There is a limited body of research in the field of healthcare improvement science (HIS). Quality improvement and 'change making' should become an intrinsic part of everyone's job, every day in all ...parts of the healthcare system. The lack of theoretical grounding may partly explain the minimal transfer of health research into health policy.
This article seeks to present the development of the definition for healthcare improvement science. A consensus method approach was adopted with a two-stage Delphi process, expert panel and consensus group techniques. A total of 18 participants were involved in the expert panel and consensus group, and 153 answers were analysed as a part of the Delphi survey. Participants were researchers, educators and healthcare professionals from Scotland, Slovenia, Spain, Italy, England, Poland, and Romania.
A high level of consensus was achieved for the broad definition in the 2nd Delphi iteration (86%). The final definition was agreed on by the consensus group: 'Healthcare improvement science is the generation of knowledge to cultivate change and deliver person-centred care that is safe, effective, efficient, equitable and timely. It improves patient outcomes, health system performance and population health.'
The process of developing a consensus definition revealed different understandings of healthcare improvement science between the participants. Having a shared consensus definition of healthcare improvement science is an important step forward, bringing about a common understanding in order to advance the professional education and practice of healthcare improvement science.
Intelligence failures have aroused the interest of the general scientific and professional public for the past eighty years and, according to certain estimates, are the most researched topic in the ...field of intelligence studies. The basic function of investigating intelligence failures is directed in particular towards improving intelligence activities, ie minimizing these failures as a whole. However, this area is characterized by the unavailability of primary data from the heart of the intelligence institution and direct insight into all phases of the intelligence process, which is controversial in the implementation of objective, impartial and cognitive scientific research. Despite the lack of primary data, scientists and experts in the field of intelligence studies use secondary sources that are the result of institutional investigations conducted by states after the occurrence of an intelligence failure. Therefore, this paper determines whether intelligence failures can be scientifically analysed, or whether these analyses have features of an expert analysis.
In the article the authors provide insights into the basic determinants of relatively young scientific disciplines – the cognitive science of religion and the evolutionary cognitive science of ...religion, which have become inevitable in attempting to pursue the scientific explanation of religion. The aim of the article is to provide a broader framework for understanding the possible future development of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary dialogue between emerging disciplines and theological anthropology.
In this paper it is highlighted and argued that Boscovich’s natural sciences theory is so deeply rooted in metaphysics and pervaded by it, we can maintain that it is a distinctive example of ...sharp-witted, clever and far-reaching metaphysical natural philosophy. Critically engaging with the unsubstantiated denial of metaphysics and several centuries-long attempts to overcome it, I demonstrate that by metaphysical thinking Boscovich arrived at his unique notion of attractive-repulsive force and gained insight into the structure of things, by which he anticipated, among other things, the theory of relativity and quantum physics. Although Boscovich greatly and successfully used quantitative methods while solving problems from geodesy, astronomy, optics, civil engineering statistics, hydraulic engineering and other fields – the most important parts of his natural sciences legacy, which made him transpose several centuries, are supported by geometric intuition and carried out mainly by qualitative methods, that is, metaphysical speculation. Also, I explain how for the creation and development of electromagnetism it was crucial to describe electromagnetic phenomena using Boscovich’s unique law of force and his theory of the structure of matter, what was explicitly stated by the ‘father of electromagnetism’ James Clerk Maxwell. Boscovich would have never reached these ideas by the exact scientific method, only by metaphysically founded and guided ‘proper thinking’.
U prilogu se otvaraju pitanja načina upletanja ideologije u znanstveni diskurs. Ona se raspravljaju kroz usporedbu dvaju tekstova političke tematike koji razvijaju interes za sport, a metodološki su ...upu#eni na analizu medijskog sadržaja i diskursa. U prvome od njih, promovirano se viđenje kategorije identiteta iščitava kao ideologizacija identiteta, a davanje glasa stanovitim ideologijama, praćeno metodologijom lišenom ikakve interpretacije, tumači se kao oznanstvenjenje ideologije. U drugome pak tekstu, teorijska artikulacija teza i kritička interpretacija građe upozoravaju na mogućnost drukčijega znanstvenog pristupa temama, akterima i događajima s političkim predznakom. Temeljni je, naime, postulat znanstvenog rada proširivanje i produbljivanje znanstvene spoznaje, a ne zagovaranje vrijednosnih sudova, što vrijedi i kad je rije! o visokonarativiziranim tekstovima humanističke provenijencije. Zamućivanje granica među tim načelno različitim orijentacijama može se objasniti kao plod intencije da se znanstveni rad pretvori u instrument neznanstvenih interesa. Takva intencija nalaže pojačanu osjetljivost i unutar hrvatske etnologije i kulturne antropologije, čija se analitičnost i kritičnost ne bi smjele usmjeravati samo na predmet istraživanja, nego i na vlastitu znanstvenost podjednako. Inače raste opasnost da se ideologije iz sfere stvarnosti perpetuiraju u sferi znanosti, odnosno onoga što se za nju izdaje.
