Research papers

The psychological well-being manifesting among master’s students in Industrial and Organisational Psychology

Frans Cilliers · Aden-Paul Flotman · 2016-6 · SA Journal of Industrial Psychology

Orientation: Psychological well-being among master’s students is seen as a contributing factor towards having a meaningful, enjoyable and productive experience as a student. Research purpose: The purpose of this study was to provide a qualitative description of the psychological well-being experiences of first-year students in a part-time coursework master’s degree in Industrial and Organisational Psychology (IOP) in…

Problems and Ways of Improving the Business Climate in the Regions

Nazym Aminovna Uruzbaeva · 2016-3 · Экономика региона

The existence of the specific conditions and development factors of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the regions of Kazakhstan supposes the differentiated state policy in order to maintain a favorable business climate. The article presents the results of the research whose purpose was to determine the main issues and directions of the improvement of the business climate in the regions. This allows to inte…

Accessing antiretroviral therapy for children: Caregivers' voices

Margaret (Maggie) Williams · Dalena R.M. Van Rooyen · Esmeralda Jennifer Ricks · 2016-12 · Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences

Despite efforts to scale up access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), particularly at primary health care (PHC) facilities, antiretroviral therapy (ART) continues to be out of reach for many human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive children in sub-Saharan Africa. In resource limited settings decentralisation of ART is required to scale up access to essential medication. Traditionally, paediatric HIV care has been pr…

HUBUNGAN EQ, PENGETAHUAN KEWIRAUSAHAAN, DAN HASRAT MARGINAL MENABUNG, DENGAN MOTIVASI BERWIRAUSAHA MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN EKONOMI

Tri Handayani · Suyanto Suyanto · 2016-12 · Harmoni Sosial: Jurnal Pendidikan IPS

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan korelasi kecerdasan emosional, pengetahuan kewirausahaan, dan hasrat marginal menabung dengan motivasi berwirausaha mahasiswa Pendidikan Ekonomi FKIP Universitas Negeri Jambi. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian korelasional. Dengan populasi mahasiswa Pendidikan Ekonomi FKIP Universitas Negeri Jambi dan sampel penelitian ini adalah mahsiswa angkatan 2012 sebanyak 79 oran…

Situating and contesting structural violence in community-based research and action

Urmitapa Dutta · Christopher C. Sonn · M. Brinton Lykes · 2016-11 · Community Psychology in Global Perspective

Structural violence refers to social systems as well as the mechanisms through which they produce and normalize marginalization, exclusion, and exploitation. It is intricately tied to cultural violence, that is, systematic assaults on the human dignity and self-worth of individuals and communities. This latter violence operates through culture, language, ideology, and knowledge production in academic disciplines and …

An Essay on the Unity of Stoic Philosophy

Johnny Christensen (book author) · John Sellars (review author) · 2015-December · Aestimatio

Провідний вчений в галузі металургійних основ зварювання (До 100-річчя А. М. Макари)

O. P. Lyuty · 2015-9 · Історія науки і техніки

У статті досліджується історія розробки технології зварювання броньових сталей. У 1942 році співробітниками Інституту електрозварювання ім. Є.О. Патона вперше в світі створена технологія автоматичного зварювання танків. З того часу під керівництвом А.М. Макари створюються нові броньові сталі, технології їх виробництва і зварювання.

Researcher Profile: An Interview with Axton Betz-Hamilton

Axton Betz-Hamilton · 2015-7 · Journal of Financial Therapy

Dr. Axton Betz-Hamilton teaches consumer studies courses at Eastern Illinois University, including Personal and Family Finance, Housing, and Consumer Issues. She conducts research on identity theft as well as financial abuse within families.

Economic Dynamics of the German Hog-Price Cycle

Ernst Berg · Ray Huffaker · 2015-6 · International Journal on Food System Dynamics

We investigated the economic dynamics of the German hog-price cycle with an innovative ‘diagnostic’ modeling approach. Hog-price cycles are conventionally modeled stochastically—most recently as randomly-shifting sinusoidal oscillations. Alternatively, we applied Nonlinear Time Series analysis to empirically reconstruct a deterministic, low-dimensional, and nonlinear attractor from observed hog pric…

ANÁLISE DA ABORDAGEM HISTÓRICA PARA A TABELA PERIÓDICA EM LIVROS DE QUÍMICA GERAL PARA O ENSINO SUPERIOR USADOS NO BRASIL NO SÉCULO XX

Helena S. A. Leite · Paulo A. Porto · 2015-5 · Química Nova

The aim of this paper was to analyze the historical approaches to the periodic table in general chemistry textbooks used in Brazilian universities in the twentieth century. Textbooks were qualitatively analyzed according to the following criteria: position of the discussion about the periodic table in the book; presence or absence of a specific chapter on the subject; presentation of attempts to classify chemical ele…

EFFICIENCY OF THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY OF THE INSURANCE COMPANIES IN UKRAINE

R. Pikus · D. Nesterova · 2015-4 · Вісник Київського національного університету імені Тараса Шевченка. Серія Економіка

The article explores the theoretical basis for the formation of an effective investment strategy of the insurance company. It was determined that, depending on the insurer’s conduct and risk factor and yield of funds, investment strategy can be aggressive, moderate and conservative. The main factors that characterize conservative, aggressive and moderately conservative investment strategy are defined. The characteris…

