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Living Up to Your Own Standards? Patterns of Civic Norms and Volunteering in Germany
No full textOne of the most significant challenges facing contemporary societies is the increasing polarization of social and political ideologies. Against this backdrop, it is highly important to understand the foundations of social cohesion in order to effectively address this trend. One of the fundamental pillars of social cohesion is volunteering, which entails contributing to a collective good through unpaid work in an organization or association. While a substantial body of research has been dedicated to examining the socio‐structural and sociodemographic correlates of volunteering, the relationship between norms and volunteering behavior has received comparatively less attention. In this study, we employ the concept of citizenship norms to empirically explore the patterns of civic norms, particularly norms of solidarity and norms of participation, and volunteering. Furthermore, we investigate how these patterns differ across societal groups, including age, gender, education, and religion. Our quantitative analysis is based on data from a population survey in Germany, with approximately 1,800 respondents. We find that civic norms relate to volunteering, with participation norms showing a stronger link than solidarity norms. These relationships are not moderated by moral and socio‐structural factors but remain consistent across different societal groups
Forschungsdatenpublikation zur Masterarbeit "Open-Access-Publikationen der TU9 bei kommerziellen Verlagen – Transformationsverträge und Kostentransparenz von 2019 bis 2023"
No full textDie Daten dieses Datensatzes wurden im Rahmen der Masterarbeit „Open-Access-Publikationen der TU9 bei kommerziellen Verlagen – Transformationsverträge und Kostentransparenz von 2019 bis 2023“ (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2025) erhoben. Enthalten sind die aus dem Open Access Monitor und OpenAPC abgefragten Daten als Rohversion (20240820_OAM_raw und 20240825_OpenAPC_raw) sowie als bearbeitete Versionen (20241015_OAM-Data_edited und 20241010_OpenAPC-Data_edited) und deren kombinierte Analyse (20240916_OAM-OpenAPC_merged-Data). Ergänzend dazu gibt es die Dokumentation der in OpenRefine durchgeführten Workflows (20241009_OpenRefine-Workflows), Übersichten zu verfügbaren Transformationsverträgen und die Dokumentation der Abfrage im Open Access Monitor (20241009_Anhaenge-zu-Transformationsvertraegen-und-OAM) und den Datenmanagementplan (20241014_Datenmanagementplan_Schmitt_2025).The data in this dataset was collected as part of the master's thesis "TU9 Open-Access publications with commercial publishers - Transformation agreements and cost transparency from 2019 to 2023” (Humboldt University of Berlin, 2025). The data retrieved from the Open Access Monitor and OpenAPC are included as raw versions (20240820_OAM_raw and 20240825_OpenAPC_raw) and as edited versions (20241015_OAM-Data_edited and 20241010_OpenAPC-Data_edited), as well as their combined analysis (20240916_OAM-OpenAPC_merged-Data). In addition, there is a documentation of the workflows carried out in OpenRefine (20241009_OpenRefine-Workflows), overviews of available transformation contracts and the documentation of the query in Open Access Monitor (20241009_Anhaenge-zu-Transformationsvertraegen-und-OAM) and the data management plan (20241014_Datenmanagementplan_Schmitt_2025)
Erste Änderung der fachspezifischen Studien- und Prüfungsordnung für das Zertifikatsstudium Deutsch - Mathematik – Sachunterricht an Grundschulen (AMB Nr. 66/2023)
No full textATP-Triggered Fe(CN)2CO Synthon Transfer from the Maturase HypCD to the Active Site of Apo-[NiFe]-Hydrogenase
No full text[NiFe]-hydrogenases catalyze the reversible activation of H2 using a unique NiFe(CN)2CO metal site, which is assembled by a sophisticated multiprotein machinery. The [4Fe–4S] cluster-containing HypCD complex, which possesses an ATPase activity with a hitherto unknown function, serves as the hub for the assembly of the Fe(CN)2CO subfragment. HypCD is also thought to be responsible for the subsequent transfer of the iron fragment to the apo-form of the catalytic hydrogenase subunit, but the underlying mechanism has remained unexplored. Here, we performed a thorough spectroscopic characterization of different HypCD preparations using infrared, Mössbauer, and NRVS spectroscopy, revealing molecular details of the coordination of the Fe(CN)2CO fragment. Moreover, biochemical assays in combination with spectroscopy, AlphaFold structure predictions, protein–ligand docking calculations, and crosslinking MS deciphered unexpected mechanistic aspects of the ATP requirement of HypCD, which we found to actually trigger the transfer of the Fe(CN)2CO fragment to the apo-hydrogenase.Wellcome Trust 10.13039/100010269European Cooperation in Science and Technology 10.13039/501100000921Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 10.13039/501100001659Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 10.13039/501100001659Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 10.13039/501100001659Peer Reviewe
Exploring an African vernacular: challenging the Eurocentric foundations of international criminal law
