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Religious experiences of women addicted to alcohol.
No full textAlthough alcohol use problems are still more stereotypically associated with men, lately,more and more women are facing this problem in the last decades. The number of women addicted to alcohol is growing. At the beginning of XX century, the ratio of dependent women to men was 1:12, now it is 1:5. Although the problem of alcoholism among women seems to be much smaller than that of men – it accounts for about 15 % of all diagnosed cases of alcohol dependence, but this does not mean that the problem of their consumption is significantly less. With this in mind, a study was conducted to examine the religious characteristics of women addicted to alcohol experience in the coping process. Based on the results of a qualitative study, the religious views of women affected by alcohol were revealed by: spiritual factors that play a very important role – and that’s the religion.Women believe that if they have received God’s grace and that they healed, it means they were rewarded for faith, desire, and efforts to recover. God’s guidance, through assistance, daily support, reassurance and fidelity in everyday life, a woman is obliged to continue to believe in him, to spread love and live a better quality of life. Through daily prayers, the reception of the sacraments, faith and trust in God, women continue to have a close relationship with God. The study also revealed that changes in the religious experiences of women affected by alcohol are characterized by a change in perceptions of alcoholism. If during the period of active dependence, they assessed alcohol consumption as: human deficiency, weakness; freedom; a tool of suppressing negative emotions and experiences; a guarantee of fun, after overcoming the addiction, they perceive alcoholism as: detachment from reality; life with illusions / self-deception; disease; loss of control, beauty, health and self / identity; lost or changed interests and values of life; emotional coldness; suffering to live. The result of women's alcohol dependence overcoming is material (improved financial situation) and intangible (improved emotional state, physical health, relationships with others and quality of life; also a change of worldview; increased motivation; increased occupancy; learned to solve problems soberly; discovered a connection with God) – all changes. After overcoming addiction and continuing to communicate with God, women have discovered the meaning of life, achieved psychological freedom and a sense of security, their emerging needs are being met, their social skills are improving, and their physical health is improving. Because of sobriety and accompanied by a spiritual healing program, the relationship between women and themselves and the world around them has changed
Experiences of meeting the cultural education needs of students who have studied at Lithuanian and United Kingdom universities.
No full textIn this work, the research problem is: what are the experiences of meeting the cultural education needs of studends who have studied in Lithuania and United Kingdom universities? How can these experiences help to improve the satisfaction of cultural education and self-expression needs of students in Lithuanian universities? The object of the research is the experiences of students who have studied at Lithuanian and United Kingdom universities in meeting the needs of cultural education. The goal of the research is to analyze the experiences of students who have studied at Lithuanian and United Kingdom universities in meeting the needs of cultural education. Tasks of the research: 1. Theoretical analysis of the concept of modern culture and the possibilities of cultural education and self-expression of the youth in Lithuanian and United Kingdom universities. 2. To study the experience of students who studied at Lithuanian universities about the current possibilities of meeting the needs of cultural education. 3. To study the experience of students who studied at United Kingdom universities about the current possibilities of meeting the needs of cultural education. 4. To present a model for the expansion of students' cultural education opportunities for self-expression at the university. Methods of the research: analysis of scientific literature; document analysis; qualitative research (structured interview), written interview (e-mail), qualitative content analysis. 10 informants participated in the qualitative study. 5 of them had studied at Lithuanian universities and 5 at universities in the United Kingdom. A written interview was selected for the study, which in the case of our study was an interview by e-mail. The responses of the study participants were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The results of the research of students’ experiences about meeting the cultural education needs in Lithuanian universities revealed that the students who studied in Lithuania describe their cultural life as insufficient, poor; cited two reasons for the choice of cultural life: the desire to do what they like, also - a lack of time due to busyness, low finances. The study participants described the supply of cultural education in Lithuanian universities as insufficient. They believe that Lithuanian universities need a greater variety of cultural education activities, more attention to artistic and other cultural activities, as well as better communication and dissemination of information about availability of cultural education activities. The results of a research of students' experiences about meeting the needs of cultural education at UK universities revealed that these participants describe their cultural life as active, driven by their living environment and desire to improve. The participants of the research, who chose cultural education activities, indicated this as an opportunity for self-expression, improvement of competencies, acquisition of skills necessary for professional development, finding friends, like-minded people, the opportunity to look for a job, etc. Based on the findings of the research, the model of improving the satisfaction of students' cultural education needs in the university distinguishes six aspects, whose development or involvement in the strategic activities of the university could improve the satisfactory meeting of the needs of cultural expression of Lithuanian students: involvement and cooperation with the external university environment, improving and expanding the cultural environment of the university, the initiative of the administration, tutors, lecturers of university, to organize cultural activities and encourage students, creating suitable conditions for building various student communities, development of cultural diversity in universities, inclusion of cultural self-expression activities into the studies
Physical activity of people with disabilities in Day-Care centers.
