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Īrijas vēstures attēlojuma īpatnības Džozefa O'Konnora romānā "Jūras zvaigzne" un Sebastiana Barija romānā "Slepenie raksti"
2018
Šajā maģistra darbā tiek pētītas Īrijas vēstures attēlojuma īpatnības divos romānos – Džozefa O’Konnora romānā “Jūras zvaigzne” un Sebastiana Barija romānā “Slepenie raksti”. Darba mērķis ir analizēt veidus, kā šie romāni ataino nozīmīgus īru vēstures notikumus, Lielo badu un ceļu uz Īrijas neatkarību, kā arī veidus, kādos tiek problematizēta patiesa un objektīva attēlojuma iespējamība. Abi rakstnieki pēta tādus jēdzienus kā atmiņu, traumu, narativitāti un vēstures attēlojuma ticamību, uzsverot naratīvu veidošanas procesu un valodas nepietiekamību traumas atainošanai, kā arī aicina lasītājus kritiski apdomāt naratīvus, pētot dažādu faktoru ietekmi uz tiem.
Klientu apmierinātības pilnveidošanas iespējas uzņēmumā SIA "Tele2".
2018
Darbu ar tēmu: klientu apmierinātības uzlabošana Tele2 uzņēmumā ir izstrādājis Jānis Mīlīgs. Darba mērķis ir izpētīt klientu apmierinātības teorētiskos aspektus un uzņēmuma SIA ”Tele2” klientus, lai veiktu uzlabojumus apmierinātības līmenī. Pētījuma pirmajā daļā ir apskatīti klientu apmierinātības teorētiskie aspekti, to būtība un saistība ar klientu apkalpošanu. Ir secināts, ka klientu apmierinātība ir svarīgs rādītājs, kas palīdz uzņēmumiem veiksmīgi īstenot savu darbību, jo lojāli un apmierināti klienti prasa 5-7 reizes mazāku finanšu līdzekļu ieguldījumu, salīdzinot ar jaunu klientu piesaisti. Savukārt klientu apkalpošana ir būtisks parametrs, kas nodrošina klientu apmierinātību un loja…
Caurspīdīgu un elektrovadošu pārklājumu uz ZnO bāzes izgatavošanas procesa izstrāde un īpašību pētījumi
2018
Caurspīdīgās un elektrovadošās oksīdu (TCO) kārtiņas tiek izmantotas opto-elektronikā. AZO tiek uzskatīts par alternatīvu dārgajam ITO. Joprojām nav pilnībā izprasta izgatavošanas parametru ietekme uz AZO kārtiņu īpašībām. Ir nepieciešams izgatavot arī kvalitatīvu p-tipa TCO. Šajā darbā ir izgatavotas n-tipa AZO un p-tipa Zn-Ir-O kārtiņas ar magnetrono izputināšanu. Kārtiņas tika raksturotas ar XRF, XRD, XAS, SEM, Ramana un FTIR spektroskopiju, Holla efektu, termoelektriskajiem mērījumiem un redzamās gaismas caurlaidību. Darbā ir nodemonstrēta strauja alumīnija koncentrācijas izmaiņa pie zemas skābekļa plūsmas. Al piemaisījumu elektriskā aktivācija un kārtiņas struktūra mainās atkarībā no i…
Kustību rotaļu izmantošanas iespējas 3 – 4 gadu vecu bērnu sadarbības prasmes veicināšanā
2018
Kvalifikācijas darba temats: „Kustību rotaļu izmantošanas iespējas 3 – 4 gadu vecu bērnu sadarbības prasmes veicināšanā” Kvalifikācijas darbs izstrādāts ar mērķi teorētiski izzināt un praktiski pamatot 3-4 gadus vecu bērnu sadarbošanās prasmju veidošanos un attīstību kustību rotaļās, lai sasniegtu doto mērķi, teorētiski raksturots sadarbības prasmju jēdziens, 3-4 gadu vecumposms pētījuma kontekstā, nosakot priekšnoteikumus sadarbības prasmju attīstībai. Šajā kontekstā analizēta kustību rotaļa kā bērnu sadarbības prasmju veicinātāja. Darba teorētiskā daļa izstrādāta, galvenokārt balstoties uz tādu zinātnieku atziņām kā D. Dzinate, I. Stangaine (2005, 2007, 2012), I. Konstantinova (2011), M. …
Inovācijas ekosistēmas raksturojums Latvijas un Eiropas Savienības kontekstā, izmantojot Latvijas autonomo auto inovācijas ekosistēmas gadījuma analī…
2018
