cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
A multi hazard risk assessment methodology accounting for cascading hazard events
Creators: name: Choine, Mairéad Ní
name: O’Connor, Alan
name: Gehl, Pierre
name: D’Ayala, Dina
name: García-Fernández, Mariano
name: Jiménez, María-José
name: Gavin, Kenneth
name: Van Gelder, Pieter
name: Salceda, Teresa
name: Power, Richard
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The INFRARISK project is developing reliable stress tests on European Critical Infrastructure using integrated tools for decision-support. This aims to achieve higher infrastructure network resilience to rare and low probability extreme events. As part of the project, a hazard assessment methodology is developed to account for extreme natural hazards with cascading effects. Often hazard scenarios arising from cascading effects lead to disastrous consequences because such hazards are not prepared for. In particular, this paper focuses on the cascading hazard scenario involving earthquake triggered landslides. Traditional risk analysis considers each risk source as independent from the others. As a consequence, values for risk are usually defined regardless of interactions among the multiple risks present in a region. The current approach accounts for interaction between the two hazards in such a way that the probabilities of occurrence can be aggregated as part of an overall risk assessment methodology. The methodology is then demonstrated on a virtual road network case study as a proof of concept.
title: PARAMETRIC GEOMETRIC MODELING IN CONSTRUCTION PLANNING USING INDUSTRY FOUNDATION CLASSES
Creators: name: Ignatova, Elena
name: Kirschke, Heiko
name: Tauscher, Eike
name: Smarsly, Kay
Publisher: name: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Angewandte Informatik
subject: Angewandte Mathematik
subject: Building Information Modeling
subject: Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
subject: 000
subject: 510

description: One of the most promising and recent advances in computer-based planning is the transition from classical geometric modeling to building information modeling (BIM). Building information models support the representation, storage, and exchange of various information relevant to construction planning. This information can be used for describing, e.g., geometric/physical properties or costs of a building, for creating construction schedules, or for representing other characteristics of construction projects. Based on this information, plans and specifications as well as reports and presentations of a planned building can be created automatically. A fundamental principle of BIM is object parameterization, which allows specifying geometrical, numerical, algebraic and associative dependencies between objects contained in a building information model. In this paper, existing challenges of parametric modeling using the Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) as a federated model for integrated planning are shown, and open research questions are discussed.
description: International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar, vol. 20, 2015
YouTube advertising appeals on generation Z’s purchase intention of beauty products: a predictive approach
Creators: name: Chan, Tak Jie
name: Somasundram, Kirttine
name: Tian, Yang
name: Adzharuddin, Nor Azura
name: Hashim, Nor Hazlina
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2025
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Sociology
subject: FOS: Sociology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Marine Biology
subject: Science Policy

description: The study investigates Generation Z’s purchase intentions in the beauty industry that are impacted by YouTube advertising appeals. A structured questionnaire and a quantitative approach were used to collect data from a total of 205 respondents who belonged to Generation Z. The study examined the impact of five types of advertising appeals, namely emotional, rational, aesthetic, celebrity endorsement, and inclusivity on purchase intention. The study utilized Aristotle’s Rhetorical Theory as the underpinning theoretical framework. Results from Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) revealed that emotional appeal and celebrity endorsement significantly predicted purchase intention among Generation Z consumers, while rational, aesthetic, and inclusivity appeals did not. These findings underscore the effectiveness of emotional and celebrity endorsement appeals in YouTube advertising strategies targeting Generation Z within the beauty sector. The study contributes to both theoretical and practical implications for marketers aiming to enhance digital advertising strategies tailored to Generation Z’s unique consumer behaviors.
title: Topology optimization of structures subjected to multiple load cases by introducing the Epsilon constraint method
Creators: name: Jaouadi, Zouhour
name: Lahmer, Tom
Publisher: name: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Angewandte Informatik
subject: Angewandte Mathematik
subject: Building Information Modeling
subject: Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
subject: 000
subject: 510

description: A topology optimization method has been developed for structures subjected to multiple load cases (Example of a bridge pier subjected to wind loads, traffic, superstructure...). We formulate the problem as a multi-criterial optimization problem, where the compliance is computed for each load case. Then, the Epsilon constraint method (method proposed by Chankong and Haimes, 1971) is adapted. The strategy of this method is based on the concept of minimizing the maximum compliance resulting from the critical load case while the other remaining compliances are considered in the constraints. In each iteration, the compliances of all load cases are computed and only the maximum one is minimized. The topology optimization process is switching from one load to another according to the variation of the resulting compliance. In this work we will motivate and explain the proposed methodology and provide some numerical examples.
description: International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar, vol. 20, 2015
Supporting adolescents with dietary change for weight management: exploring perspectives of specialist services
Creators: name: Lang, Sarah
Publisher: name: Monash University
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 321399
subject: Paediatrics not elsewhere classified

description: Adolescents (10 – 19 years) with obesity and associated comorbidities are referred to hospital weight management services for specialist input from multidisciplinary teams. This thesis explores adolescents', parents', and clinicians' experiences of specialist care in Australia and identifies opportunities to innovate care. This thesis highlights adolescents' and families' perceptions of their care, alongside enablers and barriers to sustainable diet and lifestyle change. Research methods to develop programs and strategies to support adolescents to achieve their health goals are described. Tailoring services to meet adolescents' and families' needs will help to ensure the relevance and acceptability of specialist services for adolescents with complex health needs.
title: SELECTION AND SCALING OF GROUND MOTION RECORDS FOR SEISMIC ANALYSIS USING AN OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM
Creators: name: Karaki, Ghada
Publisher: name: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Angewandte Informatik
subject: Angewandte Mathematik
subject: Building Information Modeling
subject: Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
subject: 000
subject: 510

