bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Impact of Self-Help Groups, Capacity Building Measures and Perceived Tension on Women Empowerment- An Empirical Study
Authors: P.S Varsha , K Gayathri Reddy , L.N Sudheendra Rao , Kumar Amit
Published: December 2021

The current research seeks empirical insights into the women empowerment (WE) by focusing on the role of the self-help groups (SHG), capacity building (CB) measures and perceived individual tension (T). By applying multiple regression analysis on 351 survey responses in India, our findings suggest that WE emerges from two distinct attributes of the SHG members: surface-level (e.g., age, marital status, no. of children, income, whether spouse working, any other assistance) and deep-level (e.g., years of SHG membership, amount of loan availed, purpose of loan, educational level). Moreover, WE is a combination of five broad dimensions such as economic, political, social, legal and psychological empowerment. Further, a set of capacity building measures (i.e., training on governance, technology-driven livelihood support, promoting networking, social justice and harmony) helps to empower women. The study also explores four different categories of perceived individual tension (i.e., economic, social, legal, and technology-oriented learning) and their effects on WE. Finally, the perceived tension moderates the relationship between deep-level SHG attributes and WE.
An Empirical Study on Integration of Experiential Learning and Mobile Learning
Authors: Leung Chi Hong , Cheng Simone Chung Ling
Published: December 2021

This paper discusses how experiential learning and mobile learning can be integrated to facilitate knowledge acquisition and knowledge sharing among students, and equip students with the abilities to solve real-world problems in a ubiquitous manner. Running in a cyclic manner, experiential learning guides students to interpret why something happened, plan what should be done in the future, collect and manipulate facts and data, and experience and reveal what they learnt. With the capabilities of current mobile devices (like virtual personal assistants), experiential learning can be implemented with a higher level of effectiveness. The results reveal that experiential learning is beneficial for learners who believe it can help them to solve practical problems and the usage of mobile devices can offer flexibility to study and address the diversity of learners’ needs.
Market Size Growth Survival in Multi-Generation Technology Environment: A Predictive Review of the Indian Air-Conditioner and Refrigerator Industry
Authors: Chattopadhyay Ayan , Chakraborty Somarata
Published: December 2021

The ensuing paper aims to explore the future growth pattern of the market size of air-conditioner and refrigerator industry in India. Though this industry has witnessed phenomenal growth in the past, with multi-generation technology products driving it, its growth has remained erratic in nature. This paper also ratifies if the industry would survive the existing market size growth trend. In this predictive assessment, univariate time series data of net sales, collected from CMIE, is used. The data, spreading across 14 years, have 56 observations and exhibit both trend and seasonality. Forecast of market size is made using the best model derived from comparative approaches that include SARIMA, triple exponential smoothing and neural network. SARIMA model is found to best fit the historical data for predictive purpose and the study outcome suggests market size to grow till 2020. Finally, Weibull’s function is used to analyze reliability of the forecast results which indicates diminishing trend of the market size growth. Finally, it is concluded that the current erratic nature of market size growth would disappear.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) in the Public and Private Sector Banks in Bihar: A Comparative Study
Authors: Kumar Indrajit , Shome Mihir Kumar , Verma Jainendra Kumar , Kumar Arun
Published: December 2021

Customer relationship management (CRM) plays a crucial role in any organization because success or failure depends on a company’s relationship with its customers. The objective of this study is to see how CRM can play an important role in the public and private sector banks in Bihar, India. The sample for the study consists of 250 bank managers from both public and private sector banks in Bihar. A CRM questionnaire developed by the researchers was used to measure CRM in the banking sector. Data were analyzed using SPSS software. Inferential statistics including t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data. The t-test results show that both the public and private sector banks differ significantly in the variables of customer contact by phone/e-mail, customer care, and innovation and quality. The ANOVA results showed that the four groups (public sector males, public sector females, private sector males, and private sector females) differed significantly in the eight variables (commitment; citizenship behavior; customer contact by phone/e-mail; planning; improved retention & better targeting of new customers; top management support; innovation and quality; and technological readiness.
Impacts of Monetary Policy on Stability of Commercial Banks – Evidence from Vietnam
Authors: Nguyen Duc Trung , Nguyen Thi Nhu Quynh
Published: December 2021

