bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Development of a design framework for the promotion of African Arts and Crafts on an E-Commerce platform
Authors: Siyanbola Afeez Babatunde
Published: March 2021

This paper enunciates the impact of e-commerce in redefining contemporary buying and selling globally. The paper articulates the importance of high internet penetration to consumers embrace of e-commerce in enhancing the growth of Africa emerging markets. The potentials of e-commerce provide an enabling opportunity for the promotion and sale of African arts and crafts within Africa and globally. Apparently, the originality and richness of African arts and crafts resonates functionality and desirability of the works. Therefore, this paper developed a framework for the development and implementation of an e-commerce platform specifically built for the promotion of African arts and crafts. The developed framework is anchored on three dimensions namely web design graphics, user experience and web advertisements. Components of web design graphics include visual weight, colour psychology, page layout and photography. User Experience is categorized into graphic user interface, navigation, ergonomics, design and implementation, web development languages, e-commerce enterprise framework and search engine optimization. The web advertisement components are content marketing, social media, public relation and social marketing.

Keyword: E-commerce Visual Weight Colour Psychology Page Layout User Experience
O Código Da Vinci e o encontro entre Matemática, História e Arte
Authors: Paulino Felipe Freitas , Santos Francisco Wilton Moreira dos , Oliveira João Luzeilton de
Published: March 2021

O romance O Código Da Vinci, escrito por Dan Brown, teve uma enorme repercussão, tendo vendido milhões de cópias em todo o mundo. Mas, foi com a sua adaptação para o cinema, em 2006, que horizontes se ampliaram, alcançando ainda mais indivíduos. Nosso objetivo é dialogar com a Matemática, a História e a Arte presentes na obra de Dan Brown, em busca da Interdisciplinaridade. Na trama, o professor Robert Langdon encontra-se com a Sequência Fibonacci, a Razão Áurea, e as obras de Arte de Leonardo Da Vinci e vários mistérios que as cercam. Um verdadeiro passeio imerso na História da Arte em diálogo com a Matemática. Para tanto, vamos nos apoiar na obra literária e no filme homônimo dirigido por Ron Howard, além de conhecimentos sobre a Razão Áurea. Acreditamos que a inserção de novas fontes pode contribuir significativamente para o ensino, seja da Matemática, seja da História.
CARTA DAS ÁGUAS
Authors: De F. Ribeiro Paulo
Published: March 2021

Entre os dias 07 a 10 de setembro de 2017 expedicionários cruzaram o sertão mineiro, em três roteiros contemplados na V Edição da Expedição Caminho dos Geraes: Roteiro Serra do Cabral, Roteiro Botumirim/Espinhaço e o Roteiro Peruaçu. O projeto socioambiental idealizado pela Secretaria Municipal de Meio Ambiente e Desenvolvimento Sustentável em parceria com a Fundação Cultural Genival Tourinho, o Instituto Estadual de Florestas – IEF, as Universidades Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG e Estadual de Montes Caros – Unimontes, ONG’s, sociedade civil organizada e apoiado pela iniciativa privada, com o objetivo de avaliar a situação do patrimônio natural da região, catalogando espécies e avaliando possíveis danos ambientais, além de mapear os atrativos turísticos da região. A Carta das Águas consolida informações, impressões e, sobretudo, o clamor do povo gerazeiro para a salvação de suas nascentes e de todo o patrimônio natural em risco eminente de desaparecimento para o usufruto das gerações futuras.
MINERAÇÃO, VIOLÊNCIAS E RESISTÊNCIAS: UM CAMPO ABERTO À PRODUÇÃO DE CONHECIMENTO NO BRASIL
Authors: França Oliveira Bruna
Published: March 2021

Resenha: Mineração, violências e resistências: Um campo aberto à produção de conhecimento no Brasil
AS UNIDADES DE CONSERVAÇÃO FEDERAIS NO AMAZONAS SOB UMA PERSPECTIVA TERRITORIAL
Authors: Maiká Müller Schwade Tiago
Published: March 2021

Este artigo tem por objetivo analisar as diferenças territoriais entre as Unidades de Conservação da Natureza sob o domínio da União no estado do Amazonas, bem como apontar as sobreposições e as necessárias correções às dimensões oficialmente atribuídas as unidades existentes. Para isso, buscamos nos debruçar sobre a legislação vigente e arquivos de dados geoespaciais oficiais. Com isso foi possível identificar profundas diferenças entre as unidades de conservação e os respectivos sujeitos e interesses envolvidos em sua concepção e apropriação. Também identificamos a existência de importantes sobreposições entre as Unidades de Conservação e Terras Indígenas e Propriedades Quilombolas.
PERAMALAN HARGA MINYAK GORENG DI TENGAH PANDEMI COVID-19 KOTA BANDAR LAMPUNG
Authors: Annisa Fitri  , Fadila Margasaty  , Kusmaria  , Rini Desfaryani  , Vivi Utami Dewi
Published: March 2021