description: The nonlinear time history analysis and seismic performance based methods require a set of scaled ground motions. The conventional procedure of ground motion selection is based on matching the motion properties, e.g. magnitude, amplitude, fault distance, and fault mechanism. The seismic target spectrum is only used in the scaling process following the random selection process. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to present a procedure to select a sets of ground motions from a built database of ground motions. The selection procedure is based on running an optimization problem using Dijkstra’s algorithm to match the selected set of ground motions to a target response spectrum. The selection and scaling procedure of optimized sets of ground motions is presented by examining the analyses of nonlinear single degree of freedom systems.
description: International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar, vol. 20, 2015
title: STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION USING THE ENERGY METHOD WITH INTEGRAL MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR
Creators: name: Kavrakov, Igor
name: Timmler, Hans-Georg
name: Morgenthal, Guido
Publisher: name: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Angewandte Informatik
subject: Angewandte Mathematik
subject: Building Information Modeling
subject: Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
subject: 000
subject: 510

description: With the advances of the computer technology, structural optimization has become a prominent field in structural engineering. In this study an unconventional approach of structural optimization is presented which utilize the Energy method with Integral Material behaviour (EIM), based on the Lagrange’s principle of minimum potential energy. The equilibrium condition with the EIM, as an alternative method for nonlinear analysis, is secured through minimization of the potential energy as an optimization problem. Imposing this problem as an additional constraint on a higher cost function of a structural property, a bilevel programming problem is formulated. The nested strategy of solution of the bilevel problem is used, treating the energy and the upper objective function as separate optimization problems. Utilizing the convexity of the potential energy, gradient based algorithms are employed for its minimization and the upper cost function is minimized using the gradient free algorithms, due to its unknown properties. Two practical examples are considered in order to prove the efficiency of the method. The first one presents a sizing problem of I steel section within encased composite cross section, utilizing the material nonlinearity. The second one is a discrete shape optimization of a steel truss bridge, which is compared to a previous study based on the Finite Element Method.
description: International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar, vol. 20, 2015
title: TOWARDS STEREO VISION- AND LASER SCANNER-BASED UAS POSE ESTIMATION
Creators: name: Kersten, Jens
name: Rodehorst, Volker
Publisher: name: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Angewandte Informatik
subject: Angewandte Mathematik
subject: Building Information Modeling
subject: Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
subject: 000
subject: 510

description: A central issue for the autonomous navigation of mobile robots is to map unknown environments while simultaneously estimating its position within this map. This chicken-eggproblem is known as simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). Asctec’s quadrotor Pelican is a powerful and flexible research UAS (unmanned aircraft system) which enables the development of new real-time on-board algorithms for SLAM as well as autonomous navigation. The relative UAS pose estimation for SLAM, usually based on low-cost sensors like inertial measurement units (IMU) and barometers, is known to be affected by high drift rates. In order to significantly reduce these effects, we incorporate additional independent pose estimation techniques using exteroceptive sensors. In this article we present first pose estimation results using a stereo camera setup as well as a laser range finder, individually. Even though these methods fail in few certain configurations we demonstrate their effectiveness and value for the reduction of IMU drift rates and give an outlook for further works towards SLAM.
description: International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar, vol. 20, 2015
title: QUALITATIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF SOIL MODELING APPROACH ON DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF A SMALL-SCALE 2-DOF STRUCTURE WITH PILE FOUNDATION
Creators: name: Khosravian, Reza
name: Wuttke, Frank
Publisher: name: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Angewandte Informatik
subject: Angewandte Mathematik
subject: Building Information Modeling
subject: Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
subject: 000
subject: 510

description: Known as a sophisticated phenomenon in civil engineering problems, soil structure interaction has been under deep investigations in the field of Geotechnics. On the other hand, advent of powerful computers has led to development of numerous numerical methods to deal with this phenomenon, resulting in a wide variety of methods trying to simulate the behavior of the soil stratum. This survey studies two common approaches to model the soil’s behavior in a system consisting of a structure with two degrees of freedom, representing a two-storey frame structure made of steel, with the column resting on a pile embedded into sand in laboratory scale. The effect of soil simulation technique on the dynamic behavior of the structure is of major interest in the study. Utilized modeling approaches are the so-called Holistic method, and substitution of soil with respective impedance functions.
description: International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar, vol. 20, 2015
Supplementary Material of E-00128-2024R2
Creators: name: Wei, Chunchun
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2024
Subjects: classificationCode: 310599
subject: Genetics not elsewhere classified

description: Supplementary Material of E-00128-2024R1, Title: Characterization of Ucp1-iCre Knockin Mice Reveals the Recombination Activity in Male Germ Cells, Jounal: American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism
D6.3.2: Second Annual Technology Report
Creators: name: Rambadt, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Deliverable
HPC
Research infrastructure

