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The Macroeconomy after Tariffs

2021

Exchange rateInequalitymedia_common.quotation_subjectUnemploymentEconomicsBalance of tradeMonetary economicsProductivitymedia_common

L’Épreuve du temps. Accidents, répétitions, rythmes et handicap

2021

International audience

[SHS.PHIL] Humanities and Social Sciences/Philosophy[SHS.PHIL]Humanities and Social Sciences/PhilosophyComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS

The Question of Providence and the Problem of Evil in Suhrawardī

2021

Abstract Šihāb al-Dīn al-Suhrawardī’s philosophical works seem to contain two conflicting views on providence: in the Talwīḥāt and the Mašāriʿ, he endorses the Avicennian view, only to deny providence altogether in the Ḥikmat al-išrāq. This contribution aims to explain the seeming inconsistency by investigating it in light of the underlying question of God’s knowledge of particular things. I will also argue that despite his qualms concerning providence, Suhrawardī accepts the closely related Avicennian answer to the problem of evil.

Cultural StudiesPhilosophyproblem of evilProblem of evilteodikeaReligious studiesprovidenceislamŠihāb al-Dīn al-SuhrawardīAbū l-Barakāt al-BaġdādīPhilosophykaitselmusarabialainen filosofiateologiaGod’s knowledge of particularsTheologypahuus

Significance of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) and Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) in Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Potential New Therapeutic Targets

2021

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is a well-known complication of diabetes and a significant burden on the national health systems. The neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio are inexpensive and easily accessible biomarkers that have proved to be useful in several inflammatory, infectious and cardiovascular diseases. We carried out a comprehensive review examining the association of NLR and PLR with the onset and progression of DFU. PLR and NLR were significantly increased in patients with DFU, compared with a control group of T2DM patients without DFU, and correlate well with DFU severity, evaluated by Wagner and IWGDF grading scales. In patients with diabetic foot infect…

medicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentOsteomyelitisGeneral MedicineSystemic inflammationmedicine.diseaseGastroenterologyDiabetic foot ulcerAmputationDiabetes mellitusInternal medicinediabetes diabetic foot ulcer inflammation neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR)medicineSurgeryClinical significancemedicine.symptomNeutrophil to lymphocyte ratioComplicationbusiness

Economics, Science and Capitalism

2021

Various strains of heterodox economics have sought, and largely failed, to dismount orthodoxy from its dominant position. This book critiques the criticizers, explaining why heterodox economics challenges have faltered, and then presents a coherent alternative paradigm of its own. This simultaneously exposes the vacuousness of neoclassical economics, the limitations of heterodox critique and the subverting of Karl Marx’s revolutionary economic thought by his own disciples. The book draws in particular on two key intellectual traditions in making its arguments: critical realism and Marxism. From the refounding of critical realist philosophy of science in the hands of Roy Bhaskar, emphasis is…

EconomicsNeoclassical economicsCapitalism

MAD+. Introducing Misconceptions in the Temporal Analysis of the Mathematical Modelling Process of a Fermi Problem

2021

This work describes how the combination of the mistakes committed by a group of pre-service teachers when solving a Fermi problem, with the representation of the temporal analysis of their resolutions, can offer more in-depth information about their conceptual misconceptions regarding mathematical and modelling concepts. The combined representation allows knowing when mistakes occur and provides a powerful tool for instructors to adapt the teaching–learning processes of mathematics at all levels of education. Our study is based on a recent categorisation of students’ mistakes, together with the creation of a new representation tool, called MAD+, that can combine all this information. The ma…

Theoretical computer sciencePublic AdministrationestimationGroup (mathematics)Computer scienceProcess (engineering)Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and RehabilitationContext (language use)Resolution (logic)mathematics educationLMatemàtica EnsenyamentComputer Science ApplicationsEducationsymbols.namesakeFermi problemsDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyComputer Science (miscellaneous)symbolsFermi problemmodelling activity diagramsmathematical modellingRepresentation (mathematics)Education Sciences

Le labyrinthe des passions : une plongée dans la gestion communautaire des projets entrepreneuriaux

2021

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[SHS.GESTION]Humanities and Social Sciences/Business administration[SHS.GESTION] Humanities and Social Sciences/Business administrationComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS

The Grain Boundary Wetting Phenomena in the Ti-Containing High-Entropy Alloys: A Review

2021

In this review, the phenomenon of grain boundary (GB) wetting by melt is analyzed for multicomponent alloys without principal components (also called high-entropy alloys or HEAs) containing titanium. GB wetting can be complete or partial. In the former case, the liquid phase forms the continuous layers between solid grains and completely separates them. In the latter case of partial GB wetting, the melt forms the chain of droplets in GBs, with certain non-zero contact angles. The GB wetting phenomenon can be observed in HEAs produced by all solidification-based technologies. GB leads to the appearance of novel GB tie lines Twmin and Twmax in the multicomponent HEA phase diagrams. The so-cal…

010302 applied physicsPhase transitionMaterials scienceMining engineering. MetallurgyHigh entropy alloysMetals and AlloysTN1-997Titanium alloyThermodynamics02 engineering and technology021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology01 natural sciencesphase transitionsContact anglePhase (matter)titanium alloys0103 physical sciencesgrain boundary wettingGeneral Materials ScienceGrain boundaryWetting0210 nano-technologyphase diagramsPhase diagramhigh-entropy alloys

Decentering, Acceptance, and Non-Attachment : Challenging the Question "Is It Me?"

2021

Among mindfulness measures the three constructs acceptance, decentering, and non-attachment are psychometrically closely related, despite their apparent semantic differences. These three facets present robust psychometric features and can be considered core themes in most “third wave” clinical models. The aim of the present study was to explore the apparently different content domains (acceptance, decentering, and non-attachment) by administering various psychometric scales in a large sample of 608 volunteers. Resilience and depression were also assessed. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses performed in two randomly selected subsamples showed a bifactor approximation. The explained…

confirmatory factor analysisdemographyegoMindfulnessmindfulnessage distributionRC435-571non attachmentconvenience sampledecenteringSalut mentalmedia_commonOriginal ResearchPsychiatryDepressionadultVariance (accounting)Large samplePsychiatry and Mental healthagedMeditaciófemalepsychological resiliencedepressionNon-attachmentPsychological resiliencemedicine.symptomPsychologyConstruct (philosophy)MindfulnessCognitive psychologynon-attachmentmedia_common.quotation_subjectsex differenceArticleDelusionmaleId ego and super-egomedicinecross-sectional studycontrolled studyhumanresilienceDecenteringResiliencemajor clinical studysocial statusAcceptanceself conceptadolescentexploratory researchpsychometryrandomized controlled trialneuropsychological testpsychological well-beingThird waveacceptance

Application of Geostatistical Tools to the Geochemical Characterization of the Peloritani Mts (Sicily, Italy) Aquifers

2021

Sources of groundwater contaminants in inhabited areas, located in complex geo-tectonic contexts, are often deeply interlocked, thus, making the discrimination between anthropic and natural origins difficult. In this study, we investigate the Peloritani Mountain aquifers (Sicily, Italy), using the combination of probability plots with concentration contour maps to retrieve an overall view of the groundwater geo-chemistry with a special focus on the flux of heavy metals. In particular, we present a methodology for integrating spatial data with very different levels of precision, acquired before and during the “geomatic era”. Our results depict a complex geochemical layout driven by a geo-puz…

Geography Planning and DevelopmentGeomaticsGeochemistryAquiferAquatic Sciencewater qualityprobability plotsBiochemistryNatural (archaeology)tectonicsheavy metalsTD201-500Spatial analysisWater Science and Technologygeographygeography.geographical_feature_categoryWater supply for domestic and industrial purposesbusiness.industryHydraulic engineeringGroundwater rechargeTectonicsdissolved CO<sub>2</sub> partial pressureContour lineMaximum Admitted ConcentrationsTC1-978businessGroundwaterGeologyWater