No full textInternational criminal law as we have it today has been formulated and fashioned after the European concepts of the law. At the end of the Second World War, international law shifted its attention from state to individual criminal responsibility accompanied by retributive sentencing practices. These principles are enshrined in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to which the majority of African states are parties. These principles have been adopted into African settings with certain disregard to the African values such as ubuntu. Criminal law should emanate from choices that derive their power from the social and political contexts within states. Many African states have faltered on their obligation towards international criminal law, provoking debates as to whether the law and the ICC are biased against Africa. There is a need to harmonise the local African practices and the external international ideas which have already taken root in the justice processes. This harmonisation has so far been replaced by other African attempts. In the African Court of Justice and Human Rights, issues that affect Africa most are included, but the substance regurgitates that which is being protested against. Facts hold that there is no single African practice to be enshrined in a unified jurisprudence, but some adjustments can be made to build on this model. This chapter seeks to address this imbalance between international criminal law and African criminal justice by considering the prospects of African values through the principles of ubuntu while criticising the metacolonialism approach of the law as it stands now
Men and Women Transitioning to Singlehood in Young Adulthood and Midlife
No full textResearch has long shown that men suffer more from romantic break-ups than women. We predicted that men would on average be less inclined to initiate separation, decline with the separation more on well-being and increase more in loneliness, are less satisfied with singlehood, and desire a new partner more than women. We theorized that these gender differences in separation adaptation could be linked to men's higher reliance on their partners for emotional support. Because socioemotional selectivity theory suggests that with age people shift towards more fulfilling social connections, we also expected men's dependency on their partners for emotional support to be smaller in midlife than in young adulthood. To examine our hypotheses, we analyzed multi-year within-person longitudinal change data from 1,530 mostly unmarried participants from the annual German pairfam study who had experienced a relationship dissolution. We applied propensity score matching to compare separation-related changes in well-being and loneliness to case-matched controls who remained in a romantic relationship. Results showed that men relative to women were less likely to initiate separation, less satisfied with singlehood, and wished for a partner more. In contrast to our expectations, the gender differences observed did not differ by age, and no gender differences were found in separation-related changes in well-being and loneliness. Dissolution-related effects on well-being were only evident for marital relationships, while dissolution-related effects on loneliness were equally strong for marital and non-marital dissolutions. Our study suggests that previous findings on gender-specific divorce-induced changes in well-being may not generalize to nonmarital dissolutions.Peer Reviewe
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No full textDie in Kooperation vom Deutschen Bibliotheksverband (dbv) und Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft durchgeführte Umfrage zur Barrierefreiheit an deutschen Bibliotheken umfasste 951 Teilnehmende und 55 Fragen zu vier Themenbereichen: Gebäude, Einrichtung der Bibliotheksräume, Serviceleistungen und Online-Angebote sowie Kooperationen und Kompetenzen. Ziel war es, den aktuellen Stand der Barrierefreiheit bundesweit zu ermitteln und politische Forderungen abzuleiten. Die Umfrage deckt erhebliche Lücken in der Barrierefreiheit auf: 14% der Standorte haben keinen barrierefreien Eingang, nur 18% verfügen über eine barrierefreie Toilette, und nur 12% bieten Services für gehörlose Menschen an. Die Umfrage zeigt auch, dass finanzielle Mittel für die Umsetzung von Barrierefreiheitsmaßnahmen fehlen. Die Hälfte der Standorte hat in den letzten fünf Jahren kein Geld für solche Maßnahmen erhalten oder ausgegeben. Die Bibliotheken begrüßen den Fokus auf Barrierefreiheit und Inklusion, benötigen jedoch Unterstützung in Form von Handlungsempfehlungen, Fördermitteln, Vernetzung und politischer Unterstützung. Die Umfrage ist die bisher größte ihrer Art und zeigt sowohl das Engagement der Bibliotheksmitarbeitenden als auch die dringende Notwendigkeit, die bestehenden Barrieren abzubauen.The survey on accessibility in German libraries, conducted in cooperation with the German Library Association (dbv) and the Berlin School of Library and Information Science at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, included 951 participants and 55 questions on four areas: the building, equipemnt, physical and online services as well as cooperation and skills. The aim was to determine the current state of accessibility nationwide and to derive political demands. The survey reveals considerable gaps in accessibility: 14% of locations do not have an accessible entrance, only 18% have an accessible toilet and only 12% offer services for deaf people. The survey also shows that there is a lack of funding for the implementation of accessibility measures. Half of the locations have not received or spent any money on such measures in the last five years. Librarians welcome the focus on accessibility and inclusion, but need support in the form of recommendations for action, funding, networking and political support. The survey is the largest of its kind to date and shows both the commitment of library staff and the urgent need to remove existing barriers.Not Reviewe