bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Gulls
Authors: Lowney Martin S. , Beckerman Scott F. , Barras Scott C. , Seamans Thomas W.
Published: February 2021

Abundant gull populations in North America have led to a variety of conflicts with people. Gulls cause damage at aquaculture facilities and other properties, and often collide with aircraft. Their use of structures on and near water results in excessive amounts of bird droppings on boats and docks. Their presence near outdoor dining establishments, swimming beaches, and recreational sites can lead to negative interactions with people. Large amounts of gull fecal material pollutes water and beaches resulting in drinking water contamination and swim bans. A combination of dispersal techniques, exclusion and limited lethal control may reduce damage to an acceptable level. Gulls are classified as a migratory bird species and are protected by federal and, in most cases, state laws. In the United States, gulls may be taken only with a permit issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Occasionally, an additional permit is required from the state wildlife management agency.
Adaptation Strategies and Approaches for California Forest Ecosystems
Authors: Swanston Christopher W. , Brandt Leslie A. , Butler-Leopold Patricia R. , Hall Kimberly R. , Janowiak Maria K. , Handler Stephen D. , Merriam Kyle , Meyer Marc , Molinari Nicole , Schmitt Kristen , Shannon P. Danielle , Smith Jennifer B. , Wuenschel Amarina , Ostoja Steven
Published: February 2021

Forest health has never been a more urgent concern in California. A variety of forest ecosystem types have experienced extraordinary combinations of stressors and disturbances over the past century, which have resulted in significant changes to forest conditions. Current conditions are a product of multiple interacting factors, including fire exclusion, historic logging practices, increased wildland-urban-interface expansion and, more recently, the effects associated with climate change. The intersection of the factors has led to high severity fire, drought linked mortality, and pest infestation and disease in the affected forests. It’s increasingly clear that the expected effects of climate change will further impact California forest ecosystems, potentially compelling and, in some cases, forcing the application of targeted adaptation strategies and approaches in the years and decades to come.
Ocorrência de assimetrias de membros inferiores em atletas de base do futsal
Authors: Dias Junior Julio Cesar , Silva Fransérgio da , Tancler Murilo Colino
Published: February 2021

O futsal é um esporte em ascensão em todo o mundo, atraindo cada vez mais novos praticantes e assim como no futebol de campo, vem sofrendo modificações nos últimos anos, exigindo cada vez mais dos atletas, se tornando um esporte de alto impacto, promovendo sobrecarga, a curto, médio e longo prazo, predispondo a lesão de diferentes graus do aparelho locomotor. O objetivo deste estudo foi analisar assimetrias de membros inferiores em atletas de base do futsal, bem como a relação destas à incidência de lesões. O estudo foi desenvolvido com 47 atletas da categoria, de base, de futsal, de uma cidade do interior do estado de São Paulo, onde foram realizados testes funcionais com auxilio do aplicativo PHAST. Foi identificado um padrão de similaridade entre os grupos musculares testados, com exceção do músculo glúteo médio, apresentando uma diferença significante. De acordo com os indicadores encontrados, os padrões de déficit de força dos glúteos médios podem desencadear, ou predispor a alguns tipos de lesões biomecânica sejam elas, proximais, na região do quadril, ou distais, como disfunções na articulação dos joelhos. Quando um atleta apresenta uma fraqueza deste músculo, ocorre a adução do fêmur ipsilateral, aumento da rotação medial e queda da pelve contra lateral, promovendo aumento do valgo dinâmico do joelho aumentando a sobrecarga nesta articulação. Com isso conclui-se que a avaliação em pré-temporada é importante para identificar possíveis assimetrias, implementando um trabalho preventivo, para corrigi-las, com o intuito de minimizar os riscos de lesões.
Pengaruh Gaya Kepemimpinan Transformasional, Lingkungan Kerja dan Budaya Organisasi terhadap Semangat Kerja Karyawan pada BPR Angsa Sedanayoga di Batubulan Gianyar
Authors: Sudana I Wayan , Sugianingrat IAP Widani
Published: February 2021

Morale for employees has a big impact on company productivity. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of transformational leadership style, work environment, and organizational culture on employee morale at BPR Angsa Sedanayoga in Batubulan Gianyar partially and simultaneously. This research was conducted at BPR Angsa Sedanayoga in Batubulan Gianyar. The number of samples was set at 41 respondents. The data analysis technique used multiple regression. Based on the analysis, it was found that transformational leadership style, work environment, and organizational culture had a positive and significant effect on employee morale at BPR Angsa Sedanayoga in Batubulan Gianyar partially and simultaneously. The suggestion in this research is that the management of BPR Angsa Sedanayoga pays more attention to employee morale in terms of transformational leadership style, work environment, and organizational culture.
From emotions to meaning: Romantic love and sexuality integrated and directed according to values
Authors: Lambiase Emiliano , Cantelmi Tonino
Published: February 2021