Supersolid-superfluid phase separation in the extended Bose-Hubbard model

2021

Recent studies have suggested a new phase in the extended Bose-Hubbard model in one dimension at integer filling [1,2]. In this work, we show that this new phase is phase-separated into a supersolid and superfluid part, generated by mechanical instability. Numerical simulations are performed by means of the density matrix renormalization group algorithm in terms of matrix product states. In the phase-separated phase and the adjacent homogeneous superfluid and supersolid phases, we find peculiar spatial patterns in the entanglement spectrum and string-order correlation functions and show that they survive in the thermodynamic limit. In particular, we demonstrate that the elementary excitatio…

Condensed Matter::Quantum GasesPhysicsDensity matrixQuantum PhysicsHubbard modelSuperfluïdesaDensity matrix renormalization groupCondensed matterFOS: Physical sciencesBose–Hubbard modelMatèria condensada01 natural sciences010305 fluids & plasmasSuperfluiditySupersolidQuantum Gases (cond-mat.quant-gas)SuperfluidityLuttinger liquidQuantum mechanics0103 physical sciencesThermodynamic limitCondensed Matter - Quantum GasesQuantum Physics (quant-ph)010306 general physicsLuttinger parameterPhysical Review B

L'Ukraine. De l'indépendance à la guerre

2021

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[SHS] Humanities and Social SciencesComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences

Status, distribution and conservation of Kentish plover &lt;em&gt;Charadrius alexandrinus&lt;/em&gt; (Aves, Charadriiformes) in Sicily

2021

The Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus is a sensitive species whose national breeding population has been undergoing a sharp decrease, up to 50%, in 2010 compared to the previous decade. Due to the lack of updated data and fragmented knowledge about its current status and distribution in Sicily, a specific and accurate monitoring of this species was carried out during the years 2018 and 2019. About 230 km of coastline and 64 UTM squares 10x10 km were investigated during the breeding seasons, and a total of 205-287 pairs have been estimated for the whole region, distributed in 41 UTM squares (including the island of Favignana). Pairs are mainly concentrated in the complex of “Saline di T…

Ecological nicheCharadriiformeseducation.field_of_studybiologyKentish ploverPopulationPaleontologyGeologyPlant Sciencebiology.organism_classificationCharadriuslanguage.human_languageFisheryGeographyHabitatAbundance (ecology)languageAnimal Science and ZoologyeducationSicilianEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsNatural History Sciences

Measurement of the absolute branching fractions of J/ψ→γη and η decay modes

2021

Nuclear physicsPhysics010308 nuclear & particles physics0103 physical sciences010306 general physicsBranching (polymer chemistry)01 natural sciencesPhysical Review D

”CodeInnova”: A Unified Framework for Teaching Programming and Computational Thinking In Primary Schools

2021

Teaching programming and computational thinking (CT) in primary schools have become more common in the last decade. However, there has been little international consensus on what teaching the topics encompass. We present CodeInnova, a framework developed jointly between four partnering countries for teaching programming and CT in K–9. In this paper, we present the curriculum for teaching CT and the accompanying teaching materials developed in CodeInnova. We also discuss preliminary results of testing the developed resources in classrooms.

Computer scienceComputational thinkingComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONPrimary educationMathematics educationCurriculum21st Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research

High-rate cycling performance of lead-acid batteries with nanostructured electrodes

2021

In this work we present lead-acid batteries with nanostructured electrodes cycled with different C-rate from 1C (1 hour to complete charge) up to 30C (120 seconds to complete charge) and imposing a very deep discharge. In comparison to the parameters usually used for commercial batteries, these are much more stressful conditions in terms of cut-off and charge/discharge rate.

Nanostructured ElectrodesHigh C-rate cyclingState of chargeNano TechnologyLead-Acid Battery

Income and expenses of Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1686–1712), starost of Veliuona, Zabłudów, Baisogala and Daugeliskis, relating to his schooling in Wars…

2021

Postać Jana Karola Chodkiewicza (1686–1712) z linii supraskiej nie doczekała się do tej pory swojego opracowania choćby w postaci noty biograficznej. Artykuł niniejszy przybliża więc wybrany fragment z życiorysu wyżej wymienionego bohatera, który w latach 1700–1705 przebywał na naukach w szkole jezuickiej w Warszawie. Okres nauk stanowił ważne wydarzenie w życiu młodych magnatów, którzy w ich ramach przygotowywali się do służby państwowej i funkcjonowania w społeczeństwie szlacheckim. Nie inaczej było w przypadku Jana Karola, dziedzica ogromnej fortuny chodkiewiczowskiej, który resztę swojego krótkiego życia spędził później na sporach o dobra ojczyste. Młody starosta pobierał nauki w trudny…

