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Reproduction and the Reduction of Genetics

James R. Griesemer • Cambridge University Press eBooks (2000)

In this essay I develop a new, unified perspective on genetics, development, and reproduction. I suggest a heuristic use of theory reduction to address an issue of contemporary theoretical importance: the framing of a theory of developmenta...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511527296.013

A solution approach to the orienteering problem with time windows and synchronisation constraints

Iman Roozbeh, John W. Hearne, Delaram Pahlevani • Heliyon (2020)

The orienteering problem with time windows and synchronisation constraints, known as the Cooperative Orienteering Problem with Time Windows (COPTW), is a class of problems with some important applications such as in home health care and eme...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04202

Audience and Algorithm: A Causal Layered Analysis of the Future of “Autonomy”

Amir Garousi, Afshin Omidi, moslem shirvani naghani • مطالعات رسانه‌های نوین (2026)

Extended AbstractPurpose and Research ProblemIn the digital age, the relationship between audiences and algorithms has become a defining arena of cultural negotiation and epistemic transformation. This study explores the futures of autonomy...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22054/nms.2026.88661.1910

Active querying approach to epidemic source detection on contact networks

Martin Sterchi, Lorenz Hilfiker, Rolf Grütter, Abraham Bernstein • Scientific Reports (2023)

Abstract The problem of identifying the source of an epidemic (also called patient zero) given a network of contacts and a set of infected individuals has attracted interest from a broad range of research communities. The successful and tim...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38282-8

SEJARAH SOSIAL KOTA BEKASI

Adeng Adeng • Patanjala: Jurnal Penelitian Sejarah dan Budaya (2014)

Abstrak Kegiatan penelitian dan penulisan sejarah sosial baru dilakukan sekitar tahun 1950-an, baik di negara-negara maju maupun di negara-negara yang sedang berkembang. Di negara-negara yang sedang berkembang seperti Indonesia, kegiatan p...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.30959/ptj.v6i3.171

The Small Motherland as a Sociological Category: Reflections on the Book — Boronoev A.O., Tkhakakov V.Kh., Mironov D.V. The Phenomenon of a Small Homeland and the Problems of Constructing a Civic Identity. St Petersburg: Asterion publ., 2024

Vladimir I. Ilyin • Социологический журнал (2025)

This new book by St. Petersburg sociologists translates the concept of a small homeland, which is popular in journalism, local history and pedagogy, into a sociological category, which provides an impetus for methodological reflections on i...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.19181/socjour.2025.31.4.10

An Improved Blockchain-Based Lightweight Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Handover Authentication Protocol for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

Shengbao Wang, Yixiao Wu, Kang Wen, Xin Zhou et al. • Mathematics (2025)

We conduct a cryptanalysis of the Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) handover authentication protocol newly developed by Son et al., which incorporates blockchain technology for authentication purposes. Although this approach is notably effici...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/math13071118

A compact model for the home healthcare routing and scheduling problem

Roberto Montemanni, Sara Ceschia, Andrea Schaerf • EURO Journal on Computational Optimization (2025)

Home healthcare has become more and more central in the last decades, due to the advantages it can bring to both healthcare institutions and patients. Planning activities in this context, however, presents significant challenges related to ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ejco.2024.100101

Asking mathematical questions mathematically

John Healey Mason • International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology (2000)

It is proposed that the style and format of the questions used by lecturers and tutors profoundly influence students' conceptions of what mathematics is about and how it is conducted. By looking at reasons for asking questions, and becoming...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/002073900287426

Single-Case Experimental Designs to Evaluate Novel Technology-Based Health Interventions

Dallery, Jesse, Cassidy, Rachel N, Raiff, Bethany R • Journal of Medical Internet Research (2013)

Technology-based interventions to promote health are expanding rapidly. Assessing the preliminary efficacy of these interventions can be achieved by employing single-case experiments (sometimes referred to as n-of-1 studies). Although singl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2227

Estimating the impact of between- and within-subject designs on consumer valuation experiments: the case of positive vs. negative information

Christopher R. Gustafson, Syed Imran Ali Meerza, Khondoker A. Mottaleb • Frontiers in Behavioral Economics (2026)

IntroductionValuation experiments are an important technique for measuring preferences for products, product attributes, and the effect of information on consumer valuation. While these experimental valuation techniques are widely used, the...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/frbhe.2026.1870245