description: Task 6.3 ‘Technical evolution of the PRACE operational services’ in Work Package 6 ‘Operation of the Distributed Research Infrastructure’ of PRACE-3IP continues the work from PRACE-1IP (WP6, Task 6.3). It also took over the technical evolution of the PRACE operational services from work package 10 ‘Advancing the Operational Infrastructure’ in PRACE-2IP after the end of WP10.
 This deliverable describes the work of Task 6.3 in WP6 of the second year.
 In the first year Task 6.3 started to evaluate a couple of software already. Some investigations were finished in the first year already. The gsatellite and the DMOS activity have been continued.
 After the handover from PRACE-2IP WP10, WP6.3 continued the work to improve the existing infrastructure with the Inca enhancements, the implementation of the DECI-Portal, and the collaboration with other technologically oriented projects, like EUDAT, EGI, and XSEDE. Also the continuation of the Data-Services with iRODS-Data-Management, New File Transfer Technologies, and the evaluation of file system technologies was part of WP 6.3 work in the second year.
title: FUNDAMENTALS OF A WIMAN VALIRON THEORY FOR POLYMONOGENIC FUNCTIONS
Creators: name: Kraußhar, Rolf Sören
name: de Almeida, Regina
Publisher: name: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Angewandte Informatik
subject: Angewandte Mathematik
subject: Building Information Modeling
subject: Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
subject: 000
subject: 510

description: In this paper we present some rudiments of a generalized Wiman-Valiron theory in the context of polymonogenic functions. In particular, we analyze the relations between different notions of growth orders and the Taylor coefficients. Our main intention is to look for generalizations of the Lindel¨of-Pringsheim theorem. In contrast to the classical holomorphic and the monogenic setting we only obtain inequality relations in the polymonogenic setting. This is due to the fact that the Almansi-Fischer decomposition of a polymonogenic function consists of different monogenic component functions where each of them can have a totally different kind of asymptotic growth behavior.
description: International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar, vol. 20, 2015
title: VARIATIONAL POSITING AND SOLUTION OF COUPLED THERMOMECHANICAL PROBLEMS IN A REFERENCE CONFIGURATION
Creators: name: Khristich, Dmitrii
name: Astapov, Yuri
Publisher: name: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Angewandte Informatik
subject: Angewandte Mathematik
subject: Building Information Modeling
subject: Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
subject: 000
subject: 510

description: Variational formulation of a coupled thermomechanical problem of anisotropic solids for the case of non-isothermal finite deformations in a reference configuration is shown. The formulation of the problem includes: a condition of equilibrium flow of a deformation process in the reference configuration; an equation of a coupled heat conductivity in a variational form, in which an influence of deformation characteristics of a process on the temperature field is taken into account; tensor-linear constitutive relations for a hypoelastic material; kinematic and evolutional relations; initial and boundary conditions. Based on this formulation several axisymmetric isothermal and coupled problems of finite deformations of isotropic and anisotropic bodies are solved. The solution of coupled thermomechanical problems for a hollow cylinder in case of finite deformation showed an essential influence of coupling on distribution of temperature, stresses and strains. The obtained solutions show the development of stressstrain state and temperature changing in axisymmetric bodies in the case of finite deformations.
description: International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar, vol. 20, 2015
Information Quality and participant satisfaction in mega events: Case of the School World Cup Football Rabat-2023
Creators: name: SOSSEY ALAOUI, Youssef
name: MILI, Abdesselam
name: TORRA, Mohamed
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Mega-event, information, quality, participant satisfaction, sport.

description: This article examines the impact of the quality of information disseminated during mega sporting events on the participants' overall experience and satisfaction (Kotler, Keller, Dubois & Manceau, 2006).

For this research, we analyzed an international sample of 134 participants from 20 nationalities, all involved in the World School Football Championship. By immersing ourselves in the organization of this championship, we used a questionnaire based on a 5-item Likert scale and considered factors such as the age and role of participants to enrich the analysis.

The results show that the accuracy, relevance, clarity, and availability of information are crucial for participant satisfaction. These elements positively influence their experience and engagement. The conclusions provide valuable recommendations for sports event organizers, educators, and policymakers, emphasizing the importance of high-quality information. This study highlights the essential role of information quality in mega sporting events, offering specific insights to enhance the appeal and success of such events.
title: USE OF MICROSIMULATION IN THE ADAPTATION TO PORTUGAL OF THE HCM 2000 METHODOLOGY FOR BASIC FREEWAY SEGMENTS
Creators: name: Macedo, Joaquim Miguel
name: Benta, Agostinho
name: Picado-Santos, Luis
Publisher: name: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Angewandte Informatik
subject: Angewandte Mathematik
subject: Building Information Modeling
subject: Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
subject: 000
subject: 510

