Flexible Believers in the Netherlands: A Paradigm Shift toward Transreligious Multiplicity

Income Distribution Policy in the Netherlands: a Paradigm Shift

This paper investigates which different views have occurred on the main lines of the Dutch incomes policy. To this end the implications of the incomes policies pursued by different cabinets have been analyzed, mainly since 1973. It appears that distributive policies are heavily influenced by a paradigm shift. In the 1970s, the Dutch government replaced its keynesian oriented economic policy mak...

The Paradigm Shift and the Evolution toward Postmodernism in C

On a Paradigm Shift in Design: Toward Constructivist Foundations

A paradigm shift has been observed across scientific, engineering, and other disciplines. While this shift also impacts design, the impact within the design profession has been rather sporadic without a clear recognition of a profound philosophical change. The purpose of this paper is to elucidate the transformation in design triggered by the emergence of new paradigms. For this, we contrast th...

Defining pediatric malnutrition: a paradigm shift toward etiology-related definitions.

Lack of a uniform definition is responsible for underrecognition of the prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on outcomes in children. A pediatric malnutrition definitions workgroup reviewed existing pediatric age group English-language literature from 1955 to 2011, for relevant references related to 5 domains of the definition of malnutrition that were a priori identified: anthropometric p...

A Methodology for Paradigm Shift to Explain Sustainable University

The sustainable university concept is rooted in prevalent paradigms pertained to economic, social and environmental development, which all focus on systemic thought and rationality; besides, they tend to  discover and solve problems by applying an interdisciplinary approach. However, the epistemic component is what these paradigms have ignored. The purpose of this study is to explain a methodo...