U radu se razmatraju relevantnost Marxove analize kapitala i značaj prikaza te analize u Strpićevoj knjizi o Marxovoj kritici političke ekonomije. Autor na početku rada naznačuje neke elemente općeg ...teorijskog okvira u koji je Strpić postavio svoje istraživanje Marxove kritike političke ekonomije. Nakon toga razmatraju se dva temeljna pitanja koja se tiču same Marxove kritike političke ekonomije: 1. Može li se iz Marxova teorijskog sklopa izvući temeljna potka za razumijevanje važnosti institucija u ekonomskom procesu na način na koji ih vide predstavnici starog i novog institucionalizma u političkoj ekonomiji? 2. Može li se iz čitanja Marxova kategorijalnog aparata izvesti jedinstveno razumijevanje ekonomskih kriza? U odgovoru na prvo pitanje pokazuje se da postoje određene sličnosti između Marxova i pristupa ekonomskih institucionalista, no isto tako i značajne razlike između tih dvaju pristupa. U odgovoru na drugo pitanje pokazuje se da Marx nije razvio jedinstvenu teoriju kriza, već da se u njegovu djelu mogu pronaći argumenti za dvije ili tri različite teorije kriza. Nakon toga se u najopćenitijim crtama pokazuje da je Marxova kritika političke ekonomije prvenstveno situirana svojim odnosom prema klasičnoj školi, ali da posjeduje i određeni potencijal korespondiranja sa suvremenom ekonomskom znanošću. Autor pokazuje da se pravac te korespondencije odnosi prvenstveno na objašnjenje temeljnih tendencija u razvoju kapitalističkog sistema. U zaključku rada navode se neki od temeljnih Strpićevih doprinosa političkoj ekonomiji.
The paper discusses the relevance of Marx’s analysis of capital and the manner in which that contribution is presented in the book on Marx’s critique of political economy written by Dag Strpić. At the beginning of the paper, the author indicates some elements of the general theoretical framework within which Strpić formulated his research on Marx’s critique of political economy. The paper raises two fundamental questions concerning Marx’s critique of political economy: 1. Can a fundamental starting point be drawn from Marx’s theoretical framework for understanding the importance of institutions in the economic process, as seen by the representatives of old and new institutionalism in political economy? 2. Can a unique explanation of economic crises be derived from reading Marx’s categorical apparatus? The answer to the first question shows that there are certain similarities between Marx’s approach and the approach advocated by economic institutionalists, but also there exist significant differences between the two approaches. The answer to the second question shows that Marx did not develop a unique theory of crises, since there are arguments indicating the existence of two or three different crisis theories which can be found in his work. After that, the author shows, using most general terms, that Marx’s critique of political economy is primarily situated by his attitude towards the classical school, but that it also has some potential to correspond with modern economics. The author shows that the direction of correspondence refers primarily to the explanation of fundamental tendencies in the development of the capitalist system. The conclusion of the paper reviews some of Strpić’s fundamental contributions to political economy.
Unatoč globalizaciji i razvoju interneta, pristup znanstvenim informacijama još uvijek nije jednostavan i potpuno otvoren.
Iako ne kao prije, znanstvenici teško dolaze do kvalitetnih znanstvenih ...informacija. Razlog tome su visoke cijene, zabrana
pristupa, ograničen pristup i drugi problemi koji usporavaju i onemogućuju razmjenu znanja. Hrvatska deklaracija 2012.,
definira otvoreni pristup (eng. Open Access, OA) kao slobodan, besplatan i neometan mrežni pristup digitalnim znanstvenim
informacijama. Cilj takvog pristupa je ubrzavanje napretka i poboljšanje utjecaja znanosti za dobrobit društva.
Sami autori radova mogu imati veliki utjecaj u promociji otvorenog pristupa znanstvenim informacijama. Dva su načina
ostvarivanja otvorenog pristupa tkz. „Zeleni put“ i „Zlatni put”. U radu ćemo objasniti što je to otvoreni pristup i koje su
njegove karakteristike, prednosti i nedostaci otvorenog pristupa, također prikazati će se položaj otvorenog pristupa u Hrvatskoj
i svijetu, te uloga samih autora u poticanju i ostvaranju istoga.
