Econometrics is seen as the dominant method in terms of applicability, accuracy and efficiency in economic science. It is widely used and other methods have been reduced to marginal contributions. Econometricians behave as if their techniques were universal when in fact they are not. If alternative methods are accepted, one can largely eliminate the restrictions and distance to reality of econo...

Atherosclerotic alterations of the internal carotid artery frequently result in ischemic stroke. However, it remains unclear which specific factor mainly causes an increased risk of stroke. Constant improvements of the diagnostic possibilities of ultrasonic examinations provide increasingly profound insight into plaque alterations. If "risk plaque" could be reliably identified, the therapeutic ...

Institutional learning occurs at two levels. The first one is learning by the technical/vocational training institution itself, and the second one, learning by the organisation or enterprise. Both processes are not separate in time and contents but interact through reflection on concrete experiences, which makes the methodological proposal dynamic. It proceeds according to the learning generate...

Kiene and von Schön-Angerer present many important ideas in their paper ("Single-Case Causality Assessment as a Basis for Clinical Judgment") in the January 1998 issue [of the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine]. They clearly identify some of the typically unrecognized assumptions underlying common conventional empirical approaches and elaborate the limitations of some of thes...

Model-Driven Engineering holds the promise of transforming business models into code automatically. This requires the concept of model transformation. In this paper, we assess the feasibility of model transformations from Event-driven Process Chain models to Business Process Execution Language specifications. To this purpose, we use a framework based on ontological analysis and workflow pattern...

During the course of this paper we intend to explore some possibilities that relate to ethnomethodology, conversation analysis, reflexive practice and practitioner based research. We intend to explore the way in which conversation analysis may facilitate some objectives and goals of reflexive practice and practitioner based research within professional practice. In order to fulfil this objectiv...

Methodological possibilities of positron annihilation lifetime (PAL) spectroscopy applied to characterize different types of nanomaterials treated within three-term fitting procedure are critically reconsidered. In contrast to conventional three-term analysis based on admixed positron- and positronium-trapping modes, the process of nanostructurization is considered as substitutional positron-po...

Multi-criteria Evaluation (MCE) is increasingly being used in the assessment of natural resource management options which involve complex ecological, economic and social outcomes and interactions. This paper draws on the results of research experiences and reviews MCE applications to identify methodological issues with conducting MCE and future research possibilities. Some of the key issues tha...

Pesticide effects on microbial community structure and activity in soil are reviewed, showing that methodological developments within the past few years have generated new possibilities for assessing pesticide effects. The first example is the use of mRNA quantification showing that nitrification processes are indeed very susceptible to some pesticides, and that there is correlation between the...

Article extracted from a Master's dissertation whose objective was to characterize the interaction of nurses with nursing diagnoses in neurosurgical oncology, considering behaviors, expressions, attitudes and practices. The participants were sixteen nurses who work with equal or more than five years in neurosurgical oncology at the National Cancer Institute. The Symbolic Interactionism was used...