Digital Piracy among Young Adults: The Role of Values and Time Perspectives

The aim of the research is to measure the extent of piracy among young adults and to relate this phenomenon to variables, such as values and time orientation. The research fits into the risk paradigm of cyber research. The research was carried out in Northern Cyprus, a country with a persistently high rate of digital piracy. The research involved 318 young adults (Mean Age: 20.9, SD: 2.47). The research process was conducted through the triangulation of three questionnaires: Piracy Risk Scale, Time Perspective Inventory, and the Values Scale. Based on the data collected, it was noted that piracy is not a rare phenomenon among young people (similar to other e-risks), and it is most common for files related to entertainment to be systematically downloaded. Digital piracy is linked to the level of digital competence, as well as hedonistic and fatalistic attitudes to time and values such as materialism and sense of honour. Despite technological developments maximising the legal circulation of cultural and other digital content, piracy has still not been completely eliminated.

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Role of visual communication design as effective COVID-19 information and education media for community

International journal of social sciences ◽

10.31295/ijss.v4n1.1553 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

N. Ilma ◽

P. A. W. Hidayat ◽

D. Setiono ◽

B. H. Prilosadoso

Keyword(s):

Visual Communication ◽

Design Research ◽

Inductive Logic ◽

Research Process ◽

Visual Communication Design ◽

Communication Design ◽

Applied Art ◽

Technological Developments ◽

Alternative Solutions

Visual-based technology as a medium of contact and alternative solutions in pandemic conditions requires a design role, primarily visual communication design during the coronavirus outbreak. Visual communication design becomes an intermediary bridge for information, education, and recreation media to the community. Various aspects of the design become part of applied art, which has goals and benefits to overcome problems in society. The WHO on March 11, 2020, declared the COVID-19 as a pandemic that affects almost regions of the world, where nearly more than five million people are infected. The technology eliminates distance and is an essential part of the development of visual communication design. Research on technological developments in the field of visual communication design in the application of information and education media in the spread of this pandemic. The qualitative research methods states that this research method is used well in examining the details of the research subject. The natural condition of researchers without engineering, where the research process can describe the process from time to time; b). Inductive analysis, which contains exploration orientation, discovery, and inductive logic, so that theories and patterns are in reality; and c) Description of human behaviour in its natural context.

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PENENTU KEUNGGULAN BERSAING PADA UMKM : APAKAH KOMPETENSI DIGITAL DAN ORIENTASI KEWIRAUSAHAAN PENTING ?

AdBispreneur ◽

10.24198/adbispreneur.v5i1.26999 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 63

Author(s):

Sofi Maya Sari ◽

Yunizar Yunizar ◽

Dina Sartika

Keyword(s):

Human Resources ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Competitive Advantages ◽

Digital Competence ◽

Technological Developments ◽

Medium Enterprises ◽

Positive Effect

One of the efforts to improve the competitive advantage in rapid technological developments, especially in Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), is to maximize the potential of human resources. However, at this time human resources MSMEs’owners are not acceptable in digital competence and low ability to improve entrepreneurial orientation. The role of human resources consisting of digital competence and entrepreneurial orientation leads to the competitive advantages of micro, small and medium enterprises. The study used a quantitative approach, using multiple regression analyses to analyze a questionnaire sample of 180 micros, small, and medium enterprises manufacture of food products in Bandung City. Results showed digital competence and entrepreneurial orientation have positive effect on competitive advantage. Salah satu usaha untuk dapat meningkatkan keunggulan bersaing ditengah perkembangan teknologi yang pesat khususnya pada Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah (UMKM) adalah dengan memaksimalkan potensi dari sumber daya manusia yang dimilikinya. Namun begitu saat ini sumber daya manusia atau pelaku usaha mikro, kecil dan menengah kurang akseptabel dalam penguasaan kompetensi digital serta rendahnya kemampuan dalam meningkatkan sikap orientasi kewirausahaannya. Peranan sumber daya manusia yang terdiri dari kompetensi digital dan orientasi kewirausahaan ini mengarah kepada keunggulan bersaing usaha mikro, kecil, dan menengah. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif, dengan menggunakan analisis regresi berganda untuk menganalisis sampel kuisioner sebanyak 180 pelaku UMKM industri pengolahan makanan di Kota Bandung. Hasil penelitian mengungkapkan bahwa kompetensi digital dan orientasi kewirausahaan berpengaruh positif terhadap keunggulan bersaing.

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Age in the entrepreneurial process: The role of future time perspective and prior entrepreneurial experience.

