bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kunstkammer in Schrift und Bild.
Authors: Bubryák Orsolya
Published: March 2020

Kunstkammer in Word and Image. The ‘Kunststube’ of Johann Septimius Jörger (1594–1676) in Nuremberg. The Kunstkammer of Johann Septimius Jörger in Nuremberg, created in the middle of the 1630s and dispersed only after 1676, is not among the well-known collections of the 17th century. It is not mentioned in the correspondence of famous art collectors, nor is it recorded in the travelogues of the time. Only sporadic information is available about the works of art that had been kept in the Kunstkammer. We regard the owner as an art collector because of a watercolour in the collection of prints and drawings of the University Library of Erlangen, in which the Nuremberg painter Michael Herr (1591–1661) depicted the interior of Jörger’s Kunstkammer. The present contribution aims to enrich our knowledge of this collection based on two new sources, namely a visual representation (cabinet painting) and an inventory of the Kunstkammer drawn up in 1667.
Le Parlement hongrois – construction, décoration, idéologie
Authors: Sisa József
Published: March 2020

The Hungarian Parliament – construction, decoration, ideology. The Hungarian Parliament in Budapest (1885–1902) was one of the largest buildings of its time in Europe. As home to the nation’s legislature, it also had to serve as a veritable monument glorifying the country’s history and its newly-acquired status within the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Following an architectural competition, Imre Steindl, a professor at the Budapest Technical University, received the commission to realise his plan. In fact, Count Gyula Andrássy, a highly influential aristocrat and statesman, had picked his entry due to its style, analogous to the Neo-Gothic style of the London Houses of Parliament. Though historicist in appearance and opulent in terms of materials and decoration, modern technology also played a considerable role in its construction. The statues in the rotunda and on the exterior of the building were meant to immortalise Hungary’s great historical personalities, even if their moderate size, uniform style and subordinated position curtailed artistic expression. The relatively small number of mural paintings, highlighting outstanding events of Hungarian history, were virtually overwhelmed by the wealth of colourful decoration. All in all, Steindl wanted the whole structure to be a single work of art bearing his mark. The Hungarian Parliament ranks high among parliament buildings on the international scene.
BUCKLING ANALYSIS OF TWO-DIRECTIONAL FUNCTIONALLY GRADED SANDWICH PLATES BASED ON A QUASI-3D SHEAR DEFORMATION Q4 ELEMENT
Authors: Chình Nguyễn Văn
Published: March 2020

The quasi-3D shear deformation theory, which includes the thickness stretching effect into consideration, is employed to develop a Q4 plate element for buckling analysis of two-directional functionally graded sandwich (2D-FGSW) plates. The plates are considered to be formed from three layers, a homogeneous core and two functionally graded face layers with material properties varying in both the thickness and length directions by power gradation laws. The plate element with nine degrees of freedom per node is derived using Lagrange interpolation functions and employed in computing the buckling loads. The accuracy of the element is confirmed by comparing the result obtained in the present work with published data. A parametric study is carried out to illustrate the effect of the material gradation and the layer thickness ratio on the buckling loads. The influence of the length to thickness ratio on the buckling loads of the plates is also examined and discussed.
Controlling chaos and Neimark-Sacker bifurcation in a discrete-time predator-prey system
Authors: KANGALGİL Figen , IŞIK Seval
Published: March 2020

This article is about a discrete-time predator-prey model obtained by the forward Euler method. The stability of the fixed point of the model and the existence conditions of the Neimark-Sacker bifurcation are investigated. In addition, the direction of the Neimark-Sacker bifurcation is given. Moreover, OGY control method is to implement to control chaos caused by the Neimark-Sacker bifurcation. Finally, Neimark-Sacker bifurcation, chaos control strategy, and asymptotic stability of the only positive fixed point are verified with the help of numerical simulations. The existence of chaotic behavior in the model is confirmed by computing of the maximum Lyapunov exponents.
Publishing ethics in medical education: guidance for authors and reviewers in a changing world
Authors: Hays Richard , Masters Ken
Published: March 2020

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Medical education publishing is growing rapidly, with both increasing demand for publication space and increasing space availability. The increasing speed of publication, variable degrees of manuscript checking and increasing accessibility pose some challenges to compliance with ethical guidelines for academic publication. In this paper we review the literature and the websites of journals that publish medical education content and present a contemporary view on issues that should be considered by authors, reviewers, editors and readers of medical education publications. Based on this analysis, we present guidance on how to meet desired ethical standards when writing particular categories of manuscripts. Relying on self-judgement of the ethical status by authors may no longer be acceptable. The need to meet ethical guidelines in publishing must be balanced with the desire for freedom of speech and avoidance of editorial bias. Our intention is to provoke discussion and learning within the medical education community of practice.
A vision of the use of technology in medical education after the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Goh Poh-Sun , Sandars John
Published: March 2020

