bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Nivel de independencia en la vida diaria y plasticidad cognitiva en la vejez
Authors: Navarro González Elena , Calero García María Dolores , López Pérez-Díaz Ángel , Gómez Ceballos Ana Luna , Torres Carbonell Isabel , Calero García M. José
Published: September 2021

En la actualidad, un estilo de vida activo se asocia con un alto nivel de plasticidad cognitiva que a su vez se relaciona con una menor probabilidad de deterioro y declive cognitivo (Calero, Navarro y Muñoz, 2007). Las actividades de la vida diaria (AVD) es una de las variables consideradas indicadoras de dependenciaindependencia en la vejez que se asocia al deterioro cognitivo y físico. El objetivo de esta investigación es analizar la relación entre las AVD y la plasticidad cognitiva en la vejez. Han participado 63 ancianos evaluados con distintas medidas de autonomía/dependencia y con dos técnicas de evaluación del potencial de aprendizaje. Los resultados muestran que un mayor nivel de plasticidad cognitiva se asocia a una mayor independencia funcional en la vida diaria.
¿Cómo perciben los hijos la crianza materna y paterna? Diferencias por edad y sexo
Authors: Rodríguez Miguel Ángel , Del Barrio María Victoria , Carrasco Miguel Ángel
Published: September 2021

Con el objetivo de analizar la percepción sobre la crianza materna y paterna, 1182 niños y adolescentes (45,3% chicos y 54,7% chicas) con edades comprendidas entre 8 y 16 años, fueron evaluados mediante el Child Report Parental Behaviour Inventory (CRPBI; Shaefer, 1965). Los resultados muestran una mayor sensibilidad de las chicas a la afectividad y en los chicos al control y la hostilidad parentales. La madre obtiene mayores puntuaciones en todos los factores con la excepción de hostilidad. A medida que los hijos crecen, éstos informan de un decremento en el afecto, la comunicación y la supervisión, en ambos padres, y por el contrario, de un incremento en la percepción de la hostilidad.
Diferencias entre hombres y mujeres en los trastornos de ansiedad: una aproximación psicobiológica
Authors: Arenas M. Carmen , Puigcerver Araceli
Published: September 2021

Los trastornos de ansiedad son, en la actualidad, enfermedades psiquiátricas muy frecuentes e incapacitantes. Las mujeres en edad reproductiva son más vulnerables a desarrollar trastornos de ansiedad, aproximadamente entre 2 a 3 veces más que los hombres. Ser hombre o mujer no sólo puede influir en la prevalencia de los trastornos mentales, sino también en la manifestación y expresión de los síntomas, la voluntad para solicitar asistencia médica o psicológica, el curso de la enfermedad, incluso en la respuesta al tratamiento. Cada vez hay pruebas más sólidas de que existen diferencias entre ambos sexos respecto a la anatomía cerebral, la neuroquímica y los patrones de activación y respuesta a los estímulos ambientales; diferencias que pueden influir en la etiología y el curso de los trastornos psiquiátricos. Sin embargo, poco se conoce sobre los factores de riesgo que inducen a las mujeres a desarrollar ciertas psicopatologías. Por ello, en este trabajo pretendemos presentar una breve revisión sobre los aspectos psicobiológicos que pueden contribuir a las diferencias de sexo en los trastornos de ansiedad.
Escala de evaluación del funcionamiento familiar FACES III: ¿Modelo de dos o tres factores?
Authors: Schmidt Vanina , Barreyro Juan Pablo , Maglio Ana Laura
Published: September 2021

La Escala de Evaluación de la Cohesión y Adaptabilidad Familiar (FACES III) de Olson, Portner, y Lavee, es una de las escalas desarrolladas para evaluar dos de las dimensiones del Modelo Circumplejo de Sistemas familiares y Maritales: la cohesión y la flexibilidad familiar. El propósito del presente estudio es contribuir a una mayor claridad respecto de los aspectos del funcionamiento familiar susceptibles de ser abordados con FACES III, así como proporcionar información sobre la validez estructural de la escala para su uso en población argentina. Participaron 785 padres (M = 41; DT = 5.8) y 600 adolescentes (M = 16.3, DT = 1.7) de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires y Gran Buenos Aires a quienes se les administró el instrumento. Se realizó un análisis factorial confirmatorio. Los resultados indican que una estructura de dos factores no resulta del todo adecuada, mientras que un modelo de tres factores –Cohesión, Flexibilidad 1 y Flexibilidad 2– presenta un buen ajuste a los datos. La dimensión Flexibilidad parece aquella con la que se debe ser más cauteloso teniendo en cuenta que probablemente esté reuniendo al menos dos constructos interconectados. Los resultados del presente estudio se discuten considerando los alcanzados en otros países con las distintas versiones de la escala.
Ethnic Identity among Indigenous and Mestizos from Intercultural University of Chiapas
Authors: Esteban Moisès , Nadal Josep Maria , Vila Ignasi
Published: September 2021