Covid-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) adalah penyakit akibat serangan virus SARSCov-2 yang kasusnya pertama kali menyerang manusia di Provinsi Wuhan, China. Indonesia menerapkan kebijakan Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar (PSBB) untuk menekan penyebaran virus ini yang  berakibat pada terkendalanya beberapa pasokan bahan pangan salah satunya minyak goreng di Kota Bandar Lampung. Penelitian ini bertujuan memprediksi perkiraan harga minyak goreng di kota Bandar Lampung untuk kurang lebih 8 bulan ke depan khususnya saat pandemi  Covid-19. Metode analisis menggunakan model Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA). Hasil estimasi menunjukkan bahwa harga minyak goreng di Bandar Lampung akan mengalami kenaikan hingga Desember 2020, dengan harga rata-rata adalah sebesar Rp 13.423,49.

Kata Kunci: Covid-19, harga minyak goreng, ARIMA
FAKTOR – FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PENDAPATAN USAHATANI TOMAT (Studi Kasus di Desa Buahan, Kecamatan Kintamani, Kabupaten Bangli)
Authors: Kadek Ayu Charisma Julia Dewi  , Yovita Indis
Published: March 2021

Tomat tidak asing lagi bagi masyarakat, karena dalam kehidupan sehari–hari selalu hadir tanpa mengenal musim.Selain itu masyarakat telah membudidayakannya sebagai usaha pertanian yang menguntungkan pengembangan tomat baik melalui ekstensifikasi maupun intensifikasi.Penelitian dilakukan di desa Buahan, kecamatan Kintamani, Kabupaten Bangli.Pemilihan lokasi penelitian ditentukan dengan metode purposive sampling yaitu penentuan lokasi penelitian yang dilakukan secara sengaja,populasi dalampenelitian ini adalah 62 petani. Penentuan sampelmenggunakan metode simplle random samplingsampel dari penelitian ini yaitu40 petani yang menanam tomat, data yang dikumpulkan diambil dari data primer dan data sekunder.Analisis data dalam penelitian ini dilakukan secara kualitatif dan kuantitatif.Analisis data kualitatif digunakan untuk mengetahui kendala-kendala yang dihadapi petani tomat dan untuk mmenganalisis pengaruh karakteristik petani terhadap penerimaan dari usahatani tomat digunakan uji regresi linear berganda dengan fungsi produksi regresicobb-Douglas.Adapun hasil yang diperoleh dalam penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa usahatani tomat di Desa Buahan, Kecamatan Kintamani, Kabupaten Bangli dapat meningkatkan pendapatan petani.Tingkat pendapatan petani tomat sebesar Rp.2.563.275, besarnya nilai R/C ratio adalah 2,02 lebih besar dari 1 sehingga dapat dikatakan bahwa usahatani tomat sudah layak di usahakan di Desa Buahan, Kecamatan Kintamani, Kabupaten Bangli.Beberapa kendala yang dihadapi oleh petani tomat didesa Buahan, Kecamatan Kintamani, Kabupaten Bangli dalam usahatani tomat sebagai berikut:(1) terbatasnya permodalan bagi petani untuk membiayai kegiatan usahatani, (2) adanya serangan hama dan penyakit pada tanaman tomat, sehingga terkadang pendapatan para petani menurun,(3) masih kurangnya penyuluhan dari dinas pertanian di kabupaten bangli sehingga masyarakat kurang memahami cara membudidayakan tomat yang baik dan benar,(4)Penetapan harga yang ditentukan oleh petani seringkali tidak sesuai dengan harapan, karena konsumen menginginkan harga yang rendah.

Kata Kunci : Tomat, Pendapatan, Usahatani, Biaya
Iniciativas gallegas sobre la memoria de las migraciones
Authors: Cagiao Vila Pilar
Published: March 2021

El artículo aborda algunas de las iniciativas públicas y privadas que han sido desarrolladas en Galicia con el fin de preservar y difundir la memoria del fenómeno migratorio gallego contemporáneo. Se vertebra sobre tres ejemplos diferentes: el Fondo Migraciones del Archivo de Historia Oral de Galicia, nacido en los medios académicos; el Arquivo da Emigración Galega, instituido en el máximo órgano de la comunidad de carácter asesor y consultivo en materia de cultura; y dos proyectos expositivos acerca de la emigración gallega llevados a cabo en las últimas décadas.
Columbus and Covid-19. Amerindian Antecedents to the Global Pandemic
Authors: Lovell W. George
Published: March 2021

The eruption and spread of COVID-19 affords us the opportunity to look back and reflect on the role disease has played in shaping Indigenous destinies in the Americas. Discussion illuminates problems of data, chronology, impact, and identification in distinct settings — Hispaniola, Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil — and situates regional findings, historically, in hemispheric and global context.
mirada a los orígenes y publicidad de la revista Club Nintendo en México (1991-1999)
Authors: Rodríguez Herrejón Guillermo Fernando
Published: March 2021