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Medical education across the world has experienced a major disruptive change as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and technology has been rapidly and innovatively used to maintain teaching and learning. The future of medical education is uncertain after the pandemic resolves but several potential future scenarios are discussed to inform current decision-making about the future provision of teaching and learning. The use of emergent technology for education, such as artificial intelligence for adaptive learning and virtual reality, are highly likely to be essential components of the transformative change and the future of medical education. The benefits and challenges of the use of technology in medical education are discussed with the intention of informing all providers on how the changes after the pandemic can have a positive impact on both educators and students across the world.
Learning to be patient-centred healthcare professionals: how does it happen at university and on clinical placements? A multiple focus group study
Authors: Rosewilliam Sheeba , Indramohan Vivek , Breakwell Richard , Skelton John
Published: March 2020

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Background: Developing patient-centred skills in health professional students relies on their learning experiences at the university and on clinical placements. It is not known what students perceive about their teaching on patient-centredness and their views to develop the curriculum in this aspect. Methods: Multiple focus groups were conducted with students who had experienced a minimum of two clinical placements from Medicine, Physiotherapy, Nursing and Speech and language therapy programs. Thematic analysis was conducted independently by two researchers and then themes were compared and integrated. Findings: Five focus groups with 26 participants with a mean age of 23.8 years contributed to 286 minutes of recorded data. The key findings were that their curriculum focussing on patient-centred skills used artificial methods and teaching focussed largely on biomedical aspects, but, shared modules and specialist training enabled learning. Longer and diverse placements with good role models to emulate, enabled learning. As strategies they suggested reflections and role-modelling were vital along with further interprofessional working, goal-setting and understanding of human psychology. Conclusion: Though the study is limited by its generalisability, strategies suggested by students can be further developed by superimposing them on learning theories. These strategies need to be tested in future studies.
Sovereign Risk Matters: The Effects of Endogenous Default Risk on the Time-Varying Volatility of Interest Rate Spreads
Authors: De Ferra Sergio , Mallucci Enrico
Published: March 2020

Emerging market interest rate spreads display substantial time-varying volatility. We show that a baseline model with endogenous sovereign default risk can account for such volatility, even in the absence of shocks to the second moments of the exogenous stochastic variables. In particular, the model features a key non-linearity that allows it to replicate the volatility of interest rate spreads and its comovement with other economic variables. Volatility correlates positively with the level of the spreads and the trade balance and negatively with output and consumption.
Tensiones y desigualdades en las interacciones áulicas en estudiantes universitarios
Authors: Ramos-Castro Rita , López-García María
Published: March 2020

Objetivo: Comprender las interacciones áulicas en el estudiantado de la Licenciatura en Bibliotecología de la Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas. Método: La metodología utilizada fue de tipo etnográfico, centrándose de manera particular en la observación del trabajo en el aula de 48 estudiantes, repartidos en seis grupos y doce profesores. Se llevaron a cabo entrevistas colectivas a los primeros, en tanto que se realizó de forma individual a los segundos. Método: La metodología utilizada fue de tipo etnográfico, centrándose de manera particular en la observación del trabajo en el aula de 48 estudiantes, repartidos en seis grupos y doce profesores. Se llevaron a cabo entrevistas colectivas a los primeros, en tanto que se realizó de forma individual a los segundos. Resultados: El profesorado en general realiza una serie de acciones como las de clasificar previamente al estudiantado en términos del tipo de interacción establecida con el conocimiento teórico metodológico de la disciplina. Muchos de estos estudiantes tienen un origen sociocultural de medio a escasos recursos con un manejo de un código lingüístico restringido, por lo que acceder al conocimiento disciplinario resulta complejo. Esta condición de desigualdad desde el punto de vista de los profesores debería resultar en la exclusión del sistema educativo de estudiantes que no cumplan con lo aparentemente ideal, porque dificulta el proceso enseñanza-aprendizaje. Discusión y Conclusiones: Las interacciones asimétricas entre el profesorado y el estudiantado acentúan las condiciones de desigualdad y provocan tensión en la práctica pedagógica cotidiana. Esto abre la discusión sobre la ausencia de formación docente con una falta de sensibilización por parte del profesorado para comprender la realidad educativa en la que se encuentran inmersos que no permiten la ayuda pedagógica necesaria para favorecer aprendizajes significativos ante la presencia de un código restringido y un capital cultural que no le permite acceder a los contenidos escolares.
Bienestar espiritual y calidad de atención de los profesionales de enfermería en dos hospitales de Lima Metropolitana
Authors: Valera Montalvan Stephanie Johana , Romero Bueno Lucero Marisol , Mamani Limachi Rut Ester
Published: March 2020

