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Most of the enterprises operate in a competitive environment and in very rapid development of ICT (information and communication technology) and other technological facilities. So, enterprises are forced to be transformed from classic way of manufacturing into manufacturing digitalization to be competitive on the today market. This paper presents the usage of ICT on the FMI (Furniture and Metalworking Industry) of Kosovo and their impact on the path to the digital factory. Introducing computerized system and other...

The cycle transport is fast developing in the Czech Republic. Gradually becomes not only a sport and way for use free time, but also a full-fledged type of transport. For this to become cycling transport alternative to mobility in cities is need to urban development must also adapt to the needs of cycle transport. It is not only the development of cycle track, but also integrating of cycling transport into the transport system. For fluent and particularly safe keeping cycle transport is also used by interchanges. ...

In underground mines the methane, accompanying the exploitation of the primary mineral - hard coal, and is discharged into the atmosphere in two ways: with ventilation air (70%) and methane drainage system (30%). The development of methane from coal seams is important for the following reasons: as it can be used for the production of electricity and heat or in cogeneration. This is because the emission of methane into the atmosphere contributes to the greenhouse effect. Currently the work is being carried out by t...

Close to human residences the places often abound where anthropogenic activity and external factors cause their changes. The changes can often influence their inhibitantsпїЅ life thanks to incipient dangerous places. The project of successful design of measures to ensure stability of unstable running blocks depends on chosen approaches and primary resource preparation. Utilization of modern technologies in their taking and processing is required nowadays. The paper describes the taking and processing of datas for ...

FREEWAT Platform is a free open-source tool for water resource management created within the frame of HORIZON 2020 project FREE and open source software tools for WATer resource management, financed by the EU Commission. The projectпїЅs Consortium is constituted by partners from various water sectors from 10 EU countries, plus Turkey and Ukraine and large stakeholdersпїЅ involvement is thought to guarantee results in its dissemination and exploitation. The FREEWAT platform is an integrated modelling environment fo...

Cyclophosphamide - N,N - bis (2 - chloroethyl) - 1,3,2 пїЅ oxazaphosphinan пїЅ 2 -amine 2-oxide is one of the widely used drugs in cancer treatment, which presents genotoxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic and teratogenic potential. Previously reported studies proved that long time exposure to cyclophosphamide and their metabolites leads to negative effects upon the environment and human health. Therefore, there is a need for more performant treatment processes for cyclophosphamide advanced degradation from which heterog...

Over 400,000 shells of different calibers were dumped in Burgas Bay after the end of WWI. The operation, under the coordination of the British forces, was completed without the dumping areas to be clearly mentioned and mapped, allowing us today to assume that they can be anywhere in Burgas Bay. Many other shells were also dumped in the sea at the end of WWII. During the first phase of expansion of Burgas harbor, carried out between 2001 and 2006, a great deal of unexploded ammunition, originating from both WWI and...

The goal of article is to present an influence of V2G and G2V technology on electric power system. They were presented different ways of balancing the National Electric Power System by electric vehicles, which are taking part in V2G and G2V systems. By using technologies which support integration of electric vehicles with grid, a traditional grid can be developed and transformed to the Smart Grid. One of the systems that support electric vehicles is called Smart Metering. пїЅNegawattпїЅ is a theoretical unit, whic...

The paper presents a proposal for validation of a numerical model of a sedimentation process with use of a flow system. The essence of the proposed solution is to verify the numerical model using quantitative data, expressed by the flow rate and concentration of the suspension at the input and output of the device, as well as the qualitative data describing their granulometric composition. The analysis was carried out using a laboratory settler, as a sedimentation device, in which, during the purification process ...

The purpose of the paper is inventarization, mapping and valorization of coal mining waste dumps, which occur in the area of Gliwice city (southern Poland, NW part of USCB), for the needs of reclamation and management of examined objects and defining potential recovery of coal from the dumps. Valorization of post-mining waste dumps has been done using original methodology, considering problems of reclamation, management, accessibility of the dumps as well as environmental hazards. On three valorized post-mining wa...

Following mining and processing activity, results a significant amount of mining wastes, in the form of sterile mineral. These wastes are stored largely in mining tailing ponds or heaps. The chemical composition of the sterile material depends from one mining site to another. For long time worldwide, tailing deposits were considered waste deposits, without the possibility of future use. A few of the negative effects on the environment my constructing and exploiting mining tailing ponds, heaps, landfills, are the d...

