scholarly journals IMPORTANCE AND ADVANTAGES OF CONVERSION OF UNUSED INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN LITHUANIA / NENAUDOJAMŲ GAMYBINIŲ IR PRAMONIŲ PASTATŲ KONVERSIJOS SVARBA IR PRANAŠUMAI LIETUVOJE

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 475-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslavas Pavlovskis ◽  
Jurgita Antuchevičienė

The article analyzes the concept, goals, and problems of conversion of abandoned industrial buildings and areas, as well as the benefit of successful conversion to urban development. The review of scientific literature allows claiming that the old industrial buildings are very attractive for investment. The article distinguishes the main types of conversion, and their characteristic features. The research describes environmental factors influencing conversion and develops the set of indicators to evaluate conversion. Different types of conversion projects are assessed applying the multi-criteria method WASPAS-G. It is established that the best of the projects is converting a building into a lofttype housing, which could give a significant positive impact on the urban and architectural environment and be environmentally friendly both during the production and exploitation period. Straipsnyje nagrinėjama apleistų gamybos ir pramonės pastatų bei teritorijų konversijos samprata, tikslai, problemos, sėkmingos konversijos rezultatų nauda miesto plėtrai. Atlikta mokslinės literatūros analizė leidžia teigti, kad senieji pramoniniai pastatai yra itin patrauklūs investicijoms. Straipsnyje išskirti pagrindiniai konversijos tipai, jiems būdingi bruožai. Apibūdinti konversiją veikiantys aplinkos veiksniai ir parengta konversijos vertinimo rodiklių aibė. Taikant daugiakriterį sprendimų priėmimo metodą WASPAS-G, įvertinti skirtingų konversijos tipų projektai. Nustatyta, jog geriausias iš nagrinėtų projektų yra pastato konversija į lofto tipo būstą, kuris turi didelę teigiamą įtaką urbanistinei ir architektūrinei miesto aplinkai ir yra palankus aplinkai tiek gamybos metu, tiek ir pastatą eksploatuojant.

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-82
Author(s):  
Inese Biukšāne

Abstract The aim of the research is to elaborate the model of factors influencing competitiveness of the Latvian fisheries sector cluster. Based on the studied scientific literature, the research provides an improved definition of the sector competitiveness and defines the factors influencing the competitiveness of the sector. As a result of the analysis, the author has discovered that there are several internal and external social, economic, political and environmental factors that influence the competitiveness of the Latvian fisheries sector cluster. It is advisable to the institutions involved in fisheries policy-making to take into account the identified factors, influencing the competitiveness, and their changes when making and improving the general policy of the sector.


Author(s):  
Ketul S. Barot ◽  
Saloni H. Naik ◽  
Mehrie H. Patel ◽  
Saptak P. Mankad ◽  
Akash A. Patel ◽  
...  

The second wave of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in India, which commenced in March’21, continues to create a major crisis of medications, hospital beds, oxygen, and Intensive Care Units at very rapid rate which has placed the country on the verge of a humanitarian crisis. While no definite treatment for SARS-CoV-2 has been found, different types of vaccines have been manufactured which have shown some effectiveness in preventing disease progression and severity. The objective of this manuscript is to review the available data from the pandemic and highlight the factors that have contributed to the development of second wave in India which has led to crisis. In this review, using available scientific literature on various indexes such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Medline and news articles- where appropriate, we dive into understanding newer virus variants, vaccines and their effectiveness against new strains, overwhelming burden on the Indian healthcare system and socio-politico-environmental factors responsible for upsurge. The sudden upsurge in the number of cases is multifactorial, which includes virus variants, complacency in following COVID-19 appropriate behaviour, burden over the health care system, various socio-politico-environmental factors. As the definitive treatment is yet to be discovered, vaccination remains at the top. 


2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-69
Author(s):  
Miruh Jeon ◽  
Minhyung Shin ◽  
Seung Jong Lee

This paper compares factors that influence individually oriented and socially oriented happiness. Going beyond simply identifying and analyzing factors that affect happiness, we explore how two sets of determinants, demographic factors and environmental factors, influence these two different types of happiness. We hypothesize that demographic factors and environmental factors will impact individually oriented and socially oriented happiness differently, and we empirically test it employing the 2012 Seoul Survey data. The analytical results supported the hypothesis: demographic factors such as education, employment status, and marital status are more strongly associated with individually oriented happiness; and environmental factors such as environment, group participation, individual participation, leisure activities are more strongly associated with socially oriented happiness. Our research findings reveal that the approach that most studies of determinants of happiness have taken is limited in that it presupposes happiness as a unidimensional concept.


