideal type carriers or expediters of two rival forms of medical professionalism. They each emerged in the modern era as institutional products of distinctive educational processes and work practices available for doctors in 19th and 20th century Britain and Australia. While Freidson (1988) asserts one of the problems of dealing with studies of professionalism is that researchers have failed to clearly define work patterns, he could be seen as being close to Foucault (1973) whose emphasis was on the different social spaces in which practitioners worked.
I show firstly that the career of the imperial army medical officer was revived in the 19th century so that in colonial contexts they could alternate between military and civilian servicing, especially as administrators and managers in public office. The soldier/saviour was also associated with the 19th century revival of Masonic and quasi-Masonic military and religious orders, consecrated by royal sovereigns and exported to Australia. In contrast, the Scottish pedagogues and other generalist doctors coming to Australia from Britain were influenced by Edinburgh Universitys Medical Facultys humanist traditions and design of the modern medical curriculum producing the generalist physician and surgeon who met community needs. Within wider imperial social relations, these generalist doctors were looked upon as dissenting or counter-hegemonic.
The aim of this thesis is to examine these archetypes in terms of their characteristics of rationalisation to analyse and understand their professional differences historically as well as in the contemporary period. The significance is that one does not often come across studies which specifically look at doctors within the same society in such terms. Furthermore, by locating them within wider hegemonic and counter-hegemonic social relations, links between ideas about medical professionalism and issues of human rights become evident. This follows the World Health Organizations directives to treat health or medical issues and human rights as a cross-cutting research activity. To my knowledge, no study has been undertaken in Australia of the background and impact of these different traditions.
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Farag, Christine Victoria. "The anatomy of two medical archetypes: a socio-historical study of Australian doctors and their rival medical systems." Thesis, Farag, Christine Victoria (2007) The anatomy of two medical archetypes: a socio-historical study of Australian doctors and their rival medical systems. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2007. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/48/.
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In this thesis it is argued that the migration of ideas and personnel from Britain to colonial Australia resulted in the reproduction of two distinctive medical archetypes, namely, the soldier/saviour and the generalist (family) physician and surgeon. These have been both conceptualised as ideal type carriers or expediters of two rival forms of medical professionalism. They each emerged in the modern era as institutional products of distinctive educational processes and work practices available for doctors in 19th and 20th century Britain and Australia. While Freidson (1988) asserts one of the problems of dealing with studies of professionalism is that researchers have failed to clearly define work patterns, he could be seen as being close to Foucault (1973) whose emphasis was on the different social spaces in which practitioners worked.
I show firstly that the career of the imperial army medical officer was revived in the 19th century so that in colonial contexts they could alternate between military and civilian servicing, especially as administrators and managers in public office. The soldier/saviour was also associated with the 19th century revival of Masonic and quasi-Masonic military and religious orders, consecrated by royal sovereigns and exported to Australia. In contrast, the Scottish pedagogues and other generalist doctors coming to Australia from Britain were influenced by Edinburgh University's Medical Faculty's humanist traditions and design of the modern medical curriculum producing the generalist physician and surgeon who met community needs. Within wider imperial social relations, these generalist doctors were looked upon as dissenting or counter-hegemonic.
The aim of this thesis is to examine these archetypes in terms of their characteristics of rationalisation to analyse and understand their professional differences historically as well as in the contemporary period. The significance is that one does not often come across studies which specifically look at doctors within the same society in such terms. Furthermore, by locating them within wider hegemonic and counter-hegemonic social relations, links between ideas about medical professionalism and issues of human rights become evident. This follows the World Health Organization's directives to treat health or medical issues and human rights as a cross-cutting research activity. To my knowledge, no study has been undertaken in Australia of the background and impact of these different traditions.
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Farag, Christine Victoria. "The anatomy of two medical archetypes : a socio-historical study of Australian doctors and their rival medical systems /." Farag, Christine Victoria (2007) The anatomy of two medical archetypes: a socio-historical study of Australian doctors and their rival medical systems. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2007. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/48/.
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In this thesis it is argued that the migration of ideas and personnel from Britain to colonial Australia resulted in the reproduction of two distinctive medical archetypes, namely, the soldier/saviour and the generalist (family) physician and surgeon. These have been both conceptualised as ideal type carriers or expediters of two rival forms of medical professionalism. They each emerged in the modern era as institutional products of distinctive educational processes and work practices available for doctors in 19th and 20th century Britain and Australia. While Freidson (1988) asserts one of the problems of dealing with studies of professionalism is that researchers have failed to clearly define work patterns, he could be seen as being close to Foucault (1973) whose emphasis was on the different social spaces in which practitioners worked.
I show firstly that the career of the imperial army medical officer was revived in the 19th century so that in colonial contexts they could alternate between military and civilian servicing, especially as administrators and managers in public office. The soldier/saviour was also associated with the 19th century revival of Masonic and quasi-Masonic military and religious orders, consecrated by royal sovereigns and exported to Australia. In contrast, the Scottish pedagogues and other generalist doctors coming to Australia from Britain were influenced by Edinburgh University's Medical Faculty's humanist traditions and design of the modern medical curriculum producing the generalist physician and surgeon who met community needs. Within wider imperial social relations, these generalist doctors were looked upon as dissenting or counter-hegemonic.
The aim of this thesis is to examine these archetypes in terms of their characteristics of rationalisation to analyse and understand their professional differences historically as well as in the contemporary period. The significance is that one does not often come across studies which specifically look at doctors within the same society in such terms. Furthermore, by locating them within wider hegemonic and counter-hegemonic social relations, links between ideas about medical professionalism and issues of human rights become evident. This follows the World Health Organization's directives to treat health or medical issues and human rights as a cross-cutting research activity. To my knowledge, no study has been undertaken in Australia of the background and impact of these different traditions.
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Bourette, Cari. "Using Archetypal Metaphor to Analyze Cultural Landscape: A Chlilean Case Study." TopSCHOLAR®, 2009. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/56.
