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Geolocalization in Smart Environment

Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Sensor Networks, 2019
Nowadays, wireless indoor positioning systems have become very familiar, and widespread all over the world. They are successfully used in many applications including tracking objects e.g. Firemen who usually face life-threatening situations. Indoor positioning systems become critically convenient in such scenarios. This paper deals with the tracking of
Joseph Merhej, Jacques Demerjian, Karla Fares, Jacques Bou Abdo, Abdallah Makhoul   +4 more
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Dense Node Representation for Geolocation [PDF]

Proceedings of the 5th Workshop on Noisy User-generated Text (W-NUT 2019), 2019
Prior research has shown that geolocation can be substantially improved by including user network information. While effective, it suffers from the curse of dimensionality, since networks are usually represented as sparse adjacency matrices of connections, which grow exponentially with the number of users.
Fornaciari, Tommaso, Hovy, Dirk
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Media, Information and Framing Effects on Public Knowledge and Attitudes Towards Carbon Capture and Utilisation in Germany

Chemie Ingenieur Technik, EarlyView.
The article is conducted in five sequential steps: research objective, conceptual framework, methodology, results, and implications. It analyzes how media use and framing influence public knowledge and attitudes toward carbon capture and utilization (CCU) in Germany.
Julia‐Lena Reinermann, Dorothee Arlt, Hannah Charlotte Müller, Merle‐Marie Emely Johannsen   +3 more
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Internationalising the teacher education curriculum: An analysis of syllabi and student experiences

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Internationalisation has increasingly become a key dimension of quality in initial teacher education (ITE) programmes. Although it is recognised as a means to strengthen future teachers' competencies and expand their professional knowledge, it remains underdeveloped in practice.
Nafsika Alexiadou, Mai Trang Vu
wiley   +1 more source

Determination of coordinates relay satellites in range-difference system geolocation

Известия высших учебных заведений России: Радиоэлектроника, 2015
Indicated on the origin and development of geolocation as part of radio monitoring satellite links. Denotes the fundamental premise of the system geolocation. Disclosed rangedifference geolocation system, the algorithm of its functioning.
V. V. Sevidov, A. O. Chemarov
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Educating agents of change: Investigating curricula to foster sustainability competencies in university

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study critically evaluates the implementation of sustainability competencies in the university‐wide curriculum reform at a Nordic research‐intensive multidisciplinary university. The focus is on assessing how sustainability competencies—especially the newly introduced systems thinking, strategic thinking and futures thinking—are ...
I. Södervik, T. Tuononen, R. Ratvio, T. Laisi, J. Pietikäinen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital competencies in the EFL classroom: What is (or isn't) part of the curriculum for pre‐service primary EFL teachers at Spanish universities?

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The digital age has revolutionized many aspects of citizens' everyday lives, including educational systems, as Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have been integrated into the curriculum at all educational levels. In the case of English as a foreign language (EFL), many studies support that ICTs contribute positively to the ...
María Felicidad Tabuenca Cuevas, Francisco Pradas Esteban, María Ribes Lafoz   +2 more
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Migration strategies, performance and annual activity budget in a short‐distance migrant, the common starling Sturnus vulgaris

Journal of Avian Biology, 2023
Migratory birds typically separate energetically demanding parts of the annual cycle like breeding, moult and migration with some species engaging in so‐called moult‐migration.
Viesturs Vīgants, Oskars Keišs, Ivo Dinsbergs, Valts Jaunzemis, Elza Marija Zacmane, Ance Priedniece, Martins Briedis   +6 more
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Classroom boundaries and teacher agency: Challenges of implementing Ireland's new primary curriculum

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reports on a doctoral study examining teacher agency in one Irish primary school at a timely moment ahead of the implementation of the new Primary Curriculum Framework in September 2025. The framework embeds teacher agency as a central professional principle, yet findings from this study reveal a more cautious and bounded reality.
Máiréad Nally, Carmel O. Sullivan, Karin Bacon   +2 more
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Perceived importance and didactic difficulty of chemistry education: Insights from Czech teachers

The Curriculum Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This empirical study examines how chemistry teachers in lower and upper secondary schools in the Czech Republic evaluate the content of the chemistry curriculum, focussing on its perceived importance and didactic difficulty. Based on a quantitative survey (N = 146), the study provides insight into the pedagogical content knowledge of ...
Jitka Lorenzová, Blanka Jirkovská, Martin Čapek Adamec, Jan Havlík, Petr Holzhauser, Daniela Nováková, Karel Němejc   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source