The theoretical and practical part is dealing with the detail of a czech wall painting with the motif of the Virgin Mary from the peak era of the Middle Ages. The theoretical part introduces the marian theme. It describes its iconography, meaning in art and closely specifies the division of images according to devotional themes. The next part is focused on the description and analysis of the motif of the Virgin Mary the Protector, which is depicted on wall painting in a cloister of the Church of Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in České Budějovice. In the practical part is fundamental creation of the relief as a haptic aid for the visually impaired. Created reliefs are polychrome reconstruction of the wall paintings of the above-mentioned motif. The work is supplemented by other materials, implementation procedure, sketches and photo documentation.

The thesis called Virgin Mary Klasová - the compensatory haptic aid is divided into two parts. The theoretical part is devoted to the history of Gothic painting in the Czech territory. The work focuses on the history of the city České Budějovice and maps the development of the monastery Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. She discusses the Gothic painting of Virgin Mary Klasová, taking into account its iconographic and historical significance. The theoretical part further describes the characteristics of visual impairments and gives information about its problems. The practical part aims to transform the image of the Virgin Mary on a compensatory tactile aid in the form of a relief.

In our work, we have tried to study the Feast of the Feast in the Orthodox Church, from a historical, dogmatic and liturgical point of view. We sought a descriptive and comparative approach that would have elements of a case study. We looked mainly at the feast of the Church of the Blessed Virgin, which is basically part of the feast of the Nativity. We looked at the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, then at the feast of the Annunciation, Introduction to the Church and, of course, the feast of the Assumption, which enjoys great respect in Orthodoxy and is nicknamed the Mother of God Passover. The main purpose was to delve deeper into the meaning of the Mother of God in human life, so that the Mother of God could teach each of us to live in the Truth, that is, to live in Christ.

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Cotton is one of the leading fibers in the textile industry due to its superior mechanical qualities. It accounts for high environmental impacts, especially water consumption and scarcity. Since cotton is a significant raw material for IKEA, it had set a target to source from only sustainable sources such as from the Better Cotton Initiative, and recycled cotton. At the same time, IKEA also has a commitment to transition to a circular business, which includes recycling. This comparative and accounting Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analyzes virgin (two types - conventional cotton and Better Cotton) yarns, and mixed (virgin plus recycled) cotton yarns from some of the top supplier countries of the company, on a cradle-to-gate perspective. Water quantity and quality impacts are analyzed together with climate change. The Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) shows that there is a proportional reduction in impacts of the mixed yarns as recycled cotton percentage is increased, since the impacts of recycled yarns are much lower than virgin yarns. In virgin conventional yarns, the main stages that contributed the most to the impacts were cotton cultivation and spinning. Irrigation used in cotton cultivation accounted for the most impacts in water availability. For water quality, the impacts were mostly coming from electricity use and direct field emissions from cotton cultivation. In addition, this study demonstrated that there were high differences between the impacts in the countries studied. The results also suggested that there were water savings by using Better Cotton compared to conventional cotton yarns. / Bomull är en av de vanligaste fibrerna i textilindustrin på grund av dess överlägsna mekaniska egenskaper. Den orsakar dock hög miljöpåverkan, särskilt vattenförbrukning och -brist. Eftersom bomull är ett viktigt råmaterial för IKEA, har de satt ett mål att endast använda hållbara källor, som från Better Cotton Initiative, och återvunnen bomull. Samtidigt har IKEA också åtagit sig att övergå till en cirkulär affärsmodell som inkluderar återvinning. Denna jämförande studie beaktar livscykelanalys (LCA) och analyserar jungfruligt garn (två typer - konventionell bomull och Better Cotton) och blandat bomullsgarn (jungfru plus återvunna) från några av företagets främsta leverantörsländer ur ett vagga-till-port-perspektiv. Vattenmängder och kvalitetseffekter analyseras tillsammans med klimatförändringar. Livscykelbedömningen (LCIA) visar att det finns en proportionell minskning av effekterna av de blandade garnerna när andelen återvunnen bomull ökar, eftersom effekterna av återvunnet garn är mycket lägre än jungfruliga garner. I konventionellt jungfruligt garn var bomullsodling och spinning de främsta stegen som bidrog mest till effekterna. Bevattning som används vid bomullsodling svarade för de största effekterna på tillgången till vatten. För vattenkvaliteten kom effekterna huvudsakligen från elanvändning och direkta utsläpp från bomullsodling. Dessutom visade denna studie att det fanns stora effektskillnader mellan de studerade länderna. Resultaten antydde också att det fanns vattenbesparingar genom att använda Better Cotton jämfört med konventionella bomullsgarn.