This study explored ethnic identity among 662 students (326 mestizos and 336 indigenous) from the Intercultural University of Chiapas (IUCh). Scholars suggest that ethnicity is more salient for ethnic minority adolescents than for adolescents who are members of the ethnic majority. The aims for this study were: 1) to determine the structure and validity of ethnic identity as measured by the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure in a sample of majority and minority ethnic groups from Intercultural University in Chiapas, and 2) to examine the variability of ethnic identity across ethnic groups. Specifically, it was hypothesized that the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure would show two factors, and that ethnic groups would differ on ethnic identity. The results supported the hypotheses.
La innovación educativa desde la metodología: Mejora de las actitudes y competencias científicas de los alumnos
Authors: García José Fernando , Gracia Enrique , Fuentes María C. , Lila Marisol , Pascual Joan
Published: September 2021

Se aplicó un programa de innovación educativa para mejorar las actitudes hacia la metodología de los estudiantes de las asignaturas de las ciencias del comportamiento. Los estudiantes utilizaron datos reales para contrastar sus propias hipótesis utilizando diferentes análisis estadísticos, aplicando dos principios metodológicos claves para el contraste: el tamaño de la muestra y los enunciados ordinales (Frick, 1996). Esta investigación de los estudiantes implicó el trabajo en grupo, emplear bases de datos en Internet para el desarrollo del marco teórico, definición de los objetivos del estudio, definición de variables, estrategias para el análisis y discusión de los resultados. Cuando terminó la investigación de los estudiantes se valoraron el rendimiento académico y los cambios de actitudes hacia la metodología. Los resultados indicaron que: 1) la realización de esta experiencia de investigación contrastada con datos reales mejoró la formación del alumno, y 2) supuso una toma de contacto con la realidad metodológica que favoreció sus actitudes hacia la misma.
Análisis bayesiano de variables relacionadas con el desarrollo del síndrome de Burnout en profesionales sanitarios
Authors: Cañadas Guillermo A. , Lozano Luis M. , de la Fuente Emilia I. , Vargas Cristina , Saldaña Lorena
Published: September 2021

El síndrome de Burnout tiene una alta incidencia en profesionales que realizan una labor asistencial o social, lo que implica que el deterioro de su calidad de vida laboral afecta a su propia salud, a la organización en la que desarrollan su trabajo y también, a través de los beneficiarios del mismo, a la sociedad. Las graves consecuencias de padecer Burnout justifican la existencia de muchas investigaciones sobre dicho constructo y sobre la identificación de los grupos de riesgo asociados al mismo. El presente trabajo tiene un doble objetivo, por una parte comparar los niveles de Burnout en posibles grupos de riesgo entre los profesionales sanitarios; y por otra, realizar las comparaciones utitizando procedimientos de análisis estadístico clásico y bayesiano. Participan 108 profesionales que trabajan en atención psicosocio-sanitaria, en dos centros de la Diputación de Granada. Todos ellos respondieron, de forma anónima e individual, a un cuadernillo en el que se incluyen datos personales así como la adaptación a población española del Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Se utilizan análisis de varianza clásico y bayesiano en la identificación de factores de riesgo asociados a diferentes niveles de Burnout. Se comprueba que la información ofrecida por el procedimiento bayesiano permite complementar la ofrecida por el procedimiento clásico.
Evaluación del progreso de aprendizaje en lectura dentro de un Modelo de Respuesta a la Intervención (RtI) en la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias
Authors: Jiménez Juan E. , Luft Baker Doris , Rodríguez Cristina , Crespo Patricia , Artiles Ceferino , Alfonso Miguel , González Desirée , Peake Christian , Suárez Natalia
Published: September 2021

El objetivo principal de este trabajo es dar a conocer el sistema de evaluación del progreso de aprendizaje en lectura dentro de un modelo de Respuesta a la Intervención - Nivel 2 de intervención que se viene utilizando en la Comunidad Autónoma de Canarias en el marco institucional de cooperación científica entre el grupo de investigación de la Universidad de La Laguna “Dificultades de aprendizaje, psicolingüística y nuevas tecnologías”, el Center on Teaching and Learning de la Universidad de Oregon y la Consejería de Educación, Universidades y Sostenibilidad del Gobierno de Canarias. Dentro de este contexto se viene utilizando el sistema de evaluación Indicadores Dinámicos del Éxito en la Lectura, versión española del Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills. Su principal finalidad es evaluar el progreso de aprendizaje de la población escolar canaria identificada con “riesgo” de presentar dificultades específicas de aprendizaje en lectura y que participa en un Modelo de Respuesta a la Intervención.
Modelos de gestión de conflictos en serie de ficción televisiva
Authors: Navarro-Abal Yolanda , Climent-Rodríguez José Antonio , Fernández- Garrido Julio
Published: September 2021

