bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Crisi e violenza politica. Il rapimento politico nelle retoriche e nelle azioni delle Br e della GP
Authors: Albanese Matteo
Published: June 2021

What I would like to show in this article is how the practice of the kidnapping moves from a movements practice to a strategy adopted by political groups. At the same time, it seems interesting to focus on how this change has been a sign of the change of political perspective of the political groups facing a new scenario within the economical and political fields, in 1968-1974. Through some cases of political kidnapping by Gauche Proletarienne operated in France and by the Red Brigades in Italy, the contribute shows how a repertoire of action of the labor movement has been revived by the two groups mentioned, and which changes it has undergone. This transformation follows and accompanies a long process of "crisis", understood as a profound change that was occurring in Western societies (Braun and Macdonald 1982). As all the processes of transformation also this one was better understandable in some places such as big plants. It is, at this point, no coincidence that in those situations, especially in industries such as automakers Renault and Fiat, the two organizations that we deal with were moving their first steps. The paper is based on documentation from the Italian and French archives: leaflets of organizations, court papers, archives of unions and parties.
Ricerca-azione e Liberation Research nel contesto dei conflitti ambientali per la salute e i beni comuni
Authors: Corradi Laura
Published: June 2021

The essay offers a theoretical discussion around the terms ‘environmental conflict' and ‘action research'. Neuman question - if research action may contribute in determining systemic types of change - is taken into account. The author analyses different environmental conflicts from a located knowledge perspective looking at solutions in terms of community participation and empowerment. As she states "Be the source of inequality class or status, race or culture, gender or sexual orientation, age or different ability, always the social context represents the environment generating both the conflict and the solutions". Cases of research action on environmental conflicts around health and common goods such as water, land, oil and metal are analyzed through the activity of the Centro Documentazione Conflitti Ambientali in Rome, and through the Research Foundation for Science and Technology directed by Vandana Shiva in Dehradun (Uttaranchal, India) operating to preserve seeds and bio-integrity. A stronger commitment of social sciences is seen as necessary to oppose what has been defined as "the degradation of social existence in the globalizing world"(Buroway, 2008). A new paradigm of liberation research (Bullard 2004) may help in reframing an idea of science especially useful to vulnerable communities. Today a knowledge oriented toward liberation is an important step in the transition toward societies based on a healthy relationship between human beings, their time and environment.
Storia di un mercato biologico a Palermo: tra ambientalismo di base e clientelismo
Authors: Orlando Giovanni
Published: June 2021

Narrating the story of an organic farmers' market, this article explores ideals and practices of sustainable urban food through an example of consumer activism in Palermo. It reflects critically on the understandings of ‘sustainability' held by the actors involved, showing the difficulties of operationalising the concept for socio-cultural research. It also highlights the potential of grass-roots activism among consumers and farmers. This potential runs counter to an enduring image of southern Italy as a place where civil society initiatives are wanting. By analysing the market's history until its demise due to difficulties with the centre-right-wing municipality, the article shows how it is the political element, rather than the cultural one, that often constrains grass-roots activism in Sicily. These problems of power and political representation question whether consumer mobilization can become a tool for environmental transformation in locales where institutions are not already favourably disposed to the values of such mobilisation.
‘Non siamo clandestini. Siamo i nuovi cittadini'. Le mobilitazioni dei migranti tra percorsi di cittadinanza e istanze di riconoscimento
Authors: Camozzi Ilenya
Published: June 2021

In the last few years there has been a significant increase in studies on migrants' associations and political participation. These analyses generally focus on the macro- social aspects of migrants' associations and political participation: scholars combine this phenomenon with the study of social capital and networks on one hand, and the concepts of civic community and political opportunity structure on the other. Nevertheless there is still a lack of attention to both the internal dynamics of migrants' associations, and the conflictual aspects of their mobilizations. The paper presents the results of an empirical study conducted in the city of Milan examining specific forms of migrants' associations claiming citizenship and political rights. The narratives of the migrants involved in these associations shed light on their subjective perception both of mis-recognition as humans from Italian institutions and paternalistic support from Italian activists. These conflictual elements are the reason they establish associations and embark on forms of mobilization. Special attention is devoted to an impressive protest that saw migrants occupying the top of a disused industrial chimney in November 2010. The protest - which came about against the outcome of the 2009 amnesty described by migrants as ‘fraudulent', and at the same time aimed to relaunch the mobilization of migrants in Italy after many years of inactivity - failed after 2 months. Internal divisions within the Immigrants' Committee on the way to conduct the protest was one of the main reasons for its failure.
L'eterogeneitŕ dell'attivismo degli abitanti delle cité di origine magrebina e del loro rapporto con le istituzioni
Authors: Fuchs Nathalie
Published: June 2021

Through an analysis of the activism of the North Africa descendants from the suburbs in Paris region in the 1990s and 2000s, this article shows the plurality of their relationship to institutions (family, school, labor, government, police, justice, etc.). The study draws on a rich empirical material (forty one life stories of activists from three organizations, and focuses on difficult terrain often resistant to any sociological objectivation. Complementing the literature on the relationship to institutions of immigrant children, the approach microsociological, mesosociological and socio-biographic, by integrating personal stories in the analysis, the meaning that actors give to their actions, is fruitful because it renders an account of the impact of the structural and institutional factors, and the singularity of individual socializing experiences and various interactions that structure durably their relationship to institutions, while underlining at the same time, how they determine the differentiated forms of collective action.
Da nazionalismo non dominante a nazionalismo dominante: il caso transilvano
Authors: Santoro Stefano
Published: June 2021

