Social Cooperation Research Articles

INCREASING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF AN OPEN UNIVERSITY IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Digital transformation and globalization processes require universities to adapt to new challenges and demands of society and integrate the principles of sustainable development into all areas of their activities. Under martial law, the issue of increasing the competitiveness of universities is particularly relevant. Each university seeks to attract the most talented students, teachers, and researchers. One of the tools for assessing the competitiveness of universities is international rankings, including those aimed at measuring the achievements of universities in the field of sustainable development and their contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, which are an indicator of effective management and improvement of the quality of education for its sustainability. The key rankings that rank universities by their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals are the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, QS World University Rankings, and UI GreenMetric. Based on the analysis of the methodologies of these rankings, are identified the main criteria and indicators used in each of the rankings that have a significant impact on the competitiveness of the university in the context of sustainable development. The analysis made it possible to outline the guidelines for the university's activities to improve its ranking in the context of sustainable development, and the recommendations of the European Association of Universities prompted and became the basis for the development of the Roadmap (Policy) for Sustainable Development, which consolidates key strategic guidelines aimed at systematic integration of sustainable development principles in the areas of the university's activities: education for sustainable development, research and innovation, social impact, public engagement, partnership and cooperation, image and sustainable reputation, sustainable infrastructure. The Sustainable Development Roadmap (Policy) is aimed at systematically integrating sustainability principles into the educational process, research, and management processes of the university. The goals identified by the areas of activity will serve as indicators for the development of an internal sustainability rating of the university's structural units, which will improve the university's ranking in international sustainability rankings and ensure its competitiveness.

Metaverse: Shaping Tomorrow's Virtual Reality Landscape In The Era Of Imagination

The concept of the Metaverse has emerged with the advancement of technology as a revolutionary environment in which carefully designed virtual reality (VR) landscapes provide previously unheard-of chances for human creation and involvement. The Metaverse is expected to have significant impacts on the virtual world of the future in the age of creativity. The Metaverse is an ever-changing virtual universe, where immersive landscapes are created that are only constrained by human innovation, extending beyond the limitations of physical reality. People may create and explore large virtual worlds in this domain, obfuscating the distinction between the digital and physical worlds. The Metaverse is a collaborative and inventive platform that is created by combining cutting-edge technology with human ingenuity. In the Metaverse, creating virtual reality landscapes is a creative process where artists use state-of-the-art resources and platforms to realize their ideas. The possibilities are limitless, fostering a resurgence of imagination and creativity in anything from expansive metropolises to fanciful worlds. Furthermore, the Metaverse enables smooth communication and interaction, bringing people together in common virtual areas from all over the world and encouraging new kinds of social interaction and cooperation.

Urban Customized Commercial Health Insurance from the Perspective of Social Business Cooperation—Based on the Practical Analysis of Shenzhen

Urban Customized Commercial Health Insurance from the Perspective of Social Business Cooperation—Based on the Practical Analysis of Shenzhen

A Brain-inspired Theory of Collective Mind Model for Efficient Social Cooperation

A Brain-inspired Theory of Collective Mind Model for Efficient Social Cooperation

Expanding the role of justice in secondary research using digital psychological data.

Secondary analysis of digital psychological data (DPD) is an increasingly popular method for behavioral health research. Under current practices, secondary research does not require human subjects research review so long as data are de-identified. We argue that this standard approach to the ethics of secondary research (i.e., de-identification) does not address a range of ethical risks and that greater emphasis should be placed on the ethical principle of justice. We outline the inadequacy of an individually focused research ethic for DPD and describe unaddressed "social risks" generated by secondary research of DPD. These risks exist in the "circumstances of justice": that is, a circumstance where individuals must cooperate to create a public good (e.g., research knowledge), and where it is impractical to individually exempt individuals. This requires researchers to emphasize the just allocation of benefits and burdens against a background of social cooperation. We explore six considerations for researchers who wish to conduct research with DPD without explicit consent: (a) create socially valuable knowledge, (b) fairly share the benefits and burdens of research, (c) be transparent about data use, (d) create mechanisms for withdrawal of data, (e) ensure that stakeholders can provide input into the design and implementation of the research, and (f) responsibly report results. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Autonomy, Enlightenment, Justice, Peace – and the Precarities of Reasoning Publically