Las series de ficción televisivas generan, en ocasiones, una visión irreal de la vida, especialmente en los jóvenes, convirtiéndose en un espejo en el que se sienten reflejados. Se convierten en modelos de valores, actitudes, habilidades y comportamientos que tienden a ser imitados por ciertos espectadores. El objetivo del presente estudio ha sido analizar los estilos de gestión conductual de los conflictos escenificados por los protagonistas principales de las series de televisión de ficción. Para ello, se valoró la relación existente entre dichos estilos y la edad y el sexo de los protagonistas principales, así como la nacionalidad y el género de las series de ficción. Se han evaluado 16 series de ficción, seleccionando en cada una dos protagonistas (de ambos sexos). Para la observación y el registro se realizó una adaptación del Rahim Organizational Conflict Inventory-II. Los resultados reflejan que no existe una relación de los estilos de gestión conductual de los conflictos escenificados en las series de ficción y el sexo de los protagonistas. Se hallan relaciones entre dichos estilos y la edad de los protagonistas y el género de las series de ficción.
Behavioral variability and consistency: Experimental bases for a psychological theory of personality
Authors: Santacreu Mas José
Published: September 2021

The aim of this paper is to explain how and why individual differences emerge despite accounting for biological and socio-cultural differences, why people behave differently in the same context, and how behavior becomes stable and consistent. We review the experimental work on variability and stereotypy. In animal research, in contrast to expectations, there is interindividual variability in behavior under extreme environmental control. In addition, intraindividual consistency (stereotypy) is detected in animals whose behavior is not fully adjusted to the contingencies. The differences in what is learned (the kind of contingency relations) among laboratory animals can be explained by: a) the differences between effective contingencies and programmed contingencies, and b) the relationship between exploration and rate of reinforcement. In experimental studies in humans, learning differences in identical environments depend, further to the above, on what was previously learned by the individual (experience and education) and the thoroughness and internal consistency of task instructions. From these concepts, we propose a psychological theory of personality that explains: (a) how we learn different relationships from the same experience; (b) how behavioral individual differences emerge (variability); and (c) why each individual’s behavior becomes stable and consistent.
Encuesta 2000 (Segunda entrega)
Authors: Fernández-Ballesteros Rocío
Published: September 2021

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Hablo, luego existo: Una aproximación conductual para entender los problemas del yo
Authors: J. Kohlenberg Robert , Tsai Mavis
Published: September 2021

Puesto que los puntos de vista normal y patológicos del yo se basan en la experiencia de la persona, nuestro foco se centra en esa experiencia del yo. Nuestra aproximación se basa en una elaboración de Skinner (1953, 1974) sobre el análisis del yo y en nuestra experiencia clínica. Explicaremos la experiencia del yo al identificar y describir algo (el estímulo) que se experimenta.
Metodología Q y autoconcepto
Authors: Escritos de Psicología
Published: September 2021

Los dos miembros del título pueden andar desparejados: el concepto de sí mismo se deja investigar mediante otras estrategias y mediante pruebas convencionales de personalidad, mientras, por su lado, el método de clasificación Q, creado por Stephenson (1953), puede extenderse a la evaluación de facetas de personalidad que no son el autoconcepto, y, en la intención de su creador, podría auxiliar incluso -aunque esto se halla ahora más bien abandonado- para la validación de teorías psicológicas generales. Entre el contenido (concepto de sí mismo) y el método (clasificación Q) hay, de todos modos, muy buena correspondencia, y ajustan el uno al otro como el guante a su mano.
Oil Price and Macroeconomic Fundamentals in African Net Oil-Exporting Countries: Evidence from Toda–Yamamoto and Homogeneous Causality Tests
Authors: Maku Olukayode E. , Ogede Jimoh S. , Osisanwo Bukonla G.
Published: September 2021

Despite the wealth of literature on the oil price growth examinations, there is a shortage of research on the causality between oil prices and various macroeconomic fundamentals with regard to the group of net oil-exporting countries in Africa. This study examines the causality between oil price volatility and macroeconomic fundamentals in net oil-exporting countries in Africa using the Toda–Yamamoto and homogeneous causality techniques to gauge the nexus in the selected countries from 1995 to 2019. Our findings from the panel causality test suggest that oil price volatility significantly Granger causes the economic growth of the selected net oil-exporting countries in Africa. However, a mixed outcome was observed for the cross-sectional analyses using the Toda–Yamamoto causality test. Hence, the study offers the need for a policy framework that would drive the output growth as oil price changes continue to threaten macroeconomic variables.
Prospects and Constraints of Low-Intensity Farming in Marginal Peri-Urban Areas: The Case of Lesvos, Greece
Authors: Pavlis Evangelos , Terkenli Theano S.
Published: September 2021

This paper critically examines the characteristics of low-intensity, small-scale family farming and related aspects of farming sustainability, in a marginally productive peri-urban landscape, that of the capital town of Lesvos Island, Mytilini, Greece. These aspects and characteristics are explored on the basis of farmers’-landowners’ perceptions and visions of local landscape/land use change, through a questionnaire survey. Our findings indicate that production is basically aimed for self-consumption; such practices yield low incomes but bear high cultural values, mostly run by hobby and part-time farmers-landowners, lacking agricultural education. Olive crops are the dominant, but decreasing, form of production, while some other less-water-reliant cultivations are increasing. Peri-urban small family farming remains significant, but in need of new policies/strategies further promoting its value and role.
Rural Territories and Food Tourism – Exploring the Virtuous Bonds Through a Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Figueiredo Elisabete , Forte Teresa , Eusébio Celeste
Published: September 2021

