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Digital Representation of Knitting Patterns in Traditional Costumes

Digital Representation of Knitting Patterns in Traditional Costumes

Author(s): Elena Zaharieva-Stoyanova,Stefan Bozov / Language(s): English / Issue: III/2013

Keywords: CAD Systems; Hand-Made Knitting; Knitting Pattern; Digitalization; Software Applications;

The paper presents the application of a CAD system for digital representation of traditional knitting. The CAD system is oriented to hand knitting. As a software application the system is developed by using C# programming language and .NET platform. The paper focuses on the applied side of the soft-ware and its usage as a means of representing and storing ethnographic exhibits.

AN EX-ANTE EVALUATION OF AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS IN AN AREA OF EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION

AN EX-ANTE EVALUATION OF AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRACTS FOR THE PROVISION OF LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS IN AN AREA OF EMILIA-ROMAGNA REGION

Author(s): Fabio Bartolini,Davide Viaggi / Language(s): English / Issue: 55/2008

Keywords: Agri-environmental schemes; Multicriteria Analysis; MCRID; Landscape contracts; Emilia Romagna Region

The objective of this paper is to set up a complete ex-ante evaluation procedure to support Decision Makers in designing efficient and effective agri-environmental contracts, combining elements of private and public decision making. Ex-ante comparison of policy design options (different contract lengths and level of payments) requires both simulations of farmers’ behaviour and evaluation of the farms simulations outcomes. Farm level analysis is based on a real options approach including in the simulations the timing of choice and the uncertainty in the future about price and decoupled payments. Aggregate policy impact is identified through the quantification impacts at territorial level and the weights are elicited with MCRID methods. Simulations in the case study show that relevant opportunities to improve policy design are available. Multicriteria Analysis is then used to aggregate impacts of many criteria, including not only effects on the environment, but also economic and social impacts.

EU LAW ON DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS: ESSENTIAL ASPECTS OF PRODUCERS’ RESPONSIBILITY

EU LAW ON DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS: ESSENTIAL ASPECTS OF PRODUCERS’ RESPONSIBILITY

Author(s): Juanita Goicovici / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2011

Keywords: EU Law; consumers’ protection; defective products; producers’ responsibility; consumers’ safety.

The article elaborates on essential aspects of producers’ responsibility for damages caused to consumers by defective products, as regulated by EU law in force, insisting on distinctions between physical injury and economic harms (a) and between “defective” and “non-defective” (safe) products (b), as well as on the burden and means of proof (c), as pillars of the type of liability discussed. A special attention is given to the criterion of consumer’s legitimate expectations and of foreseeable use of product (d), while delimiting defects due to design from manufacturing flaws and information defects (e).

“A PINING LILY OF THE CLIFF”

“A PINING LILY OF THE CLIFF”

Author(s): Katalin Keserü / Language(s): English / Issue: 02/2011

The Furniture Designers of Hungarian Art Nouveau

REVISION BY EXPERTS AS A STRATEGY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND VALIDATION OF LAMS UNITS

REVISION BY EXPERTS AS A STRATEGY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND VALIDATION OF LAMS UNITS

Author(s): Antonio Brenes Castaño,Gregorio Rodríguez Gómez,Miguel Ángel Gómez Ruiz,Candela Contero Urgal,Beatriz Gallego Noche / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2012

Keywords: LAMS development; foreign languages; speaking instruction

After concluding the design of our didactic unit “My First International Congress” in LAMS format and putting it into practice with our students, we intended to improve its didactic possibilities through the execution of an analysis by experts on language teaching. The collection of data on the assessment and perception of the experts of our unit, the analysis of these data and the results confirmed that tools such as LAMS can be quite useful in the teaching of Foreign Languages. However, it also showed that LAMS should provide teachers with devices with which students could work synchronic speaking interaction

Virtual and Augmented Reality in Engineering Education

Virtual and Augmented Reality in Engineering Education

Author(s): Stoyan Maleshkov / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2013

Keywords: Virtual Reality; Augmented Reality; Technical Engineering Education;

Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are becoming more and more integrated in everyday human activities. In the field of engineering education the ability to explore the design of a product in a computer generated immersive environment and to verify its functionality using a virtual prototype rather than building a physical one gives significant advantages in the training process and leads to both: time and cost savings. The paper considers and evaluates approaches for introducing VR and AR in the education of computer systems and technologies and mechanical engineering students, presents and discusses practical results.

