Large House Research Articles

Measuring energy sufficiency: A state of being neither in energy poverty nor energy extravagance

There is growing interest in energy sufficiency (ES); however, it remains conceptually debated and contested. This study presents a novel approach to measuring ES using unique microdata on the energy consumption of Japanese households. This approach determines lower and upper thresholds regarding domestic energy consumption for each household type and then identifies whether people really meet an adequate level of domestic energy services, with their diverse energy needs considered. The result illustrates that most people in Japan live in ES, despite about one-tenth being in energy poverty (EP) and one-twentieth in energy extravagance (EE). In addition, this study empirically clarifies the characteristics of people in ES, as well as those in EP and EE. People in ES and EE generally belong to higher income groups, live in larger houses, and are less committed to energy-saving behaviours; the opposite applies to people in EP. As a policy implication, this study suggests more progressive energy tariffs and carbon pricing, as well as improvement in access to renewable energy for the EP population, to engender an inclusive low-carbon energy transition and allow everyone to achieve ES.

PERANCANGAN RUMAH SUSUN SEDERHANA SEWA (RUSUNAWA)KOTA GORONTALO DENGAN PENDEKATAN ARSITEKTUR PERILAKU

Population density in Indonesia is still a serious problem that has not been resolved to date. migration and urbanization carried out by people from year to year which has an impact on the density of urban areas in certain areas. Seeing that the current condition of the city is no longer possible to build large houses for those who live in urban areas, this is the main reason why it is important to design simple rental flats (Rusunawa) in Gorontalo City using a behavioral architecture approach. The methods used in this research are planning, design and descriptive methods. The sample in this research is site analysis, building plan concepts based on real field data taken from survey samples. The result of this design is the arrangement of outdoor space and spatial planning on the basis of behavior. Simple Rental Flats in Gorontalo City are designed to reduce the negative impact of the spread of slum settlements, changing people's lifestyles is important in environmental planning in Gorontalo City. The main objective of the research on the Rusunawa design itself is to produce housing that accommodates the lives of people with below average economic standards and improves the living environment of the city of Gorontalo which is becoming increasingly slum as time goes by.

Bubble detective: City‐level analysis of house price cycles

AbstractThis paper investigates house price dynamics at high frequency using city‐level observations during the period 1994–2022 in Lithuania. We employ multiple time series‐based econometric procedures to examine whether real house prices and house price‐to‐rent ratios exhibit explosive behaviour. According to these recursive right‐tailed test results, we reject the null hypothesis of no‐bubble and find evidence for long and multiple periods of explosive behaviour in the housing market in all major cities during the sample period. While the size of bubbles varies across cities, especially when we use the house price‐to‐rent ratio, there is clearly a similar boom‐bust pattern in Lithuania. Large house price corrections can in turn have adverse effects on economic performance and financial stability, as experienced during the global financial crisis and other episodes in history.

CONTINUITY IN THE PRIVATE BANIKR FIRE OF PRE-REVOLUTIONARY RUSSIA

The article is devoted to the little-studied topic of continuity in the field of private banking in pre-revolutionary Russia. In the history of Russian banking, several dynasties of private bankers can be distinguished, such as the Wavelbergs, the Volkovs, the Gunzburgs, the Stieglitzes, and the Junkers. For two or three generations they owned large banking houses in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw and Paris. The family chronicles of the bankers Stieglitz, Feleizen and Wavelberg are taken as an example. The small number of banking dynasties is associated with the late emergence of private banking in Russia. The first banking offices appeared very late compared to Western Europe - at the end of the 18th - beginning of the 19th centuries. and lasted until 1917, approximately 120 years. Unfortunately, there is no data on how many banking houses there were in Russia during this time, presumably about a thousand. Some banking firms were inherited from father to son. However, few banking institutions were inherited in the third or fourth generations. Most banking houses, for various reasons, ceased their activities after the death of the founder or even during his lifetime. To conduct financial affairs, the necessary knowledge was required, and most importantly, abilities that the heirs did not always possess. Some of them preferred the life of a rentier or more prestigious and quiet official careers.

