Author: Publisher: Paulo Giraldi
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Author: Health at Work, Ageing and Environmental Effects on Future Social Security and Labour Law Systems
Author: Lourdes Mella MéndezPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527525708
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
This volume analyses the most important problems and challenges that health, age and the environment introduce in the labour market, and how these factors affect both the way people work and their rights. The contributions here focus on the main challenges for social security systems, lawmakers and trade unions, and provide important solutions to improve workers’ rights and guarantee the viability of public social security systems. Other topics analysed here include dress-codes and whistleblowing in companies. From the labour point of view, workers’ representatives and trade unions must take action in collective bargaining to deal with these topics and adequately protect the workforce. The authors here are drawn from countries such as Hungary, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Poland, Brazil and Colombia, providing a global perspective. The book will appeal to lawyers, legal and human resources experts, economists, judges, academics and staff from trade unions and employers’ representation. The volume features insights and contributions in different languages, with chapters in Spanish (13), English (7) and Portuguese (2).
The Virtual Customer: A New Paradigm for Improving Customer Relations in Libraries and Information Services
Author: Sueli Mara Soares Pinto FerreiraPublisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3598440170
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
For several years the concept of "virtual client" or "virtual customer" has been part of the world of libraries and information services. This publication contains the proceedings of a satellite meeting on this topic, organized by the Management and Marketing Section of IFLA and held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in August 2004. It contains papers from more general points of views such as the democratization of access to digital information to more specific questions such as virtual libraries and new services, not forgetting user and librarian education, web site design, more specialized information, etc. The readers of these proceedings will find along these pages a very stimulating content which will guide them towards better services for virtual clients. Papers are presented in the original language of their presentation (Portuguese, French, Spanish and English) with summaries in these four languages.
V Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering CLAIB 2011 May 16-21, 2011, Habana, Cuba
Author: José Folgueras MéndezPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642211984
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1363
Book Description
This volume presents the proceedings of the CLAIB 2011, held in the Palacio de las Convenciones in Havana, Cuba, from 16 to 21 May 2011. The conferences of the American Congress of Biomedical Engineering are sponsored by the International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE), Society for Engineering in Biology and Medicine (EMBS) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), among other organizations and international agencies and bringing together scientists, academics and biomedical engineers in Latin America and other continents in an environment conducive to exchange and professional growth.
Virtual and Augmented Reality: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications
Author: Management Association, Information ResourcesPublisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 152255470X
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 1882
Book Description
Virtual and augmented reality is the next frontier of technological innovation. As technology exponentially evolves, so do the ways in which humans interact and depend upon it. Virtual and Augmented Reality: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a comprehensive reference source for the latest scholarly material on the trends, techniques, and uses of virtual and augmented reality in various fields, and examines the benefits and challenges of these developments. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics, such as human-computer interaction, digital self-identity, and virtual reconstruction, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for researchers, academics, professionals, theorists, students, and practitioners interested in emerging technology applications across the digital plane.
Geoinformação em urbanismo
Author: CLÁUDIA MARIA DE ALMEIDA ALMEIDAPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Representações computacionais do espaço urbano; Dimensões humanas em estudos urbanos: medidas espaciais para as desigualdades socioterritoriais; Geotecnologias e sensoriamento remoto orbital e aerotransportado para a compreensão do urbano; Mudanças ambientais globais e impactos em centros urbanos: a geoinformação no suporte a previsão, enfrentamento, recuperação e mitigação de desastres naturais; A captura do metabolismo urbano: modelos e modelagem computacional de dinâmicas do espaço urbano e regional.
Learning in Metaverses: Co-Existing in Real Virtuality
Author: Schlemmer, ElianePublisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1466663529
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
The potential of virtual world technologies to improve teaching and learning has been recognized in recent years, creating new possibilities for teaching and learning processes, with virtual environments impacting the achievement of student learning and collaboration. Learning in Metaverses: Co-Existing in Real Virtuality discusses a better way to understand this new learning universe, exploring the possibilities of new social organization through the use of avatars in virtual worlds. Examining platforms such as Web 3D, metaverse, MDV3D, ECODI, hybrid living and sharing spaces, gamification, alternate reality, mingled reality, and augmented reality to evaluate the possibilities for their implementation in education, this reference book will be of use to academics, educators, students, researchers, gamers, and professionals.
Multicultural Awareness and Technology in Higher Education: Global Perspectives
Author: Issa, TomayessPublisher: IGI Global
ISBN: 1466658770
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Diversity among university students plays a significant role in raising awareness of numerous issues surrounding cultural heritage, language differences, cross-cultural collaboration, and international education. The integration of technological tools can assist students in cooperating nationally and internationally both in their current educational and future professional settings. Multicultural Awareness and Technology in Higher Education: Global Perspectives encompasses the latest research on the impact and integration of technology into international education and culturally diverse learning environments. Providing the latest teaching and learning methods, technologies, and approaches at the university level, this publication is a useful reference for academics, educational administrators in public and private institutions, and information society researchers.
Author: Interlocuções entre cultura, trabalho e economia/Conversations between culture, work and economy
Author: João DominguesPublisher: Letra Capital Editora LTDA
ISBN: 6587594379
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
A concepção desta organização é resultado do encontro de docentes, discentes e parceiros de pesquisa que vêm se dedicando a discutir o papel da cultura e do trabalho daqueles que atuam neste setor da economia capitalista, tendo por base dados empíricos e análise de políticas culturais no Brasil.The concept of this book is the outcome of a series of meetings between teachers, students and fellow researchers who have dedicated themselves to discussing the role of culture and the work of those who act within this sector of the capitalist economy, based on empirical data and an analysis of cultural policies in Brazil.