The intelligence analysis domain is a critical area for futures work. Indeed, analysts’ judgments of security threats are based on considerations how may unfold, and as such play vital role in informing policy- decision-making. In this domain, typically considered using qualitative scenario generation techniques the cone plausibility (CoP). We empirically examined quality scenarios generated te...

In this paper, we present a preliminary study dealing with the importance of correct modeling of connective tissues such as ligaments in laparoscopic liver surgery simulation. We show that the model of these tissues has a significant impact on the overall results of the simulation. This is demonstrated numerically using two different scenarios from the laparoscopic liver surgery, both resulting...

A systematic analysis of stakeholders could enrich the systems thinking and modelling methodology. Among the five phases of the systems thinking and modelling framework, namely, problem structuring, causal loop modelling, dynamic modelling, scenario planning & modelling, and implementation & organisational learning, the importance of stakeholder analysis in the problem structuring and scenario ...

Many ICT-based tools for supporting democratic participation that have been developed with public funds and applied in pilot projects have not yet achieved large-scale outreach. Optimists still believe this will happen; sceptics doubt. This paper starts from the assumption that technological development and diffusion are largely influenced by socioeconomic conditions. It develops a contingency ...

Scenario planning is increasingly recognized as a useful tool for exploring change in socialecological systems on decadal to centennial time horizons. In environmental decision making, scenario development tends to include participatory methods for engaging stakeholders and is conducted at multiple scales. This paper presents insights from participatory scenario development in two separate mult...

The question if conserved currents can be sensibly defined in supersymmetric minisuper-spaces is investigated in this paper. The " square-root " structure associated with the constraint equations of N=1 supergravity is the motivation to contemplate this tempting idea. Our objective is to employ exclusively the differential equations derived directly from the Lorentz and supersymmetry quantum co...

European landscapes change rapidly due to increasing pressure of urbanization on agricultural land. Thus, there is a large interest from policy and public on the future shape of landscapes. The interest is putting high demands on individuals that are involved in the decision-making and research process. Landscape indicators get increasing importance in current studies on landscapes change, but—...

This study investigated the prosodic features of non-native spoken English. Sixteen recordings were extracted from an in-progress test-based learner corpus, each consisted of read-aloud and question-and-answer parts by a learner who had received a grade of 3 (passing) or 5 (highest) on a five-point scale. A group of 8 native speakers was recruited and recorded under the same test scenario as a ...

A composite model was developed for water and mineral relations of greenhouse tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) cultivated in semi-closed or open soilless (rockwool) culture. The model simulated on a daily basis: (i) the evolution of crop leaf area index and water uptake using empirical equations; and (ii) the variations of ion concentrations and electrical conductivity (EC) in the recirculating...