West Pomerania Research Articles

Analysis of Sediments in the North-East Morainic Upland Edge Zone in the Vicinity of Piaski Pomorskie (West Pomerania, NW Poland)

Abstract the aim of this article is the description of lithofacies characteristics of sediments forming the north-east part of the morainic upland edge zone in the vicinity of Piaski Pomorskie (west Pomerania). the paper undertake also an attempt to reconstruct paleogeographical conditions of the formation of moranic uppland edge. The diversification of glaciofluvial and fluvial processes during the phase of stagnation and recession of uppervistulian ice-sheet in the vicinity of Piaski Pomorskie (western Pomerania) led to the formation of a morainic upland edge distinctly marked in morphology The edge zone separates the undulating moraine plateau from a lower situated Dębnica River Valley. This area is mostly formed by fine-grained sands with occasional layers of a coarser fraction of gravel and coarse- and medium-grained sands. The observed type of low-angle cross-stratification and trough cross-stratification indicates the dominance of diversified energy depositional environment with considerable power of water as transporting medium. the research area was formed at the front of the ice-sheet, which receded from the nearby reach of the Pomeranian Phase of the weichselian glaciation.

Spatial diversity of tourist function development: the municipalities of Poland’s West Pomerania province

This article examines the spatial diversity of tourist function development using the example of one of Poland’s sixteen main administrative regions: the West Pomerania Province (Polish: Województwo zachodniopomorskie). The analysis was carried out based on the values of the Defert tourist function index, which is one of the basic indexes used in tourism geography. The analysis demonstrated significant differences between the individual municipalities in the region examined. This confirms the assumption that seaside municipalities have the highest tourist function development.

Milites novi w otoczeniu księcia wołogoskiego Warcisława IV (1309–1326)

The objective of the article has been to verify whether around Vartislav IV, the WolgastDuke, appeared new knights and under what circumstances. The significance of thatquestion is essential in the context of research on the migrations of knights in the MiddleAges in West Pomerania. Thomas Kantzow, a 16th-century chronicler indicated that themost important knight families at the close of the Middle Ages, came from their ancestorswho had appeared in West Pomeranian under the reign of Barnim I (1233–1278).The question is whether the chronicler was right or not. That is why the knights who hadbeen witnesses in the documents issued by Vartislav IV were distinguished as a separategroup; it was a group of 181 knights. 105 of them came from the families whose representativeshad already served under the previous duke, Boguslaw IV, Vartislav’s father.The other 76 were milites novi; i.e. they constituted a significant number. Yet, a thoroughanalysis of the circumstances under which they appeared around Vartislav IV proves thatat that time an inflow of foreign knights into the Wolgast Duchy was nearly stopped.It turned out that almost everybody who had been qualified as a new knight was a witnessonly in a document issued by the Duke outside the Wolgast Duchy. There were just twocases (Eckhard Buddo and Eckhard Dewitz) who had actually migrated into the WolgastDuchy.

Analysis of the Possibilities of Using “Light Freight Railway” for the Freight Transport Implementation in Agglomeration Areas (Example of West Pomerania Province)

The article presents the concept of using self-propelled railway sets, as a system to increase the share of rail transport in total freight transport. The area taken into considerations is the West Pomerania Province, including in particular the Szczecin Metropolitan Area.Considerations taken in the article arise directly from the author's previous publications, including the developed feasibility study on the opening of the passenger rail network (Szczecin Metropolitan Railway) on the designated area, fully integrated with other forms of passenger transport - organized and individual. Modernization of the railway infrastructure assumed in the study may also constitute the potential for the future development of rail freight transport in the region - in the form of the “Light Freight Railway”.

