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SIMPLIFIED ACCOUNTING IN SMALL BUSINESSES: THE REALITIES OF TODAY
Authors: Bachynskyi Vasyl , Pomulieva Valentyna
Published: August 2021

Purpose. The aim of the article is research of the peculiarities of the current state of simplified accounting in small enterprises and development of proposals for its improvement and identifies opportunities for further simplification.

Methodology of research. The theoretical basis of the study were laws and normative and legal acts on regulation, organization, accounting and financial reporting in Ukraine, as well as scientific papers of domestic scientists on simplified accounting in small enterprises of Ukraine. The study used general scientific and specific methods: logical analysis, system approach, synthesis, induction and deduction, generalization (in the study of current norms and regulations on accounting regulation, accounting features), abstract and logical (in generalizing theoretical provisions and forming conclusions and proposals).

Findings. A study of the peculiarities of simplified accounting in small enterprises is carried out. It is found out what special norms of simplified methods of accounting the current legislation contains for certain categories of small enterprises, the problems concerning their practical use by small enterprises are defined. Emphasis is placed on the insufficiency of simplified methods of accounting and the need to bring regulations on simplified accounting in line with modern realities. Proposals for improving accounting have been formed and the need for a single standard that regulates current issues of accounting in small enterprises and meets modern realities was substantiated.

Originality. The urgent need to expand the methods of simplified accounting and the introduction of a single special legal act on accounting in small enterprises is substantiated.

Practical value. The obtained research results and developed proposals can be used for further research, as well as in the development of regulatory documents.
Key words: accounting, small enterprises, simplified forms of accounting, double entry, accounting registers, simplified chart of accounts, financial statements.
Tutkimukseen perustuvan asiantuntija- tiedon käyttö päätöksenteossa: esimerkkinä sote-uudistus
Authors: Hiilamo Heikki
Published: August 2021

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Kuntien johtoryhmien kertomuksia työuupumuksesta
Authors: Summanen Annemaija , Sintonen Teppo , Takala Tuomo
Published: August 2021

Burnout Narratives of Municipal Management Teams.This study aims to gain an understanding of personal experiences of burnout phenomenon among members of municipal management teams. Fourteen managers were interviewed. Four types of burnout narratives were iden-tified: denier, persevering, recovered and de-fender. These data were analysed using Labov & Walezky’s model of the structural types of narra-tive clauses. The analysis reveals similarities and differences of burnout experiences within each of the identified narrative types. Particularly, the study explores the role of workplace community in burnout recovery.
Muuttuva julkinen hallinto ja työelämäkompetenssien suuntaviivat suomalaisessa korkeakoulutuksessa
Authors: Autioniemi Jari , Kosonen Jonna , Mäntylä Niina , Partinen Hanna , Pernaa Hanna-Kaisa
Published: August 2021

Changing public administration and guidelines for working life competencies in Finnish higher education
What are the requirements of working life in the public administration in the future? What working life skills should be emphasized in national education of Public Administration? The results of the article base upon four empirical research materials: (1) a study based on anticipatory material, (2) a survey, (3) a workshop, and (4) an expert panel on working life requirements in public administration. The findings are analysed and construed with reference to international and national literature. The results emphasize change, transformation ability, networking public administration, phenomenon-based orientation, collaboration and customer orientation.
Keywords: public administration education, competencies, working life skills, development
ENTREPRENEURIAL KNOWLEDGE, ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION, DAN ENTREPRENEURIAL ORIENTATION PADA PENDIDIKAN ILMU AKUNTANSI
Authors: Tanjaya Clarisia , Radianto Wirawan ED
Published: August 2021

This study aims to prove whether there are differences in entrepreneurialknowledge, entrepreneurial intention, and entrepreneurial orientationin accounting students in higher education. The problem with this researchis whether there are differences in entrepreneurial knowledge, entrepreneurialintention, and entrepreneurial orientation between junior studentsand senior students. This research used quantitative analysis and surveymethod is applied to gather information. Then analyze the data usingthe independent sample T test. The results of this study are there are differencesin entrepreneurial knowledge, entrepreneurial intention, and entrepreneurialorientation between junior and senior accounting students.
U cơ vân ngoài thận ác tính biểu hiện tại vùng mặt ở trẻ sơ sinh
Authors: Nguyen Hong Loi
Published: August 2021

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U cơ vân ác tính ngoài thận rất hiếm gặp ở trẻ sơ sinh. Chúng tôi báo cáo trường hợp u cơ vân ác tính biểu hiện vùng môi dưới - cằm xuất hiện từ sau sinh ở một trẻ gái. Khối u tăng nhanh về kích thước cho đến thời điểm nhập viện trẻ 2 tháng tuổi. Với kết quả chẩn đoán hình ảnh gợi ý khối u ác tính, sinh thiết được chỉ định với kết quả hóa mô miễn dịch mất biểu hiện gen INI1, hình ảnh u cơ vân ác tính ngoài thận. Sau khi thảo luận đa chuyên khoa, trẻ được chỉ định hóa trị và kết quả bước đầu cho thấy khối u có xu hướng nhỏ lại. Qua trường hợp này, chúng tôi thảo luận về đặc điểm dịch tễ học, lâm sàng, tiếp cận chẩn đoán và lựa chọn phương pháp điều trị cho u cơ vân ác tính ngoài thận biểu hiện tại vùng mặt.

