Complexity
Complexity characterises the behaviour of a system or model whose components interact in multiple ways and follow local rules, meaning there is no reasonable higher instruction to define the various possible interactions.The term is generally used to characterize something with many parts where those parts interact with each other in multiple ways, culminating in a higher order of emergence greater than the sum of its parts. The study of these complex linkages at various scales is the main goal of complex systems theory. Science as of 2010 takes a number of approaches to characterizing complexity; Zayed et al. reflect many …
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PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 17 April 2024 English
All names and claims expressed in this book of abstracts are solely those of the authors and do not represent those of the PICES Organization, nor those of their affiliated …
in the scope of what it discovers and in the complexity of the systems understanding it can offer? Are … governance because polycentric governance embraces complexity and characterizes it as fluid. The multiple governing … expanded as tools to evaluate and describe the complexity of marine and coastal human and natural environments … conceptual appeal, but it leads to high system complexity and uncertainty in implementation, requiring … Matthew McPherson (USA) Mitsutaku Makino (Japan) Complexity in marine social-ecological systems presents …
Human Early Learning Partnership, University of British Columbia · 10 April 2024 English
The power Research linking data within the Monitoring System (CHEQ to EDI, EDI to MDI, etc.) and research linking Monitoring System data to health, education, census and other of linkage …
Monitoring Monitoring System data reflect the complexity of the contexts in which children are being raised …
IRPP: Institut de recherche en politiques publiques · 9 April 2024 English
A report by the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (2023) noted that, between the fourth quarter of 2019 and the fourth quarter of 2022, the lowest-quintile households were not …
through the gaps. To avoid this and unnecessary complexity in design, I do not recommend excluding students …
Fraser Institute · 9 April 2024 English
Between 2009 and 2023, federal and provincial governments have increased personal income taxes on upper-income earners by raising the top marginal income tax rate. The largest combined (federal and provincial) …
stated motivation. 31 For a discussion on the complexity of Canada’s tax code, see Poschmann, Vaillancourt … Fuss (2019). For a measure of the cost of tax complexity in Canada, see Vaillancourt, Roy-César, and Silvia … François Vaillancourt, and Jake Fuss (2019). Tax Complexity in 2019: Can It Be Tamed. Fraser Institute. … <https://www.fraserinstitute.org/studies/tax-complexity-in-2019- can-it-be-tamed>, as of October 18, …
CIGI: Centre for International Governance Innovation · 8 April 2024 English
expanding defence customer portfolio, the capabilities of the European Space Agency has increased the complexity of the Arctic space (ESA) and the Swedish Space Corporation (SSC). [...] The competition among …
of the European Space Agency has increased the complexity of the Arctic space (ESA) and the Swedish Space … simultaneously, the chances for geographically. The complexity of organizational the attacker to make lateral …
UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 April 2024 English
“Inspiring, healing, and future-facing, this long overdue book gives us valuable new insights into the histories and identities of Métis people.”
all Métis people. The intersectionality and complexity of identity are brought forward, as the authors … continues to come into focus as I consider the complexity and nuances of contemporary indigeneity. But … and contemporary people with much diversity, complexity, and nuance. For as many Métis people who have …
UAP: University of Alberta Press · 5 April 2024
Toward an Anti-Racist Poetics seeks to dislodge the often unspoken white universalism that underpins literary production and reception today. In this personal and thoughtful book, award-winning author Wayde Compton explores …
Black Atlantic, and frames of enquiry for the complexity of Black lives nationally and globally. According …
UAP: University of Alberta Press · 5 April 2024 English
In The Cancer Plot, Reginald Wiebe and Dorothy Woodman examine the striking presence of cancer in Marvel comics. Engaging comics studies, medical humanities, and graphic medicine, they explore this disease …
context Ehrenreich describes, illustrates the complexity of how one understands cancer. On the one hand … deployed as a storytelling device to explore complexity and ambiguity in making responsible decisions …
Canadian Urban Transit Association · 3 April 2024 English
Project Overview The purpose of this document is to improve To improve the understanding of ridership, the understanding of ridership to facilitate this document will address the following topic fairer …
transit systems that allow passengers to add a complexity to ridership calculation due transfer for free …
AIC: Agricultural Institute of Canada · 31 March 2024 English
The success of the Quebec pilot, combined with the identified need across the agriculture sector for more training opportunities for women led to the expansion of the program Canada-wide and …
future can disrupt established modes of doing, the complexity of foresight methods can also undermine effective …
