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Die Zukunft erfordert eine nachhaltige Kommunikation
Authors: Bernard Marcel
Published: April 2018

Kommunikation ist in den meisten Unternehmen bisher nur eine Disziplin von vielen. Doch die Zeiten ändern sich: Langfristiger Unternehmenserfolg hängt zunehmend von der Qualität des Austauschs mit den Stakeholdern ab. Ein Plädoyer dafür, warum Kommunikation in Zukunft ein zentrales Element der Unternehmenssteuerung sein sollte.
Klimagerechtigkeit jenseits des Pro-Kopf-Prinzips?
Authors: Meyer Kirsten
Published: April 2018

Wer sollte wie viel zum Klimaschutz beitragen? Was wäre gerecht? Bei der Beantwortung dieser Fragen stehen sich verschiedene theoretische Ansätze gegenüber. Ist es den Zielen des Klimaschutzes zuträglicher, auf das Pro-Kopf-Prinzip oder auf die kollektive Verantwortung der Industrieländer zu verweisen?
Ein Minimalkompromiss bietet keinen Grund zum Jubeln
Authors: Scherbarth Susann
Published: April 2018

Die internationale Nichtregierungsorganisation Friends of the Earth (FoE) kritisiert den Minimalkompromiss der internationalen Klimakonferenz im Dezember 2010. Mit den erzielten Ergebnissen ist eine Erderwärmung bis zu vier Grad Celcius zu erwarten. Ernsthafter politischer Willen der Industriestaaten ist erforderlich – für drastische Emissionsreduktion ohne einen CO2-Handel.
Mehr Besonnenheit, bitte!
Authors: Betz Gregor
Published: April 2018

In einer Welt, in der der Umgang mit Komplexität und Unsicherheit an Bedeutung gewinnt, sind politische Entscheidungsträger immer stärker auf eine wissenschaftliche Beratung angewiesen. Trotz des Bedarfs der politischen Akteure nach konkreten Handlungsempfehlungen sollte seriöse Politikberatung die grundlegenden Werte wissenschaftlichen Arbeitens nicht aus den Augen verlieren.
Woran scheitert die Verbreitung nachhaltiger Konsummuster?
Authors: Antes Ralf , Antoni-Komar Irene , Fichter Klaus
Published: April 2018

Die eigene Solaranlage, der Bezug von Ökostrom oder das Kaufen von Fair Trade-Produkten: Es gibt zahlreiche nachhaltige Produkte und Dienstleistungen. Doch weshalb setzen sich diese innnovativen Lösungen nur so langsam durch?
Wissen als Basis für Innovationen
Authors: Kraus Wilfried
Published: April 2018

Das Wissenschaftsjahr 2012 – Zukunftsprojekt ERDE des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) steht im Zeichen der Forschung für nachhaltige Entwicklungen: Sie ist der Schlüssel für die Zukunft. Es gilt, einen Forschungsansatz zu schaffen, der wirtschaftliche, ökologische und soziale Aspekte gleichzeitig umfasst, ohne ein Problem auf Kosten eines anderenzu lösen.
Kommunales Energiemanagement in EE-Regionen
Authors: Rösler Cornelia
Published: April 2018

In den Kommunen ist zur Erreichung der Klimaschutzziele und aufgrund der weiter steigenden Preise für Strom, Gas und Öl nicht nur die Substitutionfossiler Energieträger durch erneuerbare Energiequellen erforderlich. Auch die Verringerung des Energieverbrauchs und die möglichst effiziente Nutzung der Energieressourcen sind notwendig. Wie können diese Potenziale erschlossen werden?
Öffentliche Versorgung durch Social Entrepreneurship?
Authors: Dietsche Christian , Ziegler Rafael , Mohaupt Franziska , Karanja Benson
Published: April 2018

Kann Social Entrepreneurship die Daseinsvorsorge transformieren? Am Beispiel einer Toilettenanlage auf einem Marktplatz im Großraum Nairobi, Kenia, wird das Phänomen Social Entrepreneurship greifbar und kritischbeleuchtet.
Entwicklung und Verteilung von Energiegenossenschaften in Deutschland
Authors: Maron Bernhard
Published: April 2018

Ein zentraler Baustein der Energiewende ist die Dezentralisierung der Energieversorgung. Doch wie können dezentrale Versorgungs strukturenumgesetzt werden? Genossenschafftliche Organisationsformen sind ein möglicher Ansatz, um dieser Herausforderung zu begegnen.
Nachhaltiges Verhalten wirkt ansteckend
Authors: Seebacher Ulrike , Klade Manfred , Mert Wilma , Bauer Monika , Schultz Irmgard
Published: April 2018

Kann am Arbeitsplatz Nachhaltigket gelernt werden? Neue Ergebnisse belegen, dass sich die Situation in Unternehmen gut eignet, um das Alltagsverhalten umweltfreundlicher und nachhaltiger zu gestalten. Denn betriebliche Maßnahmen in den Bereichen Ernährung, Gesundheit und Mobilität wirken im Privaten weiter.
Nachhaltige Wertschöpfungsketten zwischen Verantwortung und Regulierung
Authors: Dietsche Christian , Lukas Melanie , Palzkill Alexandra , Haake Hans
Published: April 2018

Einführung in das Schwerpunktthema
Synonym, Antonym oder etwas dazwischen?
Authors: Greksch Kevin , Winges Maik
Published: April 2018

Klimaanpassung ist eine komplexe Herausforderung für die Gesellschaft und ihre Akteure. Mit Nach haltigkeit soll „(…) etwas bewahrt werden zum Wohl der zukünftigen Generationen“, so Bernd Klauer. Gleiches gilt für die Anpassung an den Klimawandel und trotz dieser ähnlichen Ziele wird bisher in diesem Rahmen zu wenig auf Nachhaltigkeit geachtet.
Viel mehr Arbeit, als uns lieb sein kann
Authors: Beckenbach Frank , Pfriem Reinhard
Published: April 2018