Before 2009, most central banks conducted their monetary policy with the ultimate goals of promoting price stability, economic growth and full employment. However, the 2009 financial crisis demonstrated that these goals are not enough to maintain a stable financial arena. So, aside from those objectives, the objective of financial stability is also of interest to central banks when implementing monetary policy. In this study, the authors explore the influence of monetary policy on the stability of commercial banks in Vietnam – an emerging economy. The study uses the dataset of the Vietnamese commercial banks from 2008 to 2019, applying SGMM estimations and checking their robustness with a Bayesian approach. The results show that, in recent years, the SBV has effectively implemented monetary policy to ensure banks’ stability in Vietnam. In particular, money supply M2 has positively impacted the stability of commercial banks. Also, the results imply that the ratio of loan to total assets, the ratio of cost operating to income operating, as well as CPI, correlate negatively with bank stability. The study did not find any impact of bank size or GDP on bank stability during the research period. Based on these results, the SBV should manage an optimal level of money supply M2 to guarantee efficient economic operations in general and maintain bank stability in particular, and should avoid high inflation.
New data on the distribution of Pallas's spadefoot toad ( (Pallas, 1771)) and fire-bellied toad ( L., 1761) (Anura, Amphibia) on the territory of the Saratov region and adjacent territories
Authors:   Saratov Branch of A. N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution Russian Academy of Sciences, Tabachishin V. G. , Yermokhin M. V. ,   Saratov State University
Published: December 2021

New data on the geographical distribution of Pelobates vespertinus and Bombina bombina in the Saratov region and adjacent districts of the Volgograd, Voronezh, Penza and Ulyanovsk regions are presented. The habitation of B. bombina and P. vespertinus populations in 25 and 22 localities, respectively, was established. Most modern populations of these species of anuran amphibians have been recorded near water bodies in river valleys.
The internal structure of the ways of performing learning actions and the stages of students’ personal agency development
Authors:   Samara branch of the State Autonomous educational institution of Moscow “Moscow City University”, Kaptsov Alexander V. , Akimov Igor B. ,   Samara branch of the Saint Petersburg University of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nekrasova Ekaterina V. ,   Tolyatti State University
Published: December 2021

The topical problem of pedagogical psychology is to identify the conditions and factors of students’ personal agency development. One of the ways to solve the problem is to build adequate mathematical models. The purpose of the study is to justify the use of multimediator analysis in modelling a fractal psychological and pedagogical system so as to describe the ways and stages of students’ agency development in the course of the study. It is hypothesized that ways of performing learning actions are considered as elements of the stages of learners’ personal agency formation. And in this function they play a twofold role: they act both as predictors of the agency development stages and mediators that determine the interconnection between the ways and stages of the personal agency development. The test of the multimediator analysis was carried out in three groups of 2nd–4th-year university students, studying full-time (57 people; average age 20.6 years, Sd = 2.4 years; all females) and two groups of second-year students of college (40 people, 39 of them are boys, aged 17.5, Sd = 0.71). The practical application of the research results makes it possible to identify both the internal structure of the ways of performing learning activities and the stages of students’ personal agency development. The prospects of using multimediator analysis with the help of modern statistical packages are shown.
From being “disadvantaged” to becoming the most advantaged
Authors:   Corvinus University of Budapest, Almadi Sejla
Published: December 2021

Since Merton defined the self-fulfilling prophecy in 1948, it has been adopted to several disciplines, and yet, only a small proportion of researches was built on its original complete notion accurately. Empirical papers even met challenges in proving an important part of it, notably that the initial expectation, that came true unwittingly through the behaviour of participants, had to be “false”. That crucial point is the Achilles heel of self-fulfilling prophecy researches, including its special cases, the Galatea, Golem and Pygmalion effect experiments. The research gave an overview on the self-fulfilling prophecies’ related themes in Educational Research, Psychology and Sociology: interactions/stereotypes–stigmas and performance/ achievement; and aimed to examine the (aggregate) role/potential of “disadvantaged” people (i.e. people with mental, physical, psychological problems, disadvantaged socioeconomic/ familial backgrounds) in inducing the special cases of self-fulfilling prophecy – compared to other participants’ aggregate role/potential across all formerly reviewed studies. To this end, an umbrella review method was implemented, that has been unprecedented in social science. A research evidence-based inclusion–exclusion criteria, a PRISMA 2020-based search strategy, and a two-phase quality appraisal ((1) an author-led PRISMA 2020 assessment, (2) a two-researcher 10-step protocol; results: 4.3–4.4/5) were carried out, leading to a sample of two meta-analyses. The data collection and summary were based on qualitative and quantitative findings. The results showed that the effect sizes in “disadvantaged” experiments (d between 1.38–2.20) exceeded overall effect sizes of meta-analyses (d1 = 0.81, d 2 = 1.13) and of most studies in their samples. With regard to that Merton’s “initially false conceptions” can/could be completely incorporated into the research design only when the “disadvantaged” are/were the subject of these experiments – i.e. indeed a self-fulfilling prophecy is/was measured –, the final conclusion is that the “disadvantaged” are actually “the most advantaged” people in inducing the positive cases of self-fulfilling prophecy, particularly Pygmalion effect.
Connection between basic values and emigration attitudes of Russian youth
Authors:   Moscow State Psychological and Pedagogical University, Romasheva Zhanagul Zh. , Kalinichenko Olga V. ,   Far Eastern Federal University, Malyshev Ivan V. ,   Saratov State University
Published: December 2021

