bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
PEMBERDAYAAN KELOMPOK PETERNAK SAPI MELALUI BUDIDAYA RUMPUT MULATO DAN TEKNOLOGI PENGOLAHAN LIMBAH TERNAK
Authors: Mayasari Novi , Firmansyah Indra , Ismiraj Muhammad Rifqi
Published: September 2021

Pengadaan pakan terutama ketersediaan hijauan yang kontinuitas dan berkualitas dalam usaha peternakan merupakan input utama yang harus dipenuhi untuk hidup ternak, sehingga mampu mencapai produksi optimal. Di sisi lain, salah satu persyaratan aktivitas peternakan yang berkesinambungan perlu mempertimbangkan aspek kelestarian lingkungan, salah satunya adalah sistem penanganan limbah yang baik. Guna mencapai tujuan tersebut, dibutuhkan pengetahuan mengenai jenis hijauan yang berkualitas, serta pengenalan teknologi pengolahan limbah yang dapat diaplikasikan di peternakan. Salah satu jenis rumput yang dilaporkan berpotensi memiliki kandungan nutrient yang baik adalah rumput mulato II (Brachiaria hybrid cv. Mulato), yang dilaporkan memiliki keunggulan, seperti daya adaptasi rumput mulato pada kualitas tanah yang rendah pada musim kemarau sangat baik. Salah satu metode yang dapat dilakukan adalah mengkonversi bahan-bahan bernilai nutrient dalam limbah ternak menjadi produk gas yang dapat digunakan sebagai sumber energi, melalui fenomena fermentasi anaerob yang dilangsungkan oleh bakteri fermentatif anaerob yang dapat menghasilkan biogas. Hasil dari laporan-laporan studi tersebut dirasa perlu untuk diinformasikan kepada para peternak, dengan cara penyuluhan. Penyuluhan dilaksanakan secara daring dengan menggunakan aplikasi Zoom Meeting. Kegiatan penyuluhan daring yang berisikan materi mengenai pengenalan teknologi pengolahan limbah peternakan dan pengenalan potensi rumput mulato sebagai hijauan untuk ruminansia dapat diterima dengan baik oleh para peserta penyuluhan, ditandai dengan 90% peserta dapat menjawab pertanyaan evaluasi dari para narasumber.
Norte Norte - Sur, Este – Oeste. La conformación de la red de avenidas de la ciudad de Buenos Aires frente al avance de los automotores (1920-1940)
Authors: Gruschetsky Valeria
Published: September 2021

El avance del automóvil en la década de 1920 en la ciudad de Buenos Aires modificó de un modo relativamente veloz la vida urbana: acortó los tiempos de traslado y generó nuevas prácticas que posibilitaron vivir la experiencia de la velocidad y de la sensación de libertad a través de la circulación. Al mismo tiempo, el automóvil demandó el desarrollo de infraestructuras acordes a estas nuevas prácticas.En este trabajo analizaremos las primeras propuestas y soluciones implementadas para posibilitar la “buena” circulación de los automotores. En estos términos, estudiaremos la conformación de la red de avenidas que cobró forma durante los años de entreguerra, focalizando en aquellos proyectos que priorizaron la funcionalidad del transporte automotor. Indagaremos sobre las intervenciones realizadas en términos de infraestructuras urbanas de movilidad. desde la acción estatal (municipal o nacional) para ver las articulaciones entre el diseño vial y el debate urbanístico.
Conocimiento contra infelicidad: para una psicología epicúrea
Authors: Fierro Alfredo
Published: September 2021

El conocimiento ¿contribuye a la felicidad? Y la ciencia, en particular, la Psicología, ¿puede o acaso debe contribuir a ella? Es la cuestión a la que confronta la presente revisión. Comienza por comentar la actual proliferación de libros de autoayuda con consejos para alcanzar felicidad. Expone luego la tradición filosófica sobre la vida feliz en los pensadores griegos y en los ilustrados, una tradición, sin embargo, hoy representada en la suspicacia crítica de filósofos actuales ante aquella literatura de autoayuda y bienestar. La investigación científica en Psicología ha podido establecer algunas de las condiciones del bienestar o felicidad: objetivas, algunas de ellas; otras, subjetivas, tales como características de personalidad. Ahora bien, la Psicología como ciencia ¿podría permanecer neutral, libre de valores, en su búsqueda y ante el uso del conocimiento que ella procura? La hipótesis y la apuesta final es la defensa de una Psicología que tome partido en favor de la felicidad, bienestar, placer. Se diseñan brevemente las tareas y rasgos de una ciencia así.
La recuperación de relaciones simples clave-consecuencia es específica del contexto en contextos informativos
Authors: León Samuel P. , Abad María J. F. , Rosas Juan M.
Published: September 2021