The Rumanian nationalism of Transylvania, which developed during the 19th century to defend the rights of the Rumanian population from the Magyarization policies implemented by Budapest's government, suddenly found itself in a completely different situation at the end of World War I: from non-dominant it had become dominant. As in other areas of postwar Eastern Europe during the 1920s and 1930s,, this transition involved a reversal of the paradigms of reference of the Rumanian nationalists that changed from inclusive and democratic values into an exclusive and fundamentally totalitarian ideology.
La legittimazione contesa. L'avvento dei parlamenti nell'Italia del 1848
Authors: Petrizzo Alessio
Published: June 2021

Legitimation contested. The rise of Italian parliaments in 1848. The article examines the language and strategies adopted by different political actors during the institutional transition after the Italian states were granted constitutions in 1848. In particular, it focuses on the attempts of Liberals to obtain legitimacy for the parliaments of Turin, Florence, Rome and Naples, within the context of a weak tradition of constitutional thinking, the ill-concealed hostility of the rulers, and the exclusive voting procedures, and the background of the Italian war of independence.
L'importanza degli archivi nel contesto palestinese. Il caso di Abu Dis
Authors: Kamel Lorenzo
Published: June 2021

The importance of archives in the Palestinian context. The case of Abu Dis. The Palestinian question is the subject of the largest number of books written about a specific region. Despite this, the traditions, habits, and expectations of most of the men and women who, for centuries, have lived in Palestine have been relegated to a secondary role. The sources produced by them and reflecting their lives have sometimes been ignored, at other times underestimated. After a long process, in this most recent historical period wide swathes of Palestinian society have shown that they want to remedy this deficit. They have started to take control of their history and are establishing archives. They are ready to concretize what Ignatieff would have called their «attempt to bring under control losses inflicted by time».
Lawrence dopo l'Arabia, fra sionismo e nazionalismo arabo
Authors: Scarantino Sergio
Published: June 2021

Lawrence's politics and writings after the Arab revolt show that neither his support for the Zionist enterprise nor his dedication to the Arab cause were without qualifications. Lawrence's evolving positions on Palestine and his attitude toward Arab nationalism reveal a much more "unromantic" approach in furthering Imperial interests than the traditional view would suggest. That did not prevent Lawrence from reaching a quite pioneering vision both of the need to reform the Empire in the Near East and of its eventual demise, specifically with its stated ambition that the Arabs should be «our first brown dominion and not our last brown colony».
La Chiesa contemporanea tra modernitŕ e tradizione
Authors: Saresella Daniela
Published: June 2021

The paper examines recent publications and books concerning the history of the Church during the pontificates of John Paul II and Benedict XVI, from which emerges the problem of the difficult relations between the Church and modernity.
Eric Hobsbawm, un maestro e un amico
Authors: Agosti Aldo
Published: June 2021

There are many reasons why Eric Hobsbawm has become arguably the most respected historian in the world, recognised if not endorsed on the political right as well as on the left, and one of the few historians of any era to enjoy genuine national and world renown. He was unrivalled both in his knowledge of historic detail and in his extraordinary powers of synthesis, and endowed with an uncommon facility of expression, a lively style and an ability to synthesize complex events, that made his works known in wide circles of non-specialists. At the same time, his widening fame as a historian was accompanied by a growing reputation as a sharp commentator of his times. Till the end he has been remained loyal to a critical but uncompromising interpretation of Marxism, which he used to read the developments of the current economic crisis. One of the first to have discovered Gramsci outside Italy, from the 1970s onward Hobsbawm, who never refused his imprint as an antifascist turned into a Communist, claimed to have become a "spiritual member" of the Italian Communist Party. His influence on the renewal of historical studies in Italy has been remarkable, and left an important mark also in «Passato e presente».
Combattenti solitari. Lavoratori tedeschi e ungheresi in epoca postcomunista
Authors: Bartha Eszter
Published: June 2021

Introduces the results of a life-history interview project conducted with workers and former workers of two large ex-socialist model factories, Carl Zeiss in Jena (East Germany) and Rábe in Gyo´´r (Hungary) between 2002 and 2004. The essay analyzes the post-socialist experience of the East German and Hungarian workers in three main dimensions: the experience of post-Fordist development in the factory; the subjective evaluation of the standard of living; interpersonal relations. Lastly, it examines examines the social and political attitudes of the workers in the mirror of their post-socialist experience. Hungarians had a more direct experience of peripheral development than the East Germans. While East Germany's greater success of integration into the capitalist world economy was accompanied by a change of mentality and the appearance of post-materialistic values, in Hungary nationalism seemed to be the only alternative to a capitalism, that disappointed and effectively impoverished many people. This explains the ambiguous evaluation of the socialist Kádár regime, in which the vision of greater social and material equality is confused with a longing for a strong state, order and an autocratic government.
Cittŕ nuove, colonizzazione e impero. Il caso di Fertilia
Authors: Farinelli Marcel
Published: June 2021