The First World War was supposed to end all wars, though soon followed WWII. Since 1945 wars continued to abound; now we confront a real prospect of a third world war. Many armed struggles and wars arise in attempts to end repressive government; still more are fomented by repressive governments, few of which acknowledge their repressive character. It is historically and culturally naive to suppose that peace is normal, and war an aberration; war, preparations for war and threats of war belong to ‘normal’ human life. Our tolerance, acceptance or fostering of such repeated injustices and atrocities indicate pervasive failures to understand fundamentals of justice, and what we owe morally to ourselves and to all others, together with our responsibilities to preserve the biosphere, not merely our own store(s) of reserves. As matters both of justice and prudence we must re-orient ourselves, individually and collectively, to promote justice, peace and ecological responsibilities by identifying and instituting just forms of social cooperation, domestically and internationally. All of these are our problems, whether we recognize them or continue our pervasive negligence. We urgently require cogent understanding of the social dimensions of human judgment, rational assessment, right action, and public reason. This requires understanding (inter alia) how Kant’s explication of rational judgment and justification is fundamentally social, how these features of rational judgment and justification are constitutive of Kant’s account of individual autonomy, and how they are central to Kant’s account of proper public use of reason. Reasoning publically remains precarious, not because – as often alleged – the ‘Enlightenment project’ has failed. It has not failed, it has been thwarted, and in our public responsibilities we have too often failed it.

The effect of COVID-19 epidemic to the sustainable operation of the Hungarian social cooperatives based on financial reports from 2019, 2020 and 2021

This paper measures the effect of Covid-19 crisis to the sustainable operation of the Hungarian social cooperatives based on financial reports between 2019 and 2021. Consequently, 740 financial reports were analysed, which covers the population of the whole social cooperative sector in Hungary. The purpose of research was to detect the effect of Covid crisis to the management of Hungarian social cooperatives sector that faced two challenges in this period – the draining out of state subsidies and the dramatic changes caused by the epidemic. The changes of net sales, value-added, operating profit, net profit, and the changes of investment were examined between 2019 and 2021. Rank correlation was used to detect the significance of sectors to the variables, where the sectors were identified by one digit depth (according to Nomenclature of Economic Activities, NACE). The overall ranking was determined by calculating the aggregate average ranking by each examined variable. Findings were the followings: The operational sustainability of social cooperatives is determined by the aptitude of the management, the local microeconomic environment, and the availability of financing sources, rather than the changes in macroeconomic climate. In the world of social cooperatives, the outperforming sectors were the accommodation and recreation ones, while the construction industry and information services performed poorly.

Relationship between Central and Local Government: Experiences from Turkey and Bangladesh

Local government is an essential element of the states. The principles of administrative integrity and autonomy constitute the essence of the relationship between the central and local governments. Based on these two principles, the central government tries to determine the policy of the country's administration by obtaining power based on tutelage over local governments, while local governments demand autonomy within their areas of duty, with their resources, responsibilities, and powers. This situation follows a similar course in many countries of the world. This study aims to analyze the relations between Turkey and Bangladesh's central government and local governments, their administrative structures, duties, and functions. Turkey and Bangladesh, both Muslim-majority countries, share similar socio-cultural characteristics. Bilateral relations between these two countries have developed in recent years, especially in trade, defense, migration, and other sectors. Following the development of these bilateral relations, this paper is significant here to understand two countries’ local and central government relations.