The ambiguity and inconsistency of the data on the connection between emigration attitudes and metavalues spurs the research on the relation between emigration attitudes and basic values. Hence, the problem of studying the deterministic character of youth attitudes to emigration is seen as of relevance. The purpose of this research is to determine the nature of the connection between basic values and emigration attitudes. Hypotheses: 1. The basic values that make up metavalues act as the predictors of emigration attitudes. 2. The basic values constituting the contrastive metavalues of Preservation and Openness to Change are simultaneously connected with emigration attitudes, and the nature of their connections is different. 3. The basic values constituting the metavalue of Self-Affirmation have a positive correlation with emigration attitudes. The study is carried out on a sample of respondents (N = 646) aged 17 to 35, including 78% (504) of women. The research applies the “Scales of Migration Attitudes” (S. A. Kuznetsova, I. Yu. Kuznetsov, A. V. Feshchenko) modified to study emigration attitudes. The study also uses PVQ-21–ESS7 versions of the questionnaire measuring individual values (Sh. Schwartz) which enables to document the degree of expression of values. Finally, the research makes use of the method of multiple linear regression analysis. The results show that the attitude of the subject is the most pronounced one among all other components of emigration attitudes (the attitude of the loved ones, the expectations of the loved ones). Basic values have a major impact on the revealed connections between emigration attitudes and metavalues. For example, the values of tradition and security have a negative correlation with the metavalue of Preservation. The values of stimulation have a positive correlation with the metavalue of Openness to Change. The values of power have a positive correlation with the metavalue of Self-Affirmation. Evidently, young adults are more likely to plan to emigrate due to their personal attitudes and motives rather than to those of their close environment. Attitudes towards emigration are expressed by those young adults who: 1) are less focused on traditions and customs but appreciate security; 2) strive to enrich their lives with new sensations and emotions; 3) appreciate material well-being. The results of the study reveal the factors contributing to the emergence of attitudes to emigration in young adults. The results of the study can be used to predict international mobility of young adults. Additionally, they are of importance for the psychological work with potential emigrants.
Psychological factors of parental burnout of fathers and mothers
Authors:   Saratov State University, Fadeeva Tatyana Yu.
Published: December 2021

The study of parental burnout of fathers as well as mothers is relevant, since it may be the source of family trouble in general. The purpose of the study is to identify the factors of parental burnout of fathers and mothers. It is assumed that there are multidirectional correlations between the intensity of parental burnout components and parental sets, the attitude of spouses to the family role, and the consistency of the family functions of fathers and mothers. The study was carried out on a sample of parents of full families in Saratov, raising biological children (N = 61, 40 women (aged M = 32), 21 men (M = 33.9)). The applied methods include the questionnaires "Parental Burnout" (I. N. Efimova); "Role Expectations and Claims in Marriage" (N. A. Volkova), "Parental Attitude Research Instrument " (E. S. Schaefer and R. K. Bell, adapted by T. V. Nescheret and T. V. Arkhireeva), the questionnaire on marital satisfaction (V. V. Stolin, T. L. Romanova, G. P. Butenko). The largest number of correlations between the parameters of parental burnout and parental sets, the attitude of spouses to the family role and family functions have been revealed in the sample of mothers. It has been found out that in both samples the level of "emotional exhaustion" is interrelated with the parental predisposition to excessive strictness towards the child. However, the emotional exhaustion of mothers is more mediated by their dependence on the family and low self-assessment as a parent, whereas fathers’ burnout is due to the focus on the child and the desire to accelerate their development. The level of "depersonalization" in the sample of mothers correlates with the level of their concentration on the child, the consistency of family functions ("emotional and psychotherapeutic", "social activity", "physical attractiveness of the partner"), and marital satisfaction. In the sample of fathers, it correlates with the scales related to the sphere of marital relations (physical attractiveness of the partner, the degree of the father’s involvement in family affairs and marital satisfaction). The degree of the "parental achievements reduction" in the sample of mothers is associated with the balance of "intimacyseparateness" or its lack in the family system; in the sample of fathers it is connected with the availability or lack of verbal contact with the child and the father's acceptance of the child’s natural development. The applied aspect of the problem under study consists of the possibility of using the results in the practice of advisory services.
Teaching personal development in the digital age
Authors:   Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Romm Tatyana A. , Romm Mark V. ,   Novosibirsk State Technical University
Published: December 2021

