B. Gajdzik, The Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Metallurgy, Katowice, Poland The content of this publication consists of notions connected with Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) in metallurgical enterprise. The basic areas of devices condition management through Autonomous and Professional Maintenance are described here. Mentioned areas of activities are per...

Mixing productive economic activities with housing is a hot topic in academic and policy discourses on the redevelopment of large cities today. Mixed-use proposed to reduce adverse effects modernist planning such as single-use zoning, traffic congestion, loss quality public space. Moreover, city plead for re-integration industry manufacturing urban tissue. Often, historical examples successful ...

In Spring 2013 I was on sabbatical with University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). My original proposal was to conduct a research project with a professor in UESTC and to submit a couple of conference papers and a journal paper. My actual achievements were more productive. This report summarizes the research activities I was involved.

Quality of life is intimately related to an individual's major life activities (Antonovsky, 1987). For many individuals, productive employment is of central importance. Unfortunately, people with disabilities confront many difficulties in finding or keeping work; with overall unemployment rates for this population as high as 50%, and as high as 60% for people with disabilities living in rural a...