An approach to practice research is presented. The main ideas of practice research is 1) to consider the empirical field in terms of practices, 2) to develop knowledge through situational inquiries into local operational practices based on problems and needs in such practices and 3) to contribute with abstract useful knowledge to general practice and research community. This means that practice...

In Model-Driven Engineering, models have to conform to their associated linguistic and ontological metamodels. While linguistic metamodels are usually not subject to frequent changes, ontological metamodels are. Thus, ontological conformance may be easily corrupted by changes on the metamodel or by the incautious modification of models. Current approaches for re-establishing conformance relatio...

This paper presents an application of Sandewall's methodology 16] for assessing nonmonotonic entailment criteria for reasoning about actions and change. We establish the correctness of Reiter's general solution to the frame problem 14] for a broad and well characterized class of problems. This is done by: (1) identifying a nonmonotonic entailment criterion corresponding to Reiter's solution; (2...

The complex theological treatment of the person as imago Dei has focused on ontological, functional, relational or eschatological interpretations, which either belong possibly to all human beings. It is however unusual encounter a reflection person’s intrinsic uniqueness Dei. For Edith Stein priori individuality refers unique quality soul unfolds more less fully in unity body-soul-spirit unity:...

In today's world, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) play a key role in many areas of human activity. However, the complexity insufficient definition relevant models can create problems their efficiency, interpretability management when implementing technologies based on AI ML. That is why it important to use ontological engineering methods improve these models. Ontological ...

A flood of data in recent years in the field of bioinformatics means that much of the challenges in biology can now be characterized by their computational efficiency [1]. For parsing and computing biological concepts and terms, it is necessary to construct an ontological system and databases derived from the ontological scheme. Fortunately, biological entities and computational objects are eas...

Abstract This article is a narrative account of my search for knowledge about the nature consciousness, and implications findings research education. For over three decades, I accepted dominant script presented to me through education, both formal informal, which assumes that brain creates consciousness. Further, when dies, consciousness dies with it. However, unexpected death partner pushed in...

The conspiracy of ontic states responding to measurements contextually comply with noncontextual quantum mechanical probabilities is analyzed for general ontological models. A physical picture space structure and how are disturbed by measurement contexts presented. common assumption in models called lambda-sufficiency argued be inconsistent contextuality certain symmetry respect measurements.

We discuss how the normative dimension of sustainability can be captured in terms of justice. We (i) identify the core characteristics of the concept of sustainability and discuss underlying ethical, ontological and epistemological assumptions; (ii) introduce a general conceptual structure of justice for the analysis and comparison of different conceptions of justice; and (iii) employ this conc...

In ‘What Is an Ontology?’ Guarino, Oberle and Staab offer a widely cited analysis of the term ‘ontology’ [5]. According to them an ontology is, roughly speaking, a logical theory, which models approximate, as best as possible, the intended models according to a given ontological commitment (which is based on a conceptualization). In this paper we offer six arguments against their proposed analy...