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Historic parks are an important element of Poland's cultural landscape. Unfortunately many of these entities require urgent conservation intervention. The research presents the possibility of using GIS tools in the process of restoration the facilities. For the analysis were selected parks in Olsztyn, Mortegi, Boze and Patryki. In the article are described selected features of GIS tools that improve the preparing process of restoration projects and limits occured during using this type of software. Restoration of ...

Responsible and successful environmental management is necessary for protecting and restoring the natural environment. The interdependency of the earthпїЅs ecosystems and the human impact on the environment present complex challenges to governments and businesses as well as scientists and environmentalists in every discipline. Environmental contamination due to mining in South Africa gradually draws consideration from decision makers and local residents. Ecological awareness within the mining companies also rises ...

GIS-Based Local Geomorphological Constraints Assessment (A Case Study: Cluj- Napoca Municipality, Romania). This paper deals with the implications of geomorphological constraints on urban sprawl specific to the new residential suburbs of Cluj-Napoca Municipality (Romania). In many cases, the development and the territorial evolution of the urban residential units are conditioned or restricted by the different landforms and slope processes (e.g. landslides). Cluj-Napoca Municipality area has experienced during rece...

The exchange of glaciers and climate change has gained considerable importance; therefore, many researches have conducted studies related to the subject in the world. The reduction of glacial mass changes is vital issue since it causes a significant climate change and carries certain risks. Therefore, the causes of the reduction should be investigated and the necessary precautions should be taken for this situation. As in the rest of the world, there are glacier variations in Turkey. There are mountains with perma...

The mapping of the archaeological sites from different historical periods and the analysis of their location over the landscape give us the opportunity to obtain an overall picture of human settlement on the territory in times past. A region located in the valley of the river Ortolyk (South-Eastern Altai, Russia) was selected as an example. In order to analyse landscape location of the archaeological sites the archaeological and landscape maps were created by use of the program ArcGIS 10.1. The cartographic method...

Innovative materials, which can be applied to the glass and glass structures, allow us to improve their physical properties and thus directly affect the quality of the internal environment inside the glazed objects. For us it is examined innovative material is again glass - its form - elements that exhibit extreme reflective properties and allows a significant improvement in thermal and technical properties of glass constructions. We use simple mono-cellular hollow spherical elements, known as the "Glass Bubbles"....

The article aims to determine how effective the stricter current requirements for the building walls and windows insulation are from the economic energy savings perspective. The article deals with a mathematical method for economic assessment of optimal building walls and windows thermal insulation. The mathematical methods used in this article are based on cost-benefit analysis. Recent research shows that the stricter requirements for the building walls and windows thermo-insulation may not always give the best e...

Article describes the problematics of GNSS systems (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) and its use for creating an approach procedure for airport Nitra JanпїЅkovce. Paper is divided into four parts. First chapter devotes itself to general description of GNSS systems, specifically their history and technical characteristics of three the most widely known satellite navigation systems, including GPS, GLONASS and GALILEO, addicting also to the systems that make GNSS signal of these navigation systems more precise. T...

Optimization of the measurements is an important theme nowadays of the geodesy and especially engineering geodesy. The optimization can be categorized into orders, from the zero to the third order. The zero order design is the coordinate system selection, the first order is the configuration optimization, the second order is the optimization of the number of the repetitions, the third order is the improvement of the existing network by adding point and/or observations. In the engineering surveying the second order...

Currently the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology is more and more frequently used as a tool for evaluating the environmental performance of products or services. Conducting the LCA is particularly important and valuable for a new product, process or technology. That is also applied for research on the innovative solutions or process proposals. The ENVIREE project funded from the ERA-MIN programme within the 2nd Joint Call aims at complete recovery process proposal of REE (rare earths elements) from tailings a...

