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In pursuit of new ideas, questions and insights, this article explores undergraduate students’ career learning. It is based on the assumption that there is a need for new ideas and innovation in career development theory and practice, especially in times of rapid changes in the world and constant challenges. Performing diffractive analysis – in the sense of reading the ‘data’ (non-representational conversations with two undergraduate students) and poststructuralist as well as new materialist philosophical texts, career theories into and through one another, allow free movement of thought to explore beyond the normalized discourses of the field. It is wandering as well as wondering while being ‘of the world’ instead of observing from the outside, going further than universalisms. Philosophy of immanence and agential realism enacted here encourage to ask: what can be thought of students’ career learning? How does undergraduate students’ career learning emerge through entanglements with the human and non-human? The article is rhizomatic in its structure, it is also an attempt to break the rules and escape the enclosure of traditional empiricism in the field of educational research. Theory and practice are considered inseparable in Karen Barad’s agential realist framework; therefore, the theoretical and practical parts are intertwined. The results, or illuminations bring forward the ideas and concepts, that intensify and glow while diffractively reading the ‘data’, philosophical materials and career theories: thinking about career learning as life; attending to desire as the productive force in career learning; thinking about encounters and chance events as well as the non-human in career learning; drawing attention to how big narratives are created and disseminated. The article contains emergent thoughts, that appear in the process of thinking, they are noted in a different font, and I re-turn to them at the end of the work. I use ‘re-turn’ with reference to Barad’s idea of transformative process, the past that is with us.

The dichotomy or synergy, when law enforcement, which has the main function to stand for the rule of law, and also for human rights may be discussed from several perspectives, such as the role of emotional intelligence or effective performance. When it is doubtful that a direct and one-sided answer will be formulated, it is, however, important to ask the questions in a democratic country. Human history, at least the one recorded in writing or preserved in technological artefacts such as cities, irrigation, and similar, spans approximately 10 thousand years or so (at least until new findings are uncovered), but the history of democracy is rather short. Apart from the rather limited and short-lived form of democracy in Antiquity (Ancient Greece), the more recent democratic thought and its manifestations do not extend beyond 300 years. The urgency of discussions about what it means to live in a democracy is rooted in the fact that democracy remains rather fragile and limited globally: the Democracy Index does not increase; rather, it declines. Not even half of the world’s population lives in a democracy: specifically, 45%. Then 39% live under authoritarian rule, and 15% in “hybrid regimes” that combine electoral democracy with authoritarian tendencies. Thus, anyone who lives among those 45% has both expectations and a certain responsibility to live up to and respect the privileges we enjoy. Thus, it is imperative to discuss how our state and its institutions, specifically, the police force, function. The aimofthis paper is to discuss whether there are preconditions for promoting a paradigm of thinking, where requirements and expectations for police officers are in synergy with the support they need in their demanding work.The empirical data were collected during the 1st quarter of 2026, under the framework of the POL-COM (KA220-VET -Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training project: A developmental and educational platform and gamified tools for training police officers and similar professionals, with respect to communications) project.

There is a lack of research analyzing how teachers themselves define violence and what patterns of behavior they personally consider to be violent. It is precisely this subjective perception of violence that may explain why some situations remain invisible at the institutional level: they are not named and reported, or they are normalized as part of a teacher’s job, even though, in the long run, they can negatively affect a teacher’s professional identity and well-being. A phenomenographic perspective was applied in this research. It has been found that teachers understand violence in the workplace as pressure to obey, aggressive behavior, insults, public humiliation, and non-transparent decisions, which are characterized by verbal, physical, written, and visual expressions. The scope of the research results shows that the teachers’ perception of violence is not limited to incidents but is revealed as a process of constructing meaning that combines the form of violence, structural features, and orientation toward the teacher as a professional or as a person. The study broadens not only the concept of violence in the school environment but also the field of analysis of the teacher as an object of violence, and it reveals that the teachers’ understanding of violence is more related to administrative power practices.

