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TEACHERS' SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH INDICATORS IN THE DISTANCE LEARNING SITUATION DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
2021
There were 3 countries which participated in Erasmus+ project „Supporting teachers to face the challenge of distance teaching” (2020-1-LV01-KA226-SCH-094599) during last year. The aim of the project was to develop a well-functioning digital support system for teachers, promoting socio-emotional health and resilience. The main aim of this research was to outline a research problem on teacher well-being factors in three countries during the Covid-19 pandemic, when teachers worked remotely, and to further explore the problem in a focus group in Latvia. The following is a description of the study that was carried out in Latvia on the problems of teachers' social and emotional health factors dur…
Unraveling assemblage, functions and stability of the gut microbiota of Blattella germanica by antibiotic treatment
2020
Symbiosis between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is a widespread phenomenon that has contributed to the evolution of eukaryotes. In cockroaches, two types of symbionts coexist: an endosymbiont in the fat body (Blattabacterium), and a rich gut microbiota. The transmission mode of Blattabacterium is vertical, while the gut microbiota of a new generation is mainly formed by bacterial species present in feces. We have carried out a metagenomic analysis of Blattella germanica populations, treated and non-treated with two antibiotics (vancomycin and ampicillin) over two generations to (1) determine the core of bacterial communities and potential functions of the gut microbiota and (2) to gain insight…
Don’t Stress, It’s Under Control: Neural Correlates of Stressor Controllability in Humans
2021
AbstractAnimal research has repeatedly shown that experience of control over an aversive event can protect against the negative consequences of later uncontrollable stress. Neurobiologically, this effect is assumed to correspond to persistent changes in the pathway linking the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) and the dorsal raphe nucleus. However, it remains unclear to what extent these findings translate to humans. During functional magnetic resonance imaging, we subjected participants to controllable and uncontrollable aversive but non-painful electric stimuli, as well as to a control condition without aversive stimulation. In each trial, a symbol signalled whether participants coul…
Individual baseline behavioral traits predict the resilience phenotype after chronic social defeat
2021
Abstract Chronic social defeat (CSD) has been widely used as a psychosocial stress model in mice, with the magnitude of CSD-induced social avoidance as the major behavioral hallmark of the resilient and susceptible groups. Despite significant progress in the study of the neurobiology of resilient and susceptible mice, the nature and ethological relevance of CSD-induced social avoidance and social approach, particularly measured using a CD1 mouse, needs conceptual clarification. Based on the findings of a recent study revealing substantial individuality in genetically homogeneous inbred mice, we investigated whether certain baseline individual characteristics of male C57BL/6J mice predict th…
Il Piano nazionale di ripresa e resilienza e le sue fonti: dinamiche dei processi normativi in tempo di crisi
2022
Il libro descrive ed opera un'analisi critica del quadro normativo Euro-nazionale nell'ambito del quale è stato definito il Piano nazionale di ripresa e resilienza italiano (PNRR). Oggetto principale dell'analisi è l'impatto del quadro normativo UE nell'ambito del quale è stato sviluppato Next Generation EU ed, in particolare, il Dispositivo sulla ripresa e la resilienza, sul sistema delle fonti che caratterizza l'ordinamento costituzionale italiano. Sono prese in esame, in particolare le "misure legislative" previste dal piano, il sistema di indicatori di valutazione delle stesse per verificare se è stata data "soddisfacente" attuazione al Piano e le prassi attuative. The book gives an ove…
Spatial risks and complex systems: methodological perspectives
2007
Research on risk and industrial catastrophes question the complexity theories. Besides the concepts of complexity which lead us to reconsider concepts of risk, hazard and vulnerability, we propose to think about more practical aspects, for example the modelling of human behaviour in crisis situations. The link between concepts as critical self-organization, emergence, bifurcation, and the methods in the Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI) used to model them is however difficult. In this paper, we present ongoing analysis on the key concepts of risk science, such as hazards and catastrophes. We propose to enrich them with complex systems theories. First, we present methodological persp…
Comparison between Entropy and Resilience as Indirect Measures of Reliability in the Framework of Water Distribution Network Design
2014
Abstract The aim of this paper is to investigate which between the entropy and resilience indices represents a better indirect measure of reliability in the framework of water distribution network design. The methodology adopted consisted of (a) multi-objective optimizations performed in order to minimize costs and maximize reliability, expressed by means of one of the indirect indices at time; (b) retrospective performance assessment of the solutions of Pareto fronts obtained. Two case studies of different topological complexity were considered. Results showed that indices based on energetic concepts (resilience and modified resilience) represent a better compact estimate of reliability th…
Investigating the links between resilience, perceived HRM practices, and retirement intentions
2019
Purpose Human resource management (HRM) scholars’ interest in older employees’ resilience has only recently started to emerge. Little is known about how resilience and perceived HRM are linked to different retirement intentions. Drawing on the conservation of resources and social exchange theories, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the links between perceived HRM practices, resilience and retirement intentions. Additionally, the paper examines the possible mediating role of resilience in the relationship between perceived HRM practices and retirement intentions. Design/methodology/approach In 2016, a cross-sectional study was conducted among older (50+) nursing professionals work…
Sāpju dzīvesspēka loma psiholoģiskajā labklājībā pieaugušajiem ar hronisko sāpju pieredzi
2021
Pētījuma mērķis bija izpētīt sāpju dzīvesspēka lomu psiholoģiskajā labklājībā pieaugušajiem ar hronisko sāpju pieredzi. Pētījumā piedalījās 116 Latvijas iedzīvotāji, 79 (68,1%) sievietes un 37 (31,9%) un vīrieši vecumā no 25-60 gadiem (M=42,13, SD=10,55), ar hronisko sāpju pieredzi no trīs mēnešiem līdz gadam un vairāk (neklīniskā izlase). Pētījumā tika izmantota Sāpju dzīvesspēka skala (Pain Resilience Scale, Ankawi et al., 2017), pētījuma ietvaros notika skalas adaptācija latviešu valodā, kā arī Psiholoģiskās labklājības aptauja (Scales of psychological well – being, Ryff, 1989, latv. val. Raščevska, Voitkāne, & Miezīte, 2004), kā arī tika ievākti dati par hronisko sāpju pieredzi (intensi…
Palermo resiliente : complessità e contraddizioni di una città mediterranea di fronte alle sfide in atto
2021
Palermo, città portuale dalla storia millenaria, si inserisce nel quadro delle previsioni che vedono il bacino del Mediterraneo sottoposto alle molteplici pressioni dovute all’innalzamento del livello medio marino, ai fenomeni climatici sempre più violenti e a regimi di precipitazioni sempre più irregolari ed ondate di calore, amplificate dall’effetto di isola di calore urbano. Il contributo costituisce una narrazione degli elementi di resilienza urbana, siano essi naturali, di paesaggio, di biodiversità e sociali. Il capitolo indica altresì in che direzione il capoluogo siciliano sta agendo per mitigare e adattarsi alle sfide in atto ed è corredato da materiale grafico, fotografie e mappat…