There are several factors affecting governance efficiency and inhabitant satisfaction with the actions of the local government in the regional level. Efficiency of the local governance is also strongly linked with the development of the particular region and can be facilitating for attraction of funding for the development of infrastructure, promoting entrepreneurship and increase the overall life quality in the region. Jet there are several risks associated with the actions of local governance and an assessment o...

In this paper, the author analyzes the possibility of obtaining the orientation of geologic planes by using GPS tools. Theoretical background for such procedures is represented by an analytical model of finding the attitude by using three noncollinear points. During the experimental stage orientation measurements on synthetic planes were carried out by using GPS tools and geological compass. The output data obtained by GPS and compass was analyzed and compared by using stereographic projection. The measurement unc...

This paper presents a novel heat transfer model for the estimation of heat transfer coefficients without any information about the thermal boundary conditions. The massively parallel implementation (using the latest CUDA 8.0 framework and NVIDIA graphics cards) of the model gives the opportunity to use multiple graphics accelerators to execute the heat transfer simulations. This leads to very impressive performance which makes it possible to run thousands of simulations within a reasonable time. There are several ...

The most important geophysical problem is the inverse gravimetry problem. The problem is in finding an interface between two layers with different densities using known gravitational data. This problem is described by a nonlinear integral Fredholm equation of the first kind; so it is ill-posed. After the discretization of the integral operator, the problem is reduced to solving a system of nonlinear equation. For large grids, it is necessary to develop parallel algorithms for multiprocessor computing systems. To s...

This research aims at exploiting COBie to develop a lean methodology to rate existing assets using sustainability assessment protocols like LEED, BREEAM, DGNB and CESBA. The methodology includes an efficient information management process in a BIM-oriented framework. BIM processes are frequently considered too much expensive and effort consuming for being applied in the retrofit or in the management of existing buildings because they demand a lot of data. The proposed methodology is founded on the idea that a COBi...

The article discusses basic directions of construction sector development in modern ecological conditions, principles of sustainable development of cities and the problems hindering implementation of green building principles in the Russian Federation. The article indicates the most promising concept of a building complex development which is the construction in compliance with environmental standards (green building). The peculiarities of green building in Russia are considered and the reasons for its slow develo...

Modern universities are not only the educational and research centers. There are here the ideas of sustainability can be developed and implemented most efficiently. Environmental friendliness and saving of resources require the innovative approaches that formed in the university. Hence, along with the popular rankings of effectiveness of education and research activity by the representatives of University of Indonesia was created the Green Metrics World University Ranking. Its participants are hundreds of universi...

This paper proposes a mooring location for sport and leisure boats - a solution for the green arrangement of the lower Danube seafront in Galati. Boating along the Danube is a tourist itinerary which is included in the visit program for foreign delegations that arrive in the city. The proposed mooring site is a fixed green construction consisting of a metallic platform that rests on a beamed beam structure, anchored in the bank, which contributes, through its design, to the green arrangement of the lower cliff and...

Polyoxometalates (POMs) are discrete, anionic metal-oxygen clusters of early d bloc metal ions in high oxidation status (e.g. MoVI, WVI) with a very large structural and compositional variety, leading to interest in many different areas (catalysts in homogeneous and heterogeneous catalytic oxidation of organic compounds or biochemical reactions, activity in enzymatic redox processes, as antitumoral, antibacterial and antiviral treatments etc). An important subclass of POMs is the {XMo6O24} structure type, Anderson...

Climate change mitigation is a relevant topic in now days. One of the main sources of greenhouse gases (GHG) and air pollutants (including ammonia) emissions that promoting climate change is agriculture sector. Considerable part of GHG and ammonia emissions from agriculture in Baltic region is forming in dairy farms. The aim of the research is to estimate differences between conventional and organic dairy farms in context of GHG and ammonia emissions, taking into account livestock feeding and manure management pra...

The purpose of this research was to identify greenhouse gases emission sources, and to estimate their emission generated in the life cycle of the fuel that was obtained from biomass wastes in the mechanocatalytic depolymerization process. Calculations were conducted upon the basis of the criteria of ISO standards, covering the full life cycle of the product, that is, from agricultural/forestry feedstock sourcing up to fuel combustion in an automotive engine. Summarizing the results, it may be stated that the techn...

