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Resident´s satisfaction survey on the example of Orava rural municipality
No full textBakalaureusetöö eesmärgiks oli uurida Orava valla elanike rahulolu ja hinnanguid avalikele
teenustele ja valla sotsiaalmajanduslikule olukorrale. Töö teooria osas anti ülevaade heaolu ja
rahulolu mõistest, rahulolu ja õnne sotsiaal-demograafilistest mõjutajatest ning ressurssidest,
regionaalpoliitika definitsioonist, regionaalarengu teooriatest ja Eesti regionaalarengu
eesmärkidest. Teoreetilises osas käsitletud allikad viitasid, et ühtset rahulolu mõõta on
keeruline, kuna selleks tuleks iga indiviidi analüüsida eraldi, võttes arvesse personaalseid
vajadusi, sissetulekut, vanust ja palju muid tegureid, mis on olulised rahulolu määramisel.
Töö empiirilises osas võeti vaatluse alla Orava valla hetke olukorra analüüs ning analüüsiti
ankeetküsitluse tulemusi ning vastavalt sellele tehti järeldused. Küsitluse tulemusel ilmnes, et
Orava valla elanikud hindavad viie punkti skaalal enamikke teenuseid ja olukordi hindega,
mis jääb vahemikku 2,3 - 3,85. Üldist pilti vaadates selgus, et rohkem ollakse rahul
teenustega, mida reguleerib kohalik omavalitsus. Teenused, eneseteostusvõimalused,
ettevõtlus, mis ei oma valla otsest mõju, tekitasid inimestes rohkem rahulolematust.The aim of the bachelor’s thesis was to study the satisfaction of the residents of Orava rural
municipality and their assessments on public services and socioeconomic development of
their municipality. In addition to those the author studied the opinions on what is the biggest
problem of municipality and what kind of proposals on how to improve the situation were
made by residents.
The methodology of the thesis is based on: 1) the various municipal and regional strategic
documents, including the "Orava rural development plan 2012-2020", "Rural Development
Report 2011", "Estonian Regional Development Strategy 2014-2020," 2) on the analysis of
secondary data: statistics and similar sources of data, 3) on the analysis of results of
questionnaire survey of Orava rural municipality.
In order to achieve the aim of the thesis following tasks were carried out: in the first part of
the thesis an overview on the nature of well-being, satisfaction, and regional development
was given. In the second part an overview on the municipality was given; the questionnaire
was introduced, the overview on the questionnaire survey and its results were given and on
the basis of results conclusions were drawn and results summarized. The survey revealed that the average scores given by Orava residents to most of services and socio-economic were in
the range of 2,3 to 3,85. The overall picture provided by the survey showed that the residents
are more satisfied with the public services provided by local municipality. The problem lies
with services, opportunities and developments that the municipality has little control over:
for example, the career and self- realisation opportunities; enterprise’ development etc
Multivariate Techniques for Identifying Diffractive Interactions at the LHC
No full textClose to one half of the LHC events are expected to be due to elastic or inelastic diffractive scattering. Still, predictions based on extrapolations of experimental data at lower energies differ by large factors in estimating the relative rate of diffractive event categories at the LHC energies. By identifying diffractive events, detailed studies on proton structure can be carried out. The combined forward physics objects: rapidity gaps, forward multiplicity and transverse energy flows can be used to efficiently classify proton-proton collisions. Data samples recorded by the forward detectors, with a simple extension, will allow first estimates of the single diffractive (SD), double diffractive (DD), central diffractive (CD), and non-diffractive (ND) cross sections. The approach, which uses the measurement of inelastic activity in forward and central detector systems, is complementary to the detection and measurement of leading beam-like protons. In this investigation, three different multivariate analysis approaches are assessed in classifying forward physics processes at the LHC. It is shown that with gene expression programming, neural networks and support vector machines, diffraction can be efficiently identified within a large sample of simulated proton-proton scattering events. The event characteristics are visualized by using the self-organizing map algorithm.Peer reviewe
The comprehensive cohort model in a pilot trial in orthopaedic trauma
No full textBackground: The primary aim of this study was to provide an estimate of effect size for the functional outcome of
operative versus non-operative treatment for patients with an acute rupture of the Achilles tendon using
accelerated rehabilitation for both groups of patients. The secondary aim was to assess the use of a
comprehensive cohort research design (i.e. a parallel patient-preference group alongside a randomised group) in
improving the accuracy of this estimate within an orthopaedic trauma setting.
