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MS WINDOWS PRODUCTIVITY RESEARCH APPLIED TO THEATRE.
No full text This work begins interdisciplinary, theoretical support for a new technical age of more creative and varied play writing and more productive theatre performance. I summarize past, highly validated display theory that is applied in an "interdisciplinary experiment" as technical additions to a professionally, table read, full length play showing justification of the application. Results suggest further interdisciplinary research to take advantage of demonstrated benefits and address interesting problems uncovered. In contrast to much theatre today that stems from past elocution, realism and illusion ages, presently being added are technical elements reinforcing live action and dialogue including projection. Projection had to wait half a century from attempts by Tennessee Williams to introduce it in "The Glass Menagerie." I take this technical addition a step further by projecting an MS Word script with color and embedded sound and images that come with productivity and "viewability" increases traded off with increased pre-performance costs. The article defines these and following constructs. Play writing, performance and audience enjoyment can be greatly enhanced using script projection with embedded technical elements, and I present a needed, better, theoretical approach to play writing supporting this technical addition. I summarize a Social Science experiment resulting in my former, original display theory, involving Viewability, Complexity, Productivity and MS Windows. That theory is expanded and applied to both play script "pages" in one or more MS Windows and to Proscenium Theatre Production. See papers discussing that experiment presented and published through ISSS in the '90's. I consider projection of a digital script, with embedded multi-media that is played/displayed by the projectionist, as one or more additional "virtual" cast members along with traditional non-human theatre elements. Practical considerations of script projection suggest beneficial changes in the "standard" script format. Original contributions to display theory for playwrights and theatre performance follow from summary and analysis of the results of readings of the experimental play, "Con Te Partiro," in December, 2016. Using the new theory promises very much greater opportunity for variety and creativity to the playwright and audience. MS Word is more powerful and flexible compared to existing play writing Apps. This resulting theory is applied to the script, projected image and proscenium as analogues of Windows. Points in the theory are correlated with results--validating them as appropriate applications of the prior social sciences experimental results--suggesting a different script format and an architecture for play writing (in development). Lessons learned in the table readings suggest improvements that might be made by Microsoft to Word. Interdisciplinary research opportunities to substantiate other points in the new theory are listed. This paper lays a guiding, validated, scientific foundation for a new, theoretical architecture of more creative and varied play scripts in a technical, interdisciplinary age of theatre, promising cost savings at performance time.
Towards the Definition of a Dynamic/Systemic Assessment for Cyber Security Risks Through a Systems Thinking approach
No full textNowadays our society is increasingly becoming economic and social dependent on the cyberspace, which comprehends the set of networks and information systems that are used by government agencies, enterprises, critical infrastructure providers and public administration to provide several essential services. However, the cyberspace and its core components are exposed to numerous risks, and since these complex systems are rapidly evolving, there is a constant threat of exploitable vulnerabilities. One or several of these vulnerabilities can be exploited by attackers to hack into the computer systems of an organization, thus allowing them to read, steal, disclose or delete critical information up to take full control of physical assets. These numerous vulnerabilities, coupled with the fact that awareness of this situation is not yet well established at all levels of society, meaning that the cyber threats can become an extremely important issue for organizations, which could lead to financial and reputational impacts. The current work adopts the Italian National Cyber Security Framework for assessing cyber security risks, which has interoperability with industry standards, guidelines, and practices, it inherits its capacity of communication that permits to broaden the discussion of cyber security matters across the organization, from the executive level to the implementation/operations level. Secondly, by joining the risks categories into a causal mapping of a general process-structure of a medium-large private organization, which is also described in causal terms, this work proposes a common ground for discussions concerning the corporate adoption of a systemic perspective as a good practice in cyber security.Due to its compatibility with NIST’s security profiles, the Italian National Cyber Security Framework can favor the communication of its security levels to known standards (for example the ISO standards), but in a cheaper way. The Italian Framework provides a full coverage of the information and system security life cycle (from its conception, development, operation, and maintenance), by maintaining an abstraction degree that ensures companies the freedom in the implementation and contextualization of controls.
