Personality Dimensions of Serbian Lifeguards

According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global drowning report (2017), drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide. Drowning can occur anywhere there is water: oceans, seas, lakes, pools, bathtubs, rivers or water collection on the side of the road, etc. In many countries, there are drowning prevention programs for children and adults. The two most commonly used strategiesagainst drowning are the presence of lifeguards in public places and the use of protected areas that could prevent most of the drownings. The main aim of the present study is to examine the individual differences in a Big Five plus Two (BF+2) personality traits in lifeguards and non-lifeguards (including students). The subsample of lifeguards represented 122 male respondents who were, at the time of the survey, licensed as lifeguards (60.9%) or were in training for lifeguards—candidates (39.1%). The subsample of students represented 138 male respondents who were studying at the University of Novi Sad. The results indicate that lifeguards in comparison to students are more extraverted, open to experience, and conscientious, less neurotic, and aggressive. Both positive and negative valence are higher in student subsample. All of the above traits are desirable traits for people working as lifeguards.

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Environmental awareness of the students of agriculture at the University of Novi Sad: Testing the differences using NEP scale

Zbornik Matice srpske za drustvene nauke ◽

10.2298/zmsdn1761053k ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 53-65

Author(s):

Jelena Karapandzin ◽

Vesna Rodic

Keyword(s):

Technological Development ◽

Environmental Awareness ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Decision Makers ◽

New Ecological Paradigm ◽

Average Value ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Individual ◽

Novi Sad ◽

The University

In this paper, the NEP scale has been used for measurement of achieved level of environmental awareness of students of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Novi Sad. As they are future decision makers in the field of agribusiness, it is very important for them to accept the new ecological paradigm in order to be able to make decisions in the future that are consistent with sustainable development and environmental protection. The research has been conducted on a sample of 800 students. The average value of the environmental awareness of students measured by NEP scale is 3.47, which indicates that students have a pro-ecological worldviews, but still firmly believe in technological development which will provide comfortable and safe life for future generations, without major changes in behavior patterns. Special emphasis was put on understanding of the effects of certain demographic variables on students? ecological orientation. A statistically significant difference in terms of acceptance of new environmental paradigm has not been observed regarding these variables, but there is a statistically significant difference when it comes to the individual NEP scale statements.

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Keputusan Mahasiswa Universitas “X” Bandung Untuk Merokok Di Lingkungan Kampus Yang Dipengaruhi Oleh Faktor Sosial

Jurnal Manajemen ◽

10.31937/manajemen.v10i1.823 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 44-51

Author(s):

Ayuningtyas Hapsari ◽

Alfath Haikal Muhammad

Keyword(s):

Social Factors ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

Linear Regression Analysis ◽

Cultural Factors ◽

Simple Linear Regression ◽

Public Places ◽

Verification Method ◽

The World ◽

The Individual ◽

The University

Indonesia is the country with the highest number of teen smokers in the world. About 80% of smokers in Indonesia start the habit before the age of 19 years. Based on the results of a pre-survey of 10 students that there are still many who violate the rules despite the existing prohibition to not smoke in public places at the University of "X". It also shows a lack of concern for smokers against others who do not smoke. This study aims to look at the influence of social factors on the students decision at the University X Bandung to smoke on campus. This research uses descriptive verification method by distributing questionnaires to 30 students respondents of the University "X" Bandung, and use a Simple Linear Regression analysis methods. Based on the results of regression calculations, the influence of social factors on smoking decisions on campus is very small that is equal to 37.9% while the remaining 62.1% influenced by other variables not examined in this study as a factor from the individual respective smokers, such as: lifestyle, psychological factors and cultural factors. Keywords: Social Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Social Factors and Consumer Buying Decision

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Narratives of ethnic identity and language among young Pannonian Ruthenians in Serbia

Adeptus ◽

10.11649/a.1983 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Marina Sakač

