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Namuose ir slaugos skyriuje slaugomų sergančiųjų galvos smegenų insultu artimųjų nuomonė apie kineziterapijos paslaugų kokybę /
No full textConnection between women`s attitude towards breast cancer and breast cancer prevention.
No full textBreast cancer is pressing societal issue, morbidity and mortality have not been decreasing all over the world, whereas one of the main reasons is a women`s negative attitude towards breast cancer prevention as well as insufficient participation i the program of mammography screening. Aim. To analyse the links of womwn`s attitude towards breast cancer and breast cancer prevention. Research methodology. A qualitative research was conducted by applying anonymous written questionnaire surveys. The survey was conducted in accordance with the ethical principles. A questionnaire consisting of 3 parts was used, namely social-demographic information, a questionnaire of advanteges and disadvantages for mammography by Victoria L. Champion (1999) as well as a questionnaire of health conviction model scale by the same author (Appendix No.1). The author`s approval for using of the questionnaires was reseived. Moreover, an approval to use a Lithuanian version of this questionnaire by Lithuanian author A. Želvienė was also received. The survey sample was adjusted due to the current pandemic situation and thus out of planned 360, only 124 women were questioned and 117 returned questionnaire were suitable to be used in the research analysis. SPSS 17 and Microsoft Excel 2017 program packets were used for the research data statistical analysis. Descriptive statistical method, comparative frequency and average analysis were used for the assessment of the research information and the significant links were established. Research results. The majority of the women positively assess breast cancer prevention. Oncology cases in the falimy encourage to take part in the breast cancer prevention program as well as form the women`s attitude towards breast cancer and to healthy lifestyle. It is important for them to diagnose health problems at an earliest stage possible, to find prie-cancer masses in breasts and to avoid illness progression. The main disadvantages of participation in breast cancer prevention are named as pain during examination, anxiety due to threat to find a mass in the breast, and the lack of time. Conclusion. Women are particularly susceptible to breast cancer, whereas a positive attitude towards breast cancer prevention encourages them to take part in the program of mammography screening and to involve into breast self – examination. Older women are more participate in breast cancer prevention, whereas the main motives include oncology and particularly breast cancer cases in the falimy
Sustainable investment – a solution to reduce environmental footprint /
No full textThe environmental footprint (EF) indicator has emerged as a tool to measure human demand for productive land and water and it is used for the evaluation of the impact of products or economic activities on the environment. There are many indicators that are used in the decision making for the investment in the power sector, however, predominant are the economic indicators which underestimate the depreciation of natural capital (environment) and the value added generated by the public services. Many research studies have been carried out in an attempt to demonstrate the versatility of the EF by extending its applicability not only to environmental assessment, but also to use it, among other economic indicators, when assessing sustainable investment. Sustainable investment (SI) combines fundamental analysis and engagement with an evaluation of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors. The purpose of this article is, upon evaluating the EF, to identify the opportunities for the EF reduction through sustainable investment in the electricity production sector in EU countries. Environmental footprint analysis has been performed by using sustainable process index program SPIonExcel (SPI), which is one of the methods in the EF family. SPI is a useful tool for assessing ecological problems and finding sustainable solutions in the life cycle of energy production process. This research has revealed that the function of the footprint reduction depends directly on investments in renewable energy source (RES) technologies, but not all investments can be sustainable. Countries mainly invest in the development of wind energy and solar PV technologies and gradually reduce their inland production capacities from fossil fuel. Although SI in RES technologies reduces the EF, this is not enough to reduce it substantially because there are limitations for installing new power capacities. Consequently, countries tend to invest in the development of electricity networks. The conclusion can be drawn as follows: the reduction of the EF of electricity could be achieved by developing RES technologies since the major part of electricity is produced by using non-renewable resources. It is essential to develop new technologies as soon as possible in order to reduce EF as much as possible, and this can only be achieved through systematic sustainable investment
Desulfurizing of pyrolysis oil of used tires using a 3d‐printed vortex diode and modeling of process /
No full textThe use of pyrolysis oil can be seen as an alternative fuel for maritime transport. However, pyrolysis oil from tires must be desulfurized for this. Recently, this can be done by hydrodynamic cavitation. This process does not require oxidation chemicals but only water, a cavitation generator, and a pump to drive it. In the literature, this concept has been successfully tested on model fuels. In this study, the cavitation generator for the desulfurization of waste tire pyrolysis oil was printed from polylactic acid-based on simulations of the optimal design, which allows for much cheaper production and easy replacement in case of wear or testing of alternative designs. After 60 min of treatment at 5 bar inlet pressure, a desulfurization of almost 33% was achieved. Furthermore, an interaction analysis showed that only from a pyrolysis oil content of 5.5 to 6% does hydrodynamic cavitation have an effective effect on desulfurization
Venice flooding and sea level: past evolution, present issues, and future projections (introduction to the special issue) /
No full textVenice is an iconic place and a paradigm of huge historical and cultural values at risk. The frequency of the flooding of the city centre has dramatically increased in recent decades, and this threat is expected to continue to grow – and even accelerate – through this century. This special issue is a collection of three review articles addressing different and complementary aspects of the hazards causing the floods of Venice, namely (1) the relative sea level rise, (2) the occurrence of extreme water heights, and (3) the prediction of extreme water heights and floods. It emerges that the effect of compound events poses critical challenges to the forecast of floods, particularly from the perspective of effectively operating the new mobile barriers (Modulo Sperimentale Elettromeccanico – MoSE) in Venice and that the relative sea level rise is the key factor determining the future growth of the flood hazard, so that the present defence strategy is likely to become inadequate within this century under a high-emission scenario. Two strands of research are needed in the future. First, there is a need to better understand and reduce the uncertainty of the future evolution of the relative sea level and its extremes at Venice. However, this uncertainty might not be substantially reduced in the near future, reflecting the uncertain anthropogenic emissions and structural model features. Hence, complementary adaptive planning strategies appropriate for conditions of uncertainty should be explored and developed in the future
Kolišča ob Baltskem morju.