Se realizó un experimento en aprendizaje predictivo humano con el objetivo de explorar el papel del valor informativo del contexto donde se aprende la información sobre la dependencia contextual de la actuación. Tres grupos de participantes recibieron entrenamiento en una discriminación entre dos claves (X e Y) mientras otra clave (Z) siempre fue seguida de la consecuencia en el contexto A. En el contexto B la discriminación se invirtió en el grupo I (informativo). El grupo NI1 recibió la misma discriminación X-Y en el contexto B, mientras el grupo NI2 no recibió entrenamiento con X e Y en el contexto B. La extinción subsiguiente de Z fue más rápida en el contexto B que en el contexto A en el grupo I, mientras que no se encontraron diferencias entre contextos en los grupos NI1 y NI2. Estos resultados sugieren que los participantes codifican información independiente del contexto como dependiente del mismo cuando los contextos son relevantes para resolver la tarea.
Automatic dominance detection in dyadic conversations
Authors: Escalera Sergio , Martínez Rosa M. , Vitrià Jordi , Radeva Petia , Anguera M. Teresa
Published: September 2021

Dominance is referred to the level of influence that a person has in a conversation. Dominance is an important research area in social psychology, but the problem of its automatic estimation is a very recent topic in the contexts of social and wearable computing. In this paper, we focus on the dominance detection of visual cues. We estimate the correlation among observers by categorizing the dominant people in a set of face-to-face conversations. Different dominance indicators from gestural communication are defined, manually annotated, and compared to the observers’ opinion. Moreover, these indicators are automatically extracted from video sequences and learnt by using binary classifiers. Results from the three analyses showed a high correlation and allows the categorization of dominant people in public discussion video sequences.
Programa de revisión de vida apoyado en las nuevas tecnologías para las personas mayores: Una aplicación de tecnologías positivas
Authors: Etchemendy Ernestina , Baños Rosa María , Botella Cristina , Castilla Diana
Published: September 2021

Existe una importante prevalencia de sintomatología depresiva en la población de la tercera edad. Sin embargo, pocas personas mayores reciben tratamiento adecuados para este tipo de dolencias. Entre las opciones terapéuticas disponibles figura la técnica de Revisión de Vida (RV). El objetivo de este artículo es presentar un programa de terapia para personas mayores basado en la técnica de Revisión de Vida a través de las nuevas tecnologías. El programa terapéutico se encuentra implantado en una plataforma tecnológica de e-salud (Sistema Mayordomo) y se enfoca en el entrenamiento de la recuperación de recuerdos autobiográficos específicos positivos. La herramienta tecnológica se dirige a enriquecer la técnica terapéutica de Revisión de Vida, aportando recursos que pueden ayudar y potenciar la labor profesional dentro y fuera del espacio terapéutico.
Función del ácido lisofosfatídico como regulador lipídico modulador del comportamiento
Authors: Estivill-Torrús Guillermo , Santín Luis Javier , Pedraza Carmen , Castilla-Ortega Estela , Rodríguez de Fonseca Fernando
Published: September 2021

El ácido lisofosfatídico (LPA, del inglés lysophosphatidic acid) es un fosfolípido endógeno implicado en numerosos y diferentes procesos celulares a través de receptores acoplados a proteína G específicos (LPA1-6). El descubrimiento de una vía de señalización mediada por LPA en el cerebro en desarrollo y en el adulto permitió la caracterización posterior de sus funciones neurales. Los estudios realizados hasta la fecha por medio de aproximaciones experimentales tales como la deleción génica, que permitiera el desarrollo de animales nulos carentes de los receptores específicos, han representado una herramienta de indudable valía para demostrar la necesidad de, al menos, la expresión del receptor LPA1 para el desarrollo normal de la función cerebral y su función en numerosos procesos que incluyen la proliferación y diferenciación neural, supervivencia celular, sinapsis, neurotransmisión, o el balance neuroquímico, en diferentes áreas cerebrales y, de manera notable, en el hipocampo. Actualmente, son ya numerosos los trabajos que muestran alteraciones que afectarían a los procesos cognitivos y emocionales en correlación con las alteraciones estructurales y neuroquímicas descritas. En este artículo se revisan las funciones del LPA en el comportamiento particularizadas, principalmente, al receptor LPA1, y se mencionan, igualmente, sus implicaciones en patologías psiquiátricas.
Estudiantes universitarios y juego patológico. Un estudio empírico en la Universidad de Murcia
Authors: Jiménez Tallón Mª Ángeles , García Montalvo Carmen , Montero Jiménez Marian , Perea Pérez Mª del Carmen
Published: September 2021

El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido investigar la presencia de características de ludopatía en una muestra de estudiantes universitarios. Para ello se estudió una población de 908 sujetos matriculados en diferentes facultades universitarias de la Universidad de Murcia y se les aplicó el Cuestionario de juego de South Oaks (South Oaks Gambling Screen). Los resultados obtenidos mostraron la presencia de un 4.18% de probables jugadores patológicos, un 6.39% de jugadores de riesgo, un 49.5% de jugadores sin problema y un 39,9% de sujetos que afirmaron no jugar. Respecto a las diferencias de género se han obtenido datos que indican la presencia de más varones que mujeres como jugadores patológicos, que los varones practican más clases de juegos que las mujeres, gastan más dinero en jugar en un solo día y son más criticados por jugar que ellas.
Liderazgo entre iguales en equipos deportivos: una revisión camino a la integración
Authors: Torrado Quintela Julio
Published: September 2021