The article presents the results of investigations into the chemical composition, contents of selected rare earth elements and the reaction of eluates obtained from the waste (ash and slag) produced in the process of hard coal combustion in a pulverized-fuel boiler. Samples for tests were taken from the ash and slag landfill from three 10-metre vertical profiles. The total content of REEs in the examined ash-slags ranges from 295 to 366 mg/kg. The average concentration of rare earth elements is 330 mg/kg, with a s...

Variable rate application (VRA) of mineral nitrogen fertilizers (NF) represents one of the parts of the new farming practice пїЅ precision agriculture. VRA has been developed to address the spatial variability of fields and vegetation. The objective of this study was to assess the potential effect of VRA of NF on qualitative parameters of grain and grain yield in real farm conditions. Assessment of the potential effect of VAR of NF application was performed in Spearhead Czech Company which has been using VAR techn...

Processing of copper ore strongly depends on its parameters, therefore the more accurate identification of them should improve the process efficiency. The ore exploited in the KGHM underground mines in Poland is among the most difficult for processing, mostly due to its differentiated lithological compound. It can be identified at mining faces but on the way to processing plants through the complex transportation system consisting of trucks, sectional and main belt conveyors and ore bunkers, the portions of ore ha...

In this work the received analytical material on bottom sediments more than 200 lakes is generalized in different landscape (climatic) zones of Western Siberia. The bottom sediments were studied by a set of modern methods of geochemistry, mineralogy, and crystal chemistry. We will try to highlight some of the general laws of horizontal and vertical distribution of natural radionuclides (NRN) in different types of bottom sediments of the inland lakes of Siberia. Based on NRN distribution in the bottom sediment of t...

The upper part of the Tatarstan Republic section is complexed by sedimentary of multi facies complexes of Middle Upper Permian, Mesozoic and Pliocene-Quaternary rocks. The surface and ground water are characterized by a wide variability in composition, mineralization, water hardness and other parameters. These variations are determined by a complex of natural and technogenic factors. The most important natural factor is interaction of the atmospheric precipitation and their derivates with soils and rocks of the se...

The study of the variations in the volume activity of radon-222 under natural conditions attests to their association with changes in porosity and permeability due to the stressstrain state of rocks. In most cases, the observed changes in the volume activity of radon in time are explained by lunar-solar tides, meteorological conditions, and a number of other factors. However, it is difficult to explain the observed relationship between the variations in volumetric activity of radon and tectonic events remote to ma...

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers are currently the standard equipment for precision positioning, navigation and timing, but their use in difficult environments, such as open mining pits, deep quarries, roads in canyons, is hindered by multipath propagation conditions or interference from adjacent equipment. In this paper, the improvements in signal tracking brought by use of vector tracking loops in GNSS receivers are analyzed. The effects of multipath conditions on tracking errors are diminishe...

Croatian territory is located at the transition region of Southeast Europe and the Mediterranean. Stretching through this area, Croatian territory is increasingly affecting dry periods affecting Europe. The task of this study was to perform analysis of ecosystems using MODIS products. Due to the large amount of data work was created using GIS tools for ease of reference in the data. The paper detailing the purpose and process of making it would be easier to interpret. Conclusions contribute to a better understandi...

Twenty years after finishing the dam ?unovo on river Danube about 15 km beneath Bratislava were after regular controls gradually exclude from system some observation boreholes. There were realised new investigation boreholes. The main reason of these boreholes was verification of the soil characteristics in depth where the periodical changing of water in Danube and in reservoir had negative influence on the permeability characteristics. One of the most important factors of safety is filtration stability of granula...

With the advance of mining to greater depths, the fully protecting safety pillar of shafts is progressively diminishing. Thus a certain part of the mineshaft and of the protected area on the surface is influenced by undermining. In such a case, it is necessary to assess the expected effect of mining on the mineshaft and the surface objects in relation to the preservation of their stability. Subsequently, it is necessary to carry out direct measurements of movements, and, if the case may be, deformations both in th...

Detecting people in videos or images in order to interpret their behaviour is nowadays an important part of safety and security monitoring. Detection of persons in videos is more challenging than detection of any other moving objects, be it animals or vehicles. This paper reviews the recent work on a developing tool - STATBOX for spatial analysis and modelling. STATBOX concept is based on the video data collection for a given territory, which can be taken using different devices such as mobile phones, surveillance...

In this paper, a case study of vinyl sheet pile application under the historical Sakarya Bridge on Sakarya River is studied. The main challenge of the project was the height of the application site. The design length of the piles were 10 m and the height of the bridge where the application was going to be made under; was 7,5 meters. In addition, gabions are present under the bridge ambutment and Provincal Authority of Historic Monuments expect no damage around the bridge. The soil of the site were well-degraded sa...