Straipsnyje analizuojamas įrodymų leistinumo ribojimų (ne) suderinamumas su teisingu civilinio ginčo išsprendimu. Įstatyme įtvirtinti įrodymų leistinumo ribojimai ir draudimai atlieka dvejopą paskirtį: viena vertus, jie apsaugo proceso dalyvius nuo neteisėtų ar netinkamai gautų įrodinėjimo priemonių panaudojimo, kita vertus, neleidžia teismui remtis informacija, kuri, nors ir galėtų prisidėti prie faktinės tiesos nustatymo, būtų įgyta pažeidžiant esminius teisės principus ar įstatymo saugomas vertybes. Tokiu būdu užtikrinama tiesos siekio ir teisėto, sąžiningo proceso, saugant tiek individualius, tiek viešuosius interesus, pusiausvyra. Todėl įrodymų leistinumo ribojimai civiliniame procese suvoktini kaip būtina garantija, leidžianti teismui sprendimą grįsti tik teisėtais, patikimais ir procedūriškai tinkamai gautais duomenimis.

This paper is dedicated to exploring the context of some of the research questions that are at the heart of the research project („Policijos veiksmų modeliavimas siekiant padidinti bendruomenės saugumą krizinėse situacijose“/ “Modeling the Police activity for the enhanced security of communities during crises/adverse situations” (No. S-LU-26-3) 2026-2027, which is financed by the Lithuanian Research Council). While the issues of what is the difference between security and safety have been explored in-depth by one of the authors of this paper1and2; another theme of utmost importance is contextualization of police (law enforcement in general, please, note, law enforcement and police will be used in an intermingled manner further on, as synonyms, though, surely, there is a difference between the terms). At the same time, the fabric of contemporary society is being analyzed. However, in this paper the main focus is on the relative, perceived, and also reported preparedness of police to react to adverse/crises, which -the authors of these lines will bethe first to admit -were not the direct focus. In contrast, the second publication was developed in 2021. That is, when the full-fledged war in Ukraine was still in the feared, but not yet manifested, future. We, researchers, have to come to terms, that sometimes our predictions, the feeling of unease that we try to communicate to the wider society, are unpopular at the time of communication, and may be even both not helpful and depressing, when the predictions come to be true; and yet, even if a small proportion of compatriots are made aware of the trends and either re-configure their professional lives, and/or contribute to the best of their abilities to building up wider resilience, the likelihood of a lesser degree of losses increases. This is especially true for professionals, particularly those who work directly in critical institutions, such as medical care providers and other critical services providers, such as law enforcement.

Introduction – Previous studies have shown that children’s exposure to potentially traumatic events and their trauma−related symptoms may not always be consistently identified. This study aims to examine differences in trauma exposure and related psychological outcomes between clinical and non−clinical Lithuanian children. Methods – This cross-sectional study included 10–17−year−old children and adolescents recruited from a clinical inpatient setting (Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos) and general−education schools in Vilnius and nearby districts. After parental consent and child assent, participants completed a secure mobile assessment covering exposure to potentially traumatic events (CATS), dissociation (A−DES), mood and feeling (SMFQ), post−traumatic cognitions (CPTCI), PTSD symptoms (CATS; PCL−5 for convergent validation), and perceived social support (CASSS). Data were collected in 2023–2024. Group differences were examined using Welch’s t−tests (with Mann–Whitney U as robustness checks), and associations were assessed using Pearson correlations. Results – In the clinical sample over 40% of children experienced physical violence, while in the non−clinical sample 82.9% children reported exposure to multiple traumatic events. The clinical sample showed significantly higher dissociation, negative mood, and PTSD symptoms compared to the non−clinical sample. However, among children exposed to more than one traumatic event, differences in dissociation, PTSD symptoms, and close−friend support were not significant. Across both samples, exposure to potentially traumatic events was strongly associated with PTSD symptoms, dissociation, and post−traumatic cognitions, and moderately associated with mood symptoms. In the non−clinical sample, parental support showed moderate negative associations with dissociation, mood symptoms, post−traumatic cognitions, and PTSD symptoms. Discussion – This study identified between−sample differences in exposure to potentially traumatic events and trauma−related psychological outcomes among Lithuanian children in inpatient and community settings, highlighting the need for trauma−informed assessment and attention to social support within child mental health and welfare services.

