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Same Goal, Different Paths – Sustainability in Hungarian Cultural Heritage Protection

Viktória Verebélyi

Publication Name: Rechtskultur

Publication Date: 2024-01-01

Volume: Unknown

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: 659-670

Description:

This study explores the requirement of sustainability in cultural heritage protection from the perspective of constitutionality. Following an indispensable overview of certain concepts relating to its subject it discusses the constitutional framework of legislation on cultural heritage protection. Through an analysis of the applicable legal regulations, it examines the way the Hungarian State can enforce the requirement of sustainability in the specific field of cultural heritage protection. This is, indeed a topical subject, particularly in view of the Act on the Sustainable Development of Certain Elements of Cultural Heritage (hereinafter: “Castles Act”) which was adopted by the Hungarian National Assembly on 12 December 2023, but was not promulgated pursuant to Decision 5/2024. (II. 6.) of Constitutional Court. Ensuring sustainability is, according to the explanatory memorandum attached to the Castles Act is one of the key aspect of the regulation, just like in the case of the act regulating the returning of cultural objects of disputed ownership, kept in public collections.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.36213/01-25

Cooperation of the Visegrad Group Countries in Disaster Management

Nikoletta Preisinger

Publication Name: International Scientific Business Conference Limen Leadership Innovation Management and Economics Integrated Politics of Research

Publication Date: 2024-01-01

Volume: 2024

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: Unknown

Description:

The study focuses on the Visegrad Four countries, which form the core of Central Europe. The V4 countries share certain common characteristics that naturally lead them to cooperate. They have the unique potential to be more than just a formal cooperation of four states with shared values and similar histories. Environmental issues are, by their very nature non-local, so they transcend the territory of a single country and affect large regions, often on a global scale. The alliance of the four states that make up the Visegrad Group allows them to coordinate their actions within the EU and NATO. This study aims to map and analyse the environmental situation of the V4 countries and their management of disaster situations, paying attention to the cooperation, or lack of it, that applies in disaster situations between the V4 countries.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.31410/LIMEN.2024.379

Land subsidence modeling and mapping in Darab region, Iran

Mahrooz Rezaei Narges Kariminejad Vahid Shafaie Monireh Mina Mohammad Reza Loveimi Michel J.P.M. Riksen

Publication Name: Advanced Tools for Studying Soil Erosion Processes Erosion Modelling Soil Redistribution Rates Advanced Analysis and Artificial Intelligence

Publication Date: 2024-01-01

Volume: Unknown

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: 275-294

Description:

Land subsidence refers to the collapse of Earth's surface. This study aimed to model land subsidence using machine learning methods in the Darab region of Fars Province, which is recognized as one of the most critical provinces suffering from land subsidence in the country. Nineteen factors affecting the occurrence of land subsidence were selected as independent variables for the modeling process: slope degree, aspect, distance to rivers, stream density, elevation, land use, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), plan curvature, profile curvature, topographic wetness index, pH, electrical conductivity, mean annual rainfall, mean weight diameter (MWD), clay, silt, calcium carbonate equivalent (CCE), sodium content, and organic matter. Modeling was conducted using: artificial neural network (ANN), maximum entropy (MaxEnt), and support vector machine (SVM). The performance of algorithms was compared both individually and in combination. Validation results using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve to identify landslide prone areas showed that land subsidence susceptibility maps produced by single MaxEnt model had highest accuracy, with area under the curve (AUC) of 0.92. According to the prioritization of effective factors, elevation and land use were determined to be the most crucial factors for land subsidence. The results of this spatial modeling of land subsidence susceptibility can greatly aid land allocation planning and water resource management in the study area.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-443-22262-7.00011-4

Exploration Techniques in Reinforcement Learning for Autonomous Vehicles †

Áron Ballagi Ammar Khaleel

Publication Name: Engineering Proceedings

Publication Date: 2024-01-01

Volume: 79

Issue: 1

Page Range: Unknown

Description:

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have the potential to revolutionize the transportation system by enhancing road safety, reducing traffic congestion, and freeing drivers from monotonous tasks. Effective exploration is essential for AVs to navigate safely and adapt to dynamic environments. Reinforcement learning (RL) enables AVs to learn optimal behaviors through continuous interaction with their environment. This paper reviews recent RL research on designing exploration strategies for single- and multi-agent AV systems. It categorizes exploration methods based on underlying principles and addresses the challenges. It analyzes key RL algorithms’ strengths, limitations, and empirical performance. By compiling and analyzing the current state of research, this paper aims to facilitate future advancements in AV exploration using RL, offering insights into current trends and future directions in this evolving field.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.3390/engproc2024079024

Choices Based on the Self-Perception of University Applicants in their Decisions on Applying to Higher Education

Eszter Lukács Attila Miklós

Publication Name: Decision Making Applications in Management and Engineering

Publication Date: 2024-01-01

Volume: 7

Issue: 1

Page Range: 603-623

Description:

