{"title":"Language Use in American Institutions in Chad: A Case of ExxonMobil and Equal Access International","authors":"Ndoubangar Tompte, Michael Etuge Apuge","doi":"10.11648/j.hss.20231101.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.hss.20231101.12","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":"238 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77479951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding Principles of Peace Building from the Western Approach, Teachings of the Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW) for Sustainable Peace in Nigeria","authors":"Dahiru Inuwa Ibrahim, Muazu Usman Shehu","doi":"10.11648/j.hss.20231101.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.11648/j.hss.20231101.11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":"46 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72395342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thusi Xolani, N. Jili, N. Mkhize, Victor H. Mlambo
{"title":"THE MEANING OF SERVICE DELIVERY PROTEST: A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH AFRICAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT","authors":"Thusi Xolani, N. Jili, N. Mkhize, Victor H. Mlambo","doi":"10.7862/rz.2022.hss.31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2022.hss.31","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this article is to investigate the causes of service delivery protests in South African local government. The study utilized secondary data for the purposes of data collection. Local government in South Africa has witnessed lots of service delivery protest throughout the country and the cry is for effective and efficient public service delivery to the local communities throughout the country. It is vital to highlight that most of these protests are taking place as a result of corruption and bad management in South African local government. The general population is aware of this since media coverage of comparable incidents in South Africa is often quite public. The majority of South Africans are unemployed and they have to endure insurmountable poverty and deplorable living circumstances. As a consequence, the number of violent demonstrations in South Africa has increased.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41503291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE USURY CRIME UNDER ART. 304 OF THE PENAL CODE IN THE CONTEXT OF BREACHES OF SAFE TRADE RULES OF ECONOMIC TURNOVER","authors":"Dorota Kamuda, Aldona MIGAŁA-WARCHOŁ","doi":"10.7862/rz.2022.hss.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2022.hss.23","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the issues that determine the security of business transactions, whose proper functioning is endangered by so-called usurers. It discusses crimes under Art. 304 § 1–3 of the Penal Code. The offense of usury, regulated in Art. 304 § 1 of the P.C., provides for the criminal liability of persons who, by taking advantage of the compulsory position of another natural person, legal entity, or organizational unit without legal personality, conclude a contract with it, imposing an obligation on it to perform disproportionate to the consideration. Article 304 § 2 and 3 of the P.C. regulate new types of usury, introduced into the legal system by the amendment of May 14, 2020, which penalizes behavior directed against consumers, consisting in demanding excessive interest or non-interest costs for providing a benefit with the obligation to return.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45523759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ANALYSIS OF THE LEGAL POSITION AND ROLE OF INFORMATION SERVICES IN ENSURING THE SAFETY OF MASS SPORTS EVENTS","authors":"Patryk Masłowski","doi":"10.7862/rz.2022.hss.25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2022.hss.25","url":null,"abstract":"This article discusses the legal position of information services, as well as the rights and obligations of their members in the field of security of mass sports events. Designated by the organizers of mass events, information services play an important role in ensuring the safety of participants. Pursuant to the currently binding Act on the Safety of Mass Events of 2009, legislators have granted information services many powers of a preventive nature. This allows them to effectively prevent the possibility of a threat during a mass event. Such actions are also aimed at minimizing possible negative consequences in the event that the danger does occur.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42851207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EXPLORING FACTORS PREDICTING WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN CANCER PREVENTION SCREENING","authors":"M. Pasek, L. Suchocka, E. Wojtyna","doi":"10.7862/rz.2022.hss.26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2022.hss.26","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The main areas of prophylaxis in oncology are the identification and elimination of factors that favor the formation of cancer cells, as well as early diagnosis of already formed lesions. The aim of this paper was to search for variable factors influencing women’s decisions concerning prophylaxis. Methods: The questionnaires used included our own and standardized research. The research group consisted of 100 dyads. Results: All significant predictors were associated primarily with factors located on the female side. The only predictor on the side of men was their knowledge about women’s cancer diseases. The frequency of taking preventive examinations for early diagnosis of cancer increased when the level of anxiety about one’s own health was higher, and when the partner’s support for preventive examinations was higher. Conclusions: The predicting factors identified in our study might be included in the development of cancer prevention action strategies by public health institutions.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47818942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Agnieszka Cholewa-Wójcik, C. Ingrao, Krzysztof Hornicki
