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Krajobraz jako podstawa opracowania map turystycznych
Get PDFTourist maps are typically developed based on general geographic maps enriched with thematic data related to tourism. This approach provides them with high situational accuracy, detail, and rich content. These features, highly desired by users, enable precise location and navigation. In the era of widespread access to GPS receivers and navigation systems, these properties are slowly losing their importance. At the same time, tourist maps developed this way lack much content that could be useful to tourists. Replacing the hypsometric base with a landscape base could enrich the map’s content and make it more useful for tourists, especially since landscape perception is a natural way for humans to interact with their surroundings. Developing an appropriate landscape base is a significant challenge, as users of tourist maps are typically those without professional knowledge of landscape. Therefore, landscapes depicted on a tourist map should reflect the common understanding of the term, not its scientific definitions, and the map itself should have an appropriately edited legend. This work presents only a concept – an attempt to find better solutions. The aim is to stimulate discussion on how to improve tourist maps, not to evaluate the presented concept, which we leave to cartographers and tourists.Mapy turystyczne zazwyczaj są opracowywane na podstawie map ogólnogeograficznych, wzbogaconych o dane tematyczne związane z turystyką. Takie podejście zapewnia im wysoką dokładność sytuacyjną, szczegółowość i bogatą treść. Cechy te, bardzo pożądane przez użytkowników, umożliwiają precyzyjną lokalizację i nawigację. W dobie powszechnego dostępu do odbiorników GPS i systemów nawigacyjnych właściwości te powoli tracą na znaczeniu. Jednocześnie mapy turystyczne opracowane w ten sposób nie zawierają wielu treści, które mogłyby być przydatne dla turystów. Zastąpienie podstawy hipsometrycznej podstawą krajobrazową mogłoby wzbogacić zawartość mapy i uczynić ją bardziej użyteczną dla turystów, zwłaszcza że postrzeganie krajobrazu jest naturalnym sposobem interakcji człowieka z otoczeniem. Opracowanie odpowiedniej podstawy krajobrazowej stanowi poważne wyzwanie, ponieważ użytkownikami map turystycznych są zazwyczaj osoby nieposiadające profesjonalnej wiedzy na temat krajobrazu. Dlatego krajobrazy przedstawione na mapie turystycznej powinny odzwierciedlać powszechne rozumienie tego terminu, a nie jego naukowe definicje, natomiast sama mapa powinna mieć odpowiednio zredagowaną legendę. W artykule przedstawiono jedynie koncepcję, stanowiącą próbę znalezienia lepszych rozwiązań. Celem jest pobudzenie dyskusji na temat tego, jak ulepszyć mapy turystyczne, a nie ocena przedstawionej koncepcji, którą pozostawiamy kartografom i turystom
THE ACTIVITY OF THE ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY GROUP AT KU LEUVEN AS AN EXAMPLE OF SMART HEALTHCARE IN SMART CITY LEUVEN
Get PDFThis paper aims to investigate the issue of smart healthcare in Smart City Leuven using an example of the Robot-Assisted Surgery (RAS) group working at KU Leuven. The author sets the main research question (MRQ) “Do surgery robotics, represented by the RAS group, contribute to smart healthcare in Smart City Leuven?” and three supportive research questions (RQs): (1) Could we consider surgery robotics as a part of the concepts of a smart city and smart healthcare? (2) What is the specific nature of Smart City Leuven and its smart healthcare? (3) What is the activity of the RAS group? Respectively, this article is divided on the following three sections: the first part sets a theoretical background explaining the concept of smart city and the idea of smart healthcare; the second section presents Smart City Leuven and its key institutions in the area of healthcare system; the final part concentrates on the work of RAS group and its ongoing projects FAROS, ARTERY and GIFT-Surg. Methodology of this article is based on literature review, research of Internet sources, and a scientific interview with the Head of RAS group – Prof. Emmanuel Vander Poorten. Added value of this research is the discussion on the relevance of surgical robotics to the concept of smart healthcare by using the example of KU Leuven-based RAS group and Smart City Leuven.This article was written by Liliia Hrytsai, who participates as an Early-Stage Researcher in the prestigious international project REINITIALISE “Preserving fundamental rights in the use of digital technologies for e-health services” funded from Horizon 2020 European Commission programme under the Grant Agreement no. 952357. The author expresses her sincere gratitude to the REINITIALISE coordinators for the opportunity to participate in the project; to Prof. Emmanuel Vander Poorten for taking part in her scientific interview and sharing information about the RAS group; and especially to Prof. Helder De Schutter for supervising her