The discussion about the changes in teaching is shaped by the ideas of what impact digitalization has on the development and socialization of the younger generation. These processes are closely related to personal development training. Personal development training is under ever expanding influence of digitalization, and researchers notice the gap between traditional teaching methods and work models and their poor reproducibility under such conditions. The aim of the study is twofold: to analyze how personal development training tasks are implemented in the current climate of digitalization, and to determine the major tendencies of the changes in personal development training. The methodology of the study is based on the provisions of the following theories: the theory of social education in the context of socialization (A. V. Mudrik), theories of personal development training systems (L. I. Novikova, N. L. Selivanova), and the network approach. Apparently, in the modern post-industrial digital society, a virtual community can become the space for personal development training. There emerge new subjects of personal development training (digital technologies, subcultural communities, network groups, voluntary assistants, volunteers, parents, etc.). This will “require” a change in the professional language and teacher’s professional functions. The intention to enable productive behavior of an individual to solve their own problems should remain an important component of personal development training. In order to do this, the life of an educational organization should be enriched with a variety of social practices that encourage interaction and joint productive activities; an educational organization should develop forms of self- and co-management, and introduce a variety of extracurricular activities. The search for forms of personal development training relevant to the needs of the modern teenager is being reinforced. Moreover, globalization raises the issue of how global and eternal values are compatible with the values of digital culture, i.e. the culture of the virtual augmented world. The authors note that in the current climate of the digital world, the boundaries of personal development training are constantly changing geographically, organizationally, meaningfully. As a result, the task of creating, developing and retaining the personal development training environment acquires significance not only at the content level, but also at the organizational level, including the virtual one.
The organization model of socio-cultural practices of youth enrichment programs (as exemplified by a student ball)
Authors:   Saratov State University, Ivanov Maxim V.
Published: December 2021

The article presents the results of the theoretical analysis of such phenomena as “socio-cultural practices”, “enrichment program”. The research determines their role in students’ personal development. The contemporary social position of a student calls for a new pedagogical approach, and therefore requires innovative or retro-innovative approaches. The author develops a socio-cultural practice of the youth enrichment program merging the ball and the role-play. Thus, the research aim is to develop an organization model of socio-cultural practices of youth enrichment programs (as exemplified by a ball) in order to enable students’ personal development. The study reveals characteristic pedagogical features of the socio-cultural practices of youth enrichment programs. Using the example of a student ball, the article shows how through the study of the history of dance and etiquette, students immerse themselves in the cultural environment, which will contribute to the development of patriotism, diligence and curiosity. Team work on concert acts contributes to the formation and strengthening of student partnership. Discussions about the nature of politeness promote kindness, empathy, honesty, and courtesy in student relationships. Students also develop non-standard thinking. Working together in the youth enrichment program, students learn to be hard-working and creative. Part of the enriching experience of this socio-cultural practice is secured in the non-standard situation that goes beyond students’ usual everyday life. The practical application of the research results makes it possible to use the proposed model to develop socio-cultural practices of youth enrichment programs aimed at students’ personal development.
IMPROVING TRANSPORTATION PROCESS IN THE TRANSPORT POLYGON MODEL BASED ON THE MODEL OF SUPERVISORY CONTROL SYSTEM
Authors: Dolgopolov P. V. , Manzulya V. , Rozhenko A.
Published: December 2021

In the article we explored the transportation process on transport polygon based on the model ofcontrol system. Represented organization of the train traffic by the tight thread of schedule in combination with modern dispatching systems of control. We investigated transverse and longitudinal method of laying freight trains and considered modern technologies of operational work based on automated systems ofcomplex management of transportation process. So, the organization of the train traffic by the tight thread of schedule in combination with modern dispatching systems of train traffic control contributes: increasing of the delivery goods speed, reducing of downtime on industrial and freight stations, reducing of the time that wagons spend on freight operations.And it helps to improve efficiency of the transport process and attractiveness of railway to cargoowners.
CALCULATION OF CONSTRUCTIVE PARAMETERS OF HUMP MOUTHS STRUCTURES WITH CAR RETARDER OF LIGHT TYPES
Authors: Ogar Alexander
Published: December 2021

Using reasonability of new class of hump mouth structures was based. The disadvantages of typicalstructures of hump mouths, also structures, which are used at the Ukrainian and CIS railway stations were pointed to. Disposal ways of revealed disadvantages in separate foreign countries were noted. Scientificways to designing and calculation of hump mouths parameters were analyzed. Mathematic definition modelof needed number of car retarder at the break positions of sorting hump and rational variant their disposition within drain part was formed. Optimization criterion of constructive structure parameters of hump mouths with car retarder of light types was proposed. Scientific task was produced as task in stochastic integer-valued programming with non-linear target function and non-linear limitation inequality. In conclusion, proposed mathematic definition model of needed number of car retarder at the break positions of sorting hump and rational variant their disposition within drain part is allowed to get one orseveral alternative placing schemes of low-power delay mechanism in the testing area, it is given a possibility more objective estimation of effectiveness application of hump mouths structures of new class.
TRANSPORTATION OF OVERSIZE AND HEAVY-WEIGHT CARGOES IN THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Authors: Kotenko A. M. , Lavrukhin A. V. , Shylayev P. S. , Svetlichnaya A. V. , Shevchenko V. I. , Pilipeyko A. N.
Published: December 2021

