scholarly journals Endangered Mediterranean Mountain Heritage—Case Study of katuns at the Kuči Mountain in Montenegro

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 248
Author(s):  
Ivan Laković ◽  
Aleksandra Kapetanović ◽  
Olga Pelcer-Vujačić ◽  
Tatjana Koprivica
Keyword(s):  
Local Population ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Traditional Use ◽  
Mountain Landscape ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Importance ◽  
Insight Into

The study gives an insight into the domain of seasonal mountain settlements for summer cattle grazing (katuns), characteristic for the mountainous areas in the Mediterranean basin. The area of the Kuči Mountain in Montenegro was chosen for the case study. The area contains numerous characteristics exemplary for the topic—193 katuns with more than 2900 belonging housing and subsidiary objects. The presented results originate from the 3-year-long investigations, where the data obtained from archival documents were combined with those acquired through intensive field work and visits to each and every katun determined and documented within the area. The density of these settlements, as well as their architectural and constructional characteristics, show the high level of importance they had for the local population up until the last third of 20th century. Currently, changed sociodemographic trends rendered their intensive traditional use obsolete, but used building techniques, their internal organization and organic connection to the surrounding mountain landscape, have nominated them for important part of region’s historical heritage.

scholarly journals Farmer Preference to High Elevation Rice Technological Packages for Accelerating Technological Dissemination (A case Study in Humbang Hasundutan Regency)

Agro Ekonomi ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Setia Sari Girsang ◽  
Agung B Santosa ◽  
Tommy Purba ◽  
Deddy R Siagian ◽  
Khadijah E Ramija
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
User Friendliness ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Importance

Accelerating the introduction of a new technological package is needed to increase the productivity of high elevation puddled rice in Humbang Hasundutan. The objectives of the study are to find out the perception of the existence of technological packages and farmers' preference for a new technological package. The study used a survey method with primary data gathered using questionnaires. The criteria of locations and respondents were used to obtain relevant respondents and data concerning their knowledge of high elevation puddled rice cultivation.  The collected data were processed by using Importance Performance Analysis in order to find out the level of Importance and Satisfaction of the indicators and the valued aspects in the technological package components. The results of the study showed that the socio-economic aspects had to be heeded in organizing the technological package. Indicators having a high level of importance and a low level of satisfaction consisted of production cost, quality of seeds, farmer groups empowerment, technology information institution, capital cost, agricultural tools and machines, pest control, sales price, irrigation canals, and farm roads. On the other hand, introducing new superior seeds, productivity attribute and planting age were important indicators for local farmers as to improve the quality of existing seeds. Farmers group expected that the technological package had a high level of productivity, better access to input, low cost, and good user-friendliness in its application.

scholarly journals Developing cybersecurity education and awareness programmes for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Bada ◽  
Jason R.C. Nurse
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Security Education ◽  
Education And Awareness ◽  
The One ◽  
High Level ◽  
And Training ◽  
Insight Into

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to focus on organisation’s cybersecurity strategy and propose a high-level programme for cybersecurity education and awareness to be used when targeting small- and medium-sized enterprises/businesses (SMEs/SMBs) at a city-level. An essential component of an organisation’s cybersecurity strategy is building awareness and education of online threats and how to protect corporate data and services. This programme is based on existing research and provides a unique insight into an ongoing city-based project with similar aims.Design/methodology/approachTo structure this work, a scoping review was conducted of the literature in cybersecurity education and awareness, particularly for SMEs/SMBs. This theoretical analysis was complemented using a case study and reflecting on an ongoing, innovative programme that seeks to work with these businesses to significantly enhance their security posture. From these analyses, best practices and important lessons/recommendations to produce a high-level programme for cybersecurity education and awareness were recommended.FindingsWhile the literature can be informative at guiding education and awareness programmes, it may not always reach real-world programmes. However, existing programmes, such as the one explored in this study, have great potential, but there can be room for improvement. Knowledge from each of these areas can, and should, be combined to the benefit of the academic and practitioner communities.Originality/valueThe study contributes to current research through the outline of a high-level programme for cybersecurity education and awareness targeting SMEs/SMBs. Through this research, literature in this space was examined and insights into the advances and challenges faced by an on-going programme were presented. These analyses allow us to craft a proposal for a core programme that can assist in improving the security education, awareness and training that targets SMEs/SMBs.