description: Portugal is one of the European countries with higher spatial and population freeway network coverage. The sharp growth of this network in the last years instigates the use of methods of analysis and the evaluation of their quality of service in terms of the traffic performance, typically performed through internationally accepted methodologies, namely that presented in the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM). Lately, the use of microscopic traffic simulation models has been increasingly widespread. These models simulate the individual movement of the vehicles, allowing to perform traffic analysis. The main target of this study was to verify the possibility of using microsimulation as an auxiliary tool in the adaptation of the methodology by HCM 2000 to Portugal. For this purpose, were used the microscopic simulators AIMSUN and VISSIM for the simulation of the traffic circulation in the A5 Portuguese freeway. The results allowed the analysis of the influence of the main geometric and traffic factors involved in the methodology by HCM 2000. In conclusion, the study presents the main advantages and limitations of the microsimulators AIMSUN and VISSIM in modelling the traffic circulation in Portuguese freeways. The main limitation is that these microsimulators are not able to simulate explicitly some of the factors considered in the HCM 2000 methodology, which invalidates their direct use as a tool in the quantification of those effects and, consequently, makes the direct adaptation of this methodology to Portugal impracticable.
description: International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar, vol. 20, 2015
title: ANALYSIS OF STEEL STRUCTURAL MEMBERS IN FIRE WITH SLENDER CROSS-SECTIONS THROUGH BEAM FINITE ELEMENTS APPLYING AN EFFECTIVE CONSTITUTIVE LAW
Creators: name: Lopes, Nuno
name: Rodrigues, Daniela
name: Vila Real, Paulo
Publisher: name: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Angewandte Informatik
subject: Angewandte Mathematik
subject: Building Information Modeling
subject: Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
subject: 000
subject: 510

description: Steel profiles with slender cross-sections are characterized by their high susceptibility to instability phenomena, especially local buckling, which are intensified under fire conditions. This work presents a study on numerical modelling of the behaviour of steel structural elements in case of fire with slender cross-sections. To accurately carry out these analyses it is necessary to take into account those local instability modes, which normally is only possible with shell finite elements. However, aiming at the development of more expeditious methods, particularly important for analysing complete structures in case of fire, recent studies have proposed the use of beam finite elements considering the presence of local buckling through the implementation of a new effective steel constitutive law. The objective of this work is to develop a study to validate this methodology using the program SAFIR. Comparisons are made between the results obtained applying the referred new methodology and finite element analyses using shell elements. The studies were made to laterally restrained beams, unrestrained beams, axially compressed columns and columns subjected to bending plus compression.
description: International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar, vol. 20, 2015
Optimization of future drinking water pipe renewal under uncertainty
Creators: name: Large, Aurore
name: Tomasian, Max
name: Elachachi, Sidi M.
name: Le Gat, Yves
name: Renaud, Eddy
name: Breysse, Denys
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: Developed countries have opted to transport drinking water to households via long networks of pipes, which are expensive to install and maintain. Their management is therefore an important issue for water utilities. Water asset management is a complex multicriteria problem since managers have lots of different objectives. This article focuses on “long term” strategic methods. Particularly it is centered on a new way to estimate the “number of future pipe breaks in the long term at the scale of the water utility territory”. This paper first estimate prospective pipe age distribution at a given network section location over time. Then equations of deterioration process of pipe sections are build-up. Finally both models are mixed. Our case study is eauservice Lausanne, the third water utility of Switzerland. The proposed approach is different from existing “long-term” models because it is based on actual historical survival function.
D6.2.2: Second Annual Integration Report
Creators: name: Bartolome, Javier
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Deliverable
HPC
Research infrastructure

description: This report describes the activities of Task 6.2 (WP6): the integration and upgrade of new Tier-0 and Tier-1 systems during the second year of PRACE 3-IP.
 A comprehensive procedure for monitoring and reporting the upgrade of a system in PRACE has been designed and tested. This procedure for the upgrade of a system must guarantee, as far as possible, an undisturbed migration of the PRACE services, with minimal impact on the services at other sites. It has been designed to be applied both for Tier-0 and Tier-1 systems. The procedure was successfully established during the first year, and improved during this second year for upgrading Turing at IDRIS, Fionn at ICHEC and ARCHER at EPCC.
 The same procedure, with minor changes, has been used for monitoring and reporting the integration of new Tier-1 sites, which has helped to standardize these changes in the infrastructure. During this second year integration of NIIF, CaSToRC, VSB-TUO has been completed successfully, and the integration of IPB has started and is expected to be completed soon.
 The experience from these upgrades and integrations has been used for improving the procedure itself. The upgrade/integration procedure, as discussed in this document, consists of nine steps that should cover all possible scenarios.
A grammar of Kagayanen
Creators: name: Pebley, Carol J.
name: Payne, Thomas E.
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Austronesian (Greater Central Philippine) Manobo language
subject: 400 Sprache::410 Linguistik::410 Linguistik

description: Synopsis: Kagayanen is a resilient Austronesian>Greater Central Philippine>Manobo language spoken by about 30,000 individuals, mostly in Palawan province in the Philippines. This grammar is the result of nearly 40 years of research by Carol Pebley and a team of Kagayanen speakers and non-Kagayanen co-workers. The primary data source is a corpus of texts collected over a 20 year period. These texts, three of which appear in an appendix to this book, provide vivid insights into Kagayanen ways of being. The grammar is written with a general linguistics audience in mind, from a "communication first" perspective. It should prove useful to specialists in Austronesian languages, linguistic typologists, and others interested in doing research in the central Philippines. It is also hoped that this grammar will be an encouragement to Kagayanen speakers, proving that their language is wonderfully complex and deserves an equal place alongside other regional and international languages.
title: Benchmarking of Optimization Algorithms
Creators: name: Meier, Jörg
name: Schanz, Tom
Publisher: name: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Angewandte Informatik
subject: Angewandte Mathematik
subject: Building Information Modeling
subject: Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
subject: 000
subject: 510

