Comparison of healthy behavior in Ukrainian and Polish students of physical education

2021

Introduction: This study aimed to examine the healthy behaviors in undergraduate students of Physical Education (PE) from Ukraine and Poland in comparison to the control sample of students of other faculties. Material and methods: The group of 564 university students (67% of males), ranging in age from 18 to 41 years (M = 22.05, SD = 2.49), was surveyed using a written form of the Health Behavior Inventory (HBI). The HBI includes the following four subscales: healthy habits, nutrition (HHN), preventive behavior (PB), positive adjustments (PA), and healthy practices (HP). Undergraduates' sample consisted of 25% Ukrainian students of PE faculty, 30% Polish PE students, and 45% Polish sample o…

Navigācijas ierīces neredzīgiem cilvēkiem: vajadzību apzināšana un eksperimentāla prototipēšana

2021

Neredzīgu cilvēku skaits palielinās proporcionāli cilvēku skaitam, līdz ar to, palielinās arī cilvēku skaits, kuriem ikdienas gaitās nepieciešama vai nu asistenta palīdzība vai palīglīdzekļi. Šajā darbā apzinātas, pētītas un analizētas neredzīgu cilvēku vajadzības saistībā ar navigācijas palīglīdzekļiem, to esamību, pieejamību un neredzīgu cilvēku prasības no jauniem palīglīdzekļiem, lai tos reāli lietotu. Darbā eksperimentēts ar divu veidu sensoriem, kas spēj noteikt attālumu līdz objektiem – ultraskaņas sensoru un infrasarkano sensoru. Eksperimenta mērķis – pārbaudīt abu sensoru darbspēju un trūkumus, salīdzināt to darbību trīs dažādās vidēs un pret trīs dažādiem šķēršļiem. Eksperimentējo…

Chorzów. T. 4, W II Rzeczypospolitej i w latach wojny (1922-1945)

2021

Reducing Local Alphabet Size in Recognizable Picture Languages

2021

A recognizable picture language is defined as the projection of a local picture language defined by a set of two-by-two tiles, i.e. by a strictly-locally-testable (SLT) language of order 2. The family of recognizable picture languages is also defined, using larger k by k tiles, \(k>2\), by the projection of the corresponding SLT language. A basic measure of the descriptive complexity of a picture language is given by the size of the SLT alphabet using two-by-two tiles, more precisely by the so-called alphabetic ratio of sizes: SLT-alphabet/picture-alphabet. We study how the alphabetic ratio changes moving from two to larger tile sizes, and we obtain the following result: any recognizable pi…

Wykorzystywanie seksualne małoletnich przez duchownych w kinematografii: nierozpoznane znaki czasu

2021

Contemporary theology applies the old notion of loci theologici also to media and film. It is not only films that are directly religious (biblical, hagiographies, etc.) that have theological significance, but also those that take up topics related to the Church in a critical way. Therefore, one should be aware of the appearance of successive films, documentaries and feature films, which raise the issue of sexual abuse against the youngest (paedophilia) also in the Church. The article presents the most important films, whose authors present the perpetrators of paedophilia, the mechanisms leading to its concealment and silence not only in the Church, but also in the media and society, as well…

Analysis of the Economic Potential Trough Biochar Use for Soybean Production in Poland

2021

Soybean (Glycine max L.) is one of the most important crops grown globally. Biochar has been proposed as an alternative to aid sustainable soybean production. However, comprehensive studies that include both the economic aspects of soybean production and biochar are scarce. Poland, with an economy largely based on agriculture, is an interesting case to investigate the cost-effectiveness of using biochar in soybean production. We show that the use of biochar at rates of 40, 60 and 80 t/ha is unprofitable compared with a traditional soil amendment, such as NPK fertilization. The breakeven price for biochar to be economically viable should be USD 39.22, USD 38.29 and USD 23.53 for 40, 60 and 8…