Debating the origins: The creation-evolution controversy

Debating the origins: The creation-evolution controversy

Author(s): Katarzyna Molek-Kozakowska / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2014

Installation: Between the Artistic and Architectural Project

Installation: Between the Artistic and Architectural Project

Author(s): Marija Zečević / Language(s): English / Issue: 12/2017

Keywords: art installation; architectural design; critical spatial practice; third place; interdisciplinary

The subject of this research is the art installation, a spatial creativity that arises in relation between art and architecture. In a more narrow definition, the subject of the research is installations created in the formative period of the 60s and 70s up to the present. As a ‘critical spatial practice’ art installations are conceived in the form of alternative proposals for settlements which enter the field of architectural design. Ideas concerning new sets of relations between the subject and a spatial order indicate the potential of the use of the concept of art installations in architectural design. The initial hypothesis is that art installations represent the articulation of a place of dialogue between art and architecture, which opens up a new field of research in architectural design. The aim of the research is to show the position of art installations as architectural projects. The applied methodological procedures approach architectural design in a manner of synthesizing the architecture and art in a new form of visual culture. The paper deals with the study of artistic concepts in terms of design, which emphasizes the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to research and the importance of integrating the principles of art in the field of architectural design. The main contribution of this paper is reflected in the expansion of the problem and thematic framework of research on architectural design, contemporary art and their relation.

Integrating Six Sigma into a Quality Management System in the Medical Device Industry

Integrating Six Sigma into a Quality Management System in the Medical Device Industry

Author(s): Nadica Hrgarek,Kerri-Anne Bowers / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2009

Keywords: medical device; QMS; quality improvement; quality management system; Six Sigma;

Six Sigma is a valuable management strategy to improve business processes, reduce development and production costs, increase profit margin and improve customer satisfaction. The purpose of this paper is to describe how applicable Six Sigma concepts may complement and support formal quality management systems (QMS) in the medical device industry. A significant number of issues, which increase the development costs and times, is often found during different phases of a medical device life cycle. Some defects with high patient safety risk may result in dangerous and very costly product recalls. The basic idea of this paper is to explore the possibilities of integrating Six Sigma techniques with an existing QMS throughout the entire life cycle of a medical device. This paper addresses how Six Sigma techniques, when appropriately integrated into the QMS at medical device companies, can eliminate defects earlier in the medical device life cycle, identify major opportunities for cost savings, focus on customer needs and expectations, and improve the overall business processes.

The Project “Learning by Doing” at FA CTU

Projekt Learning by Doing na FA ČVUT

Author(s): Hanna Seho,Šárka Malošiková / Language(s): Czech / Issue: 3-4/2018

Keywords: Design-build projects at FA CTU Prague; Digital design methods in Architecture study; applied research; method of teaching by realizing own projects; Stairs; Footbridges for the Krkonoše Mountains;

Can you learn architecture without direct experience? In recent years, attention has been paid to the idea of “design-build” projects at schools of architecture, the methodology of which makes it possible to bring students to the reality of architectural practice differently than the simply mediated. Students have the opportunity to create a proposal for a specific situation of a real assignment and to verify its validity both by elaborating an implementation project and mainly by individually formulating the implementation of this proposal. The Faculty of Architecture of the CTU has already successfully implemented several design-build projects in the past and the topic of the teaching methodology of this type has long been devoted to research.

