Cooperation Activities Research Articles

Young Adults’ New Cognitive Formations and the Feeling of Becoming an Adult

IntroductionIn adolescence, the person transitions from the reality of childhood, where he is mostly dependent on his parents, to the reality of adult life, which necessitates the acquisition of adult role systems, established autonomy, and ability to accept responsibility. The most important feeling during that time is that of maturation into adulthood.Objectives This study was designed to investigate the impact of new cognitive formations on the maturation of young adults’ self-consciousness from the perspective of a subjective evaluation of the experience of becoming an adult, particularly its cognitive component.Methods The study was based on Akimova’s Adult Practical Thinking Scale (Akimova et al., 2008), Zack’s Theoretical Thinking Scale (Zack, 2010), Personal Differential Test (Bazhin & Etkind, 1983), Szustrowa’s Egocentric Associations Scale with content analysis applied (Szustrowa, 1976), The Feeling of Becoming an Adult Expression Scale (Andriushchenko et al., 2014) and included 64 participants aged 18-22 years. The approbation group had 12 participants and the core group had 52 participants.ResultsThe IBM SPSS 22 statistical rank correlation analysis provides support for: negative moderate correlation between (1) the reflective type of theoretical thinking and personal egocentrism (rs=-.31; p=.024), (2) adult practical thinking level and awareness of a new position in adolescents-adults relations self-consciousness component (rs=-.28, p=.048); positive moderate correlation between (1) social intelligence and the feeling of becoming an adult expression degree (rs=.39; p=.004), (2) orientation to autonomous educational and intellectual activity (self-consciousness component) and subjective attitude towards oneself and other people (rs=.29, p=.04), orientation to autonomous educational/intellectual activity and Egocentrism Index (rs=.37, p=.007).Conclusions According to the study’s findings, there is a strong correlation between young adults’ cognitive traits (such as content-related reflection for formal operational thinking and social intelligence), their expression of the feeling of becoming an adult, and some aspects of self-consciousness. It indicates that the feelings of becoming an adult manifest themselves as an orientation to autonomous educational and intellectual activity and new forms of cooperation with adults that develop step by step through time, but not as a process of individualization based on egocentric attitudes.Disclosure of InterestNone Declared

Evaluating Cybersecurity Capacity Building of ASEAN Plus Three through Social Network Analysis

The strategic rivalry between the United States and China is out in full swing in Southeast Asia. As the result, ASEAN is emerging both as a key player as well as a playground for pivotal global and regional actors. South Korea, Japan, and China known as ASEAN Plus Three, have strong economic, political, and technological ties with the region, and have leveraged their cyber capabilities to compete for influence in the region. This study evaluates the relative performances of the Plus Three’ cyber outreach efforts to the region by visualizing the complex web of actors and cyber cooperation and assistance activities with network analysis tools and open-source databases. We quantitatively analyze national cyber security cooperation of ASEAN including South Korea, Japan, and China through capacity building indicators and social network methodology. This study (1) analyzes cybersecurity cooperation in ASEAN Plus Three, (2) explores factors that influence cooperation, and (3) lays out a quantitative basis for establishing national information policy and cybersecurity strategy. We find that the Plus Three, despite the outward similarity in their respective regional strategies, are a study of contrasts, with one of them emerging as an influential yet silent power in the regional cyber diplomacy domain.

