THE HEALING GARDENS AND PARKS OF SENSES

Health gardens therapy is a relatively new discipline of landscape science of which many fields of research are still undiscovered. While researching the international scientific literature the more underlying theories of the health gardens need to be considered as well. In Latvia the development of senses gardens has not been enough explored. Purpose: Based on the international sensation, treatment and therapy garden studies establish perspectives for sustainable development of therapy gardens in Latvia. Materials and Methods: Summarize literature on the impact of the Latvian rehabilitation centre and medical treatment worldwide on people as well as to study information used in the Latvian statistical data bases, historical papers, scientific research literature, publications, documents, and electronic resources analysis. To explore health and rehabilitation garden sustainable development and to create new opportunities to improve their residents’ mental health. Such garden visits not only develop feelings and senses of a small child or a teenage, but also enable residents of any age with various disabilities to spend their free time interactively. Perhaps such gardens make it possible to build self-confidence in people and underpin their social inclusion

TRADITIONAL LATVIAN COUNTRY HOUSE. COURLAND REGION EXAMPLE

The traditional way of life concerns not only treatment of things, but important is also the environment of traditional management. Development plans have to define the context of the cultural landscape protection and management of premises and areas around the old rural homesteads, having regard to land rights, and should be targeted for biodiversity conservation process. Such areas are not only of local but also of global importance. A highly measurable art is the skill to use and involve the ancient country estate in the landscape and ancient heritage of the most valuable items in the modern landscape, synthesis of the modern landscape of cultural value. As a result, visual character of poor quality is reduced, by giving new modernist trends to Courland traditional country yard landscape areas. Traditional country house landscape for contemporary original, harmonious environment, which is malleable in balance with man and nature, under the umbrella of cultural landscape values. Scientific research results provide an important contribution to the future of rural municipal administrative territorial development to enhance, restore or create new sustainable landscapes, based on balanced and harmonious relationships between economic activities, social needs and cultural environment

The social aspect of open space in rehabilitation gardens and parks

In the research process the landscape space of Latvian rehabilitation centers was inspected and analyzed within the social context. The centers were singled out not only by their aesthetical quality, but also by their functional landscape values contained. Rehabilitation gardens and parks are spaces, where people do more than receive medical treatment, they can relax surrounded by nature, engage in physical activities and rest without taking into account ones social status, age, gender, nationality, political views and religion. The goal is to summarize how Latvian rehabilitation gardens and parks promote patients’ physical activities in open space and analyze the functional quality of landscape of Latvian rehabilitation gardens and parks. Considering the quality of rehabilitation center environment, it is important to evaluated their accessibility and usability by possibly greater user spectrum that is characterized as a universal design. In Latvia a conceptual direction of design like this is relatively new, but already positively accepted and applied by specialists. Open space designs of rehabilitation center landscaping directly influence how a person feels and lives in the landscape. They sculpt not only the material quality of the environment, but also improve people’s communication facility and attitude towards one another. It is important for the environment of Latvian rehabilitation institutions to be friendly, because they are created for the use by all social groups and individuals by applying universal standard principles for open space improvement. Article in English. Reabilitacijos centrų sodų ir parkų atvirųjų erdvių socialinis aspektas Santrauka Tiriant Latvijos reabilitacijos centrų sodų ir parkų erdves, pagrindinis dėmesys buvo skiriamas socialiniam aspektui, gilinantis ne tik į estetines savybes, bet ir į funkcines kraštovaizdžio vertes. Reabilitacijos centrų sodų ir parkų erdvėse žmonės ne tik mediciniškai gydomi, bet ir turi galimybę atsipalaiduoti gamtoje, užsiimti fizine veikla ir ilsėtis nepaisant asmens socialinio statuso, amžiaus, lyties, tautybės, politinių pažiūrų ar religijos. Straipsnio tikslas – apibendrinti, kaip Latvijos reabilitacijos centrų sodai ir parkai skatina pacientų fizinę veiklą atvirame ore analizuojant reabilitacijos centrų sodų ir parkų kraštovaizdžio funkcinę kokybę. Kalbant apie reabilitacijos centrų aplinkos kokybę, būtina pabrėžti jų prieinamumą ir naudojimą galimam platesniam veiklos spektrui, įvardijamam projekto universalumu. Latvijoje ši konceptuali projektavimo kryptis yra reliatyviai nauja, bet jau pripažinta ir palankiai vertinama specialistų. Reabilitacijos centrų sodų ir parkų erdvės daro tiesioginę įtaką žmogus savijautai kraštovaizdyje. Jos formuoja ne tik materialią aplinkos kokybę, bet kartu lengvina žmonių gebėjimą bendrauti ir tarpusavio nusistatymą. Svarbu, kad Latvijos reabilitacijos centrų institucijos kurtų palankias sąlygas naudoti jų sodų ir parkų erdves bet kuriai socialinei grupei ar asmeniui pagal universalius standartinius atvirųjų erdvių tobulinimo principus. Reikšminiai žodžiai: reabilitacijos centrų sodai ir parkai, universalus projektavimas, kraštovaizdžio panauda, prieinamumas, socialinis aspektas