Although studies on food and tourism have gained terrain within tourism research, especially in the last decade, the connections of food tourism with rural territories have remained underexplored. This is particularly significant in the context of an increasing recognition that food should be understood as a distinguishing feature of rural tourism destinations, at the same time as displaying specific heritage and traditions as and contributing to the development of rural territories. The intention of this article is to shed light on the connection between food tourism and rural territories by exploring its potential through a systematic literature review on this untapped topic. Based on 73 articles focusing on those connections, the paper reviews and further explores what is already known on the topic, examining the different research methodologies and approaches used, as well as the dimensions analysed and results obtained. Research on the links between food tourism and rural territories seems to be geographically marked and particularly relevant in Southern European countries (such as Spain and Italy), as well as in North America (mainly the USA). Impacts on local development, together with production and commercialization strategies, are the main dimensions analysed by the articles, revealing indeed some of the potential virtuous bonds deriving from the connection between tourism, food and rural territories.
Bilateral labor agreements and the migration of Filipinos: An instrumental variable approach
Authors: O’Steen Brianna
Published: September 2021

Bilateral labor agreements (BLAs) are preferred policy models for regulating migration by many governments around the world. The Philippines has been a leader in both agreement conclusion and exporting labor. A recent Congressional evocation is pushing bureaucrats and academics alike to investigate this policy strategy for outcomes and effectiveness. The following analysis answers the question “Do BLAs affect the migration outflows of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)?” using a plausibly exogenous variation to isolate a causal effect. I test for effects of BLAs using two instrumental variables (IVs), such as Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) and Formal Alliances, and an original dataset of land-based and sea-based Filipino BLAs and migrant stock in 213 unique areas from 1960 to 2018. I do not find any empirical evidence that these treaties drive migration. However, BLAs have statistically significant effects on gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and exports, suggesting other important channels through which these agreements affect economic outcomes. These null results are critically important for policymakers and diplomats because the resources spent on negotiation are wasted if the primary goal is to increase migration.
New perspectives in social studies on recreational running: The case of Poland
Authors: Stempień Jakub Ryszard , Mielczarek Rafał , Tokarski Jarosław
Published: September 2021

The article concerns the phenomenon of the popularity of recreational running in Poland. A search of existing studies on this phenomenon shows a clear overrepresentation of survey studies (mostly self-completion questionnaires), which in practice narrows the scope of empirical findings to issues such as the structure of the population of amateur runners, runners’ motivations, and running practices themselves. In contrast, there is limited recognition of the perspectives and experiences of the institutional actors who co-create the running boom. These actors are referred to as the stakeholders of the running boom in the article. In the second part of the text, we discuss the results of our own research, which focused on running competitions open to amateurs. Every year, several thousands of such events are organized in Poland. The study (standardized online desk research) was carried out on two randomly selected nationwide samples: N = 338 and N = 349 (measurements for 2014 and 2017). The research documented the activity of stakeholders of the running boom in the form of organization, sponsorship, and patronage of running events. However, it should be emphasized that certain activities are conducted by public sector entities (local governments); the involvement of market players is less visible. The conducted research also provides characteristics of the landscape of running events in Poland: their location (including regional distribution), size, and their most important sport features (distance and accompanying events). The time variable (2014 versus 2017) and the regional variable (Eastern Poland versus the rest of the country) were used as the basic independent variables in the statistical analyses. The study as a whole can be considered to be complementary to previous studies on the Polish running boom.
Identity reconstruction among people with physical disabilities practising Race Running
Authors: Kossakowski Radosław , Witecka-Wiese Maria , Mańkowski Dobrosław
Published: September 2021

The main aim of the article is to present the results of research concerning the reconstruction of the identity of people with disabilities who practice Race Running. In the scientific literature focused on disability, sport is presented as one of the important elements serving for the reconstruction of the identity of people with disabilities and their integration, inclusion with the surrounding social world. However, previous studies did not analyze in this context the role of Race Running, which is a niche, developing sport discipline. Therefore, this article fills a significant gap in the scientific literature dedicated to the role of sport in the reconstruction of the identity of people with disabilities by undertaking an analysis of sport, which has not been the subject of research so far. Starting from the concept of ‘pendulum’ developed by Karen K. Yoshida, the following article provides a model of identity reconstruction based on five processes: Socialising, Becoming independent, Exposing, Proving, Realizing. The conceptualization of this model is based on the results of qualitative research using the in-depth interview technique. The respondents were people with disabilities practicing Race Running in Poland, their family members and their coaches. The results of the research show not only the possibilities for people with disabilities, which comes with practicing Race Running, but also limitations, because the specificity and technical requirements of this sport mean that its benefits can only be used by people with a certain type of disability.
“Playing with injury”: the health-related aspects of a career in women’s handball
Authors: Jasny Michał
Published: September 2021