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In our increasingly complex and interactive world, it becomes ever more difficult to isolate and map the cultural identity of any given region, as bounded and contained cultural places have become a rare occurrence. To further complicate the matter, perspectives, loyalties, and identities shift with time, and appear to shift with circumstance. While cultural conflict per se was not the subject of this study, the ability to quantify differing cultural profiles in one location relative to another may be the beginning of the development of a tool for assessing degrees of difference in neighboring regions, and thus diagnosing the potential for conflict escalation. The Compass System, a holistic model that uses eight archetypal categories to observe and evaluate complex systems, was used for this study. In this exploratory study, 33 restaurants in 5 cities in Chile were rated in these eight categories as perceived by a team of outsider observers. The predominant qualities of each city sampled, determined solely from the sampling of its restaurants, did match, in a general sense, qualities of the city that were otherwise observable. This matching indicates that a tool such as the Compass System can be used to gather a collective regional profile from small sampling, such as an area’s restaurants. Potential uses for further research and development could include conflict management and assessing risk for social instability or escalation of violence.
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Dahlström, Lukas. "Building Archetype Development for Urban-Scale Energy Simulation of Existing City Districts : A study of the city of Uppsala." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Byggteknik och byggd miljö, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-423184.
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In this master thesis, a methodology is proposed for building stock classification and archetype building development based on deterministic information available in Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) of existing buildings in the city of Uppsala.This study aims to answer if the EPC database can be used as a reliable data source for archetype development and further UBEM models.The EPC data is cleaned and organised using Matlab. The building stock is then categorised into archetypes by energy performance and building characteristics and a model of each archetype building is created in the software EnergyPlus.The South-West part of Uppsala is used as a case study and to represent the building stock of that area 20 archetypes is developed. Simulations in EnergyPlus shows that the defined archetypes is a reliable estimation of buildings in Sweden with the same characteristics and construction period.By using GIS data the results can be aggregated to city level with the resulting total energy demand for heating calculated to 1455,7 GWh, compared to the actual value of 1397,0 GWh.The lack of validation data on a smaller scale is a large issue for this study, as well as some issues with data reliability in the EPCs. Despite this, the results of this study points to that the gathered values are a decent enough estimate to make a reliable assumption of the total energy demand for heating. The EPCs thus provide a useful source of data for energy demand purposes and building characteristics.
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Cook, Sally. "Accessible theatre : the application of human ethology and innate neurobiological systems to full-masked devised theatre practice." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2012. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/9879.
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This thesis is concerned with the challenges of devising a full-masked theatre performance that is largely accessible to audiences of every age, social background and culture. The contribution to original knowledge is in the study's examination of the relationship between the devising processes of a full-masked performance, neurobiology, human ethology and the accessibility of audience reception (Bennett, 1994). The thesis addresses the concept of accessibility by taking a phenomenological approach to devising and audience reception, with particular focus on the role of neurobiological systems and structures, in particular the mirror neuron system, the pleasure-reward system, and pattern recognition systems, in the communication and reception of performance meaning (McConachie, 2008). The research is framed by the concept of a universal theatrical language proposed by practitioners Peter Brook and Tadeshi Suzuki, which has the potential to connect people at the deepest levels of their humanity (Pavis, 1996: 6). Practical approaches adopted in the research are informed and supported by anthropological and human ethological claims of universality (Ekman, 1975; Brown, 1991; Eibl-Eibesfeldt; 2007 [1989]; Schmitt et al. 1997). This thesis theorizes that human beings possess innate neurobiological systems that interact with culturally specific concepts, conditions and knowledge in such a way that when deployed appropriately, these innate neurobiological systems can be a platform for human cognition and for the designing of performances accessible to an audience of different ages, social backgrounds and cultures. It also proposes that innate neurobiological systems create a universal framework that makes it possible for the said broad-based audience to read and receive a performance using similar codes of cognition and aesthetic reference irrespective of age, social and cultural backgrounds. The research process led to the creation of an original full-masked theatrical performance and eighteen performances of this piece were given to different audiences in a range of venues and locations in Northamptonshire. Qualitative and quantitative data analysis of how the various audiences received the performance suggest that the devising methods employed did contribute to making the performance accessible to an audience with a broader constituency than theaters normally envision (Pitts-Walker, 1994: 9-10). This research enables practitioners for whom a wide audience and accessibility are an explicit focus to adopt devising approaches that will help to achieve the desired wide-ranging reception and accessibility in mixed audiences irrespective of race, age, gender and culture.
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SANTOS, Thiago Ferreira Dantas. "Análise SWOT sistêmica." Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2014. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/17149.
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Este trabalho visa criar uma conexão teórica entre o método SWOT e os princípios do pensamento sistêmico, de modo a melhorar a compreensão da dinâmica de forças do sistema no qual se pretende intervir, fazendo um grafo com os fatores do SWOT e estabelecendo as relações sistêmicas entre eles. A partir deste grafo, buscam-se os mapas e arquétipos sistêmicos para exemplificar, na forma de estruturas gráficas, o pensamento das pessoas ou da equipe envolvida no planejamento. As estruturas arquetípicas definem categorias de situações problemáticas genérica, mas pouco reconhecidas à primeira vista, de modo que o software, ao encontrar uma dinâmica típica de uma determinada estrutura arquetípica, permite ao usuário reconhecer os pontos de atuação com alavancagem, para melhores efeitos de eficácia estratégica no sistema. Esta abordagem combinada possibilita um planejamento estratégico mais preciso e eficaz, optando os participantes envolvidos por ações nos pontos que movem o sistema em direção aos objetivos desejados. Este trabalho contém a aplicação do método sistêmico proposto, completando e ampliando os resultados de dois planejamentos reais, realizados com uso do método tradicional de SWOT: (1) o Planejamento da University of Warwick, publicado em 2004, e (2) o planejamento de 2013/2027 da UFPE.
