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Innovative Technology and Human Resource Management
Authors: Soonthodu Sachin , Shetty Susheela
Published: December 2021

Technology plays a crucial role in inclusive growth of modern human management systems. Recruitment, hiring, training, retaining, workplace administration, and optimizing workforce environment are the major functions of human resources management. Adopting innovative technology within the organisation enables the managers to accumulate and deliver the information as well as communicate with employees more effectively. India, as one of the developed countries, is successfully integrating technology in human resource management systems to ensure market-driven product and service development. Technology makes jobs easy; at the same time, it threatens the job market by reducing the human resource requirement to perform particular tasks. An effective human resource management should have the ability to integrate technology and the human resource for the better development of an organisation. This theoretical study focuses on various technologies adopted by the human resource management to make the workplace effective and highly productive.
Portal for Employees in the Public Sector
Authors: Cruz Ana Campos
Published: December 2021

The need to reduce public spending has led Portugal to make administrative reforms. To that end, it called on the so-called e-government, using ICT as a mechanism to increase the quality and transparency of public services while lowering costs and operationalizing new public policies. Although administrative decentralisation is enshrined in the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, only recently has it been prioritised as one of the great objectives of the administrative reforms of the state. To this end, the transfer of the necessary financial and human resources are foreseen. This will imply the implementation of human resources management strategies and mechanisms that avoid surplus or shortage of human resources, both in Central and Local Administration. Therefore, in this chapter, the creation of the “Portal for Employees in the Public Sector” is proposed as a shared management tool.
Role of Human Resources, Production Process, and Flexibility on Commercial Benefits From AMT Investments
Authors: García-Alcaráz Jorge Luis , Jiménez-Macías Emilio , Realyvásquez-Vargas Arturo , Sosa Liliana Avelar , Maldonado-Macías Aide Aracely
Published: December 2021

Advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) acquisition by maquiladoras (foreign-owned manufacturing companies) is a tendency that allows these companies to maximize their commercial benefits. However, it remains unclear how the AMT implementation impacts on their performance. In addition, this research studies 383 responses to a questionnaire about the AMT implementation in the Mexican maquiladora industry and reports an analysis with four latent variables associating obtained benefits after the AMT implementation—human resources, flexibility, production process, and commercial benefits—where their relationships are evaluated through six hypotheses using a structural equation model (SEM). Finally, the outcomes demonstrated that AMT benefits for human resources have a direct effect on flexibility, production process, and commercial benefits. However, the direct effect from human resources benefits, knowledge, and experience on commercial benefits are acquired through indirect effects, using flexibility and production process as mediator variables.
Augment Human Resource Proximity Plumbing Cybernation
Authors: Deogaonkar Anant , Nanoty Sampada , Shrivastava Archana , Jain Geetika
Published: December 2021

The expeditious proliferation of artificial intelligence in the mainstream has rejigged the simplest processes of the various sectors in the most efficient way. With the advent of the era of cybernation, the work culture has been curbed with the timely developments and upgradation of the technology. Cybernation has propelled the growth of every respective sector of the vast corporate diaspora with time. The main aim of the cybernation being that of smoothening the complex, bulk tasks which exploit mass human energy, has seen much success in its purpose so far. But certain domains of the corporate diaspora still await the technological transformation of their respective processes. One such prominent domain and the real fuel of the corporate diaspora, the human resource has yet to expand its purview to imbibe and imbue cybernation in its certain processes. Human resource domain being the custodian of the corporate, wherein it is for the people and by the people though with the niche of Industry 4.0 beholds more space to expand the angle of understanding the term resource for the human, than human as an element of resource in itself. Multifarious human resource processes can be enhanced further with apt utility of digitization in order to optimize the user interface and user experience, boosting the overall employee experience amidst the corporate. Several certain customary functions of the human resources entail the adaptation of automation in more nuanced way to evolve parallel with the digitalization. Moreover, the millennial era further looks up to a transformed human resource with higher echelons of functions to be performed, digitally evolved jobs, an automated work environment, work culture well acquainted with the artificial intelligence. The effect of cybernation on the business acumen of futuristic human resource leaders, working in the rapid concurrent era of disruptions, without losing the human touch, will carve the future human resource structure. Therefore, the intent of this chapter is to study the detailed implications of automation, digitalization, and cybernation in the domain of human resources and to study and examine the dynamically changing HR functions with technological interventions and disruptions by proposing a literature review.
Wasta, the Impact of Preferment on Organizational Culture and Human Resource Management
Authors: Sfeir Elizabeth Kassab
Published: December 2021