Health, injury, and pain within the social contexts of sports remain relevant. Sociologists have repeatedly pointed out a set of factors that shape the sociocultural background of sports and aim to normalize the high risk of injury, pain, and negative impacts on health. The literature contains inspiring studies with valuable guidelines for conceptualizing this issue. Some researchers have focused on the social factors shaping athletes’ experiences with health-related risks and have proven that it is possible to oppose the deeply rooted “culture of risk.” The fact that most studies on the subject involve men’s sports increases the importance of those that address health-related risks in women’s sports. The literature includes few works concerning the sociocultural contexts of injury, pain, or health issues in handball. The aim of this study was to learn about the opinions and experiences of professional female handball players related to health in their discipline. Three main directions of research were followed: 1) health as a value; 2) significance of injury and pain; and 3) effect of health-related risks on a career in sports. The data were collected before the COVID-19 pandemic. The results do not reflect the opinions or experiences of the participants during the period of heightened epidemiological risk. The sample comprised female athletes (n=52) who participated in the Polish First League of women’s handball and represented the highest competitive level in their category in Poland.
The Image of the Romanian Woman in “Never Mind the Balkans, Here’s Romania” By Mike Ormsby
Authors: Mihăilă-Lică Gabriela
Published: September 2021

The paper analyses the image of the contemporary Romanian woman as it appears in the book “Never Mind the Balkans, Here's Romania”, written by Mike Ormsby and published in 2008. The book of the English writer is a collection of 57 stories that present various aspects of the Romanian life from the period between 1994-2008 when Ormsby visited Romania. Even though the gallery of characters he focuses on is created from people from all over Romania and from all the strata of the society, one can discover some common characteristics of the Romanian women. They have the most varied occupations (managers, veterinarians, opera singers, publishers, etc.) and display the most varied character traits, yet the careful reader is able to discern the vivid portrait of the “generic” Romanian woman.
Jerusalem in Motion. Images of Jerusalem in the Bible and Beyond
Authors: Zamfir Ioana
Published: September 2021

The biblical image of Jerusalem is constructed from a diversity of themes, which capture various dimensions of the holy city. The article presents the most recurrent and signi"cant literary themes used in the Bible for referring to Jerusalem, organized on three levels: the concrete, the humane and the divine. The image of Jerusalem accumulates references to its geographical dimension, as a territorial border and center of the world, to its political and social dimension, as a capital city and military defense, and to its spiritual dimension, as a reference point in the relation between humans and God. These biblical themes stood as reference points in later developments of Jerusalem’s image in the Christian tradition and in European representations of the holy city.
Egeria’s Itinerarium and the Development of Sacred Spaces and Edifices in Jerusalem
Authors: Laato Anni Maria
Published: September 2021

A Christian pilgrim, Egeria, travelled to Jerusalem and other biblical sites in the 380s and wrote detailed notes about the places she visited and about the liturgical life in Jerusalem. In this article, I will scrutinize Egeria’s view on the holy edi!ces and sacred spaces in Jerusalem, giving special attention to why some places were holy for her; and how Christians related to the holy places of “others,” that is, of pagans and Jews. For Egeria, several factors together made a space holy and worth visiting: biblical events that had occurred there, liturgical celebrations in her own day, and the physical seeing of the place as well as meeting of the holy people living at the site. "e new sacred topography expressed both continuity and discontinuity with the Old Testament times, but the Roman pagan dominance in Jerusalem was moved to the past.
The Struggle for Memory: The Khachkar Field of Julfa and Other Armenian Sacred Spaces in Azerbaijan
Authors: Seppälä Serafim
Published: September 2021

During the last century, the Armenian Church and nation have lost most of their sacred spaces. One of the most peculiar cases is the history and afterlife of the khachkars (crossstones) of Julfa. The cemetery of Julfa was known for its endless unique khachkars and other monuments, constituting an exceptional sacred space in terms of spirituality and art history. The area was systematically and entirely destroyed by Azerbaijan in 2005. In the 2010s, Armenians reacted to the destruction by reviving the memory of Julfan khachkars by erecting their replicas to various locations in Armenia and other countries. As khachkars are supposed to be unique and unrepeatable, this struggle for memory requires an interpretative analysis. The problematics became urgent after the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war when hundreds of Armenian monasteries, churches and sacred monuments were left under the control of Azerbaijan. There is no reason to assume that their fate in the long run will be any better than the hundreds of already demolished Armenian churches and monasteries in Azerbaijan.
Parohia Cofetăria: Industrial, Religious and Communal Space. A Case Study on Patrimony as Inherited from Communism and its Transformations
Authors: Banica Mirel
Published: September 2021

