Learning in Digital Media: the legacy of McLuhan and his Impact on Formal Education

This paper describes a bibliographic analysis of the vision of Marshal McLuhan and the vision adopted by diverse current authors regarding the use of new interactive learning technologies. The paper also analyzes the transformation that will have to take place in the formal surroundings of education in order to improve their social function. The main points of view and contributions made by diverse authors are discussed. It is important that all actors involved in the educational process take in consideration these contributions in order to be ready for future changes.

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) Legacy and I-Que Pension Administration Systems for the period May 16, 2011 through June 16, 2011

Report on a review of selected general and application controls over the Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System (IPERS) Legacy and I-Que Pension Administration Systems for the period May 16, 2011 through June 16, 2011

Berguer, Rochedieu: Flournoy's legacy in the Genevan school of the psychology of religion

In 1891 Théodore Flournoy (1854-1920) became the first Professor of Psychology to be appointed at the University of Geneva, and his teaching regularly included references to religion. His successor, Georges Berguer, who taught psychology of religion, began as privat-docent in 1910 and received a full professorship in Religious Psychology and the History of Religion in 1928. French-speaking Switzerland is one of the rare places in the world where psychology of religion has been taught continuously since the very beginning of the 20th century. The aim of this article is to shed light on this tradition and especially on Georges Berguer (retired in 1944) and Edmond Rochedieu (retired in 1965) who succeeded Flournoy. This historical enterprise concludes with some reflections on the role of the psychology of religion at the intersection of psychology and the study of religions.

New York versus Tragedy and Oedipus. The Legacy of Sophocles and the Sophists in Woody Allen's "Crimes and Misdemeanors"

Beyond the explicit reference to the Greek tragedy and Oedipus, the aim of this article is to show the clear relationship, in the author's opinion, between what the protagonists of the film maintain and the theories of the Greek Sophists about God, the law, etc. An accurate analysis both of their texts and the screenplay of Crimes and Misdemeanors reveals different sophistic roots, which, in this case, cannot be attributed to the constant presence of the Jewish legacy in W. Allen's work.

Learning in Digital Media: the legacy of McLuhan and his Impact on Formal Education

This paper describes a bibliographic analysis of the vision of Marshal McLuhan and the vision adopted by diverse current authors regarding the use of new interactive learning technologies. The paper also analyzes the transformation that will have to take place in the formal surroundings of education in order to improve their social function. The main points of view and contributions made by diverse authors are discussed. It is important that all actors involved in the educational process take in consideration these contributions in order to be ready for future changes.

Palvelukeskeisen arkkitehtuurin mukaisen rajapinnan toteuttaminen avustavalla teknologialla

Tässä diplomityössä käsitellään palvelukeskeistä arkkitehtuuria ja sen pohjalta vanhaan järjestelmään rakennetun palvelurajapinnan laajentamista avustavan teknologian avulla. Avustavalla teknologialla automatisoidaan vanhan järjestelmän graafisen ohjelman käyttöliittymän toimintoja verkkopalveluksi. Alussa esitellään palvelukeskeisen arkkitehtuurin määritelmä ja sen mukaisia suunnitteluperiaatteita. Sen jälkeen käydään läpi teoriaa, toteutuksia ja lähestymistapoja vanhojen järjestelmien integroimiseksi osaksi palvelukeskeistä arkkitehtuuria. Microsoft Windows-ympäristön tarjoama tuki avustavalle teknologialle käydään läpi. Palvelurajapinnan laajentamisessa käytettiin mustan laatikon menetelmää, jolla vanhan järjestelmän graafinen ohjelma automatisoidaan avustavan teknologian avulla. Menetelmä osoittautui toimivaksi ja sitä voidaan käyttää vanhojen järjestelmien integroimiseksi osaksi palvelukeskeistä arkkitehtuuria

ERP-järjestelmät pilvipalveluna

Työssä tutkitaan ERP-järjestelmää pilvipalveluna. Tutkimusmenetelmänä on käytetty kirjallisuuskatsausta. Työn tavoitteena on antaa lukijalle kuva siitä, mitä käsitteellä ERP-pilvipalveluna tarkoitetaan, miten se eroaa perinteisestä ERP–järjestelmästä sekä analysoida hyötyjä ja haittoja molemmissa ratkaisuissa. ERP-pilvipalvelulla tarkoitetaan ostettua palvelua, jota hallinnoi ja ylläpitää ulkopuolinen yritys. Järjestelmän käytöstä maksetaan kiinteä kuukausittainen maksu ja käyttäjämääriin perustuva maksu. Yrityksen käyttäessä ERP-pilvipalvelua sen ei tarvitse investoida laitteisiin. ERP-pilvipalvelu voi olla toteutettuna yritykselle varatussa yksityisessä pilvessä tai julkisessa pilvessä. Pilvipalveluna toteutettu ERP tekee kustannusten arvioinnin helpommaksi lyhyellä aikavälillä sen maksurakenteen takia. Pieni alkuinvestointi kannustaa ERP-pilvipalvelun käyttöön varsinkin pienissä yrityksissä. Isot yritykset kuitenkin suosivat perinteisiä ERP–ratkaisuja niiden paremman muokattavuuden takia. Suurin osa ERP–järjestelmistä on perinteisiä ratkaisuja. Yritykset pitävät pilvipalveluna toteutetun ERP:n suurimpana haasteena tietoturvariskejä. ERP-pilvipalvelu tekee yrityksen enemmän riippuvaiseksi palveluntarjoajasta.