Maģistra darba „Inovācijas ekosistēmas raksturojums Latvijas un Eiropas Savienības kontekstā, izmantojot Latvijas autonomo auto inovācijas ekosistēmas gadījuma analīzi” mērķis ir izmantojot autonomā auto inovācijas ekosistēmas gadījuma analīzi, raksturot inovācijas ekosistēmas īpatnības Latvijā un identificēt galvenos faktorus, kuri kavē aktieru produktīvu sadarbību inovācijas ekosistēmas ietvaros Latvijā. Darba ietvaros izvirzīti sekojoši pētnieciskie jautājumi: Kādi faktori ietekmē inovācijas ekosistēmas produktivitāti Latvijā? Kādas ir būtiskākās barjeras, kas kavē inovācijas ekosistēmas spēju radīt vērtību Latvijā? Mērķa sasniegšanai apskatīti starptautiskie pētījumi, inovācijas ekosist…
Memoria in fumo. La manifattura tabacchi di Palermo
2018
Il principale motore di questo libro è stata la volontà di non lasciare che un secolo di storia di un complesso edificato andasse in fumo insieme a storie di mestieri e vite, vissute nei luoghi descritti e talvolta interrotte proprio a causa di quei mestieri. Una realtà produttiva di Palermo che ha costituito un orgoglio per la città per tantissimi anni e che adesso giace in stato di completo abbandono. Il mio compito è stato sicuramente allietato e reso più semplice dalla mia vicinanza a persone che nella Manifattura hanno speso gran parte delle loro vite, e che mi hanno consigliata e guidata nel percorso di conoscenza. Il ritrovamento, tra materiale destinato allo smaltimento, di tavole o…
recensione a S. Modeo, Dioniso in Sicilia. Mythos, Symposion, Hades, Theatron, Mysteria, Caltanissetta 2018
2018
review, Dionysus, Sicily, Hades, ancient theaters
Prima lezione di semiotica
2018
Questo libro illustra i presupposti al tempo stesso teorici e storici della scienza dei linguaggi e della significazione, le sue molteplici ascendenze disciplinari, il suo progressivo compattamento verso un’ipotesi forte di teoria e d’analisi critica delle differenti culture umane e sociali. Le tre tappe in cui è articolato – dalla parola al segno, poi al codice, e infine al testo – permettono di ricostruire il significato che la semiotica ha assunto fra le scienze umane del Novecento, il valore che conserva nella ricerca socio-umanistica, le direzioni di sviluppo che ha intrapreso e, soprattutto, il suo fiuto per gli aspetti linguistici e semantici, narrativi, discorsivi e testuali insiti …
DEEP RHODOLITH BEDS IN THE USTICA ISLAND (SICILY, SOUTHERN TYRRHENIAN SEA): A SEDIMENTARY AND PALEOECOLOGICAL APPROACH
2018
The results of a multidisciplinary study conducted on the circali- ttoral soft bottom assemblages at Secchitello (Sicchiteddu) and in the neighbouring areas along the southern coast of Ustica Island (Sicily, Southern Tyrrhenian Sea) are presented. In particular, the study pro- vided useful data for a taxonomic, ecological and paleoecological revi- sion of the Coastal Detritic facies with free-living calcareous algae and for a critical analysis of their relationship with the sedimentary dynamics. During a survey, carried out by the University of Catania (1991) with a R.O.V. (remotely operated vehicle), the presence of the Coastal Detritic (DC) biocoenosis, characterized by a surprisingly hig…
Quale curricolo formativo per le educatrici e gli educatori dei nidi d’infanzia? Ipotesi e questioni aperte
2018
L'articolo si centra sulla formazione degli educatori per l'infanzia motivando le ragioni di specifiche competenze professionali legate alla dimensione psico-corporea e osservativa e mettendo in luce l'importanza della consapevolezza di sé e della competenza autoriflessiva
Shënime mbi fjalorin “Leksiko liti kthiellë arbërisht” (1763) të Nikollë Ketës
2018
