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Emilio Ghione and the Mask of Za La Mort
No full textThis study aims to examine the cultural impact of Emilio Ghione's Za La Mort films (1914-1924) on Italian culture. These films constitute a significant Italian combination of several early cinema genres and sub-genres, such as the apache film, the traces of which have almost entirely disappeared. More broadly, the changing interpretations of Za La Mort figure allow us to understand wider shifts in Italian and European popular culture.
The first chapter of the study considers the wealth of influences from European popular culture that Emilio Ghione merged into the apache films, such as the apache sub-culture in Paris. The second chapter of the study then reconstructs the Za La Mort filmography, most of which has now been lost, from film viewings and archival documents. The third chapter considers Emilio Ghione's Za La Mort novels and theatrical productions in the years 1922-1930, and Ghione's attempts to make Za La Mort a more Fascist and nationalistic figure. The fourth chapter considers the enduring figure of Za La Mort in Italian popular culture, especially in Raffaele Matarazzo's Fumeria D'Oppio and a 1940's fumetti series. The fifth chapter considers the audience reception of the Za La Mort films from the limited remaining evidence and, positioning the series between the Cinema of Attractions of the 1900s and the Classical Cinema of the mid-1920's, analyses how the Za La Mort films were constructed to please a predominantly working class audience that valued spectacular thrills and great acting performances over narrative consistency and stable characterisation.
This research re-establishes the importance of one of Italian cinema's most important film-makers of the silent period, and his enduring importance as a popular cultural figure in Italy
Parametri kognitivne pristupačnosti platformi za učenje namenjenih osobama sa autizmom
No full textKognitivna pristupačnost platformi za učenje zasniva se na njihovom
specifičnom dizajnu koji obezbeđuje lak i jednostavan pristup i korišćenje od strane
osoba sa autizmom i drugim neurorazvojnim poremećajima. Ovo istraživanje, pretežno
eksplorativnog tipa, sprovedeno je u okviru projekta „IDEAL: Inkluzivna digitalna
edukacija za učenje osoba sa autizmom“ kako bismo utvrdili relevantnost pojedinih
aspekata kognitivne pristupačnosti platformi za učenje, namenjenih osobama sa
autizmom, iz perspektive njihovih roditelja i stručnjaka. Uzorak je činilo 52 (44,1%)
stručnjaka i 66 (55,9%) članova porodica osoba sa autizmom. Primejen je Upitnik o
kognitivnoj pristupačnosti platformi za učenje, koji je konstruisan za potrebe ovog
istraživanja. Upitnik se sastoji iz 21 ajtema, a od ispitanika je zatraženo da na petostepenoj
skali Likertovog tipa odrede u kojoj meri određenu karakteristiku platforme smatraju
značajnom. Veća ocena ukazuje na veći potencijalni značaj navedenog obeležja. Rezultati
pokazuju da je čak 17 obeležja ocenjenom prosečnom ocenom većom od 4. Obeležja
kognitivne pristupačnosti koje su ispitanici najviše vrednovali su: osećaj kontrole,
odnosno lakoća kretanja kroz aplikaciju; edukativni sadržaj platforme; razvoj veština
samostalnosti; mogućnost prilagođavanja potkrepljenja individualnim potrebama
korisnika sa autizmom i postojanje algoritma koji može da anticipira aktivnosti korisnika.
Kao najmanje važne karakteristike označene su: mogućnosti kreiranja različitih
korisničkih profila, sužen opseg korišćenih boja, jasne ikonice i jasnoća glavnog menija.