Wie kann angesichts langfristiger Herausforderungen wie Klimawandel, Verlust von Artenvielfalt, Übernutzung natürlicher Ressourcen und massiver sozialer Probleme die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung nachhaltig gestaltet werden? Aktuelle Entwicklungen im Bereich der Nachhaltigkeitsökonomik zeigen unterschiedliche Ansatzpunkte zur Lösung dieser Frage auf.
Biodiversität erfolgreich managen
Authors: Schaltegger Stefan
Published: April 2018

Biodiversitätsmanagement ist ein bisher wenig beachteter Teilbereich des unternehmerischen Nachhaltigkeitsmanagements. Dadurch gehen dem Biodiversitätserhalt eine zentrale Akteursgruppe und den Unternehmen Erfolgspotenziale verloren.
Klimaschutz in Europa: Effektiv, effizient, gerecht
Authors: Lerch Achim , Rudolph Sven
Published: April 2018

Nach gemischten Erfahrungen in den ersten Phasen des EU-Emissionshandelssystems werden ab der in diesem Jahr beginnenden dritten Phase tief greifende Änderungen im Regelwerk wirksam. Im November 2012 legte die EU-Kommission außerdem Vorschläge vor, um das System zusätzlich zu verschärfen. Aber machen diese Änderungen den europäischen Klimaschutz tatsächlich effektiver, effizienter und gerechter?
Ein Armutszeugnis für die deutsche Tourismuswirtschaft
Authors: Strasdas Wolfgang
Published: April 2018

Die Unterzeichnung einer über 13 Jahre alten, nicht bindenden Absichtserklärung ist eigentlich kaum eine Meldung wert. Dass der Deutsche Reiseverband (DRV) dies als großes Ereignis feiert, ist eher ein Armutszeugnis für den Stellenwert der Nachhaltigkeit in der deutschen Tourismuswirtschaft.
Transformative Forschung als Motor für die Gestaltung von Systemübergängen
Authors: Schneidewind Uwe , Singer-Brodowski Mandy
Published: April 2018

Die „große Transformation“ hat eine lange unterschätzte innovations- und wissenschaftspolitische Dimension. Diese Dimension hat im Wissenschaftsjahr 2012 erheblich an Kontur gewonnen.
Zweifel am Sozialprodukt: Wachsende Folgekosten des Wirtschaftens
Authors: Thomasberger Claus
Published: April 2018

Am 10. 5. 89 fand in Bonn eine öffentliche Anhörung des Wirtschaftsausschusses des Bundestages zum Thema "Entwicklung der ökologischen und sozialen Folgekosten des Wirtschaftens in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" statt. Eingeladen waren mehr als 25 Wissenschaftler - Mitglieder der wichtigsten Forschungsinstitute, Sachverständigenräte, Einzelexperten-, die den Abgeordneten Rede und Antwort stehen sollten. Die Anhörung ging zurück auf eine erfolgreiche parlamentarische Initiative der Grünen, die - nicht ohne interne Auseinandersetzungen hinter den Kulissen zu provozieren - auch von Seiten der Fraktionen von CDU und FDP Unterstützung fand.
Umweltreport DDR des IÖW: Ökologischer Umbau der DDR
Authors: Meyerhoff Jürgen
Published: April 2018

Die Möglichkeiten und Chancen für die Umweltpolitik in der DDR unter den veränderten Bedingungen seit November letzten Jahres im Ansatz aufzuzeigen, ist die Absicht eines Gutachtens, das vom IÖW Ende Februar für den Parteivorstand Der GRÜNEN erstellt wurde. Durch die Situation des Umbruchs in der DDR bietet sich auf der einen Seite die Chance, Fehlentwicklungen der Vergangenheit zu korrigieren und Weichenstellungen für eine ökologische Erneuerung vorzunehmen. Auf der anderen Seite müssen aber auch die Risiken gesehen werden, die von der einseitigen Anlehnung an die bundesdeutschen Verhältnisse ausgehen. Risiken in dem Sinn, daß Entwicklungen der bundesdeutschen Umweltpolitik lediglich wiederholt und somit auch die Fehler dieser Politik übernommen werden. Es galt ferner aufzuzei-gen, daß die -zur Zeit von fast allen geforderte - Einführung der Marktwirtschaft insbesondere im Bereich des Umweltschutzes kein "Allheilmittel" sein kann.
Neues IÖW-Gutachten: Ökologisch-Ökonomische Perspektiven für Berlin 2010
Authors: Robinet Karin
Published: April 2018

Die ökologisch-ökonomischen Entwicklungsperspektiven des sich rasant verändernden Ballungsraumes Berlin und die hieraus zu ziehenden strukturpolitischen Konsequenzen stehen im Mittelpunkt eines neuen IÖW-Gutachtens. Ziel war es, einen Beitrag zur Diskussion um die Zukunft der Metropole Berlin zu leisten und erste konzeptionelle Überlegungen vorzustellen. Die Gutachtenerstellung erfolgte im Auftrag der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung (und DGB-Berlin) sowie der West-Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft und war ursprünglich nur auf die (eingemauerten) Entwicklungsperspektiven von West-Berlin be-schränkt. Das Gutachten wird Mitte Oktober der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt und in der lÖW-Schriftenreihe erscheinen. Eine Kurzfassung ist bereits jetzt für DM 10,- über die Berliner lÖW-Geschäftsstelle zu beziehen.
Gutachten des IÖW für Enquete-Kommission: Die Rolle der Bildungsarbeit im ökologischen Landbau bei der Lösung ländlicher Strukturprobleme
Authors: Nitschke Christoph
Published: April 2018

