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Biodiversity communication through art in the form of digital games and the communication potential of related online communities : diploma thesis
Tijana Mijušković, 2023, undergraduate thesis

Abstract: Biodiversity communication is becoming increasingly important in today’s age, as climate change and other factors contribute to the rapid decline of species and ecosystems across the globe. Art is growing in popularity as a tool of reaching people regarding environmental causes, as they convey the emotional, human side of this endeavor in a way that typical science communication isn’t able to. Digital games, arguably among the most persuasive art forms and now widely accessible, are well suited to educating as well as emotionally influencing their players. Online communities frequently form around games, providing a platform for discussion and potentially increasing the games’ total potential for biodiversity communication. In this thesis, the content of eight games from Steam’s list of top-rated games tagged with ‘Nature’ was analyzed, and seven online communities related to these games on the Discord and Reddit social media platforms were surveyed. There was found to be a number of different approaches among the eight games towards educating players about biodiversity and/or its conservation, and the survey of communities showed care towards and interest in biodiversity-related discussion and conservation gaming itself, as well as the fact that games and related discussion in online communities has potential to educate players and positively influence their interest in biodiversity topics. Online game-related communities may offer an additional avenue of approaching game players about biodiversity for science communicators, researchers, and game developers alike.
Keywords: biodiversity communication, biodiversity education, digital games, online communities, online discussion, social media platforms, video games
Published in RUNG: 11.12.2023; Views: 1955; Downloads: 15
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REGIONAL POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SUPPLY IN CROATIA : MASTER'S THESIS
Stefan Subotić, master's thesis

Abstract: The master thesis aims to find the optimal model for a new energy company that considers regional potential, supports sustainable development, and fits the circular economy concept in a region. The idea of sustainable development is crucial today when we have more city areas and less countryside around the globe. Increased global population, industrial trends and modern living style are some of the reasons why the burden on our environment is more significant than ever in the history of humanity. The idea is to launch the new company in the Croatian region Osijek-Baranja, which is less developed and not attractive to tourists. A newly established company will produce electric energy from renewable energy sources. The multi-criterion decision support methods were used to determine the optimal energy source between wind, biogas and sun. Results show that the biogas has the most significant sustainable potential in chosen boundary conditions. The cash flows and other economic indicators are shown for a farm of 500 milking cows in the chosen region as a source of biogas. The risk assessments method estimated the boundaries of the company success and adaptability to possible changes. One of the critical aspects of the project is the company's organizational structure, where a vertical hierarchy with a flexible and fluid, circular organization model with network culture was proposed. Clear communication about the project will help establish trust with the local community. Based on the biogas plant, the proposed company reduces biodegradable waste in the green energy production process. It is shown quantitatively that besides being economically sustainable, it also suits the region's potential, supports energy self-supply, and involves local people - it aims to the long-term sustainable growth of the region, rather than short-term capital growth.
Keywords: Circular economy, sustainable development, regional potential, renewable energy sources, company structure, communication
Published in RUNG: 18.02.2022; Views: 3401; Downloads: 75
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Echolalia as a communicative strategy : a Kleefstra-syndrome case study
Greta Mazzaggio, 2016, unpublished conference contribution

Keywords: echolalia, kleefstof syndrome, communication
Published in RUNG: 23.09.2021; Views: 2261; Downloads: 0
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Variazioni lessicali e di registro nella comunicazione lavorativa
Greta Mazzaggio, invited lecture at foreign university

Keywords: lexicon variation, communication
Published in RUNG: 22.09.2021; Views: 2288; Downloads: 0
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Echolalia as a communicative strategy : a Kleefstra-Syndrome case study
Greta Mazzaggio, 2019, original scientific article