‘Direct and Individual Concern’ for Newfoundland’s Sealing Industry? – When a Legal Concept and Empirical Data Collide

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 466-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolas Sellheim
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Legal Reasoning ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
Legal Concept ◽  
Locus Standi ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
The Eu

In the court cases aiming to annul EU Regulation 1007/2009 on trade in seal products the European Courts have inter alia ruled that a ‘direct and individual’ concern, a precondition for providing locus standi for the annulment of a contested regulation, does not exist for the commercial sealing industry in Canada. Based on Community case-law, the principle of ‘direct and individual concern’ is therefore interpreted in a restrictive manner, yet without hinting towards judicial activism. This article aims to ascertain whether this interpretation can be brought in conjunction with empirical findings stemming from field work conducted in the sealing industry in Newfoundland or whether the legal concept and empirical data contradict each other. While analysing the legal reasoning of the courts in two exemplary cases, a case study of three workers in the industry is presented to provide ethnographic insight into the commercial sealing industry and to provide empirical data on the ‘direct and individual concern’ of developments in the EU for them.

scholarly journals La “Casa de La Cultura” como elemento de activación patrimonial. El caso de estudio del pueblo histórico de Concepción de La Sierra. Misiones, Argentina / THE “HOUSE OF CULTURE” AS AN ELEMENT OF PATRIMONIAL ACTIVATION. THE CASE STUDY OF THE HISTORICAL...

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 97
Author(s):  
Amanda Eva Ocampo
Keyword(s):  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Archaeological Heritage ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Local Actors ◽  
Historical Heritage ◽  
The Town

<p>Este trabajo tiene como objetivo principal presentar las actividades de extensión universitaria realizadas en la Casa de la Cultura, un espacio dedicado a actividades sociales ubicado en el pueblo de Concepción de la Sierra (provincia de Misiones). En primera instancia, presentamos un panorama general sobre el patrimonio arqueológico de las reducciones jesuíticas- guaraníes de la provincia de Misiones, haciendo hincapié en el área objeto de trabajo. Y desde este punto de partida, es que analizamos el nombrado espacio cultural, en base a sus funciones y su relación con los elementos patrimoniales. A partir del Proyecto de investigación “Arqueología Histórica en Concepción de la Sierra: espacios reutilizados y materialidad arqueológica”, es que proponemos además una aproximación del patrimonio cotidiano y su articulación con los actores locales. Para esto, presentamos el enfoque teórico metodológico de “activación patrimonial” como guía de análisis, e integrando las perspectivas de estudio de la arqueología y la museología, y de esta manera generar una mayor inclusión del patrimonio histórico local. Finalmente se discuten cuáles son las ventajas de generar actividades de difusión e integración de los trabajos arqueológicos con la comunidad, y qué pautas establecer para continuar en el mismo camino de articulación entre universidad y población local.</p><p>Palabras clave: patrimonio arqueológico; Casa de la Cultura; misiones jesuíticas; guaraníes; comunidad</p><p>Abstract<br />This paper has as main purpose to present the activities developed by Casa de Cultura (House of Culture) within the framework of university extension projects. Casa de Cultura it´s a place dedicated to social activities located in the town of Concepción de la Sierra (province of Misiones). In the first instance, we provide an overview of the archaeological heritage of the Jesuit-Guarani reductions in the province of Misiones, with particular emphasis on the area under study. From this point, we analyze this cultural space, based on its functions and its relationship with heritage elements. Based on the research project “Historical Archeology in Concepción de la Sierra: reused spaces and archaeological materiality”, we also suggest an approach to day-to-day heritage and its articulation with local actors. For this purpose, we present the theoretical and methodological approach of “patrimonial activation” as a guide for the analysis, by integrating archaeological and museological study perspectives, and in this way, generate greater inclusion of local historical heritage. Finally, we discuss the benefits from generating promotion and integration archaeological activities with the community, and which guidelines should be developed to continue the articulation between university and local population.</p><p>Keywords: archaeological heritage; Casa de la Cultura; Jesuit; Guarani missions; community</p>

Archival Documents on the European Prisoners of World War I in the Semirechye Oblast of the Turkestan General Governorship: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
pp. 996-1008
Author(s):  
Gulnara M. Mendikulova ◽  
◽  
Yevgeniya A. Nadezhuk ◽  
Keyword(s):  
World War I ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
World War ◽  
Central State ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Full Picture ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Republic