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Identity ◽

Historical Context ◽

Northern Region ◽

Ethnic Communities ◽

Linguistic Identity ◽

Strategic Positioning ◽

Nation States ◽

The Individual ◽

Novi Sad ◽

The University

Narratives of ethnic identity and language among young Pannonian Ruthenians in SerbiaThis article offers a study of narratives of ethnic identity among young Ruthenians in Serbia. The analysed data comes from in-depth interviews and questionnaires conducted in 2016 with nine informants studying at the University of Novi Sad. The narrative approach has proven to be most suitable, especially when trying to understand the individual perspective of one’s ethnic and linguistic identity. In order to understand Ruthenians as an ethnic minority in Serbia, the study also provides a brief overview of the historical context, including information on Ruthenian migration from Transcarpathia to Vojvodina in the eighteenth century, their strategic positioning towards the nation states they have lived in, their Greek-Catholic denomination as a factor distinguishing them from other ethnic communities, as well as the intersubjective understanding of their ethnic identity. Vojvodina, the northern region of Serbia, where they live, is a multicultural and multi-confessional province, which has proven to be both an opportunity and a challenge for this community. The historical overview also presents how they have obtained their minority rights since their migration to the region. Narracje tożsamości etnicznej i języka wśród młodych Rusinów Panońskich w SerbiiNiniejszy artykuł poświęcony jest narracjom tożsamości etnicznej wśród młodych Rusinów w Serbii. Analizowane dane pochodzą z wywiadów pogłębionych i badań kwestionariuszowych przeprowadzonych w roku 2016 wśród dziewięciorga rozmówców studiujących na Uniwersytecie w Nowym Sadzie. Podejście narracyjne zostało wybrane jako najwygodniejsze do zbadania osobistych spojrzeń na własną tożsamość etniczną i językową. Aby pomóc w zrozumieniu położenia Rusinów jako mniejszości etnicznej w Serbii, praca przedstawia również w zwięzły sposób kontekst historyczny, w tym informacje o migracji Rusinów z Zakarpacia do Wojwodiny w XVIII wieku, strategie ich funkcjonowania w państwach narodowych, na obszarze których zamieszkiwali, grekokatolicką identyfikację religijną, stanowiącą czynnik odróżniający ich od innych miejscowych społeczności, oraz indywidualne sposoby rozumienia tożsamości etnicznej. Położona w północnej Serbii Wojwodina to region wielokulturowy i wielowyznaniowy, co przynosi rusińskiej wspólnocie zarówno trudności, jak i korzyści. Zawarte w artykule spojrzenie na historię ukazuje ponadto proces zdobywania praw mniejszości przez Rusinów po ich migracji do obecnego miejsca zamieszkania.

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‘A Routh O’ Auld Nick-Nackets’ – the antiquarian collection of John Rae

Scottish Archaeological Journal ◽

10.3366/saj.2014.0054 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 36-37 (1) ◽

pp. 163-183

Author(s):

Paul Taylor

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Nineteenth Century ◽

Social Context ◽

Moral Education ◽

The United States ◽

Representative Case ◽

National Museums ◽

The Individual ◽

The University

John Rae, a Scottish antiquarian collector and spirit merchant, played a highly prominent role in the local natural history societies and exhibitions of nineteenth-century Aberdeen. While he modestly described his collection of archaeological lithics and other artefacts, principally drawn from Aberdeenshire but including some items from as far afield as the United States, as a mere ‘routh o’ auld nick-nackets' (abundance of old knick-knacks), a contemporary singled it out as ‘the best known in private hands' (Daily Free Press 4/5/91). After Rae's death, Glasgow Museums, National Museums Scotland, the University of Aberdeen Museum and the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, as well as numerous individual private collectors, purchased items from the collection. Making use of historical and archive materials to explore the individual biography of Rae and his collection, this article examines how Rae's collecting and other antiquarian activities represent and mirror wider developments in both the ‘amateur’ antiquarianism carried out by Rae and his fellow collectors for reasons of self-improvement and moral education, and the ‘professional’ antiquarianism of the museums which purchased his artefacts. Considered in its wider nineteenth-century context, this is a representative case study of the early development of archaeology in the wider intellectual, scientific and social context of the era.

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Gender Aspects in the Attitudes of the Students of the University of Novi Sad Towards Multiculturalism

Gender Studies ◽

10.2478/v10320-012-0023-8 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 11 (Supplement) ◽

Author(s):

Aleksandra Izgarjan ◽

Markov Slobodanka ◽

Diana Prodanović-Stankić

Keyword(s):

Gender Aspects ◽

Novi Sad ◽

The University

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The relevance of dietetic approach of Ayurveda from the perspective of COVID-19 pandemic

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl1.3077 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽

pp. 748-752

Author(s):

Swapnali Khabade ◽

Bharat Rathi ◽

Renu Rathi

Keyword(s):

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Healthy Person ◽

World Health ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Leading Role ◽

Global Pandemic ◽

The People ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization ◽

The Individual

A novel, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), causes severe acute respiratory syndrome and spread globally from Wuhan, China. In March 2020 the World Health Organization declared the SARS-Cov-2 virus as a COVID- 19, a global pandemic. This pandemic happened to be followed by some restrictions, and specially lockdown playing the leading role for the people to get disassociated with their personal and social schedules. And now the food is the most necessary thing to take care of. It seems the new challenge for the individual is self-isolation to maintain themselves on the health basis and fight against the pandemic situation by boosting their immunity. Food organised by proper diet may maintain the physical and mental health of the individual. Ayurveda aims to promote and preserve the health, strength and the longevity of the healthy person and to cure the disease by properly channelling with and without Ahara. In Ayurveda, diet (Ahara) is considered as one of the critical pillars of life, and Langhana plays an important role too. This article will review the relevance of dietetic approach described in Ayurveda with and without food (Asthavidhi visheshaytana & Lanhgan) during COVID-19 like a pandemic.