Identification of Social Strata through Spoon Class Theory In the Parasite Film

Film is one of the works that can be used as a medium for communication and the delivery of messages and meanings, both implicit and explicit through an engaging storyline. Along with the development of films, particularly in South Korea, more diversified and excellent films and dramas are being made are. Parasite is a 2019 South Korean film directed by Bong Joon-ho and won the Oscar 2020. This film represents the social gap in the lives of The Kim Ki Taek’s and The Park Dong Ik’s in contemporary South Korea. The Parks are affluent family with a large house and live in upscale housing. The Kim’s, however, are poor family of four who reside in an overcrowded home that resembles a semi-basement. The story begins with Kim Ki Woo, the son of The Kim’s, who joins The Park’s as an English teacher. Eventually, he succeeds in bringing his entire family to work for The Kim’s and conducts a number of frauds and crimes. We are interested in researching this film because of the storyline which describes contemporary living, and the presentation of the clean cinematography. This study aims to look at the identification of social strata in South Korea through spoon class theory through this film by examining the process of nonverbal communication and stereotypes. In this qualitative descriptive study, the social context, text, and social cognition of films are examined using the Teun Van Dijk model of critical discourse analysis to analyse. The data is collected by watching the entire film.Keywords: Nonverbal Communication; South Korean film; Spoon Class Theory; Stereotype; Teun Van Dijk

A gate to the world for all? The reaction of neighborhoods in Hamburg to refugee housing

This paper analyzes the political reaction of residents to refugee housing in their neighborhood. The city of Hamburg, Germany, experienced between 2014 and 2017 large refugee inflows that required many new accommodations. Openings of refugee houses led to an increase of 0.9 percentage points in the vote share of right-wing anti-immigrant parties in a neighborhood. The negative reaction applies to reception centers and follow-up accommodations with different inhabitant compositions. It persisted longer for large houses and was stronger for multiple openings and in areas with worse economic conditions and many foreigners and migrants. The right-wing gains came with losses for the governing party. A matching estimation that accounts for an unbalanced distribution of houses across neighborhoods confirms the negative reaction. Voting gains around accommodations explain only a small part of the electoral success of right-wing parties, but the findings suggest giving more attention to the distribution and housing of refugees.

Global visibility of publications through Digital Object Identifiers.

This brief research report analyzes the availability of Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) worldwide, highlighting the dominance of large publishing houses and the need for unique persistent identifiers to increase the visibility of publications from developing countries. The study reveals that a considerable amount of publications from developing countries are excluded from the global flow of scientific information due to the absence of DOIs, emphasizing the need for alternative publishing models. The authors suggest that the availability of DOIs should receive more attention in scholarly communication and scientometrics, contributing to a necessary debate on DOIs relevant for librarians, publishers, and scientometricians.

A Small Club: Distribution, Power and Networks in Financial Markets of Pakistan

1. THE STOCK MARKET THAT DOES NOT GROW!
 Pakistan’s stock market tends to make headlines, sometimes because of record highs * that make it the ‘best performing market of the region’, and sometimes because of the crashes. However, the degree to which it contributes to capital formation in the country is not a topic of study, while the ensuing ownership and governance structure is hardly ever made a part of public discourse.
 One such study concluded that “around 64 percent of the 44 selected sample companies are controlled by prominent business groups and families of Pakistan”. This paper extends the aforementioned research to cover the top 100 companies that constitute the benchmark KSE-100 index at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). It also analyses the structure of ownership and sponsor control of companies constituting the KSE-100, and their impact on the functioning and transparency of the stock market.
 Pakistan’s corporate governance and human resource management practices are frequently questioned in the media and academic circles. A common phenomenon is companies managed as family enterprises despite being listed on the stock exchange. The offspring of the owners tend to be absorbed into the management of these companies, which are referred to as ‘seth companies’, seth being the founder/owner of the company.
 The objective of this paper is twofold. The first is to shed light on corporate groups and their ownerships in the stock market. We review the ownership structures of the large conglomerates to examine the extent of diversification in the stock market. This also gives us an idea of the kind of power that large houses wield in the market, and the choices available to the small shareholder. Secondly, we look at corporate governance by looking at how company boards are structured and examine the influence of the owner and his family on the structure and professional management of the company.

Tra «incivilimento» e «riordino»: le ambizioni di un grande teatro d’opera per Roma capitale (1789-1960)


 
 
 During the nineteenth century the theatre building - and in particular the opera house - imposed itself as tangible proof of the civic progress of Western societies. As Mazzini theorised the “civilization of the multitudes” through the arts, the theatre became the place where this yearning could be pursued. The momentum of Italian theatre construction was impressive during the nineteenth century, both in the major centres and in the small provincial towns. Rome, from this point of view, represents a significant exception. Until the end of the 19th century, the city, although equipped with important venues of the old regime, did not have an opera house conceived in contemporary terms. To fill the gap, for about a century and a half, designers from different backgrounds will work to equip the capital with an opera house worthy of its aspirations. Drawing on rare or little-known sources, produced among others by architects Pietro Sangiorgi, Antonio Lovatti, and Marcello Piacentini, the contribution reflects on the positioning of a large opera house in the urban layout of the capital. From the papal Rome and the liberal age, to the fascist period, the longed opera house tries to give new, contemporary meanings to a building that will come to stand out for its fascinating outdatedness.
 