Pokoleniowy potencjał polityki

2021

Pašapziņas sekmēšana 5 – 6 gadīgiem bērniem lomu rotaļās

2021

Darba autors: Iveta Grigoroviča Darba veids: Kvalifikācijas darbs Studiju programma: Pirmsskolas Izglītības skolotājs Darba zinātniskais vadītājs: Mg. Paed. Rasma Purmale Darba temats: Pašapziņas sekmēšana 5-6 gadīgiem bērniem lomu rotaļās Kvalifikācijas darba mērķis: Teorētiski un praktiski izzināt pašapziņas attīstības sekmēšanas iespējas pirmsskolā 5-6 gadu veciem bērniem. Teorētiskajā daļā: tiek aplūkoti vairāku autoru uzskati un to skaidrojumi par bērnu pašapziņas veidošanos kā arī pašapziņas attīstības veicināšanas iespējām caur lomu rotaļām. Pamatojoties uz dažādu autoru atziņām, tiek secināts, ka bērniem tiek sekmēta pašapziņa ar lomu rotaļu palīdzību. Empīriskā daļā: tiek veikts pē…

Norovirus-Host Interactions in the course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

2021

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects around 200,000 people in France. This group of conditions includes Crohn's disease (CD), which involves the entire digestive tract, and ulcerative colitis (UC), which involves only the colon and rectum. It is known that immunological, genetic and microbiological factors are at play in IBD, but the role of viruses remains only partially explored. Among viral etiologies, human noroviruses (huNoV) are the main cause of acute viral gastroenteritis worldwide. Norovirus binds to intestinal cells through histo-blood group antigens (HBGA), including ABO and Lewis antigens. The expression of HBGA is dependent upon tissue type and the underlying physiopatholog…

The use of botanical raw materials in hair dyeing

2021

Rynek kosmetyczny bogaty jest w produkty umożliwiające zmianę koloru włosów. Dostępne są trzy możliwości koloryzacji chemicznej zależne od czasu utrzymywania się docelowego koloru. Wśród nich wyróżnia się farbowanie krótkotrwałe, półtrwałe oraz długotrwałe. Przy użyciu składników syntetycznych możliwe jest uzyskanie pełnego przekroju kolorystycznego. Doniesienia o niepożądanych skutkach ubocznych farb chemicznych, zarówno dotyczących skóry głowy jak i struktury włosów przemawiają za powrotem naturalnych sposobów koloryzacji włosów, i za rozwojem tego kierunku. Celem opracowania było przybliżenie możliwości zastosowania surowców roślinnych celem koloryzacji włosów. Scharakteryzowano następuj…

Discovery privacy threats via device de-anonymization in LoRaWAN

2021

LoRaWAN (Long Range WAN) is one of the well-known emerging technologies for the Internet of Things (IoT). Many IoT applications involve simple devices that transmit their data toward network gateways or access points that, in their turn, redirect data to application servers. While several security issues have been addressed in the LoRaWAN specification v1.1, there are still some aspects that may undermine privacy and security of the interconnected IoT devices. In this paper, we tackle a privacy aspect related to LoRaWAN device identity. The proposed approach, by monitoring the network traffic in LoRaWAN, is able to derive, in a probabilistic way, the unique identifier of the IoT device from…

Influenceru loma airBaltic mārketinga kampaņās

2021

Bakalaura darba Influenceru loma airBaltic mārketinga kampaņās mērķis ir izpētīt influenceru iesaisti mārketinga kampaņās, kā influenceri veido saturu kopā ar “airBaltic” un sadarbības ietvaros, kā arī vispār ieskatīties kopējās influenceru industrijas situācijā Latvijā. Bakalaura darba autore ir secinājusi, ka aviokompānijas “airBaltic” sadarbība un Latvijas influenceru integrācija līdz šim nav pētīta un plašāk apskatīta, tāpēc tas ir interesants temats, lai mēģinātu noskaidrot konkrētā gadījuma situāciju. Paveicot pētījumu, tiek uzsvērts, ka tas varētu būt labs pamats arī turpmākiem pētījumiem. Darba teorētiskajā daļā ir ietverta informācija par komunikāciju, zīmolu un tā veidošanu, kā ar…

Vinyoli: canto y misterio

2021

Poesia de Vinyoli.

