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Emergent models of wellness: a case study of management practices in single resident occupant hotels of Vancouver CA |
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An article by Mark Alexiuk, Gordon Wiebe & Nicolino Pizzi
Emergence is the phenomenon of collective intelligence exhibited by a population of independent agents (the swarm). The theory of emergence has become a useful framework for exploring salient features of dynamical systems. This framework provides insight into hitherto intractable problems in sociology and economics. One such problem is the definition of a mathematical model of homelessness that enables policy evaluation with respect to the holistic wellness of the impacted individuals. Swarm simulations provide numerical and visual results to the researcher allowing both quantitative and intuitive hypothesis testing. This paper defines a basic swarm model of homelessness, details some initial experiments and provides justification for a dynamical systems model. A description of a survey taken in an area of Vancouver with high rates of homelessness is also provided.
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Million Dollar Murray by Malcolm Gladwell |
| This article comes from The New Yorker archives. It discusses the story of two cops and their dealings with Murray Barr, a long time resident of the streets of Reno. Gladwell discusses how easy it is for people like Murray fall through the cracks in the system. Read the entire article at www.gladwell.com. |
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| The view from a perspective few possess - Toronto Globe & Mail |
 Dr. Bill MacEwan is a long time friend of Community Builders and has been an enormous help offering in house service to the tenants of our rooming houses. This article from the Globe and Mail discusses his experience and with mental health and addictions in the Downtown Eastside. Read the article here. |
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| A study of Maternal and Infant Mortality in Kasanga, Tanzania |
Tanzania's Ministry of Heath boasts a network of regional hospitals and rural clinics which serve the country's population. Unfortunately, years of economic struggle, one of the globe's worst rates of HIV/AIDS, and weak infrastructure have combined to tax a well-intentioned system. The result today is only 1 qualified healthcare worker for every 2,200 residents.
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RedFish.com |
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 RedfishGroup is a loosely-coupled organization of complexity researchers, software developers and business professionals applying the emerging science of Complex Adaptive Systems to difficult problems in business and government. Visit their site to read research articles like "Emergence of constraint in self-organizing systems" and "Steps toward a possible theory of organization"or discover emergence through their unique applications. |
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Brian Cox on CERN's supercollider |
"Rock-star physicist" Brian Cox talks about his work on the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Discussing the biggest of big science in an engaging, accessible way, Cox brings us along on a tour of the massive project. |
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