POTENSI KULTUR SEKOLAH DALAM PENGINTEGRASIAN KONTEN PENDIDIKAN MULTIKULTURAL DI SEKOLAH MENEGAH ATAS NEGERI 3 DENPASAR

Multicultural education is an education that respects the differences of various cultural groups. At SMA Negeri 3 Denpasar there are various students. Therefore, multicultural education is important to implement. This is because there are still various cases of violence and bullying that occur, especially in SMA Negeri 3 Denpasar. So it is important for schools to apply the values ​​of multicultural education to strengthen school culture. The problems discussed in this study are (1) How is the potential form of school culture in integrating multicultural education content at SMA Negeri 3 Denpasar, (2) How is the empowerment of school culture potential in integrating multicultural education content at SMA Negeri 3 Denpasar. The theory used in this research is the theory of multicultural education and the theory of social learning. Data collection methods used are non-participant observation, structured interviews, literature study and document study. The data that has been obtained were analyzed by qualitative descriptive analysis method.
 The results showed that (1) The potential form of school culture in integrating multicultural education content at SMA Negeri 3 Denpasar can be seen in the school climate, intellectual climate, rules and policies, traditions and routines, school organizational structure, effective partnering and character norms. (2) Empowering the potential of school culture in integrating multicultural educational content at SMA Negeri 3 Denpasar can be done by means of communication interactions, creating a clean and conducive environment, making extracurricular activities, making competition activities, providing classrooms and libraries as places for learning and reading, providing warnings or sanctions for students who violate school rules, carrying out prayers, mutual cooperation activities and providing trash bins, holding the election of the student council president and class apparatus and holding committee meetings, obeying norms and mutual respect and respect among school members.

Cooperation Dilemma: Between Islamic Values and Digitalization

This study aims to look again at the existence of cooperation in the digital era in an Islamic economic review. Because in the current contemporary era, cooperation activities have experienced a decline caused by the onslaught of new competitors who utilize digital technology. This condition is, of course, a concern in itself because cooperation is an economic institution initiated by the nation's founding fathers and stipulated in the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia (UUD 1945) which is in principle in line with Islamic economic values. Therefore, in the current contemporary era, cooperation is expected to be able to adapt in the digital context and the industrial revolution 4.0. Qualitative research with this type of case study reveals the implementation of cooperation systems in the digital era in three different cooperation, both in terms of operating principles and their basis. The findings in this study indicate that the implementation of cooperation in the three objects still needs to be optimally able to adapt to digital technology. The Islamic economic value has been carried out for cooperation that runs it while for others using state rules and regulations.

Descriptive Study: Implementation Of Character Education In The Dormitory Of The Indonesian School Of Davao, Philippines

This study aims to determine the types of character education that are applied or implemented to students who live in the Davao Indonesia School (SID) dormitory. The objectives to be achieved include this research is expected to describe the application of character education in the form of religious attitudes, discipline, national spirit, care for the environment, and responsibility in the SID dormitory and can describe the achievements of character education in the dormitory and its obstacles. This research was carried out for three months starting with asking permission, data collection, analysis, reporting. Data was collected by means of structured interview sheets and documentation studies. The results showed that character education in the SID dormitory had been implemented. The implementation of religious attitudes is carried out through routine worship activities, reading scriptures, religious activities, and appeals for good dress. Discipline is carried out by applying the given rules and dividing individual and group tasks. The attitude of the national spirit is reflected in the obligation to use the Indonesian language, play Indonesian songs, and watch Indonesian films together. The attitude of caring for the environment is instilled through mutual cooperation activities, cleaning pickets, joint activities in supporting environmental cleanliness and reminding each other about cleanliness. The attitude of responsibility is implemented from the willingness to be led, regulated, and directed, to take every advice seriously and to maintain and maintain the objects owned and to carry out the results of the agreements that have been made. Overall, the results of character education in the SID dormitory have a significant impact on the character of students who previously lived and grew up in their hometowns who are not familiar with Indonesian culture at all today. The obstacles to planting character education in SID dormitories are family background and the influence of strong home environment conditions that do not support Indonesian character education and the different characteristics of students.