This work aims to establish a theoretical connection between the SWOT method and principles of systems thinking in order to improve the understanding of the dynamic forces of the system on which it intends to intervene, making a graph with the SWOT factors and establishing systemic relations between them. From this graph, looking up maps and systemic archetypes to exemplify, in the graphic structures form, people's thinking or the team involved in the planning. The archetypal structures define categories of problematic situations generic, but little recognized at first glance, so the software to find a typical dynamics of a particular archetypal structure, allows the user to recognize the performance points with leverage for better effects of strategic effectiveness in the system. This combined approach enables a more accurate and effective strategic planning, opting for the participants involved by actions in points that move the system towards the desired goals. This work contains the application of the systemic method proposed, complementing and extending the results of two real plans, made using the traditional SWOT method: (1) the University of Warwick Planning, published in 2004, and (2) the planning 2013/2027 at UFPE.
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Chernyuk, Nataliya. "Vers un renouveau de la fonction éducative dans les sociétés postmodernes." Thesis, Paris 5, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PA05H004.
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Ce travail part du constat d’une crise persistante de l’institution scolaire française fondée sur le modèle républicain. Dès les années 1970, les sociologues « conflictualistes » ont disséqué et dénoncé les mécanismes qui font de l’école un facteur de reproduction des inégalités sociales. Au fil des gouvernements successifs ont été mises en œuvre de multiples politiques éducatives souvent au détriment de la cohérence et de l’efficacité. Les enjeux de la massification ont également pesé sur l’organisation et l’efficacité de l’école. De multiples indices révèlent une dégradation du climat scolaire ainsi qu’une baisse récurrente des performances scolaires des élèves, ainsi que le montrent notamment les enquêtes du Programme international pour le suivi des acquis des élèves (PISA). L’école française, formatée sur les valeurs de la modernité, apparaît aujourd’hui en rupture avec l’environnement sociétal et en perte d’efficacité.Il est proposé une analyse du phénomène à la lumière du paradigme de la postmodernité. L’institution scolaire fonctionne selon un système de valeurs hérité de l’époque moderne, caractérisée par la rationalité et la verticalité, l’individu étant supposé se conformer à un modèle. Ces valeurs, à l’image des institutions républicaines traditionnelles, apparaissent saturées et ne fonctionnent plus. Or, l’époque postmoderne se caractérise par l’émergence d’une topique de l’horizontalité, une nouvelle conception de l’altérité, une éthique de l’instant, une nouvelle conception de l’altérité. On observe également une résurgence d’archaïsmes et des valeurs du sensible. Cet ensemble de phénomènes, caractéristique des tendances à l’œuvre dans les sociétés postmodernes, opère une mutation des mentalités et des représentations, notamment chez les jeunes. En restant imperméable à ce nouvel environnement sociétal, l’institution scolaire républicaine est en discordance avec les individus qu’elle est en charge de former, et de ce fait, se disqualifie, devient inadaptée et « imperformante ».Une mutation pédagogique s’est amorcée au cours du 20ème siècle, grâce aux apports de la psychologie, et en premier lieu du constructivisme, dans le sens d’une meilleure mobilisation des fonctions psychologiques de l’individu en faveur de l’apprentissage. A partir des années 1960, l’évolution de la pédagogie a pu s’appuyer sur les travaux des psychologues humanistes qui ont amélioré la compréhension les mécanismes de la motivation et mis en évidence l’importance de concepts tels que l’estime de soi. Ces concepts ont contribué à une mutation pédagogique, qui s’est par ailleurs appuyée sur les recherches « processus-produits » ainsi que sur les pratiques réflexives d’enseignants. Cependant il apparaît manifestement que les apports de la psychologie et les résultats de ces recherches sont insuffisamment intégrés concrètement dans le processus éducatif en France.En tout état de cause, il demeure que la mutation pédagogique est inachevée tant que l’école ne se met pas au diapason de l’environnement sociétal. Selon le paradigme des théories de Jung appliquées à l’éducation, nous mettons l’accent sur le caractère archétypal de la relation enseignant-élève. Nous soulignons en outre des convergences avec les théories sur l’imaginaire. Nous entendons démontrer que la mise en œuvre appropriée d’une éducation « archétypale », tirant parti de la sensibilité, de l’intuition, de l’empathie et de la mise en résonance constitue un puissant vecteur d’éducation. La voie recherchée est celle de l’initiation de l’élève à la connaissance et à la valorisation de ses potentiels personnels. L’instauration d’une telle relation éducative repose actuellement sur une démarche individuelle de l’enseignant. Elle implique de ce dernier un travail préalable d’auto analyse. En conclusion, l’incorporation de ces concepts dans l’organisation de l’institution éducativeThis research starts from the observation of an ongoing crisis of French educational institution based on the republican model. By the 1970s, the "conflictualists" sociologists have studied and denounced the mechanisms that make the school a factor of the continuation of social inequality. Previous governments have implemented numerous educational policies often at the expense of consistency and efficiency. The challenges of dealing with a massive system and efficiency of the school. There are indications of deterioration in the school climate as well as recurrent lower academic performance of students, as shown by surveys such as Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). French schools based on modern values at odds with the social environment and loss of efficiency.We propose to conduct an analysis of the French schools in the light of the paradigm of postmodernity. French educational institution operates on a system of values inherited from the modern era, characterized by rationality and verticality, (i.e. transfer of knowledge from the top down) the individual is expected to conform to a model. These values, like traditional republican institutions are obsolete and no longer work. However, the postmodern era is characterized by the emergence of a topical horizontality (i.e. learning from your peers and your teacher), a new concept of interpersonal relationships and communication with each other. There is also a resurgence of archaic and sensitive values. These are phenomena characteristic of trends in postmodern societies, influencing attitudes and representations, particularly among young people. Remaining impervious to the new social environment, the Republican school institution is in discordance with the people in which is in charge of training, and thus, becomes inadequate and "unperformant."Pedagogical transformation began in the 20th century, thanks to the contributions of psychology, including constructivism in the sense of a better mobilization of psychological functions of the individual. From the 1960s, the evolution of pedagogy in theory relies on the work of humanist psychologists who have improved the understanding of the mechanisms of motivation and highlighted the importance of concepts such as self-esteem. These concepts have contributed to educational changes, which have supported research on "process-product" and the reflective practices of teachers. However, it clearly appears that the contributions of psychology and the results of these studies are insufficiently integrated practice in the educational process in France.The fact remains that educational change is incomplete as the school is not attuned to the social environment. The paradigm theories of Jung applied to education, focused on the archetypal nature of the teacher-student relationship. In addition, we further stress, convergence with theories of imagination. We intend to demonstrate that the proper implementation of an "archetypal" education, leveraging the sensitivity, intuition, empathy and the “resonance” is a powerful contributor to education. The goal is to seat the connection between student knowledge and enhancement of personal potential. The establishment of such an educational relationship is currently based on an individual approach of the teacher including their own self analysis in order to improve the transfer of knowledge.In conclusion, the incorporation of these concepts in the organization of the educational institution would require a thorough overhaul of the educational process, but also the recruitment and training of teachers
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Cruz, Paula Maria Marta Ribeiro da. "Regulação dos Afetos e Expressão Facial das Emoções em Arteterapia: um estudo de caso." Master's thesis, [s.n.], 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/3811.
