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The final monograph of a research project on "Return of Religion in the Public Space" is the first and only analysis of the divergent post-secularisation development of religion in the Czech Republic and Slovakia since the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. In addition to the analysis of the development of church-state relations in the two countries, organizational issues facing the established churches and the various ways in which these churches are active in the public space and the public response thereto, the book also addresses issues surrounding church financing and other aspects of the (renewed) public presence of churches and religion.The author concluded that the established churches in particular have failed to adequately cope with the challenges of modern secularization and are even less capable of managing the impacts of the various post-secular tendencies considered. --Publisher's website.

Czech Republic --- Slovakia --- Religious life and customs. --- Church history --- Religionistika.

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This report, "OECD Skills Strategy Slovak Republic: Assessment and Recommendations", identifies opportunities and makes recommendations to strengthen the skills of youth, reduce skills imbalances, foster greater participation in adult learning and strengthen the use of skills in the workplace.

Occupational training --- Skills development. --- Slovakia. --- Job training --- Manpower development and training --- Manpower training programs --- Vocational training --- Education --- Training --- Education and training services industry --- Practice firms --- Slowakei --- République slovaque --- Slovaquie --- Slovak Republic (1993- ) --- Slovenská Republika (1993- ) --- Republika Słowacka --- RS --- Slovakii︠a︡ --- Slovat︠s︡kai︠a︡ Respublika --- Eslovàquia --- Slovensko --- Slovak Socialist Republic (Czechoslovakia) --- Slovak Republic (Czechoslovakia) --- Czechoslovakia --- Slovakia (Czechoslovakia) --- E-books

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This book represents the Special Issue of Energies, entitled “Demand-Response in Smart Buildings”, that was published in the section “Energy and Buildings”. This Special Issue is a collection of original scientific contributions and review papers that deal with smart buildings and communities. Demand response (DR) offers the capability to apply changes in the energy usage of consumers—from their normal consumption patterns—in response to changes in energy pricing over time. This leads to a lower energy demand during peak hours or during periods when an electricity grid’s reliability is put at risk. Therefore, demand response is a reduction in demand designed to reduce peak load or avoid system emergencies. Hence, demand response can be more cost-effective than adding generation capabilities to meet the peak and/or occasional demand spikes. The underlying objective of DR is to actively engage customers in modifying their consumption in response to pricing signals. Demand response is expected to increase energy market efficiency and the security of supply, which will ultimately benefit customers by way of options for managing their electricity costs leading to reduced environmental impact.

demand response --- artificial neural network --- power predictions --- energy management --- genetic algorithm --- optimisation --- microgrid --- smart grid --- requests time --- cloud computing --- response time --- processing time --- resource allocation --- fog computing --- energy resource --- energy security --- energy sources --- Slovakia --- energy flexibility --- retrofitting interventions --- residential consumption --- electrification in the built environment --- smart cities --- smart energy management --- India --- energy efficiency --- low-carbon mobility --- water-energy nexus

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This book explores the remarkable interconnections of the Czechoslovak environment and the work and legacy of the Vienna Circle on the philosophical, scientific and artistic level. The Czech lands and later Czechoslovakia were the living and working space for the predecessors and catalysts for Logical Empiricism, such as Bernard Bolzano, Ernst Mach and Albert Einstein, along with key figures in the Vienna Circle such as Philipp Frank and Rudolf Carnap. Moreover, Prague hosted important academic events in which Logical Empiricism was presented to the public, such as the September 1929 1st Conference on the Epistemology of the Exact Sciences, which launched the key manifesto, The Vienna Circle. The Scientific Conception of the World. In addition, this book investigates both the positive and negative receptions of Logical Empiricism within Czech and Slovak intellectual circles. The volume features a selection of contributions to the international conference, The Vienna Circle in Czechoslovakia, held in Pilsen, Czech Republic, in February 2015. These essays are supplemented by two texts of vivid personal memoirs by Nina Holton and Ladislav Tondl. The book is of interest to scholars and researchers interested in the history of philosophy and science in central Europe and the philosophy of science and the Logical Empiricism of the Vienna Circle.

