Individual Resources Research Articles

Flourish, fight or flight: health in self-employment over time—associations with individual and business resources

PurposeUsing COR theory to study developments of health and other key resources in self-employed workers in Sweden over 6 years, this study: (1) explored whether the heterogenous group of self-employed workers contained subgroups with different health trajectories, (2) investigated whether these were more typical for certain individuals (with respect to age, gender, sector, education, employment status), and (3) compared the different health trajectories regarding resource development in mental well-being, business resources, employment status, work ability.MethodThe study used data from the Swedish longitudinal occupational survey of health (SLOSH) and included participants working as self-employed or combiner (N = 2642).ResultFive trajectories were identified with latent class growth curve model analysis (LCGM). Two health trajectories with (1) very good, respective (2) good stable health (together comprising 78.5% of the participants), (3) one with moderate stable health (14.8%), (4) one with a U-shaped form (1.9%), and (5) one with low, slightly increasing health (4.7%). The first two trajectories flourish: they maintained or increased in all key resources and were more likely to remain self-employed. Trajectories three and five consist of those who fight to maintain or increase their resources. Workers in the U-shaped health trajectory show signs of fight and flight after loss in health and other key resources.ConclusionsStudying subgroups with different resource developments over time was suitable to understand heterogeneity in self-employed workers. It also helped to identify vulnerable groups that may benefit from interventions to preserve their resources.

The Impact of Perceived Parental Expectations on Career Adaptability: The Moderating Role of Parental Career Support

Background: Career adaptability is regarded as the core index to measure the adequacy of youth’s “career readiness”, which refers to the psychological resources of individuals to cope with current or expected career tasks, career changes or career difficulties. Methods: In this study, 529 students (246 male students, 46.5%, 283 female students, 53.5%) in the first grade of a senior high school in Beijing were assessed by the perceived Parental Expectation Scale, the Parental Career Support Scale and the Career Adaptability Scale. Results: (1) Parents’ expectations, parents’ career support and career adaptability were significantly positively correlated, and the scores were all higher than the average. (2) Parents’ expectations and parents’ careers are significantly positive predictors of career adaptability; (3) The variable of parental career support plays a moderating role in the path of perceived parental expectations on career adaptability. Conclusions: In the middle school stage, parents’ provision of career resources has a good promotion effect on students’ career preparation and coping with career difficulties.

Bite-sized language teaching in the digital wild: Relational pedagogy and micro-celebrity English teachers on Instagram

While ‘social media influencers’ have predominantly been studied in marketing and advertising, there has been an increase in language teachers' engagement in content creation on social media platforms. Informed by the principles of relational pedagogy (Kern, 2015, 2018), the present study explores how a group of Turkish teachers of English (n = 10) each with over 100,000 followers on Instagram navigate around the material, social, and individual multimodal semiotic resources to create English language teaching content. The data sources which include reels from teachers' public accounts and netnographic fieldwork notes were analyzed informed by the principles of social semiotics (Kress & Van Leeuwen, 2001). The findings revealed that the teachers create digital artefacts relying on creative relationships between words, contexts, and situations and provide opportunities to practice simple conversations, learn vocabulary in context, and distinguish nuances in the pronunciation of challenging words. The multimodal meaning-making practices demonstrate how social, material, and individual affordances shape, reframe, or recontextualize linguistic meanings in various forms. These findings highlight the facilitative power of social media for noticing linguistic forms, interaction, participation, and multimodal communication with important implications for teacher education, identity, and professional development in the evolving landscape of language teaching in the digital wild.