The fall of communism, more than three decades ago, set in motion a strong religious comeback in Romania. This increase in Romanians practicing religion was felt across all denominations not just the Orthodox. In order to cope with the sudden increase of churchgoers, a large number of places of worship were built in a relatively short period of time. In some places, where material resources were limited, part of the industrial heritage left behind by communism was rearranged and transformed into a religious space (e.g., chapels and monasteries). The case study presented below shows the spectacular transformation of a former food laboratory into an Orthodox chapel in the early 2000s. Even if it is a small town, it reflects many of the questions and dilemmas when reconverting a religious space into a secular space and vice versa, namely: political and religious interference in small semi-rural communities, new forms of community cooperation between believers and members of the clergy, but also advancing modernity and accompanying changes in everyday religious life (la religion en train de se faire – fr). This study also shows how the Orthodox canonical requirements related to the consecration-construction of a sacred space were adapted to a completely atypical space – a sign of the vitality and adaptability of the church at the beginning of the millennium.
Exploring the Relationship Between Loneliness, Materialism, and Life Satisfaction in a Western Context: the Moderating Role of Gender
Authors: Manchiraju Srikant , Sadachar Amrut , Manchanda Rimple
Published: September 2021

Both loneliness and materialism have been associated with decrement in one’s life satisfaction. However, the relationship between loneliness, materialism, and life satisfaction has not been explored in the Western context. Therefore, the present study addresses two issues: (1) the relationship between loneliness and life satisfaction taking into account the mediating role of materialism and (2) the moderating role of gender in the aforementioned mediation model. A research model was proposed. To test the proposed model, data were collected via an online survey administered to U.S. nationals convenience sample (N = 312). Structural equation modeling was used to test the proposed model. Loneliness was negatively related to life satisfaction and positively related to materialism. Contrary to the expectation, materialism was positively related to life satisfaction. Materialism mediated the relationship between loneliness and life satisfaction. Gender did not moderate the relationship between loneliness and materialism, whereas gender did moderate the relationship between materialism and life satisfaction.
Evaluating the Effect of Covid-19 on the Palestinian Economy by Estimating the Relationship Between Economic Growth and Unemployment in Palestine
Authors: Samarah Wisam A.
Published: September 2021

The Palestinian economy is a small and open economy that is characterized with a high level of uncertainty. The purpose of this paper is to determine the effect of COVID-19 on the economic growth in Palestine through estimating the relationship between economic growth and unemployment. We will use the GDP per capita to measure economic growth and unemployment rate in Palestine. Thus we will also look at the Palestinian labor force and determine whether the job creation is successful in absorbing the rising rates of unemployment and determine how COVID-19 will affect unemployment rates. This is an effort to study where the Palestinian economy is heading and gives suggestions of how we can avoid the convergence into a Volatility Uncertainty Complexity Ambiguity environment. The data was taken from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics for the period from 1995 to 2018. The time series analysis indicated that a 1 percent increase in the unemployment rate will result in a 0.356 percent decrease in the GDP per capita. Given the continuation of the Israeli occupation, the Palestinian government plays the role of “crisis management”.
Accounting-Based Brand Scandals and the Implications for Firm-Level Advertising Spending
Authors: Sharpe Stacey
Published: September 2021

This study examines strategic firm-level advertising behavior around accounting-based brand scandal events. This analysis is guided by propositions presented in the brand scandal and marketing-finance literatures regarding firm response to brand scandal events. While, recent findings from the marketing-finance literature show that managers tend to reduce advertising when anticipating the release of negative information, this response is contrary to the established support and recommendation from the extant brand scandal literature. This inconsistency suggests that firms treat product-based brand scandal events different from accounting-based brand scandal events. A sample of firms accused of financial misreporting by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and US Department of Justice between 1977 and 2010 is used to examine the central research question and hypotheses regarding the relationship between accounting-based brand scandals and firm-level advertising spending. The results of this analysis provide empirical support for the relevance of advertising expenditures to firm’s approach to reputation management strategies in the wake of accounting-based brand scandals.
Academic Writing in the Baltic States
Authors: Jürine Anni , Leijen Djuddah , Hint Helen , Sinkuniene Jolanta , Laiveniece Diāna , Johansson Christer , Groom Nicholas
Published: September 2021

In the project Bwrite (Academic Writing in the Baltic States: Rhetorical Structures through Cultures and Languages), we aim to address the lack of an empirically grounded holistic understanding of non-Anglophone writing traditions by mapping the academic writing traditions in the national languages of the Baltic States: Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian. We aim to achieve this by using machine learning and other computational methods (both quantitative and qualitative) for capturing writing tradition features at scale. By identifying and studying those features, we will not only create a body of knowledge on writing tradition(s) of the Baltic States, but the project will also provide a methodological basis for studying writing traditions elsewhere.
The Writing Mentoring Program:
Authors: Kuntschner Eva , Römmer-Nossek Brigitte
Published: September 2021

