Digitalization and public marketing of environmental safety processes and recreation development

Environmental issues today are global in nature. Climate change caused by man-made human impact on the environment, changes in natural ecosystems, habitats of animals and plants, lead to irreversible changes in the environment. Rising environmental problems are the cause of natural disasters, the threat to ecosystems, human life and health. It is important to form environmentally conscious thinking among the population, the formation of environmental trends in the green economy in order form social priorities for the harmonious coexistence of human and the environment. The formation of environmentally conscious thinking both at the level of the individual and at the level of major business operations in regions, states, the global socio-political system is based on the use of modern digital technologies. The use of Internet resources and social networks directly affects the formation of public opinion. Thus, the article analyzes the digital resources of leading public organizations working to address issues of environmental development. Through the analysis of digital resources, mechanisms for digital promotion of information have been identified and proposed for use by the authorities. Mechanisms can be used to form environmentally conscious thought at the level of public administration, namely public marketing. The development of a public marketing system to ensure environmental safety is identified as one of the priorities of state environmental policy.

Natural Scientific and Ecological Environmental Education in the Training of Kindergarten Teacher Students at the University of Sopron, Hungary

The greatest challenge of the 21st century is to recreate the disturbed balance between people and their environment. The functioning of the changed global system warns us about the multiplying of today’s global and local problems, which are affecting the world’s population. International organizations deal with this issue. In their opinion, environmental education and environmentally conscious thinking can be a way out of the crisis. The efficiency of environmental education is influenced by the ratio of theory and practice as well as the appropriately applied teaching methods, which is confirmed by the experience of the Ecology and Environmental Protection in Kindergarten course of the Benedek Elek Faculty of Pedagogy at the University of Sopron, Hungary.

Effects of Attentional Focus on Motor Performance and Physiology in a Slow-Motion Violin Bow-Control Task: Evidence for the Constrained Action Hypothesis in Bowed String Technique

The constrained action hypothesis states that focusing attention on action outcomes rather than body movement improves motor performance. Dexterity of motor control is key to successful music performance, making this a highly relevant topic to music education. We investigated effects of focus of attention (FOA) on motor skill performance and EMG muscle activity in a violin bowing task among experienced and novice upper strings players. Following a pedagogically informed exercise, participants attempted to produce single oscillations of the string at a time under three FOA: internal (on arm movement), external (on sound produced), and somatic (on string resistance). Experienced players’ number of bow slips was significantly reduced under somatic focus relative to internal, although number of successful oscillations was not affected. Triceps electromyographic activity was also significantly lower in somatic compared to internal foci for both expertise groups, consistent with physiological understandings of FOA effects. Participants’ reported thoughts during the experiment provided insight into whether aspects of constrained action may be evident in performers’ conscious thinking. These results provide novel support for the constrained action hypothesis in violin bow control, suggesting a somatic FOA as a promising performance-enhancing strategy for bowed string technique.

Shifting gears: the impact of extracurricular exposure on girls' attitudes towards engineering

This paper explores the impact of Ryerson’s WEMADEIT Youth Think Tank (YTT) on participating girls’ understanding of and attitudes toward engineering. According to recent research, most teens openly admit that they are not familiar with the specifics of a job in engineering (Intel, 2011), typically associating the field of engineering with independent work and a math and science focus; however, the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) emphasizes teamwork, socially-conscious thinking and entrepreneurship. Existing professional engineering organizations, including Engineers Without Borders (EWB), are also working to introduce the broader concept of the “Global Engineer” – a socially and ethically conscious, teamwork-driven, creative engineer. These recent trends in engineering reveal a disparity between public perception of engineering and the realities of the industry. The WEMADEIT project was formed in order to increase girls’ interest in and exposure to engineering in three ways: by creating a brand that correlates with new trends in engineering; by getting girls involved through an in-person Youth Think Tank (YTT); and by creating a new website (WEMADEIT.ca). Through interviews with five YTT participants, as well as an analysis of the content participants produced for the WEMADEIT website, this paper traces the journeys of a purposive sample of five teenage girls who have participated in the YTT. The researcher’s autoethnographic insights as the daughter of a female engineer further enrich the paper’s analysis and discussion. The findings suggest that exposure to engineering through the YTT generated greater interest in engineering and stronger self-efficacy in participants, opened up post-secondary conversation between participants and their parents and created positive outcome expectations for a career in engineering.