HistoryIšlaidosJonas Karolis Chodkevičius (Jan Karol Chodkiewicz)Abiejų Tautų Respublika (ATR; Rzeczpospolita Obojga Narodów; Žečpospolita; Sandrauga; Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; Lenkija ir Lietuva; Lenkijos ir Lietuvos Valstybė; Lenkijos-Lietuvos unija)IšsilavinimasexpensesBajorai didikai ir magnatai / Nobles and magnatesincomeLietuva (Lithuania)WarsawDidysis Šiaurės karas 1700-1721 (Great Northern war)college educationVeliuonaLenkija (Lenkijos karalystė; Rzeczpospolita Polska; Kingdom of Poland; Poland)DaugėliškisGreat Northern War (1700–1721)Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1686–1712)

The Schur Expansion of Characteristic Polynomials and Random Matrices

2021

We develop a new framework to compute the exact correlators of characteristic polynomials, and their inverses, in random matrix theory. Our results hold for general potentials and incorporate the effects of an external source. In matrix model realizations of string theory, these correspond to correlation functions of exponentiated "(anti-)branes" in a given background of "momentum branes". Our method relies on expanding the (inverse) determinants in terms of Schur polynomials, then re-summing their expectation values over the allowed representations of the symmetric group. Beyond unifying previous, seemingly disparate calculations, this powerful technique immediately delivers two new result…

High Energy Physics - TheoryHigh Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)[PHYS.HTHE]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Theory [hep-th][PHYS.MPHY]Physics [physics]/Mathematical Physics [math-ph]FOS: Physical sciences[PHYS.HTHE] Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Theory [hep-th]Mathematical Physics (math-ph)correlation functionmatrix model: random[PHYS.MPHY] Physics [physics]/Mathematical Physics [math-ph]string modeldeterminantMathematical Physics

Lukion historian opettajien käsityksiä esseen arviointiin vaikuttavista piirteistä

2021

Artikkelissa tarkastellaan lukion historian opettajien käsityksiä aineistopohjaisen esseen arvioinnista ja siihen vaikuttavista piirteistä tiedonalan tekstitaitojen näkökulmasta. Aineisto koostuu opettajien ryhmähaastatteluista ja lukiolaisten kirjoittamista aineistopohjaisista esseistä. Haastattelut analysoitiin laadullisen sisällönanalyysin avulla ja esseiden kielellisiä piirteitä systeemis-funktionaalisen kieliteorian avulla. Analyysissä keskityttiin opettajien arvostamiin esseen piirteisiin ja niiden kielellisiin toteumiin. Opettajien arvostamissa piirteissä korostuivat erityisesti sisältötiedon hallinta sekä tehtävänannon noudattaminen. Aineiston käyttöön ja opiskelijan omaan pohdintaa…

tekstitaitoesseethistorianopettajatsysteemis-funktionaalinen kieliteoriaassessmentmedia_common.quotation_subjectGeography Planning and DevelopmenthistoriaLiteracyesseeArgumentation theorylukiolaisetPedagogySource materialdisciplinary literaciesSociologymedia_commonsysteemis-funktionaalinen kielioppiSecondary levelessaydisciplinary literacytiedonalan tekstitaidotLinguistic analysisContent analysisArtikkelithistoryarviointisystemic-functional theorykirjoittaminenAinedidaktiikka

Las capacidades directivas en la empresa familiar turística: ¿Es la profesionalización la clave para su desarrollo?

