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Journal articles on the topic "Awareness and usage of e-resources"
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Frandsen, Tove Faber, Dativa Tibyampansha, Glory R. Ibrahim, and Megan von Isenburg. "Library training to promote electronic resource usage." Information and Learning Science 118, no. 11/12 (November 13, 2017): 618–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ils-08-2017-0082.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper in information literacy assessment is to explore how library training can promote electronic resource usage. Increasing the usage of electronic resources is an issue of concern for many libraries all over the world. Several studies stress the importance of information literacy and instruction to increase the usage. Design/methodology/approach The present article presents the results of implementing training programmes to increase the use of the e-library. Findings Training sessions increase the usage of library e-resources significantly; however, the effect seems to be short-lived and training sessions alone may not increase the overall long-term usage. Originality/value The present paper presents a study of training sessions as means to increase awareness and usage of library e-resources. Implications for the planning of training are discussed.
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Ye, Lan, Wei Yang, and Weiming Lin. "DRAA e-resources usage statistics services in China: research and practice." Electronic Library 36, no. 6 (December 10, 2018): 1043–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-01-2018-0002.
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PurposeThis paper aims to share some experiences and practical activities related to the use and management of usage data in the Digital Resource Acquisition Alliance of Chinese Academic Libraries (DRAA) as a reference for library consortia engaged in providing usage statistics services of e-resources to member libraries.Design/methodology/approachA literature review and online survey are used to analyze the research and practice of e-resources usage statistics conducted internationally. The case of DRAA is introduced to present how DRAA develops usage statistics services and promotes the implementation of the Standardized Usage Statistics Harvesting Initiative (SUSHI) to deliver usage statistics to member libraries. Future developments and enhancements are also described.FindingsThe main actions taken by DRAA to develop usage statistics services are as follows: development of the DRAA Usage Statistics Portal to provide a single point of access to usage statistics from participating publishers on behalf of member libraries; development of a SUSHI client, taking the lead in promoting SUSHI implementation to automatically obtain usage statistics in Chinese academic libraries; establishment of a working group on usage statistics and the China Academic Library and Information System/DRAA Standards and Recommended Practices Research Task Group to form a long-term mechanism for monitoring and gathering usage statistics; and strengthening of the understanding and application of standards and best practices for libraries and vendors in China. Scheduled enhancements in the future include a deep analysis and utilization of usage statistics, the promotion of Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources and SUSHI to Chinese academic resource publishers and raising awareness about normalizing usage statistics.Originality/valueThis paper has pertinence and wider implications for library consortia engaged in providing e-resources usage statistics services to member libraries.
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Garg, Ruchi Jain, Vinod Kumar, and Vandana. "Factors affecting usage of e-resources: scale development and validation." Aslib Journal of Information Management 69, no. 1 (January 16, 2017): 64–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ajim-07-2016-0104.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate a scale involving the factors affecting usage of e-resources. Design/methodology/approach The present study identifies five factors affecting the usage of e-resources: training modes, awareness, influencers, utilitarian benefits, and experiential and hedonic benefits. To generate measurement items, two focus group discussions were carried out which resulted in 20 items. To empirically ensure reliability and validity of scale, data were collected from 347 postgraduate students actively using e-resources. To test reliability of scale, internal consistency reliability and construct reliability were examined. The construct validity of scale (which includes convergent validity and discriminant validity) was verified through confirmatory factor analysis using structure equation modeling. Findings Findings of the study present a statistically reliable and valid scale consisting of five factors and 18 items. Originality/value The present study is one of the distinctive studies on introducing a scale employing factors affecting usage of e-resources.
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Hernandez, Alexander A. "Green Information Technology Usage." International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems 13, no. 4 (October 2017): 90–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijeis.2017100106.
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Green information technology is resource efficient and effective consumption through the use of IT infrastructures to address environmental sustainability. This study aims to understand the level of awareness and practices of IT professionals towards GIT in organizations. A survey questionnaire was used, the study found that participants have a high awareness and practices of Green IT covering the efficient use of computing resources, energy conservation in an office environment, responsible disposal of electronic wastes, and demonstrate an individual contribution and commitment to GIT adoption practices in organizations. The study also found that male IT professionals have better awareness of GIT in organizations. The awareness and practices of IT professionals in GIT offers direction for organizations to strategically integrate GIT within their core business objectives and activities to attain environmental sustainability. Practical and theoretical implications are presented.
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Soni, Navin Kumar, Kapil Kumar Gupta, and Jitendra Shrivastava. "Awareness and Usage of Electronic Resources among LIS Scholars of Jiwaji University, Gwalior : A Survey." DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 38, no. 1 (January 2, 2018): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.38.1.11524.
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<p>The survey is an attempt to determine and find the present status of awareness, accessibility and use of electronic resources among library and information science research scholars of Jiwaji University Gwalior, like; CD-ROM databases, online databases, online journals, OPAC etc. The study was done to find out the challenges, benefits, and progress gained by research scholars while accessing the e-resources. It is found out through study that ‘Shodhganga’ was mostly used (95 per cent) by research scholars, followed by DOAJ. It was also found out that research scholars got information about available e-resources and databases in their institute through the library website (45.5 per cent), followed by searching on Internet. A detailed result of this survey was discussed and recommendations were made to improve and enhance the usage of e-resources. </p>
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McEvilly, Christine. "Book Review: Marketing Your Library’s Electronic Resources, 2nd Edition." Library Resources & Technical Services 62, no. 3 (July 2, 2018): 151. http://dx.doi.org/10.5860/lrts.62n3.151.
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This how-to manual for librarians provides valuable information on how libraries can use marketing to increase usage and better serve patrons. While it discusses electronic resource (e-resource) examples and issues, the true focus is on larger concepts that apply to marketing any type of library resource. It provides a valuable reference for librarians seeking to implement a marketing plan. The second edition has new examples of marketing plans from real institutions. The authors’ stated goals are to “give colleagues the specific means of developing, implementing, and assessing marketing plans for e-resource collection management,” and to improve awareness of the value of e-resources among library users (xvi). They succeed in providing content that will help library practitioners of all levels of experience in marketing e-resources.
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Khan, Javed. "AWARENESS AND USE OF DIGITAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES IN THE IIT DELHI LIBRARY." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 4, no. 6 (June 30, 2016): 64–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i6.2016.2639.
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Information technology (IT) has thrown a new challenge to the libraries. The technology has shown a great impact on the services of the libraries. Libraries use IT for better services and satisfying diverse user needs. Libraries have transformed into digital and virtual libraries where books, journals, and magazines have changed into e-books, e-journals, and e-zines. This has increased the global dissemination of information. Electronic resources (e-resources) are easily accessible in the remote areas. The e-resources solve storage problems and control the flood of information. Print sources are being digitized. There is a great need to study the use of e-resources and investigate the factors that are a hindrance to their use. The present study is an attempt to examine the usage of electronic resources at IIT Delhi. The study confirmed that respondents were aware of the e-resources and various types of e-resources, e-database, and e-journals. The study recommended the improvement in the access facilities with high internet speed and subscription to more e-resources.
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Subha, S., and N. O. Natarajan. "Utilization and Impact of Electronic Information Resources among the Faculty Members of Arts & Science Colleges in Erode District, Tamil Nadu: A Case Study." Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology 9, no. 1 (February 5, 2019): 38–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2019.9.1.2616.
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The major purpose of this study is to find out the awareness, availability and the usability of electronic information resources by the faculty members of Arts & Science Colleges in Erode District, Tamilnadu under the survey method was used for this study. Questionnaire was used to collect the data. A total number of 780 questionnaires were distributed. Out of that 613 questionnaire were responded. The analysis of data covers the details about usage of electronic resources for developing the knowledge of the faculty members. The study resulted that almost all the users have awareness about the e-resources utility and also regularly accessing all kinds of e-resources.
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Radin Salim, Kamilah, Morina Abdullah, Nor Liza Ali, and Rosmah Ali. "Usage of Online Learning Resources Among Academic Staff at Malaysian University." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 3.25 (August 14, 2018): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.25.17462.
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This paper reports on the awareness and usage of online learning resources in teaching and learning among the academic staff at a public university in Malaysia. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of online learning resources are also presented. Online learning resources recommended by the management of the university include e-learning modules, Open Courseware (OCW), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), BLOSSOMS, Edutainment and Video of Exemplary Professionals. Data were collected using a survey questionnaire with Likert scale items and open-ended questions. The questionnaires were distributed to 160 academic staff of the university. The results show that the most attended training was e-learning and most respondents are currently implementing it in their courses. However, less than 10% of the respondents implemented the OCW, MOOC, BLOSSOMS and Edutainment. About 23.1% of the respondents implemented Video of Exemplary Professionals in their teaching and learning. Some respondents also reported lack of student participation in using e-learning and other resources due to system instability. The practical implication of this study is that more training on new online learning resources should be provided to the academic staff to increase their skills in using the online learning resources in their teaching. Better internet connection is also necessary to boost the use of these resources.