The article uses the method of case study and draws on documents discovered by the authors in the fonds of the Central State Archive of the Republic of Kazakhstan (TsSA RK) to reconstruct the captivity in Semirechye of a party of prisoners of war from German and Austro-Hungarian armies. The purpose of this work is to study microhistory and history of the everyday life of the European prisoners of World War I in Kazakhstan: their welfare and economic conditions, social and ethno-confessional relations in their world, their interactions with local population, material evidence of their activity, which is still partially preserved in present-day Almaty. The authors have drawn on the following types of sources: archival documents and photographs from the fonds of the TsSA RK (some of them are introduced into scientific use for the first time); materials of periodicals of the studied period; statistical data, etc. Analysis of these sources allows to reconstruct the full picture of captivity of a group of European POWs in the Semirechye Oblast of the Turkestan General Governorship. The POWs participated in road laying and road repair in Verny and in the Pishpek uezd. Their living conditions, although comfortless, little differed from those of the local population. When at work, the POWs were provided with hot meals, which were even modified according to their national tastes. Medical services were elementary and fell almost completely to the POWs themselves. Their treatment by locals was ambiguous, but not hostile. There seemed to be no ideological tinting to their interactions with building authorities or locals. In the authors’ opinion, to reconstruct a more complete and detailed picture of interactions and mutual influences of different races, every one which had their own influence on the course of the Kazakhstan history, further research is necessary.

scholarly journals High-Level Modelling for Typed Functional Programming

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-94
Author(s):  
Yusuf Moosa Motara
Keyword(s):  
Structural Design ◽  
Functional Programming ◽  
Functional System ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
High Level ◽  
Insight Into

AbstractThere is currently no way to model the high-level structural design of a functional system. Given the strong links between functional programming and mathematics, it is hypothesised that the language of mathematics can provide insight into how a functional system might be modelled. The approach is successful and both philosophy and the language of mathematics are used to identify the necessary modelling concepts and briefly outline some modelling notation alongside a small case study.

scholarly journals Indicators of Consumers’ Preferences for Bio-Based Apparel: A German Case Study with a Functional Rain Jacket Made of Bioplastic

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 675 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Felix Klein ◽  
Agnes Emberger-Klein ◽  
Klaus Menrad
Keyword(s):  
Conjoint Analysis ◽  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Statistical Estimation ◽  
German Population ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Product Experience ◽  
Consumer Values ◽  
High Level ◽  
Level Of Importance

Plastic pollution is an increasing global problem, however, replacing fossil resources with bioplastics made from renewable resources could be part of the solution. Currently, no research analyzing the influencing factors for consumers’ preferences for functional apparel made of bioplastic material could be found. To close this gap in research, we conducted this study with a sample of 1673 participants that were representative of the German population aged 16 years and above. We conducted a choice based conjoint analysis for a bio-based rain jacket and measured psychographic indicators that were used as covariates in the statistical estimation of participants’ preferences for the rain jacket. Our results show the high level of importance of prior product experience, Green Consumer Values and attitude towards bioplastic for selecting bio-based apparel, and thus give first insights related to the influence of psychographic characteristics of consumers when selecting bio-based apparel.

scholarly journals Å velge aktiviteter selv som grunnlag for trivsel og mestring. En casestudie av kroppsøvingsundervisningen ved en videregående skole

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pål Lagestad
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Self Determination Theory ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Human Autonomy ◽  
High Level