2021

Este trabajo tiene como principal objetivo analizar los elementos de la particular estructura de gobierno de la empresa familiar y la implicación de la familia en el negocio con tal de comprobar sus efectos sobre las capacidades directivas. Asimismo, se estudiará la profesionalización en este tipo de empresas como variable moderadora. Para abordar este análisis, se tomarán como base el Enfoque Basado en Recursos y Capacidades y la Teoría de la Agencia. El estudio empírico se lleva a cabo sobre una base de 591 empresas turísticas españolas mediante un análisis de regresión lineal múltiple. Los resultados demuestran que muchas de las características peculiares de la empresa familiar ejercen u…

Resource (project management)Empirical researchCorporate governanceWelfare economicsPrincipal–agent problemBusinessModerationProfessionalizationTourismSkills managementEuropean Journal of Family Business

Transgenerational effects decrease larval resilience to ocean acidification &amp; warming but juvenile European sea bass could benefit from higher te…

2021

1.AbstractThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ocean acidification (OA) and warming (OW) as well as the transgenerational effect of OA on larval and juvenile growth and metabolism of a large economically important fish species with a long generation time. Therefore we incubated European sea bass from Brittany (France) for two generations (&gt;5 years in total) under current and predicted OA conditions (PCO2: 650 and 1700 µatm). In the F1 generation both OA condition were crossed with OW (temperature: 15-18°C and 20-23°C). We found that OA alone did not affect larval or juvenile growth and OW increased developmental time and growth rates, but OAW decreased larval size at me…

0106 biological sciencesLarva010604 marine biology & hydrobiologymedia_common.quotation_subjectF1 generationZoologyOcean acidificationBiology010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesTransgenerational epigeneticsJuvenile14. Life underwaterMetamorphosisSea bassBeneficial effectsmedia_common

The Learning Process in Live-Action Simulation Games: The Impact of Personality, Motivation, Immersion, and Flow on Learning Outcome in a Simulation …

2021

Background Against the backdrop of the cognitive-motivational process model proposed by Vollmeyer and Rheinberg (1998) , this study investigates how the personality trait need for cognition in combination with a specific situation (short and long version of a live-action simulation game), current motivation, and immersion and flow (mediators) predict the learning outcome in the simulation game EVERYDAY LIFE IN THE CLASSROOM ( Starker &amp; Imhof, 2014 ). Methods N = 138 teacher students played the short 2-hour version of the simulation game, and N = 77 played the long 2-day version. Need for cognition, current motivation, immersion, flow, and learning outcome were measured by self-report qu…

Need for cognitionHigher educationbusiness.industryProcess (engineering)media_common.quotation_subjectGeneral Social SciencesLive actionOutcome (game theory)Computer Science ApplicationsImmersion (virtual reality)TraitPersonalityPsychologybusinessCognitive psychologymedia_commonSimulation &amp; Gaming

We Had to Feed the People: The Italian Lira and the Political Economy of Currency in British Eritrea, 1941–1950

2021

Following the occupation of Eritrea in 1941, British authorities in London promoted a currency policy aimed at replacing the Italian lira with a sterling-based currency basket. In May 1942, they opted for the enforcement of the East African shilling as the new legal tender. The lire, however, did not disappear overnight. Their circulation was tolerated—and, in some cases, even encouraged—by British authorities in Asmara, which exploited the small deal of autonomy they enjoyed from London to adapt the new monetary system to the needs of local governance. The case study is a useful lens to analyse the multiplicity of interests that shaped the political economy of currency of the United Kingdo…

media_common.quotation_subjectLegislationEritreaColonialismCurrencyUnited KingdomCurrency basketNegotiationExchange rateCurrencyPolitical sciencePolitical economyItalian LiraCirculation (currency)decolonizationLegal tendermedia_common

Digital Banking in Northern India: The Risks on Customer Satisfaction

2021

The widespread use of digital technologies and the current pandemic (COVID) have fueled the need and call for digital transformation in the banking sector. Although this has various benefits, it is a disruption to the norm to which a bank customer has to become accustomed. This variance means that customers would have to make some changes to their routine. This can constitute risks in terms of maintaining customer satisfaction at previous levels. These risks are associated with customer retention because a service or product needs to be aligned with customer expectations to avoid them switching to other service providers. Moreover, it can also have an effect on reputa- tion. Offering digita…