Journal of Applied Psychology ◽

10.1037/apl0000322 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 103 (10) ◽

pp. 1067-1085 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Michael M. Gielnik ◽

Hannes Zacher ◽

Mo Wang

Keyword(s):

Time Perspective ◽

Future Time Perspective ◽

Future Time ◽

Entrepreneurial Process ◽

Entrepreneurial Experience

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Who am I God? The Role of Belief in God in the Identity Development of Young Adults

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e561972014-001 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Angela M. Desilva Mousseau

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Identity Development ◽

Belief In God

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Particularities of tinnitus in children and adolescents

ORL ro ◽

10.26416/orl.33.4.2016.165 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 40-42

Author(s):

Alexandra Boloș ◽

Sebastian Cozma ◽

Andreea Silvana Szalontay

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Young Adults ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Psychological Factors ◽

Ambient Noise ◽

Psychological Consequences ◽

Therapeutic Approaches

Tinnitus is a common otologic symptom and probably the most troublesome. Tinnitus causes a number of physical and psychological consequences, that interfere with the quality of life of the patient. Many authors believe that the presence of tinnitus in children is a matter of lesser importance than in adults because it is met less frequently and would be a fleeting symptom, inoffensive for them (Graham, 1981). In addition, the prevalence of tinnitus during adolescence and even in young adults is increasing, possibly as a consequence of the increased ambient noise (Bulbul SF, Shargorodsky J). Various therapeutic approaches have generated different results, which led us to consider the role of psychological factors, hence the need to underline the particularities of this symptom in childhood.

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Crucial role of physiotherapy in treating COVID-19 patients

International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽

10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl1.3300 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽

pp. 967-971

Author(s):

Poonam Thakre ◽

Waqar M. Naqvi ◽

Trupti Deshmukh ◽

Nikhil Ingole ◽

Sourabh Deshmukh

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Distress Syndrome ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Public Health Emergency ◽

High Rate ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Front Line ◽

The Many ◽

Sixth International

The emergence in China of 2019 of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus2 (SARS-CoV-2) previously provisionally names 2019-nCoV disease (COVID19) caused major global outbreak and is a major public health problem. On 30 January 2020, the WHO declared COVID19 to be the sixth international public health emergency. This present pandemic has engrossed the globe with a high rate of mortality. As a front line practitioner, physiotherapists are expected to be getting in direct contact with patients infected with the virus. That’s why it is necessary for understanding the many aspects of their role in the identification, contains, reduces and treats the symptoms of this disease. The main presentation is the involvement of respiratory system with symptoms like fever, cough, sore throat, sneezing and characteristics of pneumonia leads to ARDS(Acute respiratory distress syndrome) also land up in multiorgan dysfunction syndrome. This text describes and suggests physiotherapy management of acute COVID-19 patients. It also includes recommendations and guidelines for physiotherapy planning and management. It also covers the guidelines regarding personal care and equipment used for treatment which can be used in the treatment of acute adult patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.

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The Effect of Information Technology on Fluidity of Contemporary Architectural Space

Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences ◽

10.31185/ejuow.vol7.iss1.115 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 62-72

Author(s):

Shatha Abbas Hassan ◽

Noor Ali Aljorani

Keyword(s):

Information Technology ◽

Communication Systems ◽

Research Problem ◽

Architectural Space ◽

Human Thought ◽

Technological Developments ◽

Ease Of Access ◽

The Impact ◽

Role Of Information

The increasing importance of the information revolution and terms such as ‘speed’, ‘disorientation’, and ‘changing the concept of distance’, has provided us with tools that had not been previously available. Technological developments are moving toward Fluidity, which was previously unknown and cannot be understood through modern tools. With acceleration of the rhythm in the age we live in and the clarity of the role of information technology in our lives, as also the ease of access to information, has helped us to overcome many difficulties. Technology in all its forms has had a clear impact on all areas of daily life, and it has a clear impact on human thought in general, and the architectural space in particular, where the architecture moves from narrow spaces and is limited to new spaces known as the ‘breadth’, and forms of unlimited and stability to spaces characterized with fluidity. The research problem (the lack of clarity of knowledge about the impact of vast information flow associated with the technology of the age in the occurrence of liquidity in contemporary architectural space) is presented here. The research aims at defining fluidity and clarifying the effect of information technology on the changing characteristics of architectural space from solidity to fluidity. The research follows the analytical approach in tracking the concept of fluidity in physics and sociology to define this concept and then to explain the effect of Information Technology (IT) to achieve the fluidity of contemporary architectural space, leading to an analysis of the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) architectural model. The research concludes that information technology achieves fluidity through various tools (communication systems, computers, automation, and artificial intelligence). It has changed the characteristics of contemporary architectural space and made it behave like an organism, through using smart material.

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