 

The role of neural network for estimating real estate prices value in post COVID-19: a case of the middle east market

The main goal of this paper was to explore the use of an artificial neural network (ANN) model in predicting real estate prices in the Middle East market. Although conventional modeling approaches such as regression can be used in prediction, they have a weakness of a predetermined relationship between input and output. In this regard, using the ANN model was expected to reduce the bias and ensure non-linear relationships are also covered in the prediction process for more accurate results. The ANN model was created using Python v.3.10 program. The model exhibited a high correlation between predicted and actual house price data (R=0.658). In this respect, it was realized that the model could be effectively used in appraising real estate by investors. However, a major limitation of the model was realized to be a limited dataset for large and luxurious houses, which were not accurately predicted as data distribution between actual and predicted values became sparse for high house prices. A key recommendation made is that future research should include more variables related to luxurious houses and macroeconomic factors to increase the ANN model accuracy.

Maximizing team development for open innovation in digital product development: the role of collaborative HRM and relational leadership

PurposeThe purpose of the study was to maximize team members' collaboration and develop relationships in a newly formed team to engage with internal and external partners to achieve open innovation (OI) in product development. The authors examine the role of collaborative human resource management (HRM) and relational leadership (RL) in this process.Design/methodology/approachThe study took a two-stage qualitative methodological approach to examine relational leadership as it emerges in a newly formed cross-functional team at a large German fashion house. In stage one, 10 interviews were conducted with members of the new project team over three months and in stage two six external knowledge exchange partners were interviewed.FindingsCollaborative HRM promotes greater social exchange, trust and commitment of team members internal and external to the organization to support the emergence of RL, which is critical for OI. The authors found that collaborative HRM practices such as team-based recruitment, team-based training, team-based performance management with rewards systems and job design support the emergence of RL. Moreover, RL practices such as congruence and commitment towards team goals subsequently promoted the development of knowledge sourcing and sharing (KSS) to support OI.Originality/valueThe study is the first to demonstrate how collaborative HRM enables RL practices to help newly formed teams overcome challenges with achieving KSS to successfully engage with internal and external partners for OI. The authors contribute to HRM theory development of the relationship between HRM and OI by conceptualizing the OI process as a social construction through collaborative HRM and relational leadership.

The Reception of Ivo Andrić in Italy: 1991-2021. Assessment and Prospects

This paper offers a survey of the reception of Ivo Andrić in Italy from 1991 to 2021. The most widely translated South Slavic author, Andrić is unique in having not only major but also minor works translated into Italian. In some cases, various translations of the same text have been carried out, and numerous translators have worked with a wide range of publishers, from small to large publishing houses. In addition to novels, short stories represent the part of Andrić’s oeuvre that translators have cultivated more intensely over the last thirty years. Formal studies of the author’s work have increased since the early 1990s, but only one monograph has been published (P. Lazarević Di Giacomo, I romanzi-cronache di Ivo Andrić).

A new construction approach for tiny house on wheels: POD THOWs

Although the size of the houses has increased in recent years, the number of house users is decreasing. The decrease in the number of users has brought forth the concept of tiny houses which use less materials, less energy, and produce less waste compared to large houses. There are several types of tiny houses, with tiny houses on wheels (THOWs) being the most preferred type. However, THOWs are subject to high-way rules because they are not permanent structures. Such rules limit the dimensions of THOWs, thus preventing the creation of necessary spaces in the interior. In this study, we exanimated mobile housing, revealed barriers to their use and dissemination, and proposed a system called POD-THOW, which could offer a solution to the space needs of THOWs. As a result, it was understood that POD-THOWs provide a solution to size restrictions, but they should be combined with lightweight constructions and sustainable energy sources to prove effective.