In order to understand the transition from a life driven by emotions and desires (with particular attention to sexual ones) to a life driven by projects and values, we will use the frameworks of interpersonal motivational systems (IMSs), of which the sexuality is part, and of metacognitive functioning that allows for emotional knowledge, understanding and regulation. We will provide a central role to consciousness, as a uniquely human quality, which allows the development of motivations and intentions not otherwise replicable in the rest of the animal world and which permits us to guide our behaviors by choosing which motivational system to support, contain or manage and, above all, why.
Le femmine restano e i maschi partono. Dinamiche spaziali e diritti nelle moderne storie per l'infanzia
Authors: Turco Federica
Published: February 2021

In che modo le narrazioni e la realtà sociale interagiscono tra loro nella costruzione di significati condivisi? Questa sembra essere la domanda di partenza per cercare di inquadrare il problema della rappresentazione in generale, e della rappresentazione femminile in particolare, in tutti quei testi che forniscono, a livello simbolico e quindi semiotico, dei modelli d'identificazione per i loro fruitori (dai film ai cartoni animati, passando attraverso romanzi, fiabe, spot pubblicitari e così via). Si tenterà, nel breve saggio che segue, d'inquadrare la relazione tra rappresentazioni e modelli culturali, considerando principalmente alcune storie per bambine e bambini e il modo in cui queste forniscono dei percorsi d'interpretazione e stratificazione dei diritti dell'infanzia (e della loro violazione).
Le mutilazioni genitali femminili: punti di forza e criticità del sistema di contrasto
Authors: Lanfranco Lorena
Published: February 2021

I flussi migratori impongono al nostro Paese di riflettere sulla compatibilità di alcune pratiche tradizionali che si palesano inconciliabili con i diritti fondamentali della persona tutelati dalla Costituzione italiana e con i principi sanciti a livello internazionale. Tra queste una posizione di primo piano assumono le mutilazioni genitali femminili (Mgf). Il presente contributo, dopo un inquadramento delle ragioni che stanno alla base delle Mgf, si sofferma sulla risposta dell'ordinamento italiano sul piano penale (art. 583 bis cod. pen.) e sulla decadenza automatica dalla responsabilità genitoriale quale sanzione accessoria, per poi interrogarsi, quanto agli strumenti civilistici, sulla delicata questione della valutazione della capacità genitoriale di coloro che abbiano fatto sottoporre una figlia minore a Mgf. Infine, riflette sulla centralità dei programmi di prevenzione, sensibilizzazione e formazione quali principali direttrici da seguire per l'eradicazione del fenomeno escissorio.
La sessualità nell'adolescenza tra diritti e responsabilità
Authors: Monastra Antonella
Published: February 2021

L'Agenda 2030 dell'Onu ha individuato 17 macro-obiettivi per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile basati sui diritti, sull'equità e sul genere. Due tra gli obiettivi fissati, con i relativi indicatori, prevedono che venga garantito l'accesso universale alla salute sessuale e riproduttiva per tutti. Nello stesso anno, il Governo italiano ha istituito il Fertility Day e nel 2016 ha avviato lo Studio Nazionale Fertilità per l'elaborazione dell'omonimo Piano Nazionale. Una parte dello studio, rivolto ad un campione rappresentativo di adolescenti, ha esplorato conoscenze, atteggiamenti, fonti informative e comportamenti agiti nell'ambito della sessualità per una programmazione di interventi mirati. A partire dagli impegni assunti dalle istituzioni e dai dati emersi dall'indagine si evidenzia la difficoltà dei decisori nel tradurre responsabilmente in politiche sanitarie concrete quanto pianificato. Vengono prese in considerazione criticità e carenze che rendono difficilmente esigibile il diritto alla salute sessuale per la nostra popolazione più giovane.
Lo sguardo degli operatori e delle operatrici sulla genitorialità in situazioni di alta conflittualità, in una prospettiva di genere
Authors: Mauri Diletta , Moretto Giulia
Published: February 2021

L'instabilità coniugale è un fenomeno molto diffuso nella società italiana, che coinvolge numerose famiglie e di frequente operatori e operatrici che lavorano a supporto della fase separativa. Con il presente articolo intendiamo occuparci delle separazioni che si confrontano con una conflittualità molto elevata e in presenza di figli/e. A partire da uno studio preliminare del progetto di ricerca "Construction of Parenting on Insecure Ground" (Coping), cercheremo di esplorare come le dimensioni di genere possano influire sulle rappresentazioni dei/delle professionisti/e che lavorano con genitori coinvolti in situazioni di "alta conflittualità" nel ruolo di supporto alla gestione condivisa della genitorialità. Parole chiave: alta conflittualità, genere, affido condiviso, rappresentazioni dei professionisti.
Limiti e identità: orientamenti sessuali fluidi in adolescenti e in giovani adulti
Authors: Vitrano Francesco
Published: February 2021

L'articolo esprime alcune riflessione sugli orientamenti sessuali fluidi espressi da adolescenti e da giovani adulti. L'analisi di tale prospettiva è fatta sia in relazione al processo di costruzione dell'identità psichica in adolescenza sia in relazione alle complesse trasformazioni che tale processo evolutivo ha avuto negli ultimi anni in seguito ai cambiamenti della famiglia, della società e della cultura.
La disforia di genere in età evolutiva: la presa in carico a sostegno del benessere psicologico
Authors: M. Caldarera Angela , Baietto Chiara , Zangari Alessandro , Massara Damiana
Published: February 2021

