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Key analytical features of mycotoxins

2014

The importance of consecutive spells of poverty: a longitudinal poverty index

2009

Traditional measures of poverty persistence, such as ’poverty rate’ (i.e., the number of years spent in poverty upon the total number of observations) or the ’persistent-risk-of-poverty rate’, do not devote enough attention to the sequence of poverty spells. In particular, they are insufficient in underlining the different effects associated with occasional single spells of poverty and the consecutive years of poverty. Here, we propose a new index which measures the severity of poverty, taking into account the way poverty and non-poverty spells follow one another along individual life courses. The index is normalized and increases with the number of consecutive years in poverty along the se…

Creative interpretation in web design experience

2017

Insight into how people mentally represent, and thus, make sense of visual designs is the key to understanding how people interact with technological devices. This paper presents a study in which participants were asked to write their interpretations of two webpage design examples, based on what they thought they would say and what would remain as a thought. The data comprised 80 3E templates (N = 40), a template allowing participants to express experiences through writing and drawing. Inductive data analysis through a phenomenological lens revealed that supposed mental and verbal representations concentrated on the following design properties: colors, themes, interface layout and quality, …

Can Physiological and Psychological Factors Predict Dropout from Intense 10-Day Winter Military Survival Training?

2020

Background: In the military context, high levels of physiological and psychological stress together can compromise individual&rsquo

Asymptotic behavior of positive solutions of a Dirichlet problem involving supercritical nonlinearities

2013

Puumailoista ylämummoon : Näkökulmia digitaalisten jääkiekkopelien tutkimukseen

2020

Digitaalisten jääkiekkopelien kilpapelaaminen nousi otsikoihin keväällä 2020, kun COVID-19 -pandemian vuoksi jääkiekon suomenmestaruussarja Liiga jouduttiin keskeyttämään. Varsinaisen jääkiekkoviihteen tilalle Telia yhteistyökumppaneineen loi virtuaaliset pudotuspelit, eli ePlayoffit, jotka saivat näkyvyyttä useissa kotimaisissa medioissa. Samalla ePlayoffit nostivat esiin myös NHL-pelien ammattipelaamista ECL- ja NACL-sarjoissa. Tässä katsauksessa käyn läpi digitaalisiin jääkiekkopeleihin liittyvää tutkimusta, sekä kartoitan uusia mahdollisia tutkimussuuntia niihin liittyen. Katsaus keskittyy historiallisiin ja yhteiskunnallisiin näkökulmiin, sekä kilpapelaamiseen. Mahdollisia uusia tutkim…

Exploring the relationships between flow, mindfulness, & self-talk : a correlational study

2013

Flow (peak performance) and mindfulness (nonjudgemental present-moment awareness) appear to be conceptually closely related to one another (e.g., Gardner & Moore, 2004). Theoretically, self-talk can be reasoned to play a key role in influencing the afore mentioned constructs. The interconnectivity of these three key variables of interest is illustrated and explained in a proposed overarching theoretical framework. Therefore, the main purpose of the current correlational study was to explore the relationships between flow, mindfulness, and self-talk, at the dispositional level. 212 international participants with experience in competitive sports completed an on-line questionnaire comprising …

Managing Municipal Solid Waste: Energetic and Environmetal Comparison among different options

2001

Goal. This research aims to assess the environmental effects of integrated strategies in a municipal waste management system. In particular, analysis is focused on a waste stream in Palermo, where landfill involves the prompt disposal of the most waste after collection. The current local management system is compared with two integrated waste management alternatives. Both the options comply with Italian regulations, but each one predicts adopting the available technologies in different ways. Methods and objectives. Energetic and environmental balances are carried out in each management system referring to local waste composition in order to quantify energy consumption, the recovery of mater…

Controllo di gestione nelle PMI e consulenti esterni

2019

L'articolo considera, a partire da un'indagine di campo su un campione di professionisti, il loro ruolo, in particolare quello degli esperti contabili e dei dottori commercialisti, nella diffusione degli strumenti e delle metodiche del controllo di gestione nell'ambito delle PMI. Management control in SMEs and external consultants. The issue of management control in small and medium-sized enterprises has long been the subject of scientific debate, as well as a key point of professionals’ interest. Starting from the recognition of the role played by the latter, this paper aims to investigate the type and level of dissemination of management control tools in SMEs by adopting the perspective o…

Starppriekšmetu saiknes realizācija fizikas un informātikas stundās 10.klasē

2018

Jau kopš 2014. gada autore izmanto starppriekšmetu saikni informātikas stundās, apvienojot informātikas un fizikas mācību priekšmetus, vidusskolēnu, it īpaši 10. klases skolēnu, motivēšanai. Skolotāju maģistra pieredzes darba ietvaros tika veikts pētījums 2018. gada pavasarī. Pētījumā izmantotā metode ir darbības pētījums. Pētījuma mērķis bija noskaidrot, vai starppriekšmetu saiknes izmantošana fizikā un informātikā uzlabos 10. klases skolēnu pamata kompetences (digitālo, saziņas, sadarb ̄ıbas un dabaszinātņu). Pētījuma laikā autore novēroja, ka skolēnu pamata kompetenču līmenis tika uzlabots, kā arī paši skolēni ievēroja un novēroja to. Autores darba rezultāti, tai skaitā šajā darbā apraks…