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Reducing Power Consumption of Wireless Networks Through Collaborative DMC Mobile Clusters
2017
Reducing the energy consumption of the wireless network is significantly important to the economic and ecological sustainability of the ICT industry, as high energy consumption may limit the performance of wireless networks and is one of the main network costs. To solve energy consumption problem, especially on the terminal side, a scheme known as distributed mobile cloud (DMC) is considered to be a potential solution. Multiple mobile terminals (MTs) can cooperative to take advantage of good quality links among the MTs to save energy when receiving from the Base Station (BS). In this paper, we aim to find the optimal transmit power to further reduce the energy consumption of DMC. From simul…
Environmental Problem-solving and Hands-on Geometry Learning through Storytelling inside a Geodesic Dome : Ice, Honey and Stardust
2019
In this workshop, we introduce a STEAM learning activity based on the construction of geodesic domes. This workshop will engage participants in various preliminary and exploratory constructions, while also applying the geometry of geodesic domes to approximate hemispheres. Various storytelling, role-playing, and environmental connections that can provide needed context for learners of all ages are explored. peerReviewed
ICCDPP International Symposium Norway 2019 Synthesis Report : Theme 4 : Leading innovative change for the future
2019
This paper summarises how countries participating in the ICCDPP symposium are innovating and addressing change in career development practice and policy. Some innovations are concerned with the development and implementation of guidance policies while others focus on new ways to design and organise the career development services and innovations. nonPeerReviewed
Positional goods and social welfare: a note on George Pendleton Watkins’ neglected contribution
2018
Watkins's analysis of adventitious utility contains many aspects that are connected to the contemporary debate on positional goods. First, Watkins adventitious utility emerges from a process of social exclusion and can create negative externalities, in the sense that positive consumption of one individual implies negative consumption by another individual. Not only it creates negative externalities on other individuals, but it can initiate a race-to-the-bottom, where individuals waste an increasing amount of money on goods which do not possess any real utility.
Factors influencing tourists’ intention to use COVID-19 contact tracing app
2020
AbstractThe purpose of this study was to develop and test a model that explores the antecedents of tourists’ acceptance of COVID-19 contact tracing app (CTA). Data was obtained from a crowdsourcing platform (Pollfish), in which 400 respondents answered the questionnaire. We used SmartPLS to analyse the data. Results reveal that trust and structural assurance have the strongest relationship. Furthermore, the relationship between trust and destination safety was positive. Finally, self-efficacy moderated the relationship between trust and intention, implying that trust was stronger for tourists who have higher levels of self-efficacy. Recommendations are offered.
Liminality in paradise : a study in utopianism at the Punta Mona community
2009
This Master’s thesis is a study in utopianism at the Punta Mona Sustainable Living and Education Centre, an ecological community of North Americans living on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. The mission statement of Punta Mona is to show “sustainability” as a lived reality and to inspire individuals to return to mainstream society to enact change towards a more “eco-conscious” world. The main objective of this thesis is to critically examine the concept of sustainability as it is understood and practiced at Punta Mona and to raise questions over the tensions inherent in Punta Mona’s in-between position as an ecological community and ecotourism venture. What power structures are implicitly…
Studying Nonverbal Synchrony in Couple Therapy : Observing Implicit Posture and Movement Synchrony
2020
AbstractResearch on nonverbal synchrony (movement coordination) in psychotherapy has recently attracted increased attention. Nonverbal synchrony has been shown to relate to the therapeutic alliance and outcome. However, research on nonverbal synchrony in couple therapy remains scarce. In this study, we examined the therapy process of one couple in detail and created a coding scheme to depict posture and movement synchrony. In this case study, we found that the relationship between nonverbal synchrony and the therapeutic alliance was complex. During the therapy process, the amount of nonverbal synchrony varied, as did the participants’ evaluations of the alliance. In couple therapy nonverbal…
Intensity of Aggression in Childhood as a Predictor of Different Forms of Adult Aggression: A Two-Country (Finland and United States) Analysis
2009
This study examined the prediction of different forms of adult aggression in 2 countries from child and adolescent aggression. It was based on 2 longitudinal projects: the Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development (JYLS; N=196 boys and 173 girls) conducted in Finland and the Columbia County Longitudinal Study (CCLS; N=436 boys and 420 girls) conducted in the United States. The same peer‐nominated items for aggression were used in both studies at age 8; comparable measures of aggression were also available in adolescence (age 14 in the JYLS/19 in the CCLS) and adulthood (ages 36/30 and 42/48). Results showed that in both countries and in both genders, aggression in s…
Pētnieciskās darbības prasmes sekmēšana dabaszinību nodarbībās 5 - 6 gadus veciem bērniem
2017
Darba autors: Sintija Smoļenska. Darba nosaukums: Pētnieciskās darbības prasmes sekmēšana dabaszinību nodarbībās 5 - 6 gadus veciem bērniem. Darba mērķis: izpētīt vecākā pirmsskolas vecuma bērnu pētnieciskās darbības sekmēšanas iespējas dabaszinībās. Kvalifikācijas darbā ir vispārīgi raksturota 5 – 6 gadīgu bērnu attīstība, izanalizētas pētnieciskās darbības veicināšanas iespējas pirmsskolā, kā arī apskatīta pētniecisko darbību prasmju sekmēšana vecākās pirmsskolas vecuma grupas bērniem dabas zinību nodarbībās, veicot pētījumu par pētniecisko prasmju attīstības iespējām praktiski darbojoties ar bērniem. Pētījuma rezultāti parāda, ka pētniecisko prasmju attīstības pieaugums starp sākotnējo u…
Modulāras un testējamas arhitektūras veidošana tīmekļa lietotnēm
2015
Lietotnēs ar sarežģītu biznesa funkcionalitāti ir svarīgi domāt par testējamību un modularitāti arhitektūras līmenī. Darba mērķis ir aprakstīt principus, kā veidot šādu koda arhitektūru tīmekļa lietotnei, īpaši koncentrējoties uz testējamību. Darba galvenās tēmas ir atkarību injicēšana, starpnozaru problēmu centralizēta risināšana, Entity Framework izmantošana kopā ar eksistējošu datubāzi, biznesa loģikas pārvaldīšana, servera un klienta puses uzturamu vienībtestu un integrācijas testu veidošana. Lai realizētu pētījumu, autors eksistējošai uzņēmuma informācijas sistēmai veica arhitektūras uzlabošanu, kā rezultātā tā tika salīdzināta ar veco lietotni, secinot, ka ir uzlabojusies uzturamība, …