Keywords: Chernobyl nuclear power plant; Reactor No. 4; Vladimir Skurko; sarcophagus; nuclear devastation; Pripyat; ghost town
Twenty years after the Chernobyl disaster, one of the Czech Republic’s top foreign correspondents finds that the event continues to elude human understanding.
More...Keywords: monetary flow; input-output tables; visualization.
Isard has argued for greater presentation of empirical data in regional studies by displaying tables and geographical maps. In this note his suggestion is followed by displaying two sets of computer maps using tables given in his classic 1960s book.
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My father and I were born in the same house. (Literally, since in our part of the world, giving birth in hospitals became a common practice only later.) Yet, we were not born in the same country. My father was born in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, I was born in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. My family is a Hungarian family. In our town, we lived together with other Hungarians, with Serbs, Germans, Jews, Romas, and some Romanians and Slovaks as well. Some changes in the name of the city took place between the times of our births as well. When my father was born, the name of our city was Nagybecskerek. After World War I, it became Veliki Bečkerek. Becskerek/Bečkerek is a name of uncertain origin. When I was born, the name of the city had a more pronounced Serbian name. It became Petrovgrad – honoring the Serbian King Petar (Peter). In 1941 Petrovgrad was occupied by the Germans. The name of the town became Grossbetschkerek. An inscription on the old city hall stated: Dieses Land war und bleibt immer deutsch. (“This land was, and will always remain German.”) This motto was not really indicative of historic facts, but it was indicative of a momentum. Just like when Ratko Mladić speculated about the borders of a Greater Serbia. He said that these borders will extend over Trieste. A journalist asked why Trieste should be Serbian, and Mladić responded. “Because it was always Serbian.”
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Keywords: Insolvency; market economy; dissolution of the company; causes; and to go into liquidation
The study is divided into five parts, starting with an Introduction presenting the number of Romanian companies entered into insolvency between 2006-2010, the number of years after which the companies enter into insolvency as well as the share of the companies entered into insolvency within the main branches of the economy. In the second part it is rendered the legal framework of the insolvency procedure in Romania. The practical examples regarding the bookkeeping of the insolvency are presented in the third part. The measures for avoiding bankruptcy are concluded in the fourth part of the study. The study closes with the conclusions regarding the main aspects of the Romanian bankruptcy procedure. In terms of scientific research typology used by the authors it refers to descriptive research, explanatory research and applied research. In terms of novelty to the study, they imply the presentation of bankruptcy practice both in terms of accounting records, and the measures to avoid bankruptcy.
More...Keywords: argumentation; negotiation; conflict; cooperation; oral discourse
In our paper we try to analyse argumentation at the level of one particular type of oral discourse, negotiation, taking into consideration not only the strategic behaviour of the locutor, but also the reaction of the interlocutor; we try to see the linguistic means through which the latter can provoke/maintain the conflict, or cooperate in order to reach an agreement.
More...Keywords: gender; sexuality; Jewish-American; immigration; graphic novel
Leela Corman’s graphic novel Unterzakhn illustrates the difficulty of life at the turn of the century in New York’s Lower East Side as seen through the eyes of Jewish twins Fanya and Esther. Although the novel does not solely follow the story of the sisters, it is mainly focused on their fascinating passage from childhood to adulthood. The purpose of my paper is to analyze Corman’s graphic novel in order to illustrate how New York’s Lower East Side shaped the life of Jewish immigrants. On the one hand, I will examine the historical development of the Jewish migration and its causes. Consequently, I will explore whether Leela Corman follows the pattern of the factual past or not. On the other hand, I will focus on Corman’s graphic depiction of the streets of the Lower East Side and on her portrayal of Jewish family life. The critical sources used include Hasia R. Diner’s The Jews of the United States, 1654 to 2000 and Joyce Antler’s “’My Yiddishe Mama’: The Multiple Faces of the Immigrant Jewish Mother.” You Never Call! You Never Write! A History of the Jewish Mother.
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Keywords: Yugoslavia's export policy; 1962; Industrial development in Yugoslavia; Industry growth;
In the first six months of 1962, Yugoslav exports were slightly under the envisaged growth rate, but there was a considerable upswing in the second half of the year, particularly in the last few months. As a result of this favorable development, not only was the slow-down in the first half of the year made good, but the annual export target was exceeded by about 6,000 million dinars.