Primenom T testa za nezavisne uzorke nije nađena statistički značajna razlika u vrednosti
procenjivanih parametara od strane stručnjaka i članova porodice osoba sa autizmom
(p˃0,05). Iako dobijeni rezultati predstavljaju značajan putokaz u kreiranju platformi za
učenje koje bi odgovarale potrebama potencijalnih korisnika sa autizmom, potrebno je
da se u njihovo testiranje uključe i osobe sa autizmom različitog stepena potrebe za
podrškom, kako bismo stekli realan uvid u relevantnost određenih parametara kognitivne
pristupačnosti
Govorništvo za nastavnike
No full textThe book Public Speaking for Teachers by Diana Tomić is a valuable, critical scientific work that can be used as instructional material and as a textbook. The book has nine chapters, thematically grouped into three parts. The first part includes three chapters that define the context of public speaking for teachers: Speech, Public Speech, Communication; Public Speaking Anxiety and Listening Skills. The opening chapter addresses the difference between public speaking and rhetoric, emphasizing the difference between abilities and skills, providing a framework for understanding the relationship between speech/speaking, public speaking and communication. The author explains the importance of communication skills in contemporary society, educational challenges related to oracy/speaking skills, and concludes by outlining the difference between rhetoric and public speaking. The second chapter deals with fear and stage fright, framing fear of public speaking as one of the communication-related anxieties, supported by well-known research in social psychology. It outlines the causes and symptoms of fear and stage fright, and provides techniques to reduce them, with special emphasis on phonetic techniques grounded in Croatian tradition. In both literature and educational practice, little attention is given to the listening skills. Therefore, the author introduces the science of listening and defines listening competencies which she terms “oratory listening.” The second part of the book focuses more specifically on preparing public speeches. The first chapter – Preparing a Public Speech – offers a detailed interdisciplinary overview of the preparation process, ranging from ancient concepts to TED Talks, incorporating insights from information and communication theory. The following chapter is dedicated to Speech Delivery. The introduction presents research highlighting the significance of delivery for the success of a public speech. The author then describes types of delivery and the characteristics of a good delivery. Delivery is further analyzed through prosodic features and oracy skills, demonstrating the evidence-based approach implemented in various exercises. In the chapter on nonverbal communication, the author debunks popular, often unscientific content and emphasizes the importance of research-based knowledge. She systematizes and classifies sources of nonverbal cues, principles of interpretation, and their interrelations. In the final section, she applies theoretical knowledge to nonverbal delivery during public speaking. As a public speaking instructor herself, the author brings valuable teaching-oriented content in the final three chapters. The chapter on speeches for special occasions offers a classification and preparation guidelines for the most common special occasion speeches in teachers’ profession, emphasizing the need for further research of these public speaking genres. Although references are limited, the author identifies sources that can help researchers interested in epideictic speeches. The chapter on debate defines classroom debate and introduces the construct of critical learning, which encompasses multiple concepts—from critical thinking to independent learning. The author critically presents scientific insights into the strengths and limitations of classroom debate, providing detailed instructions for its preparation. The final chapter addresses the assessment of public speaking, a topic rarely explored by Croatian scholars. The author carefully selects assessment scales and rubrics for evaluating speeches and provides guidelines for adapting them to educational practice.Autorska knjiga Diane Tomić Govorništvo za nastavnike kritički je znanstveni prikaz iz područja metodike govorništva koji će se moći koristiti kao udžbenik iz govorništva odnosno, pojedinačni dijelovi kao nastavni materijali. Knjiga ima devet poglavlja koja sadržajno čine tri cjeline. Prva cjelina uključuje tri poglavlja koja određuju kontekst govorništva za nastavnike: Govor, govorništvo, komunikacija; Strah od javnoga govora i trema pred javni nastup te Slušanje govora. Autorica prvo poglavlje započinje pitanjima o razlici govorništva i retorike, razlikuje sposobnosti od vještina te povezuje govorne, govorničke i komunikacijske vještine. Objašnjava važnost komunikacijskih vještina u suvremenom društvu, obrazovne izazove povezane s govornim izražavanjem te na kraju razgraničava retoriku i govorništvo. U drugom poglavlju govori o strahu i tremi te kontekstualizira strah od javnoga govora kao jedan od komunikacijskih strahova temeljeći to na poznatim istraživanjima iz područja socijalne