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Radin Salim, Kamilah, Morina Abdullah, Nor Liza Ali, and Rosmah Ali. "Usage of Online Learning Resources among Academic Staff at a Malaysian University." International Journal of Engineering & Technology 7, no. 3.30 (August 24, 2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.30.18143.
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This paper reports on the awareness and usage of online learning resources in teaching and learning among the academic staff at a public university in Malaysia. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of online learning resources are also presented. Online learning resources recommended by the management of the university include e-learning modules, Open Courseware (OCW), Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), BLOSSOMS, Edutainment and Video of Exemplary Professionals. Data were collected using a survey questionnaire with Likert scale items and open-ended questions. The questionnaires were distributed to 160 academic staff of the university. The results show that the most attended training was e-learning and most respondents are currently implementing it in their courses. However, less than 10% of the respondents implemented the OCW, MOOC, BLOSSOMS and Edutainment. About 23.1% of the respondents implemented Video of Exemplary Professionals in their teaching and learning. Some respondents also reported lack of student participation in using e-learning and other resources due to system instability. The practical implication of this study is that more training on new online learning resources should be provided to the academic staff to increase their skills in using the online learning resources in their teaching. Better internet connection is also necessary to boost the use of these resources.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Awareness and usage of e-resources"
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Machado, Guilherme Medeiros. "Recomendação adaptativa e sensível ao contexto de recursos para usuários em um campus universitário." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/95673.
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Campus universitários são ambientes compostos de recursos e pessoas que utilizam os tais. Um dos principais recursos utilizados pela comunidade de um campus são os objetos de aprendizagem. Tais objetos existem de maneira abundante, espalhados no ambiente ou concentrados em um único local. Entretanto, a abundancia desses objetos faz com que uma pessoa sinta-se cognitivamente cansada ao ter que analisar vários objetos e selecionar apenas alguns. Esse cansaço cognitivo acaba levando a pessoa a escolher um conjunto de objetos de aprendizagem que não satisfarão suas necessidades e interesses da melhor maneira possível. A computação evoluiu de grandes mainframes a pequenos computadores espalhados em um ambiente. Hoje é possível a existência de ambientes pervasivos, onde os recursos computacionais estão sempre presentes e agindo de forma invisível ao usuário. Tais ambientes tornam possível o acompanhamento das atividades do usuário, provendo informações contextuais que podem ser utilizadas para ajudar a seleção dos melhores recursos (ex. objetos de aprendizagem, restaurantes, salas de aula) à determinada pessoa. A localização é uma informação contextual de grande importância na seleção de tais recursos. Tal informação pode ser facilmente obtida através do sinal de GPS do dispositivo móvel de um usuário e utilizada em conjunto com os interesses do usuário para recomendar os recursos próximos que melhor atenderão ao mesmo. Neste contexto este trabalho descreve uma abordagem para recomendar objetos de aprendizagem físicos ou virtuais que estejam relacionados aos prédios próximos a atual localização do usuário. Para executar tal tarefa é descrito um sistema de recomendação que utiliza a informação de localização, obtida através do dispositivo móvel do usuário, combinada à informações do perfil do usuário, dos objetos de aprendizagem relacionados aos prédios e informações tecnológicas do dispositivo para instanciar um modelo ontológico de contexto. Após instanciado o modelo são utilizadas regras semânticas, escritas em forma de antecedente e consequente, que fazem uma correspondência entre os interesses do usuário e o domínio de conhecimento do objeto de aprendizagem para filtrar os objetos próximos ao usuário. De posse desses objetos recomendados o sistema os apresenta em uma interface adaptativa que mostra a localização tanto dos objetos quanto do usuário. Para validar a abordagem apresentada é desenvolvido um estudo de caso onde as regras semânticas de recomendação são executadas sobre o modelo ontológico desenvolvido. O resultado gerado por tais regras é um conjunto de pares (usuário, objeto de aprendizagem recomendado) e prova a validade da abordagem.University campus are environments composed of resources and people who use them. One of the main resources used by a campus community are learning objects. Such objects are abundantly even scattered in the environment or concentrated in one location. However the abundance of such objects makes a person feel cognitively tired when having to analyze various objects and select just a few of them. This cognitive fatigue eventually leads the person to choose a set of learning objects that do not meet their needs and interests in the best possible way. Computing has evolved from large mainframe to small computers scattered in an environment. Today it is possible the existence of pervasive environments where computational resources are always present and acting in a manner invisible to the user. Such environments make it possible to monitor user activities, providing contextual information that can be used to help select the best resources (e.g. learning objects, restaurants, classrooms) to a particular person. The location is a contextual information of great importance in the selection of such resources. Such information can be easily obtained through the GPS signal from a mobile device and used with the user’s interests to recommend the nearby resources that best attend his needs and interests. In this context, this work describes an approach to recommend physical or virtual learning objects that are related to buildings near the user’s current location. To accomplish such a task we described a recommender system that uses the location information, obtained through the user's mobile device, combined with information from the user’s profile, learning objects related to buildings and technological information from the device to instantiate an ontological context model. Once the model is instantiated we used semantic rules, written in the form of antecedent and consequent, to make a match between the user’s interests and the knowledge domain of the learning object in order filter the user’s nearby objects. With such recommended objects, the system presents them in an adaptive interface that shows both the object and the user location. To validate the presented approach we developed a case study where the recommendation semantic rules are executed on the developed ontological model. The income generated by such rules is a set of pairs (user, recommended learning object) and proves the validity of the approach.
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Junior, Mario Masaru Sakaguti. "Gestão, governança e uso das águas no Brasil e em Singapura: um estudo dos casos da ilha principal de Singapura e das bacias hidrográficas dos rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí, SP/MG." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/91/91131/tde-09112016-143203/.
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Singapura e as bacias hidrográficas dos rios Piracicaba, Capivari e Jundiaí (PCJ), Brasil, possuem como características comuns populações de cerca de 5,5 milhões de pessoas, altos índices de urbanização e industrialização e situações críticas de disponibilidade hídrica. O objetivo geral desta pesquisa é investigar e comparar a gestão, a governança e o uso das águas na ilha principal de Singapura e nas Bacias PCJ, a partir de dados obtidos por meio de trabalhos de campo, pesquisas bibliográfica e documental e entrevistas semiestruturadas com cidadãos, profissionais e pesquisadores de ambos os países. Em Singapura, foram realizadas 52 entrevistas no total, sendo 33 cidadãos, 5 profissionais, 6 pesquisadores e 8 brasileiros. Nas Bacias PCJ, foram realizadas 45 entrevistas, sendo 27 cidadãos, 8 profissionais, 7 pesquisadores e 3 singapurianos. Foram percebidas semelhanças nos usos domésticos da água dos dois contextos, como a ênfase no seu valor econômico, o acesso fácil e conveniente a esse bem, e indícios de uma baixa influência das diferenças culturais de diferentes grupos étnicos nos níveis de consumo de água, que tendem a ser mais influenciados pela classe socioeconômica, infraestrutura doméstica, estilos de vida e costumes familiares e individuais. Nas Bacias PCJ, ainda há a presença marcante de uma cultura da abundância. A comparação dos dois casos é notável, pois trata-se, por um lado, de uma gestão centralizada e não participativa que gerou bons resultados num intervalo relativamente curto de tempo, e, por outro, de uma gestão descentralizada e participativa que, apesar de muito bem avaliada no contexto nacional, ainda possui uma série de insuficiências, falhas e fragilidades. Os casos estudados reforçam a ideia de que adversidades podem se transformar em vantagens, como em Singapura, e condições ambientalmente favoráveis podem se transformar em desvantagens, como nas Bacias PCJ. Ficou evidente que o principal fator que contribuiu para o sucesso da gestão das águas em Singapura foi o governo. Lee Kuan Yew é mencionado como mentor das políticas de desenvolvimento global de Singapura, incluindo a gestão das águas. Ele buscou conciliar desenvolvimento econômico e proteção ambiental, despoluiu todos os rios da ilha e promoveu o uso de fontes alternativas de água para aumentar a autonomia hídrica do país. Contudo, o caráter autoritário de seu governo e das medidas adotadas é questionável de um ponto de vista democrático. Apesar das Bacias PCJ estarem entre as mais avançadas do Brasil em termos da aplicação dos instrumentos da Lei 9.433/97, ainda não foram gerados todos os benefícios econômicos, sociais e a ambientais esperados e ainda há lacunas de governança que dificultam a implementação efetiva da gestão das águas. É necessário superar a visão da água como bem abundante e ilimitado, a contradição entre proteção ambiental e crescimento econômico, a organização política vigente, a corrupção, a falta de vontade política, as insuficiências no desenvolvimento urbano e o déficit de infraestrutura adequada.Singapore and the river basins of Piracicaba, Capivari and Jundiaí rivers (PCJ), Brazil, have populations of about 5.5 million people, high rates of urbanization and industrialization and critical situations in terms of water availability. The objective of this research is to investigate and to compare water management, governance and usage in the main island of Singapore and the PCJ river basins, based on data collected by field work, bibliographic and documentary research and semi-structured interviews with citizens, professionals and researchers from both countries. In Singapore, there were 52 interviews in total, 33 citizens, 5 professionals, 6 researchers and 8 Brazilians. In the PCJ river basins, 45 interviews were conducted, 27 citizens, 8 professionals, 7 researchers and 3 Singaporeans. Similarities were perceived in the domestic water usage of both contexts, as the emphasis on its economic value, easy and convenient access. There is evidence of a low influence of cultural differences of different ethnic groups in the level of water consumption, which tends to be more influenced by socioeconomic conditions, domestic infrastructure, lifestyles and family and individual habits. In the PCJ river basins, there is a strong presence of a culture of abundance. The comparison of the two cases is remarkable. On the one hand, a centralized and nonparticipative management style that generated good results in a relatively short period of time, and, on the other hand, a decentralized and participative management style which is highly evaluated in the national context, but it also has a number of shortcomings, faults and weaknesses. The case study reinforces the idea that adversities can be turned into advantages, such as in Singapore, and environmentally favorable conditions can be turned into disadvantages, such as in the PCJ Basins. It was evident that the main factor contributing to the success of the water management in Singapore was the government. Lee Kuan Yew is mentioned as the mentor of Singapore\'s overall development policies, including water management. He sought to reconcile economic development and environmental protection, to clean up all the rivers of the island and to promote the use of alternative sources of water to increase water autonomy in the country. However, the authoritarian government and its measures are questionable from a democratic point of view. Despite the PCJ river basins are among the most advanced in Brazil in terms of implementation of the Law 9433/97, its management has not generated all the expected economic, social and environmental benefits and there are still governance gaps that hamper the effective implementation of an effective water management. It is necessary to overcome the vision of water as an abundant and unlimited resource, the contradiction between environmental protection and economic growth, the current political structure, corruption problems, lack of political will, shortcomings in urban development and the shortage of adequate infrastructure.
