The system approach principle places individual system elements in their environments and observes the relationships between them. Instead of studying a specific phenomenon first – an automobile ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3- Good health and wellbeing. The paradigms of action theory and control theory dominate both science and practice, based on the belief ...

The world is experiencing more catastrophic weather events with greater frequency. As vulnerable populations continue to face the consequences of climate change, world leaders are faced with the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In this study, we evaluate the "success" of adopted innovations in public organizations as a function of the relative source of innovation vis ...

The article addresses post-communist transformations in Central and Eastern Europe through the conceptual apparatus of Luhmann’s social systems theory, which sees increasing functional differentiation ...

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Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a new approach to applying thermodynamics to microscopic quantum systems.

Today’s K-12 environment demands that security is foremost in the minds of school administrators, teachers, parents and students. Recent events in the news and past tragedies have left many feeling ...

Family systems therapy, also called family therapy, is a psychotherapy treatment that focuses on the relationships between family members. Family systems therapy uses a different approach than many ...