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Dissertação apresentada à Universidade Fernando Pessoa como parte dos requisitos para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Psicologia, Ramo de Psicologia Clínica e da SaúdeO presente trabalho procura articular três eixos de pesquisa: a arteterapia, a regulação dos afetos e a expressão facial das emoções, e divide-se em três partes: uma introdução teórica, a metodologia e a conclusão. Na primeira parte, apresenta-se, num primeiro momento, a arteterapia como contexto do estudo, pois é no contexto de um processo de intervenção arteterapêutico que irá decorrer o nosso estudo. Referem-se as principais contribuições de Freud, de Jung, de Klein, de Winnicott e de Milner, o inconsciente, o inconsciente coletivo e os arquétipos, as relações de objeto, o espaço potencial e o brincar, o modelo de intervenção arteterapêutica. Num segundo momento, denominado por enquadramento teórico, reflete-se sobre a regulação dos afetos, a contribuição do modelo de vinculação, apresenta-se o modelo de biofeedback social do espelhamento parental dos afetos, e analisa-se ainda a relação entre regulação dos afetos, o processo de mentalização e o desenvolvimento do self. Finalmente, a expressão facial das emoções é apresentada como objeto de estudo do presente trabalho, pois é sobre ela que irá recair a nossa pesquisa final. Apresentam-se os gatilhos da emoção e o conceito de emoções básicas, bem como uma descrição das sete emoções básicas. Faz-se uma síntese final da articulação entre a regulação dos afetos, a mentalização e a mudança da expressão facial das emoções em arteterapia. Na segunda parte, apresenta-se o caso e descreve-se a metodologia utilizada para a investigação, bem como os resultados encontrados. Na última parte, enunciam-se algumas conclusões gerais e algumas observações mais particulares. The present study tries to articulate three levels of research: art therapy, affect regulation, and the facial expression of emotions, and divides in three parts: a theoretical introduction, methodology and a conclusion. In the first part, we present, in a first moment, art therapy as context of the study, for it is in the context of a process of art-therapeutic intervention that our research will take place. We refer to the main contributions of Freud, Jung, Klein, Winnicott and Milner, the unconscious, the collective unconscious and archetypes, object relations, the potential space and playing, the art-therapeutic intervention model. In a second moment, designated as theoretical background, we reflect upon affect regulation, the contribution of the attachment model, we present the model of social biofeedback of parental mirroring of the affects, and we further analyse the relationship between affect regulation, the process of mentalization and the development of the self. Finally, facial expression of emotions is presented as the object of study of our research, for our final research will lie upon it. We present the triggers of emotion and the concept of basic emotions, as well as a description of the seven basic emotions. We make a final synthesis of the articulation between affect regulation, mentalization and the change of facial expression of emotions in art therapy. In the second part, we present the case and we describe the methodology used during the research, as well as the results obtained. In the last part, we state some general conclusions and some more particular observations.
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Bartling, Pascal Verfasser], Jörn [Akademischer Betreuer] [Petersen, and Dieter [Akademischer Betreuer] Jahn. "Swimming motility of Rhodobacteraceae – Phylogenomic analysis and functional characterization of the archetypal flagellar system in Phaeobacter inhibens DSM 17395 / Pascal Bartling ; Jörn Petersen, Dieter Jahn." Braunschweig : Technische Universität Braunschweig, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1191487903/34.
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Berlinskij, Dmitrij. "Prekės ženklo charakterio archetipų sistema ir jos praktinis pritaikymas dizainui." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2014~D_20140703_155714-80576.
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Prekinių ženklų archetipų sistema – puikus įrankis, suteikiantis galimybę kurti dizainą nuosekliau, pagal nustatytas filosofines konstrukcijas. Ši sistema keičia kūrėjo ir tarpininko arba jo kliento bendradarbiavimo būdą. Užduodami klausimai suteikia galimybę rinkti informaciją apie egzistuojantį vartotojo suvokimą bei taip sustiprina kūrėjo rolę, kuri suteikia galimybę viską keisti arba atnaujinti atsižvelgiant į vartotoją. Dizainas kuriamas sistemingai surenkant medžiagą bei atsižvelgiant į užsakovo perteikimas vertybes ir esamas rinkos sąlygas.Brand archetypes are great tool to design using philosophical systems. These systems can change communication workflow of the artist or their agents with their clients. Working with the target group, asking questions, gathering information about their perception, allows artist to change existing cliche or fallow, search for existing. This approach brings more decision making to designer. Then the design is created by using gathered material, client values and market situation.