La Legge 164 del 1982 regola la transizione di genere in Italia, e riconosce il diritto alla presa in carico presso il Ssn. A partire dagli anni Duemila, presso i centri specializzati è iniziata la richiesta di presa in carico dei soggetti minorenni e delle loro famiglie. L'Osservatorio Nazionale sull'Identità di Genere (Onig1) ha costituito un coordinamento dei Centri dedicati a bambini e adolescenti, e ha definito i principi di base della presa in carico sulla base dell'esperienza maturata, delle linee guida internazionali della World Professional Association for Transgender Health (Wpath, 2012) e dell'Endocrine Society (Hembree, 2011). La presa in carico prevede un percorso multidisciplinare integrato in fasi successive (psicologico, neuropsichiatrico, endocrinologico) che riguarda i minorenni e le loro famiglie; può comportare, in casi accuratamente selezionati, l'utilizzo di bloccanti dello sviluppo ormonale puberale, e, dopo i 16 anni, di ormoni sessuali che possano trasformare il corpo nella direzione del genere percepito. La natura degli interventi medici solleva delicate questioni di carattere bioetico, in relazione, per esempio, alla competenza dei ragazzi a dare il consenso/assenso in ambiti tanto complessi.
When the body is defective: An object relations informed narrative analysis of the illness experience of people affected by pulmonary hypertension
Authors: Caputo Andrea
Published: February 2021

Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) can be considered as a paradigmat-ic disease for the understanding of repairing processes enacted to re-store internal regulation when the body is defective. The present study aims at providing an object relations informed narrative analy-sis of the illness experience of people affected by PH through a qualitative phenomenological analysis of the illness narratives of 12 adult Italian patients with PH. Four thematic areas (each consisting of three subthemes) were identified that respectively deal with pro-gressive stages of illness story: coping with early symptoms (mean-inglessness, minimization, self-blame), searching for a diagnosis (helplessness, burden, refusal of medical advice), reacting to diagno-sis (shock, resignation, acceptance of limitations) and facing the fu-ture (medical benefits, faith in God, support from patients' associa-tions). Findings make a significant contribution to the exploration of people with PH's several subjective challenges in coping with a de-fective body from symptom onset to after diagnosis.
L'effetto del sovraccarico di scelta: un'indagine su bambini, adolescenti, adulti e anziani
Authors: Misuraca Raffaella , Faraci Palmira
Published: February 2021

L'effetto del sovraccarico di scelta è stato finora studiato prevalentemente su adulti. L'unico studio condotto su fasce di età diverse dagli adulti ha fornito una prima dimostrazione del fatto che le conseguenze negative dell'avere troppa scelta non si estendono in egual misura a bambini, adolescenti, adulti e anziani. Il presente lavoro si propone di indagare ulteriormente le conseguenze negati-ve dell'avere troppa scelta su bambini, adolescenti e anziani. I dati suggeriscono che mentre gli adolescenti sono influenzati dal fenomeno in modo simile agli adulti, i bambini e gli anziani sembrano invece esserne immuni. Sono discusse le implicazioni teoriche e pratiche dei risultati e sono forniti spunti per ulteriori ricerche.
Benedetto Varchi e l'averroismo
Authors: Bianchi Luca
Published: February 2021

Benedetto Varchi and Averroism. The article examines the role played by Averroes and the Averroist tradition in Benedetto Varchi's philosophical works. The first part clarifies why Varchi defines Dante as an "Averroist" and reconstructs his ori-­ ginal reading of the first verse in Paradise (Paradiso). The second part argues that Varchi's plan to vernacularize philosophy, often interpreted as an attempt to "demo-­ cratize" knowledge, should not prevent us from recognizing that he emphasizes the moral and intellectual differences existing among human beings. Though following Aristotle in saying that "all men by nature desire to know", Varchi shows no qualms in acknowledging that most of them cannot fulfil this desire and, referring to Averroes and Galen, claims that because of their complexio most people cannot understand phi-­ losophy.
Aris Accornero: un intellettuale operaio nella sociologia del lavoro
Authors: Beccalli Bianca
Published: February 2021

A due anni dalla morte di Aris Accornero il saggio si propone di mettere in risalto gli aspetti principali della sua figura di sociologo e intellettuale attraverso il confronto con Alain Touraine e Ruth Milkman. Le somiglianze più evidenti sono tre. (1) Una forte partecipazione politica alle lotte di emancipazione e di progresso economico e civile dei lavoratori e dei ceti più deboli, lotte in cui il lavoro è l'aspetto centrale. (2) Una presenza di rilievo anche al di fuori del campo professionale e accademico: Accornero, Touraine e Milkman sono intellettuali pubblici, che intervengono nel contesto politico del loro paese e a livello internazionale. (3) E tutti e tre riflettono sulla vicenda storica a loro coeva, lo sviluppo del fordismo dopo la Seconda guerra mondiale e la sua crisi dopo gli anni '70 del secolo scorso. Partendo dalla somiglianza di questi atteggiamenti profondi nelle loro opere e nella loro attività il saggio intende cogliere le differenze e la specificità dei loro contributi, e in particolare di quello di Accornero, agli studi sul lavoro, sulla classe operaia, sul sindacato.
Extrapolation! Phenomenology, sociology of critique and states of mind in the solidarity economy
Authors: Frère Bruno
Published: February 2021