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IMAGERY AND EMOTIONS IN THE PIANO PIECE „THE SICK DOLL“ FROM CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF P . I TCHAIKOVSKY

Education and Technologies Journal ◽

10.26883/2010.201.2223 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 110-113

Author(s):

Smilena Smilkova ◽

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Social Work ◽

Short Story ◽

Special Educational Needs ◽

Social Pedagogy ◽

Sound Image ◽

The Individual ◽

The Right ◽

The University ◽

Art Pedagogy

The proposed material examines the creative task of students majoring in Social Pedagogy at the University „Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov“ in Burgas, and studying the discipline Art Pedagogy – Part 1 – Music. In the course of the lecture course students get acquainted with the elements of musical expression, as a means of figurative representations and impact of music, with different techniques concerning individual musical activities, with the endless and diverse opportunities that music provides in the use of art pedagogy for social work teachers.Verbal interpretation of music is a necessary component when working with children with special educational needs, at risk and in the norm. Looking at Tchaikovsky’s short and extremely figurative piano piece „The Sick Doll“ from his charming „Children’s Album“, in the form of a short story, tale or essay, students express their personal vision, feeling and transformation of the musical image. The aim of the task is to transcribe the sound image into a verbal one. This requires speed, flexibility and logic in thinking, through imagination and creativity in its manifestation. Children love to listen, especially when they are involved. In search of the right way to solve problems and situations, future social educators could successfully benefit from the conversion of sound into words, according to the needs and deficits of the individual or group.

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A University Education

10.1093/oso/9780198767268.001.0001 ◽

2017 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

David Willetts

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Modern Society ◽

University Education ◽

Modern World ◽

Controversial Issues ◽

The Us ◽

The Individual ◽

The University ◽

First Time ◽

The Relationship

Universities have a crucial role in the modern world. In England, entrance to universities is by nation-wide competition which means English universities have an exceptional influence on schools--a striking theme of the book. This important book first investigates the university as an institution and then tracks the individual on their journey to and through university. In A University Education, David Willetts presents a compelling case for the ongoing importance of the university, both as one of the great institutions of modern society and as a transformational experience for the individual. The book also makes illuminating comparisons with higher education in other countries, especially the US and Germany. Drawing on his experience as UK Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014, the author offers a powerful account of the value of higher education and the case for more expansion. He covers controversial issues in which he was involved from access for disadvantaged students to the introduction of L9,000 fees. The final section addresses some of the big questions for the future, such as the the relationship between universities and business, especially in promoting innovation.. He argues that the two great contemporary trends of globalisation and technological innovation will both change the university significantly. This is an authoritative account of English universities setting them for the first time in their new legal and regulatory framework.

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Public Roads as Places of Interspecies Conflict: A Study of Horse-Human Interactions on UK Roads and Impacts on Equine Exercise

Animals ◽

10.3390/ani11041072 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 1072

Author(s):

Danica Pollard ◽

Tamzin Furtado

Keyword(s):

Near Miss ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Near Misses ◽

Logistic Regression Models ◽

Emotional Management ◽

The Road ◽

Human Interactions ◽

Road Users ◽

Conflict Risk ◽

The Individual

Real or perceived traffic risk is a significant barrier to walking and cycling. To understand whether similar barriers influence equestrians, this study obtained exercise behaviours, road use and experiences of road-related incidents from UK equestrians (n = 6390) via an online questionnaire. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with road use and experiencing a near-miss or injury-causing incident in the previous year. Content analysis identified themes around equestrians’ decisions not to use roads. Our results show that most equestrians (84%) use roads at least once weekly, and in the previous year, 67.7% had a near-miss and 6.1% an injury-causing incident. Road use differs regionally, with exercise type and off-road route availability. Road-using equestrians covered greater daily distances and were younger. However, younger equestrians were at higher risk of near-misses. Respondents’ decisions not to use roads were based on individualised risk assessments arising from: the road itself, perceptions of other road users, the individual horse and the handler’s own emotional management. Roads were perceived as extremely dangerous places with potentially high conflict risk. Injury-causing incidents were associated with increasing road-use anxiety or ceasing to use roads, the proximity of off-road routes, having a near-miss and type of road use. Targeted road-safety campaigns and improved off-road access would create safer equestrian spaces.

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Optimizing COVID-19 testing capabilities and clinical management using pathology informatics

JAMIA Open ◽

10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaa055 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Srikar Chamala ◽

Sherri Flax ◽

Petr Starostik ◽

Kartikeya Cherabuddi ◽

Nicole M Iovine ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽

Clinical Management ◽

World Health ◽

University Of Florida ◽

Pathology Informatics ◽

Large Numbers ◽

The World ◽

Health Organization ◽

The University ◽

Reporting Data

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019, first reported in China in late 2019, has quickly spread across the world. The outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. Here, we describe our initial efforts at the University of Florida Health for processing of large numbers of tests, streamlining data collection, and reporting data for optimizing testing capabilities and superior clinical management. Specifically, we discuss clinical and pathology informatics workflows and informatics instruments which we designed to meet the unique challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing. We hope these results benefit institutions preparing to implement SARS-CoV-2 testing.

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