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A hybrid approach for the efficient synthesis of renewable energy systems

Petruschke, Philipp; Gasparovic, Goran; Voll, Philip; … - In: Applied Energy 135 (2014) C, pp. 625-633

An efficient synthesis method for renewable energy systems is presented that exploits synergies between heuristic- and …min. The proposed hybrid method is shown to provide an efficient route to the synthesis of renewable energy systems. …

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European Hospital Survey: Benchmarking deployment of e-Health services (2012–2013) – Synthesis of outcomes

Sabes-Figuera, Ramon; Maghiros, Ioannis - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2013

A widespread uptake of eHealth technologies is likely to benefit European Healthcare systems both in terms of quality of care and financial sustainability and European society at large. This is why eHealth has been on the European Commission policy agenda for more than a decade. The objectives...

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European Hospital Survey: Benchmarking deployment of e-Health services (2012–2013) – Country reports

Sabes-Figuera, Ramon - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2013

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European Hospital Survey: Benchmarking deployment of e-Health services (2012–2013) – Composite Indicators on eHealth Deployment and on Availability and Use of eHealth functionaliti...

Sabes-Figuera, Ramon; Maghiros, Ioannis - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), … - 2013

eHealth has been on the European Commission Information Society's policy agenda for more than a decade, from the eEurope initiative(European Commission 1999) to the i2010 Strategy(European Commission 2005), and most recently the Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE)(European Commission 2010), eHealth...

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Exploring the feasibility of theory synthesis: A worked example in the field of health related risk-taking

Pound, Pandora; Campbell, Rona - In: Social Science & Medicine 124 (2015) C, pp. 57-65

informed interventions. Theory synthesis is not a new idea, however, having been debated by sociologists for several decades …. We consider the various methodological approaches to theory synthesis and test the feasibility of one such approach by … synthesising a small number of sociological theories relevant to health related risk-taking. The synthesis consisted of three …

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Critical realism in social research: approach with caution

Brown, Andrew - In: Work, Employment & Society 28 (2014) 1, pp. 112-123

Critical realism has become increasingly influential in employment relations research and has a presence across the human sciences. This article argues that the critical realist ontology has surface appeal for local and specific case study research but is fundamentally at variance with the...

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STIMULATING THE STUDENTS’ CREATIVITY IN THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASS

Vintean, Adriana; Obilisteanu, Georgeta - In: Studies in Business and Economics 5 (2010) 3, pp. 330-335

Throughout one’s life time each individual is required to find solutions to different problems by carrying out new operations, by combining the data and knowledge available, or by joining together disparate pieces of information. The students’ creative potential must be formed through...

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Theory and theory development in sport management

Cunningham, George B. - In: Sport Management Review 16 (2013) 1, pp. 1-4

Sport Management Review has been the sport management leader in publishing literature reviews and new theoretical frameworks. Despite these advances, scholars have not critically examined theory and its place in sport management scholarship. The purpose of this scholarly exchange is to address...

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Formal development and evaluation of narrow passageway system operations

Papadimitriou, Stratos; Austin, Mark; Kaisar, Evangelos - In: European Transport \ Trasporti Europei (2006) 34, pp. 88-104

step through the synthesis and validation of a high-level behaviour model for a vessel passing through a waterway network …

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Towards a New Model of Generic Fascism

Eatwell, Roger - In: Journal of Theoretical Politics 4 (1992) 2, pp. 161-194

The vast academic literature on fascism can usefully be divided into conceptual and theoretical approaches. The former tries to unravel fascist ideology, the latter seeks more to explain its support. Most approaches have focused on the latter. This stems from the view that fascist ideology tends...

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