코로나19 팬데믹 이후 방역적 사회안전망을 위한 민간경비의 역할

This study examines the gap (control of infected people and citizens, maintenance of order in hospital facilities, management of quarantine facilities, vaccine supply and demand, etc.) caused by a lack of quarantine response personnel in the process of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in our society through private security in the event of a recurrence of the pandemic. It was conducted to present it as a good for building a quarantine social safety net. To this end, the purpose of this study is to estimate the role that private security can play as a good for health security and how it will affect the agreed-upon control and safety society reorganization structure. After the presentation, the results were drawn through two interviews. A total of 10 people were selected for the study, including 6 practitioners and 4 researchers. The first interview was held from May 1 to 30, 2021, and the second interview was held from October 1 to November 5, 2021.
 Investigation results, research project 1. Regarding the 'role of private security for the establishment of an anti-epidemic social safety net', cooperation with public security (12) is 'support for the quarantine authorities to maintain order,' and the expansion of service services (12) is 'maintenance of order in the clinic, vehicle control, and guidance. For the role of 'work, simple administrative assistance work', and the role of assisting quarantine activities (4), the 'role of temporarily supplementing and supporting the work (maintenance of order in inspection clinics, vehicle control and guidance work, etc.) of insufficient medical personnel' was the most showed a high response. Research project 2. Regarding the 'precedence of private expenses for agreed control', cooperation with the quarantine authorities (4) refers to 'whether it is about establishing and supporting a business cooperation system between the quarantine authorities and private security', promoting local governments and strengthening cooperation ( 8) is 'continuous publicity development so that citizens can recognize and sympathize with the role of private security guards in their duties, such as control and guidance', and securing credibility and public confidence (6) is 'to inspire citizens' mature awareness of participation, public institutions, the media, Cooperation activities with civic groups, etc.' was the highest response by factor. Research project 3. As for 'alternatives to the priority of private security for agreed control', securing service quality and professionalism (5) means 'reinforcing education so that private security officers can clearly know their authority and duties', and improving image (8).), 'Strengthening public relations activities to change public perception', and 'Securing the budget of public institutions for the use of private expenses' for privatization and preparation of legal basis (16) showed the highest response by factor. Research project 4. Regarding 'Prospects for Security Reorganization Structure', the confidence in private security and the opportunity to take another leap (9) are 'the effect of increasing the use of private expenses due to cooperation in disaster situations', improving the government's awareness of the private defense system and increasing immunity (7) is 'the effect of incorporating private security as a safety resource into the total force mobilization system in the case of a national disaster', and the effect of increasing the quarantine social safety net (7) is 'preventing the overuse of some quarantine authorities due to the use of alternative resources for private quarantine agents. ' was the highest response for each factor.

Design of A3B-Porphyrin Conjugates with Terpyridine as Potential Theranostic Agents: Synthesis, Complexation with Fe(III), Gd(III), and Photodynamic Activity.

This paper reports on the design and synthesis of new multifunctional porphyrin-based therapeutic agents for potential therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Zinc complexes of A3B-type meso-arylporphyrins containing OH- and COOH- groups were modified with chelating ligands based on 4'-(4-methylphenyl)-2,2':6',2″-terpyridine derivatives in high yields. Novel complexes with Gd(III), Fe(III) were obtained for these conjugates. Aggregation behaviour in solutions of different solubilisers was studied to inform the selection of the optimal solubilising platform for the porphyrins obtained; their photophysical and photochemical properties were also characterised. Micellar Pluronic F127 formulation was found to be the most effective solubiliser for stabilising the fluorescence-active monomolecular form of the photosensitisers (PS). In vitro cytotoxicity of the compounds was studied on the HEP-2 cell line with and without irradiation for 1.5 and 24 h. As a result, the IC50 of compounds 12 and 14 at an irradiation dose of 8.073 J/cm2 was shown to be 1.87 ± 0.333 and 1.4 ± 0.152 μM, respectively; without irradiation, the compound had no toxic effect within the studied concentration range (1.5 h). A test for the inhibition of metabolic cooperation or promoter activity was also performed for the abovementioned compounds, showing the efficacy and safety of the conjugates obtained. Preliminary data have indicated the high potential of the new type of PS to be promising molecular theranostic agents.

