MARSHAL OF THE SEJM AS A CONSTITUTIONAL BODY OF THE STATE

This article aims to examine more closely the functioning of the office of Marshal of the Sejm in Poland. Presented as one of the research methods namely, historical-legal, it aims to show the evolution of the office of the Marshal in Poland. The paper also presents the legal status of the Marshal of the Sejm, his functions, and the powers of Parliament. Owing to the large spectrum of the subject we chose only those issues that most clearly show the Marshal of the Sejm as a constitutional body

A Rapid Transit Success

Indianapolis’s first Bus Rapid Transit line opened in September 2019. Leading up to and through its construction, IndyGo imple-mented a range of public engagement tech-niques, from traditional public meetings to small group gatherings to one-on-one engagements. This presentation will highlight the methods of outreach utilized, discuss IndyGo’s motivation behind getting down to the personal level, and share some of the lessons IndyGo will carry forward into its next BRT lines

Empowering Emerging and Experienced Professionals in the Workplace

This panel discussion will include transportation professionals from both the public and private sectors. Panelists will include two emerging and two experienced professionals, each with different backgrounds, experiences, and career paths. Our primary focus will be on the experience of women in the transportation sector

Processes of Small Culvert Inspection and Asset Management

Proper drainage is essential for pavement to maximize life expectancy and minimize maintenance. Culverts are a critical asset to facilitate drainage. As with many assets, culverts deteriorate with age and require regular inspection. It is important to have a formalized process of inventory and inspection that is efficient and can effectively support culvert asset management. The current culvert inspection and asset management processes for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) have been modeled over the years on the bridge inspection process and were recently evaluated. A study was undertaken to further evaluate the current culvert asset management practices. Approximately 700 small culverts and catch basins were visited and evaluated using both the traditional culvert inspection practices and a revised asset management evaluation scale. The paper summarizes the findings of this evaluation and concludes by making recommendations for process improvements. These recommendations include the addition of photos to the culvert database, a revised rating scale, advanced planning of inspection schedules, a formalized process for culvert reassessments, the creation of a separate catch basin inlet inventory, various improvements to the inventory process, and a dedicated staff to complete inspections efficiently. It is also noted that building a reliable database will show historical trends and can eventually lead to a study of small culvert inspections and culvert longevity, which will lead to improved asset management

<Book Review> Suga Fumie, The concept of empowerment in the English adult Guardianship Law

In the treatment of hypertension (HA) apart from pharmacological treatment an essential place takes healthy lifestyle. Also drew attention to the importance of the personal impact of resources on the consistent implementation of therapeutic recommendations, among which worth considering is the level of dispositional optimism, the essence of which is the tendency to a positive perception of the world and one's own future. The aim of the study was to determine the existence of the relationship between the level of dispositional optimism and selected health behaviors in patients with HA. The study was attended by 100 people suffering from HA. The study authors used a questionnaire investigating health behaviors and the Life Orientation Test (LOT-R) by Scheier, Carver, Bridges in adaptation of Poprawa and Juczynski examining level of dispositional optimism. The overall rate of dispositional optimism in the study group was16.57. Men had significantly higher level of dispositional optimism than women. Significantly higher level of dispositional optimism was characteristic to older people and people with higher education. With increasing frequency of physical activity, eating fruit, vegetables and fish, it is noted a significant increase in the level of dispositional optimism. Significantly lower level of dispositional optimism characterized abusers of salt in the diet, consuming alcohol or smoking cigarettes. The results of the study indicate the need for greater involvement of physicians, nurses, nutritionists and other professionals in the education of patients with HA on the impact of healthy lifestyle on health and the effectiveness of antihypertensive therapy. Special attention should be paid to patient’s personal resources, including dispositional optimism

(E)-1-[(2-Chloro-4-nitro­phenyl­imino)­meth­yl]naphthalen-2-ol

In the title compound, C17H11ClN2O3, an intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond influences the mol­ecular conformation; the naphthol system and the substituted benzene ring form a dihedral angle of 3.5 (1)°. In the crystal, weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules into chains in the [010] direction The crystal packing exhibits π–π inter­actions between the aromatic rings from the neighbouring mol­ecules, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.566 (7) Å

Evaluation of the anisotropic mechanical properties of reinforced polyurethane foams

The mechanical impact of adding milled glass fibers and nanoparticles at different mass fractions to low-density (relative density &lt; 0.2) polyurethane (PU) foams is investigated. Tensile, compressive, and shear stress–strain curves are measured in the plane parallel to the foam-rise direction and the in-plane components of the elastic modulus are determined in order to assess the mechanical anisotropy of the foams. Power-law relationships between the moduli and apparent density are established for pure PU foams and used as a baseline to which the properties of composite foams are compared. Cellular mechanics models based on both rectangular and Kelvin unit-cell geometries are employed to estimate changes in the cell shape based on the mechanical anisotropy of composite foams, and the model results are compared with direct observations of the cellular structure from microscopy. A single measure of foam stiffness reinforcement is defined that excludes the effects of the apparent foam density and cell shape. The analysis reveals the large impact of cell shape on the moduli of the glass-fiber and nanocomposite foams. Nanocomposite foams exhibit up to an 11.1% degree of reinforcement, and glass-fiber foams up to 18.7% using this method for quantifying foam reinforcement, whereas a simple normalization to the in-plane modulus components of the pure PU foam would indicate from ?40.5% to 25.9% reinforcement in nanocomposite foams, and ?7.5 to 20.2% in glass-fiber foams