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The Healing Power of Music Through the Eyes of Paediatric Healthcare Staff
No full textV sodobnem bolnišničnem okolju se vse bolj prepoznava potencial glasbe kot terapevtskega sredstva, ki lahko podpira tako paciente kot medicinsko osebje. V pričujoči raziskavi smo želeli ugotoviti, kako zaposleni na Pediatrični kliniki UKC Ljubljana doživljajo vlogo glasbe v kliničnem okolju. S kvantitativno deskriptivno metodo smo analizirali odgovore 74 medicinskih delavcev, zbranih z anketnim vprašalnikom. Ugotovitve kažejo, da večina zaposlenih glasbo dojema kot pomembno orodje za zmanjševanje stresa, izboljšanje razpoloženja in krepitev timske povezanosti. Izsledki raziskave so pokazali, da zaposleni na Pediatrični kliniki menijo, da glasbene intervencije pozitivno vplivajo na hospitalizirane otroke in njihove starše. Čeprav je podpora vključevanju glasbene terapije visoka, je njena prisotnost na oddelkih še vedno omejena. Udeleženci kot ključne pogoje za učinkovitejšo implementacijo navajajo večjo dostopnost glasbenih terapevtov, dodatna izobraževanja medicinskega osebja v povezavi s to tematiko in ustrezno infrastrukturo. Rezultati potrjujejo potencial glasbe kot celostnega terapevtskega sredstva v pediatrični bolnišnični obravnavi.In contemporary hospital settings, the therapeutic potential of music is increasingly recognised as a supportive tool for both patients and healthcare professionals. This study aimed to explore how staff at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana’s Paediatric Clinic perceive the role of music in clinical environments. Using a quantitative descriptive method, we analysed responses from 74 healthcare workers collected via a structured questionnaire. Findings indicate that most participants view music as an important resource for stress reduction, mood enhancement, and strengthening team cohesion. The results also show that music interventions positively affect hospitalised children and their parents, particularly in terms of emotional regulation and anxiety reduction. Despite strong support for integrating music therapy into clinical practice, its actual presence on wards remains limited. Participants identified key conditions for more effective implementation, including greater access to music therapists, additional training, and appropriate infrastructure. The findings confirm the potential of music as a holistic therapeutic modality in paediatric hospital care
Effects of different lifting strategies during resistance training on lower body function in untrained adult women
No full textIntroduction: This study investigated whether velocity-based resistance training provides additional benefits to lower limb performance compared to standard exercise execution. Methods: Twenty untrained adult women (37–55 years) were randomly assigned to two resistance training groups to perform resistance training with three sets of four lower body exercises per week for 6 weeks. The number of repetitions and lifting velocity differed between the groups. One group performed lower body exercises with maximal intent and a 10% velocity loss threshold termination (VB10%n = 10), while the other group performed 10 repetitions at a standard 1:2 s concentric:eccentric tempo (STDn = 10). The number of repetitions was recorded during the sessions. Before and after the intervention, power, muscular endurance and dynamic stability of the lower limbs were assessed using the mean propulsive velocity (MPV) and power (MPP) at 70% one-repetition maximum in the squat and deadlift, the Y-balance test (YBT) and the 30-second sit-to-stand test (STS), respectively. A two-way analysis of variance was used to assess the effects of time, group, and their interaction. Results: The difference between 10 repetitions in the STD and repetitions in the VB10% was assessed using a one-sample t-test. Both groups significantly improved MPP, MPV, YBT and STS [mean difference (MD) ≥5.4%effect size (ES) ≥0.6]. Although 2.5–2.7 less repetitions were performed in VB10%, the improvements in MPP and MPV were slightly greater (ES ≥ 1.2 vs. ≥ 0.8). Conversely, STS and YBT improved more in STD (ES ≥ 0.4 vs. ≥ 1.0). Discussion: Regardless of the lifting method used, the training intervention improved lower limb power, muscular endurance and dynamic stability, indicating that resistance training is an effective strategy for enhancing these capacities in untrained adult women. Using 10% threshold may be a more time-efficient strategy for improving lower-limb power in this population and could represent a promising approach for mitigating early declines in power over time
Biodiversity genomics research practices require harmonising to meet stakeholder needs in conservation