scientific work during her two-month (June-July 2022) research stay in Leuven, Belgium.This paper aims to investigate the issue of smart healthcare in Smart City Leuven using an example of the Robot-Assisted Surgery (RAS) group working at KU Leuven. The author sets the main research question (MRQ) “Do surgery robotics, represented by the RAS group, contribute to smart healthcare in Smart City Leuven?” and three supportive research questions (RQs): (1) Could we consider surgery robotics as a part of the concepts of a smart city and smart healthcare? (2) What is the specific nature of Smart City Leuven and its smart healthcare? (3) What is the activity of the RAS group? Respectively, this article is divided on the following three sections: the first part sets a theoretical background explaining the concept of smart city and the idea of smart healthcare; the second section presents Smart City Leuven and its key institutions in the area of healthcare system; the final part concentrates on the work of RAS group and its ongoing projects FAROS, ARTERY and GIFT-Surg. Methodology of this article is based on literature review, research of Internet sources, and a scientific interview with the Head of RAS group – Prof. Emmanuel Vander Poorten. Added value of this research is the discussion on the relevance of surgical robotics to the concept of smart healthcare by using the example of KU Leuven-based RAS group and Smart City Leuven. This article was written by Liliia Hrytsai, who participates as an Early-Stage Researcher in the prestigious international project REINITIALISE “Preserving fundamental rights in the use of digital technologies for e-health services” funded from Horizon 2020 European Commission programme under the Grant Agreement no. 952357. The author expresses her sincere gratitude to the REINITIALISE coordinators for the opportunity to participate in the project; to Prof. Emmanuel Vander Poorten for taking part in her scientific interview and sharing information about the RAS group; and especially to Prof. Helder De Schutter for supervising her scientific work during her two-month (June-July 2022) research stay in Leuven, Belgium
Cyncynatowski model „wybitnego prawnika” jako jedna z kategorii wyboru kandydata na funkcję sędziego Trybunału Konstytucyjnego Republiki Serbii
Get PDFW artykule poddano analizie normę prawną „wybitnego prawnika” jako szczególny warunek wyboru sędziów Trybunału Konstytucyjnego. Przedstawiono zalety i wady sposobu zapisu precyzyjnej definicji tego terminu w Konstytucji Republiki Serbii oraz „ducha praw” jaki towarzyszy temu nieostremu sformułowaniu. Autor formułuje własną opinię na temat tego, kim w istocie jest wybitny prawnik i jakiego rodzaju szczególne cechy charakteru i kompetencje powinien posiadać dokonując zestawienia z rzymskim ideałem cnót republikańskich, L. K. Cyncynatem. Analizuje także inne przepisy konstytucyjne dotyczące Trybunału Konstytucyjnego Serbii, które są powiązane z tym warunkiem i formułuje także wnioski de lege ferenda
Matrocentryczny zwrot w literaturze w walce ze stereotypami (na podstawie reportaży Jacka Hołuba)
Get PDFThe article is devoted to a reflection on the place of narratives of mothers raising children with disabilities in recent literature, which fight against the social stereotypes that function in circulation. The topic is analyzed on the example of selected reports by Jacek Hołub from the books titled So That It Dies Before Me: Stories of Mothers of Disabled Children and Naughty: Stories of Children with ADHD, Autism, and Asperger’s Syndrome. The article aims to draw attention to the matricentric turn that appears in recent literature, as well as to the functions performed by matrifocal narratives.Artykuł poświęcony jest refleksji nad miejscem narracji matek wychowujących dzieci z niepełnosprawnością w literaturze najnowszej, które walczą z funkcjonującymi w obiegu stereotypami społecznymi. Temat analizowany jest na przykładzie wybranych reportaży Jacka Hołuba z książek zatytułowanych Żeby umarło przede mną. Opowieści matek niepełnosprawnych dzieci oraz Niegrzeczne. Historie dzieci z ADHD, autyzmem i zespołem Aspergera. Celem artykułu jest zwrócenie uwagi na matrocentryczny zwrot pojawiający się w literaturze najnowszej, a także na funkcje realizowane przez narracje matrifokalne
Ekonomiczna analiza dyskryminacji w szkołach
Get PDFThis article contributes to the economic analysis of education by highlighting the existence of imperfections in the process of human capital accumulation. Discrimination is a form of inefficiency in the education system. It limits the accumulation of human capital.Cet article contribue à l’analyse économique de l’éducation en soulignant l’existence d’imperfections dans le processus d’accumulation du capital humain. La discrimination constitue une forme d’inefficience du système éducatif. Elle limite l’accumulation de capital humain.Niniejszy artykuł przyczynia się do ekonomicznej analizy edukacji, podkreślając istnienie niedoskonałości w procesie akumulacji kapitału ludzkiego. Dyskryminacja jest formą nieefektywności w systemie edukacji. Ogranicza akumulację kapitału ludzkiego
