Entrepreneurial sons, patriarchy and the Colonels' experiment in Thessaly, rural Greece

Existing studies within the field of institutional entrepreneurship explore how entrepreneurs influence change in economic institutions. This paper turns the attention of scholarly inquiry on the antecedents of deinstitutionalization and more specifically, the influence of entrepreneurship in shaping social institutions such as patriarchy. The paper draws from the findings of ethnographic work in two Greek lowland village communities during the military Dictatorship (1967–1974). Paradoxically this era associated with the spread of mechanization, cheap credit, revaluation of labour and clear means-ends relations, signalled entrepreneurial sons’ individuated dissent and activism who were now able to question the Patriarch’s authority, recognize opportunities and act as unintentional agents of deinstitutionalization. A ‘different’ model of institutional change is presented here, where politics intersects with entrepreneurs, in changing social institutions. This model discusses the external drivers of institutional atrophy and how handling dissensus (and its varieties over historical time) is instrumental in enabling institutional entrepreneurship

Motivations for innovation in the built environment: new directions for research

Innovation in the built environment involves multiple actors with diverse motivations. Policy-makers find it difficult to promote changes that require cooperation from these numerous and dispersed actors and to align their sometimes divergent interests. Established research traditions on the economics and management of innovation pay only limited attention to stakeholder choices, engagement and motivation. This paper reviews the insights that emerge as research in these traditions comes into contact with work on innovation from sociological and political perspectives. It contributes by highlighting growing areas of research on user involvement in complex innovation, collective action, distributed innovation and transition management. To differing extents, these provide approaches to incorporate the motivations of different actors into theoretical understanding. These indicate new directions for research that promise to enrich understanding of innovation

Androgen receptor gene polymorphism influence fat accumulation: a longitudinal study from adolescence to adult age.

To determine the influence of androgen receptor CAG and GGN repeat polymorphisms on fat mass and maximal fat oxidation (MFO), CAG and GGN repeat lengths were measured in 128 young boys, from which longitudinal data were obtained in 45 of them [mean?±?SD: 12.8?±?3.6 years old at recruitment, and 27.0?±?4.8 years old at adult age]. Subjects were grouped as CAG short (CAGS ) if harboring repeat lengths ?21, the rest as CAG long (CAGL ); and GGN short (GGNS ) if GGN repeat lengths ?23, or long if >?23 (GGNL ). CAGS and GGNS were associated with lower adiposity than CAGL or GGNL (P?<?0.05). There was an association between the logarithm of CAG repeats polymorphism and the changes of body mass (r?=?0.34, P?=?0.03). At adult age, CAGS men showed lower accumulation of total body and trunk fat mass, and lower resting metabolic rate (RMR) and MFO per kg of total lean mass compared with CAGL (P?<?0.05). GGNS men also showed lower percentage of body fat (P?<?0.05). In summary, androgen receptor CAG and GGN repeat polymorphisms are associated with RMR, MFO, fat mass, and its regional distribution in healthy male adolescents, influencing fat accumulation from adolescence to adult age

Organizational Climate and Self-Efficacy as Correlates of Conflict Management in Faith-Based Basic Education Institutions

Conflict management has been an issue in higher education institutions (HEIs), howeverlimited studies were conducted specifically among faith-based basic education institutions. The aim of this research was to determine what correlates to conflict management in faith-based basic institutions. This study answered the following objectives: (a) to determine the extent of organizational climate, self-efficacy, and conflict management of teachers; (b) tofind out the significant relationship of the three variables; (c) to determine the moderatorvariables that affect conflict management. This descriptive correlation design and usedrandom sampling and ratio and proportion techniques in the selection of 320 teachers asrespondents in selected faith-based basic education institutions in the Philippines. Usingdescriptive and inferential statistics the study found that the organizational climates of therespondents were highly favorable and their self-efficacy is interpreted as high. All of theconflict management practices were highly practiced. The most practiced conflictmanagement were integrating, compromising, and obliging. Correlation analysis revealed thatorganizational climate and self-efficacy were significant related to integrating,compromising, obliging and/or avoiding. Furthermore, Teachers between 41-50 years oldchoose integrating of conflict management practices and teachers with post-graduate degreestend to use integrating and compromising conflict management. The findings showed that afurther study can be made in faith-based HEI’s to see other implication it can bring tomanagement, program and policy of the organization