The Application of a Smart Nexus for Agriculture in Korea for Assessing the Holistic Impacts of Climate Change

Sustainable development involves maximizing the benefits of development while minimizing its consequent effects on the environment. This study uses a water–energy–food nexus framework, the Smart Nexus for Agriculture in Korea (SNAK), to assess the impact of climate change on sustainable resource management in agriculture. The nexus database applied in this study comprises three individual databases related to resources, interlinkages, and resource management scenarios, which include all variables and scenarios of the framework. Different resource management scenarios were evaluated via investigating the interlinkages between resources and quantifying resource consumption and sustainability. The variable selection and application module uses the interlinkage database to quantitatively model how the production and supply of one resource affects the consumption of other resources. The scenario analysis module involves the identification and application of resource management scenarios based on policies for individual resources and climate change. The sustainability evaluation module links the previous two modules to quantify food production, the consumption of food and energy resources, carbon (CO2) emissions, and land use in each scenario. Finally, resource security and economic benefits were considered when estimating the sustainability index of each scenario. The SNAK platform is anticipated to possess the ability to analyze environmental, social, and economic systems grounded in water, energy, and food. It is believed that the platform can optimize the timing and allocation of agricultural resources, leading to the derivation of optimal management scenarios. Furthermore, the platform will utilize water–energy–food linkage assessments to formulate scenario-based policies addressing food demand, water resource utilization, and energy consumption.

Leveraging machine learning for advancing insect pest control: A bibliometric analysis

AbstractInsects have flourished in various ecosystems owing to their evolutionary prowess. However, certain behaviours have led specific species to be classified as pests in human‐dominated settings. Ensuring accurate pest identification and assessing risks are vital for both agricultural productivity and effective pest control. While traditional methods, based on manual checks and expert opinions, tend to be time‐consuming and error‐prone, machine learning (ML)—a branch of artificial intelligence—has brought groundbreaking shifts in computer vision and predictive analytics, paving the way for advanced agricultural methods. This study delves into a bibliometric analysis of the confluence between ML and pest control from 1999 to 2022. Drawing data from 2348 publications in the Web of Science (WoS) databases, we identified a marked uptick in interest after 2017—a decade marked by a 40‐fold growth in publication numbers. An examination of 706 WoS core articles offered insights into temporal and geographic trends, co‐citation patterns, key publications, and recurring keywords. Also, we spotlight major ML techniques employed in pest management and hint at promising directions for subsequent research. Overall, this paper serves as an exhaustive resource for individuals intrigued by the intersection of computer science and agriculture.

'When age is not a barrier': an explorative study of nonagenarian patients' experiences of undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

The recent rise in the number of nonagenarians (age ≥ 90 years) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has revealed gaps in research, in particular on patients' experiences. Therefore, the aim of the study was to explore and describe nonagenarians' internal resources and their experiences of the in-hospital pathway. Nineteen nonagenarian patients (women n = 9), mean age 91 years, 9 acutely, and 10 electively treated, were consecutively enrolled from a tertiary university hospital from June 2021 to February 2023. In-depth interviews were conducted during hospitalization, audiotaped and transcribed. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Three sub-themes emerged from the nonagenarians' experiences with the PCI treatment trajectory: (i) Taking lifelong responsibility for own physical and mental health describes a population striving to live a healthy life and to stay independent. Physical and mental activities including healthy food choices had been an integral aspect of their lives from early childhood. (ii) Individual internal resources influenced the PCI pathway describes how their internal resources were used, from actively engaging in the decision-making process to withstanding discomfort during the PCI procedure. (iii) The post-PCI pathway was multifaceted describes a short stay at the cardiac ward with individual post-procedural experiences, close monitoring, and preparation for discharge including cardiac rehabilitation. Nonagenarians undergoing PCI demonstrated a personal incentive to stay healthy and independent. Their internal resources of independence, stoicism, and resilience were used during their in-hospital stay contributing to a successful PCI procedure. Individual cardiac rehabilitation strategies were highlighted after discharge from hospital.

Pengembangan Kapasitas Kelembagaan Pemerintah Daerah Dalam Meningkatkan Kualitas Pelayanan Perizinan Terpadu Tahun 2022 (Studi Pada Dinas Penanaman Modal Dan Pelayanan Terpadu Satu Pintu Kab. Sumbawa)