The prestressed injected ground anchor is a device, one end of which is fixed in the soil by injecting a cement grout, and the other is fixed on the retained structure after prestressing. Ground anchors are widely used in many building and construction sectors as temporary or permanent elements of structure for fixing sliding slopes and retaining wall, for strengthening of foundation, preventing uplift of underground structures, ets. In this paper using of ground anchors for construction of new berth and renovatio...

The access to a safe drinking water represents a prerequisite of the modern days. Often, in the case of shallow aquifers, various human actions in the recharge area can induce unwanted changes in the quantity and quality of the underground waters. The main objective of this paper is to find out the groundwater vulnerable zones in shallow aquifers in the city of Jibou and its surrounding areas, which is situated in the north-west of Romania. The underground water supply source in Jibou city (11,000 inhabitants) is ...

In the framework of the work, the authors conducted an analysis of the possibilities of modifying the selected rank method to evaluate the groundwater vulnerability to cpollution in the area where a source of contamination is at least partly under the surface and the groundwater interact directly with it. Such an object is among others the CTL Maczki-BпїЅr sand mine, the workings of which are reclaimed with gangue (post-mining waste) from coal mines. The analyses of the groundwater vulnerability to pollution using...

This work is investigation of the group composition of the bitumoids of Domanic shale deposits (Romashkino oilfield in the Volga-Ural petroleum and gas Basin). The samples were taken from different depths for this well. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the productive deposits are carbonate reservoirs consist of 92 wt% calcite. The extracted kerogen is of type II according to the Van Crevelin diagram, based on the ratio (H / C) and (O / C). It was found that the objects of the study differ in the mass conte...

The habitats and species conservation is one of the most important objectives for the European Union. Loss and habitat fragmentation are the main threats to biodiversity conservation. This study aims to evaluate the impact of the road density on habitats and species richness in Natura 2000 network in Romania. Also, the study looks at how the protected areas distribution and major landscape characteristics influence the transportation network planning. Only Sites of Community Importance (SCIs) as part of the Natura...

We proposed a new hardware-software magnetic scanner for remote diagnostics of pipelines structure. The main tasks that the scanner solves are: diagnosis of potentially dangerous pipeline sections with high level of mechanic stress, search for underground pipeline route, correction of operator position under the pipeline during the diagnosis. Magnetic scanner includes four vector hall magnetic sensors, placed on ends of two aluminum profiles forming the cross. Scanner sensitivity to the magnetic field is 1 nT at a...

The article deals with the problem of debug of hardware computational units intended for stream data processing on FPGA. Modern solutions are usually oriented to debug of a hardware unit implementation in a simulator with some model input data or to observing the implemented design in the prototype with real target system environment. However effective analysis and debug of implemented computational algorithms requires combined debug with test data exchange between hardware unit model in simulator and its implemen...

Environmental pollution with heavy metals is important by its effects on all the segments of the ecosystem: soil, water, air, plants, animals, and humans. Humans and animals contamination is achieved either by direct contact with polluting particles, or indirectly by consuming the contaminated vegetables. It is also known the human contamination by eating products obtained from animals bred in polluted areas. The effects of heavy metal pollution are well-known at the level of soil and superior organisms. Soils con...

Many fungi, including keratinolytic species, occurring in sewage sludge and sludge-amended soils possess potential pathogenic properties to humans and animals. For this reason, apart from bacteria, zooparasites and viruses, these fungi pose health risk to wastewater treatment plant and agriculture workers. Assessment of this risk was the aim of the present study. The sludge and sludge-amended soils were provided from one of the Polish wastewater treatment plants. The wastewater treatment technology and the sludge ...

