Modele pracy organizacji związanych z cyrkiem społecznym w różnych krajach

Ze wstępu: "Niniejsza praca ma na celu opisanie i porównanie modeli pracy organizacji związanych z cyrkiem społecznym w różnych krajach. Jako przykład takich organizacji zostały wybrane Cirqueon z Czech oraz Ecole des Nez Rouges z Francji. Dodatkowo autor podjął próbę stworzenia przykładowego modelu takiej organizacji dla Polski. W pierwszym rozdziale jest opisana historia cyrku i to, jak zmieniała się jego forma na przestrzeni wieków. Są również wyjaśnione mało znane jeszcze polskim pedagogom pojęcia: Nowy Cyrk, cyrk współczesny, cyrk społeczny oraz pedagogika cyrku. Pojęcia będą się przeplatały podczas całej pracy, więc ważne jest, aby czytelnik zapoznał się z nimi przed przeczytaniem części analitycznej. Kolejna część rozdziału poświęcona jest organizacjom: jakie są rodzaje organizacji oraz normy prawne w Polsce i za granicą. Można tam również znaleźć informacje, przybliżające czytelnikowi obecną sytuację cyrku na świecie. W pracy są opisane sieci organizacji związanych z cyrkiem społecznym oraz przykłady organizacji z różnych krajów Europy: Finlandia, Francja, Niemcy, Polska, Rosja oraz Słowacja. Dodatkowo część teoretyczna zawiera informacje na temat modelu pracy oraz przykłady modeli w pedagogice. "(...

The impact of desirability and feasibility considerations for self and others

Construal Level Theory (CLT) proposes that social distance will operate similarly to temporal distance in that individuals' perceptions of others will be high level, abstract construals, and individuals' own perceptions will be low level, concrete construals (at least for the near future; Liberman, Trope, and Stephan in press, Trope and Liberman 2003). Consequently individuals will predict that desirability considerations are more important to others than to self, and will indicate that feasibility considerations are more important to self than to others. Four studies show this effect by examining the prediction of others' preferences, and the choices people make on behalf of others. These studies replicate the effect using different manipulations of desirability considerations (i.e., importance of brands in general, a specific brand of a consumer product, and attributes of a consumer product and experience) as well as feasibility considerations (i.e., importance of value in general, the price of a consumer product, and attributes of a consumer product and experience). Therefore, the effect is not driven solely by individuals' perceptions that they are more price sensitive than others, but rather results from perceived differences between self and others in the importance of the tradeoff between desirability and feasibility considerations. Results also indicate that closeness of the relationship to the other to the self is a moderator of the effect such that the effect is attenuated as the relationship to the other becomes closer to the self (i.e., average other vs. friend). Because individuals perceive that others value desirability considerations, results show that they report different preferences (i.e., preferences favoring desirability considerations) for themselves in public than they do in private. Consequently, the self-other difference not only influences the choices individuals make for others, but also the choices they make for themselves in different social settings. Two final studies examine representation of the other (i.e., level of concrete representation) as the underlying mechanism for the self-other effect. No conclusive evidence is found that a concrete representation attenuates the self-other effect. Future directions and managerial implications are discussed

Spatial and Temporal Changes of Tidal Inlet Using Object-Based Image Analysis of Multibeam Echosounder Measurements: A Case from the Lagoon of Venice, Italy

Scientific exploration of seabed substrata has significantly progressed in the last few years. Hydroacoustic methods of seafloor investigation, including multibeam echosounder measurements, allow us to map large areas of the seabed with unprecedented precision. Through time-series of hydroacoustic measurements, it was possible to determine areas with distinct characteristics in the inlets of the Lagoon of Venice, Italy. Their temporal variability was investigated. Monitoring the changes was particularly relevant, considering the presence at the channel inlets of mobile barriers of the Experimental Electromechanical Module (MoSE) project installed to protect the historical city of Venice from flooding. The detection of temporal and spatial changes was performed by comparing seafloor maps created using object-based image analysis and supervised classifiers. The analysis included extraction of 25 multibeam echosounder bathymetry and backscatter features. Their importance was estimated using an objective approach with two feature selection methods. Moreover, the study investigated how the accuracy of classification could be affected by the scale of object-based segmentation. The application of the classification method at the proper scale allowed us to observe habitat changes in the tidal inlet of the Venice Lagoon, showing that the sediment substrates located in the Chioggia inlet were subjected to very dynamic changes. In general, during the study period, the area was enriched in mixed and muddy sediments and was depleted in sandy deposits. This study presents a unique methodological approach to predictive seabed sediment composition mapping and change detection in a very shallow marine environment. A consistent, repeatable, logical site-specific workflow was designed, whose main assumptions could be applied to other seabed mapping case studies in both shallow and deep marine environments, all over the world

