Private accommodation in tourist destination offer - the case of Dubrovnik

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-263
Author(s):  
Ana Portolan
Keyword(s):  
Negative Influence ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
Efficient Procedure ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Tourist Accommodation

For a long time basic accommodation capacities represented the dominant type of accommodation in tourist offer, while at the same time complementary accommodation capacities were neglected. However, recently there has been a growing interest for complementary, substitute types of tourist accommodation, both in the Republic of Croatia and in Dubrovnik, where since 2000 a significant increase of over night stays has been registered, especially in private accommodation. In this paper rooms, apartments, studio apartments and holiday houses owned by physical entities are referred to as private accommodation. Private accommodation enables tourists to engage in everyday life of local residents, learn about history, tradition and culture of a destination. Thus, a tourist may experience and taste the beauties and attractions of a place, truly enjoy autochthonous products and services, as well as obtain genuine knowledge on authentic attractions and tourist offer of a destination. Inadequate offer of private tourist accommodation has negative influence when forming the overall tourist offer of a destination. Poor quality of accommodation units, unprofessional conduct of holders of tourist accommodation offer towards consumers and lack of interest for the needs and wishes of the consumer of this complementary accommodation have all contributed in creating a bad image on this kind of accommodation in tourist offer. Consequently, this paper aims, by analysing the consumers of private tourist accommodation, to point out the importance of private accommodation in overal tourist offer of a destination, to prove that private accommodation tourist offer attracts an increasing number of tourists, and propose to local tourist administration directives on how to create a more efficient procedure in order to ensure a more efficient and better quality administration of tourist private accommodation offer, aiming to improve the overall tourist offer at a destination.

scholarly journals Stationary Traffic as a Factor of Tourist Destination Quality and Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 3965
Author(s):  
Robert Maršanic ◽  
Edna Mrnjavac ◽  
Drago Pupavac ◽  
Ljudevit Krpan
Keyword(s):  
Synthesis Method ◽  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Method Analysis

Since the Republic of Croatia is one of the most popular European and world tourist destinations, the aim of this paper is, from the user’s (n = 596) point of view, to research the importance of stationary traffic in tourist destinations. The purpose of this paper is to point out the possibilities of improving the tourist destination quality and sustainability through an adequate parking service. In order to corroborate constructed scientific hypotheses, a larger number of scientific methods were used from which a polling method, analysis and synthesis method, descriptive statistics method, t-test, and analysis of variance (ANOVA) should be singled out. The major finding of this paper indicates a relatively big importance of stationary traffic (M = 6.51; SD = 2.21) as an element of tourist destination quality. Moreover, regarding the quality of tourist destination, the results of this paper suggest that the parking space availability is more important than the way parking or parking payment are organized. Between the experienced parking problem in a tourist destination and age on one side and evaluation of the importance of stationary traffic as an element of tourist destination quality on the other side, a statistically important connection was established. Gained knowledge can be particularly helpful to hotel industry managers but also to traffic managers whose duty is to provide an adequate number of parking spaces in tourist destinations.

scholarly journals Indicator of Quality of Water for Human Consumption in the Community El Comején, Masaya (Nicaragua)

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Dixon Nohel Morales López ◽  
Ismael Montero Fernández ◽  
Selvin Antonio Saravia Maldonado ◽  
Francisco Luis Acosta Díaz ◽  
Luis Antonio Beltrán Alemán
Keyword(s):  
Major Element ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Human Consumption ◽  
Total Coliforms ◽  
E Coli ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Quality Of Water ◽  
Sampling Points ◽  
The Republic

Knowing the quality of water for human consumption is of utmost importance in the development of a country, since the poor quality of this vital liquid can be a source of diseases for the health of the population. The present work was carried out in the community El Comején, Masaya, in the Republic of Nicaragua, where microbiological analyzes were carried out in three sampling points (one well drilled and two taps). The physicochemical and chemical analyzes are in accordance with the norms established by CARPE, highlighting sodium as a major element with a concentration of 48.6 mg L-1 and potassium with 21.08 mg L-1. On the other hand, biological parameters such as total coliforms, thermotolerable coliforms, E. coli and fecal enterococos were analyzed, being found in some sampling points, values of total coliforms of 110 NMP 100 mL-1 being above the established limits, requiring a treatment additional to be suitable for human consumption.

scholarly journals Analysis of the State of Bosnian Mountain Horse in the Borike Stud Farm

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Zoran Maletić ◽  
Mladen Stojanović ◽  
Nevena Ćirković ◽  
Marina Antić ◽  
Mirela Kajkut–Zeljković
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
The State ◽  
Racial Composition ◽  
Indigenous Breed ◽  
The Republic

