scholarly journals MOTIVATION FOR CHANGE

Traditiones ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-108
Author(s):  
Maja Pivec ◽  
Jane Lu Hsu
Keyword(s):  
Water Consumption ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Separation Energy ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Game Mechanics ◽  
Motivation For Change ◽  
Sustainable Behavior ◽  
Waste Separation

This article reports on applied research and the aspiration to find ways to increase sustainable behavior through the application of game mechanics and playful solutions. One of the main questions investigated through the research activities was what would motivate people to adopt more sustainable behavior and sustainable consumption. To create a better understanding of the problem, researchers and students looked into the awareness and different perceptions of sustainability in a variety of cultural settings, with special focus on waste separation, energy, and water consumption. In addition to documenting the details about current sustainable behavior, additional questions included how and where people find out about sustainability concepts, and how these concepts are currently being taught.

Sustainable Development of Cosmetic Products in the Frame of the Laboratory Market

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-66
Author(s):  
Anita Tolnay ◽  
András Koris ◽  
Robert Magda
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Cosmetic Products ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment Methodology ◽  
Market Growth ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Cosmetic Industry ◽  
Laboratory Market

Abstract The main objective of the current study is to highlight sustainable development from the perspective of the cosmetics industry producing ‘eco-friendly’ products. In the last decades an enhancing interest is being experienced towards sustainable development among cosmetics manufacturing companies, scientific research and development (R & D) laboratories as well as green consumers in the need for natural products safer for health and less toxic for the environment. Several international studies show that cosmetic products formulated with natural ingredients developed by cosmetic industry has a higher annual market growth than for synthetic products. R & D puts special focus on new innovative technologies in green cosmetic products to meet the frequently updated requirements of regulations in compliance with the current legislation. Scientific laboratory market has an increasing importance to evaluate natural and organic raw materials. In this work the authors attempt to focus on the growing importance of research activities to sustainable cosmetics production in life cycle assessment methodology. Naturally, the conceptual scope and extent of this study do not permit all the possible issues to be examined from every aspects due to lack of data, thus it will be endeavored to point out merely the most relevant considerations in the field of cosmetic industry.

Does sustainable consumption make consumers happy?

2021 ◽  
pp. 147078532110304
Author(s):  
Encarnación Ramos-Hidalgo ◽  
Rosalia Diaz-Carrion ◽  
Carlos Rodríguez-Rad
Keyword(s):  
Ethical Behavior ◽  
Unethical Behavior ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Structural Equations ◽  
Ethical Consumption ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Sustainable Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

The importance of ethical behavior in consumers has never been so evident, and in recent years, researchers have generated a great deal of knowledge about ethical consumption. The search for happiness in consumption has been a recurrent line of research by academics of the management and, mainly, the marketing fields. Our study analyses the relationship between ethical and sustainable behavior in consumption and the achievement of consumer happiness. Employing structural equations, the findings of the study suggest that there is a positive relationship between consumers’ predisposition toward sustainable behavior and happiness. In addition, the findings indicate that, when there are reasons to justify unethical behavior in consumption, the consumer also manages to be happier. Important implications for theory and practice are derived from the results. Emphasizing the benefits of sustainable consumption for enhancing happiness might instigate sustainable consumption, especially in the case of those consumers who do not have a positive attitude toward sustainable consumption.

Evolution of Rutherford’s ion beam science to applied research activities at GNS Science

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
John V. Kennedy ◽  
William Joseph Trompetter ◽  
Peter P. Murmu ◽  
Jerome Leveneur ◽  
Prasanth Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Applied Research ◽  
Ion Beam ◽  
Research Activities

The Aquaponic Ecosystem Study as a Base of Applied Research in Bioinformatics

2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Lubov A. Belyanina
Keyword(s):  
Education System ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Plant Production ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Educational Organization ◽  
Plant Family ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Fish Plant