Examines the reclamation project of a marsh area in the north-west of Sardinia, a plain called Nurra, near the city of Alghero, that was planned during the fascist regime. The project included the building of a new town, Fertilia, and the colonization of the entire area exclusively by peasants from the province of Ferrara. The marsh area was under the administration of the Alghero city administration, the nearest urban centre, that was also the only Catalan speaking minority in Sardinia and Italy. Analyzing the case study of the new town centre (Fertilia) created in opposition to the old town (Alghero), the author argues that the phenomenon of the new towns in Italy during the fascist regime was a way to definitively italianize the population of peripheral areas.
Amore e benessere soggettivo: una ricerca esplorativa
Authors: Ortalda Fulvia , Canale Clapetto Sara
Published: June 2021

La presente ricerca si propone di indagare in modo esplorativo la relazione tra amore e percezione di benessere soggettivo. In particolare analizza la relazione tra benessere soggettivo e tipi di amore, con riferimento alla classificazione di J. A. Lee, secondo la quale esistono sei tipi ideali d'amore: ludico, erotico, solidale, maniacale, pragmatico, puro. Il campione č composto da 156 soggetti di etŕ compresa fra i 20 ed i 30 anni, in possesso del titolo di scuola superiore e prevede una suddivisione equilibrata dei generi. Ai soggetti č stato sottoposto un questionario composto da tre parti: la prima indaga il benessere soggettivo, la seconda le caratteristiche dell'amore e la terza i tipi d'amore. I risultati mostrano come questi ultimi determinano un diverso grado di percezione del benessere soggettivo. I tipi di amore che richiamano idee persistenti, quali il sesso nell'amore erotico, e il partner nell'amore maniacale, risultano piů intensi e accompagnati dal sentimento della gelosia. L'amore erotico si accompagna alla percezione di un miglior benessere soggettivo, mentre l'amore maniacale segue la direzione inversa. I risultati sottolineano l'importanza dell'amore solidale. L'amore pragmatico č risultato il piů duraturo. L'amore puro e l'amore ludico, che completano la classificazione di Lee, caratterizzano maggiormente il sentimento dichiarato dai maschi intervistati, mentre l'amore maniacale caratterizza maggiormente il sentimento dichiarato dalle femmine intervistate. Le femmine dichiarano un amore mediamente piů intenso di quello dei maschi. La parte conclusiva del lavoro contiene una prima analisi esplorativa volta a migliorare le caratteristiche psicometriche delle scale relative ai differenti tipi di amore. Lo studio della relazione tra tipi di amore e benessere percepito puň avere utili applicazioni nell'ambito della terapia di coppia.
Le funzioni del consumo di tabacco e alcolici percepite dagli adolescenti: una ricerca con il focus group
Authors: Graziano Federica , Bina Manuela , Ciairano Silvia
Published: June 2021

Il fumo di sigarette ed il consumo di alcolici, come altri comportamenti a rischio, rappresentano per gli adolescenti condotte dotate di significato e dirette ad uno scopo: esse svolgono infatti delle specifiche funzioni in rapporto agli obiettivi di crescita. Il presente studio si č proposto di indagare quali sono tali funzioni nella percezione degli adolescenti attraverso sei focus group che hanno coinvolto un totale di 46 adolescenti di entrambi i generi frequentanti scuole medie superiori di diverso indirizzo della cittŕ di Torino. Il materiale testuale ricavato dalle interviste č stato sottoposto ad analisi del contenuto, individuando una serie di categorie corrispondenti alle varie funzioni. I risultati hanno evidenziato che le principali funzioni attribuite al fumo di sigarette possono essere ricondotte alla trasgressione, alla sperimentazione, all'emulazione e alla visibilitŕ, mentre le principali funzioni del consumo di alcolici si riferiscono alla comunicazione e al

Una motivazione che accomuna entrambi i comportamenti č riconducibile al piacere. I risultati, oltre a confermare quanto evidenziato dalla letteratura, offrono rilevanti spunti per la prevenzione.
Scopi di vita e uso di sostanze psicoattive fra gli studenti universitari
Authors: Porretta Bruno , Cicognani Elvira , Zani Bruna
Published: June 2021

La ricerca indaga, in un campione di studenti universitari, la relazione tra utilizzo di sostanze psicoattive e scopi di vita (

, Emmons, 1986). L'ipotesi era che le sostanze siano considerate un fattore che facilita il raggiungimento di alcuni tipi di scopi, in particolare quelli relativi all'area delle relazioni sociali e del benessere. Il campione č costituito da 698 studenti universitari (di cui il 37.8% maschi) iscritti a diversi anni di corso. I risultati hanno evidenziato un maggiore consumo di sostanze da parte dei maschi, degli studenti fuori sede e un incremento del consumo durante gli anni universitari. Il consumo di alcolici č ritenuto facilitare il raggiungimento degli scopi di natura sociale (es. conoscere persone nuove, sentirsi adeguato nelle situazioni di gruppo), mentre l'utilizzo di hashish/ marijuana č associato al raggiungimento degli scopi di vita riferiti alla crescita personale e al benessere psicologico.
Riflessioni sulla medicina predittiva e sulla necessitŕ di integrazione delle discipline: proposta di un modello di consulenza genetica integrata
Authors: Ferrandes Giovanna , Mandich Paola
Published: June 2021

