scholarly journals A model of symbiomemesis: machine education and communication as pillars for human-autonomy symbiosis

2021 ◽  
Vol 379 (2207) ◽  
pp. 20200364
Author(s):  
Hussein Abbass ◽  
Eleni Petraki ◽  
Aya Hussein ◽  
Finlay McCall ◽  
Sondoss Elsawah
Keyword(s):  
Communication Theory ◽  
Autonomous Systems ◽  
The Body ◽  
Symbiotic Relationships ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Learning Journey ◽  
Physiological Phenomenon ◽  
Human Autonomy ◽  
Combine Machine

Symbiosis is a physiological phenomenon where organisms of different species develop social interdependencies through partnerships. Artificial agents need mechanisms to build their capacity to develop symbiotic relationships. In this paper, we discuss two pillars for these mechanisms: machine education (ME) and bi-directional communication. ME is a new revolution in artificial intelligence (AI) which aims at structuring the learning journey of AI-enabled autonomous systems. In addition to the design of a systematic curriculum, ME embeds the body of knowledge necessary for the social integration of AI, such as ethics, moral values and trust, into the evolutionary design and learning of the AI. ME promises to equip AI with skills to be ready to develop logic-based symbiosis with humans and in a manner that leads to a trustworthy and effective steady-state through the mental interaction between humans and autonomy; a state we name symbiomemesis to differentiate it from ecological symbiosis. The second pillar, bi-directional communication as a discourse enables information to flow between the AI systems and humans. We combine machine education and communication theory as the two prerequisites for symbiosis of AI agents and present a formal computational model of symbiomemesis to enable symbiotic human-autonomy teaming. This article is part of the theme issue ‘Towards symbiotic autonomous systems’.

scholarly journals Risk perception in family health work: study with workers in Southern Brazil

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 961-967 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz ◽  
Jorgana Fernanda de Souza Soares ◽  
Paula Pereira de Figueiredo ◽  
Eliana Pinho de Azambuja ◽  
Cynthia Fontella Sant'Anna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Health Strategy ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Health Strategy ◽  
Work Accident ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
Health Risk Management

This analytical and qualitative study aimed to identify how workers in the Family Health Strategy perceive the risks they are exposed to at work. Thematic analysis and the reference framework of the work process were used to examine the contents of interviews with 48 subjects (community health agents, nurses, nursing auxiliaries and physicians). The workers noticed the following risks: physical and moral violence, typical work accident, emotional exhaustion, lack of problem-solving ability and occupational disease. The results predominantly show the connection with the object / subject of the work and the social environmental characteristics of the related communities. The study adds to the body of knowledge and can systemize collective and individual technological processes for occupational health risk management in primary health care.

scholarly journals Predictors Employee Performance In Indonesian Manufacturing Company Using Path Anlysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-180
Author(s):  
Agustina Ekasari ◽  
Jasanta Peranginangin
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Research Finding ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
The Body ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Manufacturing Company

This research aims to find path analysis that influencing emloyee performance in Indonesia manufacturing company. Design of this research is quantitative methode, There is 150 questionaires spreaded to manufacturing company. This research using multivariate anlysis with Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The result of this paper will described the important factors to build employee performance in manufacturing company. This study will strengtened the previous research about employee performance in manufacturing company. This research finding provides conceptual framework job satisfaction and employee performance. there are six hypotheses developed in this study, there are Four accepted hypotheses and two rejected hypotheses. This research will contributed to the body of knowledge, particularly in human resource management science.

Socio-pedagogical knowledge expertise across the social care sectors in Northern Europe

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-13
Author(s):  
Irena Dychawy Rosner
Keyword(s):  
Social Care ◽  
The Body ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Social Pedagogy ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Cooperative Process

A major challenge in contemporary welfare societies is the delivery of services affirming people’s expectations for their life standard, health and social care services. For decades, there has been a search to understand new ways of conceptualising social pedagogy as a field of practice, as a theory, and as a programme design and implementation. Despite the growing body of literature on social pedagogy, to date, little has been written on the subject of the unique complexities of social pedagogy knowledge expertise when bridging the supporting relationships between an individual and the social dimensions in his/her world. Based on research conducted in Northern Europe, particularly focusing on Denmark and Sweden, the aim of this special issue of International Journal of Papers of Social Pedagogy (PSP) on Contemporary Issues in Social Pedagogy in Northern Europe is to convey the central importance of social pedagogy for the study of vitality and diversity behind social pedagogy thought. The presented research projects in this special issue are, in their foundation, associated with a constructivist approach that views the body of knowledge development as an active and cooperative process of knowledge construction and its application in social pedagogy discipline. This article intends to provide a general perspective concerning the presence of various knowledge forms according to the search for, and implementation of, thinking and acting in a social pedagogy inspired way, and working under various conditions.

