Factory Space Research Articles

The State of Post-Industriality: The “Power of Factories”

Post-industrial and industrial today are present in both small and medium-sized Russian towns. In some of them, they continue to operate, but can no longer provide employment for all citizens due to automation and other processes. In some others, businesses have ceased to exist, but abandoned factory spaces are viewed by residents as places where a new factory should appear, that is, exclusively in the context of industrialism. The post-industrial is manifested in the increasing demands of the population for a variety of places of work and leisure, for job security, for the environmental situation, for the comfort of life, and for access to a wide variety of resources. As a result, urban space acquires marginal characteristics: new factories do not appear, plots of land remain abandoned, tourism and creative projects are present, but are not yet decisive for such settlements.We use the theoretical frame of space production by A. Lefebvre and the approach of marginal space characteristics. For ten years we have been researching small Russian cities; the article uses materials from 2018 — 2023, obtained through semi-formalized mobile and stationary interviews, group discussions, observation and photo mapping, mental maps, as well as the “time capsule” technique. The purpose of the article is to present observations about the combination of the following phenomena, such as the continuing “power of factories” and the sprouts of creativity and tourism appearing here and there as signs of post-industriality.

Smartphone and Tablet as Digital Babysitter

Several scientific studies have highlighted the negative impact of new technologies (NTs) on children’s psychological development, both in terms of emotional and cognitive development. NTs, such as smartphones, tablets, and video games, have a significant impact on children’s development, both in terms of social relationships and cognitive functions. This study aims to identify and explore the cultural models that shape children’s exposure to new technologies in early childhood. This study involved 48 subjects between parents and infant educators. Unstructured interviews were conducted. Emotional Text Analysis was applied. The findings reveal the existence of three cultural repertoires (clusters): Connected but isolated (45.2), Technology education (30%), and Mistrust (24.8%). Their placement in the factorial space explains how the negative effects on children’s psychological development are determined. Technology education seems to be a protective factor for the cognitive and affective development of children. These findings are discussed, comparing them with Musk’s recent experiment and the rapid loss of social ties due to the lack of an educational plan.

Millennials’ work values: a systematic review and synthesis of factors

ABSTRACT Work values is a key concept in understanding generational identity in workplace settings. Drawing on a systematic literature review (N = 30), we capture, describe and synthesize the factorial space of work values for the Millennials’ (post 80s) generation in tourism research. The findings reveal a disparate space of more than 70 different factors, derived mostly from inductive approaches. Using a “start with theory” approach drawn on basic human values theory as applied in tourism work settings, we synthesize these factors along four dimensions – instrumental, cognitive, affective, and prestige. This unifying conceptualization brings clarity, enabling tourism scholars to contribute more refined, accurate, and comprehensive work values conceptualizations for intra and cross-generational inquiries in tourism work contexts.

Hollow sphere CuCo2O4 as highly efficient catalyst of microwave-assisted Fenton-like reaction for water treatment

In industries with high-value addition, the demand for rapid pollutant breakdown through advanced water treatment techniques is growing. The microwave (MW)-assisted Fenton-like reaction is notable for its exceptionally fast reaction rate, providing enhanced economic benefits, especially in the context of limited factory space. In this research, hollow sphere-shaped CuCo2O4 was synthesized at the various temperature (200 °C, 250 °C, 300 °C, 350 °C, 400 °C, 450 °C, and 500 °C) and used in a MW-assisted Fenton-like reaction to break down the organic model compound, methyl orange (MO). Unlike typical Fenton reactions that are most effective in acidic conditions (around pH 3), the synthesized CuCo2O4 in this study demonstrated its highest efficiency at a circumneutral pH level (pH 6). It was observed that the majority of MO was oxidized by ∙OH within just 3.5 min under the optical condition (10 mg/L MO, 300 mg/L H2O2, 200 mg/L catalyst, pH 6, 20 °C, 200 W, and total volume of 50 mL). Ex-situ analysis confirmed the gradual generation of oxygen vacancies (OV) with each repeated cycle. The formation of OV enhances the catalyst's MW absorption and oxidation potential, resulting in the superior MO decomposition performance even after the 5th cycle. Although there were minor changes in the shell thickness and smoothness, along with some leaching (1.17 mg Cu/L and 0.01 mg Co/L per cycle), the catalyst continued to comply with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines for drinking and discharge water.

МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ ПОКАЗНИКІВ ЕФЕКТИВНОСТІ ЗВЕДЕННЯ ЖИТЛОВОГО КОМПЛЕКСУ «АВІНЬЙОН»

This article is dedicated to modeling performance indicators of the comprehensive process of constructing a multi-story building while varying influencing factors, taking into account existing constraints, and utilizing modern software complexes. During the modeling process, the following solution for wall construction was employed as a component of the comprehensive building process: the installation of lightweight steel thin-walled structures (LSTW) with non-removable formwork cladding and filling with polystyrene concrete. Previous research has established that this construction and technological solution is the most effective among the compared alternatives. Building upon prior investigations, experimental-statistical modeling of the «construction duration», «construction cost», «average intensity of funding», and «maximum intensity of funding» indicators was performed, varying factors such as the «overlap coefficient of processes» and «number of working hours per week». Modeling was conducted using the COMPEX software complex. The values of efficiency indicators were obtained according to selected experimental plans by constructing economic (budgetary calculations) and organizational-technological (work performance schedules) models using the AVK 5 and Microsoft Project software complexes, respectively. During the experimental-statistical modeling, extremes of efficiency indicators and corresponding values of factor combinations influencing them were determined. The nature and degree of the factors' impact on the investigated efficiency indicators were identified. The «construction cost» indicator was subjected to an existing constraint in the form of using credit funds. The calculation of the impact of imposing this existing constraint was performed in the Microsoft Excel software complex. While varying the factorial space, diagrams of changes in the budgetary cost of building construction and the amount of funds needed to secure the loan were constructed. Combining these diagrams resulted in values for the «construction cost with consideration of credit funds». It was determined that the use of credit funds at a level of 90% significantly increases the cost of building construction. On average, this increase amounted to 183,8 million UAH. Graphical dependencies were constructed using the CorelDraw X6 software complex.

Spinning Circle at the Mill

Spinning Circle at the Mill

Colonial Possession and Gendered Labor: An Analysis of Women’s Role in the Bombay Cotton Textile Mills in the Late Nineteenth Century2

This paper critically examines the conditions of women workers in the textile mills of Bombay during the late nineteenth century. The analysis is conducted through the lens of 'possession' by the colonial State and its policies of labor regulation. The concept of 'possession' is explored at two levels. First, it is argued that women's vulnerability in the colonial narrative served as the foundation for the arbitrary ‘protection’ policies devised by colonial authorities in the form of factory legislation. Second, it is highlighted that factory legislation established colonial control over women's gendered roles, categorizing them as 'unskilled' labor. The introduction of the Indian Factory Act of 1891 further restricted women's mobility within the factory space and regulated their working patterns, including working hours and days, ultimately leading to a higher unemployment rate among women workers. Furthermore, the Act justified irregular and underpaid wages for women.
 This paper highlights that the factory legislation, intended to protect women from their vulnerable position made them more vulnerable resulting in their unemployment. This examination of the gendered nature of the Bombay mills aims to trace the global postcolonial history of wage gaps and gender distinctions at work back to their colonial origins. Overall, this study contributes to our understanding of how colonial policies have had a lasting impact on labor practices and gender relations in postcolonial societies.

Oxygen Level System Development in WSN and IoT-Based Factory

The health of workers is essential to factory productivity. The lack of oxygen experienced by factory workers for a prolonged duration can disrupt the brain system. One solution to this problem is to build manufacturing facilities with well-maintained airflow, especially oxygen. The system can flow air from outside the factory into the factory based on the measurement of the oxygen level. In this research, an airflow system using the internet of things (IoT) and wireless sensor network (WSN) technology was developed to ensure no oxygen shortage in the factory space. The system comprises three main parts: an oxygen level sensor, a fan controller circuit, and a cloud-based communication system. The oxygen level sensor can measure the volume of oxygen in the factory room and is also connected to the fan controller to control the airflow to the radio-frequency (RF) communication factory room. Oxygen level monitoring data are also sent to the cloud server so that the condition of the factory space can be monitored remotely using internet computers and mobile devices. Performance tests that have been carried out show that the system can increase the oxygen level by 82% from its pre-installed condition. The system built is easy-to-install, low-power, and reliable, with a data loss value of only 1.67%. WSN implementation at the factory does not require a lot of wiring, thus making the system cheaper.

Using emotional text mining to assess the culture of blood donation in Italy

This paper presents an application of Emotional Text Mining (ETM) to blood donation culture. We collected all the articles from two important Italian newspapers published from January 2016 to March 2021, regarding blood donation. The ETM analysis of the collected corpus identified a great variety of keywords characterizing the Italian culture of blood dona-tion, organized in 7 clusters and positioned in a 6-dimensional factorial space, that allowed us to formulate a series of considerations regarding: the dimension of emergency and related de-fense mechanisms, the issues brought by COVID-19, the cultural importance of the organizational dimension, the perceived role of the common citizen, and the role of volunteering in healthcare. The results obtained via ETM can be used to better understand culture-specific blood donation representations, and to consequently act on donor motivation in a more fo-cused way. The approach is of general validity and can be applied to other national contexts.

