From spatial value to panopticon: study of organizational changes in riverside areas in Poznań

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1297-1312
Author(s):  
Przemysław Wechta
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Organizational Changes ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Community Resistance ◽  
The One

PurposeThe aim of the article is to analyze the process of creating spatial value. The object of the analysis concerns the riverside areas of the city of Poznan. The study focuses on spontaneous practices that are outside the legal regulations, thanks to less-visited places which have gained popularity among residents and disciplinary techniques introduced by government officials in response to such activities.Design/methodology/approachAt the theoretical level, the study is primarily based on Florian Znaniecki's spatial value concept and Michel Foucault's concept of power. The empirical research study includes quantitative (questionnaire-based interviews) and qualitative methods (expert interviews and content analysis).FindingsIdentification of the method of creating spatial value which does not require direct financial outlays; determination of disciplinary techniques used by government officials ultimately led to a reduction in the spatial value.Originality/valueThe article reveals the hidden mechanisms of functioning of the authority that defends itself against the reduction of its powers. It is an alternate way of analyzing and interpreting organizational changes in urban space to the one promoted by the Poznan authorities. The results can be used in various ways. Researchers representing the critical trend of urban research can interpret the process of creating spatial value by residents in terms of community, resistance and alternates to the actions of the authorities. From this point of view, the research study is interventional and exposing in nature. On the other hand, for city decision makers allowing the possibility to consume alcohol in a given area can be an effective, low-cost way of revitalizing it. Research can also be useful in assessing the effectiveness of particular disciplinary techniques by public officers.

Natural Locomotion Based on Foot-Mounted Inertial Sensors in a Wireless Virtual Reality System

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 298-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernesto de la Rubia ◽  
Antonio Diaz-Estrella
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Gait Cycle ◽  
Inertial Sensors ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Handheld Devices ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Virtual Reality System ◽  
Object Searching

Virtual reality has become a promising field in recent decades, and its potential now seems clearer than ever. With the development of handheld devices and wireless technologies, interest in virtual reality is also increasing. Therefore, there is an accompanying interest in inertial sensors, which can provide such advantages as small size and low cost. Such sensors can also operate wirelessly and be used in an increasing number of interactive applications. An example related to virtual reality is the ability to move naturally through virtual environments. This is the objective of the real-walking navigation technique, for which a number of advantages have previously been reported in terms of presence, object searching, and collision, among other concerns. In this article, we address the use of foot-mounted inertial sensors to achieve real-walking navigation in a wireless virtual reality system. First, an overall description of the problem is presented. Then, specific difficulties are identified, and a corresponding technique is proposed to overcome each: tracking of foot movements; determination of the user’s position; percentage estimation of the gait cycle, including oscillating movements of the head; stabilization of the velocity of the point of view; and synchronization of head and body yaw angles. Finally, a preliminary evaluation of the system is conducted in which data and comments from participants were collected.

scholarly journals Monitoring and sensing COVID-19 symptoms as a precaution using electronic wearable devices

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 341-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josephine M.S. ◽  
Lakshmanan L. ◽  
Resmi R. Nair ◽  
Visu P. ◽  
Ganesan R. ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Wearable Devices ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Status ◽  
Medium Risk

Purpose The purpose fo this paper is to Monitor and sense the sysmptoms of COVID-19 as a preliminary measure using electronic wearable devices. This variability is sensed by electrocardiograms observed from a multi-parameter monitor and electronic wearable. This field of interest has evolved into a wide area of investigation with today’s advancement in technology of internet of things for immediate sensing and processing information about profound pain. A window span is estimated and reports of profound pain data are used for monitoring heart rate variability (HRV). A median heart rate is considered for comparisons with a diverse range of variable information obtained from sensors and monitors. Observations from healthy patients are introduced to identify how root mean square of difference between inter beat intervals, standard deviation of inter-beat intervals and mean heart rate value are normalized in HRV analysis. Design/methodology/approach The function of a human heart relates back to the autonomic nervous system, which organizes and maintains a healthy maneuver of inter connected organs. HRV has to be determined for analyzing and reporting the status of health, fitness, readiness and possibilities for recovery, and thus, a metric for deeming the presence of COVID-19. Identifying the variations in heart rate, monitoring and assessing profound pain levels are potential lives saving measures in medical industries. Findings Experiments are proposed to be done in electrical and thermal point of view and this composition will deliver profound pain levels ranging from 0 to 10. Real time detection of pain levels will assist the care takers to facilitate people in an aging population for a painless lifestyle. Originality/value The presented research has documented the stages of COVID-19, symptoms and a mechanism to monitor the progress of the disease through better parameters. Risk factors of the disease are carefully analyzed, compared with test results, and thus, concluded that considering the HRV can study better in the presence of ignorance and negligence. The same mechanism can be implemented along with a global positioning system (GPS) system to track the movement of patients during isolation periods. Despite the stringent control measurements for locking down all industries, the rate of affected people is still on the rise. To counter this, people have to be educated about the deadly effects of COVID-19 and foolproof systems should be in place to control the transmission from affected people to new people. Medications to suppress temperatures, will not be sufficient to alter the heart rate variations, and thus, the proposed mechanism implemented the same. The proposed study can be extended to be associated with Government mobile apps for regular and a consortium of single tracking. Measures can be taken to distribute the low-cost proposal to people for real time tracking and regular updates about high and medium risk patients.