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Keywords: Iron ore; Coke; Pig iron; Crude steel; Steel products; Heavy industry; Zenica;
RMK-Zenica activities include extraction, treatment and processing of iron ore; production of coke and by-products, pig iron (white and grey), crude steel, and rolled forged and drawn steel products. Final production include drawn wire products and grey iron castings. The physical volume of output has been steadily increasing for the last seven years, as can be seen from the following Table...
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Keywords: technologization of marketing; marketing communication; new trends in communication; chatbots; augmented reality; Internet of things;
Dynamic changes can now be observed both in Internet activities and in marketing communication. The article deals with new trends in technologization of marketing communication, including the use of augmented reality, QR codes, chatbots, the Internet of Things and “smart & simple” technology. In addition, the latest trends in image marketing/communication and image/video 360-degree communication will be presented. The article is based on the analysis of trends in technology-based communication and critical analysis of applications.
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Keywords: biodiversity; ecosystem; forest policy; forest services; green economy; medical ecology; monitoring; payments for ecosystem services; protective functions of forest; recreation;
The purpose of the present study consists in carrying out analysis of the current situation and development prospects of Russian and global forest products’ markets.In the Russian Federation and the CIS countries, due to the depreciation of the ruble and other national currencies, export of all major types of forest products reached the highest level that in many cases allowed compensating for the lack of domestic demand, and stimulated production growth. Economic changes, having implications for the forest sector, were caused due to the fact that global economic growth in 2015 slowed down resulting from the reduction in performance indicators in regions with unstable emerging economies. At that, the process of rapprochement of the level of income in regions that have long been developed in terms of the forest industry, continued, albeit at a slower pace than before the global financial crisis. However, the negative trends observed in the Russian Federation and the CIS at the end of 2014, on the contrary, have amplified, while slow growth of economy was replaced by a clear decline in the production. Based on the use of analysis, synthesis, and generalization of expert materials on the state of the Russian and worldwide markets for forest products, as well as the theoretical forecasting to determine the future of the forest products’ markets, conclusions were drawn about the ambiguity of the forest products’ production and consumption in the long run. The increase in demand for timber in the global scale is influenced by demographic changes, economic growth of states, regional changes, environmental policies of states and adopted regulations, as well as a contemporary energy policy. In the conclusion of the study, policy measures of the state and the private sector were proposed aimed at improving the efficiency of foreign trade activities of the Russian Federation in the forestry sector.
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Keywords: internet; virtual space; e-consumer; internet shopping;
A dynamic growth of the internet and the information society has also caused a change to activity of e-consumers in the virtual space. The paper aims at presenting results of the quantitative research on purchasing activity of e-consumers on the internet carried out in 2012.
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Keywords: entrepreneurial initiative; spatial gatherings of firms; clusters; economic development; Banat; Romania;
The interest in the study of clusters and their role in the economic development of certain regions has constantly grown in the past years. This interest has also been emphasized by the emergence of successful clusters in many regions; these are clusters that have visibly and they have determined the increase in competitiveness of those particular regions. Clusters are geographic gatherings of firms and institutions, connected to each other and specialized in certain fields of activity. In Romania, due to the low cooperation level among enterprises we cannot say that proper clusters exists, but just some “spatial gatherings” of firms activating in certain domains, connected by the need of using certain natural resources and the existence of a specialized workforce in that particular domain. Natural “clusters” can be identified by means of quantitative analyses, these indicating the possibility to identify certain spatial assemblies of firms in a certain economic sector. Starting from these quantitative analyses, for Banat region have been identified some important spatial gatherings of firms activating in certain domains which could represent potential clusters in this area. As clusters function on the principle of cooperation among enterprises, a strong point of the region is the presence of foreign investors which promoted the model of enterprise cooperation through sub-contracting local enterprises. Among these, we mention the Italian investors which brought to Banat, especially to Timiş County the Italian cluster model. Are there in Banat premises for the emergence of clusters? Which are the fields of activity in which these clusters can emerge? What role will these clusters play in the economic development of the region? These are just some of the questions that we aim answering to through this study.
