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Free AccessCall for Papers“Ethics and Economic Success”A Topical Issue of the Zeitschrift für Psychologie / Journal of PsychologyClaudia Peus Guest Editors, Rudolf Kerschreiter, Eva Traut-Mattausch, and Dieter FreyClaudia Peus Guest Editors LMU, Munich, Germany Search for more papers by this author, Rudolf Kerschreiter LMU, Munich, Germany Search for more papers by this author, Eva Traut-Mattausch LMU, Munich, Germany Search for more papers by this author, and Dieter Frey LMU, Munich, Germany Search for more papers by this authorPublished OnlineFebruary 26, 2015https://doi.org/10.1027/0044-3409.217.3.175PDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit SectionsMoreThe current global economic crisis once again raises the question whether the successful conduct of business can and ought to adhere to ethical standards and support the social good. It is often argued that organizations are designed merely as profit making mechanisms that cannot afford to consider ethical principles since they have to survive under conditions of harsh competition. However, do ethics in business and economic success really contradict each other? Scholars from a variety of fields have begun to investigate under which conditions the adherence to ethical principles may actually be beneficial (or at least not disadvantageous) for economic success. Ethics in business can thereby refer either to the observance of ethical principles within organizations – e.g., in giving consideration to the good of employees, suppliers, their families, communities, or region – or to the standards organizations apply in dealing with one another under competitive circumstances.The purpose of this topical issue of the Zeitschrift für Psychologie / Journal of Psychology is to highlight recent research and theory development pertaining to the relation between ethics and economic success. We therefore invite the submission of abstracts of empirical articles from a wide variety of methodological perspectives as well as abstracts of theoretical papers dedicated to examining the relation between observance of ethical principles and economic success. Contributions focusing on the individual, group, organizational, or societal level, or linking different levels are welcome. Abstracts of longitudinal investigations of the impact of adherence to ethical standards on economic success are deemed particularly suitable.Submissions that focus on, but are not limited to, the following topics in relation to economic success are particularly welcome:Business ethicsHumane organizational culture and leadership stylePhilosophical foundations of ethical business practiceCorporate governanceEffects of regulatory institutionsCross-cultural differences in principles of ethical business conductCorporate social responsibility and corporate volunteering.We invite scholars from various disciplines such as management, psychology, sociology, or philosophy to submit abstracts of their proposed articles to Claudia Peus (mailto:peus@psy.lmu.de).For additional information, please contact any of the topical issue’s guest editors: PD Dr. Claudia Peus (mailto:peus@psy.lmu.de), PD Dr. Rudolf Kerschreiter (mailto:kerschreiter@psy.lmu.de), Dr. Eva Traut-Mattausch (mailto:traut-mattausch@psy.lmu.de), or Prof. Dr. Dieter Frey (mailto:dieter.frey@psy.lmu.de).There is a two-stage submission process. Initially, authors are requested to submit only abstracts of their proposed papers. All proposals will be subject to editorial review. In the second stage, selected authors will be encouraged to submit full articles. All submitted articles will then undergo full peer review.Deadline for submission of abstracts is October 15, 2009.Deadline for submission of full articles is February 15, 2010.The journal seeks to maintain a short turnaround time, with the final version of the accepted papers being due by May 15, 2010. The topical issue will be published as issue 4 (2010).The Zeitschrift für Psychologie / Journal of Psychology was founded in 1890 and is the second oldest psychology journal in the world. One of the founding editors was Hermann Ebbinghaus. Since 2007, it is published in English and is devoted to publishing topical issues that provide state-of-the-art reviews of current research in psychology.Guidelines for article preparation:Only English-language submissions can be considered.Contributions must be original (not published previously or currently under review for publication elsewhere).Regular articles should not exceed 45,000 characters and spaces in length, including references, figures, and tables (allowances for figures and tables should be deducted on the basis of size – approximately 1,250 characters for a quarter-page figure/table).Other submission formats (research summaries, opinion pieces, etc.) may be considered, please contact the editors for details.Reference citations in the text and in the reference list should be in accordance with the principles set out in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.) – see also any recent issue of the journal.Submissions should be typeset in a standard font such as Times/Times New Roman 12 pt, with a margin of 3 cm.Illustrations and tables must be submitted on a separate page.For detailed author guidelines, please see the journal’s website at http://www.hogrefe.com/journals/zfp.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 217Issue 3Januar 2009ISSN: 0044-3409eISSN: tabs.informationZeitschrift für Psychologie / Journal of Psychology (2009), 217, pp. 175-176 https://doi.org/10.1027/0044-3409.217.3.175.© 2009Hogrefe PublishingPDF download