Desde su creación en 1991 la revista de entretenimiento Club Nintendo fue una de las más representativas sobre videojuegos en México, ya que se constituyó como el primer medio de comunicación directo entre esa marca y sus aficionados, y circulaba múltiples discursos para ayudar a consolidar comercialmente a ese tipo de aparatos. En el presente trabajo nos encargaremos de observar cómo fue el proceso de conformación de la revista en sus primeros años, centrándonos sobre todo en su publicidad, y específicamente en el periodo entre 1991 y 1999, cuando mantenía contenidos exclusivos para el público mexicano. Ello para entender como ese medio se transformó en un dispositivo sumamente efectivo de integración a la era digital.
Guatemalan Ex-Combatant Perspectives on Reintegration: A Grounded Theory
Authors: Janzen Randall
Published: March 2021

While reintegration programs for ex‐combatants have become a major focus of cease fire agreements, their success remains elusive. In this study, I interview members of Nuevo Horizonte, an intentional community comprised of Guatemalan ex‐guerrillas. These men and women reflect on two questions: what was reintegration like, and what advice do you have for other reintegrating ex-combatants. Using a grounded theory approach, common themes (such as being united) were developed and lead to a substantive theory of their transformative reintegration process. The collective voice of these ex‐ combatants challenges conventional reintegration programs by (a) challenging the demobilization prerogative showcasing how their unity was integral to their reintegration experience and (b) challenging the development model in which ex‐combatants are viewed as lacking capacity and in need of outside experts to deliver solutions. By highlighting how reliance on their own capacity resulted in their successful reintegration, these ex‐combatants believe their experience can assist other ex‐combatants around the world.
A Qualitative Inquiry into the Life Experiences of Unaccompanied Korean Adolescents in the United States
Authors: Kim Tae-Sik
Published: March 2021

Recognizing the lack of comprehensive academic study concerning the life experiences of unaccompanied Korean adolescents overseas, this study inquired into many aspects of the daily life of the young sojourners. In order to achieve a comprehensive understanding of their living experiences, the present study set broad research questions: What do unaccompanied adolescents experience in host homes, schools, and communities in the United States? How do they build personal relationships with people in the United States? How do they deal with new experiences in different sociocultural environments? A total of 31 Korean students in Oklahoma City, Boston, and Dallas participated in in-depth interviews which were analyzed under the methodological guidelines of the grounded-theory method. The analysis of the data revealed two main themes, “unstable personal relationships” and “strange sociocultural environments,” which shed light on how the young students in the study were both psychologically and socially isolated from people and communities in the United States. Each theme was supplemented by several subthemes that characterize the detailed experiences of the participants. As a consequence of those living conditions, they spent a large amount of time in their own rooms by themselves and tended to romanticize their past experiences and relationships in Korea. This study also found that this context was closely associated with their exclusive pattern of mediated communication with people in Korea.
A Methodological Framework for Projecting Brand Equity: Putting Back the Imaginary into Brand Knowledge Structures
Authors: Rossolatos George
Published: March 2021

The aim of this paper is to outline a methodological framework for Brand Equity planning with structuralist rhetorical semiotics. By drawing on the connectionist conceptual model of the brand generative trajectory of signification (Rossolatos 2013a, 2013g) it will be displayed in a step-wise fashion how a set of nuclear semes and classemes or an intended semic structure that underlies manifest discursive structures may be projected by its internal stakeholders (i.e., a brand management team, an account planning team or a marketing research team) with view to attaining differential brand associations. The suggested methodological framework focuses on the strength and uniqueness of brand associations as integral aspects of a brand’s equity structure and comprises a set of calculi that aim at addressing from a brand textuality point of view how associations may be systematically linked to their key sources with an emphasis on the ad filmic text. The propounded methodology is exemplified by recourse to a corpus of ad filmic texts from the major brand players in the UK cereals market. The argumentative thrust is intent on demonstrating that structuralist rhetorical semiotics is not only useful for analyzing/interpreting brand texts, but, moreover, for constructing and for managing them over time. This demonstration is deployed by adopting a synchronic/diachronic and intra (ad) filmic / inter (ad) filmic approach to the formation of brand associations that make up a projected Brand Equity structure, in the context of embedded product category dynamics.
Demands and Rewards of Working Within Multidisciplinary Teams in Pediatric Oncology: The Experiences of Canadian Health Care Providers
Authors: Gulati Sonia , Dix David , Klassen Anne
Published: March 2021

