Abstract. Governance of natural resources is inherently complex and requires navigating trade-offs at multiple dimensions. In this paper, we present operationalize the “governance disruptions framework” (GDF) as a tool for holistic analysis resource governance systems. For each four dimensions framework (target adequacy, object instrument behavioural adequacy), formulate guiding questions to be...

Factors that enhance the perceived adequacy of explanations for bad news were examined in three studies: two cross-sectional surveys and a simulation experiment. All studies found that the specificity of the explanation's substance accounted for more variance in judgments of explanation adequacy than did the interpersonal sensitivity of the explanation's delivery. Moderators of the relationship...

This study identifies the main elements of knowledge management structures and examines their effects on knowledge management adequacy and subsequently on knowledge management effectiveness. A path model representing the antecedents of knowledge management structure adequacy and the consequence on knowledge management effectiveness is developed and tested empirically. The results indicate that ...

The treatment of uncertainty is a key problem in artificial intelligence. Nowadays, the field is split in two schools: a mainstream that adopts probabilistic methods and an alternative school that advocates the use of other approaches. In this paper, we argue that this split is due to the lack of a philosophical analysis of what we call the non-adequacy claim, which is the main argument current...

I provide an explicit formulation of empirical adequacy, the central concept of constructive empiricism, and point out a number of problems. Based on one of the inspirations for empirical adequacy, I generalize the notion of a theory to avoid implausible presumptions about the relation of theoretical concepts and observations, and generalize empirical adequacy with the help of approximation set...

We study a new programming framework based on logic programming where success and failure are replaced by predicates for adequacy and inadequacy. Adequacy allows to extract a result from a partial computation, and inadequacy allows to exibly constrain the search space. In this parameterized setting, the classical result of independence of the selection rule does not hold. We show that, under ce...

Acidosis causes malnutrition in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. The effect of oral bicarbonate in PD patients with Kt/V <2.1 has not been studied. We randomly assigned 60 PD patients with acidosis and Kt/V <2.1 to oral sodium bicarbonate (0.9 g thrice daily) or placebo. Patients were followed for 12 mo. We compared their nutritional status, including subjective global assessment (SGA) score ...

Aims: Paying attention to the health of pregnant women leads to the newborn’s health and ultimately, the health of society. Health literacy and knowledge of antenatal care reduce neonatal and maternal fatality, increase maternal and neonatal health. The current research, therefore, aims to investigate the association of health literacy, antenatal care adequacy indicators, and delivery outcomes....

Ischemic myocardium undergoes many physiologic changes, including alterations in contractile function, histologic condition, and oxygen utilization. Reperfusion of ischemic myocardium may reverse some of these changes; however, the level of reperfusion needed for adequate functional recovery, as opposed to myocyte salvage, remains controversial. This study examines the effects of varying levels...

PURPOSE Although the inclusion of non-native-speaking participants in nursing research is important in every country where nursing research takes place, the literature contains little on the method of achieving quality translation while simultaneously addressing cost containment. We describe a process for evaluating translation adequacy and demonstrate its use in comparing procedures for transl...