The past few years have seen a growing interest in quantum mechanical systems with moving boundaries. One of its manifestations was the First International Workshop on Problems with Moving Boundaries organized by Professor J Dittrich in Prague in October 2003. Another event in this series will be the (first) International Workshop on the Dynamical Casimir Effect in Padua in June 2004, organized by Professor G Carugno (see webpage www.pd.infn.it/casimir/ for details). As Guest Editors we invite researchers working in any area related to moving boundaries to contribute to a Topical Issue of Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics on the nonstationary Casimir effect and quantum systems with moving boundaries. Our intention is to cover a wide range of topics. In particular, we envisage possible contributions in the following areas: Theoretical and experimental studies on quantum fields in cavities with moving boundaries and time-dependent media. This area includes, in particular, various manifestations of the nonstationary (dynamical) Casimir effect, such as creation of quanta and modifications of Casimir force due to the motion of boundaries. Other relevant subjects are: generation and evolution of nonclassical states of fields and moving mirrors; interaction between quantized fields and atoms in cavities with moving boundaries; decoherence and entanglement due to the motion of boundaries; field quantization in nonideal cavities with moving boundaries taking into account losses and dispersion; nano-devices with moving boundaries. Quantum particles in domains confined with moving boundaries. This area includes: new exact and approximate solutions of the evolution equations (Schrodinger, Klein–Gordon, Dirac, Fokker–Planck, etc); quantum carpets and revivals; escape and tunnelling through moving barriers; evolution of quantum packets in the presence of moving boundaries; ultracold atoms (ions) in traps with moving boundaries. The topical issue is scheduled for publication in March 2005 and the deadline for submission of contributions is 1 August 2004. The Editorial Division of Institute of Physics Publishing at the P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute in Moscow will oversee editorial procedures in association with the main Publishing Office in Bristol. All contributions will be peer-reviewed in accordance with the normal refereeing procedures and standards of Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics. Submissions should preferably be in either standard LaTeX form or Microsoft Word. Advice on publishing your work in the journal may be found at www.iop.org/journals/authors/jopb. There are no page charges for publication. Contributions to the topical issue, quoting `Topical Issue/NCE', should be submitted by e-mail to IOPP@sci.lebedev.ru or as hard copy (enclosing the electronic code) to IOPP Division, P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Leninskii Prospect 53, Moscow 119991 Russia.

Some of you may have seen the announcement of an issue of <em> Open Philosophy </em> (2022; 5:1) which is devoted to a 'Topical issue: Ethics and Politics of TV Series' or, as the editorial explains, 'Taking TV Series Seriously'. The editorial, which is somewhat breath-taking, can be found here.

The Treatment of Parodies Under Copyright Law in Seven Jurisdictions: A Comparative Review of the Underlying Principles

This is the opening paper of a special issue that focuses on certain cultural tendencies that have emerged as topical issues in the school curricula, in both flourishing and struggling against their social frames, namely: gender, sexuality and diversity. At the same time, new approaches to teacher education have ranged from varieties of feminism to critical race theories, postcolonial studies and queer theories. So, the first reaction from our collection of papers points out that teacher educators are the ones who share the responsibility to know, use and endorse these pedagogies of learning as reference frameworks for practice. Therefore, we offer this collection for the wider international audience interested or invested in the field, for a further reflection on the topical issues and provocative questions of our very challenging times in education and educating.

Biosensors – Topical issue

The article deals with a topical issue - the peculiarities of counter-administrative threats of dual citizenship in our country. The essence of the principle of single citizenship in Ukraine and the content of the main groups of threats to national security from multiple citizenship, as well as the circumstances that contribute to its spread have been revealed. The original definition of the relevant counter-administrative threats and the best option for counteracting them in the conditions of modern Ukraine have been offered.