In the context of increasing complexity in global supply chains, effective process management has become a crucial determinant of operational efficiency in large-scale logistics companies. This study aims to assess the impact of an advanced process management system, introduced in 2022 within one of the largest logistics enterprises, with the objective of optimising internal communication and streamlining operations. Utilising a rigorous analytical framework, the research demonstrates significant improvements in information flow, transparency, and organisational clarity. The system has shown notable efficacy in key areas, including the implementation of quality and environmental policies, the optimisation of core operational processes, and the enhancement of management documentation. The findings suggest that process management contributes substantially to the achievement of higher operational efficiency and process optimisation. Furthermore, this study offers practical recommendations that may guide similar organisations in improving their logistical performance through systematic process management innovations.

The applicability of AI in everyday life, including professional life, is not just a theoretical paradigm. Artificial intelligence can now be used both as a tool to help professionals in their work and as an autonomous tool that can make its own decisions, provide answers to questions, create videos, presentations, etc. without human help. The aim of this article is to assess the legal framework and the problematic aspects that may arise in relation to the practical use of artificial intelligence in mediation and the legal and/or ethical problems that may arise from this. The assessment was carried out by analysing three key aspects: the concept/definition of artificial intelligence, the possible use of artificial intelligence in mediation, and the aspects of legal liability and the ethical criterion in the event that a mediation process fails or causes damage to the participants or otherwise undermines the process due to the use of artificial intelligence. The methods used in the preparation of article are data analysis, comparative, linguistic, systematic, logical and generalisation. The data analysis showed that the concept of what constitutes artificial intelligence varies from one source to another, which may also lead to differences in the assessment of its applicability in practice (including in mediation). However, the differences between AI, particularly the criterion of AI’s autonomy, allow us to assess its potential applicability in mediation. In this context, a parallel assessment should be made of the regulatory aspect of the liability of the mediator who has used artificial intelligence in the mediation process, in addition to the moral aspect linked to the client’s expectation of a confidential and professional mediation process.

Straipsnyje nagrinėjamos prieš šimtmetį Vlado Mačio knygoje „Civilinio proceso paskaitos“ pateiktos idėjos apie civilinio proceso teisę. Taip pat vertinama, kokį civilinio proceso modelį siūlė Vladas Mačys, kokios jo pagrindinės kryptys, kaip buvo siūloma užtikrinti teisingą ir teisėtą civilinį procesą. Nagrinėjama, kokia yra knygos „Civilinio proceso paskaitos“ struktūra, kaip moksliškai buvo vertinamas civilinis procesas. Straipsnyje atskleidžiama, kad Vladas Mačys civilinio proceso tikslus siejo su socialinės taikos (harmonijos) tarp ginčo šalių kuo operatyvesniu atkūrimu. Taip pat analizuojama, kokios Vlado Mačio idėjos liko reikšmingos šiuolaikinio civilinio proceso teisei bei teisei į teisingą teismą užtikrinti civilinės bylose.

We analyze the spatio-temporal dynamics of sand relocation for beach nourishment in the low-energy coastal segment north of the Port of Klaip & edot;da, eastern Baltic Sea, under mild wave conditions, with significant wave heights below 0.9 m and water level variations from -30 to 44 cm with respect to the long-term average. In summer 2022, about 180 000 m3 of sand was added approximately 120 m from the shore at water depths of 2-3.5 m to form a 750 m long underwater bar. Sand relocation is evaluated based on repeated water depth measurements along 114 cross-shore coastal profiles. Some sand was rapidly transported to greater depths, down to about 6 m, even though wave conditions were particularly mild. The predominant sand motion was directed offshore, and characteristically for the area, wave-driven sediment transport was directed to the north. The analysis confirms that even very mild wave conditions can substantially relocate large volumes of deposited sand in shallow water, both offshore and onshore, from its original location during the initial adjustment phase following nourishment.