Professional sociology in the U.S. began as a field area within economics, but gradually emerged as a separate discipline. Using new data on joint meetings and the separation of departments, I track interdisciplinary relations through three phases: sponsorship (1890-1905), collaboration (1905-1940), and disengagement (post-1940). In the early years, sociology was mostly a branch of economics de...

The design new production and logistics process in a joint venture is crucial to its business success. Joint ventures are common in IC industry, however, much time and resources are used in handling negotiation, which ultimately can delay the implementation of joint venture itself, thereby causing tremendous expected losses to both parties. Therefore, we propose a virtual collaborative framewor...

BACKGROUND It is increasingly recognised that intersectoral linkages between mental health and other health and support sectors are essential for providing effective care for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. The extent to which intersectoral collaboration and approaches to achieve it are detailed in mental health policy has not yet been systematically examined. METHODS T...

During their third year of life, toddlers become increasingly skillful at coordinating their actions with peer partners and they form joint commitments in collaborative situations. However, little effort has been made to explain interindividual differences in collaboration among toddlers. Therefore, we examined the relative influence of distinct individual, dyadic, and social factors on toddler...

We address the problem of minimizing aggregated fuel consumption by vessels in an inland waterway, e.g., a river, with single lock. The vessel depends on its velocity and slower it moves, less consumes. Given entry times into waterway deadlines before which they need to leave we start from optimal velocities that minimize their private consumption, where assume selfish behavior skippers. Presen...

OBJECTIVE To intensify the collaboration between WHO, the World Health Organization, and IMIA, the International Medical Informatics Association. METHODS Identifying key areas of collaboration and publishing a joint communiqué during Medinfo 2007 in Brisbane, Australia. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS WHO and IMIA have identified three key areas of joint work for the next three years: the Global Ob...