In the last fifty years the number of horses in the Balkan Peninsula has been falling significantly, especially the Bosnian Mountain Horse. In B&H there is a decreasing tendency in terms of the total number of horses as well as the extremely poor quality of racial composition. The most famous Balkan horse is the Bosnian Mountain Horse, which is the only indigenous breed in B&H. The most comprehensive program for the conservation of the Bosnian Mountain Horse was carried out at the Borike stud farm (near Rogatica) founded in 1893. An empirical research was conducted through a survey with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Srpska. It is noted that the number of horses over the years has been constantly decreasing and that it is necessary to launch an action plan and to provide adequate measures designed to safeguard their future.

scholarly journals Analysis of Intermodal Terminals Service Quality in the Republic of Croatia

1970 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Borna Abramović ◽  
Ivica Lovrić ◽  
Vlatka Stupalo
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Waiting Times ◽  
Price Increase ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Cost Of Transportation

The most common problem that the terminals face is inadequate infrastructure, long waiting times, delays, malfunctions, and unexpected problems due to which terminals are often congested for a long time, high costs, lack of expansion, etc. All this leads to reduced quality of services and the price increase for the user service. These problems do not occur only at the terminal of one type, but at all terminals. At present, the delays and uneconomical operations are unacceptable. Intermodal terminals are not immune to any of the above. In order to increase the service quality and to reduce the cost of transportation and transmission, all the bottlenecks in the process are detected and analyzed in the work. The identification and removal of the bottlenecks in the processes of transport and transfer from the initial to the final terminal increases the quality of services provided to customers. The quality of services includes shorter time of transport and transfer by using shorter routes as well as the acceptable price of the service itself.

The Development of Automatic Tracking Filter for Data Acquisition in Fault Diagnosis System Based on FPGA

2014 ◽  
Vol 614 ◽  
pp. 335-338
Author(s):  
Yong Bin Gu ◽  
Zhi Nong Jiang ◽  
Qi Luo
Keyword(s):  
Fault Diagnosis ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Rotational Speed ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
False Alarms ◽  
Automatic Tracking ◽  
Tracking Filter

The running speed of rotating machinery will have a negative influence on the quality of acquired data used in fault diagnosis. Poor-quality signal may cause misinterpretation of monitoring system, and even lead to the false alarms or failure of detection. To improve the quality of the signal and enhance the accuracy of the fault monitoring system, a novel automatic tracking filter for data acquisition based on FPGA was developed. This newly developed filter can adjust to its real-time cut-off frequency relying on the detected rotational speed. Moreover, the introduction of the Ping-Pong operation realized the non-disturbance shifting of output data. The results obtained from the simulated and pragmatic experiments revealed that this filter could achieve automatic tracking for rotational speed and ameliorate the quality of sampling signal utilized in fault diagnosis.

scholarly journals Single and multiple solution algorithms to scan asteroid databases for identifications

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (S236) ◽  
pp. 269-280
Author(s):  
Maria E. Sansaturio ◽  
O. Arratia
Keyword(s):  
Solar System ◽  
Physical Object ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Multiple Solution ◽  
Minor Planet ◽  
Solution Algorithms ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Great Advance

AbstractThe process of cataloguing the minor planet population of the Solar System has experienced a great advance in the last decades with the start-up of several surveys. The large volume of data generated by them has increased with time and given rise to huge databases of asteroids with uneven qualities.In fact, a significant fraction of these objects have not been enough observed, thus leading to the computation of very poor quality orbits as to carry out useful predictions of the positions of such asteroids. As a result, some objects can get lost, which is particularly embarrassing for those with Earth crossing orbits.When this situation persists for a long time, the aforementioned databases end up contaminated in the sense that they contain more than one discovery for the same physical object and some kind of action must be taken. The algorithms for asteroid identifications are thought precisely to mitigate this problem and their design will depend upon the quality of the available data for the objects to be identified.In this paper we will distinguish two cases: when both objects have a nominal orbit and when one of them lacks it. In addition, when the available data poorly constrain the solution, other orbits in the neighbourhood of the nominal one are also compatible with the observations. Using these alternative orbits allows us to find many identifications that otherwise would be missed. Finally, we will show the efficiency of all these algorithms when applied to the datasets distributed by the Minor Planet Center.

scholarly journals Brahispina – hereditary anomaly reducing the fertility of cattle

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 149-153
Author(s):  
M. E. Mikhailova ◽  
A. I. Kireeva ◽  
E. L. Romanishko
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Molecular Genetic ◽  
Genetic Defect ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Livestock Breeding ◽  
Bovine Fertility ◽  
Selection For ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Embryonic Death