El estudio del liderazgo deportivo se ha centrado de forma mayoritaria en la figura del entrenador, dando menor importancia al liderazgo ejercido por algunos jugadores entre sus compañeros. Sin embargo el desarrollo diario en el ámbito aplicado nos muestra continuamente la importancia del jugador líder dentro de un equipo deportivo, dada la influencia que tiene sobre los demás jugadores y su repercusión en todos los procesos grupales. Este trabajo ofrece una revisión teórica acerca de las investigaciones realizadas, centrándose en los avances producidos en el estudio del liderazgo informal desarrollado por un miembro del equipo entre sus iguales, tanto en los aspectos conceptuales como en los sistemas de evaluación del liderazgo que se han desarrollado. De manera particular se pretende ofrecer una visión integradora tanto a nivel teórico como metodológico a través de las publicaciones más recientes, que permita una establecer un punto de referencia actual y señale posibles líneas futuras de investigación.
Efectos del Framing y representaciones sociales de epidemias sanitarias: El Caso de la Gripe A
Authors: Idoyaga Nahia , Valencia José Francisco , Gil de Montes Lorena , Ortiz Garbiñe
Published: September 2021

Este artículo recoge una investigación sobre la cobertura y el tratamiento dado por los medios de comunicación a la pandemia de gripe A (H1N1), y la repercusión que ello tuvo en las representaciones sociales sobre la misma. La investigación se basó en los periódicos con mayor tirada de México (país donde se inició) y España durante los meses que duró la crisis en los años 2009-2010. Para ello utilizamos dos marcos teóricos entrelazados: la teoría del Framing o enmarcamiento mediático y la del Colective Symbolic Coping. Los resultados revelaron que el desarrollo de la crisis influyó en el uso de los principales frames o marcos de los medios de comunicación. Además, esos marcos principales pusieron en marcha el proceso de CSC moldeando las representaciones sociales sobre las epidemias sanitarias. De hecho, los cinco clusters principales utilizados para el análisis del CSC (generados por el programa Alceste) se relacionaban con los dos frames más usados: interés humano y atribución de responsabilidad. Finalmente se discuten las implicaciones teóricas y aplicadas derivadas para la investigación sobre la interrelación entre framing, representaciones sociales y rol de los medios de comunicación, así como sobre las estrategias resultantes del discurso de los medios para hacer frente a crisis de salud.
Versión Transcultural del Cuestionario de Personalidad de Zuckerman-Kuhlman (ZKPQ-50-CC) en Población Argentina
Authors: Martín Poó Fernando , Ledesma Rubén Daniel , López Soledad
Published: September 2021

El objetivo del presente trabajo fue proporcionar evidencia de validez para los puntajes del cuestionario de personalidad ZKPQ-50-CC en población argentina. Este instrumento fue desarrollado simultáneamente en varios países e idiomas, lo que le otorga un especial interés para la investigación transcultural. Se trabajó con una muestra de 895 adultos de población general de la ciudad de Mar del Plata. Se analizaron la validez estructural, la fiabilidad de las escalas y posibles diferencias en los puntajes debidos al género y la edad. Se obtuvo una estructura penta-factorial acorde con el modelo. La estructura replicó la del estudio original. Los niveles de fiabilidad fueron aceptables, y las diferencias de edad y género observadas fueron acordes con la literatura previa. Los hallazgos ofrecen evidencia de validez para el cuestionario ZKPQ-50-CC en un contexto cultural diferente al de los estudios originales. Se requieren estudios de validez complementarios que evalúen otras cualidades psicométricas como la confiabilidad test-re-test, la validez convergente con otras medidas de personalidad y su robustez frente a sesgos de respuesta.
Cine y envejecimiento activo: la imagen de la actividad física en las películas
Authors: Núñez Domínguez Trinidad
Published: September 2021

El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar la mirada que mantiene el cine sobre la actividad física y deportiva que realizan las personas mayores. En la revisión que se ha realizado sobre antecedentes investigadores, se han encontramos sólo trabajos generalistas; por ello, puede concluirse que existe un vacío bibliográfico cuando se incluye la variable actividad física. El presente estudio realiza un análisis exploratorio y descriptivo de este tema. Primero, se ha llevado a cabo una revisión conceptual sobre los dos bloques terminológicos: la actividad física y deportiva/persona mayor. Segundo, se han revisado todas las películas estrenadas en las carteleras españolas en 2012 para seleccionar aquellas cuyo tema central está relacionado con “personas mayores”. Finalmente, se ha aplicado una ficha de análisis de contenido sobre las películas que incluyen escenas donde se producen este tipo de actividad. Las primeras conclusiones permiten afirmar que las personas mayores no son objeto de interés para el cine (suponen un escaso 4%). A ello hay que añadirle que cuando las películas enfocan a personas mayores y actividad física, en un alto porcentaje se vinculan a deportes esperables para una persona mayor, lo cual permite afirmar que el cine sigue ayudando a mantener una imagen sesgada de este colectivo de personas. De todas formas, algunos datos indican cambios en positivo para romper esos prejuicios desde el cine.
Neurogénesis hipocampal adulta y envejecimiento cognitivo
Authors: Moreno Fernández Román Darío , Pedraza Carmen , Gallo Milagros
Published: September 2021

