В статье приведена методика моделирования социально-демографических процессов региона на основе минимаксного подхода. В данной методике моделируемые...

This paper describes a method of modeling socio-demographic processes in a region based on the minimax approach. In this method, the simulated socio-demographic processes reflect the performance of a population fertility age model, reproductive systems and the structure of mortality, as...

This comparative international case study of cyber warfare provides a context for considering the evolution of cyber technologies as elements of hybrid warfare capable of creating confusion, disrupting communications, and impacting physical infrastructure (such as power grids and satellite-based...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop further a theoretical framework of common understanding and explore the role of common understanding in coordination. Design/methodology/approach – A constructive action research approach was employed applying abductive reasoning to develop...

Purpose – The goal of this paper is to identify the attitudes of the chairs of library and information science (LIS) programs in Chinese universities toward the iSchools movement. Design/methodology/approach – The authors collected data from 36 deans or other chairs of LIS by using...

Purpose – Scholarly monographs are a major information resource in the humanities. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of abstracting and indexing (A&I) databases and library catalogues (OPACs) for subject retrieval of these monographs. Design/methodology/approach – A...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how different aspects of an assessor's context, in particular their knowledge of a search topic, their interest in the search topic and their confidence in assessing relevance for a topic, affect the relevance judgements made and the assessor's...