Sentences with phrase «applied systems theory»

He applied systems theory to the problem and drew a cybernetic system diagram for the world....

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It really does nt matter what my beliefs system was, let's just say it was based on chaos theory and science as applied to occult arts, I have since moved on to more pragmatic beliefs but I clearly recall how oppressive they were and surprised at how much propaganda they spread that was based on their ignorance.

In his widely persuasive attempt to apply «systems theory» to political analysis, for instance, David Easton writes that «what distinguishes political interactions... is that they are predominantly oriented toward the authoritative allocation of values for a society» (EPA 50; see also PcS, chapter v).

The conceptual elements of the theory are examined in their own right before being applied, grid - like, over the multitudinous systems inhabiting the world at large.

Whereas when Whitehead coined the phrase, «Fallacy of misplaced concreteness» (SMW 58), he was referring to the irreducible bits of matter present in the Newtonian mechanistic theory of nature, when applied to social systems it acquires added significance.

For example, in one of the better chapters, entitled «Human Justice and Animal Fairness», the reader is introduced to Maasai systems of gift - giving, game theory as applied to chimpanzee behaviour, canine sensitivity to fairness, rules of play among wolves and rats, before a brief detour into Martha Nussbaum's development of Rawlsian justice theory leads us to an extended discussion of Aquinas» understanding of justice as a virtue, acquired and infused.

We utilize a integrative approach that weaves together many therapeutic and bodywork modalities, including Somatic Experiencing ®, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Prenatal and Birth Psychology, applied Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, Acupressure, Polarity Therapy, autonomic nervous system physiology, epigenetics, and relational neuroscience.

«Our findings mean that Maynard Smith's theory does apply to this complex natural system, and sexual females do pay at least a two-fold cost of sex,» said Dr. Amanda Gibson, lead author of the Evolution Letters study.

«Translational medicine remains a largely empirical process, and we are only beginning to apply the theories and analytical tools of systems engineering and technology management to improve the efficiency of translational science,» said Dr. Fred Ledley, founding director of the center and a co-author of the paper.

To test their theory, Xiaoli Guo, a post-doctoral researcher in Mitchum's lab and first author of the study, synthesized the CLE - B nematode peptide and applied it to the vascular cells of Arabidopsis, a model plant system used in plant research.

The scientists took quantum information theory, which is based on abstract mathematical systems, and applied it to condensed matter physics, a well - explored field with many known laws and experiments.

Periodic points of area - preserving mappings have been bread - and - butter to dynamical systems theory since the end of the 19th century, when Henri Poincare first applied them to a problem about the motion of three bodies under gravity.

One of the most productive scientists in applying dynamical systems theory to climate is Tim Lenton at the University of East Anglia in England.

In one issue of the McKinsey Quarterly titled «Biology and Business,» evolutionary theory is applied to other complex systems such as business markets.

He has also applied the theory of dynamical systems to solve a long - standing problem in analysis stemming from quantum mechanics.

Apply evidence to support a theory of action (war, neutrality, or diplomacy), and understand how the choice of action affects systems.

Economist John Kay applies his provocative universal theory to a variety of complex systems, including business and communities.

In this module learn about learning theories and how they are applied in instructional systems design.

«Under a system created during Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's administration, eighth graders can apply anywhere in the city, in theory unshackling themselves from failing, segregated neighborhood schools.

Rodger, John Jackson, «'' New capitalism», colonisation and the neo-philanthropic turn in social policy: Applying Luhmann's systems theory to the Big Society project.»

Stephen Willats has from the 1960s to the present day been a pioneer in researching cybernetics applied to physical and social systems, communications theory and computer technology.

Whilst an attempt to apply chaos theory to climate may not yield anything useful in the short term, it seems to me to be by far the most likely course of inquiry to eventually make sense of the vast array of interactive elements within such an apparently chaotic system.

Perhaps you have been misled by 1) A poor understanding of Linear Systems Theory, and 2) Never having applied it to to anything but feed - forward electronic sSystems Theory, and 2) Never having applied it to to anything but feed - forward electronic systemssystems?

The unique solution with respect to chaos, VikingExplorer, is to derive to which systems chaos theory applies.

PA, The situation you describe in control system theory, doesn't seem to apply to the reaction to the earth's climate in response to changes in solar irradiation.

In fact, the theory of differentiable dynamical systems — as we know and love it from the work of G.D. Birkhoff, J. Hadamard, H. Poincaré, and, more recently, E.N. Lorenz, D. Ruelle, and S. Smale, among many others — applies to autonomous systems, in which neither the forcing nor the coefficients depend explicitly on time.

My PhD is in System Science with my dissertation being in Hierarchy Theory (an application of Shannon's Information Theory to Optimal Span — the «magical number 7 + / - 2» that may usefully be applied to Quantifying the Mythical Man - Month and Management Span of Control).

This episode investigates how machine ideas such as cybernetics and systems theory were applied to natural ecosystems, and how this relates to the false idea that there is a balance of nature...

The whole energy diagram is bollocks, similar to what biochemists were up to in the late 60's before metabolic control theory (Kacser and Burns); MCT eventually coupled to classical control theory and this opened up a whole range of known, explored, maths to be applied to biological systems (we can now look to Lyapunov stability in steady states).

I also regret that the Court... missed the opportunity to analyse in more detail the concept of a plurality of legal systems, which is linked to that of legal pluralism and is well - established in ancient and modern legal theory and practice... This general remark also applies to the assessment to be made of sharia, the legal expression of a religion whose traditions go back more than a thousand years, and which has its fixed points of reference and its excesses, like any other complex system.

Chris Anderson's long tail theory initially was applied to e-commerce; it described the large number of unique items available in small quantities — unconfined by physical boundaries or systems — with Amazon as the key example.

Marriage and family therapy is built on a foundation of systems theory which, when applied to life's problems, paves a path to wellness without stigmatization.

Learners apply major counseling theories and their associated approaches to working with individuals, groups, systems, and developmental and consultation services.

Learning Objectives: 1 - Participants will learn how attachment theory applies to play therapy and to view family systems through the lens of attachment.

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We dedicate ourselves to promoting a more inclusive and socially just world by developing and exchanging new theory, research, applied practice and policy related to diverse families and systems.

1 - Participants will learn how Attachment Centered Play Therapy theory applies to play therapy and to view family systems through the lens of attachment.

Principles of systems theory have been applied to the field of psychology to explore and explain behavioral patterns.

Systems theories as applied to family or individual development (Cox & Paley, 1997; Sameroff, 1994) lead to a consideration of the mutual influence between family relationships.

When we are guided by an understanding of a healthy system as one that is integrated, emergent, and sustainable, we can consistently point our therapeutic choices in the direction of positive potential, whatever the therapy model or theory being applied.

In the late 1960s, Dr. Murray Bowen applied systems thinking to the family unit and developed family systems theory.

His toolkit is stocked with the applied sciences of wellbeing, success, neurobiology, biomimicry, appreciative inquiry multiple intelligences (including systems theories), positive organizational design, and mindfulness.

I needed to enhance my university degrees and licensure, so I reviewed and applied a variety of commonly used psychology perspectives, such as systems theory, cognitive - behavioral theory, psychoanalytical theory and narrative therapy.

This educational workshop will help participants understand and apply core concepts from Bowen Family Systems Theory with an aim to improving relationships with family, friends, co-workers and significant others.