psihologije. Potom opisuje uzroke i simptome straha i treme te daje tehnike za njihovo smanjivanje, od kojih ističe fonetske tehnike za smanjivanje treme temeljene na hrvatskim istraživanjima i tradiciji poučavanja govorništva. Poglavlje završava upitnikom za samoprocjenu straha od javnog govora. U literaturi o javnom govoru jednako kao i u obrazovnoj praksi, malo je prostora posvećeno slušanju govora, pa autorica poglavlje o slušanju započinje predstavljajući kod nas malo poznatu znanost o slušanju te kompetencije slušanja koje naziva govorničkim slušanjem. Drugi se dio knjige bavi pripremom javnoga govora u užem smislu. Prvo poglavlje drugoga dijela – Priprema javnoga govora donosi detaljan, interdisciplinarni pregled procesa pripreme javnog govora koji datira od antičkih koncepata do TED-govora, ugrađujući u sadržaj i spoznaje iz teorije informacije i komunikacije. Sljedeće poglavlje posvećeno je govorničkoj izvedbi. U uvodnome dijelu autorica donosi znanstvena istraživanja koja potvrđuju važnost govorničke izvedbe na uspjeh govora. Potom opisuje vrste govorničke izvedbe, ali i odlike dobre izvedbe općenito. Govornička se izvedba u nastavku analizira kroz govorna sredstva i govorne vještine gdje se vidi znanstveni pristup te njegova primjena u vježbama. U poglavlju o neverbalnoj komunikaciji autorica velik dio posvećuje razgraničenju popularnih, često neznanstvenih sadržaja o toj temi, od onih temeljenih na znanstvenim istraživanjima. Sistematizira i klasificira izvore neverbalnih znakova, načela tumačenja i njihovu povezanost, a u posljednjem dijelu teorijska znanja i spoznaje primjenjuje na pripremu javnoga govora odnosno pripremu neverbalne komunikacije kao dijela pripreme govorničke izvedbe. Autorica, koja je i nastavnica govorništva, kroz tri poglavlja trećeg dijela knjige daje izniman, znanstveno utemeljen sadržaj za razvoj različitih govorničkih vještina. Poglavlje o govorima u posebnim prigodama daje klasifikaciju i uputu za pripremu najčešćih vrsta govora te ističe potrebu za dodatnim znanstvenim proučavanjem tih govorničkih vrsta. Iako nema brojnih izvora, autorica ipak pronalazi neke koji bi znanstvenicima zainteresiranim za epideiktičke govore trebalo olakšati snalaženje u području. Poglavlje o debati daje definiciju debate u nastavi te uvodi konstrukt kritičkoga učenja koje obuhvaća više koncepata – od kritičkog mišljenja do samostalnog učenja. Kritički donosi znanstvene spoznaje o prednostima i nedostacima debate u nastavi te vrlo detaljne upute za njezinu pripremu. Posljednje je poglavlje posvećeno vrednovanju javnog govora, koje u ranije nije često spominjano u hrvatskim izvorima. Autorica pažljivo bira skale procjene i matrice za vrednovanje javnog govora dajući smjernice za njihovu prilagodbu ovisno o kontekstu poučavanja
Govorništvo za nastavnike
No full textThe book Public Speaking for Teachers by Diana Tomić is a valuable, critical scientific work that can be used as instructional material and as a textbook. The book has nine chapters, thematically grouped into three parts. The first part includes three chapters that define the context of public speaking for teachers: Speech, Public Speech, Communication; Public Speaking Anxiety and Listening Skills. The opening chapter addresses the difference between public speaking and rhetoric, emphasizing the difference between abilities and skills, providing a framework for understanding the relationship between speech/speaking, public speaking and communication. The author explains the importance of communication skills in contemporary society, educational challenges related to oracy/speaking skills, and concludes by outlining the difference between rhetoric and public speaking. The second chapter deals with fear and stage fright, framing fear of public speaking as one of the communication-related anxieties, supported by well-known research in social psychology. It outlines the causes and symptoms of fear and stage fright, and provides techniques to reduce them, with special emphasis on phonetic techniques grounded in Croatian tradition. In both literature and educational practice, little attention is given to the listening skills. Therefore, the author introduces the science of listening and defines listening competencies which she terms “oratory listening.” The second part of the book focuses more specifically on preparing public speeches. The first chapter – Preparing a Public Speech – offers a detailed interdisciplinary overview of the preparation process, ranging from ancient concepts to TED Talks, incorporating insights from information and communication theory. The following chapter is dedicated to Speech Delivery. The introduction presents research highlighting the significance of delivery for the success of a public speech. The author then describes types of delivery and the characteristics of a good delivery. Delivery is further analyzed through prosodic features and oracy skills, demonstrating the evidence-based approach implemented in various exercises. In the chapter on nonverbal communication, the author debunks popular, often unscientific content and emphasizes the importance of research-based knowledge. She systematizes and classifies sources of nonverbal