La sfera d’oro di Palazzo Abatellis e gli ostensori con smalti, gemme, coralli del Barocco siciliano
2018
Si analizza la raffinata produzione di opere di oreficeria siciliana del XVII secolo, tra cui i preziosi ostensori con coralli, smalti e gemme eseguiti da abili maestri, come don Camillo Barbavara e i fratelli Montalbano, e ci si sofferma sull'utilizzo degli smalti ad imitazione delle pietre preziose, come confermano ulteriormente inediti documenti Itanalyzes the fine production of Sicilian goldsmith's works of the seventeenth century, including the precious ostensories with corals, enamels and gems made by skilled masters, suchas Don Camillo Barbavara and the Montalbano brothers, and it focuses on the use of enamels in imitation of precious stones, as further confirmed by unpublished docum…
Critica alla cooperazione neoliberale. Resilienza e governance nelle politiche di aiuto allo sviluppo
2018
In uno scenario globale in cui si dà per scontato che rischi e pericoli vadano oltre le nostre possibilità di controllo, la resilienza entra in gioco, come una sorta di codice di condotta, per responsabilizzare stati fragili e individui vulnerabili, facendo leva sulle loro capacità di adattamento e di assorbimento del danno. L’adattamento è una delle virtù cardinali del neoliberalismo e costituisce il nucleo concettuale della significazione politica della resilienza. Gli individui devono fare fronte ai mutamenti che derivano da un sistema in continua trasformazione, nel quale agiscono senza alcuna rete di protezione, esercitando una logica adattiva che forgia le loro soggettività e le decli…
Quando il vino 'parla' dialetto: enonimi dialettali in Sicilia
2018
Il presente contributo si propone di analizzare la presenza e l’uso del dialetto nei nomi dei vini, con particolare riferimento alla produzione vinicola siciliana. Sebbene il processo di denominazione dei vini in Sicilia, in linea con le altre regioni d’Italia, non abbia presentato in passato dinamiche particolarmente complesse, giacché il nome coincideva con il tipo di vitigno e delle uve (Nero d’Avola, Syrah, Chardonnay, etc.) o in modo più generico con le caratteristiche più superficiali del prodotto (bianco, rosso, rosato), evidenziando, quindi, meccanismi onimici piuttosto semplici e strettamente referenziali, in questi ultimi anni si è sempre più diffusa l’abitudine di inserire nomi s…
Spider angiomas
2018
Simulating the thermal potential for energy storage in an electric water heater tank
2018
Master's thesis Renewable Energy ENE500 - University of Agder 2018 This thesis uses a CFD model of an electric water heater tank(EWHT) to investigate the strati cation in the tank during di erent discharge experiments. Strati cation in a tank happens naturally as hot water rises to the top and cold water sinks to the bottom, due to the di erence in density of the water based on the temperature. The simulation found that for higher discharges the strati cation becomes better and it is possible to extract more hot water from the tank than at lower discharges. Although the simulation built in this study can simulate all operations of the tank separately, it has not been successful to build a m…
La diferencia entre abuso sexual y agresión sexual
2018
Análisis de las similitudes y principales diferencias de los tipos penales de abuso y agresión sexual, tipificados en el Código Penal en su Título VIII, Capítulos I y II, a propósito de la Sentencia nº 38/2018, de 20 de marzo, de la Sección Segunda de la Audiencia Provincial de Navarra.