Organizations must continuously monitor their processes. They should make significant changes to retain talent and improve productivity. One way to recognize the need to achieve change is through improving their organizational culture. This article details the investigation of a phenomenon of organizational culture in the Middle East. Wasta is a Middle Eastern system of preferment operating in many institutions in the region affecting employee engagement, advancement, and influence within an organization. Interviews, observations and social network analysis were employed to investigate the degree to which this phenomenon occurs in four universities in Lebanon and its negative effects on employee relationships. The data was input into NVivo to obtain statistical information to support the hypothesis of wasta's negative role. The research process culminated in the development of the wasta organizational culture model (WOC), highlights the impact of wasta on employee relationships supporting further research and collaborative initiatives to improve HR practices in the Middle East.
Human Resources Information Systems Implementation and Influences in Higher Education
Authors: Davarpanah Ashkan , Mohamed Norshidah
Published: December 2021

The research seeks to develop and test a theoretical model to explain the implementation and influences of human resource information systems (HRIS's) for a Malaysian higher education institution. Data was gathered from 103 respondents in the institution using a survey questionnaire. Results show that system factor, through information quality, and institution-based trust, through situational normality and structural assurance, contribute to user satisfaction. User satisfaction and situational normality predict user-perceived HRIS benefits. Findings aid researchers and practitioners in human resource function when explaining user-perceived benefits and satisfaction with HRIS implementation. The research advances understanding of the role of HRIS in supporting human capital performance and enhancing productivity.
Green HRM
Authors: Lakhera Anupama , Sharma Pooja
Published: December 2021

Green HRM is a concept that is fast gaining prominence in the field of management. This review article discusses Green HRM for implementing best HR practices for reducing employees' carbon footprint and thus leading to sustainable growth within the organization. It explores how Green HRM can achieve the integration of environment-friendly HR practices and activities in order to achieve long-lasting sustainable development and a reduction of the employee carbon footprint. The data is collected on the basis of secondary sources such as articles, research papers, case studies, and internet websites. Green HRM does not only imply awareness and concern towards environmental issues, it favors the economic as well as social wellbeing of the employees and organization. This article deliberates on the Green HRM approach and the prominent part it can play in integrating and merging the HR practices within the organization in favour of the environment.
The Impact of Electronic Human Resource Management (E-HRM) Strategies on Organizational Innovation by Knowledge Repository as Mediating Role
Authors: Khashman Aysar Mohammad
Published: December 2021

The current study is intended to provide the analysis of the direct and indirect relationships between (E-HRM) strategies and organizational innovation through a knowledge repository as a mediation construct. From various previous studies, five (E-HRM) strategies constructs were adopted for this study. These include e-recruitment, e-selection, e-training, e-performance appraisal, and e-compensations, and used the mediating role of a knowledge repository for these constructs to improve organizational innovation. The study applied the Smart Partial Least Square (PLS) software to analyze the underlying relationships amongst the most relevant constructs between (E-HRM) strategies, knowledge repositories, and organizational innovation with a total of seven constructs. As a result of analysis of the findings from middle managers (n = 94) working for the Royal Jordanian airline. It was found that there was a strong and statistically positive significant relationship between several (E-HRM) strategies and organizational innovation by using the knowledge repository as a mediation construct.
Human Resources Management for Sustainable Sea Tourism
Authors: Duarte Isabel
Published: December 2021

This chapter proposes an analysis of the relationship between HRM and the sustainable development of organizations in the coastal and maritime tourism sector. Tourism has contributed to both GDP and employment increases, mainly in countries with coastal areas. Tourism growth in coastal and maritime areas negatively impacts the landscape and environment in the various coastal regions, raising pressures to go green. Two factors that have delayed the existence of comprehensive studies in this sector is the enormous diversity of activity areas covered and the pluridimensionality of this theme. The goal of green human resource management is to promote the performance of organizational environment through greater involvement and employee's commitment to the environment. This chapter develops and deepens the analysis of the relationship between green human resource management and the sustainable development of organizations in coastal and maritime tourism and environmental sustainability.
The Influence of HRIS Usage on Employee Performance and Mediating Effects of Employee Engagement in Five Stars Hotels in Jordan
Authors: Al-Dmour Rand H.
Published: December 2021

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of employee engagement with their work as a mediating factor in the relationship between utilisation of a human resource information system (HRIS) and employee performance in five-star hotels in Jordan. A conceptual framework based on social exchange theory and content analysis of similar previous studies was developed. A quantitative approach and simple random sampling were used to obtain data via questionnaires completed by 221 human resources (HR) employees working at 21 five-star hotels in Jordan. The response rate was 71%. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyse and verify the study variables. The findings revealed that use of a HRIS had a significant positive influence on both employee performance and work engagement, while the latter acted as a partial mediator between HRIS utilisation and employee performance.
Understanding Human Resources Needs in Tourism
Authors: Dieguez Teresa
Published: December 2021