MEDIATING ROLE OF SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS AND QUALITY EDUCATION: BASIS FOR A PROPOSED PROGRAM

Quality and excellence are the main objectives of all educational institutions that they endeavor to achieve. It is a school’s target to achieve quality in its educational system to gain excellence and efficiency of product as also mandated by the government. This study explored the mediating role of spiritual well-being to leadership behaviors&nbsp; and quality education. The investigation used descriptive-correlationdesign and simple random sampling to select the three hundred ninety-five (395) participants of the study in fourteen countries (14) in the territory of Southern Asia-Pacific Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The findings verified that transformational and transactional&nbsp; leadership were behaviors being employed by the principals in which transformational was prevalent. In the aspect of achieving quality education, both behaviors can make it happen, however, transactional can quickly attain it. The role of the spiritual well-being suggested a significant mediating position that makes a sounding effect towards quality&nbsp; education. Transactional deteriorates its quickness and its strong effect because it was regulated by the spiritual well-being. Quality can be achieved directly through transactional, yet, our educational leaders employed transformational. For that reason, there must be a makeover on the aspect of leadership behaviors. In order to attain quality, and simultaneously maintain the SDA values, relationship and religious beliefs, the fusion of transformational&nbsp; and transactional can be the best leadership behaviors to quality-driven institutions. Further, a program was proposed to enhance the spiritual well-being in achieving quality education among elementary/primary schools of Southern Asia-Pacific Division

Palynological evidence for environmental and climatic change in the lower Guadiana valley, Portugal, during the last 13 000 years

Pollen analysis of a 48 m AMS radiocarbon-dated sediment sequence from the Guadiana estuary provides the first record of Lateglacial and Holocene vegetation history in the Algarve province of Portugal. This paper focuses on the record of terrestrial pollen taxa, which document a series of forest expansions and declines during the period 13 000 cal. BP to 1600 cal. BP and provide insights into climate evolution in southwestern Iberia. The main vegetation phases identified in the Guadiana valley are (1) Lateglacial interstadial (Allerød) forest with Quercus and Pinus under a temperate, moist, continental climate; (2) a Younger Dryas forest decline (Quercus) and expansion of pinewoods, xeric scrub and open ground habitats (with Juniperus, Artemisia, Ephedra distachya type, Centaurea scabiosa type) under arid and cold conditions; (3) an early Holocene forest/scrub/open-ground vegetation mosaic developing under a warm, dry and continental climate; (4) a maximum of Quercus forest and thermomediterranean evergreen taxa (Olea, Phillyrea, Pistacia) reflecting a warm, moist oceanic climate between c. 9000 cal. BP and c. 5000 cal. BP; and (5) the expansion of shrublands with Cistaceae and Ericaceae under a drier climatic regime and increasing anthropogenic activity since c. 5000 cal. BP. Holocene episodes of maximum climatic aridity are identified in the record of xerophytic taxa (Juniperus, Artemisia, Ephedra distachya type) centred around 10 200 cal. BP, 7800 cal. BP, 4800 cal. BP, 3100 cal. BP and 1700 cal. BP. Regional comparisons suggest a correlation of arid phases across southern Iberia and northwest Africa, which can be related to abrupt North Atlantic coolings (Bond events).Research Council studentship for WJF (NERC/S/A/2001/06109), with the support of Trinity College and the Department of Geography, University of Cambridg

