Wisdom is an ancient concept, that experiences a renaissance since the last century throughout several scientific communities. In each of them it is interpreted in rather different ways from a key ability to succesful aging to a human peak perfomance transcending mere knowledge. As a result, miscellaneous definitions and models exist. There is for instance the DIKW-hierarchy that tempts to inte...

Fact collections are mostly built using semi-supervised relation extraction techniques and wisdom of the crowds methods, rendering them inherently noisy. In this paper, we propose to validate the resulting facts by leveraging global constraints inherent in large fact collections, observing that correct facts will tend to match their arguments with other facts more often than with incorrect ones...

Using GaxIn1-xP as a prototype system, we present the first systematic examination of the alloy scattering effects on the global electronic structure of a semiconductor alloy for the whole composition range. Contrary to conventional wisdom, many electronic states in such a "well behaved" alloy are found to differ drastically from a Bloch state, including band edge states that are derived from d...

In a previous study, a conceptual model of wisdom was created (Brown, 2004a) to better understand integrated learning outcomes. The purpose of this study is to develop a scale to measure this wisdom construct. This article discusses salient aspects of the extant professional literature regarding the measurement of wisdom and details the efforts to develop a valid and reliable Wisdom Development...

The word “wisdom” is rarely seen in contemporary technology and learning discourse. This conceptual paper aims to provide some clear principles that answer the question: How can we establish wisdom in complex learning networks? By considering the nature of contemporary calls for wisdom the paper provides a metatheoretial framework to evaluate the appropriateness of the characteristics of learni...

Wisdom can be understood as a complex capacity to solve unsolvable problems. Wise persons are better in coping with difficult life situations. People mental disorders often have problems This study examines whether convenience sample from the general population and psychosomatic rehabilitation patients (dis)agree similarly or differently global sentences representing wisdom-related attitudes. A...

BACKGROUND The prophylactic removal of asymptomatic impacted wisdom teeth is defined as the (surgical) removal of wisdom teeth in the absence of local disease. Impacted wisdom teeth have been associated with pathological changes, such as inflammation of the gums around the tooth, root resorption, gums- and alveolar bone disease, damage of the adjacent teeth, the development of cysts and tumours...