Aim. Rigid selection for a limited number of signs of productivity and the use of artificial insemination of cows relatively small number of the best bulls-producers led to a decrease in genetic variability. The study of the genetic structure of the golshtinized cattle population for the FANCI gene, which determines the development of Brachispinal Syndrome (BY), is relevant for the development of livestock breeding in the Republic of Belarus. The negative influence of this recessive genetic defect in the homozygous state leads to embryonic death or calf death in the early postembryonic period. Therefore, the hereditary brachispinal anomaly refers to the haplotype of HHO fertility. Methods. The material is DNA extracted from biological samples of animal tissues (blood, pinch of an ear). The studies were carried out using molecular genetic methods: PCR, sequencing. Results. 325 cattle were screened for mutation сarriers (HH0 (BY) fertility haplotypes). The frequency of carriers of mutations of the FANCI gene associated with bovine fertility in Belarus (HH0 (BYC)) is 3.38 %. Conclusions. Animals-carriers of the mutation are excluded from the selection process. In the future, it is necessary to strictly control the quality of imported pedigree products (material) to the Republic of Belarus.Keywords: haplotypes, fertility, mutations carriers, Brachyspina.

scholarly journals Results of quality studies of spring waters of the Republic of Tatarstan

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Practical Interest ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Total Alkalinity ◽  
Alternative Source ◽  
Chemical Indicators ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Physical And Chemical

The study of springs is of great scientific and practical interest, because the population increasingly prefers to use spring water as an alternative source of drinking water. Methods. Studies were conducted to determine the water quality in 14 springs located on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan, according to physical and chemical indicators in the summer period by organoleptic, potentiometric, titrimetric, photometric and gravimetric methods. Results. It was found that the water fully meets the hygienic requirements in only 8 springs (57.1 %). It was revealed that the non-compliance of spring waters with sanitary standards for physical and chemical parameters is associated with the excess of the MAC for nitrates and hardness. Also the excess of the MAC for total alkalinity was determined. The main reasons for the poor quality of drinking water are the pollution of water sources. The data obtained confirmed the need for constant monitoring of the water quality in all springs and development of measures to improve them.

The Story of the Koror Bridge

10.2749/cs001 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Man-Chung Tang
Keyword(s):  
Bridge Deck ◽  
Structural System ◽  
Design Recommendations ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Post Tensioning ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Republic Of Palau ◽  
Engineering Firm ◽  
Concrete Girder

<p>Koror Babeldaob Bridge, also called Koror Babelthuap Bridge or simply Koror Bridge, connects the islands of Koror and Babeldaob in the Republic of Palau. The design of the bridge began in 1974 and was based on the prevailing AASHO Standard Specifications at that time and was supplemented by ACI and CEB-FIP design recommendations on an as-needed basis. When the Koror Bridge was opened to traffic in April 1977, it was the world's longest concrete girder span. A few years later, the bridge began to deflect more than had been anticipated. The owner commissioned a Japanese engineering firm in 1985 and then a US engineering firm in 1993 to conduct in-depth investigations of the structure. Both firms came to the same conclusion that the bridge was structurally safe and that the excessive deflection was an unexplainable phenomenon. Nevertheless, in order to improve the driving quality of the bridge deck, the owner decided to repair the bridge. The repair scheme made changes to the structural system and added a large amount of post-tensioning force to the bridge. Unfortunately, less than three months after the repair, late in the afternoon on 26 September, 1996,nineteen and a half years after it was opened to traffic, the bridge collapsed. Thereafter, most of the documents were sealed as a result of litigation between the various parties and the debris was cleared. For a long time, it was impossible to study the facts surrounding the bridge's collapse. Only recently, through continuous probing by a group of engineers, were these documents made accessible to researchers.</p>

scholarly journals Breaking the Tyranny of the Semester: A Phase-Gate Sprint Approach to Teaching Colorado School of Mines Students Important Engineering Concepts, Delivering Useful Solutions to Communities, and Working on Long Time Scale Projects

2014 ◽  
pp. 222-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jered H Dean ◽  
Douglas L Van Bossuyt
Keyword(s):  
Poor Quality ◽  
Colorado School ◽  
Capstone Courses ◽  
The Social ◽  
Long Time ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Phase Gate ◽  
Humanitarian Engineering ◽  
Academic Year

The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) hosts the oldest Humanitarian Engineering (HE) minor program in the USA, originally started in 2004.  During the 2012/2013 academic year the program was overhauled and new curriculum was introduced.  Several deficiencies in senior capstone courses were noted including poor quality of designs resulting from the tyranny of the rigid semester schedule; students focusing on the technical aspects of a design project while largely ignoring the social, financial, and sustainable aspects; and a loss of knowledge between academic terms due to turnover of students.  These were addressed in the development of the Projects for People course through several methods.  The course has been offered for two semesters and will be offered in multiple sections in the immediate future.  Students, CSM faculty, and NGO partners have all found the course to be useful and rigorous, and the HE faculty have found the resulting designs to be of high quality.

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