The aim of the study was to investigate the forest in the national park on the Blue Maiden Island and compare with mainland forest data. The study was made in a quantitative way. The results from the field measurement were related to data from the Swedish National Forest Inventory. Oak, Scots pine and Lime were the most common tree species and constituted 47, 18 and 16 % of basal area, respectively, on the island. The mean heigt was 7 m and the volume of living trees was on average 72 m³/ha and dead wood 30 m³/ha. The average age at breast height was 137 years and the oldest tree was an oak with the age of 335 years at breast height. The amount of dead wood constituted 40 % of the total volume. Disturbances have had influence on the forest on the Island. To what extent cannot be determined without further investigations.

Aukštojoje Panemunėje 1859 metais Roko Bučeniausko iniciatyva pastatyta mūrinė, parapijai skirta Švč. Mergelės Marijos Vardo bažnyčia. Šventovė 1907 metais atnaujinta – pristatytos zakristija, koplyčia, apsidė ir pakeistas frontonas. Darbo objektas – bažnyčia ir jos meno paveldas. Tai 1859–1880 metais įrengtas interjeras – neogotikinis altorių ansamblis, kurį sudaro didysis Švč. Mergelės Marijos Vardo ir du šoniniai – šv. Juozapo ir šv. Roko. Neatskiriama jų dalis puošyba – paveikslai, skulptūros, ornamentinė drožyba. Taip pat svarbūs ir kiti vidaus įrenginiai – sakykla, dvi poros neobarokinių formų klausyklų, vargonai. Prie meno paveldo priskirtinas ir šventorius, kuriame yra įrengtos keturios koplyčios. Darbe, remiantis archyviniais šaltiniais, natūros tyrimais, įvairiomis knygomis bei straipsniais, siekiama įgyvendinti pagrindinį tikslą – išnagrinėti šventovės ikonografiją, išanalizuoti, įvertinti bažnyčios, jos interjero ir šventoriaus meninę ikonografinę raišką, bei išskirti vertes. Taip pat aptarti tiriamąjį objektą kaip tinkamą turizmui ir piligrimystei. Viso darbo metu bažnyčia ir jos meno paveldas analizuojamas istoriniu, meniniu, ikonografiniu, ikonologiniu požūriais. Darbą sudaro penki skyriai. Pirmame skyriuje aptariama bažnyčios istorija ir svarbiausi jos istoriniai faktai. Antrame – nagrinėjama šventovės architektūros interjero ir eksterjero raiška. Trečiame skyriuje analizuojama altorių puošyba – skulptūriniai ir tapybiniai šventųjų atvaizdai, kuriuose... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / In 1859 on Rokas Buceniauskas initiative a stone church of the Virgin Mary was built in Higher Panemune. Sanctuary was renewed in 1907 adding a vestry, a chapel, an apse and the new gable. Thesis object – the church itself and its artistic heritage. That is in 1859 – 1880 equipped interior which contains Neo - Gothic ensemble of the altars: the great altar of the Virgin Mary and two sidelong altars – St. Joseph’s and St. Roch’s. Other inside facilities are also very important – a pulpit, two pairs of Neo – Baroque shaped confessionals, the organ. The churchyard with four chapels is also a part of artistic heritage. The main purpose of the thesis is to contextualize iconography of the sanctuary, analyze, evaluate the artistic - iconographic expression of the church, its interior and churchyard, and intercept the values by relying on archival sources, life research, different books and articles. Also, it is important to discuss about tourism and pilgrimage possibilities. The thesis overlooks the church and its cultural heritage from different angles: historical, artistic, iconographic and iconological. The thesis is divided into five chapters. The first one talks over the history of the church and the most important historical facts. Second chapter is about architecture interior and exterior expressions. Third part analyzes decoration of the altars – statuary and painterly reflection of the saints, in which ideological iconographical programme starts to break trough. Other... [to full text]

This thesis will analyze why three of Neri di Bicci’s patrons—the Spini family of Florence, a nun of the Bridgettine Order of Florence, and Ser Amideo of Santa Maria degli Ughi—desired to commission an altarpiece of the Assumption of the Virgin in an all’antica style. Neri di Bicci’s background as an artist, existing scholarship, and comparisons of older styles of art will also be discussed.

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The Land Hill and Hidden Hills study areas were the site of the 2006 and 2007 Brigham Young University's archaeological field schools. The two study areas are located in contrasting environments; the Land Hill area is located along the Santa Clara River in southwestern Utah, and the Hidden Hills area was is located on the Shivwits Plateau in northwestern Arizona. The Land Hill study area is located within a well-watered environment which would support a primarily horticultural lifestyle. The Hidden Hills study area is located in an arid environment without permanent streams which would support a more mobile hunting lifestyle. The contrasting environments of these two study areas allowed for a study of the similarities and differences in the use of stone tools. Based on the results of the analysis and comparison of the stone tool and debitage assemblages, from sites in both areas throughout time, suggests that the people in the Land Hills study area actually seemed to be living a lifestyle similar to the people in the Hidden Hills area.