description: In this paper, we present an empirical approach for objective and quantitative benchmarking of optimization algorithms with respect to characteristics induced by the forward calculation. Due to the professional background of the authors, this benchmarking strategy is illustrated on a selection of search methods in regard to expected characteristics of geotechnical parameter back calculation problems. Starting from brief introduction into the approach employed, a strategy for optimization algorithm benchmarking is introduced. The benchmarking utilizes statistical tests carried out on well-known test functions superposed with perturbations, both chosen to mimic objective function topologies found for geotechnical objective function topologies. Here, the moved axis parallel hyper-ellipsoid test function and the generalized Ackley test function in conjunction with an adjustable quantity of objective function topology roughness and fraction of failing forward calculations is analyzed. In total, results for 5 optimization algorithms are presented, compared and discussed.
description: International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar, vol. 20, 2015
Η δεκτικότητα των εργαζομένων προς το career mentoring : επιπτώσεις στη δέσμευση και στην επαγγελματική ανάπτυξή τους
Creators: name: Ζησιμάτου, Ελένη
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Εργασιακό mentoring
subject: Μέντορας
subject: Mentee
subject: Δέσμευση εργαζομένων
subject: Employees engagement
subject: Ανάπτυξη εργαζομένων

description: Η παρούσα έρευνα εστιάζει στη μελέτη του πώς το εργασιακό mentoring επηρεάζει τη δέσμευση και την επαγγελματική ανάπτυξη των εργαζομένων, εξετάζοντας παράλληλα τις διάφορες πτυχές και τα οφέλη του mentoring, καθώς και την αποδοχή αυτής της καθοδήγησης από τους εργαζομένους. Η έρευνα πραγματοποιήθηκε με την εφαρμογή ποσοτικής μεθόδου, χρησιμοποιώντας ερωτηματολόγιο που διανεμήθηκε ηλεκτρονικά σε εργαζομένους επιχείρησης ιδιωτικού τομέα. Οι 201 συμμετέχοντες κλήθηκαν να αξιολογήσουν πόσο δεσμευμένοι νιώθουν στην εταιρεία που εργάζονται, να απαντήσουν ερωτήσεις σχετικά με τους στόχους και τις προοπτικές τους για μελλοντική ανάπτυξη και εξέλιξη καθώς και ερωτήσεις σχετικά με το πόσο πρόθυμοι είναι να συμμετάσχουν σε ένα πρόγραμμα mentoring μέσα στην εταιρεία που εργάζονται. Από την ανάλυση των δεδομένων προέκυψε ότι υπάρχει ισχυρή θετική συσχέτιση μεταξύ του εργασιακού mentoring και της δέσμευσης αλλά και ισχυρή συσχέτιση με τις επιμέρους διαστάσεις της, σφρίγος/σθένος, αφοσίωση και απορρόφηση. Επιπλέον εντοπίζεται μέτρια θετική συσχέτιση μεταξύ του εργασιακού mentoring και της ανάπτυξης καθώς και μέτρια θετική συσχέτιση με τις επιμέρους διαστάσεις της, που είναι οι ηγετικές φιλοδοξίες και οι φιλοδοξίες επίτευξης. Τέλος, παρουσιάζεται, μέτρια θετική συσχέτιση μεταξύ της δέσμευσης και της ανάπτυξης αλλά και μεταξύ των υπολοίπων διαστάσεών τους.
Small-sample probabilistic simulation software tool FReET
Creators: name: Novák, Drahomír
name: Vořechovský, Miroslav
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The objective of the paper is to present methods and software for the efficient statistical, sensitivity and reliability assessment of infrastructure. A special attention is devoted to small-sample simulation techniques which have been developed for the analysis of computationally intensive problems. The paper shows the possibility of "randomizing" computationally intensive problems in the sense of the Monte Carlo type simulation. In order to keep the number of required simulations at an acceptable level, optimized Latin Hypercube Sampling is utilized. The technique is used for simulation of random variables and random fields. Sensitivity analysis is based on nonparametric rank-order correlation coefficients. Statistical correlation is imposed by the stochastic optimization technique – simulated annealing. A hierarchical sampling approach has been developed for the extension of the sample size in Latin Hypercube Sampling, enabling the addition of simulations to a current sample set while maintaining the desired correlation structure. The paper continues with a brief description of the user-friendly implementation of the theory within FReET commercial multipurpose reliability software.
title: THE INFLUENCE OF CRACKS AND OVERESTIMATION ERRORS ON THE DEFLECTION OF THE REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS IN THE RIGID FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
Creators: name: Musial, Michal
Publisher: name: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: Angewandte Informatik
subject: Angewandte Mathematik
subject: Building Information Modeling
subject: Computerunterstütztes Verfahren
subject: 000
subject: 510