As one of the world's largest economic sectors, travel and tourism creates jobs, drives exports, and generates prosperity across the world. Comprising a wide range of industries, it supports one in every ten jobs on the planet, has accounted for one in five of all jobs created across the world over the past five years, and is a dynamic and complex engine of employment opportunities. Its companies are inside a competitive arena and must ensure its sustainability on the basis of its greatest asset: its employees. Nowadays in the workplace there are a great diversity of cultures, ages, and generational differences, and employers have to explore new ways to motivate people to efficiently work. Each generation is unique and usually this variety does not work without supervision. The study will be conducted on two Portuguese Polytechnic Institutes with Masters Students from Hospitality and Tourism. As a methodology, it will be used a quantitative research. Conclusions may help companies to better understand the reasons why employees abandon them or are attracted by them.
Approaches and Practices in Strategic Human Resources Management
Authors: Pius Abraham , Alharahsheh Husam Helmi , Sanyang Saikou
Published: December 2021

This chapter is planned and designed to explore strategic human resources (SHR), key terms, activities, and requirements in organisations. Using various activities and case studies to support the lines of discussion throughout, the chapter is developed for students, professionals, managers, researchers that already have prior knowledge and experience in the field of HR or other associated fields and positions such as being a line manager for a small or large team, or even running own small firm where the aspects of HRM are highly essential and vital for the development and growth of the firm. The chapter is providing identification, exploration, and in-depth discussion of key strategic aspects of HRM such as the following: forecasting external supply, job analysis and workforce profiling, job descriptions and person specifications, competencies, job families (market groups), and redundancy. Furthermore, the chapter is supported by key case studies and identification of current trends to enhance the understanding of key changes and developments in the field.
The Conceptual Model of Managing Older Employees to Achieve Their Work Engagement
Authors: Rožman Maja , Treven Sonja
Published: December 2021

The purpose of the chapter is to present, on the basis of theoretical starting points, the importance of management of older people for the entire society as well as the problem of older employees and their management as an important branch of human resource management, which presents a major challenge for companies. The main aim of the chapter is to design the conceptual model of managing older employees to achieve their work engagement, which will serve as the basis for understanding the successful ageing of older employees and creating an appropriate working environment favourable for all generations. By promoting active ageing and introducing the management of older employees, companies can achieve an important increase in the work engagement of older employees, a change of generally accepted stereotypes, myths, and prejudices about older people and the reduction of discrimination of older people in the labour market. The appropriate working conditions that should be available in all companies contribute to the improvement of management of older employees and their work engagement.
Strategies for Business Sustainability in a Collaborative Economy
Authors: Borg Naomi , Scott-Young Christina M. , Naderpajouh Nader
Published: December 2021

The increasingly complex and turbulent 21st century work environment poses challenges for businesses that can threaten their long-term sustainability. Given the rapid developments in technology, increasing rates of employee turnover, skills shortages, and changing expectations from Generation Z, the youngest generation now entering the workforce, organizations are recognizing the importance of developing a career resilient workforce. Individual employees' career resilience frames their capacity to respond when faced with career challenges, allowing them to continue functioning effectively, adapt in a flexible manner, and to successfully deliver work outcomes. To sustain a resilient workforce, managers must actively plan, develop, and deploy human resource management initiatives aimed at instilling career resilience in the youngest workplace entrants. By strategically designing generationally-appropriate management practices to maximize Generation Z talent, organizations can bolster their business sustainability to remain competitive in the changing economy.
Adoption and Success of e-HRM in a Cloud Computing Environment
Authors: Ziebell Robert-Christian , Albors-Garrigos Jose , Schoeneberg Klaus-Peter , Marin Maria Rosario Perello
Published: December 2021

This qualitative study examines the digitisation of HRM in a cloud-based environment. The influencing factors for the transformation from conventional HRM to eHRM are examined with a special focus on the success factors from a strategic to the operational level. Additionally, an in-depth analysis of the currently existing and new HR metrics which emerge during the transformation takes place. The study is based on interviews with HR experts with extensive experience in transforming and working with the new technology. Active participation of the HR department is relevant for the success of the digital transformation HRM project. HR metrics have not been applied extensively so far and are used less for controlling and optimizing HR processes. New metrics would increase the acceptance of the new technology and thus the success of the overall HR transformation. The main contribution is related to the field of HR software adoption of cloud-based solutions.
Effects of Collaborative Digital Gameplay on Students' Three Dimensions of Engagement in Mathematics
Authors: Sun Liping , Ruokamo Heli , Kangas Marjaana , Siklander Pirkko
Published: December 2021

This study attempts to provide an in-depth understanding of the influence of collaborative digital gameplay on students’ behavioural, emotional and cognitive engagement in mathematics. This mixed-method study used pre- (N = 45) and post-test (N = 43) engagement surveys and photo-elicitation interviews (N = 6) to investigate how a six-day experiment involving collaborative digital gameplay on Wuzzit Trouble affects students’ engagement in mathematics. The quantitative results showed collaborative digital gameplay did not elicit a significant increase in students’ engagement in mathematics from pre-test to post-test. Moreover, the qualitative results of analyzing the measurement of three-dimensional engagement showed four factors – learning achievement, teacher support, peer collaboration and task characteristics – were associated with students’ engagement in a collaborative digital gameplay classroom. The findings suggest the classroom context plays an important role in three-dimensional engagement, which efficiently improve students’ conceptual understanding and arithmetic skills.
Examining Students' Perceived Competence, Gender, and Ethnicity in a Digital STEM Learning Game
Authors: Smith Ginny , Fulwider Curt , Liu Zhichun , Lu Xi , Shute Valerie J. , Li Jiawei
Published: December 2021