The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the value and the limit of the sociology of critique as a form of post-Bourdieusian critical sociology, especially where moral values play a crucial role in explaining actions - as they do in the solidarity econ-omy, the field analyzed here. Contrary to interpretations of justifications as moral toolkits unconsciously mobilized by actors about practices whose real reasons lie elsewhere, I suggest that the sociology of critique's notion of "grammar" is useful for articulating the normative moral elements that motivate specific actions and justifications. We will see how taking the actors themselves seriously - the sociolo-gy of critique's motto - can yield important insights for sociology. But then we face a problem within the field that the sociology of critique can't resolve alone: there sometimes appears to be a contradiction between actors' actions and their justifications. Phenomenology can help us to understand these justifications at a deeper level as expressions of fundamental ways of relating to the world. In this sense phenomenology is useful to a moral sociology of critique because it helps us find a solution to the "contradiction" that the sociology of critique left unsolved.
Fra corpi e dispositivi: processi di digitalizzazione e benessere dei lavoratori nella Quarta Rivoluzione Industriale
Authors: Andrei Filippo , Bruni Attila , Tirabeni Lia
Published: February 2021

Nella Quarta Rivoluzione Industriale il profondo processo di digitalizzazione che interessa le attività produttive si riflette anche sul corpo, che diviene il campo di applicazione di tecnologie orientate a misurare e parametrizzare le attività fisiche, così da migliorare il benessere e le performance dei lavoratori. Sulla scorta di un approccio che guarda alla tecnologia quale pratica sociale, in questo contributo presentiamo i risultati scaturiti da una ricerca su benessere e dispositivi tecnologici condotta in una grande azienda manifatturiera. I risultati suggeriscono, da un lato, la rilevanza dell'azione umana in contesti di digitalizzazione e, dall'altro, la neces-sità di guardare al benessere dei lavoratori non tanto come risultato dell'azione di eventuali dispositivi tecnologici, quanto quale processo che si articola nelle rela-zioni che si instaurano fra umani e tecnologie.
Potere, controllo e soggettività nelle piattaforme digitali di food delivery: un'analisi foucaultiana dell'app latinoamericana Rappi
Authors: De Stavola Federico
Published: February 2021

In questo articolo si propone un'analisi foucaultiana dell'architettura di potere e delle forme di soggettivazione nell'app latinoamericana di food delivery Rappi, basata su una ricerca condotta a Buenos Aires e Città del Messico. Si utilizzeranno i concetti di disciplina, governamentalità e tecnologie del sé per analizzare la piattaforma digitale e i sistemi di direzione e controllo della forza lavoro nella cooperazione. In questo modo sarà possibile mostrare come l'architettura di potere presente nella app Rappi strutturi la relazione di lavoro e la soggettività del lavoratore sul modello dell'autoimprenditorialità. Questa analisi intende proporre il concetto di autonomia funzionale, il quale potrebbe essere approfondito in future ricerche sul tema.
Piattaforme digitali e lavoratori on demand: contraddizioni, conflitti e processi di (contro) soggettivazione. Inchiesta con i rider a Torino
Authors: Leonardi Daniela
Published: February 2021

Il presente articolo contribuisce al dibattito sulle piattaforme digitali focalizzandosi sull'analisi del livello micro, al fine di comprendere i vissuti dei rider del food delivery rispetto ai macro-cambiamenti del mercato del lavoro. La riflessione indaga il rapporto tra trasformazioni strutturali ed esperienze soggettive nel modello organizzativo delle piattaforme digitali. Il contributo è parte di una più ampia ricerca iniziata a Torino (Italia) nel 2016 e attualmente in corso, concepita e realizzata seguendo l'approccio che Alquati (1993) ha definito "conricerca". L'articolo sottolinea la centralità delle pratiche conflittuali agite dai lavoratori. I risultati evidenziano tra le cause scatenanti dell'antagonismo nei confronti del management, i conflitti tra rider e aziende, la contraddizione tra reddito e salute, le tensioni tra autonomia e controllo. La ricerca mostra come la posta in gioco delle pratiche conflittuali attuate non debba essere intesa come riguardante questioni meramente regolative ma abbia a che fare con questioni interpretative e politiche.
Features shaping second-level bargaining: The case of the Brescian industrial system
Authors: Casnici Niccolò , Albertini Sergio , Castellani Marco
Published: February 2021