Từ khóa: U cơ vân, ác tính, ngoài thận, vùng mặt.

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EXTRARENAL MALIGNANT RHABDOID TUMORS PRESENTING WITH A FACIAL TUMOR IN A NEONATE

Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) are very rare in neonates. We report a case of MRT presenting in the lower lip - chin region after birth in a girl. The tumor’s size increased rapidly until the time of hospitalization, when the child was 2 - month - old. With imaging findings suggestive of malignancy, biopsy was indicated with immunohistochemistry with loss of INI1 expression, imaging of MRT. After multidisciplinary consultations, the child was prescribed chemotherapy and the initial results showed that the tumor tended to minimize. Through this case, we discuss the epidemiological, clinical features, diagnostic approaches and treatment options for MRT in the facial region.
METHODICAL ASPECTS OF THE LTO CYCLE USE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF AIR OPERATIONS BASED ON THE WARSAW CHOPIN AIRPORT
Authors: Galant-Gołębiewska Galant-Gołębiewska , Jasiński Remigiusz , Ginter Monika , Maciejewska Marta , Nowak Mateusz , Kurzawska Paula
Published: August 2021

The aviation engines homologation process takes place in LTO (Landing and Take-Off) test cycle. Mentioned procedure is good for the approval applications because the test conditions are repeatable and obtained results could be compared between different engines. The authors compared in this article the exhaust emission results obtained in LTO test cycle during selected engine homologation with values obtained in estimations. Two Allied Signal TFE731-2-2B engines with a thrust of 15.6 kN were taken into considerations. The engines are used to propel the popular VLJ (Very Light Jet) aircraft: Dassault Falcon 100. Adopted methodology of emission estimation is very similar to the LTO, because the authors use the emission factors obtained in LTO cycle, specified for selected engines. Also, the duration of take-off, climb-out and approach LTO phases were adopted to the estimations. In the analyzed case, 16 scenarios of taxi phase were selected on the basis of the Warsaw Chopin Airport available runways. Duration of taxi phase in these cases vary between 3.1 to 11.0 minutes which is at least 58% less than in LTO test. Assuming the real taxi times change the exhaust emission results comparing to normal LTO cycle up to about 64%. The proposed methodology could be used for assessing environmental impact of air operations, which can be used to create the reports with more accurate data than with typical LTO times.
CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY PREDICTION MODEL
Authors: Voda Alina Daniela , Dobrotă Gabriela , Țîrcă Diana Mihaela , Dumitrașcu Dănuț Dumitru , Dobrotă Dan
Published: August 2021

In any competitive economy, the risk of bankruptcy is pervasive. The research aims to contribute in improving the predictive power of bankruptcy and insolvency risk among companies by introducing new methods of processing and validation. This paper investigates the extensive application of the Z score model for predicting the economic-financial stability of Romanian companies in the manufacturing and extractive industries. A list of 37 financial indicators determined on the basis of the balance sheet data of 80 companies for the period 2015–2018 was used. Stepwise Least Squares Estimation through the Forward method allowed the identification of the most relevant ones. Canonical discriminant analysis and sensitivity analyzes were introduced to test the predictive power of the model. The new model identified allows both the prediction of bankruptcy and insolvency risk. This study contributes to the literature by testing variables in relation to financial difficulties and by including other classification information. The robustness of the determined canonical discriminant function was verified by testing the model on two other samples.
Estimating Dust Attenuation From Galactic Spectra. II. Stellar and Gas Attenuation in Star-forming and Diffuse Ionized Gas Regions in MaNGA
Authors: Li Niu , Li Cheng , Mo Houjun , Zhou Shuang , Liang Fu-heng , Boquien Médéric , Drory Niv , Fernández-Trincado José G. , Greener Michael , Riffel Rogério
Published: August 2021

We investigate the dust attenuation in both stellar populations and ionized gas in kiloparsec-scale regions in nearby galaxies using integral field spectroscopy data from MaNGA MPL-9. We identify star-forming (H ii) and diffuse ionized gas (DIG) regions from MaNGA data cubes. From the stacked spectrum of each region, we measure the stellar attenuation,

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Impacts of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) on benthic invertebrate fauna: a case study from the Baltic Sea
Authors: van Deurs Mikael , Moran Nicholas P. , Schreiber Plet-Hansen Kristian , Dinesen Grete E. , Azour Farivar , Carl Henrik , Møller Peter R. , Behrens Jane W.
Published: August 2021