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Silva, Pedro José da. "Estrutura para identificação e avaliação de impactos ambientais em obras hidroviárias." Universidade de São Paulo, 2004. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/3/3147/tde-29062004-233707/.
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A crescente preocupação com questões ambientais, contemporaneamente, pode ser entendida como uma tendência nebulosa, resultado de uma expressão muito rica de significado e muito mais conveniente para nós, que vivemos sem o distanciamento histórico, pois torna menos definitiva, sob uma perspectiva futura, às adjetivações realizadas, expressão esta identificada como globalização. A globalização conduz a uma natureza propagandista, direcionada à preservação e não à conservação da porção bio-geo-física do meio ambiente, que se refere, em especial, neste trabalho às águas contidas nos rios. A natureza propagandista das questões ambientais, nos faz crer que muitos dos impactos ambientais em um curso dágua, são devidos ao uso das águas e, principalmente quando este uso é para a navegação. A contenda do impacto ambiental, devido ao uso dágua para navegação, não é assunto esgotado quando se aborda somente o Gerenciamento do Recurso Hídrico, ele vai muito além, tem sua origem na Bacia Hidrográfica e, portanto é abordado no Gerenciamento da Bacia Hidrográfica. No desenvolvimento desta tese, será possível perceber, que entre os vários modais de transporte, a navegação fluvial, é a menos impactante ambientalmente, pois, até a via é de origem natural e não antropogênica, como em alguns outros modais. A necessidade da execução de obras hidroviárias, pode ser entendida em algumas situações como parte integrante de um Programa de Mitigação de Impactos Ambientais, não no rio, mas sim na bacia hidrográfica, que pelo não atendimento ou pela inexistência de um plano diretor, sofreu uma ocupação desordenada, resultando em inúmeros impactos ambientais nas porções do meio ambiente. Os capítulos apresentados a seguir, no corpo desta tese, estão vinculados entre si, pois, entendemos que só o estudo simultâneo nos permitirá obter a minimização dos impactos ambientais na bacia hidrográfica, bem como a minimização dos impactos ambientais quando da execução das obras hidroviárias.The growing concern about the environmental questions nowadays, can be understood as a nebulousness tendency, a result of a very rich expression of meaning and more convenient to us, who live without the historical distance, because it makes less definite under a future perspective, such expression is identified as globalization. Globalization conducts to a propagandist nature, towards preservation and not the conservation of the bio-geo-physics of the environment, that refers specially in this work about the water in rivers. The propagandist nature of the environmental questions, make us believe that most of the environment impacts in a flow of water, are due to water usage and mainly when this usage is navigation. The dispute of the environmental impact, due to the usage of water to navigation, is not a exhausted subject when talking only about the Hydric Resources Management, it is beyond, it has its origin at the River Basin and is discussed at the River Basin Management. In this theses it will be possible to notice that among the several means of transportation, the fluvial shipping is the less impactant because even the mean is natural and not anthropogenic like in other means. The necessity of hydrographic basin can be understood in some situations as a part of a Environmental Impacts Mitigation Program, not only in the river but in the river basin, that by the no consideration or because it does not exist a director plan, they suffered a disordered occupation, resulting in several environmental impacts. The chapters presented here are all interconnected, because we understand that only the simultaneous study will allow us to get the decrease of impacts at the river basin, as well as the decrease the environmental impact when performing the hydrographic basin.
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Peixoto, Jeisikailany Santos. "Monitoramento da qualidade da água no baixo São Francisco e ações de educação ambiental." Universidade Federal de Sergipe, 2016. https://ri.ufs.br/handle/riufs/6177.
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPESWater is an essential component of the environment and part of life, one of the most important natural resources. Your monitoring by physical-chemical analysis provides grant ace environmental protection policies and decision-making regarding environmental management actions. Thus, due to the paucity of data related to continuous monitoring water quality in the lower São Francisco this work aimed to evaluate the water quality and social aspects related to the use of water resources in the basin of the São Francisco river and its tributaries Jacaré rivers and Betume and promote environmental education through awareness activities and awareness of the environmental problems experienced in this region. For physical-chemical analysis of water we used a Ecokit measuring water quality which evaluates the concentrations of the variables measured by the Colorimetric method. Limnological parameters analyzed in this study were pH, dissolved oxygen, nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, phosphate and turbidity. To analyze the perception was applied one after interview questionnaire composed of 16 questions of which eight were open six closed and two semi-open. What outreach activities were offered lectures and training with Ecokit. The results of water quality indicate that a significant amount of the parameters analyzed in the rivers was outside the limit set by CONAMA resolution 357/2005 interfering with the quality of its waters. For this study, most of the points analyzed are located close to areas of sewage releases, in view of this, it is observed that the external environment is contributing to the reduction of water quality of these water bodies. For environmental awareness, the results indicate that the individuals interviewed have full awareness that comes from being and environmental problems which are faced by the São Francisco river and the need to implement a continuous monitoring of the water quality of the river. It was noted that awareness activities further contributed to the understanding of the relationship of these respondents with water.
A água é um componente essencial do meio ambiente e integrante da vida, sendo um dos mais importantes recursos naturais. O seu monitoramento através da análise físico-química oferece subsídio ás políticas de proteção ambiental e a tomada de decisão quanto às ações de gestão ambiental. Sendo assim, devido à escassez de dados relacionados ao monitoramento contínuo da qualidade da água no baixo São Francisco este trabalho teve como principal objetivo avaliar a qualidade das águas e aspectos sociais relacionados ao uso dos recursos hídricos na bacia hidrográfica do rio São Francisco e seus afluentes rios Jacaré e Betume e promover a educação ambiental através de atividades de percepção e sensibilização para os problemas ambientais vivenciados nessa região. Para a análise físico-química da água foi utilizado um Ecokit de medição de qualidade da água onde avalia as concentrações das variáveis mensuradas por meio do método de Colorimetria. Os parâmetros limnológicos analisados neste estudo foram pH, oxigênio dissolvido, nitrato, nitrito, amônia, fosfato e turbidez. Para a análise da percepção foi aplicado um questionário seguido de entrevista, composto por 16 questões das quais oito foram abertas, seis fechadas e duas semiabertas. E quanto às atividades de sensibilização foram ministradas palestras e treinamento com o Ecokit. Os resultados da qualidade da água indicam que uma quantidade significativa dos parâmetros analisados nos rios esteve fora do limite estabelecido pela resolução do CONAMA 357/2005 interferindo na qualidade de suas águas. Pois nesse estudo, grande parte dos pontos analisados são localizados próximos ás áreas de lançamentos de esgotos, em vista disso, observa-se que o meio externo está contribuindo para a redução da qualidade da água desses corpos hídricos. Para a percepção ambiental, os resultados apontam que os indivíduos entrevistados tem plena consciência do que vem a serem problemas ambientais e quais são os enfrentados pelo rio São Francisco e da necessidade de realização de um monitoramento contínuo da qualidade da água desse rio. Notou-se que as atividades de sensibilização contribuíram ainda mais para o entendimento da relação desses entrevistados com a água.