In this article the problems and restrictions of transportation of oversize and heavy cargo in transportsystems by different types of transport have been presented. The method of selecting optimal mode fortransportation of cargoes by various means of transport or their combination has been submitted. Themodular design of vehicles for delivery of cargoes a large mass ( more than 500t) and oversized of groundtransports has been proposed. State graph and differential equations of transportation of cargoes by variousmeans have been compiled.The advantages and disadvantages of each mode of transport have been noted. Railway transport hasthe following advantages: all-weather, rhythmicity transportation over considerable distances. However, ithas significant disadvantages: stringent requirements for the dimensions of the loading, restrictions on cargo weight, low availability of railways in certain regions.The main advantages of road transport are: delivery cargo "door to door" almost unlimited load weight, free choice of tracks movement.
IMPROVEMENT OF PROMOTION CAR TRAFFIC UNDER CONDITIONS OF INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
Authors: Makarenko L. I.
Published: December 2021

It is proposed to improve the process of moving car traffic in terms of the international transportcorridors by implementing measures that aim to reduce their downtime, reduced costs of all resources anddevelopment of the transport system of Ukraine. Tasked to improve the technology work border transmissionstations in the processing of traffic on interstate traffic. The general impacts on the smooth functioning of thetransmission of car traffic in neighboring countries. The specificity of functioning of modern bordertransmission stations, which requires significant changes. The following statistics volumes of transit cargotransportation by rail and road.
EVALUATION DESIGN HUMP
Authors: Sumshenko M. , Bajan A.
Published: December 2021

A significant impact on the dissolution of cars on the hump has their design. Traditional scientific approaches to the selection of design solutions design hump directed mainly to the increase in their processing capabilities. When choosing a design hump should be considered an integrated approach, taking into account various parameters. The article describes the method of comprehensive evaluation design marshalling yards using an additive function, which allows for reduced costs for construction and operation of a sorting device, as well as indicators of the reliability of its use. Hump is considered as a technicalsystem, which is characterized by a variety of different parameters. The weighting factors are using theexpert estimates. This method allows to determine an effective option retrofitting existing brake positionsmarshalling yards in the implementation of complex tasks Ukrzaliznytsi to ensure the reliability of sorting process.
Exploring the Effect of National Culture on Corporate Environmental Proactivity
Authors: Tutore Ilaria
Published: December 2021

The aim of the paper is to analyze if and in which way the national culture acts as a driver toward the
implementation of corporate environmental strategy. An environmental proactive strategy seeks to reduce
environmental impact and manage the interface between business and the nature beyond imposed compliance. It is
recognized that the introduction of environmental protection can be used to develop successful strategy to reach a
competitive advantage. The Organization and the natural environment literature identify several drivers able to push
toward ecological engagement. One of the most important is the ethical attitude of organizations. Ethics could vary
among different organizations because of different circumstance; in particular ethical values are strictly embedded to
culture. The most of literature focused the analysis on the broader issue of Corporate Social Responsibility, analyzing
the effect of national culture on Corporate Social Performance. Conversely, only few studies have analyzed the
relationship that occurs between the national culture and the environmental proactivity, employing national
environmental indicator rather than firms’ performance scores. Previous studies, which used Hofstede's framework,
have found out that the national culture is able to influence the overall national environmental performances, missing to
analyze cultural impact on company’s environmental behaviour. Does the national culture influence the company’s
attitude to implement a proactive environmental strategy? Which cultural dimension is able to represent this pressure?
The study is based on a quantitative analysis aimed at statistically measuring how national culture could influence
corporate environmental proactivity, measured using the CDP Global 500 report.
Elevated Cholesterol as Biographical Work – Expanding the Concept of ‘Biographical Disruption’
Authors: Felde Lina Hoel
Published: December 2021

The concept of ‘biographical disruption’ has been a leading framework for studies of the experience of chronic illness. A symptomless chronic condition – bereft of bodily signs ‒ does not similarly present biographical disruption. People with elevated cholesterol are healthy at the same time as medical regimens signal sickness. The empirical material presented in this article, based on interviews with people with elevated cholesterol, suggests that a more appropriate metaphor could be ‘biographical work’ in such instances. The aim of this article is to discuss how people with the symptomless condition of elevated cholesterol continually construct elevated cholesterol in everyday life doing biographical work along shifting contexts. The vocabulary of biographical work constructs a subject who is continually working on building situationally-appropriate identities embedded in the shifting contexts of being sick or not sick. The article shows how people ongoingly ‘do’ elevated cholesterol, creating a mother-cholesterol-identity, a guest-cholesterol-identity et cetera, navigating the dilemma of absence of bodily signs (signaling healthiness) and medical regimens (indicating sickness) against shifting rhythms of biographical particulars in everyday life. Linkages of medical regimens with the rhythms of mothering, vacationing, being a guest et cetera create contexts – ever-emerging ‘cholesterol-biographical rhythms’ ‒ for accomplishing and stretching the cholesterol identity from situation to situation, being adequately compliant with medical regimens.
Representing, Defending, and Questioning Religion: Pragmatist Sociological Motifs in Plato’s "Timaeus", "Phaedo", "Republic", and "Laws"
Authors: Prus Robert
Published: December 2021