description: This article presents the Rigid Finite Element Method in the calculation of reinforced concrete beam deflection with cracks. Initially, this method was used in the shipbuilding industry. Later, it was adapted in the homogeneous calculations of the bar structures. In this method, rigid mass discs serve as an element model. In the flat layout, three generalized coordinates (two translational and one rotational) correspond to each disc. These discs are connected by elastic ties. The genuine idea is to take into account a discrete crack in the Rigid Finite Element Method. It consists in the suitable reduction of the rigidity in rotational ties located in the spots, where cracks occurred. The susceptibility of this tie results from the flexural deformability of the element and the occurrence of the crack. As part of the numerical analyses, the influence of cracks on the total deflection of beams was determined. Furthermore, the results of the calculations were compared to the results of the experiment. Overestimations of the calculated deflections against the measured deflections were found. The article specifies the size of the overestimation and describes its causes.
description: International Conference on the Applications of Computer Science and Mathematics in Architecture and Civil Engineering : July 20 - 22 2015, Bauhaus-University Weimar, vol. 20, 2015
title: Επίδραση του terroir στις Κυπριακές ποικιλίες Γιαννούδι και Ξυνιστέρι
title: Effect of terroir on Cypriot varieties Giannoudi and Xinisteri
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Γιάννου, Άντρια
name: Καλούδης, Μάριος
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής
Year: 2024
Subjects: Ξυνιστέρι
Γιαννούδι
Οργανοληπτική αξιολόγηση
Ποικιλίες οίνου

description: Η Κύπρος αποτελεί μία από τις πρώτες χώρες που εμφανίστηκε η αμπελοκαλλιέργεια, όπου μέχρι σήμερα καλλιεργούνται τόσο γηγενείς όσο και διεθνείς ποικιλίες. Μία από τις πρώτες ποικιλίες που έβαλε στον χάρτη της αμπελοκαλλιέργειας την Κύπρο είναι το Ξυνιστέρι. Πρόκειται για μία λευκή γηγενή ποικιλία που αναγράφεται για 1η φορά το 1893 και μέχρι σήμερα αποτελεί ναυαρχίδα του νησιού. Το Ξυνιστέρι είναι μία ζωηρή και παραγωγική ποικιλία που παράγει τσαμπιά και ράγες μετρίου μεγέθους. Προσαρμόζεται σε όλα τα είδη εδαφών, αλλά ευδοκιμεί σε ασβεστώδη ξηρά εδάφη. Η ποικιλία παράγει λευκούς οίνους , με χαρακτηριστικά όπως πυρηνόκαρπα φρούτα, ορυκτά στοιχεία και εσπεριδοειδή, ανάλογα με το terroir και το υψόμετρο που καλλιεργείται. Τα τελευταία χρόνια αναγεννήθηκε μία γηγενής ερυθρή ποικιλία, το Γιαννούδι. Το Γιαννούδη προτιμά εδάφη ασβεστολιθικά με καλή αποστράγγιση και εμφανίζει μέτριους εώς μεγάλους βότρυς με ωοειδή σχήμα χρώματος μπλε- μαύρου. Από την ποικιλία παράγονται οίνοι με έντονο χρώμα και αρώματα κόκκινων και μαύρων φρούτων σε συνδυασμό με βοτανικότητα. Στην παρούσα πτυχιακή εργασία μελετάται η επίδραση του terroir στον οργανοληπτικό χαρακτήρα των οίνων από τις ποικιλίες Γιαννούδι και Ξυνιστέρι. Για την διεξαγωγή της παρούσας έρευνας χρησιμοποιήθηκαν 6 μονοποικιλιακά εμφιαλωμένα δείγματα, τρία Γιαννούδη και τρία Ξυνιστέρι . Τα δείγματα συλλέχθηκαν από τέσσερα οινοποιεία του νησιού τα οποία καλλιεργούν τους αμπελώνες τους σε διαφορετικά terroir. Στην οργανοληπτική αξιολόγηση συμμετείχε ομάδα από δέκα επαγγελματίες γευσιγνώστες. Κατά την οργανοληπτική αξιολόγηση δόθηκε στον κάθε γευσιγνώστη ένα ερωτηματολόγιο στο οποίο έπρεπε να συμπληρώσει τα οργανοληπτικά χαρακτηριστικά του κάθε δείγματος. Για την εξασφάλιση της αξιοπιστίας των αποτελεσμάτων πραγματοποιήθηκαν δύο οργανοληπτικές δοκιμές. Τα αποτελέσματα της οργανοληπτικής αξιολόγησής έδειξαν ότι η ποικιλία Ξυνιστέρι σε χαμηλότερο υψόμετρο αναδεικνύει αρώματα λουλουδιών, εσπεριδοειδών φρούτων με κάποια στοιχεία βοτανικότητας. Υψηλότερο υψόμετρο καλλιέργειας της ποικιλίας προσδίδει γίηνα και βοτανικά αρώματα. Στην περίπτωση της ποικιλίας Γιαννούδι τα αποτελέσματα έδειξαν σε χαμηλό υψόμετρο να κυριαρχούν αρώματα κόκκινων και λουλουδίων. Το Γιαννούδι σε υψηλότερο υψόμετρο παρουσιάζει βοτανικό χαρακτήρα με υψηλή αρωματική και γευστική ένταση. Στην παρούσα πτυχιακή εργασία μελετήθηκε η επίδραση του terroir στις 2 ποικιλίες , εμβαθύνοντας περισσότερο στη περιοχή και το υψόμετρο που καλλιεργούνται. Ωστόσο υπάρχουν αρκετοί παράμετροι στο terroir όπως και ο τρόπος οινοποίησης κάθε οίνου οι οποίοι χρίζουν περαιτέρω μελέτης ώστε να συμπεράνουμε ότι το terroir συνολικά δημιουργεί μεγάλες διαφοροποιήσεις στα χαρακτηριστικά του οίνου.
Systems reliability of flow control in dam safety
Creators: name: Komey, Adiel
name: Deng, Qianli
name: Baecher, Gregory B.
name: Zielinski, P. Andy
name: Atkinson, Tyler
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: The reliable performance of a spillway system depends on the many environmental and operational demand functions placed upon it by basin hydrology, the hydraulic conditions at reservoirs and dams, operating rules for the cascade of reservoirs in the basin, and the vagaries of human and natural factors such as operator interventions or natural disturbances such as ice and floating debris. These systems interact to control floods, condition flows, and filter high frequencies in the river discharge. Their function is to retain water volumes and to pass flows in a controlled way. A systems simulation approach is presented for grappling with these varied influences on flow-control systems in hydropower installations. The river system studied is a series of four power stations in northern Ontario. At the head of the cascade is a seasonally-varying inflow. The remaining three dams downstream have little storage capacity. Each has two vertical lift gates and all four structures have approximately the same spillway capacity. The problem is to conceptualize a systems engineering model for the operation of the dams, spillways, and other components; then to employ the model through stochastic simulation to investigate protocols for the safe operation of the spillway and flow control system.
D5.3.2: Results of the Integrated Access Programme Pilots
Creators: name: Erbacci, Giovanni
name: Graham, Paul
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2014
Subjects: Deliverable
HPC
Research infrastructure
Industrial Access
SME
SHAPE