In 2013, the University of Vienna’s Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) implemented a pilot project, which has since grown to become the core of the university’s academic writing services for students. The writing mentoring programme was designed with the goal to create a means for disseminating knowledge about writing processes amongst students in earlier stages of their studies. The programme’s organisational structure is based on the experience that, to ensure scalability, an institution as large as the University of Vienna (approx. 90.000 students) needs to rely on multipliers and on the cooperation of stakeholders in its many academic departments. Regarding the writing mentoring programme, this translates into a focus on the processes of academic writing and sensitivity towards disciplinary cultures. In this position paper, we aim to demonstrate how writing mentoring can be implemented to provide structures which allow advanced Bachelor and Master-students to support other students’ academic writing in meaningful ways. In this way, a programme like ours can help in transforming organisational practices.
KREATIVITAS BERWIRAUSAHA DAN DAMPAKNYA PADA MOTIVASI PRAKTEK KEWIRAUSAHAAN MAHASISWA
Authors: Fatkhurahman Fatkhurahman , Hadiyati Hadiyati
Published: September 2021

Praktek kewirausahaan merupakan langkah awal bagi mahasiswa dalam mengenal dan memahami kondisi nyata dunia bisnis, persoalan mengenai praktek mahasiswa sebagian masih belum optimal seperti dalam memahami produk dan memahami pelanggan. Namun perlu upaya membangun kreativitas agar mahasiswa memiliki motivasi dalam melaksanakan praktek kewirausahaan tersebut. Menggunakan jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan sampel mahasiswa yang mengambil mata kuliah kewirausahaan lanjutan pada program studi manajemen Universitas Lancang Kuning dan data dikumpulkan dengan menggunakan kuesioner dan dianalisis dengan alat analisis regresi linier sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terbukti kreativitas mahasiswa berpengaruh signifikan terhadap motivasi berwirausaha mahasiswa dalam melaksanakan praktek kewirausahaan. Hal ini dikarenakan bagi mahasiswa yang memiliki ide atau gagasan baru dalam menghasilkan produk maka mereka akan bersemangat dalam membuktikan apakah produk tersebut direspon pasar atau tidak.
ТЕХНОГЕНЕЗ И СТРУКТУРНО-ФУНКЦИОНАЛЬНЫЕ РЕАКЦИИ ДРЕВЕСНЫХ ВИДОВ: ПОВРЕЖДЕНИЯ, АДАПТАЦИИ, СТРАТЕГИИ. ЧАСТЬ 3. ВЛИЯНИЕ НА РАДИАЛЬНЫЙ ПРИРОСТ И КОРНЕВЫЕ СИСТЕМЫ.
Authors: Уразгильдин Р.В. , Кулагин А.Ю.
Published: September 2021

Данная публикация является третьей в цикле из четырех статей, посвященных обзору и систематизации работ в области адаптивных реакций древесных растений к техногенезу на основных иерархических структурно-функциональных уровнях организации и адаптивных стратегий, опубликованных за последние 20 лет. В этом обзоре рассмотрено влияние различных типов промышленного загрязнения на радиальный прирост стволовой древесины и на корневые системы древесных растений. Основная масса исследований указывает на однозначное уменьшение величины радиального прироста древесных видов в ответ на промышленное загрязнение, потерю его чувствительности к климатическим сигналам, перераспределение долей ранней и поздней древесины в общем приросте, изменение длительности онтогенетических периодов и нарушение его цикличности, появление повышенного количества ложных годичных колец или их выпадение, ускоренное начало старения древостоев, зависимость величины прироста от расстояния между древостоями и источниками эмиссии и от ландшафта местности, а также тесную связь между уменьшением ширины древесных колец и содержанием в кольцах металлов и различных микроэлементов, восстановление прироста после снижения объемов выбросов загрязняющих веществ. Однако, нефтехимическое, радиационное и некоторые типы смешанных загрязнений способны стимулировать увеличение радиального прироста, при этом эффекты видоспецифичны и зависят от возраста и жизненного состояния деревьев. Как правило, загрязнение вызывает существенное уменьшение корненасыщенности почвы всеми фракциями корней, как в условиях промышленных центров, так и в опытах с искусственным внесением токсикантов в среду. Показаны адаптивные механизмы, когда при общем угнетении корневых систем или угнетении только отдельных корневых фракций наблюдается перераспределение во фракционном составе в пользу увеличения долей тех или иных корневых фракций, эффект «избегания» корневыми системами наиболее загрязненных слоев почвенного профиля, и активное выделение корневых экссудатов, препятствующих проникновению токсикантов в растение. Нефтехимическое загрязнение способно стимулировать увеличение корненасыщенности почвы у хвойных древесных видов, однако для лиственных видов данный эффект носит видоспецифический характер, а радиоактивное загрязнение наносит более значительное повреждение корневым системам, чем радиальному приросту.
UJI EKSPERIMENTAL MESIN PENDINGIN BERPENDINGIN COOLANT DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN REFRIGERAN R22 DAN REFRIGERAN R407C
Authors: Phie Fransiskus Xaverius , Tanujaya Harto , Darmawan Steven
Published: September 2021