"Chi sono?". E questa la domanda da sempre oggetto di riflessioni filosofiche nel corso dei secoli. Con l'avvento dell'analisi del DNA vi e stata una crescente attesa che la risposta si possa trovare nei nostri geni. Le nuove tecnologie hanno migliorato la diagnosi, la predizione e il trattamento di numerose malattie ereditarie. D'altra parte, l'entusiasmo per i possibili vantaggi derivanti dall'avanzamento della tecnologia deve essere bilanciato dalla valutazione rigorosa dell'utilita clinica, dal rapporto rischio-beneficio e dalle implicazioni etiche di tutti i test. Gli autori presentano il protocollo di consulenza genetica multidisciplinare per le malattie neurologiche ad insorgenza tardiva, sviluppato a Genova per i test pre-sintomatici, con lo scopo di aiutare le persone a rischio a decidere in base alle personali caratteristiche e scelte di vita e di prepararle a confrontarsi in modo costruttivo con il risultato del test. Il protocollo e caratterizzato dalla presenza contemporanea, durante l'intero iter di consulenza, del genetista e dello psicologo. Per le persone a rischio la decisione di effettuare il test genetico e complessa ed emotivamente impegnativa. Gli autori presentano due casi esemplificativi di questi percorsi.
Domanda di consulenza genetica e progetto riproduttivo
Authors: Zaccaro Antonella , Freda Maria Francesca
Published: June 2021

La domanda di consulenza genetica prenatale o riproduttiva puo rappresentare, come evidenziato dalla letteratura di riferimento, un passaggio fondamentale nel gestire scelte riproduttive consapevoli in situazioni di rischio genetico. Il presente contributo intende esplorare i processi di significazione che orientano la domanda di consulenza genetica prenatale e riproduttiva, nell'ambito di un piu ampio studio svolto presso il Servizio di Cardiomiologia e Genetica Medica di Napoli e volto ad indagare ed integrare le dinamiche psicologiche entro il processo di consulenza genetica. Il materiale testuale di 17 interviste semi-strutturate, condotte con clienti in fase di pre-consulenza genetica e stato analizzato attraverso la metodologia dell'Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) messa a punto da Smith e colleghi. Dalla discussione dei risultati, emerge come i processi di accesso alla consulenza e le vicissitudini della conoscenza siano collegati alle conseguenze che la sola scelta di richiedere una consulenza puo avere sul piano familiare e dei legami inter-/intra-generazionali. Il momento pre-consulenza sembra rappresentare uno spazio in cui i clienti e le loro famiglie iniziano ad esplorare una serie di possibilita di uso della relazione sanitaria in funzione di complicati processi informativi e decisionali condivisi. E nella gestione di tali compiti che assume un ruolo centrale la funzione psicologica collocata in una prospettiva di integrazione a quella medica e che, fin dalla fase pre-consulenza contribuisce al raggiungimento di obiettivi di tutela e di promozione della salute.
Quale rifugio per i rifugiati?
Authors: Gentile Maria Lavinia
Published: June 2021

Lo strappo dalle proprie radici, i traumi subiti prima, durante e dopo il viaggio migratorio, il ritrovarsi con lo status di Rifugiato Politico, essere straniero in un nuovo Paese, non avere la possibilitŕ di un ritorno: cosa significa emigrare da un punto di vista psicologico? Significa abbandonare un involucro protettivo, sentir vacillare il senso d'identitŕ, non aver fiducia nelle relazioni. Quale rifugio, quale nuovo radicamento č possibile? Attraverso il caso clinico l'autrice illustrerŕ la propria esperienza come terapeuta; presenterŕ alcune difficoltŕ incontrate nel creare il setting ed un legame di fiducia con chi č stato frammentato dal dolore insormontabile della perdita.
Casi clinici. Tre sorelle
Authors: Eliseo Claudio
Published: June 2021

L'autore descrive un breve intervento terapeutico con un sistema di tre sorelle, in una fase critica del ciclo vitale della famiglia. Sono presi in considerazione aspetti della psicopatologia relazionale ed individuale che, solitamente, sono trattati in modo piů lungo e complesso. Particolare attenzione č data, in questo caso, ai fattori prognostici favorevoli. In presenza di tali risorse personali dei componenti la famiglia č possibile utilizzare tecniche terapeutiche non direttive abbastanza semplici che risultano efficaci.
Applicazione del setting integrato "congiunto-disgiunto": vincoli e possibilitŕ
Authors: Paola Cipolla , Jedlowski Milena
Published: June 2021

Dopo una breve analisi del setting come elemento della complessitŕ nel sistema terapeutico, le autrici intendono illustrare - attraverso la rilettura di un caso clinico - potenzialitŕ e rischi dell'introduzione di una forma di setting integrato congiunto-disgiunto. L'ipotesi che fa da sfondo al contributo č che, in alcuni casi, l'introduzione di tale setting possa permettere di lavorare su piů livelli contemporaneamente, evitando il rischio di interventi potenzialmente corretti da un punto di vista formale, ma che potrebbero rivelarsi contro-sistemici in un unico contesto. Specifici "incastri di lealtŕ" possono rappresentare un vincolo per la definizione di un setting unico, sia familiare che individuale, che potrebbe rendere difficile tener conto della complessitŕ dei livelli implicati. Ma proprio il riconoscimento di tale vincolo puň diventare l'opportunitŕ per definire un setting integrato, trasformandosi cosě in risorsa per avviare un processo terapeutico che possa rispettare la complessitŕ dei bisogni evolutivi dei singoli e del sistema e favorire la dialettica tra appartenenza e individuazione.
Psicologia della liberazione: idee di base e sviluppo
Authors: Montero Maritza
Published: June 2021

