scholarly journals A Cultural and Environmental Assessment of a Landscape Archetype with Dispersed Settlements in Čadca Cadastral District, Slovakia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1200
Author(s):  
Ingrid Belčáková ◽  
Branislav Olah ◽  
Martina Slámová ◽  
Zuzana Pšenáková
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Local Identity ◽  
Rural Settlements ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Management Method ◽  
Definition Of

Special types of rural settlements in Slovakia, so-called dispersed settlements, are typical of several regions in the country. They are recognized as specific elements in a landscape and have a strong effect on local identity. They are a part of a historical landscape structure, constituting a unique natural and cultural heritage. For this reason, they deserve special attention in planning and management processes. Decision-making processes about the landscape that do not take into consideration that the inherent value of those structures could lead to their irreversible loss. This paper aims at the evaluation of specific landscape elements in the case study area and describes their effect in terms of the sociohistorical, environmental, and visual context and their influence on sustainability. Both cultural and environmental inventories were interpreted in relation to spatiotemporal land cover/use changes. The field inventory and geospatial analysis, using geographic information systems (GIS) tools, resulted in the categorization and evaluation of 63 dispersed settlement units in the study area of Čadca. We propose a management method, giving reasonable detail to proposed incentives, for each dispersed settlement unit category. The proposed methodology is intended to create a classification of the dispersed settlement units from the perspective of landscape archetypes. The cultural and environmental assessment of dispersed settlement units resulted in the definition of indicators signaling the presence of a particular archetype.

scholarly journals A Meta-Model Integration for Supporting Knowledge Discovery in Specific Domains: A Case Study in Healthcare

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (15) ◽  
pp. 4072
Author(s):  
Andrea Vázquez-Ingelmo ◽  
Alicia García-Holgado ◽  
Francisco José García-Peñalvo ◽  
Roberto Therón
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Explicit Knowledge ◽  
Meta Model ◽  
Model Driven ◽  
Context Learning ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Definition Of

Knowledge management is one of the key priorities of many organizations. They face different challenges in the implementation of knowledge management processes, including the transformation of tacit knowledge—experience, skills, insights, intuition, judgment and know-how—into explicit knowledge. Furthermore, the increasing number of information sources and services in some domains, such as healthcare, increase the amount of information available. Therefore, there is a need to transform that information in knowledge. In this context, learning ecosystems emerge as solutions to support knowledge management in a different context. On the other hand, the dashboards enable the generation of knowledge through the exploitation of the data provided from different sources. The model-driven development of these solutions is possible through two meta-models developed in previous works. Even though those meta-models solve several problems, the learning ecosystem meta-model has a lack of decision-making support. In this context, this work provides two main contributions to face this issue. First, the definition of a holistic meta-model to support decision-making processes in ecosystems focused on knowledge management, also called learning ecosystems. The second contribution of this work is an instantiation of the presented holistic meta-model in the healthcare domain.

Process Organization as a Determinant on Team Development and Maturity

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 2-575-2-578
Author(s):  
Georg Stawowy ◽  
Holger Luczak
Keyword(s):  
Work Organization ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Psychological Development ◽  
Team Development ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
A Company ◽  
Strategic Goal

Numerous German companies experience a slow down in team work two to three years after the implementation. Therefore, stability of work organization gains importance as a strategic goal. Based on a literature review on team development a model to describe team development as a basis for the definition of team maturity is presented in this paper. Furthermore, a classification of team tasks in addition to a chosen model of team development lead to a model to explain the relationships among process organization, team tasks and the level of social-psychological development. The underlying hypothesis are finally formulated. Following, a company case study with 28 teams has been conducted to research the tasks within a flow production line and to assess in 48 interviews with members of 14 teams the achieved level of team maturity.

scholarly journals SENSIBILIDADE DO MODELO DE FRAGILIDADES AMBIENTAIS À PONDERAÇÃO MULTICRITERIAL: ASPECTOS FÍSICOS DA BACIA HIDROGRÁFICA DO ALTO URUGUAI

FLORESTA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 535
Author(s):  
Damáris Gonçalves Padilha ◽  
Mario Luiz Trevisan ◽  
Jussara Cabral Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Local Characteristics ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Hierarchy Process

