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Multivariate statistical analysis of heavy metals and physico-chemical parameters in the groundwater of Karak District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
2021
Groundwater heavy metal pollution is a major concern all around the world. For the assessment of heavy metals and physico-chemical characteristics. groundwater samples were collected from different locations of the Karak District, Pakistan. With the help of the global information system device (GIS), groundwater samples were collected and studied from 47 locations. The present study focused on the water table (WT), water source depth (WSD), pH, electrical conductivity (EC), dissolved oxygen (DO), total dissolved solids (TDS), lead (Pb(II)), silver (Ag(I)), iron (Fe(II)) and chromium (Cr(VI)) parameters. Heavy metals were analyzed by the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The Pearson…
BIOMASS UTILIZATION AS A RENEVABLE ENERGY SOURCE IN POLISH POWER INDUSTRY – CURRENT STATUS AND PERSPECTIVES
2015
The depletion of the conventional energy sources, as well as the degradation and pollution of the environment by the exploitation of fossil fuels caused the development of renewable energy sources (RES), including biomass. In Poland, biomass is the most popular renewable energy source, which is closely related to the obligations associated with the membership in the EU. Biomass is the oldest renewable energy source, and its potential, diversity and polymorphism place it over other sources. Besides, the improvement in its parameters, including an increase in its calorific value, resulted in increasing use of biomass as energy source. In the electric power industry biomass is applied in the p…
Community Resilience to Cyclone Disasters in Coastal Bangladesh
2016
Bangladesh is one of the poorest and most disaster-prone countries in the world. To address both problems simultaneously, sustainable livelihoods (SL) could be better connected with disaster risk reduction (DRR). For this purpose, one initiative implemented in Bangladesh is called the Vulnerability to Resilience (V2R) programme which ran from 2013 to 2016. This programme was primarily initiated and funded by the British Red Cross in a consortium with the Swedish Red Cross and the German Red Cross. This article presents the first evaluation of the V2R programme with three objectives. The first objective was to measure whether the selected communities have achieved community resilience charac…
Repenser la communication sociale
2015
International audience; Au-delà de l'horreur de la barbarie, au-delà des larmes, les morts des 7 et 9 janvier 2015 nous amènent à collectivement nous interroger : et maintenant ? Les contours du rôle de l'enseignant-chercheur dans sa société ne font pas l'unanimité ; nos disciplines peuvent cependant contribuer à la réflexion et au débat publics. La théorie des cinq filtres en oeuvre dans les médias de Noam Chomsky, nous indique par exemple que la désignation d'un ennemi commun est une tentation facile pour la plupart des médias actuels, et dans le même temps soulève des doutes et donc suscite des polémiques. Les programmes de recherche-action d'éducation à l'image et aux médias lancés par …
Investigating multilingualism and multisemioticity as communicative resources in social media
2017
This chapter discusses the role of multilingualism and multisemioticity as key resources in communication in contemporary interest-driven social media. We approach social media as translocal arenas for social interaction and (trans)cultural activities (Leppänen 2008, 2012; Kytölä in press) which complement and intertwine with participants’ offline realities in different ways. In particular, we show how the investigation of such activities can benefit from a multi-dimensional framework drawing on insights from several fields, including online ethnography, the study of multimodality, and research into computer-mediated discourse (CMD). peerReviewed
THE CONCEPT OF COMPETENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF EDUCATION REFORM IN LATVIA
2019
The word competence is a key concept of ongoing education reform in Latvia - the ESF project “Competency approach in the curriculum” (hereafter: Project). The implementation of the idea of competence-based curriculum is related to significant changes in the structure of school and pre-school curriculum, the system of evaluation of learning outcomes, teacher education etc., which are widely clarified and discussed in expert groups and public space. Participating as experts in the development of a Project, the authors of the article find that the Latvian educational space lacks a common understanding of the meaning of the concept competence. Often the pedagogical terminology used by educators…
ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RESOURCES, CAPABILITIES AND COMPETENCES– THE RESOURCE- BASED PERSPECTIVE
2019
Firms are permanently looking for ways and for tools conditioning the creation of 8 lasting, long-term competitive advantage. A firm’s strategic potential, its resources, capabilities 9 and competences, is an important tool. The article delves into the relationship between these 10 potentials as identified from the perspective of the resource-based view. Herein, particular 11 emphasis is placed upon competences, as this is most distinctive strategic potential of a firm 12 because it plays a key role in building and maintaining competitive advantage.
FROM COMPETENCY-BASED HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT TO COMPETENCE-BASED STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
2022
Purpose: The aim of the article is to identify the most significant assumptions and conditions for the development of the Competence-Based Strategic Management concept embedded on the assumptions and elements of the Competency-Based Human Resources Management concept. Moreover, the aim of the article is to identify the place of competences in the hierarchy of the firm success potentials in the concept of Competence-Based Strategic Management. Design/methodology/approach: The article indicates the most important stages on the road from the Competency-Based Human Resources Management concept to the Competence-Based Strategic Management concept. An extensive literature review and an identifica…
Przesłanki tworzenia przewagi konkurencyjnej w oparciu o strategiczny profil logistycznych potencjałów sukcesu przedsiębiorstwa
2018
Firms are constantly looking for ways leading to business competitive advantage creation, which is one of the most important issues within the area of strategic management. Among the factors affecting the creation of this advantage, an important place is occupied by the logistics potentials of business success, including resources, capabilities and competences related to the logistics area. The purpose of the article is to identify the premises of business competitive advantage creation, based on the so-called strategic profile of logistics potentials of success, which consists of: (1) first-order potentials, which are logistics resources, in particular the so-called key resources, constitu…
The new version of the pictorial scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence in Spanish children: Evidence of validity and reliability. [La nueva ve…
2019
The purpose of this study was to i) examine reliability and construct validity of the pictorial scale of Perceived Movement Skill Competence (PMSC) aligned to the third version of the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-3) in a sample of Spanish children; and to ii) analyse the validity of the PMSC and children’s perceived motor competence (MC) according to gender. A convenience sample of 361 children (55.7% boys) between 4 and 11 years-old participated. The pictorial scale of PMSC (19 items) was administered (a random subsample repeated the PMSC twice). Test-retest reliability using Intraclass Correlation Coefficients and construct validity using a Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling a…