Medical malpractice stress syndrome in theory and practice - a narrative review

Accusations of medical malpractice, increasingly common among healthcare professionals, are a massive source of stress which can lead to the development of medical malpractice stress syndrome (MMSS). The symptoms of this syndrome are often compared to those in post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), and the doctors are referred to as "second victims" of medical mistakes. The aim of the publication is to highlight MMSS, its symptoms, its similarity to PTSD, its consequences, and methods of prevention and management. In addition, attention was paid to the number of medical malpractice lawsuits among medical specialties mostly affected by this problem to illustrate the scale of the phenomenon. The publication is a narrative review. Medical databases (PubMed, ResearchGate, Biblioteka Nauki), termedia and Jurnals.viamedica service from the years 1988-2023 were reviewed. The MMSS manifests itself with symptoms such as anger, frustration, anxiety, guilt, sleeping disorders, loss of self-confidence, and depression. Later, somatic symptoms, such as cardiovascular, also appear. The MMSS may lead to unnecessary ordered examinations, delayed therapeutic processes, or premature retirement from the profession. Recently, patients have become more aware of their rights, resulting in an increase in malpractice lawsuits, particularly in specialties such as gynecology and obstetrics, neurosurgery, and radiology. Concerns about the legal consequences of medical errors may affect future specialization choices. Graduates tend to avoid specialties with a high risk of medical malpractice. Coping with MMSS requires social support and cooperation between doctors and lawyers or psychiatrists. Prevention of MMSS includes awareness of stress reactions and procedures decreasing the risk of committing medical malpractice. The prevalence of MMSS among physicians and the impact of the risk of medical malpractice lawsuits on the choice of medical specialty in Poland require further examinations. Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2023;74(6):513-26.

UTILISATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY: UNLOCKING COOPERATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL WORKERS

Today, digital technologies affect every aspect of our lives and transform the way we work, communicate, and collaborate. The field of social work can't avoid this change process. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that the use of digital technology tools in the fields of expert-client relationships, social work education, communication, and cooperation between colleagues and institutions is mandatory in the social work profession. In this study, the use of digital technologies in social work is examined through remote collaboration and communication, cloud-based document management, online collaboration platforms, data analysis and visualization, social media, and online communities.
 In the rapidly changing world order, professional integration of digital technology tools should be made a part of the process in a fast but effective way. In this process, social workers have both personal and professional reservations about using digital technology tools that are not in widespread use. Social workers have doubts about the adequacy of personal competencies in the use of digital tools, as well as the problems experienced by clients in accessing technology-based tools, the size of the relationship to be established with the client in the use of these tools, and ethical concerns.

Baltic Refugees of World War II and Their Descendants: Resettlement and Adaptation in Four Lands

At the end of World War II, an unprecedented burst of politically motivated emigration occurred from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, to escape incorporation into the Soviet Union. This report describes processes of resettlement and adaptation in four lands: Sweden, Canada, Australia, and the United States of America. The analysis examines how refugees’ and descendants’ experiences were shaped by selectivity of evacuation, camps for displaced persons, clustering patterns, and host country policies. The traumas, disruptions, and deprivations experienced during several years of war, foreign occupation, and rootlessness in refugee camps did not prove to create enduring disadvantages, as the second generation more than made up for the ground lost (at least for several years) by their parents. The yearslong journey of the refugees in finding new homes and new careers turned out to be most conducive to the creation of a global network of cohesive, viable, and interdependent ethnic communities. The Baltic refugees prefer to think of themselves as maintaining the traditions of their homelands, but they learned to do some important things differently on the way to new lands, through a process of social levelling and cooperation within their own local ethnic group, as well as through interacting with other local communities of their own kind, with other Baltic groups, and with their new neighbors in the host countries. Later generations will not continue to do everything like their elders did, but substantial numbers of descendants still show a rather high degree of commitment to maintaining their cultural and even linguistic heritage in some form.

Fair Terms of Social Cooperation among Equals

Rawlsian justice as fairness is neither fundamentally luck egalitarian nor relationally egalitarian. Rather, the most fundamental idea is that of society as a fair system of cooperation. Collective pensions provide a case study which illustrates the fruitfulness of conceiving justice in these latter terms. Those who have recently reached the age of majority do not now know how long they will live in retirement or how well any investments they try to save up for their retirement would fare. From the perspective of the beginning of their working lives, it is therefore rational for each to enter into an agreement with others, who also do not yet know their fates, that, if one turns out to be among the unfortunate whose private pension pots would not have yielded enough for one’s retirement, one will receive much more in retirement, whereas those whose pension pots would have overflowed their retirements will receive somewhat less. These terms are to each person’s expected advantage, which is made possible by a fair sharing of the fruits of social cooperation which arise through the efficiencies reaped by the pooling of the risk of outliving what one could save for one’s retirement on one’s own. It is rational for each to agree to share one another’s fates by pooling risks across both space and time, on fair terms of social cooperation for mutual advantage. Even when collective pensions arise from, and are proportional to, a baseline of unequal income, they can be defended on grounds of reciprocity involving regard for one another as equals.