In this paper, we focus on limited and joint-stock active companies operating between 2008 and 2016 within the Brescian manufacturing system (n=7,619). After processing data for 1,047 firm-level agreements, we examined the impact of economic and organisational features on companies' decentralised bargaining activity. In a first probit model, the purely economic-financial variables included do not explain company bargaining behaviour. However, a second probit model with only organisational variables shows that the largest and longest lasting companies were more likely to sign new agreements. In addition, while firm bargaining history tended to increase the likelihood of an agreement being signed, family-type governance had the opposite effect. Potential explanations of these findings are discussed, mainly in consideration of the widespread diffusion of a decentralised bargaining model based on family-type ownership and medium-small corporate dimensional scale.
Os Papéis do Jornalismo em Desastres: Uma Análise com Base na Experiência dos Jornalistas
Authors: Frandalozo Alves dos Santos Juliana , Bencciveni Franzoni Ana Maria
Published: February 2021

O Jornalismo desempenha papeis importantes na gestão de risco e desastre, mas pouco sabemos sobre seus limites, as dificuldades para exercê-los, o que é papel reconhecido, e o que é esperado, mas não está nas funções jornalísticas. Este artigo tem o objetivo de compreender o papel do Jornalismo em desastres, a partir da análise de conteúdo de 13 entrevistas qualitativas semiestruturadas feitas com jornalistas brasileiros com experiência em cobertura de desastres, e da revisão literária. Os resultados mostram que os papeis atribuídos ao Jornalismo que têm relação direta com os fundamentos da profissão não mudam, mas outros papeis surgem, ou ganham mais ênfase nos desastres e alguns, alternativos, acabam sendo exercidos pelos jornalistas em campo, mesmo sem ter preparo emocional, ou um treinamento específico para isso. Este estudo provê uma perspectiva reflexiva sobre as dificuldades enfrentadas pelos jornalistas durante a cobertura de desastres, relacionadas com os papeis autopercebidos, reconhecidos e alternativos, e busca reforçar a necessidade de compreensão da dimensão psicológica no trabalho em eventos extremos.
Coastal Monitoring: A New Approach
Authors: M. Kandrot Sarah
Published: February 2021

Monitoring changes in the morphology of coastal environments is important for understanding how they function as systems and how they can be most effectively managed to offer maximum protection of the coastal hinterland. The quick, precise, and efficient method of topographic data capture associated with a remote sensing (RS) technology called terrestrial laser scanning (TLS), also known as ground-based Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), facilitates improved monitoring of morphological changes to coastal environments over traditional survey methods. Terrestrial laser scanning systems are capable of providing extremely detailed 3-dimensional topographic information in the form of a “point cloud” – a densely packed collection of x,y,z coordinates that collectively represent the external surface (often the ground) of a surveyed area. Such detailed elevation information is useful for coastal research, resource management and planning, hazard and risk assessment, and evaluating the impacts of climate change and sea-level rise on the coast. This paper introduces TLS and its applications in a coastal setting and addresses some of the challenges associated with its use as a monitoring tool in vegetated coastal dune environments. Such challenges include optimising time spent in the field, working with large datasets, classifying simple and complex scenes, and analysing multi-temporal datasets.
The effects of Environmental Policy Integration on wind energy policy- a comparative case study of Ireland and Denmark
Authors: Diamond Colm
Published: February 2021

Ireland is experiencing both European and economic pressures to exploit its wind potential. This blend of need and opportunity necessitate a look at the various policy approaches that can help achieve the Government’s aim. Integration is regarded as a useful method to increase both efficiency and service. While, the principle of environmental policy integration (EPI) is borne from this literature, it differs in its primary goals. This article attempts to look at this broadly based concept on a micro level by analysing its impact when applied to a specific technology. It concludes that an increase in the degree of EPI has a positive effect on wind energy policy as measured by installed capacity.
From Catholic Church dominance to social partnership promise and now economic crisis, little changes in Irish social policy
Authors: Moran Joe
Published: February 2021

This article examines the way the Irish state has pursued its social policy orientations. It discusses the state’s relationship with the two major power blocs which provided legitimation from 1922 until the current economic crisis, the Catholic Church and social partnership, but focuses primarily on the latter. It is argued that social policy played an unfulfilled secondary role in the social partnership relationship, where economic competitiveness was the primary thrust of government policy throughout the partnership era. The article highlights a number of flaws in social partnership which have led to this conclusion. Government is now left without an influential internal partner and must turn to powerful external institutions for its legitimising discourse.
Formalised Church-State Dialogue in Ireland: A Critique of Concept
Authors: Houston Kenneth
Published: February 2021

In February 2007, then Taoiseach Bertie Ahern established a provision for formalised dialogue between the political institutions of the state (chiefly the Department of an Taoiseach) and religious bodies. This provision for dialogue was consciously modelled on Article 17.3 of the Functioning of the Lisbon Treaty. It was couched in terms of mutual respect and a need for a mature acceptance and recognition of contemporary socio-cultural pluralism. This official discourse reflected the ideals of deliberative democracy, the politics of recognition and identity, and the predominant norm of consensus-building. A conventional critique of the dialogue provision through the prism of deliberative democratic theory is presented, and the Irish instance is subsequently utilised as a point of departure for a reflective examination of the normative ideal. We argue that ideals of deliberation do not readily overcome embedded realities of power asymmetries and structural domination. As a result, public policy initiatives that seek to address the demands of various social movements for greater equality remain vulnerable to the interests and preferences of those religious bodies opposed to such reform. While recent revelations concerning the Catholic Church’s historical role within Ireland have gone some way to highlighting the need for a recalibration of the state’s relationship with corporate religion, the new dialogue provision entrenches a neo-corporate-style of interest representation. While this dialogue initiative has an expanded number of interlocutors, it is still substantially closed in practice to wider interested and affected parties. The deliberative modality is absent, replaced instead – as in EU praxis – with generally bilateral modes of state-religious engagement that lacks real deliberation and transparency. The Irish example exemplifies significant challenges to the realisation of deliberative democracy beyond the experimental level.
Fairness in Participatory Decision-making: the relationship between participation and deliberation in UK participatory budgeting processes
Authors: Blakey Heather
Published: February 2021