El envejecimiento es un proceso normal en el desarrollo del organismo asociado a una serie de cambios neurobiológicos que producen alteraciones cognitivas con funciones preservadas, deterioradas y facilitadas. Se revisa la evidencia obtenida con animales y humanos a fin de explorar un posible papel de la plasticidad hipocampal en los cambios cognitivos asociados con la edad, con especial atención a la neurogénesis hipocampal adulta. Los resultados obtenidos empleando las estrategias de lesión, estimulación, así como datos correlacionales apoyan un papel, ya sea directo, ya sea modulador de las nuevas neuronas en la ejecución cognitiva a edades avanzadas. Avances en la investigación de esta relación pueden favorecer el desarrollo de nuevos tratamientos y la mejora de la calidad de vida de la población de más edad.
El modelo de los estadios de cambio en la recuperación de las conductas adictivas
Authors: Díaz Salabert Juan
Published: September 2021

En el presente trabajo se presenta un modelo del cambio intencional del comportamiento y su aplicación a la recuperación de las conductas adictivas. Desarrollado inicialmen­te por James O. Prochaska y Cario DiClemente, este modelo tiene su origen en un intento de integración de distintas escuelas psicoterapéuticas, por lo que fue denominado Modelo Transteó­rico por estos aurores. Dicho modelo trata de explicar la estructura del cambio de comportamiento, proponiendo tres dimensiones básicas para su análisis: los procesos, los estadios y los niveles del cambio. De ellas, la de los estadios del cambio, variable temporal que señala la importancia de las etapas previas al cambio conductual manifiesto, es la que ha recibido más atención en la literatura científica y en la practica clínica. En este trabajo se describen dichas dimensiones del cambio y la relación existente entre ellas, y dos conocidas variables mediado­ras: el balance decisional, y las expectativas de autoeficacia. Por último, se reflexiona en este articulo sobre la complementariedad existente entre este modelo y el concepto de determinismo recíproco de la Teoría Cognitivo Social, proponiendo, desde esta perspectiva, sugerencias para mejorar la atención a las personas con conductas adictivas en función de su situación en el proceso global del cambio.
El bienestar subjetivo
Authors: García Martín Miguel Ángel
Published: September 2021

En el presente trabajo se realiza un análisis del concepto de bienestar subjetivo. Inicialmente se lleva a cabo desde una perspectiva histórica una acotación del término, analizando sus elementos integrantes. Entre éstos destacan sus componentes afectivoemocional y cognitivo-racional, identificados respectivamente con las medidas de balance afectivo y satisfacción vital. Junto con esta dimensión afectivocognitiva, se tienen en cuenta otras –positivo-negativo, frecuencia-intensidad e interno-externo-, así como todas aquellas variables que influyen en el bienestar subjetivo, agrupándolas en las siguientes categorías: salud y variables sociode-mográficas, características individuales, variables comportamentales y acontecimientos vitales. Por último, se describen las teorías y modelos explicativos del bienestar subjetivo, tanto desde la perspectiva abajo-arriba (bottom-up) interesada en la satisfacción de las necesidades humanas como vía para conseguirlo, cuanto desde el enfoque arribaabajo (top-down), que centra sus esfuerzos en los aspectos interno-perceptivos que condicionan la valoración del sujeto acerca de su bienestar. Entre estas últimas se destaca la Teoría de las Discrepancias Múltiples, de Michalos.
Identidad de género: Modelos explicativos
Authors: García-Leiva Patricia
Published: September 2021

El presente artículo lleva a cabo una revisión teórica de modelos que han tratado de explicar el self de género como un fenómeno social. Se recorren teorías de marcado acento cognitivo y se tratan los modelos sociocognitivos para llegar a los modelos sociales. La explicación aportada por la Teoría de la Identidad Social (Tajfel, 1981 y Tajfel y Turner, 1986) y la reciente propuesta integradora entre la Psicología y la Sociología de Deaux y Martin (2003) constituyen el hilo conductor de la revisión.
Autoconcepto físico y motivación deportiva en chicos y chicas adolescentes
Authors: Esteve Rodrigo Jose V. , Musitu Ochoa Gonzalo , Lila Murillo Marisol
Published: September 2021

En este estudio se analizan las relaciones entre el estilo de socialización familiar, el Clima familiar deportivo, el Clima deportivo de los iguales, la Motivación hacia la práctica deportiva y el autoconcepto físico en adolescentes. La muestra está constituida por 105 unidades familiares formadas por padre, madre e hijo/a, con un total de 305 sujetos. Los resultados muestran que el Clima familiar deportivo y el Clima deportivo de los iguales tienen un efecto en la Motivación hacia la práctica deportiva en chicos, mientras que en las chicas no se ha observado ningún efecto. En este sentido se ha constatado que la Motivación hacia la práctica deportiva tiene fuentes distintas en el caso de las chicas.
Book review of ANTIPERSONA. 2019. Jodidos turistas
Authors: Pereiro Xerardo , Bernardo Edgar
Published: September 2021

 
The rostral epidural rete mirabile of the llama as a place of retrograde transport of various substances – anatomical basics
Authors: Zdun Maciej , Grzeczka Arkadiusz , Zawadzki Marcin , Frąckowiak Hieronim
Published: September 2021

