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Sometimes, studying Mathematics makes us deal with frustration. Indeed, during a mathematical contest the competition may be too challenging and losers often suffer from delusion when the results do not fulfill their expectations. Nevertheless, using mathematical games for teaching has a great efficacy, but only when competition is in the background and challenge oneself is the heart of the matter. A teacher's goal is reached when students develop passion and sense of wonder towards Mathematics: so, the resulting motivation will help to overcome unavoidable frustrations that every growth process brings with it. On the other hand, laboratory activities in Mathematics can be an excellent strategy to show its beauty, even to those who are struggling with difficulties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As this special issue looks at how the pandemic has changed research practice in the fieldwork, this article looks at how the “Covid-19 effect” integrated ethnographic research in Tunisia. This article addresses the challenges related to the pandemic in Tunisia, to reconstruct the context that favored the implementation of certain research strategies. In this frame, this study presents six virtual interactions with six pious Muslim women recruited through the “snowball” method. There were a pious woman from the Imam Malik Quranic Association contacted via Facebook, two qa’idhat from the non-electoral party Hizb ut-Tahrir and three wa’idhat, officials from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, interviewed by telephone. Finally, this article reflects on the possibility of conducting ethnography in times of pandemic, and focuses on the opportunities of conducting virtual interviews. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The credits that may be affected by the restructuring plan are those that undergo a modification in their terms or conditions, their guarantees - secured or unsecured - are modified or extinguished, a change of debtor occurs or the law applicable to the credit is modified, with the exceptions and requirements established in art. 616 of Royal Legislative Decree 1/2020, of May 5, which approves the consolidated text of the Bankruptcy Law, according to the wording given by Law 16/2022, of September 5, reforming the consolidated text of the Bankruptcy Law, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 1/2020. However, nothing is regulated in those cases in which the affected credit is extinguished without the creditor receiving anything in return, that is, by pure forgiveness or 100% reduction. In this work, which is based on a real assumption, we aim to address this issue and some of the problems and consequences it entails in practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The goal of this study is to examine the factors (e.g. enjoyment, skills, challenge, telepresence and flow) that influence players' purchase intention toward Dota 2 virtual in-game as well as examine the effect of flow toward purchase intention of Dota 2 through the critical mechanism (i.e. continuous intention). Notably, the analysis of the moderating role of enjoyment of buying on the relation of (a) flow and purchase intention of Dota 2 in-game, as well as (b) between flow continuous intention and finally (c) between continuous intention purchase intention of Dota 2. Design/methodology/approach: The data were gained from 331 users using Google Forms and posted to respondents on social media platforms and forums such as Facebook and Reddit, as these websites have the closest reach to gamers. Findings: The study revealed that enjoyment, skill, challenge and telepresence have a positive effect on flow. Also, the flow was significantly related to purchase intention. The continuous intention has significantly mediated the relationship between flow and purchase intention. Importantly, this study found that the moderating role of buying enjoyment increases the relationship between flow and purchase intention (H7a) and between continuous intention and purchase intention (H7c). In contrast, the moderating role of buying enjoyment on the relationship between flow and continuous intention (H7b) was not supported. Hence, this study sheds a new light on the notable Dota 2 in-game and continuous intention purchase intention of the users. Originality/value: In response, this study's main research question can be highlighted on testing how enjoyment, skills, challenge, telepresence, in-game virtual items influence purchasing intention when the enjoyment of buying moderates the proposed relationship? Therefore, this study aims to examine the significant elements like enjoyment, skills, challenge telepresence toward flow, and subsequently, the effect of flow toward purchase intention of Dota 2 in-game through continuous intention as a key mechanism which is urgently needed to minimize the gap in-game virtual items literature. Significantly, this study also intends to explore the contingent role of enjoyment of buying on the relation of flow and purchase intention of Dota-2 in-game, as well as between flow and continuous intention and finally between continuous intention and purchase intention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The public, industry, emergency managers and other decision makers can use weather, climate and impact forecasts more effectively in their decision making when the quality of forecasts is measured in terms that are meaningful and comprehensible to them. To encourage the development of user-oriented verification approaches and support the major projects of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Weather Research Program, a challenge was issued to develop and demonstrate new user-oriented forecast verification metrics. Several new forecast verification metrics were proposed to meet the needs of very different user-communities including public safety and amenity, shipping, aviation, defence, agriculture, and water resources. A few general purpose metrics were also proposed. The winner of the inaugural verification challenge proposed a new metric called the Spatial Probability Score for assessing forecasts for the location of a relevant boundary or contour, for example, sea ice edge or extent of flood inundation. We hope and expect that many of the user-oriented forecast verification metrics submitted to the inaugural verification challenge will be taken up by the broader community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Getting 'into the groove' of facilitation can be intoxicating and a breeze, for me at least. I have begun to notice that those moments of ease, when a group is on task and I am thinking "this is going well this is flowing?", that is data that I might be colluding with the group and/or individual participants in shying away from the edge that is there to be explored, if the purpose of our work together is genuinely about some form of transformative learning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Se presenta un resumen y un comentario de la Sentencia del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Madrid núm. 70/2016 de 4 de noviembre de 2016, acerca de la imparcialidad del árbitro y la imparcialidad de la Corte.

In this article Robin Shohet was interviewed by Ben Fuchs on his work on examining fear and how it impacts both our work and daily lives. Both Robin and Ben are OD c consultants, supervisors and coaches who work with fear in group settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article suggests that overturning an arbitral award on appeal is difficult as the standards of review under the Federal Arbitration Act and similar statutes are extremely narrow. In the lawsuit, Johnson v. Directory Assistants, Inc., U.S. Eleventh Circuit favored the sanctity of an arbitral award a lower court's ruling that vacated an arbitral award.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of working at a care home for children with disabilities, the integration of a psychodynamic approach to deal the feeling of betrayal and the realization of the importance to understand one's deeds.

The author shares the implications for conscious business (CB) and the impact of the staff of the care home not acting consciously based on his experiences working at the sector. He outlines the dangers of organisations acting unconsciously including elevated stress levels of employees, increased staff turnover, and in the extreme case of Staffordshire hospital in England, patient deaths. He also considers operating with CB principles as a continuous learning experience.

The author shares her reflections about power and its misuse. She thinks many people do not know or recognize in themselves how prone people are to taking inappropriate advantage of a position of power and to collude with those who do so when powerless. She cautions against the lure of amassing more and identifying with it particularly for those who depend upon it for their self-worth. She believes that all people have the potential to undergo an evolution or awakening.

President Trump urged Senate Republicans to "get tougher" last week, and reportedly met with House Republicans interested in objecting to President-elect Biden's Electoral College win. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Democratic majority in the House and several GOP senators who acknowledge Biden's victory likely ensures the effort will fail. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper is meant to be a short introduction of the reader into a domain, which, lately, has become interesting for the Romanian Academic Society and not only, namely, the Roma Subculture. The European Academic Projects of the Faculty where the three authors come from were always composed of, in a small or big part the topic of the Roma. The existing wish of the European Union to include Academically and Socially this Subculture, proved itself to be a real challenge, out of which the project organisers need to smart enough, and take only the best, not having big expectations from an unpredictable subculture [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The movement's Facebook page describes it as an "Indian version for Indian Needs" [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article focuses on the futures exchange company CME Group and its launch of an aluminum contract, which will challenge the dominance of the London Metal Exchange (LME).