scholarly journals Categorizing the IS research literature: A user oriented perspective

10.28945/2982 ◽  
2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bandula Jayatilaka ◽  
Heinz Klein ◽  
Jinyoul Lee
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Structuration Theory ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
The Body ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Is Research ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Key Word ◽  
Core Concepts

The predecessors of this research project were the efforts to classify the Information Systems (IS) research along paradigmatic lines. While the paradigmatic classifications are very useful philosophically, examination of an issue such as the use of Information Systems and the related socioorganizational issues require a classification that is centered around the social phenomenon of the use and effects of IS. Our approach to the categorization of the body of knowledge captured in the existing Information Systems literature can make the contributions to the use side of Information Systems more explicit. The new twist of this approach is that it provide an integrative perspectives on IS use by seeking to bridge the most prevalent divides currently fragmenting the IS literature. We call our proposal for a new approach to literature classification “substance oriented”, because it follows neither the latest paradigmatic classification nor earlier bottom up citation or key word based literature classification schemes. Instead it explicitly builds on social theory concepts directly relevant for the “user-domain” and is in this sense “substance-oriented”, at least at its highest level. In its current version, the paper identifies the core concepts of Gidden’s Structuration Theory (ST) as being relatively most suited for capturing user concerns in the existing archival body of IS research publications.

A longitudinal study into the effectiveness of the HPO Framework

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
André de Waal
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Social Care ◽  
The Body ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Performance Organization

Purpose The academic and management literature offers an abundance of techniques for helping organizations improve their performance. Generally, though, these techniques have not been subjected to rigorous, evidence-based evaluation or have been tested in practice over time. The purpose of this paper is to describe a longitudinal study into the effectiveness of the High Performance Organization (HPO) Framework at a social care and rehabilitation organization. Design/methodology/approach The HPO Framework was applied at LIMOR in the Netherlands. The longitudinal nature of the study consisted of conducting an “HPO diagnosis” twice at the organization, in 2012 and 2015. In the second diagnosis, the effectiveness of the interventions the organization undertook to address the recommendations originating from the first HPO diagnosis was also measured. Findings The study aimed to discover whether the HPO Framework was a suitable improvement technique with which to increase the performance of a social care and rehabilitation organization in a sustainable way. The results showed that it was used to ward off and contain the negative effects of external turbulent developments, and thereby helped LIMOR to perform better than comparable organizations. Originality/value As a longitudinal study of the workings and effects of the HPO Framework at a social care and rehabilitation organization, this study is the first of its kind. Moreover, it addresses two gaps in the current literature, by contributing longitudinal evidence to the body of knowledge on improvement techniques, specifically in the non-profit sector, and by adding insights on the practical workings of the HPO Framework in a non-profit context, specifically the social care and rehabilitation sector.

scholarly journals Leading Learning: A Grounded Theory Perspective of the Orang Asli Students’ Learning Journey

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Misnaton Rabahi ◽  
Hamidah Yusof ◽  
Marinah Awang
Keyword(s):  
Grounded Theory ◽  
Past Research ◽  
The Body ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Orang Asli ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
The Social ◽  
Learning Journey ◽  
Constant Comparative Analysis

Past research on the indigenous Orang Asli education highlights the various factors that contributed to the Orang Asli students’ learning disengagement and poor achievement in school, both primary and secondary. This paper presents a grounded theory perspective that illuminates the learning journey of Orang Asli students who have reached higher education despite the oft cited challenges and barriers. Sixteen Orang Asli students shared the experience of their early years, and of school, through in-depth unstructured interviews. Sampling was purposeful, within the context of theoretical sampling following the Grounded Theory method. Constant comparative analysis reveals an emerging theory of leading learning in the education of Orang Asli students. Implication for practice includes for stakeholders to consider the Orang Asli’s strengths, as well as the social and cultural capital in leading the learning of the community’s children. Leveraging on their strengths and continuous improvement will contribute to the sustainability of the Orang Asli education, and the thriving of the community. This study is valuable as it refers to aspects of Orang Asli education that have not been sufficiently illuminated in the existing literature and discussion on the topic, except in the context of a deficit. It contributes to the body of literature that supports hope and achievement for the minority, indigenous community, despite the deficit.

scholarly journals Using the Social Network for Business Sustainability: Examining Start-up SME Firms in Malaysia

