Sentences with phrase «in general systems»

First of all, family therapy was grounded in cutting - edge cybernetics, which eventually brought the digital revolution, and in general systems theory, challenging the field of biology.

Prior training in general systems theory, family therapy theories, and therapeutic experience in family therapy required.

Any basis in general systems theory indicates the opposite.

Take Benson's advice, and learn a bit about feedbacks in general systems theory.

This idea depends on developments in general systems theory, which views «all of nature and all of human activity as a hierarchically arranged structure of levels of interlocked subset systems in which the process of any particular subset system affects and is affected by other subset systems at its own level, as well as below or above it.»

What is missing is the effort to bring these aspects together and to examine the ways in which they interrelate in a general system of ethics.

This means that the good can not be referred back to any Platonic universals or impersonal order of the cosmos, nor can it be founded in any general system of utility or justice.

Not exact matches

The principal contractor will be General Dynamics Land Systems in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

(It currently holds stakes in high - profile startups such as quantum computing company D - Wave Systems, energy firm General Fusion and e-commerce enterprise BuildDirect.)

NATO has to respond in different ways to Russia's interference in other political systems, its secretary general told CNBC Saturday.

Ben Dutton, president and CEO of the Casman Group of companies, said about half of the 200 workers employed by his Fort McMurray - based general construction firm are already back in town and working on restoring heating - ventilation and other systems for commercial and industrial customers.

Sunflower Labs has raised about $ 6 million in venture funding from General Catalyst and Stanley Ventures for self - flying security systems.

Graham, a general manager at a Boston Pizza in Stratford, Ont., used to rely on one of her staff members to check the temperature of the food in her restaurant's refrigeration system.

Rometty is no exception: She came to Big Blue as a systems engineer in 1981 after graduating from Northwestern with a degree in computer science and electrical engineering at Northwestern and doing a two year stint at the General Motors Institute (a condition of her college scholarship).

Apple's technology, called CarPlay, will turn a car's systems into an extension of your iPhone as long as it's plugged in, while Google, working with an alliance of carmakers that includes Honda, Audi and General Motors, is developing a model that could see the car's own systems running on Android.

General Motors (gm), which pioneered the connected car with its OnStar concierge service, sent a software update to million of vehicles in December, introducing an e-commerce system that lets drivers order coffee or make restaurant reservations while driving — to the chagrin of some safety advocates.

In general, critics seem to say that the downpayment requirement would restrict lending without doing much to increase the safety of the financial system.

First there was the discovery that the government's announced changes to the General Preferential Tariff (GPT) system would lead to tariffs being charged on MP3 players produced in many countries (and subsequently higher retail prices), including iPods produced in China.

«In general, Minnesota Power has been aware for a long time that northern Minnesota is a hazardous location for geoelectric events and what we need to do to monitor and protect our system equipment and to design for potential disturbances,» Rogers told Business Insider.

But Bailey is quick to point out that those stats don't extend to franchising in general — she attributes the high success rate to the FranNet system.

He said hospitals in general were badly protected against hacking, partly because of underfunding and partly because some older medical machines are not compatible with the latest versions of software operating systems.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday launched an investigation into the pharma giant's contracts with local school systems in New York over potentially anticompetitive language in the arrangements.

«The survey findings confirm that budget - constrained small businesses are playing tug of war when it comes to balancing smart IT purchasing decisions and their budgets,» Stephen DiFranco, the general manager of HP's Personal Systems Group — Americas, said in a statement.

With more than 20 years of experience in U.S. Hispanic media, Puig served as VP and General Manager of Spanish Broadcasting Systems prior to joining Univision, where she directed all aspects of sales, marketing, promotions, and business development on the local and national level.

More importantly, though, Facebook's many admissions come in the context of the company making major changes to its systems, so they are more compliant with the European Union's incoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Mobileye N.V., whose collision - avoidance technology has been adopted in cars made by the likes of BMW AG and General Motors Co., said on Sunday it had raised money from five investors that valued its equity at $ 1.5 billion, highlighting the market potential for driver - assistance systems.

That includes visits to World Record hot spots in the U.S. such as the World's Tallest Outdoor Rock - Climbing Wall in Reno, Nevada; Bowling Green, Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, which is home to the world's longest known cave system; the World's Largest Living Tree — a giant sequoia named General Sherman — in California's Sequoia National Park; and the volcanic - formed Crater Lake in Oregon, which at 1,943 feet is America's deepest lake.

«Upgrading systems to take advantage of technological progress is important and can increase efficiency,» the analysts wrote in general advice to any company looking at blockchain.

