scholarly journals The Impact of the Internalization of External Costs in the Competitiveness of Short Sea Shipping

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 959
Author(s):  
Mónica M. Ramalho ◽  
Tiago A. Santos
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
External Costs ◽  
Modal Shift ◽  
Short Sea Shipping ◽  
Marginal Costs ◽  
Mode Of Transportation ◽  
Internal Costs ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Made In

This paper applies a methodology for computing external costs in an intermodal transport network that includes short sea shipping to explore the impact of external costs in its competitiveness. The network, which includes roads, freight railways, maritime and inland waterway connections, considers the specific characteristics of different transport alternatives and vehicle types, providing a fair comparison of the various modes. A case study focused on freight transportation between Northern Portugal and 75 destinations (NUTS2 regions) in north-western Europe is presented. The potential of different intermodal routes that include short sea shipping is assessed, including not only internal costs and times but also external costs per mode and unit of cargo. The impact of the different cost approaches in each country of transit is shown along with the progress that has been made in the integration of external costs, using the most recent EU estimates on marginal costs coverage ratios per country for freight transport modes. The results support the modal shift from road to sea in this corridor, providing means for modal comparison and for the development of short sea shipping’s image as a sustainable mode of transportation.

scholarly journals Facing the Music: Further Thoughts on Integrating Music into Psychotherapy

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
G. Paul Blimling
Keyword(s):  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy ◽  
Bicultural Identity ◽  
Dynamic Psychotherapy ◽  
Relational Trauma ◽  
Constructive Criticism ◽  
Literary Writing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Made In

In this article, I respond to the insightful commentaries by Karen Riggs Skean (2019), by Richard Harrison (2019), and by Ben Adams (2019) on my hybrid case study of "James," a survivor of chronic relational trauma (Blimling, 2019). These commentaries have stimulated me to think further about the impact of music on my individual psychotherapy work, both with James and with subsequent clients, and specifically with regard to its impact on my approach to group psychotherapy work. In addition, these commentaries have raised particular issues that I respond to, including, (a) constructive criticism by Skean and Harrison regarding the potential further use of "metaprocessing" and the developments made in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) since I completed the Case of James; (b) Skean’s perceptive point explaining how an individual therapist can take a personal passion—like music or literary writing or bicultural identity—and use it to enhance his or her enlivened presence in therapy with a client; and (c) Adams’ thesis that music and psychotherapy both have their origins in the shamanistic practices of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, suggesting that the combination of psychotherapy and music is a kind of return to our very roots.

scholarly journals Breeze effects at a large artificial lake: summer case study

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maksim Iakunin ◽  
Rui Salgado ◽  
Miguel Potes
Keyword(s):  
Western Europe ◽  
Atmospheric Model ◽  
Artificial Lake ◽  
Natural Lakes ◽  
Input Surface ◽  
Alqueva Reservoir ◽  
Mesoscale Atmospheric Model ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Natural lakes and big artificial reservoirs could affect the weather regime of surrounding areas but usually it is difficult to track all aspects of this impact and evaluate its magnitude. Alqueva reservoir, the largest artificial lakes in Western Europe located on the South-East of Portugal, was filled in 2004. This makes it a large laboratory and allows to study the changes in hydrological and geological structures and how they affect the weather in the region. This paper is focused on a case study of the 3 days period of 22–24 July 2014. In order to quantify the breeze effects induced by Alqueva reservoir two simulations with the mesoscale atmospheric model Meso-NH coupled to FLake freshwater lake scheme has been done. The principal difference of this two simulations is in the presence of the reservoir in the input surface data. Comparing two simulations datasets: with and without reservoir, net results of the lake impact were obtained. Magnitude of the impact on the air temperature, relative humidity, and other atmospheric parameters is shown. Clear effect of a lake breeze (5–7 m/s) can be observed during the daytime on the distances up to 6 km away from the shores and up to 300 m over the lake surface. Breeze system starts to form at 9:00 UTC and dissipates at 18:00–19:00 UTC with the arrival of major Atlantic breeze system. It induces specific air circulation that captures the dry air from the upper atmosphere (2–2.5 km) which follows the downstream and redistributes over the lake. It is also shown that the although the impact can be relatively intensive, its area is limited by several kilometers away from the lake borders.