No full textThe phenomenon of northern pile dwellings has been found in different geographical zones and landscapes of the Circum-Baltic region: in sea landscapes and on the shores of inland lakes and rivers. Inland sites were established in specific lacustrine landscapes, appearing within former post-glacial basins. The pile dwellings revealed here are characterized by different types of wooden buildings, including structures with raised floors. They are dated to the 4th millennium BC to 4th century BC in Central Europe and the Baltics, and to the end of the 4th to end of the 3rd millennium BC – in NW Russia and Belarus. They appeared in major cases independently and followed different cultural trajectories. The article presents an overview of a number of sites which can be attributed to pile dwelling settlements distributed in the Circum-Baltic area. It discusses particular features of their construction, traits of material culture, and site location patterns
Politinės demokratijos sugrėsminimas socialinės-ekonominės nelygybės kontekste.
No full textThis dissertation explores how and to what extent social inequality distorts political equality and becomes a threat to democracy. The perception of social inequality allows not only to acknowledge the fact of its existence but also to assume it as a threat to democracy and to one of the values of democracy – political equality. The innovation of the research is assessment of the factor of socioeconomic inequality in the securitisation of democracy, the contradiction between the theory of normative democracy and the theorization on existing democracies is actualized. When applying the methods of qualitative and quantitative research, the contradiction in the description of the relationship between democracy and socioeconomic inequality is highlighted. Also , our groups of countries – zones – where democracy is securitised through socioeconomic inequality are distinguished The objective of the research is to determine the nature of the impact of the socioeconomic inequality on political equality, when there is a distinction between the de jure and de facto of political equality. Seeking to achieve this objective, the extent of the threats to democracy posed by social inequality was identified, by critically assessing the discourse on the crisis of democracy and highlighting challenges to democracy, also the multidimensional concept of social inequality was analised. The impact of socioeconomic inequality on political participation based on the analysis of changes in mediatized politics and forms of political participation helped to analyze the causality. Formulated an analytical tool of the zones of securitisation of democracy through socioeconomic inequality and used it to identify the zones of the relationship between democracy and socioeconomic inequality in the countries. The research found out that there is no universal link between democracy and socioeconomic inequality. The relationship between democracy and socioeconomic inequality has variations that are influenced by: 1) the length of the history of democracy; 2) the material well-being of the country; 3) the extent of political participation; 4) perception of social justice. The analytical tool on the relationship between democracy and social inequality opens up the perspective of exploring in more detail the transformations of established and other democracies – responses to the challenges to democracy in different groups of countries perceiving and expressing social inequality
Detecting climate driven changes in chlorophyll-a using high frequency monitoring: the impact of the 2019 European heatwave in three contrasting aquatic systems /
No full textThe frequency of heatwave events in Europe is increasing as a result of climate change. This can have implications for the water quality and ecological functioning of aquatic systems. We deployed three spectroradiometer WISPstations at three sites in Europe (Italy, Estonia, and Lithuania/Russia) to measure chlorophyll-a at high frequency. A heatwave in July 2019 occurred with record daily maximum temperatures over 40 °C in parts of Europe. The effects of the resulting storm that ended the heatwave were more discernable than the heatwave itself. Following the storm, chlorophyll-a concentrations increased markedly in two of the lakes and remained high for the duration of the summer while at one site concentrations increased linearly. Heatwaves and subsequent storms appeared to play an important role in structuring the phenology of the primary producers, with wider implications for lake functioning. Chlorophyll-a peaked in early September, after which a wind event dissipated concentrations until calmer conditions returned. Synoptic coordinated high frequency monitoring needs to be advanced in Europe as part of water management policy and to improve knowledge on the implications of climate change. Lakes, as dynamic ecosystems with fast moving species-succession, provide a prism to observe the scale of future change