Based on the needs of the Regional Scientific and Technological Innovation Platform, innovations evaluation system was established by AHP. In order to simulate the experts’ experiences and thinking, we used the improved BP neural network model. After training by putting in actual data, the improved BP neural network model was put in use to evaluate and manage the innovations created by the Regi...

In order to provide regional solutions to potentially world-wide problems, global special operations forces (SOF) networks maximize the benefits of SOF, in particular, their aptitude and ability to perform in a culturally intelligent manner. Indeed, to be able to facilitate regional solutions to potentially global problems, SOF need to exhibit high levels of cultural intelligence, which require...

Victor A. Sposito Section Leader, Spatial Sciences PIRVic, Landscape Systems Science Department of Primary Industries, Victoria. AUSTRALIA [email protected] Ray Wyatt Associate Professor School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies (SAGES) University of Melbourne Christopher J. Pettit Statewide Leader, Spatial Sciences PIRVic Landscape Systems Science Department of Pr...

Regional governance has improved efficiencies in various common goods such as transportation. Attempts to take advantage of such regional economies through regulation of land use run into the problems of existing local government controls and lack of existing alternative authority. One way to help promote regional solutions is to foster coordination among land use entities in local government. ...

Both scenario visioning and participatory system dynamics modeling emphasize the dynamic and uncontrollable nature of complex socio-ecological systems, and the significance of multiple feedback mechanisms. These two methodologies complement one another, but are rarely used together. We partnered with regional organizations in Minnesota to design a future visioning process that incorporated both...

We use our experience as consultants to a regional mental health planning project in South Australia to describe three practical aspects of regional health planning. First, we systematically summarised various data on socio-demographic indicators, health status and health service use along with qualitative opinion about needs and services from consultations with over 200 stakeholders. In additi...

Creativity can be defined the capacity of an individual to produce something original and useful. An important measurable component of creativity is divergent thinking. Despite existing studies on creativity-related cerebral structural basis, no study has used a large sample to investigate the relationship between individual verbal creativity and regional gray matter volumes (GMVs) and white ma...

Today’s networked economy is a strategic combination of many factors, with electronic platforms and relationships underpinning competitive advantage. Enabled and driven by information and communication technologies (ICT) and connectivity, the networked economy is challenging the fundamental bases of established government frameworks, conventional business practices, and traditional marketing di...