The article focuses on a topical issue – the study of the influence of genetic factors on the productive qualities of dairy cattle. During the research work at the "Mezheninovsky" Agricultural Production Cooperative, Tomsk Region, an evaluation of Holstein cows of the Vis Back Ideal and Reflection Sovereign lines was conducted to determine the influence of the animals' origin on their milk productivity. The main selection and genetic parameters were also calculated: the coefficients of variation, correlation, and regression of the studied traits. It has been found that cows of the Reflection Sovereign line are characterized by a higher level of milk productivity and, on average, surpass their peers in the herd: in milk yield for the entire lactation – by 1519.1 kg, milk fat content – by 151.9 kg, milk protein content – by 127.6 kg. When analyzing the heritability coefficient, the greatest influence on the live weight of the offspring was noted being at the level of 32%. The influence on the amount of milk protein is 28%, on milk yield – 14%, on milk fat content – 8%. It has been established that the genotype of the fathers and the conditions of keeping have a greater influence on the productive qualities of first-calf heifers. The calculated selection effect showed that with further use of cows of the Vis Back Ideal and Reflection Sovereign lines, it is possible to achieve an increase in the following indicators (in relation to the group of cows of the general herd): milk yield in 305 days for the first generation – by 223.9 kg, in one year – by 49.7 kg, milk fat content – by 4.5 and 1.1 kg, milk protein – by 17.4 and 3.7 kg, respectively. Therefore, to produce high-quality milk and increase its production under farm conditions, it is economically feasible to use cows of the Vis Back Ideal and Reflection Sovereign lines. The profitability of commercial milk production from these animals exceeds the herd average by 39.5%.

Актуальність. Стаття присвячена актуальній проблемі — вивченню вікових особливостей структурних змін печінки при хронічних запальних захворюваннях кишечника (ХЗЗК). Мета роботи: вивчити вікові особливості структурних змін печінки при неспецифічному виразковому коліті (НВК) та хворобі Крона (ХК). Матеріали та методи. Проведено обстеження 40 пацієнтів за допомогою неінвазивних методів дослідження — стеатометрії та зсувнохвильової еластометрії (ЗХЕ), у тому числі 27 хворих на НВК, 13 — на ХК. Усі хворі були розподілені на групи залежно від віку (відповідно до класифікації Всесвітньої організації охорони здоров’я: від 25 до 44 років — молодий вік, 45–59 років — середній вік). В обстеження включено 29 пацієнтів молодого та 11 пацієнтів середнього віку. Результати. Встановлено, що зміни печінки мали вікові відмінності. Так, за результатами стеатометрії печінки виявлені зміни, характерні для стеатозу печінки за шкалою NAS, у 32,5 % хворих на ХЗЗК, причому у пацієнтів середнього віку стеатоз печінки виявлявся в 1,8 раза частіше порівняно з хворими молодого віку. За даними ЗХЕ, виявлено зміни жорсткості паренхіми печінки у 14 (35 %) у хворих на ХЗЗК, у вигляді І і ІІІ стадії фіброзу — у 25 та 10 % відповідно. У пацієнтів середнього віку у 2,6 раза частіше зустрічалася І та ІІІ стадія фіброзу печінки. Висновки. Враховуючи отримані дані, хворим на ХЗЗК старшої вікової групи доцільно включати в стандарт діагностики проведення ультразвукового дослідження печінки з зсувнохвильовою еластометрією та стеатометрією, що дозволить своєчасно виявити ознаки жирового переродження печінки та визначити раціональну тактику ведення пацієнта, що буде сприяти зниженню ризику розвитку ускладнень захворювань.

This research aims to specify critical urban sustainability issues by mining unstructured text data derived from the C40 city datasets of the Carbon Disclosure Project. The current study identifies underlying topical issues exhibited by text corpora, enables creation of smarter data visualizations, and forms useful profiles. Four underlying topical areas are examined: economic opportunities, climate risks, incentives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and emissions reduction activities. For each area, we built text data visualization profiles. Developing these text data visualization profiles enables greater attention to be paid to the list of topical issues shown in the profiles. Given the number of discovered topic issues, we generate an urban sustainability activity index and use it to identify which cities were detailing their actions toward becoming more sustainable cities. The city officials and municipal planners of either C40 or non‐C40 cities worldwide can benchmark this study and put the process of text data visualization at the center of their process of generating citywide sustainable development.