The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) was first observed in the Baltic Sea in 1990 and has since displayed substantial secondary dispersal, establishing numerous dense populations where they may outcompete native fish and negatively impact prey species. There have been multiple round goby diet studies from both the Baltic Sea and the North American Great Lakes where they are similarly invasive. However, studies that quantify their effects on recipient ecosystems and, specifically, their impacts on the benthic invertebrate macrofauna are rare, particularly from European waters. In this study, we conducted the first before-after study of the potential effects of round goby on benthic invertebrate macrofauna taxa in marine-brackish habitats in Europe, focusing of two sites in the Western Baltic Sea, Denmark. Results were in line with those from the Great Lakes, indicating negative impacts on specific molluscan taxa (e.g. Cardiidae bivalves and Neritidae gastropods, which both showed a fall in detected densities of approximately 98% within the Guldborgsund Strait). In contrast, many other groups appeared to be largely unaffected or even show positive trends following invasion. Round goby gut content data were available at one of our study sites from the period immediately after the invasion. These data confirmed that round goby had in fact been preying on the subset of taxa displaying negative trends.
Two new species of doryline ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with 11-segmented antennae from India
Authors: Aswaj Punnath , Sahanashree Ramakrishnaiah , Udayakantha Warnakulasuriyage Sudesh , Aniruddha Marathe , Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan
Published: August 2021

Two new species of the subfamily Dorylinae Leach, 1815 namely Parasyscia ganeshaiahisp. nov. and Syscia indicasp. nov. are described and illustrated based on the worker caste. These species were collected in the Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Keys to Parasyscia of India and Syscia of Asia are provided based on the worker caste.
Sécularisation, théories et empirie en Europe
Authors: Bréchon Pierre
Published: August 2021

La sécularisation des sociétés a suscité de très nombreux débats au cours du xxe siècle. Une première période, très marquée par des sociologues cherchant à la combattre et à combattre la déchristianisation, a été suivie d’une prise d’autonomie par rapport au champ religieux : la sociologie de la religion s’est construite autour du paradigme dominant d’une sécularisation comme perte de pouvoir progressif des religions instituées. Mais depuis la fin du xxe siècle, les analyses sont plus nuancées. À l’aide des enquêtes European Values Study et International Social Survey Programme, cet article étudie les différentes facettes du religieux (rapport aux religions instituées, pratiques, sentiment religieux, croyances, dimension conséquentielle) qui n’évoluent pas nécessairement dans le même sens : des recompositions complexes s’opèrent, souvent sur le mode du possible et de l’incertitude même si la sécularisation correspond à un système de valeurs particulier, toujours assez distinct de celui des croyants. Cet article cherche à mieux comprendre le mouvement de sécularisation et les résistances des religions.
Is France exceptionally irreligious? A comparative test of the cohort replacement theory
Authors: Stolz Jörg , Biolcati Ferruccio , Molteni Francesco
Published: August 2021

Si les chercheurs ont souvent souligné le fait que la France est peut-être un pays exceptionnellement irréligieux, cette hypothèse n’a pas encore été testée avec des données longitudinales ; et les chercheurs n’ont pas non plus tenté d’expliquer cette prétendue irréligiosité. Le présent article tente de combler cette lacune de la littérature en comparant la France à d’autres pays catholiques d’Europe occidentale. Pour ce faire, nous utilisons l’ensemble de données européennes qui est, à ce jour, le plus complet sur l’appartenance et la fréquentation des églises dans les pays européens (CARPE), ainsi que les données du Programme international d’enquête sociale (ISSP) qui permettent de mesurer les croyances religieuses rétrospectivement, dès les années 1910. La France affiche une religiosité globale significativement plus faible que les autres pays catholiques d’Europe occidentale, bien que cet écart ait diminué au cours des dernières décennies (et ce faible niveau de religiosité ne peut s’expliquer par des effets de période, spécifiques à la France, opérant au cours des quarante dernières années). La sécularisation en France prend plutôt la forme d’un remplacement de cohortes, ce qui a conduit à la reproduction des différences de religiosité entre les pays d’une génération à l’autre. En d’autres termes, si la France est plus irréligieuse c’est qu’elle a pris la voie de la transition séculière plus tôt que les autres pays, ou en partant d’un niveau plus bas.
La conversion au judaïsme comme relation et comme institution
Authors: Tank-Storper Sébastien
Published: August 2021

Les vingt dernières années ont vu émerger un véritable champ de recherche francophone consacré à l’étude des conversions religieuses. À de rares exceptions près, ces travaux s’inscrivent dans une sociologie de la sécularisation et de l’identification religieuse ou dans une anthropologie du rapport individuel à Dieu validant le postulat d’un processus croissant d’individualisation, de dérégulation et de désinstitutionnalisation des religiosités contemporaines.Les enquêtes empiriques que j’ai menées sur les processus de conversion au judaïsme m’ont conduit à questionner ce type d’approche. La thèse défendue est double : tout d’abord, les parcours de conversion ne peuvent se comprendre en dehors des entrelacs relationnels à travers lesquels les convertis ne cessent de se construire ; ensuite, le processus formel de conversion reste dans le cas du judaïsme largement normé par les institutions religieuses. La conversion apparaît ainsi comme l’un des lieux possibles de définition, d’énonciation et d’actualisation de la doctrine et des normes religieuses dans un contexte de redéfinition de l’institutionnalité religieuse.
Chapitre 4. Le fichier national automatisé des empreintes génétiques
Authors: Byk Christian
Published: August 2021

