scholarly journals Mobile Applications Accessibility: An Evaluation of the Local Portuguese Press

Informatics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 52
Author(s):  
Tatiana Santos Gonçalves ◽  
Begoña Ivars-Nicolás ◽  
Francisco Julián Martínez-Cano
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Local Information ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Research Goal ◽  
Local Journalism ◽  
Accessibility Issues

The local press has always played a central role in the Portuguese society. Recently, new innovative technological projects to develop mobile applications and focus on local journalism in Portugal have emerged. These initiatives allow the development of better and more appealing services for local users. However, due to the important social role of the local press, this also brings along some responsibilities. Our main research goal is to study the accessibility issues in local journalism in Portugal. To this end, we first describe the current situation of local journalism in Portugal and some accessibility issues raised by the appearance of mobile applications. We then develop a simple checklist that allows the assessment of whether these applications have prevented social exclusion and facilitated the access of local information to a wide range of users, including disabled citizens. This tool provides the regional news publisher with information to improve its democratization of access to local information in Portugal. Using the cognitive walkthrough method, we illustrate the proposed framework by presenting case studies of five mobile applications in Portuguese local and regional press. This study concludes that despite the great potential that mobile applications showcase, several accessibility issues have not been properly addressed.

To the Question about a Social Role of the Critical Text Author and Its Linguistic Actualization

10.12737/7779 ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Кремер ◽  
Inessa Kremer
Keyword(s):  
Social Role ◽  
Main Attention ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Critical Text

The article dwells upon the social role of the critical text author and its linguistic realization. Theoretical aspects of the problem are introduced. A wide range of verbal means for the expression of the social role of the peer reviewer is presented. Objective and subjective positions of the peer reviewer are elicited as a result of the analisis. The main attention is drawn to the personally-oriented analysis of the critical text.

scholarly journals The conceptual sphere of the modern English pedagogical discourse

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-74
Author(s):  
Gayane R. Nersesyan
Keyword(s):  
Functional Role ◽  
Wide Scope ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Pedagogical Discourse ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
The Given ◽  
The Way

The given article investigates the conceptual sphere of the modern English pedagogical discourse. The purpose of the paper is presented by the identification of the main concepts of discourse and the ways they are verbalised by means of language. In order to meet the aim the author touches upon the main approaches to the notion “concept”, as well as the concepts already identified in the pedagogical discourse. The main research is represented by the linguacognitive, pragma-semantic, and discourse analyses of the English pedagogical discourse, represented by the authentic pedagogical articles, along with the identification of its main concepts which reflect a wide range of both social and pedagogical processes. The results of the analysis represent the English pedagogical discourse to be rather independent conceptual sphere showing its own features. The identified concepts TOLERANCE, MULTICULTURALISM, PROFICIENCY and LANGUAGE show the strong interconnection between current social phenomena and the pedagogical sphere affecting the way individuals explore the world. The actualization of these concepts becomes possible with the help of language that implements dominant lexemes, derivatives, synonyms, evaluation, and other language means to deliver the functional role of the English pedagogical discourse. The research allows us to conclude that this very type of the discourse, its conceptual sphere and complex pragmatic-communicative charge still represent a wide scope for further research that is yet to be conducted.

scholarly journals Historical Development of Urban Green Infrastructure and Possibilities of its Implementation in the Republic of Croatia

Prostor ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1 (61)) ◽  
pp. 56-71
Author(s):  
Ines Hrdalo ◽  
Petra Pereković ◽  
Dora Tomić Reljić
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Modern Concept ◽  
Urban Landscapes ◽  
Urban Green ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Urban Green Infrastructure ◽  
The Republic ◽  
19Th And 20Th Century

Research has been motivated by a wide range of concepts of the term urban green infrastructure. As the aim was to indicate a clear basis for the term, an investigation of its development was a necessity, not only in the European, but also in a broader context. Although green infrastructure is included in the 21st century policies of protection and development of EU landscapes, its foundations can be traced back to the models of ideal Renaissance towns and urbanist concepts mainly from the 19th and 20th century. In these historical periods used concepts meant urban landscapes as systems, a part of the environment, as seen in green corridors, green belts, green wedges, green networks and through the perception of urban green systems. As a modern concept the urban green infrastructure has been upgraded with developed roles, extending functions, scopes and scales from previous historical models. In that sense it maintains its social role of improving the quality of life in towns, while at the same time defining town texture with its urban morphological significance. At the same time it also develops ecological values and extends its scale to nonurban local, regional and international contexts. Despite its benefits, spatial planning documents in the Republic of Croatia still lack measures and actions which would recognise the true benefit of green infrastructure in spatial development.

scholarly journals Contemporary Innovation Challenges – Future of Adoption Artificial Intelligence: Case of Estonia

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (14) ◽  
pp. 217-225
Author(s):  
Valeria Gavrilova ◽  
Natalie Aleksandra Gurvitsh-Suits
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Complete Understanding ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Further Development

