395 research outputs found
Stewards of Social Justice: conversation with Sana Loue
No full textThis series entitled “Stewards of Social Justice” spotlights faculty, staff and students of Case Western Reserve University who are actively engaged in the advancement of the University-wide Social Justice Institute. Sana Loue, J.D., PhD, M.P.H., M.S.S.A, Professor and Director of the Center for Minority Public Health at Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, whose areas of expertise include HIV risk, family violence, mental illness, research ethics and forensic epidemiology and the author or and editor of more than 25 books and more than 75 peer-reviewed manuscripts, discusses how her responsibility interface with the goals and objectives of the Case Western Reserve University Social Justice Institute where she serves as a member of the Leadership Team
Sana Sana: A Latinx Health Magazine
No full textabstract: With the Latinx community anticipated to make up ~30% of the population by 2060, it will be crucial more than ever to mitigate the health disparities preventing them from equitable well-being. From a higher prevalence of obesity to better understanding mental health, there exists a myriad of challenges imposed against the community; however, its largest barrier is American hegemony. This is because their biases have exacerbated the public health system, preventing one from accessing their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. As a result, intervention goals, most commonly through educational settings, fail to be met. One of the worst results: poor health literacy rates. Without proper health literacy skills, individuals lack the knowledge required to best manage their health. Unfortunately, the Latinx community is reported to have fewer strengths in terms of this; hence, Sana Sana was created. Through this magazine, the project intends to increase general healthy literacy, improve health trajectories, and promote overall well-being amongst Latino adolescents
A risk worth taking: Studying content moderation on social media platforms
No full textWhile social media platforms choose to identify themselves as neutral platforms, there is growing complexity around the ways to analyze their structure, operational dynamics as well as the regulatory frameworks which must accompany. Guest author Sana Ahmad researches the content moderation industry in India
Essays on the adoption of sustainable innovation and sustainable behavior
No full textThe overall motivation of this research is to understand the adoption of sustainable innovations and sustainable behavior, with a focus on sustainable mobility-related behaviors.
Contrary to the organizational adoption, research on consumer adoption investigates the determinants of adoption/non-adoption without considering the innovation-decision as a process. Hence, the first chapter aims to explore the existence of distinct stages and identify different determinants of each stage of sustainable innovation adoption. A sustainable technology, namely alternative engine cars (AECs) is selected as an empirical setting. Data is collected through an online survey in two different steps. The results from the first survey (N=110) confirmed the existence of five distinct stages namely knowledge, persuasion, decision, implementation, and confirmation in line with Rogers' (2003) consumer adoption process. Based on these results, further data was collected (N=246) in order to identify different determinants of each of these stages. Different determinants in terms of perceived innovation characteristics of AECs were analyzed using a structural model. The study contributes by confirming the existence of distinct stages and developing a framework which not only determines the direction but also the strength of the relationships between different determinants and adoption stages.
In the second chapter, the author submits that particularly for sustainable innovations, value proposition innovation (VPI) is salient since it is generally assumed that these technologies create value, yet customers fail to appreciate this value. Therefore, the research aims to answer how can a value proposition be innovated and how can VPI increase the attractiveness of sustainable technologies which otherwise are hard to diffuse? The author studied the case of a novel sustainable technology, namely vehicle-to-grid (V2G) and adopted a mixed-method approach building on two focus groups (N=8) and online experts surveys from Dutch sustainable car enthusiasts (N=54). The results suggest that value propositions increase new technologies attractiveness by (re)configuring different bundle of attributes according to values expressed by customer segments. The results suggest that VPI provides a solution to accelerate the diffusion of new technologies suffering from lock-in.
The third chapter argues that a successful shift to sustainable travel modes does not solely depend on regulatory and technology push, as it should rather focus on changing individual behaviors as well. Hence, it is vital to understand the key drivers of such travel mode choices. Although there is a vast literature on the topic, the results are still inconsistent and inconclusive. Hence, the study aims to systematically analyze and synthesize the findings in the literature by examining the predictive capability of psychological and behavioral correlates of both, actual behavior and behavioral intention. A meta-analysis was conducted followed by moderator analyses of 58 primary studies. Results suggest that besides intentions, habits and past use represent the most relevant predictor of behavior, followed by constructs referring to the Theory of Planned Behavior framework. Environmental variables play a relevant role in shaping behavioral intentions but not actual behaviors, signaling a deep intention-behavior gap. The moderator analysis confirm that behaviors’ operationalization and measurement in primary studies causes heterogeneity in outcomes the most, above trip purpose, sample type and year of the study, while location does not appear as a relevant moderator. These results have theoretical as well as practical implications