Podziemna i niezależna działalność pracowników Książnicy Miejskiej (Kopernikańskiej) w Toruniu

The article „Underground and independent activity of the Nicolaus Copernicus Municipal Library in Toruń” broaches the subject of functioning NSZZ “Solidarność” [Independent Self-Governing Trade Union Solidarity] in Toruń library in the period from 1980 to 1989. In its first part, historical conditioning and circumstances of the establishment of the library were portrayed, and next factors which determined the formation and registration of the “Solidarity” were specified. Then, the activity conducted during its legal functioning, including the propaganda activity, in particular, and its influence on the society were discussed, especially against a background of the events associated with the Bydgoszcz crisis and the battery of Jan Rulewski. Later, the action undertaken after the introduction of martial law was described, emphasizing the issue of the publishing activity of second circulation and cooperation with the structures of the underground “Solidarity”. In this context, individual attempts aiming at the storage and distribution of underground publications were indicated. The repressions against those employees of the library who were members of “Solidarity” during the martial law period, especially two cases of internments and dismissals from work were also mentioned. A revival of the “Solidarity” in 1989 was also briefly discussed as well as its activity in the context of the new political situation. The second part of the article was dedicated to the fate of the chosen members of “Solidarity’’ who suffered negative consequences due to their commitment to its activity.

Hambatan Peran Masyarakat Dalam Pengembangan Kampung Tanggui Sebagai Kampung Wisata Di Kota Banjarmasin

Kampung Tanggui is located in Kuin Cerucuk Village, Banjarmasin City. Tanggui is a round hat in the shape of a hat used by the community as a head protector from activities under the sun, especiallyOriver community activities. The raw material for tanggui comes from nipa palm forests which can beOfoundPon the banksOof rivers, especially rivers which are still affected by sea tides. The method used in this study is aOqualitativeomethod. TheOdata source wasOselected by snowball sampling technique. DataOcollection wasOcarried out byOobservation, interview and documentationOtechniques. The data analysisOtechnique used is dataOreduction technique, data presentation,OandOconclusionOdrawing. Testing the validityOof theOdata wasOcarried0outPby sourceOtriangulation, technical triangulation and time triangulation. TheOresults of thisOstudy indicate that the form ofOthe community's role as tourism executor in the development of Kampung Tanggui as a tourist village in Banjarmasin City is divided into three roles. (1) The role in this decision-making is in the form of a free community of opinion to convey criticism and suggestions for progress in the development of Kampung Tanggui. (2) RoleOin improvingOthe quality of tourism products. The community plays a role in mutual cooperation activities for the convenience of tourist destinations and efforts to increase sales of tourism products. (3) Role in sharing financial benefits. The distribution of these financial benefits is in the form of economic benefits felt by the communityOand the availability of jobs in the Kampung Tanggui tourist area.

IMPLEMENTASI NILAI-NILAI RELIGIUS BERBASIS MODERASIS BERAGAMA TERHADAP PENDIDIKAN PONDOK PESANTREN (Study Kasus Di Pondok Pesantren Nurul Wafa Demung Besuki Situbondo)

The problems that befell the Indonesian people are getting more complex day by day than in previous times. Almost all aspects of life experience problems, such as aspects of religious life, education, politics, social law, culture, economy, and other aspects. The above is exacerbated by the degradation of the nation's moral values ??which is very concerning. Besides that, there are still frequent fights, riots, and brawls between students, and students which are very disturbing, and no less important is religious moderation which also still needs to be improved. This research is qualitative research, namely research that intends to understand the phenomenon of what is experienced by the research subject such as behavior, perception, motivation, and action. While the type of research used is field research. Field research is where the researcher goes directly to the field where the researcher will do it in order to obtain objective/accurate data and information in accordance with this discussion. The purpose of field research is to collect, process, and analyze data sourced from the research location. Thus, it can be found that behavior in mutual cooperation activities is a form of solidarity in these community groups. Gotong royong is a cultural feature of the Indonesian nation that applies from generation to generation so that it forms real social behavior in the values ??of social life.