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Anger, Débora Barbosa Corrêa. "Comunicação de riscos na resolução de dilemas sociais: estudo de casos brasileiros em racionamento de água e energia elétrica." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/27/27154/tde-05072009-230437/.
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O presente trabalho compreende o estudo de campanhas de comunicação de racionamento de água e luz elétrica pela ótica dos conceitos de dilema social e comunicação de riscos. Para tal, revisamos a bibliografia desses temas e elaboramos uma proposta de análise de conteúdo temática que busca identificar valores e normas sociais desses conceitos nas campanhas publicitárias de dois casos brasileiros escolhidos.This dissertation involves the study of communication campaigns of water and electrical energy in rationing situations by using concepts of social dilemmas and risk communication. In order to achieve these results, we have reviewed the literature of these subjects, and we have proposed a model of content thematic analysis to identify values and norms of these two concepts on social campaigns of two Brazilian cases.
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Nunes, Thaisy Campos Nascimento. "Análise das alterações no Código Florestal Brasileiro vigente propostas pelo substitutivo do projeto de lei n 1876/99 sob a perspectiva da ética ambiental." Faculdades EST, 2013. http://tede.est.edu.br/tede/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=513.
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Diante das discussões polêmicas acerca das alterações propostas para o Código
Florestal Brasileiro (CFB) e das consequências danosas que elas podem trazer para
o futuro da humanidade e do planeta, pensou-se em observar se a Ética Ambiental
estaria sendo levada em conta diante dessas propostas de alteração, já que ela
surgiu da necessidade de se discutir uma ética com relação ao meio ambiente,
partindo da preocupação e da sensibilidade ecológica como reação a uma
mentalidade predatória da natureza. O Código Florestal Brasileiro é um dos mais
rigorosos do planeta. Surgido como iniciativa à proteção ambiental, agora é alvo de
muitas polêmicas ocasionadas pela Proposta ao Substitutivo de Lei N 1876/99, de
autoria do deputado Aldo Rebelo. Diante da crise ambiental ocasionada pela difusão
da globalização e do crescimento populacional, bem como crescimento consumista,
faz-se necessário uma análise dessas propostas dentro da visão da recente Ética
Ambiental, que tem como objeto de estudo a relação sustentável entre o homem e o
meio ambiente. As questões enfrentadas neste trabalho necessitaram de um
enfoque ético reflexivo e do uso de referenciais, que dessem suporte à base teórica
necessária para a pesquisa, possibilitando a formação do pensamento crítico e de
uma possível conscientização da necessidade da preservação e uso consciente dos
recursos naturais.Given the controversial discussions about the proposed changes to the Brazilian Forest Code (CFB) and the harmful consequences that they can bring to the future of humanity and the planet, it was thought to observe the environmental ethics would be taken into account before these proposals change, since it arose from the need to discuss ethics with regard to the environment, based on the concern and the ecological sensitivity in response to a mentality predatory nature. The Brazilian Forest Code is one of the strictest in the world. Emerged as an initiative for environmental protection, is now the target of many controversies occasioned by the Proposed Substitute Bill No. 1876/99, by Deputy Aldo Rebelo. Given the environmental crisis caused by the spread of globalization and population growth as well as growing consumerism, it is necessary to examine these proposals within view of the recent Environmental Ethics, which has as its object of study the sustainable relationship between man and the environment . The issues addressed in this work required a reflective ethical approach and the use of benchmarks, which would support the theoretical basis needed for research, enabling the formation of critical thinking and a possible awareness of the need for preservation and wise use of natural resources.
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Rangel, Mario Luiz. "A Percepção sobre a água na paisagem urbana: bacia hidrográfica da Barragem Mãe D'Água - Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre/RS." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/15720.
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O presente trabalho tem como principal objetivo saber qual a percepção que os moradores, trabalhadores locais e usuários e gestores públicos têm da água inserida na paisagem em uma bacia hidrográfica urbana. A área de estudo é a bacia de captação da Barragem Mãe d'Água, localizada na Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre (RMPA), na divisa dos municípios de Porto Alegre e Viamão - RS. O estudo também tenta determinar se essas pessoas, através de sua percepção, têm consciência de que a água que chega nas torneiras de suas casas, que é utilizada para seus diversos usos, deriva daquelas águas que passam pelos cursos d'água onde moram. Para atingir esse objetivo, parte-se da hipótese de que o grau de percepção da população relacionado às questões ambientais, a paisagem e a água inserida na paisagem, o ciclo hidrológico, são influenciadas pela cultura, pelas condições sócio-econômicas e pelo grau de instrução destas pessoas. A pesquisa baseia-se em dados do Índice de Qualidade das Águas (IQA) obtidos em três épocas distintas (1990/91, 2002 e 2007), onde foram feitas coletas para a determinação da qualidade de água em três pontos dessa bacia hidrográfica. É realizado, paralelamente, um estudo sobre o processo de urbanização na área de estudo, através de imagens de Sensoriamento Remoto e levantamento fotográfico dos pontos de amostragem, das habitações e da infra-estrutura oferecida aos moradores, dando-se ênfase às condições ambientais, principalmente dos cursos d'água. Para o entendimento e a determinação do grau da percepção da paisagem urbana e, principalmente, da água na paisagem pelas pessoas que vivem nesta bacia hidrográfica, é aplicado um questionário elaborado a partir do conceito descrito pelas Ciências Sociais como entrevista semi-estruturada. De posse desse universo de dados e do seu processamento e análise, é testada a hipótese formulada nesse estudo em que, a cultura, as condições sócio-econômicas e o grau de instrução têm influencia na percepção das pessoas, interferindo ou atenuando o olhar crítico quanto aos problemas ambientais, principalmente aos relacionados com a percepção da água na paisagem. Os resultados deste estudo estão espacializados em mapas temáticos, onde são incluídas as paisagens preferidas e aquelas que desagradam. Também são propostas intervenções, a partir da percepção dos entrevistados, que tenham o objetivo qualificar o espaço urbano, a paisagem, principalmente naquelas em que a água está presente.The main objective of the present study is to understand how residents, local workers and users from a urban water basin landscape are aware of the water that surrounds them. The study area comprises the water collection basin Barragem Mãe D'água, located in the Metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil (RMPA), in the limits of the cities of Porto Alegre and Viamão, RS, Brazil. Our study also aims at attempting to determine whether those people are aware of the fact that the water they use in their homes, in different daily activities, is the same that runs in the water flows close to their houses. Our hypothesis is that the awareness level as to environmental issues, such as local landscape, water, and water cycles, are affected by culture, socioeconomic conditions and education level. The study is based on data from the IQA (Water Quality Index) from three different years (1990/91, 2002 and 2007), when water was collected to have its quality assessed in three different points of the basin.In parallel, we carried out a study about the urbanization process in the area, through Remote Sensing Imaging and photographs of sampling points, dwellings and infra-structure. Focus was given to environmental conditions such as that of water flows. In order to understand and determine the people's awareness level as to the urban landscape and water present in the area, a questionnaire was created and applied following the semi-structured interview model from Social Sciences. After such data were collected, processed and analyzed, we tested the hypothesis that culture, socioeconomic conditions and education level affect people's awareness, interfering or mitigating their critical point of view as to environmental issues, as those associated to water in the landscape. Results of the present study will be spatialized over a map that comprises the interviewee's preferred landscapes, impacts and intervention plans. The main goal is to qualify the urban space, particularly those areas where water is present.
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Sales, Angelo Jose de Souza. "Atitudes ambientais: um diagnóstico para o uso sustentável dos recursos recifais a Baía da Traição Paraíba Brasil, a partir da percepção ambiental." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2012. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/4527.
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This study was conducted between November 2011 and January 2012 and deals with the environmental perception of residents, fishermen, tourists and workers linked to tourism services in the city of Baía da Traição-PB; considering anthropocentric, ecocentric and apathy issues, related to different usages (and motivations) of reef environment, saving water and garbage disposal. Adopts perspectives linked to themes as management, development versus environmental preservation and education. Also describes the socioeconomic profile of each class. The main objective is to meet environmental perception of social actors involved and get grant for construction of a shared sustainable management plan. For this to realize, we interviewed 967 people randomly and 50.6% of them was male and 49.4% was female, during the high season (November 2011 to January 2012). The results show that the most representative class of individuals have between 21 and 30 years, with schooling corresponding to the high school and monthly income around 1 minimum wage. In all categories, most respondents said the coastal reefs from the city are important because they carry protection from high tides, but agree with tourism access to the environment. Residents and workers attend the reef environment for reasons such as sports and contemplation. In general, respondents think that environmental management should be a responsibility of all those who use the environment; declared conserve water in their household activities because they think it s better to future generations, but do not separate the waste produced at home mainly because there is no selective collection in where they live. Do not agree that tourism development is more important than the preservation of the environment, and almost unanimously consider environmental education as an important tool for environmental preservation and improving the quality of people s life. Residents and workers established an ecocentric relationship with the environment as fishermen and tourists are anthropocentric. The information obtained in this study provides indicatives that enable adoption of Public Policies, based on the construction of an environmental management plan which considers environmental resources usage in a sustainable manner and quality of life.
