AGILE DATA METHOD APPLICATIONS IN A REAL-WORLD INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CONTEXT

Intelligent Systems ◽

Research Effort ◽

Object Oriented ◽

Object Oriented Databases ◽

For modeling real-world problems and constructing intelligent systems, integration of different methodologies and techniques has been the quest and focus of significant interdisciplinary research effort. The advantages of such a hybrid system are that the strengths of its partners are combined and complementary to each other’s weakness. In particular, object orientation provides a hierarchical data abstraction scheme and a mechanism for information hiding and inheritance. However, the classical object-oriented data model cannot deal with uncertainty and imprecision pervasive in real world problems. Meanwhile, probability theory and fuzzy logic provide measures and rules for representing and reasoning with uncertainty and imprecision. That has led to intensive research and development of fuzzy and probabilistic object-oriented databases, as collectively reported in De Caluwe (1997), Ma (2005), and Marín & Vila (2007).

4. Synthetic biology and healthcare

Synthetic Biology: A Very Short Introduction ◽

10.1093/actrade/9780198803492.003.0004 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 58-72

Author(s):

Jamie A. Davies

Keyword(s):

Synthetic Biology ◽

Real World ◽

Human Cells ◽

Medical Applications ◽

Monitoring And Diagnosis ◽

Research Context ◽

New Vaccines

‘Synthetic biology and healthcare’ explains how synthetic biology can be applied to medicine: it can be used to produce drugs and new vaccines; improve monitoring and diagnosis; and it is just starting to be used to modify human cells with properties designed to help patients. In a research context, it is being applied to building new tissues. For most medical applications, there is no risk of the engineered organisms ‘running wild’ in the general environment; risk is restricted to specific patients who already have a problem that needs to be solved. In general, therefore, medicine is a field in which synthetic biology may make its earliest significant real-world contributions.

Sustainability Science: A Call to Collaborative Action

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review ◽

10.1017/s1068280500007620 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 42 (1) ◽

pp. 75-89 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

David D. Hart ◽

Kathleen P. Bell

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Real World ◽

Sustainability Science ◽

Economic Research ◽

Collaborative Action ◽

Recent Scholarship ◽

Positive Experiences ◽

The University ◽

Sustainability science is an emerging field directed at advancing sustainable development. Informed by recent scholarship and institutional experiments, we identify key roles for economists and encourage their greater participation in this research. Our call to collaborative action comes from positive experiences with the Sustainability Solutions Initiative based at the University of Maine, where economists collaborate with other experts and diverse stakeholders on real-world problems involving interactions between natural and human systems. We articulate a mutually beneficial setting where economists’ methods, skills, and norms add value to the problem-focused, interdisciplinary research of sustainability science and where resources, opportunities, and challenges from science bolster economic research specifically and land/sea grant institutions broadly.

Interdisciplinary Faith-Learning Integration for Social Change

Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies ◽

10.5840/jis2014261/22 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 29-56

Author(s):

David C. Ward ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Change ◽

Literature Review ◽

Lifelong Learning ◽

Graduate School ◽

Real World ◽

Interdisciplinary Studies ◽

Critical Realist ◽

Learning Evaluation ◽

The World

Interdisciplinary studies has grown significantly in the last 25 years. The reductionisms of secular modernism and postmodem relativism present an opportunity for an approach to interdisciplinary faith-learning integration that provides a unifying basis for research addressing major challenges. An approach developed at Oxford Graduate School offers promise for interdisciplinary studies comprehensive enough to bridge the three cultures of the natural, social, and humane sciences in the service of bettering the world. The Learning ... to Change the World methodology proceeds through seven stages: problem clarification, literature review, faith-learning integration, interdisciplinary research, contextualization, ethical/social leadership, and lifelong learning evaluation. Grounded in a Creation-Fall-Redemption-Consummation metaphysical worldview, it assumes a critical realist epistemology to engage real-world challenges. The process accommodates multiple research methods and aims for a redemptive-ethical transformation of social problems.

Spatial Reasoning and GIS in Linguistic Prehistory. Two Case Studies from Lower Fungom (Northwest Cameroon)

Language Dynamics and Change ◽

10.1163/22105832-20120202 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 150-183 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Pierpaolo Di Carlo ◽

Giovanna Pizziolo

Keyword(s):

Information Systems ◽

Geographic Information Systems ◽

Real World ◽

Historical Development ◽

Language Change ◽

Spatial Reasoning ◽

Spatial Relations ◽

Geographical Information ◽

Ongoing Project

Being an ontologically multidisciplinary topic, language change is among the best candidates to be addressed using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). GIS can integrate datasets from diverse disciplines along with real-world geographical information, hence facilitating the investigation of (i) the spatial relations existing between research items and (ii) (past) landscapes. Drawing from an ongoing project focused on the historical development of the extremely diverse linguistic situation documented in the Lower Fungom region (Northwest Cameroon), this article explores the possibility of placing authentic interdisciplinary research pivoting on linguistic issues within a GIS framework.