Plastics in aquaculture: A circular economy guidebook

This report presents 25 concepts for making plastics from aquaculture more circular. The concepts are based on industry initiatives, circular business models and management principles. Furthermore, the report describes the theory behind circular economy and relevant concepts, as well as the background for plastics in aquaculture, including regulatory context.publishedVersio

Spatioselective Modification of Bicompartmental Polymer Particles and Fibers via Huisgen 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition

Precise nano- and microscale control of the architecture of biodegradable biomaterials is desirable for several biotechnological applications such as drug delivery, diagnostics, and medical imaging. Herein, we combine electrohydrodynamic co-jetting and highly specific surface modification (via Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition) to prepare particles and fibers with spatioselective surface modification. We first prepared biphasic particles and fibers from commercial poly(lactide- co -glycolide) copolymers via electrohydrodynamic co-jetting of two organic solutions loaded with fluorescent macromolecules and acetylene-modified PLGA derivatives. (i) Spatially controlled reaction of poly[lactide- co -(propargyl glycolide)] with O -(2-aminoethyl)- O ′-(2-azidoethyl)heptaethylene glycol and (ii) subsequent conversion of the newly introduced amino groups with fluorescence probes resulted in particles and fibers with surface modification of one hemisphere only.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/61239/1/1655_ftp.pd

The function and importance of the DCT Gdańsk in terms of intermodal transportation development in Poland

Wzrost udziału kontenerów w wymianie towarowej było jedną z głównych przyczyn rozwoju intermodalnej sieci transportowej. W Polsce rozwój transportu intermodalnego jest stały, aczkolwiek powolny. Gęstość terminali intermodalnych oraz stan kolejowej infrastruktury liniowej są niezadowalające. Jednym z warunków rozwoju transportu intermodalnego w Polsce jest poprawa dostępu do intermodalnej sieci transportowej i logistycznej, w tym poprawa stanu technicznego infrastruktury liniowej. Jednym z największych i niewątpliwie najprężniej rozwijających się terminalem intermodalnym jest Deepwater Container Terminal w Gdańsku. DCT Gdańsk aktywizuje udział transportu morskiego oraz w dużym stopniu transportu kolejowego. Dzięki połączeniom z terminalami w głębi lądu jest punktem wymiany towarowej między Dalekim Wschodem, a Europą Północno-Wschodnią. W artykule zostaną przedstawione możliwe działania pozwalające na wzrost udziału transportu intermodalnego w Polsce w stosunku do ogółu transportowanych towarów.Intermodal transportation is becoming more and more willingly used in the goods supply chain in view of its specific, flexible characteristics. In Poland, intermodal transportation is based primarily on land-sea and rail-road transportation, using mostly containers. The most frequently used containers in 2017 were the 40-feet containers which accounted for over 57% of all containers transported. Contribution of the railway transportation in intermodal transportation is increasing every year. Despite the slow growth, both, planned as well as already carried out investments in intermodal terminals, indicate continuous growing pattern. Many operators strive to improve the technical condition of nodal and linear infrastructure that leads to raising the quality of services provided. Large number of investments aimed at improving the functioning of intermodal transportation in Poland are made by PKP PLK S.A which is the conductor rail operator. The most important of them include improvement of the railway lines technical condition of the major routes, that would increase the average operational speed. The largest intermodal terminal in Poland is the DCT Gdańsk located in the Northern Port in Gdańsk. The annual transshipment ability of the terminal after the investments made is set at 3 million TEU. The terminal is connected with the hinterland by road and rail connections. Due to high quality technical equipment it is able to serve up to 9 trains a day which adds up to almost 300 trains per month. It provides railway connection to almost all overland intermodal terminals in the country. DCT Gdańsk gladly invests in development of the railway transportation and endeavour to achieve rail system development not only at the terminal, but also throughout Poland