Este estudo foi realizado no período entre Novembro de 2011 e Janeiro de 2012 e trata da percepção ambiental de moradores, pescadores, turistas e trabalhadores vinculados aos serviços turísticos do Município de Baía da Traição PB; considerando questões de natureza antropocêntricas, ecocêntricas e de apatia, relacionadas a diferentes usos (e motivações) do ambiente recifal; economia de água e destino do lixo doméstico. Adota perspectivas ligadas ao tema como gestão, desenvolvimento versus preservação e educação ambiental, além de traçar o perfil socioeconômico de cada classe. Tem como principal objetivo conhecer a percepção ambiental dos atores sociais envolvidos e obter subsídio para construção de um plano de gestão sustentável e compartilhada. Para sua realização, foram entrevistadas 967 pessoas abordadas de forma aleatória sendo 50,6% masculino e 49,4% feminino, durante o período de alta estação (Novembro de 2011 a Janeiro de 2012). Os resultados obtidos revelam que a classe mais representadas dos indivíduos tem entre 21 e 30 anos, com instrução escolar correspondente ao nível médio e renda mensal em torno de 1 salário mínimo. Em todas as categorias a maioria dos entrevistados declararam que os recifes costeiros da cidade são importantes porque exercem proteção contra marés elevadas, mas concordam com o acesso turístico ao ambiente. Moradores e trabalhadores frequentam o ambiente recifal por motivos como: prática de esportes e contemplação. De forma geral, os entrevistados pensam que a gestão do ambiente deve ser de responsabilidade de todos os que utilizam o ambiente; declararam economizar água em suas atividades domésticas porque acham que é melhor para as gerações futuras, mas não separam o lixo produzido em casa principalmente porque não existe coleta seletiva no Município. Não concordam que o desenvolvimento turístico é mais importante que a preservação do ambiente, e de forma quase unânime, consideram a Educação Ambiental como uma ferramenta importante para a preservação ambiental e a melhoria da qualidade de vida das pessoas. Moradores e trabalhadores estabelecem uma relação ecocêntrica com o ambiente, enquanto pescadores e turistas mostraram-se antropocêntricos. As informações obtidas nesse estudo fornecem indicativos que possibilitam a adoção de políticas públicas baseadas na construção de um plano de gestão que considere o uso dos recursos ambientais de forma sustentável e a qualidade de vida da população.
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Moyo, Mercy. "Awareness and usage of electronic library resources in open distance learning by third-year students in the School of Arts at the University of South Africa." Diss., 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24807.
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During the 21st century, electronic resources have become an important component in every sector of society and the academic sector is no exception. Academic libraries worldwide have adopted the technologies involved in electronic resources, with some replacing their traditional collections with e-resources, which are more accessible by users.
This study was conducted at the University of South Africa (Unisa) and was aimed at investigating the levels of awareness and usage of e-resources by third-year students in the School of Arts. The study used the descriptive survey study design, which is quantitative in approach. The target population comprised of 5 377 third-year students enrolled in the seven departments in the School of Arts and a proportional sample of 360 students was drawn from the population by using stratified random sampling. Library staff was also included in the study, in order to determine students’ usage patterns of e-resources and to establish initiatives available at the Unisa Library to increase awareness and use of e-resources. Online questionnaires distributed via Survey Monkey were used as the data collection instrument.
The study established that the Unisa Library subscribes to a wide range of e-resources and has a number of initiatives in place to encourage the awareness and usage of these resources. However, 50, 3% of the student respondents were unaware of the availability of Unisa e-resources. The study also established that the majority of students use e-resources for study and research and that, although they have basic information and communication technologies (ICTs) skills, the majority of students lack advanced information search and retrieval skills, which are required to utilise e-resources properly. The four main barriers that prevent students from accessing and using e-resources were the cost of access to the internet, unavailability of relevant literature for studies, lack of time to do online searches and preference for information freely available on the internet.
To encourage increased awareness and use of e-resources, the study recommend the development of an e-resources marketing strategy, the introduction of an information literacy module for all first-year students, the provision of infrastructure and technologies for access, development of specialised library assistance services, balancing of the electronic library collections across different subjects, tutors including more e-resources references in study guides and tutorial letters and hiring of more library staff.
The study concludes that the Unisa Library has a wide variety of electronic library resources and services needed in academic institutions, but awareness and usage of the resources is quite low, due to several factors highlighted in the study. Therefore, the Library should step forward and ensure that the resources are fully utilised by following the recommendations suggested in the study.Information Science
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Verschoor, Arie Stefan. "A new view on innovation : researching the usage of competitor´s resources to increase the likelihood of adoption in the electric vehicle industry." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/25411.
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The car industry is facing a lot of changes, especially when it comes to electric vehicles. Although the majority of consumers is aware of electric vehicles, personal transportation by electric vehicles is only 0.2%. Due to the nature of barriers such as global infrastructure, global exposure and variety of models it is extremely difficult for companies to single-handedly overcome these barriers. Therefore, this thesis proposes a new strategy to overcome such barriers. Once an innovation leader innovates to fast and offers products that are not being accepted due to the current market conditions, using the resources of other competitors could be an effective way to evolve the market into a state where the likelihood of consumer adoption is increased. By using an empirical study, this thesis aims to explore the impact of increased global infrastructure, increased average range and increased exposure in order to enhance the likelihood of electric vehicle adoption. These measures are all directly related to an increase in market engagement by competitors. The results of the study show that all consequences of increased market engagement by competitors lead to a higher likelihood to adopt. The effect of an innovation leader sharing knowledge could indeed have a positive effect on the available market.A indústria automóvel está a passar por muitas mudanças, especialmente no que se refere aos veículos eléctricos.Embora a maioria dos consumidores tenha consciência da sua existência, o transporte pessoal através de veículos eléctricos representa apenas 0.2%.Devido à existência de barreiras como a infraestrutura global, a exposição global e a variedade de modelos, é extremamente difícil para cada uma das empresas isoladamente ultrapassar estas barreiras. Assim, esta tese propõe uma nova estratégia para ultrapassar essas barreiras.Quando um líder em inovação desenvolve essa inovação de uma forma demasiado rápida e oferece produtos que não são aceites devido às actuais condicionantes do mercado, a utilização dos recursos de outros concorrentes poderá ser um caminho eficiente para desenvolver o mercado até um nível em que a probabilidade de adopção por parte dos consumidores seja superior.Utilizando um estudo empírico, esta tese pretende explorar o impacto do incremento da infraestrutura global, do incremento da autonomia média e do incremento da exposição por forma a aumentar a probabilidade de adopção dos veículos eléctricos. Estas medidas estão todas directamente relacionadas com um incremento do compromisso no mercado por parte dos concorrentes.Os resultados do estudo mostram que todas as consequências de um maior compromisso no mercado por parte dos concorrentes conduzem a uma maior probabilidade de adopção. O efeito de um líder em inovação partilhar conhecimento poderia efectivamente ter um efeito positive no mercado disponivel.
Books on the topic "Awareness and usage of e-resources"
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E-health communities and online self-help groups: Applications and usage. Hershey, PA: Medical Information Science Reference, 2012.
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Spaliviero, Camilla. Educazione letteraria e didattica della letteratura. Venice: Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-464-6.
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Literary education and language education are connected by a relationship of mutual exchange. On the one hand, without the mastery of appropriate language skills it is impossible to grasp the complexity of literary works. On the other, improving language competence is one of the multiple aims of literary education. Moreover, considering the current multicultural dimension of the Italian school system, teaching literature from an intercultural perspective provides an opportunity to foster the development of relational skills while discussing the meaning of the works. In this scenario, we explore the state of the art of literary education and the teaching of literature in Italy and we consider their implications with language education, intercultural education, and intercultural communication. Furthermore, we present both a model of literary and intercultural communicative competence and a hermeneutic and relational method, also aimed at improving language acquisition and promoting intercultural awareness. In our view, literary and intercultural communicative competence makes it possible to communicate effectively in events where the language is spoken in order to understand literary texts, to identify the original meanings, to discuss their significance from the students’ current perspective, and to formulate critical judgements. The aim of the volume is to offer content and methodological resources for the teaching of literature that can impact positively on the development of language and relational skills. Thus, we draw up some guidelines aimed at increasing students’ motivation for studying the works, fostering their active participation and allowing literature to preserve its educational function.
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1968-, Kamal Eric Djira, ed. E-metrics for library and information professionals: How to use data for managing and evaluating electronic resource collections. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2006.
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Horan Fisher, Jacqueline, Sara Becker, Molly Bobek, and Aaron Hogue. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders. Edited by Thomas H. Ollendick, Susan W. White, and Bradley A. White. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190634841.013.29.