No full textBiodiversity resilience relies on genetic diversity, which sustains the evolutionary potential of organisms in dynamic ecosystems. Genomics is a powerful tool for accurately estimating genetic diversity across genomes of species and populations. However, integration of genomic data into conservation efforts faces challenges due to the heterogeneity of approaches employed. Establishing common sets of standards for genomic data production and analysis is essential to consistently interpret results and clearly communicate outcomes to stakeholders. While the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) community has contributed significantly to the standardisation of reference genome methodologies in synergy with other initiatives, there is now an urgent need to extend these principles to downstream analyses. ERGA aims to build on its experience to help establish harmonised approaches in applied biodiversity genomics research, aligned with ongoing efforts to define standardised metrics for measuring and reporting genetic diversity. Establishing consensus on best practices for genome-wide data generation methods and applications will substantially increase accuracy, interpretability, and comparability, together with enhanced stakeholder capacities. By identifying key opportunities and challenges, as well as conducting preliminary stakeholder mapping and examining case studies, the goal is to build an inclusive framework that ensures the relevance and widespread adoption of these best practices: fostering trust and confidence in genomics research practices to meet stakeholder needs in biodiversity conservation. We call upon the broader research community to join efforts in establishing these approaches, recognising the importance of participation of end-users, to foster the integration of genomic data into the toolkit for measuring and reporting genetic diversity
Oblikovanje stabilnosti
No full textThis paper assesses the tripartite link between a country’s financial (in) stability, its level of financial development, and economic growth. Using a panel of 21 countries over the period 2001–2020 and using the IMF Financial Market Index to proxy financial development, we find (i) that financial stability varies positively with the development of the financial system, and (ii) that the relationship between financial stability and economic growth depends critically on the level of financial development of each country. These results show that in the absence of financial development, the impact of economic growth on financial (in)stability will havedifferent effects. In addition, we performed a subsample analysis by dividing the overall sample into two subsamples based on stability levels. We find that financial development enhances stability more in the more stable subsample, while growth does so in the less stable subsample. Pričujoči članek ocenjuje tristransko povezavo med finančno (ne)stabilnostjo države, stopnjo njenega finančnega razvoja in gospodarsko rastjo. Z uporabo panela 21 držav v obdobju 2001–2020 ter indeksa finančnega trga IMF kot nadomestka za finančni razvoj ugotavljamo: (i) da se finančna stabilnost pozitivno spreminja glede na razvoj finančnega sistema in (ii) da je odnos med finančno stabilnostjo ter gospodarsko rastjo kritično odvisen od ravni finančnega razvoja posamezne države. Ti rezultati kažejo, da bo imel v odsotnosti finančnega razvoja vpliv gospodarske rasti na finančno (ne)stabilnost različne učinke. Poleg tega smo izvedli analizo podvzorca, tako da smo celoten vzorec razdelili na dva podvzorca glede na ravni stabilnosti. Ugotavljamo, da finančni razvoj bolj krepi stabilnost v stabilnejšem podvzorcu, medtem ko rast to počne v manj stabilnem podvzorcu
Relevantnost navezanosti na kraj za trajnostnost v turizmu
No full textSustainability is a core and primary outcome of place attachment studies, an increasingly popular research topic in the tourism industry. It is a significant concern in daily life because of social and environmental issues and the need to preserve legacy and facilities to maintain tourism destinations. In this study, the Scopus database and keywords related to place attachment, sustainability, and tourism were used to identify the papers. The result revealed that 720 papers were found in the Scopus database from 1988 to 2023. After filtering the data, only 448 papers were included for further analysis. In this study, authors use the bibliometrics analysis technique, VOSviewer, and RStudio software to quantify and visualise the existing literature on place attachment and sustainability and evaluate the main overview of the research summary. This study aims to present a bibliometric overview of place attachment towards sustainability in tourism research. The study employed