Gender representation in Marvel movies

Bakalaura darba “Dzimtes reprezentācija Marvel filmās” mērķis ir izpētīt kā tiek reprezentēti dzimumi, kādas ir reprezentācijas atšķirības un kādi stereotipi tiek izmantoti. Pētījuma problēma ir – lai arī kino industrija ir spērusi soļus dzimumu vienlīdzības virzienā, nav iespējams ignorēt realitāti, kādiem stereotipiem joprojām tiek pakļauti dzimumi. Ņemot vērā to, ka Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) ir viens no masu kultūras gigantiem, tam ir spēcīga ietekme uz sabiedrību. Teorijas daļā tiek aplūkotas tādas tēmas kā reprezentācija, kino valoda, dzimte un dzimums. Metodoloģiskajā daļā apskatītas divas kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes kā semiotikas analīze un naratīva analīze. Empīriskajā daļā, izmantojot izvēlētās metodes, tiek veikta filmu analīze pēc konkrētiem kritērijiem. Darba rezultātā tiek secināts, ka MCU dzimtes reprezentācija gadu laikā ir uzlabojusies, tā nav pilnīga un joprojām praktizē dzimtes stereotipus, tomēr pēdējās un gaidāmās filmas liecina par izaugsmi reprezentācijas jomā, turklāt ne tikai dzimtes, bet arī rases un seksualitātes ziņā.The aim of the bachelor's thesis "Gender Representation in Marvel Films" is to explore how gender is represented, what the differences in representation are, and what stereotypes are used. The problem with the study is that, although the film industry has taken steps towards gender equality, it is impossible to ignore the reality of the gender stereotypes. Given that Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is one of the giants of mass culture, it has a strong impact on society. The theoretical part deals with topics such as representation, cinematic language and gender. In the methodological part, two qualitative research methods are considered, such as semiotic analysis and narrative analysis. In the empirical part, using the chosen methods, the analysis of films according to specific criteria is performed. The work concludes that MCU's gender representation has improved over the years, is incomplete, and still practices gender stereotypes, but recent and upcoming films show growth in representation, not only in terms of gender, but also in terms of race and sexuality