El presente estudio determina la relación entre el nivel de bienestar espiritual y la calidad de atención de los profesionales de enfermería en dos hospitales de Lima Metropolitana. Se emplea un enfoque cuantitativo, de diseño no experimental, correlacional y de corte transversal. La selección de la muestra estuvo compuesta por 60 profesionales de enfermería y 180 pacientes. Los instrumentos utilizados para la recolección de datos fueron: el Cuestionario de “Escala de bienestar espiritual” (Ellison y Paulotzian, 1994) y el Cuestionario de “Escala de calidad de atención” (MINSA y Colegio de Enfermeros del Perú, 2008). Los resultados encontrados indicaron que el 53.3% del personal de enfermería presentó un nivel de bienestar espiritual medio y solo el 5.0% un nivel alto; asimismo, el 56,7% presenta un nivel de calidad de atención bajo y solo el 8.3% un nivel alto. Además, se encontró que existe relación entre el bienestar espiritual y la calidad de atención de los profesionales de enfermería con un coeficiente de 0,540 y un p-valor de 0,000 a través de la prueba Tau b de Kendall. En conclusión, sí existe relación entre ambas variables de estudio.
La institución del Conjuez en Colombia: Una mirada desde la jurisdicción contencioso administrativa
Authors: Vargas-Ossa Nataly
Published: March 2020

Se propone hacer un análisis de la institución del Conjuez en Colombia, observando su dinámica, particularmente en la jurisdicción contencioso administrativa. A partir de una revisión documental de la normatividad y la doctrina que se ha referido al tema, develar la discusión acerca de su naturaleza jurídica y su implementación en la jurisdicción contencioso administrativa, donde se observan dificultades en el desarrollo de la figura que pueden comprometer la imparcialidad, la independencia judicial y el desempeño del Conjuez en la tarea de administrar justicia.
La condición del migrante irregular.Una reflexión de la noción “apátrida” desde Hannah Arendt y Giorgio Agamben
Authors: Rodríguez Cabrera Nathalia , Ovalle Román María José
Published: March 2020

Uno de los retos contemporáneos estatales son las migraciones masivas. Muchas de estas ocurren irregularmente, generando situaciones en donde los derechos humanos no son garantizados. El migrante irregular afronta un limbo jurídico, donde la eficaz reclamación de sus derechos humanos es comprometida por la no pertenencia real a un Estado. Hannah Arendt y Giorgio Agambem analizan cómo la consecuencia de la apatricia es la inefectividad de sus derechos humanos al no verse cobijado por un Estado garante. De ahí surge la pregunta: ¿de qué forma el migrante irregular contemporáneo se constituye en apátrida desde el diálogo existente entre Hannah Arendt y Giorgio Agamben? Para responderla, se describe cómo la decadencia del Estado-nación sirvió de antesala para el surgimiento de la apatricia y sus consecuencias; se conceptualiza la noción de migrante irregular aludiendo a su estatus jurídico, y, finalmente, se relaciona al migrante irregular contemporáneo con la noción de apátrida de Arendt y Agamben. Esto último para entender cómo el migrante irregular contemporáneo al no contar con una eficaz práctica y protección de sus derechos humanos representa el apátrida de Arendt y Agamben. Este artículo es resultado de una metodología hermenéutica crítica.
La relación globalización-mercado de trabajo: un análisis por medio de los efectos del comercio en los salarios para la economía mexicana en el periodo 1970-2016
Authors: Vega Miranda Faustino
Published: March 2020

La globalización, en su versión económica, ha modificado las condiciones en el mercado de trabajo mundial, los países en vías de desarrollo están inmersos en esta dinámica y los cambios han llevado a la pérdida de derechos de los trabajadores. El documento es relevante, pues pone en perspectiva la discusión académica que se centra en exaltar los aspectos negativos de la globalización, relegando la evidencia empírica que provee argumentos para promover una política laboral alternativa. Por lo que, el objetivo general de la investigación es analizar la relación entre globalización y mercado de trabajo desde una perspectiva cuantitativa, por medio de las exportaciones y las remuneraciones, para el caso de México desde 1970 hasta 2016. En primer lugar, se estima una regresión, vía Mínimos Cuadrados Ordinarios, para determinar que la relación entre globalización y mercado de trabajo es negativa, lo que implica que las remuneraciones se contraen a medida que se abre la economía al mundo. En segundo lugar, se verifica la independencia entre exportaciones y salarios, por medio de la prueba de causalidad en el sentido de Granger. Estos resultados son reveladores porque explican claramente los movimientos recientes en los Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido para regular la globalidad, cuando los gobiernos de estos países fueron sus promotores a finales del siglo pasado y ahora escuchan las críticas, reconociendo el peligro de la creencia ciega en el mercado.
La medida de expulsión administrativa de extranjeros en el derecho chileno: límites materiales y formales
Authors: Molina Conzué Diego Andrés
Published: March 2020

Los Estados cuentan con la facultad de expulsar a extranjeros que se encuentren en su territorio, limitándose de esta forma su libertad de circulación. No obstante, e independiente de la naturaleza jurídica del acto de expulsión, el Estado está sujeto a un conjunto de límites materiales y formales para el ejercicio de dichas atribuciones.
Saúde global, inovação biotecnológica e risco(s)
Authors: Da Silva Figueiredo Eduardo António
Published: March 2020