The aim of this study was to analyse the structure of the rostral epidural rete mirabile in the llama. Some specimens were prepared by injecting stained chemically cured acrylic into the bilateral common carotid arteries. After about 1 month received vascular corrosion casts on the bone scaffold. Some specimens made using red and blue latex introduced into the bilateral common carotid arteries and the bilateral external jugular vein. The rostral epidural rete mirabile is a well-developed, bilateral structure composed of numerous arteries, which are multiply anastomosed with each other. The cranial section of the rete is asymmetrical. Its lateral part is much better developed, because there are rostral branches to the rostral epidural rete mirabile at this point. The arterial vessels are not accompanied by homonymous veins. However, the arteries of the rostral epidural rete mirabile are accompanied by venous vessels of the cavernous sinus. That rete plays an important role in selective brain cooling, the conservation of body water, and retrograde transport of neurotransmitters. CO, GnRH, beta-endorphin, progesterone, testosterone, oxytocin, LHRH and dopamine diffuse from the venous blood of the cavernous sinus to the arterial blood of the rostral epidural rete mirabile.
Social Transparency in Rural Areas in Norway: Promoting or Restraining the Desire to Stay?
Authors: Farstad Maja , Zahl-Thanem Alexander
Published: September 2021

“Everyone knows everyone” is a recurring characteristic in descriptions of rural communities, one that has been interpreted as both a benefit and a drawback in research on such localities. In response to that discrepancy, this paper investigates the overall statistical effect of social transparency on residents’ desire to continue living in their rural communities. As revealed by analyses of survey data representing a national sample of Norway’s rural population in 2016, social transparency did significantly increase respondents’ desire to maintain residency in their rural communities. In providing and explaining such results, the paper contributes to current understandings of social conditions that influence rural (non-)migration and rural resilience.
The Role of the Social Capital in Rural Development. Case Study Analysis of Village Research Camps in Romania and Hungary
Authors: Farkas Tibor
Published: September 2021

Social capital represents an increasingly used term in social sciences, but its application in rural development is not widespread. In this study, we assess the social capital of villages where we have organized village research camps over the past decade. The research utilizes a specific methodology, synthesizes the research carried out in the village research camps. Methods included statistical data analysis, questionnaire survey, interviewing, and participant observation. Among the results, we found that the social capital of the studied villages and the condition of their local communities are different. These also affected the effectiveness of development activities. The study examined the role of social capital and how the development of social capital can contribute to the development of villages. In summary, our assumption is that there is a link between social capital and rural development, but this relationship is not always evident or one-way.
Military thoracic gunshot wounds: A systematic review
Authors: Pullen Amy , Kieser David , Hooper Gary
Published: September 2021

A systematic review of the literature was carried out using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method to investigate the frequency of military thoracic gunshot wounds (GSWs) and deaths in combat theatres since World War Two (WW2). An electronic database search of World of Science, Scopus, Science Direct, PubMed and Microsoft Academic was conducted using the keywords ‘combat, casualties, thorax, gunshot, and military’ to identify peer-reviewed journals and conference papers on the topic. Twenty-three sources relevant to this review were identified and covered multiple theatres of operation. While there is a downward trend in the frequency of thoracic GSWs and fatalities likely due to the improvement of body armour, the improvement in medical treatment and increased frequency of improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the review shows that the advancement has not removed the likelihood of thoracic GSWs, which still accounted for approximately 15% of all thoracic injuries in the most recent combat theatres. The systematic review identifies that GSWs of the thorax continue to be a risk in military theatres and therefore, medical personnel should be aware of the frequency and severity of thoracic GSWs and should be prepared to treat these life-threatening injuries, as timely intervention is essential.
Greece as a frontline state in the historical longue durée
Authors: Kotoulas Ioannis E.
Published: September 2021

Greece as a state in South-eastern Europe and the Mediterranean has perceived itself as a frontline state, especially after it became a NATO member in 1952 along with Turkey. The two states formed the south-eastern flank of NATO and along with Iran constituted the Greece, Turkey, Iran (GTI) Corridor, part of Rimland. Greece’s strategic value stemmed from its frontline position in relation to the Eastern Bloc. After the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc, Greece has reinvented itself as a frontline state, this time in the Mediterranean Sea. We use the historical notion of longue durée and loci of Classical Geopolitics, such as Heartland and Rimland, to assess Greece’s strategic value in the long period. We also propose an additional spatial unity, the New Rimland.
The Influence of Culture on Collaborative Learning Practices in Higher Education
Authors: Kunwar Jagat Bahadur
Published: September 2021

Objective: This study systematically identifies the various pertinent cultural dimensions and the group processes involved in collaborative peer learning before empirically exploring their associations among a sample of university students.

Methodology: Twenty statements encompassing various cultural dimensions that could possibly influence students’ preferences towards collaborative peer learning practices were incorporated into a survey. The data were collected from 147 multicultural students studying applied sciences in Finland. Chi-squared test of independence was used to test the association between the cultural dimension scores for students and their stated preferences for collaborative learning practices.

Findings: A major finding of this study is that learners from diverse cultural backgrounds have differing modes of engaging in the eight separate collaborative learning processes. The findings clearly reveal that students from cultures that are hierarchical, collectivist, less bound by rules, and traditional are less likely to have any prior familiarity with peer-learning methods. It seems relatively clear that the power distance and collectivism dimensions have the greatest impact on shaping the preferences of students for collaborative peer-learning methods.