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Significant developmental changes in adolescence typically lead to increased risky behavior, including substance use. Survey data indicated that adolescent alcohol and drug use has declined in recent years, with the exception of marijuana use, which has remained consistent, and e-cigarette use, which is on the rise. This chapter provides a summary of prevalence rates, trends, and maladaptive consequences of adolescent substance use. Etiological models of adolescent substance use are discussed, including dual-process and biopsychosocial models. Current literature on evidence-based screening, comprehensive assessment, and treatment is also reviewed. Despite the recent advances made regarding our ability to screen, assess, diagnose, and treat adolescent substance use, a significant treatment gap persists, which has significant individual and public health impacts. This chapter therefore concludes with a call for research that aims to increase patient awareness of effective treatment via strategies such as technology-delivered assessment and intervention and usage of direct-to-consumer marketing.
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Yixin, Ding, and Wu Hui-Ju, eds. Web mining applications in e-commerce and e-services. Berlin: Springer, 2009.
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White, Andrew C., and Eric Djiva Kamal. E-metrics for Library and Information Professionals: How to Use Data for Managing and Evaluating Electronic Resource Collections. Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2005.
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Weimann, Gabriel. Terrorism and Counterterrorism on the Internet. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190846626.013.420.
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The internet has emerged as an important medium for terrorists. Two key trends can be discerned from cyberterrorism: the democratization of communications driven by user generated content on the internet, and modern terrorists’ growing awareness of the internet’s potential for their purposes. The internet has become a favorite tool of the terrorists because of the many advantages it provides, such as easy access; little or no regulation, censorship, or other forms of government control; potentially huge audiences spread throughout the world; anonymity of communication; fast flow of information; interactivity; inexpensive development and maintenance of a Web presence; a multimedia environment; and the ability to influence coverage in the traditional mass media. These advantages make the network of computer-mediated communication ideal for terrorists-as-communicators. Terrorist groups of all sizes maintain their own websites to spread propaganda, raise funds and launder money, recruit and train members, communicate and conspire, plan and launch attacks. They also rely on e-mail, chatrooms, e-groups, forums, virtual message boards, and resources like YouTube, Facebook, and Google Earth. Fighting online terrorism raises the issue of countermeasures and their cost. The virtual war between terrorists and counterterrorism forces and agencies is certainly a vital, dynamic, and ferocious one. It is imperative that we become better informed about the uses to which terrorists put the internet and better able to monitor their activities. Second, we must defend our societies better against terrorism without undermining the very qualities and values that make our societies worth defending.
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Fuchsel, Catherine. Yes I Can, (Sí, Yo Puedo). Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190672829.001.0001.
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The Sí, Yo Puedo (SYP) program manual/book is a culturally specific 11-week curriculum designed to provide education on domestic violence, promote self-esteem, prevent domestic violence, help participants understand healthy relationships within a cultural framework, and empower immigrant Latina women to access resources and support systems in their respective communities. The step-by-step and structured SYP program manual/book is intended for bilingual Spanish-English speaking licensed graduate mental health professionals who work with immigrant Latina women or Latina women in general across the United States and around the world in direct practice settings and who want to offer psycho-educational groups. Each week, immigrant Latina women meet for two hours in a group format setting.The SYP curriculum is divided into three parts: Part I: Awareness of Self, Part II: Knowledge of Relationships within Culture, and Part III: Impact of Factors on Relationships. The mental health professional (i.e., group facilitator) teaches and facilitates large-group discussion among group members on the following topics: (a) Introductions and Who Am I?; (b) Coping Strategies; (c) Self-Esteem; (d) Influences of Past Trauma; (e) Dating; (f) Cultural Concepts: Machismo, Familism, and Marianismo; (g) Healthy Relationships; (h) Domestic Violence; (i) Factors Influencing Relationships or Sexual Abuse; (j) Talking to Children; and (k) Resources and Graduation. Through group discussion and instruction, in-class drawing and writing self-reflection exercises, and peer support, immigrant Latina women are empowered to examine their identity, self-esteem, and current relationships and to potentially make changes in their lives.
Book chapters on the topic "Awareness and usage of e-resources"
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Sgambati, Domenico, Erica Moura, Ala Eddine Said, Laura Rueda, Etienne Hoarau, Lidija Pribelja, Daniels Kļaviņš, Alba Fagnano, Antonella de Angelis, and Antonino Miccio. "Monitoraggio, conservazione e informazione nella Baia Di Ieranto: un modello circolare per la gestione delle Aree Marine Protette." In Proceedings e report, 597–609. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-5518-147-1.60.
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The 7 years monitoring-conservation-information program in the special B zone of Ieranto bay (belonging to the Marine Protected Area Punta Campanella - Naples, Italy) shows good results in terms of reducing illegal activities (such as illegal fishing, unauthorized boating, pollution and anchoring) and promoting environmental awareness for visitors. This 3-way management model represents one of the best practices of the MPA that could be applied to other MPAs in order to improve the correct usage of a protected area and to decrease/control the illegal actions and protect the environment
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Diprose, Graham, Christina Hemsley, and James Hemsley. "Canals, Cities, Museums, Libraries & Photography: a Reconnaissance Study of Regent’s Canal, London." In Proceedings e report, 173–80. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-6453-707-8.41.
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City waterways are a valuable part of our cultural heritage. Over the years the usage has changed from business to pleasure. Regent’s Canal, cutting across north central London since 1820, has a rich social and industrial history. Much of this history has been and is being captured via photographs. Many of these are being lost due to limited museum resources and disparate collections. This paper reports on phase one of a fifteen-month exploratory research project. The research aims to explore ways of aiding image capture, selection, storage and retrieval. We hope to link with researchers elsewhere, especially in Italy.
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Lapenok, Marina V., Olga M. Lapenok, and Alevtina A. Simonova. "Preparation and Evaluation of Teachers’ Readiness for Creation and Usage of Electronic Educational Resources in School’s Educational Environment." In Smart Education and Smart e-Learning, 299–308. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19875-0_27.
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Alam, Sadaf, Javier Bartolome, Sanzio Bassini, Michele Carpene, Mirko Cestari, Frederic Combeau, Sergi Girona, et al. "Fenix: Distributed e-Infrastructure Services for EBRAINS." In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 81–89. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82427-3_6.
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AbstractThe Human Brain Project (HBP) (https://humanbrainproject.eu/) is a large-scale flagship project funded by the European Commission with the goal of establishing a research infrastructure for brain science. This research infrastructure is currently being realised and will be called EBRAINS (https://ebrains.eu/). The wide ranging EBRAINS services for the brain research communities require diverse access, processing and storage capabilities. As a result, it will strongly rely on e-infrastructure services. The HBP led to the creation of Fenix (https://fenix-ri.eu/), a collaboration of five European supercomputing centres, who are providing a set of federated e-infrastructure services to EBRAINS. The Fenix architecture has been designed to uniquely address the need for a wide spectrum of services, from high performance computing (HPC) to on-demand cloud technologies to identity and access federation, for facilitating ease of access and usage of distributed e-infrastructure resources. In this article we describe the underlying concepts for an audience of computational science end-users and developers of domain-specific applications, workflows and platforms services. To exemplify the use of Fenix, we will discuss selected use cases demonstrating how brain researchers can use the offered infrastructure services and describe how access to these resources can be obtained.
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Segre, Claudia, Serena Spagnolo, Valentina Gabella, and Valentina Langella. "The Financial Wellbeing Index: “Donne al quadrato” and the relevant impact measurement." In Proceedings e report, 77–82. Florence: Firenze University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.36253/978-88-5518-304-8.16.
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How can we reduce economic violence? Can financial literacy and education enhance economic wellbeing? The present paper reports the results of a research conducted by ALTIS – Università Cattolica and Global Thinking Foundation for the evaluation of changes, improvements and consequences produced by the educational course in financial literacy ‘Donne al quadrato’, provided by the Foundation among the policies against economic violence implementation. In this study, impacts’ measurement refers to conceptual framework of financial wellbeing, a composite notion constructed of objective and subjective dimensions related to people’s financial behaviour. The expression ‘Financial Wellbeing’ highlights how economic issues are inextricably bound to individual and social wellness. Helping people enhancing their own financial wellbeing – in a broad sense – should then be the very first purpose of economic education activity. In the present research, financial wellbeing has been measured by the implementation of a synthetic index, based on studies of World Bank and University of Bristol. The index is intended to measure people’s self-sufficiency and independence about their financial situation, resources and capabilities. The indicator takes into account both micro and macro features, being the first ones specific of the sample analysed and latter territorial context variables employed for the removal of the macroeconomic changes affecting the entire population from the specific changes proceeding from the training. The trial, involving different Italian regions, has been fulfilled by the administration of a tailoredmade survey pre and post the “Donne al Quadrato” course, during academic year 2019/2020, in order to register the change occurred in the respondents’ perception of their knowledge, behaviour, personality and aptitudes. The results of the experimentation demonstrated that financial education could engender the modification not only of knowledge but also of awareness and proficiency in financial behaviours, as well as the increase of course participants’ financial wellbeing.
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Hernandez, Alexander A. "Green Information Technology Usage." In Waste Management, 1509–24. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-1210-4.ch069.