The youngest pre-school age children's cognitive interest development in outdoor pedagogy
No full textBakalaura darba autors: Sana Zaķīte Darba vadītājs: Dr.psych. Tija Zīriņa Bakalaura darba temats: Bērnu izziņas intereses attīstīšana brīvdabas pedagoģijā jaunākajā pirmsskolas vecumā. Bakalaura darba mērķis: Pētīt bērnu izziņas interešu attīstības iespējas brīvdabas pedagoģijā jaunākajā pirmsskolas vecumā. Bakalaura darba hipotēze: Bērnu izziņas interešu attīstība brīvdabas pedagoģijā tiek sekmēta, ja: •tiek atbalstīta bērna patstāvīga darbošanās; •nodrošināta bērnam pieejama vide; •tiek nodrošināta pozitīva attieksme pret bērniem, veicinot izziņas interešu attīstību. Bakalaura darba galvenie uzdevumi: 1.Analizēt brīvdabas pedagoģijas jēdzienu pedagogu teorijās. 2.Veikt bērnu attīstības likumsakarību analīzi jaunākajā pirmsskolas vecumposmā. 3.Atlasīt pedagoģiskos paņēmienus bērnu izziņas intereses veicināšanā pedagoģiskajā procesā pirmsskolā. 4.Empīriski pārbaudīt bērnu izziņas interešu attīstības iespējas brīvdabas pedagoģijā. Bakalaura darba apjoms: 54 lapas, 2 tabulas un 9 attēli, 1 pielikums, 47 izmantotās literatūras vienības. Atslēgas vārdi: brīvdabas pedagoģija, jaunākais vecums, izziņas attīstība. Bachelor’s Thesis author: Sana Zaķīte Research paper`s supervisor: Dr.psych. Tija Zīriņa Bachelor Thesis issue: The youngest pre-school age children`s cognitive interest development in outdoor pedagogy. Bachelor Thesis main goal: theoretically and practically research the youngest pre-school age children`s cognitive interest development in outdoor pedagogy Bachelor Thesis hypothesis: Children`s cognitive interest development will improve if: •child’s independent activities are supported; •the environment is adequate for the child; •positive attitude all around children in order to develop cognitive interest. Bachelor Thesis main goals: 1.Analyse pedagogue theories about outdoor pedagogy. 2.Analyse the youngest pre-school age children`s development. 3.Select pedagogical techniques to furthermore develop children`s cognitive interest development. 4.Practically research children`s cognitive interest development in outdoor pedagogy. Bachelors Thesis amount: 54 pages, 9 pictures and 2 tables, 1 addendum (added in addendum), used 47 bibliography units. Key words: outdoor pedagogy, youngest pre-school age, interest development.
Possibilities of Entrepreneurship Development in Tourism Industry of Una-Sana Canton
No full textU ovom završnom radu, kroz koji se proteže tematika poduzetništva u turizmu na području Unsko-sanskog kantona i mogućnosti njegovog razvoja, analizirani su i obrađeni koncepti ključni za razumijevanje poduzetništva u turizmu kao i trenutačno stanje u Federaciji Bosne i Hercegovine i Unsko-sanskog kantona. Nakon toga, predstavljen je uvid u uvjete za razvoj poduzetništva na području Unsko-Sanskog kantona. U posljednjem dijelu rada, prije zaključka, autorica predstavlja i analizira mogućnosti razvoja poduzetništva u turizmu. Na kraju se naazi zaključak tj. osvrt na cjelokupni rad, obrađene teorijske koncepte, njihovu primjenu u praksi te same mogućnosti razvoja.In this thesis, which contains the themes of entrepreneurship in tourism in the Una-Sana Canton and the possibilities of its own development, concepts, which are crucial for understanding the entrepreneurship in tourism and the current situation in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Una-Sana Canton, were analyzed and elaborated. The insight into conditions for entrepreneurship development in the Una-Sana Canton was presented and in the last part of the paper, prior to the conclusion of the thesis, the author presented and analyzed the possibilities of developing entrepreneurship in tourism. In the conclusion the whole work was reviewed, theoretical concepts were elaborated, such as their application in practice and the possibilities of development
Kubisten Georg Pauli? : Mens sana in corpore sano – muralmålningarna på Per Brahegymnasiet
No full textIn 1912 Georg Pauli painted Mens sana in corpore sano, a mural painting in al secco technique at Per Brahegymnasiet in Jönköping. The outcome of the painting caused a lot of different reactions, many people found it strange and bad and criticized it harshly. As a student myself at the school many years later, I found the painting a bit weird, and later in life during my studies in art history I became interested in Mens sana in corpore sano and why it looks like it does. In this study, I have seeked to understand the painting and its context. I have analyzed the motive according to Erwin Panofskys iconological method, to see what the three levels means. For the context of the paining, I give a presentation of mural painting both in schools and society during 1910s, Pauli as a painter and author, and his relation to cubism. I will also present how others have been writing about and interpretating Mens sana in corpore sano over the years since the painting was created 1912 to 2024.
Sana river drainage area - population, use and water protection
No full textU članku se razmatra naseljenost te korištenje i zaštita voda poriječja Sane u sjeverozapadnom dijelu Bosne i Hercegovine. Geografske i hidrogeografske karakteristike značajno su se odrazile na naseljenost istraživanog područja. Politika održivog razvoja pretpostavlja da je održivo upravljanje vodama integralni dio planiranja prostora. To svakako obuhvaća korištenje i zaštitu voda u poriječju. Zaključno, članak obuhvaća autorov prijedlog zaštićenih spomenika prirode i zaštićenih pejsaža-krajolika u istraživanom području.The paper discusses population, water use and protection in Sana River drainage area, situated in the northwestern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geographic and hydrogeographic features have a strong influenceon the population of this area. Sustainable development policy presumes that sustainable water management is an integral part of spatial planning. That certainly encompasses water use and protection in the drainage area. Finally, the author expresses his opinion concerning the protected natural monuments and landscapes in the investigated area
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