Economic analysis of horticulture nursery enterprises in Koppal district of Karnataka

Nursery is a place where plants are grown, nurtured and sold out. In current scenario nursery raising is the mostbenefited sector, because it needs small area and short time to generate more income. The Koppal district was purposelyselected as it occupies prime place in the nursery raising of horticultural crop in the region. The primary data was collectedfrom 30 nursery owners in the study area. The present study aims to analyze the costs and returns of nursery enterprisesin Koppal district of Karnataka state. The findings of the study revealed that, the costs involved in the production ofseedlings was `2,64,840.43 and `6,20,071.01 in small and large sized shade net house, respectively. Of which, variablecost and fixed costs constituted `2,42,111.04 and `22,729.39 in small sized and `5,69,347 and `50,724.01 in large sizedshade net house, respectively. The financial feasibility analysis indicated net present worth of `1,73,128 and `2,87,789with a discounted benefit cost ratio of 2.29 and 2.40 and payback period was estimated to be 1.05 and 1.07 years and theIRR generated in the nursery enterprise was found to be 28 and 30 percent for small and large nurserieswhich is higher thanthe prevailing interest rate. According to the study, the ratio of variable costs has a higher share compared to that of fixed costsand also this business has vast potentials of generating employment and income of the owners in rural areas of Koppal district

Cultural transfer in Swedish exile

After the death in 1934 of his father-in-law Samuel Fischer, founder of the well-known publishing house S. Fischer in Berlin, Gottfried Bermann Fischer moved to Vienna with the aim of publishing the works of prominent German-speaking Jewish and non-Jewish authors who could no longer publish in National Socialist Germany. After the ‘Anschluss’ to Nazi Germany in March 1938 he fled to Sweden with help from Karl Otto and Tor Bonnier, heads of Albert Bonniers Förlag. Eagerly observed by the Nazi authorities, Gottfried Bermann Fischer published books of well-known German, Austrian, and Swedish writers. What did this German-language publishing work look like in a foreign-language environment? Who were the employees? Where were the sales markets? Why did this cooperation between Bermann Fischer and Bonnier fail in the end? The main focus of this article is on Bermann Fischer’s efforts on behalf of German-speaking authors outside Nazi Germany, and on the resentments against a (foreign) Jewish entrepreneur and Bonniers’ engagement in this last remaining large German publishing house in exile after May 1940, even after Gottfried Bermann Fischer’s expulsion from Sweden.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life in Ghana

BackgroundExclusive breastfeeding is a public health priority in sub-Saharan Africa. However, systematic reviews on its determinants in Ghana remain scarce. Therefore, we systematically reviewed the prevalence and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in children 0–6 months in Ghana.MethodsWe conducted systematic searches in Embase, Medline, and Africa-Wide Information from the databases’ inception until February 2021 for studies that assessed the prevalence and determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in children 0–6 months in Ghana. Random-effects meta-analysis was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and narrative synthesis to summarise the determinants. We calculated the proportion of total variability that was due to between study heterogeneity using I² statistics, and Egger’s test assessed publication bias. The review is registered with PROSPERO, CRD42021278019.ResultsOut of the 258 articles identified, 24 met the inclusion criteria. Most of the included studies were cross-sectional and were published between 2005 and 2021. The pooled prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) among children 0–6 months in Ghana was 50% (95%CI 41.0–60.0%). The prevalence was higher in rural areas (54%) than in urban areas (44%). Several factors were identified as facilitators of EBF, including older maternal age, self-employment, unemployment, living in a large house, being a house owner, giving birth in a health facility, non-caesarean delivery, adequate antenatal attendance, counselling services, participation in support groups, adequate knowledge about EBF, positive attitude towards EBF, and higher maternal education among rural dwellers. Additionally, having an average birthweight facilitated EBF. Barriers to EBF were also identified, including higher maternal education among urban dwellers, less than three months of maternity leave, maternal HIV-positive status, the experience of partner violence, lack of access to radio, inadequate breastmilk production, lack of family support, having a partner who wants more children, counselling on complementary feeding, healthcare worker recommendation of complementary feed, single marital status, and infant admission to neonatal intensive care units.ConclusionIn Ghana, EBF rates are low, with only about half of all children aged 0–6 months breastfed exclusively. A multi-dimensional approach is required to tackle the diverse sociodemographic, obstetric, and infant-related issues that hinder EBF practice in Ghana.