{"title":"IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTIONS FOR EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPOSAL TO STREAMLINE POST-CONSUMER PACKAGING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN POLAND","authors":"Agnieszka Cholewa-Wójcik, C. Ingrao, Krzysztof Hornicki","doi":"10.7862/rz.2022.hss.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2022.hss.22","url":null,"abstract":"The transposition of new regulations into national legal systems, including updated goals and requirements for the management of packaging placed on the market and packaging waste, provides a number of opportunities for the operation of post-consumer waste management systems. This publication focuses on the essence and characteristics of the system of extended producer responsibility in selected European countries. This paper identifies, on the basis of an analysis taking into account the scopes of legal, economic, physical, and informational liability, key areas of the extended producer responsibility system requiring improvements. It develops recommendations regarding the possibility of introducing changes to the functioning of the EPR system in Poland. The implementation of the improvement proposals for the EPR can significantly contribute to achieving the existing EU waste targets, as well as the ambitious new targets included in the EU Circular Economy.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48920451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"RUSSIA AND GERMANY AGAINST THE BACKGROUND OF THE THREE SEA INITIATIVE STATES FROM 1993 TO 2021 IN A POWERMETRICS PERSPECTIVE","authors":"Krzysztof Surowiec","doi":"10.7862/rz.2022.hss.29","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2022.hss.29","url":null,"abstract":"This article presents the powers of Russia and Germany against the backdrop of a group of 12 countries that launched a new organization in Europe in September 2015 called the Three Seas Initiative. Member states try to create a counterbalance, and at the same time compete with two great countries: Germany and the Russian Federation (Russia). The members of the Three Seas Initiative are small and medium-sized entities on the European scene. The aim of the article was to indicate the power of the examined entities of the international relations of Russia and Germany against the background of the countries forming the Three Seas Initiative. The article uses the methodology developed by Professor Sułek to study the power of the indicated countries.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41652934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE IN REMOTE WORKING CONDITIONS – HOME OFFICE","authors":"Katarzyna ŁUKASIK-STACHOWIAK","doi":"10.7862/rz.2022.hss.24","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2022.hss.24","url":null,"abstract":"The Covid-19 pandemic has complicated business activities at various levels, primarily in terms of work organization. The objective of this research is to determine the significance of organizational culture for employees working in home office conditions. What values and amenities, previously preferred in a company, are missing for employees in remote working conditions at home (RQ1)? Which values of organizational culture were predominant during remote work, playing an important role in home office conditions (RQ2)? Which were lacking (RQ3)? To analyze the above issues, this article used both secondary studies of national reports examining remote work, and the author’s pilot study using an online questionnaire. The research results indicated that remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic, in most cases, did not neglect the key values of organizational culture and the involvement of employees. The biggest problem turned out to be cultivating the values primarily responsible for building trust, honesty, and respect, as well as communication and motivation.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43539991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FINANCIAL SITUATION OF NATURALLY VALUABLE RURAL COMMUNES IN POLAND","authors":"Mirosław Sołtysiak, D. Zając","doi":"10.7862/rz.2022.hss.28","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.7862/rz.2022.hss.28","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this article was to identify and assess the financial situation of naturally valuable rural communes in Poland, set against the background of other rural communes and the entire country. The empirical material of the article concerns the whole of Poland, as well as all its rural communes. The figures concerning the years 2019–2021 were retrieved from the Local Data Bank of the Central Statistical Office in Warsaw. The collected and structured empirical material was developed in a descriptive, tabular, and graphic form, using a comparative analysis. Furthermore, all diagnostic characteristics were presented as a score, illustrating the financial situation of naturally valuable rural municipalities in Poland compared to other rural municipalities as well as the entire country for 2019–2021. This was an innovative approach to the discussed research problem. The analysis of statistical data confirmed the research hypothesis that the local governments of naturally valuable rural communes in Poland use the resources of the natural environment and successfully cope with existing difficulties related to the need to protect nature. Thus, they achieve similar economic and financial results to other rural communes in the country.","PeriodicalId":13234,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and social sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48820312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}