Plato may be best known as a philosopher, but his depictions of people’s involvements in religion are important for social scientists not only because of the transcultural and transhistorical resources that they offer those in the sociology of religion, but also because of their more general pragmatist contributions to the study of human group life. Thus, although Plato (a) exempts religion from a more thorough going dialectic analysis of the sort to which he subjects many other realms of human knowing and acting (e.g., truth, justice, courage, rhetoric), (b) explicitly articulates and encourages theological viewpoints in some of his texts, and (c) sometimes writes as though things can be known only as ideal types or pure forms in an afterlife existence, Plato also (d) engages a number of consequential pragmatist (also pluralist, secular) aspects of people’s experiences with religion. In developing his materials on religion, Plato rejects the (popular) notions of the Olympian gods described by Homer and Hesiod as mythical as well as sacrilegious. Still, it is instructive to be mindful of Plato’s notions of divinity when considering the more distinctively sociological matters he addresses (as in the problematics of promoting and maintaining religious viewpoints on both collective and individual levels and discussions of the interlinkages of religion, morality, and deviance). Still, each of the four texts introduced here assume significantly different emphases and those interested in the study of human group life should be prepared to adjust accordingly as they examine these statements. All four texts are consequential for a broader “sociology of religion,” but Timaeus and Phaedo are notably more theological in emphases whereas Republic and Laws provide more extended insight into religion as a humanly engaged realm of endeavor. The paper concludes with an abbreviated comparison of Plato’s notions of religion with Chicago- style symbolic interactionist (Mead 1934; Blumer 1969; Prus 1996; 1997; 1999; Prus and Grills 2003) approaches to the study of religion. Addressing some related matters, an epilogue briefly draws attention to some of the affinities of Emile Durkheim’s The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life with Plato’s analysis of religion.
Images of Crisis and Opportunity. A Study of African Migration to Greece
Authors: Veikou Mariangela
Published: December 2021

The economic crisis in Greece is becoming a way of life and it is affecting, among other things, the way the Greek society views immigration. Greek people are waking up to the reality that immigrants in the streets of big cities would not go back. The kind of economic state of emergency in need of all sorts of austerity measures the Greek society is entering, shockingly, brings about the fear even in liberal minds that the country cannot provide for all. In this paper I draw from my own newly conducted ethnographic study to explore two interconnected themes: the study of local aspects of integration of Sub-Saharan African migrants in the city center of Athens, Greece and the use of photographic images in ethnographic research. More specifically, the paper discusses the representations of difference via a series of contemporary street photographs depicting everyday life instances of African migrants in the city center of Athens. It thus creates a visual narrative of metropolitan life, which forms the basis for a discussion on three themes related to discourses on migrant integration in light of today’s economic crisis: a) the physical and social environment of marginalization, b) the migrant body, and c) the fear of the migrant.
Bringing the Social Back in: Some Suggestions for the Qualitative Study of Emotions
Authors: Kusenbach Margarethe , Loseke Donileen R.
Published: December 2021

As a relatively new area of inquiry, it is not surprising that the research agendas and methodological tools of the sociology of emotions are still evolving. Our goal in this article is to offer new ideas toward emphasizing the social, as opposed to individual, dimensions of emotions in sociological research. What are the historical, cultural, and biographical structures and contexts of individual emotional experiences? What are the social and political antecedents of individual experience? What are the origins of social and cultural frameworks shaping individual experience? What are the social and political consequences of individual experiences? Broadly speaking, these questions are about how people make meanings from cultural resources, and about how these meanings make culture. And because these are questions about meaning, they necessarily require qualitative data and analytic techniques. The second section of the article, written by Loseke, conceptualizes and explores emotions as systems of meanings. Rather than focusing on unique individual experiences, Loseke’s starting point is the shared ideas and rules regarding emotions within a culture, and their manifestations in widely circulating narratives. The ensuing analysis focuses on the symbolic and emotion codes (e.g., victim) and structures of such stories, and on the work they do for individuals and for society as a whole. The third part of the article, written by Kusenbach, begins with individual emotional experiences, yet seeks to account for the larger cultural patterns (life stories) that provide them with meaning. Kusenbach’s research shows that residents of mobile homes, a stigmatized type of housing, employ a range of cultural narratives that furnish both negative and positive emotional experiences surrounding their place of living. In sum, it is argued that both approaches generate new questions and insights, new kinds of data, and new methodological tools for a more sociological study of emotions.
The Life Course Metaphor: Implications for Biography and Interpretive Research
Authors: Murphy John W. , Arxer Steven L. , Belgrave Linda L.
Published: December 2021