Diese kurzfristig angeregte Arbeit von Karen Leuow und Christoph Nitschke zum ökologischen Land-bau ist Bestandteil einer ganzen Serie von Gutachten, die von der Enquete-Kommission "Zukünftige Bildungspolitik - Bildung 2000" des letzten Deutschen Bundestages zu Fragen der beruflichen und allgemeinen Bildung in Auftrag gegeben wurden. Das Landbau-Gutachten ergänzt die beiden Studien zu generellen bildungspolitischen Aufgaben im ländlichen Raum einerseits und zur übergreifenden Darstellung des "Umweltlernens in der beruflichen Aus- und Weiterbildung" andererseits (vgl. Dosky 1989, Nitschke 1990). Die Ergebnisse des Gutachtens fußen in erster Linie auf 17 Experteninter-views mit wissenschaftlichen Fachleuten und Bildungspraktikerlnnen und auf der Auswertung von über 60 schriftlichen Anfragen bei Hochschulen, Agrarverwaltungen, traditionellen Interessenver-bänden und Anbau verbänden sowie sonstigen Bildungsträgern.
Neues Forschungsvorhaben des IÖW: Wirtschaftsverkehr stadtverträglich
Authors: Hesse Markus
Published: April 2018

Im Forschungsfeld Städtebau und Verkehr des Bundesministers für Raumordnung, Bauwesen und Städtebau (BMBau) ist das IÖW mit einem mehrjährigen Forschungsprojekt vertreten. Unter Beteiligung des Ministers für Stadtentwicklung und Verkehr des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen sowie der Städte Remscheid, Solingen und Wuppertal wird ein Gesamtkonzept für einen stadtverträglichen Wirtschaftsverkehr im Bergischen Städtedreieck Remscheid-Solingen-Wuppertal erarbeitet. Das Vorhaben gehört zum Themenfeld Wirtschaftsverkehr und konzentriert sich auf den Zusammenhang von Stadtstruktur und Wirtschaftsverkehr und die Entwicklung und Erprobung städtebaulich verträglicher Logistikkonzepte im Rahmen eines integrierten Untersuchungsansatzes.
Sustainable Development - Einige Anmerkungen zu den Problemen eines Begriffs
Authors: Diefenbacher Hans
Published: April 2018

Die Vereinigung flir ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (VÖW) beabsichtigt, ihre Jahrestagung 1992 zum Thema " Ökologie und Entwicklung " auszurichten. Je unwahrscheinlicher es ist, daß sich Dinge schnell ändern, desto wichtiger ist es, sie miteinander zu besprechen. Der folgende Beitrag will nur ei-nige Stolpersteine benennen, die jeder Diskussionzum Thema "Sustainable Development" im Weg lie-gen können. Er will außerdem zeigen, warum es wichtig ist, sich zunächst über Rahmenbedingungen zu verständigen, innerhalb derer dann eine Diskussion über die Inhalte des Begriffs geführt werden muß.
Marktorientierung der Umweltpolitik: Lehrstück Abwasserabgabe
Authors: Gawel Erik , Ewringmann Dieter
Published: April 2018

Auf Initiative von Bundesrat und Bundesregierung soll das Gesetz über die Abwasserabgabe nach der letzten Änderung 1991 zum vierten Male geändert werden. Die als Prototyp ökonomischer Lenkung geltende Emissionsabgabe mutiert damit endgültig zum bedeutungslosen Finanzierungs-und Wirtschaftsförderungsinstrument, ein Menetekel für die allseits diskutierte Ökologisierung des Abgabensystems.
The STEM Education and its reflection on the secondary school science lesson draft curriculum
Authors: Korkmaz Fahrettin
Published: April 2018

This research aims to identify to what extent the Science Lesson Draft Curriculum (SLDC) prepared by the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) in 2017 is influenced by the STEM education. The research utilized document analysis method, and content and descriptive analysis methods were used during data analysis. Upon analyzing the findings related to the level of influence of the student characteristics aiming to be trained by STEM education in the 7th and 8th grade on SLDC, frequency values have been determined as; creativity/productivity is 24, entrepreneurship is 8, researcher/questioner is 42, collaboration is 7, explorer is 29, drawing inference is 14, communication is 10, innovative thinking is 19 and problem solving is 24. When findings regarding the influence level of the characteristics of the STEM education on the SLDC have been analyzed, being application oriented is 61, integrating different disciplines is 9, product design is 55 and scientific research is 31. Considering the distribution of STEM disciplines for the 7th grade SLDC acquisitions, the highest correlation among the 7th grade acquisitions was achieved with 28 acquisitions by Science-Engineering; the fields of Science and Engineering with 33 acquisitions in the 8th grade. As a result; STEM is reflected to the 7th and 8th grade SLCD acquisitions at a significant level when examined in the context of the features of STEM and student characteristics intended to be trained by STEM training.
IMF, Dünya Bankası, OECD’nin Yönetişim Yaklaşımı Ve Kü-Yerelleşme
Authors: ERYİĞİT Burak Hamza , SARICA Adem
Published: April 2018