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Ding, Yao. "Evaluation of New Seismic Performance Factors for Special Hybrid Coupled Core Wall Systems with Steel Coupling Beams." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1573225104906633.
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Goodman, Dave. "Tony Williams' drumset ideology to 1969: Synergistic emergence from an adaptive modeling of feel, technique and creativity as an archetype for cultivating originality in jazz drumset performance studies." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/7797.
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I identify Tony Williams’ formative drumset ideology as being emergent from his adaptive modeling of the feel, technique and creativity identified in the drumming of Art Blakey, Max Roach and Philly Joe Jones respectively and present the results of extensive textual and musicological research on Williams’ formative practices between 1945 and 1969 as an archetype for cultivating originality in jazz drumset performance studies. I examine patterns of creative thought in the New York jazz community as they developed from the relative heteronomy of modernist bebop improvisation to the postmodernist aesthetic of jazz-rock fusion resulting in the emergence of collective autonomy in musical interaction and improvisation. My research reveals Willams’ possession of autotelic personality and utilisation of learning techniques associated with heutagogy. Also identified is the prevalence of entrainment in the social and musical interactions of the New York jazz community and I interpret these qualities through the lens of the theory of complex adaptive systems as a model for learning in jazz drumset performance studies. I analyse Williams’ ensemble and solo drumming in comparison to that of Blakey, Roach and Jones in addition to Roy Haynes by using an analytic schema designed specifically for identification of contrasting qualities in the voicing of rhythm and expression as revealed in the grouping and ordering of limbs in drumset performance. I present a complete stylistic overview of Williams’ recorded output until 1969 including swing, avant garde, ballad, straight eighth-note and sixteenth-note oriented styles as well as complex temporal events such as polymetric superimposition, rubato, polytempo, superimposed metric modulation, metric modulation and tempo fluctuation.
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Jones, Allan M. "An Absence of Being: A Jungian-Based Model for Understanding Situational Management In Public Organizations." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29013.
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Traditional management-leadership and organizational literature depicts the individual as conflated with their role and instructs them to handle their employees and the situations that arise daily and over the course of business cycles instrumentally and for the purposes of control and productivity. This more traditional and mainstream literature does not adequately address, if at all, the unconscious factors influencing people or the management situations in which they find themselves. Using a model based upon the theory of the Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung and the relationship of consciousness to the unconscious, this dissertation looks at situational management cases and reveals the existence of the unconscious in the midst of our strongest claims to rationality. Present and active, the cases show the unconscious to be a significant factor in creating subjective meaning and ordering our world even in the most "rational" moments of our lives in public administration. They further describe how it is that the individual in the manager-leader role is implicated in and caused by the very situations they are attempting to manage and the way in which acknowledging and relating to the unconscious provides an additional resource for public managers.Ph. D.
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Menárguez, Tortosa Marcos. "Modelos de representación de arquetipos en sistemas de información sanitarios." Doctoral thesis, Universidad de Murcia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/117386.
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En esta tesis doctoral se presenta una propuesta de representación ontológica de la arquitectura de modelo dual de la Historia Clínica Electrónica. La representación de arquetipos con el lenguaje OWL ha permitido: 1) la definición e implementación de un método de evaluación de la calidad de arquetipos basado en técnicas de razonamiento, 2) la definición de una metodología y un marco de trabajo para la interoperabilidad de modelos de contenido clínico, y 3) la aplicación de técnicas y herramientas de desarrollo de software dirigido por modelos para la generación automática de sistemas de información sanitarios a partir de arquetipos.In this doctoral thesis an ontology-based approach for representing the dual model architecture of Electronic Health Record is presented. The representation of archetypes in OWL allows: 1) the definition and implementation of a quality evaluation method for archetypes based on reasoning techniques, 2) the definition of a methodology and a framework for the interoperability of clinical content models, and 3) applying model driven software development techniques and tools for the automatic generation of health information systems from archetypes.
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Krayem, Alaa. "Révéler l'utilisation énergétique spatio-temporelle d'une ville côtière méditerranéenne : le cas de Beyrouth." Thesis, Toulouse 3, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019TOU30155.