Systemic Integration of Space Integrations in Mexico
No full textThe construction of a space launch base in Mexico, has as its objective the spatial technological development through a systemic method which consists of three stages within which there are five phases and within them there are eight sub phases; This method allowed determining the following results: Detection of the problem; make the diagnosis; the solution proposal, and the planning to achieve the objective.The limitation of this work is that it cannot be guaranteed that there will be technological spatial development since it is the responsibility of the Mexican State to implement the corresponding policies to thus achieve it. The originality of this article is that it is treated with a deductive approach, and we find that there is no technological development in the country and it is essential to have it for integral growth
Violence and impasse
No full textIt is the contention of the author that the roots of violence do not stem from human nature or even animal nature, but that they are even more fundamental, being inherently and inextricably interwoven into the paradoxical nature of complex adaptive systems.Violence can be defined as the invasion of a boundary or the disruption of a necessary flow across a boundary. In exploring how this might manifest in human interaction, the nature of humans as multileveled systems of systems is investigated. Because we all have different perspectives, priorities and perceptions, there will be times when perceived human needs feel unmet, and there is a risk that abuse or violence will be used as a response to try and meet those needs.Often violence occurs because the two or more people involved in an interaction are unable to bridge the differences that have arisen between them in a way that allows them to have their perceived needs adequately met. A boundary has been placed between those involved creating an impasse. The person who was previously seen to be operating within a shared boundary is deemed to have shifted to become the 'other’, the cause of the problems, and even a hostile enemy. The point of impasse is often used to 'justify' an abusive or violent response. The dynamics of impasse are examined in the case of intimate partner relationships and international politics to demonstrate how the principles developed operate in practice at various levels through society. The final section looks at how systems thinking might help avoid reaching an impasse, or in some case bring a relationship back from impasse to where meaningful authentic dialogue might be resumed.
Towards fractal properties of cognitive processes in the human brain under the complexity science approach
No full textThe systems movement experienced four waves in 20th century: the first wave stemmed from the debate on the nature of life between vitalism and mechanicalism. The second was the interdisciplinary research arising after the World War II, with General System Theory and Cybernetics, with the help of Information Theory, Operational Research, and Systems Analysis. The third one was the establishment and development of the Theory of Self-Organization. And the fourth wave of systems movement was the rise of Complex Systems Science, which mainly referred to the systems research movement in 1980s with the Chaos Theory and Complexity Science, including some new concepts such as emergence and chaos, appeared with the accompaniment of some new methods of mathematics and computation such physical theories of nonlinear dynamics (e.g. Fractal geometry) and multi-agent-based computer simulation.The human brain has been the subject of study among different branches of knowledge, describing their physiological and cognitive processes from data treated with qualitative tools and linear quantitative variables, seeking to obtain a determined average behavior and the causality of the same. However, living systems do not obey linear issues. The actions that emerge from them have complex characteristics, which explanations or understanding is far from being able to be represented from their components and their individual behavior, reason why their study and understanding requires the application of Chaos Theory and Complexity Science.Cognitive processes are the ones that allowed human beings to differentiate them from other animals in ways that give them the opportunity to own, modify and live in any environment on the planet. This research focuses on the nonlinear quantitative characterization of cognitive processes. In order to do this, it was applied fractal geometry as an alternative tool for the characterization of cognitive (non-linear) processes that emerge from human brain. With this quantitative tool it was studied data signals of EEG (voltage generated by the interrelation among neurons as a function of time) from cognitive processes.Fractal geometry could allow to eliminate the biases and tendencies in the signals of the cognitive processes to increase the visualization and suggestion of the real dynamics of these processes, in order to complement the experts opinion in a discipline or medical field that interpret the results.In this research it was applied fractal geometry to study the fluctuations dynamics of stochastic time series (EEG) of a patient with reading and spelling disorders, which can