Pediatric oncology care in Canada is delivered by multidisciplinary teams consisting of healthcare providers with different areas of expertise. Limited information is available on how the multidisciplinary team influences jobrelated rewards, demands, and stress in pediatric oncology. A qualitative approach was adopted to learn about healthcare providers’ experiences of working within a multidisciplinary team in pediatric oncology. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 33 healthcare providers (13 oncologists, 9 nurses, 5 social workers, and 6 child-life specialists) from four pediatric oncology centres. Topics explored included: demands and rewards associated with how the multidisciplinary team worked; description of one’s area of expertise; and healthcare provider’s responsibilities. Thematic analysis was used to identify sources of demands and rewards of working in a multidisciplinary team. Healthcare providers described rewards of working within a multidisciplinary team in three areas: sharing expertise and collaboration; giving and receiving social and emotional support; and being valued by and valuing team members. Healthcare providers discussed demands of working within a multidisciplinary team in four areas: interpersonal and communication tensions; conflicting views about providing care; role confusion, overlap and being undervalued; and hospital environment. These findings may inform interventions that alleviate healthcare provider stress and promote strategies that lead to greater job satisfaction.
From the Analysis of Argumentation to the Generation of Typologies: A Model of Qualitative Data Analysis
Authors: Merlino Aldo
Published: March 2021

In this paper we present a model of qualitative data analysis developed through an example from an empirical study that focused on analyzing the causes of why people obey or disobey traffic rules. Specifically, we focus on the study of the arguments that people use to justify their behaviors regarding such rules. The study was developed from in-depth interviews with men and women between the ages of 18 and60, who drive cars or motorcycles. The model is organized into three stages that are applied to the empirical study. In the first stage we form the research question and objectives. In the second stage argumentative statements are studied for later access to the systems of beliefs that support those statements and to the mental models which form the basis of the systems of beliefs. Finally, we build typologies of individuals based on how arguments, systems of beliefs, and mental models are combined in such individuals.
Growing Up with a Mother with Depression: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Authors: Van Parys Hanna , Smith Jonathan , Rober Peter
Published: March 2021

The aim of this study was to explore the childhood experience of living with a parent with depression from a retrospective point of view. Five women between 39 and 47 years of age, who grew up with a mother with depression, were interviewed about their current perspectives on their childhood experiences. Interviews were semi-structured and the data were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Data analysis led to a narrative organized in two parts. The first part (retrospective understanding of childhood experiences) reports on feelings of desolation contrasted to exceptional support, context-related dwelling on own experiences, and growing into a caring role as a way to keep standing. The second part (towards an integration of childhood experiences in adult realities) evidences ongoing processes of growing understanding of the situation at home, coping with own vulnerabilities, making the difference in their current family life and finding balance in the continued bond with the parents. This retrospective investigation of adults’ perspectives on their childhood experiences gave access to aspects of their experience that remain underexposed in research based on data from children and adolescents.
Stigmatization Experiences among People Living with Borderline Personality Disorder in Puerto Rico
Authors: Rivera-Segarra Eliut , Rivera Glendalys , López-Soto Robmarie , Crespo-Ramos Gladys , Marqués-Reyes Domingo
Published: March 2021

The experiences of stigmatization among people living with specific Serious Mental Illnesses (SMI), such as Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) has not been addressed by the scientific literature. In this study we wanted to explore how people living with BPD experience stigmatization. We examine the experiences of 8 people (7 women and 1 man) living and receiving treatment for BPD in Puerto Rico. We used an exploratory qualitative design with semi-structured interviews. To interpret our data, we conducted a thematic analysis. We discuss three categories that focus on one identified theme: the interpersonal dimension of the stigmatization process. These categories are (a) society’s views of people living with BPD, (b) family relationships, and (c) partner relationships. Our findings show that people with BPD experience a high attributed personal responsibility, discrimination, social exclusion, and lack of social support. In addition, our findings suggest that the stigmatization of BPD might be more complex than other mental illnesses as it shares characteristics of both SMI and less severe forms of mental illness. We also discuss the importance for practitioners to address stigmatization in therapy and the importance for research to address other aspects of the stigmatization process such as its structural dimension.
Qualitative Research by a Non-Hierarchical Team
Authors: Rigau-Pérez José , Rabionet Silvia , Ramírez de Arellano Annette , Géigel Wilfredo , Mayo-Santana Raúl , Simounet Alma
Published: March 2021

In this and subsequent issues, The Qualitative Report will publish eight articles about a journal written by Edward B. Emerson (1805-1834), a younger brother of American philosopher and writer Ralph Waldo Emerson. This introduction will describe the origins of the project, the sources, the process and the outcomes of the collaboration. The authors hope to document and illustrate the richness and value of interdisciplinary qualitative inquiry, while providing specifics of how the Emerson Journal Project evolved. We provide examples to illustrate the characteristics of effective teamwork, but also present the challenges along the way and how they were surmounted. The breadth of the topics in the journal and the range of expertise within the team have resulted in the use of different approaches to examine Emerson’s text. It is the authors’ goal that these essays will enhance the reading of Emerson´s journal, while contributing to the social and historical understanding of the Caribbean.
Concept Mapping as a Data Collection and Analysis Tool in Historical Research
Authors: Baugh Nancy , McNallen Ann , Frazelle Michelle
Published: March 2021

