O piętnujących i piętnowanych – psychologiczne aspekty relacji piętnowania

Author(s): Anna Czerniak / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2016

This paper is divided into three separate parts: introduction into the phenomenon of a stigma, and two other parts showing the perspective of the stigmatized and the stigmatizing. It focuses on the psychological explanations why people stigmatize others and how you can live with a stigma. It is mainly based on the research done in social psychology and it starts with a relational definition of a stigma, taking into consideration the social context of the above mentioned phenomenon.

Strażnicy Przyrody Gorczańskiego Parku Narodowego

Author(s): Wojciech Janczarski / Language(s): Polish Issue: 2/2014

Green Supplier selection for plastic industry using integrated model based on Pythagorean fuzzy AHP and fuzzy TOPSIS

Author(s): Melih Yücesan / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2019

Purpose –Supply Chain Management (SCM) has emerged in recent years and is now increasing in popularity. It aims to reduce production costs, maximize earnings, improve customer relations, improve inventory management and increase customer satisfaction. Reducing total cost of procurement is one of the most important parameters in aligning the objectives of partners in a supply network. Design/methodology/approach – This paper proposed Pythagorean Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (PFAHP) and Fuzzy Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (FTOPSIS) integrated model for green supplier selection for plastic industry. In the first phase of the study, the parameters to be used in selecting suppliers are determined. Then, by making pairwise comparisons, the weights of these parameters are determined with PFAHP method. Finally, the supplier that is most suitable for 3 suppliers is determined using the FTOPSIS method. Findings – Among the criteria evaluated by 5 experts, the most important criteria, the parameters of the Inspection methods and management and organizations are determined as the most important parameters respectively. The supplier no. 3 has been identified as the most suitable supplier. Discussion –The case study is performed under a fuzzy environment to reduce uncertainty and vagueness, and linguistic variables parameterized by interval-valued Pythagorean and triangular fuzzy numbers are used. Through the case study, 8 main and 45 sub-criteria supplier selection evaluation criteria used to assess 3 suppliers by FTOPSIS. However, our study has some disadvantages and possible further work is recommended. Other possible different fuzzy sets can be used in the projected method.

Inspiracje naturą jako źródło tożsamości architektury

Author(s): Barbara Stec / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3/2019

Reflections have been made on inspirations based on nature, which regenerate the identity of architecture. The analysis was placed in the perspective from the eighteenth to the twenty-first century. It was noticed that the crises of architecture and urbanism that were taking place at that time were overcome thanks on concrete inspirations by nature, adequate to current knowledge. The „returns to nature”, which suggest a return to the sources and the „turns towards nature” suggesting a reversal from existing situation towards other, recognized as natural. They also indicate the different aspects of nature, that can be included in two trends of inspirations: formal, based on the stylization of the shapes of nature and rational, consisting in the simplicity and the logic of nature visible in its constructions, processes and principles of functioning. The nature in such a broad sense appears as an inexhaustible source of original inspirations. The indicated examples, despite formal differences, have a similar force of regenerating the identity of architecture in situations of exhausting its forms and their inadequacy to current needs. The conclusions attempt to generalize the phenomenon described.

Thom Mayne, Morphosis – dialog z naturą. Cornell Tech – Bloomberg Center w Nowym Jorku

Author(s): Katarzyna Banasik-Petri / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3/2019

The Bloomberg Center building in New York was designed by Thom’s Mayne team, Morphosis. It is a unique building, closely connected with the development plan developed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill, awarded many times due to its original technological and engineering solutions which also translates into exceptional architectural quality. The dialogue with nature performed by Morphosis is a new architecture expressed in the language of high engineering strictly subordinated to the idea of protecting environmental resources, indicating the close connection of human with the earthly environment necessary for his existence.

Natura i architektura: realizacja nad jeziorem Ukiel w kilku kontekstach

Author(s): Marta A. Urbańska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3/2019

Nature is, of course, not only one of the most elementary terms of philosophy, but one of the elementary terms of any language indeed. Even the most concise review of relations of nature and architecture in the philosophy of creativity in our cultural circle has to mention Lucretius, Vitruvius and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola. However, a description in the context of phenomenology seems to be the most adequate today, and also the most simple for an architect interested in philosophy (de facto a layman). Chris an Norberg-Schulz and his Genius Loci: Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture is indispensable here. Such – and not only such – description shall be applied to one of the recent realisations of Polish architecture. It is the largest – and in the opinion of not only of the authoress of this essay – the best layout of public space in an imposing context of nature: the Lake Ukiel in Olsztyn.