El interés casacional como eje vertebrador del recurso de casación contencioso-administrativo
2018
Este trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo acreditar que el interés casacional, como eje vertebrador de la casación contencioso-administrativa, permite al Tribunal Supremo cumplir con esa tarea nuclear, consistente en asegurar la unidad del ordenamiento jurídico y la efectividad de los principios de seguridad jurídica, legalidad e igualdad en la aplicación de la ley, mediante la formación y depuración de la jurisprudencia, de calidad y en plazos razonables, fijando la interpretación de la ley y de las demás fuentes del derecho estatal, como órgano superior en todos los órdenes jurisdiccionales ex artículo 123 de la Constitución Española. Ahora bien, la plasmación legislativa del inte…
Quattro approcci agli studi sull'utenza: user studies, information behaviour, information practice e information experience
2018
Nonostante il fatto che la ricerca sull'utenza costituisca un'area di studio consolidata e ben delimitata, l'approccio può comportare difficoltà terminologiche per i ricercatori che non abbiano familiarità con essa. Questo tipo di ricerca ricade perlomeno sotto quattro diverse intestazioni: studi sull'utenza o sui bisogni e usi dell'informazione; comportamento informativo o comportamento nella ricerca di informazioni; studi sulle pratiche informative e studi sull'esperienza informativa. Questo articolo presenta un'analisi di base delle caratteristiche fondanti, teoretiche e metodologiche, che permettono di capire cosa vi sia dietro a queste espressioni, perché siano entrate nell'uso e che t…
La crise existentielle de l'Union Européenne
2018
L'Union européenne vit une crise existentielle. Deux remarques s'imposent face à la désintégration des communautés politiques multinationales : l'imprévisibilité et la rapidité du processus de désintégration par comparaison avec la lenteur de leur formation. Malgré les différences marquées il s'agit d'une leçon d'histoire immédiate à retenir pour l'Union européenne. Nous sommes devant le premier cas où les effets de la « crise macro » touchent directement les populations, la majorité des citoyennes et des citoyens, qui en souffrent dans leurs corps et leurs esprits. De surcroît, l'Union et ses peuples ont été exposés à un faisceau de menaces et de défis, tant intérieurs qu'extérieurs. Qu'il…
Mary Beard, Mujeres y poder: un manifiesto, traducción de Silvia Furió
2018
L'Administració pública al Títol IV de la Constitució espanyola de 1978: perfils constitucionals i declinació aplicativa després de quatre dècades de…
2018
La Constitució espanyola no estableix grans transformacions de fons sobre el model d'Administració pública, amb les seues pròpies regles de funcionament, anterior a la seua aprovació. Hi fixa, però, principis clàssics de tot Dret democràtic modern com a elements essencials del model d'administració pública constitucional, com ara el principi de legalitat de l'actuació administrativa (art. 103.1 CE) o el de la plena subjecció de l'actuació administrativa al control judicial (art. 106.1 CE). Addicionalment, a preceptes com l'article 105 CE, apareix un mandat constitucional clar en favor d'una Administració pública més oberta, participativa i transparent. Totes tres idees que, en tant que cohe…
Determinación de marcas epigenéticas en genesimplicados en la respuesta temprana a Botrytis cinerea de Arabidopsis thaliana y Solanum lycopersicum
2018
Existen en estudios recientes realizados en plantas, evidencias que vinculan la presencia de modificaciones epigenéticas con su respuesta a estreses bióticos. Sin embargo, dentro de estos estreses no se encuentra a penas información sobre patógenos necrótrofos. En esta tesis se exploran las posibles alteraciones en la estructura cromatinica que plantas de las especies Arabidopsis thaliana y Solanum lycopersicum (tomate) podrían experimentar en varios de sus genes expresados en la respuesta a la infección por Botrytis cinerea, un hongo necrótrofo. Se plantea para ellos la puesta a punto de un protocolo de extracción de cromatina y de inmunoprecipitación de la misma (ChIP) y, se relatan las d…
Nutrition in Pediatric Kidney Disease
2018
AbstractNutrition has a major impact on the health of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Special diets and additional replacement therapies may be chosen according to the specific renal disease. Persistent low-grade inflammation, which contributes to CKD-associated cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, protein-energy wasting, oxidative stress, acidosis, chronic and recurrent infections, and altered metabolism of adipose tissue may result from dietary deficits and are important targets for nutritive intervention. Therefore, many guidelines have been developed regarding nutrient intake adequation to assist pediatricians treating these children. Acute kidney injury (AKI) has multifa…
Models of Immune Aging
2018
Abstract Biochemical changes, impaired immune responses to new antigens, and inflammation-based disorders are commonly found in aged individuals. Thus, many studies have addressed the immune system of healthy elderly, including centenarians, since a well-preserved immune system appears to be a major factor of longevity. Longitudinal studies in humans are complicated, as most immune changes associated with aging develop slowly. Human models of accelerated immune aging in clinical conditions allow exploring the age-related changes in the human immune system and the mechanisms of accelerated aging in chronic infections and autoimmunity. Even if they do not perfectly mimic immune function and i…
Why Comparative Research on the Middle Years?
