INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS IN QUASI-FEDERALISM: THE PLACE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION FOR EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY IN NIGERIA by CHIDI FRANKLIN UZOIGWE, ERNEST ARINZE UDALLA

“…The research adopted Systems Theory as framework of analysis and a survey study method as its methodology. …”
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Using Improved Ant Colony Algorithm to Investigate EMU Circulation Scheduling Problem by Yu Zhou, Leishan Zhou, Yun Wang

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Suicide in Bangladesh: An Ecological Systems Analysis by S. M. Yasir Arafat, Tamkeen Saleem

“…Conclusions This article explored suicide and suicide prevention in Bangladesh through the lens of ecological systems theory that may foster the formulation of a national suicide prevention strategy in the country.…”
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Occupational therapy’s oversight: How science veiled our humanity by Heleen Reid, Clare Hocking, Elizabeth Smythe

“…Background Occupational therapy’s connection to positivist science predates the profession’s formal beginning, with important contributing knowledge sources coming from mathematics, physics, psychology, and systems theory. While these sources of objective knowledge provide a rational, defendable position for practice, they can only explain a portion of what it means to exist as an occupational being.Aims/Objectives This article aims to reveal some of the history of science within occupational therapy and reveal the subjective, ontological nature of doing everyday activities that the profession’s preoccupation with positivist science has obscured.Methods This research used a history of ideas methodology to uncover how occupational therapy perceived people and how practice was conceptualised and conducted between 1800 and 1980s, as depicted in writing of the time.Conclusion Analysis showed that, through history, people were increasingly categorised and delimited. …”
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Transitions in intensive care: Investigating critical slowing down post extubation. by Lucinda Khalil, Sandip V George, Katherine L Brown, Samiran Ray, Simon Arridge

“…While immediate clinical utility is limited, the work marks an important first step towards using dynamical systems theory to understand the dynamics of signals measured at the bedside during intensive care.…”
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A Reliability-Based Analysis of Bicyclist Red-Light Running Behavior at Urban Intersections by Mei Huan, Xiaobao Yang

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TIE‐GCM ROPE ‐ Dimensionality Reduction: Part I by Piyush M. Mehta, Richard J. Licata

“…The methodology uses a page out of dynamical systems theory to first reduce the order of the state using dimensionality reduction and then modeling the temporal dynamics in the reduced state space. …”
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A CEO's internal communication programme for middle management and its influence on their perception of the corporate reputation by Irma Meyer, Gideon de Wet

“…A pragmatic research approach was adopted for this study, and two communication theories – the systems theory and in particular the interrelatedness aspect thereof, and the flow of information aspects of the information theory (Bowers & Courtright, 1984: 23) - were used as the conceptual premise of the study. …”
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A cooperative governance framework for sustainable digital transformation in construction: The role of digital enablement and digital strategy by Ahmed Mohammed Shirwa, Abdiqani Muse Hassan, Abdiqani Qorane Hassan, Muslum Kilinc

“…Drawing on institutionalism and political systems theory, the study identifies five aspects and 36 criteria, using a hybrid approach of the Fuzzy Delphi Method and Fuzzy Decision Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory. …”
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THE COMPILATION OF SHANNON ENTROPY MEASUREMENT EQUATION FOR NONLINEAR DYNAMIC SYSTEMS BY USING THE INTERVAL ANALYSIS METHODS by Yu. P. Machekhin, Yu. S. Kurskoy

“…They are based on Open systems theory, Dynamical chaos theory and Information theory. …”
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Optimization Model and Method of Variable Speed Limit for Urban Expressway by Shubin Li, Tao Wang, Hualing Ren, Baiying Shi, Xiangke Kong

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Immersion in Complex Dynamical Systems with Ergodicity by Rômulo Damasclin Chaves dos Santos, Jorge Henrique de Oliveira Sales

“…Beginning with an exposition of fundamental concepts in dynamical systems theory, particular attention is given to topological dynamical systems (TDS). …”
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Perception Development of L2 English and L3 Polish Coda Obstruent by L1 German Adult Multilinguals by Romana Kopečková

“…This small-scale study, grounded in Complex Dynamic Systems Theory, examines the development of coda obstruent perception in seven beginner learners of Polish as an L3 (aged 21–39), with German as their L1 and English as their L2. …”
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Noncontact Knee Ligament Injury Prevention Screening in Netball: A Clinical Commentary with Clinical Practice Suggestions for Community-Level Players by Nicholas C Clark

“…The theoretical principles that are discussed in this commentary include injury control, the sequence of prevention, principles of screening in injury prevention, the multifactorial model of injury etiology, complex systems theory, and systems science. The different types of research that are reviewed include descriptive and analytic-observational studies. …”
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Scoping review of qualitative studies investigating reproductive health knowledge, attitudes, and practices among men and women across Rwanda. by Julie M Buser, Ella August, Gurpreet K Rana, Rachel Gray, Olive Tengera, Faelan E Jacobson-Davies, Madeleine Mukeshimana, Diomede Ntasumbumuyange, Gerard Kaberuka, Marie Laetitia Ishimwe Bazakare, Tamrat Endale, Yolanda R Smith

“…Recognizing that individual, community, and societal factors influence RH, this review is guided by Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory.<h4>Methods</h4>Eligible studies were conducted in Rwanda, included males and/or females of any age, and were published within the past 20 years. …”
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Addressing the Triple Trauma of Factors Leading to Perinatal Health and Mental Health Consequences in Two Upstate New York Communities by Robert H. Keefe, Robert A. Rubinstein, Kiara Van Brackle, Sanid Music, Zikora Nnam, Sandra D. Lane

“…Using the levels of analysis put forward in Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory (i.e., individual, family, and community), we argue that trauma operates at each of those levels. …”
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Optimal Bus-Bridging Service under a Metro Station Disruption by Haodong Yin, Jianjun Wu, Huijun Sun, Yunchao Qu, Xin Yang, Bo Wang

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Scoping review of qualitative studies on family planning in Uganda. by Julie M Buser, Pebalo F Pebolo, Ella August, Gurpreet K Rana, Rachel Gray, Faelan E Jacobson-Davies, Edward Kumakech, Tamrat Endale, Anna Grace Auma, Yolanda R Smith

“…We extracted data from the 71 eligible studies and synthesized the findings using thematic analysis and the Ecological Systems Theory (EST) individual, interpersonal, community, institutional, and policy-level determinants. …”
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Learning from “Knocks in Life”: Food Insecurity among Low-Income Lone Senior Women by Rebecca J. Green-LaPierre, Patricia L. Williams, N. Theresa Glanville, Deborah Norris, Heather C. Hunter, Cynthia G. Watt

“…Drawing upon Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory, we explored their perceived ability to access a nutritionally adequate and personally acceptable diet, and the barriers and enablers to do so; as well in light of our previous quantitative research, we explored their perceptions related to adequacy of income, essential expenses, and their strategies to manage personal finances. …”
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Assessing the Geological Environment Resilience Under Seawater Intrusion Hazards: A Case Study of the Coastal Area of Shenzhen City by Dong Su, Jinwei Zhou, Maolong Huang, Wenlong Han, Aiguo Li, Enzhi Wang, Xiangsheng Chen

“…This study applies the resilience design approach based on urban complex adaptive systems theory to understand the impact of SWI on the geological environment. …”
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