Value Added: Very few studies have looked at how the cultural backgrounds of students can influence their use of, and preferences towards, collaborative peerlearning methods. This study identifies key processes in collaborative learning practices, which are shaped by culture as communication, decision-making, leadership, evaluation, trust building, the expression of disagreement, scheduling, and persuasion within a peer group.

Recommendations: This study found that Hofstede’s framework might be too constraining when understanding how culture shapes a student’s preferences towards collaborative peer learning in the educational context. It would be even more fruitful to develop an altogether endogenous framework that is more suitable for exploring the influence of culture on learning and education. Such a model should identify the various dimensions of culture beyond those of national identity and consider how they jointly influence attitudes towards collaborative learning rather than considering them in isolation. This model should also take a more dynamic approach towards both culture and learning.
The Role of Virtual Experiences in Increasing Knowledge, Motivation, Independence and Cultural Capital from Disadvantaged Pupils in England
Authors: Gillard Olivia
Published: September 2021

Objective: To investigate the impact of virtual learning experiences (VLEs) in school amongst disadvantaged 9 to 11-year-olds: specifically, do virtual experiences increase their knowledge, motivation and independence in learning about a topic, and does this increase their cultural capital.

Methodology: Participants explored virtual experiences on countries around the world, with the number of facts learnt before and after recorded. Questionnaires were also completed to record views of virtual experiences.

Findings: Findings suggest virtual experiences were successful in teaching participants new information, and increased their independence and motivation to engage with learning, and thus could be successful in increasing cultural capital. Significance difference testing revealed that disadvantaged pupils recorded fewer facts than non-disadvantaged pupils, and therefore virtual experiences were not sufficient to close this disadvantage gap.

Value Added: The value of virtual experiences being woven into curriculums is discussed as a platform for teaching cultural knowledge. Recommendations: Virtual learning experiences should be considered a core resource for teachers when planning and should be embedded into the curriculum to enhance learning experiences for disadvantaged pupils. Further research should continue to explore the use of VLEs in Primary schools, and the impact of VLEs on cultural capital.
Criteria and their Influence on the Tactical Decision-Making of Commanders in Operations
Authors: Černý Jiří , Pitaš Jaromír
Published: September 2021

Decision-making is one of the core activities of commanders in operations. Commanders (with the help of staffs) carry out decision making, or the decision-making process in planning, because decision-making processes lie at the heart of planning processes. Commanders’ and staffs’ decision-making consists of the creation and assessment of various alternatives (variants of actions) according to certain aspects (criteria) and their mutual comparison, risk assessment, selection of the most advantageous (optimal) alternative and the adoption of a decision. In this paper, the authors focus on the method of deriving (selecting) a set of criteria from the objectives of the operation and their formulation for subsequent use in the creation, analysis, comparison and selection of a variant of action. The reason the authors carefully examine the significance of the influence of criteria on commanders' decisions is primarily the fact that these actions are not elaborated in detail in Alliance documents, which may subsequently affect the choice of optimal variants (decisions) regarding the actions of their own troops in joint (NATO) operations.
Study Regarding the Development of Jumping Ability in Basketball Game
Authors: Pomohaci Marcel , Sopa Ioan Sabin
Published: September 2021

Modern basketball game is becoming more and more physical, and coaches have reoriented their view on building strong athletes with speed, strength, and accuracy. Jumping ability is used in many moves in basketball, from rebounding, defending, jump shoot, blocking till interception and offensive game. The vertical jump is the primary and essential skill in the jumping ability of a basketball player. Our research focused on the result of a questionnaire with 20 respondents that were coaches at different levels regarding the importance of vertical jump in the basketball game. The conclusions highlighted that vertical jump is considered necessary also for small players (point guard, shooting guard) and tall players (short forward, power forward, center), with emphasis on small players who have to compensate for their height with an excellent vertical jump; also the contribution of coordination and endurance, nutrition and appropriate rest periods can contribute decisively to the jumping ability. Also, between the methods of developing vertical jump was underlined the plyometric and circuit training.
Organizational Dynamics of the Rise of Telework as an Adaptive Response to a Global Pandemic
Authors: Burrell Darrell Norman , Johnson Terila , Shufutinsky Anton , Ramjit Dana-Marie
Published: September 2021

The use of remote working options has saved jobs and reduced health risks inherent to the rise of COVID-19. The opportunity to use telework has allowed organizations to engage in operational activities by leveraging virtual teams’ potential. Organizations offering workers to work remotely have become financial salvation for many workers during the pandemic, significantly since the pandemic impacted the U.S. economy so severely that more than since more than 57 million American workers have filed for unemployment government benefits in just 2020. While having a telework option is an assurance of organizational sustainability or continual employment, it represents a unique opportunity for exploration for employees, supervisors, and organizations attempting to adapt to this evolving level of complex change. This paper uses applied qualitative focus group research from a process consulting to explore the values and barriers that telework for a real estate title organization called XRO.
Approaches to the Accounting of Tangible Fixed Assets in Public Institutions in Romania and in the Military in the Light of the Requirements of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS)
Authors: Nica Dumitru , Beşteliu Nicu Elinor
Published: September 2021

