Current efforts at ‘low-carbon transition’ are marked by a striking paradox: the ‘phenomenal’ and ‘historically incredible’ resurgence of coal. Exploration of the source of this conundrum opens up an analysis of current trends regarding low-carbon energy transitions in terms of the forging and emergence of ‘cosmopolitan climate risk communities’. Such an analysis is a case study in a broader sh...

This chapter outlines Papyrus, a tool for graphical modeling of UML2 applications. It is an open-source project, designed as an Eclipse component, and is based on the existing EMF-based realization of the UML2 meta-model. The goal of this open-source project project is twofold. First, it aims at providing a complete, efficient, robust, and methodologically agnostic implementation of a UML tool ...

This paper examines the real ability of the cooperative sector to ensure its central role. Hence, the objective of this research is to discover the several contingencies that weigh on this sector, through examination of national databases and qualitative surveys. Methodologically, this work combines, in a complementary manner, both quantitative and the qualitative approaches. The constructed da...

Combined quantum-mechanics/molecular-mechanics (QM/MM) methods are making rapid progress both methodologically and with respect to their range of application. Mechanistic studies on enzymes, including contributions towards the understanding of enzyme catalysis, continue to be a major target. They are joined by calculations of pK(a) values, redox properties, ground- and excited-state spectroscop...

This paper describes the first steps towards the creation of a Bulgarian-Croatian comparable corpus. Its base are two newspaper subcorpora from larger reference corpora of Bulgarian and Croatian. In the beginning we rely on more extralinguistically-oriented, but methodologically cleaner parameters of similarity like: specific topics, pre-defined time span and data size. The idea of ‘light’ and ...

This contribution presents results from two exploratory studies on technology acceptance and use of widget-based personal learning environments. Methodologically, the investigation carried out applies the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT). With the help of this instrument, the study assesses expert judgments about intentions to use and actual use of the emerging technol...

The research project has developed a design framework for an adaptive MOOC that complements the MOOC format with blended learning. The design framework consists of a design model and a series of learning design principles which can be used to design in-service courses for teacher professional development. The framework has been evaluated by alpha-testing and beta-testing, and the relationship b...