Objective: to reflect on the concept of global health, its origins, meaning(s) and main characteristics. To understand to what extent the doctrine has been referring to a Global Health Law, analyzing its main merits, limitations and inconveniences. To examine some of the biotechnological advances that have opened the doors to the possibility of increasing health and well-being on a global scale. Methodology: the deductive method was used from the analysis of monographies, articles from specialized reviews, as well as documents originating from several national and international entities. Results: in the context of a techno-scientific crisis, biotechnological innovation, although contributing to the improvement of global health, carries numerous risks. Increasingly, the importance of the so-called Global Health Law has been affirmed; it seeks to contribute to the optimization of health indices on a global scale, especially through the development of adequate precautionary responses. Conclusion: the improvement of health indices on a global scale depends, inter alia, on biotechnological innovation, which will only be made possible through an adequate risk management to be carried out on the concept of due diligence. The Global Health Law, understood as an international branch of Health Law, can make valuable contributions in this regard, despite its multiple limitations and difficulties.
A autonomia na relação médico-paciente: breves considerações
Authors: Minahim Maria Auxiliadora
Published: March 2020

Objective: to discuss the gains and problems generated by the impact that autonomy - through the consent form – and its legalization have caused in the relationship between doctor and patient. Methodology: the work was carried out from a review of the literature on the doctor-patient relationship today, using both authors in the field of law and medicine, in a critical perspective. Results: the concept of autonomy does not offer enough security to serve as a fundamental element of the doctor-patient relationship. The interference of the Law in the doctor-patient relationship brings positive and other aspects that threaten the quality of the bond. Conclusion: the attention autonomy generates in Law and Bioethics does not dispense other elements of interpersonal relationships that can provide greater gains in this connection.
LITERATURAS DE VANGUARDA: A RECEPÇÃO EM XEQUE
Authors: Calderaro Sérgio Massucci
Published: March 2020

As vanguardas, sabemos, têm entre seus principais pilares os objetivos de provocar e questionar. Essa razão de ser chega às vezes a tais extremos que pode comprometer, no caso das vanguardas literárias, o próprio ato da leitura e a formação de sentido tal qual estamos acostumados a efetuar. No entanto, seja como for, sempre haverá sentidos possíveis a serem concretizados na mente do leitor atento. Este artigo buscará desvendar os tortuosos caminhos que levam o receptor à formação de sentido no contexto de algumas das mais experimentais literaturas de vanguarda: o Dadaísmo e a Poesia Concreta. Para isso, teremos que analisar o que ocorre com o signo linguístico no ambiente vanguardista em seu contato com o leitor, apoiando-nos sempre em conceitos da Teoria da Recepção da Literatura e da Teoria do Efeito Estético.
DA OBSCURIDADE À EMANCIPAÇÃO: UM OLHAR SOBRE O LEITOR
Authors: Reis Wellingson Valente dos , Castro José Guilherme De Oliveira
Published: March 2020

Este estudo tem como objetivo fazer a construção histórica da emancipação do leitor na literatura. Para isso, busca-se perceber os elementos valorizados no circuito literário em cada época de produção, começando na idade clássica, quando a valorização maior era do autor (escritor/narrador), ou seja, daquele que contava as histórias Com o passar do tempo essa importância passou a ser da obra, como nos casos de Dom Quixote e de Os Sofrimentos do Jovem Werther, até ser deslocada às teorias que passaram a destacar a importância do leitor para a história da literatura, colocando-o no circuito literário (Estética da Recepção). Por fim, chegou-se na igualdade entre autor, obra e leitor, além disso se  estabelece uma relação entre a emancipação do leitor e o ensino de literatura no âmbito escolar A análise do processo de emancipação do leitor na história da literatura aqui realizada teve como principais referências os estudos de arte e política de Rancière (2009, 2012), os estudos de estética da recepção, leitor e literatura realizados por Iser (1996,2011), Jauss (1994), Compagnon (2003), Zilberman (1989, 2000), Eco (2005) entre outros. Acompanhou-se o processo histórico ao longo do qual o leitor precisou se emancipar e sair do seu local de passividade para se tornar sujeito ativo no processo de construção da literatura.
JOGOS TEATRAIS NA FORMAÇÃO DE LEITORES: UMA EXPERIÊNCIA NO ENSINO MÉDIO
Authors: Bezerra Antonia Alice Queiroz , Da Silva Maria Valdenia
Published: March 2020

Os Jogos Teatrais podem ser fundamentais para o surgimento de novas propostas de leitura na sala de aula, quando aliados a formação de leitores podem favorecer a aprendizagem e motivar a leitura do texto literário. O presente trabalho tem como objetivo relatar uma experiência aplicada a uma turma de segundo ano na Escola de Ensino Médio Francisca Pinto dos Santos, no município de Ocara-ce. Utilizando os Jogos Teatrais de Viola Spolin elaboramos quatro oficinas de leitura da obra O Santo e a Porca de Ariano Suassuna, no entanto, neste trabalho focalizaremos o uso dos jogos nessas oficinas e suas respectivas consequências para a formação de leitores. Para isso, utilizamos como referencial teórico Spolin (2008), Cosson (2006), Soares (2001), entre outros.
OS SERMONES VARIOS ATRIBUÍDOS AO PADRE ANTÓNIO VIEIRA (1662 – 1678): LIVREIROS E LEITORES
Authors: Aredes Ana Elisa Silva
Published: March 2020