Gender representation in Marvel movies

Bakalaura darba “Dzimtes reprezentācija Marvel filmās” mērķis ir izpētīt kā tiek reprezentēti dzimumi, kādas ir reprezentācijas atšķirības un kādi stereotipi tiek izmantoti. Pētījuma problēma ir – lai arī kino industrija ir spērusi soļus dzimumu vienlīdzības virzienā, nav iespējams ignorēt realitāti, kādiem stereotipiem joprojām tiek pakļauti dzimumi. Ņemot vērā to, ka Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) ir viens no masu kultūras gigantiem, tam ir spēcīga ietekme uz sabiedrību. Teorijas daļā tiek aplūkotas tādas tēmas kā reprezentācija, kino valoda, dzimte un dzimums. Metodoloģiskajā daļā apskatītas divas kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodes kā semiotikas analīze un naratīva analīze. Empīriskajā daļā, izmantojot izvēlētās metodes, tiek veikta filmu analīze pēc konkrētiem kritērijiem. Darba rezultātā tiek secināts, ka MCU dzimtes reprezentācija gadu laikā ir uzlabojusies, tā nav pilnīga un joprojām praktizē dzimtes stereotipus, tomēr pēdējās un gaidāmās filmas liecina par izaugsmi reprezentācijas jomā, turklāt ne tikai dzimtes, bet arī rases un seksualitātes ziņā.The aim of the bachelor's thesis "Gender Representation in Marvel Films" is to explore how gender is represented, what the differences in representation are, and what stereotypes are used. The problem with the study is that, although the film industry has taken steps towards gender equality, it is impossible to ignore the reality of the gender stereotypes. Given that Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is one of the giants of mass culture, it has a strong impact on society. The theoretical part deals with topics such as representation, cinematic language and gender. In the methodological part, two qualitative research methods are considered, such as semiotic analysis and narrative analysis. In the empirical part, using the chosen methods, the analysis of films according to specific criteria is performed. The work concludes that MCU's gender representation has improved over the years, is incomplete, and still practices gender stereotypes, but recent and upcoming films show growth in representation, not only in terms of gender, but also in terms of race and sexuality

Functional Properties of Glass-Ceramics for Building Applications

Dense glass-ceramic composite materials (bulk density 2.5 – 2.7 g/cm3; water uptake 0.9 – 5.5 %) were produced from waste glass, steel cooling refuse, aluminium scrap metal processing waste and carbonate less clay. The functional properties of these novel materials as well as their environmental impact were detected. Some mechanical characteristics such as ultimate stress (σ*) of these materials were determined by four point bending, results are comparable to building ceramics. The correlation between structure, composition and properties of sintered glass-ceramic materials as a function of sintering temperature rate was studied. Ecotoxicity of glassceramic containing industrial waste was determined by Daphnia magna ecotoxicity test (LVS EN ISO 6341:1996). LC50 concentrations were measured

Glass-ceramics functional properties for building application

Dense glass-ceramic composite materials (bulk density 2.5 – 2.7 g/cm3; water uptake 0.9 – 5.5 %) were produced from waste glass, steel cooling refuse, aluminium scrap metal processing waste and carbonate less clay. The functional properties of novel materials as well as environmental impact were detected. Some mechanical characteristics as ultimate stress (*) of these materials were determined by four point bending, results are comparable to building ceramics. The correlation between structure, composition and properties of sintered glass-ceramic materials as a function of sintering temperature rate was developed. Ecotoxicity of glass-ceramic containing industrial waste was determined by Daphnia magna ecotoxicity test (LVS EN ISO 6341:1996). LC50 concentrations were detected

Glass-Ceramics Functional Properties for Building Application

Dense glass-ceramic composite materials (bulk density 2.5 – 2.7 g/cm3; water uptake 0.9 – 5.5 %) were produced from waste glass, steel cooling refuse, aluminium scrap metal processing waste and carbonate less clay. The functional properties of novel materials as well as environmental impact were detected. Some mechanical characteristics as ultimate stress (*) of these materials were determined by four point bending, results are comparable to building ceramics. The correlation between structure, composition and properties of sintered glass-ceramic materials as a function of sintering temperature rate was developed. Ecotoxicity of glass-ceramic containing industrial waste was determined by Daphnia magna ecotoxicity test (LVS EN ISO 6341:1996). LC50 concentrations were detected.