cues, principles of interpretation, and their interrelations. In the final section, she applies theoretical knowledge to nonverbal delivery during public speaking. As a public speaking instructor herself, the author brings valuable teaching-oriented content in the final three chapters. The chapter on speeches for special occasions offers a classification and preparation guidelines for the most common special occasion speeches in teachers’ profession, emphasizing the need for further research of these public speaking genres. Although references are limited, the author identifies sources that can help researchers interested in epideictic speeches. The chapter on debate defines classroom debate and introduces the construct of critical learning, which encompasses multiple concepts—from critical thinking to independent learning. The author critically presents scientific insights into the strengths and limitations of classroom debate, providing detailed instructions for its preparation. The final chapter addresses the assessment of public speaking, a topic rarely explored by Croatian scholars. The author carefully selects assessment scales and rubrics for evaluating speeches and provides guidelines for adapting them to educational practice.Autorska knjiga Diane Tomić Govorništvo za nastavnike kritički je znanstveni prikaz iz područja metodike govorništva koji će se moći koristiti kao udžbenik iz govorništva odnosno, pojedinačni dijelovi kao nastavni materijali. Knjiga ima devet poglavlja koja sadržajno čine tri cjeline. Prva cjelina uključuje tri poglavlja koja određuju kontekst govorništva za nastavnike: Govor, govorništvo, komunikacija; Strah od javnoga govora i trema pred javni nastup te Slušanje govora. Autorica prvo poglavlje započinje pitanjima o razlici govorništva i retorike, razlikuje sposobnosti od vještina te povezuje govorne, govorničke i komunikacijske vještine. Objašnjava važnost komunikacijskih vještina u suvremenom društvu, obrazovne izazove povezane s govornim izražavanjem te na kraju razgraničava retoriku i govorništvo. U drugom poglavlju govori o strahu i tremi te kontekstualizira strah od javnoga govora kao jedan od komunikacijskih strahova temeljeći to na poznatim istraživanjima iz područja socijalne psihologije. Potom opisuje uzroke i simptome straha i treme te daje tehnike za njihovo smanjivanje, od kojih ističe fonetske tehnike za smanjivanje treme temeljene na hrvatskim istraživanjima i tradiciji poučavanja govorništva. Poglavlje završava upitnikom za samoprocjenu straha od javnog govora. U literaturi o javnom govoru jednako kao i u obrazovnoj praksi, malo je prostora posvećeno slušanju govora, pa autorica poglavlje o slušanju započinje predstavljajući kod nas malo poznatu znanost o slušanju te kompetencije slušanja koje naziva govorničkim slušanjem. Drugi se dio knjige bavi pripremom javnoga govora u užem smislu. Prvo poglavlje drugoga dijela – Priprema javnoga govora donosi detaljan, interdisciplinarni pregled procesa pripreme javnog govora koji datira od antičkih koncepata do TED-govora, ugrađujući u sadržaj i spoznaje iz teorije informacije i komunikacije. Sljedeće poglavlje posvećeno je govorničkoj izvedbi. U uvodnome dijelu autorica donosi znanstvena istraživanja koja potvrđuju važnost govorničke izvedbe na uspjeh govora. Potom opisuje vrste govorničke izvedbe, ali i odlike dobre izvedbe općenito. Govornička se izvedba u nastavku analizira kroz govorna sredstva i govorne vještine gdje se vidi znanstveni pristup te njegova primjena u vježbama. U poglavlju o neverbalnoj komunikaciji autorica velik dio posvećuje razgraničenju popularnih, često neznanstvenih sadržaja o toj temi, od onih temeljenih na znanstvenim istraživanjima. Sistematizira i klasificira izvore neverbalnih znakova, načela tumačenja i njihovu povezanost, a u posljednjem dijelu teorijska znanja i spoznaje primjenjuje na pripremu javnoga govora odnosno pripremu neverbalne komunikacije kao dijela pripreme govorničke izvedbe. Autorica, koja je i nastavnica govorništva, kroz tri poglavlja trećeg dijela knjige daje izniman, znanstveno utemeljen sadržaj za razvoj različitih govorničkih vještina. Poglavlje o govorima u posebnim prigodama daje klasifikaciju i uputu za pripremu najčešćih vrsta govora te ističe potrebu za dodatnim znanstvenim proučavanjem tih govorničkih vrsta. Iako nema brojnih izvora, autorica ipak pronalazi neke koji bi znanstvenicima zainteresiranim za epideiktičke govore trebalo olakšati snalaženje u području. Poglavlje o debati daje definiciju debate u nastavi te uvodi konstrukt kritičkoga učenja koje obuhvaća više koncepata – od kritičkog mišljenja do samostalnog učenja. Kritički donosi znanstvene spoznaje o prednostima i nedostacima debate u nastavi te vrlo detaljne upute za njezinu pripremu. Posljednje je poglavlje posvećeno vrednovanju javnog govora, koje u ranije nije često spominjano u hrvatskim izvorima. Autorica pažljivo bira skale procjene i matrice za vrednovanje javnog govora dajući smjernice za njihovu prilagodbu ovisno o kontekstu poučavanja
The etiology of esophageal cancer in high- and low- risk areas of Jiangsu province, China
