96 research outputs found
Eternal Memory: Monuments and Memorials of the Holodomor
No full textIn Eternal Memory: Monuments and Memorials of the Holodomor, Wiktoria Kudela-Świątek provides an in-depth examination of “places of memory” associated with the Great Famine of 1932–33 in Ukraine, supplemented by photographs from across the globe that highlight both the uniqueness of individual monuments and their commonalities. The author investigates the history, aesthetics, and symbolism of a wide array of commemorative spaces, including museums, commemorative plaques, and sites directly linked with the victims of the Holodomor (previously unmarked mass graves, for example). The book not only illuminates the range of meanings that communities of memory have invested in these sites but sheds light on the processes by which commemorative practices have evolved and been shared between Ukraine and the diaspora.
Drawing upon the concept of “places of memory,” Wiktoria Kudela-Świątek has examined the memorialization of the Holodomor through study of monuments. Denied by the Soviet authorities for over fifty years, the Holodomor long could only be commemorated by the Ukrainian diaspora. Kudela-Świątek weaves the forms of commemoration and the interrelation of scores of monuments in Ukraine and abroad into a comprehensive study of Holodomor commemoration.
Frank E. Sysyn, University of Alberta, Canada
This is an interesting book on an important subject. In her study, Wiktoria Kudela-Świątek surveys the many monuments and memorials of the Holodomor in Ukraine and abroad, providing essential background details about their emergence over decades and across continents. Richly illustrated, this book is a welcome addition to the scholarly literature on the Holodomor.
Serge Cipko, University of Alberta, Canada
 
Space on earth - analog space habitats. Qualitative research during a simulated space mission
No full textZainteresowania badaniami w zakresie kosmosu i VR (ang. virtual reality) na Wydziale Architektury zainicjowały dwie prace dyplomowe magisterskie: City on Mars - Jednostki kolonizacyjne na innych planetach i możliwości wykorzystania ich w ekstremalnych warunkach ziemskich (autor mgr inż. arch. Kamil Lis, promotor prof. Maria Bielak) oraz Spaceport Abu-Dhabi - Projekt koncepcyjny portu kosmicznego (autor mgr inż. arch. Roman Wala, promotor prof. Klaudiusz Fross). Kolejnym krokiem był utworzony w 2017 roku przez Dziekana Wydziału prof. Klaudiusza Fross Program Badawczy Architektury Kosmicznej mający na celu promocję i wspieranie prac naukowych oraz koncepcji projektowych w zakresie architektury kosmicznej. W artykule przedstawiono założenia, metodologię, przeprowadzone badania oraz ogólne wnioski w zakresie funkcjonowania analogowych habitatów kosmicznych jako symulacji warunków panujących w kosmosie. Artykuł oparty jest na badaniach wykonanych podczas pobytu w habitacie kosmicznym stacji badawczej LunAres. Badania przeprowadziła uczestniczka kosmicznej symulacyjnej misji inż. arch. Wiktoria Dziaduła w ramach pracy badawczej pod kierunkiem prof. Klaudiusza Fross z Wydziału Architektury Politechniki Śląskiej.Interest in researches of space and VR (virtual reality) at the Faculty of Architecture was initiated by two Master thesis projects: City on Mars - Colonization units on other planets and the possibility of using them in extreme terrestrial conditions, (author mgr inż. arch. Kamil Lis, supervisor prof. Maria Bielak) and Spaceport Abu-Dhabi - Concept design of the spaceport (author mgr inż. arch. Roman Wala, supervisor prof. Klaudiusz Fross). The nextstep was the Space Architecture Research Program, created in 2017 by the Dean of the Faculty, prof. Klaudiusz Fross, aimed at promoting and supporting scientific works and design concepts in the field of space architecture. The article presents the assumptions, methodology, research, and general conclusions regarding the functioning of space analog habitats as a simulation of space conditions during various missions. The article is mainly based on a study carried out during a mission in the LunAres Research Station. The tests were performed by the analog astronaut, Eng. arch. Wiktoria Dziaduła, as part of research work under the supervision of prof. Klaudiusz Fross from the Faculty of Architecture, Silesian University of Technology
Analog space habitats - research and own concept