Nurse researchers explored the history of Mary Breckenridge’s Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) during the years 1925 to 1965, to elicit how her experience could inform present day concerns regarding universal access to healthcare. A historical biographical approach informed by critical theory was selected as the methodology. As historical research tends to generate large volumes of data, concept mapping was selected to collect, reduce, organize and interpret data. Additionally, concept mapping can assist researchers to agree on meaning as seen in interrelationships of the data. The final aggregate concept map is a graphic, visual representation of the outcome of this historical research process. The researchers in this study found concept mapping to be an ideal tool for reducing and managing data, visualizing interconnectedness of the data and viewing significant concepts in relation to the whole. The results of this study found the FNS to be a powerful exemplar of a successful healthcare delivery system that had a major impact on the health of the residents in one of poorest regions in the country. Mary Breckenridge was able to mobilize public support and creatively generate resources, to initiate and maintain a community-based healthcare program.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Technology in Relationships: Findings from an Open-Ended Survey
Authors: Hertlein Katherine , Ancheta Katrina
Published: March 2021

The technology world has been growing and flourishing the interest in designing technologies that mediate and create a feeling of relatedness within interpersonal relationships beyond the explicit verbal communication. The purpose of this article is to present a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of technology in couple relationships. To accomplish this, we conducted a recursive open-coding analysis on an already existing data set. Findings indicated the advantages of technology in relationships include the contribution to the development of relationships, relationship management, and relationship enhancement. Challenges introduce by technology into relationships include distancing, lack of clarity, and impaired trust. Implications and areas for future research are discussed.
Parenting Style as a Cognitive Factor in Developing Big-Five Personality Traits among Youth: A Study of Public University in Multan, Pakistan
Authors: Ashraf Asfa , Ishfaq Kamran , Ashraf Muhammad Umair , Zulfiqar Zahid
Published: March 2021

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between parenting styles (authoritarian, authoritative and permissive) and Big-five personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism, conscientiousness and openness) among the students of Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan, Pakistan. For this purpose, a total number of 281 students from different faculties (Natural and social sciences) were selected through systematic sampling technique and the respondents responded to parenting authority questionnaire (PAQ) by Buri (1991) and Big-five inventory (BFI) john and Srivastava (1999). Data were analyzed by using SPSS-21 version, and Pearson correlation (r=0.01) was applied to find out the relationship, direction and consistency between predictor and criterion variable. Results indicated a directly proportional relationship between parenting styles (authoritarian, authoritative & permissive) and big five personality traits.
Environmental Quality and Economic Status of Households in Pakistan: A Case Study of Multan District
Authors: Bashir Furrukh , Rehman Haseeb-Ur- , Parveen Kishwar
Published: March 2021

The present study is aiming to identify the effect of Environmental Quality on the Economic Status of Households (Income, Expenditure and Assets) in Multan District of Southern Punjab, Pakistan. The results of OLS demonstrates that Age, Education, Formal Employment, Green Belt & Trees, Health Facilities, Irrigation Facility, Clean Drinking Water, Sui Gas Availability and Housing Condition are reported as the basis of Higher Income/ Expenditure of Households while Rural Area, Female to Male ratio and credit availability are reducing Income/ Expenditure of Households.  On the other side, Age, Education, Rural Location, Formal Employment, Credit Availability, Green Belt & Trees, Health Facilities, Irrigation Facility, Clean Drinking Water, Sui Gas Availability and Housing Condition are the origin of increasing Assets of Households while Female to male ratio is reducing Assets.
Balochistan: Overview of its Geo-economic and Socio-economic Perspectives
Authors: Ahmed Aziz , Mohammad Noor , Wadood Abdul
Published: March 2021

This study gives an overview of geo-economic and socio-economic perspectives of Balochistan. The research methodology of descriptive analysis is used to highlight the objectives of this study on thematic analysis outcomes. The findings of the study show paradoxical themes that Balochistan is the largest and resourceful yet the least developed province of Pakistan. The major portion of population comprises of youth but not skilled enough to find decent works for livelihood earnings. Political awareness is present, but the government is made on the consent of governments formed at federal level. Economic snapshots reveal that resource-rich attributes of the province are associated with the lowest socio-economic indices across all districts of the province. The natural cum geo-economic importance and resources abundance have not contributed for socio-economic development of this backward province of Balochistan. Unemployment, low skills development, zero industrialization and socio-economic backwardness are main economic issues responsible for the lowest development of the province. The policy recommendations include the implementation of comprehensive development policies for natural resource development, human capital formation of its labor force, coastal area development, development of Gwadar sea-port, enhancing capacity building of the provincial government departments, rule of law, investment for socio-economic development and mainstreaming the local population in macro decision making for the development of the least developed province of Balochistan.
An Empirical Approach to Study Smartphones’ Usage in Academic Performance of University Students
Authors: Abbas Nargis , Ashiq Uzma , Hassan Syeda Mahnaz , Alam Muhammad
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this study was to find out the advantages and disadvantages of smartphone usage in the academic life of Social Work students at the University of the Punjab, Lahore. The quantitative research methodology was adopted in this study. The survey of Social Work students from the university was done by employing purposive sampling technique. Students having smartphones were part of this study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from 203 Social Work students of the University of the Punjab. The SPSS was used to analyze the data among the smartphone users. The Social Work students used smartphones not primarily for academic purposes but for social activities. It also operated as a learning aid, which was absolutely essential to students which made them capable to find quick information and got their time saved. Smartphones were also seen more as a distraction in the classroom rather than learning aid as smartphone produce distraction in the classroom and this distraction diverted students’ attention in the class. Students multitasking and non-academic usage of smartphone produced negative impact on students’ learning and resultantly lower their academic performance. Smartphone usage seemed great if smartphone is capitalized to achieve the benefits associated with its use; resultantly the Social Work students can possibly enhance their academic learning that may lead them to success in their academic life.
Impact of Management Support on Employee Commitment in Hotel Sector
Authors: Ahmad Ashfaq , Bibi Palwasha , Bilal Hazrat , Hussain Jawad
Published: March 2021