Customer retentionInternet banking -- India NorthService industries -- India NorthStrategy and Managementmedia_common.quotation_subjectEconomics Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)digital banking; customer satisfaction; SERVQUAL model; risk management; service quality; digital transformationrisk managementservice qualityRisk management -- India NorthInsuranceFinance -- Technological innovations -- India NorthAccountingHG8011-9999ddc:330Quality (business)Marketingmedia_commonService (business)Service qualitydigital bankingSERVQUAL (Service quality framework)customer satisfactionDigital transformationSERVQUAL modelService providerBank customers -- India Northdigital transformationCustomer satisfactionBusinessBanks and banking -- Technological innovations -- India NorthReputationRisks

Towards Resilient Organisations and Societies? Reflections on the Multifaceted Nature of Resilience

2021

AbstractAs the chapters in this volume have shown, resilience is a multifaceted and malleable concept that can be fruitfully applied to a wide range of phenomena at all levels of society. At the same time, there is a distinct danger of concept stretching. In this concluding chapter, we look at both the extensiveness of the concept, reviewing the range of complementary concepts that have been engaged by the authors, and how it can be delimited to maintain conceptual distinctiveness and explanatory value. What is more, we provide some recommendations on how scholars working across disciplinary boundaries may go about unpacking resilience in and for organizations and societies.

Value (ethics)Optimal distinctiveness theoryEnvironmental ethicsSociologyResilience (network)DisciplineVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Statsvitenskap og organisasjonsteori: 240

Paikallisen ulkosuomalaisuuden rikas monitieteinen kokonaiskuva

2021

General MedicineSociologySananjalka

Resilience in Organizations and Societies: The State of the Art and Three Organizing Principles for Moving Forward

2021

AbstractResilience has attracted a multitude of scholars from diverse backgrounds and disciplines as it is a desired feature for responding to the adversities that modern societal systems face, not least the Covid-19 pandemic. Existing research displays little convergence on the definition of the concept making a robust theoretical framework and empirical understanding of resilience highly desirable. The aim of this chapter is to provide a more holistic understanding of the complex phenomenon of resilience from a multi-sectorial, cross-national and multidisciplinary perspective by proposing an original approach into the state of the art that might enhance future research. This chapter ident…

TypologyTransformative learningMultidisciplinary approachManagement scienceMultitudeNoveltyFace (sociological concept)SociologyDevelopment theoryResilience (network)VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Statsvitenskap og organisasjonsteori: 240

Impacts of wood extraction on soil: assessing rutting and soil compaction caused by skidding and forwarding by means of traditional and innovative me…

2021

AbstractIntensive forestry operations may cause soil compaction, plastic soil disturbances and rutting, which are responsible for undesirable effects on soils, vegetation and water bodies. Despite the numerous studies aimed to identify the main factors affecting soil damages, it still remains unclear whether wood extraction methods and driving direction (uphill or downhill) may affect the impacts of forest machines. This research analyses soil compaction and soil penetration resistance as well as rutting from forwarding and skidding using the same farm tractor in up- and downhill wood extraction. Rutting was estimated by 3D soil reconstruction derived by portable laser scanning (PLS) and cl…

Portable laser scannerRutForest ScienceSoil ScienceForestryPlant ScienceVegetationBulk densityPhotogrammetrysoil disturbanceSoil compactionSoil waterEnvironmental scienceDigital elevation modelGeotechnical engineeringExtraction (military)Portable laser scanner &#183; Digital elevation model &#183; Soil disturbanceDigital surfaceSettore AGR/06 - Tecnologia Del Legno E Utilizzazioni Forestali

Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Charge Ordering in CaFeO 3 and SrFeO 3 Crystals

2021

Charge orderingMaterials scienceCondensed matter physicsCondensed Matter PhysicsElectronic Optical and Magnetic Materialsphysica status solidi (b)

Managerial Capabilities in the Family Tourist Business: Is Professionalization the Key to Their Development?