Il presente contributo intende tracciare un quadro sintetico ed esaustivo della psicologia della liberazione. Una prima parte del testo descrive il contesto culturale entro cui nasce e si sviluppa tale orientamento sottolineando i punti di convergenza e le influenze che arrivano dalle scienze sociali in generale e da quelle latinoamericane in particolare. La descrizione dei movimenti di trasformazione della disciplina psicologica negli anni '70 introduce ai principali cambiamenti proposti dalla psicologia della liberazione di cui vengono descritti i costrutti chiave e i principi fondamentali. La figura di Martín-Baró č sicuramente al centro della trattazione anche se a quella si affiancano i contributi che altre discipline (pedagogia, sociologia e filosofia in primis) e altri autori (Freire e Fals Borda principalmente, ma anche la stessa Montero) hanno dato allo sviluppo della psicologia della liberazione. Questa ultima viene presentata come un orientamento trasversale, che fa uso di una metodologia complessa e che puň rappresentare un modo di intendere il lavoro psicologico in tutte le aree e in contesti anche molto diversi da quello latinoamericano.
Rimembrare la mente e rammentare il corpo
Authors: Giannakoulas Andreas , Hernandez Max
Published: June 2021

Winnicott sostiene che l'individuo sano deve sentire il suo corpo come il fondamento del sé immaginativo. Questo č stato sottolineato alcuni anni dopo in riferimento a ciň che chiamň

(insediamento) come processo che permette "l'acquisizione di una relazione stretta e semplice tra la psiche e il corpo e il funzionamento corporeo". Un adeguato

potrebbe essere impedito molto presto nella vita come conseguenza del fallimento ambientale. In questo caso il funzionamento mentale viene a soffrire di una rigiditŕ prematura e acquista la qualitŕ di una "cosa" (di un oggetto) in se stessa. In queste situazioni, spesso la mente sostituisce la madre e diventa ciň che si prende cura del bambino stesso. In altri termini il problema č la relazione del sé con la mente.
Utjecaj subvencija na uspješnost poslovanja specifične skupine hrvatskih javnih poduzeća
Authors: Buneta Anđelka
Published: June 2021

S obzirom na to da je u strukturi hrvatskih instrumenata dodjele državnih potpora u odnosu na zemlje članice Europske unije dominantna zastupljenost državnih subvencija, cilj ovoga rada je analizirati utjecaj subvencija na uspješnost poslovanja specifične skupine hrvatskih javnih poduzeća u razdoblju od 2005. do 2015. godine. Riječ je o poduzećima koja su kroz životni vijek mijenjala svoj pravni i ekonomski identitet (spajanja, pripajanja i sl.), pretežito su u državnom vlasništvu i primila su znatne iznose državnih subvencija. Podaci za analizu preuzeti su iz registra godišnjih financijskih izvještaja Financijske agencije. Promatraju se poduzeća koja su primila subvencije u analiziranom razdoblju i to samo za godine u kojima su ih primila. Cilj je izmjeriti utjecaj primljenih subvencija na financijske rezultate specifične skupine poduzeća (HŽ, Holding, brodogradilišta). Kako se ovom temom bavilo vrlo malo inozemnih i domaćih istraživača, doprinos ovoga rada je u kvantifikaciji veza i testiranju statističkih modela da bi se utvrdila statistička povezanost utjecaja subvencija na financijske rezultate specifične skupine javnih poduzeća te korelacije nezavisnih varijabli, kao i nezavisnih sa zavisnim varijablama. Odabrane su dvije glavne nezavisne varijable (dva modela) za koje se procjenjuje utjecaj subvencija na financijske rezultate specifične skupine poduzeća u promatranom razdoblju, a to su prihodi od subvencija i udio prihoda od subvencija u aktivi poduzeća. Zavisne varijable su: dobit/gubitak razdoblja, novostvorena vrijednost, koeficijent tekuće likvidnosti, koeficijent obrtaja imovine i broj zaposlenih temeljem sati rada. Na temelju rezultata provedene analize može se zaključiti da subvencije imaju utjecaj na uspješnost poslovanja specifične skupine javnih poduzeća u odnosu na modelsku procjenu, ponajprije na dobit/gubitak razdoblja, novostvorenu vrijednost, a najmanje na broj zaposlenih temeljem sati rada što implicira zaključak da su veće iznose subvencija dobivala poduzeća s većim brojem zaposlenih. Kod rezultata istraživanja treba uzeti u obzir ograničenje koje proizlazi iz baze podataka, odnosno nedostatka jasne AOP pozicije o državnim subvencijama u godišnjim financijskim izvještajima (AOP pozicija uključuje subvencije, dotacije, poticaje i sl.) te se koristila dostupna pozicija.
Izlazna gospodarska strategija Hrvatske u vrijeme pandemije COVID-19 i značaj regionalne strukture gospodarstva
Authors: Lovrinčević Željko , Mikulić Davor , Keček Damira
Published: June 2021

