Role of the sustainable tourist development for the regional economy of Varna Municipality

An important component in assessing the role of sustainable tourism is determining its economic, environmental, cultural and social impact in the designated area. The recognition of impacts that tourism causes in destination areas is a crucial parameter in the decision-making process for tourism. This process is essential so that tourism’s sustainability in a destination area will be ensured. This study uses a matrix of indicators to examine the economic effects of tourism in a Varna municipality. The matrix provides a systematic framework for synthesizing and displaying the data on a regional tourism industry and estimating his regional economic multiplier in terms of sustainable development

Overtourism as a prerequisite for the sustainability of tourist destinations

This article defines the development of travel and tourism and provides the historical context that give rise to the use of tourism as a development tool. The impacts of tourism are discussed, and sustainability is introduced as a method for minimizing the negative impacts. As a contemporary phenomenon overtourism is a new vision to understand what is happening in traditional touristic destinations because of increasing of tourism and its impact on  infrastructures and facilities. It reflects challenges of managing growing tourism flows into destinations and the impact of tourism on cities and its residents. This study provides a systematic literature review about how the travel and tourism industry are changing and developing in the world and how overtourism impacts sustainability in the destinations

Survey of Visual and Force/Tactile Control of Robots for Physical Interaction in Spain

Sensors provide robotic systems with the information required to perceive the changes that happen in unstructured environments and modify their actions accordingly. The robotic controllers which process and analyze this sensory information are usually based on three types of sensors (visual, force/torque and tactile) which identify the most widespread robotic control strategies: visual servoing control, force control and tactile control. This paper presents a detailed review on the sensor architectures, algorithmic techniques and applications which have been developed by Spanish researchers in order to implement these mono-sensor and multi-sensor controllers which combine several sensors

Does Shame Amplify the Relations Between Perfectionism and Eating Disorder Symptoms? Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Tests

Shame and perfectionism are associated with and longitudinal predictors of eating disorder (ED) symptoms. Because shame represents painful emotions that result from negative self-evaluation and perfectionism involves unrealistically high standards for oneself, proneness to shame may intensify the relation between perfectionism and ED symptoms. The current study aimed to examine relations between perfectionism, shame, and ED symptoms (binge eating, body dissatisfaction, and excessive exercise) cross-sectionally and longitudinally across three months. College students [N = 259; 78% women; 71% White, mean (SD) age = 19.21 (1.24)] completed an online baseline survey in August 2022 and a follow-up survey three-months later. Participants completed measures assessing binge eating, body dissatisfaction, excessive exercise, shame, and perfectionism. Data were analyzed using path analysis in Mplus and significant interactions were probed using the Johnson-Neyman technique. Baseline shame was positively associated with baseline levels of binge eating and body dissatisfaction while baseline perfectionism predicted follow-up excessive exercise. There were not main effects of baseline perfectionism on any baseline ED symptoms nor of baseline shame on any follow-up ED symptoms. Interactive effects revealed that baseline perfectionism was negatively associated with follow-up levels of binge eating and excessive exercise for participants with average and high, but not low, levels of shame. There was not an interactive effect between baseline shame and perfectionism in predicting body dissatisfaction. Clinically, among individuals low in perfectionism, binge eating and excessive exercise interventions should address shame.Master of ScienceShame and perfectionism play a role in the development and maintenance of eating disorder (ED) symptoms. Shame is a painful emotion that results from negative self-evaluation. Perfectionism involves holding oneself to unrealistically high standards, often resulting in negative emotions when these standards are not met. Because both shame and perfectionism both involve negative self-evaluation, it is possible that one’s proneness to shame could intensify the relation between perfectionism and ED symptoms. The goal of the current study was to test the influence of shame on the relations between perfectionism and ED symptoms (binge eating, body dissatisfaction, and excessive exercise) over a span of three months. The study analyzed data collected from 259 college students in August and November 2022 via online surveys. About 78% of participants were women and 71% were White. Results of the study indicated that shame negatively influences the relation between perfectionism and binge eating and perfectionism and excessive exercise for people with average and high, but not low, levels of shame. Clinically, among individuals low in perfectionism, binge eating and excessive exercise interventions should address shame