The present study explores how gender, ethnicity, and performance-based perceived competence impact students’ learning, performance, and enjoyment from playing a digital STEM learning game. We had 199 9th-11th grade students play a 2D digital STEM learning game across six science classes. Based on the results of demographic surveys, matched pretests and posttests, and satisfaction questionnaires, we found no interaction between gender and ethnicity for performance-based perceived competence, performance, and enjoyment. We found a significant difference between males and females in performance-based perceived competence and in-game performance both favoring males over females. Among ethnic groups, we found a significant difference with in-game performance favoring White and Hispanic students over Black/African American students. However, the differences in gender and in ethnicity were insignificant once we controlled for both perceived competence and pretest scores. This supports the idea that neither race nor gender truly influence one’s ability to perform in digital learning games.
[Transiting species, phenologies and their trends]
Authors: Pedrini Paolo , Franzoi Alessandro , Sanchez Paula Lorenzo , Spina Fernando , Tenan Simone , Rossi Francesca , Bandini Marco , Calvi Giampiero , Colnago Franco , Corno Giuditta , Noselli Stefano , Schiavi Maffeo , Vitulano Severino , Accantelli Daniele , Barbarino Fulvio , Bertoli Roberto , Borgo Enrico , Dendena Redi , Fasano Sergio , Favaretto Andrea , Galimberti Andrea , Leo Rocco , Nicastro Mariella , Pavia Marco , Prugger Iacun , Rosselli Domenico , Tamietti Alberto , Viganò Enrico , Serra Lorenzo
Published: December 2021

[In order to contribute to the knowledge of the spatio-temporal progression of post-nuptial migration of birds across the Italian Alps, we present in detail the results of the analysis carried out for 69 species (4 non-Passeriformes; 65 Passeriformes) of the 191 ringed within the Progetto Alpi. Data were collected in 40 ringing stations located in different habitats and at different altitudes (mountain passes, slopes and valley floors) and active in the post-breeding migratory period (1 August - 30 November). Among these, those (n=15) with continuous activity (at least one month) and known sampling effort (daily capture effort described as product of net area in square meters by operating time in hours) were selected. Data from the 6 stations that operated continuously over the years (2001-2017) and with standardised capture effort were used for trend analyses. Species covered refer to those with more than 100 birds ringed within the first eight hours after sunrise (excluding local retraps). Species accounts contain detailed data from datasets from all stations participating in the Alps Project (1997-2017)].

 

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Acknowledgements to reviewers
Authors: Office Editorial
Published: December 2021

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Pharmacological Management of COVID-19 in Pregnancy
Authors: Raeisi Alireza , Barekati Hamed , Changizi Nasrin , Farahani Zahra , Farrokhzad Nahid , Sahebi Leila , Charousaei Hasti , Aghazadeh Attari Mohammad Mirza
Published: December 2021

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a severe and rapid spread disease is a global health emergency since December 2019. During the outbreak of COVID-19, infected pregnant women were treated with different pharmacological regimens; however, trial studies are still investigating their safety and effectiveness. In the present study, we reviewed all recently published studies related to the pharmaceutical management of COVID-19 in pregnancy to discuss the rapid evolving pattern of administered medications. A review study was conducted to investigate the pharmacological management of COVID-19 in pregnancy. All types of full English and recent articles through detailed research on Cochrane Library, PubMed, UpToDate, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar databases were collected. Several medical sites were also investigated. The implemented keywords for the search were COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus, pregnancy, management, treatment, medication, drug, antiviral, teratogenicity, possible effect, therapeutic effect, adverse effect and pregnancy outcome. There are no definitely specific approved pharmacological treatments for COVID-19 in pregnancy. Evaluating published literature showed that different treatment options, including chloroquine, favipiravir and ribavirin, convalescent plasma, interferons and remdesivir, have been used to stop or decline viral replication. We reviewed published evidence for drug selection and its safety during pregnancy, but conflicting results associated with numbers of trials show that we need further investigation for newer antiviral drugs for use in pregnancy. It seems that management of COVID-19 needs a multidisciplinary approach, and a consultant medical team should be arranged to decide about medications for the management of COVID-19-infected pregnant women.
Review of the application of dMMR and microsatellite instability in the diagnosis and treatment of endometrial cancer
Authors: Liao Guangjie , Yang Jingqiu , Zhang Xinke
Published: December 2021

Mismatch repair genes are responsible for discovering and repairing base mismatches during DNA replication in cells. Defects in mismatch repair function will lead to accumulation of gene mutations, microsatellite instability, and ultimately tumorigenesis. Mismatch repair genes are closely related to the biological behavior, patient prognosis, and related treatments of endometrial cancer. This article reviews the research progress of mismatch repair defect (dMMR) in the diagnosis and treatment of endometrial cancer.
Fluoride Plus Calcium Phosphate Varnishes
Authors: Karlinsey Robert L.
Published: December 2021

Introduction:

Incorporation of calcium phosphate agents into fluoride varnishes might improve anticaries benefits. But when clinical results do not mirror this view, explanations remain unclear.