Comportamientos antideportivos de los agentes implicados en la competición de fútbol base de la Comunidad Valenciana

2021

El objetivo principal de esta tesis doctoral es identificar y analizar los comportamientos antideportivos de los agentes implicados en la competición de fútbol base de la Comunidad Valenciana. Para alcanzar dicho propósito se presentan cinco estudios que atienden, mediante diferentes enfoques metodológicos, a cada uno de estos agentes: jugadores (estudio 1), entrenadores (estudio 2), espectadores (estudio 3) y árbitros (estudios 4 y 5). El objetivo del estudio 1 es describir y analizar las sanciones disciplinarias recibidas por los jugadores de fútbol base de la Comunidad Valenciana desde la temporada 2014-2015 hasta la 2018-2019. Se obtienen y analizan un total de 53 031 sanciones a través…

Katalog fauny Ojcowskiego Parku Narodowego: wydano z okazji 65. rocznicy utworzenia Ojcowskiego Parku Narodowego 1956-2021

2021

Katalog fauny Ojcowskiego Parku Narodowego – tom 1. zawiera opracowanie większości grup bezkręgowców i wszystkich kręgowców. W katalogu uwzględniono dane z literatury oraz wszelkie dostępne informacje o występujących tu gatunkach, stwierdzonych w czasie badań własnych autorów opracowania oraz zgromadzonych w zbiorach muzealnych. W opracowaniu podano 6051 gatunków zwierząt; w tym 372 nowych dla Ojcowskiego P.N., najwięcej z rzędu muchówek (tabela). Wśród nich są dwie muchówki nie wykazywane dotąd z terenu Polski: ćmianka – Clogmia albipunctata z rodziny Psychodidae i Bicellaria vana z rodziny Hybotidae. Kilkadziesiąt nowych dla Parku gatunków podano z rzędu chrząszczy oraz chruścików. Do 197…

Diplomatic Wives, Cultures of Dress, and Brita Kekkonen : The New Study on the Cultural History of Diplomacy Has Started

2021

In this article, I discuss the private dress collection of Brita Kekkonen (1927–2013), a diplomatic wife, who was a very well-known figure in Finland during the period of the Cold War. Brita Kekkonen was also a very talented dress-maker and a very fashionable figure in diplomatic circles. Some eighty outfits made by Brita Kekkonen have survived to this day, in addition to her volumi-nous pattern collection, containing more than 1,000 patterns from several decades. The aim of my new postdoctoral research project is to identify Bri-ta Kekkonen’s dresses and examine their use, politico-cultural meanings and design in the context of the Cold War, diplomatic etiquette and Kekkonen’s own personal…

Trends in Screen Time and Mental Health among Icelandic Children and Adolecents

2021

Master's thesis in Public health science (ME516)

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Legal Migrant in Poland, Portugal, Latvia, and Belgium

2021

Purpose: The article aims to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic about legal migrants in selected European Union countries amidst the tighter restrictions and travel constraints introduced worldwide. Design/Methodology/Approach: The article uses data and source analysis and a modeling method to demonstrate the extrapolation of migration trends. Findings: The employed methodology enabled the authors to establish that in Poland, Portugal, Latvia, and Belgium, measures were taken to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of legal migrants residing on their territories during the introduction of the movement restrictions. Practical Implications: According to the authors, the ex…

Poszukiwanie własnej tożsamości przez młodych Łemków

2021

Mācību tēmas "Aušana ar pērlītēm- aproces izveide" apguve 7. klasē Dizainā un tehnoloģijās attālinātajās mācībās

2021

Diplomdarbs “Mācību tēmas: „Aušana ar pērlītēm- aproces izveide” apguve 7. klasē dizainā un tehnoloģijās attālinātajās mācībās” uzrakstīts latviešu valodā ietver 55 teksta lappuses, 46 attēlus, 7 tabulas, 6 pielikumus un 35 literatūras avotus. Diplomdarba mērķis ir izpētīt „Aušana ar pērlītēm” apguvi 7. klasē mācību priekšmetā „Dizains un tehnoloģijas”, izveidot tematisko plānu un aprobēt praksē. Darbā izpētīta literatūra un izstrādāts mācību saturs tēmai “Aušana ar pērlītēm”. Izstrādājot mācību saturu, darba autore ņēmusi vērā norādījumus attālinātā mācību procesa organizēšanā; atlasījusi atbilstošas metodes; apskatījusi normatīvos dokumentus un izstrādājusi vērtēšanas kritērijus. Atslēgas…

