Search results for "PAI"

Vegetation series as a marker of interactions between rural settlements and landscape: new insights from the archaeological record in Western Sicily

2020

[EN] Plant communities are complex and dynamic elements of the landscape, intertwined with both natural factors and human activities. Vegetation series reflect the environmental characteristics of the landscape, but also the anthropic impact, one of the exogenous forces that most profoundly affects the landscape formation process. This paper aims to investigate the interactions between long-term human settlement catchment areas and vegetation series. The case study area of the Sicani Mountains (Central-Western Sicily) proved to be an ideal place to perform GIS-based spatial analysis in order to compare a data set of rural archaeological sites and land units created through the mapping of ve…

Vuorovaikutusosaamisen yhteisyys työelämän tiimeissä

2018

Teams are a very common way to organize work within a variety of fields. The role of competent communication in high-quality and successful teamwork is emphasized in both research and in working life discourse. However, research on communication competence in working life teams is scarce. Extant research lies heavily in the study of communication situations in short-term groups. The reality of working life teams differs from such groups. Teams work on varied, overlapping tasks, often over long periods of time. Moreover, extant research primarily has focused on competence as an individual quality. The objective of this study is to describe and understand the sharedness of communication compe…

Defining the accessibility of physical activity : Tracing the social dimension

2022

The promotion of the physical activity (PA) of citizens has traditionally focused on improving spatial accessibility, especially in municipal administrations. However, research evidence indicates that proximity to PA environments is not a sufficient condition for increased PA. This article presents a broader model of the dimensions of the accessibility of PA, developed in cooperation between researchers and the authorities of two cities in Finland. As a result, ten dimensions affecting accessibility have been identified: spatial, temporal, physical/technological, informational, economic, legal/ administrative, cultural/attitudinal, skills related, mental and social. A special focus of atten…

Immigrant Detention Centres in Spain: a critical assessment

2012

This paper presents a critical examination of the management of irregular migration flows in Spain and the legal principles and administrative practices implemented by the State in the process of expulsion that legitimise the existence of Immigrant Detention Centres (CIE). It also provides a description of the current situation of the CIE, and reports on the most recent proposals made by the Spanish government to improve the management of CIE in response to pressure exerted by civil society organisations, especially after public protests regarding the death of two inmates in December 2011 and January 2012.

The Development of Teachers' and Their Students' Social and Emotional Learning During the “Learning to Be Project”-Training Course in Five European C…

2021

This study was funded by a project Learning to Be: Development of Practices and Methodologies for Assessing Social, Emotional and Health Skills within Education Systems (#4120034) in the framework of Erasmus+ KA3 program (582955-EPP-1-2016-2-LT-EPPKA3-PI-POLICY). We are also grateful for funding by the Academy of Finland (#308352) and Finnish Strategic Research Council (#327242).

Turvapaikanhakijoiden kertomuksia sosiaalisista verkostoista ja kuulumisen tunteista

2019

The politics of money utopias : methodological utopian explorations of the Banjar and the Neocracy

2022

Methodological utopianism is used to explore the potential of money via two examples, making use of simulacrum case study research. These examples are the Banjar, a traditional Balinese governance and currency system; and the Neocracy, a real cryptocurrency system. Both are considered through an integralist positioning with implications for practical utopianism and economic evaluation of community currency systems. Backgrounds on utopian studies, and money are given for contextualization of our approach. We take a heterodox economic position and use the “archaeological” approach of utopian thought. The simulacrum case study is introduced as a tool to foster political imagination about possi…

Estructura i canvi social a Espanya. Text Torres (2012)

2013

Aquest material docent ha rebut l’ajut del Servei de Política Lingüística de la Universitat de València L’assignatura Estructura i canvi social a Espanya, codi 34406, s’imparteix en el segon curs i segon quadrimestre del Grau de Sociologia. se centra en els processos d’estructuració i de canvi més rellevants de l’Espanya contemporània, entre el 1970 i el 2010, que es comparen amb unes altres societats de modernitat avançada i es contrasten amb els conceptes, les teories i tendències que s’han vist en altres assignatures del grau. L’assignatura s’estructura en sis temes. 1. El canvi social a Espanya. 1970-2010. 2. Estructura demogràfica, família i immigració. 3. L’estructura econòmica i el m…

Estructura i canvi social a Espanya. Especificacions guia, pràctiques, lectures

2013

Aquest material docent ha rebut l’ajut del Servei de Política Lingüística de la Universitat de València L’assignatura Estructura i canvi social a Espanya, codi 34406, s’imparteix en el segon curs i segon quadrimestre del Grau de Sociologia. se centra en els processos d’estructuració i de canvi més rellevants de l’Espanya contemporània, entre el 1970 i el 2010, que es comparen amb unes altres societats de modernitat avançada i es contrasten amb els conceptes, les teories i tendències que s’han vist en altres assignatures del grau. L’assignatura s’estructura en sis temes. 1. El canvi social a Espanya. 1970-2010. 2. Estructura demogràfica, família i immigració. 3. L’estructura econòmica i el m…

Transformative direction of innovation and measurement of uncaptured GDP in the digital economy

2017

The Internet has dramatically changed business dynamics and our daily lives by providing extraordinary services and welfare never anticipated before. However, productivity in industrialized countries has confronted an apparent decline. The ICT advanced firms and countries are suffering with low marginal productivity of their ICT investments. This reveals the two-faced nature of ICT and productivity paradox in the digital economy. With the progression of technology and transition from commodity- oriented to information society, the consumers’ preferences are believed to be shifted beyond economic value. The digitization has promoted the free and un- monetized consumption of digital goods and…