Industry Required Competencies as Predictors of Graduates’ Employability

This study primarily focused on understanding the required competencies of the industry for our graduates and the factors that predict employability of graduates. Itanswered the following objectives: a) determine the competencies required bycompanies in hiring new graduate students and graduates with one-year experience;b) find out difference in competencies that predict employability of graduates whennew and one year graduates were compared. This research utilized descriptivemethods and used purposive sampling in the selections of 32 participants who aresupervisors and human resource managers that were responsible for hiring andselection of employees within the CALABARZON area (Region IV-A). The studyutilized CHED Memorandum Order No. 20, series of 2015 (CMO) and GraduateEmployability Indicators (GEI) Employers Survey by the Australia Learning andTeaching Council as the basis in the development of questionnaire. Theparticipants answered the validated survey questionnaire to generate the findings ofthis study. The data gathered were tallied and interpreted through a statistical tooland utilized mean score, t test and Pearson r. The findings showed that employersexpect new graduates to must have competencies such as: computingprofessionalism &amp; ethics; communication; and individual and team work; workattitude; and work spirit. While competencies that predict employability ofgraduates are working quality; working attitude; working spirit; and workingefficiency. The study implied the necessity to look at the alignment of curriculumthat would produce competencies among graduates. It is recommended to increasethe number of participants and involve more stakeholders in the enhancement ofthe curriculum

Industry Required Competencies as Predictors of Graduates’ Employability

This study primarily focused on understanding the required competencies of the industry for our graduates and the factors that predict employability of graduates. Itanswered the following objectives: a) determine the competencies required bycompanies in hiring new graduate students and graduates with one-year experience;b) find out difference in competencies that predict employability of graduates whennew and one year graduates were compared. This research utilized descriptivemethods and used purposive sampling in the selections of 32 participants who aresupervisors and human resource managers that were responsible for hiring andselection of employees within the CALABARZON area (Region IV-A). The studyutilized CHED Memorandum Order No. 20, series of 2015 (CMO) and GraduateEmployability Indicators (GEI) Employers Survey by the Australia Learning andTeaching Council as the basis in the development of questionnaire. Theparticipants answered the validated survey questionnaire to generate the findings ofthis study. The data gathered were tallied and interpreted through a statistical tooland utilized mean score, t test and Pearson r. The findings showed that employersexpect new graduates to must have competencies such as: computingprofessionalism &amp; ethics; communication; and individual and team work; workattitude; and work spirit. While competencies that predict employability ofgraduates are working quality; working attitude; working spirit; and workingefficiency. The study implied the necessity to look at the alignment of curriculumthat would produce competencies among graduates. It is recommended to increasethe number of participants and involve more stakeholders in the enhancement ofthe curriculum

An Overview of Pyrolysis as Waste Treatment to Produce Eco-Energy

The aim of this review is to understand the progress in waste material management through pyrolysis to produce eco-energy. The growing demand for energy, combined with the depletion of traditional fossil fuels and their contribution to environmental problems, has led to the search for waste-to-energy technologies in pursuit of carbon neutrality. While municipal residues are only part of the waste management problem, the impact of discarded plastics on the environment and landfills is significant. Plastics not only take centuries to decompose, but also seriously pollute the oceans. Pyrolysis is a thermochemical process that allows for the thermal decomposition of waste in the absence of oxygen. There are several types of pyrolytic reactors, including batch and continuous ones. Batch reactors are preferred to process polymeric waste, with studies highlighting the importance of optimizing parameters, i.e., type of feedstock, heating rate, and pyrolysis temperature. Moreover, the choice of reactor type can influence the yield and structure of the final compounds. Furthermore, various studies have highlighted the gas heating value obtained through waste pyrolysis and how the composition of the liquid fraction is influenced by the type of polyethylene used. Though scientific interest in pyrolysis is remarkable, as publications have increased in recent years, kinetics studies are scarce. Overall, pyrolysis is a promising technique for managing waste materials to produce energy. Ongoing research and development in this area offer significant potential for improving the sustainability of waste management systems

Local-scale dispersal patterns and susceptibility to dryocosmus kuriphilus in different castanea species and hybrid clones: insights from a field trial

Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. Funding was provided by research project AGL2016-76262-R. The funders did not participate in designing the study, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or pr