Cilj je ovoga rada, analizom multiplikativnih učinaka i intenziteta regionalne povezanosti, identificirati sektore s najvećim potencijalom za ublažavanje negativnih gospodarskih posljedica širenja COVID-19 virusa u Hrvatskoj. Hrvatska je podijeljena u dvije regije: Kontinentalna Hrvatska i Jadranska Hrvatska. U izradi regionalnih input-output tablica korištena je metodologija međusektorskih lokacijskih kvocijenata (Cross-industry location quotient, CILQ). Metoda se temelji na specijalizaciji pojedinih regija u proizvodnji određenih skupina proizvoda, a temeljem čega se nacionalni tehnički koeficijenti prilagođavaju na razini pojedinih regija. U istraživačkom smislu doprinos rada temelji se na nepostojanju empirijske literature koja bi se bavila regionalnom input-output analizom za hrvatsko gospodarstvo. Rezultati rada mogu se koristiti i kao podloga za definiranje izlazne ekonomske strategije usmjerene na oporavak gospodarstva i brži izlazak iz recesije. Najveći multiplikativni učinci i najveći intenzitet regionalne povezanosti uočen je u određenim sektorima prerađivačke industrije, poljoprivredi i građevinarstvu. Ova skupina djelatnosti može se uz određene mjere opreza odvijati na dosadašnji način bez velikih rizika za širenje virusa. Poticanje ovih aktivnosti daje pozitivne rezultate već u kratkom roku, a zbog visokih multiplikativnih učinaka, pozitivni poticaj širi se i na ostale djelatnosti i regije. Osim ovih djelatnosti naglasak treba biti i na unapređivanju sektora zdravstva i sektora informacijsko-komunikacijskih tehnologija, kod kojih su neizravni gospodarski učinci nešto niži, ali koji će biti ključni za nesmetano odvijanje gospodarske aktivnosti u budućem razdoblju. Sektor turizma ima vrlo plitke multiplikatine učinke, ali nadprosječno velik udio isporuka za finalnu potrošnju, a time i utjecaj na prihode državnog proračuna.
The effect of copper and manganese on phytoplankton in the Grand River (southern Ontario), Lake Erie and Pacific Ocean ecosystems
Authors: Welbourn Rachel Helen
Published: June 2021

With the increased use and loading of metals into the environment, the accumulation of toxic metals by phytoplankton has become a concern. Trace metal interactions with phytoplankton are of particular interest due to the influence of phytoplankton on the biogeochemical cycling of metals in aquatic systems. The study of the accumulation of metals and their toxicity in phytoplantkon is also of interest since phytoplankton lie at the base of many aquatic food webs. Toxic metals therefore have the potential to disrupt food webs and may have important implications on

aquatic ecosystems.

This study has chosen to focus on the response of phytoplankton to two trace

metals in particular: copper (Cu) and manganese (Mn). Although both Cu and Mn are essential elements for phytoplankton, Cu is of particular interest as a toxicant. A

number of laboratory studies have suggested that there exists a physiological

interaction between Cu and Mn, and that Cu toxicity can be decreased in the presence

of high concentrations of Mn. However, few studies have examined the effects of

these metals on phytoplankton in their natural environments. The significance of this

study is that it is one of the first to examine whether the importance of Cu toxicity and

the interaction between Cu and Mn observed in the laboratory is also observable under

natural conditions.

Short-term bioassays were conducted in order to observe the response of phytoplankton from the Grand River (Southern Ontario) and Lake Erie to additions of various concentrations of eu and Mn under natural conditions. Similar long-term bioassay experiments were also conducted in the Pacific Ocean. Experiments in the Grand River and the Pacific Ocean revealed no significant decrease in phytoplankton biomass or in photosynthetic efficiency with the addition of various concentrations of Cu and Mn. In Lake Erie, phytoplankton biomass was only adversely affected following relatively high additions of Cu of 60 nM, and only under certain conditions. These results seem to indicate that under the tested conditions, Cu toxicity may not be of particular concern to the phytoplankton of the Grand River, Lake Erie and Pacific Ocean ecosystems.
Mechanistic-empirical approach to evaluate new and rehabilitated flexible pavements
Authors: Mehdawi Wais
Published: June 2021

The Mechanistic-Empirical Design provides more insight into pavement behaviour and performance than the 1993 AASHTO empirical method. The new Mechanistic-Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) developed under the National Corporation Highway Research Program (NCHRP) 1-37A. A hierarchical approach is employed upon traffic, climate and materials input to produce pavement performance predictions of smoothness and numver of distress types. One of the most significant changes offered in the Mechanistic Empirical Design Guide (ME PDG) is the difference in the method used to account for highway traffic loading. Traffic volume and traffic loads, the two most important aspects required to characterize traffic for pavement design are treated separately and independently and its use-oriented computational software implements an integrated analysis approach for predicting pavement condiditon over time that accounts for the interaction of traffic, climate and pavement structures. The recently developed guide for mechanistic-empirical (M-E) design of new and rehabilitated pavement structures will change the way in which pavements are designed by replacing the traditional emprirical design approach in the AASHTO 1983 Guide. The M-E Pavement Design Guide will allow pavement designers to make better-informaed decisisions and take cost-effect advantage of new materials and features. However, the proposed design guide is substantially more complex than the 1983 AASHTO design guide. It requires more imput values from the designer. There is limited availability of the data for many MEPDG inputs.