Institutional capacity development plays an important role in various aspects of existence, one of which is in the realm of government institutions. Capacity building is very important to increase the efficiency and efficacy of officers in carrying out their responsibilities as civil servants. In addition, government policy regulations and deregulation have the potential to hamper the operational performance of organizations in providing their public services. Capacity Development is an activity carried out to develop various strategies to increase the usefulness, effectiveness, quality of services and responsiveness to government performance, as well as increasing individual capabilities and resources to achieve the desired goals and responses, namely how to synchronize needs and abilities for this purpose. The aim of this research is to analyze what factors influence the development of institutional capacity at the Sumbawa Regency Investment and One-Stop Integrated Services Service in improving the quality of licensing services. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method which describes a situation, an object or an event without drawing a general conclusion. Data collection techniques through observation, interviews and documentation. The research results show that there are 2 factors that influence the development of institutional capacity at DPMPTSP Kab. Sumbawa, namely first, supporting factors. First, supporting factors in developing institutional capacity in DPMPTSP Sumbawa Regency are Leadership and Shared Commitment. Second, the inhibiting factors in developing institutional capacity in the Sumbawa Regency DPMPTSP are Budget Capacity and inconsistent regulations.

Abdominal Wall Hernias-State of the Art of Laparoscopic versus Robotic Surgery.

Abdominal wall hernia repair, a common surgical procedure, includes various techniques to minimize postoperative complications and enhance outcomes. This review focuses on the comparison between laparoscopic and robotic approaches in treating inguinal and ventral hernias, presenting the ongoing situation of this topic. A systematic search identified relevant studies comparing laparoscopic and robotic approaches for inguinal and ventral hernias. Randomized control trials, retrospective, and prospective studies published after 1 January 2000, were included. Search terms such as hernia, inguinal, ventral, laparoscopy, robotic, and surgery were used. A total of 23 articles were included for analysis. Results indicated similar short-term outcomes for robotic and laparoscopic techniques in inguinal hernia repair, with robotic groups experiencing less postoperative pain. However, longer operative times and higher costs were associated with robotic repair. Robotic ventral hernia repair demonstrated potential benefits, including shorter hospital stay, lower recurrence and lower reoperation rates. While robotic surgery offers advantages such as shorter hospital stays, faster recovery, and less postoperative pain, challenges including costs and training requirements need consideration. The choice between laparoscopic and robotic approaches for abdominal wall hernias should be tailored based on individual surgeon expertise and resource availability, emphasizing a balanced evaluation of benefits and challenges.

Health involvement modulates physician preference in the brain during online health consultation

In traditional offline health-seeking behavior, patients consistently exhibit a preference for similar types of physicians due to limited access to physicians’ information. Nevertheless, with the advent of online health consultation platforms offering comprehensive physicians’ information for patients, raises the question: do patients continue to exhibit uniform preference for physicians? To address this issue, we first employed a behavioral experiment to discern patients’ preferences for different types of physicians’ information under different health involvement, and then conducted a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiment to furnish neural/physiological evidence. The results showed that health involvement modulates patients’ preferences, when health involvement was low, patients had diverse preferences for physicians, that is, different types of physicians’ information could individually impact patients’ choice and could serve as substitutes for each other. When health involvement was high, patients’ preference for physicians were uniform, highlighting that the collective influence of different types of physicians’ information on patients’ choice behavior. From the neural level, an explanation for the results was that the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (VMPFC) and ventral striatum (VS) brain regions, two key brain regions reflecting individual cognitive resource allocation, had different activation levels under different health involvement, indicating that patients allocated different cognitive resources.

Evaluating the effect of mineral resources on the accessibility of green power: A global perspective

Natural resources serve as a foundation for economic prosperity, but comprehending their specific influence in promoting green electricity access presents a compelling yet unexplored question in economic research. The link between natural resources and green electricity is a critical yet understudied topic. Although many studies have looked at resource availability, economic growth, and monetary advancement, there's a shortage of research focusing on green electricity. Our study addresses this knowledge gap by examining how natural resources affect electricity access from 1989 to 2021, considering the role of economic growth and renewable electricity and energy. We use several advanced analytical methods to explore the role of natural resources. Our results show that while individual (or disaggregated) natural resources do not have a clear relationship with electricity access, natural resources as a whole (or aggregated) have a substantial impact. Moreover, we find that a growing economy and the use of renewable energy sources are good for electricity access. The robustness check shows a two-way relationship between GDP and oil rents with electricity access but only a one-way relationship for unrestricted natural resources, renewable energy electricity, and forest rents. Based on these findings, we propose strategies for policymakers to enhance global electricity supply by promoting renewable energy, sustainable use of natural resources, and promoting economic expansion.