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Pour réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre et la consommation d'énergie dans les zones urbaines, il est essentiel de comprendre les performances énergétiques et les modes de consommation des bâtiments pour pouvoir mettre en œuvre des stratégies efficaces de gestion de l'énergie et d'efficacité énergétique à l'échelle de la ville. La mise en œuvre à grande échelle de tels plans nécessite des informations sur la manière dont les demandes en énergie peuvent changer dans le cadre d'interventions spécifiques. Les modèles énergétiques de bâtiments à l'échelle urbaine (UBEM) sont des outils proposés pour estimer la demande énergétique actuelle et future des bâtiments. Ces modèles reposent sur une approche ascendante (bottom-up approach) combinant à la fois des techniques statistiques et des méthodes basées sur la physique thermodynamique. Cette étude vise à fournir une approche de modélisation améliorée simulant la demande énergétique des bâtiments à haute résolution spatiale et temporelle, ce qui peut aider à évaluer les stratégies de gestion de l'énergie et les politiques énergétiques décisionnelles. La méthodologie est appliquée pour la ville de Beyrouth, représentative de la région méditerranéenne, où la similarité des technologies de construction et des préoccupations climatiques de ses villes est prononcée. Les objectifs principaux de la thèse sont de développer, étudier et calibrer un outil de modélisation énergétique ascendante à l'échelle urbaine ; fournir des preuves de la pertinence de l'outil pour soutenir les directives pour les interventions futures ; et enfin, étudier l'impact de la compacité de la ville sur la disponibilité de la lumière du jour et donc sur le bien-être des citoyens. Dans cette étude de cas basée sur deux quartiers différents de la ville, un modèle énergétique de bâtiment à échelle urbaine approximativement, applé BEirut Energy Model BEEM, est généré pour estimer la consommation d'électricité du stock de bâtiment. Afin de réduire le temps de modélisation et de calcul, une classification archétypale des bâtiments basée sur leurs types et leurs périodes de construction est adoptée. Les informations supplémentaires requises pour générer le modle 3D des bâtiments sont le nombre d'étages, la superficie des bâtiments et une carte topographique des zones d'étude. En couplant les modèles aux conditions météorologiques horaires, le modèle thermodynamique de 3,630 bâtiments est simulé dans EnergyPlus. L'adaptation du modèle à l'occupation de Beyrouth et aux comportements des utilisateurs est cruciale pour renforcer la fiabilité de BEEM. La disponibilité des données d'électricité actuelles permet la calibration du modèle, qui repose sur le regroupement des bâtiments et la recherche des coefficients des regroupements représentatifs de modèles d'énergie spécifiquesTo reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in urban areas, understanding buildings' energy performance and consumption patterns is essential for implanting effective energy management and efficiency strategies at a city scale. Such plans' implementation at large scale requires information on how the energy demands may change under specific interventions. Urban Building Energy Models (UBEM) are proposed tools to estimate current and future building's energy demand. These models rely on a bottom-up approach, combining both statistical techniques and physics-based methods. This study aims at providing an enhanced modeling approach that simulates buildings' energy demand at high spatial and temporal resolution, which can help in evaluating energy management strategies and decision-making energy policies. The methodology is applied for the city of Beirut, representative of the Mediterranean region where the similarity of buildings technologies and climatic concerns among its cities is pronounced. The main objectives of the thesis are to develop, investigate and adjust a bottom-up energy modeling tool at urban scale; to provide evidence of the tool's suitability to support guidelines for future interventions; and finally to investigate the impact of the city's compactness on daylight availability and thus citizens' well-being. In this case study based on two different districts within the city, a near-city-scale building energy model, BEirut Energy Model BEEM, is generated to estimate the building's stock electricity consumption. To reduce the modeling and computation time, an archetypal classification of the buildings based on their types and periods of construction is adopted. The additional information required to generate the 3D model of the buildings are the number of floors, buildings' areas and a topographic map of the study areas. By coupling the models to the hourly weather conditions, the thermodynamic model of 3,630 buildings is simulated in EnergyPlus. Adapting the model to Beirut's occupancy and users' behaviors is crucial to enhance the reliability of BEEM. The availability of metered electricity data allows the model calibration, which is based on buildings' clustering and finding the clusters' coefficients representative of specific energy patterns. After the training phase, the model's accuracy in predicting electricity consumption is improved. Comparing the actual consumption and the calibrated results, the averaged absolute percentage error of the electricity consumption was reduced from 310% to 41% in district A and from 326% to 39% in district B. The calibrated model is combined with Geographic Information System (GIS) for a spatiotemporal distribution of energy demand patterns, which can help in assessing the most suitable intervention technologies
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Georgelas, PJ. "Public sector grants : an analysis of complexity in modern public administration." Thesis, 2015. https://eprints.utas.edu.au/22750/1/Georgelas_whole_thesis.pdf.
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This thesis explores the dependency between non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and
government funding in the form of grants. It utilizes a case study approach and an interpretive
analysis of NGO operations based on a theoretical framework that operates at the intersection of
three literature domains: systems theory, community sector, and public administration. Because
of the gaps in our theoretical understanding of NGO operations, a parsimonious scaffolding built
by system dynamics will help illustrate the multiple frames which the stakeholders perceive they
operate under, the patterned behaviour inherent in the grants system, and the complexity issues
involved in such a system.
In the past three decades, the number ofNGOs has increased dramatically. Internationally
operating NGOs now number about 40,000 (Leverty, 2014: para. 5). As of 2009, Australia had
approximately 700,000 NGOs; in 2006/7, Australia's top 41,000 nonprofits employed 890,000
people or 8.6% of employed Australians according to Lyons (2009: 1-2). As of 2008, Russia had
about 277,000 ( although this figure is a decrease from a high of 650,000 in the early years of
President Putin's first term) according to Rodriguez (2008: para. 5). As of 2012, the United
States has an estimated 1.5 million NGOs operating in that country (U.S. Department of State
Fact Sheet, 2012: 2). As of2009 (the last year NGOs were accounted for there), India had
around 3.3 million, which is "one NGO for less than 400 Indians" according to Shukla (2010:
para. 1). Although NGOs have a variety of fundraising sources (e.g., canvassing/face-to-face
solicitation, media advertisement, mail-outs, membership, merchandise sales, online donations,
special events, private funding through investments and corporate grants, grants from trusts and foundations, etc.), it is government funding through grants that in general is their major source of
considerable funds.
Prior research into NGOs has been rather limited and has generally focused on their legal status,
societal role, and funding sources, and to a lesser extent on the applicability of some
organisational theories in a nonprofit environment. However, it is the contention of this research
effort that these organizations and the systems they are imbedded in have evolved into such
complex entities that existing theoretical models which tend to view these entities under a single
paradigmatic lens are no longer sufficient. These models lack explanatory power in their ability
to explain not only the workings of the entities but also the unintended consequences of their
operations.
This study attempts to investigate these unintended consequences brought about by complexity
and to highlight them through a systems theory framework as a result of exploratory case study
research. This investigation is framed by the following overarching research question:
Research Topic: How do government grant recipients in Tasmania
manage the complexity of the public sector grants system?
and the following specific research questions:
Research Question One: Are there any system archetypes noticeable in
the public sector grants system?
Research Question Two: Is the complexity of the public sector grants
system increasing, and if so, why?