This project report presents the Mechanistic-Empirical approach of Pavement Design for New and Rehabilitated Flexible Pavements using the new ME PDG. The main objectives of the report are: (1)to demonstrated how the Mechanistic-Empirical design of pavement is more precise than the existing empirical method, (2)to explain the software input and output parameters, (3)to present a complete overview of the M-E design process and to gain a thorough understanding of the materials, traffic, climate and pavement design inputs required for M-E design.
Analytical modeling of the shear behavior of reinfored concrete exterior beam-column joints
Authors: Sadjadi Reza
Published: June 2021

In reinforced concrete structures, failure of beam-column joint was observed as one of the major causes of damage of those structures during earthquakes. Non-ductile detailing of reinforcement in the joint in terms of inadequate shear reinforcement in the joint panel or insufficient anchorage of the beam bars within the joint region are the main causes of deficiency in the performance of joints during an earthquake.

The objectives of this study are to compare different aspects of modeling the nonlinear behavior of exterior beam-column joints and also to propose a new model for the shear behavior of exterior joints. Two well-known computer programs for nonlinear dynamic analysis of the structures DRAIN-2DX (element type 15) and IDARC2D are used. The advantages of using each one for the beam-column joints in the reinforced concrete structures, and the effect of modeling features on the response of beam-column joints are discussed.
A Performance Study of TCP on Ad Hoc Networks
Authors: Qureshi Umair Saeed
Published: June 2021

Ad-hoc networks, characterized by highly dynamic multi hop wireless cormectivity, offer challenges related to unique issues of congestion, channel error, routing instability and network partitioning.  Dealing with these issues requires precise detection of network states, which we accomplished by measuring appropriate metrics, such as packet out of order,  inter-arrival  delay  differences,  connection throughput,  round  trip  time  etc.  We evaluated the performance  of TCP  under variety  of network  conditions  running  two important  routing  protocols  namely  Dynamic  Source  Routing  (DSR)  and  Dynamic Sequential Distance Vector (DSDV) routing. These protocols belong to different class of routing protocols. DSR is an on-demand whereas DSDV is a link-state routing protocol. In this project, we carried out detailed simulations of a sizable ad-hoc network using NS2 to study the dynamics of the two routing protocols related to the performance of TCP by calculating the above metrics. We observed that congestion in ad-hoc network exhibits dynamic behavior and sometime it is not as bad as in case of fixed networks. For example we  observed  that  node  mobility  introduces  transience  to  congestion  by  dissipating congestion at bottleneck nodes. We observed in at least one scenario that node movement totally avoids congestion. We evaluated the performance under channel error conditions by measuring packets out of order and packet losses for both protocols. We also studied the routing characteristics of both protocols under identical mobility conditions. Finally, we evaluated the worst-case performance under extreme network condition by combining congestion, channel error and node mobility. 
3D modelling of industrial piping systems using digital photogrammetry and laser scanning
Authors: Hong Jingook
Published: June 2021

Industrial metrology is one of the fastest growing areas in advanced technologies, such as electronics and optics, computation speed, and it has been increased in recent years. There are several tools used in industrial metrology, such as total stations, digital photogrammetry, and laser scanning. Close range digital photogrammetry has been implemented for an industrial piping system in terms of installation, inspection, and replacement. Laser scanning is also used for industrial measurements to generate 3D coordinates points. In order to develop a 3D modelling strategy, this thesis focuses on the development, selection and design of photogrammetric procedures and project specific targets. This thesis also explores image-acquiring sensors such as digital cameras and laser scanners in terms of their capabilities and advantages. Based on experimental setup accuracy, measurements of piping systems are compared for applications of two different sensors.

Effects of different surface materials are examined in laser scanning applications and several different types of materials are used for acquiring point clouds data. Measurement of pipes' diameters and residual analyses are conducted with different surface materials, which are used for industrial pipes. Significant improvement in laser scanning data acquisition is examined in terms of data quality both quantitatively and qualitatively during the residual analyses.
Old works / New Works: when contemporary photographic artworks held by Canadian public institutions change after accession
Authors: Cibola Anne
Published: June 2021

This thesis explores what is at stake when changes are made to artworks after Canadian public institutions have accessioned them. It argues that the materiality of an art object matters, and together with the narrative or history of the artwork, contributes to its interpretation. Changes at the object level can have an impact not only on the history of an artwork, but also on an artist’s larger practice and on an institution’s collection. Using case studies of photographic works by Michael Snow (1929), Gabor Szilasi (1928), and Arnaud Maggs (1926-2012), this thesis investigates alterations made to artworks as a result of preservation concerns, curatorial input, and shifts in an artist’s thinking. Identifying the various subjectivities involved, this thesis examines how artists and institutions have responded to changes that affect art historical, curatorial, and collections management decisions and records.
Defining a research tool : an object based study of a group of inter-related photographic objects attributed to the James Inglis Studio (1866-1884) in the McCord Museum, Montreal
Authors: Macleod Michelle
Published: June 2021

This thesis is a case study of 39 disbound album pages with 579 albumen photographic portraits, most attributed to James Inglis (1835-1904), an accompanying index book, four related documents, and two notes concerning the objects’ provenance. This object-based examination of these objects is intended to serve as a model for photographic and social historians when presented with inter-related, multi-part photographic objects. This extensively illustrated case study, which is supported by four appendices, reveals aspects of Montreal’s social history in the late nineteenth century and facilitates the objects incorporation into the McCord Museum’s collection. A brief biography and information on Inglis’ studio are included to contribute to the study of his career and nineteenth century portraiture in Montreal. While the exact function of these objects is still uncertain, this thesis explores their overall intellectual and historical value and is intended to foster further research in the collection.
An integrated positioning system for the Toronto Transit System
Authors: Abd El-Gelil Mahmoud Salem I.S.
Published: June 2021

