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Is the European Commission a hothouse for supranationalism? : theorising and exploring the world of Commission civil servants

2005

Does the European Commission (Commission) manage to transform and re-direct the roles played by Commission civil servants? To test the old neo-functionalist claim on loyalty transfer among civil servants, this article provides fresh survey and interview data on seconded national experts in the Commission. The transformative powers of the Commission are tested by assessing the extent to which seconded national experts adopt supranational role perceptions. Theoretically, the emergence of supranational role perceptions is accounted for by considering (i) processes of pre-socialisation outside the Commission, (ii) processes of resocialisation inside the Commission, and (iii) organisational inco…

Extraordinary Performance of Carbon‐Coated Anatase TiO 2 as Sodium‐Ion Anode

2015

The synthesis of in situ polymer‐functionalized anatase TiO2 particles using an anchoring block copolymer with hydroxamate as coordinating species is reported, which yields nanoparticles (≈11 nm) in multigram scale. Thermal annealing converts the polymer brushes into a uniform and homogeneous carbon coating as proven by high resolution transmission electron microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. The strong impact of particle size as well as carbon coating on the electrochemical performance of anatase TiO2 is demonstrated. Downsizing the particles leads to higher reversible uptake/release of sodium cations per formula unit TiO2 (e.g., 0.72 eq. Na+ (11 nm) vs only 0.56 eq. Na+ (40 nm)) while the …

Soil aggregates, organic matter turnover and carbon balance in a Mediterranean eroded vineyard

2014

The carbon cycle is being affected by the human impacts (Novara et al., 2011; Yan-Gui et al., 2013), and one of those is the intensification in the soil erosion in agriculture land (Cerdà et al., 2009; García Orenes et al., 2009). Vineyards also are affected by the human activities (Fernández Calviño, 2012). Vineyards in Sicily are cultivated on 110.000 ha, 10% of which on >10% slope. Deficiencies of soil organic matter are typical of the semi arid Mediterranean environment especially where traditional intensive cropping practices are adopted (Novara et al., 2012; 2013). These practices in vineyards could lead soil to intensive erosion processes (Novara et al., 2011). The fate of SOC under …

On-Orbit Degradation of Solar Instruments

2013

International audience; We present the lessons learned about the degradation observed in several space solar missions, based on contributions at the Workshop about On-Orbit Degradation of Solar and Space Weather Instruments that took place at the Solar Terrestrial Centre of Excellence (Royal Observatory of Belgium) in Brussels on 3 May 2012. The aim of this workshop was to open discussions related to the degradation observed in Sun-observing instruments exposed to the effects of the space environment. This article summarizes the various lessons learned and offers recommendations to reduce or correct expected degradation with the goal of increasing the useful lifespan of future and ongoing s…

Palapelin palat paikoilleen : maahanmuuttajien kokemuksia kotoutumiskoulutuksesta ja ehdotuksia sen kehittämiseksi

2008

Palapelin palat paikoilleen –tutkimuksessa Suomeen muuttaneet maahanmuuttajat kertovat kokemuksistaan kotoutumiskoulutuksesta ja sen kehittämistarpeista. Työssä selvitetään millaista pääomaa kotoutumiskoulutus tarjoaa maahanmuuttajille. Työssä kysytään, onko kotoutumiskoulutuksen antama pääoma laadultaan sellaista, että se auttaa maahanmuuttajia saavuttamaan omat henkilökohtaiset tavoitteensa. Tutkimuksessa kysytään myös, ovatko maahanmuuttajat kokeneet, että koulutus ja ohjaus antavat heille mahdollisuuden rakentaa yhdenvertaisia ja dialogisia suhteita suomalaisen yhteiskunnan jäsenenä. Työssä on seurattu työhallinnon tietojärjestelmän (URA) avulla 33 muuttajan koulutusja työllistymispolku…

Peruskoulun 5-, 7- ja 9-luokkalaisten sosiaaliset suhteet ja liikuntaharrastuksen yhteydet sosiaalisiin suhteisiin

2000

The becoming of family relationships and friendship circles after a bisexual break-up

2021

This chapter explores how bisexual women’s family relationships and friendship circles unravel after a relationship breakup. It intervenes at the conjunction of three under-researched areas: bisexual people’s relationships, LGBTIQA+ separations, and social networks after relationship breakups. The becoming of social or friendship circles after a bisexual relationship breakup is approached through the Deleuzo-Guattarian concept of assemblages, where multiple and complex elements come together, connecting in various ways and taking various forms. Further, the chapter offers a novel perspective on bisexuality as a process of “becoming” as part of these relational assemblages, rather than as “b…

Kirja-arvostelu: Pahan kosketus : ihmisyyden ja auttamistyön varjojen jäljillä

2002

Missing Data in Space-time: Long Gaps Imputation Based On Functional Data Analysis

2017

High dimensional data with spatio-temporal structures are of great interest in many elds of research, but their exhibited complexity leads to practical issues when formulating statistical models. Functional data analysis through smoothing methods is a proper framework for incorporating space-time structures: extending the basic methodology to the multivariate spatio-temporal setting, we refer to Generalized Additive Models for estimating functional data taking the spatial and temporal dependences into account, and to Functional Principal Component Analysis as a classical dimension reduction technique to cope with the high dimensionality and with the number of estimated eects. Since spatial …

PIL.20-21-Unit 6. The State's bodies of international relations

2020

Public International Law. Unit 6. The State's bodies of international relations. Powerpoint of the Academic course 2020-2021.