Nowadays artificial intelligence is gaining popularity and brings changes into everyday lives and business. Latest research outline various options and challenges related to the implementation of artificial intelligence in different fields (Garbuio&Lin, 2019; Kumar et.al, 2019; Tambe et.al 2019). It is obvious that its adoption will have a notable significant impact on certain industries. However, it also requires complete understanding and awareness of main constraints and benefits. The aim of the present research is to find out the possibilities of adoption of the artificial intelligence in accounting industry in case of Estonia and its impact on the role of the accountant in the future. The main research question focuses on whether Estonian accountants are aware of the new opportunities related to the implementation of artificial intelligence and their openness to these challenges. Authors conducted a survey among Estonian accounting professionals and the results revealed limited knowledge, with people being aware of the meaning but having little or no idea about the basic components of artificial intelligence and wide range of a potential application. During the research, it became obvious that only few companies in Estonia are already using artificial intelligence: among the main reasons of non-adoption are lack of experience, lack of qualified professionals and the general complexity. Authors believe that the results of this study provide a starting point for companies involved in providing various modern technical support for accounting industry and may contribute to the raising awareness and further development of active successful adoption of artificial intelligence in Estonia.

scholarly journals Identification of criteria for good logistics practices for agrobusiness development

2021 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 03010
Author(s):  
Elitsa Lazarova
Keyword(s):  
Added Value ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Planning Time ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Order Processing ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Research Goal ◽  
Internet Platform ◽  
Analytical Tools

The main research goal is to identify criteria for good logistics practices for the development of agribusiness in Bulgaria. The thesis is that the construction of logistics chains is a market reaction of the business for efficient use of available resources and generation of added value, contributing to cohesion between the regions in the national economy. Methods are analytical tools such as: analysis and summary of literature, tabular, graphical and schematic presentation of characteristics and trends, interview and survey on the possibilities for building logistics chains in agribusiness. The results of the study are: First. There are regional inequalities and asymmetries in territorial development. The survey data show that in less developed regions there are more logistics companies with a wide range of activities, which helps generate economic growth and achieve regional cohesion. Second. Based on the survey, the main problems and positive trends in solving internal organizational problems in business organizations are outlined. Third. The following criteria for good logistics practices in business development have been identified and substantiated: internet platform for doing business, commercial packaging and design, inventory and delivery tracking systems, shortening planning time, order processing and delivery, service and maintenance, promotional policy and establishment of logistics structures.

scholarly journals The Judicial and Legal System of Soviet Kazakhstan in 1917–1925: Formation of the Institutional and Regulatory Framework

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 13-21
Author(s):  
I. V. Anisimova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Legal System ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Soviet Republic ◽  
Soviet Government ◽  
Legal Norms ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Documentary Sources ◽  
Steppe Region ◽  
Wide Range

The article examines the development of the judicial and legal system of Kazakhstan in the first decade of Soviet power on the basis of a wide range of documentary sources. It is emphasized that in the Steppe region the implementation of national reforms of the judicial and legal system had its own peculiarities. The difficulties consisted in the fact that in the region there were no professional personnel in the field of justice, and the high social role of the Biys court also remained. However, beginning in 1918, the Soviet government systematically changed the configuration of the judicial system of Kazakhstan, extending state institutions and legal norms to the Soviet republic. The final stage of the reorganization of the region's judicial power falls on 1920–1925, when the final registration of the judicial and legal system took place on the principles of Soviet justice.

The effect of social exclusion and similarity on group relations: The role of hormones

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Hitlan ◽  
Derrick McAdams ◽  
Catherine DeSoto ◽  
Rory Deol
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Group Relations

The Problem of Identifying and Modeling the Relationship between Monetary Factor and Inflation in the Russian Economy

2008 ◽  
pp. 61-76
Author(s):  
A. Porshakov ◽  
A. Ponomarenko
Keyword(s):  
Money Supply ◽  
Money Demand ◽  
Russian Economy ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Complex Approach ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Supply Side Factors

The role of monetary factor in generating inflationary processes in Russia has stimulated various debates in social and scientific circles for a relatively long time. The authors show that identification of the specificity of relationship between money and inflation requires a complex approach based on statistical modeling and involving a wide range of indicators relevant for the price changes in the economy. As a result a model of inflation for Russia implying the decomposition of inflation dynamics into demand-side and supply-side factors is suggested. The main conclusion drawn is that during the recent years the volume of inflationary pressures in the Russian economy has been determined by the deviation of money supply from money demand, rather than by money supply alone. At the same time, monetary factor has a long-run spread over time impact on inflation.

Introduction: Emotion, History and the Arts

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Sullivan ◽  
Marie Louise Herzfeld-Schild
Keyword(s):  
Historical Change ◽  
Carson Mccullers ◽  
Emotional Life ◽  
Review Section ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
War Correspondents ◽  
History Of ◽  
Johan Huizinga

This introduction surveys the rise of the history of emotions as a field and the role of the arts in such developments. Reflecting on the foundational role of the arts in the early emotion-oriented histories of Johan Huizinga and Jacob Burkhardt, as well as the concerns about methodological impressionism that have sometimes arisen in response to such studies, the introduction considers how intensive engagements with the arts can open up new insights into past emotions while still being historically and theoretically rigorous. Drawing on a wide range of emotionally charged art works from different times and places—including the novels of Carson McCullers and Harriet Beecher-Stowe, the private poetry of neo-Confucian Chinese civil servants, the photojournalism of twentieth-century war correspondents, and music from Igor Stravinsky to the Beatles—the introduction proposes five ways in which art in all its forms contributes to emotional life and consequently to emotional histories: first, by incubating deep emotional experiences that contribute to formations of identity; second, by acting as a place for the expression of private or deviant emotions; third, by functioning as a barometer of wider cultural and attitudinal change; fourth, by serving as an engine of momentous historical change; and fifth, by working as a tool for emotional connection across communities, both within specific time periods but also across them. The introduction finishes by outlining how the special issue's five articles and review section address each of these categories, while also illustrating new methodological possibilities for the field.

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