This study was primarily informed by systems theory and utilized various theories surrounding
the issue of complexity to illustrate key issues and themes. NVivo, a qualitative data analysis software program, was used to undertake an analysis of interviews with key NGO personnel
regarding their perspectives on funding and operations. This study identifies several "systems
archetypes" of unintended consequences in the Tasmanian public sector grants system due to the
zero-sum nature of government grants funding and attempts to display them in a systems model.
This study's findings call for a synthesis of the existing literature and the use of a multiple
theoretical lens to cast further light into the complex problem of public policy allocations and the
wider issue of social well-being. It also points out adjunct areas ripe for future research which
include: resource allocation under scarce conditions, complex problems and multi-optimal
decision making, interactional complexity and system "fragility," funding management in
relation to organisational complexity, the social management of public attention in regard to
complex problems, and social well-being.
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Miranda, Luís Miguel Mesquita. "Archetype based intelligent system for healthcare interoperability." Doctoral thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/25652.
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Tese doutoramento - Programa Doutoral em Engenharia BiomédicaThe healthcare arena configures an environment of both complexity and cooperation, in which numerous and distinct information systems must exchange information in a expedite and consolidated manner. Where healthcare interoperability is concerned several techniques, methodologies, architectures and standards exist. However subjects such as service distribution, fault tolerance, standards, communication flavoring and tightly-bound systems still are a major issue of concern. This work studies and researches the best methodologies to imbue intelligent behaviours combined with ontology and moral awareness into multi-agents system applied to healthcare environments. Its core objective is to propose, develop, implement and evaluate an archetype for an interoperability platform oriented towards the healthcare environment. This archetype was validated in several implementation in different major healthcare institutions. It is based in an agent framework named JADE and is adapted and oriented towards the healthcare environment. Henceforth the resulting archetype addresses the existing limitations in past and present solutions regarding healthcare interoperability. It explores the limits of intelligent behaviours in multi-agent systems applied to interoperation procedures in healthcare, towards the improvement of the reliability and quality of information exchanged.
A área da saúde configura um ambiente de grande complexidade e cooperação onde inúmeros e distintos sistemas de informação têm que trocar informação entre si de uma forma expedita e consolidada. No âmbito da interoperabilidade hospitalar existem várias técnicas, metodologias, arquiteturas e standards. No entanto, temas como distribuição de serviços, tolerância à falha, standards, flavouring de comunicações e sistemas fortemente acoplados, continuam a ser um importante fonte de preocupação. Este trabalho estuda e pesquiza as melhores metodologias de embeber comportamentos inteligentes combinados com ontologias e noções morais em sistemas multi-agentes aplicados a ambientes hospitalares. O seu objectivo principal é propor, desenvolver, implementar e avaliar um arquétipo para uma plataforma de interoperabilidade orientada para o ambiente hospitalar. Este arquétipo foi validado em diferentes implementações em instituições de saúde portuguesas de grande dimensão. Esta plataforma é baseada numa framework de agentes denominada JADE e foi adaptada e orientada para o ambiente hospitalar.. Desta forma o arquétipo resultante é orientado para resolver as limitações existentes nas soluções atuais de interoperabilidade hospitalar. Este explora os limites dos comportamentos inteligentes em sistemas multi-agente quando aplicados em procedimentos de interoperabilidade na área da saúde para melhorar a fiabilidade e qualidade da informação trocada entre estes sistemas.
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LEE, YU-SHENG, and 李毓聖. "A Study of Systems Thinking and Systems Archetypes Applied to Primary School Principals’ Administrative Decision Making." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77b66j.
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This study aims to explore the situation in which the administrative decision of the principal of Taipei elementary school is in line with the characteristics of systems thinking, and to explore the differences in which the principals' administrative decision of different background variables is in line with the system's thinking characteristics. How does the principals' administrative decision situation resemble the systems archetypes? What is the solution strategy of the systems archetypes? What is the most frequent and most difficult systems archetypes, and trying to discover new systems archetypes? First, based on research motivation, research purposes, literature discussion materials, interview 10 principals' statements, 9 experts review the questionnaire,8 principals pre-tested and discussed the questionnaire as the basis for the development and revision of the questionnaire. 150 Taipei city elementary school principals fill out the questionnaire. Finally, analyze the results of interviews and questionnaire. According to the research results, the main conclusions are as follows: Principals' administrative decision tends to conform to systems thinking characteristics. Including focusing on the overall structure, identifying causality, observing long-term changes, master the key of problem, focusing on the essence and value, and in terms of making effective use of image thinking the degree of conformity is relatively low. In the aspect of principals' administrative decision in line with the item of systems thinking characteristics. There are three items with a high degree of conformity. Focus on student learning. Clarify the causal relationship between the cause and the problem. Experience the positive causal relationship between positive encouragement, affirmation, appreciation and there are three items with the lowest degree of compliance inclouding. Make effective use of image thinking such as iceberg map to help analyze the appearance of events and deep problems. Use image thinking such as trend graphs to help analyze the long-term trends of events. Use image thinking (ex. causal maps) to aid in analyzing the causal relationship of events. The female principals are more concerned with the four dimensions of focus on the overall structure, identify causality, use image thinking, and focus on essence and value. The male principals are more concerned with the two aspects of observing long-term changes and knowing the key issues than female principals. There are no significant differences in the six dimensions of systems thinking characteristics and each item in different ages, different principals' years, different administrative years, and different learning systems. However, with the increase of age, principal's seniority and administrative years, the scores gradually increase. Principals who graduated from a general university are better than graduated from education university in using trend graphs to think about, paying attention to student learning, and the three dimensions of making effective use of image thinking, observing long-term changes, focusing on essence and value are relatively high. The graduates of the University of Education are more likely to pay attention to the overall structure, to identify causal relationships, and to grasp the key issues. The principal of major in education is relatively superior in five dimensions. The principal of major in business management, science and engineering is relatively low scores in five dimensions. The school situation often has a similar systems archetype, the top three are balancing process with delay, limits to growth, success to the successful. There used to be a similar systems archetype, the top three are eroding goals, growth and underinvestment, accidental adversaries, and less similar situations are fixes that fail, tragedy of the commons. Each systems archetype proposes a corresponding solution strategy. In the principal decision-making situation, the most frequent system architype is balancing process with delay. The most difficult to deal with is accidental adversaries. There are five new systems archetypes that can be summarized in the situation of the principal, which is interest oriented, a repeated rumor makes others believe, insufficient ability, self-approbation, and stick to convention. Based on the research conclusion, ten suggestions were proposed for education administrative authority, principal training institution, current principal and those who are interested in the post of principal, the future researchers.