Apparues dans le droit français en 1994 à l’occasion des lois dites de bioéthique, les méthodes d’identification par empreintes génétiques n’ont alors que discrètement visé la procédure pénale, l’article 16-11 du Code civil posant seulement le principe de leur licéité. C’est le succès de leur usage dans les pays anglo-saxons et le souci de sécurité qui ont conduit à l’adoption en France de mesures rendant obligatoire le recueil d’échantillons biologiques aux fins de constitution d’un fichier national automatisé des empreintes génétiques (FNAEG).Créé en 1998, le FNAEG se présente comme un des outils modernes de la police scientifique tout en obéissant à des règles d’organisation et de fonctionnement maintenant un équilibre entre souci d’efficacité et respect des libertés.
Chapitre 8. La pertinence de la bioéthique pour penser la bioéconomie : les apports croisés de Leopold et de Potter
Authors: Pouchain Delphine
Published: August 2021

Nous nous proposons ici d’étudier la filiation Leopold-Potter afin d’en tirer des enseignements et un jugement concernant la bioéconomie qu’entendent mettre en place actuellement les différents pouvoirs publics (OCDE, Union Européenne…). Articuler la land ethic de Leopold et la bioéthique de Potter permet selon nous de penser une bioéconomie inscrite dans une bioéthique. De plus, cette bioéconomie peut constituer une référence originale à laquelle comparer la bioéconomie que les pouvoirs publics implémentent aujourd’hui. La bioéconomie telle que ces auteurs la donnent à voir dévoile donc implicitement les limites de la bioéconomie que nous cherchons à appliquer aujourd’hui, et dont nous pouvons craindre qu’elle posera de nombreux problèmes dans le contexte de la crise écologique.
Quand l’étranger fait retour
Authors: Tamet Jean-Yves
Published: August 2021

Le rêve serait-il l’étranger de la nuit et, à ce titre, ne devrait-il pas être mis de côté par des forces qui l’éloignent de sa mise en mots ? Ainsi pourrait-on comprendre pourquoi dans certaines cures le récit de rêve est si cadenassé. Alors son retour progressif vers la lumière de la langue serait l’équivalent d’une Odyssée, un lent mouvement qui éloigne de l’exigence d’une union avec la mère.
L’étranger du contre-transfert
Authors: Balsamo Maurizio
Published: August 2021

Le contre-transfert, écrit Pontalis, peut être défini comme « le transfert en soi de l’étranger, de ce qui est le plus étranger au patient ». On essaye de montrer, grâce à une situation clinique, les différents mouvements provoqués par le contre-transfert dans sa dimension de proximité et d’étrangeté, en examinant les effets de la « palpation des surfaces psychiques » sur l’analyste.
Le psychodrame et le contre-transfert. Deux étrangers dans la psychanalyse
Authors: Valon Philippe
Published: August 2021

Réunir le concept de contre-transfert et le psychodrame psychanalytique, c’est réunir deux étrangers qui ont eu du mal à se faire une place dans la psychanalyse. Le premier, concept arrivé très tôt sous la plume de Freud, a dû attendre l’après-guerre pour connaître une évolution qui le dégage du statut de gêne au processus analytique pour devenir avec certains post freudiens un outil précieux d’exploration du psychisme inconscient. Une évolution liée à l’extension des champs de recherche de la psychanalyse aux borderline et aux psychotiques. C’est aussi cette extension qui a amené l’aménagement du cadre analytique qu’est le psychodrame, qui s’adresse à des patients qui ne peuvent bénéficier du dispositif habituel. La diffraction du transfert et du contre-transfert sur l’ensemble des participants permet de les rendre plus tolérables et plus facilement interprétables.
Nul n’est étranger en son pays
Authors: Reca Martin
Published: August 2021

Peut-on évoquer l’existence fonctionnelle d’un « noyau maniaque » chez le migrant volontaire qui, rattachant passionnément le désir d’être et le désir d’objet, lui montrerait son étoile ? Son statut d’étranger aspirerait inconsciemment peu ou prou à lui faire incarner un destin d’idéalité, sinon de grandeur. La clinique en montrerait l’envers et le revers. Le transfert configurerait une résistance toute particulière.
Une coopération complexe entre humanitaires et militaires : le CICR et le Commandement des Nations Unies durant la guerre de Corée
Authors: Turcotte Jean-Michel
Published: August 2021

Au cours de la guerre de Corée (1950-1953), le Commandement des Nations Unies (CNU), dirigé par les Américains, a détenu quelque 170 000 prisonniers de guerre nord-coréens et chinois. Le Comité international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) a été le seul organisme neutre habilité à visiter les camps de prisonniers en Corée du Sud en collaboration avec le CNU. Cette recherche révèle que le CICR et le CNU ont établi une coopération complexe par rapport à la captivité des soldats « ennemis ». Les travaux humanitaires des délégués du CICR ont été directement influencés par la diplomatie quotidienne développée avec les autorités militaires américaines. Cet article examine cette dynamique fondamentale dans notre compréhension de l’action du CICR et du droit international humanitaire en Corée.
« Le blabla sur l’amitié et la paix m’ennuie ». La diplomatie suisse face à la propagande chinoise (1949-1976)
Authors: Cordoba Cyril
Published: August 2021