Excelling in procurement : IT Contract Management with Lean and Six Sigma. Case study on legacy contract management at Philips Global IT.

Few people see both opportunities and threats coming from IT legacy in current world. On one hand, effective legacy management can bring substantial hard savings and smooth transition to the desired future state. On the other hand, its mismanagement contributes to serious operational business risks, as old systems are not as reliable as it is required by the business users. This thesis offers one perspective of dealing with IT legacy – through effective contract management, as a component towards achieving Procurement Excellence in IT, thus bridging IT delivery departments, IT procurement, business units, and suppliers. It developed a model for assessing the impact of improvements on contract management process and set of tools and advices with regards to analysis and improvement actions. The thesis conducted case study to present and justify the implementation of Lean Six Sigma in IT legacy contract management environment. Lean Six Sigma proved to be successful and this thesis presents and discusses all the steps necessary, and pitfalls to avoid, to achieve breakthrough improvement in IT contract management process performance. For the IT legacy contract management process two improvements require special attention and can be easily copied to any organization. First is the issue of diluted contract ownership that stops all the improvements, as people do not know who is responsible for performing those actions. Second is the contract management performance evaluation tool, which can be used for monitoring, identifying outlying contracts and opportunities for improvements in the process. The study resulted in a valuable insight on the benefits of applying Lean Six Sigma to improve IT legacy contract management, as well as on how Lean Six Sigma can be applied in IT environment. Managerial implications are discussed. It is concluded that the use of data-driven Lean Six Sigma methodology for improving the existing IT contract management processes is a significant addition to the existing best practices in contract management.

UKJ ja avoimen lähdekoodin järjestelmät

Petteri Kivimäen esitys Kansalliskirjaston kirjastoverkkopalveluiden Asiantuntijaseminaarissa 26.11.2013 Helsingissä.

Migrating legacy applications to cloud: case TOAS

Cloud computing, despite its success and promises, presents issues for businesses mi­grating their legacy applications to cloud. In this research legacy-to-cloud migration issues are reviewed based on literature findings and an experience report. Solutions are applied to Tieto Open Application Suite (TOAS) software development platform running on cloud infrastructure. It is observed that the migration strategy heavily affects the migration approach. For TOAS a strategy of redesigning the applications for cloud is suggested. Common migration-driven application level modifications in­clude adaptation to service-oriented architecture, load balancing, and runtime and technology changes. A cloud platform such as TOAS might introduce additional needs. Decision making on migration strategy is found to be an issue to be solved case by case. Use of assistive decision making tools is suggested.

Averting the legacy of kidney disease - focus on childhood

World Kidney Day 2016 focuses on kidney disease in childhood and the antecedents of adult kidney disease that can begin in earliest childhood. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in childhood differs from that in adults, in that the largest diagnostic group among children includes congenital anomalies and inherited disorders, with glomerulopathies and kidney disease as a consequence of diabetes being relatively uncommon. In addition, many children with acute kidney injury will ultimately develop sequelae that may lead to hypertension and CKD in later childhood or in adult life. Children born early or who are small-for-date newborns have relatively increased risk for the development of CKD later in life. Persons with a high-risk birth and early childhood history should be watched closely in order to help detect early signs of kidney disease in time to provide effective prevention or treatment. Successful therapy is feasible for advanced CKD in childhood; there is evidence that children fare better than adults, if they receive kidney replacement therapy including dialysis and transplantation, although only a minority of children may require this ultimate intervention. Because there are disparities in access to care, effort is needed so that children with kidney disease, wherever they live, may be treated effectively, irrespective of their geographic or economic circumstances. Our hope is that the World Kidney Day will inform the general public, policy makers and caregivers about the needs and possibilities surrounding kidney disease in childhood.

Efeito de danos mecânicos, da redução de temperatura e 1-MCP no metabolismo pós-colheita de brócolis Legacy

O etileno acelera o metabolismo pós-colheita de brócolis, e sua síntese é induzida por danos mecânicos e pelo aumento da temperatura. Para testar esta hipótese, foram realizados 03 experimentos. No primeiro, avaliou-se o efeito do dano mecânico na produção do etileno; no segundo, estudou-se o efeito do armazenamento refrigerado; e, no terceiro, o efeito do 1-MCP no metabolismo e conservação de brócolis. Os resultados mostraram que o dano mecânico aumenta significativamente a produção do etileno, passando de 0,25 a 501,83 mL.h-1 g-1, duas horas após a aplicação do tratamento. Já, no tratamento controle, os incrementos foram menores, passando de 0,27 para 203,13 mL.h-1 g-1. Durante o armazenamento, observou-se que a deterioração ocorreu mais rapidamente no tratamento controle (20-22 °C), com intenso amarelecimento, degradação de clorofilas e formação de odor desagradável. Os brócolis armazenados a 0-2 e a 5-7 °C mantiveram boa qualidade por 12 dias. A aplicação de 1-MCP não contribuiu para prolongar a vida-de-prateleira de brócolis Legacy a 20-22 °C, não tendo havido efeito na preservação da coloração esverdeada, nem na prevenção da degradação de clorofilas.