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Green information technology is resource efficient and effective consumption through the use of IT infrastructures to address environmental sustainability. This study aims to understand the level of awareness and practices of IT professionals towards GIT in organizations. A survey questionnaire was used, the study found that participants have a high awareness and practices of Green IT covering the efficient use of computing resources, energy conservation in an office environment, responsible disposal of electronic wastes, and demonstrate an individual contribution and commitment to GIT adoption practices in organizations. The study also found that male IT professionals have better awareness of GIT in organizations. The awareness and practices of IT professionals in GIT offers direction for organizations to strategically integrate GIT within their core business objectives and activities to attain environmental sustainability. Practical and theoretical implications are presented.
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Kumar, A. Ashok. "Usage of Electronic Resources Among Ophthalmologists in India." In Literacy Skill Development for Library Science Professionals, 54–80. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7125-4.ch003.
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The contribution of ophthalmologists is inevitable for visually challenged patient care and to eradicate unnecessary blindness in this society. Other than the academic focus of the medical students, the importance of continuing medical education (CME) for doctors in all disciplines, including ophthalmology, is a well-known factor to enhance their day-to-day clinical practices. The role of electronic and online resources in academic curriculum of medicine and CME is acceptable and inexorable among the user community worldwide. In the last several years, many research studies have focused on how people use electronic resources or on their feelings about electronic and online resources in various fields. In this study, the researcher analyzed the electronic resources usage among the ophthalmologists which indirectly supports their day-to-day clinical practices and serves the society against blindness. The results of the study show that the respondents have an average level of e-resources usage skills, particularly on awareness about many available e-resources.
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Dwivedi, Yogesk K. "Exploring the Role of Broadband Adoption and Socio-Economic Characteristics in the Diffusion of Emerging E-Government Services." In Consumer Adoption and Usage of Broadband, 197–208. IGI Global, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59904-783-6.ch009.
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The penetration of the Internet and opportunities involving information and communication technologies (ICTs) have occurred at an escalating rate within the private sector. This has caused governments and public sector organisations around the globe to become aware of their potential and consequently utilise them; thereby triggering investments in e-services (Choudrie et al., 2004a). However, the e-services offered by governments are much more than simple automation. E-services are meant to dramatically improve all areas of government activities: from democratic participation using online voting to improving the efficiency of citizen interactions with the government by providing online government services (Barc & Cordella 2004).Other countries around the globe are undertaking various e-government measures. Similar to them, the United Kingdom (UK) government is also undertaking steps that ensure it is progressing in accordance with these countries. For this purpose, the introduction and experiences of utilising a number of government services that are offered electronically via the ‘Government Gateway’ in the UK is pertinent. These e-government services include council tax bills and accounts, housing benefits, child benefit claims, carer’s allowance, jobs online, state pension forecasts, self assessment of tax and tax credits, landweb direct, and the national blood services (Government Gateway, 2004). This is in contrast to the traditional method, whereby access to government services was undertaken by the citizens visiting ‘physical, brick foundation’ locations. Therefore this novel phenomenon offers a great amount of convenience and ease for citizens’ use (Government Gateway, 2004). However, it is not known whether the citizens of the UK are aware of such services. Further, questions are still emerging concerning whether the citizens are actually adopting the newly offered services. Therefore the initial aim of this chapter is to examine citizens’ awareness and adoption of e-government initiatives, specifically the Government Gateway in the United Kingdom. Since these services have been recently introduced, an investigation is needed to study if the demographic characteristics and home Internet access are affecting the awareness and adoption of these services. Therefore the second aim of this chapter is to examine the affect of the citizens’ demographic characteristics and home Internet access on the awareness and adoption of e-government services. To fulfill these aims, this study undertook an empirical examination of the awareness and adoption of the Government Gateway amongst UK citizens. This research offers a contribution to various stakeholders including the government agencies who could require a distinction to be drawn between the adopters and non-adopters of e-government services. That is, from the results of this research the government agencies could better understand in a simpler and detailed manner, the problem of low adoption. This could allow the formulation of a strategy that promotes awareness and diffusion. The chapter begins with a brief discussion of research undertaken on the citizens’ adoption of e-government services and a brief overview of the Government Gateway and its purpose. The findings are then presented and discussed. Finally, a conclusion to the research is provided. It is important to mention that the research methodology for this chapter is already presented and discussed in previous chapters. Therefore, this chapter does not include research methodology and only presents empirical data in the form of tables.
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Tsabedze, Vusi W. "The Role of Digital Libraries in Supporting Open Distance E-Learning." In Advances in Library and Information Science, 245–57. IGI Global, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6618-3.ch015.
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This chapter aims to discuss the potential of digital libraries to offer unparalleled resources for supporting open distance e-learning (ODeL). This chapter addresses and discusses such features as what is meant by ODeL and how it can be supported by the library and the functionality of the digital library, and how ODeL resources are included and organised in the digital library environment. The chapter explores the advantages of digital libraries for ODeL and the types of learning that can be supported by digital libraries. There is surely an interest in the usage of electronic resources for teaching, learning, and research, but this appears to be matched by a lack of awareness of how best to assimilate these resources into ODeL. The chapter provides valuable insight into the role and influence of digital libraries and e-resources on ODeL.
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Jemili, Imen, Dhouha Ghrab, Abdelfettah Belghith, and Mohamed Mosbah. "Leveraging Context-Awareness in Duty-Cycled Broadcast Wireless Sensor Networks." In Semantic Web Science and Real-World Applications, 163–96. IGI Global, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-7186-5.ch007.
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Operating under duty-cycle mode allows wireless sensor networks to prolong their lifetime. However, this working pattern, with the temporary unavailability of nodes, brings challenges to the network design, mainly for a fundamental service like flooding. The challenging task is to authorize sensors to adopt a duty-cycle mode without inflicting any negative impact on the network performances. Context-awareness offers to sensors the ability to adapt their functional behavior according to many contexts in order to cope with network dynamics. In this context, the authors propose an Enhanced-Efficient Context-Aware Multi-hop Broadcast (E-ECAB) protocol, which relies on multi contextual information to optimize resources usage and satisfy the application requirements in a duty-cycled environment. The authors proved that only one transmission is required to achieve the broadcast operation in almost all situations. Simulation results show that E-ECAB achieves a significant improvement compared to previous work in terms of throughput and end-to-end delay without sacrificing energy efficiency.
Conference papers on the topic "Awareness and usage of e-resources"
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Daniel, W. K., K. F. William, M. L. Ling, S. M. Lai, and A. Tevanotai. "Awareness in e-Banking Security and usage." In 2014 International Conference on Information Science, Electronics and Electrical Engineering (ISEEE). IEEE, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/infoseee.2014.6947856.
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Mabinane, L. T., and E. I. Edoun. "E-Government Awareness and Usage in South Africa." In the 2018 International Conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3230348.3230374.
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Bostan, Atila, and Ibrahim Akman. "ICT user and usage characteristics and e-mail security awareness." In 2013 International Conference on Electronics, Computer and Computation (ICECCO). IEEE, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icecco.2013.6718282.
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Haykır Hobikoğlu, Elif, and Müjgan Hacıoğlu Deniz. "Effects of the Tendency of Alternative Energy Usage of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises on their Productivity: A Research on IMES and TUZLA Industri." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c03.00545.
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Energy is an effective economic power which can provide people with their basic necessities such as health, education, accommodation and protection. Increasing energy efficiency depends on development of the ability of energy sources with the combination of minimum posible cost, minimum risk and environment friendly facilities. Small and Medium Sized Entrerprises (SME) those can reflect this productivity of environment friendly energy to their production can be the cornerstone of social and economic development which is the determining economic factor in the countries’ social and economic development process. It is obvious that one of the main inputs of economic and social development is energy and providing it by using alternative sources is one of the most important parameters of sustainable development. Intense usage of fossil fuels causes a dependent condition in which SME’s cannot afford their energy demands totally by their own resources. As a result of an awareness research about alternative energy sources that will increase SME’s competitive capacity and sectoral tendency towards green energy sources, it is seen that consciousness of alternative energy and trends towards renewable energy resources are not strong enough. It is also identified that their level of awareness about how much their efficiency might be affected as a result of using new energy resources is rather low. Shortly in the frame of Vision 2023, recognising the main alternative energy resources of Turkey, it aims to identify the effects of tendency of SME’s towards alternative energy resources on their productivity.
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Tick, Andrea. "Evaluating e-learning acceptance and usage motivation including IT Security Awareness amid Z generation Hungarian students with xTAM." In 2019 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Intelligent Engineering Systems (INES). IEEE, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ines46365.2019.9109506.
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"E-Safety in the Use of Social Networking Apps by Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults." In InSITE 2019: Informing Science + IT Education Conferences: Jerusalem. Informing Science Institute, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/4155.