In this thesis, a hybrid positioning system is developed, which combines GPS, Dead Reckoning (DR) and Signpost technologies for the purpose of improving the Toronto Transit System bus service. The DR system is used as the main positioning system, while GPS and Signpost systems are used as aiding systems to compensate for the DR errors. The integration is done in the position domain, which simplifies the system design. A centralized Kalman filter with five states is developed to combine all the available measurements. Field tests have been designed and conducted to assess the system design and performance under various environmental conditions. It is shown that the achieved positioning accuracy of the integrated DR/GPS/Signpost system is at the few metres level in unobstructed environments. In addition, despite the signal obstruction in the downtown area, the positioning solution of the integrated system is still sufficiently precise.
Post-mission misalignment angle calibration for airborne laser scanners
Authors: Dillane Wendy Anne
Published: June 2021

An Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) system operates by locating returned laser pulses independently from all others. Locating the returned laser pulses requires knowing precisely for each laser pulse, the aircraft position (e.g. GPS), the attitude of the aircraft (e.g. IMU), the scanner angle when the laser pulse left the sensor, and the slant range to the terrain surface for that pulse. One of the most critical errors in ALS systems is the angular misalignment between the scanner and the IMU, which is called the misalignment or boresight error. This error must be addressed before an ALS system can accurately produce data. The purpose of this thesis was to develop and test a method of estimating the small misalignment angles between the laser scanner and the combined GPS/IMU solution for position and attitude. This method is semi-automated, requires no ground control and does not re-sample the ALS data in order to match the overlapping strips of data. A computer program called Misalignment Estimator was developed to estimate the misalignment angles using a least squares adjustment. The method was tested using a data set located at the Oshawa airport and provided by Optech. The misalignment angles were estimated to be -0.0178 degrees, -0.0829 degrees and 0.0320 degrees, for roll, pitch and heading respectively. The estimation of the misalignment angles was considered to be successful. Further research into automated point matching is recommended.
Reliability-Based Ultimate Limit State Design of Micropiles in Ontario Soils
Authors: Almeida Alexandre P. R. P.
Published: June 2021

The design practice of micropiles in Ontario soils under the ultimate limit state was improved through both statistical and reliability analyses of a database of 40 micropile load tests. Micropile design is extremely dependent on engineering experience and judgement due to the lack of an accurate estimation of the bond strength. The FHWA manual of micropiles only provides wide ranges of bond strength in different ground conditions. Micropile load tests were conducted by Keller Foundations Ltd and collected for this study. From a statistical analysis, Fuller and Hoy’s method was selected as the best method to estimate the failure load from non-failed tests. Adjusted parameters were given to predict the bond strength of micropiles. A method was proposed to estimate the contributions from the cased length and the tip to the total resistance. In the end, a reliability analysis was conducted and the resistance factors were recalibrated.
Study of Horizontally Curved Slab-on-Steel I-Girder Bridges with Integral Abutments Under Thermal Loading
Authors: Abdrabbo Ahmed
Published: June 2021

Integral abutment bridges have started to become part of the construction industry worldwide. However, they present challenges arising from the monolithic connection between bridge deck and the abutment. Thermal loading induced by daily cycles superimposed on seasonal cycles result in complex soil-structure interaction. Due to uncertainties in integral abutment bridge performance, there is no consensus among different codes on the bridge maximum length limit. A parametric study was carried out, using SAP2000 software, to examine the behavior of horizontal curved concrete slap-on-steel Igirders, under the effect of thermal loading conditions (±65°c). The self-weight of the bridge was considered. Spatial variables, including abutment height, radius of curvature, bridge span length, stiffness of backfill and types of foundation soil, were considered. The numerical analysis results were used to drive equation relating abutment height and bridge span with the maximum bridge length limit, which produces 40 mm horizontal displacement on pile head.
Effect of Thermal Hydrolysis Pretreatment on Solubilization of Primary Sludge and Thickened Waste Activated Sludge (TWAS) During Dark Fermentation Process
Authors: Mahmoudi Alborz
Published: June 2021

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effect of thermal hydrolysis pre-treatment on the solubilization of primary sludge (PS) and thickened waste activated sludge (TWAS) through the semi-continuous fermentation process under the mesophilic conditions. For this measure, the inoculum (anaerobic digestate), Primary Sludge (PS) and Thickened waste activated Sludge (TWAS) was subjected to the pre-treatment condition. The pre-treatment temperature ranged from 20°C to170°C. Then both raw and pre-treated sample was introduced the semi-continuous reactors for the fermentation process. The degree of solubilization was achieved 18% for raw (unpretreated sample) and 38% for the pre-treated sample. Moreover, the volatile suspended solids (VSS) reduction rate for the raw and pre-treated sample was 24% and 50% respectively. Additionally, the soluble COD production yield for the raw and pre-treated sample was obtained 247 mg COD/g VSS and 544 mg COD/g VSS correspondingly.

Keywords: Fermentation process, Anaerobic digestion, Thermal hydrolysis pretreatment.