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Keywords: infrastructure barriers; structure barriers; superstructure barriers; system barrier;
Given all the criteria used, it can synthesize the next paradigm of communication barriers: infrastructure barriers; structure barriers; superstructure barriers; system barriers. On the message, which can be identified barriers coincide with the structure of language barriers.Their identification is to optimize the communication process by transforming them into benchmarks of efficiency.
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Keywords: health economy; music therapy; sustainability; innovation; kindergarten;
The intent of this article is to explain the socio-economic benefits of music therapy in kindergarten. Early infancy and childhood development of social skills are crucial for the successful transition from one stage of life into another. Other important issue addressed in this article is an analysis of the status and development potential of music therapy in Romania, by estimating the costs of implementing the music therapy sessions in preschool education and professional status review of the music therapist in Romania. Music therapy is a form of therapy that is not more expensive than others, and there are countless benefits and long term. Extending this profession and its implementation in institutions in Romania could lead to significant economic changes, a more qualitative life.
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Keywords: Tourism; Investment; Financing; Profit; Equipment;
Knowledge of investment costs is a basic tool at the hands of managers and is used to increase the efficiency of economic activity. The investment cost study aims to obtain profits under various aspects, both at microeconomic and macroeconomic level. The short-term financing decision refers to the financing of the operating cycle, which gives the purpose of circulating capital management. Tourism investments are materialized through: accommodation units, equipment, and infrastructure works that ensure the operation of the investments. Given that investors want profit in a quicker and shorter time-frame, in this paper we have conducted a case study on an entity's investment, its cost, recovery time and profitability on basis of the estimated profit. Appropriate financing of the tourism industry would, in the medium term, provide an incentive for the national economy.
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Keywords: academic libraries and documentation centres; library of the future; library users; surveys; interviews; Romania;Norway;
Libraries need to use several different methods when determining the needs and wishes of students and academic patrons for future academic libraries and documentation centers. In this paper, the authors report findings from a survey in Romania and interviews in Norway, on what innovative issues students are imagining in future libraries. Among the trends students and academics are foreseeing are found green libraries, including green information literacy, bibliometrics/scientometrics, library as "home", makerspace (3D-printing) and libraries as centers for documentation, for academic writing and for other necessary skills
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Keywords: impulse; thermal inertia; system; period;
This work presents a space modeling concept inside buildings, with space structuring and modulation, for obtaining energetic efficiency in obtaining thermal comfort. Building the practical, experimental frame for the substantiation of the concept took place through measurements taken inside a building in Timişoara, Romania, during the cold season. The concept includes the perception element of thermal local comfort, integrated in the system, with manipulation of the airflow, in the volumetric unit of the inner space. Another component of the concept is represented by the recirculation of resources, penetration and furnishing within the air layers, with temperatures favorable for obtaining thermal comfort inside the building. The existence of temperature differences between the air layers of the interior space can represent, if properly used, a major input in the perception of thermal comfort. In the meanwhile the proposition is that of using together in a system of the thermal impulse method applied to the temperature of the interior space that should include the duration of the thermal comfort perception inertia, with decreasing of the temperature of the interior space under the temperatures defining the thermal comfort area. To these elements we also have to add the tolerated period, with temperatures below thermal comfort interval, placed between the thermal impulses applied for the interior, attached to the thermal inertia periods in the area of thermal comfort, and assimilation of the tolerated period to the thermal comfort area. The concept of structuring and modulating the volume of the interior space in the perception of thermal comfort, also integrates elements of subjective perception in the system.
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Keywords: pedagogy; educational system; interior design; users;
The article proposes a survey of the educational system from the point of view of evolution on the temporal axis, intending to capitalize on the existing pieces of furniture in the researched framework. Through the prism of research, the initiatives that have contributed to the evolution of the current education system are identified and with their help, new ideas can be generated starting from the existing foundations.