Internalization of Multicultural Islamic Education Values In High School Students

This study aims to analyze the Hinai Sub-District Junior High School program in internalizing the values of multicultural Islamic education, to analyze the application of Hinai Sub-District Middle School activities in internalizing the values of multicultural Islamic education, and to analyze the obstacles and supporters in internalizing the values of multicultural Islamic education in Middle Schools throughout the Sub-District. humiliate. This study uses a qualitative research method with a phenomenological approach. The sources of information for this research were Islamic and Christian religious education teachers, civics teachers, school principals, and students. Data collection techniques were collected through interviews, observation, and document studies. Data analysis techniques were carried out using data collection, data reduction, data presentation, and inference. The findings in this study indicate that there are school programs that internalize the values of multicultural Islamic education, including learning process programs, extracurricular programs, school environments, and school rules and regulations. Internalization of the values of multicultural Islamic education is applied in various activities in schools such as teacher activities in teaching, habituation activities, exemplary teachers, activities to read the Koran and pray before learning, prayer, infaq, Ramadan activities, the celebration of Islamic holidays, and mutual cooperation and social service activities.

Pendidikan Toleransi dan Praktik Beragama Masyarakat di Kampung Jawa Bali

The purpose of this study is to explain the forms of tolerance in Kampung Jawa as well as the driving and inhibiting factors of community tolerance by using a case study in Wanasari Hamlet. In this hamlet, the non-Muslim community and the people of Kampung Jawa live in harmony. The survey method used is a qualitative survey method, and data collection is done by qualitative descriptive and interviews with several informants in Kampung Jawa. The results obtained from this study are that the practice of religious tolerance in Kampung Jawa is going well, because the attitude of community tolerance is very high. The people of Wanasari Hamlet in carrying out religious activities can run smoothly and peacefully, besides that they are also invited in the form of mutual cooperation activities, festivals, village celebrations or traditional ceremonies between religious communities in Kampung Jawa. It can be used as a support to create a peaceful life, full of tolerance and harmony.

Istorijat, delatnost i budućnost Srpskog društva za proučavanje zemljišta

The future capacity of soils to support life on Earth is becoming questionable and in such a situation an important attention is given to soil science and land use-soil policy. This paper presents the historical overview, conducted activities and roles of the Yugoslav and Serbian Soil Science Society (SSSS) from its begining to recent days, as well as future plans. The material tackles the development of soil science in Serbia: foundation of the Soil Society, international cooperation, publication of the journal ''Soil and Plant'' and other publishing activities, structural organization of the Society, organization of congresses and symposia, and impact of the Society to overall well being by development of various programmes. It also highlights the coordination, consulting, and supporting role of the Society in preparation of the soil map of Yugoslavia. The role of SSSS today is aimed at the general scientific, cultural and educational development and benefit of the Republic of Serbia. The Society has its bodies, eight (nine) commissions, eleven subcommissions and four working groups. In the coming period, the Society will continue its organizational, publishing, educational, and cooperation activities, but also strive to include soils and soil science among national priorities. The permanent legacy of the Society is the inclusion of soil at the core of policies that support environmental protection and sustainable development in line with new challenges.

Арктическая научная дипломатия США и Канады: сравнительный анализ

The article examines the U.S. and Canadian Arctic Science Diplomacy (ASD) in a comparative perspective. The authors have identified the main reasons – scientific and geopolitical – for the use of the ASD in the region by these two countries, as well as by key state and non-state actors involved in its coordination and implementation. The ASD priorities for both countries include climate change implications, environmental problems, oceanography, geophysics, glaciology, permafrost, Arctic flora and fauna, conservation of biodiversity, Arctic shipping and transport infrastructure, rational use of Arctic mineral and biological resources, local communities, indigenous peoples, integration of traditional knowledge into science, and so on. Based on the analysis, it was found that both the USA and Canada recognize the important role of the Arctic Science Diplomacy in the successful implementation of their Arctic strategy and consider this kind of “non-traditional” public diplomacy to be a rather significant resource of their policy in the Far North. The Canadian ASD has to a greater extent an internal rather than an external orientation, while the U.S. ASD basically serves as an instrument of promotion of American national interests in the region. However, the United States pay less attention to the Arctic Science Diplomacy than Canada. The American ASD infrastructure (including the research centers and polar stations network as well as the research vessel fleet) is less developed than the Canadian one. In addition, in the U.S. strategic documents on the Arctic, unlike Canadian strategies, the coercive component is most clearly traced, which makes the United States a less attractive international partner and imposes certain restrictions on the participation of American ASD actors in Arctic cooperation. Moreover, the United States is very suspicious of the ASD of those regional “players” whom they have listed as unfriendly states (including Russia and China), which also serves as an obstacle to the development of Washington’s scientific cooperation with international partners in the Far North.