Modelos de fragilidades ambientais compreendem, de maneira geral, a avaliação de n aspectos (ou fatores) relativos às características locais, usualmente tratadas por técnicos de diferentes áreas constituintes de uma equipe multidisciplinar. Porém a definição dos n aspectos por parte da equipe nem sempre acontece de forma unânime, não raro ocorrendo, no início do processo de avaliação, dúvidas sobre o quanto realmente cada aspecto ou fator (indicador) apresenta-se significativo dentro do modelo de avaliação. Como estudo de caso, foi realizada a sensibilidade das ponderações dos fatores que compõem o método multicriterial AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process), aplicado na região da bacia hidrográfica do Alto Uruguai. A metodologia consistiu na ponderação sistemática de cada fator constituinte do modelo para posterior consideração quanto a sua influência em relação ao conjunto dos fatores, proporcionando uma avaliação quanto a sua eficácia na identificação de pesos dos fatores em cenários que mostram maior discriminância no conjunto, além de apresentar alternativas na composição dos pesos. Assim, a partir dos resultados da análise, configura-se a importância da realização do estudo da sensibilidade em modelos de fragilidade ambiental aplicados à bacia hidrográfica.Palavras-chave: Análise de sensibilidade; avaliação ambiental; multicritério. AbstractSensitiveness of model to environmental fragilities to multicriterial weighting: physical aspects of watershed of the Alto Uruguay. Environmental fragilities models comprise, generally, the evaluation of n criteria (or factors) on local characteristics, usually handled by technicians from different areas in a multidisciplinary team. However, definition of n aspects by team does not always happen unanimously, often occurring early in the evaluation process doubts whether every aspect or indicator is in fact significant within the evaluation model. As a case study, it was performed the sensitivity of weighting factors that comprising the multicriterial method AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) applied to the basin of the Alto Uruguay region. After evaluating the multicriterial method, we applied the sensitiveness analysis to improve the weighting process. Therefore, from the results of this analysis, it sets up the importance of the study of sensitiveness of environmental fragility models for the watershed better understanding.Keywords: Sensitiveness analysis; environmental assessment; multicriterial weighting.

Neuroanatomical Segmentation in MRI: Technological Objectives

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (08) ◽  
pp. 1161-1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Worth ◽  
Nikos Makris ◽  
Verne S. Caviness Jr. ◽  
David N. Kennedy
Keyword(s):  
Image Data ◽  
Insufficient Information ◽  
Mr Image ◽  
Brain Images ◽  
Morphometric Analyses ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Automated Methods ◽  
Signal Intensities

This paper offers a definition of precise, comprehensive, robust and practical neuroanatomical segmentation in magnetic resonance brain images with the goal of performing quantitative morphometric analyses. The main types of difficulties experienced with such problems are described, including those relating to the classification of MR signal intensities and the fact that there is insufficient information in the 2D image. To illustrate the details of obtaining a morphometric description, a case study of semi-automated methods is presented for segmenting the lateral ventricles and caudate nucleus in T1 coronal MR image data. The most significant remaining difficulties are summarized and are offered as objectives for further research.

Ontologies for the Design of Ecosystems

2014 ◽  
pp. 207-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Ceccaroni ◽  
Luis Oliva
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Environmental Assessment ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Temporal Data ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Knowledge Representations ◽  
Ecological Principles ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
Assessment Procedures

Environmental regulations require that land development decisions have to be accompanied by clear, accountable decision-making processes to communicate to the possible public repercussions of development. The suitability mapping approach is widely adopted to fill this need. However, in typical applications of suitability mapping, the dynamics and interrelatedness of ecosystems’ structure and processes are often overlooked. Environmental assessment procedures require scientists and designers to join forces, and the demand for shared concepts and semantic language is growing. Better ways of interpreting and incorporating ecological principles, especially those that emphasize the probabilistic, dynamic nature of nature, into ecosystem design and planning are needed. This chapter presents guidelines and experiences about the modeling and implementation of utility ontologies for the design of ecosystems, together with a case study. Utility ontologies are knowledge representations that include general concepts that most services need to use to represent spatial and temporal data.

Using classification to convict the Khmer Rouge

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Caswell
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Khmer Rouge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Human Rights Abuses ◽  
Strategic Essentialism ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Key Participants ◽  
Legal Consequences

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of classification structures to efforts at holding perpetrators of human rights abuses accountable using one archival repository in Cambodia as a case study.Design/methodology/approachThe primary methodology of this paper is a textual analysis of the Documentation Center of Cambodia's classification scheme, as well as a conceptual analysis using the theoretical framework originally posited by Bowker and Star and further developed by Harris and Duff. These analyses were supplemented by interviews with key participants.FindingsThe Documentation Center of Cambodia's classification of Khmer Rouge records by ethnic identity has had a major impact on charging former officials of the regime with genocide in the ongoing human rights tribunal.Social implicationsAs this exploration of the DC‐Cam database shows, archival description can be used as a tool to promote accountability in societies coming to terms with difficult histories.Originality/valueThis paper expands and revises Harris and Duff's definition of liberatory description to include Spivak's concept of strategic essentialism, arguing that archivists’ classification choices have important ethical and legal consequences.

