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Bidirectionally Tolerating Inconsistency: Partial Transformations
Abstract. A foundational property of bidirectional transformations is that they should be correct: that is, the transformation should succeed in restoring consistency between any models it is given. In practice, how-ever, transformation engines sometimes fail to restore consistency, e.g. because there is no consistent model to return, or because the tool is unable to select a best model to return from among equally good candi-dates. In this paper, we formalise properties that may nevertheless hold in such circumstances and discuss relationships and implications.
Fine-grain process modelling
In this paper, we propose the use of fine-grain process
modelling as an aid to software development. We suggest
the use of two levels of granularity, one at the level of the
individual developer and another at the level of the
representation scheme used by that developer. The
advantages of modelling the software development process
at these two levels, we argue, include respectively: (1) the
production of models that better reflect actual
development processes because they are oriented towards
the actors who enact them, and (2) models that are
vehicles for providing guidance because they may be
expressed in terms of the actual representation schemes
employed by those actors. We suggest that our previously
published approach of using multiple âViewPointsâ to
model software development participants, the perspectives
that they hold, the representation schemes that they
deploy and the process models that they maintain, is one
way of supporting the fine-grain modelling we advocate.
We point to some simple, tool-based experiments we have
performed that support our proposition
On the Conceptual Insufficiency of Toleration and the Quest for a Superseding Concept
The concept of toleration occupies an important position in contemporary societal
debates. I will analyse the concept by considering the apparent inconsistency between what
I regard as the genuine meaning of the concept of toleration and the prevalent common
perception of toleration. One essential factor in the concept of toleration is the negative
evaluation of the subject matter. However, this decisive feature appears to have become obsolete
in the prevalent common perception of toleration. I will examine the normative implications of
the imprecise usage of ´toleration´/´tolerance´ caused by the vague perception of the concept.
Furthermore, I argue there to be a significant, yet underemphasised linguistic power inherent
to ´toleration´/´tolerance´, which is influential in how it perpetuates negative attitudes towards
various minorities and maintains thereby unjust societal relations. Since ´toleration´/´tolerance´
appears insufficient to address the changed social reality in which attitudes towards minorities
have remarkably progressed, I will adopt the approach of conceptual engineering to outline a
concept capable of replacing ´toleration´/´tolerance´. I suggest that a new concept to supersede
toleration should carry the ethos of respect, yet have the conceptual scope and precision of
tolerance/toleration, to be intuitively appealing to replace it. I propose to replace ´toleration´
with ´respectation´ and ´tolerance´ with ´respectance´
Hospital staff experiences of their relationships with adults who self-harm: a meta-synthesis
Purpose This review aimed to synthesize qualitative literature exploring inpatient hospital staff experiences of their relationships with people who self-harm. Methods Nine studies were identified from a systematic search of five research databases. Papers included the experiences of physical health and mental health staff working in inpatient settings. The studies employed various qualitative research methods and were appraised using an adapted quality assessment tool (Tong, Sainsbury, & Craig, 2007). A meta-synthesis was conducted using traditional qualitative analysis methods including coding and categorizing data into themes. Results Three main themes derived from the data. âThe impact of the systemâ influenced the extent to which staff were âFearing the harm from self-harmâ, or were âWorking alongside the whole personâ. A fear-based relationship occurred across mental health and physical health settings despite differences in training; however, âWorking alongside the whole personâ primarily emerged from mental health staff experiences. Systemic factors provided either an inhibitory or facilitative influence on the relational process. Conclusions Staff experiences of their relationship with people who self-harm were highlighted to have an important impact on the delivery and outcome of care. Increasing support for staff with a focus on distress tolerance, managing relational issues, and developing self-awareness within the relationship may lead to a more mutually beneficial experience of care. Equally, structure, clarity, and support within inpatient systems may empower staff to feel more confident in utilizing their existing skills. Practitioner points â˘Working with people who self-harm can be emotionally challenging and how staff cope with this can significantly impact on the engagement of staff and patients. â˘Increasing the skills of staff in managing relational issues and tolerating distress, as well as providing support and reflective practice groups may be useful in managing emotional responses to working with people who self-harm. â˘Refining the supportive, procedural, and environmental structures surrounding the caregiving relationship may help enable better integration of physical and mental health care
Axiomatization of Inconsistency Indicators for Pairwise Comparisons
This study proposes revised axioms for defining inconsistency indicators in
pairwise comparisons. It is based on the new findings that "PC submatrix cannot
have a worse inconsistency indicator than the PC matrix containing it" and that
there must be a PC submatrix with the same inconsistency as the given PC
matrix.
This study also provides better reasoning for the need of normalization. It
is a revision of axiomatization by Koczkodaj and Szwarc, 2014 which proposed
axioms expressed informally with some deficiencies addressed in this study.Comment: This paper should have been withdrawn by the first author a long time
ago. The work has been finished with another researcher, I have been pushed
out the projec
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