Digital media provide individuals platforms to express political views. Despite the significant scholarly attention how and why expression occurs through technologies what effect, research remains fragmented in its theoretical frameworks. The present work synthesizes on computer-mediated communication offer a framework that describes theoretically (a) which technological affordances lead (b) ps...

What determines the direction of technological change within an industry? In this presentation it is argued that technological exemplars play a key role. An exemplar is a design model or pattern to be built upon and imitated. Koen Frenken’s model of technological paradigm formation suggests that the selective construction of a design over time produces an exemplar with ‘locked-in’ core elements...

technological innovation, because of its curtail role in socio-economic development is one of the important aspects of governmental policies. in this article technological innovation is studied by an institutional approach. public policy by applying this approach could use norms, regulations and other institutional measures to improve innovations and technological policy. more specifically in t...

ZnTiCu (zinc-titan) sheets with approximately 0,1% Cu and 0,1% Ti content are very widely used in the construction industry for roof covering, gutters, drain pipes, facing linings, connections, window shelves, decorative elements on roofs, art products, etc. Data on the production technology of zinc-titan alloy sheet and on its forming properties are very scarce and unreliable. Therefore they m...

K. Nowacki, Silesian University of Technology, Department of Metallurgy, Katowice, Poland One of significant factors affecting properties of steel is uniform distribution of non-metallic inclusions and alloy elements across the steel product cross-section. Acoustic treatment may be the final technological stage enabling the quality of steel to be influenced. Further research to be undertaken in...

Background. One of the most important elements of life are physical activity and sport: these are the basis of health during life. In order for society to benefit from the advantages of physical activity and sport, it is necessary to know the factors influencing this phenomenon. Objectives. The purpose of this paper is to design a sport development model in the free trade-industrial zones of I...