No full text [Background]Esophageal cancer (EC) remains one of the most common and fatal malignancies worldwide. The geographic variation in EC occurrence is striking, and China is an area with one of the highest incidences of EC. A number of epidemiological studies have been conducted toward EC in the past decades, results suggested that tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking, unhealthy dietary factors and chronic injuries of the esophageal mucosa are important in the development of this disease. Genetic polymorphisms in enzymes involved in metabolism of carcinogens may also influence individual susceptibility. However, the effects of major lifestyle and hereditary risk factors on the development of EC remain poorly understood in China. Moreover, little attention has been paid to the etiological heterogeneity between similar areas with great risk gradient. [Methods]From 2003 to 2007, a large population-based case-control study of EC has been conducted in a selected high-risk area and a selected low-risk area of Jiangsu Province, one of the highest cancer incidence areas in China. In total, 1,520 cases and 3,879 controls were recruited. In this thesis, we evaluated the role of major lifestyle factors such as tobacco smoking, alcohol drinking and dietary factors, as well as inherited determinants including family history of cancer and genetic polymorphisms of alcohol-metabolizing related genes on the risk of EC. In addition, we investigated how much of the risk gradient between two areas could be explained by variation in the distributions of major risk factors. [Results] Tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking moderately increased the risk of EC, while the positive associations were only found among men but not among women. Dietary factors were observed to play important roles in the development of EC. Specific dietary habits i.e., fast eating speed, and hot eating and/or drinking substantially elevated EC risk and could explain more than 20% of EC cases each. High intake of salty foods and fried foods, low consumption of raw garlic were also observed to increase the risk of EC. In addition to environmental and lifestyle factors, we confirmed that a positive family history can significantly increase EC risk, and found the inheritance may modify the effect of some unhealthy lifestyles. Moreover, we further explored the relationship between EC and single nucleotide polymorphismsof ADH1B, ADH1C and ALDH2 genes. Results showed that the slow metabolizing ADH1B G allele, ADH1C G allele and ALDH2 A allele significantly increased EC risk among moderate-to-heavy alcohol drinkers, and a significant interaction was observed between ALDH2 gene and alcohol consumption. Lastly, we found that more than 60% of EC cases could be attributable to major lifestyle risk factors in the study population; furthermore, dissimilar distribution of several lifestyle factors, together with variations of hereditary factors may be largely responsible for the incidence difference between two study areas. [Conclusion]The findings in this thesis confirm that unhealthy lifestyles including smoking, alcohol drinking and some dietary factors are the predominant risk factors of EC in China, and a large proportion of incidence difference between regions at varying risk could be attributed to the different prevalence of lifestyle factors. As most of the identified risk factors are modifiable, these could be translated into risk reduction prevention programs in China, and a substantial proportion of new EC cases are expected to be prevented by eliminating or avoiding these risk factors in the population. </p
Veb pristupačnost i elektronskih formati za pristup informacijama za osobe sa invaliditetom
No full textAuthor described the context of the development of technological and social relationships and how they mutually made changes on ways how people interact with information and access to knowledge.
The development of societies changed significantly the role of libraries and posed new technological and other challenges due to the development of information technologies.
Since the development of information technologies caused expansion of production capacities in societies there was additional need to standardize production of formats of access, distribution, archiving of information. Due to democratic character of many developed societies openness of information and human rights emphasized an importance of legal aspects and rights of persons with disabilities. Author mentioned articles of the UN Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities which required that parties which ratified convention should implement accessibility standards for persons with disabilities. Author presented standards and technical specifications that define accessibility of web interface, computer software and file formats. It is especially emphasized that those standards are important in libraries. Modern libraries should adopt and use file formats which are accessible for persons with disabilities in order to avoid risk of increased discrimination against persons with disabilities if inaccessible technologies will be used. Author believes that this would help persons with disability to use library resources and services equally as other users do.
