3,342 research outputs found
Land Planning as a Support for Sustainable Development Based on Tourism: A Case Study of Slovak Rural Region
No full textLand Planning as a Support for Sustainable Development Based on Tourism: A Case Study of Slovak Rural RegionM. Klauco, B. Gregorová, P. Koleda, U. Stankov, V. Markovic, and P. Lemenkova. "Land Planning as a Support for Sustainable Development Based on Tourism: A Case Study of Slovak Rural Region". In: Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 16.2 (2017). eISSN: 1843-3707, pp. 449–458. issn: 1582-9596. doi: 10.30638/eemj.2017.045
Supplemental_Material - Added-value porous materials for controlled thymol release obtained by supercritical CO<sub>2</sub> impregnation process
No full textSupplemental_Material for Added-value porous materials for controlled thymol release obtained by supercritical CO2 impregnation process by Stoja Milovanovic, Darka Markovic and Jasna Ivanovic in Cellular Polymers</p
Land planning as a support for sustainable development based on tourism: A case study of Slovak rural region
No full textCurrent research details methodological framework for the land planning of the recreational activities based on ecologie approach. Human impacts on landscapes caused by touristic activities should be in accordance with sustainability level, i.e., without changing natural landscape elements, their function and processes, as well as environmental quality. Region of Stiavnické Bane in Slovakia represents a case study area that is completely under nature and landscape conservation. The methodological framework for the planning of recreational activities is based on the methodology of ecologic carrying capacity which is implemented by the Landscape ecological planning. The main result from this work is suitable tourism activities determined by the ecological approach. Methodological steps include spatial analysis, interpretation, evaluations and propositions which were suggested for recreational activities. The most suitable activities for winter periods are downhill skiing, cross-country skiing and winter tourism. For the summer period the best activities are the following ones: hiking, water sports and recreational activities linked to watering and sport fishing. The most suitable activities for the year-round period are service facilities and therapeutic recreational facilities. This sum of the activities represents the level of the land using that has not any negative environmental impact
Fully Automated Electrically Controlled Tunable Broadband Interferometric Dielectric Spectroscopy for Aqueous Solutions
No full textsponsorship: Manuscript received May 16, 2021; accepted June 22, 2021. This work was supported in part by KU Leuven Internal Funding (C2 project mu 2BIO) and in part by the Flemish Hercules. The work of Meng Zhang was supported by the Scholarship provided by the Chinese Scholarship Council. (Corresponding author: Xiue Bao.) (KU Leuven Internal Fund, Flemish Hercules, Chinese Scholarship Council)status: Publishe
Tables_3-14 – Supplemental material for Repeatability and reproducibility of corneal biomechanical parameters derived from Corvis ST
No full textSupplemental material, Tables_3-14 for Repeatability and reproducibility of corneal biomechanical parameters derived from Corvis ST by Nermin Serbecic, Sven Beutelspacher, Lovro Markovic, Abhijit Sina Roy and Rohit Shetty in European Journal of Ophthalmology</p
Enhancing photoluminescence of graphene quantum dots by thermal annealing of the graphite precursor
No full textDifferent approaches for enhancement of the graphene quantum dots (GQDs) photoluminescence have been developed lately. We report modified electrochemical procedure for GQDs synthesis. Graphitic rods were thermal annealing at 1700 °C in vacuum and used for electrochemical quantum dots synthesis. We found that the modified GQDs (GQDs-1700) consist of two while in the structure of pristine (p-GQDs) three graphene layers are measured. The main structural difference between GQDs is the increased structural disorder, caused by a higher amount of the oxygen containing functional groups in the structure of GQDs-1700. The photoluminescence of GQDs-1700 is 4 times more intense, red shifted and with doubled Quantum Yield compared to p-GQDs. In addition, the changes in electrochemical behavior of GQDs are observed: the higher capacitance was noticed if GQDs posses more reducible functional groups, such as peroxyl, aldehyde and epoxy groups while increase in keto functional groups leads to the lower capacitance
Stakeholder engagement in environmental innovation
No full textThis chapter explains why stakeholder engagement is even more critical for environmental innovation than for traditional innovation, arguing that learning how to successfully engage stakeholders in environmental innovation is one of the most critical levers in transforming our organizations and economy towards environmental, as well as social, sustainability. Five theoretical lenses that that are useful for thinking about stakeholder engagement in innovation are introduced: stakeholder theory, resource-based view, absorptive capacity, institutional logics and dynamic capabilities. The evidence from a systematic review of 88 peer-reviewed articles is synthesized into a framework for stakeholder engagement in environmental innovation, with each element of the framework illustrated with empirical evidence from eight case studies of environmental innovation partnerships. The framework sets out the engagement management, engagement learning and operational capabilities required to engage stakeholders in environmental innovation, as well as the outcomes and benefits of such engagement. Research directions are identified, and guidelines for practices are proposed
Acquired brain injury and evaluation of intensive training of attention in early neurorehabilitation : statistical evaluation and qualitative perspectives
