521 research outputs found
An Introduction of a License to Gunnery in Edo Period, Teppo Hiden Bassho, 1613
No full textThis paper introduces one historical material of a license to traditional Japanese gunnery on 1613. This license, Teppo Hiden Bassho (鉄砲秘伝抜書), was issued by both SAWAMURA Kakuemon (澤村 角右衛門) and his son, Naiki (内記) to TSUBOTA Sataemon (坪田 左太右衛門). In this license, Sawamura family showed 6 correspondence tables as their school secret, listing the relationship between the weight of gun-powder and the musket shot. The author reveals that SAWAMURA family was higher-class feudal retainer of Hikone Clan, reffering their genealogy edited by the order of Lord Ii (井伊).departmental bulletin pape
Sustainability as a Driver in Forestry‐Related Services
No full textRising environmental consciousness has shifted the focus of small-scale forestry away from productive functions towards more diversified ownership objectives. From transition management perspective, we analyze the role of private sector voluntary sustainability initiatives as a system driver in forestry, and review research on the role of sustainability in forestry-related service markets. The focus is on the view of small-scale service-oriented businesses, and by drawing experiences from the Nordic context. Based on the literature review, sustainability is gaining deeper level interest and active engagement among small scale forest owners due to, perhaps first and foremost, increasing awareness on global sustainability challenges, and the role of forests in these. A challenge remains in diffusion of the sustainability-related niche innovations. In addition, the strong environmental-economic emphasis in sustainability may lead to the undervaluing the potential of some socially driven forest ecosystem services. The effectiveness of new methods, such as framing as a tool to nudge family owners towards more sustainable forestry practices, provides avenues for future experimentation and research.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Organisation & Governanc
Marsha P. Johnson: Who Creates the Most Impact?
No full textMarsha P. Johnson was a Black transgender activist and one of the leaders of the Stonewall Riots. As a Black trans woman, who was also a poor sex worker, Johnson was greatly disadvantaged. She struggled with police, white and middle-class queers, and fighting against the European idea of the superiority of mind over heart. Despite this, she continued to try to change the world for the better. Without her, so much of the progress society has made to accept queerness would not be possible. Marsha P. Johnson proves that the most vulnerable members of a community tend to be the ones to create the largest impact
Musical Leisure Activities to Support Cognitive and Emotional Functioning in Aging and Dementia
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Music for the ageing brain : Cognitive, emotional, social, and neural benefits of musical leisure activities in stroke and dementia
No full textMusic engages an extensive network of auditory, cognitive, motor, and emotional processing regions in the brain. Coupled with the fact that the emotional and cognitive impact of music is often well preserved in ageing and dementia, music is a powerful tool in the care and rehabilitation of many ageing-related neurological diseases. In addition to formal music therapy, there has been a growing interest in self- or caregiver-implemented musical leisure activities or hobbies as a widely applicable means to support psychological wellbeing in ageing and in neurological rehabilitation. This article reviews the currently existing evidence on the cognitive, emotional, and neural benefits of musical leisure activities in normal ageing as well as in the rehabilitation and care of two of the most common and ageing-related neurological diseases: stroke and dementia.Peer reviewe
SÕJAMÄNG UURIMISMEETODINA: Wargames – A Viable Research Method?
No full textThis article provides an overview of the use of operational-tactical level wargames as a research method. Wargames can be described as simulations of war or battle, where the results are a consequence of the decisions of individual players. Although there is a wide variety of wargames, this article focuses on rigid operational-tactical wargames The author outlines the following main components of a wargame: force composition, force capabilities, geographical environment, the decisionmaking environment for players, the rules of the game and analysis. A process to determine force capabilities (i.e., mobility, protection and firepower) was described through the concept developed in the author’s master’s thesis. In the conventional framework, the success of the battle or operation is usually based on the status of the three operational factors controlled by the opposing players: time, space and forces. In addition to that, this article introduces another tool, used in the author’s research project, to determine the success of an operation. However, the success criteria of non-conventional operations (e.g., counter-insurgency) may be different and as such, may need specific measurement tools. The outcoming data from wargames are usually of qualitative nature. To illustrate that aspect, the article provides an overview of the data collection and analysis methods used in the author’s research (including coding guidance). The author puts forward an argument that analytical wargames can be used for the purposes of conducting research in operational and tactical matters by using mainly qualitative research design. However, such research methodology entails careful determination of unit characteristics (i.e., mobility, protection, firepower). The article ends with a short overview of using wargames for analysing and modelling tactical processes and force development, and also as a supplementary instrument for operation analysis formulas. In addition, a brief description of the method’s strengths and weaknesses is provided.
 
Maatilan riskienhallinta
No full textElinvoimaisen maatilan harjoittaminen on hallintaa, johtamista ja materiaalien muuttamista tuotantohyödykkeiksi. Maatilat toimivat pitkälti normaalien yritysten mukaisesti. Yritysten toiminnassa riskien hallinta on osa kokonaisuutta, jonka hallintaan on kehitetty useita työkaluja. Riski on epävarmuustekijä, joka liittyy kaikkeen yritystoimintaan.
Tutkimuksen tarkoitus on kartoittaa maatilan riskejä sekä suunnitella varautumis- ja ennaltaehkäisytoimintasuunnitelma riskien varalle. Todettu riski pyrittiin minimoimaan, ennaltaehkäisemään tai mitätöimään. Tutkimus kohdistetaan työn tekijän omalle maatilalle.