Shifting gears: the impact of extracurricular exposure on girls' attitudes towards engineering

This paper explores the impact of Ryerson’s WEMADEIT Youth Think Tank (YTT) on participating girls’ understanding of and attitudes toward engineering. According to recent research, most teens openly admit that they are not familiar with the specifics of a job in engineering (Intel, 2011), typically associating the field of engineering with independent work and a math and science focus; however, the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) emphasizes teamwork, socially-conscious thinking and entrepreneurship. Existing professional engineering organizations, including Engineers Without Borders (EWB), are also working to introduce the broader concept of the “Global Engineer” – a socially and ethically conscious, teamwork-driven, creative engineer. These recent trends in engineering reveal a disparity between public perception of engineering and the realities of the industry. The WEMADEIT project was formed in order to increase girls’ interest in and exposure to engineering in three ways: by creating a brand that correlates with new trends in engineering; by getting girls involved through an in-person Youth Think Tank (YTT); and by creating a new website (WEMADEIT.ca). Through interviews with five YTT participants, as well as an analysis of the content participants produced for the WEMADEIT website, this paper traces the journeys of a purposive sample of five teenage girls who have participated in the YTT. The researcher’s autoethnographic insights as the daughter of a female engineer further enrich the paper’s analysis and discussion. The findings suggest that exposure to engineering through the YTT generated greater interest in engineering and stronger self-efficacy in participants, opened up post-secondary conversation between participants and their parents and created positive outcome expectations for a career in engineering.

The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Decreasing Stress and Perfectionism among Female Second-Grade Students of State Elite High Schools of Yazd

Introduction;Mindfulness and acceptance-based therapies are known as third-wave cognitive-behavioral therapies. This therapy combines the presence of the mind as a goal of therapy with exercises such as stopping conscious thinking and non-judgmental observation of one's own thoughts. It was present to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on perfectionism and stress of female students in public model schools in the second year of high school in Yazd Introduction: Mindfulness- and acceptance-based therapies are known as the third wave of cognitive-behavioral therapies. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on perfectionism and stress in female students studying in state model high schools in Yazd. Methods: The total number of this population was 784 in the academic year 2016- 2017, of which 30 people were selected using Multistage Cluster Sampling. Later, they were assigned to two groups (control and experiment) randomly. Ahvaz perfectionist scale (APS) as well as Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS) were the research tools used in this study. The intervention included eight sessions of intervention in the experiment group. Mancova (analysis of covariance) was applied to analyze the data obtained. Results: The finding showed that Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy was effective in reducing Perfectionism and Stress among the experiment group members (P<0/001). Conclusion: The findings show that Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy can be applied to Perfectionism and Stress among female students, paving the way for better adjustment and achievement for these important social group.

Relief Method: The Analysis of Architectonic Façades by Fractal Geometry

This paper explores the working hypothesis that fractal patterns that closely match those found in nature are more likely to convey a strong sense of genius loci to humans by comparison with ‘Euclidean’ patterns that do not occur in nature frequently. A part of this survey is concerned with showing the pattern-conscious thinking, regarding the façade composition and material textures, of historical buildings compared to different ecological or geological scenes. We also examine the background of pattern-design from architectural theory, and extrapolate the matter to certain questions about spatial quality, tectonics, and the phenomenon of place. Our most important concern is an attempt to enhance architectural arguments regarding place and character with mathematical calculations. We introduce ‘relief method’ as a possible way to capture the haptic nature of architecture beyond the patterns of its two-dimensional projections. Through this approach, façades are considered as reliefs and pictures at the same time, thus reflecting the tension between their materiality and visual representation. Fractal geometry also helps to understand how architectonic layers define scale, and by which means architecture could be translated into the human level of physical existence.

Hermeneutics

Musical hermeneutics, the interpretation of the meaning of musical works, genres, or performances, has traditionally been limited by the assumption that any meaning music might have must derive from the intrinsically musical dimension of form, technique, or structure. This assumption is a mistake. Understanding why it goes wrong may lead to a more robust and revealing understanding of music. A more genuinely musical hermeneutics is possible in light of two modern philosophical concepts—care (from Heidegger) and aspect-change (from Husserl and Wittgenstein)—combined with two new ones: hermeneutic delay as an essential feature in the generation of meaning and paraphrase as a fundamental condition of language in particular and communications media, including music, in general. The interpretive practice thus made possible, illustrated with examples from Haydn and Debussy, extends humanistic knowledge and is consistent (but not compliant) with advances in neuroscience and digital technology that have broadened the concept of cognition beyond conscious thinking.