Zdeterminowani. Fragmenty życiorysów trzech rządców Kurii Gorzowskiej (1945–1956)

As a result of the Potsdam Conference, territory of Poland was shifted west. This decision forced the masses to migrate, and Polish government to populate and develop the new lands. Settlement of West Pomerania, Lubusz Land and other areas was started; priests came along with the crowds. The Church, trying to meet the expectations of the lost and anxious people, wanted to mark its presence in former German and Protestant areas. Curia was needed for this purpose – and its manager. Father Edmund Nowicki was first to be elected in 1945, however as a result of hostile policy of the authorities against the Church, he was replaced in 1951 by Fr. Tadeusz Załuczkowski. After his sudden death, the Curia manager position was taken by Zygmunt Szelążek. He occupied it until the end of 1956. Each one of the three had a huge influence on the religious life in the region. They built the Church structures virtually from scratch, they brought priests and religious, took over evangelical churches for the use of the Latin rite. They worked in the reality of the Polish People’s Republic, risking reprisals. On one hand, they were being defined by the circumstances of place and time, on the other, they were determined to achieve their goals and realize uneasy task of leading the Church in the most demanding and neglected, largest territorial unit in Poland at the time. The article depicts their struggle, insufficiently described in the literature, as of yet.

Early Emergency Medical Service Calls for Stroke: Was the Long-Term Education Program Based on the Experience of West Pomerania Successful?

Our objectives are to investigate whether the percentage of early emergency calls for stroke had increased and to assess current factors determining the time of deciding to seek medical help in the event of early stroke symptoms. We analyzed data concerning the decision to call for medical help in relation to observed stroke symptoms. Group I comprised 287 people who made the decision to call emergency medical service (EMS) in the first 10 minutes after observing stroke symptoms. Group II included 275 people who called EMS after that time. Data from the current database (2013-2014) were compared with relevant data from the period 2003-2005. In 2013-2014, awareness of stroke signs was 2.5 times greater than in 2003-2005. Among the groups of early and delayed EMS calls during 2003-2005 and 2013-2014, there were no significant differences in the number of people who suspected stroke. Advanced patient age, young caller age, hemiparesis, facial weakness, and the severity of neurological deficit were independent factors that correlated strongly with an early EMS call, whereas feelings of numbness and dizziness correlated significantly with delayed EMS calls. In the West Pomeranian community, general knowledge of stroke is not a significant factor when making appropriate decisions at the onset of stroke symptoms. The education campaign regarding the initial symptoms of stroke and the possible fatal consequences appears to have been ineffective.

Structure of Asclepias syriaca L. population against phytocenotic and habitat conditions in Widuchowa (West Pomerania)

Abstract Asclepias syriaca L. is on the invasive species list in Poland. Its sites are scattered, with the exception of cultivation sites; they are also not well identified in the country and that is why they have not been presented in the ATPOL (Distribution Atlas of Vascular Plants in Poland) yet. In this study, spatial structure of A. syriaca population against phytocenotic and soil conditions in Widuchowa (West Pomerania)were examined. Number of specimens, their density per 1 m2, and mean crowding were determined. In addition, the population spatial structure type was identified through observations and by calculation of the dispersion coefficient. On the basis of the conducted research, it was found that the investigated population comprised 1 500 specimens and occupied the area of 38 m2. It exhibited regular spatial distribution type (dispersion coefficient<1) and was characterized by high value of mean shoot density, which amounted to 29 spec./1 m2 (max. 35 spec./1 m2). On the basis of the conducted chemical analysis of the soil from the A. syriaca habitat, the substrate was classified as alkaline soil (pH=7.3-7.6), of low total nitrogen (0.07-0.15%), as well as low total carbon content (0.8-1.45%).

CHOSEN ASPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN RURAL AREAS OF THE ZACHODNIOPOMORSKIEPROVINCE - OWN RESEARCH RESULTS

This article presents the opinions of entrepreneurs from rural areas of West Pomeranian Province about the internal and external conditions of their business. The study was carried out in West Pomerania province in 2015. It was found that the main factor that led respondents to start a business was to obtain additional or alternative income. Important role played by the possibility of self-employment as well as employment of own family. Other reasons were related to the unprofitability of agricultural production and the instigation of the family.

