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Flexible modular dwelling for rural environments; specific case: Cebadas - Ecuador.
F1000Res
January 2025
Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo, Riobamba, Chimborazo Province, Ecuador.
Background: Sustainable modular dwelling design for rural areas should focus on creating healthy and economically accessible spaces, sensitive to local needs and integrating environmental, functional, sociological and technological aspects. Flexibility is essential to reduce the initial investment and allow future transformations, optimizing the recovery and reuse of materials. These houses must be adaptable, safe and have basic services, satisfying the needs and stages of families' development.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProfessional training of prison service workers in the Czech Republic: historical development, aspects of importance and current challenges.
Int J Prison Health (2024)
January 2025
Department of Pedagogy, AMBIS vysoká škola, a.s./ AMBIS University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the historical development and current challenges of professional training for prison service staff in the Czech Republic. This study focuses on the transition from a repressive system under communism to a democratic approach emphasising human rights, ethics and professionalisation. It aims to assess the effectiveness of the current training programmes and their alignment with international standards, highlighting their impact on safety, recidivism reduction and prisoner re-socialisation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMediating effects of social support between telework and well-being: protocol for a systematic review.
BMJ Open
January 2025
Department of Sociology, University of Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland.
Introduction: Research on telework has grown dramatically in recent years, leading to a fragmented set of findings on its effect on workers' well-being. One of the most studied social mechanisms concerns how telework alters the transmission of social support between family members and coworkers, which turns out to be a mediating factor between teleworking and well-being. This research contributes to the understanding of this issue by analysing the existing evidence on the effect of telework on social support and well-being before, during and after the pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConsumer perspectives on the national electronic health record and barriers to its adoption in Germany: does health policy require a change in communication?
BMC Health Serv Res
January 2025
Heilbronn University, Heilbronn, Germany.
Background: The national health record (ePA) was introduced January 1, 2021 in Germany and is available to every person insured under statutory health insurance. This study investigated the acceptance and expectations of the national health record in Germany, focusing on consumer perspectives, expectations, barriers, information needs, and communication aspects.
Methods: An exploratory, observational, cross-sectional online survey was conducted one year after ePA introduction, followed by descriptive statistical analysis.
Values associated with Nordic Walking: An international cross-sectional survey among individuals practicing walking with poles.
PLoS One
December 2024
Department of Sociology of Culture, Religion and Social Participation, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Introduction: The article is devoted to the sociological exploration of the social phenomenon that Nordic Walking has become in Europe and worldwide over the recent decades.
Aim: It is based on the results of original international sociological research study on the issue of sociodemographic profiles of Nordic Walkers in the context of the values associated with this sports activity.
Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study with convenience sampling study was performed among 416 Poles, 132 Europeans from 11 countries (Germany, the UK, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Ireland, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, and Norway), and 212 participants from 5 non-European countries (the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan).
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