Ekologiczne innowacje – wielkoformatowe płyty gresowe i ich zastosowanie w kształtowaniu wnętrz architektonicznych

Author(s): Emilia Malec-Zięba / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3/2019

In the 21st century there was a clear turn to nature. Respect for nature and responsibility for sustainable development and rational use of resources have increased. The concept of ecology in architecture and interior design, sustainable design and innovation are still valid and considered from many different perspectives. This article focuses on putting this topic in the context of innovative ceramic materials and their application in shaping architectural interiors. Today, we are experiencing an amazing revolution, both technical and aesthetic, in the production of ceramic materials, and more specifically porcelain stoneware tiles. Modern ceramic products, especially large-format stoneware tiles, offer unconventional design options and an extended range of use of this material in architectural interiors.

Indywidua i wspólnoty w etyce środowiskowej

Author(s): Marek Bonenberg / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2007

Polifenole roślinne i ich rola w medycynie

Author(s): Agnieszka Cierniak,Maria Kapiszewska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2007

Destabilizacja genetyczna wywołana skumulowanym działaniem zanieczyszczeń środowiskowych i estrogenów

Author(s): Małgorzata Kalemba-Drożdż,Maria Kapiszewska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 4/2007

ISTRAŽIVANJE ALGI IZ UZORKA VODE U RIJECI OSKOVI, LOKALITET ZLAĆA

Author(s): Elvira Hažiahmetović Jurida,Ena Nezirović / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 15/2023

In this paper, the algae research was carried out at 3 locations, namely the upper, middle and lower course of the Oskova River at the Zlača resort site. Each of these habitats is unique in its own way. Algae are predominantly aquatic, photosynthetic autotrophic plant-like organisms known as phytoplankton, living plant organisms without roots, leaves or flowers. It is estimated that there are more than 25,000 species of algae. Their presence or absence in water samples is an excellent indicator of the ecological status of water pollution, hence they were the subject of this study. As material for the actual research of algae through water sampling, we used standard equipment for working in the field, namely: a raincoat, rubber boots, impermeable gloves, a stick with which we stirred the water in order to search for a richer place of algae, then sterilized bottles in which we put the sample water. The method was conducted in these steps:  Taking a certain amount of water in a sterilized bottle,  Closing the bottle and storing the sample in a dark room at a temperature of 25+/-2 degrees C,  Light at 3000-4000 lux with cold light at a distance of 25 cm,  Microscopy and determination to the level of the genus of algae and conservation of the sample. Sample I was sampled from the Oskova River annual flow site and contained the genera: Navicula sp., Cymbella sp., Meridion sp. and Pinnularia sp. Sample II was sampled from the middle course of the Oscava River and sp contained the genera: Microcystis sp., Oscillatoria., Navicula sp. and Pinnularia sp. Sample III was sampled from the location of the downstream area and contained the genera: Mougeotia sp., Microcystis sp., Cymbella sp. and Oscillatoria sp.

BIODIVERZITET MAKROZOOBENTOSA NEKIH TEKUĆICA TUZLANSKOG KANTONA

Author(s): Isat Skenderović,Avdul Adrović,Edina Hajdarević,Alen Bajrić,Mirnes Brkić / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 15/2023

Hydrobiological investigations of macrozoobenthos of some streams from the area of Tuzla Canton were conducted at 6 locations from 3 watercourses in a period of one year. Biodiversity of macroinvertebrates is represented by 10 groups and 43 taxa. Analysis of the macrozoobenthos structure showed that the group Plecoptera (10) had the greatest diversity, followed by Ephermeroptera (9), Trichoptera (7), Gastropoda (5), Diptera (4) and groups with a smaller number of taxa, Oligochaeta, Odonata, Hirudinea, Crustacea . and Turbellaria. The presence of different taxa was observed at the investigated locations of the stream where the following number of taxa was recorded: Spreca 24, Oskova 19 and Gostelja 19.

MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF MIRZACHOL OASIS SOILS AND THEIR CHANGES

Author(s): Shakhobiddin M. Turdimetov,Mokhinur M. Musurmanova,Maftuna D. Urazalieva,Zarina A. Khudayberdieva,Nasiba Y. Esanbayeva,Dildora E Xo’jabekova / Language(s): English Issue: 52/2024

Morphological signs of soil are one of the main indicators of soil properties. As a result of cultivation and irrigation of soils, there are great changes in its morphological characteristics. The article presents the morphological characteristics of soil sections placed in the old part of Mirzachol. In order to compare the changes in the morphological characteristics of the soil, repeated soil sections were placed in the areas where the previous soil sections were placed and studies were conducted. As a result of the increase in the duration of development and irrigation, it was noted that there were changes in the depth of the arable layer, the color of the soil, the gypsum layer, and the depth of the carbonates.