Este artigo tem por objetivo analisar o processo de produção das edições de sermonários de padre António Vieira impressas em Madrid, entre 1662 e 1678. Parte da pesquisa de doutoramento, este trabalho pretende perceber para quais leitores esses livros, intitulados Sermones varios del Padre Antonio de Vieyra, de la Compañia de Jesus,  eram direcionados, considerando a materialidade dos volumes e as relações interpessoais construídas entre os agentes do livro, ou seja, entre aqueles que participaram da elaboração, produção, circulação dos livros, bem como agiram na aplicação e sujeição direta aos regulamentos que governavam o ofício do livro. A fim de cumprirmos nossas intenções, recorremos aos instrumentos fornecidos pela perspectiva da História do livro e das práticas de leitura para nos auxiliar a compreender, analisar e interpretar as informações que encontramos nas fontes históricas. Ao partir da análise das edições madrilenas, este trabalho busca em documentos de diversas naturezas informações sobre agentes associados ao mercado livreiro-editorial que envolveu a circulação desses livros.
EVOLUTION OF DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN DIGITAL ECONOMY
Authors: Shevchenko Volodymyr , Oproshchenko Maryna
Published: March 2020

Effects of digital economy on the forms and stimuli of foreign direct investment are examined.

Since digitalization is becoming the underlying basis of a fundamentally new technological structure for economic processes, it shifts business models, strategies and decisions on international activity and foreign expansion. Digital economy disrupted conventional industries and interaction between market participants.

The purpose of the article is the generalization of the theoretical foundations of digitalization as a factor in the evolution of FDI and assessment of modification of their forms at the macro and macro levels.

Methodological basis of the study are general scientific tools (system analysis, deduction and induction), as well as special economic methods (statistical and correlation-regression analysis).

Investment strategies of digital companies and the impact of digital economy on firms in inherently non-digital industries are disclosed. The role of digitalization for global market competition and the corresponding changes in investment strategies are revealed.

Digitized firms obtain competitive advantages resulting from cost effectiveness, asset-light production and organization models and agility, which entails the surge of their market power and affects their investment activity.The study argues that the extent of digital penetration in household and business use, combined with FDI into digital sector, determine the scope of digital economy, which equals the share of the domestic value added generated by digitalized firms. Such companies have digitalization influence their investment decisions and strategies, mainly in more digitalized developed economies.

Recommendations for investment policy of economic agents at the micro and macro levels, with regard of digitalization factor, are justified.
Definition and Factors Contributing to the Development of Workforce Potential in Ukraine
Authors: Sakharuk Iryna , Magomedova Alina
Published: March 2020

The paper deals with the definition of workforce potential. Workforce potential is a complex category, which is influenced by the environment of its formation.Given the complexity of the phenomenon, the category of workforce potential has been studied predominantly from the economic and legal perspectives. In the paper, the category "workforce potential" is studied from the standpoint of three main areas, namely, as a category characterized by a set of qualitative indicators; a category characterized by a set of quantitative indicators; complex socio-economic category Research emphasized that the concept of " workforce potential" is often associated with the category of " labour resources". It is determined that the category "workforce potential" is wider than " labour resources", because it includes not only the population of economically active population of the country, but also its qualitative characteristics, which determine the ability to effectively provide their right to work. The category " labour resources" defines only the situation in the state in the current period of time, while "workforce potential" includes " labour resources of the future", rather allows to predict the amount of labour resources of the country over a certain period of time, taking into account the demographic and economic situation, the state of compliance labour rights, educational development, etc. The paper suggests that the key factors that affect the development of workforce potential of Ukraine include: social and economic protection of workers, including unemployment rate, remuneration level, work-related injuries, shadow employment; education and training at higher and vocational levels, the match between the graduates’ knowledge and skills and the employer’s requirements and expectations; demographics, including birth and mortality rates, and life expectancy; level of external migration for employment and educational purpose; public health and health care.
“What Should I Do with My Pregnancy?”: Psychological Counseling Strategies (As Reflected In Online Discussion)
Authors: Miklyaeva A.V. , Rumyantseva P.V.
Published: March 2020

The paper addresses the problem of psychological counseling provided to a woman trying to decide whether to keep her pregnancy or terminate it. The authors argue that in modern Russian psychological counseling practice dealing with abortion-related issues there are two main approaches: pre-abortion counseling (aimed at abortion prevention) and reproductive choice counseling (trying to make it possible for a woman to come to her own autonomic and responsible decision regarding her own future). The paper analyzes the strategies of psychological counseling on the issue of keeping or terminating the pregnancy. The data was obtained from open online consultations on a Russian professional psychological platform b17.ru. We analyzed 36 consultations that consisted of 1335 posts in general, including 295 posts from the professional counselors. Inductive content analysis and cluster analysis methods were applied. As a result, five strategies of psychological counseling were defined: transmitting negative attitudes to abortion, transmitting the acceptance of abortion, infantilizing of the client, rational analysis of the situation and regulating the client’s emotional state. The issues of assessing the consequences and the effectiveness of these strategies are discussed.
Sexual Behavior and Attitudes to Life in Adolescence
Authors: Sobkin V.S. , Fedotova A.V.
Published: March 2020