Uwarunkowania rozwoju wychowania fizycznego i sportu w środowisku szkolnym na Pomorzu Zachodnim w latach 1945–1950

Uwarunkowania rozwoju wychowania fizycznego i sportu w środowisku szkolnym na Pomorzu Zachodnim w latach 1945–1950

Analiza wyborów samorządowych na Pomorzu Zachodnim w latach 1990–2010

W artykule dokonano analizy politologicznej preferencji wyborczych mieszkańców Pomorza Zachodniego w latach 1990–2010 podczas wyborów samorządowych. Autor zaprezentował, jak kształtowały się zachowania wyborcze we wszystkich pięciu miastach prezydenckich interesującego go regionu od momentu utworzenia samorządu terytorialnego w 1990 roku. Następnie od elekcji z 1998 roku analiza została poszerzona o wyniki wyborów do rad powiatów i do Sejmiku Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego. Z kolei od wyborów z 2002 roku w badaniach uwzględniono rezultaty bezpośrednich wyborów prezydentów miast. Aby lepiej zrozumieć zachodzące zmiany preferencji politycznych oraz specyfikę regionu Zachodniopomorskiego, w tekście podano także najważniejsze wyniki wyborów parlamentarnych oraz wyborów prezydenta RP. Ponadto w artykule przebadano zmiany frekwencji wyborczej oraz przeanalizowano zainteresowanie mediów lokalnych wyborami samorządowymi. Badania dotyczyły m.in. tego, które z wyborów – do rady miasta, prezydenta miasta czy do Sejmiku Województwa Zachodniopomorskiego – wzbudzały największe zainteresowanie mediów. Na koniec przeanalizowano zmiany, jakie zaszły w technice promocji politycznej w pierwszym dwudziestoleciu istnienia III RP.

The benefits of organic farming to spontaneous vascular flora biodiversity, West Pomerania, Poland

Research was carried out on the importance of organic farming practices for maintaining agricultural landscape complexity with consequent benefits for spontaneous vascular flora biodiversity. An agricultural landscape unit (75 ha) composed of extensively used arable lands and grasslands and small remnant natural habitats, occurring among fields or in field verges in the West Pomerania region, Poland, was investigated. Spontaneous vascular flora of extensively farmed landscape was mapped using the topographic method. The examined flora was analyzed in terms of plant species richness and diversity. The following attributes of flora were considered: taxonomic and syntaxonomic diversity, and the share of geographical and geographical–historical elements, Raunkiaer’s life forms, archaeophytes, kenophytes, plants with conservation status and threatened in the Polish regions or countries of the European Union, and ancient woodland plant species indicators. Spontaneous vascular flora included 338 species / 75 ha and represented rich taxonomic diversity: 213 genera, 71 families and 48 orders. The phytocoenoses included 52 plant associations from 17 classes, 23 orders, and 32 alliances of the phytosociological system, including 6 segetal synanthropic communities.

The Sustainable Developments of the Port Industries Within the South Baltic Region-a Comparative Case Study Approach

This comparative study refers to five ports of the South Baltic Region, namely Rostock (Mecklenburg - Vorpommem, D), the port complex of Szczecin and Świnouj­ście (West Pomerania, PL), ports of Gdansk and Gdynia (Pomerania, PL) and Klaipeda (Klaipeda District LT). The ports of Gdansk and Gdynia and the port of Rostock seem to be undergoing sustainable development while the port of Szczecin and Świnoujście needs improvements in the market share, while the port ofKlaipeda needs reinforcement of the inplace port industry (a number of companies and employment). Both containers and the ro-ro traffic are labour-saving characterized by raising efficiency that in tum makes the labour elasticity low and does not induce a noticeable number of jobs. There is, how­ever, an exception such as in the case of Gdansk and Gdynia, when the port throughput allows and creates incentives for the development of port-related logistics services and employment.

The role of Local Self-Government in shaping the passenger transport system in the regions on the example of West Pomerania Province

The role of Local Self-Government in shaping the passenger transport system in the regions on the example of West Pomerania Province

The Impact of Income and Place of Living on Health Behaviors in a Range of Oral Hygiene on the Basis of the Surveyed Patients

The aim of research was to determine patients’ health behaviors in the range of oral hygiene regarding their income and place of living. Study included 180 patients, 90 women and 90 men, aged 35-44 from a big city, smaller cities and villages of West Pomerania region. Dental examination was performed, which allowed to evaluate oral health state. Questionnaire including utilization of dental services, oral hygiene and access to dental services was completed by patients. Vast majority of women and men brush their teeth twice a day, however women more often than men brush their teeth after every meal. Regardless of the place of living men more often than women use electric toothbrushes, mouthwash and fluoride toothpaste. Patients with higher education utilize various advanced dental products.