This paper reviews qualitative research in the United States, highlighting the ways research has changed in the era of the third age. With growing attention to positive and uplifting aspects of aging, qualitative research has played a critical role in the exploration of the ways in which older adults are engaging in meaningful ways with others. We describe two key methodological approaches that have been important to examining positive aspects of aging and exploring the extent to which a growing number of years of healthy retirement are redefining the aging experience: ethnographic research and grounded theory research. We also review key topics associated with qualitative research in the era of the third age. These topics fit within two dominant frameworks – research exploring meaningmaking in later life and research exploring meaningful engagement in later life. These frameworks were critically important to raising attention to meaningful experiences and interactions with others, and we propose that the agenda for future qualitative research in the United States should continue contributing to these frameworks. However, we note that a third framework should also be developed which examines what it means to be a third age through use of a phenomenological approach, which will assist in the important task of theory building about the third age.
Body, Possibility and Biographical Interpretation
Authors: Pereira Anabela
Published: December 2021

The aim of this article is to demonstrate how body-representations offer an opportunity for its visual interpretation from a biographical point of view, enhancing, on the one hand, the image’s own narrative dynamics, and, on the other, the role of the body as a place of incorporation of experiences, as well as, a vehicle mediating the individual interaction with the world. Perspective founded in the works of the artists Helena Almeida and Jorge Molder, who use self-representation as an expression of these incorporated (lived) experiences, constitutes an important discursive construction and structuring of their narrative identity through visual creation, the artists enable the other with moments of sharing knowledge, creativity and subjectivity, contributing also to the construction of the contemporary, cultural and social imagery.
Aqueous extracts from Acalypha gaumeri and Bonellia flammea for leaf blight control in chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
Authors: Vargas-Díaz Arely Anayansi , Cristóbal-Alejo Jairo , Canto-Canché Blondy , Gamboa-Angulo María Marcela
Published: December 2021

The chrysanthemum is the second most important cut flower in the world, however, its quality and commercial value is affected by the leaf blight produced by Alternaria spp. The objective of this work was to evaluate the causal agent of leaf blight in Chrysanthemum, and its control with aqueous extracts of Acalypha gaumeri and Bonellia flammea. The fungus was collected and identified from leaves and stems of chrysanthemum plants. Subsequently, molecular identification and pathogenicity tests were performed on chrysanthemum plants. In the field, treatments were evaluated with weekly applications of: T1: B. flammea bark extract, T2: A. gaumeri root extract, T3: negative control (water) and T4: Captan® fungicide. Prior to the application of the treatments, plants were inoculated with the isolated fungus (2.5 × 106 spores mL-1) and severity was evaluated. Alternaria chrysanthemi was identified as the causal agent. Based on the severity percentage, the lowest averages of the area under the disease progress curve, the lowest rates of apparent infection, the lowest intensity of the disease and the greater effectiveness in controlling the disease were observed for T2 (165, 0.017, 8 and 67%, respectively) followed by T1 (186, 0.022, 13 y 50 %, respectively) and T4 (179, 0.023, 14 y 45%, respectively), observing a significantly different than negative control T3 (369, 0.025, 25 and 0%, respectively). Plant extracts have potential to be used as an alternative in the management of Alternaria leaf blight in chrysanthemum.
Conceptualización de luminaria solar para aliviar la dismenorrea en personas menstruantes a través del calor y la meditación
Authors: Rojas-Jiménez Andrea M. , Jurburg-Chaves Katherina , Lacouture-Solís Michelle
Published: December 2021

La dismenorrea es un dolor uterino que sufren algunas personas menstruantes durante la fase de sangrado del ciclo menstrual. Con el propósito de disminuir dicho dolor, se desarrolló una luminaria solar, tomando como base la metodología de Design Thinking con variaciones implementadas debido a la virtualidad y las limitaciones que implicó la pandemia. Este proceso se llevó a cabo en cinco etapas: exploración de la problemática, conceptualización de la idea, desarrollo de propuestas, detallado técnico y simulación del diseño.

En la exploración e investigación, se determinó que el uso de calor en la zona abdominal aumenta el flujo sanguíneo y mejora la oxigenación de los tejidos. Asimismo, algunas posturas neutras y asanas de yoga ayudan a disminuir la dismenorrea. 

A partir de estos métodos para combatir el dolor, se llevó a cabo la conceptualización de Venus, una luminaria solar nómada que integró sanación física a través del calor y sanación emocional mediante la luz. Se buscó generar calma, sanación y crear lazos emocionales entre las personas usuarias, sus ciclos menstruales y la luminaria. Esto a través de su luz tenue y cálida, que ayuda a la relajación, y una compresa caliente para ser utilizada durante la ejecución de posturas de yoga. 