No full textResearch problem. The exclusion of people with disabilities, the need for physical activity and the accessibility of services have been widely discussed in the scientific literature by Rohwerder (2018), Florian et al. (2018), Ruškus (2020), Muscutt (2020) and others. However, there is a general lack of opportunities to integrate people with disabilities into everyday life. Opportunities and activities are not sufficiently analyzed, as the diversity of activities and choices available to people with disabilities. Research question. Does physical activity in day-care centers have an impact on the social integration, health, and quality of life of people with disabilities? Subject of the study. The importance of the work of an employment specialist in organizing physical activity for the disabled people and the need for physical activity for day-care centers visitors. Aim of the study - to reveal the importance of the work of an employment specialist in organizing physical activity for the disabled people and to substantiate the requirement of physical activity in the day center. Objectives of the study. 1. To reveal the physical activity activities of people with disabilities in day care centres; 2. To analyse the situation of physical activity of people with disabilities in Lithuania and abroad; 3. To investigate and justify the importance of the work of the employment specialist in organizing physical activity for people with disabilities 4. To identify the need of disabled people for physical activity. Research methods: analysis methods of scientific literature, analysis of legal documents and semi-structured interview. Main results. The importance of the work of an employment specialist in organizing physical activity for people with disabilities has been researched and substantiated. The concept of physical activity of the disabled people and its need has been identified. Participants in the study indicated that physical activity includes walking, walking by the sea, being in nature, sports, exercise, exercise, outdoor games, cycling, and dancing. Most study participants noted that they are often physically active: exercising more than 2 times a week. The main reasons why the study participants are physically active / play sports are health, healthy lifestyle, desire to move, team activities, better physical condition, better quality of life, well-being, new activities. The study participants also associate physical activity with a healthy diet, a healthy lifestyle, and help with physical fitness, e.g. balance, better time spent. It was also mentioned that physical activity is pleasing to the study participants and it has already become a daily routine
Curonian Spit coastal dunes landscape: climate driven change calls for the management optimization /
No full textOn the Curonian Spit, the leading conservation issue is an opposition between the two contrasting nature-management principles—anthropocentricity and biocentricity. Land managers still waver between the two options, and the worst-case scenario materializes as a rapid proliferation of vegetation to the accumulative sandplain (palve). It results in the decline of sand drift to the mobile dunes. This article aims to examine how climate change affects the coastal dune landscape and to identify current dune protection and management priorities. The analysis of hydroclimatic changes; succession patterns in forest, herbaceous, and open-sand ecosystems; and phenological-based evaluation (NDVI from MODIS, 2000–2020), influencing possible management directions, were carried out in this study. The results show the significant hydro-climatic changes (air temperature, precipitation, and sea level) occurring over the last thirty years. They influence the prevailing overgrowth trends in recent decades, especially in herbaceous ecosystems. Therefore, if the EU’s priority habitat—open-sand ecosystems—is to be preserved, the main policy recommendation is to apply adequate management tools such as grazing, and to pay more attention to the aesthetic ecosystem services of the mobile dunes parallel to biodiversity conservation
Responsible consumption in Europe: causes and habits /