AI For Lawyers Waisberg, Noah; Hudek, Alexander
2021/02/08, 2021, 2021-01-12
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Discover how artificial intelligence can improve how your organization practices law with this compelling resource from the creators of one of the world's leading legal AI platforms. AI for Lawyers: ...How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming the Legal Profession explains how artificial intelligence can be used to revolutionize your organization's operations. Noah Waisberg and Dr. Alexander Hudek, a lawyer and a computer science Ph.D. who lead prominent legal AI business Kira Systems, have written an approachable and insightful book that will help you transform how your firm functions. AI for Lawyers explains how artificial intelligence can help your law firm: Win more business and find more clients Better meet and exceed client expectations Find hidden efficiencies Better manage and eliminate risk Increase associate and partner engagement Whether focusing on small or big law, AI for Lawyers is perfect for any lawyer who either feels uneasy about how AI might change law or is looking to capitalize on the evolving practice. With contributions from experts in the fields of e-Discovery, legal research, expert systems, and litigation analytics, it also belongs on the bookshelf of anyone who's interested in the intersection of law and technology.
Podjela znanosti je znanstveno-političko pitanje uređenja i funkcioniranja institucija u kojima se znanstveno znanje stječe, predaje i primjenjuje. Humanističke i društvene znanosti bave se čovjekom, ...tj. stvarima čovjeka u interesu čovjeka. Teologija ga uzima u krilu stvorenja u perspektivi njegova odnosa s Bogom. U članku se ističe specifičnost tog odnosa i posljedice koje odatle proizlaze za shvaćanje čovjeka i njegova života; upozorava se na osporavanje tog pristupa u kontekstu prirodoznanstveno intonirane i tehnicizirane suvremene kulture; na kraju se tematiziraju intelektualni i kulturalni izazovi s kojima je pritom teologija suočena te se ističe važnost njezina priloga u suvremenim raspravama u kojima je u pitanju čovjek. Kroza sve to u članku se zastupa uvjerenja da vjernička religiozna opcija širi pogled na čovjeka i otvara nove perspektive njegova razumijevanja te se pledira u prilog neodrecivog mjesta teologije u humanističkim znanostima i za njezinu otvorenost kritici i raspravi o stvarima čovjeka radi čovjeka.
The division of science is a scientific and political question of constitution and functioning of institutions in which scientific knowledge is acquired, presented and applied. Humanities and social science deal with human i.e. with the matters of human in the interest of human. Theology takes him in the lap of creatures in the perspective of his relation to God.
This article emphasises the specificity of this relation and the consequences which arise out of it for the understanding of human and his life; it warns that such an approach in the context of scientifically intoned and technicistic contemporary culture is contested. In the end it deals with intellectual and cultural challenges theology is faced with and points out the importance of its contribution to contemporary disputes concerning human. Throughout all of this the article represents the convictions that the believers religious option broadens the prospect of man and opens new perspectives of understanding him so it pleads for an indisputable place of theology as one of the humanities and its openness to critic and debate about the matters of man for man.
The Croatian War of Independence is of exceptional importance to Croatian society, but is often the subject of controversial interpretations. Most controversies have been resolved via scientific and ...professional papers published in Croatian academic journals. Therefore, this work presents a selective overview of the most significant scientific and professional papers on the Croatian War of Independence published in the leading social sciences and humanities journals in Croatia. In addition to the most important historiographical works on the Croatian War of Independence, the authors have analysed works from the fields of political science, sociology, law, and demographics that partially address the War. They have divided this paper into two chronological periods, in which they have analysed the changing of research interests and approaches to the topic of the war in Croatia. During the 1990s, the greatest part of the works on the Croatian War of Independence were published in the journals Politička misao, Društvena istraživanja, and Polemos. Despite objective difficulties, such as the inaccessibility of archival material, the mentioned journals contain quality works that have contributed towards a better understanding of the historical context of the Croatian War of Independence. The 2000s were marked by the process of de-Tuđmanisation, whose main characteristic was the denial of facts regarding the Croatian War of Independence. Although it negatively affected the social and political conditions in Croatia, de-Tuđmanisation resulted in numerous quality works covering the Croatian War of Independence, published in academic journals such as the Journal of Contemporary History, National Security and the Future, and Scrinia Slavonica. In contrast to public media and politics, the authors of these works approached the context of the Croatian War of Independence from outside the frame of daily politics. After the collapse of de-Tuđmanisation, researchers’ access to a significant part of archival material of Croatian provenance has become more difficult, prompting them to turn to archival material created by the activities of the Yugoslav People’s Army and rebel Serb civilian and military institutions, kept at the Croatian Memorial-Documentation Centre for the Homeland War. Despite all difficulties, the Croatian War of Independence is a promising period for academic research, as is attested to by the exceptional interest shown by researchers.
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