«There's pieces now we can invest in, pods of stores in the U.S., or elsewhere, and utilize the fact that they've got all the systems in Canada,» Rivett said in an interview Thursday after Fairfax's annual general meeting of shareholders.

After fighting began, the quartermaster general recommended several changes to make the uniform more practical, and suggested a layering system in 1943 that would keep troops warm during the cold European winters, standardized as the M - 1943 field ensemble with cap, four - pocket field jacket, detachable jacket hood, field trousers and service shirt.

Other companies are studying the economics of using automated driving systems to replace human drivers in taxi or ride - hailing services, including Uber Technologies (uber) and Lyft (lyft), which is collaborating with General Motors (gm).

Billionaire tech entrepreneur and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has spoken out numerous times about patent trolls and about how he thinks the patent system in general is broken.

The special counsel Robert Mueller's indictment in February of the Internet Research Agency, a Russian troll farm that spread disinformation ahead of the election, indicates that Russian actors wanted to «spread distrust towards the candidates and the political system in general.»

«A.I. systems in general are so limited.

OTTAWA — An overbuilt and overpriced condominium market is posing a risk to Canadian households, banks and the economy in general, the Bank of Canada warned Thursday in its latest review of the health of the country's financial system.

When asked about contagion effects from the decline in oil prices, Yellen said that «leverage in the financial system in general is way down» from levels before the crisis, and said it isn't a «major» concern that some entities would be effected by the decline in oil prices.

«Payments in general is such a complicated system with so many incumbent providers that revolutionary change like this was not going to happen very quickly,» said Joshua Gilbert, an analyst at First Annapolis Consulting.

It is a fascinating story about a very influential company that has relationships with some of the biggest names in healthcare, including: Oakland, Calif. - based Kaiser Permanente, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, UCLA Health in Los Angeles, Arlington - based Texas Health Resources, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mount Sinai Health System in New York City and Duke University Health System in Raleigh, N.C.

General Motors may have taken a significant step forward with its Super Cruise system, available in the 2018 Cadillac CT6 sedan, which can pilot a car on divided, limited - access highways.

Land is still its largest component — and some 80 percent of «capital» gains in the U.S. economy are land - price gains Site values are increased by public investment in streets, water and sewer facilities and transportation hubs, in school systems, by zoning restrictions, by the general level of prosperity, and most of all, by whatever bankers will lend.

Calgary - based Zi Corporation, which specializes in Asian language enabling technologies, has announced that it has licensed eZiText, its intuitive language processing system, to Shanghai General Electronics Group SVA Computer Co..

In those select areas where we have had challenges ramping fully automated processes, such as portions of the battery module line, part of the material flow system, and two steps of general assembly, we have temporarily dialed back automation and introduced certain semi-automated or manual processes while we work to eventually have full automation take back over.

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Over time the monetary system of the United States, as well as the world in general, has evolved.

Critics point out that the open system can be gamed, especially when an incumbent's backers flock to the other party's primary to support a weaker candidate, who then ends up as the other party's nominee against the incumbent in the general election.

In general, the Canadian education system must be adjusted to nurture economic value - creation competencies (business, marketing, sales and relationships) from early years in school and throughout university studies, and thus build confidence, a spirit of leadership, and competitiveness in the future generation of CanadianIn general, the Canadian education system must be adjusted to nurture economic value - creation competencies (business, marketing, sales and relationships) from early years in school and throughout university studies, and thus build confidence, a spirit of leadership, and competitiveness in the future generation of Canadianin school and throughout university studies, and thus build confidence, a spirit of leadership, and competitiveness in the future generation of Canadianin the future generation of Canadians.

Finally, the Auditor General's report observes that background material produced internally for the Department of Finance in 2009 concluded that the elderly benefit system was sustainable in the long term.

In 1996, the US General Accounting Office estimated that a tax agency reconciliation system could reduce the time spent preparing tax returns by as much as 155 million hours a year for 51 million taxpayers and reduce the IRS's costs by up to $ 37 million annually.

Among the major revenue components, personal income taxes increased by $ 5.8 billion (primarily reflecting a 4.8 % increase in wages and salaries coupled with a progressive tax system), corporate income taxes were up $ 1.7 billion (corporate profits were up 15 % but the general tax rate declined from 18 % in 2010 to 16.5 % in 2011) and employment insurance (EI) premiums rose by $ 1.1 billion (both the EI rate and insurable earnings subject to the rate were higher).

The Standing Committees of the Public Accounts and on Government Operations and Estimates have also recommended that the «Office of the Comptroller General complete its study of accrual - based budgeting and appropriations and report back by March 31, 2013 its recommendations on whether the Government of Canada should pursue accrual - based budgeting in departments and accrual - based appropriations in its financial reporting system».