This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 3- Good health and wellbeing. The paradigms of action theory and control theory dominate both science and practice, based on the belief ...

A new approach is needed to advance energy efficiency in buildings. A multitude of trends and innovations offer new opportunities for progress increasingly converging on the prospect of a new basic ...

At the June American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) professional development conference in Orlando, at previous ASSE PDC's and in my reading of EHS Today and Professional Safety, I constantly hear ...

The system approach principle places individual system elements in their environments and observes the relationships between them. Instead of studying a specific phenomenon first – an automobile ...

Correspondence to Dr ST Fonseca, Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Science, Physical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais, Avenida Presidênte Antônio Carlos, ...

The world is experiencing more catastrophic weather events with greater frequency. As vulnerable populations continue to face the consequences of climate change, world leaders are faced with the ...

Systems theory is an alternative approach to understanding, managing and planning organizations. Employee relations is a human resources discipline concerned with strengthening ties between employers ...

Today’s K-12 environment demands that security is foremost in the minds of school administrators, teachers, parents and students. Recent events in the news and past tragedies have left many feeling ...

It's easy to lose track of the "big picture" when you are deep into the design and engineering of a next-generation product. Having a focus on a systems approach is important throughout the process.