Abstract: Echolalia – immediate or delayed – is the stereotyped and mechanical repetition of words and phrases produced by others. Experts used to view echolalia as a defect to eliminate; however, current research has shown that often imitation may serve a purpose for children with linguistic deficits. This study’s goal is to assess whether echolalia has communicative value; such purpose is achieved through the analysis of spontaneous speech and delayed echoes uttered by a 13- years-old boy officially diagnosed with Kleefstra Syndrome. Since there are no linguistic studies yet regarding this syndrome, this study may shed new light on a specific linguistic strategy that people with this syndrome might use. Based on the functional categories described by Prizant (1983), we analyzed the echolalic speech produced by this teen with the aim of demonstrating the pragmatic value behind those repetitions.
Keywords: communication, delayed echolalia, immediate echolalia, Kleefstra-Syndrome
Published in RUNG: 17.09.2021; Views: 2338; Downloads: 48
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Learning and developing with each other : case of collaborative innovation through ICT in India and Canada
Rajan Gupta, Saibal K. Pal, 2020, independent scientific component part or a chapter in a monograph

Abstract: ICT is a powerful tool which can be used by both India and Canada to harness the growth and development in the respective regions. Researchers and practitioners can come together from Indo-Canadian communities and take the association to a more meaningful level. The current research discusses the ICT tools that can be adopted from Canada by India to improve the education quality and knowledge transmission. On the other hand, Canada government can make efforts to enhance knowledge transfer and translation through ICT by adopting tools like best practices repository, communities of practice, corporate intranet/extranet, corporate yellow pages, expertise locator, online chat/instant messaging, knowledge portals, groupware-workflow and tracking system, and document/content management that are already used in India. ICT has the potential to develop the country politically, socially, and economically.
Keywords: e-governance, information technology, communication technology, India, Canada, innovation, knowledge transfer
Published in RUNG: 31.03.2021; Views: 3106; Downloads: 12
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Displaying commons and resonances between art and science for a new start from the zero
2020, radio or television broadcast, podcast, interview, press conference

Keywords: sciart, science art, commoning, diversity, artsci, streams, weather forecasting, climate change, communication, curation
Published in RUNG: 16.02.2021; Views: 2973; Downloads: 22
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Embodying data by decolonisation of thinking
2020, radio or television broadcast, podcast, interview, press conference

Keywords: architecture, interior design, museums, exposition design, museography, commoning, science communication
Published in RUNG: 22.01.2021; Views: 2939; Downloads: 22
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Statistical analysis of European digital strategies in times of crisis
Šaza Babić, 2020, undergraduate thesis

Abstract: Preparation and communication are essential in times of crisis. I was motivated to choose this topic by recent events in the world caused by the COVID 19 virus, which has affected every sphere, from the economy to human relations. However, tough times can be an opportunity to set brands apart from their competition. It is important, though, that they use marketing as a tool to create empathy, as this is the principle of reciprocity. Only in this way they can gain their trust, keep them loyal to the brand and be connected to it. The thesis describes the importance of a well and properly prepared digital strategy that every company should have if a crisis were to occur again.
Keywords: Crisis, communication, COVID 19, strategy.
Published in RUNG: 18.11.2020; Views: 3991; Downloads: 155
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Dealing with network changes in cellular fingerprint positioning systems
Andrea Viel, Paolo Gallo, Angelo Montanari, Donatella Gubiani, Andrea Dalla Torre, Federico Pittino, Chris Marshall, 2017, published scientific conference contribution

Abstract: Besides being a fundamental infrastructure for communication, cellular networks are exploited for positioning through signal fingerprinting. Maintaining the fingerprint database consistent and up-to-date is a challenging task in many fingerprint positioning systems, e.g., in those populated by a crowd-sourcing effort. To this end, detecting and tracking the changes in the configurations of cellular networks over time is recognized as a relevant problem. In this paper, we show that to cope with this problem we can successfully exploit information provided by Timing Advance (TA). As a by-product, we prove that TA can improve the fingerprint candidate selection phase, reducing the number of fingerprints to provide as input to positioning algorithms. The effectiveness of the proposed improvements has been tested on a fingerprint positioning system with a large fingerprint dataset collected over a period of 2 years.
Keywords: fingerprint positioning systems, cellular communication networks, network changes
Published in RUNG: 13.06.2018; Views: 4668; Downloads: 0
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