Cet article propose d’analyser pourquoi la Confédération helvétique, l’un des premiers pays occidentaux à reconnaître la République populaire de Chine en 1950, a fait preuve, au cours des trois décennies suivantes, d’une grande réserve dans le développement de ses relations avec Pékin. En examinant les incidents diplomatiques, les obstacles politiques puis les antagonismes idéologiques opposant les deux pays, cette contribution permet de mieux comprendre ce qui a poussé la Chine à contourner les canaux de communication officiels pour privilégier des échanges « de peuple à peuple » avec des partenaires qu’elle avait elle-même choisis, répondant aux appels de ce qu’elle appelait la « diplomatie de l’amitié ».
La politique de la France en Asie au début de la présidence de François Mitterrand : trouver un équilibre entre Inde, Indochine et Chine
Authors: Chanvin Thibault
Published: August 2021

En 1982 et 1983, le tournant libéral opéré par François Mitterrand afin de répondre à la crise que traverse la France s’accompagna d’une révision de la politique étrangère en Asie. La Chine, qui procédait à la libéralisation de son marché, apparu alors comme un partenaire incontournable. Afin de permettre l’obtention de contrats sur le marché chinois, la France abandonna le rapprochement initialement envisagé avec l’Inde, qui s’inscrivait dans le cadre plus large d’une politique favorable aux pays du Sud. En Asie du Sud-Est, où la crise cambodgienne opposait Pékin et Hanoï, les acteurs de la diplomatie française s’efforcèrent de sauvegarder les liens avec le Vietnam et le Cambodge tout en prenant garde à ne pas froisser les dirigeants chinois.
Optimization of a control law to synchronize first-order dynamical systems on Riemannian manifolds by a transverse component
Authors: Cafaro Adolfo Damiano , Fiori Simone
Published: August 2021

The present paper builds on the previous contribution by the second author, S. Fiori, Synchronization of first-order autonomous oscillators on Riemannian manifolds, Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems – Series B, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 1725 – 1741, April 2019. The aim of the present paper is to optimize a previously-developed control law to achieve synchronization of first-order non-linear oscillators whose state evolves on a Riemannian manifold. The optimization of such control law has been achieved by introducing a transverse control field, which guarantees reduced control effort without affecting the synchronization speed of the oscillators. The developed non-linear control theory has been analyzed from a theoretical point of view as well as through a comprehensive series of numerical experiments.
Boundary observability and exact controllability of strongly coupled wave equations
Authors: Wehbe Ali , Koumaiha Marwa , Toufaily Layla
Published: August 2021

In this paper, we study the exact controllability of a system of two wave equations coupled by velocities with boundary control acted on only one equation. In the first part of this paper, we consider the \begin{document}$ N $\end{document}-d case. Then, using a multiplier technique, we prove that, by observing only one component of the associated homogeneous system, one can get back a full energy of both components in the case where the waves propagate with equal speeds (i.e. \begin{document}$ a = 1 $\end{document} in (1)) and where the coupling parameter \begin{document}$ b $\end{document} is small enough. This leads, by the Hilbert Uniqueness Method, to the exact controllability of our system in any dimension space. It seems that the conditions \begin{document}$ a = 1 $\end{document} and \begin{document}$ b $\end{document} small enough are technical for the multiplier method. The natural question is then : what happens if one of the two conditions is not satisfied? This consists the aim of the second part of this paper. Indeed, we consider the exact controllability of a system of two one-dimensional wave equations coupled by velocities with a boundary control acted on only one equation. Using a spectral approach, we establish different types of observability inequalities which depend on the algebraic nature of the coupling parameter \begin{document}$ b $\end{document} and on the arithmetic property of the wave propagation speeds \begin{document}$ a $\end{document}.
Recent progress on stable and finite Morse index solutions of semilinear elliptic equations
Authors: Wang Kelei
Published: August 2021

We discuss some recent results (mostly from the last decade) on stable and finite Morse index solutions of semilinear elliptic equations, where Norman Dancer has made many important contributions. Some open questions in this direction are also discussed.
IZVORI PROFESIONALNOG STRESA I POTREBE U ZAŠTITI OD PROFESIONALNOG STRESA STRUČNIH RADNIKA CENTRA ZA SOCIJALNU SKRB ZAGREB
Authors: Ilijaš Antun , Štengl Marko , Podobnik Martina
Published: August 2021