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Keywords: complementarity; bilateral trade relations; Polish-Ukrainian trade cooperation; strategic partnership; comparative advantages; competitiveness;
Poland and Ukraine and to substantiate on its basis the priority areas of further mutually beneficial cooperation built on the principles of complementarity and strategic partnership. The authors of the article applied a comprehensive approach to the analysis of bilateral trade relations between Poland and Ukraine, in particular, the Trade Complementarity Index (CI) and the Revealed Comparative Advantage Index (RCA) were used in the analysis. The statistical data of the State Statistics Service (Ukraine), WTO, Ministerstwo rozwoju i tekhnologii (Poland) and Główny Urząd Statystyczny (Poland) were the sources for the calculations. The trends in the development of bilateral trade relations between Poland and Ukraine were analyzed on the basis of statistical information. The main prerequisites that form the basis of mutually beneficial Polish-Ukrainian economic cooperation have been identified. It is proposed to use a complex methodical approach in the process of analyzing the complementarity of bilateral relations, in particular through the use of the complementarity index and the index of revealed comparative advantages. The dynamics and product structure of export-import trade between Poland and Ukraine are analyzed. The main differences between the structure of Polish imports to Ukraine and Ukrainian exports to Poland have been revealed. A conclusion was made about the high level of optimality and balance of bilateral relations, the existence of mutual dependence both in terms of imports and exports. The conducted analysis proved the fact that trade between Poland and Ukraine is symmetrical and equal, which makes trade relations mutually attractive. Indicators of revealed comparative advantages within the framework of bilateral cooperationbetween Poland and Ukraine were calculated. Calculations showed that Ukraine has the highest comparative advantages in foreign trade in such goods as ferrous metals, ores, slag and ashes, fats and oils of vegetable or animal origin, furniture, wood and wood products, edible fruits and nuts. Instead, Poland achieves the highest level of comparative advantages in the supply to the Ukrainian market of ground transport means (except railways), plastics and polymer materials, nuclear reactors, boilers and machines, fertilizers, mineral fuels, products of oil distillation, printing products, rubber and rubber products, electric machines and equipment. The economic, organizational and institutional components of the perspectivemodel and priorities for the development of bilateral Polish-Ukrainian trade relations in the conditions of сurrent global challenges are substantiated. The most important strategic priorities for the development of foreign trade relations between Poland and Ukraine in the near future are proposed, namely: creation of a system for monitoring the complementarity of bilateral foreign trade relations between Poland and Ukraine; implementation and comprehensive support of interstate agreements on the development of mutually beneficial trade in complementary goods, including on a barter basis; supporting the development of complementary exports and imports in the sectors of small and medium-sized business, smallscale production, in particular on the basis of production cooperation; support of complementary foreign trade relations not only at the level of industries, but also of individual regions of Poland and Ukraine, in particular within the framework of cross-border cooperation; further improvement of the system of consulting support for exporters in Poland and Ukraine, assistance in entering foreign markets and in the process of searching foreign partners. It was concluded that the development of complementary trade relations should be transformed into joint projects of Polish-Ukrainian production cooperation with the aim of joint production and supply of competitive products and services to the domestic and global markets.
More...Keywords: adaptive; indoor health and comfort; sustainable city; workplace design;
The Covid-19 pandemic has an impact on public health, including workplace occupant. The spread of the coronavirus occurs a lot in the workplace. Indoor health and comfort play an important role in providing a healthy and comfortable workplace. Work patterns during the Covid-19 pandemic have changed with the work from home and physical distancing policies. The arrangement of the workplace interior accompanied by indoor health comfort can affect the work experience of occupant. This study aims to produce an adaptive workplace layout design with an indoor health and comfort approach based on occupant perception toward sustainable city. This study uses mix methods with observation and questionnaire survey techniques. The object of research is ten offices in the Medan city, Indonesia. Observations were made to analyze the layout of the workplace, then questionnaires were distributed to employees to analyze their perceptions of comfort and the application of health protection in the workplace. The variables are lighting, ventilation, temperature and humidity, distance of workbench, and health protection. The results showed that the workplace must provide good air quality with the exchange of air through ventilation. Workbench spacing and the use of barriers are most recommended. A workplace with cubical layouts can be arranged parallel to the desk divider as a screen between desks. Whereas in a workplace with non-cubical layouts, work desks can use zig-zag or non-parallel seating arrangements and dividers between tables. Office buildings should prepare a workplace that concerned with space efficiency and comfortable indoor space.
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