The hypothesis:

Our hypothesis is that better clinical outcomes are obtained from fluoride plus calcium phosphate varnishes when there is sustained, controlled release of mineralizing ions.

Evaluation of the hypothesis:

Calculations of ion activity products and putative mineral phases have been underutilized in assessing clinical outcomes of fluoride varnishes with calcium phosphate agents. In this study, a mineral phase comparison between a low-release varnish comprising functionalized tricalcium phosphate (fTCP) against a high-release varnish comprising casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP) was made. These calculations revealed the predominance of hydroxyapatite, fluorapatite, and calcium fluoride formation for the varnish containing fTCP, whereas the varnish containing CPP-ACP produced the same minerals along with β-TCP and octacalcium phosphate. This hypothesis shows the mineral phases expected to form from fluoride plus calcium phosphate varnishes might bear on clinical outcomes.
Comparison of Pigmented Lesions that Appear in the Mouth of Smokers and Passive Smokers
Authors: Hamid Raida Noori , Ali Shakir Mahmood , Hussein Lara Kusrat
Published: December 2021

Introduction:

Passive smoker individuals whom live near the smokers and pigmentation appears on their oral mucosa due to proximity from smokers.

Materials and methods:

This study was carried-out on 50 patients suffering from pigmentation of the mouth that were collected from the private dental clinic were obtained and 50 individual’s neighbouring to them and considered as the passive smoking group.

Discussion:

For passive smoker the pigmentation increasing with duration of smoking, in non-filtered cigarettes than filtered cigarette and in heavy smokers than mild smokers The intraoral distribution of melanin pigmentations commonly observed in the buccal region, Lingual, gingival and palatal of the mouth.
Microbial diversity and colonization patterns of two step-down care units from a tertiary care hospital
Authors: Cruz-López Flora , Villarreal-Treviño Licet , Morfin-Otero Rayo , Martínez-Meléndez Adrián , Camacho-Ortiz Adrián , Rodríguez-Noriega Eduardo , Garza-González Elvira
Published: December 2021

Nosocomial surfaces are potential pathogen reservoirs. Our aim was to describe the microbial diversity and analyze microbial patterns of healthcare-associated pathogens in two step-down-care-units at a tertiary care hospital. We monitored infected patients over 45 days to describe microbial diversity and colonization patterns. A total of 2762 isolates were recovered from the sampled sites, coagulase-negative staphylococci represented 44.64% (1233/2762) of the isolates. The most frequently recovered ESKAPE species (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter cloacae) were A. baumannii (7.53%; 208/2762 isolates) and E. faecium/Enterococcus faecalis (5.18%; 143/2762). We recovered a high diversity of species, including potential pathogens. A. baumannii was detected more frequently on diverse surfaces and persisted in patients’ nostrils during the hospital stay.
Greedy Genetic Algorithm for the Data Aggregator Positioning Problem in Smart Grids
Authors: Nasser Lauar Sami , Mestria Mario
Published: December 2021

In this work, we present a metaheuristic based on the genetic and greedy algorithms to solve an application of the set covering problem (SCP), the data aggregator positioning in smart grids. The GGH (Greedy Genetic Hybrid) is structured as a genetic algorithm, but it has many modifications compared to the classic version. At the mutation step, only columns included in the solution can suffer mutation and be removed. At the recombination step, only columns from the parent’s solutions are available to generate the offspring. Moreover, the greedy algorithm generates the initial population, reconstructs solutions after mutation, and generates new solutions from the recombination step. Computational results using OR-Library problems showed that the GGH reached optimal solutions for 40 instances in a total of 75 and, in the other instances, obtained good and promising values, presenting a medium gap of 1,761%.
Camera Monitor Systems Test Protocols and Performance Requirements
Authors:   Driver Vision Standards Committee
Published: December 2021

This SAE Recommended Practice provides test protocols with performance requirements for camera monitor systems (CMSs) to replace existing statutorily required inside and outside rear-view mirrors for U.S. market road vehicles.

This practice expands specific technical content while retaining harmonization with the FMVSS 111 rear visibility standard and other international standards.