Aprūpes saimniecības kā sociālā uzņēmējdarbība laukos

2021

Bakalaura darba tēma ir “Aprūpes saimniecības kā sociālā uzņēmējdarbība laukos”. Darba mērķis – izpētīt aprūpes saimniecības kā iespējamu sociālās uzņēmējdarbības veidu laukos, balstoties lauku attīstības kontekstā. Izmantojot kvalitatīvās pētniecības metodi, tika veiktas daļēji strukturētas intervijas ar lauku saimniecību pārstāvjiem un ekspertiem. Darba metodoloģijas pamatā ir aģentu tīkla un noteikto vienību analīze. Pētījumā tiek secināts, ka aprūpes saimniecības kā sociālā uzņēmējdarbība laukos veicinātu mazaizsargātu personu sociālo integrāciju un nodarbinātību Latvijā. Pētnieciskais jautājums – kādi faktori kavē aprūpes saimniecību kā sociālās uzņēmējdarbības veicēju attīstību Latvij…

Mniejszość niemiecka w Polsce a proces transformacji systemowej - założenia i wstępne wyniki badań

2021

The article presents the assumptions and partial results of the research undertaken within the project “German minority in Poland in the face of transition and political transformation after 1989”, carried out by a research team from the Institute of Political Science and Administration (University of Opole) and commissioned by the German Minority Research Center. The project is an attempt of adopting a new perspective on the processes related to the political transformation which Poland underwent 30 years ago, with an aim of investigating the role that the German minority played in this transition. Authors of the paper focused on discussing the current state of research and outlining the s…

Canalicular adenoma with unicystic morphology. A rare entity

2021

Background Canalicular adenoma (CA) is a benign salivary gland tumor (SGT) almost exclusively affecting the minor salivary glands, predominantly of the upper lip, and exhibiting characteristic histopathologic features. As observed in several other SGTs, a commonly encountered finding is the presence of prominent cystic morphology. Even though a multicystic appearance is usually noticed, solitary cystic CAs may rarely occur. Case report Two female patients (74 and 78 years old respectively) presented for the evaluation of submucosal asymptomatic masses of the oral cavity. In the 1st case a solitary nodule was noticed in the upper lip, while the 2nd patient exhibited two symmetrical lesions o…

Evropská ochrana přírody v kontextu ekoturistiky v česko-polském příhraničí

2021

The usefulness of Olanzapine plasma concentrations in monitoring treatment efficacy and metabolic disturbances in first-episode psychosis

2021

Introduction: The role of Olanzapine therapeutic drug monitoring is controversial. The present study explores the associations of Olanzapine plasma concentrations with clinical response and metabolic side effects in first episode psychosis (FEP) after 2 months of treatment. Methods: Forty-seven patients were included. Improvement in clinical symptomatology was assessed using the PANSS. Metabolic assessment included weight, blood pressure, waist circumference, blood glucose, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, low-density lipoprotein, and triglycerides. Results: The Olanzapine plasma concentrations after 2 months of treatment were positively correlated with weight gain (r = 0.49, p …

Jauniešu nodarbinātība Latvijā

2021

Jauniešu nodarbinātības problēmai ir svarīga loma valsts ekonomikas attīstībā. Šī problēma skar Latvijā dzīvojošus jauniešus, tāpēc darba autors bakalaura darbā izvēlējas tēmu “Jauniešu nodarbinātība Latvijā”. Bakalaura darba mērķis identificēt jauniešu nodarbinātības problēmas Latvijā. Bakalaura darbā autors analizēs situāciju jauniešu darba tirgū, identificēs faktorus, kas to ietekmē, kā arī izstrādās priekšlikumus jauniešu nodarbinātības problēmu risināšanai. Autore aplūko jauniešu atbalsta programmas, kuras tiek īstenotas Latvijā un veic analīzi jauniešu nodarbinātības rādītājiem un anketēšanas rezultātiem.

Influencia de la formación y la investigación didáctica del profesorado de ciencias sobre su práctica docente

2021

Este trabajo analiza las relaciones entre la formación, la investigación en didáctica y la práctica docente del profesorado de ciencias de secundaria. La muestra no probabilística está formada por 55 profesores de secundaria. La metodología elegida es de tipo mixto (cuantitativo-cualitativo) y utiliza tres instrumentos complementarios: un cuestionario, un protocolo de observación en el aula y una entrevista. Los resultados de los cuestionarios muestran dos tipos de formación en didáctica de las ciencias: activa y estándar. Las observaciones y las entrevistas ponen de manifiesto la existencia de dos tipologías docentes con grandes diferencias entre ellas en lo referente a estrategias de ense…

