Touch, feel, heal. The use of hospital green spaces and landscape as sensory-therapeutic gardens: a case study in a university clinic

It has been documented that patients with mental or physical disabilities can benefit from being placed within the setting of a natural environment. Consequently, the concept of creating spaces that can enhance health preservation or patient recovery, while also augmenting environmental and aesthetic value, has merged as a contemporary discourse. Green areas around hospitals can offer a great opportunity to incorporate healing gardens to benefit their patients and not only. The aim of this paper is to propose a design for a sensory-therapeutic garden based on key principles derived from selected academic literature, focusing on the application of these principles in a healthcare setting in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The design was informed also by onsite data collection and analysis, and it aims to create a healing landscape that addresses the needs of patients, healthcare providers, and visitors. This study seeks to augment the discourse in the field by demonstrating the practical application of key therapeutic garden design principles in a specific context and how these principles impacted the design process

Identification of Land Suitability for Agricultural Use by Applying Morphometric and Risk Parameters Based on GIS Spatial Analysis

Agricultural land is one of the main resources for the development of rural communities and the peripheries of urban centres. An area of 936 km2, belonging to Intercommunity Association for Development Alba-Iulia, Transylvania region, Romania, was analysed in order to identify suitable land for agricultural use. This approach represents the stage preceding the identification of crops favourability for agricultural land, thus reducing the time and resources needed for the proper land evaluation mark. The extension of suitable surfaces for agricultural crops was realized using a GIS model based on spatial analysis, taking into account morphometric parameters (slope, altitude, slope orientation, the density of fragmentation) and the risk factors (probability of landslides, flooding, temperature and rainfall). The outcome of the case study was an agricultural land suitability map of the investigated area, which provides valuable information regarding areas suitable for crops. By applying this model, a better management of agricultural lands can be assured, representing an alternative to the classic method of evaluation marks. The proposed model was validated by comparing the results with the grades of crop suitability, method achieved through the land evaluation mark

The Influence of the Application Technique and Amount of Liquid Starter Fertilizer on Corn Yield

The aim of this research was to study the impact of application technique and rate of liquid starter fertilizer applied with a novel device on the production of corn. Starter fertilizer was applied in the root system range of freshly germinated plants in the 'belt' and 'point' forms at different quantities (35, 50, 70, and 100 L ha(-1)), which led to intensive plant growth in the initial stages of development. This adapted system was used for sowing and for application of the liquid starter fertilizer at the same time. The field trial was set up at two sites (two different land types), in the conditions of the natural water regime of the soil during the three vegetation seasons in the period 2016-2018. For this purpose, a prototype of the electronic device EUKU-01 was designed. The starter fertilizer was applied at 5 cm laterally from the row where the sowing was performed and 5 cm below the depth at which the corn seeds were sown. Data were statistically analyzed by two-factor analysis of variance, where the influence of mineral fertilizer treatment and the influence of liquid starter fertilizer treatment were observed as factors. The results showed that the optimal choice of the technique of liquid starter fertilizer application can result in fertilizer savings by 30% without reducing yield

Effects of liming and nutrient management on yield and other parameters of potato productivity on acid soils in Montenegro