The Seven Steps of Case Study Development: A Strategic Qualitative Research Methodology in Female Leadership Field

The Seven Steps of Case Study Development: A Strategic Qualitative Research Methodology in Female Leadership Field

Author(s): Wanida Phondej,Akkapong Kittisarn,Philip A. Neck / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2011

Keywords: case study; research methodology; qualitative research; female leadership;

This study examines the theme of female leadership as a complex concept and an embedded phenomenon. It is in a feminist paradigm that attempts to give voice to women, and works to correct the imbalance generally posited from a predominantly male oriented perspective. In this instance, a case study approach is considered entirely appropriate since it dealt with a process of complex real-life activities in considerable depth. This paper aims to establish the case study approach as a strategic qualitative research methodology in the female leadership field. It discusses the seven steps employed in a case study approach, namely: (1) Justification for the research paradigm and research methodology, (2) Justification for the case study method, (3) Criteria for judging the quality of case study design (4) Designing the case study, (5) Criteria for selecting a case design, (6) Data collection, (7) Case study analysis. While this article reviews the case study approach used to investigate female leadership in Thailand, it undoubtedly will also have application elsewhere.

Lighting and color solutions for interiors, made in the style direction of "glamour"

Lighting and color solutions for interiors, made in the style direction of "glamour"

Author(s): Maryna Hurenko / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2018

Keywords: color; lighting; glamour; interior; design;

Purpose of the article. Clarity of the color palette and the means of lighting for the interior in glamorous stylistics. Methodology. General scientific (analysis, synthesis, generalization, etc.) of art analysis were used. Scientific novelty. The glamour in the interior was considered from the experimental side, and the methods of applying color and light were defined, serving as the primary artistic and decorative accents in the design concepts of the chosen sample. The idea of glamour interior is formulated, by the research of stylistic features of which, its modern trends ("digital baroque," "glamorous" neoclassic, glamorous "Provence," oriental glamour, "fashion" glamour) are determined. Conclusions. In the article, the primary color trends in the modern, glamorous interior and the ways of the extensive use of light and its relationship with color were considered. In connection with the fact, that glamour seeks to create a unique impression, the accents in favor of color and light effects are the first for interiors above the mentioned direction.

Environmental Sustainability Through Textile and Apparel Upcycling

Environmental Sustainability Through Textile and Apparel Upcycling

Author(s): Beatrice Mantyi-Ncube,Simanga Juba / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2020

Keywords: textile industry; textile waste; redesign; recycling; upcycling; sustainability;

The textile industry is among the most essential consumer goods industry; however, it is accused of being one of the most polluting industries due to production and consumption of textiles. The affluent segment of society through its “make-use-and-throw” approach gives rise to large scale manufacturing and pressure of disposing of used clothing. The textile industry, therefore, has made attempts to counter this problem through recycling. Yet another method, textile upcycling, is taking ground as a sustainability measure; an important technique that enables prolonging of textiles lifecycles and slowing down unnecessary textile production. Up-cycling is not a new concept, it originated from the 1930-40s, during the World Wars, times of little economic ability and material resources. In developing countries, up-cycling is a way of life especially, in rural areas due to expensive raw materials; hence, they use what is available to create handicrafts, clothing, etc. Given that up-cycling makes use of already existing pieces, it is a way of keeping ‘unwanted’ items out of the waste stream by creatively/innovatively reusing materials that may otherwise end up in landfills, a step towards achieving zero waste. Recycling requires energy and resources to gather, sort and process the waste while benefits of up-cycling include resource conservation and less carbon footprints. The study performed an evaluation of textile waste generated by fashion designers, suggesting ways in transforming both consumer waste and post-consumer waste into fashionable apparel. Five apparel up-cycling solutions were explored through redesigning and reconstructing of textile waste converting them into fashionable products.

Factors determining the quality of masonry – differentiation of resistance and reliability

Czynniki determinujące jakość muru – różnicowanie wytrzymałości i niezawodności

Author(s): Joanna Zięba,Lidia Buda-Ożóg,Izabela Skrzypczak / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2020

Keywords: masonry structures; reliability of construction; compressive strength; quality assurance

A house or any other building without walls is truly hard to imagine. The first thing usually associated with walls is, of course, masonry. Today, masonry walls perform a load-bearing function in buildings up to four above-ground floors, in the higher parts of the buildings they perform a protective and stiffening function. However, there is a widespread opinion that the designer does not have to check the bearing capacity of masonry structures because masonry are were stand, are standing and will stand. Not everyone, however, currently works the wall as it should. The problem is that a lot of emphasis is now placed on reducing construction times. Therefore, there are a number of factors affecting the quality of the masonry structure, which overall reduce their safety. The article presents the influence of the quality of masonry on the differentiation of bearing capacity and reliability of an example masonry structure. The analyses included various values γm of the partial factor, recommended in the national annex PN-EN 1996-1, depending on the category of masonry units, class execution of works and type of mortar. In addition, a decrease in load capacity and reliability caused by the increase of the initial eccentric resulting from the inaccuracy of the masonry wall was examined.

