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Digital Twin framework for automated fault source detection and prediction for comfort performance evaluation of existing non-residential Norwegian b…
2023
Numerous buildings fall short of expectations regarding occupant satisfaction, sustainability, or energy efficiency. In this paper, the performance of buildings in terms of occupant comfort is evaluated using a probabilistic model based on Bayesian networks (BNs). The BN model is founded on an in-depth anal- ysis of satisfaction survey responses and a thorough study of building performance parameters. This study also presents a user-friendly visualization compatible with BIM to simplify data collecting in two case studies from Norway with data from 2019 to 2022. This paper proposes a novel Digital Twin approach for incorporating building information modeling (BIM) with real-time sensor data…
Comparative study of indirect tensile test and uniaxial compression test on asphalt mixtures: Dynamic modulus and stress-strain state
2023
Dynamic modulus is an essential parameter for the performance characterisation of asphalt materials for performance prediction and pavement design. The Indirect Tensile (IDT) test and the Uniaxial Compression (UC) test are both well-known experiments performed in the laboratory to characterise the dynamic modulus of asphalt mixtures over a range of temperatures and loading frequencies. A considerable amount of research has investigated the difference between two test modes, while few studies analysed the fundamental difference in stress–strain distributions for the two test setups. This work aims at comparing the effect of the two test methods on dynamic modulus of asphalt mixtures, as well…
Būvniecības nozares attīstības tendences Latvijā.
2019
Būvniecības nozares attīstības tendenču novērtējums ir būtiska sastāvdaļa tās ilgtspējīgai darbībai. Izpratne par esošās situācijas rādītāju ietekmi un tās gaidāmajām pārmaiņām dod iespēju laicīgi veikt pareizus un ekonomiski pamatotus stratēģiskos lēmumus. Bakalaura darba mērķis ir: atklāt nozares trūkumus, riskus un iespējas, kā arī prognozēt būvniecības nozares attīstības tendences Latvijā un izvirzīt priekšlikumus nozares veiksmīgai darbībai. Pirmajā nodaļā tiek veidota darba teorijas bāze izmantojot pieejamo nozares zinātnisko literatūru. Otrajā nodaļā tiks veikts statistikas apkopojums par līdzšinējo situāciju nozarē apkopojot statistikas datus pat nozares rādītājiem. Trešajā noslēdzo…
Concepção e validação da construção teórica da justiça social percebido pelos alunos nas escolas
2015
La justicia social es un tema de gran importancia, pues es base de la convivencia pacífica. Las desigualdades y la falta de justicia es un mal endémico en la humanidad. A lo largo de la historia, todos los conflictos se han producido por falta de justicia y desatención a los derechos de las personas. La Justicia Social puede ser analizada desde diversas perspectivas, desde macroanalíticas a microanalíticas. En el ámbito de la Educación es indudable que es objeto de preocupación tanto de teóricos e investigadores, como del profesorado. Sin embargo, no se han ido desarrollando todavía suficientes instrumentos que permitan la valoración de las diversas facetas que se implican en este concepto.…
Moral values, empathy and identification with fictional characters: the representative universe at “Cuéntame cómo pasó” (TVE)
2012
En la presente investigación se muestran los resultados de un estudio de base experimental sobre el análisis de los valores morales presentes en la serie emitida por Televisión Española “Cuéntame cómo pasó”. La discusión se centra en los valores morales como el aspecto nuclear de este constructo audiovisual, en especial en su posible correlación con la identificación de los personajes y la empatía ficcional del formato. En el estudio participaron 47 estudiantes universitarios y 36 personas de más edad, quienes fueron sometidos a unos cuestionarios analíticos anteriores y posteriores al visionado de dos capítulos de la serie televisiva. Tras la aplicación pre-test y post-test de la Escala de…
50 Shades of Green: Insights into Personal Values and Worldviews as Drivers of Green Purchasing Intention, Behaviour, and Experience
2021
Despite the booming interest in determinants of green (i.e., sustainable) consumption, the psychological factors that influence pro-environmental consumption patterns are not yet fully understood. To answer this call, we developed and analysed a model that offers an integrative approach to sustainable consumption patterns by addressing the full palette of consumers’ personal value orientations. Specifically, we linked consumers’ egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric values at the personal level to pro-environmental purchasing intentions, behaviours, and experiences. Furthermore, we examined whether implicit beliefs about the balance between humanity and nature (i.e., worldviews) moderate the…
SOCIAL INFORMATION USE IS A PROCESS ACROSS TIME, SPACE, AND ECOLOGY, REACHING HETEROSPECIFICS
2007
Decision making can be facilitated by observing other individuals faced with the same or similar problem, and recent research suggests that this social information use is a widespread phenomenon. Implications of this are diverse and profound: for example, social information use may trigger cultural evolution, affect distribution and dispersal of populations, and involve intriguing cognitive traits. We emphasize here that social information use is a process consisting of the scenes of (1) event, (2) observation, (3) decision, and (4) consequence, where the initial event is a scene in such a process of another individual. This helps to construct a sound conceptual framework for measuring and …
Road Functional Classification Using Pattern Recognition Techniques
2019
The existing international standards suggest a methodology to assign a specific functional class to a road, by the values of some features, both geometrical and use-related. Sometimes, these characteristics are in contrast with each other and direct the analyst towards conflicting classes for a road or, worse, one or more of these features vary heterogeneously along the road. In these conditions, the analyst assigns the class that, by his capability and experience, he retains the most appropriate, in a very subjective way. On the contrary, the definition of an automatic procedure assuring an objective identification of the most appropriate functional class for each road would be desirable. …
Punishment as Defiance: Deterrence and Perverse Effects in the Case of Expressive Crime
2013
Expressive crime contrasts with instrumental crime in that delinquents do not seek material benefits. Law-breakers are motivated by the desire to “make a statement”, possibly against majority attitudes in the society. Fighting expressive crime is complicated by this fact in that increasing intervention may have counter-effects. In this paper, I present a model of expressive crime. Delinquents are motivated to perform the illegal action because it transmits a signal. If the punishment associated with the crime affects the value of this signal positively, an increase in punishment may serve as defiance, and not as deterrence. Accordingly, the number of law violations may increase if those def…
Retail brand equity: a model based on its dimensions and effects
2013
International audience; Brand equity has been recognized as a key variable in both the academic and professional literature. This article aims to deepen the nature of the retailer equity construct and identify the variables that contribute to its formation, proposing an integrative model based on their dimensions and effects. From an empirical perspective, a survey is carried out with 300 consumers in three retailer categories, in order to analyze the relationships of the model. Due to the formative nature of two of the constructs, the analysis is developed through the partial least squares technique. From the analysis of the results, the importance of store image, perceived store value, an…