Methods: Pragmatic randomised controlled trial and comprehensive cohort study within a level 1 trauma centre.
Twenty randomised participants (10 operative and 10 non-operative) and 29 preference participants (3 operative
and 26 non-operative). The ge range was 22-72 years and 37 of the 52 patients were men. All participants had an
acute rupture of their Achilles tendon and no other injuries. All of the patients in the operative group had a simple
end-to-end repair of the tendon with no augmentation. Both groups then followed the same eight-week
immediate weight-bearing rehabilitation programme using an off-the-shelf orthotic. The disability rating index (DRI;
primary outcome), EQ-5D, Achilles Total Rupture Score and complications were assessed ed at two weeks, six
weeks, three months, six months and nine months after initial injury.
Results: At nine months, there was no significant difference in DRI between patients randomised to operative or
non-operative management. There was no difference in DRI between the randomised group and the parallel
patient preference group. The use of a comprehensive cohort of patients did not provide useful additional
information as to the treatment effect size because the majority of patients chose non-operative management.
Conclusions: Recruitment to clinical trials that compare operative and non-operative interventions is notoriously
difficult; especially within the trauma setting. Including a parallel patient preference group to create a
comprehensive cohort of patients has been suggested as a way of increasing the power of such trials. In our
study, the comprehensive cohort model doubled the number of patients involved in the study. However, a strong
preference for non-operative treatment meant that the increased number of patients did not significantly increase
the ability of the trial to detect a difference between the two interventions
Long-Term Outdoor Reliability Assessment of a Wireless Unit for Air-Quality Monitoring Based on Nanostructured Films Integrated on Micromachined Platforms
No full textWe have fabricated and tested in long-term field operating conditions a wireless unit for outdoor air quality monitoring. The unit is equipped with two multiparametric sensors, one miniaturized thermo-hygrometer, front-end analogical and digital electronics, and an IEEE 802.15.4 based module for wireless data transmission. Micromachined platforms were functionalized with nanoporous metal-oxides to obtain multiparametric sensors, hosting gas-sensitive, anemometric and temperature transducers. Nanoporous metal-oxide layer was directly deposited on gas sensing regions of micromachined platform batches by hard-mask patterned supersonic cluster beam deposition. An outdoor, roadside experiment was arranged in downtown Milan (Italy), where one wireless sensing unit was continuously operated side by side with standard gas chromatographic instrumentation for air quality measurements. By means of a router PC, data from sensing unit and other instrumentation were collected, merged, and sent to a remote data storage server, through an UMTS device. The whole-system robustness as well as sensor dataset characteristics were continuously characterized over a run-time period of 18 months
Eustatic and tectonic control on late Eocene fan delta development (Orava Basin, Central Western Carpathians)
No full textThe evolution of the Central Carpathian Paleogene Basin (CCPB) reflects an important role of relative sea level changes on a tectonically active basin margin. After the initial upper Lutetian/Bartonian transgression, the next regressive-transgressive cycle played a key role in a formation of the late Eocene fan delta facies associations in the southern Orava region of Northern Slovakia. Detailed sedimentary analysis allowed the separation of the following three facies associations which represent distinct depositional environments: alluvial fan (subaerial fan delta; Unit 1); subaqueous fan delta (Unit 2); and prodelta/slope and basin (Unit 3). The first stage of delta development is connected with eustatic sea level fall at the Bartonian/Priabonian boundary, accompanied by subaerial exposure, fluvial incision and deposition of alluvial fan sediments. Subaerial deposition was characterized by a variety of mass flow conglomerates with a red muddy matrix, interfingering with stream or sheetflood deposits. The next stage of the delta corresponds to high-amplitude transgression related to rapid tectonic subsidence along the CCPB margins during the Priabonian. The vertical arrangement of facies suggests retrograde delta development that shows rapid submergence of the subaerial parts and onlap of subaqueous mass flow conglomerates, often reworked by waves or wave-induced shallow-marine currents. Continuous deepening of the depositional environment during the late Priabonian/early Rupelian led to the relatively rapid superposition of prodelta/slope and basin facies associations by slowly accumulated hemipelagic deposis