Employee well‐being outcomes from individual‐level mental health interventions: Cross‐sectional evidence from the United Kingdom

AbstractInitiatives that promote mental well‐being are formally recommended for all British workers, with many practices targeting change in individual workers' resources. While the existing evidence is generally positive about these interventions, disagreement is increasing because of concerns that individual‐level interventions do not engage with working conditions. Contributing to the debate, this article uses survey data (N = 46,336 workers in 233 organisations) to compare participants and nonparticipants in a range of common individual‐level well‐being interventions, including resilience training, mindfulness and well‐being apps. Across multiple subjective well‐being indicators, participants appear no better off. Results are interpreted through the job demands–resources theory and selection bias in cross‐sectional results is interrogated. Overall, results suggest interventions are not providing additional or appropriate resources in response to job demands.

The relevance of developing digital hygiene in adolescents and preventing cyberbullying

Relevance. The relevance of the study is conditioned by the increasing number of cases of cyberbullying among young people, in particular, in Kazakhstan. At the same time, victims rarely seek help.Purpose. The purpose of the study is to develop recommendations that would provide an opportunity to prevent cyberbullying, in particular, through the development of digital hygiene.Methodology. Methods such as survey, logical analysis, deduction, induction, synthesis, abstraction were used. The concept of �cyberbullying� was considered, its inherent features, forms, and principles of implementation were highlighted.Results. The motivation of the aggressors and the main types of their victims were highlighted. Traditional forms of aggression prevention and digital opportunities to support victims of cyberbullying were proposed. It was noted that individual personal resources are of particular importance, which can reduce the possible risk of cyber aggression and cyber victimisation. A necessary component was to conduct a survey among a group of students and teachers, which was attended by teachers and students of secondary schools of the city and district of Turkestan region, namely, 238 schoolchildren aged 10 to 17 years and 282 teachers. In this regard, it was revealed that most of them faced cyberbullying on social networks, but did not tell anyone about it.Conclusions. The practical value of the results obtained lies in providing recommendations that not only reduce the risk of cyberbullying among students but also provide assistance to victims otherwise.

Quality of life associated with nursing professionals' individual resources and work.

to assess the physical and mental components of nursing professionals' quality of life and associate them with individual, health and work characteristics. cross-sectional research, with nursing professionals from a university hospital in São Paulo. Own questionnaire and validated instruments were applied. the overall quality of life was compromised. The physical component was lower in relation to low family income and among those who perceived greater control/pressure at work, and better for those who practiced physical activity and had support of leader and organization. The mental component was lower in professionals who reported dissatisfaction with work, worse self-rated physical health and were older. Scores for both components reduced due to work-related illnesses, worse work ability and increased daytime sleepiness. quality of life was statistically associated with controllable institutional factors and individual resources that, except age, can be promoted.

Quality of life associated with nursing professionals’ individual resources and work

RESUMO Objetivos: avaliar os componentes físico e mental da qualidade de vida de profissionais de enfermagem e associá-los às características individuais, de saúde e do trabalho. Métodos: pesquisa transversal, com profissionais de enfermagem de um hospital universitário de São Paulo. Aplicados questionário próprio e instrumentos validados. Resultados: a qualidade de vida geral mostrou-se comprometida. O componente físico foi menor em relação à baixa renda familiar e entre os que percebiam maior controle/pressão no trabalho, e melhor para quem praticava atividade física e tinha apoio da chefia e organização. O componente mental foi menor nos profissionais que referiram insatisfação com o trabalho, pior autoavaliação de saúde física e com idade elevada. Escores de ambos componentes reduziram mediante doenças relacionadas ao trabalho, pior capacidade para o trabalho e aumento da sonolência diurna. Conclusões: a qualidade de vida foi estatisticamente associada a fatores institucionais controláveis e recursos individuais que, exceto idade, podem ser promovidos.