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of managerial support on the employee commitment of employees working in Hotel industry of Malaysia. The study utilizes regression model to assess a survey data collected from 415 respondents working in different areas of Malaysia. The study found that managerial support is positively and significantly related with employee commitment. In order to promote the employee commitment, the manager must pay more attention to supporting employees in their routine activities to achieve comparative advantage over its competitors. This cross-sectional study is limited to a very specific geographical area, therefore, a future study with a wide geographical and organizational setting is recommended.
Financial Distress and Forewarning Bankruptcy: An Empirical Analysis of Textile Sector in Pakistan
Authors: Rasool Nosheen , Sohail Muhammad , Usman Muhammad , Hussain Muhammad Mubashir
Published: March 2021

This study aims to measure the financial distress and forewarn bankruptcy in Textile Sector of Pakistan using popular statistical measures i.e., Z-Score, O-Score, Probit and D-Score. First, applicable financial ratios (profitability, liquidity, leverage, market ratios) and scores (Z-Score, O-Score, Probit and D-Score) of all 77 textile companies were calculated then estimated scores were compared with cut-off point of respective model. Based on findings, models are categorized in two groups: (a) Group-I (Z-Score and O-Score), (b) Group-II (Probit  and D-Score). Results indicate that some of the textile firms are about to face financial distress in near future, which could ultimately lead those firms to bankruptcy. The findings of Group-I indicate that about 43% - 44% companies in the textile sector are in the phase of financial distress; whereas the results of Group-II reveal that about 8% - 16% companies are in financial distress phase. Thus, we could draw two conclusions: (1) the two models (Z-Score and O-Score) in Group-I were found to be robust for assessing financial distress and (2) the two models  (Probit  and D-Score) in Group-II were found to be less rigorous in forecasting financial distress. The previous studies attempted to compare the prediction accuracy of various models by examining the data of both financially distress firms and financially stable firms. But this study is aimed to foretell bankruptcy using comprehensive models (Z-Score, O-Score, Probit and D-Score), to compare the consistency of results across all four models of the study and to categorize financially stable and financially distress companies under each model. The findings of the study are expected to be beneficial at coutry level, firm level and indiviual level such as government and regulatory bodies of Pakistan can intervene to avert bankruptcy rate, management can devise appropriate strategies  to reduce financial distress. Moreover. investors can safeguard their investment by making right decissions based on the findings.
El centro educativo como ecosistema de aprendizaje. No, al “fastfood” educativo (Learning ecosystem school. Stop educational “fastfood”)
Authors: Díaz María Sagrario Del Valle , Dorado Suarez Alberto , Zazo Fabio Jiménez , Perea María Rodríguez
Published: March 2021

