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Energy and CO2 life cycle inventory issues for aluminum based components: The case study of a high speed train window panel
2016
Abstract As materials production and transport are two relevant sectors in terms of global environmental impact, over the last years environmental impact analyses (mainly life cycle based analyses) of material replacing strategies in means of transportation were developed. Life cycle approach allows to consider the light-weighing benefit without neglecting the environmental impact of material production. In the present research energy and CO2 emissions life cycle analysis of a real case study is presented. Industrial data, experimental measurements and literature analysis were used to develop the life cycle analysis of an aluminum window panel to be assembled on an Italian high speed train.…
Guarding, guiding, gate opening: Prison officer work in a Norwegian welfare context
2017
Anne A is a prison officer, and for years, she has been working behind the walls—in low-security and high-security wings, with remand and sentenced prisoners. She says: We are there fifty per cent in order to keep an eye on them, to ensure that they stay here [in prison]. The other fifty per cent we are trying to help them. They may be drug users or have other problems, and it’s just as much our duty to help them as to watch them. And when we help, this contributes to security just as much as a locked door or an alarm.
Lean university: applying the ECRS method to improve an administrative process
2019
This paper presents a case study for an improvement method applied in “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania. The ECRS method has its roots in manufacturing, specifically in improvement processes. The novelty lies in applying this method in Higher Education. Considering the existing know-how in process improvements of the human resource from the University and the importance of quality in the organisation’s performance, this paper sought to focus on using one of the most important principles of lean manufacturing in the administrative sector. An observation form was designed in order to analyse the process and by using the ECRS method and brainstorming for ideas with key stakeholders, …
Valuing public acceptance of alternative-fuel buses using a Latent Class Tobit model: A case study in Valencia
2020
Abstract The introduction of hybrid electric technology for urban public transportation can be considered a valuable stepping stone to low-carbon mobility. Using the contingent valuation method, a sample of 427 respondents were asked about their willingness to pay for the air pollution reductions associated to a scenario of gradual introduction of hybrid electric buses in Valencia, Spain. Results show that 67% of the respondents are willing to pay extra for the adoption of this electric hybrid technology, being the mean willingness to pay € 0.33 per single bus fare. This would imply a 22% hypothetical increase in current bus fares and shows that public acceptance is critical for the success…
Menores que Maltratan a sus Progenitores: definición Integral y su Ciclo de Violencia
2017
Dentro del maltrato familiar, la violencia filio-parental es una línea de investigación en el ámbito de la psicología y la pedagogía de cierta relevancia actual. En la primera parte del artículo se pretende analizar este fenómeno, desde las perspectivas psicoeducativa y jurídica, para aportar una definición integral que abarque diferentes perspectivas de la violencia filio-parental, porque la intervención y prevención de ésta debe partir del conocimiento acerca de las causas y mecanismos que intervienen en el complejo ámbito de ésta violencia intrafamiliar, así como de las relaciones e interacciones que se establecen entre hijos, hijas y progenitores. Por ello, la segunda parte del artículo…
Disrupting resilient criminal networks through data analysis: The case of Sicilian Mafia
2020
Compared to other types of social networks, criminal networks present hard challenges, due to their strong resilience to disruption, which poses severe hurdles to law-enforcement agencies. Herein, we borrow methods and tools from Social Network Analysis to (i) unveil the structure of Sicilian Mafia gangs, based on two real-world datasets, and (ii) gain insights as to how to efficiently disrupt them. Mafia networks have peculiar features, due to the links distribution and strength, which makes them very different from other social networks, and extremely robust to exogenous perturbations. Analysts are also faced with the difficulty in collecting reliable datasets that accurately describe the…
Ethically Aligned Design: An empirical evaluation of the RESOLVEDD-strategy in Software and Systems development context
2019
Use of artificial intelligence (AI) in human contexts calls for ethical considerations for the design and development of AI-based systems. However, little knowledge currently exists on how to provide useful and tangible tools that could help software developers and designers implement ethical considerations into practice. In this paper, we empirically evaluate a method that enables ethically aligned design in a decision-making process. Though this method, titled the RESOLVEDD-strategy, originates from the field of business ethics, it is being applied in other fields as well. We tested the RESOLVEDD-strategy in a multiple case study of five student projects where the use of ethical tools was…
Suplementario – Supplemental material for Development and Psychometric Properties of the Detection of Sexual Abuse Risk Screening Scale (DSARss)
2019
Supplemental material, Suplementario for Development and Psychometric Properties of the Detection of Sexual Abuse Risk Screening Scale (DSARss) by María Dolores Gil-Llario, Rafael Ballester-Arnal, Vicente Morell-Mengual, Lorena Caballero-Gascón and Jesús Castro-Calvo in Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
Supplementary_file_Metropolis_Hastings – Supplemental material for Adjusting the Knox test by accounting for spatio-temporal crime risk heterogeneity…
2020
Supplemental material, Supplementary_file_Metropolis_Hastings for Adjusting the Knox test by accounting for spatio-temporal crime risk heterogeneity to analyse near-repeats by Álvaro Briz-Redón, Francisco Martínez-Ruiz and Francisco Montes in European Journal of Criminology
The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Factorial Structure: Findings from a Multicultural Sample
2020
Although several studies exploring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) factorial structure have been conducted, few of them have tested the ICD-11 and the DSM-5-based models in samples from low-in...