SiLC R&D: design, present status and perspectives
No full textAbstract: This paper briefly describes the main R&D objectives that are undertaken within the international R&D collaboration SiLC aiming to build the next generation of silicon tracking devices especially in the case of the ILC. Firstly, motivation to use silicon detectors in the tracker is explained. Then basic aspects of the design and solutions proposed are described (sensors, front-end electronics, mechanics, alignment). First results from the lab and beam test of the front-end chips and module prototypes built are shown
Observables of QCD Diffraction
No full textA new combinatorial vector space measurement model is introduced for soft QCD diffraction. The model independent mathematical construction resolves experimental complications; the theoretical framework of the approach includes the Good-Walker view of diffraction, Regge phenomenology together with AGK cutting rules and random fluctuations
Stan i perspektywy rozwoju turystyki na Orawie
No full textThe article describes the state and determinants of tourism development in Orawa. The author mainly focuses on Polish Orava. Many attractive tourism values, both environmental and cultural are presented in this article. Besides general information about the state of tourism infrastructure is shown. Different forms of accommodation sites are presented, too. Agritourism farms are the most, but there are two hotels, four guesthouses, two campings and others, too. Different institutions play important role in tourism development on Polish Orava. Local authorities in districts promote their region and help to recreation and tourism services development. The activity of agritourism farms and other objects’ owners is very necessary in this field, too. There is also an organization called “The Association for Orava Development
The Polish-Czechoslovakian Conflict over Cieszyn Silesia, Spiš and Orava in the years 1938-1939 as Reported by the Polish Provincial Press published in Siedlce
No full textThe paper touches upon the theme of how the provincial press in Poland commented on the Polish-Czechoslovakian conflict over Cieszyn Silesia, Spiš and Orava. The timespan covers a few months in 1938 and 1939 - from the time Hitler made his claims towards Czechoslovakia until the moment the state was dismantled. The author has focused on presenting the Polish-Czechoslovakian relations as reported by the press published in Siedlce, a district town located in the centre of pre-war Poland. At that time four periodicals were published there. The analysis of these publications has allowed the author to determine that the editors informed their readers about the situation of the disputed territories on a regular basis. The editors tried to make their message more attractive by posting photos or accounts by special correspondents. They built among its readers a negative image of the Czechoslovakian state, which was presented as an artificial creation where the rights of national minorities were not respected. The incorporation of these lands into Poland was presented as a symbol of historical justice. The press also played an important part in mobilising the local community to act for fellow countrymen from the lands being the object of the Polish-Czechoslovakian dispute. However, it did not recognise the growth of Slovakian independence activities, which were important for the internal affairs of Poland’s southern neighbour
Characterization of supercooled liquid Ge<sub>2</sub>Sb<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>5</sub> and its crystallization by ultrafast-heating calorimetry
No full textDifferential scanning calorimetry (DSC) is widely used to study the stability of amorphous solids, characterizing the kinetics of crystallization close to the glass-transition temperature Tg. We apply ultrafast DSC to the phase-change material Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) and show that if the range of heating rates is extended to more than 104 K s-1, the analysis can cover a wider temperature range, up to the point where the crystal growth rate approaches its maximum. The growth rates that can be characterized are some four orders of magnitude higher than in conventional DSC, reaching values relevant for the application of GST as a data-storage medium. The kinetic coefficient for crystal growth has a strongly non-Arrhenius temperature dependence, revealing that supercooled liquid GST has a high fragility. Near Tg there is evidence for decoupling of the crystal-growth kinetics from viscous flow, matching the behaviour for a fragile liquid suggested by studies on oxide and organic systems
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