This article is an enhancement of the authors chapter "Critical Review about Aquaponics is non-boring sciences, as a base of competence" about conceptual platform for the work of a network of regional experimental sites that work out various aspects of the implementation of design and research activities in the study of aquaponics.The chapter contains a description of the experience of creating a new component of the regional education system "Aquaponics in Education", the construction of the content of education in the educational organization, taking into account the new component; Designing a unified network of interaction between educational organizations of various types for the implementation of the author's experimental program "The Academy of non – boring Sciences. Aquaponics ". Methodical recommendations on the inclusion of innovative equipment Fish Plant Family Unit and Fish Plant Production in the educational system, the direction of design and research activities of students in the field of aquaponics are proposed.

scholarly journals Do Europeans consider sustainability when making food choices? A survey of Polish city-dwellers

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystyna Rejman ◽  
Joanna Kaczorowska ◽  
Ewa Halicka ◽  
Wacław Laskowski
Keyword(s):  
Food Choice ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Random Group ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Sustainable Diet ◽  
Quota Sampling

AbstractObjectiveTo obtain a better insight into the conceptualization of sustainable consumption among consumers with special focus on food choice determinants. Previous studies show that people present positive attitude towards sustainable diet while their everyday food choices do not follow sustainable diet rules.DesignA structured questionnaire was designed and data were collected via computer-assisted telephone interview among a random group (n 600) of city-dwellers. Quota sampling was used in proportion to the city population. Cluster analysis (k-means method) was applied to identify consumer segments according to the determinants of food choices. Consumer segments were identified using one-way ANOVA with post hoc Duncan comparison of mean scores and cross-tabulation with χ 2. The Friedman test was applied to identify enablers and barriers of sustainable food choices.SettingCities in Mazovia, the best developed, central region of Poland.ParticipantsAdults (21–70 years old).ResultsConsumers are not familiar with the concept of sustainability and are not able to define it adequately. Only 6 % of the studied population indicated that sustainable consumption is connected with nutrition which has possibly less impact on the environment. Three segments of consumers were distinguished regarding their attitude to food choice determinants adequate to sustainable diet: Non-Adopters (17 %), Emergents (32 %), Adopters (51 %). Desire to improve health by decreasing body weight was the main driver for sustainable food choices, while prices were the main limitation.ConclusionsKnowledge dissemination on sustainability issues is needed to empower consumers to make more sustainable food choices and to make public health and food policy measures more effective.

scholarly journals An overview of research activities on materials for nuclear applications at the INL Safety, Tritium and Applied Research facility

2011 ◽  
Vol 417 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 1336-1340 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Calderoni ◽  
J. Sharpe ◽  
M. Shimada ◽  
B. Denny ◽  
B. Pawelko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Applied Research ◽  
Research Facility ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Nuclear Applications

Agricultural water consumption and crop prices

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benedetta Falsetti ◽  
Elena Vallino ◽  
Luca Ridolfi ◽  
Francesco Laio
Keyword(s):  
Water Consumption ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Water Footprint ◽  
Sustainable Consumption ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Pricing Policy ◽  
Stress Indicator ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Cultivation Process

<p>Most human activities depend on water. Agriculture alone consumes 70% of all freshwater withdrawals worldwide.  In cases when such withdrawal overcome sustainability levels, water scarcity represents a growing threat to food security. In this framework, there has been an enduring debate on the opportunity of assigning an economic value to water. Some studies argue that water resources would be more efficiently allocated if they had a price that reflects their scarcity and that a pricing policy would also provide incentives for more sustainable consumption. Building on these considerations, in this work we investigate whether the water consumption in agricultural production is reflected in crop prices. </p><p>In this research, we focus specifically on the production of agricultural primary goods to understand whether water consumption is taken into consideration in the prices associated with these products on the global market. We consider the water component also in terms of water availability per capita at the country level (Falkenmark Water Stress Indicator). Aware of the fact that water and land are usually regarded as a single entity, we analyze if the water, isolated from this relation, still has an impact.</p><p>We select twelve representative crops analyzing their farm gate prices from 1991 to 2016, collecting data regarding 162 countries in total. We identify two different behaviors: staple crops (e.g. wheat, maize, soybeans, and potatoes) tend to incorporate in their prices the amount of water employed during the cultivation process. Differently, cash crops (e.g. coffee, cocoa beans, tea, vanilla), which are not crucial in human diets and mainly produced for exportation purposes, show a weaker relationship between water footprint and prices on the global market. These variations may be ascribable to specific market dynamics related to the two product groups. While there could be different elements influencing the behavior of these two macro-categories of crops, it is important to understand how water is related to crop prices to purse more efficient practices in water allocation and governance management, improving environmental sustainability in this field.</p>

scholarly journals BEYOND POINT CLOUDS AND VIRTUAL REALITY. INNOVATIVE METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