Vienna circle. --- Viennese circle --- Wiener Kreis --- Philosophers --- Logical positivism --- Czechoslovakia. --- Chekhoslovakii︠a︡ --- Czechosłowacja --- Tsjechoslowakije --- Československá socialistická republika --- Czechoslovak Socialist Republic --- Chekhoslovat︠s︡kai︠a︡ Sot︠s︡ialisticheskai︠a︡ Respublika --- Čehoslovakija --- CSRS --- ČSSR --- Tschechoslowakei --- Tsjekkoslovakia --- Tsechoslobakia --- Tshīkūslūfākiyā --- Československo --- Československa republika --- Tchécoslovaquie --- Csehszlovákia --- Ceho-Slovacia --- ČSR --- Chieh-kʻo-ssu-lo-fa-kʻo --- Chieh-kʻo-ssu-lo-fa-kʻo she hui chu i kung ho kuo --- C.S.R.S. --- Č.S.S.R. --- Č.S.R. --- Cecoslovacchia --- Checoslovaquia --- Tschechische Sozialistische Republik --- Ts'ekhoslovaḳyah --- Czech and Slovak Federal Republic --- Česká a Slovenská Federativní Republika --- Česká a Slovenská Federatívna Republika --- Cseh-Szlovákia --- ČSFR --- ChSSR --- ChSFR --- Republika československa --- Češkoslovaška --- Czecho-Slovakia --- Czech Republic --- Slovakia --- Philosophy. --- History of Philosophy. --- Mental philosophy --- Humanities --- Philosophy --- History.

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Organizing Against Democracy investigates some of the most important challenges modern democracies face, filling a distinctive gap in the literature, both empirically and theoretically. Ellinas examines the attempts of three of the most extreme European far-right parties to establish roots in local societies, and the responses of democratic actors. He offers a theory of local party development to analyze the many factors affecting the evolution of far-right parties at the subnational level. Using extraordinarily rich data, the author examines the 'lives' of local far-right party organizations in Greece, Germany and Slovakia, studying thousands of party activities and interviewing dozens of party leaders and functionaries, and antifascists. He goes on to explore how and why extreme parties succeed in some local settings while, in others, they fail. This book broadens our understanding of right-wing extremism, illuminating the factors limiting its corrosiveness.

Right-wing extremists --- Europe --- Greece --- Germany --- Slovakia --- Politics and government --- Slowakei --- République slovaque --- Slovaquie --- Slovak Republic (1993- ) --- Slovenská Republika (1993- ) --- Republika Słowacka --- RS --- Slovakii︠a︡ --- Slovat︠s︡kai︠a︡ Respublika --- Eslovàquia --- Slovensko --- Slovak Socialist Republic (Czechoslovakia) --- Slovak Republic (Czechoslovakia) --- Czechoslovakia --- Slovakia (Czechoslovakia) --- Alemania --- Ashkenaz --- BRD --- Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh German Uls --- Bundesrepublik Deutschland --- Deutsches Reich --- Deutschland --- Doitsu --- Doitsu Renpō Kyōwakoku --- Federal Republic of Germany --- Federalʹna Respublika Nimechchyny --- FRN --- German Uls --- Germania --- Germanii︠a︡ --- Germanyah --- Gjermani --- Grossdeutsches Reich --- Jirmānīya --- KhBNGU --- Kholboony Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh German Uls --- Nimechchyna --- Repoblika Federalin'i Alemana --- República de Alemania --- República Federal de Alemania --- Republika Federal Alemmana --- Vācijā --- Veĭmarskai︠a︡ Respublika --- Weimar Republic --- Weimarer Republik --- ХБНГУ --- Германия --- جرمانيا --- ドイツ --- ドイツ連邦共和国 --- ドイツ レンポウ キョウワコク --- Germany (East) --- Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955) --- Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : British Zone) --- Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : French Zone) --- Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : Russian Zone) --- Germany (Territory under Allied occupation, 1945-1955 : U.S. Zone) --- Germany (West) --- Holy Roman Empire --- al-Yūnān --- Ancient Greece --- Ellada --- Ellas --- Ellēnikē Dēmokratia --- Elliniki Dimokratia --- Grčija --- Grèce --- Grecia --- Gret︠s︡ii︠a︡ --- Griechenland --- Hellada --- Hellas --- Hellenic Republic --- Hellēnikē Dēmokratia --- Kingdom of Greece --- République hellénique --- Royaume de Grèce --- Vasileion tēs Hellados --- Xila --- Yaṿan --- Yūnān --- Ελληνική Δημοκρατία --- Ελλάς --- Ελλάδα --- Греция --- اليونان --- يونان --- 希腊 --- Deguo --- 德国 --- Gėrman --- Герман Улс