Pedagogical Experience of Teaching Financial Coaching

Lucy M. Delgadillo · 2015-12 · Journal of Financial Therapy

This study reports on the pedagogical experience of teaching a financial coaching course to personal and family finance undergraduate students at XXXX State University. The paper describes the conceptualization of the class, including theoretical frameworks, ethical considerations, practitioner’s models, learning objectives, and competencies. The assessment of the course provided data used by the instructor to refine…

The effect of dynamic proximity cues on counterfactual plausibility

Judith Covey · Qiyuan Zhang · 2014-November · Judgment and Decision Making

Previous research has found that people consult closeness or proximity cues when they evaluate the plausibility or likelihood of a counterfactual alternative to reality. In this paper we asked whether the plausibility of counterfactuals extends to dynamic proximity cues that signal a sense of propensity or acceleration in the lead-up to an outcome. Subjects gambled on obtaining either three heads or three tails from …

Communication with the public in the health-care system: a descriptive study of the use of social media in Local Health Authorities and public hospitals in Italy

Marina Vanzetta · Ercole Vellone · Alberto Dal Molin · Gennaro Rocco · 2014-6 · Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità

INTRODUCTION. In 2010 the Italian Ministry of Health set out recommendations for the use of social technology and Web 2.0, inviting organisations within the Italian national health service (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale, SSN) to equip themselves with instruments. Objectives. 1. to ascertain how many local health authorities (Aziende Sanitarie Locali, ASL) and public hospitals have a presence on the most widely used so…

El retorno social de la inversión: ¿se puede medir el impacto de la difusión de un proyecto de responsabilidad social empresarial?

César Sáenz Acosta · José Ventura Egoávil · 2014-12 · Universidad y Empresa

En este documento, que es el resultado de un trabajo de investigación, se examina la influencia que tienen el cambio actitudinal y su difusión interna entre los usuarios de un proyecto de responsabilidad social (RS), sobre el logro de los propósitos de ese proyecto. Se empleó el método de estudio de caso. El público objetivo son emprendedores partícipes de un programa de desarrollo de capacidades en un proyecto de re…

Gathering Evidence of Benefits: A Structured Approach from the Jisc Managing Research Data Programme

Laura Molloy · Simon Hodson · Meik Poschen · Jonathan Tedds · 2013-November · International Journal of Digital Curation

The work of the Jisc Managing Research Data programme is – along with the rest of the UK higher education sector – taking place in an environment of increasing pressure on research funding. In order to justify the investment made by Jisc in this activity – and to help make the case more widely for the value of investing time and money in research data management – individual projects and the programme as a wh…

Para um modelo conceitual internacional de descrição arquivística

Gretchen Gueguen · Vitor Manoel Marques da Fonseca · Daniel V. Pitti · Claire Sibille-de Grimoüard · 2013-December · Acervo

O Conselho International de Arquivos (CIA) designou um Grupo de Especialistas em Descrição Arquivística (GEDA) no final de 2012. O CIA encarregou esse grupo de desenvolver um modelo conceitual para descrição arquivística que reconcilie e integre as quatro normas de descrição do CIA já existentes. O GEDA trabalhará a partir dos mais de vinte anos de desenvolvimento de normas do CIA, dos trabalhos de modelagem nacionai…

DISCLOSURE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE CONTEXT OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY

Ekaterina Yakovlevna Litau · 2013-11 · Sovremennye Issledovaniâ Socialʹnyh Problem

<p>Idea of entrepreneurship was transformed throughout several centuries, and today it is widely accepted that this concept can be disclosed through the personality of entrepreneur who is a driving force of development of small enterprises as a whole.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>disclosure of psychological aspects of a person of entrepreneur as one of the main factors influencing the process of small enterprises …

Kadınlarının sağlık eğitimi ihtiyaçlarının odak grup görüşmesi yöntemi ile belirlenmesi

Sultan GÜÇLÜ · Meral UYSAL · 2013-10 · Ankara Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi

Bu araştırmanın genel amacı, kırsal kesimde yaşayan kadınlar için geliştirilecek “Halk Sağlığı” konulu bir programın kadınların sağlık risk algılamaları ve sağlıkla ilgili davranışları üzerindeki etkisinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırma grubunu, Kütahya İli Köprüören Köyü Halk Eğitim Merkezi’ne bağlı kurslara devam eden, 15 yaşından büyük, okuma-yazma bilen kadın kursiyerler oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada veriler, anket, gör…

Organizando um arquivo histórico: o acervo do Tribunal de Justiça do Amazonas

James Roberto Silva · Rita de Cassia Ferreira Machado · Natacha Oliveira Janes · Denize da Mota Souza · 2012-October · Acervo

Este artigo é um relato da organização por que vêm passando os documentos históricos do Arquivo Geral do Poder Judiciário do Estado do Amazonas. Trata-se do projeto “Documentos históricos do Judiciário amazonense: diagnóstico de acervo e organização do arquivo permanente do Poder Judiciário do Estado do Amazonas” (PGCT-FAPEAM), incumbido da tarefa de organizar um acervo de cerca de 15 mil processos. Destacamos o hist…