Uncontrolled charging of plug-in Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) represents a challenge for the energy system. As a solution, recent studies propose smart charging to avoid grid congestion and to integrate renewable energy. While financial benefits for smart charging schemes are currently quite low, there are other objectives for smart charging. Ho...
Published in Behavioral Sciences
The objective of the present study is to analyze non-professional soccer players’ preferences regarding coach leadership style and motivational climate and to determine the relationship of these variables with players’ satisfaction, sport commitment, and sport objectives. The participants were 151 players, aged between 10 and 24 years, divided into...
Published in Comparative Professional Pedagogy
The article analyzes the goals, objectives and content of professional training for international communication specialists in the UK universities. It is found that professional training of international communication specialists aims to prepare a competent and competitive expert under the rapidly changing requirements of British society and the in...
Published in European Countryside
For over 50 years, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has been fundamental for European integration, while taking up to 40% of the budget. The new CAP uses various funds and aims at both agricultural production support and rural development. This dichotomy is confirmed by the Treaty on functioning of the EU and developed by various Regulations an...
Afin d’assurer une meilleure performance environnementale, les organisations s’engagent dans diverses initiatives vertes, y compris celles impliquant les systèmes et technologies d’information. Cependant, notre compréhension des projets Green IS reste incomplète. Cette recherche vise à améliorer cette compréhension en analysant l’influence de trois...
Studies on responses to inoculation in bush bean(Phaseolus vulgaris) were carried out as part of the N2Africa project (www.n2africa.org) in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zimbabwe.Inoculant treatments without fertilizer inputs significantly improved yields by 0.27 t ha-1compared to the unamended control in Ethiopia. The combined effect of inoculati...
Ultramarathons have experienced a remarkable growth among people; however, research about these athletes’ psychological asset is reduced. Two hypotheses were proposed: that motivation of the ultramarathon runners is mainly intrinsic; and that the greater the intrinsic motivation, the greater the exercise dependence. Regulation of behavior in sport,...
Les objectifs des initiatives axées sur les données gouvernementales ouvertes vont de l’amélioration de la transparence et de l’imputabilité au renforcement de l’innovation et de la participation. On sait cependant peu de choses sur la mesure dans laquelle les objectifs des initiatives axées sur les données gouvernementales ouvertes sont atteints. ...
Published in Journal of Educational and Social Research
Libraries are rightfully recognized as the heart of academic institutions. However, they are not standalone, but interconnected with all other players within the same organisational universe: academia, administration, stakeholders, internal and external competitors and co-operators. Internal auditors’ role is to promote quality standards along with...
Open Source appeared in the software industry 25 years ago in the name of “Free software” and is now widely used by all digital infrastructures. Companies outside software industry have recently started showing their interest in this subject; they communicate about their engagement in Open Source and have started exploring Open Source Hardware feat...
