In the article, personal festive celebrations of co-workers in a diachronic perspective are examined. The following occasions: birthdays, childbirth, marriage, funerals (the family life cycle), and employee employability, seniority or similar achievements and retirement (the working life cycle), are important for socialising with co-workers, for job satisfaction, and in the formation of an organisational culture. By analysing fieldwork data, we determine the intensity of the commemoration of these occasions in the studied areas.
The article analyses the concept of leisure time, and the ways it is perceived by two generations of people. It seeks to reveal the specifics of leisure in the area around Vilnius, by analysing: Catholic Sunday leisure; leisure as replacing one activity with another; and the concept of ‘own’ and ‘family’ leisure, revealing the relative perception of the importance of leisure and work. The main source of the work is ethnographic fieldwork data collected in the Vilnius area in 2017 and 2018. Research on family leisure was also used, which was based on the same methodology carried out in Vilnius (2012 to 2015), for the purpose of comparison.
Principles of State Protection of Ethnic Culture defines the ethnographic region as a historically formed part of the country in which a distinctive dialect, traditions and customs have been preserved, and the heritage of the Baltic tribes has been integrated, it is difficult to coordinate the data and attitudes of linguists, historians and ethnologists. The article shows the difference between ethnographic maps (which are based on the values of traditional culture), most of which attribute Vilnius to the ethnographic region of Dzūkija, and the view of the people living in these areas that the Vilnius area belongs to the ethnographic region of Aukštaitija.
Using authentic material from inhabitants of Lithuania Minor, the article analyses the specific nature of the feast of Pentecost in this region, in terms of its chronological development (starting with the first written references up to this day), in order to reveal the most conspicuous stages in its development, and modern transformations of the customs and traditions. The article covers the main elements of the feast of Pentecost for the Lietuvininkai dating from the end of the 19th and the 20th century. These elements are then compared to the feast of Pentecost in other regions, in order to reveal structural and functional changes in calendar festivals.
Liaudies išmintis byloja, jog sveikatą branginame, kada ją pradanginame. Ir išties, 2020 metų kontekstas ypatingas kalbant apie sveikatą – koronavirusas (COVID-19) sukaustė pasaulį ir pridarė daug rūpesčių žmonijai. Kiekvieną dieną girdime, skaitome apie koronaviruso pandemiją: vieni skaičiuoja jos aukas, kiti pranašauja verslo pražūtį, treti gąsdina, kad lydimi nerimo ir įtampos gyvensime dar ne vienerius metus...
Tačiau reikėtų pasidžiaugti, jog nors ir karantino sąlygomis, bet pavyko parengti šį ,,Res Humanitariae“ numerį, kuriame skelbiamų įvairiomis temomis straipsnių autoriai, jau gerai žinomi ir dar tik studijuojantys doktorantūroje, pristato savo naujausių tyrimų rezultatus, gautus taikant skirtingas šiuolaikines mokslinių interpretacijų prieigas.
In order to ensure long-term stability and viability, it is advisable for every economic sector to embrace sustainable practices, and the wine industry is no exception. Sustainable vine and wine management encompasses a range of crucial elements aimed at enhancing vine and wine quality, promoting consumer health, and safeguarding the environment in the long run. The success of a sustainable wine industry generally depends on several factors: governmental policies and financial support, the willingness of wine producers to adapt their operations towards sustainability, and the support of modern wine enthusiasts who are willing to pay a premium for sustainable products. We conducted research to determine the attitudes of modern Lithuanian wine consumers towards sustainably produced wine. The findings revealed an increasing interest among Lithuanian wine enthusiasts in sustainable vineyard management, wine production and distribution. However, despite this growing awareness, the key factors influencing Lithuanian wine consumers’ wine choices tend to be more traditional, and unrelated to sustainable wine making principles. These include the country of origin, grape variety, and recommendations from friends or (and) wine experts.
Šiame straipsnyje nagrinėjamas slaugytojų perdegimas darbe – plačiai paplitusi problema sveikatos priežiūros organizacijose. Perdegimas darbe apima fizinį, emocinį ir psichologinį išsekimą, kurį dažniausiai sukelia didelis darbo krūvis, stresas, ilgos darbo valandos ir nepakankami ištekliai. Perdegimas gali lemti medicinines klaidas ir prastesnius darbo rezultatus. Šis reiškinys neigiamai veikia ne tik slaugytojų gerovę, bet ir daro didelį poveikį organizacijos veiklai bei pacientams teikiamų sveikatos priežiūros paslaugų kokybei. Pagrindinis straipsnio tikslas – išanalizuoti mokslinę literatūrą, kurioje nagrinėjamas slaugytojų perdegimas darbe ir jo valdymas. Be to, aptariami perdegimo atsiradimą lemiantys veiksniai, pasekmės ir valdymo priemonės, galinčios sumažinti perdegimo darbe riziką.
This paper illustrates the impact of urbanisation strategies on the spatial organisation and urban functioning of the metropolis of Constantine, highlighting new trends in the occupation of space and their repercussions on inhabitants’ practices. The approach adopted is based on centrality, combining indicators of concentration, mobility and attraction. Changes will be examined through socio-economic statistics and field surveys, in the form of observations, counting and questionnaire interviews with residents. The results obtained illustrate clearly the organisational shift, reflected by the spatial redistribution of centrality attributes (populations, activities, services), and the urban functioning mode, which is increasingly taking a polycentric form, generating new forms of multidirectional mobility on increasingly larger scales.
This article examines how Lean principles can be integrated into public-private partnership (PPP) projects to promote effective reconstruction and sustainable infrastructure development in postwar Ukraine. Driven by the urgent need to rebuild, Ukraine faces the challenge of not only rehabilitating its infrastructure assets, but also ensuring compliance with European Union standards and global sustainable development goals. The study explores the theoretical underpinnings of Lean manufacturing and its applicability to infrastructure PPP projects. A mixed method approach, including document and literature review, case studies, expert opinion and SWOT analysis, was used to identify opportunities for improving project implementation and resource allocation. The results show that the Lean concept can save costs, promote multi-stakeholder collaboration, and optimise procedures at each stage of the PPP infrastructure project lifecycle. Overcoming regulatory hurdles, attracting private investment and reducing political and economic uncertainty, are necessary ingredients for the successful implementation of Lean-based infrastructure PPP projects.
The introduction of the Maastricht criteria was a crucial step in ensuring fiscal discipline and economic stability in the European Union. However, the crises of recent decades, including the Great Recession, the sovereign debt crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, and the energy crisis, have revealed the limitations of these rules. Strict fiscal requirements have hindered countries’ responses to economic challenges, highlighting the need for a more flexible and adaptive fiscal policy to better withstand future economic shocks. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of the European Union’s fiscal rules over the 20-year period, analysing GDP growth differences between the EU and the Eurozone, as well as the fiscal performance of individual member states. It also seeks to
classify countries in groups based on economic indicators, identifying those with varying growth rates and levels of effectiveness in managing public finances. The study has revealed differences in GDP growth patterns between the European Union and the Eurozone, with the EU showing more favourable results. In analysing data from 27 EU member states over the 20-year period, four clusters were identified based on economic performance and fiscal policies: catching-up, slow-growing, underperforming, and cutting-edge countries. New members after 2004 demonstrated rapid growth, while countries like Ireland and Luxembourg stood out by their effective economic policies.