.................................................................................................................iv Contents...................................................................................................................v 1. Thesis Overview..................................................................................................1 1.1 Introduction.....................

In the morning interactive work session, a number of fundamental existential questions concerning socio-technical systems research as a discipline were raised. For example, the question of “Is truth about socio-technical systems discovered or created” was raised. As expected, different answers to the questions was discussed and debated. It was pointed out that since FACEBOOK, one of the world l...

introduction: the human being is part of its surrounding socio-economic framework. he is affected by the environment and actively affects it. ignoring the socio-economic dimensions of health leads to the failure of health promotion programs and widens the inequity in the health status of different groups in the society. the aim of this study is to identify the socio-economic and demographic sta...

ریم بن یعقوب   استادیار دانشگاه کارتاژ، تونس   [email protected]     تاریخ دریافت: 26/10/1390 تاریخ پذیرش: 23/11/1390     مقاله حاضر بر آن است تا به بررسی استفاده تمثیل به عنوان نوعی از کاربردهای زبان­شناختی بپردازد. در این ساحت از کاربرد زبان­شناختی، تمثیل از توصیف واقعیت­های مرتبط با زندگی روزمره و بازنمود­های اجتماعی ـ که از آنها برگرفته شده­اند ـ استفاده می­کند.   این مقاله در چهارچوب م...

This paper introduces a symposium on socio-legal studies and the humanities, justifying the originality of a dedicated special issue on this topic. The paper identifies and critically examines themes and problems in the literature before introducing the articles in the symposium and, finally, discussing areas for future research. Oneof the defining characteristics of socio-legal studies is to l...

A Cloud-Based Design and Manufacturing (CBDM) System refers to an information and communication technology (ICT) system that facilitates design and manufacturing knowledge sharing between actors (e.g., CBDM service providers and consumers) in the distributed and collaborative socio-technical network. The aim of this study is to address the challenge of information sharing and technical communic...

Socio-economic inequalities in adult and child health in Australia have been an issue of national concern. While a large body of data has discussed adult health, there have been relatively few Australian reports of socio-economic inequalities in child health. This occurs in a context where there have been increases in the proportion of Australian children living in poverty and where there has b...

In an effort to evaluate socio-political instability, we studied the relationship between dynamic order, socio-political upheavals and sustainability in nation states. Estimating the degree of dynamic order inherent in the socio-political regime of various countries throughout theworld involved applying Fisher information theory to data from the Political Instability Task Force database. Fisher...

the continuous degradation of the marine ecosystem leads to the establishment of marine protected areas (mpas) as a protective measure. because of the wide array of benefits that can be gained upon its establishment, socio-economic contributions were taken into consideration using a descriptive survey method of research among the seven mpas in lingayen gulf. data revealed that members of the fi...

In an effort to evaluate socio-political instability, we studied the relationship between dynamic order, socio-political upheavals and sustainability in nation states. Estimating the degree of dynamic order inherent in the socio-political regime of various countries throughout theworld involved applying Fisher information theory to data from the Political Instability Task Force database. Fisher...