Bu çalışmada, literatürde son dönemde üzerinde fazlası ile çalışılan yönetişim olgusu ve bu olguya küresel ve yerel düzlemde önceleyen Uluslararası Para Fonu (IMF), Dünya Bankası ve İktisadi Gelişme ve İşbirliği Teşkilatı (OECD) gibi uluslararası iktisadi kuruluşların yapıları ve yaklaşımları irdelenmiştir. Bu kapsamda yönetişim olgusunun nasıl ortaya çıktığı ve küreselleşme ile yerelleşme kavramları arasındaki ilişki, bahsi geçen uluslararası organizasyonlar açısından analiz edilmiştir. Literatür analizi yöntemi kullanılarak yapılan bu çalışmada küreselleşme ve yerelleşme olgusunun birbiri ile çelişmekten ziyade birbirlerini destekleyen olgular olduğu sonucuna varılmıştır. Ayrıca yönetişimin aslında yerelin küreselleşmesinin bir sonucu olarak “kü-yerelleşme” kavramı üzerinden IMF, Dünya Bankası ve OECD gibi ulus üstü küresel organizasyonlar tarafından gönüllü ve koşullu politika transferleri şeklinde küresel bir etkiye kavuşturulduğu sonucuna varılmıştır.
Neoliberal Governmentality and Consular Outsourcing: An Analysis on Visa Processing Arrangements
Authors: TEKİN BİLBİL Ebru
Published: April 2018

Since the 2000s, consular services have not been the only arena that fits into the government’sresponsibility. This paper examines how the state transfers visa services to private companies thatmanage millions of visa applications each year. A theoretical focus on “governmentality” was undertakenby examining the discourses that shape the meaning, processes, and power configuration of consularoutsourcing. Employing a content analysis, this study examines how political rationalities of governmentsare reflected in their discourses in terms of global visa policies, as well as how these discourses areembodied in public documents as technical devices. Based on analysis of tender documents, servicelevel agreements, and the service providers’ disclaimer statements, this study examines the role ofgovernments and service providers, their thought processes, mechanisms, practices, and processesin the operationalization of consular outsourcing. This paper reveals three main outcomes. First, thechange of political rationalities in visa policies pointed to a change in discourse (from visa restriction tovisa liberalization), yet the visa processes have not liberalized or facilitated, and this discourse changeonly resulted in the inclusion of new actors, practices, and processes. Second, consular outsourcingcreated gaps in/between responsibility and accountability of governments and service providers toindividuals. Third, these gaps entail depoliticization, individualization, and insecuritization in aneoliberal form and create concerns regarding responsibility and accountability. In light of this contentanalysis provided with this paper, a new area of politics that emerges with neoliberal governmentalismdetaches individuals from the legal-political sphere and produces enterprise individuals who willbecome responsible for any risks associated with visa applications. This process signifies a policy thatconstructs the political rationalities of the state and individual based on the market principles. As such,depoliticization as a strategy of neoliberal governmentality becomes the central device of individualpolitical rationality that is established visa processing arrangements.
Enhancing critical thinking through active learning
Authors: Kusumoto Yoko
Published: April 2018

Today the Framework for 21st Century Learning developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Learning (P21) is widely recognized and has been used in the U.S., Canada and New Zealand. P21 defines and illustrates the skills and knowledge students need and states that critical thinking is fundamental for twenty-first century success and essential for success in an academic context. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also values the importance of cultivating critical thinking. However, critical thinking is not a part of the EFL curriculum in Japan, and lessons are not focused on the development of meta-cognitive strategies. How do we help students learn foreign languages and twenty-first Century Skills at the same time? Active learning and content and language integrated learning (CLIL) offer such a learning environment where learners enhance their cognitive skills and gain knowledge while they are learning content and language. This paper reports on a study that explores how active learning with CLIL instruction helps Japanese EFL learners to develop critical thinking skills. In the author’s student-centered instruction based class, critical thinking was stimulated with questions based on the revised Bloom’s taxonomy to develop lower and higher order thinking skills while various scaffolding activities were provided. Pretest-posttest results from the Critical Thinking Disposition Scale (CTDS) and the Cornell Critical Thinking Test (CCTT) Level Z were compared to determine to what extent, if any, EFL learners developed critical thinking disposition and skills through active learning in CLIL classes. The results of the CTDS and CCTT suggest that active learning has value for increasing critical thinking.
Beyond the “student” position: Pursuing agency by drawing on learners’ life-worlds on an EAP course
Authors: Seppälä Riina
Published: April 2018

In today’s world, individuals should be able to maintain their expertise amidst constant changes. Thus, this type of agency should be supported in higher education. One approach for a teacher-researcher to examine supporting agency and how it manifests itself in higher education courses is through the learning design. In this article, learning design is defined as the planned course path and the way in which that path is enacted in the course in a real-life setting. Thus, the learning design of a blended EAP course is examined, with a focus on the course assignments in two different groups in two consecutive years. Different types of agency were assumed through the tasks and those types of agency were expressed in the learners’ completed texts. For example, tasks in which learners were positioned as traditional “students” presented problems in terms of the learners’ agency. Instead, tasks fostering the learners’ position as experts, their initiative and accountability to draw on their life-worlds were deemed to support the type of agency necessary and valuable for academic graduates. Design-based research strategy was employed to allow a cyclical process of developing the design based on the results of the previous cycle. It is hoped that the insights gained through the research might inform the planning of higher education language courses.
Antioxidant Phenolic Compounds in Salvia officinalis L. and Salvia sclarea L.
Authors: Jasicka-Misiak Izabela , Poliwoda Anna , Petecka Magdalena , Buslovych Olena , Shlyapnikov Vladimir A. , Wieczorek Piotr P.
Published: April 2018

The differences in the chemical composition of the phenolic compounds of Salvia officinalis versus Salvia sclarea growing in different habitats, were studied. First, the optimal solvent - methanol - for ultrasonic extraction of phenolic compounds from these plants was chosen experimentally. Total phenolic content and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) assays were determined spectrophotometrically. Total phenolic content was in the range of 63.9 to 134.4 mg GAE/g of plant depending on the studied species. The highest antiradical activity was displayed by the methanol fractions of S. sclarea varieties (83 and 67%). HPLC-DAD analysis of extracts was done in order to identify the presence of individual phenolic compounds. This was done by comparison of their retention times with those observed for 17 commercially available standard compounds. The results showed differences in the phenolics composition, with plants collected on Crimean peninsula accumulating more phenolic acids than Polish varieties. In turn, the Polish varieties of sage contain bigger amount of flavonoids in their tissues.
A new principle for arbitrary meromorphic functions in a given domain
Authors: Barsegian Grigor
Published: April 2018