2021

The main objective of this paper is to analyze the elements of the particular governance structure of the family business and the involvement of the family in the business in order to verify its effects on managerial capabilities. Likewise, professionalization in this type of company will be studied as a moderating variable. To address this analysis, the Resource and Capabilities Based-View and the Agency Theory will be taken as a basis. The empirical study is carried out on a base of 591 Spanish tourism companies using a multiple linear regression analysis. The results show that many of the peculiar characteristics of the family business have a negative effect on their managerial skills, p…

family businessprofessionalizationgovernance structuremanagement capabilitiestourism sector

Electron and Energy Transfer Mechanisms: The Double Nature of TiO2 Heterogeneous Photocatalysis

2021

Photocatalytic chemical transformations in the presence of irradiated TiO2 are generally considered in terms of interfacial electron transfer. However, more elusive energy-transfer-driven reactions have been also hypothesized to occur, mainly on the basis of the indirect evidence of detected reaction products whose existence could not be justified simply by electron transfer. Unlike in homogeneous and colloidal systems, where energy transfer mechanisms have been investigated deeply for several organic syntheses, understanding of similar processes in heterogeneous systems is at only a nascent level. However, this gap of knowledge can be filled by considering the important achievements of syn…

TitaniumSinglet oxygenChemistryEnergy transferElectronsGeneral ChemistryElectronCatalysisIndirect evidenceElectron transferElectron transferPhotocatalysiEnergy TransferHomogeneousChemical physicsPhotocatalysisTiO2PhotocatalysisTopics in Current Chemistry

Rethinking Monetary Policy in the Framework of Inclusive and Sustainable Growth

2021

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development places equality and sustainability at the centre of policy agendas. Nowadays, socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable economic growth is a central priority of public policy for most governments worldwide. Based on the theoretical and conceptual frameworks of inclusive growth and sustainable growth, we focus on monetary policy as a powerful macroeconomic policy tool connected with distributional and environmental issues. We deal with how high levels in income and wealth inequality, on the one hand, and shocks related to environmental degradation and climate change, on the other hand, it might have substantial implications for the conduct…

Sustainable developmentEquity (economics)Economic policyMonetary policySustainabilityEconomicsPublic policyInclusive growthSustainable growth rateEnvironmental degradation

Genomic transformation and social organization during the Copper Age–Bronze Age transition in southern Iberia

2021

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010506 paleontologySouthern IberiaArgarArqueologiaBiología CelularCopper Age01 natural sciencesSocial and Interdisciplinary Sciences03 medical and health sciencesBronze AgePolitical scienceGeneticsread alignmentSocial organizationancient genomes030304 developmental biology0105 earth and related environmental sciences0303 health sciencesMultidisciplinaryEuropean researchskin color predictionancestrySciAdv r-articlesHuman GeneticsPrehistoriaChalcolithicsequencestepperevealAnthropologyprehistoryadmixtureChristian ministryhistoryBronce AgeHumanitiesResearch Article

Organizational Persistence in Highly Institutionalized Environments: Unpacking the Relation Between Identity and Resilience

2021

AbstractDespite growing academic interest in understanding the conditions under which resilient organizations adapt to challenging circumstances, little attention to date has been paid to the role played by ‘soft’ factors such as identity as an enabler or property of resilient behaviour. In this chapter, we propose that different forms of legitimacy contribute to the framing of acceptable identities affecting the endurance of central elements over time, thus shaping resilience. By splitting up forms of legitimacy and by analysing elements of organizational identity separately, we provide a novel framework that enables a deeper understanding of identity formation processes in complex environ…

Organizational identityFraming (social sciences)Higher educationbusiness.industryIdentity (social science)Context (language use)Environmental ethicsSociologyResilience (network)businessIdentity formationLegitimacy

Fishing and wine production, two waste types and one solution: antimicrobial activity of new food packaging.

2021

Chitosanedible biofilmshelf-lifeantimicrobial propertiescrustacean

The Post-entrepreneurial University: The Case for Resilience in Higher Education

2021

AbstractHistorically speaking, the university has been a highly resilient organizational form; however recent pressures to become entrepreneurial threaten the institutional foundations on which that reliance is based. The chapter first provides conceptual clarity by revisiting what we argue are two distinct schools of thought on the entrepreneurial university. We show how the economic school’s conception intertwines with the rise of New Public Management (NPM) in Europe in the late 1990s and early 2000s, reframing the concept in ways that made it incompatible with resilience thinking. However, we argue that by tying back into ‘lost’ elements of sociological school’s conception, and associat…

Higher educationbusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subjectTyingCognitive reframingLoose couplingNew public managementSociologyPsychological resiliencePositive economicsbusinessHybrid modelmedia_commonDiversity (business)