Abstrak: Salah satu penyebab kerusakan lapisan ozon adalah zat pendingin. Kandungan zat pendingin akan terurai setelah dicampur dengan sinar ultraviolet. Itu juga molekul refrigeran yang tepat yang melepaskan atom klorin. Klorin yang dikeluarkan akan menghancurkan lapisan ozon dan tingkat sinar ultraviolet yang masuk ke bumi yang lebih tinggi. Tapi tidak semua jenis zat pendingin mengandung klorin. Jenis zat pendingin yang biasa digunakan pada pendingin mesin adalah R22. Refrigeran mengandung unsur klorin sehingga perlu memeriksa penggantian refrigeran R22. Jenis zat pendingin yang memiliki kesamaan namun tidak mengandung unsur klorin adalah zat pendingin R407c. Penelitian dilakukan dengan mengambil beberapa data dari kedua jenis refrigerant tersebut. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menghitung laju kondensor perpindahan panas, kompresor pendingin, kapasitas daya dan koefisien kinerja setiap refrigeran. Penelitian dimulai dengan belajar tentang siklus kompresi uap, komponen utama dari pendingin mesin, sifat refrigeran, dan konsep pendinginan. Pengambilan data tekanan, suhu, dan arus listrik kuat berdasarkan debit 20 liter / jam, 40, 80, dan 120. Air pendingin kondensor menggunakan jenis pendingin, air dan udara. Data yang telah diambil akan dihitung dengan menggunakan rumus sistem pendingin. Pada refrigeran air dingin berpendingin pendingin R22 dengan koefisien perfomance lebih besar dari R407c. Pada nilai alir 40 l / h R22 adalah 6,58 Kata Kunci: Refrigeran, klorin, koefisien kinerja, dan efisiensi
Classification of the programming styles in scratch using the SOLO taxonomy
Authors:   Ministry of Education, Attica 19005, Greece, Ladias Anastasios , Karvounidis Theodoros ,   Department of Informatics, University of Piraeus, Piraeus 18534, Greece, Ladias Dimitrios ,   Department of Informatics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 10679, Greece
Published: September 2021

The present study attempts to categorize the programming styles of sequential, parallel, and event-driven programming using as criterion, the level of adoption of the structured programming design techniques. These techniques are modularity, hierarchical design, shared code, and parametrization. Applying these techniques to the Scratch programming environment results in a two-dimensional table of representative code. In this table, one dimension is the types of the aforementioned programming styles and the other is the characteristics of structured programming. The calibration of each of the dimensions has been held with the help of the levels of the SOLO taxonomy. This table can develop criteria for evaluating the quality characteristics of codes produced by students in a broader grading system.
Numerical Analysis of Breast Cancer Cell with Gold Nanoparticles Necrosis by Laser Hyperthermia
Authors: Karim Shna A. , Hassan Yousif M.
Published: September 2021

Laser hyperthermia treatment of cancer tissue is widely used in cancer treatment to destroy cancer cells. This study focus on the mechanisms of heat transfer in biological tissues to minimize damage to the tissues resulting from extra heat applied. The important feature of this method is heating of specific region to raise its temperature to a threshold temperature and destroying cancer cells without to destroy surrounding tissue. In this study, we have used the combinations of laser light and gold nanoparticles to investigate the influence of nanoparticles on the spatial distribution of temperature in the tumor and healthy tissues. Accurate simulations and solving Penne’s bio-heat transfer equation were used to solve and model the thermal tumor breast cancer in the presence of gold. Nanoparticles of some particular sizes and concentrations were selected. We would like here to stress that our attempt was a theoretical and computer model with some real and hypothesized parameters and homogeneous target. The results of this study help the doctors in the study for results of hyperthermia treatment before using it on the vivo by known the properties of the laser used and the properties of the breast tumor trying to reduce the damage of the treatment.
Alcohol-containing Hand Rubs: A Survey on Beliefs and Self-reported Practices of Muslim Nurses
Authors: Shiraly Ramin , Askarian Mehrdad , Longtin Yves , Nematian Seyed Sadeq Seyed
Published: September 2021

Although alcohol-containing liquid cleansers have been increasingly used by healthcare workers, their application is still suboptimal. This study was carried out to assess the beliefs and practices of Muslim nurses with respect to alcohol-based hand rub solutions (ABHRs). A total of 374 hospital nurses from a large tertiary referral medical centre in Southern Iran were recruited. Beliefs and self-reported practices toward ABHRs were measured using a structured questionnaire. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were shown to be satisfactory (Cronbach’s alpha value: 0.77 for beliefs and 0.86 for practices.) Overall, 16% of Muslim nurses believed that the use of ABHRs is religiously prohibited; approximately the same proportion of respondents believed that there may be concerns related to the fact that the alcoholic content of these hand rubs might be absorbed through the skin or respiratory tract. Overall, more than half of participants reported use of ABHRs before (60%) and after (75%) touching patients. Religious believers were less likely to report performing hand hygiene with ABHRs before patient contact. However, the total mean practice scores were not statistically different between religious believers and non-believers (t (372)=-0.88, P=0.413). Mean practice scores of nurses who had participated in hand hygiene training courses during the year before the study were higher than those who had not (t (372)=3.41, P< 0.001). The results of the present study showed that the practice of hand hygiene with alcohol-containing hand rubs is common among Iranian Muslim nurses and is not influenced by their religious beliefs toward alcohol.