No full textBadania nad analogowymi habitatami umożliwiają osiągnięcie w przyszłości funkcjonującego w pełni samodzielnie środowiska, które z pewnością pozytywnie wpłynie zarówno na eksplorację kosmosu, jak i na komfort życia na Ziemi, zgodnie z założeniami zrównoważonego oraz odpowiedzialnego rozwoju. Rozwiązania umożliwiające osiągnięcie tego celu to: gospodarka o obiegu zamkniętym, wykorzystywanie surowców dostępnych na miejscu, potrzeba monitorowania wszystkich zasobów, łączenie architektury, natury i technologii w sposób spójny oraz harmonijny itp. Artykuł dotyczy przeprowadzonych badań i opracowanej koncepcji analogowego habitatu kosmicznego, wykonanych w ramach pracy magisterskiej (autor: inż. Wiktoria Dziaduła, promotor: prof. PŚ, Klaudiusz Fross, Politechnika Śląska, Wydział Architektury, rok akad. 2020/21). W artykule przedstawiono zakres przeprowadzonych badań dotyczących symulacyjnych placówek kosmicznych, wnioski z badań literackich i in-situ (na miejscu) oraz autorską propozycję samowystarczalnego, analogowego habitatu pod wodą, z wykorzystaniem m.in. rozwiązań ze stacji kosmicznych oraz łodzi podwodnych.Research on analog habitats enables the achievement of a fully functioning, independent environment in the future, which will certainly have a positive impact on both space exploration and the improvement of the quality of life on Earth in accordance with the goals of sustainable and responsible development. These are solutions such as a circular economy, the use of raw materials available on-site, the need to monitor all resources, combining architecture, nature, and technology in a coherent and harmonious manner, and many others. The article concerns the research and the developed concept of an analog space habitat made as part of the Master's thesis (author: Wiktoria Dziaduła, supervisor: prof. PŚ, Klaudiusz Fross, Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture, academic year 2020/21 ). The article presents the scope of the research carried out on simulation space facilities, conclusions from literature and from in-situ research, and an original proposal of a self-sufficient, analog underwater habitat using of e.g. solutions from space stations and submarines
Trial as a spectacle : performative dimension of the cases of Danuta Siedzikówna, Wiktoria Rudnicka, Antonina Dziwisz and Olga Hepnarová
No full textAutorka wykorzystuje teorię performansu Richarda Schechnera, rozpoznania Michela Foucault z Nadzorować i karać oraz kategorię "kozła ofiarnego" Rene Girarda jako ramę teoretyczną czterech case studies. Analiza dwóch rzeczywistych (Danuta "Inka" Siedzikówna, Olga Hepnarová) i dwóch fikcyjnych (Wiktoria "Ruda" Rudnicka - Czas honoru, Antonina Dziwisz - Przesłuchanie) postaci koncentruje się wokół motywu przewodniego szkicu: procesu jako widowiska (ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem tzw. procesów pokazowych). Kontekstu historycznego dostarcza charakterystyka mechanizmów działania władzy specyficznych dla Polski epoki stalinowskiej oraz Czechosłowacji lat 1973-1975. Posługując się wybranymi tekstami kultury - spektakl teatru telewizji, serial, film, powieść, biografia – autorka prezentuje podobieństwa i różnice w postawach postaci, analizuje oparte na strachu i przemocy relacje jednostka-władza, jednostka-społeczeństwo. Odwołuje się także do retoryki winy i kary, omawia strategie propagandy i metody represji. Wreszcie: akcentuje znaczenie konkretnych aktów performatywnych jako gestów oporu oraz prób zachowania tożsamości.The author uses Richard Schechner’s performance theory, Michel Foucault’s remarks from Discipline and Punish and Rene Girard’s category of "scapegoat" as a theoretical frame for four case studies. The analysis of two real (Danuta "Inka" Siedzikówna, Olga Hepnarova) and two fictional (Wiktoria "Ruda" Rudnicka from Days of Honour, Antonina Dziwisz from Interrogation) characters centers on the paper’s leitmotiv: trial as a spectacle (with particular emphasis on show trials). Historical context is provided by the characteristics of mechanisms of power specific for the Stalinist era in Poland and for Czechoslovakia between 1973 and 1975. Using selected texts of culture - television play, tv series, movie, novel and biography - the author presents similarities and differences in the characters’ attitude and analyses based on fear and violence relations between the individual and the authority, the individual and the society. She also invokes the rhetoric of guilt and punishment, discusses the strategies of propaganda and methods of repression. Finally, she emphasizes the meaning of particular performative acts as gestures of resistance and ways of preserving identity
Expenditure on education and physical culture in the commune of Skulsk and Wilczyn in 2015-2018. Comparative analysis
No full textKarczewska Wiktoria. Expenditure on education and physical culture in the commune of Skulsk and Wilczyn in 2015-2018. Comparative analysis. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2021;11(6):284-290. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.12775/JEHS.2021.11.06.031
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Received: 06.06.2021. Revised: 09.06.2021. Accepted: 18.06.2021.