Through participatory budgeting programmes in the UK, we can understand something of what people value and understand about democracy at a grassroots level. The implementation of deliberative mechanisms in particular reveals how community members, council officers and local councillors understand fair decision-making, and thus the basis of democratic legitimacy. This paper argues that, although there is confusion over issues of representation, and at times an arguably problematic emphasis on fair outcome rather than fair process, the practice of participatory budgeting offers fruitful opportunities for thinking differently about democratic process in the UK, in particular in facilitating a view of democracy as a process rather than an asset: something we do rather than something we have. This paper is not intended primarily as a contribution to the theoretical discussion. Rather it is about how concepts are employed at a very grassroots level, and thus the nature of public assumptions about and experiences of democracy.
Towards Democratic Justice? Land Reform in South Africa
Authors: O'Sullivan Siobhan
Published: February 2021

This article theoretically establishes the interconnections between justice and democracy, and empirically explores the case of land reform in South Africa in the light of these interconnections. Firstly, it argues that democracy must ensure the realisation of social justice in order to create the conditions for human freedom and a truly inclusive and legitimate democracy. Secondly, the article argues that justice must also be subject to democratisation, i.e. public participation and deliberation on what should be distributed, how and to whom, termed democratic justice. In South Africa, there are significant concerns about the lack of redistribution and the continued exclusion of the poor, meaning that democratic justice is some way from being achieved.
Student Attitudes and Knowledge on Asylum Issues in Ireland: a survey of University College Cork students
Authors: O’Sullivan Lilian , Kinzer Ellen , Cadogan Stephanie , McMahon Eoghan , Mowlds Sinead , Guiney Helena , Cronin Michael
Published: February 2021

This article is based on a survey undertaken in January 2011 by undergraduate students at University College Cork, Ireland. The survey assessed University College Cork students’ attitudes towards and knowledge on asylum seekers and the policy of direct provision. The survey sample comprised of 606 students. The study found that there is an overall lack of knowledge amongst students on asylum seeking issues. No relationship could be established between students’ perceived level of knowledge and actual knowledge on the topic. While a minority of respondents harboured very negative views, overall, attitudes were more positive. There is ignorance about government policy on the topic. Students who know an asylum seeker appeared to have more positive attitudes and somewhat better knowledge on asylum issues. Full Opinion piece pending final approval
THE IMPACT OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ON THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL LITERACY: THE CASE OF SLOVAKIA
Authors: Böhm Patrik , Böhmová Gabriela , Šimková Viktória , Gazdíková Jana
Published: February 2021

Financial literacy, specifically its measurement and education in this field, is a very current topic. The main aim of this research was to find out whether secondary school education had a positive impact on the level of student’s financial literacy and to identify other important factors that affected its level. All 363 first-year bachelor's students of the Faculty of Operations and Economic of Transport and Communications (FPEDAS), University of Zilina, Slovakia, took part in the research. The research consisted of two parts – a questionnaire and a test. The questionnaire focused on demographic, educational, and socio-economic factors influencing students' financial literacy. The test included items aimed at finding out whether students could correctly define selected concepts of the financial area, whether they understood these concepts, and were able to analyze them. The most important finding of the research was that the number of lessons dedicated to mathematics and financial literacy in secondary school did not have a statistically significant impact on the level of student’s financial literacy. On the contrary, the level of financial literacy was correlated with the overall performance of the student at the secondary school and the type of secondary school the student attended. The research also aimed to verify the hypothesis that the student's study program affected the level of his or her financial literacy. It turns out that increasing the number of mathematics or financial literacy lessons is not sufficient to improve financial literacy levels, but more important is teacher education, the content and form of the education and the effectiveness of the teaching process. Keywords: financial literacy, secondary education, bachelor study program, tobit regression model
Preservice Chemistry Teacher Perception toward Contextual Learning Implementation of OLEDs in Organic Chemistry Learning
Authors: Jauhariansyah Septian , Dwitasari Oczhinvia , Mudzakir Ahmad , Widhiyanti Tuszie
Published: February 2021

