The semiotic web for translational medicine generalizes the concept of the semantic web. We present the functions of the semiotic web as a simple ontology with three dimensions, namely: (a) the four steps of semiotics, (b) the two processes in semiotics, and (c) the four types of research. The...

Many of today's problems are complex, ill-structured, and plastic. They include, among others, problems such as reducing the cost and improving the effectiveness of health care, fostering entrepreneurship and innovation at all levels of society, catalyzing the sharing of knowledge, and ensuring...

We envision a world-class university system for India using a simple ontology from which a large number of potential 'visions' can be derived systematically, each applicable to a higher education institution. Some visions may not make sense intuitively; and some, although sensible, may not map...

We present an ontological analysis of the problem of fostering knowledge sharing in project management. The ontology has five dimensions derived by parsing the problem statement, namely: (a) fostering methods, (b) fostering factors, (c) fostering functions, (d) knowledge types, and (e) knowledge...

Cognitive process research can provide specific, operational guidelines for MIS/DSS design by delineating the specific influences on managers' cognitive processes in sensing, formulating, and solving problems. The paper integrates some of the considerable body of literature on these processes in...