Заготовительная деятельность потребительской кооперации Краснодарского края в условиях восстановления хозяйства (1943–1945 гг.)

Introduction. The relevance of the problem considered in the article is connected with the need for creative use of the experience of economic activity of consumer cooperation. The novelty of the research is connected with the study of the problem that has not received proper coverage in the historical literature. The purpose of the study is to analyze the procurement activities of consumer cooperatives of the Krasnodar Territory during the Great Patriotic War. Materials and methods. The research is based on the principles of objectivity, historicism and a systematic approach. The following special historical methods were used in the preparation of the study: historical-genetic, historical-comparative and statistical. Analysis. During the Great Patriotic War, the importance of procurement activities of consumer cooperatives has significantly increased. In particular, the procurement of agricultural products and raw materials played an important role in the conditions of the restoration of the economy of the Krasnodar Territory in 1943–1945. Despite the objective difficulties, the Kuban consumer cooperation has been increasing the volume of agricultural products and raw materials every month. Metal billets were of primary importance as it was one of the areas of assistance to the front. The main factors in the development of procurement work were the increase in the level of procurement organization by the leadership of the district consumer unions and the procurement office, as well as the hard work of employees. At the same time, during the procurement, such shortcomings as the limited availability of goods allocated for exchange, the lack of the necessary amount of containers, the irresponsible attitude of a number of leaders of consumer societies and theft of material values were revealed. At the end of the war, certain successes were achieved in the fight against these negative phenomena. Results. According to the results of the study, it can be concluded that the procurement activity of consumer cooperatives played an important role in the conditions of economic recovery of the Krasnodar Territory.

Речевые стратегии и тактики, применяемые участниками современных образовательных вебинаров

The texts of modern educational webinars are analyzed in order to identify the main speech strategies and tactics used by their participants. It is noted that the genre of the educational webinar has recently acquired significant relevance due to the wide spread of the distance learning format. It was revealed that the speech strategies and tactics used by webinar speakers are focused on establishing close intellectual, emotional and psychological contact with webinar recipients. In this regard, the informing strategies, imperativeness and cooperation become the main speech strategies at webinars. For a webinar speaker, it is important to give the audience accurate and verified information, organize its perception and create an atmosphere of cooperation and joint activity at the webinar. Webinar participants use the argumentation strategies, positive presentation, self-presentation, gaining authority, “distance management”, comic impact, and others. Within the framework of the strategies used, the educational participants webinars resort to constructive speech tactics, such as the tactics of referring to the knowledge that the addressee has, the image tactics, the establishing speech contact tactics, the step-by-step explanation tactics, as well as the integration tactics, demonstrating openness and interest, useful information, appealing to authority, self-promotion, etc. Destructive strategies and tactics in the educational webinar genre construction are practically not involved.