This is accomplished by defining required roadway fields of view as specific fields of view (FOV) displayed inside the vehicle. Specific testing protocols and/or specifications are added to enhance ease of use using straightforward language, and any specifications are intended to be independent of different camera and display technologies unless otherwise explicitly stated.
„Krajobraz po bitwie” – wybrane negatywne (kryminologiczne) następstwa ostatniego konfliktu na Bałkanach Zachodnich. Raport z badań terenowych
Authors: Ickiewicz‑Sawicka Magdalena
Published: December 2021

Artykuł dotyczy szeregu wybranych antagonistycznych konsekwencji ostatnich jugosłowiańskich wojen domowych (wojny serbsko‑chorwackiej, wojny w Bośni oraz wojny o Kosowo). Tekst jest pokłosiem badań terenowych przeprowadzonych w latach 2014 (badania pilotażowe) – 2019 (badania właściwe) na terytorium Serbii i Czarnogóry. Ich celem było ukazanie materialnych i niematerialnych (psychicznych i psychologicznych) skutków wojny domowej w postaci różnego rodzaju negatywnych doświadczeń: traumatycznych przeżyć (występowanie syndromu PTSD) oraz strat materialnych (ekonomicznych). Celem pracy jest zobrazowanie skomplikowanych relacji i zjawisk z perspektywy Serbów i Czarnogórców, którzy niewątpliwie ucierpieli w trakcie trwania ostatnich konfliktów w krajach Bałkanów Zachodnich. Rzecz jasna, nie jest to kompleksowa analiza, ale jedynie drobny wycinek tej zawiłej, trudnej i nade wszystko bolesnej postwojennej i postjugosłowiańskiej rzeczywistości wielkich mocarstw, uwikłanych w międzynarodową, bezduszną politykę, i bałkańskich mieszkańców południowej Europy.

„Landscape after battle” – selected negative (criminological) consequences of the recent conflict in the Western Balkans. Field research report

The article deals with the selected antagonistic consequences of the recent Yugoslav civil wars (the Serbo‑Croatian civil war, the civil war in Bosnia and the war for Kosovo). The text is the result of field studies carried out in 2014 (pilot studies) – 2019 (specific studies) in Serbia and Montenegro. The main topic showed the material and immaterial (psychological and psychological) effects of the civil war in the form of various negative experiences: traumatic experiences (occurrence of the PTSD syndrome) and material (economic) losses. The aim of the study illustrated the complex relations and phenomena from the perspective of Serbs and Montenegrins, who undoubtedly suffered during the last conflicts in the Western Balkan countries. Obviously, this is not a comprehensive analysis, but only a small fragment of this intricate, difficult and above all painful post‑war and post‑Yugoslav reality of the great powers, entangled in international, soulless international politics, and the Balkan inhabitants of southern Europe.
Administracyjnoprawny status muzealiów w hiszpańskim porządku prawnym
Authors: Kozłowska Maja
Published: December 2021

The administrative status of museum exhibits in the Spanish legal system

The paper deals with the administrative status of museum exhibits in the Spanish legal system. The assumptions of the Spanish Historical Heritage Act of 1985, which regulates the status of BIC (bienes de interés cultural) cultural property (both movable and immovable) and various levels of protection depending on the category, were presented. The procedure of granting BIC status and the systems for cataloguing cultural property were also discussed. The system of protection of cultural property in Spain is highly decentralized, which also applies to the functioning of museums. The Spanish Autonomous Communities have extensive regional legislation regulating the above-mentioned issues. The article analyses regional regulations in this area based on the example of the autonomous community of Catalonia – on the basis of statutory regulations in the field of culture and cultural heritage and the Catalan Historical Heritage Act of 1993. This allowed for a comprehensive presentation of the complexity of the system of cultural property protection in Spain (at the state and regional level) and prompted reflection on the legitimacy and effectiveness of decentralized solutions in this area.
Nowe regulacje dotyczące przeciwdziałania praniu pieniędzy w obrocie dziełami sztuki. Między implementacją V AMLD a rozwiązaniem systemowym
Authors: Szafrański Wojciech
Published: December 2021

New regulations to counteract money laundering in the trading of works of art. Between the implementation of AMLD V and the systemic solution

Implementing the 5th AML (Anti-Money Laundering) Directive in the form of a 2021 amendment to the Act on Counteracting Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing in Poland is of fundamental importance for the market. It will be binding upon entities such as entrepreneurs operating in the field of trading in works of art, collectors’ items, and antiques covered by transactions worth at least 10,000 euros. The AML Directive presents a fragmentation of the Polish legal regulations on trade and thus the obligations imposed on intermediaries in the art market, depending on whether the regulations are developed based on cultural heritage protection regulations or economic and financial regulations. It shows the incompatibility of concepts used in both fields and the range of meanings of legal concepts that are directly relevant for the law’s application, and the specification of obligations imposed on entrepreneurs specialized in the trade of what is broadly understood as cultural goods. The essential elements of AML, crucial for entities operating in the art market, were presented. Attention was also paid to further work on trading regulations based on the due diligence model.
Dwelling or house vs nature (biologically active areas)
Authors: Klimowicz Joanna
Published: December 2021

