scholarly journals “The Pragmatics of Autofiction”

2022 ◽  
pp. 83-99
Author(s):  
Arnaud Schmitt
Keyword(s):  
Personal Lives ◽  
The Future

AbstractThe aim of this chapter is to compare the pragmatics of autofiction in Ben Lerner’s 10:04 and Siri Hustvedt’s Memories of the Future, two authors who, in dissimilar but also very similar ways, use autofictional strategies to refer to their personal lives and background without playing the autobiographical game “by the rules.” Focusing on how pragmatically they both create a sense of autofiction, a distinction will be established between primary criteria and secondary ones, essential signals without which an autofictional text cannot be identified as such and “enhancers” meant to strengthen the necessary ambiguity inherent in autofictional readings.

scholarly journals INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPACTS OF WELL-BEING ON CITIZENS AND SOCIETY

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnoldo José de Hoyos Guevara ◽  
José Luiz Alves da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
The Future

The article presents a general scenario on the theme of Internet of Things - IoT, aiming to discuss the opportunities, the impacts and the associated risks, highlighting them under the sight of well-being in our lives and society in general. This paper deals with questions regarding accelerated and disruptive high-tech transformations, in order to be strategically prepared and to deal with challenges ahead. It is in the interest of all to know and anticipate the transformations that are underway and those that will be probable in the future, capturing the spirit of accelerated change that is around us, to prevent impacts, to draw personal strategies to seize opportunities and to avoid serious ruptures in our work and in our personal lives. The contribution for other studies is to allow ongoing discussions regarding the possible changes of behaviors coming from this new environment that will be made possible by the use of the IoT. Some of these behaviors are already on its way. Still, others are to be perceived and developed. This article presents, in the first topic, the new environment of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where it is inserted the concept of IoT. It advances, in the second topic, with the discussion of the extension of the usage of the new technology, its impact and its applications. And it ends discussing the behavioral changes that the massive use of this application may bring us regarding well-being.

scholarly journals Blockchain: Current Challenges and Future Prospects/Applications

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spyros Makridakis ◽  
Klitos Christodoulou
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Future Internet ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
General Introduction ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
The Future ◽  
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations

Blockchain is a new technology, often referred to as the Internet of Value. As with all new technologies, there is no consensus on its potential value, with some people claiming that it will bring more disruptive changes than the Internet and others contesting the extent of its importance. Despite predictions that the future is perilous, there is evidence that blockchain is a remarkable, new technology that will change the way transactions are made, based on its ability to guarantee trust among unknown actors, assure the immutability of records, while also making intermediaries obsolete. The importance of blockchain can be confirmed by the interest in digital currencies, the great number of published blockchain papers, as well as MDPI’s journal Future Internet which exclusively publishes blockchain articles, including this special issue covering present and future blockchain challenges. This paper is a survey of the fast growing field of blockchain, discussing its advantages and possible drawbacks and their implications for the future of the Internet and our personal lives and societies in general. The paper consists of the following parts; the first provides a general introduction and discusses the disruptive changes initiated by blockchain, the second discusses the unique value of blockchain and its general characteristics, the third presents an overview of industries with the greatest potential for disruptive changes, the forth describes the four major blockchain applications with the highest prospective advantages, and the fifth part of the paper ends with a discussion on the most notable subset of innovative blockchain applications—Smart Contracts, DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and super safe networks—and their future implications. There is also a concluding section, which summarizes the paper, describes the future of blockchain, and mentions the challenges to be overcome.

scholarly journals The Role of Islam Rahmat lil ‘Alamin as the Solution For Exclusive Life in Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Eka Apriani ◽  
Irwan Fathurrochman ◽  
Hendra Harmi
Keyword(s):  
Religious Values ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Islamic World ◽  
The People ◽  
The Future

Islam has given mercy to the development of languages, traditions, culture and arts found in various regions in Indonesia. Islam rahmatan lil alamin appears in the form of development and wealth of knowledge. However, Indonesia is not a religious country, but religious values are very dominant and very animating to the people in their personal lives, family, community, nation and state. Moreover, in the context of Indonesia, a country that is predominantly Muslim and becomes the foundation of the advancement of the Islamic world in the future, the spirit of religion cannot be separated from its people. In this case Islam appears as a religion that provides solutions in exclusive life, so as to create harmony that can lead to harmony in life. So the conclusion that we can take is that Islam as a religion that has the mission of rahmatanlil 'alamin must be the basis for every individual and group of Muslims to be tolerant and act well in spreading peace to all parties wherever and whenever Keyword: Islam, rahmatan lil alamin, exclusive life