En videregående skole skilte seg ut ved at elevene på denne skolen i gjennomsnitt hadde det laveste fraværet i Nordland. På bakgrunn av dette foretok jeg en forskningsstudie for å se nærmere på hvordan kroppsøvingsfaget ble organisert ved denne skolen. To lærere og alle 15 elevene på tredje studieår ble intervjuet om hvordan kroppsøvingsfaget ved skolen ble organisert og gjennomført. Det ble også foretatt uformelle samtaler med lærerne gjennom et tredagers feltarbeid, samt gjennomført observasjon av to dobbelttimer i kroppsøving, hvor lærere og elever deltok. Resultatene tyder på at kroppsøvingen ble organisert med høy grad av selvbestemmelse og frihet til selv å velge aktiviteter. Samtidig satte lærerne krav til elevenes deltakelse, og fulgte dem opp i et miljø hvor den sosiale tilhørigheten syntes å være høy. Ifølge både lærere og elever gav denne tilnærmingen et godt grunnlag for opplevelse av trivsel og mestring, og et godt grunnlag for oppmøte i kroppsøving. Resultatene underbygges av selvbestemmelsesteori og de tre basale behovene selvbestemmelse, tilhørighet og kompetanse.Nøkkelord: kroppsøving, selvbestemmelsesteori, mestring, trivselAbstractA high school stood out by having the lowest absentee rates in physical education among all of the seventeen high schools in Nordland. On this basis, a case study was conducted to examine how physical education was organized at this school. Two teachers, and all of the 15 students in the last year of high school, were interviewed about the organization of physical education at this high school. Observations and informal conversations were also conducted among the teachers through three days of field work, which also included lessons in physical education. The results indicate that the physical education at this high school was organized with a high level of autonomy, where students chose the activities by themselves. Meanwhile, the teachers required that the students planned their activities, with high effort levels. The teachers closely followed up each student in a social environment with high relatedness among teachers and students. According to both the teachers and the students, this approach created a good foundation for wellbeing and development in physical education. The results are supported by self- determination theory, that points to three basic needs in all human; autonomy, relatedness and competence.Keywords: physical education, self-determination theory, competence, well-being

scholarly journals Strategija repozicioniranja: posljedica neuspjeha ili nastavak priče o uspjehu

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Ivona Mikulandra Volić ◽  
Ina Relja ◽  
Mate Brković
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Change ◽  
Core Business ◽  
The Core ◽  
Successful Business ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
A Company ◽  
Insight Into

The issue of disinvesting and the exiting of a company from a business regardless of their performance is of a critical importance for its further activities. The attention of researchers is more focused on the buyer’s side of the story than the seller since the acquisition implies a growth that is equated with success, and sales are usually perceived as a failure without noticing the potential positive consequences for the seller. Exiting the core business by implementing a repositioning strategy can bring a significant strategic change for the enterprise, as well as being a continuation for the enterprise as well as for the entrepreneur of the previous successful business. By presenting a case study this paper analyses the possible causes and questions the justification for the implementation of the repositioning strategy in three selected Croatian companies (Adris Group d.d., Lura Group d.o.o. and Jolly Jbs d.o.o.) that through the process of mergers and acquisitions appear in the role of sellers, and by doing that they exited their core business that helped them gain a high level of customer recognition and business reputation among competitors and associates. The analysis provides insight into a seldom-analyzed application of the repositioning strategy of Croatian companies and it contributes to a better understanding of disinvestment and the impact of the repositioning strategy on the company's performance.

Emotional landscapes; discomfort in the field

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Levy
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Social Worlds ◽  
Research Setting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
High Level ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore a researcher’s emotions in the field. It argues that a researcher’s emotional responses can lead to insights into certain aspects of participants’ emotional and social worlds, while simultaneously obscuring certain lines of inquiry and limiting data collection. On this basis, the author calls for researchers to maintain a high level of awareness and reflexivity while working with strong emotions in the field. This, the author argues, allows a researcher to remain open to new understandings and address any limitations skilfully and transparently. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing on feminist theory and emerging scholarship pertaining to fieldwork and emotions, this paper examines the methodological dilemmas the author faced in relation to the own subjectivity while carrying out field-work at radical ecovillage in the USA. It analyses sections of the reflexive diary and explores the insights the author gained by remaining aware and reflexive while in the field. Findings – The author demonstrates how feelings of unease, alienation and entrapment prompted to explore new lines of inquiry and, in turn, consider certain emotion rules and ideologies present in the research setting. The author also speculates about the ways such feelings impacted the data collection by obscuring certain phenomena in the field. Research limitations/implications – The author makes a number of practical suggestions about how researchers can work skilfully with emotions in the field. In addition, the author proposes that by remaining mindful of one’s emotional responses valuable lines of questioning and themes may emerge for consideration. Originality/value – This paper contributes to emerging scholarship on the importance of examining a researcher’s experiences and reactions to a research setting in conjunction with other data. It offers a practical example of how this approach can elicit insight into the lives of participants.

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