This study aimed to explore chemistry pre-service teacher view toward implementation of contextual learning in Organic Chemistry. The context that was investigated about is Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs), which was a novel display technology that is being used for smartphone display. Seventeen pre-service chemistry teachers were interviewed about their knowledge about organic chemistry, conjugated double bond, OLEDs and their view about implementing OLEDs context in organic chemistry learning. Three groups of questions were asked to the pre-service chemistry teacher, most of them indicating lack knowledge about detail information of OLEDs even though they really appreciate if OLEDs was introduced in Organic Chemistry learning especially in conjugated double bond and nature-generated organic compound topics.
Prevalence of Transfusion Transmissible Infections In Blood Donors
Authors: Hoque Md Monirul , Saha Debashish , Khan Arif Ahmed , Tarek Monwar , Shourov Md Mehedhi Hasan
Published: February 2021

Background: Blood transfusion is a significant life-saving intervention in the present era of patient management system. As the blood and blood products are a potential source of infection and the necessity of transfusion is increasing day by day, transfusion transmissible infections (TTIs) have become a major threat to ensure safe transfusion.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of some common and serious TTIs among blood donors as well as evaluate the pattern of seroprevalence in accordance with few other characteristics.

Methods: It was a cross sectional study which was conducted at the Department of Transfusion Medicine of Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Dhaka Cantonment from January 2015 to June 2017. Donors were selected very carefully according to criteria of National Guidelines of Bangladesh Government and by using a detailed questionnaire. They were screened properly for HBV, HCV, HIV, Malaria and Syphilis. All positive cases were confirmed again by using more sensitive and specific tests. We analyzed the data as percentage and comparison.

Results: A total of 32,625 donors were screened. Among them 28,775 were male and 3850 female. Total 135 were found reactive in the screening assays and among them no one was reactive in more than one assays. The prevalence of HBV and HCV in our study population was 0.38% and 0.03% respectively. It was found that percentage of HBV and HCV seropositivity was more among civilian donors. There was no positive case of Malaria, Syphilis and HIV. The number of seropositive cases were found to be decreased gradually in consecutive years. The study also revealed that both HBsAg and Anti-HCV positive cases were more prevalent amongyoung donors.

Conclusion: Our study revealed that a significant number of donors were positive for TTIs who might be a potential source of transfusion related infections. It justifies the necessity of stringent screening of blood donors to prevent the transfusion transmissible infections.

Bangladesh J Med Microbiol 2018; 12 (1): 20-23
PENGORGANISASIAN PELATIHAN OLEH KELOMPOK PENYANYI JALANAN (KPJ) KOTA BENGKULU
Authors: Kendey Kendey , Rizkan Rizkan , Gusti Ririn
Published: February 2021

This research is aimed to know organizing training by Kelompok Penyanyi Jalanan (KPJ) Bengkulu City. The subjects of this research are four people, that is Andi as chairman of the KPJ Bengkulu City, Nita as a member of the KPJ Bengkulu City, Herman and Heri as a street child who was fostered by KPJ Bengkulu City. The method used in this research is qualitative method. The technique of collecting data used interview, observation and documentation. The data analysis techniques used data reduction, data presentation and conclusion retractation. The validity check used triangulation technique which starts from the triangulation of subject, triangulation of time and triangulation of technic.  From research result, Organizing carried out by the Kelompok Penyanyi Jalanan (KPJ) Bengkulu City has been carried out. This can be seen by the organizational structure that has been compiled, which is then for each individual involved in it charged with duties and responsibilities in accordance with positions they have agreed upon previously. Keywords: , Organizing, Training, Groups,
PERAN TUTOR DALAM PELAKSANAAN METODE QIRO’ATI DI TPQ PAUDIT AL HASANAH
Authors: Angga Ari , Jasma Suardi , Gusti Ririn
Published: February 2021

Learning the Qur'an with the Qiro'ati method is the system and how to read it smoothly, quickly, precisely, correctly, and in tartil without having to be spelled. Then the implementation model is to use props for classical implementation which contains material that is in the pages of the volume book Qiro'ati. The instructor must conduct Qiro'ati education and training so as to obtain an official diploma that can be used to teach the Qiro’ati method. Then the purpose of this research is to find out what methods are used, how the learning process is, and to find out the supporting and inhibiting factors. This research uses descriptive qualitative research methods. The research was conducted at the Al-Qur'anah Education Park PAUDIT Al Hasanah Pagar Dewa Bengkulu City on March 5 to April 5, 2019. The subjects of the study were the head and coordinator of the TPQ itself and the TPQ PAUDIT teacher Al Hasanah Pagar Dewa Bengkulu City.     Keywords: Role of Tutors (Ustad / Ustadzah), Al Qur'an Learning, Qiro'ati Method
Four romances op. 11 by Pylyp Kozytsky: under the sign of modernism
Authors: Mamona Angelina
Published: February 2021

