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How Social Media Affect Youth Civic Participation in China
2021
This study is focused on social media in China and its influence on youth civic participation. In China, a trend of increasing usage of social media platforms has been observed, in particularly WeChat, Weibo, QQ, Douyin, and Meitu. The aim of this research is to explore the link between the use of these social media platforms and civic participation among the youth in China, specifically, whether social media platforms have positive effect on encouragement of youth civic participation. The use of social media platforms is measured by the number of social media accounts, the duration of usage of these accounts, and the average time spending on social media accounts weekly, while civic partic…
Market Environment Factors Influence on Development of Bancassurance in Latvia
2021
Banks and insurers as part of financial service industry engage in partnership under the concept of Bancassurance. Several studies are done on this topic, focusing on economies of scale and performance of most Bancassurance common models. The purpose of this study is to identify the key market environment factors that influence the development of Bancassurance for retail banks in Latvia and the level of increase. Aim of this research is to analyse – how market environment factors influence the development of Bancassurance in Latvia. The current paper is focused on the Latvian market where several Bancassurance models are present as we test our propositions by interviewing management represe…
Erratum: Pérez-Belmonte, S., et al. Subtypes of Depression: Latent Class Analysis in Spanish Old People with Depressive Symptoms. Life 2020, 10, 70
2020
The authors wish to make the following erratum to this paper [...]
Professional Learning of Teachers in Ethiopia: Challenges and Implications for Reform
2015
Continuous professional development of teachers is of growing interest globally, as it is considered vital to cope effectively with ongoing changes and to improve the quality of education. This qualitative case study explores potential and actual barriers that hinder teachers’ professional development in Ethiopian schools. Data was collected via interviews and focus group discussions from 37 purposively sampled participants. The study reveals three major challenges in teachers’ development: 1) conceptions and conceptual issues related to teaching, professional development and mentoring, 2) management and leadership, and 3) teachers’ work conditions. The need to reconsider educational change…
Employer Branding Training Development for Public Organisations
2021
In the condition of demographic issues in Europe and competition for specialist between public and private sector on the labour market public organisations’ as employers’ image is an important aspect of development. The research aim is to identify principles of Employer Branding (EB) and ways public organisations can organize and develop employees’ education on this topic. There are EB activities examined in ten socially responsible (SR) organisations from public sector in Latvia. Authors prepare theoretical bases for the research analysing scientific literature to explain the main point of the approaches framework and define the main terms in depth implementing qualitative and quantitative…
Retos legales en el uso del big data en la selección de sujetos a investigar por la Inspección de Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social
2020
Entre las formulas tradicionales para seleccionar los sujetos objeto de una inspección se ha introducido recientemente el uso del big data y los algoritmos. Esta tecnología promete mejorar los “aciertos” a la hora de seleccionar qué empresas se van a investigar por posibles ilícitos. Esto puede plantear problemas jurídicos respecto a la protección de los datos, en la aplicación del principio de igualdad y no discriminación en la selección de objetivos y las obligaciones de trasparencia. En este trabajo se analizan los retos legales que ello representa, con especial reconocimiento de los principios aplicables y la incipiente doctrina judicial en países de nuestro entorno.
Cosmetics Brand Equity Formation in Awareness of Latvian Consumer
2021
Creation of strong brand and increment of brand’s equity in the market is main goal of business. Usage of brand equity concept allows brand owners to sell branded products at higher price, gain greater market share, better promote products in the market, penetrate in market more easily, acquire more loyal consumers, improve effectiveness of marketing communications and enlarge product lines more successfully. Therefore for last 20 years brand’s equity conception, that consists from financial and consumer perceived brand’s equity, has become increasingly actual. It is also important task for brands in Latvian cosmetics market, because market itself is strongly saturated, highly competitive, …
A combined single range and single image device for low-cost measurement of building facade features
2008
The dimensions of building facades and window apertures are usually determined by making direct measurements using tapes and plummets. This approach, however, has a number of drawbacks including the physical risk to which the persons making the measurements are exposed. This paper proposes an indirect approach based on close range photogrammetry that is inexpensive, simple, fast and safe, and which does not require specialist staff or direct ground control measurements. The method is based on taking a picture using a digital camera and measuring the distance to the object using a handheld laser distance meter. Both items of equipment are mounted on a specially designed support that allows t…
La ética indolora. Las alternativas ecopacifistas
2017
Se plantea la tesis de que el desarrollo de una ética ecopacifista puede considerarse una revolución histórica. La idea de revolución no tiene por qué ceñirse a la violencia y destrucción. En este artículo se rescatan las propuestas y formas de cambio social basadas en principios noviolentos y de armonía con la naturaleza. Se aporta una reflexión básica sobre el despliegue de una ética noviolenta y de una ética ecologista. Ambas, con la figura de Thoreau como punto de partida, y con el denominador común de haber subvertido los valores colectivos y los comportamientos individuales. Junto con el feminismo, han ampliado rotundamente el campo de los derechos y las metas justicia social.
La ciudad universitaria de Valencia. Un lento y continuo proceso de construcción (1908-1969)
2017
Los edificios de las facultades de Ciencias y Medicina, proyectados a principios del siglo XX en el paseo de Valencia al Mar, actual avenida Blasco Ibáñez, constituyen el origen de un espacio universitario en Valencia. Sin embargo, estos inmuebles, aun siendo importantes, no forman por sí mismos una Ciudad Universitaria. Será más tarde, cuando el arquitecto valenciano Javier Goerlich Lleó configure este lugar, a partir de tres edificios principales: el Campo de Deportes, la Residencia de Estudiantes y la Escuela de Altos Estudios Mercantiles. Los tres, aunque construidos luego, fueron proyectados durante la Segunda República, y deben su empuje inicial al rector Mariano Gómez González. La Ci…