This paper presents a new principle related to an arbitrary meromorphic function w in a given domain D.
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The Dynamics of Migrant Communication in the Age of Globalization. Part 2
Authors: Danilewicz Wioleta
Published: April 2018

One of the aspects of modern migration is transnationality. Such a community is characterized by physical mobility and economic, cultural, and social transfers; by the functioning of migrants “here and there”, multilateral contacts – both family and more often professional contacts – as well as others. The ways of communicating with the country have changed. These changes are due to, inter alia, the progress of telecommunications and communication, the development of new media. Never before in the history of the development of international movements have there been so many opportunities for maintaining contact between spatially disconnected persons. Therefore, the purpose of addressing the problem of migrant communication in the last few decades is to show their change, their dynamics, and the role that they play in maintaining family ties and across borders.
The Unification of Terminology in Terms of Impact of Employees on Decisions Taken in European Business Entities and Polish Law
Authors: Giedrewicz-Niewińska Aneta
Published: April 2018

One of the consequences of improper management of European businesses, set solely on profit, is the global financial crisis, felt even today by many societies. Previous negative experience has led to a growing interest in the world at present, in the model in which employees are guaranteed involvement in the management of transnational entities. A new, universal legal framework for the functioning of this model has been created by the European Union. Instead of creating a single transnational legal system, it was decided to create a model for employee involvement in management by coordinating national systems. The aim of this study is to analyse the terminology related to the issue of workers’ involvement in the management of European business entities. This analysis will aim to determine whether the legal language used in the EU regulations and directives relating to workers’ involvement in management and implementing acts allows coordination between legal systems of the Member States. In this context, it is particularly important to determine whether the terminology used in EU acts is consistent with the terminology used in Polish implementing laws and how EU terminology fits into current understanding in the Polish legal tradition of institutions of employee involvement in the management of the workplace.
The Influence of Information Systems Interoperability on Economic Activity in Poland
Authors: Ganczar Małgorzata
Published: April 2018

In the text, I discuss the abilities and challenges of information systems interoperability. The anticipated and expected result of interoperability is to improve the provision of public utility services to citizens and companies by means of facilitating the provision of public utility services on the basis of a “single window” principle and reducing the costs incurred by public administrations, companies, and citizens, resulting from the efficiency of the provision of public utility services. In the article, the conceptual framework of interoperability is elaborated upon. Moreover, information systems and public registers for entrepreneurs in Poland exemplify whether the interoperability may be applied and, if so, whether interoperability fulfils its targets to the extent of e-Government services for entrepreneurs.
The Effectiveness of Language Used in E-Learning Courses
Authors: Przygoda Agnieszka
Published: April 2018

The notion of language in e-Learning is still not very clear from a technical as well as semantic point of view. In the era of Information Technology, it is more and more important to unify the principles of language used and its semantic meaning to be more simple and precise when taking into consideration online educational courses. During the last years, e-Learning courses have begun to be popular around the world as during an internet era, we tend to find consolidated information sources on internet rather than in traditional courses which require our physical presence. The crucial issue which makes an e- Learning course function is the language used to transmit all the information to the students in a clear and effective manner. For such language to be considered effective, it is necessary to adjust it to the general standards adopted in an international environment. The notion of a language used in e-Learning also faces some problems as it should be so concise as to be accessible for everybody regardless of gender, nationality, and intellectual level. It is hard to standardise its principles, thus over the years many scientists have tried to unify the top requirements a perfect e-Learning course should have. Nowadays, most of the population should stop considering e-Learning as an alternative form of education and focus on developing new models and structures for education and learning that fully exploit the opportunities of today’s digital revolution. With a laptop, a mobile device and Wi-Fi, you can manage your own e-Learning course, and take courses yourself, at any time and place, in any language. A typical model of an e-Learning course is based on guided self-study with a linear progression through modules consisting of recorded lectures, course literature, written assignments and multiple-choice self-tests. Technology has got an even better solution which consists of standardising the learning process and adopting it to a commonly known level of difficulty which might be expected when considering its use by an average person.
Application of Aqueous-Based Covalent Crosslinking Strategies to the Formation of Metal Chalcogenide Gels and Aerogels
Authors: Hewavitharana Indika K. , Brock Stephanie L.
Published: April 2018

An aqueous-based metal ion crosslinking approach for assembly of metal chalcogenide nanoparticles (NPs) into robust gels is reported. Short chalcogenide ligands (S2−) undergo crosslinking with metal salts (Sn4+) to form a gel [NP/S2−/Sn4+]n (NP=PbTe, PbS, CdS, CdSe). The corresponding aerogel networks retain the crystallinity and quantum confinement effects of the native building blocks while achieving excellent porosity [Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) surface areas of 160–238 m2/g]. Treatment of sulfide-capped PbTe nanoparticles with an excess of Sn4+ leads to ion exchange and formation of an amorphous “SnTe” gel.
mTORC1 Is Transiently Reactivated in Injured Nerves to Promote c-Jun Elevation and Schwann Cell Dedifferentiation
Authors: Norrmén Camilla , Figlia Gianluca , Pfistner Patrick , Pereira Jorge A. , Bachofner Sven , Suter Ueli
Published: April 2018