A case study of unquiet translators

Target ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Monzó-Nebot
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Work Processes ◽  
Gray Area ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Made In

Abstract Remarkable efforts have been made in Translation and Interpreting Studies to test the subservient habitus hypothesis formulated by Simeoni (1998) in his seminal work. In the face of increasing evidence that translators tend to reproduce a given society’s or community’s prevalent norms and contribute to the stability of such norms (Toury 1978), subversive translation practices have been reported (Delabastita 2011; Woods 2012) and indeed promoted as a way of fostering social and cultural change (Levine 1991; Venuti 1992). However, insights into how translators’ subservient or subversive habitus develop and depart from each other are still lacking. In order to shed light on this gray area, this article scrutinizes the contrasts between the habitus of professional legal translators who acquiesce to and who reject the norms governing their positions in the field. Special attention is given to those who decide to abandon the translation field. Their behavior is examined by relating habitus to forms of socialization and studying the implications of their strategies. Based on a case study drawn from interview data, this article focuses on the social practices of resistance and rebellion vis-à-vis subservience, and the impact of both on translation workplaces, work processes, and translators’ futures.

scholarly journals Implementing Interventions with Varying Marginal Cost-Effectiveness: An Application in Precision Medicine

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 924-938
Author(s):  
Stuart J. Wright ◽  
Mike Paulden ◽  
Katherine Payne
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Precision Medicine ◽  
Implementation Strategies ◽  
Recurrence Score ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Decision Analytic Model ◽  
Costs And Benefits ◽  
Marginal Costs ◽  
The Impact

Purpose. A range of barriers may constrain the effective implementation of strategies to deliver precision medicine. If the marginal costs and consequences of precision medicine vary at different levels of implementation, then such variation will have an impact on relative cost-effectiveness. This study aimed to illustrate the importance and quantify the impact of varying marginal costs and benefits on the value of implementation for a case study in precision medicine. Methods. An existing method to calculate the value of implementation was adapted to allow marginal costs and consequences of introducing precision medicine into practice to vary across differing levels of implementation. This illustrative analysis used a case study based on a published decision-analytic model-based cost-effectiveness analysis of a 70-gene recurrence score (MammaPrint) for breast cancer. The impact of allowing for varying costs and benefits for the value of the precision medicine and of implementation strategies was illustrated graphically and numerically in both static and dynamic forms. Results. The increasing returns to scale exhibited by introducing this specific example of precision medicine mean that a minimum level of implementation (51%) is required for using the 70-gene recurrence score to be cost-effective at a defined threshold of €20,000 per quality-adjusted life year. The observed variation in net monetary benefit implies that the value of implementation strategies was dependent on the initial and ending levels of implementation in addition to the magnitude of the increase in patients receiving the 70-gene recurrence score. In dynamic models, incremental losses caused by low implementation accrue over time unless implementation is improved. Conclusions. Poor implementation of approaches to deliver precision medicine, identified to be cost-effective using decision-analytic model-based cost-effectiveness analysis, can have a significant economic impact on health systems. Developing and evaluating the economic impact of strategies to improve the implementation of precision medicine will potentially realize the more cost-effective use of health care budgets.

scholarly journals The role of parking pricing and parking availability on travel mode choice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyedmohsen Alavi ◽  
Raktim Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Travel Mode ◽  
Greater Toronto Area ◽  
Travel Mode Choice ◽  
Willingness To Change ◽  
Policy Program ◽  
Mode Of Transportation ◽  
Parking Pricing ◽  
The Impact

This research examines the impact of parking pricing and parking availability on potential travel mode substitution among current drivers, in four case study areas in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). It serves to evaluate opportunities to decrease private vehicle usage among the GTA’s workforce. More specifically, the objective of this study is to analyze whether and to what extent parking pricing and parking availability alter drivers’ willingness to change their mode of transportation. Results from ordered logit models demonstrated that a driver’s willingness to change their mode of transportation was statistically correlated with parking cost and parking availability. Parking availability also impacted the correlation between parking pricing and drivers' willingness to change their mode of transportation. The results from this MRP suggests that interventions focused on reducing driving for commuting purposes may focus on changing parking pricing, but depending on the availability of parking, the impacts of such policy/ program may be different.

scholarly journals The Representation of Roma in the Romanian Media During COVID-19: Performing Control Through Discursive-Performative Repertoires

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ionut Chiruta
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Critical Social Theory ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Mainstream Media ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Discourses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Town

This article investigates the narratives employed by the Romanian media in covering the development of COVID-19 in Roma communities in Romania. This paper aims to contribute to academic literature on Romani studies, particularly in Central and Eastern Europe, by adopting as its case study the town of Ţăndărei, a small town in the south of Romania, which in early 2020 was widely reported by Romanian media during both the pre- and post-quarantine period. The contributions rest on anchoring the study in post-foundational theory and media studies to understand the performativity of Roma identity and the discursive-performative practices of control employed by the Romania media in the first half of 2020. Aroused by the influx of ethnic Romani returning from Western Europe, the Romanian mainstream media expanded its coverage through sensationalist narratives and depictions of lawlessness and criminality. These branded the ethnic minority as a scapegoat for the spreading of the virus. Relying on critical social theory, this study attempts to understand how Roma have been portrayed during the Coronavirus crisis. Simultaneously, this paper resonates with current Roma theories about media discourses maintaining and reinforcing a sense of marginality for Roma communities. To understand the dynamics of Romanian media discourses, this study employs NVivo software tools and language-in-use discourse analysis to examine the headlines and sub headlines of approximately 300 articles that have covered COVID-19 developments in Roma communities between February and July 2020. The findings from the study indicate that the media first focused on exploiting the sensationalism of the episodes involving Roma. Second, the media employed a logic of polarization to assist the authorities in retaking control of the pandemic and health crisis from Romania. The impact of the current study underlines the need to pay close attention to the dynamics of crises when activating historical patterns of stigma vis-à-vis Roma communities in Eastern Europe.