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of liming (CaCO3 1000 kgha-1), and application of organic fertilizers (rotted farmyard manure 40 tha-1) and six different combination of mineral fertilizers: NPK 15:15:15 800 kgha-1 + KAN 240 kgha-1; NPK 15:15:15 400 kgha-1 + MCB (water- soluble mineral fertilizer NPK 13:11:20 + 2MgO + microelements + humic acid) 300 kgha-1 + KAN 125 kgha-1; MCB 400 kgha-1; MCB 400 kgha-1 + KMg (water-soluble mineral fertilizer Multi KMg 13:0:43 + 2MgO) 100 kgha-1; MCB 600 kgha-1 + KMg 100 kgha-1 and MCB 800 kgha-1 + KMg 100 kgha-1 on yield and other productivity parameters of potato (Kennebec variety). The experiments were carried out during 2015 and 2016 in the mountainous area of Montenegro, on acid-brown soil. The results obtained suggested that in both years, the highest values for all studied parameters were measured on plots with combined application of liming, organic and mineral fertilizers. In addition, a significant influence on the increase in the number of tubers per plant, the average tuber weight and the total yield was also demonstrated in all individual trials of potato nutrition, as well as the interaction of organic manure and mineral fertilizer. Fertilizing with rotted farmyard manure had significantly increased potato productivity, with the effect more pronounced in treatments with liming. The highest number of tubers (6.2 and 7.2), average tuber weight (93.5 g and 101.0 g) and yield (27.6 tha-1 in 2015 and 34.8 tha-1 in 2016, respectively) were obtained using combinations of MCB 800 kgha-1 + KMg 100 kgha-1 on variants fertilized with rotted farmyard manure and liming. Potato yield variations in productivity characteristics (average weight and number of tubers) ranged from 0.99911 (2015), to 0.99904 (2016). Multiple regression analysis showed that an increase in average weight and number of tubers in both examined years resulted in a statistically very significant increase in yield

Importance of the peer review process in scientific publications - proposed way of working for a new journal

Typically, in scientific publications, peer review processes are used to maintain the quality standards of the research activity and its results presented in manuscripts submitted for publication, to improve performance, relevance and give them credibility. The peer review helps the publisher (editor-in-chief and editors, respectively the editorial board) decide whether the submissions should be accepted, considered acceptable with revisions (minor or major), or rejected. For many journals, all manuscripts submitted are subjected to a double-blind peer-review process, in which the authors and reviewers’ identities are kept secret from each other. The goal of double-blind peer review is for submitted papers to be judged on their scientific merit alone, and thus reducing publication bias (minimizing bias) and protecting identities. The double-blind peer-review model implies that the author's name and affiliation are not revealed to reviewers, and, in turn, the reviewers' name or any other information is never disclosed to the author or other reviewers of the manuscript. In order to ensure the quality of the publications, editors require that the reviewers have expert knowledge in their fields of research and have authored a substantial number of peer-reviewed publications. The selection of reviewers is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief, the editors and the editorial board, respectively

Introduction pages, Nova Geodesia 2(2), 2022

Nova Geodesia (https://novageodesia.ro), Issue 2, Volume 2, 2022: The papers published in this issue represent interesting novelties in different topics of geodetic science. Among the exciting articles, we invite readers to find news about: The systematic registration of property law and cadastre on the territory in Romania: discussing a case study; Evaluating the pedestrian accessibility to public services using open-source geospatial data and QGIS software; Analysis of compositional lines in natural landscapes

Introduction pages, Nova Geodesia 2(3), 2022

Nova Geodesia (https://novageodesia.ro), Issue 3, Volume 2, 2022: The papers published in this issue represent interesting novelties in different topics of geodetic science. Among the exciting articles, we invite readers to find news about: Identification and evaluation of the risk induced by landslides based on G.I.S. models of spatial analysis, a case study: Bicazu Ardelean, Romania; Correlation between land surface temperature (LST) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) in Wardha Valley Coalfield, Maharashtra, Central India; Tectonic evolution of the Qinling Orogenic Belt, Central China – new evidence from geochemical, zircon (U-pb) geochronology and HF isotopes

Introduction pages

Dear readers, an enthusiastic group of the representatives of the research area and universities set out to found the new journal Nova Geodesia through which to support the research in the domain in Romania (as ‘new geodesy’ – especially through: geodesy and cartography; topography and cadastre; photogrammetry and remote sensing), but also in the south-eastern part of Europe (facing similar problems) and around the world, truly considering research and creative innovation as the ‘engine of progress’ of humanity. The journal aims to form a bridge between researchers and people involved in the field (attracting and collaborating between specialists from different countries), transmitting mutual knowledge and reporting to news and discoveries in the field, supporting science and unrestricted dissemination of new and knowledge. Everything, in compliance with the rules of fairness and ethics in scientific publications, but also the rules and methodologies imposed by internationally recognized bodies in scientific research and academic publication