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Technological and Economic Factors Determining ICT Level : Evidence from Rural Micro-Businesses in Democratic Republic of Congo
2018
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the 11th largest country in the world although wars have devastated the economics of the country. In this vast but poor area, there are a lot of small businesses, particularly in agriculture. Therefore, focusing on small enterprises and their use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can be a key issue in enhancing the nation's infrastructure, communications, social relations and economy. This research aims at increasing our understanding of these issues together by analysing the effects of ICT in micro‐level businesses in a developing country. The research focused on the rural neighbourhood of Ngandanjike in the area of Mbujimayi in s…
Microscratch testing method for systematic evaluation of the adhesion of atomic layer deposited thin films on silicon
2016
The scratch test method is widely used for adhesion evaluation of thin films and coatings. Usual critical load criteria designed for scratch testing of coatings were not applicable to thin atomic layer deposition (ALD) films on silicon wafers. Thus, the bases for critical load evaluation were established and the critical loads suitable for ALD coating adhesion evaluation on silicon wafers were determined in this paper as LCSi1, LCSi2, LCALD1, and LCALD2, representing the failure points of the silicon substrate and the coating delamination points of the ALD coating. The adhesion performance of the ALD Al2O3, TiO2, TiN, and TaCN+Ru coatings with a thickness range between 20 and 600 nm and dep…
Error analysis and calibration for a novel pipe profiling tool
2020
Integrity of industrial pipework is ensured through routine inspection. Internal visual inspection tools are capable of characterising degradation in the form of corrosion, pitting, erosion and cracking. The accuracy of such inspection systems has a direct impact on decisions regarding the remaining lifetime of the asset. By minimising error margins, the asset may be operated with confidence for longer, with less uncertainty. This paper considers a probe system consisting of a laser profiler and camera that produces a textured 3D model of the internals of 2 – 6 inch pipework. The accuracy of the system is defined by the ability to extract laser projections from an image as it travels down t…
Planning in the Face of Conflict in Un-Democratic Contexts: Lessons from Two Sicilian Municipalities
2015
Within planning theory, the disciplinary tradition that is more attentive towards conflicts can be placed in a triangular position between politics, citizens and power, where the different research directions can be identified as studies into the élites, the hierarchy of governance and, last but not least, the role of social movements. Through élite theories and theories of classical pluralism, the reflection on conflicts has been measured mostly against the enigma of “who is in power” applied to city management, whereas in the sphere of urban economic policy, questions have mainly regarded the objectives, despite their having to come to terms with the limitations of rational choices (Bish …
Polak Europejczyk z obawami
2017
„Polak Europejczyk z obawami” to tytuł artykułu na temat stopnia zakorzenienia poczucia tożsamości europejskiej w społeczeństwie polskim i szerzej w społeczeństwach Europy środkowo-wschodniej. Poczucie tożsamości europejskiej, opierające się na fundamencie dziedzictwa cywilizacyjnego, musi stanowić spoiwo, które pomoże połączyć państwa i narody w harmonijną całość. To zadanie dla ponad pięćsetmilionowej społeczności europejskiej, to zadanie dla każdego z nas – Europejczyka. Na ile Polacy czują się Europejczykami, utożsamiają ze wspólną polityką europejską, to pytania warte naukowej dyskusji. Gdzie tkwią przyczyny rodzących się napięć, odżywania nacjonalizmów i kompleksów wynikających z nieu…
Obraz mniejszości niemieckiej w opolskiej prasie lokalnej w czasie tranzycji i w pierwszej fazie transformacji ustrojowej (1989-1992)
2022
The aim of the paper is an attempt to recreate the process of the emergence of the German minority movement in the period of the political transition in the years 1989-1992 on the basis of materials from the Opole daily press. The choice of this period is dictated by the desire to show the initial stages of development of this community and its organizational form. It was during the period in mention that the German minority not only expanded the territorial range of its organizational structures and profiled its activities, but most of all it outlined the scope of its influence on the social and political life at the local and regional level in the Opolskie Voivodeship. The processes that …
Marinin hallituksen ministereihin Twitterissä suunnattu vihapuhe
2022
Twitter on myös vihapuheenvälittäjä. Tämä tutkimus käyttää laajaa, käsin luokiteltua twiittiaineistoa Marinin hallituksen ministereihin kohdistuvan vihamielisen puheen tutkimisessa. Tutkimuksen tavoite oli selvittää, kuinka yleistä ministereihin kohdistuva vihapuhe on, ja miten vihapuhe jakautuu sukupuolen, iän ja puoluekannan mukaan. Tutkin myös vihapuheen lähettäjien seurattavia ja tykkäyksiä. Tulosten perusteella valtioneuvostoon kohdistuva vihapuhe on yleistä, koska keskimäärin noin joka 20. ministerille lähetetty viesti on vihamielinen. Salkkujakauma vaikuttaa oletettavasti vihapuheen jakaumaan eikä tuloksista sen vuoksi voida yleistää, onko vihapuhe suunnattu erityisesti naisiin tai m…
Il futuro della politica nella coscienza delle nuove generazioni
2014
La questione della politica che, nel tempo delle incertezze, viene sempre più vissuta come qualcosa di estraneo alla vita quotidiana, si presenta ancora più complessa se affrontata dal punto di vista dei giovani, i cosiddetti “figli del disincanto”, i quali mostrano diffidenza nei confronti delle istituzioni politiche, percependole come qualcosa di cui è meglio non fidarsi e che va evitato. È pertanto pensabile oggi, nel tempo della globalizzazione, formare i giovani alla cura del bene comune? Come rilanciare una politica che sia dei giovani e finalizzata alla loro emancipazione? Sono interrogativi che oggi, nel tempo della post-modernità, esigono soluzioni di natura pedagogica: educare i g…
Kapitalizm a demokracja - ekonomia polityczna
2015
Mniejszość niemiecka w Polsce a proces transformacji systemowej - założenia i wstępne wyniki badań
2021
The article presents the assumptions and partial results of the research undertaken within the project “German minority in Poland in the face of transition and political transformation after 1989”, carried out by a research team from the Institute of Political Science and Administration (University of Opole) and commissioned by the German Minority Research Center. The project is an attempt of adopting a new perspective on the processes related to the political transformation which Poland underwent 30 years ago, with an aim of investigating the role that the German minority played in this transition. Authors of the paper focused on discussing the current state of research and outlining the s…