Este producto viene a satisfacer una necesidad de seguridad, aliviar el dolor físico de la persona menstruante con dismenorrea a través de un método no intrusivo e integral. Además, no existe una luminaria con este propósito en el mercado, de aquí la diferenciación e importancia del producto planteado.
Analisis Dinamik Model Predator-Prey dengan Faktor Kanibalisme Pada Predator
Authors: Safitri Dwi , Widayani Heni , Pagalay Usman
Published: December 2021

Kajian dinamika populasi predator-prey di suatu ekosistem dengan adanya kanibalisme pada predator dilakukan pada penelitian ini. Ketika ada kanibalisme di tingkat predator dikhawatirkan populasi predator itu akan menurun atau terjadi kepunahan, sehingga populasi prey menjadi tidak terkontrol dan akan terjadi ketidakseimbangan ekosistem. Oleh karena itu, pada penelitian ini dibangunlah model matematika predator-prey dengan faktor kanibalisme pada predator berbentuk sistem persamaan diferensial biasa non linier dengan tiga persamaan. Pada model predator-prey tersebut ditemukan dua titik kesetimbangan yang memiliki kemungkinan stabil yaitu titik kesetimbangan ketika tidak ada prey  dan titik kesetimbangan ketika kedua spesies eksis di ekosistem tersebut . Hasil sensitivitas analisis menunjukkan bahwa sifat kestabilan lokal dari titik  maupun  bergantung pada parameter kanibalisme yakni  dan . Lebih lanjut, untuk titik  telah dibuktikan sifat kestabilan global menggunakan fungsi lyapunov. Hasil simulasi numerik mengilustrasikan hasil analisa yang sudah diperoleh, sehingga ditemukan kemungkinan terjadinya limit cycles yang menandakan adanya bifurkasi hopf.
Antisosyal Kişilik Bozukluğu Olan Bireylerde Psikoeğitimin Öfke Davranışlarına Etkisi
Authors: GEZGİN YAZICI Havva , BATMAZ Makbule
Published: December 2021

Randomize kontrollü olarak yapılan bu araştırmada antisosyal kişilik bozukluğu olan bireylere verilen sekiz oturumluk psikoeğitimin öfke davranışları üzerindeki etkisi incelendi. Araştırmanın örneklemini bir askeri hastanenin psikiyatri polikliniğine başvuran antisosyal kişilik bozukluğu tanısı olan 62 hasta basit rastgele örnekleme yöntemiyle seçilerek oluşturdu (deney grubu=32, kontrol grubu=30). Çalışmanın verileri Tanıtıcı Bilgi Formu ve Sürekli Öfke ve Öfke İfade Tarz Ölçeği (SÖÖİTÖ) kullanılarak toplandı. Deney ve kontrol grubuna uygulanan öntest sonrasında deney grubuna sekiz oturumdan oluşan psikoeğitim uygulandı. Kontrol grubuna herhangi bir girişim uygulanmadı. Deney grubunun eğitimlerinin sonunda hem deney hem kontrol grubuna sontest ve sontestten sonraki birinci ayda ve üçüncü ayda izlem testi uygulandı. Deney ve kontrol grubundaki hastaların son test ve izlemlerinde SÖÖİTÖ puanı karşılaştırıldığında anlamlı fark saptandı. Deney grubundaki bireylerin, SÖÖİTÖ’nün tüm alt boyutlarından aldıkları puan ortalamalarının, tekrarlayan ölçümlerdeki değişiminin istatistiksel olarak ileri düzeyde anlamlı olduğu görüldü. Psikoeğitimin antisosyal kişilik bozukluğu hastalarında öfke davranışını kontrol etmede ve uygun şekilde ifade edebilmede etkili olduğu bulundu. Öfke kontrolünü öğretmek, bireylerin daha üretken ve kontrollü bireyler olma yeteneklerini etkilemektedir. Bu eğitimin devamlılığının sağlanmasının kişilere fayda sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.
Author's position in the peasant cycle of poems by I.A. Kuratov
Authors:   Institute of Language, Literature and History FRC Komi SC UB RAS, Surnina L.E.
Published: December 2021

The monograph is a study of subjective forms of expression of the author's consciousness in the peasant cycle of poems by I.A. Kuratov. The peasant cycle of Kuratov's works is considered as an ideological and artistic integrity, characterized by the specificity of artistic depiction and subjec-tive organization. On the basis of a detailed analysis of the poems, the prevailing types of the lyrical subject are determined, the principles of creating an image of the people's world in the poetry of the first Komi poet are highlighted. The book is of interest to specialists in the field of philology. It is addressed to researchers of the literature of the peoples of the Russian Federation, graduate students, undergraduates and stu-dents.