Search results for "Asian"

Psychology in Latvia

2012

History of psychology in Latvia can be divided into three stages: (1) origin and early development during the period of independence between the two World Wars; (2) survival under rather difficult conditions under the Soviet rule; and (3) rapid growth after the reestablishment of independence in 1991. After a brief review of the first two stages, this survey concentrates on recent and current trends in Latvian psychology. Research is reviewed on: interethnic relations, social representations; attachment styles in infancy and childhood and their reverberations in adulthood; early detection and intervention of depression in schoolchildren and university students; validation of major intellig…

Thirty years of ASEAN: Achievements and challenges

1998

Abstract This article first takes stock of the experiences, successes and shortcomings of Southeast Asian regionalism. During its thirty years, ASEAN has demonstrated the capability to react to international developments and to handle interstate relations on a constructive and cooperative basis. It is perhaps the most valuable achievement of ASEAN that the Association taking advantage of its well‐established dialogue mechanisms has successfully managed to keep residual conflicts between the members (especially territorial dispute) from developing into full‐blown crises. The article then deals with the question to what degree past experiences, performances, patterns of organization and past …

The Obesity Paradox Predicts the Second Wave of COVID-19 to Be Severe in Western Countries.

2021

While COVID-19 infection and mortality rates are soaring in Western countries, Southeast Asian countries have successfully avoided the second wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic despite high population density. We provide a biochemical hypothesis for the connection between low COVID-19 incidence, mortality rates, and high visceral adiposity in Southeast Asian populations. The SARS-CoV-2 virus uses angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as a gateway into the human body. Although the highest expression levels of ACE2 are found in people’s visceral adipose tissue in Southeast Asia, this does not necessarily make them vulnerable to COVID-19. Hypothetically, high levels of visceral adiposity cause s…

A Case of Predation of a Eurasian Eagle-Owl by a Bonelli's Eagle

2016

Although some of these hypotheses are not mutually exclusive, in light of our field observations and experience with both species in the study area, we would favor the first hypothesis as food availability is low in our study area (P. López-López, C. García-Ripollés, J. Giménez, and V. Urios unpubl. data). The second and third hypotheses could also account for this behavior, especially considering previous events of nestling Bonelli's Eagles being killed by eagle-owls (Real and Manosa 1990). Notwithstanding, if the''predatorremoval hypothesis'' were true, the frequency of lethal interactions among both species would be probably much higher and thus previously reported in the literature. Unf…

Bones and blood: family ties and the experience of immigration in Anzia Yezierska's “Bread givers” and Fae Myenne Ng's “Bone”

1996

Tapaustutkimus osaamisintensiivin B - to - B palveluyrityksen kansainvälistymisestä

2013

Tässä tutkimuksessa verrattiin yritystenvälisten osaamisinteesiivien palveluiden kansainvälistymistä olemassa oleviin kansainvälistymisen teorioihin ja malleihin. Tavoitteena oli selvittää poikkeaako palveluyritysten kansainvälistyminen tuottavanteollisuuden kansainvälistymisen malleista. Syynä tähän oli että palveluyritysten kansainvälistymistä on tutkittu verrattain vähän ja mallit ja teoriat käsittelevät pääsääntöisesti tuotantoyrityksiä. Pääpainona tutkimuksessa oli pienten ja keskisuurten yritysten kansainvälistyminen. Tutkimus toteutettiin laadullisena tutkimuksena haastattelemalla yhden yrityksen henkilöstöä, sekä haastattelemalla henkilöä ELY-keskuksesta ja Finpro Ry:stä. Tavoitteen…

Effects of whole-body vibration exercise on muscular strength and power, functional mobility and self-reported knee function in middle-aged and older…

2013

Abstract Background Whole-body vibration training using vertical-vibration machines is called “acceleration training” (AT). The purpose of this study was to elucidate the effect of AT on lower-limb muscular strength and power, functional mobility and self-reported knee function in middle-aged and older Japanese women with knee pain. Methods Thirty-eight middle-aged and older Japanese women (aged 50–73 years) with knee pain were divided into two groups: (1) the AT group (n = 29) engaged in AT three times per week for eight weeks, and (2) the control group (C group, n = 9). The AT program consisted of flexibility training, strength training of mainly the quadriceps and surrounding muscles and…

Kara reprezentācijas Čanga-reja Lī romānā „Pakļautais”

2017

Bakalaura darba mērķis bija analizēt kara reprezentācijas Čanga Reja Lī romānā “Pakļautais”. Darba empīriskais pētījums ir veltīts kara reprezentācijai, kas ir attēlota ar romāna trīs galvenajiem varoņiem, kā arī Lī kara attēlojumam kā pastāvīgai daļai no vēstures. Darba teorētiskais pētījums apraksta Amerikāņu kara romāna žanru, sniedz pārskatu par mūsdienu Āzijas amerikāņu literatūras lomu un galvenajām tēmām, koncentrējoties uz dažiem autoriem, un priekšstatu par Korejas karu kā aizmirsto vai nezināmo karu. Bakalaura darba izpētē izmantots kvalitatīvā pētniecības metode – rūpīga teksta lasīšana. Kara reprezentācijas analīze atklāja, ka “Pakļautais” atšķiras no standarta postmodernisma Am…

Expertise as Capital - Experienced and Estimated by Doctoral Students

2020

There is a great and constantly renewed expectation of doctoral education, the highest level of specialist training, and of doctors globally. The Finnish education and university field is also re-positioned to create greater opportunities for continuous and sustainable learning. The goal for a long time has been that doctoral education should increasingly produce a more sophisticated teams of experts with expert knowledge and skills that meet the demands of digital and global, as well as forward-looking innovative visions. On the other hand, at the same time, doctors face uncertainty about the nature of their expertise and even the challenges of employment in their working life. However, th…

Lipeälampi - sitkeä vastustaja : tapaustutkimus keskisuomalaisesta ympäristökonfliktista

2011

Tämän pro gradu-tutkielman tehtävänä on tarkastella, miksi Laukaan Koivusuolle sellutehtaan päästöistä muodostuneesta Lipeälammesta on vuosikymmenten mittaan kehittynyt vaikeasti ratkaistava ympäristökonflikti. Tutkimus selvittää, millaisia vaiheita ympäristökonfliktin ympärillä on eletty ja kuinka konfliktia on tuotu esille yhteiskunnallisessa keskustelussa. Kolmen eri teoreettisen näkökulman (taloudellinen- ympäristöllinen- toimijakeskeinen) kautta on pyritty löytämään vastauksia siihen, miten Lipeälammen ympäristökonfliktia on viranomaisten ja paikallisten toimesta käsitelty ja kuinka mielipiteet ovat määrittyneet eri toimijoiden kesken. Lipeälammesta kärsineelle, laajan järvialueen käsi…