Riskejä ja uhkia kartoitettiin havainnoilla sekä tutkimalla mahdollisuuksi, jotka toteutuessaan voisivat aiheuttaa isoja vahinkoja. Kartoituksen jälkeen suunniteltiin ennaltaehkäisy- ja varautumissuunnitelma. Tutkimustulos kertoi tilan varautuneen osittain useisiin eri riskeihin, mutta useat puutteet voivat mahdollistaan pahimmankin riskin toteutumisen.Farm work in practice is management, leadership and the modification of materials into products. Farming is largely carried out on accordance with normal business practices. Company risk management is a part of the idea which has lead to the development of several risk management tools. Risk is a factor that is a part of all business management.
The purpose of this research is to identify the risks to a farm and to design a prevention and contingency plan for the risks. The risks should be minimized, prevented or nullified. The study is limited to the author´s own farm.
Risks are identified in the findings as well as the possibilities explored of what could cause problems for the farm. Following the risk assessment it was intended to design a prevention and contingency plan. The research results showed that the farm has reduced in part, some of the risks. But many of the deficiencies that may cause the situation to become worst could still happen
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Session C3: Finland's National Fish Passage Strategy: From Fish Stocking to Fishways
No full textPresenting Author Bio: Teppo Vehanen is a senior researcher at the Finnish Game and Fisheries Research Institute, Helsinki, Finland. He currently chairs the Technical and Scientific Committee of EIFAAC. He has been working with regulated rivers for more than ten years, and currently focuses on connectivity issues. His research interests include also Water Framework Directive, especially evaluating biological responses to human influences on riverine fish community. Related interests include experimental studies, mainly with salmonid fishes.Abstract: The biggest Finnish salmon and sea trout rivers were built for hydropower generation mostly during 1940’s and 1950’s. After this dam construction period, compensation for the damages to fish stocks focused on fish stocking and many migratory fish stocks were maintained only in hatcheries. Construction of fish passages In Finland was less common than in the other countries in Central and Northern Europe. The need for a National Fish Passage Strategy arose from the development needs in water management work to preserve wild migratory fish stocks. This need has been further reinforced by the international water management objectives especially under the Water Framework Directive of the European Union and objectives for the conservation of biological diversity. The new Fish Passage Strategy was prepared in a broadly-based development group, steered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. The strategy was adopted as a Finnish Government Resolution on March 2012. The purpose of the strategy is to steer the construction of fish passages during the first three periods of water management planning until the end of the 2020s. The mission of the Finnish Fish Passage Strategy is to focus on supporting and rehabilitating the natural reproductive cycle of migratory species instead of fish stockings. The strategy engages national and regional authorities, research institutes, NGO’s, municipalities, business life and interested citizen’s to implement the strategy. With regard to the state the strategy is implemented within the government spending limits and state budget by utilizing, combing and reallocating funds from various sources. According to the strategy there are seven prioritized objectives or measures that need to be considered in each project. The strategy also names 55 dams in 20 Finnish rivers which are prioritized for fishway construction in the first phase of the implementation. Examples of these rivers, under different phase of fishway construction, are given and the results discussed
Mobiilipohjaisen maksusovelluksen testausmenetelmät
No full textTässä dokumentissa käydään läpi CPU Oy:lle tehtyä toimeksiantoa, jonka tarkoituksena oli luoda testausmenetelmä heidän ohjelmalleen. Myös työssä käytetyt työkalut, niiden valinta, sekä tapa, jolla työkaluja käytettiin, kuvaillaan tarkasti. Yrityksen vaatimukset, sekä ohjelmaympäristö esitetään tekstissä, kuten myös testauksen perusteita ja testien soveltuvuuksia. Varsinaista koodia, jota yritykselle tehtiin, ei näytetä tässä dokumentissa, mutta työkalun toimintaa, jolla koodi tehtiin, esiintyy.
Työ toteutettiin käyttämällä jo olemassa olevia ohjelmia ja tekijällä oli vapaat kädet valita työkalut ja suunnitella alustavat testitapaukset. Myöhemmin testattavat alueet sovittiin työnantajan kanssa ja hyväksymis- ja hylkäyskriteerit käytiin läpi. Työn tekeminen kesti noin kuusi viikkoa ja työ tehtiin yrityksen tiloissa.
Lopputuloksena syntyi toimiva testausmenetelmä, joka sopi yrityksen vaatimuksiin. Työstä jäi uupumaan pieniä toimintoja, mutta aika ei riittänyt toimintojen lisäämiseen, sekä tekijän kokemattomuus aiheesta hidasti työn tekoa. Myös yksittäisten testitapauksien raportoimiseen ja kirjoittamiseen toivottiin lisää tarkkuutta.This document reviews the CPU Oy's mandate to create a test method for their program. In addition, the tools used at work and their selection are reviewed as well as the way the tools were used. The requirements of the company and the program environment are reviewed as well as the basics of testing and the suitability of the tests. The actual code that was made for the company is not displayed in this document, but the operation of the tool in which the code was made is included. The work was carried out by using existing programs and the author had free hands to choose the tools and design the preliminary test cases. The areas to be tested were later agreed with the employer, and the acceptance and rejection criteria were reviewed. The work took about six weeks and the work was carried out at the company's premises. The result was a working testing method that suited the company's requirements. Some functions were not implemented in the final product since there was not enough time to add them, and the author's inexperience in the subject slowed down the work. More accuracy was also desired in reporting and listing the individual test cases
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