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[This Proceedings paper was revised and published in the 2019 issue of the Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Skills and Lifelong Learning, Volume 15.] Aim/Purpose: Following the widespread use of social networking applications (SNAs) by children, adolescents, and young adults, this paper sought to examine the usage habits, sharing, and dangers involved from the perspective of the children, adolescents, and young adults. The research question was: What are the usage habits, sharing, drawbacks, and dangers of using SNAs from the perspective of children, adolescents, and young adults? Background: Safety has become a major issue and relates to a range of activities including online privacy, cyberbullying, exposure to violent content, exposure to content that foments exclusion and hatred, contact with strangers online, and coarse language. The present study examined the use of social networking applications (SNAs) by children, adolescents, and young adults, from their point of view. Methodology: This is a mixed-method study; 551participants from Israel completed questionnaires, and 110 respondents were also interviewed. Contribution: The study sought to examine from their point of view (a) characteristics of SNA usage; (b) the e-safety of SNA; (c) gender differences between age groups; (d) habits of use; (e) hazards and solutions; and (f) sharing with parents and parental control. Findings: Most respondents stated that cyberbullying (such as shaming) happens mainly between members of the group and it is not carried out by strangers. The study found that children’s awareness of the connection between failures of communication in the SNAs and quarrels and disputes was lower than that of adolescents and young adults. It was found that more children than adolescents and young adults believe that monitoring and external control can prevent the dangers inherent in SNAs, and that the awareness of personal responsibility increases with age. The SNAs have intensified the phenomenon of shaming, but the phenomenon is accurately documented in SNAs, unlike in face-to-face communication. Therefore, today more than ever, it is possible and necessary to deal with shaming, both in face-to-face and in SNA communication. Recommendations for Practitioners: Efforts should be made to resolve the issue of shaming among members of the group and to explain the importance of preserving human dignity and privacy. The Internet in general and SNAs in particular are an integral part of children’s and adolescents’ life environment, so it can be said that the SNAs are part of the problem because they augment shaming. But they can also be part of the solution, because interactions are accurately documented, unlike in face-to-face communication, where it is more difficult to examine events, to remember exactly what has been said, to point out cause and effect, etc. Therefore, more than ever before, today it is possible and necessary to deal with shaming both in face-to-face and in the SNA communication, because from the point of view of youngsters, this is their natural environment, which includes smart phones, SNAs, etc. Recommendations for Researchers: The study recommends incorporating in future studies individual case studies and allowing participants to express how they perceive complex e-Safety situa-tions in the use of social networking apps. Impact on Society: Today more than ever, it is possible and necessary to deal with shaming, both in face-to-face and in SNA communication. Future Research: The study was unable to find significant differences between age groups. Fur-ther research may shed light on the subject.
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Tshamala, Mubenga Carl, and Derik Ehlers. "Hybrid Cooling for Power Generation and Water Scarcity in the South African Context." In ASME 2018 Power Conference collocated with the ASME 2018 12th International Conference on Energy Sustainability and the ASME 2018 Nuclear Forum. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/power2018-7410.
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Traditionally, water is used in thermal power plant for heat rejection processes such as in the steam condenser for use in a Rankine cycle. Typically, research has shown that approximately 2 litres of water are required to generate 1 kWh of electricity on a wet-cooling system; which on a bigger scale could translated to more than 11000000 m3 per year of make-up water for a 600 MWe coal-fired plant. The ever-increasing cost of water resources as well as the water resource scarcity have paved a path to dry-cooling systems which alternatively provide a significant cooling potential. However, dry-cooling systems performance are generally driven by the atmospheric conditions which at time do not meet the desired cooling temperatures resulting in significant drop in their performance. Recent developments in cooling technology suggest that hybrid systems (dry-wet) be used to insure good and manageable performances while maintaining the cost of operation at admissible range. In light of the recent draught experienced in South Africa, attention was drawn to evaluation of deluged systems performance as well as water consumption to increase the public awareness in the field. In this study, a deluged bundle was used to experimentally determine the cooling performance characteristic as well as water consumption for performance management. The above is then considered on a bigger scale to in order to open floor for further discussion on future strategies in term of the South African policy on water usage.
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Rüstemoğlu, Hasan, and Sevin Uğural. "Sectoral Decomposition of CO2 Emissions in China and India for the Period 1980-2010." In International Conference on Eurasian Economies. Eurasian Economists Association, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.36880/c04.00705.
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Increasing amount of CO2 emissions and global warming is one of the hottest topics of world’s agenda. At the same time there exists a public awareness about this important chapter. A lot of researcher proved that in order to live in a sustainable world, necessary regulations should be done and CO2 emissions should be reduced immediately. For this study our aim is to decompose the CO2 emissions of the world’s new super powers, China and India, over 1980-2010. In order to see the accelerating and decelerating factors for CO2 emissions, the Refined Laspeyres Index used as a method. Consistent data gathered from the official web sites of the World Bank and United Nations. Five main sectors, agriculture, manufacturing, construction, transportation and other services are used. Four different impacts, scale effect, composition effect, energy intensity effect and carbon intensity effect have been discussed to see the increasing or decreasing factors of CO2 emissions. The results were interesting. The dominant impacts were the scale effect and energy intensity effect. The minor impacts were composition effect and carbon intensity effect. Fuel switching, efficient energy use and increasing usage of renewable resources are efficient tools to reduce the emissions.
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Mogase, Refilwe Constance, and Billy M. Kalema. "E-resources usage in South African higher institutions of learning." In 2015 10th International Conference on Computer Science & Education (ICCSE). IEEE, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iccse.2015.7250253.
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Li, Zijun, Quan Chen, Shuai Xue, Tao Ma, Yong Yang, Zhuo Song, and Minyi Guo. "Amoeba: QoS-Awareness and Reduced Resource Usage of Microservices with Serverless Computing." In 2020 IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS). IEEE, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ipdps47924.2020.00049.
Full textReports on the topic "Awareness and usage of e-resources"
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Brophy, Kenny, and Alison Sheridan, eds. Neolithic Scotland: ScARF Panel Report. Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, June 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.9750/scarf.06.2012.196.
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The main recommendations of the Panel report can be summarised as follows: The Overall Picture: more needs to be understood about the process of acculturation of indigenous communities; about the Atlantic, Breton strand of Neolithisation; about the ‘how and why’ of the spread of Grooved Ware use and its associated practices and traditions; and about reactions to Continental Beaker novelties which appeared from the 25th century. The Detailed Picture: Our understanding of developments in different parts of Scotland is very uneven, with Shetland and the north-west mainland being in particular need of targeted research. Also, here and elsewhere in Scotland, the chronology of developments needs to be clarified, especially as regards developments in the Hebrides. Lifeways and Lifestyles: Research needs to be directed towards filling the substantial gaps in our understanding of: i) subsistence strategies; ii) landscape use (including issues of population size and distribution); iii) environmental change and its consequences – and in particular issues of sea level rise, peat formation and woodland regeneration; and iv) the nature and organisation of the places where people lived; and to track changes over time in all of these. Material Culture and Use of Resources: In addition to fine-tuning our characterisation of material culture and resource use (and its changes over the course of the Neolithic), we need to apply a wider range of analytical approaches in order to discover more about manufacture and use.Some basic questions still need to be addressed (e.g. the chronology of felsite use in Shetland; what kind of pottery was in use, c 3000–2500, in areas where Grooved Ware was not used, etc.) and are outlined in the relevant section of the document. Our knowledge of organic artefacts is very limited, so research in waterlogged contexts is desirable. Identity, Society, Belief Systems: Basic questions about the organisation of society need to be addressed: are we dealing with communities that started out as egalitarian, but (in some regions) became socially differentiated? Can we identify acculturated indigenous people? How much mobility, and what kind of mobility, was there at different times during the Neolithic? And our chronology of certain monument types and key sites (including the Ring of Brodgar, despite its recent excavation) requires to be clarified, especially since we now know that certain types of monument (including Clava cairns) were not built during the Neolithic. The way in which certain types of site (e.g. large palisaded enclosures) were used remains to be clarified. Research and methodological issues: There is still much ignorance of the results of past and current research, so more effective means of dissemination are required. Basic inventory information (e.g. the Scottish Human Remains Database) needs to be compiled, and Canmore and museum database information needs to be updated and expanded – and, where not already available online, placed online, preferably with a Scottish Neolithic e-hub that directs the enquirer to all the available sources of information. The Historic Scotland on-line radiocarbon date inventory needs to be resurrected and kept up to date. Under-used resources, including the rich aerial photography archive in the NMRS, need to have their potential fully exploited. Multi-disciplinary, collaborative research (and the application of GIS modelling to spatial data in order to process the results) is vital if we are to escape from the current ‘silo’ approach and address key research questions from a range of perspectives; and awareness of relevant research outside Scotland is essential if we are to avoid reinventing the wheel. Our perspective needs to encompass multi-scale approaches, so that ScARF Neolithic Panel Report iv developments within Scotland can be understood at a local, regional and wider level. Most importantly, the right questions need to be framed, and the right research strategies need to be developed, in order to extract the maximum amount of information about the Scottish Neolithic.