This paper reviews developments in the theory of boundary critique, which has been used in a number of OR projects to support conflict resolution. The authors argue that this theory (and associated models) is also useful for conflict prevention. It indicates the need to support people in discussing their differences before conflict arises. Potential conflicts can be reframed through dialogue fo...

This article considers the implications of assisted outpatient commitment laws (OPC), with specific focus on New York's "Kendra's Law" through the lens of therapeutic jurisprudence (TJ). In this article, the author offers perspectives on the relationship between involuntary civil commitment, outpatient commitment, and the concept of the "least restrictive alternative"; considers pertinent empir...

2. In contrast to the stridency of its tone and conclusions, however, the arguments contained within LECG’s Critique are astonishingly weak. It comprises, in essence, a series of erroneous or irrelevant arguments evidently in the hope that Ofcom might fail to recognise their weakness and attach some weight to LECG’s conclusions. We can only hope that Ofcom is able to see through such obfuscatio...

Noise appears to critique the prevailing cognitive and social habits of modernity by providing concrete and particular art objects that demand attention and jar us from one-dimensional life. Noise sounds, for a moment, like a true alternative not only to contemporary music but to a whole way of thinking through abstract generalisation and living through commercial mediation. Understood in this ...

Growing interest in super-resolution (SR) restoration of video sequences and the closely related problem of construction of SR still images from image sequences has led to the emergence of several competing methodologies. We review the state of the art of SR techniques using a taxonomy of existing techniques. We critique these methods and identify areas which promise performance improvements.