Social Enterprise Is Not Social Change
Social enterprise and social entrepreneurship (SEE) — a business-inspired approach to solving social problems — has exploded across the United States and the world in the last decade.
Research
Party Systems in Latin America: Institutionalization, Decay, and Collapse
Based on contributions from leading scholars, this study generates a wealth of new empirical information about Latin American party systems.
The Internet of Things and Information Fusion: Who Talks to Who?
The promised operational benefits of the Internet of Things (IoT) are predicated on the notion that better decisions will be enabled through a multitude of autonomous sensors (often deployed by differ
Trump is Breaking the Environment Beyond Repair
Humpty Dumpty famously cannot be “put back together” again.
Workload Management in Telemedical Physician Triage and Other Knowledge-Based Service Systems
Telemedical physician triage (TPT) is an example of a hierarchical knowledge-based service system (HKBSS) in which a second level of decision agent (telemedical physician) renders a decision on cases
Data-Driven Percentile Optimization for Multi-Class Queueing Systems with Model Ambiguity: Theory and Application
Multi-class queueing systems widely used in operations research and management typically experience ambiguity in real world settings in the form of unknown parameters.
Rising Powers and the Risks of War: A Realist View of Sino-American Relations
The rise of China will undoubtedly be one of the great spectacles of the twenty-first century.
Sunlight and Protection Against Influenza
Recent medical literature suggests that vitamin D supplementation protects against acute respiratory tract infection. Humans exposed to sunlight produce vitamin D directly.
Cities on a Hill?
For many Americans, cities have become a beacon of hope. They are widely recognized as engines of the U.S. economy and laboratories of policy innovation and democratic deepening.
Towards Sustainability in Water-Energy Nexus: Ocean Energy for Seawater Desalination
Seawater desalination is an important option for addressing the world's water supply challenges.
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