Riding alone on the elevator

Learning and Teaching ◽

10.3167/latiss.2017.100302 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 1-19

Author(s):

Anna M. Frank ◽

Rebecca Froese ◽

Barbara C. Hof ◽

Maike I. E. Scheffold ◽

Felix Schreyer ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Global Warming ◽

Real World ◽

Natural Science ◽

Social Norm ◽

The Social ◽

Introductory Class ◽

Scientific Fields ◽

Abstract The ability to conduct interdisciplinary research is crucial to address complex real-world problems that require the collaboration of different scientific fields, with global warming being a case in point. To produce integrated climate-related knowledge, climate researchers should be trained early on to work across boundaries and gain an understanding of diverse disciplinary perspectives. This article argues for social breaching as a methodology to introduce students with a natural science background to the social sciences in the context of integrated climate sciences. The breach of a social norm presented here was to ask people whether the experimenter could ride on an elevator alone. We conclude that the approach is effective in letting students with a natural science background explore and experience the power of social reality, and is especially suitable for a small-sized introductory class.

Understanding CSR from the perspective of Chinese diners: the case of McDonald’s

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management ◽

10.1108/ijchm-01-2013-0051 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 26 (6) ◽

pp. 1002-1020 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

Yueying Xu

Keyword(s):

Real World ◽

Fast Food ◽

Well Being ◽

Influential Factor ◽

Survey Study ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Content Type ◽

Research Context ◽

Csr Strategies ◽

Southern Chinese

Purpose – The study aims to explore the expectations and perceptions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies among Chinese fast-food diners, and to investigate the relationships among CSR strategies, consumer satisfaction and customer loyalty behaviors. Chinese diners’ knowledge about a real world brand’s CSR activities was also investigated. Design/methodology/approach – Setting the research context on the fast food industry in China and selecting McDonald’s as the subject brand, a survey study was conducted in a Southern Chinese mid-scale city. A convenience sample of 320 was withdrawn, and the data were analyzed with SPSS 18.0. Findings – Results from the study show that the Chinese fast food diners expect restaurant companies to attach more importance to “(product) nutrition and well-being (of customers)” and “environment sustainability” to be considered socially responsible. CSR performance was found to be the most influential factor in the consumers’ loyalty behaviors compared to customer satisfaction with service, product and the total visit experience. The study also found that many of McDonald’s CSR activities were unknown to the Chinese respondents. Originality/value – China is an attractive market to most global companies including fast food chain companies. Understanding Chinese diners’ expectations and perceptions toward companies’ CSR strategies will contribute to the success rate of companies operating in China. In addition, by using a real-world brands as the research context, the study tries to avoid perception bias of respondents due to the different interpretations of CSR in different organizations and industries.

Riding alone on the elevator

Learning and Teaching ◽

10.3167/latiss.2018.100302 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (3) ◽

pp. 1-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anna M. Frank ◽

Rebecca Froese ◽

Barbara C. Hof ◽

Maike I. E. Scheffold ◽

Felix Schreyer ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Global Warming ◽

Real World ◽

Natural Science ◽

Social Norm ◽

The Social ◽

Introductory Class ◽

Scientific Fields ◽

The ability to conduct interdisciplinary research is crucial to address complex real-world problems that require the collaboration of different scientific fields, with global warming being a case in point. To produce integrated climate-related knowledge, climate researchers should be trained early on to work across boundaries and gain an understanding of diverse disciplinary perspectives. This article argues for social breaching as a methodology to introduce students with a natural science background to the social sciences in the context of integrated climate sciences. The breach of a social norm presented here was to ask people whether the experimenter could ride on an elevator alone. We conclude that the approach is effective in letting students with a natural science background explore and experience the power of social reality, and is especially suitable for a small-sized introductory class.

Fuzzy and Probabilistic Object-Oriented Databases

Database Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-058-5.ch008 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 126-134

Author(s):

Tru H. Cao

Keyword(s):

Hybrid System ◽

Real World ◽

Intelligent Systems ◽

Research Effort ◽

Systems Integration ◽

Object Oriented ◽

Object Oriented Databases ◽

For modeling real-world problems and constructing intelligent systems, integration of different methodologies and techniques has been the quest and focus of significant interdisciplinary research effort. The advantages of such a hybrid system are that the strengths of its partners are combined and complementary to each other’s weakness.

ARTIST’S CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH

Creativity Studies ◽

10.3846/cs.2019.9141 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 131-145 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kyong-Mi Paek

Keyword(s):

Social Context ◽

Research Community ◽

Collaborative Practice ◽

Art Practice ◽

Joint Research ◽

Research Context ◽

The Social ◽

Ecologically Sustainable

While expectations regarding art’s potential contributions to the interdisciplinary research context continue to grow, the creative endeavors of individual artists remain under-examined, perhaps because of the inter-relational nature of joint research settings. To explore, how artists navigate their contribution to a given research community, this study reviews the art practice of Seung-Hyun Ko, who participated in Science Walden, a Convergent Research Center carrying out an interdis-ciplinary research project that aimed to build an ecologically sustainable community. Drawing on comprehensive views of creativity that emphasize the importance of the social context in which the efforts of individuals emerge and are assessed, the study examines Ko’s recent collaborative practice in Science Walden within the larger context of his long-term practice as a leading artist of Yatoo, a bioregionally conscious artist community. Ko’s responses to the opportunities and challenges of his involvement in these two interrelated contexts disclose the value of the creative dynamics of interdisciplinary research, with implications for the increasingly diverse interdisciplinary research practices emerging within science and technology.