2018
Anyone who has recently stepped into a middle years’ classroom knows all too well the truth of this portrait—the lived experience of learners in our schools today. Early adolescents are truly a unique group of learners, like none other a teacher might experience—a group that will at one moment test a teacher’s mettle and the very next bring so much elation and reward that a teacher might even question how they could ever think of working with another age group. This is the appeal and the true curiosity behind the early adolescent learner and is the heart of what we will present to you in this book.
The invisible setting of digital space: the Facebook case
2018
La neutralidad en la red no existe. El espacio digital puede ser adaptado de forma automática al perfil de cada usuario. Sin que este tenga que identificarse, las empresas de gestión de contenidos en Internet disponen de suficientes datos de cualquier individuo para poder filtrar los resultados de su búsqueda y personalizarlos, sin previo aviso, condicionando así su experiencia en la red. Esta investigación, de carácter exploratorio, aborda en primer lugar la descripción del espacio público digital. En segundo lugar, plantea una tipología de espacios digitales que se definen en función del grado de adaptación de los contenidos al usuario. Finalmente, presenta un análisis de caso de espacio …
A Dehydrogenase Dual Hydrogen Abstraction Mechanism Promotes Estrogen Biosynthesis: Can We Expand the Functional Annotation of the Aromatase Enzyme?
2018
Cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzymes are involved in the metabolism of exogenous compounds and in the synthesis of signaling molecules. Among the latter, human aromatase (HA) promotes estrogen biosynthesis, which is a key pharmacological target against breast cancers. After decades of debate, interest in gaining a comprehensive picture of HA catalysis has been renewed by the recent discovery that compound I (Cpd I) is the reactive species of the peculiar aromatization step. Herein, for the first time, a complete atomic-level picture of all controversial steps of estrogen biosynthesis is presented. By performing cumulative quantum-classical molecular dynamics and metadynamics simulations of abou…
Boards of directors: composition and effects on the performance of the firm
2018
This paper analyses the structure of boards of directors and its impact on business performance, which is approximated by economic profitability and the Tobin’s Q ratio. We focus on three basic aspects of boards that have been reviewed in the recent reform of the Good Governance Code: the size of boards, their independence and their diversity. For the study of diversity, we use an index that integrates not only the gender of board members, but also their age and nationality, since these are factors that can influence the knowledge, experience and skills of the directors. The results confirm a high degree of compliance with the recommendations of the Good Governance Code, and suggest that th…
Motivational characteristics and resistance training in older adults: A randomized controlled trial and 1-year follow-up
2018
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 9‐month supervised resistance training intervention on motivational and volitional characteristics related to exercise, and whether the absolute level and/or intervention‐induced change in these characteristics predict self‐directed continuation of resistance training 1 year after the intervention. Community dwelling older adults aged 65‐75, who did not fulfill physical activity recommendations, were randomized into resistance training intervention groups: training once‐ (n = 26), twice‐ (n = 27), three‐times‐a‐week (n = 28) or non‐training control group (n = 25). Training groups participated in supervised resistance training for 9 m…
Native Waterscapes in the Northern Borderlands: Restoring Traditional Environmental Knowledge in Linda Hogan’s Solar Storms
2018
ABSTRACT: In her novel Solar Storms (1995) Chickasaw novelist and poet Linda Hogan foresees what political geographers today refer to as waterscapes, that is, water-based environments where a multiplicity of human and other-than-human forces interact with each other producing diverse forms of signification. This essay examines Indigenous experiences of water, geography, and social activism as they intersect in Hogan‘s waterscape narrative. I ground my analysis of this visionary novel in recent geographical studies that look at waterscapes from the perspective of cultural politics and which criticize rationalist conceptions of water that reduce it to the sole function of human commodity. Ch…
Potential Diagnostic Properties of Chest Ultrasound in Thoracic Tuberculosis-A Systematic Review.