Schwann cells (SCs) are endowed with a remarkable plasticity. When peripheral nerves are injured, SCs dedifferentiate and acquire new functions to coordinate nerve repair as so-called repair SCs. Subsequently, SCs redifferentiate to remyelinate regenerated axons. Given the similarities between SC dedifferentiation/redifferentiation in injured nerves and in demyelinating neuropathies, elucidating the signals involved in SC plasticity after nerve injury has potentially wider implications. c-Jun has emerged as a key transcription factor regulating SC dedifferentiation and the acquisition of repair SC features. However, the upstream pathways that control c-Jun activity after nerve injury are largely unknown. We report that the mTORC1 pathway is transiently but robustly reactivated in dedifferentiating SCs. By inducible genetic deletion of the functionally crucial mTORC1-subunit Raptor in mouse SCs (including male and female animals), we found that mTORC1 reactivation is necessary for proper myelin clearance, SC dedifferentiation, and consequently remyelination, without major alterations in the inflammatory response. In the absence of mTORC1 signaling, c-Jun failed to be upregulated correctly. Accordingly, a c-Jun binding motif was found to be enriched in promoters of genes with reduced expression in injured mutants. Furthermore, using cultured SCs, we found that mTORC1 is involved in c-Jun regulation by promoting its translation, possibly via the eIF4F-subunit eIF4A. These results provide evidence that proper c-Jun elevation after nerve injury involves also mTORC1-dependent post-transcriptional regulation to ensure timely dedifferentiation of SCs.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTA crucial evolutionary acquisition of vertebrates is the envelopment of axons in myelin sheaths produced by oligodendrocytes in the CNS and Schwann cells (SCs) in the PNS. When myelin is damaged, conduction of action potentials along axons slows down or is blocked, leading to debilitating diseases. Unlike oligodendrocytes, SCs have a high regenerative potential, granted by their remarkable plasticity. Thus, understanding the mechanisms underlying SC plasticity may uncover new therapeutic targets in nerve regeneration and demyelinating diseases. Our work reveals that reactivation of the mTORC1 pathway in SCs is essential for efficient SC dedifferentiation after nerve injury. Accordingly, modulating this signaling pathway might be of therapeutic relevance in peripheral nerve injury and other diseases.
A perfeita ilusão: as personagens e suas relações em A luz no subsolo
Authors: Paz Luís Alberto
Published: April 2018

O presente trabalho propõe uma análise do romance A luz no subsolo, de Lúcio Cardoso, lançado em 1936, com base nas teorias do romance, sobretudo no que diz respeito à personagem de ficção. Para o desenvolvimento deste trabalho é elaborada, então, uma revisão teórica a respeito do romance, bem como sobre a importância e o processo de construção das personagens na obra. Da mesma forma, faz-se um levantamento da fortuna crítica relativa ao autor e à obra em questão. Com base nesse procedimento, busca-se compreender o papel fundamental da personagem, e sua rede de relações, no romance de Lúcio Cardoso, e de que forma o universo literário do autor constitui-se para construir um mapa de significações. Com o objetivo de recuperar a visão da crítica a respeito da obra, este trabalho propõe um novo estudo acerca do universo cardosiano. Ao estabelecer um novo olhar sobre a literatura produzida pelo autor, o trabalho também possibilita uma nova repercussão a respeito do conjunto de suas obras, além de instigar a reflexão sobre o lugar deste artista nos estudos acadêmicos.
Muito além do eu lírico: considerações em torno da voz em poesia
Authors: Grando Diego
Published: April 2018

Este estudo consiste numa retomada, com alterações, acréscimos e supressões, do ensaio que apresentei em minha dissertação de Mestrado em Escrita Criativa, Mais eus do que eu: sujeito lírico, alteridade, multiplicidade, defendida em 2008 junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras da PUCRS. Partindo de uma indagação central – qual é a voz que fala no poema? –, sustento a ideia de que não é o poeta, enquanto ser empírico, localizável espacial e temporalmente, que fala no poema, mas uma instância textual derivada de sua organização discursiva. Para tanto, faço, num primeiro momento, uma contextualização histórica do problema da enunciação poética, seguida de uma apresentação dos principais pontos defendidos por Antonio Rodriguez em sua obra Le Pacte lyrique (2003): a noção de pacto e os conceitos de voz lírica, paciente e sujeito lírico. Posteriormente, discuto, à luz dos conceitos expostos, a alteridade implicada no ato poético, as estratégias de criação de efeitos autobiográficos e a tensão entre identidade e multiplicidade daí decorrente.
Cortázar y Poe, las lecturas de los maestros
Authors: Gomez Leonardo Gil
Published: April 2018

O seguinte artigo propõe uma relação entre a crítica literária e a escrita criativa. Parte da ideia de que o rigor do critico deveria ser o primeiro passo que o artista deve dar para desenvolver as habilidades necessárias no processo de escritura. Assim, as leituras do escritor devem buscar na tradição literária os elementos que dão forma a seu próprio trabalho literário. Este ensaio segue a tradução e a análise que Julio Cortázar fez da obra do E. A. Poe. Através delas, o argentino pôde identificar as principais ideias da contística de Poe (brevidade, economia de recursos, unidade de impressão, intensidade e tensão). Anos depois, essas categorias foram utilizadas pelo próprio Cortázar em suas obras. Como um passo além da noção da literatura de Poe, Cortázar utilizou essas ideias para expressar suas preocupações sobre a escritura da obra literária. O caminho crítico e literário que este texto sugere segue uma tradição que pode ser seguida até N. Hawthorne e além da influência de Poe e Cortázar.
Voz e expressão na escrita recriativa
Authors: Villa-Forte Leonardo
Published: April 2018

O artigo aborda os poemas com auxílio do Google, de Angélica Freitas; as obras Traffic, Sports e Weather, de Kenneth Goldsmith; Sessão, de Roy David Frankel, e Tree of Codes, de Jonathan Safran Foer, a partir da ótica da chamada “escrita recriativa”. Discutiremos como, por meio dessas, manifesta-se ou não uma possível voz de autor e sua expressão individual, além de como tal voz e tal expressão atuam nas mesmas. Partindo do pensamento de autores como Antoine Compagnon e Roland Barthes, veremos algumas diferenças daquilo que eles postularam sobre a figura do autor e sua voz e a composição de um texto sob as novas condições da era digital.
O sequestro da herança africana
Authors: Neto Godofredo De Oliveira
Published: April 2018