Los centros educativos como ecosistemas de aprendizaje generan que los alumnos, los profesores y las familias, tengan un mayor acceso a los recursos de aprendizaje y cooperen para mejorar la calidad de vida de la comunidad educativa, a través de la interacción social. Se presenta un Proyecto de salud integral llevado a cabo en el IES “Princesa Galiana” de Toledo, cuyo objetivo es generar una cultura de compromiso educativo capaz de mejorar la calidad de vida de los adolescentes, profesores y familias, y pueda contribuir al progreso del centro y de la sociedad. Han participado 309 alumnos de la ESO, realizando 55 actividades durante el curso escolar 2018-2019. Se ha utilizado un método descriptivo de corte transversal, cuasi-experimental y se han medido hábitos de estilo de vida (cuestionario EYHS), condición física composición corporal (Batería Alpha Fitness), Medida de la Intencionalidad para ser Físicamente Activo (MIFA) y la satisfacción con el Proyecto. Los resultados muestran que la intervención a través de las sinergias establecidas entre profesores, alumnos, familias y entidades locales, contribuyen significativamente al aumento de la calidad de vida de toda la comunidad educativa, destacando el aumento de la práctica deportiva, la mejora de la alimentación y la disminución del sedentarismo. Por tanto, el Proyecto realizado ha conseguido generar una conciencia de hábitos saludables, activos, con una buena alimentación en contra del sedentarismo, provocando hábitos que perdurarán en la vida adulta.
Abstract. Schools as wider learning ecosystems could students, teachers, and families have greater access to learning resources through social interactions and cooperate to improve the quality of life of the educational community through social interaction. This paper presents a new Helthy Project at the IES “Princesa Galiana” de Toledo, to generate an educative engagement culture, improving the quality of life of adolescents, teachers and families, and can contribute to the progress of the school and society. 309 high school students carried out 55 activities during 2018-2019 school year. We have used the descriptive, cross-sectional, quasi-experimental method. Lifestyle has been measured (EYHS questionnaire), physical condition and body composition (Alpha Fitness Battery), Measurement of Intentionality to be Physically Active (MIFA) and satisfaction with the Project. The results show that the intervention through the synergies established between teachers, students, families and local entities, significantly contribute to the increase in the quality of life of the entire educational community, highlighting the increase in sports, improving nutrition and reducing sedentary lifestyle. Therefore, the Project carried out an awareness of healthy, active habits, with a good diet against sedentary lifestyle, causing habits that will last into adult life.
Efectos de la Potenciación Post-Activación con cargas de máxima potencia sobre el rendimiento en sprint y cambio de dirección en jugadores de baloncesto (Effects of Post-Activation Potentiation with maximal power loads on Sprint and Change of Direction p
Authors: López-Álvarez Julio , Sánchez-Sixto Alberto
Published: March 2021

El objetivo de este estudio fue comprobar el efecto de la realización de una Potenciación Post-Activación (PPA) a través del ejercicio de media sentadilla sobre el rendimiento en sprint y cambio de dirección en jugadores de baloncesto. 12 jugadores de baloncesto participaron en esta investigación realizando dos sesiones. En la primera sesión, realizaron un test incremental de media sentadilla en multipower para conocer la carga con la que generaban la máxima potencia durante la fase concéntrica. En la segunda sesión, tras un calentamiento estandarizado, realizaron los test de sprint (30 m) y cambio de dirección (V-Cut test). Posteriormente, hicieron seis repeticiones de media sentadilla con la carga de máxima potencia de la fase concéntrica obtenida en la primera sesión. Tras cuatro minutos de descanso volvieron a realizar los test de sprint y cambio de dirección. El tiempo en el sprint antes y después de la potenciación fue 4,72 ± 0,25 segundos y 4,71 ± 0,25 segundos, respectivamente. En el V-Cut el tiempo del test antes de la potenciación fue de 8,06 ± 0,44 segundos y tras ella de 7,98 ± 0,38 segundos. El protocolo de PPA basado en la realización de media sentadilla con la carga con la que se desarrolla la máxima potencia durante la fase concéntrica no sirvió como potenciador del rendimiento en sprint y cambio de dirección en jugadores de baloncesto.
Abstract. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of a Post-Activation Potentiation (PAP) protocol based on half squat on sprint and change of direction performance. 12 basketball players participated in this investigation performing two sessions. In the first session, participants executed a half squat incremental test in a Smith machine in order to determine maximal power output during the concentric phase. In the second session, after a standardized warm-up, participants performed a sprint test (30 m) and a change of direction test (V-Cut test). After that, the players performed six half squat repetitions with the maximal power output load obtained in the first session. After four minutes rest, they performed the sprint and the change of direction test. Sprint time was 4.72 ± 0.25 s before PAP and 4.71 ± 0.25 s after PAP. V-Cut test was 8.06 ± 0.44 s and 7.98 ± 0.38 s before and after PAP, respectively. A PAP protocol based on half squat with maximal power output during concentric phase load did not serve to enhance sprint and change of direction performance in basketball players.
Situación profesional y entorno laboral del instructor de Ciclo Indoor (Professional situation and labor environment of the Indoor Cycling instructor)
Authors: Estrada-Marcén Nerea , Soler-Gracia Álvaro , Casterad-Seral Jaime , Cid-Yagüe Lourdes
Published: March 2021