The buildings contribute largely to emissions of greenhouse gases. By bringing about changes in this sector, we can achieve significant reductions in these emissions, with an important role in achieving the EU objectives on Near Zero Energy Building (NZEB). According to the European Council, the energy consumption of buildings represents 40% of total energy consumption, contributes to 36% of the emission of greenhouse gases. Worldwide population growth, especially in urban areas, causes an increased consumption of...

This paper deals with the burning of edible vegetable oils. Their primary use is in the field of food preparation, but they are increasingly being used as a basic raw material for biodiesel production. Four types of oils were used for the measurements: canola, sunflower, olive and pistachio. All samples were tested on a cone calorimeter using an initiator source at an external heat flux with a density of 35 kW.m-2. Time to initiation and termination of burning, as well as parameters characterizing the released hea...

Industrialization and urbanization have led to environmental contamination with heavy metals worldwide. In urban environment, the large inputs of anthropogenic contaminants in atmosphere are arising from mobile sources and stationary sources.Taking samples from all depth of snow, data can be obtained from persistent snow cover to the sampling time. Snow samples were collected in each sampling plot taking from 1.0 to 1.5 kg of snow. The average depth of snow was between 6 and 10 cm. The aim of study was to determin...

The Danube Delta is declared the biggest natural reserve in Europe. Due to the fact that the Danube River is a main water collector in Europe, it flows all the impurities and pollutants that people discharge into the rivers which are the tributaries of Danube. The present study is a warning against water pollution in the Danube Delta, pollution that may affect biodiversity. Babadag Lake is part of Razim - Sinoe lagoon system, included in the Wetlands Protected Area under the Ramsar Convention, and together with th...

One of the main worldwide issues today is represented by the need of protecting the environment and human health. This requires prevention and monitoring the pollutant contamination of the environment and food products. Toxic heavy metals may accumulate in plant tissues and inhibit most physiological processes at all metabolism levels. They inhibit growth, photosynthesis, water uptake and nitrate assimilation. Romania is a resourceful country and a number of energy and mineral resources can be found on its territo...

The water column of the Sea of Azov is undergoing significant transformation of Oceanographic characteristics (temperature, salinity, oxygen content). They depend on the seasons and weather situation. In the summer, despite wind activity, observed a classic for the Sea of Azov, the distribution of the parameters: water temperature decrease in the direction of the Don River ? Taganrog Bay ? the central part of the Sea of Azov ? the area of Kerch. In the fall, observed reverse pattern during the relative calm. Durin...

The study investigates the degree of heavy-metals contamination of a non-timber forest species in terms of food chain contamination (plants-animals/plants-man) in an area with a historical pollution in the context of ceasing the main activity of the major air pollutant, Sometra S.A. Copsa Mica, since 2009. The heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd) content in common blackberry (leaf and fruit), was determined in eleven sampling areas located at different distances and altitudes, in the forestry area surrounding the city...

The demand on functional food products enriched with probiotics to get health benefits is recently high. On the other hand, the use of probiotics in animal nutrition has been shown to have significant economic and agricultural effect. Animal components are substituted by plant raw materials as a base for probiotic microorganisms fermentation nutrient media. Cereal raw materials and processed products are of interest. It is well known, that the costs of raw materials and its preprocessing influence on the costs of ...

A considerable progress in industrial construction and civil engineering makes it necessary to increase the production and application of new heat-insulating materials based on accessible environmentally safe mineral products. The mineral composition and structural characteristics of KareliaпїЅs natural raw materials are favourable for the production of ceramic heat-insulating materials with required properties and characteristics such as porous structure, low density, low thermal conductivity and high strength. T...

This paper demonstrates the practical applicability of higher-order partial cross-correlation function in hydrological system analysis. The study area is the karst hydrological system of two adjacent karst springs Jadro and пїЅrnovnica situated in the Dinaric karst of Croatia. The subject of interest is the hydrological relation between these two springs and three basins located in the central part of Jadro Spring catchment. The relation is investigated by the higher-order partial cross-correlation function betwee...