co-occurrence of keywords, most prolific authors, most cited countries, most cited articles, and co-authorship by country analyses. The findings show significant growth in the field of place attachment and sustainability research, including authors, significant journals, research papers, and countries.Trajnostnost je osrednji in glavni cilj raziskav navezanosti na kraj, ki so na področju preučevanja turizma vse bolj priljubljene. Pomembna je zaradi socialnih in okoljskih vprašanj ter potrebe po ohranjanju dediščine in infrastrukture turističnih destinacij. V tej raziskavi so bili za identifikacijo dokumentov uporabljeni podatkovna zbirka Scopus in ključne besede, povezane z navezanostjo na kraj, s trajnostnostjo in turizmom. V bazi Scopus je bilo najdenih 720 člankov, objavljenih med letoma 1988 in 2023. Po filtriranju podatkov je bilo v nadaljnjo analizo vključenih le 448 člankov. V tej raziskavi avtorji uporabljajo tehniko bibliometrične analize, orodje VOS viewer in programsko opremo RStudio, da kvantificirajo in vizualizirajo obstoječo literaturo o navezanosti na kraj in trajnostnosti ter za ovrednotenje glavnih rezultatov raziskave. Namen raziskave je bil predstaviti bibliometrični pregled navezanosti na kraj in trajnostnost v raziskavah turizma. Raziskava je uporabila analizo sopojavnosti ključnih besed, najproduktivnejših avtorjev, držav, iz katerih prihajajo ti avtorji, največkrat citiranih člankov in soavtorstva pri avtorjih iz različnih držav. Ugotovitve kažejo znatno rast raziskav na obravnavanem področju
Teacher Education and Lifelong Learning
No full textKaj danes sploh razumemo kot vseživljenjsko učenje in kakšna ideološka ozadja ga oblikujejo? Koncept, ki prvotno spodbuja osebni in strokovni razvoj posameznice, se vse bolj prepleta s kapitalistično logiko nenehnega prilagajanja posameznice trgu ter hkrati novim znanjem. V tem kontekstu se postavlja vprašanje, ali vseživljenjsko učenje ostaja izobraževalni ideal in kako se je le-ta v zadnjih letih preoblikoval. Izobraževanje bodočih učiteljic v Sloveniji in na Švedskem odraža te razlike v pristopu k vseživljenjskemu učenju. V Sloveniji se ta koncept kaže predvsem v obveznem strokovnem izpopolnjevanju po zaključku študija, vendar je dostop do nadaljnjih usposabljanj omejen zaradi finančnih in organizacijskih dejavnikov. Programi pedagoških študijev so manj fleksibilni, pri čemer pa profesionalni razvoj učiteljic pogosto poteka pod vplivom zunanjih regulativ in ne zaradi lastnih želja. Na Švedskem izobraževalni sistem gradi na avtonomiji učiteljic ter jim omogoča širok dostop do brezplačnih izobraževalnih programov ob močni institucionalni podpori. Ta pristop ne krepi le vloge učiteljice kot vseživljenjske učenke, temveč tudi njeno vlogo kot aktivno oblikovalko učnih strategij, ki bo koncept vseživljenjskega učenja prenašala na prihodnje generacije. Primerjava obeh sistemov razkriva razlike v dostopnosti, organizaciji in tudi v finančnem ozadju izobraževanja učiteljic ter odpira vprašanje, kako naj bo vseživljenjsko učenje v prihodnosti uravnoteženo med osebnim razvojem in institucionalnimi pričakovanji.What do we understand today by the term lifelong learning, and what ideological frameworks shape it? A concept originally rooted in the promotion of personal and professional development is increasingly intertwined with the neoliberal logics of constant adaptation to the labour market and rapidly evolving knowledge. In this context, it is important to ask whether lifelong learning still represents an educational ideal and how it has been reconfigured in recent decades. Teacher education in Slovenia and Sweden reflects different approaches to lifelong learning. In Slovenia, the concept is primarily manifested through mandatory professional development after graduation. However, access to further training is often limited by financial, temporal, and organizational constraints. Teacher education programmes tend to be less flexible, and professional growth is frequently driven by external regulations rather than intrinsic motivation. In contrast, the Swedish education system is built on teacher autonomy and provides broad access to free, diverse professional development opportunities, supported by strong institutional structures. This approach not only reinforces the role of teachers as lifelong learners but also as active agents in shaping educational strategies, thus passing on the principles of lifelong learning to future generations. The comparison between the Slovenian and Swedish systems highlights important differences in accessibility, structure, and funding of teacher professional development. At the same time, it raises the critical question of how to balance personal development with institutional expectations in shaping the future of lifelong learning