Temperature-related effects on respiratory medical prescriptions in Spain

2021

Background The increased risk of mortality during periods of high and low temperatures has been well established. However, most of the studies used daily counts of deaths or hospitalisations as health outcomes, although they are the ones at the top of the health impact pyramid reflecting only a limited proportion of patients with the most severe cases. Objectives This study evaluates the relationship between short-term exposure to the daily mean temperature and medication prescribed for the respiratory system in five Spanish cities. Methods We fitted time series regression models to cause-specific medical prescriptions, including different respiratory subgroups and age groups. We included a…

Centenaire de "Colas Breugnon" : Romain Rolland romancier

2021

Ouvrage issu du colloque "Colas Breugnon aujourd'hui" qui s'est déroulé à l'Hôtel de ville de Clamecy le 12 octobre 2019 et du colloque "Romain Rolland et l'art du roman" qui s'est déroulé à Dijon le 7 novembre 2019; International audience; "Si l'image de l'intellectuel a occulté celle de l'écrivain dans la mémoire des lecteurs, c'est bien pour son art de romancier que Romain Rolland obtient le prix Nobel de littérature en 1915. Dans 'Colas Breugnon', roman écrit avant la Première Guerre mais publié en 1919, il raconte, avec une 'libre gaieté gauloise', les heurs et malheurs d'un artisan menuisier-ébéniste, sous le règne de Louis XIII. Par la voix de son personnage, le romancier partage une…

The Impact of CSR/ESG on the Cost of Capital: A Case Study of US Companies

2021

The paper identifies the direction and strength of the relationship between individual ESG elements (and ESG as a whole) and the weighted average cost of capital, the cost of equity, and debt. The research was based on US market company data from the Thomson Reuters Eikon database. Some modifications have been applied to the survey methodology compared to that previously used in the literature, making it possible to present comprehensive and more congruent results. Identifying the direction and strength of the relationship between individual elements of ESG and ESG as a whole and the cost of capital (weighted average,equity, and debt). Design/Methodology/Approach: This paper incorporates an…

Religioznyj âzyk v internete (na materiale rossijskih i polʹskih issledovanij)

2021

In the modern world, against the development of new information technologies began not only the penetration of the Internet in all spheres of human life, but the blurring of the boundaries between these spheres and the Internet, penetration of the real in the virtual and the creation of new virtual realities. Such world religions as Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam are forced to take this process into account. Despite the fact that the presence of the Internet in the various religious institutions is not always the same, and the Internet has created new structures that do not exist in the real religious life (new religions, sects,etc.), and the attitude to this phenomenon is ambiguous, rel…

Pourquoi Woodstock ?

2021

Key Electoral Institutions and Rules Influencing Proportionality and Partisan Bias in Spanish Politics

2021

The current paper focuses on the Spanish electoral rules governing political competition for the central “Congreso de los Diputados”. It is well-documented that the system as a whole has traditionally favoured one or the other of the two main political parties (PP and PSOE) at the expense of proportionality and the remaining political parties. This paper focuses on some key Spanish electoral rules and investigates how much the observed biases could be altered by introducing some alternative rules taken from the Swedish electoral system, ceteris paribus. Measures of disproportionality are made through the Loosemore–Hanby index and the Gallagher index. The electoral raw data used for our esti…

The “Missing Link”: exploring organized interests in post-communist policy-making

2021

On survivor stocks in the S&P 500 stock index

2021

This paper investigates the performance and characteristics of survivor stocks in the S&P 500 index. Using both in-sample and out-of-sample comparisons, survivor stocks outperformed this market index by a considerable margin. Relative to other S&P 500 index companies, survivor stocks tend to be small value stocks that exhibit high profitability and invest conservatively. Surprisingly, survivor stocks tend to be loser stocks with negative exposure to the momentum factor. Further analyses show that the volatility of the survivor stocks portfolio is less exposed to tail risks and responds less to shocks in the innovation process.

Impact of small organic molecules on the nucleation of calcium silicate hydrate

2021

Superplasticizers are nowadays commonly employed in concrete to improve its workability and mechanical performance. They generally have the side effect of retarding the hydration of Portland cement which results from two simultaneous reactions: the dissolution of cement grains and the precipitation of cement hydrates. The mechanisms responsible for this retardation and thus delay the setting time of cement remain however largely unexplained. The present work intended to tackle this puzzle from the perspective of cement hydrate formation and employing four small organic molecules as model for superplasticizers. In particular, the impact of these organics on the homogeneous nucleation of calc…