In the current global pandemic situation, more and more people are asking themselves where it is better to live. In a house or in an apartment? Of course, opinions are divided. However facing to be closure in the residential space, more and more people have considered the possibility of buying even a small plot of land giving the opportunity to enjoy the open space and communing with greenery. Foreclosure has resulted that many people now struggling with issues of exclusion and depression. The opportunity to get out and commune with nature can have a positive impact on a person’s mood and perception of their current situation. Large city agglomerations, often deprived of sufficient green areas, are not able to provide adequate living conditions. Architects and urban planners in recent decades have been trying to provide the most convenient solutions to improve the quality of life in large cities. There are numerous green areas in cities or housing estates, often connected with water reservoirs providing better micro climatic conditions. In objects, green walls and roofs are being introduced to increase the comfort of living. It is worth to analyze a contemporary resident approach to the choice of place to live, what is better for him - a house or a flat (apartment)? Is it better to live in a house with a garden or in an apartment with a large balcony overgrown with greenery? Is it better to locate the apartment in the city center or on the suburbs, where there are larger concentrations of greenery? The issues presented in this article relate to research related to life satisfaction in houses or apartments of city dwellers, as well as they complement the research related to the observation of the impact of greenery on the leveling of the Urban Heat Island. Greenery is one of the factors improving micro climatic conditions, it is a stabilizer of temperature and humidity. Residents of selected appartments and houses were asked in what environment they would like to live and what is most important for them in terms of comfort of living. This paper will present the results of surveys and research on UHI in relation to green areas and their introduction into residential buildings. The aim of this paper is to illustrate the how important is relationship between residents’ satisfaction of living place and the biologically active areas in their vicinity.
Murals and their evolution and typology in the space of the urban environment on the example of Kyiv
Authors: Abyzov Vadym , Chuieva Oksana
Published: December 2021

Over the past few years, murals have actively and firmly entered into the fabric of the architectural environment as one of the most powerful artistic means of urban art. According to the latest statistics, Ukraine, and Kyiv in particular, tops the list of leaders of the countries with the largest number of murals. Based on the historical context, the murals performed a social and propaganda mission. Already in the XXI century, Ukraine has experienced two revolutions. And they became a powerful impetus for the active manifestation of „street art” on free surfaces. But in contrast to the monumental and decorative compositions of totalitarian art, which still adorn the cities of Ukraine, the artistic and graphic language has changed. Young designers in modern graphic trends, form an updated visual representation of established stylistic solutions. The purpose of the article is an attempt to determine the historical conditions of the murals’ development, the features and principles of their solutions in the city space, as well as modern and promising means of implementation. The article discusses the factors and conditions of the evolution of modern murals, their typology and thematic focus, techniques and means of spatial composition and artistic solutions.
Financial and security policies for sustainable development
Authors: Andrushko Ruslana
Published: December 2021

The monograph represents the results of research of the scientific and pedagogical staff of the Department of Finance, Accounting and Economic Security of Pavlo Tychyna Uman State Pedagogical University on the research topic “Problems of financial support of economic and social sphere” (state registration number 0116U000117). Theoretical & methodological provisions and practical recommendations on the formation of conceptual framework and applied tools for assessing, monitoring and financial management at the global, national and micro levels in the permanent conditions of risks, threats and challenges to the security of sustainable development are given in the monograph. Recommended for readers interested in economic issues, academics, professionals, postgraduates, educators and students.
Effect of childhood trauma on disease severity in patients with fibromyalgia: The mediating role of psychological resilience
Authors: Kazan Kızılkurt Özlem , Kazım Demirkan Arda , Ergün Gıynaş Ferzan , Güleç Hüseyin
Published: December 2021

Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effect of childhood traumas on the disease severity in fibromyalgia and evaluate the mediating role of psychological resilience in this effect.

Patients and methods: Between June 2017 and January 2018, this study included a total of 80 female patients (mean age: 31.9±4.0 years; range, 20 to 40 years) with fibromyalgia according to the 2010 American College of Rheumatology fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria. All patients were evaluated using the sociodemographic data form, Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), and Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ).

Results: A positive correlation was observed between the FIQ and CTQ total scores, emotional abuse, physical abuse, and physical neglect scores. The FIQ was negatively correlated with the RSA scores. Path analysis conducted to evaluate mediating effect of psychological resilience revealed that psychological resilience had a mediator role in the correlation between FIQ and emotional abuse, physical abuse, and physical neglect scores.

Conclusion: The main finding of this study is the protective effect of psychological resilience -improvable capacity to cope with early life traumas- on fibromyalgia symptoms that leads to negative functioning of several aspects.
Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the central sensitization inventory
Authors: Düzce Keleş Ela , Birtane Murat , Ekuklu Galip , Kılınçer Cumhur , Çalıyurt Okan , Taştekin Nurettin , Efe Is Enes , Ketenci Ayşegül , Neblett Randy
Published: December 2021

Objectives: The aim of this study was to translate the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) into the Turkish language, to perform a psychometric validation, and to investigate its reliability in patients with chronic spinal pain with an organic origin, patients with fibromyalgia, and pain-free control individuals.