Projektowane Centrum Nauki i Techniki „Energia” w Karlinie – nowa atrakcja turystyczna na Pomorzu Zachodnim

Projektowane Centrum Nauki i Techniki „Energia” w Karlinie – nowa atrakcja turystyczna na Pomorzu Zachodnim

Image Building Strategy on the Example of Selected Polish Regions

The objective of this study was to identify and evaluate image building strategies in selected Polish regions. A mail questionnaire survey was carried out in 2013 in the regions of Pomorze (Pomerania), Pomorze Zachodnie (West Pomerania), Małopolska (Lesser Poland), Podkarpacie (Subcarpathia), Warmia and Mazury (Warmia and Masuria), and Podlasie. The importance of image building strategies is widely recognized by the local authorities, but most strategies are implemented on a short-term or medium-term basis. Image building strategies are often regarded as auxiliary measures that contribute to the achievement of strategic development goals. In the analyzed regions, image building is often reduced to strictly promotional measures. The relevant strategies focus on too many landmarks of regional identity, which detracts from their effectiveness. An absence of regular market surveys and evaluations also contributes to the weakness of regional image building strategies.

Geochemistry of deposits from spring-fed fens in West Pomerania (Poland) and its significance for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction

The cupolas of the spring-fed fens at Bobolice and Ogartowo (West Pomerania, Northern Poland) are composed of alternating peat and calcareous tufa layers. The geology of those two fens, together with the geochemistry of their deposits and radiocarbon dating results, made it possible: (1) to determine the source of water and mineral matter, and (2) to reconstruct the main stages in their development. The distinguished five main stages of development of the fens (four at Ogartowo) reflected varying depositional environments resulting, among other things, from the proportion of groundwater supply and its physico-chemical properties. On the basis of principal components analysis, the sources supplying elements of the peat-tufa rhythmite were found to be chemical denudation and sedentation of peat deposits, while mechanical denudation and atmospheric supply were considerably less important. The geochemistry of deposits was also influenced by local conditions of the geochemical environment, such as its pH, redox potential, CO2 content in water, and the occurrence of organic matter.

Lichens as indicators of bog-community degeneration

The lichen flora of raised and transition-bogs in West Pomerania (N Poland) is poor and characterized by dominance of acidophilous epiphytes associated with pine bark, and of humus-loving lichens. Lichens are not good indicators of the degradation of transition and raised-bog phytocoenoses, mainly because it is difficult to properly determine their response - whether it is caused by natural or anthropogenic factors. U does not seem possible to create a lichenoindicative system for bogs, similar to that used in studies of the pollution of the atmospheric air. Lichens can successfully be used in analyses of changes in thc vegetation of isolated bogs; this should, however, be done at the most in addition to other procedures used to determine the degree of naturalness of plant communities.

Hypocenomyce anthracophila (Nyl.) P. James et Scheider (Ascomycetes lichenisati) in Poland

<i>Hypocenomyce anthracophila</i> belongs to very rare lichens in Poland. It was so far known onry from one historical site. Recently (1982-1987) a number of further sites with this lichen have been found in north eastern Poland, and in West Pomerania (Pomorze) (Fig. 1). It mainly grows on pines, exceptionally on birches and dead wood, in well preserved pine forests of large forest complexes (Białowieża Primeval Forest, Augustów forest complex, Zielona Puszcza, Kurpiowska Puszcza and Piska Puszcza forest complexes).

Composite Index of Local Government Employees Satisfaction

Abstract The paper proposes a structure of a composite Index of Local Government Employees Satisfaction (ESI) in Poland. The index provides a based on four sub-indices synthetic assessment of the level of employee satisfaction with the employment in local government offices. The sub-indices have been constructed using an exploratory factor analysis with the VARIMAX one. The ESI and sub-indices values have been normalized in the range of [0–100%], wherein higher ESI values indicate higher employee satisfaction. The proposed approach is used to assess the level of employee satisfaction with the employment in some local government units in the West Pomerania province. The analysis was based on the results of the measurements made in 2009–2010 by comparing the results of two groups of employees separated on the basis of a criterion of their place of employment.