Telling Stories and Deploying Diegetic Folklore: A Short Incursion into Folk Gothic in Literature and Cinema
Get PDFThis review examines Dawn Keetley’s Folk Gothic as a concise yet theoretically ambitious contribution to contemporary Gothic studies, foregrounding its argument for Folk Gothic as a distinct generic and analytical category. It highlights Keetley’s central claim that Folk Gothic displaces anthropocentric narration in favour of non-human agencies—landscapes, objects, ritual, and recursive temporality—as primary drivers of meaning and affect. Particular attention is paid to the book’s clear differentiation between folk horror and Folk Gothic, supported by close readings of literary texts and films that demonstrate how non-human agency reshapes narrative structure and spectatorship. The review concludes that Folk Gothic offers both a rigorous conceptual framework and an accessible critical model, making it valuable for specialists and non-specialists interested in Gothic literature, cinema, and ecocritical approaches
Identity Construction through Transnational Feminism in Minaret by Leila Aboulela
Get PDFThe construction of identity, an ongoing and complex process, is shaped by both internal and external factors that contribute to a sense of individuality and personal formation. However, this process might become complex when viewed globally, as factors such as globalization, colonial legacies, migration patterns, and economic structures significantly shape identity formation. A critical perspective known as transnational feminism acknowledges that global forces such as capitalism, colonialism, and migration, as well as individual and cultural factors, shape identities. In this context, identity construction emerges as a critical field of inquiry, illuminating how the interplay of power dynamics, historical legacies, and regional experiences shapes women’s identities. In doing so, it rejects Western feminism’s tendency to universalize by highlighting the interconnectedness of gendered experiences across national and cultural boundaries. This study aims to analyze the construction of identity, shaped by both individual and cultural frameworks, through the perspective of transnational feminism in Leila Aboulela’s Minaret. It will also include a textual analysis of key excerpts from Minaret to explore Najwa, the protagonist, and her internal struggles, especially her moments of challenging Western norms and strengthening her identity through her faith and cultural background. By analyzing Najwa’s personal journeys alongside those of other female characters, this study aims to demonstrate that, despite differences in experience, background, and geography, there is common ground for crossing borders and creating a transnational feminism that challenges fixed identity constructs and promotes solidarities rooted in shared differences and local struggles
The White Nation in Crisis: A Fanonian Reading of Sevdalinka Concerning Colonial Violence and Identity Crisis
Get PDFInspired by Frantz Fanon’s Black Skin, White Masks, this study focuses on the process of postcolonial imitative identity construction that results in fragmentation among colonized people in Sevdalinka, a novel by Ayşe Kulin. Fanon’s theory extensively analyzes the erasure of identity experienced by colonized people and the psychological crises that result in fragmented selves, emerging from futile efforts to attain recognition, and validation. The process of modeling contributes to the colonizers’ sense of superiority and, in turn, intensifies their tyranny. Fanon initially criticizes the oppressed for being unaware of their incoherent conditions as well as their estrangement from their authentic selves. The perspectives of Adler, Freud, Bhabha, Ngũgĩ, and Achebe will significantly contribute to this study, as they align with and deepen the theoretical framework of Fanon. Kulin’s Sevdalinka offers a profound exploration of Bosnians’ experiences of love, the desire for recognition, and the loss of authenticity within the context of Bosnia’s tumultuous history. In the disintegration of Yugoslavia, Bosnians are subjugated, particularly by Serbs, who seek independence while demanding Bosnians’ assimilation and alienating them. Bosnians are also marginalized and even targeted for possessing distinct religious identities, perceived as Croats by Catholics and as Serbs by Orthodox Christians, yet belonging to neither. The characters adopt their oppressors’ lifestyle, with minimal traces of Islamic tradition. The protagonist, Nimeta’s illicit relationship with a Croatian, emotional distance from her children, and disapproval of her mother’s conventional lifestyle demonstrate her estrangement from Bosnian Islamic identity. Through the protagonist and her family, the novel sheds light on how identities are shaped, fragmented, and ultimately diluted