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Dynamic Regression Model for Evaluating the Association Between Atmospheric Conditions and Deaths due to Respiratory Diseases in São Paulo, Brazil
Authors: Santos Gomes Ana Carla dos , Constantino Spyrides Maria Helena , Lucio Paulo Sérgio
Published: April 2018

Abstract The article reports the modeling of mortality due to respiratory diseases emanating from atmospheric conditions, capturing significant associations and verifying the ability of stochastic modeling to predict deaths arising from the relationship between weather conditions and air pollution. The statistical methods used in the analysis were cross-correlation and pre-whitening, in addition to dynamic regression modeling combining the dynamics of time series and the effect of explanatory variables. The results show there are significant associations between mortality and sulfur dioxide, air temperature, atmospheric pressure, relative humidity, and autoregressive structure. The cross-correlations captured significant lags between atmospheric variables and deaths, of two months for SO2 and relative humidity, eleven months for PM10, seven months for O3, and eight months for air temperature and the cross-correlation without lag with NO2. With CO variables, precipitation and atmospheric pressure, cross-correlations were not detected. Stochastic modeling showed that deaths due to respiratory diseases can be predicted from the combination of meteorological and air pollution variables, especially considering the existing trend and seasonality.
Variabilidade do Índice de Precipitação Padronizada na Região Norte do Estado do Paraná Associada aos Eventos de El Niño-Oscilação Sul
Authors: Bodas Terassi Paulo Miguel de , Oliveira-Júnior José Francisco de , Góis Givanildo de , Galvani Emerson
Published: April 2018

Resumo Este estudo objetivou avaliar a variabilidade da seca com base no índice Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) em localidades da região Norte do estado do Paraná e a sua relação com o El Niño-Oscilação Sul (ENOS). Utilizaram-se as séries pluviométricas de cinco estações meteorológicas com 40 anos, obtidas junto ao Instituto Agronômico do Paraná, ao Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia e ao Sistema Meteorológico do Paraná. Destacou-se que os eventos de El Niño e La Niña influenciaram na variabilidade anual das chuvas, entretanto, mostraram associações menos significativas com extremos secos do índice SPI. Com a redução significativa dos totais de chuvas, o período de junho a agosto registrou a maior frequência das categorias de SPI moderadamente seco (18,3%), muito seco (13,0%) e extremamente seco (7,0%). As maiores frequências mensais de seca foram com intensidades, moderada, muito e extremamente seca, foram registrada na estação de Apucarana (83 eventos), seguida pelas estações de Maringá e Paranavaí (68 eventos), e Bela Vista do Paraíso (63 eventos) e Londrina (66 eventos), com as menores ocorrências de eventos de seca. Embora a literatura consultada indique a associação do aumento ou redução dos totais pluviométricos durante a ocorrência dos eventos El Niño e La Niña, as correlções de Kendall, Spearman e Pearson, e os parâmetros estatísticos (índice de concordância, erro padrão da estimativa e Teste t) empregados indicaram predominantemente baixas correlações entre os resultados obtidos de SPI - 1 mês e o ENOS em todas as regiões estudada.
Variabilidade Espaço-Temporal das Tendências de Precipitação na Mesorregião Sul Cearense e sua Relação com as Anomalias de TSM
Authors: Santos Ferreira Pedro dos , Souza Werônica Meira de , Silva Jadson Freire da , Gomes Viviane Pedroso
Published: April 2018

Resumo A preocupação com as mudanças climáticas tem suscitado uma série de questões relacionadas aos extremos de precipitação no semiárido brasileiro, cada vez mais discutidas face aos persistentes fenômenos de seca e sua associação. Diante disto, o objetivo do presente estudo é analisar o comportamento da precipitação pluviométrica na Mesorregião Sul Cearense e sua relação com o padrão térmico dos oceanos Atlântico e Pacífico. Foram levantados dados pluviométricos de 21 estações. Posteriormente, foram gerados índices de precipitação pluviométrica, entre eles o DCS, DCU, PCPRTOT. Os índices foram correlacionados com as anomalias de TSM do Atlântico e Pacífico. Os resultados indicam que a porção leste da Mesorregião Sul Cearense apresenta aumento no número de dias consecutivos secos. Quanto a precipitação total anual, verificou-se redução dos volumes pluviométricos. Verificou-se que os índices DCS, DCU e PCPRTOT foram bastante influenciados pelas anomalias de TSM do Atlântico e Pacífico. No que se refere aos dois primeiros, a maior influência se deu na porção central e leste da região. Quanto ao PCPRTOT, 99% dos postos correlacionaram-se com as variações de TSM. Deste modo, constatou-se que a participação dos oceanos Atlântico e Pacífico foram muito importantes para as configurações do regime pluvial verificado na região.
Avaliação do Desempenho das Simulações por Conjunto do Modelo Eta-5km para o Caso de Chuva Intensa na Bacia do Rio Paraíba do Sul em Janeiro de 2000
Authors: Calado Renata Novaes , Dereczynski Claudine Pereira , Chou Sin Chan , Sueiro Gustavo , Oliveira Moura José Davi de , Silva Santos Victor Rander da
Published: April 2018