Accounting for tangible fixed assets is a very important part of the accounting of public institutions, because these types of assets have a very large share and come in a variety of forms in public entities of different sizes and profiles, without which they would not could fulfil the missions for which they were created. The issue of accounting for these assets according to national regulations has been proposed to highlight it by comparison with international regulations represented by accounting standards for the public sector. In addition to the significant progress made since 2005 in aligning public accounting in the area of tangible fixed assets with that of the international standard (IPSAS – 17), we have found that there are provisions that have not been implemented for various reasons. Therefore, based on the research of the specialized literature, personal experiences and a survey conducted by us among professional accountants in the army, we have identified some possible solutions to continue the process of implementing this international standard, opinions and solutions that we present at the end of this article.
Further Strategy Analysis of Cybersecurity Incidents
Authors: Bederna Zsolt , Rajnai Zoltan , Szadeczky Tamas
Published: September 2021

In current socio-economic processes, info-communication services play a determining role, modifying the activities of certain actors. The growing dependence that has developed over the past two decades has imposed the need to give political will to security, which has led to an iterative evolution of the regulatory environment. Therefore, the regulatory framework requires certain entities to develop safeguards including controls that enhance both prevention and response in a manner commensurate with the business value of the information to be protected. However, due to the nature of cybersecurity, developing such countermeasures is not the task of a standalone organization but all entities in cyberspace in a wide range, from individuals to the public sector. Therefore, each entity involved must design protection capabilities in a manner commensurate with the risk, which requires strategic tools and methods and drives organizations to learn from their security incidents. Following our previous paper “Business strategy analysis of cybersecurity incidents” (Bederna et al.) on the topic, this paper reviews the essential formal security strategy formulation tools applied in the cases of Yahoo! and Estonia. Both are based on publicly available information. The analysis confirms the importance of managements’ or the government’s attitude and support for solving cybersecurity challenges.
The Sacred Disguised: An Instance of the Double Use of Space by Japan’s Hidden Christians
Authors: Oberg Andrew
Published: September 2021

Christianity arrived on the island of Shikoku, Japan, from the neighboring island of Kyushu in the mid-sixteenth century, an event commemorated by a signboard and gravesite where some of the early converts to the faith were buried. The sancti"ed area exhibits what might be expected of Hidden Christian spatiality: a quasi-Buddhist nature, syncretistic Shinto elements, and o#ertory tools; each of which would be quite out of place in any other “Christian” context. What may the sacrality of this ground have entailed? What signi"cance did its objects contain for those who created them and visited them? Moreover, how “ecumenical” could worship there have been if one half (the Christian) was for political reasons forcibly kept hidden while the other half (Buddhist/Shinto) was open? These are the questions we pursue, although our conclusions can perhaps do no more than indicate a direction.
Sacred Spaces in Transition: A Glimpse into the Situation of the Evangelical (Lutheran) Church A.C. in Romania
Authors: König Heidrun
Published: September 2021

For sacred spaces, motion/movement means not only the takeover by other denominations, but also denominational changes, such as the Reformation. The article highlights, with varying intensity, the major movements of sacred spaces in the more than 800-year history of the present-day Evangelical Church A.C. in Romania: the Reformation, the Habsburg rule, the consequences of World War II in Northern Transylvania, and the present – with selective recourse to the tools of Memory Studies (Erinnerungsforschung), in order to trace the paradigm shift caused by the Reformation in relation to sacred space, or to evaluate the mass handover/ transfer of church buildings in Northern Transylvania in the horizon of this analysis, and concluding with a brief art-historical and even homiletic consideration.
Performing Sacral Spaces – Spatializing Sacral Performance
Authors: Leonhard Teresa
Published: September 2021

Spaces are closely connected with actions. By implementing an artistic-phenomenological approach, the existing interplay between sacral space and performance (highlighted bodily actions) can be found in the idea of cultural performance, which integrates the interdependance of movement and lively space, the origin of one in another. As space is something in motion, something that is created, in sacral spaces human beings experience an impact of space on the body and vice versa the eThects of movement creating space. Performing „Artists in Church“ encounter a space characterized by actions generating knowledge and "nally intermediate: the idea of transformation, geometry, places, absence, threshold and transcending. Performance Art provokes and leads syntopically and sympathetically to an aesthetic way of understanding space and action.
Do Cryptocurrencies Offer Diversification Benefits for Equity Portfolios?
Authors: Aliu Florin , Nuhiu Artor , Knapkova Adriana , Lubishtani Ermal , Tran Khang
Published: September 2021