2018
Background: Chest ultrasound (CUS) has been shown to be a sensitive and specific imaging modality for pneumothorax, pneumonia, and pleural effusions. However, the role of chest ultrasound in the diagnosis of thoracic tuberculosis (TB) is uncertain. We performed a systematic search in the medical literature to better define the potential role and value of chest ultrasound in diagnosing thoracic tuberculosis. Aim: To describe existing literature with regard to the diagnostic value of chest ultrasound in thoracic tuberculosis. Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Scopus databases were searched for relevant articles. We included studies that used chest ultrasound for the diagnosis or management of any…
Derechos sociales y deuda. Entre capitalismo y economía de mercado. || Social rights and debt. Between capitalism and market economy
2018
Resumen: Las finanzas pueden servir a los derechos sociales en una economía de mercado, porque en ella están subordinadas a la economía real, y tienen carácter limitado, pero no en el capitalismo porque en él las finanzas son autorreferenciales, no tienen término, y conducen a una sociedad indefinidamente endeudada, en la que las deudas son impagables. 
 
 Abstract: Finance can be useful for social rights in a market economy. This is due to the fact of the subordination of finance to real economy and due to its limited character. In contrast, finance in a capitalist economy is self-referential, are boundless and lead to a society in which debts are unpayable.
Modelling competences and anticipating the future competence needs in the forest sector
2018
This explorative study examined practices of competence modelling in the forest sector organisations and how organisations anticipate changes in competence needs in the future. Semi-structured in-depth interviews (n=10) were conducted amongst forest sector experts in Finland and data was analysed by thematic analysis. The findings showed that the practices of modelling competences were diverse, most frequently used ones being superior-subordinate review discussions and quantitative competence surveys. In addition to these formal systems, informal modelling, especially on the team level and in smaller companies was also frequent. Organisations used competence modelling for several human reso…
Lecture Notes in Real-Time Intelligent Systems
2018
Intelligent computing refers greatly to artificial intelligence with the aim at making computer to act as a human. This newly developed area of real-time intelligent computing integrates the aspect of dynamic environments with the human intelligence. This book presents a comprehensive practical and easy to read account which describes current state-of-the art in designing and implementing real-time intelligent computing to robotics, alert systems, IoT, remote access control, multi-agent systems, networking, mobile smart systems, crowd sourcing, broadband systems, cloud computing, streaming data and many other applications areas. The solutions discussed in this book will encourage the resear…
About the Research Concerning the Relations Between Logistics and Business Management. A Wide Back to the Past and a Brief Look into the Future
2018
Logistyka stanowi koncepcję zarządzania przepływami materiałów, towarów i informacji, zarówno w skali przedsiębiorstwa, jak i całego łańcucha, a nawet całej sieci dostaw. Współcześnie, logistyka jest postrzegana jako determinanta osiągania oczekiwanych efektów rynkowych i ekonomicznych przez przedsiębiorstwo, będących wyznacznikami jego sukcesu oraz podstawą budowania trwałej, długofalowej przewagi konkurencyjnej. W artykule nawiązano do badań prowadzonych w ostatnich latach w Zakładzie Logistyki i Marketingu Uniwersytetu Opolskiego, w tym w szczególności badań zrealizowanych przez Opole Logistics Research Team, związanych z relacjami występującymi pomiędzy logistyką a zarządzaniem przedsię…