scholarly journals ‘Young Rovers’ and ‘Dazzling Lady Meteors:’ Gender and Bicycle Club Culture in Turn-of-the-Century Small-Town Ontario

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-61
Author(s):  
Rebecca Beausaert
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Small Town ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
Gender Dynamics ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Mode Of Transportation

During the bicycle “craze” of the 1890s and early 1900s, men and women across Western Europe and North America embraced this novel form of recreation and modern mode of transportation. Undoubtedly, the invention of the “safety” bicycle in 1885 aided women’s enjoyment of the machine, yet in many respects cycling remained an androcentric mode of recreation. This is most evident when examining the paternal structure of bicycle clubs. In the existing literature on cycling, however, little attention is paid to gender dynamics within clubs, especially in the context of smaller towns and rural areas. Using the towns of Tillsonburg and Ingersoll in southwestern Ontario’s Oxford County as a case study, this article examines how cycling clubs in these communities were sites of both change and resistance to the prevailing gender norms of the time. Once membership was opened to women, club activities became more heterosocial and less focused on cultivating virulent masculinity, but women were never fully accepted as full-fledged members.

scholarly journals Transvestit sucht gedankenaustausch : the creation and control of transvestite identities in Weimar queer media

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Oliver Jesse Seifert-Gram
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Collective Identity ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Self Identity ◽  
Weimar Germany ◽  
Identity Constructions ◽  
Full Picture ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Made In

Between 1924 and 1932 room was made in the German gay and lesbian publication house Radszuweit Verlag for gender expansive topics not having to do with sexuality. Specifically, these new sections and periodicals addressed the experiences of transvestites, the first collective identity for gender deviants in modern western Europe. While transvestism had been commonly discussed by law enforcement and the medical establishment throughout the previous decades, these periodicals marked the first attempt at making a publication both by and for transvestites, in their own voices. The unique circumstances that gave rise to the short-lived Weimar transvestite media was the placement of transvestism in the center of the gender, class, and ideological power struggles of numerous intersecting queer communal factions. As a result, gender deviance was a location for culture-wide debates on respectability, gender identity, and strategies for queer liberation. This thesis analyses the transvestite media of Weimar Germany, as one of the rare instances of gender deviant voices recorded in history, to formulate a view of the fears, dreams, goals, and self-identity constructions of a pre-transgender community. Reflecting on the transvestite media's own internal and external biases and agendas, it then addresses how this media both does and does not reflect the lived experiences of Weimar Germany's gender deviants. Finally, the impact of these biases and of the violent homo- and heteronormative destruction of gender deviant ideas are considered, in order to create a full picture of the interplay of queer community and liberation, loss and oppression on gender deviants over generations.

scholarly journals Twitter como instrumento para fomentar la participación del profesorado en los cursos formativos

2018 ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Elena Berrón Ruiz ◽  
María Victoria Régil López
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Innovation ◽  
Training Center ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Made In

The increasing incorporation of new technologies in the education system demands a deep revision in the management processes of the training centers, improving their presence in social networks. The qualitative research presented in this article presents a case study carried out at the Training Center of Teachers and Educational Innovation of Avila (Spain) and pursues two objectives: the first consists in value the usefulness of different strategies to boost and disseminate the training courses through Twitter, while the second seeks to analyze the impact that such dissemination has been on the participation of teachers. The results show that the innovations introduced in the dynamization have aroused the interest of the teachers, increasing the interactions made in the social network and producing a remarkable rise of their participation in the courses.

scholarly journals Beyond a constructivist curriculum: a critique of competing paradigms in music education

2013 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Garnett
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Music Education ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Musical Understanding ◽  
Constructivist Approaches ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Recent Policy ◽  
Made In

The distinction between learning to perform on an instrument or voice and learning music in a wider sense is one that is made in many countries, and is especially pertinent in England in the context of recent policy developments. This article argues that, whilst this distinction has come to represent curricula based on the opposing paradigms of behaviourist and constructivist approaches to learning, this opposition does not necessarily extend to the pedagogy through which the curricula are taught. A case study of the National Curriculum in England highlights the characteristics of a curriculum based on constructivist principles, along with the impact this has when taught in a behaviourist way. It is argued that conceiving the curriculum in terms of musical competencies, and pedagogy in terms of musical understanding, would provide a basis for greater continuity and higher quality in the music education experienced by young people.

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