No full textThe main reason to do the research of consumption of society in Europe is the ever- increasing consumption, not sorting enough, which leads to problems on a global scale. Responsible consumption can be described as the behaviors and attitudes of the consumers to consume or less consume products and services that have the potential to directly or indirectly harm to society, economy, the world, and all living and nonliving things. The aim of the paper is to investigate the habits and causes of responsible consumption in Europe. Design/methodology/approach: Analysis of research literature sources, systematization, synthesis, generalization, quantitative research and data processing methods was used. The collected empirical data were processed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) program. In the data processing, descriptive statistics was used, such as percentiles, mean, mode and standard deviation. Research was done using an online questionnaire. The questionnaire was compiled by the authors, based on the scientific literature. In the research, respondents participated from Lithuania (373 respondents) and other European countries (444 respondents from Latvia, Poland, Italy, United Kingdom, Germany, Bulgaria, France). Findings: Results showed that the main reason why people choose to consume responsibly are taking care of their own and their family's well-being and a sense of responsibility for what is happening in the world. The results of the study revealed that, in principle, the respondents who took part in the survey consume quite responsibly, but do not volunteer much and participate in community activities. These activities would help to share both food and other goods without throwing them away. Research limitations/implications: Only those respondents who use an internet connection could participate in the study. It was also a random selection of the respondents, so in the future it would be useful to do research that would cover all age groups and other demographical characteristics. Practical implications: Although there are no direct recommendations for consumers on how to use responsibly, the results show what kind of responsible consumption methods they use, what inspires them to be responsible. This should help readers change their consumption habits to be more responsible. Social implications: The results of this study will undoubtedly contribute to more responsible consumption and encourage people to act more responsibly. Research results shows that there is a relatively large part of people who care about the ecological situation of the whole world, volunteer, their answers give encouragement, even in small steps, but to be responsible consumers. Originality/value: The paper reveals the buying habits of consumers, which will help the readers of the paper (managers of organizations and, of course, consumers) to understand the meaning of responsible consumption in the world and encourage them to be more responsible consumers. This paper explains how sustainable consumption is compatible with the goals of sustainable development. The paper is also interesting that it compares the answers of respondents from quite different European countries. The results have both theoretical and practical implications for the search for measures for responsible consumption. Keywords: causes, habits, responsible consumption, sustainable development goals, Europe. Category of the paper: research paper
Strengthening student engagement in learning through use of digital tools.
No full textThe article analyses teaching and learning in the context of implementation of digital technology in educational practices. On the basis of the data obtained from focus group discussions and creative workshops with primary school teachers, ways are identified to recognise and strengthen student engagement in learning through the use of digital tools, based on artificial intelligence and integrating learning analytics. As evidenced by the analysis of the research data, students' cognitive, emotional, and behavioural engagement in learning increases due to the use of digital learning tools. To support and strengthen student engagement, teachers need to rethink their habitual educational practices, to anticipate the barriers to engagement caused by digital technologies and the ways of coping with them, to make use of digital tools for personalised and in-depth learning, and to apply effective means to manage classrooms and the interaction between students
The approach of healthcare professionals to patient safety.