This paper investigates the role of self-concept and perceptions of academic performance in shaping university students’ choice of educational institutions, as well as the factors that influence these decisions. Various empirical studies have examined this topic, identified key determinants and reflected the aspects and expectations that students prioritize when making decisions about their academic future. In this study, we utilized scientific databases to filter through thousands of papers, ultimately selecting 225 articles that were directly related to decision-making processes in education. Out of these, we have cited 60 publications that offer significant insights relevant to our research. Moreover, we identified 20 empirical studies that specifically analyse the factors that influence students’ decision-making processes, based on data gathered through questionnaires and interviews. To further explore students' career aspirations and understand the factors influencing their choices, we focus on several key variables. These include students' self-perception, self-confidence, and personal development. We also assess how external factors, such as socioeconomic conditions, family expectations, and educational environment, may impact these decisions. By examining these elements, we aim to uncover how such influences contribute to students' educational and professional trajectories. This study seeks to clarify how diverse influences, particularly those experienced during adolescence, shape individuals’ personal growth and career pathways. In addition, it aims to identify any gaps in existing research, especially with regard to international practices and trends, thereby contributing to the broader understanding of student decision-making in higher education.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.31181/dmame7120241274

Nigerian Radicalism: Towards a New Definition via a Historical Survey

Adam Mayer

Publication Name: Historical Materialism

Publication Date: 2024-01-01

Volume: 1

Issue: 1

Page Range: 1-36

Description:

Recent military coups in West Africa have put the continent's democratisation itself into question. In some places, for the moment, these coups appear to have popular backing. Nigeria, where radicalism is firmly rooted in democratic values and a human-rights framework, the radical grassroots opposition to the Buhari government's creeping authoritarianism lies drenched in blood. The roots of this development go back to the history of Nigeria's radicalism in the twentieth century. Much has appeared on the global 1968 recently, including that of Africa. 1970s/1980s-style radicalism is reappearing today with Omoyele Sowore's 2018 presidential candidacy, with the African Action Congress party, the #EndSARS protests and the tragic Lekki Toll Gate massacre (2020) in Nigeria. The shift towards radicalism is palpable with protest music such as Falz's This is Nigeria, and Burna Boy's Monsters you Made, both explicitly targeting neocolonialism and police brutality. Contrary to Achille Mbembe's sweeping dismissal of African radicalism, the movement with very deep roots under study is meaningful once again, and is gathering momentum in West Africa's giant polity. This article applies Walter Benjamin's and also Nigerian radical thinkers' conceptualisation of political, social and artistic radicalism, while it frames the Nigerian version via the movement's history, in which marxisant theory and praxis, feminism, human rights and pro-democracy movements interact with emancipatory strands of Islam, Christianity, Igbo Judaism, and animism. In the context of Nigerian radicalism, even expressly pro-capitalist art theory performs a radical social function by stressing the African's right to make universal statements (Olu Oguibe) in its de facto defiance of the neo-colony. As these different strands of protest meet, ethnic uprisings (amongst them ipob) find ways to establish common cause with social radicalism, posing a composite threat to the prebendalist oligarchy that rules and oppresses the country via a militarised neoliberalism.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1163/1569206x-bja10033

INVESTIGATING THE GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL OF ROOF STRUCTURES USING PARAMETRIC BIM METHOD

Kitti Karolyfi Dóra Szalai

Publication Name: Iet Conference Proceedings

Publication Date: 2024-01-01

Volume: 2024

Issue: 8

Page Range: 89-94

Description:

The sustainability of buildings is becoming increasingly important in today's world. Ever stricter environmental regulations encourage designers to select appropriate materials and products by examining multiple alternative solutions. This article presents an analysis of the global warming potential (GWP) of the roof structure of a residential building depending on the roof shape and angle. Three different roof types (flat roof, gable roof, and shed roof) were examined with the application of commonly used composite structures. The applied range of roof angles was between 20ºand 45ºin 5-degree increments for the gable and shed roofs, while 0ºwas used for the flat roof. The analysis was conducted using the Archicad-Grasshopper live connection, which enabled rapid examination of the GWP by dynamically tracking changes in geometry and roof angle. According to the results, the roof shape constructed with a steel beam slab and a gable roof made of solid wood had the smallest environmental impact in terms of the first phase of the life cycle.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1049/icp.2024.2687

New and little-known Diapheridae of Cambodia and Thailand (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Streptaxoidea)

Chirasak Sutcharit Barna Páll-Gergely András Hunyadi

Publication Name: Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Publication Date: 2024-01-01

Volume: 72

Issue: Unknown

Page Range: 203-213

Description:

To date, the genus Diaphera Albers, 1850 was represented by a single species (D. prima Panha, 2010) in Thailand, and another (D. saurini Benthem Jutting, 1962) was known from Cambodia. Here we report D. prima for the first time from Cambodia, and describe two new species (D. pongrati, new species, D. parini, new species) from Eastern Thailand. Both new species live sympatrically with D. prima, which is reported here from Chachoengsao, Chon Buri, Rayong, and Sa Kaeo Provinces.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.26107/RBZ-2024-0017

Trends of using social media for the green labelling of modern mobile phones

Petra Kecskés Veronika Keller Sewar Alkhatib

Publication Name: Cogent Business and Management

Publication Date: 2024-01-01

Volume: 11

Issue: 1

Page Range: Unknown

Description:

This study explores contemporary practices by three major companies, Samsung, Apple and Huawei, to promote the environmentally friendly attributes of mobile phones by utilizing social media platforms. The research employs a combination of literature review and data analysis to investigate the strategies used by these companies in advertising their environmental initiatives on popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter. The findings underscore the increasing significance of social media in the realm of green labelling initiatives. The study reveals the potential of social media to enhance customer awareness and influence purchasing behaviour in the dynamic mobile phone sector. The article recommends further research in this domain to guide manufacturers in formulating effective strategies amid the evolving landscape of the mobile phone industry.

Open Access: Yes

DOI: 10.1080/23311975.2024.2373357