SOURCES OF PROFESSIONAL STRESS AND NEEDS IN PROTECTION FROM PROFESSIONAL STRESS OF SOCIAL WELFARE CENTRE ZAGREB PROFESSIONALS ABSTRACT Social Welfare Centre is a key institution in the social welfare system and professional helpers employed in it are daily exposed to professional stress. Although research practice dealing with professional stress and mental health of helpers started in the beginning of the 1990s, there is still a lack of qualitative research in this area. Therefore, a qualitative research study was conducted with the aim of describing the sources of professional stress and the needs in protection from professional stress of Social Welfare Centre Zagreb professionals. 11 focus groups were conducted, one for each branch of the Centre, and the total of 85 professionals employed by the Social Welfare Centre Zagreb participated in them. The results identified five sources of professional stress: characteristics of work with clients, working conditions, work organization, interdepartmental co-operation and co-operation with other branches, and co-operation with other institutions. Additionally, three areas of needs in protection from professional stress were identified: the need to improve material and technical working conditions, the need to improve material and safety position and the need for support. The research contributed to the identification of the sources of professional stress and pointed to the weakest links in the operation of social welfare centres on the example of the largest Croatian centre. Therefore, in order to better understand the stressful nature of the job and the needs of professionals employed in social welfare centres, the recommendation is to conduct more qualitative research studies in the future and to encourage usage of the results for positive changes in the practice. Key words: professional stress; social welfare centre; professional; working needs
EKONOMSKI I DRUŠTVENI TROŠKOVI OVISNOSTI O KOCKANJU U HRVATSKOJ – DRUGA STRANA MEDALJE
Authors: Globan Tomislav , Rogić Dumančič Lucija , Ricijaš Neven , Omazić Mislav Ante
Published: August 2021

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COSTS OF GAMBLING ADDICTION IN CROATIA – THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MEDAL ABSTRACT Gambling, as a behavior primarily aimed at entertainment and leisure, is risky due to the potential development of harmful psychosocial consequences, i.e. the development of gambling addiction symptoms. These include the full range of health (physical and mental), social (family, friends, community), and economic (employment, finances, and crime) adverse consequences. The aim of this research is to calculate the economic and social costs of gambling addiction in the Republic of Croatia in order to provide science-based indicators to encourage positive regulatory changes that would ensure a balanced market between profitable and risky elements of the gambling industry. The research starts from the scientific research on the prevalence of gambling addiction in the adult Croatian population and the official data on revenues in the state budget from all gambling activities. Two of the most commonly used methodologies were used to calculate the social and economic costs: National Opinion Research Centre − NORC and Australian Productivity Commission − APC. The research uses original and strict criteria for the prevalence of gambling addiction. Regardless of the methodology used, the results show that the social costs of gambling addiction in Croatia account for between 34% and 77% of the total annual gambling revenue. Ljetopis socijalnog rada 2021., 28 (1), 37-70. 70 članci The results were interpreted in the context of general guidelines for improving the policy of responsible gambling, with the aim of reducing the likelihood of developing harmful psychosocial consequences in society. Key words: gambling; gambling addiction; economic costs; social costs; consequences
Fluvial Resources and Recreational and Sports Activities
Authors: Fernandes Gonçalo Poeta , Ramos Elsa Ventura
Published: August 2021

This research aims to reflect on the importance of inland surface waters for the development of local communities and their potential to foster tourism and leisure activities, promoting differentiated tourism products that project this inland tourist destination. It seeks to inquire into new business opportunities, while simultaneously reflecting on ways of controlling uses and issues of preservation and environmental sustainability. The study is developed in the Serra da Estrela territory, framing the destination and establishing an approach to the evolution of recreational fishing and its contributions to the strengthening of tourism and leisure, given the exceptional conditions of water mass supply and its environmental value for an activity that has an intense relationship with nature. The purpose is also to establish lines of research to be followed and methodologies to be implemented for a better knowledge of this activity and identify action strategies for the future.
Sustainability of Cultural Heritage in Inland Territories
Authors: Maksić Mulalić Milica
Published: August 2021

This chapter researches the possibilities for the sustainability of cultural heritage in inland territories, focusing on the case study of two archaeological sites in Serbia. Two plans, the plan for the archaeological site of Gamzigrad-Romuliana and the plan for the archaeological site of Caričin grad (Justiniana Prima), were analyzed from the aspect of sustainable development. These plans were prepared in compliance with the principles of preservation, protection, revitalization, and use of immovable cultural property for the purposes of science, education, presentation to the public and tourism. The conflicts between cultural heritage protection and development of tourism were analyzed. As a result of the analysis, recommendations for the sustainability of cultural heritage in inland territories are given in the chapter.
Toward Racially-Just Multilingual Classroom Pedagogy
Authors: Yunes-Koch Alexa , Viesca Kara Mitchell , Yunes Claudia
Published: August 2021

Creating equitable multilingual classrooms grounded in explicitly anti-racist teaching practices requires transformation of practice preceded by transformation of thinking. Classroom learning centers can provide the context for truly transformational, anti-racist teaching, but equitable implementation requires a deliberately humanizing approach toward teaching multilingual learners. The chapter outlines the process of operationalizing learning centers in such a way, through pedagogy grounded in the enduring principles of learning and critical sociocultural theory. Based on over 50 years of teaching across five countries and conducting international research in the field of multilingual education, the authors provide research-based, practical steps for learning center design and implementation. Educators will gain a practical pathway for implementation, as well as a model for the self-reflective work that is essential for any meaningful transformation toward racially just classrooms.
Multilingual Writing Support
Authors: Janke Dawn
Published: August 2021