scholarly journals Adinkra (in)equivalence from Coxeter group representations: A case study

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (06) ◽  
pp. 1450029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Chappell ◽  
S. James Gates ◽  
T. Hübsch
Keyword(s):  
Dimensional Space ◽  
Solution Space ◽  
Group Representations ◽  
Dimensional Solution ◽  
Signed Permutation ◽  
Higher Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Space Time ◽  
Definition Of

Using a Mathematica TM code, we present a straightforward numerical analysis of the 384-dimensional solution space of signed permutation 4×4 matrices, which in sets of four, provide representations of the 𝒢ℛ(4, 4) algebra, closely related to the 𝒩 = 1 (simple) supersymmetry algebra in four-dimensional space–time. Following after ideas discussed in previous papers about automorphisms and classification of adinkras and corresponding supermultiplets, we make a new and alternative proposal to use equivalence classes of the (unsigned) permutation group S4 to define distinct representations of higher-dimensional spin bundles within the context of adinkras. For this purpose, the definition of a dual operator akin to the well-known Hodge star is found to partition the space of these 𝒢ℛ(4, 4) representations into three suggestive classes.

scholarly journals Application of a model of management by macroprocesses to a beef cattle enterprise: a case study

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (11) ◽  
pp. 2280-2288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriano Garcia Rosado Júnior ◽  
José Fernando Piva Lobato
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cattle ◽  
Environmental Analysis ◽  
Management System ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Model Of Management ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Flow Diagrams ◽  
Management Method

This is a case study that aimed at proposing a management method based on macroprocesses to determine and achieve strategic goals for a beef cattle enterprise in order to maintain or to increase the company's competitiveness. The method suggests using a series of tools mentioned in the literature that were organized providing logical reasons for the managers to build the management system. When mapping the processes of the studied enterprise, four macroprocesses were identified, which were sustained by 21 support processes, in addition to three management processes. The strategic aims were determined by the internal and external environmental analysis, resulting in five priority items, and the processes considered critical to achieve them were described by flow diagrams. The strategies to achieve the goals were determined by the Porter General Strategies method, where the differentiation option was chosen for the two main macroprocesses, whose action focuses were different.

scholarly journals Identification of Roof Surfaces from LiDAR Cloud Points by GIS Tools: A Case Study of Lučenec, Slovakia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 6847
Author(s):  
Marcela Bindzarova Gergelova ◽  
Slavomir Labant ◽  
Stefan Kuzevic ◽  
Zofia Kuzevicova ◽  
Henrieta Pavolova
Keyword(s):  
Green Roofs ◽  
Surface Boundary ◽  
Solar Systems ◽  
Gis Tools ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Cloud Points ◽  
Gis Environment ◽  
Processing Steps

The identification of roof surfaces is characterized by a sequence of several processing steps. The boundary detection of different types of roof is realized from light detection and ranging (LiDAR) cloud points and can confirm the real boundary of the roof. In the process of processing LiDAR data, shortcomings have been found regarding the inappropriate classification of points (class 6 “buildings”) concerning the roofs (the points of the building facade were marked as outliers and reclassified). In cases of insufficient point density, there is a problem with not being able to capture either the roof boundary or small roof objects, along with the possible occurrence of gaps inside the roof areas. This study proposes a processing procedure in a geographic information system (GIS) environment that advocates the identification of roof surfaces based on the LiDAR point cloud. We created the contours of a roof surface boundary with a simplified regular shape. From 824 roofs in the studied area, six different types of roof were selected, which this study presents in detail. The expected result of the study is the generation of segments inside the roof boundary. The study also includes the visualization of the outcomes of the spatial analyses of the identified roof surfaces, which forms the basis for determining the potential of solar systems with respect to green roofs for the development of smart city buildings.

Evaluation of recreational resources and recreational potential of forests at the ecosystem forest management method

10.12737/2178 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Сериков ◽  
Mikhail Serikov
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Environmental Classification ◽  
Management Method ◽  
Basic Concepts ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Recreation Resources ◽  
Recreational Resources ◽  
Recreational Use

This article provides an analysis of the factors shaping the concept of forest recreation resources and recreational potential of forests, their place in the environmental classification of natural resources; ecosystem properties are distinguished, creating prerequisites for managing recreational use of forests in order to ensure its ecological compatibility. The article provides a brief historical overview of the formation of the concept of recreation resources, including forestry and changes in their interpretation. The article presents the definition of ordered recreational resource, its basic concepts and quantities, and recreational potential of forests.

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