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 18-26
Author(s):  
Ehsan Fansuree Surin ◽  
Mohd. Hazman Fitri Hussin . ◽  
Mohd. Najib Saad . ◽  
Mior Harris Mior Harun .
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Hypothesis Testing ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
The Body ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Start Up ◽  
The Social ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this paper is to examine social network among SME firms in Malaysia. Specifically, this paper aims to investigate the usage of social network among Malay ethnic entrepreneurs in the start-up phase of SME firms in manufacturing sectors. Secondly, this paper aims to investigate the relationship between social network and business performance of the start-up manufacturing SME firms in Malaysia. The research data were collected through self-administered and mail questionnaire with a stratified random sample of 83 SME firms around Malaysia. The hierarchical regression was used for hypothesis testing. The result shows that Malay entrepreneurs used extensively business contact in their social network. For the hypothesis testing, the hierarchical regression shows that social network has significantly positive relationship with business performance. This paper contributes to the body of knowledge especially to the social network theme in Malaysia which is considered to be in the infant stage still. The discussions of the results, the contribution to the body of knowledge as well as limitations of the study are also discussed.

Lessons from the Third Wave: A reflection on the rediscovery of Corporate Social Responsibility by the mainstream accounting research community

2013 ◽  
pp. 9-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis M. Patten
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Environmental Accounting ◽  
The Body ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
The Third ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Corporate Social

In this paper, I reflect on what I, as a long-time member of the social and environmentalaccounting community, see as both the positive and negative aspects ofwhat I refer to as the ‘third wave' of corporate social responsibility (CSR) researchby more mainstream accounting researchers. I note that CSR-themed articles havebeen published in the primary mainstream journals, in waves (and a ripple), sincethe 1960s, and I review those contributions. More importantly, I attempt to assesswhat the newest wave of research adds to the body of knowledge, and how thatmight have implications for the social and environmental accounting community.

scholarly journals Do the Policies and Practices of Teacher Education Serve to Improve Education? A Response Based on the Analysis of the Social Construction of Teaching

2007 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesús Romero Morante ◽  
Alberto Luis Gómez
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Professional Practice ◽  
Professional Preparation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Modest Contribution ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject

Few people would deny that initial and continuing teacher education are crucial factors in the improvement of education. Nevertheless, one must adopt a certain reservation before offering categorical and knee-jerk responses to the question which heads this article. This is not only a result of the ambiguity of the available evidence, so much the worse if one were to succumb to the temptation of establishing monocausal relationships, but also due to the very complexity of a question whose explicit and implicit terms (?improvement? and its conditions, the ?object? and the ?subject? of the same, the approach to professional preparation, etc.) are all debatable. Moreover, there needs to be some caution in examining the belief that it is feasible to determine empirically the body of knowledge, skills and commitments which would be required by teachers in order to guarantee ?effective? and successful teaching. Given the socio-political nature of institutionalised education, whatever teacher education project must be open to supra-empirical consideration and, for this reason, should be expected to defend itself in accord with general principles. However, these principles or values are proposed; they are not discovered. It follows, therefore, that one inevitably enters into the world of ?discourse?, which tries to persuade by means of arguments and not through the proposal of predictions. On the other hand, in no way does this mean that the problem is reduced to a mere doctrinal choice. The arguments presented neither can nor ought to be divorced from the best knowledge available to us. Precisely for this reason, the authors seek to make a modest contribution to this debate, drawing attention to a body of research which focuses on how professional practice is ?constituted? de facto. It is a body of research too often passed over within this field, despite the fact that it seems fundamental to us in weighing up the possibilities and limitations of teacher education. Its consideration will give us cause to rethink some of the immediate challenges, and to revise (in the light of our findings) the reforms presently being imposed in an effort to redefine professionalism in teaching.

Displacement of self-continuity: An heuristic inquiry into identity transition in a 3D motion-capture-based animated narrative short film

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 165-188
Author(s):  
Hossein Najafi
Keyword(s):  
Motion Capture ◽  
Laser Scanning ◽  
The Body ◽  
Short Film ◽  
Heuristic Inquiry ◽  
Artistic Practice ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Social ◽  
Performance Capture ◽  
Experimental Animation

This practice-led artistic research considers how a fictional allegory might be employed to examine issues of acculturation, displacement and identity transition. Using the story of a refugee family, the study explores through artistic practice the implications of identity reconstruction inside the body of a new culture. The animated short film Stella is designed to serve as a provocative vehicle for considering the social implications of identity loss and transition. Methodologically, the project is shaped by an heuristic inquiry. Inside this journey, the researcher generates a narrative that draws upon experience and theory. The artist creates an experimental animation in which the self of the artist is investigated through iterations of creative explorations. These experimental explorations not only span the conceptual and storytelling side of the creative process but also touch upon technological achievements. In this process a relationship results that elevates both the self (the writer/director/animator) and the body of knowledge, through the process of making and reflection. Beyond its contribution to understanding processes and implications of acculturation, displacement and identity transition, the project’s technological significance lies in its propensity to extend the application and demonstrate the potential of performance capture (using motion capture technology), 3D laser scanning and photogrammetry.

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