Cross-border cooperation and marketing activities in tourism – A Case study of the HEALTH-TOUR project

Cross-border cooperation and marketing activities in tourism – A Case study of the HEALTH-TOUR project

The international cooperation of the People's Public Security Force in the renovation period - Some theoretical and practical issues

The international cooperation in defense and security is a strategic policy of the Communist Party of Vietnam supported by the Vietnamese people, in line with the trend of the times. The international cooperation in defense and security reflects the law of movement and development of objective reality and interests of the country and Vietnamese people. Vietnam's international cooperation in defense and security shows Vietnam’s humanity, peace, and self-defense nature. Both theory and practice confirm the correctness, creativity, and effectiveness of Vietnam's international cooperation in defense and security. This article deals with some theoretical and practical issues on the international cooperation of the People's Public Security Force in the renovation period - an angle on international cooperation in defense and security. Theoretically, the article presents the views of the Communist Party of Vietnam on the international integration and cooperation through National Congresses of the Party, including in the field of defense and security. These views of the Communist Party of Vietnam have clearly demonstrated the inevitability of the international cooperation of the People's Public Security Force in the renovation period. In practical terms, the article presents the international cooperation activities of the People's Public Security Force in the renovation period, including deloying the Communist Party of Vietnam’s guidelines and foreign policy, cooperative relations with neighboring countries and law enforcement agencies of countries in the world, carrying out the United Nations peacekeeping mission, cooperation in rescue, pandemic prevention, etc. The article affirms that the achievements achieved by the People's Public Security Force during the renovation period have confirmed that the international cooperation activities of the People's Public Security Force are very effective and practical. These achievements have brought foreign affairs of the People’s Public Security Force to a new height, creating favorable conditions to contribute to the successful implementation of the two strategic tasks of the Vietnamese revolution, namely building and firmly defending the Socialist Vietnam Socialist.

ПРАВОВОЕ РЕГУЛИРОВАНИЕ ДВУСТОРОННИХ ОТНОШЕНИЙ МЕЖДУ РЕСПУБЛИКОЙ КОРЕЯ И ЕВРОПЕЙСКИМ СОЮЗОМ

The Korea-EU relation has developed based on multilateral and bilateral legal infrastructures. Among the international legal document, the three bilateral agreements between Korea and EU provide the foundational basis for the bilateral relations. First agreement is the Korea-EU FTA which effectively became a legal tool creating favorable environment for development of the economic relations between the parties. Second is Korea-EU Framework Agreement, amended in 2010. It proclaimed a strategic partnership between Korea and the EU elevating the status of cooperation. Third is the Agreement establishing a framework for the participation of Korea in EU crisis management operations. This agreement created a new cooperation field between the partners. The documents described above represent international legal infrastructures that directly regulate Korea-EU cooperation activities and in this they differ from multilateral documents such as the WTO or the UN laws which can provide rules for certain areas of bilateral cooperation but are not directly related to Korea-EU relations. International laws are cohesively becoming important in areas beyond trade relations and in future may change the paradigm of their bilateral dialogue. Although the two partners may have some challenges and different views of the laws and their application, they main purpose is to provide significant new engines in boosting cooperation between the partners.

Explaining Positive Couple Interactions after Myocardial Infarction: A Qualitative Study

Background: The quality of marital relationships can impact couples’ cardiovascular health directly and indirectly. Given that communication is essential for a happy marriage and plays an important role in health, this study aimed to explain the positive interactions of couples after myocardial infarction. Methods: The current study was conducted qualitatively with the participation of seven couples (patient and his or her spouse) in teaching hospitals affiliated with Zahedan University of Medical Sciences. Purposive sampling was used to select participants. Then, unstructured in-depth interviews were conducted after obtaining informed consent. The interviews were immediately transcribed and analyzed. MAXQDA 2020 was used to categorize the data, and the method proposed by Elo and Kingas was used for data analysis. Results: The analysis of the data revealed that myocardial infarction could affect the way couples interact through two main themes including empathetic union (acceptance of each other’s true selves, mutual understanding, adjusting expectations, increase in cooperation and joint activities) and optimizing couples’ interactions (mutual care and attention, increase in intimacy, mutual reliance). Conclusion: This study indicated that positive couple interactions affected not only marital relationships but also health status, both directly and indirectly. Therefore, the findings of this study can be used to improve nursing student education and nursing care, and would help to develop educational and supportive interventions for patients and their spouses.