End-of-life solar photovoltaic (PV) panels represent a waste stream that will show high and rapid increase from 2020 onwards. Annual quantities could rise by a factor of 25 or higher in the period 2020 to 2050, turning waste PV panels into a material stream that will account for a significant share of waste electrical and electronic equipment occurrence. Assessing the types of modules on the market displays a high and further growing variety of PV panels, showing differences in design, basic technology and used co...

As direct consequence of the urban development, waste management is a multidimensional issue that incorporates political, institutional, social, environmental, and economic aspects. The paper aims to analize the efficiency of waste management strategy, implemented in the town of Boto?ani. It is also considering, the populationпїЅs level of education and perception, regarding selective collection and the quality of public Sanitation Services. Boto?ani is a second rank town (the most important in Boto?ani county), l...

Sustainable waste management has been increasing its importance recently inside the industrialized world. In accordance with European Union guidelines, Spain is carrying through an advanced policy that encourages waste reuse and recycling, it has also at social and economic agents disposition integrated management plans. From 2015 to 2022, it has been approved a plan which provides guidelines. However, that document, which is quite perfect, doesnпїЅt include an inventory of suitable mining holes for being use as l...

This study presents the evolution of residual chlorine concentration in the water distribution network for a town with 10 000 inhabitants. The distribution system consists of a tank, pump station, 41 loops, 175 junctions and 166 pipes. The paper presents also a methodology for computing the residual chlorine concentration decay in water distribution system, over a 7 days period of time. Chlorine is injected at the tank, with a constant concentration of 0.5 mg/l. A variable water demand over a 168 hours period is i...

Water Framework Directive 2000/60 / EC is considered a progressive and innovative legislative measure which should lead to improved of surface water in Europe. One important factor contributing to the impairment of surface water quality is the use of chemical and organic fertilizers, which through runoff or leaching in water table can cause the phenomenon of pollution of surface waters and groundwater. In a river basin, the factors that determine the nutrient loads are: industry, urban sewage, atmospheric depositi...

The biggest river in the Kosovo area is White Drin. Last 60-ty years, in Kosovo, three state power has been changed, therefore we have observation of hydro-meteorological data, of three stages. Those data are not complete. There are two serious water resources master plans, of year 1983 and of 2008, but both have used data of period 1952-1986. The idea of this article, is to complete, calibrate and to validate existing data, of daily average flows, until today, in order to study water regime of White Drin river, f...

The article focuses on the problems of the cost reduction in timber transportation. The cross-border timber transportation process is expensive and difficult to arrange. The important problem is to reduce transportation costs and in order to do that we have to optimize it. The all-round approach is the best way to solve this problem. . The Optimization of the production process at all stages is provided as the necessary method. The optimization method allows us to perform the following: selection of the transporta...

The article presents a development of the Control centre prototype for sensors network. Our Control centre is a web-based information system that supports management of sensors, their data storage in PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases and data analysis. Databases are remotely connected into Control centre. Therefore, they can be stored in different machines or services like Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform, etc. Analytical tools of SQL, Spatial SQL and Python languages are used. Currently, t...

GIS Web Applications are very useful when it is needed to highlight important changes in time in a specific area. ArcGIS Online and Portal for ArcGIS include an embedded interactive application for designing and building web applications from a web map. The application works on desktop browsers, tablets, and smart phones without needing a plugin. WebAppBuilder has a lot of customizable themes and widgets that allow to deliver advanced functionality, such as high-quality printing, geoprocessing, editing, and search...

Carrot culture is highly dependent on soil, silty-clay or silty soils with high permeability and free of weeds are preferred. Weed control is a very important part of the production technology for plants. Chemical weed control has been found to have some advantages of which we mention: it is less labor-intensive, increases productivity, reduces the number of passes on farmland and increases production. The main purpose of this paper was to provide the most efficient solution for weeds control in carrot crops, usin...

This study investigates the weed vegetation in vineyards of Rahovec region in Kosovo. Along with far-reaching political and socio-economic alterations, agricultural land use has changed in the recent past in the Kosovo. To increase the knowledge on the weed vegetation in vineyards, we recorded the vegetation of 100 plots with a standard plot size of 25 mпїЅ. To avoid edge effects, the minimum distance of each plot to the field border was 10 m. The location of each plot was documented with the help of a GPS using t...

The aim of this study was to investigate weed flora in pepper crop on the Dukagjini plain in Kosovo. The arable weed vegetation of Kosovo has been affected by multiple environmental features and management measures on various spatial scales in the past. Weed flora in pepper crop on the Dukagjini plain was not studied in detail in the past; thus, data are insufficient and incomplete. To increase the knowledge of weed flora in pepper crop on the Dukagjini plain, we recorded the flora of 50 plots with a standard plot...