description: SHAPE (SME HPC Adoption Programme in Europe) is a programme defined by PRACE 3IP WP 5. The mission of the SHAPE programme is to help SMEs to demonstrate a tangible Return on Investment (ROI) by assessing and adopting solutions supported by HPC, thus facilitating innovation and/or increased operational efficiency in their businesses. Within this programme, selected PRACE partners can provide expertise, training (e.g. through the PATC network) and resources (within regular PRACE Preparatory Calls) to SMEs in order to overcome the barriers to HPC adoption: lack of expertise, high entry cost and excessive risk of trying out new solutions.
 Before implementing the final structure of the programme, a SHAPE pilot was launched in June 2013. The Pilot was set up to test the idea of the programme and the readiness of the PRACE infrastructure and resources to run a permanent programme in this area, while helping a number of European SMEs to adopt HPC.
 The pilot involved ten European SMEs from six countries and the related projects were completed in May 2014. The applications covered a wide range of topics demonstrating the interest in HPC of many industrial sectors and the vitality of different SMEs at European level.
 The SHAPE Pilot has succeeded in raising interest from a significant number of SMEs in a limited amount of time. The infrastructure and resources of PRACE are well prepared to adopt such work as the projects have been running smoothly, with a number of them already achieving tangible benefits for the SMEs.
 The SHAPE Pilot results, documented in this Deliverable have been fundamental in recommending the implementation of the full SHAPE programme by the PRACE AISBL on a permanent basis, as originally defined by PRACE-3IP WP5.
Πως επηρεάζει η ταυτότητα του ηγέτη την εσωτερική παρακίνηση
Creators: name: Ταχιράι, Τζιντζιφέ
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Πειραιώς
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Ηγετική ταυτότητα
subject: Ταυτότητα ηγέτη
subject: Θεωρία της αυτοδιάθεσης
subject: Εργασιακή παρακίνηση
subject: Εσωτερική παρακίνηση
subject: Εξωτερική παρακίνηση

description: Σκοπός της εργασίας αυτής είναι να μελετήσει την επίδραση της ηγετικής ταυτότητας πάνω στην εσωτερική παρακίνηση του προσωπικού στο εργασιακό περιβάλλον. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, εξετάζει πως οι τέσσερις διαστάσεις της ηγετικής ταυτότητας, Identity Prototypicality, Identity Advancement, Identity Entrepreneurship και Identity Impresarioship μπορούν να παρακινήσουν αποτελεσματικά τους εργαζόμενους. Η έρευνα διεξήχθη μέσω ερωτηματολογίου και συμπληρώθηκε από 178 εργαζόμενους προερχόμενους από ποικίλα εργασιακά περιβάλλοντα, ηλικιακές ομάδες και ομάδες εργασιακής εμπειρίας. Οι συμμετέχοντες ερωτήθηκαν σχετικά με τη συμπεριφορά του προϊσταμένου/εργοδότη τους και τους λόγους που τους παρακινούν για να καταβάλλουν προσπάθεια και να εμπλακούν ενεργά στην δουλειά τους. Τα αποτελέσματα της έρευνας έδειξαν θετική συσχέτιση μεταξύ της κλίμακας της ηγεσίας και της κλίμακας αυτοδιάθεσης (r=0,28***). Συνεπώς φαίνεται ότι οι εργαζόμενοι είναι ικανοποιημένοι και παρακινούνται αποτελεσματικά από την συμπεριφορά του προϊσταμένου/εργοδότη τους. Αντίστοιχα, η κλίμακα της ηγεσίας εμφανίζει ικανοποιητική θετική συσχέτιση και με την εσωτερική παρακίνηση (r=0,35***) επιβεβαιώνοντας με ασφάλεια την βασική στόχευση της εργασίας αυτής.
title: Γυναικείοι χαρακτήρες της Λούλας Αναγνωστάκη και η σκηνική ερμηνεία τους
title: Female characters in Loula Anagnostaki's plays and their stage performance
titleType: AlternativeTitle
Creators: name: Τσιμπέρη, Θεοδοσία
Publisher: name: Πανεπιστήμιο Πελοποννήσου
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Γυναικεία δραματουργία
subject: Λούλα Αναγνωστάκη
subject: Υποκριτική - Ελλάδα
subject: Αρχειακή έρευνα
subject: Θέατρο - Ελλάδα
subject: Χαρακτήρες
subject: Κοινωνία
subject: Στερεότυπα
subject: Γυναίκες
subject: Ψυχισμός
subject: Ταυτότητα
subject: Ερμηνεία
subject: Υποκριτική