Onečišćenje neugodnim mirisima

Author(s): Lidija Runko Luttenberger / Language(s): Croatian Issue: 1/2024

Citizen complaints about environmental pollution are increasingly related to the presence of odours which are unfortunately the result of urban and industrial development and are the cause of multiple healthrelated problems. Odours also have an impact on the value of properties, tourism, and productivity. Human sense of smell is a protective mechanism and currently constitutes the most sensitive tool available for assessing the smells cape. Pollution contributes to dysfunction of the sense of smell and disrupts the quality of life. The paper reviews the parameters of smell, odour measurement methods, as well as the factors characterizing the nuisance caused by odour. Particular attention is drawn to the regulatory framework valid in different countries and regions which is related to odours, including regulations, standards, and guidelines. The presence of odours in a community is also the matter of non-compliance with environmental justice. The Republic of Croatia does not yet have odour regulations in place, although the Law on Ownership and Other Real Property Rights includes a provision on imissions stating that nobody can employ or use the property so as to cause, among others, the odours to penetrate another's property, while emitting unpleasant odours is considered the interference with property rights. In authors’ opinion, the Republic of Croatia and local self-governments may adopt and adapt the provisions applied in other countries because odours should be prevented and the effect of their emissions subject to limitations.

Reimagining Nature in Selected Hawaiian Literature: An Indigenous Ecological Perspective

Author(s): KRISTIAWAN Indriyanto / Language(s): English Issue: 05 (44)/2024

This study analyzes four selected works of Hawaiian literature, focusing on the refiguration of nature, presenting it as an active and conscious subject. Contrary to Western anthropocentrism, which instrumentalized nature, Hawaiian literature underscores the profound interconnectedness shared between humanity and the more-than-human world. This distinctive environmental imagination permeates the narratives and rejects Western distinctions between the human and non-human realms by intertwining the supernatural and human agency. The reading of selected Hawaiian literature analyzes how nature is positioned as an active subject with its agency, not merely a passive, static setting. Personification in Hawaiian literature primarily focuses on female figures, Pele as the volcano goddess and various ancestral spirits known as ‘aum ak u a. This critique of anthropocentrism is deeply entrenched in Hawaiian cultural and spiritual traditions, where gods, goddesses, and ‘aumakua personify various elements and forces within the environment. This reimagining invites us to consider a different environmental imagination, recognizing the active agency of the non-human world. In conclusion, this study highlights how the Native Hawaiians ecological discourse seeks to reorient humanity’s relationship with the natural world

Reconnecting with the Non-human World: Loss and Uncertainty in Esther Woolfson’s Field Notes from a Hidden City: An Urban Nature Diary

Author(s): Laura Suchostawska / Language(s): English Issue: 05 (44)/2024

The article focuses on the issue of reconnecting with the non-human world of animals and plants that can be encountered in the city, as presented in Esther Woolfson’s book Field Notes from a Hidden City: An Urban Nature Diary. Even though it deals with an urban environment, the book can be treated as an instance of nature writing, more specifically British new nature writing. By focusing on non-human beings living in the city, Woolfson makes them more salient in the readers’ minds, demonstrating that direct contact with nature is not limited to the wilderness or the countryside and is accessible to anyone, regardless of where they live. At the same time, her diary reveals underlying sorrow connected with the gradual loss of species, populations, habitats, and familiar weather patterns, as well as uncertainty as to what can and should be done to protect the environment and the living beings that inhabit it

Soil Degradation as a Matter of Concern for Plato: A Few Notes in the Margin of Critias (110–112, Ed. Burnet)

Author(s): Kazimierz Ilski,Anna Kotłowska / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2024

The aim of this article is to present the hypothesis that a powerful earthquake, which resulted in, among others, the destruction and engulfment by water of the bay of two cities, Helike and Bura (373/72 BC) may have been one of two significant causes for which Plato drew attention to soil degradation and erosion processes in Attica and their potentially devastating effects. The second reason was the personally experienced anthropogenic transformation of the natural environment. The philological and historical commentary on the dialogue Critias also showed that Plato, in his analysis, used contemporary terminology in the field of natural sciences.