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Sharif, Amir M., and Zahir Irani. "People, process and policy perspectives on food security: An exploration using systems archetypes." 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/14111.
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NoThis paper aims to identify a wider holistic view of the inter-relationships relating to food security from a people, process and policy perspective. This is so that decision and policy makers can identify relevant alignments between disparate and conflicting priority elements in the field. Noting the complexity of inter-related challenges posed by food security, food supply chains and growing concerns over food waste, this paper also seeks to identify cross-cutting themes relative to shared energy and water security objectives also. The authors develop and adapt an existing food security framework to encapsulate the above culminating in a systems archetype that defines the intimate feed-forward relationship. As a viewpoint piece, there is no empirical work to report in this paper. An exploratory review of the literature has allowed for the extraction of food security concerns that need the attention of stakeholders across the enterprise to ensure robust food supply chains can be created, maintained and sustained through a better understanding and usage of information, knowledge and data. The authors present an adaptation of an existing food security framework to include dimensions of people, process and policy through the inclusion of a number of broad thematic areas including (amongst others): management best practices; sustainable business operations; consumption rights, behaviours and trading policies; lifecycle management; recovery and extraction; regulatory changes and policy reform; environmental and climate change impacts. The authors outline an overarching systems archetype based upon a combination of the Limits of Growth, Tragedy of the Commons and Attractiveness Principle archetypes. In doing so, providing decision and policy makers to identify and explore a range of food security scenarios and potential outcomes. This paper is a position paper that provides strategic directions on the impact of people, process and policy aspects on the development of food security policies from the perspective of local and central government decision makers. This paper provides a holistic worldview on key aspects of the global and national food security debate that seeks to assist decision and policy makers frame their decisions and policy interventions across dimensions of people, process and policy. Noting the impact of securing and maintaining the production, supply, consumption, health benefits and waste recovery aspects of food this paper provides a perspective on the inter-relationships that exist within the topical area and the socially mediated inter-relationships which exist and should be considered when engaging with the food security and food supply chain topical area. The paper raises awareness and highlights inherent inter-relationships within the food debate for the benefit of decision and policy makers present at the organisational level, specifically around people, process and policy.
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Sharif, Amir M., S. Alshawi, M. M. Kamal, T. Eldabi, and A. Mazhar. "Exploring the role of supplier relationship management for sustainable operations: an OR perspective." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/14226.
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NoThis paper provides a systems-based approach to the exploration of the relationship and integration between Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) factors as part of a Sustainable Operations Management (SOM) agenda. The authors have chosen electronic procurement (e-Procurement) as a suitable context in this light. Through a review of extant literature, a Systems Archetype (SA) model was developed (based on the ‘Accidental Adversaries’ archetype) and findings from a quantitative pilot study exploring key factors pertinent to e-Procurement SRM were gathered, and hence evaluated against SOM factors. The objective of this research was to describe and visualise the causal interrelationships involved in SRM-SOM through the application of a SA (as an Operations Research tool). The authors believe that this research also provides a unique approach to developing and harnessing the useful and unique properties of Systems Thinking (ST), by attempting to reduce and organise the (generally ad hoc and wide-ranging) sequence of subjective perspectives commonly experienced in causal mapping experiments. The paper builds upon the extant literature, and provides further basis for continuing research in the areas of ST, SAs and the application of operational research to plan sustainable operations.
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Nguyen, Thich Van. "The Role of Supply Chain Management in Increasing the Competitive Advantages of Vietnamese Coffee Products: a Systems Thinking Approach." Thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/119090.
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Supply chain management (SCM) has been receiving greater attention among academics and organizations and is viewed as a potential source of increasing competitive advantages. Thus, the aim of this study is to investigate the role of supply chain management in order to enhance the competitiveness of Vietnamese coffee. This topic was chosen because there has been little previous research done to study the competitive advantages of coffee products in general and of applying systems thinking in order to enhance the competitive advantages of Vietnamese coffee in particular. This research discovers suitable sub-system models for different chains of the whole coffee supply chain. Interrelationships between these sub-systems and their leverage points are also explored and identified in order to reduce cost, increase quality and upgrade the competitive advantages of Vietnamese coffee products. This research focuses on an understanding of supply chain management in order to enhance the competitiveness by asking the following research questions: What are the main drivers and barriers in the supply chain towards improving the competitiveness of Vietnamese coffee products? What is the most appropriate systems model for each sub-system in the coffee’s supply chain?, and How can systems thinking and modelling be used to manage a whole supply chain more effectively by reducing cost and enhancing the competitiveness of coffee products internationally? Initial findings of the study consist of three sub-system models (including sub-systems of production_chapter 2, processing_chapter 3, and export_chapter 4) to explore relationships among different variables in production, processing and export stages. A causal loop diagram for the whole supply chain was then developed (chapter 5), which helped to identify the overall relationships of the Vietnamese coffee supply chain from production to final customers. In addition, a sequential approach, by combining two established modelling techniques (Causal loop diagram and Bayesian Belief Networks - BBNs) was applied to identify the leverage points in the Vietnamese coffee supply chain for increasing the competitive advantages of the product (chapter 6). Finally, potential interventions were implemented in the coffee supply chain management philosophy for increasing the competitiveness of coffee products, and directions and recommendations for future research are also discussed.Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, Business School, 2017