Practices of forest floor management and participant awareness by employees to improve biodiversity in factory green space at Isuzu Motors Limited

Practices of forest floor management and participant awareness by employees to improve biodiversity in factory green space at Isuzu Motors Limited

Locus lands biosurfactant loan and collaboration

The specialty chemical firm Locus Fermentation Solutions has secured $117 million to expand its biosurfactant business . The money comes in the form of an unusual loan that uses Locus’s intellectual property (IP), including more than 1,300 patents, as collateral. Locus uses custom microbial fermentation to produce specialty surfactants. Most of the firm’s products are based on sophorolipids, biosurfactants with hydrophilic sophorose sugar heads and various hydrophobic fatty acid tails. CEO Andy Lefkowitz says the loan will help pay for a capacity expansion underway that will triple overall factory space to 14,000 m 3 at Locus’s headquarters site in Solon, Ohio, and other locations. Locus is organized as a holding company with operating companies focused on different markets. Lefkowitz says the firm’s fastest-growing market is oil drilling and mining, where its surfactants can increase yields and lower carbon intensity. One of the companies, Locus Performance Ingredients, recently signed a pact

Influence of the Aestheticized Work Environment on Managerial Life in Sri Lanka’s Corporate Sector

In this paper, I examine how the lives of managerial workers are being affected by the rapid aestheticization processes that are happening in contemporary work organizations. Using the photo-elicitation technique as the primary data generation and analysis method, fieldwork was conducted in the factory and office spaces of a well-established manufacturing company in Sri Lanka. The study’s findings show that workplace aestheticization affects managerial workers in the organization differently: in the factory environment, where the nature of work is monotonous and stressful, an aestheticized work environment affects managerial life positively. In such a work context, aestheticization becomes a means of ‘seduction’, which draws managers away from the tediousness of factory life. Yet, in the office workspace, experiencing aesthetics or becoming involved in practices that generate aesthetic pleasure creates a sense of ‘shame’ in managerial workers, as such an association is considered as deviating from the ‘appropriate behavior’ expected of a manager. In conclusion, I argue that aestheticization has a dual effect on managerial life—which is imbued not only with managerial workers’ assumptions about the role of a ‘Manager’ but also with the spatial and contextual dimensions at work.

Study on Planning Layout and Spatial Form of the Third-Line Construction in North Sichuan— Taking Four Cities in Northern Sichuan as Examples

From 1964 to 1983, as a large-scale construction activity of national defense, science and technology, industry and transportation infrastructure with the goal of war readiness, was rapidly launched in the hinterland of China, the development and evolution of the Third-line Construction (“Third-line construction” refers to a large-scale national defense, science and technology, industrial and transportation infrastructure construction activity guided by war preparedness carried out in 13 provinces and autonomous regions in the central and western regions of China from 1964 to 1983, and its development and evolution promoted the development and rise of modern industry in Sichuan, and profoundly affected the formation and evolution of urban pattern and urbanization process in Sichuan.) promoted the development and rise of modern industry in Sichuan, and profoundly affected the formation and evolution of urban pattern and urbanization process in Sichuan. Under the unified planning and deployment of the central government, most of the Third-line Construction projects in Sichuan were distributed along the main railway lines and rivers, and an industrial agglomeration belt with Guangyuan, Jiangyou, Mianyang and Deyang as the main nodes was gradually formed in the north of Sichuan. By analyzing the characteristics of Third-line Construction planning layout and the spatial form composition of the remaining factories in the north of Sichuan, the paper tries to explore the influencing factors of the layout of Third-line industrial plants in the north of Sichuan. In addition, a large number of Third-line industrial remains are used inefficiently or even abandoned, and the value of the precious Third-line industrial remains is at risk of loss and vanishing. How to better excavate, protect and inherit the value of Third-line industrial remains is the key concern of the study of Third-line Construction. This paper introduces the relevant theoretical methods of urban morphology, and summarizes and analyzes the distribution, composition and characteristics of the building communities in the factory area by combing the spatial organization form and functional structure of the industrial relics of the third-line construction in the four cities in northern Sichuan. On the basis of the current situation of a large number of third-line construction remains, the composition and evolution of the factory space were discussed, and the influencing factors and their impact on the later urban planning and social and economic development were explored, so as to enrich the research on the planning layout and protection and utilization of the third-line construction industrial remains.

Comparison of mechanistic and hybrid modeling approaches for characterization of a CHO cultivation process: Requirements, pitfalls and solution paths.