Design of high-performance electro-driven nanofiltration membrane via facile co-deposition of pyrogallol and polyethyleneimine for sustainable resource recovery from landfill leachate concentrate

Conventional treatment methods of landfill leachate concentrate mainly focus on the degradation or removal of humic substance, which are prone to secondary pollution and fail to meet the requirements of current sustainable development. The key to sustainable management of landfill leachate concentrate is to precisely fractionate the existing humic substance and inorganic salts as individual resources. Here, electro-driven nanofiltration membranes were fabricated by sodium periodate inducing co-deposition of pyrogallol and polyethyleneimine on the loose polyamide-based nanofiltration substrate membranes as high-performance anion conducting membrane. The pyrogallol/polyethyleneimine composite coating layer endowed the electro-driven nanofiltration membranes with reduced surface negative charge and specific areal electric resistance for enhanced anion transfer. During the electro-driven nanofiltration process, the fabricated membrane with a 30-min co-deposition exhibited an extremely fast anion transfer rate and outstanding fractionation performance with 99.08 ​% humic substance recovery of 99.08 ​%. Particularly, the fabricated membrane showed stable separation capacity over an 8-cycle electro-driven nanofiltration operation, demonstrating a low fouling propensity. Our study sheds light on the strategy to fabricate high-performance electro-driven nanofiltration membranes via co-deposition of pyrogallol and polyethyleneimine, paving the way to sustainable treatment of landfill leachate concentrate.

Психологическое благополучие работников сферы образования в связи с различными психологическими аспектами их профессиональной деятельности

Background. Modern rhythm of life determines the need to accelerate the overall personal productivity and forces us to face systematic strain and stress. In this regard, individual resources and subjective well-being are of particular importance as factors that can prevent burnout and social maladjustment. The problem of psychological health in educational staff is especially significant, since they affect the academic process and the well-being of students. Objective. The research aims to study psychological well-being of university staff in connection with their professional motivation, the levels of job satisfaction, and professional burnout. Study Participants. The empirical study involved 140 people aged 20 to 80, university staff, of both sexes and with different social status. Methods. The study was carried out using the Method for diagnosing the subjective well-being of a person (R.M. Shamionov, T.V. Beskova), Motivation Sources Inventory (version of E.V. Sidorenko), Professional maladaptation questionnaire (O.N. Rodina), Job Satisfaction Survey (P. Spektor), Maslach Burnout Inventory (version by N.E. Vodopyanova). Statistical methods included Shapiro — Wilk test, Spearman's rank-order correlation. Statistical analysis was carried out using the JASP 0.16 software. Results. It has been established that an increase in the levels of professional burnout components correlates with a decrease in the levels of psychological well-being, professional motivation and job satisfaction (р < 0.05). It is also shown that the correlations between professional burnout with the components of professional motivation are different in groups with different work experience in education. Conclusions. The results obtained made it possible to identify the most significant factors in professional motivation and job satisfaction that affect psychological well-being and the development of professional burnout among educators.

Связь контроля поведения и свободной игры у детей дошкольного возраста

The article presents the results of a study of the characteristics of behavioral control in preschool children in free play. The relevance of this topic is due to the need to study the current stage of development of children's play and the incompleteness of data on the relationship between self-regulation and the characteristics of children's play. Self-regulation is considered as behavioral control - a regulatory function of the subject, based on his individual resources. The purpose of this research is to study how the level of development of various components of behavioral control and the features of free play are connected in the free play of modern preschoolers, various aspects of behavior control manifest themselves and develop, and also what impact they can have on the game itself. The study involved 35 students from a state budgetary educational institution in Moscow aged 4 to 6 years. The main research methods were testing, as well as participant observation of children's play activity. The results showed that cognitive control, to a greater extent, its verbal component, is associated with the severity of the main structural elements of the play (role, plot, rules), as well as with the independence of the child in the course of building and maintaining a in-play situation. Cognitive control also contributes to a greater ordering of children's actions and independence during play, contributes to building more structured and predictable behavior and, in turn, better interaction between children. Control of action is also related to the severity of the main structural elements of the game (role, plot, rules). There were no links between the features of the play and emotional control. The obtained data can help to better understand both the mechanisms of development and manifestation of behavior control in the free play activities of children, and also for a better understanding of the features of modern play.