Resumo O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar o desempenho das simulações por conjunto do modelo Eta-5km do Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais para um caso de chuva intensa ocorrido na Bacia do Rio Paraíba do Sul em janeiro de 2000, durante um evento de Zona de Convergência do Atlântico Sul. O conjunto de simulações é formado por 5 membros, denominados de acordo com suas parametrizações convectiva (Betts-Miller-Janjic - BMJ ou Kain-Fritsch - KF) e de microfísica (Ferrier ou Zhao): CNTRL (BMJ/Ferrier); KF (KF/Ferrier); KFMX (KF com fluxo de momentum/Ferrier); KFMXP (KF com fluxo de momentum e força do gradiente da perturbação da pressão/Ferrier) e ZHAO (BMJ/Zhao). As simulações são realizadas com horizontes de 24 até 120 h e condições de contorno inicial e lateral provenientes do “Climate Forecast System Reanalysis”. Os resultados indicam que todos os membros são capazes de posicionar a banda de chuva aproximadamente na mesma localização observada. O modelo, apesar de subestimar os valores das maiores pluviometrias diárias, simula uma frequência maior de eventos de chuva forte. Em geral, a média do conjunto apresenta melhor performance do que cada um dos membros isoladamente e as simulações com 48 h de antecedência são superiores às demais.
Impacto da Assimilação de Perfis de Refratividade do Satélite Metop-B nas Previsões de Tempo do CPTEC/INPE Durante os Meses de Janeiro e Agosto de 2014
Authors: Banos Ivette Hernández , Sapucci Luiz Fernando , Avanço Lucas Amarante , Rodrigues Diniz Fábio Luiz
Published: April 2018

Resumo Atualmente tem crescido o número de satélites de órbita baixa dedicados à rádio ocultação dos sinais do Sistema de Posicionamento Global (GPS). O MetOp-B é um desses novos satélites, mas ainda não foi explorado na assimilação de dados realizada no Brasil. Com o intuito de incluir essa fonte de observação na base de dados utilizada na assimilação do CPTEC/INPE e avaliar o impacto da mesma na melhoria do desempenho do Modelo de Circulação Geral Atmosférica, foi realizado um experimento para os meses de janeiro e agosto de 2014. Os resultados foram comparados com um experimento controle, onde tais dados não foram assimilados. Os resultados mostraram que a inclusão dos perfis de refratividade do MetOp-B impactou beneficamente na assimilação de uma maior quantidade de dados dos demais satélites em operação, COSMIC, TerraSAR-X e MetOp-A. No mês de agosto foram observados resultados mais proeminentes, pois o ganho em valores da raiz do erro quadrático médio foi maior que 40% nas variáveis de estado nas primeiras 24 h de previsão no Hemisfério Sul, variáveis essas diretamente relacionadas com os valores de refratividade. Além disso, os valores do coeficiente de correlação de anomalia sobre a América do Sul indicaram que a inclusão dos dados do MetOp-B impactou de forma indireta as componentes zonal e meridional do vento em 250 hPa, o que evidencia a importância de assimilar tais dados.
Estudo de Caso de um Evento Extremo de Incursão de Ar Frio em Julho de 2013 sobre a Bacia Amazônica Brasileira
Authors: Viana Liviany Pereira , Herdies Dirceu Luis
Published: April 2018

Resumo A bacia Amazônica está localizada na região tropical cujas características principais são os elevados valores de temperatura e umidade do ar. Entretanto, incursões de massa de ar frio e seco também adentram a região, como ocorreu em julho de 2013. Essa quarta onda de frio que atuou sobre o continente sul-americano ocasionou neve em cidades da região Sul, caracterizando uma intensa massa polar com deslocamento até a região Norte. O presente trabalho analisou o comportamento de variáveis meteorológicas com intuito de investigar a intensidade do efeito dessa friagem. Os dados empregados foram de observações e das reanálises disponíveis. A anomalia negativa da temperatura máxima em Rio Branco foi de 15,9 °C, em Manicoré de 6,7 °C e Manaus de 2,0 °C. Nesse evento, os valores mais expressivos ocorreram na temperatura máxima. Também destaca-se uma contribuição mensal nas taxas de precipitação, cujos valores foram maiores que 13,0 mm.dia-1. Desse modo, conclui-se que, o evento de julho de 2013 foi um caso de intensa friagem devido deslocar-se até a região central da Amazônia e ocasionar quedas abruptas, principalmente, na temperatura máxima, favorecimento da precipitação nas regiões tropicais, bem como alterações na pressão em superfície, umidade e vento.
Variabilidade Interanual da Precipitação e Fluxo de Umidade Sobre a Amazônia Usando o QTCM
Authors: Sousa Aline Corrêa de , Candido Luiz Antonio , Andreoli Rita Valéria
Published: April 2018

Resumo O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a resposta atmosférica aos padrões de variabilidade interanual da Temperatura da Superfície do Mar nas áreas dos oceanos Atlântico e Pacífico Tropicais, analisando o ciclo sazonal da Divergência de Fluxo de Umidade, sobre as regiões do Atlântico Tropical Norte e Sul e Amazônia. Os dados de Reanálise foram utilizados no estudo observacional e para o estudo numérico foi utilizado o Quasi-equilibrium Tropical Circulation Model - QTCM. Os resultados mostram que o QTCM tem habilidade na representação da distribuição espacial dos máximos de precipitação sobre o continente e suas variações sazonais. O QTCM reproduz os padrões climatológicos da precipitação e de Divergência de Fluxo de Umidade associados à ocorrência de eventos El Niño Oscilação Sul e Modo Meridional do Atlântico, sugerindo também que o comportamento médio sazonal da Divergência de Fluxo de Umidade, na área Norte do Atlântico, tem maior impacto na ocorrência de El Niño, induzindo a redução da precipitação na Amazônia. A área Norte do Atlântico além de fonte de umidade é também um importante regulador da Divergência de Fluxo de Umidade, cujas anomalias de temperatura nessa região proporcionam impactos sobre a parte Norte da América do Sul e Amazônia.