SEARCHING FOR CONSTANT INNOVATION IN TEACHER EDUCATION CURRICULA: THE CASE OF ESTONIA

SEARCHING FOR CONSTANT INNOVATION IN TEACHER EDUCATION CURRICULA: THE CASE OF ESTONIA

Author(s): Viive-Riina Ruus,Inge Timoštšuk / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2014

Keywords: adaptive competence; curriculum design; Estonian education; practice in teacher education;

The study addresses the tensions between the aims and objectives of global, national and local curricula and suggests solutions for mitigating these conflicts using the experience of Estonia as an example. In spite of the success of recent reforms and the good results of students in international comparisons, there are serious deficiencies: an Estonian teacher’s readiness to use professional freedom is modest, personal efficiency, job satisfaction, and students’ motivation to learn is low: there are few outstanding performers. The aim of the study is to propose and analyse a teacher education curriculum innovation model for overcoming the problem. Adaptive model for curriculum design is presented where the predominant outcome-oriented approach was replaced and focus on teaching and learning processes was highlighted, the logic of design in curriculum development was implemented. A model for the practice component of teacher education, based on Wenger`s situated learning model and Engeström’s expansive learning model, is in the focus. It is found that implementing this approach could encourage a development of standards and transform the attitudes of both students and teachers towards increased creativity and professional development. The implementation of the described curriculum innovation model enhances new type of learning and can generate new modules in teacher education curricula.

Agile Organisations - Features and Agility Enablers

Agile Organisations - Features and Agility Enablers

Author(s): Vesselina Maximova / Language(s): Bulgarian / Issue: 2/2021

Keywords: agile organisation; agility features; agility enabler; knowledge development

Building organisations with a high degree of agility is becoming a more and more relevant and key issue as the dynamicity and unpredictability of the environment grow. A number of studies offer lists of characteristics outlining the profile of an agile organisation. The influence of numerous organisational resources and managerial practices for enhancing agility is focused upon by researchers as well. By reviewing and comparatively analysing the features of agile organisations as formulated by other researchers, the aim of this article is to outline the main features of agile organisations, as well as differentiate the markers of agility from the factors and practices which enable it. The role of knowledge in achieving agility is emphasised and centred around in the logical framework which describes the link between agility enablers and agility features. Thus, the necessity to acquire and develop knowledge and employ it in achieving agility justifies the choice of practices and resources pointed out in this article as key agility enablers.

CO-CREATION AS A MEANS OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT IN LOCAL CULTURAL POLICY MAKING

CO-CREATION AS A MEANS OF CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT IN LOCAL CULTURAL POLICY MAKING

Author(s): Ilona Asare / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: co-creation; local cultural policy; participative cultural policy; citizen engagement;

We have experienced a shift in local cultural policy making towards a more participative governance during the last decades in a situation when understanding of the meaning of culture in cultural policy has enlarged and cultural policy makers are concerned with more active actors in the field, including cultural prosumers. In the meantime, we can observe in our contemporary cities new creative forms of civic activism trying to build sustainable and livable places with creative professionals engaging as facilitators of these creative change processes in local communities. Co-creation approach is a recent trend in public governance to ensure the engagement of local citizens as equal partners in developing, implementing and evaluating creative solutions for local problems related to raising the quality of life. The application of co-creation approach in local cultural policy making is still comparatively new and experimental, but one can find multiple good practice case studies in Europe, although the understanding of this new concept varies in different contexts. The goal of this article is to analyse the available literature in order to clarify the use of co-creation concept in the field of culture in different contexts along with the similar concepts of co-production and co-design, to identify the purpose and possible gains of applying a co-creation approach in local cultural policy making.