Expenditure on education and physical culture in the commune
of Skulsk and Wilczyn in 2015-2018. Comparative analysis
Wiktoria Karczewska
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2844-3781
Affiliation: State University of Applied Sciences in Konin
Country: Poland
Keywords: comparative analysis, municipal revenues, municipal expenditure, budget implementation
Abstract
According to the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997, a commune is the basic unit of local self-government. The commune realizes its own tasks and commissioned tasks, and its aim is cater to local residents needs. In both analyzed communes, the main source of expenditure were own tasks. In the balance sheet, the education department had the biggest share in the expenditure of both communes. In particular, these are expenses for kindergartens, primary schools, lower secondary schools and teachers' salaries. Expenditure on physical culture does not significantly affect the balance sheet of communes
Three essays on the economics of nutrition
No full textThis thesis investigates the relationship between the social and the spatial environment and nutrition of children in high and low income countries. Furthermore, this project investigates the implications of nutrition on human capital outcomes. The first empirical chapter is concerned with whether exposure to fast food increases BMI of adolescents. This question is studied at a time when fast food restaurants started to open in the UK. We merge data on the location and timing of the openings of all fast food outlets in the UK from 1968 -1986, with data on objectively measured BMI from the British Cohort Survey. The relationship between adolescent BMI and the distance from the respondents’ homes and time since opening, is studied. We find that fast food exposure had no effect on BMI. Numerous robustness checks do not change our findings. The second empirical chapter is the first to provide evidence of a direct causal impact of iodine fortification in early life on cognitive skills in childhood. I apply a difference-in- differences strategy using exogenous variation from a nationwide iodine fortification policy in India, comparing test scores of school aged children in naturally iodine sufficient and deficient districts over time. I find that the policy increased the probability of attaining basic numeracy and literacy skills by 2.67 - 5.83%. Previous papers find a larger effect on longer term human capital for women. I do not find a gender differential for basic skills but I observe a positive effect on more difficult literacy tasks for girls but not for boys. The third empirical chapter investigates the effect of iodised salt availability on children’s heights using a large household survey from rural India. Medical evidence points to a mechanistic relationship between iodine deficiency and a decline in the production and functioning of biological factors affecting human growth. I use a two-stage-least-squares regression to circumvent concerns regarding the endogeneity of a household’s availability of iodised salt and children’s anthropometric status. I instrument for iodised salt con- sumption with the distance to the major salt producing state. Salt transported for longer distances is likely to be transported by rail rather than by road. Monitoring of iodised salt is only mandatory before and during rail transport. Therefore, distance serves as a proxy for the likelihood that the salt has been inspected for iodine, and thus iodised. I find that the availability of adequately iodised salt improves height-for-age by 0.664 Z-scores for children up to 1 year
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Faith-based provision of sexual and reproductive healthcare in Malawi
No full textFaith-based organisations constitute the second largest healthcare providers in Sub-Saharan Africa but their religious values might be in conflict with providing some sexual and reproductive health services. We undertake regression analysis on data detailing client-provider interactions from a facility census in Malawi and examine whether religious ownership of facilities is associated with the degree of adherence to family planning guidelines. We find that faith-based organisations offer fewer services related to the investigation and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and the promotion of condom use. The estimates are robust to several sensitivity checks on the impact of client selection. Given the prevalence of faith-based facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa, our results suggest that populations across the region may be at risk from inadequate sexual and reproductive healthcare provision which could exacerbate the incidence of STIs, such as HIV/AIDS, and unplanned pregnancies
Childhood obesity, is fast food exposure a factor?
No full textAccess to fast food has often been blamed for the rise in obesity which in turn has motivated policies to curb the spread of fast food. However, robust evidence in this area is scarce, particularly using data outside of the US. It is difficult to estimate a causal effect of fast food given spatial sorting and ever-present exposure. We investigate whether the residential access to fast food increased BMI of adolescents at a time when fast food restaurants started to open in the UK. The time period presents the study with large spatial and temporal differences in exposure as well as plausibly exogenous variation. We merge data on the location and timing of the first openings of all fast food outlets in the UK from 1968−1986, with data on objectively measured BMI from the 1970 British Cohort Survey. The relationship between adolescent BMI and the distance from the respondents’ homes and time since opening, is studied using OLS and Instrumental Variables regression. We find that fast food exposure had no effect on BMI. Extensive robustness checks do not change our conclusion
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