Cryptocurrencies are becoming an exciting topic for legislative bodies, practitioners, media, and scholars with diverse academic backgrounds. The work identifies diversification benefits when cryptocurrencies are combined with the equity instruments from Visegrad Stock Exchanges. Furthermore, the results of the study explore financial and economic benefits for the investors of combining cryptocurrencies with equity stocks on the mixed portfolio. Three different independent experiments were conducted to observe diversification benefits generated from cryptocurrencies. Results from the two experiments show that cryptocurrencies employ higher portfolio risk and generate higher returns when they are involved with equity stocks portfolios. The first experiment indicates that cryptocurrencies reduce the risk level of the equity portfolios while increase average returns. Providing the equity portfolios with additional equity stocks lower the portfolio risk which is in line with the theoretical paradigms. Results indicate that cryptocurrencies must be seriously considered by the portfolio managers as an essential aspect of the portfolio diversification benefits. Future studies might raise the samples of selected portfolios with stocks from different stock indexes, to identify the problem from a broader perspective.
The Influence of ES-CSF Profile Configurations and Human Capital on Organizational Performance
Authors: Cernas-Ortiz Daniel Arturo , Madapusi Arun , Lau Wai Kwan
Published: September 2021

Critical Success Factors (CSF) for a successful enterprise system (ES) implementation have been widely studied at the level of individual firms. However, firms may (unintendedly) end up forming groups (clusters) whose members look alike in terms of the CSF that they emphasize during the ES implementation. The objective of this study is to identify such clusters, analyze the differences in organizational performance and ES benefits among them, and explore whether human capital amplifies the effects of the CSF-based cluster membership. Data were collected from a sample of 125 Mexican firms that have implemented ES. The data analysis indicates the presence of three distinct clusters that differ in organizational performance and ES benefits, with performance indicators being greater for high-human-capital-level firms across the clusters. The findings suggest that ES deployments are complex phenomena subject to institutional forces that shape the CSF configurations that firms emphasize. Different CSF configurations, in turn, determine whether firms profit (or not) from their ES investments.
Gender Wage Gap: Within and Across Borders
Authors: Gharehgozli Orkideh , Atal Vidya
Published: September 2021

This paper aims to explore gender wage differential at the wage distribution decile level. We define “real wage” with one of the most tangible adjustment measures, “Big Mac Index”. We study wages equivalent to the number of Big Mac burgers (per day) of men and women belonging to different wage distribution deciles for 21 countries and for the priod of 2000 to 2013. We find that, across countries, the higher the GDP per capita, the larger the gender wage gap. The “wealthy” European countries have the lowest female to male wage ratio. High female participation in part-time jobs may be a reason for that. Meanwhile, Latin American countries with the lowest GDP per capita in our study have the highest ratio of female to male wages. As expected, we also find that within a country, the higher the wage decile, the larger the gender wage inequality.
Factors Affecting Educated Slovak Millennials in Consumption of Fruit And Vegetable
Authors: Kozáková Jana , Urbánová Mária
Published: September 2021

Consumption of fruit and vegetable is at the centre of interest from different perspectives, mainly based on the consumers’ behaviour and its impact, which are different for various groups of consumers. When analysing food choice decisions (fruit and vegetable especially) examining subgroups of population is recommended. Article deals with the factors affecting group of Slovak millennials in consumption of fruit and vegetable. The study focused on 146 young and educated consumers who have completed at least the first degree of a university in economic sciences and agriculture since a basic knowledge of food scandals was a precondition to the eligible responses. All of the examined questions were tested using XL stat, compared and described to get the applicable results. Shapiro-Wilk, Durbin-Watson and Kruskal-Wallis tests were applied among the descriptive statistics. Based on our results, we can conclude, that for Slovak educated Millennials perception of label and/ or specific grower was significant factor which influence their consumption of fruit and vegetable according to the most of the examined variables. This was followed by perception of country of origin and perception of quality. Perception of price was significant only according to preferences of origin.
Absorption of European Funds by Romania During 2014-2020
Authors: Lucian Paul
Published: September 2021

The time span between 2014 and 2020 constitutes a new, multi-annual financial framework. During this time, by negotiating with the European Union, Romania received financing through 5 major types of funds which were part of the European Structural Investments Funds (ESIF) and which were structured in six major Operational Programs, the most consistent of which is POIM - The Major Infrastructure Operational Program (MIOP). Within this financial framework, Romania needs to improve its absorption of funds based on the experience gained in the previous framework, with regards to issues like bureaucracy, corruption, lack of qualified personnel for the implementation of projects, the transition from the quantitative side of projects to the qualitative one, and the lack of a strategic vision. The country shouldn’t continue with justifications of powerlessness that are divided between political and economic factors. Romania needs a viable solution in terms of absorption, because otherwise economic and social development projects cannot be carried out in the near future. Romania's problem is that, after 2020, it has to absorb an amount of around 80 billion euros in European Funds coming from both the Recovery and Resilience Program and the 2021-2027 allocation.
Improvement Plan for Problems of Franchise Industry in South Korea
Authors: Yoon Donghun
Published: September 2021

In this paper, the various problems of the franchise industry in South Korea are discussed and analyzed, and solutions to these based on the research results are presented and discussed. In this study, hypotheses were formulated for creating a model. Conflict, management, fairness, and performance were designated as variables, and how these variables affect one another was investigated. A research was conducted to verify the research model, reliability analysis was conducted through the Cronbach’s coefficient, and the study hypotheses were verified using factor and regression analyses. The conflicts between and the achievements of franchisors and franchisees were examined, along with the relationships among conflict, management, fairness, and performance. Management was subdivided into the overall management by the franchisor and the franchisee’s self-management and autonomy while fairness was subdivided into distribution, procedure, and interaction fairness between the franchisor and franchisee.