OPTIMIZATION OF MODELLING OF SUPPORT SCAFFOLDING

OPTIMIZATION OF MODELLING OF SUPPORT SCAFFOLDING

Author(s): Remigijus KALIASAS,Jovita KAUPIENĖ / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2021

Keywords: scaffolding; efficiency; impact; road; labor;

Recently, there has been a shortage of manpower, especially in the construction sector; therefore, innovative solutions and technologies are being looked at in this area in order to alleviate and reduce the issues related to the shortage of manpower during the construction work. In case of the construction of bridges and/or industrial buildings, the main structures are high, and scaffolding is required to support them, the erection of which is labour-intensive and is very time-consuming. Until recently, scaffolding supporting loads in construction work have been selected according to the manufacturer's recommendations and are installed on site with great reserve. 3D modelling applications can provide a better understanding of the "behaviour" of scaffolding when exposed to external influences. In this work, a 3D model is created using the LayPLAN software package for AutoCAD. Calculations performed by the structural calculation computer program Dlubal Rstab to determine the first member that loses stability (stumbling) and the initial compressible part of the frame system are presented. The article demonstrates that changing the design of a scaffold structure while maintaining stability can significantly reduce labour costs and time.

APPLYING ONLINE PEER ASSESSMENT WITH TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT TO ELEVATE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING PERFORMANCE

APPLYING ONLINE PEER ASSESSMENT WITH TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT TO ELEVATE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING PERFORMANCE

Author(s): Shu-Hsuan Chang,Li-Chih Yu,Yen-Kuang Kuo,Yi-Ting Mai,Jen-De Chen / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2015

Keywords: collaborative learning; online peer assessment; project-based learning; STEM course; Total Quality Management;

Undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) curriculum emphasize project-based learning (PBL) with peer assessment/on-line peer assessment (PA/OPA). Many studies have stressed that students did not improve over two rounds in PBL with OPA studies and PBL with PA have to adopt team mutual cooperation to reap effective learning. This study proposed an innovative approach that incorporate OPA with TQM as a macro-level instructional tool to guide students in teacher's directing of collaborative project development as well as seeking continuous improvement to elevate Project-Based Learning Performance in a STEM course. The effects of OPA with TQM were examined through an experiment with PBL performances hypotheses. A total of 63 junior students in an university of Taiwan voluntarily participated in this study and a quasi-experimental approach with a two-group design was adopted. The results revealed that the team members using the OPA with TQM approach tended to have higher design skill performance, better cohesive teamwork and creative problem solving attitude. Thus, the proposed approach facilitated team members to collaborate for seeking continuous improvement. However, no significant difference was reported on the influence of enhancing students’ design concept. Implication and suggestions for educators to promote the PBL with OPA and TQM were also provided in the study.

Application Software Package as a Means of Professional Training of Sewing Industry Specialists in the Conditions of the University

Application Software Package as a Means of Professional Training of Sewing Industry Specialists in the Conditions of the University

Author(s): Nataliia Boksha,Oksana Tovkanets,Daryna Ziablovska,Anna Tovkanets / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2022

Keywords: application software packages; professional training; garment industry specialists; university;

The article is devoted to the application software package usage as a means of professional training of sewing industry specialists in the conditions of the university. It is established that the information competence formation of future sewing industry engineers should be carried out taking into account the peculiarities of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) usage at modern enterprises. The content peculiar features of information training of future sewing industry specialists have been studied based on of the analysis of educational curricula developed at Mukachevo State University. Foreign experience in the ICT usage in higher education has also been considered on the example of the Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic.The following scientific methods as systematization, analysis, generalization of theoretical sources and statistical data, structuring of pedagogical information on designing the content of educational curricula as well as the comparative analysis of foreign experience in the ICT usage in higher education have been applied to conduct the research. The authors suggest that the development of own information products by the higher educational establishment, which are used within professionally-oriented disciplines are among the ways to increase the ICT competencies of future specialists in the garment industry. Thorough study of the peculiarities of the application software packages usage during the training and production and engineering practices in the conditions of garment production also improve the level of information competence of students.