Justifying the Emotions

Justifying the Exotic Θ

The existence of a light S =+1 baryon resonance follows from Quantum Field Theory applied to baryons. This is illustrated in the Skyrme model (where Θ exists but is too strong) and in a new mean field approach where Θ arises as a consequence of three known resonances: Λ(1405), N(1440) and N(1535).

Justifying Equality

We consider the problem of finding irredundant bases for inconsistent sets of equalities and disequalities. These are subsets of inconsistent sets which do not contain any literals which do not contribute to the unsatisfiability in an essential way, and can therefore be discarded. The approach we are pursuing here is to decorate derivations with proofs and to extract irredundant sets of assumpt...

Justifying Decision Support Systems

Justifying Shadow IT Usage

Employees and/or functional managers increasingly adopt and use IT systems and services that the IS management of the organization does neither provide nor approve. To effectively counteract such shadow IT in organizations, the understanding of employees’ motivations and drivers is necessary. However, the scant literature on this topic primarily focused on various governance approaches at firm ...

Justifying our existence.

The title of this editorial may have existential and philosophical implications but for our purposes is designed to reflect a more everyday requirement. That is to demonstrate to the public that the treatments we purvey are effective in managing their complaints. The need to demonstrate effectiveness is a rational one both in terms of spending healthcare budgets wisely and avoiding unnecessary ...