The paper analyses the peculiarities of norms regulating sexual activity in adolescence. Various types of attitudes towards norms restricting sexual activity in adolescence are matched with respondents’ life values, emotional well-being, evaluation of their future perspectives and styles of sexual behavior. Methods. The data was obtained in an anonymous survey that involved 1540 students of 7th, 9th and 11th grades of secondary and high schools. Questions were aimed at exploring the types of adolescents’ attitudes towards the age-related restricting norm regulating sexual activity, their life attitudes, and styles of sexual behavior. Results. The data reveals gender and age specifics concerning various types of adolescents’ attitudes towards restriction in sexual activity. Girls are more likely to follow the restricting norm. We distinguished between developmental stages in the transformation of girls’ and boys’ attitudes towards norms regulating admissibility of sexual activity. Conclusion. The results allow us to conclude that the dismissal of the age-related norm restricting sexual activity in adolescence is linked to the basic value transformations in adolescence.
The Hoffman Report: Psychologists and Torture. An Ethical Precaution for Psychologists
Authors: Kryuchkov K.S.
Published: March 2020

The present paper introduces the readers to the Hoffman report — an independent attorney report on American Psychological Association (APA) officials’ participation in institutionalizing and developing torture techniques that were used to interrogate the prisoners of the secret Department of Defense prisons (Guantanamo, Abu Ghraib, etc.). People in charge of the APA were shown to have changed the ethical standards and APA regulations in such a way as to enable psychologists to participate in the so-called enhanced interrogations. We present the context of the report and the key findings and conclusions. We discuss the reaction of the psychological community and cite a number of papers that analyze the report from the theoretical and empirical standpoint, and reflect on the causes of the events. This situation can be viewed as a precaution for Russian psychologists likewise in making ethical decisions. Conclusion: Ethical codes do not constitute ethics per se nor do they protect from possible ethical violations, partly because abusers often are not just those who know the codes, but also those who write them.
On S.M. Morozov's “History Of Psychology” Textbook (Moscow, 2019)
Authors: Zaretsky V.K.
Published: March 2020

We present a review on Sergey Morozov’s textbook “History of psychology” (Mos¬cow: MPSU Publ., 2019 — 374 p.).
Del silenciu al esporpolle identitariu: hacia una normalización de calter «rellacional» del asturianu y del gallegoasturianu na sociedá rizomática d’anguaño / From silence to the strengthening of identities: towards a «relationship» planning of Asturian and Galician-Asturian languages in the current rhizomatic society
Authors: Llamedo Pandiella Gonzalo
Published: March 2020

Un saltu de paradigma esixe delles respuestes nueves. La sociedá posmoderna del consumu muévese con inseguridá nuna realidá cambiante, caótica y cada vuelta más rizomática. Búscase l’abellugu d’un bienestar inmediatu pero efímeru, que nunca enllena dafechu. Per otru llau, resulten inda más evidentes la heteroxeineidá cultural del mundu d’agora y les preocupaciones identitaries, motivu pol que recuperen la voz nestos momentos los discursos minorizaos. L’oxetu d’esti trabayu ye plantegar una reflexón teórica, dende’l puntu de vista de la socioloxía del llinguaxe. Propónse asina un analís de la concepción de dos realidaes tan «sólides» como son los procesos de normativización y normalización del asturianu y del gallegoasturianu, dientro d’un marcu de rizoma propiu de la «modernidá líquida» de Bauman. En plenu procesu de normalización social d’estes llingües, tórnase imprescindible deprender a convivir colos esquemes de vida posmoderna y entendelos bien, pa poder trabayar en conxuntu na proyección d’un llabor de normalización granible. Ufiértense, a esti respectu, delles estratexes inspiraes nos modelos rellacionales de desing thinking −propios del marketing one to one− y de les esperiencies de pensamientu «lean», col envís d’estrechar el contactu coles respectives comunidaes de falantes, pa qu’estes sientan les sos llingües afayadices, entiendan la situación actual de diglosia y contribuyan a desaniciala cola so llealtá llingüística.Pallabres clave: llingua asturiana, gallegoasturianu, procesu de normalización, rizoma, modernidá líquida. The emergence of a paradigm shift demands new answers. The Post-modern consumerist society moves with insecurity around this changing, chaotic and increasingly rhizomatic reality. An immediate but ephemeral well-being is always required but it never works enough. On the other hand, cultural diversity and identity concerns are now still more evident. For this reason, a minorized discourse is nowadays recovering its voice and importance. The current paper presents a theoretical framework built on the basis of the sociology of language. The article analyses the conception of Asturian and Galician-Asturian «solid» language planning processes within Bauman’s «liquid modernity». Understanding and learning to coexist with Post-modern life patterns is essential to reach an effective language planning. To that end, design thinking strategies inspired on one-to-one relational marketing patterns and lean thinking experience will be tackled. These communities of speakers are aimed to feel comfortable in these languages, to comprehend the diglossic situation and to contribute to its abandonment through their language loyalty. Key Words: Asturian language, Galician-Asturian language, language planning, rhizome, liquid modernity.
Construcciones híbridas de posesivo en La Pola Siero (Asturias): diferencias sociolingüísticas / Possessive hybrid constructions in La Pola Siero (Asturias): sociolinguistic differences
Authors: Bleorţu Cristina
Published: March 2020