International leadership re-/constructed?

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Krzyżanowski
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
European Union Policy ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Eu Policy ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
Discourse Studies ◽  
The One ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Policy Discourses

This article analyses European Union policy discourses on climate change from the point of view of constructions of identity. Articulated in a variety of policy-related genres, the EU rhetoric on climate change is approached as example of the Union’s international discourse, which, contrary to other areas of EU policy-making, relies strongly on discursive frameworks of international and global politics of climate change. As the article shows, the EU’s peculiar international – or even global – leadership in tackling the climate change is constructed in an ambivalent and highly heterogeneous discourse that runs along several vectors. While it on the one hand follows the more recent, inward-looking constructions of Europe known from the EU policy and political discourses of the 1990s and 2000s, it also revives some of the older discursive logics of international competition known from the earlier stages of the European integration. In the analysis, the article draws on the methodological apparatus of the Discourse-Historical Approach (DHA) in Critical Discourse Studies. Furthering the DHA studies of EU policy and political discourses, the article emphasises the viability of the discourse-historical methodology applied in the combined analysis of EU identity and policy discourses.

Ownership concentration of three large Belgian banks during the crisis

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 663-677
Author(s):  
Jean-Charles Deudon ◽  
Ana C. Marques ◽  
Gerrit Sarens
Keyword(s):  
Ownership Structure ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Concentrated Ownership ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
External Sources ◽  
The One ◽  
Year 2000

Purpose – In this paper, two different ownership structures in Belgian banks are studied to see whether this had an impact on how these banks went through the financial crisis of 2007-2008. On the one hand, there is the concentrated ownership structure with a number of major shareholders, while on the other hand, the ownership can be really dispersed with no shareholder having a significantly large stake and ability to influence management’s decisions. Design/methodology/approach – The authors study three large Belgians banks. Dexia and KBC followed the first model (concentrated ownership), while Fortis’ ownership was really dispersed since the year 2000. The authors perform several interviews with people involved with these banks during the crisis and analyze several external sources of information. Findings – The mitigating impact that major shareholders could have had on the – in hindsight – wrong decisions of Belgian banks’ top managers is found to be very limited. Therefore, it can be concluded that the dispersed ownership structure of Fortis was not an important factor in its collapse. Nevertheless, a concentrated ownership structure has been found out to help in case of financial distress, mainly because governments will be more inclined to participate to bailouts when a sound rescue strategy, elaborated with the help of a stable and concentrated ownership structure, is present. Originality/value – By performing interviews, the authors get an insider’s point of view of these banks during the crisis.

Intergenerational equity and social discount rates: what have we learned over recent decades?

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 1539-1556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Roche
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Intergenerational Equity ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Government Decision ◽  
The One ◽  
Social Importance ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine what the significant contributions to the intergenerational equity and social discount rate (SDR) literature have been over recent decades and presents what policy progress has been made as a result. Design/methodology/approach The approach has been that of a literature survey. Findings The paper observes that only when academics agree, however, they can influence policy, as one major policy change for SDR demonstrates. Research limitations/implications Further research can analyse the application of SDRs in other jurisdictions. Practical implications A formal process of demonstrating academic consensus and its application to policy is recommended. Social implications SDRs are extremely important for government decision making. Spreading knowledge about how SDRs are created and used is therefore of great social importance. Originality/value This paper could usefully be read by government officials, as well as academics, worldwide. It is a contribution to knowledge not just in its subject matter but also in analysing the frontier between academic knowledge and progress on the one hand, and government decision making on the other.

scholarly journals Determination of Brew Fermentation Rate Using Tithonia diversifolia Catalyst

2021 ◽  
pp. 87-94
Author(s):  
Hellen Chebet ◽  
Johnson Kinyua ◽  
Patrick Kareru ◽  
Njiema Gitaari
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Alcoholic Beverage ◽  
Tithonia Diversifolia ◽  
Alcohol Fermentation ◽  
Alcohol Production ◽  
Fermentation Rate ◽  
Alcoholic Drinks ◽  
The One ◽  
Alcohol Alcohol

The consumption of alcoholic drinks have highly risen recently to a situation whereby there is a deficit in the stores, this is due to the higher demand compared to supply. Due to the high prices of most of the industrialized brews, consumers have opted for locally brewed drinks. Although locally manufactured brews are not recognized and certified by law, most are of good quality and with low cost of production. The use of Tithonia diversifolia can be employed to aid in improvement of the rate of production of local and industrialized brews. The main aim of this project was to improve the rate of fermentation of alcoholic beverage using both Tithonia diversifolia leaves extracts and iron II nanoparticles derived from it. It was observed that the plant catalyst reduced the time taken to produce alcohol. Alcohol fermentation rate in presence of yeast and with a tithonia extract as catalyst was measured, Rates of alcohol production was measured by UV VIS at intervals of one hour and deduced from a calibration curve. From the data, the alcohol content was higher in the sample catalyzed by the complexed extract and the one containing extracts as the catalyst as compared to the one without a catalyst. The percentage ethanol was able to be detected by finding absorbances (beer lambert law A = e l c.).

