Operational research: a multidisciplinary field

Operational Research: a Multidisciplinary Field

This paper is focusing on the following question: What is Operational Research (OR)? We will show that there is not a single and simple answer. Epistemological assumptions and practical traditions define different types of OR. We have identified three: The technical or hard OR, the practical or soft OR, and the critical OR. Following a historical perspective we will present these three schools....

Introduction : Cultural Transmission — A Multidisciplinary Research Field

Ethnopharmacology: A Short History of a Multidisciplinary Field of Research

Ethnopharmacology is an interdisciplinary field of research and as such it is defined by it concepts (its frame of reference) derived from a range of disciplines and the methodologies used. There can be no doubt that it is a fast-developing and thriving discipline. Confusingly, a large number of terms are used to describe research, which often uses relatively similar methods and concepts. Howev...

Integrating human factors and operational research in a multidisciplinary investigation of road maintenance.

There has been limited collaboration between researchers in human factors and operational research disciplines, particularly in relation to work in complex, distributed systems. This study aimed to investigate work at the interface between human factors and operational research in the case example of road resurfacing work. Descriptive material on the factors affecting performance in road mainte...

Retinal implants: emergence of a multidisciplinary field.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review summarizes the current status of retinal prostheses, recent accomplishments, and major remaining research, engineering, and rehabilitation challenges. RECENT FINDINGS Retinal research, materials and biocompatibility studies, and clinical trials in patients blind from retinitis pigmentosa are representative of an emerging field with considerable promise and soberi...