Ye intención de nueso presentar nesti trabayu les interferencies asturianes nel casu de los posesivos d’un corpus de fala semiespontánea de La Pola Siero (Asturies, norte d’España). Trátase de venticuatro informantes escoyíos acordies con tres variables pre-establecíes (sexu, edá, nivel d’estudios). Sicasí, y según se va ver nel apartáu de los resultaos, el papel más importante nel procesu de variación llingüística nun lu desempeñen les tres variables sociales sinon otres. Darréu d’ello, camiéntase que nuna situación diglósica como la de La Pola Siero, ye perimportante considerar los grupos sociales non como grupos fixos. Esto débese enforma a que, como falantes, disponemos d’unes identidaes tresportables (Zimmerman 1998) que nos permiten movenos llingüísticamente y negociar la nuesa identidá (Blommaert, Goffman 1956; Gumperz 1992; 2000; Kabatek, 1997a, 1997b, 2000, 2002, 2017).Pallabres clave: castellanu faláu, posesivos, La Pola Siero (Asturies), llingua asturiana, sociollingüística.In this paper, our aim is to present the Asturian interferences in the case of possessives employed in a semi-spontaneous speech corpus collected from La Pola Siero (Northern Spain). It consists of twenty-four informants who were selected according to three pre-established variables (sex, age, educational level). However, as it will be seen in the results section, the most important role in the process of linguistic variation is not played by these social variables; on the contrary, findings show that other variables are the most relevant factors. As a consequence, we believe that in a diglossic situation, as in La Pola Siero, it is very important to consider that the social groups are not definite. This is largely due to the fact that, as speakers, we have transportable identities (Zimmerman 1998) that allow us to move linguistically and to negotiate our identity (Blommaert, 2010; Goffman 1956; Gumperz 1992; Kabatek, 1997, 2000, 2002,2017).Keywords: spoken Spanish, possessives, La Pola Siero (Asturias), Asturian language, sociolinguistics.
Trade Interference or Good Environmental Stewardship: The Case of Gibson Guitar and the Lacey Act
Authors: Rarick Charles
Published: March 2020

The Gibson Guitar Corporation based in Tennessee was raided by federal agents twice for importing prohibited wood products. The raids, especially the second, attracted much public attention and have even led for calls from some members of Congress for a change. The case examines the Lacey Act, the allegations of wrong doing, and the question trade and domestic job creation at the expense of environmental stewardship.

JEL Classifications Code: F18
Government Ownership and Value of Listed Firms in Kenya: A Panel Data Evidence
Authors: Odhiambo Fredrick Onyango , Omindi Nixon Oduor
Published: March 2020

This study examines the relationship between government ownership and performance of listed firms on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The quadratic term of government ownership is included in the model to test for the effect of increasing government ownership levels on performance. We use panel data techniques on 102 firm-year observations between 2003 and 2013 for all the listed firms in which the government directly owns some shares. We find no relationship between government ownership and performance at lower levels of government ownership. We find a negative relationship between government ownership and performance at higher levels of government ownership. We estimate, through differentiation of the Tobin’s Q model, that government ownership has a negative effect on performance when government ownership exceeds 41%. The study concludes that lower government ownership levels do not affect firm performance but as the ownership rises, government ownership has a detrimental effect on firm performance. We provide implications of these results for policy and practice.

JEL Classifications Code: G34
Entrepreneurship Development by Small & Medium Enterprises in Sylhet: Problems and Prospects
Authors: Khanom Tahmina
Published: March 2020

This paper analyses the entrepreneurship practices in the small and medium enterprises in Sylhet. In this study forty- five samples have been surveyed under nine different categories of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating in Sylhet. The categories were –retailing, tailoring, boutique shop, flowers shop, pharmacy, restaurant, mobile servicing shop, fast food shop and phone and fax shop. Both structured and unstructured questions were used in the questionnaire to collect the data and also some published materials are studied to find out the business constraints and potentiality of SMEs in this region. This study reveals that SMEs are contributing as engines of economic growth to a large extent in this region. The finding of the study reveals that, besides possessing a high potentiality, SMEs are facing a lot of problems like inadequate capital, raw materials collection, high cost of operating, financing and marketing, insufficient support facilities, unstable political situation, etc. An attempt has been made to identify major obstacles and potentially of doing business by using SMEs and recommend some policy measures for overcoming the constraints.
The Intersection of Self-Actualization, Entrepreneurship and Transformational Leadership: A Review of Maslow’s Perspective of Eupsychian Management
Authors: Akilu Nura S. , Junaidu Abubakar Sambo
Published: March 2020

