• By explaining the link between sustainability and socio-economic material and energy flows as well as with colonization of ecosystems, this paper introduces a conceptual framework for empirical applications featured in other contributions to this special issue. (boku.ac.at)
  • The exhibition presents different standpoints and perspectives of an extended metaphor for metabolism that includes the biological, socio-economic and informational spheres and enables us to understand the patterns and processes that direct the global flows of materials, energy and information. (zkm.de)
  • Manuel Castells definition can be applied to it, namely that the expanded global concept of metabolism enables us to understand the patterns and processes which direct the global flows of materials, energy and information. (zkm.de)
  • These flows are in turn an »expression of the processes which determine our economic, political and symbolic life. (zkm.de)
  • In such a view, the metabolism becomes a dynamic network that regulates the flows of materials and energy, of goods and data, of interaction and communication that shore up the survival of the systems in their respective environments. (zkm.de)
  • The authors present an innovative approach - Multi-Scale Integrated Analysis of Societal and Ecosystem Metabolism (MuSIASEM) - capable of characterizing the quality of alternative energy sources in relation to both environmental constraints and socio-economic requirements. (routledge.com)
  • Alevgül H. Şorman is a Researcher in the Integrated Assessment and Societal Metabolism group at ICTA, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain. (routledge.com)
  • This method allows the metabolic pattern of a society to be described in relation to its feasibility, when looking at biophysical factors, and desirability, when looking at socio-economic factors. (routledge.com)
  • These are all products of rift in the metabolism of humans and earth under capitalism, as explained by Marx in his theory of the metabolic rift. (links.org.au)
  • In the digital age, the metabolism as metabolic interchange within organisms becomes the flow of information in global networks. (zkm.de)
  • In an open conversation between art, science and society, in the framework of a global metaphorical notion of metabolism the remote society s customary models and instruments of technical communication are subjected to critical analysis and poetic transformation. (zkm.de)
  • The history of this disease is largely metaphorical and characterizes all of the state of contemporary socio-economic system. (industrialart.eu)
  • Taking the definition of the metabolism in the medical sense as the totality of biological processes that occur within plant, animal or human organisms and serve the creation, conversion, and preservation of physical substance as well as the ongoing performance of the body s functions we apply the concept to ecological, economic, social and cultural systems. (zkm.de)
  • This toxic substance contained mercury that benthic organisms in its metabolism transformed into methylmercury. (industrialart.eu)
  • The Handbook continues to serve as the only book on MFA, it provides MFA definitions and describes all the relevant MFA procedures from the framework of Anthropogenic Metabolism. (blogspot.com)
  • Logistic regression modeling tests the association between levels of walking and health related outcomes (diabetes, high blood pressure, stress, BMI, physical activity), socio-economic characteristics (sex, age, income, education) and place of residence (selected Census Metropolitan Areas). (biomedcentral.com)
  • The economic crisis will have a devastating impact on small business, large sections of which are being wiped out. (links.org.au)
  • Our study aimed to explore healthcare professionals' perceptions of factors affecting presentation of people with type 1 diabetes in a low socioeconomic area of Queensland, Australia. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This summary of an article from Diabetes Care examines the clinical and economic benefits of dual-goal achievement compared with only LDL-C or A1c in patients with diabetes. (medscape.com)
  • The vast majority of the countries of the world are now facing an imminent energy crisis, particularly the USA, China, India, Japan and EU countries, but also developing countries having to boost their economic growth precisely when more powerful economies will prevent them from using the limited supply of fossil energy. (routledge.com)
  • Previously, we have shown L 3 Teladorsagia circumcincta consume oxygen and so may utilise a full TCA cycle for aerobic energy metabolism. (edu.au)
  • Comorbid conditions, psychological status, capacity for self-care, economic considerations, and family and social support systems also play a key role in the intensity of therapy. (nih.gov)
  • A valuable additional qualification is familiarity and experience conducting research and using pedagogical methods that afford students across all Indigenous, racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds, as well as all sexual and gender identity and disability groups, equitable opportunities to reach their maximum potential. (academicwork.ca)
  • The general idea is to assess how and to what extent biodiversity relates to land use and cover, water, and climate change paying special attention to the economic contribution and impacts around different Planetary Boundaries. (stockholmresilience.org)
  • This Journal covers the subjects on the numerous environmental problems present in modern society and their impacts, taking into account scientific, economic and social issues. (wessex.ac.uk)
  • The pandemic has illuminated many normally invisible social and economic relationships of capitalist society and has exposed much of its exploitative and irrational nature. (links.org.au)
  • Metabolism and Communication« exhibition uses examples of communication to shed light on the change from close society to remote society. (zkm.de)
  • The School of Health and Exercise Sciences in the Faculty of Health and Social Development invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Human Exercise Metabolism. (academicwork.ca)
  • The negative health consequences of this situation and its economic burden on the health care system have been documented [ 5 , 6 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • These intersecting crises signal a major socio-economic collapse of the capitalist system. (links.org.au)
  • Today we face multiple, intersecting, crises - a public health and economic crisis, triggered by the biological disaster, and the overarching climate crisis. (links.org.au)
  • The purpose of this paper is to assess the health factors, socio-economic characteristics and urban-regional variations of walking to work among adults in Canada. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the research by exploring the relationship between health conditions, socio-economic characteristics and urban-regional variations of walking to work in Canada. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The details on this, as well as the economic discount rates and other relevant parameters are described in our Technical Documentation . (wa.gov)
  • Our programmes point not just to the limits to economic growth within our planet's boundaries, but we strive to make a positive change by equipping our students with ways of experimenting with new 'circular', 'inclusive', 'shared value' - in short more sustainable - business models that can grow exponentially to shape new social and environmental value chains. (rsm.nl)
  • The second part of the book introduces the concept of energetic metabolism of modern societies and uses empirical results. (routledge.com)
  • Socio-economic costs arise from reduced productivity, impaired professional performance, workplace absenteeism, and academic underperformance. (cosmosmagazine.com)
  • This banquet situation is an example for the analogy of nutritional cycle and communication cycle, between the exchange of food and that of information, between metabolism and communication. (zkm.de)
  • Nonetheless we gained valuable information from trying to obtain the different systems and also from the preparation of the test study.The evaluation of the economic feasibility, with valuable input from the SME Instrument coach, helped us to better shape our model for the product positioning in the market, the market entrance strategy market potential share and pricing. (europa.eu)
  • Dr. Burman comments on this study from the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. (medscape.com)
  • Depending on the program, it could include reductions in crime victimization, the economic benefits from a more educated workforce, and the benefits from employer-paid health insurance. (wa.gov)
  • Metabolism and Communication« is a joint project by Palau de la Virreina in Barcelona, Centro Cultural Conde Duque in Madrid and ZKM Karlsruhe. (zkm.de)