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    • Scientific Modeling
    • Interdisciplinary Studies

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    • Templates are proposed as key units in scientific modeling, serving dual roles in representation and quantitative analysis.
    • Concerns exist that broad interdisciplinary application may weaken template representational capacity, reducing them to mere formalisms.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To argue for the value of templates in analyzing cross-disciplinary modeling.
    • To examine the transfer of Lotka-Volterra models in technology diffusion as a case study of template transfer.

    Main Methods:

    • Reconstructing cross-disciplinary modeling practices as template transfer.
    • Differentiating the interpretation of templates from the interpretation of models derived from them.
    • Analyzing Lotka-Volterra models applied to technology diffusion.

    Main Results:

    • Templates are valuable for understanding cross-disciplinary modeling.
    • Lotka-Volterra models in technology diffusion exemplify template transfer.
    • Template transfer can be either conformist or creative, depending on the specific application.

    Conclusions:

    • Templates are effective units for analyzing cross-disciplinary modeling.
    • Distinguishing template interpretation from model interpretation is crucial.
    • The analysis of Lotka-Volterra models demonstrates the nuanced nature of template transfer in scientific practice.