ОТКРЫТЫЙ ВОПРОС ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО УЩЕРБА

The article touches on the issue of environmental damage and names the main sources of air pollution. Atmospheric pollution is difficult to assess; all calculations determine conditional damage, and this component of the natural environment is a vital element of the existence of humanity itself. Therefore, the degree of industrialization with its anthropogenic interventions in the natural environment began to threaten the parity of the “nature – technology – man” model. An aspect of the domestic regulatory framework of environmental law is considered: the concepts of “pollutant”, “standards of permissible emissions”, “stationary source of environmental pollution” are given - and the interpretation of the categories “ecological damage to the natural environment”, “damage from the effects of atmospheric pollution on the state of the environment and the economy of the regions, as well as individual natural resource users”, “prevented environmental damage from emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere”, “reduced mass of pollutants”. The federal project “Clean Air” of the national project “Ecology” was considered, which will directly update the situation on the open issue of environmental damage in terms of pollution by harmful components of atmospheric air. Also, one of the main components of the openness of the issue: firstly, in theoretical terms, the absence of clear concepts in federal legislation; secondly, insufficient systematization of primary data at the regional level; and thirdly, the difficulty of accurate assessment.

Managing diabetes and hypertension in western Kenya: A qualitative study of experiences of patients supported by the primary health integrated care for chronic conditions (PIC4C) model of care.

The Primary Health Integrated Care for Chronic Conditions (PIC4C) pilot project was launched in 2018 to strengthen prevention and control of four non-communicable conditions at primary health care level in western Kenya. We conducted a qualitative study to explore the extent to which PIC4C integrated services supported people with hypertension and/or diabetes towards timely diagnosis and referral, treatment, follow-up and adherence, from the perspective of those receiving care. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a purposively sampled patient cohort at two time points, with the intention of capturing changes over time (total (n) = 43, completion of both interviews (n) = 37). We extracted existing survey data to describe socio-demographic characteristics and analyzed qualitative data thematically. We identified two cross-cutting contextual factors, individual's financial resources and their social situation, which shaped each stage of their interactions with PIC4C services. The PIC4C model successfully engaged people in accessing screening services to enable timely diagnosis and referred them to enter care. Free community level screening services and decentralization of care to lower level facilities reduced cost barriers for patients. However, retention in care and adherence to treatment were affected by the wider system context in which PIC4C was operating, including inconsistencies in medication availability and patients' limited financial capacity. Individually tailored advice from health care workers to work around some of these challenges supported self-management strategies. Further development of the service should focus on supporting health care workers to adopt flexible, contextually responsive approaches in order to support patients facing economic and other constraints to engage in (self) care.

Assessing service usage and protective factors in a pediatric psychiatry clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Youth with developmental and pre-existing mental health conditions have been particularly vulnerable to declines in psychological functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to first, analyze service usage within an outpatient child and adolescent psychiatry clinic in the months preceding and during the COVID-19 pandemic, and second, to examine associations with potential protective factors against mental health concerns in a treatment-engaged sample. Service usage was examined using clinic billing data, and reports on protective factors were gathered via parent survey of 81 children ages 6-17 years who received mental health treatment in an outpatient psychiatry clinic during the pandemic. Protective factors were assessed at the individual, family, and community levels, and included children's use of coping strategies, parental resilience, and parents' perceived social supports. Study outcomes, including mental health concerns, mental health emergencies, pandemic-related distress, and social impact of the pandemic, were analyzed via Pearson correlations and simultaneous multiple linear regressions. Findings suggest increased service usage and child coping, parental resilience, and social connectedness as factors associated with fewer mental health concerns in youth with psychiatric concerns during the pandemic. This study lends support for expanding psychiatric services with continued use of telemedicine platforms. Further, findings suggest a mental health benefit to optimizing individual, parental, and community-based resources to enhance children's psychological functioning, particularly for youth with pre-existing mental health conditions.