Author(s):  
Е.М. Григорьева

Постановка задачи. Статья посвящена детальному анализу фразеологизмов английского языка различных тематических групп и особенностям их регистрации в англо-английских и англо-русском словарях и справочных пособиях. Рассматривается ряд характеристик, которые отличают фразеологические единицы от свободных словосочетаний. Кроме того, исследуется вопрос включения пословиц в состав фразеологического фонда того или иного языка. Впоследствии отобранные методом сплошной выборки фразеологические единицы классифицируются по различным основаниям, а также проводится детальный анализ особенностей их отражения в представленных изданиях. Результаты. Осуществляется классификация фразеологизмов по следующим категориям: функция в коммуникации, определяемая их структурно-семантическими особенностями, а также тематическое деление. Отдельно рассматриваются фразеологизмы-эвфемизмы, относящиеся к нескольким тематическим группам, среди которых смерть, ругательства и беременность. Выделяются и описываются характерные особенности организации микроструктуры (словарной статьи) каждого отдельно взятого издания. Выводы. На основании проведенного анализа регистрации английских фразеологизмов сделаны выводы о том, что данная лексика получает подробное и точное отражение в справочниках. Проведенный анализ теоретической литературы показал правомерность включения пословиц во фразеологический фонд, поскольку они принадлежат к культурному наследию того или иного народа и воспроизводятся в речи в исходной форме. Тип и адресат справочника определяют особенности организации словарной статьи, а также компоненты, которые входят в нее (дефиниция, переводной эквивалент, иллюстративный пример, грамматическая, стилистическая, региональная и этимологическая пометы, графическая иллюстрация). Statement of the problem. The article is devoted to a detailed analysis of the phraseological units of the English language of various thematic groups and the features of their registration in the English-English and English-Russian dictionaries and reference books. Features that distinguish phraseological units from free phrases are studied. More than that, the question of belonging proverbs to phraseological stock is studied. Then phraseological units selected by the continuous sampling method are classified according to different grounds, and a detailed analysis of the features of their reflection in the analyzed sources is carried out. Results. Phraseological units are classified into some categories according to the following criteria: function in communication, determined by their structural and semantic features and thematic division. Phraseological units-euphemisms related to several thematic groups, including death, curse words and pregnancy are studied. The characteristic features of microstructure organization of each individual source are described. Conclusion. The analysis of English phraseological units registration showed that this lexis is reflected in dictionaries in a proper way. Theoretical literature analysis shows justification of proverbs inclusion into phraseological stock as they are a part of national cultural heritage and are reproduced in speech in the basic form. Further, the author comes to a conclusion that dictionary type and addressee of the reference book determine features of microstructure organization and their components (definition, translation equivalent, illustrative example, grammar, stylistic, regional and etymological labels, graphic illustration).


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaqi Wang ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Qinyao Xu ◽  
Miaomiao Cai ◽  
Qian Shi ◽  
...  

AbstractSuperhydrophobic sponges have considerable potential for oil/water separation. Most of the methods used for superhydrophobic modification of sponges require toxic or harmful solvents, which have the drawbacks of hazardous to environment, expensive, and complex to utilize. Moreover, the hydrophobic layer on the surface of sponge is often easily destroyed. In this paper, a highly efficient superhydrophobic sponge with excellent reusability was developed by using a facile, simple and environmentally friendly dopamine biomimetic bonding method. Different types of sponges, such as melamine, polyethylene or polyurethane sponge wastes, were used as raw materials to prepare superhydrophobic sponges, which possess the advantages of inexpensive and abundant. The effects of different dopamine polymerization time and different hydrophobic agent dosage on the hydrophobicity and oil absorption capacity of melamine sponges were optimized. The study results showed that the water contact angle of the superhydrophobic sponge could reach 153° with excellent organic solvent absorption capacity of 165.9 g/g. Furthermore, the superhydrophobic sponge retained approximately 92.1% of its initial absorption capacity after 35 reutilization cycles. More importantly, the dopamine biomimetic bonding superhydrophobic modification method can be used for different types of sponges. Therefore, a universally applicable, facile, simple and environmentally friendly superhydrophobic modification method for sponges was developed.


2005 ◽  
Vol 56 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
N Nihei ◽  
T Tsuda ◽  
H Kurahashi ◽  
Y Higa ◽  
O Komagata ◽  
...  

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