Extending the reach of pediatric nursing practice

O’Connor (1848—1929) was the founder and first editor of the radical Star, which commenced in 1888 and which was arguably the first daily newspaper to practise New Journalism. In 1880, O’Connor was elected as an Irish Nationalist MP for Galway and enjoyed a long career as both journalist and parliamentarian. O’Connor’s article in the New Review, itself launched only in 1889, forms part of its initial engagement of wellknown writers to examine ‘new’ topical issues. It argues in favour of those very features of the New Journalism that made it notorious.

Free AccessNews and AnnouncementsCall for Papers: “Applied Memory Research”A Topical Issue of the Zeitschrift für PsychologieMelody WiseheartMelody Wiseheart York University, Toronto, ON, Canada Guest Editor Search for more papers by this authorPublished OnlineFebruary 28, 2015https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000123PDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit SectionsMoreAs psychologists, we have an opportunity to make both theoretical and practical contributions to knowledge. These domains are not mutually exclusive. In particular, theory can inform practice, and vice versa. Memory research has painted a particularly compelling picture of the interplay between theory and practice, with significant contributions to theories of episodic memory from forensic psychology, encoding and retrieval processes from educational psychology, and loci of memory systems from clinical research. In turn, theoretical research has informed practice, leading to improved use of eyewitness testimony, better teaching practices, and new treatments for diseases of aging.One question that arises from the interplay between theory and application is whether it makes sense for psychology as an academic field to move toward and promote applied research, which has traditionally been at home in corporations, such as the airline industry in the case of human factors research. To what degree can the field of memory research benefit from applied memory research? Most research on memory has been conducted with college students, and applied settings present an opportunity to break this mold. In what ways is use of a less homogenous population desirable versus detrimental to advancement of the field of memory?It is against this background that we invite papers to this topical issue of the Zeitschrift für Psychologie to examine issues of applied memory research, including, for example, methods for improving memory, consequences of memory errors, techniques for circumventing specific deficits, and acquisition of practical skills. Our goal is to highlight the ways in which theory can inform real-world practice, and vice versa. We hope to cover a wide range of psychology topic areas, including educational, forensic, and clinical psychology, and any additional topic areas in which the interplay between theory and application can be demonstrated, within the domain of memory. In addition to suggestions for full original or review articles, shorter research notes and opinion papers are also very welcome.We invite scholars from various areas of psychology, including but not limited to clinical, educational, forensic, and human factors, to submit their abstracts on potential papers electronically to the guest editor: Melody Wiseheart (mailto:ncepeda@yorku.ca).How to submit: Interested authors should submit a letter of intent including: (1) a working title for the manuscript, (2) names, affiliations, and contact information for all authors, and (3) an abstract of no more than 500 words detailing the content of the proposed manuscript.There is a two-stage submissions process. Initially, interested authors are requested to submit only abstracts of their proposed papers. Authors of the selected abstracts will then be invited to submit full papers. All papers will undergo blind peer review.Deadline for submission of abstracts is April 15, 2013.Deadline for submission of full papers is August 15, 2013.The journal seeks to maintain a short turnaround time, with the final version of the accepted papers being due by December 15, 2013. The topical issue will be published as issue 2 (2014).For additional information, please contact the guest editor.General Information About the JournalThe Zeitschrift für Psychologie, founded in 1890, is the oldest psychology journal in Europe and the second oldest in the world. One of the founding editors was Hermann Ebbinghaus. Since 2007 it is published in English and devoted to publishing topical issues that provide state-of-the-art reviews of current research in psychology.For detailed author guidelines, please see the journal’s website at www.hogrefe.com/journals/zfp/FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 221Issue 1January 2013ISSN: 2190-8370eISSN: 2151-2604 tabs.informationZeitschrift für Psychologie (2013), 221, pp. 63-63 https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000123.© 2013Hogrefe PublishingPDF download

Research, Physiotherapy, and Modern Musculoskeletal Medicine: Discourse analysis

The article deals with a topical issue - reasons for scholars’ worldview fetishization. The structure of these metamorphoses is highlighted. By specific examples from the domestic philosophy history of the early ХХ century, the authors show the underlying causes of fetishistic worldview metamorphoses and the historical circumstances that are associated with them. The paper reveals the determinants of objective fetishism in the situations of post-revolutionary Russia survival. At the same time, the principles of nihilistic (S. K. Minin) and “mechanistic” fetishistic philosophy (E. S. Enchmen) are studied.