EGZOTİK BİR TÜR OLAN DENİZ SALYANGOZU BALIKÇILIĞININ TÜRKİYE’NİN KARADENİZ KIYILARINDAKİ TARİHSEL SERÜVENİ

Author(s): Mustafa Zengin,Nezih Bilecik / Language(s): Turkish Issue: 20/2023

The sea snail is an invasive exotic marine organism that subsequently entered the Black Sea ecosystem. After adapting to the Black Sea ecosystem, it gradually spread all over the Black Sea coasts as from 1969 and became a dynamic stock in the coastal benthic in the 1980s. The first scientific study was carried out between 1969-1973 by the ‘Meat and Fish Institution, Fisheries Institution Directorate’ on sea snails in the Black Sea coast of Turkey. A seafood exporter company with the invitation of Japanese experts to Turkey started the first commercial fishing of sea snails, which is quite economical due to the increasing demand of foreign markets, along the Black Sea coast of Turkey in 1983. First of all, these experts informed on the importance of snail fishing and how to catch to small-scale fishermen in the Samsun region where the snail population is densely distributed. It was taught to the artisanal fishermen how to catch the snail on the shores of Samsun with the algarna. Official catch data for sea snails were first published by the State Institute of Statistics in 1986. In addition, snail fishing first entered on the fisheries circular in 1986 in terms of fisheries management. In 1984, processing industry was born with the first export-oriented sea snail fishery and became an important sector. In the early years, fishing was mostly concentrated in Samsun shelf region and the Eastern Black Sea (Trabzon) coasts, but after the 2000s, interest in this fishery started to increase gradually in all fishing localities along the Black Sea coast. While the number of fishermen catching sea snails was 45 in the first records of 1986, this number increased to 735 in 2017. Undoubtedly, over the years, many coastal fishermen have turned to this fishery due to factors such as the very high level of exploitation of the sea snail stock, the absence of market problems, and the purchase guarantee. In this way, it has become a remarkable fishing method and an important source of income for small-scale fishing communities in terms of socio-economic. In addition to this, with the expectation of fishermen for more catch-more income, this profitable fishery has brought along many illegal fishing activities.

Pipeline Damage Assessment Based on Corrosion Segmentation Using JetRacer Kit

Author(s): Roman Mysiuk / Language(s): English Issue: 8/2023

This paper describes the development of a criticality assessment of corroded metallic pipelines using the JetRacer Kit. Considering the difficulty of accessing pipelines from the inside, the developed program launched on a robotic platform allows for diagnostics. Replacing damaged sections of pipelines after scanning can increase the longevity of operation. The video stream is segmented using the method of separating colour characteristics of corrosion at different stages of its progression and tested on the system at several investigated corrosion areas inside the pipelines. The process of segmentation of corrosion into three levels, high, medium, and low, is described. Each damage level is visualized using the corresponding colours: red, orange, and yellow. In addition, the corrosion concentration for each level was grouped into selected rectangles. Damage assessment is based on the segmented number of found image pixels. The work results can be helpful for services engaged in diagnosing pipelines

The Problem of Animal Rights in Selected Works by Dorota Probucka

Author(s): Joanna Glensk / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2024

This article presents the idea of animal rights as perceived by a Polish philosopher and ethicist, Dorota Probucka. It is divided into three sections that delve into the development and significance of animal rights from the perspectives of both proponents and critics of the idea. The first section provides an overview of the turning points in the history and evolution of animal rights, referring to the main thinkers who had the fundamental impact on their development. The sec- ond part defines the concept of animal rights and explains why extending fundamental rights to at least some non-human beings is important from both moral and legal perspectives. The third part compares the arguments of the proponents and opponents of the idea of granting basic rights to animals. The philosophers’ positions presented by Probucka prove that beings capable of suffering, regardless of their intellectual abilities, deserve moral consideration. This stance is sup- ported by numerous arguments from various fields of science, demonstrating the degree of awareness and emotional complexity of animals. These arguments should contribute to the recognition of animal rights within a moral and legal context. The article also emphasizes the need for legal reforms, including the need to introduce formal legal structures, such as the appointment of the so-called Animal Rights Ombudsman, who could represent animals at an institutional level. Considering the growing bioethical and biocentric awareness, the article emphasizes the need to redefine our attitude towards animals. It also postulates the necessity of implementing legal reforms that will make animals full par- ticipants of the moral community, which is of key importance for the future of both people and animals on our planet.