Despite the advantages of mathematical bioprocess modeling, successful model implementation already starts with experimental planning and accordingly can fail at this early stage. For this study, two different modeling approaches (mechanistic and hybrid) based on a four-dimensional antibody-producing CHO fed-batch process are compared. Overall, 33 experiments are performed in the fractional factorial four-dimensional design space and separated into four different complex data partitions subsequently used for model comparison and evaluation. The mechanistic model demonstrates the advantage of prior knowledge (i.e., known equations) to get informative value relatively independently of the utilized data partition. The hybrid approach displayes a higher data dependency but simultaneously yielded a higher accuracy on all data partitions. Furthermore, our results demonstrate that independent of the chosen modeling framework, a smart selection of only four initial experiments can already yield a very good representation of a full design space independent of the chosen modeling structure. Academic and industry researchers are recommended to pay more attention to experimental planning to maximize the process understanding obtained from mathematical modeling.

RESTORATION OF THE FORMER YOSHIZAWA HOUSE IN NISHIJIN, KYOTO

The former Yoshizawa House in Nishijin, Kyoto, had a floor plan of four rooms lined up along the Tori-niwa. “Oriya-date Style” is known as a form of townhouse unique to Nishijin area; its feature is the floor plan that uses the back room as a non-floored factory space. This paper clarified that the house originally was a weaving house built in the late Edo period, and consists of a factory space in the back, as well as two rooms next to it. This house is valuable as a concrete example of “Oriya-date Style”, which dates back to the Edo period.

Completions of affine spaces into Mori fiber spaces with non‐rational fibers

We describe a method to construct completions of affine spaces into total spaces of Q $\mathbb {Q}$ -factorial terminal Mori fiber spaces over the projective line. As an application, we provide families of examples with non-rational, birationally rigid and non-stably rational general fibers.

An Integrated Investment Scheduling Model for New Job Shops: A Phase-In Approach

The establishment and sustainability of the small-scale manufacturing sector is a great contributor to any nation's economic and technological development. A job shop is a typical small-scale manufacturing system that produces simple equipment and machine parts as well as technical services in developing nations. This type of manufacturing system requires versatile production machines for its activities. This requires enormous capital that most interested investors could not afford, and a majority of the commercial banks are not willing to provide financial assistance. This study develops a model using the theory of internal funding by employing the little initial capital in phasing- in the acquisition of the needed machinery, construction of factory space in modular forms, and adequate consideration for recurrent expenditure (i.e. working capital). The initial capital is periodically augmented from the ploughed-back earnings for the gradual acquisition of other machinery until a fully functional job shop emanates within the shortest possible time. Job shop general scheduling methods available in the literature could not be employed to solve the model developed in this study due to its peculiarities. Hence a special heuristic that employs suitable decision rules was formulated and solved using software developed for the purpose. The model developed in this study will be helpful to the investors in job shops, especially in developing nations, to overcome the problem of financing the venture.

CFD Analysis and Accuracy Evaluation of Advanced Displacement HVAC System in a Large Factory Space

CFD Analysis and Accuracy Evaluation of Advanced Displacement HVAC System in a Large Factory Space

A Comparative Study for Forced Ventilation Systems in Industrial Buildings to Improve the Workers’ Thermal Comfort

The appropriate ventilation for factory spaces with regard to volume flow rate and air velocity inside the factory is one of the most important factors in the improvement of the thermal comfort of workers and in the reduction of the percentage of pollution they are exposed to, which in turn helps to improve the work environment and increase productivity. It also could improve the performance of machines. Hence, overheating can cause various problems and malfunctions. In this study, three types of mechanical ventilation systems are compared: the wall fan extract ventilation system, the roof fan extract ventilation system, and the spot cooling system. The Ansys software has been used to conduct the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations for the different cases and the ventilation effectiveness factor (VEF) has been used to compare the performances of the three systems. The ventilation factor notably relies on the temperature distribution produced through the modeling and the results show that the most optimal system that can be used for similar factory spaces is the forced ventilation system. Finally, it is also the best in terms of energy consumption, despite the increase in the initial cost of its installation.

The New Industrial Commons: Worker‐Owners and Factory Space

AbstractStrikes are no longer the only way for workers to put their case. Writer, curator, consultant and educator Nina Rappaport charts the continuing rise of worker empowerment, whether through ‘expropriation’, workers’ collectives or similar employee‐owned businesses, giving varied examples of where such approaches have occurred around the world. The catalyst for these moves has often been where the prevailing capitalist model has left spaces vacant and derelict, due to its relentless search for efficiency and economies of scale.