The Commercial Application Scenario and Development Path of Intelligent Manufacturing and New Energy Integration

This paper deeply discusses the commercial application scenarios and development paths of the integration of intelligent manufacturing and new energy. By summarizing the basic knowledge of intelligent manufacturing and new energy, the importance and motivation of the integration of the two are highlighted. This paper analyzes the application status of intelligent manufacturing and new energy in automobile manufacturing, construction industry and energy Internet, and puts forward the path of technological innovation, policy promotion, business model innovation and social cooperation for the future development. At the same time, the research points out the technical challenges, policy challenges, business model challenges and social collaboration challenges faced by the integration of intelligent manufacturing and new energy, and provides specific countermeasures for each challenge. Finally, the paper summarizes the results and prospects the future developments.

Alpha/beta oscillations reveal cognitive and affective brain states associated with role taking in a dyadic cooperative game.

Social cooperation often requires taking different roles in order to reach a shared goal. By defining individual tasks, these roles dictate processing demands of the collaborators. The main aim of the present study was to examine the hypothesis that induced alpha and lower beta oscillations provide insights into affective and cognitive brain states during social cooperation. Toward this end, an experimental game was used in which participants had to navigate a Pacman figure through a maze by sending and receiving information about the correct moving direction. Supporting our hypotheses, individual roles taken by the collaborators during gameplay were associated with significant changes in alpha and lower beta power. Furthermore, effects were similar when participants played the Pacman Game with human or computer partners. Findings are discussed from the perspective of the information-via-desynchronization hypothesis proposing that alpha and lower beta power decreases reflect states of enhanced cortical information representation. Overall, experimental games are a useful tool for extending basic research on brain oscillations to the domain of naturalistic social interaction as emphasized by the second-person neuroscience perspective.

THE IMPACT OF MUSICAL ART ON THE EMOTIONAL WORLD OF A PERSON AND SOCIETY

The article "The Influence of Musical Art on the Emotional World of a Person and Society" is a comprehensive study of the role that music plays in shaping the emotional state and socio-cultural environment. The author has carefully analysed the impact of music on the emotional spectrum of an individual, exploring various styles of music and their impact on the psyche and emotional state of the listener.
 The article highlights the significance of music as a key element of culture that can not only transform emotions on a personal level, but also influence collective emotional experiences in society. The author examines the interaction of music with the human mental state, identifying how different genres and compositions can evoke different emotional reactions and influence cognitive processes.
 Particular attention is paid to the role of music in shaping socio-cultural norms and stereotypes. The article explores how music affects the perception of various social situations, as well as how it promotes social cooperation and mutual understanding among individuals. The role of musical art as an element of cultural dialogue and a means of expressing social problems is defined.
 At the same time, the article analyses current scientific approaches to the study of the impact of music on mental health. The author considers the possibilities of using music therapy in clinical practice to treat various mental disorders and strengthen the emotional state of patients.
 The general conclusion of the article indicates that understanding the impact of music can have important consequences for the development of society. The author emphasises the importance of integrating music into educational and therapeutic practices in order to create a more balanced and emotionally rich society.

Menumbuhkan Kepedulian Sosial Dan Kerjasama Anak Melalui Metode Groupwork

Humans are social creatures who cannot live alone and need the help of others in every aspect of their lives. Good cooperation must be instilled in children from an early age so that they can develop and be able to function socially well in the future. Fostering social care and cooperation in children can be done in various ways even through games. Through games children are easier to learn. This activity was carried out as one of the mini projects of Field Work Practice 2 activities carried out at SOS Children's Villages Medan for the Family Strengthening Program. This activity was carried out at the Kwala Bekala Community. This Field Work Practice activity was carried out at the Kwala Bekala Community. This Field Work Practice activity was carried out for approximately 3 months. The method used in this study is the Groupwork method with general stages (1) Preparation, (2) Assessment, (3) Alternative Program Planning, (4) Action Plan Formulation, (5) Program Implementation, (6) Evaluation and Results of Change and (7) Termination.