be a reflection of difficulties in some of the cognitive processes such as language, learning, memory, intelligence, perception sensation or attention. Data were taken from 19-channel EEG (electrodes), which were treated as time series: voltage vs. time, each time series was 6453 data length. For each channel it was constructed 198 time series of fluctuations (standard deviation), for different time lags (τ). From each fluctuation time series, there were constructed other 198 time series (fluctuation of deviation fluctuation), also for different τ. Based on all-time series of generated fluctuations (39,204), there were determined two scaling exponents: the roughness exponent (H) and the fluctuation growth, for each of the 19 channels.By applying fractal geometry, it would be possible to establish (from statistical point of view) the probable future states of cognitive processes, that help to discovering new forms of treatment, therapies and contribute with ideas about the dynamics of cognitive processes
Advanced Special Systems Theory
No full textSpecial Systems Theory has been developed over the last 20 some years starting in the early 1990s. Several collections of papers and summaries have been dedicated to describing it[1]. Much of the work over the years has been looking for precursors to the theory in other traditions such as Buddhism, Islamic Sufism, and Taoism that has been successful. However recently a major advance has been made which calls for a reassessment of the theory. In this paper we will discuss the theory as it stands and the advances that have been made in understanding it recently. [1] See Autopoietic Reflexive Systems Theory, Reflexive Autopoietic Dissipative Special Systems Theory, Special Systems Theory, https://osf.io/tw37d
ASSOCIATIVE SYSTEM TO PREDICT STRUCTURES IN THE IONOSPHERE
No full textCommunications are the most important part of our daily life. The ionosphere play an important role in communications due to the conditions of the ionosphere can affect severely the transmitting and receiving information. Therefore, we propose an intelligent system that can predict accurately structures in the ionosphere. We use a morphological associative model. The obtained results of effectiveness from the Leave One out, Hold Out and Ten-Fold Cross validation test were: 89.45%, 97.77% and 95.83%, respectively, when we use only the max memory because min memory showed a bad performance
WHAT IS PROBLEM REPRESENTED TO BE: WATER SCARCITY, WATER MISMANAGEMENT OR MISDIRECTING THE SYSTEMS? THE WICKED PROBLEM OF WATER MANAGEMENT IN NAULI CITY – INDONESIA
No full textThe paper delves into the area of concern of water scarcity in an area in Indonesia that we will call Nauli. The central and regional governments have misused the water provision function to commodify drinking water, and the government regards water as a commercial good and prefers to sell it to the people rather than provide it as a common good. The paper applies a critical analysis to address the social, cultural, political, economic and environmental context of the problem which reveals that the root of the problem is a misdirected system of managing water in the interests of profit for some at the expense of the majority and the environment. Data collected from a fieldwork shows that conflicts between governments occurred and water companies commodified water while neglecting to maintain water quality and to provide services that also support and preserve the environment.This paper will examine the wicked problem of how to address the challenges of decentralization by ensuring that the needs of people are met by those who are elected and that the constitutional requirements of providing water are indeed addressed.The WPRB approach is used to produce a map of the different ways in which the problem is represented, and propose a shift in the paradigm to address the water management problem through Ulrich’s Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH)
Pilot case study: How two nonprofit education foundations use social media to support systemic engagement
No full textEasily available and widely used, social media tools look like a boon for small, nonprofit organizations that need systemic approaches for disseminating information and cultivating networks for donor and member engagement, especially those relying on a few paid staff and many good-hearted volunteers to do the work. This case study examines the experiences of two nonprofit organizations and the complexities, constraints, and contextual challenges that have made adopting social media practices more difficult and less effective than industry advisers, researchers, and examples suggest. Leaders of these two education foundations describe themselves as caught between the demands of tending key person-to-person relationships and the additional duties associated with cultivating interactive relational networks through social media. The experiences described in this instrumental case study align with themes found across trans-disciplinary research on social media and organizations. These themes are social media, organizational capacity, and the changing concept of engagement.
THE INFLUENCE OF HISTORY AND CULTURE ON SCIENCE AND PHILOSOPHY – JJH PERSPECTIVE FOR 20 QUESTIONS.
No full textAbstract: This is in Q&A format for a panel discussion