This chapter will provide a research-based protocol for one-to-one writing conferencing that helps tutors and teachers to navigate the tension between standardizing multilingual students' language practices and honoring their rhetorically rich linguistic backgrounds through a series of activities in a ten-week writing center pedagogy course. This series of activities was specifically developed in an effort to respond to writing tutors who are always seeking strategies that effectively apply theoretical principles in practice. While this work focuses specifically on one-to-one writing tutoring, the topic of multilingual writing support is applicable to any English language learning context. By the end of this chapter, readers will have gained a practical strategy centered on using declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge to help preservice tutors and teachers develop metalinguistic awareness and foster critical consciousness through one-to-one conferencing.
Critical Ethnography in a Language Classroom
Authors: Trombino Camillia A. , Moore Ekaterina
Published: August 2021

The chapter discusses a critical mini classroom ethnography as a pedagogical tool for educators working with multilingual learners in K-12 or adult settings. Critical classroom ethnography and culturally responsive instruction in language teaching are discussed. For practicing language educators, a questionnaire, an interview guide, and a reflection template are offered. For pre-service teachers, a structured observation template is included. The suggested tools are discussed in relation to equitable and inclusive educational practices to help develop critical ethnographic skills as they pertain to critically reflective observation which can be utilized by all teachers. The chapter concludes with a discussion of how the mini classroom ethnography's use by a candidate in a language teacher preparation program in the US led to the process of critical and linguistic self-reflection and transformation towards becoming a more culturally responsive and inclusive practitioner.
Teacher Research as a Form of Critical Praxis
Authors: Sali Pinar , A. Damar Ebru
Published: August 2021

The aim of this chapter is to provide TESOL practitioners, undergraduate, and graduate students in language teacher training programs with both a conceptual framework of teacher research (TR) as a form of critical praxis and a practical guide on how to implement it in language education settings. Subsequent to the description of what TR consists of and how it relates—or it does not—to other forms of research endeavors undertaken by TESOL teachers, the chapter continues with an outline of the procedures and practices to be implemented in TR and concludes with some key recommendations as to the promotion and dissemination of it for a full and effective exploitation of its transformative power.
I Am Woke
Authors: Johnson Nancy Kwang
Published: August 2021

This praxis-based chapter explores advocacy in the English language teaching (ELT) field. The chapter introduces a new conceptualization of advocacy, the Critical Advocacy Framework, informed by Freire's critical consciousness (conscientização), Fanon's race (Black) consciousness, and Crenshaw's intersectionality paradigms. For critical advocacy praxis, this chapter integrates the “iron triangle” model from the American politics and public policy fields to highlight patron-client relationships between multilingual learners (MLs) advocates and stakeholders. This chapter highlights how the racially mixed author, a trained political scientist and newcomer to the ELT field, leveraged her Blackness, experiential and organizational knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) in a Machiavellian sense, to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) throughout a TESOL state affiliate. The chapter provides evidence-based practices and learning activities for MATESOL program administrators, pre-service, and in-service English teachers.
How New Technologies Could Help Improve Healthcare, Teaching, and Sensitization During Pandemics Like COVID-19
Authors: Kissani Najib , El Khiat Abdelaati , Watila Musa Mamman , El Aarroumi Ismail , Wahba Hoda Mohamed Farid , Emara Tamer Hussein , Eliashiv Dawn , Kissani Ilham , Gams Massi Daniel , Jabang John N. , Ragab Amany Hussein , El Khiat Abdelaati
Published: August 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has, over the last few months, forced us to modify the way we interact with each other both in the delivery of healthcare services and in medical education. Nowadays, telehealth has globally emerged as the most appropriate approach for care, teaching, healthcare professional meetings, and advocacy. This chapter outlines the value of telemedicine, information and communication technologies during such critical situations. The authors draw in this report various experiences from countries belonging to different economic categories and describe how ICT could be a convenient solution in care, monitoring of symptom, treatment management, teaching, sensitization, and continuing education during the epidemic period of COVID-19. In conclusion, with countries facing challenges in dealing with the current situation, they need to encourage the use of ICT in remote health services and to share relevant data for the prevention, mitigation, and monitoring of the pandemic.
Mindfulness-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Authors: B. S. Sindhu
Published: August 2021

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is one of the latest mindfulness-based behavior therapies shown to have compelling evidence and efficacy with a wide range of clinical conditions. ACT is so hard to categorize that it is often described as an amalgamation of existential, humanistic, cognitive-behavioural therapy. ACT is often referred as process-based CBT and is one of the ‘third-wave' of behavioural therapies. It is currently the fastest growing evidence-based therapy in the world, with currently at least 304 Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) being recorded all over the world. It has proven effective in different cultural contexts with a diverse set of clinical conditions, from depression, Obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic pain, grief, loss and terminal illness, anxiety, and workplace stress.
Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Caregivers (Parents) of Children With Cerebral Palsy
Authors: Sharma Nandini , Zaidi S. Z. H. , Kazmi Syed Sajid Husain
Published: August 2021