Robustness and flexibility of human resource management practices

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 594-625 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Gurkov ◽  
Evgeny Morgunov ◽  
Zokirzhon Saidov
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource Management ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Cost Minimization ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The One ◽  
The Cost

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to retrace the sources of robustness of the operations of Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of western multinational corporation (MNC) during the downturn, from the point of view of applied human resource management (HRM) practices. Design/methodology/approach A repeated survey of heads of Russian manufacturing plants of western MNCs was implemented. The same respondents aswered the similar questions in 2014 and in 2016. Findings The current evolution of HRM arrangements in the Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of MNCs can be explained by an attempt for ambidexterity. On the one hand, managers of the Russian manufacturing subsidiaries of MNCs attempt to prevent employee alienation. Thus, they retain permanent contracts and preserve guarantees of home-take pay. On the other hand, there is the elimination of several social benefits. In the author’s opinion, the cost-minimization approach has been used excessively. The authors speculate that the system of social benefits will need to be adjusted again to transform the system from one that is “crisis-proof” to one that is “stagnation adapted.” Originality/value The findings provide a basis for a broader discussion on mutation of HRM systems in manufacturing subsidiaries of MNCs facing deteriorating market conditions.

Implementation of the personal data minimization principle in financial institutions: Lithuania’s case

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Laurinaitis ◽  
Darius Štitilis ◽  
Egidijus Verenius
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Content Type ◽  
General Data Protection Regulation ◽  
Minimization Principle ◽  
General Data ◽  
The One

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess such processing of personal data for identification purposes from the point of view of the principle of data minimisation, as set out in the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and examine whether the processing of personal data for these purposes can be considered proportionate, i.e. whether it is performed for the purposes defined and only as much as is necessary. Design/methodology/approach In this paper, the authors discuss and present the relevant legal regulation and examine the goals and implementation of such regulation in Lithuania. This paper also examines the conditions for the lawful processing of personal data and their application for the above-mentioned purposes. Findings This paper addresses the problem that, on the one hand, financial institutions must comply with the objectives of collecting as much personal data as possible under the AML Directive (this practice is supported by the supervisory authority, the Bank of Lithuania), and, on the other hand, they must comply with the principle of data minimisation established by the GDPR. Originality/value Financial institutions process large amounts of personal data. These data are processed for different purposes. One of the purposes of processing personal data is (or may be) related to the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing. In implementing the Know Your Customer principle and the relevant legal framework derived from the EU AML Directive, financial institutions collect various data, including projected account turnovers, account holders' relatives involved in politics, etc.

Two Kinds of Soft Facts

2018 ◽  
Vol 95 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciro De Florio ◽  
Aldo Frigerio
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Future Contingents ◽  
The Past ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Divine Knowledge ◽  
Soft Fact ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of

The concept of soft facts is crucial for the Ockhamistic analysis of the divine knowledge of future contingents; moreover, this notion is important in itself because it concerns the structure of the facts that depend—in some sense—on other future facts. However, the debate on soft facts is often flawed by the unaware use of two different notions of soft facts. The facts of the first kind are supervenient on temporal facts: By bringing about a temporal fact, the agent can bring about these facts. However, on the one hand, the determination of the existence of these facts does not affect the past; on the other hand, assimilating divine knowledge into this kind of facts does not help the Ockhamist. The authors will argue that, to vindicate Ockhamism, another definition of “soft fact” is necessary, which turns out to be much more demanding from a metaphysical point of view.

scholarly journals Field-Based Flow Cytometry forEx VivoCharacterization of Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum Antimalarial Sensitivity

2013 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 5170-5174 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Russell ◽  
B. Malleret ◽  
R. Suwanarusk ◽  
C. Anthony ◽  
S. Kanlaya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasmodium Vivax ◽  
Drug Sensitivity ◽  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Sensitivity Testing ◽  
Microscopic Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Optimized Protocol ◽  
Objective Determination

ABSTRACTEx vivoantimalarial sensitivity testing in human malaria parasites has largely depended on microscopic determination of schizont maturation. While this microscopic method is sensitive, it suffers from poor precision and is laborious. The recent development of portable, low-cost cytometers has allowed us to develop and validate a simple, field-optimized protocol using SYBR green and dihydroethidium for the accurate and objective determination of antimalarial drug sensitivity in freshly isolatedPlasmodium vivaxandPlasmodium falciparum.

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