Leveraging digital capabilities for sustainable aging support networks
No full textt Patient empowerment and the diffusion of social network applications have the potential to facilitate the exchange of resources among members of
community health information networks. The governance of such communities poses new challenges to healthcare policy makers that need new tools for leveraging social environmental factors and hence influence citizens’ health and quality of life. Drawing on sociological theories and on a cognitive model of dependence networks, we present a framework for investigating how digital capabilities can drive the emergence of sustainable aging support networks. The architecture of cognitive agents and of their environment is illustrated providing a proof of concept of the applicability of agent-based models to simulate the dynamic behavior of aging support networks. The model will be instantiated in two different scenarios in order to show how the properties of digital innovations and their diffusion dynamics, can bypass the limits of traditional healthcare models
Ispitivanje efikasnosti različitih dodataka hrani za životinje na proizvodne rezultate brojlera tretiranih T-2 toksinom
No full textExperiment was conducted on 160 one-day-old broiler chicks 'Ross' proveniention during 21 day. This research was done with the aim to investigate performances of broilers exposed to the relatively small amount of T-2 toxin (2 mg/kg) and the possibility of prevention and/or alleviating its adverse effects by using various feed additives. Results showed negative consequences of T-2 toxin on body weight, weight gain, feed: gain ratio. All used feed additives in the concentration of 0.2% in feed: inorganic (Minazel-plus, Mz) and organic (Mycosorb, Ms) adsorbents, as well as mixed adsorbent (Mycofix-plus, Mf) mostly alleviated negative effects of T-2 toxin.Rezultati istraživanja, koje je urađeno sa ciljem da se ispitaju proizvodni rezultati brojlera izloženih relativno malim količinama T-2 toksina (2 mg/kg), kao i i mogućnost sprečavanja i/ili ublažavanje njegovih štetnih posledica posledice upotrebom različitih dodataka hrani za životinje, pokazali su negativne posledice T-2 toksina na telesnu masu, prirast i konverziju hrane. Svi primenjeni dodaci u koncentraciji od 0,2% u hrani: neorganski (Minazel plus, MZ), organski (Mycosorb, MS), kao i mešoviti adsorbens (Mycofix plus, MF) najvećim delom su ublažili negativne efekte T-2 toksina. Pa ipak, kao najefikasniji pokazao se mešoviti adsorbent. Naime, očigledno je da tokom svog metabolizma BBSH 797, kao sastavni deo Mycofix-a, proizvodi enzime de-epoksidaze koji degradiraju trihotecene selektivnim uništavanjem njihove toksične 12,13-epoksi grupe. Kako je poznato da je 12,13-epoksi prsten trihotecena odgovoran za njegovu toksičnost, dodavanje specifičnih enzima (de-epoksidaza) posledično dovodi i do značajnog smanjenja toksičnosti. Na ovaj način je mešoviti adsorbent najviše ublažio štetno dejstvo T-2 toksina na proizvodne rezultate brojlera
Za ontološko politiko
No full textThe ecological crisis is challenging the foundational premises of modern political vocabulary, including the nature–society dualism. Notions of ontological politics and the ontological turn are employed to illustrate the consequences of this dualism, its crisis, and the potential for a political constitution beyond it. Drawing on experiences in agro-ecology, recent developments in movements for climate justice and land protection, and the approaches of social movements against neoliberal globalisation, the article explores the renewed interest in ontological political questions. The author elaborates on the ontological proposition for a world of many worlds and asserts its validity against objections of perceived indifference targeted at relational ontologies.Ekološka kriza izziva temeljne predpostavke modernega političnega besedišča, vključno z dualizmom narava in družba. S pojmi ontološke politike in ontološkega obrata skušamo opisati posledice tega dualizma, njegovo krizo in možnosti politične konstitucije onkraj njega. Članek tematizira ponoven interes za ontološko politična vprašanja. Pri tem izhaja iz izkušnje agroekologije, nedavnega razvoja gibanj za podnebno pravičnost in za zaščito zemlje in iz pristopov družbenih gibanj proti neoliberalni globalizaciji. Avtor razvija ontološko predpostavko za svet mnogoterih svetov in zagovarja njeno veljavnost proti ugovorom domnevne indiferentnosti relacijskih ontologij
Successful UCD practices under IT project constraints
No full textThe User Centered Design (UCD) is a flexible framework, conceived for designing, implementing and evaluating usable interactive systems, which leaves to the design team the responsibility of choosing appropriate combinations of methods, models and techniques. A critical aspect is related to the process of making such choices within the global perspective of
the entire design process in presence of contingencies and constraints while predicting the success of the project. To support decision makers in this task we propose a conceptual framework based on comparative analysis of best practices and previous (successful and unsuccessful) experiences, grounded on a data analytic strategy known as Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). In particular, we propose to use QCA for analyzing multiple cases of UCD projects whose characteristics can be assessed by the investigator through the lens of a taxonomy of elements which represent both the
dependent and independent variables. More in detail we are interested in the selection of combinations of requirement analysis and evaluation techniques that under certain circumstances determines the desired outcomes
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