No full textAttention dysfunction is a cardinal symptom after an acquired brain injury (ABI) sometimes leading to life-long consequences that affect learning skills, daily functioning and social and emotional life. Attention may be successfully improved by structured training within rehabilitation programs, with the Attention Process Training (APT) as practice standard in the chronic stage after ABI. Practice recommendations in an earlier stage after ABI are less conclusive, possibly due to difficulties in distinguishing treatment effect from individual trajectories of spontaneous recovery. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was performed at a university department of rehabilitation medicine. Patients with attention dysfunction after stroke or traumatic brain injury received 20 hours of attention training added to their individual rehabilitation program. The patients were randomized to one of two interventions of attention training: APT or activity-based attention training. The thesis focuses on the effect of attention training within four months post-injury.In Study I, the strict inclusion and exclusion criteria common to interventions trials in clinical research decimated patient recruitment, ultimately leading to an inclusion of Study II evaluated the feasibility of time-series measurements using statistical process control (SPC) for detecting change in an evolving process. SPC identified if, and when change occurred and the results described three patterns of performance: rapid improvement, steady improvement and stationary performance showing no improvement. By providing information about when change occurs, SPC enables adjustment of individual treatment response in early cognitive rehabilitation.In Study III, we applied SPC to explore the intervention effect of two methods of attention training: APT and activity-based attention training, within four months post injury. Although substantial improvement of attention was confirmed for both intervention groups, APT lead to an increased robustness of improvement, and resulted in a higher number of improved patients reaching change in performance at a faster rate.Study IV explored the experience of managing attention difficulties in daily life 2-4 years after brain injury and APT. Fourteen interviews were analyzed according to grounded theory and lead to the development of a model of attention management. The attention management emerged as a dynamic process where adjustment and refinement of management strategies increased with awareness and deepened application of applied knowledge, regulated by situation-dependent factors. Self-awareness and the detailed identification of dysfunction derived problem areas, including tenacious self-training with specific goal-setting, were promoted by APT.In conclusion, attention training is a promising intervention in the early stage after ABI with APT potentially boosting the improvement process as seen both during intervention and in the experience of attention management over time. SPC enables us to identify if, when and how change occurs in an evolving process. It may be used on both individual and group level.List of scientific papersI. Markovic G, Schult M-L & Bartfai A. (2016). The effect of sampling bias on generalizability in intervention trials after brain injury. Brain Injury. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699052.2016.1206213 II. Markovic G, Schult M-L, Bartfai A, Elg M. (2017). Statistical process control: a feasibility study of the application of time-series measurement in early neurorehabilitation after acquired brain injury. J Rehabil Med. 2017 Jan 31;49(2):128-135. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2172 III. Markovic G, Schult M-L, Elg M, A Bartfai. Attention process training is beneficial during early intervention after acquired brain injury. A randomized controlled trial. [Manuscript]IV. Markovic G, Bartfai A, Ekholm J, Nilsson C, Schult M-L, Löfgren M. Daily management of attention dysfunction 2-4 years after brain injury and early cognitive rehabilitation with Attention Process Training - A qualitative study. [Submitted]</p
Momcilo MARKOVIC, Paris brûle ! L’incendie des barrières de l’octroi en juillet 1789, Paris, L’Harmattan, coll. « Chemins de la Mémoire », 2019, 428 p.
No full textLa thèse de Momcilo Markovic que viennent d’éditer les éditions de l’Harmattan bousculera bien des certitudes qu’entretient l’écriture de l’histoire de la Révolution française sur le mois de juillet 1789. Elle met en lumière, dans un langage accessible, un événement méconnu du tout début de la Révolution qui s’est déroulé du 10 au 14 juillet à Paris : l’incendie des barrières de l’octroi. « Paris brûle ! », c’est le titre que l’auteur donne à son livre parce que les barrières d’octroi sont pr..
A CMOS Front-End for Timing and Charge Readout of Silicon Photomultipliers
No full textThe present work describes a new channel architecture suited to reading out Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPM). The aim is to develop a multichannel Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) in a standard CMOS 130 nm technology that achieves excellent timing accuracy while fully exploiting the dynamic range of large area SiPMs. The sensor is AC-coupled to the differential front-end, which features two separated timing and charge signal processing paths. The first one exploits a differential input current-mode preamplifier and an embedded Time-to-Digital Converter (TDC) that exhibits a 10 ps binning. Accurate timing and low jitter are also attained by means of a high-speed discriminator with threshold adjustable in small steps just above the baseline, which operates on the very steep edge of the output signal produced by the preamplifier. The charge measurement signal path is based on an active-RC integrator, a peak detector and an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC). Operating the front-end at 1.2 V supply voltage, with a power consumption of 10 mW, a simulated Single-Photon Time Resolution (SPTR) of 78 ps at Full-Width Half Maximum (FWHM) is achieved, linearly covering an input dynamic range of 1280 pC that corresponds to ~ 8000 photoelectrons with a SiPM gain of ~ 106
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