El Ciclo Indoor (C.I.) es una de las actividades con mayor demanda en la actualidad, y en las últimas décadas se ha implantado en la mayoría de los centros de Fitness y gimnasios de gran parte del mundo. Nuestro objetivo es conocer el perfil profesional del instructor de C.I. en España, así como aspectos relacionados con su metodología de trabajo y sus condiciones laborales. Los 57 participantes que conformaron la muestra y que procedían de diferentes lugares de España, ocupaban el puesto de instructor de C.I. en el momento de la investigación, siendo encuestados a partir de un instrumento diseñado ad hoc. Se ha empleado una metodología cuantitativa de corte descriptivo. Aunque no podemos constatar que sea una muestra representativa, los datos apuntan a que su perfil es el de un varón de aproximadamente 35 años, con más de 5 años de experiencia, que imparte también otras actividades dirigidas, y trabaja por cuenta ajena. Imparte entre 6 y 7 sesiones de C.I. semanales y existe gran disparidad en cuanto a su nivel y tipo de formación.
Abstract. Indoor Cycling (I.C.) is one of the activities with the greatest demand nowadays, and in recent decades, it has been implemented in most  fitness centers and gyms in a large part of the world. Our objective is to know the I.C. instructor's professional profile  in Spain, as well as other aspects related to their work methodology and working conditions. The respondents were 57 instructors from different parts of Spain (the country), all of them occupying the position of I.C. instructors. They were surveyed based on an instrument designed ad hoc. A quantitative cutting methodology has been used. Although it is not a representative sample, the data suggest that its profile is that of a male of approximately 35 years old, with more than 5 years of experience, who also teaches other directed activities, and works for others. He teaches between 6-7 sessions of C.I. weekly. There is great disparity in terms of their level and type of training.
The development of swimming in Brazil and its structural intervening factors (El desarrollo de la natación en Brasil y sus factores estructurales intervinientes)
Authors: Ordonhes Mayara Torres , Silva Camile Luciane da , Oliveira Vinicius Machado de , Souza Juliano de , Cavichiolli Fernando Renato
Published: March 2021

This study aimed to identify how relationships are established in the development of swimming in a Brazilian sports entity, and hypothesized the existence of a structural dynamics sustained by hidden mechanisms of domination. The research consisted of a case study and the sample was a Brazilian sports entity in swimming, chosen from the analysis of the national classification in the period 2013-2018. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with two managers, two athletes and two coaches of the entity. The study had the following analytical categories: structured relationship between performance and participatory sports; coach influence on athlete development; financial support; sports facilities that provide good training conditions; club strategic planning; organization of a public policy framework for sport; political and sports structure; sports talent identification. After systematizing the data, these were analyzed together with Pierre Bourdieu's sociological theory. From the analyzed case, one can confirm the hypothesis that swimming has a relative social distinction in the Brazilian sports sphere, as links hidden mechanisms of domination in a structural way in its management, such as the different positions held in the specific subfield, the principle of capital differentiation, as well as the importance of raising public funds and the symbolic power of the entity.
Evaluación del uso de métodos de recuperación entre los corredores populares españoles (Evaluation of the use of recovery methods amongst Spanish amateur runners)
Authors: Nogueira Abel , Salguero del Valle Alfonso , Molinero González Olga , Márquez Rosa Sara
Published: March 2021

La práctica de ejercicio físico implica la utilización de gran cantidad de recursos energéticos. Para poder seguir rindiendo a nivel deportivo como para tener la energía suficiente para poder satisfacer las demandas derivadas de la actividad cotidiana se requiere de una adecuada recuperación, especialmente cuando hablamos de personas que no se dedican de forma profesional al deporte. La fatiga es un estado multifactorial que aparece cuando se produce un desequilibrio entre las demandas del deporte y las capacidades físicas y psicológicas de quienes lo practican. Las carreras de media y larga distancia son unas de las especialidades deportivas de mayor exigencia, de ahí que la aparición de la fatiga muscular aguda profunda sea más notoria, con lo que cobra especial relevancia la necesidad de llevar acabo un entrenamiento invisible planificado, y plantear las estrategias de recuperación adecuadas a las necesidades de cada deportista. El objetivo principal de este estudio fue evaluar la frecuencia de uso de los diferentes métodos de recuperación (entrenamiento invisible) que utilizan los corredores populares que participan en pruebas de larga distancia (entre 5 km y 42 km). La revisión de la literatura facilitó la elaboración de un cuestionario ad hoc, que fue administrado a una muestra de 495 corredores populares españoles. Según los resultados obtenidos, se pudo apreciar que los recursos más utilizados, fueron los relacionados con la alimentación, suplementación y el control del rendimiento; siendo los corredores implicados en distancias más largas los que en mayor medida afirmaron utilizarlos. 
Abstract. Physical exercise involves implementation of a large amount of energy resources. In order to continue performing, both at a sporting level and at meeting the daily activity demands, an adequate recovery is required, especially when we talk about non-professional athletes. Fatigue is a multifactorial process that emerges when there is an imbalance between activity demands and physical and psychological capabilities of each athlete. Middle and long-distance running races are one of the most demanding events in which muscle fatigue is more noticeable, warranting the need of a planned ‘invisible training’ and recovery strategies adapted to the individual needs. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the use frequency of the different recovery methods (invisible training) used by popular runners who participate in long distance events (between 5 km and 42 km). An ad-hoc questionnaire was developed from the literature review, which was administered to a sample of 495 Spanish amateur runners. According to the results obtained, it was seen that the most used methods/strategies were related to diet, food supplements and performance monitoring; being the runners involved in longer distances the ones who usually claimed to use them.