THE ISSUE OF THE LARGE DWELLINGS OF TRYPILLIA CULTURE

This paper aims at the analysis of remains of the Trypillia culture dwelling of a large size. The study includes the comparison of large houses’ inventory. More specifically, the analysis included the data from the cluster of ploshchadka from the settlement of Talianki (the so-called ‘Potter’s family I’ complex), which included five houses. The largest of these dwellings differs from the others not only by its size but also by the number and importance of the material.
 Besides this, the study included the dwelling remains of a size of 200 m2 and of a useful size of 100 m2 and more. Population estimates indicate the possibility of such structures’ inhabiting by 20―35 people. Therefore, the author proposes to distinguish ploshchadkas group by the parameter of their useful size for the whole Trypillia culture. Such dwellings belong to different periods of the culture. This distinguishing is exemplified by house remains from Ozheve-Ostriv. The analysis of dwellings’ inventory indicates that the Dwelling 3 was not only inhabited by a large group of people but it also served for conducting certain craft processes, i.e. tanning, flint knapping, bone and antler processing. Moreover, the inventory of this structure included a high number of weapons (arrowheads, spearheads).
 In general the author concludes that the large size dwellings of this group may be interpreted as men’s houses. Such dwellings were inhabited by the young people belonging to a certain sex-age group, and served for training in various fields of crafts and activities. Men’s houses were also used for gathering the male part of the tribe for magic rituals and feasts. Patriarchs taught young people the rules of common living and taboos of their society. This explains the dwelling size used to gather a particular or supposed number of the representatives of sex-age groups of patriarchs and young men.

Mysteriously Murderous Manors of Crime Fiction

Crime fiction has many common tropes often associated with its setting, including large houses with wealthy families, isolated homes in vast expanses of forest, and technological deserts, in which everyday things like cell phones are all but useless. These characteristics assist with the plot, and oftentimes are key contributors to the facts of the case. The manor in the 2019 film Knives Out, directed by Rian Johnson, displays these tropes outrightly, as it is in a large expanse of woods, and the family living in the house is built upon a family legacy of vast amounts of wealth. In many cases of crime fiction, the old manors come from old generations of money. Many characters throughout the film believe victim Harlan Thrombey to be from old money, although it is revealed later that this may not be a genuine portrayal of his rise into wealth, altering the perception of how his manor and ultimately his legacy is viewed. Unlike other crime fiction settings, Knives Out utilizes technology in order to put together pieces of the crime, instead of eliminating its use, as is common in crime fiction settings. The setting of the film is as important a piece to a crime fiction narrative as any other plot devices, like characters or events. As Joel Goldman writes: “A setting with a heartbeat represents the difference between good and great crime fiction; and allows readers to develop a true attachment to protagonists and, yes, a deep-seated fear and loathing of the villain” (1). This essay seeks to examine the tropes utilized in the film, and how they worked in providing evidence towards the case of the murder of Harlan Thrombey. The film also plays with crime fiction tropes in terms of technology. The mansion has aspects that are both archaic, like the VHS tape security system, but also modern, in the use of social media throughout the film. This essay will also show how the film used inverse versions of crime fiction stereotypes to craft a crime narrative.

Assessment of Snow Cover Pollution in the Location of Exposure to Thermal Power Facilities

Snow geochemical survey is successfully used by many researchers to assess the air pollution of territories. The study of the chemical composition of snow cover makes it possible to reveal the spatial distribution of pollution and provide a quantitative assessment of the actual pollution of urbanized territory during the period with a stable snow cover. Enterprises of the fuel and energy complex make the main contribution to air pollution in Ulan-Ude. The research considered the results of estimation of qualitative and quantitative composition of snow cover in the zone of potential negative impact of large quarter boiler houses. The analysis of NH4+, K+, Na+, Mg2+, Ba2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Li+ cations and Cl–, NO2–, SO42–, NO3–, F–, PO43– anions distribution in snow water samples was carried out. Dust load on the examined territories has been calculated, which makes it possible to assess the volume of suspended particles deposited on the snow surface from atmospheric air during the whole period of snow accumulation.

Ancient Egyptian Houses during the Period of the Pharaohs Fayha’a Kadhim Jahy

Concrete evidence showed that civilization in the old Egypt had flourished due to a number of factors, most importantly the geographic factor. Geography had the greatest effect on facilitating the necessary elements to establish a civilized and prosperous state at the political, economic and urban levels. Undoubtedly, the most important element was the Nile River, without which Egypt would have been a desert.The Egyptians created the science of geometry and were innovators in building palaces and houses, starting from tablets to building large houses and palaces. Ancient Egyptians used materials that were brought from Canaan. They used plants such as wood and papyrus, as well as clay and stone such as marble and granite. All these factors, in addition to the availability of the workforce, helped in producing artistic constructions for building houses.