2017 ◽  
Vol XLII-5/W1 ◽  
pp. 685-691
Author(s):  
E. P. Canevese ◽  
T. De Gottardo
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
3D Model ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Solid Modeling ◽  
Aviation Industry ◽  
Solid Modelling ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Modelling Techniques

The morphometric and photogrammetric knowledge, combined with the historical research, are the indispensable prerequisites for the protection and enhancement of historical, architectural and cultural heritage. <br><br> Nowadays the use of BIM (Building Information Modeling) as a supporting tool for restoration and conservation purposes is becoming more and more popular. However this tool is not fully adequate in this context because of its simplified representation of three-dimensional models, resulting from solid modelling techniques (mostly used in virtual reality) causing the loss of important morphometric information. <br><br> One solution to this problem is imagining new advanced tools and methods that enable the building of effective and efficient three-dimensional representations backing the correct geometric analysis of the built model. <br><br> Twenty-year of interdisciplinary research activities implemented by Virtualgeo focused on developing new methods and tools for 3D modeling that go beyond the simplified digital-virtual reconstruction used in standard solid modeling. Methods and tools allowing the creation of informative and true to life three-dimensional representations, that can be further used by various academics or industry professionals to carry out diverse analysis, research and design activities. <br><br> Virtualgeo applied research activities, in line with the European Commission 2013’s directives of Reflective 7 &amp;ndash; Horizon 2020 Project, gave birth to GeomaticsCube Ecosystem, an ecosystem resulting from different technologies based on experiences garnered from various fields, metrology in particular, a discipline used in the automotive and aviation industry, and in general mechanical engineering. <br><br> The implementation of the metrological functionality is only possible if the 3D model is created with special modeling techniques, based on surface modeling that allow, as opposed to solid modeling, a 3D representation of the manufact that is true to life. <br><br> The advantages offered by metrological analysis are varied and important because they permit a precise and detailed overview of the 3D model’s characteristics, and especially the over time monitoring of the model itself, these informations are impossible to obtain from a three-dimensional representation produced with solid modelling techniques. The applied research activities are also focused on the possibility of obtaining a photogrammetric and informative 3D model., Two distinct applications have been developed for this purpose, the first allows the classification of each individual element and the association of its material characteristics during the 3D modelling phase, whilst the second allows segmentations of the photogrammetric 3D model in its diverse aspects (materic, related to decay, chronological) with the possibility to make use and to populate the database, associated with the 3D model, with all types of multimedia contents.

scholarly journals Ex-post analysis of national programmes KONTAKT, INGO, EUREKA and COST

Ergo ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 10-17
Author(s):  
Vladislav Čadil ◽  
Tomáš Vondrák
Keyword(s):  
International Collaboration ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Basic Research ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
National Programmes ◽  
Innovative Capabilities ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Ex Post Analysis

Abstract This article summarises main findings of an ex-post analysis of national programmes fostering international collaboration in research and development - KONTAKT, INGO, EUREKA and COST. The analysis was based on descriptive analyses of data from the publicly accessible part of the Information system of research, development and innovation, and a questionnaire survey. It analyses information on projects and their results as well as their general impacts on research institutions. As for disciplines, the programmes mostly supported Physics and Mathematics, Technical sciences, Bio sciences and Chemistry. The most frequent types of activities were basic and applied research. In the last decade, the programmes KONTAKT, INGO and COST showed a common trend of an increase of basic research activities, which became the dominant type. The main types of results were articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings. The evaluation also revealed that such papers were the most frequent result of applied research projects. In general, the results of the programmes were used for further research activities. Beside research activities and international collaboration, the programmes had positive impacts especially on human resources development and innovative capabilities of supported companies.

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