description: Στην παρούσα εργασία εξετάζονται επιλεγμένοι γυναικείοι χαρακτήρες έργων της Λούλας Αναγνωστάκη και οι πρώτες τους μεταφορές στη σκηνή. Η εργασία χωρίζεται σε τρία κεφάλαια με επί μέρους υπό-ενότητες: Το πρώτο κεφάλαιο ασχολείται με το ιστορικό και κοινωνικό πλαίσιο, το οποίο συντέλεσε στη διαμόρφωση του θεάτρου της, αλλά και στην πρόσληψη του από το θεατρικό κόσμο της εποχής. Το δεύτερο κεφάλαιο περιλαμβάνει μια αναφορά σε συγκεκριμένες θεωρίες υποκριτικής που εκφράστηκαν τον περασμένο αιώνα, εστιάζοντας σε εκείνες που επηρέασαν τους Έλληνες ηθοποιούς και σκηνοθέτες, αλλά και μια αναδρομή της γυναικείας παρουσίας στο νεοελληνικό θέατρο. Στο τρίτο κεφάλαιο επιχειρείται η προσέγγιση του ψυχισμού των κεντρικών ηρωίδων, σε έργα διαφορετικών συγγραφικών περιόδων της συγγραφέως, ενώ εκτίθενται σύγχρονες θεωρητικές τοποθετήσεις και συζητείται η σκηνική αποτύπωση αυτών των χαρακτήρων. Μέσα από τη βιβλιογραφική και αρχειακή έρευνα που πραγματοποιήθηκε, προκύπτουν ορισμένα συμπεράσματα αναφορικά με τις επιρροές της συγγραφέως που οδήγησαν στη δημιουργία των γυναικείων χαρακτήρων της, τον τρόπο προσέγγισης και τη σκηνική ερμηνεία τους από τις ηθοποιούς, αλλά και τη συμβολή τους στην εξέλιξη της γυναικείας υποκριτικής στην Ελλάδα.
title: Stochastic Risk Processes Applied to Insurance Capital Recovery Methods
Creators: name: Ramsden, L
Publisher: name: University of Liverpool Repository
Year: 2018

description: Over recent decades, insurance and financial industries have been affected by the volatility of economic cycles. A severe financial crisis struck the market in the year 2000 and subsequently between 2007 and 2012. During these economic downturns, financial businesses (including insurance companies) experienced technical bankruptcy due to insufficient capital holdings. Therefore, the private sector and, in some cases, national governments were called upon to provide a means of recovery, in terms of capital, since their bankruptcy would cause a serious threat to the economy and community as a whole. In response to this adverse environment, governments and regulators have since drawn up stringent rules and regulations, within the insurance industry, to provide a more prudent risk assessment and, in turn, minimise the possibility of future bankruptcy. These regulations are usually known as `directives' and have been implemented across the EU, USA, Australia and China, among others. One of the most efficiently employed capital recovery methods, used in practice, is the provision of capital injections. This injection of capital is usually sourced from a companies shareholders (as long as it is profitable for them to do so) or, in some extreme cases, by the national government. Throughout the majority of this thesis, we employ the classical continuous-time risk model to analyse the financial impact of capital injections under the regulatory constraints of Solvency II and, further, by capturing the realistic procedure of financial and administrative processing linked to raising such funds, consider the risk exposure during the delay between requesting and receiving a capital injection. In the final chapter, we move to a discrete-time setting and discuss alternative capital recovery methods for a different line of business. In this case, where we consider pharmaceutical and petroleum businesses, the classic insurance risk model of the previous chapters is unsuitable and the so-called dual risk model is analysed. Moreover, it is believed that the fall into deficit (bankruptcy) can be recovered within a given time period from normal trading strategies. That is, capital injections are not required and the company can recover from deficit without financial assistance.
Flood risk and economically optimal safety targets for coastal flood defense systems
Creators: name: Dupuits, E. J. C (Guy)
name: Schweckendiek, T. (Timo)
Publisher: name: The University of British Columbia
Year: 2015

description: A front defense can improve the reliability of a rear defense in a coastal flood defense system. The influence of this interdependency on the accompanying economically optimal safety targets of both front and rear defense is investigated. The results preliminary suggest that the optimal safety level of a coastal flood defense system can only be improved with a combination of front and rear defense if for a similar risk reduction, the front defense investment is cheaper than the rear defense. If a case needs a more complex risk and economic optimization model, the simplified approach is no longer applicable and a computational framework is recommended. Nevertheless, the simplified approach offers a fast, first order assessment of the economically optimal safety targets for coastal flood defense systems.