No full textPatient safety aspects and news in health care facilities analysed in the article, legal regulation and control of patient safety. In one of Kaunas regions, 172 health care specialists (doctors & nurses) have been questioned, and the results have shown that health care specialists' outlook in patient safety is positive. Specialists have evaluated that work conditions and job satisfaction with highest scores. Team work environment received the lowest scores, it was accented that stress was a common occurrence at work. It was established that a safe environment is encouraged, personnel has a chance to talk through occurring errors, share experience, and learn from mistakes. Health care specialists are proud of their organisation, and are content with their occupation
Extremely high abundances of Prasiola crispa-associated micrometazoans in East Antarctica /
No full textTo elucidate poorly known aspects of the microscopic metazoan distribution in ice-free parts of the Antarctic, we examined samples of the multicellular terrestrial alga Prasiola crispa, collected over the last decade in different parts of continental East Antarctica and Haswell Island. We found that the micrometazoans inhabiting the algae consist of remarkably abundant bdelloid rotifers (subclass Bdelloidea), followed by tardigrades. We did not find nematodes. The rotifer assemblages were characterized by low diversity (only six species). Nevertheless, rotifer densities were extremely high: mean densities ranged from 75 to 3030 individuals per 100 mg of the dry sample weight and the maximum value numbered in excess of 8000 per 100 mg of the dry sample weight. These data show that terrestrial algae, along with mosses, are a very attractive habitat for rotifers and tardigrades in the Antarctic. The statistical analysis showed a lack of correlations between rotifer and tardigrade densities and nutrients (N, C, P, K and Na). Our findings are consistent with the patchy distribution of terrestrial micrometazoans in the Antarctic that has previously been found
(Dis)satisfaction with the body image among 13-14-year-old students of Lithuanian schools /
No full textThe article focused on the evaluation of Lithuanian adolescents' (dis)satisfaction with their body image by performing self-evaluation of their body image components through their body parts. Due to major physical, social, emotional, and moral ongoing changes, adolescents’ physical appearance becomes one of the top concerns. Dissatisfaction with physical appearance among girls is often reflected in a desire to be thinner, while among boys – a desire to be taller, become more muscular and have a nice body shape. However, there is a gap in research analyzing dissatisfaction with the body parts among adolescents. The aim of this research was to evaluate 13-14-year-old Students of Lithuanian Schools (dis)satisfaction with their body image by performing a self-evaluation of their body image components through their body parts. A 40-question authorial questionnaire was developed to measure (dis)satisfaction with one's body parts and validated in a representative sample. The sample consisted of 1,347 13-14-year-old students. As established, (dis)satisfaction with one's body parts was related to gender: the satisfaction of boys and girls with the image of their bodies differed (p = 0,000). Adolescents were more unsatisfied with the body parts that depended on an individual's phenotype (in the lower area – with buttocks, hips, legs, thighs, and calves; in the middle area – with abdomen and waist; in the upper area – with shoulders, arms and chest), and they were more satisfied with individual morphological characteristics of the body (facial skin, feet, cheeks, ears, hair, chin, lips, eyes, neck), depending on an individual's genotype. The boys' satisfaction with their body parts among 13-14-year-old students was higher than that of the girls
Changes in the psychomotor reactions of six and seven-year-old children when applying physical therapy /
No full textThe aim of the research is to evaluate the change in the psychomotor reactions of six and seven-year-old children when applying physical therapy. The research involved children at the age of six and seven years. It aimed at evaluating both the change in the speed of the psychomotor reactions of these children’s free upper limbs to light while applying physical therapy, and the change in the speed of the psychomotor reactions of free upper limbs to sound while applying physical therapy. The research sample consisted of 270 children. Methods. The research data was collected by employing a method of testing using a reactiometer. The surveyed were divided into two research groups, which underwent different programmes in physical therapy exercises twice a week for the duration of six weeks. Group 1 underwent a physical therapy exercise programme comprising introductory, main and final parts (warm-up exercises, exercises developing coordination, and relaxation exercises); Group 2 also underwent a physical therapy programme comprising introductory, main and final parts (warm-up exercises, exercises developing the coordination, and exercises developing the psychomotor reactions to light and sound as well as relaxation exercises). The research data (testing) was collected before starting applying the physical therapy programme, and six weeks later. Results. The research results revealed that the results between the groups differed. The average reaction time was shorter in Group 2, which means that the tasks were completed faster. In Group 1, the shortest reaction time was 283 ms, and the longest was 650 ms. In Group 2, the shortest reaction time was 284 ms, and the longest was 456 ms. Conclusions. When applying physical therapy jointly with purposive exercises that develop the speed of psychomotor reactions, results can be achieved over the shortest period of time substantiated in scientific papers, i.e. six weeks