Patients and methods: Between April 2016 and February 2017, the translation of the original English version of the CSI into Turkish was performed using the forward-backward translation method. A total of 100 fibromyalgia patients (6 males, 94 females; mean age: 45.0±8.4 years; range, 25 to 60 years), 100 patients with chronic spinal pain with an identified organic origin (CSPO), (10 males, 90 females; mean age: 43.8±9.7 years; range, 21 to 60 years), and 100 healthy controls (8 males, 92 females; mean age: 35.8±10.1 years; range, 25 to 55 years) were included in the study. Demographic characteristics were collected. Test-retest reliability was determined by re-administering the CSI-Turkish (CSI-Turk) two weeks after the first application.

Results: The internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) was found to be 0.92 and the intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.93. Patients with fibromyalgia, a very common central sensitivity syndrome (CSS), had the highest mean CSI-Turk scores, and healthy controls had the lowest. Using the recommended cut-off score of 40 resulted in 87% sensitivity and 90% specificity in distinguishing between fibromyalgia and control individuals.

Conclusion: This study suggests that the CSI-Turk can be effectively used as a screening tool to elucidate CS-related symptomology among patients with chronic pain with a high internal consistency, test-retest reliability, sensitivity, and specificity.
La motricidad humana: Ciencia corpórea para el despertar del ser docente
Authors: Cabrera Lladida
Published: December 2021

El presente ensayo se enmarca dentro del enfoque Los seres humanos somos estructuras de experiencias, y es la ciencia que soporta esas coordenadas del sentir y vivir relacionar con ese yo y los otros, dándonos una construcción simbólica, significativa e histórica y permitiéndonos ese despertar a través de esta ciencia humana. En este sentir, la elaboración del ensayo develará el despertar de ser docente en un primer momento, con el abrigar epistemológico de teóricos de la motricidad humana como una revisión documental que describirán aspectos intersubjetivos y fundamentales en las dimensiones del ser corpóreo. En un segundo momento interpretaré como investigadora este sentir cognitivo haciendo reflexiones desde esta esencia corpórea y la realidad hermenéutica que surge con otros en los escenarios educativos de aprendizaje. En un tercer momento muestro unas reflexiones desde esta revisión que dará luz a un nuevo amanecer al coexistir de ser docente para transcender en esta ciencia.
Factores asociados al rendimiento académico:Un estudio de caso
Authors: Borja Naranjo Germania Maricela , Martínez Benítez Jenny Esmeralda , Barreno Freire Segundo Napoleón , Haro Jácome Oswaldo Fabián,
Published: December 2021

Investigar los aspectos que pueden afectar el rendimiento académico estudiantil es de vital importancia para mejorar los procesos educativos. El objetivo del estudio es examinar los factores personales, sociales e institucionales asociados al rendimiento académico del estudiantado de la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad Central del Ecuador, desde la perspectiva de sus protagonistas. La metodología es cualitativa, en la recolección de información se utilizaron las técnicas de grupo focal y entrevista. Se utilizó el programa Atlas Ti en el procesamiento de la información. Los resultados muestran la existencia de factores internos y externos, como la dificultad de conciliar el estudio con el trabajo, desmotivación, acoso sexual, improvisación en los planes de estudio, factores que intervienen en el éxito o el fracaso estudiantil, por tanto desde la universidad es necesario repensar el currículo, las estrategias didácticas, e identificar la realidad psico-social y económica del estudiantado como acciones claves para contribuir a la formación integral del profesorado.
Implementación piloto del programa WOWW en una escuela privada en Chile
Authors: Barrera Morales María Amelia , Gonzalez Suitt Karla , Carrasco Moraga Sofía Danielaa , Hernández Tapia Alejandra
Published: December 2021

Se da cuenta del procedimiento en la implementación en un colegio privado de Santiago-Chile, del modelo “trabajando en lo que funciona” (WOOWW) creado por Berg y Shilts (2004, 2005), usando una metodología de estudio de casos cualitativo. El objetivo del presente artículo es levantar y describir todas las etapas que conlleva la implementación del programa desde el acercamiento al establecimiento escolar hasta el abandono del campo, dividiendo el procedimiento en 5 etapas. La implementación estuvo a cargo de profesionales entrenados en el modelo.  Se realizaron tres sesiones de coaching con profesores tutores de ocho cursos y ocho sesiones de una hora en el aula con cada curso. Se recogieron las percepciones de la comunidad escolar mediante grupos focales. De este proceso se desprendieron una serie de aprendizajes que se discuten en los resultados, destacando una acogida positiva de parte de los profesores y estudiantes.