Evolutionary Features of Personality Research and Leadership Traits. A Comprehensive Analysis

The convergence of evolutionary psychology and personality research provides significant insights into personality traits' adaptive origins and functions. The present study investigates the influence of evolutionary pressures on developing specific personality traits associated with leadership inclinations, focusing on the roles played by survival instincts and social cooperation. Specific heritable characteristics, developed and refined over thousands of years, may have provided individuals with advantages in effectively navigating intricate social structures and adapting to environmental demands, making them well-suited for leadership positions. Through a comprehensive understanding of these evolutionary foundations, we can develop a more nuanced and sophisticated viewpoint regarding leadership qualities' biological and adaptive underpinnings. Incorporating an evolutionary perspective enhances the discussion surrounding the cultivation of leadership skills. It emphasizes the inherent origins of leadership qualities, thereby illuminating their historical importance in the survival of the human species and the advancement of societies. The present research comprehensively analyzes various theoretical frameworks pertaining to personality and its correlation with leadership traits. This study aims to examine personality traits by analyzing a range of research studies and presenting their key findings. Numerous theoretical frameworks and empirical investigations have been dedicated to examining personality, encompassing its defining traits, influential determinants, and developmental dynamics in the context of leadership.

Benchmarking Study of Existing Possibilities for the Development of Social Farming in the Czech Republic

Abstract The paper in the form of short communication deals with the phenomenon of social farming. This is a form of involvement of disadvantaged people in the integration process through agricultural activities. Based on the results of documentary analysis and benchmarking method, we presented experiences from the other European countries. In the Czech Republic, the concept is not widespread, not anchored in legislation and not supported by the public administration. Our proposals were aimed at using existing legislative possibilities, not at proposals that require changes to legal standards or the focus of financial support in the form of subsidies. We propose to use certain tools, namely a social business model or cooperation between a social service provider and a farmer. Furthermore, it is a suitable form of business for public beneficial entities, namely associations and especially institutes. We see suitability in the way of tax optimization.

Developing systems theory in soil agroecology: incorporating heterogeneity and dynamic instability

Soils are increasingly acknowledged as complex systems, with potential non-linear behaviors having important implications for ecosystem and Earth system dynamics, but soil models could improve adoption of analytical tools from the broader interdisciplinary field of complex systems. First- and new-generation soil models formulate many soil pools using first-order decomposition, which tends to generate simpler yet numerous parameters. Systems or complexity theory, developed across various scientific and social fields, may help improve robustness of soil models, by offering consistent assumptions about system openness, potential dynamic instability and distance from commonly assumed stable equilibria, as well as new analytical tools for formulating more generalized model structures that reduce parameter space and yield a wider array of possible model outcomes, such as quickly shrinking carbon stocks with pulsing or lagged respiration. This paper builds on recent perspectives of soil modeling to ask how various soil functions can be better understood by applying a complex systems lens. We synthesized previous literature reviews with concepts from non-linear dynamical systems in theoretical ecology and soil sciences more broadly to identify areas for further study that may help improve the robustness of soil models under the uncertainty of human activities and management. Three broad dynamical concepts were highlighted: soil variable memory or state-dependence, oscillations, and tipping points with hysteresis. These themes represent possible dynamics resulting from existing observations, such as reversibility of organo-mineral associations, dynamic aggregate- and pore hierarchies, persistent wet-dry cycles, higher-order microbial community and predator-prey interactions, cumulative legacy land use history, and social management interactions and/or cooperation. We discuss how these aspects may contribute useful analytical tools, metrics, and frameworks that help integrate the uncertainties in future soil states, ranging from micro-to regional scales. Overall, this study highlights the potential benefits of incorporating spatial heterogeneity and dynamic instabilities into future model representations of whole soil processes, and contributes to the field as a modern synthetic review that connects existing similar ideas across disciplines and highlights their implications for future work and potential findings. Additionally, it advocates for transdisciplinary collaborations between natural and social scientists, extending research into anthropedology and biogeosociochemistry.

Social Resources and Cooperative Resilience: Findings from the Canadian Cooperative Sector During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Social Resources and Cooperative Resilience: Findings from the Canadian Cooperative Sector During the COVID-19 Pandemic