An entrepreneur is someone often associated with venture creation, through what could be termed as bold undertaking; a process of treading an unfamiliar terrain characterized by overwhelming challenges known as entrepreneurship. Similarly the self actualizing individual is perceptive of possibilities and engaged in pursuits of interest that could otherwise be deemed unattainable by the multitude. These two, share commonalities akin to commitment to a purpose, meaningful enough to be sustainable and yet do not operate in isolation. They both work to inspire, motivate and organize people of shared vision in the direction of their dreams through transformational leadership. Interestingly too, there seem to be a point of convergence that characterize the seemingly varied motives, leadership style, and what could be seen as distinct set of attributions in the definitions of an entrepreneur and the self-actualizing individual. This possibility stems from the assumption that the quest for entrepreneurial success is more or less associated with the need for self actualization and forms the phenomena of interest this paper aims to explore with a view to establishing a meaningful convergence. Drawing from qualitative analysis of related literature and Abraham Maslow’s works in particular, effort has been made towards this end. The findings revealed a synchronized form of the phenomena with implications that resonate around Maslow’s Idea of Eupsychian Management with a recommendation for practical adoption of the concept.
European Sovereign Debt Crisis and its Impact on Financial Markets and Institutions
Authors: Ahmad Afzal
Published: March 2020

This paper examines the European sovereign debt crisis that began in 2009; it mostly considers Greece and then Italy and Portugal since they were affected by the crisis.  It gives the emergence and the causes of the crisis as well as its effect on their debt as a percentage to Gross Domestic Product and their Real Gross Domestic Product.  It also analyses the impact on sovereign bond and its yields, the stock, gold, derivatives and forex markets, including the impact on financial institutions, it uses graphical illustrations from Bloomberg to back the analysis.  It further assesses the measures taken so far by policy makers and financial institutions to curb the situation.  It finally considers the impact of the crisis on financial landscape and lessons learnt from it.
Organizational Environment and Nurses’ Job Satisfaction: A Study on Private Hospital in Bangladesh
Authors: Hossain Md. Azmol , Mustafi Mohitul Ameen Ahmed , Islam Md. Mohedul , Islam Md. Rafiqul
Published: March 2020

This correlation based descriptive study is designed to describe and examine the relationship between organizational environment and nurses’ job satisfaction within the private health care context in Bangladesh. The study is based on different private medical college and hospital in Bangladesh. Respondents are selected using a convenient sampling procedure of 139 nurses working at these hospitals and involved in caring patients directly. Therefore, 139 responded questionnaires are used for analysis. Data has been collected through face to face interview in 2015. Inferential Statistics like as Exploratory Factor Analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis are used to test the relationship between organizational environment and nurses’ job satisfaction. The reliability of Organizational Environment and Nurses’ Job Satisfaction are 0.75. Descriptive statistics has been used to explain the demographic data of the respondent of those private hospitals. Factor analysis reveals that only four influential factors like, Organizational Structure, Organizational Responsibility, Reward& Recognition, and Organizational Standard of the organizational environment have a significant influence on nurses’ job satisfaction. On the contrary, four influential factors of nurse job satisfaction like Payment of Nurse, Interaction of Nurse, Task Requirement and Organizational Policy have an influence on the organizational environment. Confirmatory factor analysis explains that only three influential factors like, Organizational Structure, Organizational Responsibility, and Organizational Standard have influence on nurse job satisfaction and the organizational environment has been influenced by three influential factors like Payment of Nurse, Interaction of Nurse, and Organizational Policy. The findings of this study suggest that organizational environment should be employee friendly, policies should be inspiring for nurse; nurses should be allowed to make their decision and organization should ensure proper evaluation and promotion of the nurses that eventually will maximize better services.
Towards the Sustainable Development by 2020: Malaysia Perspective on Economic Growth and Wellbeing
Authors: Baqutayan Shadiya Mohamed Salleh , Shatar Sharizal Abdul , Salimun Husni Alhan Md. , Hassan Norihan Abu
Published: March 2020

This paper has prioritizes on the impact of national growth on wellbeing. This is a review paper that contributes to define the 14 components of Malaysia Wellbeing Index (MWI, 2012) and its relation to country’s economic growth (the Gross Domestic Products (GSP)). The aim is to introduce and analyze the 10th Malaysia Plan (10MP), the 11th Malaysia plan Strategic Thrusts, achievement from macroeconomic indicators, average monthly incomes, Malaysia Wellbeing Index, and the sustainability by 2020. The findings are of a great value to both theory and practice and have important implications for the country growth. Furthermore, the paper argues that although MWI projected to increase about 1.7% per year with estimated growth of 5-6% every year from 2016-2020, some challenges are expected to undermine the target set by Economic Planning Unit (EPU) if not given a proper attention. Furthermore, the study shared few wellbeing indicators that used internationally, which only concerned about material aspects and outcomes without looking into the spiritual part of wellbeing. This paper concludes with possibilities for future study to consider the importance of spiritual aspect in the wellbeing index.