The interpretation of well tests is a tool for the detection of well and reservoir problems, which based on the determination of several parameters such as permeability, skin, average reservoir pressure, flow capacity (kh ), effective length, boundary reservoir, and type of wellbore storage, etc. The knowledge of these parameters will allow us to make the production forecast and the resolution of production problems. For this, We have chosen six production wells located in the Haoud Berkaoui oil field, the interpr...

Wettability as a rock-fluid interaction property is well recognized to affect the multiphase flow in hydrocarbons reservoirs. It impacts on the petrophysical properties of reservoir rock including relative permeability, capillary pressure, electrical properties and enhanced oil recovery. The three most commonly states are differed of wettability for hydrocarbon fields, these include: water wet, oil wet and mixed. USBM and Amott- Harvey laboratory methods are proposed as petroleum industry standards to estimate roc...

The aim of the article is to present a special model of emission changes compared to changes in the economic performance of EU countries. Because the expansion of international economic activity is associated with industrial structure and energy demands, governments must reexamine their policies that affect these urgent issues in the effort to achieve low air pollutants. The article deals with the relationship of GDP per capita and NOx emissions per capita. Within the examination of the growth or decline in NOx em...

The urban sprawl has an important impact on the socio-economic evolution of a city as well as on its environment. A defining characteristic of the western European capitalist city, the urban sprawl was not often observed in the urban areas of the Eastern Europe. However, it has become more and more relevant after the 90s because the transition to the post-socialist era determined an increasing development of the sub-urban areas of the cities from the ex-communist bloc. This paper studies the case of the post-socia...

The basic stage of the modern approach to calculation of a wind wave climate (long-term probability) includes the database formation using numerical hydrodynamic models. The input to such models is atmospheric pressure or wind velocity at some height over sea surface. This information extracted from the reanalysis data. Initially reanalysis intended for research of global processes without description of the extreme phenomena. For this reason, for calculations of a wave climate the reanalysis data have to be corre...

The paper presents the experimental analysis of a small scale building model (1:30), tested into a wind tunnel with atmospheric boundary layer. The objective of the study is to determine the wind influence on the ventilation of a double skin faпїЅade channel (DSF). It was achieved by conceiving and implementation of an experimental program using a wind tunnel. During the experimental work the wind effect over the ventilation of the vertical channels of double skin faпїЅades is evaluated for multiple velocities. Fo...

The results of experimental research of hydration process of highly dispersed systems based on saponit-containing waste, extracted as the solid phase of the recycled water suspension kimberlite ore enrichment process of the diamond industry. Saponitcontaining sludge was dehydrated and subjected to mechanical activation on the planetary ball mill. Mechanical activation of raw material more than 60 minutes does not increase the specific surface area of samples was found. Specific surface area is achieves the maximum...

X-ray absorption near-edge (XANES) spectroscopy is an effective modern tool that can provide unique information on local atomic structure (bond lengths and bond angles) of geological materials. To extract such information with high precision from experimental XANES spectra, advanced theoretical analysis based on supercomputer modeling is needed. XANES spectroscopy and computer modeling have been applied to investigate local atomic structure of some terrestrial and extraterrestrials geological materials. XANES iden...

Biogenic origin of the carbonate reef build-ups poses multiple questions associated with spatial porosity distribution in corresponding hydrocarbon reservoirs. Consequently, this paper focuses on 3D characterization of the voids observed within chosen carbonate samples. Not only the pore type and geometry are interpreted, but also the origin of pores is attempted to be resolved. Zechstein (Permian) biogenic reef carbonates were examined. The rocks have been withdrawn from the central part of the isolated Wielichow...

Egg yolk pigmentation is one of major quality attribute linked to consumer requirements concerning eggs. The colour of the egg yolk is a dietary response, depending on the levels of carotenoids present in the feed. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of feed supplementation with dried tomato waste in commercial laying hens on egg production, egg quality, egg yolk colour and carotenoid composition. The hens were fed the basal diet (BD) and the diet supplemented with 7,5% dried tomato was...

Sewage sludge ash, a by пїЅ product of municipal sewage sludge thermal utilization, is one of the complex anthropogenic and potentially useful materials. The innovative proposal of sewage sludge ash usage is to use it as a raw material for synthetic zeolites. This article shows results of zeolitization of sewage sludge ash by the direct hydrothermal method and the indirect fusion method. Zeolitization of sewage sludge ash was conducted at the activation time of 12 hours, the activation temperature of 60oC, the cry...