Families of children with disabilities often experience high levels of stress associated with taking care of a child with disability. The perceived stress by the caregivers may often lead to negative outcomes in day-to-day functioning for caregivers themselves as well as the child. Mindfulness as an element of consciousness has been acknowledged to promote positivity and well-being among individuals. It is a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. This chapter focuses on the application of mindfulness-based therapies for caregivers (parents) of children with cerebral palsy. This chapter also entails in detail therapeutic techniques like Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), its in-depth description, background, and applications as an effective approach for the intervention of caregivers.
Bioinspired Inference System for MR Image Segmentation and Multiple Sclerosis Detection
Authors: Zouaoui Hakima , Moussaoui Abdelouahab
Published: August 2021

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune and inflammatory disease affecting the central nervous system (CNS). Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides sufficient imaging contrast to visualize and detect MS lesions, particularly those in the white matter (WM). A robust and precise segmentation of WM lesions from MRI provide essential information about the disease status and evolution. The proposed FPSOPCM segmentation algorithm included an initial segmentation step using fuzzy particle swarm optimization (FPSO). After extraction of WM, atypical data (outliers) is eliminated using possibilistic C-means (PCM) algorithm, and finally, a Mamdani-type fuzzy model was applied to identify MS. The objective of the work presented in this paper is to obtain an improved accuracy in segmentation of MR images for MS detection.
Accelerated Cuckoo Search With Extended Diversification and Intensification
Authors: Garg Deepak , Kumar Pardeep
Published: August 2021

Metaheuristics have been great to solve NP-hard class problems in the deterministic time, but due to so many parameter settings, they lack in generality (i.e., not easy to implement on all types of problems) and also lack in global search. But the cuckoo search (CS) algorithm has only one parameter as input and also has a good reachable probability to global solution due to Levy flight. But this algorithm lacks self-adaptive parameters and extended strategies. In this paper, a deep study and improvement of cuckoo search performance has been done by introducing self-adaptive step size, extended alien egg discovery replacement (on each dimension with the use of good neighbor study), and adaptive discovery probability, and it has been named accelerated cuckoo search (ACS). Then this ACS has been utilized as an example in the load balancing problem in cloud with minimum makespan time as an objective parameter to evaluate the performance of ACS over CS. Furthermore, to validate ACS superiority over CS in all problems, these have been successfully compared on a few benchmark functions.
Green Computing Practice in ICT-Based Methods
Authors: Podder Suplab Kanti , Samanta Debabrata
Published: August 2021

Green computing is the system of implementing virtual computing technology that ensure minimum energy consumption and reduces environmental waste while using computer. ICT Based Teaching and Learning (ICT-BTL) tools can be implemented for effective and quality education especially during the pandemic like Covid 19. The researchers collect the data from original sources with their personal experiences and eagerness to understand the concept in depth and the applicability for prospective mankind. The results include positive impacts of developing and implementing the green computing for ICT-BTL tools in smart class rooms. ICT experts and entrepreneurs believe in initiating the virtual classroom operations for the betterment of future and protecting from the faster growing technology era in education and research industry. The present study can be initiated for developing modern classrooms and ICT based education system with 3D presentation, demonstration of practical examples in the realistic manner.
Towards Eco-Friendly Responsibilities
Authors: Huda Miftachul , Gusmian Islah , Mulyo Mufrad Teguh
Published: August 2021

Attempts to fulfil the contemporary needs mainly on strengthening eco-friendly responsibilities are in line with the strategic role of expanding committed awareness of sustaining the healthy community. This initiative should bring along with enhancing the duties on how educational institution can manage its role in the balance between human being and natural resources. As such, the innovative learning culture in enabling the school approach in empowering sustainability should be taken into consideration in strengthening multi-task for sustainable communities. This paper aims to examine the eco-friendly responsibilities to enhance the healthy community through cross reviewing Indonesian field school model. With the critical review of literature from referred journals, books, and conferences, the theoretical framework model with a guideline will be offered to assist in the innovative learning culture to strengthen its play in bringing environmental and social responsibilities in line with sustainability goal achievement program.
Fiber-Hypsum-Cement-Vermiculite-Concrete Composites Using Volcanic Ash
Authors: Khezhev Tolya , Shogenova Fatima , Bugova Madina , Kalambet Nikolay , Tanashev Inal
Published: August 2021

Fiber-gypsum-cement-vermiculite-concrete composites with use of gypsum, Portland cement, volcanic ash, expanded vermiculite and basalt fibers are considered. The results of studies of the compositions and physical and mechanical properties of fiber-gypsum-cement-vermiculite-concrete composites, the dependence of the composite characteristics on the reinforcement with basalt fibers are presented. Graphical interpretations of regression equations for compressive and flexural strength of composites are presented.