The article is devoted to early vocal works of P. Kozytsky. Mostly likely because of political situation, only a few opuses of early period of creativity of Ukrainian composer have survived until our times. Among them – Four romances for voice and piano op. 11. It is stated, that we can see modernistic vector of search in this opus. It is remarkable that poetic verses only of contemporary to Kozytsky authors has attracted his attention. Kozytsky became the first Ukrainian composer who wrote music to poem of Rabindranath Tagore, in particular, to his collection of verses named ―The Gardener‖. There was a great wave of attention to works of this Indian poet, composer and philosopher in Western Europe in the first third of 20th century. Kozytsky in his musical interpretation of Tagore (in Ukrainian translation by Y. Siry) is not trying to reflect the oriental color, but instead he conveys different the psychological shades of this poetry. The same kind of perception is represented in the work of Leos Janacek – ―The wandering madman‖ for men’s choir with tenor, baritone and soprano solo, which was written in 1922 year (the same with Kozytsky) on verses from ―The Gardener‖ too. There was a row of other acknowledged Western Europe composers who turned to the poetry of Tagore around the same time. Among them – D. Milhaud, K. Shymanovsky, A. Zemlinsky. Other romances of opus 11 are written on verses of Ukrainian poets: P. Phylypovich (the poet of Executed Renaissance) and close comrade of Kozytsky P. Tychina (who had similar artististic intentions with composer and was at the same artistic circle with him).It is stated, that the whole opus can be considered as cycle, which reflects different stages of life of a woman. Cycle also has apparant links to theatrical art which are reflected in the way composer uses marks. But, regardless of brightness of the music of Four romances op. 11, modernistic intentions of young composes were, unfortunately, changed to another way.
Choral with Variations by Vincent Dandy - The Problem of Building a ХХ Century Viola`s Repertoire
Authors: Horbachevska Yaryna
Published: February 2021

The article explores the Choral with Variations by Vincent d`Endy, a little-known work for the viola by the founder of the French School of Ancient Music neoclassical tendencies, that consisted in a revival and adaptation of wide palette of old polyphony genres that brightly showed up in work of this composer, the viola "Choral with Variations" op. 55. On verge of ХІХ-ХХ a century is observed the personal interest of composers by the genres of chaconne, passacalia, choral,by the baroque types of variations of soprano and basso - ostinato, fugues and others like that. As a follower of Cesar Frank and the founder of Schola Cantorum, Vincent d'Endy actively revives ancient genres, especially in instrumental music, completing his viola repertoire.
Summarizing the observations regarding the form, the intonation-semantic content of the music, the timbre properties of the viola, aimed to embodiment of the tragical idea of this work, it should be noted that the composer builds a synthetic dramaturgical-compositional model that detects an alloy of different sources. With the prevalence of the choir basis (choir semantics appeals to choral singing in the spirit of majestic psalms, glorious hymns) there are signs of minor lullabies, monologues, elegies, nocturnes, etc., united under the denominator of baroque-type variations of passacalia. The individualized form of the work combines within the framework of a detailed one-piece composition the principles of strict and free variation, the sign of double variations, solved by late-romantic "characteristic" signs, and even the sonata structure with delineated zones exposition, development, and recapitulation.
Difficult, semantically saturated canvas gravitates to the choral organ's timbral of C. Frank and the ancient masters; the psychologically-strained Tristan beginning, incarnate facilities of difficult harmonic vertical line finds out influence R. Wagner, symbolic-landscape soundtracks bring V.d`Endy closer to K. Debussy, which not sounds eclectic . The integrity and dramatic perfection of the composition, the depth of philosophical ideas embodied through the prism of the Chorale genre with variations, make it possible to define this work as one of the vivid examples of alt's polyphonic repertoire.
First Chinese concerto for violin and orchestra Ma Siсong as an example of synthesis of the European and national style paradigm
Authors: Yan Long Li
Published: February 2021

Turning of Ma Siсong to the concerto genre was not determined exclusively by the historical cultural circumstances, because in the first half of the 20th century the Chinese violin music only started to master the European genres. Thus, the violin and orchestra concerto written in 1943-1944 became the first Chinese work in this genre.Ma Siсong created an exceptionally interesting and remarkable canvas that combined seamlessly the Chinese national thematic nature and principles of the European violin concerto, classical genre paradigmatics aligned with the new mental conditions of creation.
Using the wealth of the style parameters and the genre varieties of the wide temporal perspective, the composer represents an authentic vision of the solo violin concerto proper as an expression of the distinctive Chinese culture which has been shown essentially on the intonational-melodic, tonal-harmonic levels, manifested in the sphere of the form creation. The concerto concept solved in the neoromantic key gravitates toward the type of the lyrical-patriotic poem about the beauty of the homeland.
Thus, the most innovative for the concerto genre became the means of the form creation that originate from the nature of the Chinese music (alternation of the concentrated brief tunes that to some extent play the role of the leitmotifs with more spatial melodic sections), that render the dramaturgic model a suite-poem type; using compositional and performing principles of the Chinese folk orchestras and solo performance on the bowed string instruments (enhance improvisational opening, specific performing techniques – typical flageolets, sliding play with one finger, traditional bourdon two-part texture, typical for the folk violin erhu, etc.). Especially innovatory is the harmonic language of the concerto (whose characteristic feature is the refined play between anhemitonics, pentatonics and chromatics) that gives not only a specific flair, but produces also an essential effect on the general tonal plan of the whole demonstrating the new modal-tonal relationships. Ma Siсong, preserving in the ternary construction of the concerto for violin and orchestra the features and certain typological European principles of this genre fills it up not only with the new content, but tries to give a new meaning to the basic form creating principles from the standpoint of the Chinese music mentality.