The purpose of the research is to find adequate solution against rising damp in historical buildings with minimal energy loss. The improvement in this case is the use of ventilated air channels. A special group of historical buildings are churches because they do not use routines as for example museums, galleries. The amount of possible causes of moisture problems in historic masonry underlines the complexity of this phenomenon. Evaporation is an important factor in rising damp. The surface of an affected wall con...

Hlucin town, together with its surrounding area, is a typically historically- rich example of the region, which undoubtedly has influenced the historical development of its entire area - an area characterized by its frequent changes and various political, ethnic, economic, social, cultural and spiritual impact. Some historic moments are therefore reflected even in the present day, whether the actual location, structure of the city centre, the emergence of a fortification and its current state, changes in the ethni...

Humid and arid climatic cycles during Sub-Atlantic time in the forest-steppe area of the East European Plain were studied based on soils buried under archaeological sites of different time. The shift of the boundary between steppe and forest patches is recorded in the shift of the studied soils: Luvic Greyzemic Fhaeozems of the forest patches and Luvic Chernozems under steppe environment. The complex research is based on archaeological investigation, assemblages of morphological (marco-, meso- and micromorphologic...

It is widely recognized by scholars and experts on international and European Union (EU) level that the waste management and waste reduction are important resource. Turning waste into a resource is an essential part of resource efficiency and boosts a circular economy. Food waste is a serious global issue, which linked to environmental, economic and social impacts. In EU wide accepted is the new paradigm circular economy, in which main accent is given on prevention and significant reduction of waste. The bio-waste...

The Europe is facing serious challenges in terms of job creation and employability of young graduates, economic productivity, and sustainable growth, boosted by competition in the digital world and knowledge-based economy. Higher education institutions represent key actors accountable for equipping students with relevant and up-to-date skills, fulfilling their capacity to drive innovation and to be better prepared for the transition to a circular economy.The curriculum development gains special attention since it ...

The manufacturing and processing of metals is connecting with large number of different types of wastes. One kind of these wastes are dusts and sludges which arise as a result of the melting processes or in the machining of castings. Flue dusts from melting processes are captured most often on filters, scrubbers or in Venturi scrubbers. Dust particles resulting from the machining of castings (grinding and blast cleaning) remain in the grinding rooms or they are sucked and collected on filters. Whereas these dusts ...

ItпїЅs well known that sea buckthorn berries are rich in vitamins, carotenoids, flavonoids, and other biologically active components with significant therapeutically properties.The main polyphenolic compounds from sea buckthorn fresh juice were identified and quantified using HPLC-DAD method and the ?-carotene content was determined using the spectrophotometric method.The extractions were performed using four different solvents. The sea buckthorn juice was fractional extracted using: diethyl ether (Fraction A), me...

Forest plays a multifaceted role, which is determined by its economic, ecological and social values; therefore, sustainable forestry development has to ensure a balanced use of all the values. For the first time in Latvia, the situation in hunting management was analysed, assessing the level of safety and traumatism. The research aim is to assess safety in the process of hunting and the real situation in Latvia. The research found that the most dangerous kinds of hunting were hound hunting and waterbird hunting du...

The hybrid expert systems are the most effective for solution of geological problems, because their knowledge base includes not only knowledge of experts, but also the regularities received as a result of the analysis of available databases. The prediction problem was the first among the geological problems for which the expert system technology was used for solution. According to the principle of consecutive detailing the main prediction-metallogenic taksons of the researched objects are needed to consider: metal...

This paper presents some studies concerning hybrid power sources fuel cell, new generation photovoltaic cells with high efficiency and small battery based for High Altitude Pseudo-Satellites (HAPS). HAPS are recent entrants UAS-s in both directions of research of major aviation companies. Their goal is to replace services provided by classical communications and surveillance satellites, which show a high cost, with services provided by much cheaper technology platforms. It is exposed a state-of-the-art in the fiel...