What Will a PhD Look Like in the Future? Perspectives on Emerging Trends in Sustainability Doctoral Programs in a Time of Disruption

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-384
Author(s):  
Anita Lazurko ◽  
Tim Alamenciak ◽  
Lowine Stella Hill ◽  
Ella-Kari Muhl ◽  
Augustine Kwame Osei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Doctoral Programs ◽  
Citation Impact ◽  
Societal Impact ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Gender

In this perspective paper, we aim to provide insights that can help academic institutions and transdisciplinary doctoral programs position themselves within a changing research landscape and prepare for future disruption. We are a group of eight first-year, transdisciplinary doctoral students at the University of Waterloo, representing diverse disciplinary perspectives and gender and cultural experiences. In the process of orienting ourselves as sustainability researchers, we conducted collaborative workshops to critically examine our intellectual and disciplinary positionality by reflecting on the question: What will a PhD look like in the future? Amid this process, the coronavirus pandemic happened, causing a major disruption to our research activity and personal lives. What began as a reflective process on doctoral research shifted toward a more substantive and far reaching discussion about disruption and academia. Through our workshops we identified four emerging trends in the domain of sustainability scholarship that are shaping the future of the academic experience: shifts from disciplinarity to transdisciplinarity; researchers as knowledge holders to knowledge brokers; researcher competencies as bounded to boundary-less; and metrics of success as citation impact to societal impact. We also identified three broad trends in the context of academia that were accelerated by the coronavirus pandemic and may be exacerbated by future disruptions: (1) increasing virtualization of research and teaching; (2) increasing need for flexibility of academic structures and processes; and (3) growing economic and socio-political uncertainty. We offer concrete recommendations that encourage doctoral students and programs to play a more fundamental role in solving complex challenges in a disrupted academic and social landscape. We conclude with our vision of the PhD student of the future as one who thrives in transdisciplinary settings, links society and science through knowledge brokering, spans boundaries between multiple epistemologies to communicate and collaborate through uncertainty, and prioritizes societal impact.

The Experience of Caregiving for an Adult Sibling with Down Syndrome

2021 ◽  
pp. 108482232110278
Author(s):  
Patricia Sciscione
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Adult Sibling ◽  
The Future ◽  
Adult Lives

Adults with Down syndrome are living longer than ever before and are likely to outlive their parents. Adult siblings have been identified as future caregivers, yet little is known about this experience. The prominent caregiving literature focuses on the anticipation of caregiving rather than on the experience of being a caregiver. The aim of this study was to explore the lived experience of being a caregiver to an adult sibling with Down syndrome. A descriptive phenomenological approach was used to interview seven siblings who were partial and full caregivers for an adult sibling with Down syndrome. The participants fulfilled multiple roles in the lives of their siblings throughout their adult lives, but felt unprepared to fulfill the duties of being full-time caregivers upon the death of their parents. Navigation of the social service system was complex and frustrating with no support or guidance. Everyday tasks of caregiving were time consuming and managing the medical and social service needs of their siblings was viewed as a huge responsibility. Participants felt the responsibilities of caregiving put limitations on their personal lives. Despite the challenges, participants felt caregiving had benefits also. The transition to being caregivers was difficult because of the lack of planning by their parents, yet participants have not made plans for the future succession of caregiving. Implications are identified for healthcare and social service professionals to aid families in the care of adults with Down syndrome and in planning for the future transition of caregiving in families.

scholarly journals Caring for Our Communities of Practice in Educational Development

2022 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher V.H.-H. Chen ◽  
Katherine Kearns ◽  
Lynn Eaton ◽  
Darren S. Hoffmann ◽  
Denise Leonard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
The Future

Our paper names the importance of communities of practice for ourselves as educational developers, inviting us to witness and name: the communities in which we belong; the important functions they engage; who they nurture and how; and what visible and hidden labor is undertaken to sustain these communities. We include narratives from educational developers who share examples of the functional roles and relational meanings from their membership in different communities of practice. Through these stories, we amplify the particularly important role these groups have played in our professional and personal lives during 2020. As these groups are fragile, we end with specific actions we can take to tend to our communities of practice, maintaining them so that they will provide us support and shelter into the future.

“What shall I do when I grow up?” Adolescents with cancer on the Youth Project in Milan play with their imagination and photography

2018 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Gaggiotti ◽  
Laura Veneroni ◽  
Stefano Signoroni ◽  
Matteo Silva ◽  
Marco Chisari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Common Theme ◽  
Old Patients ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
The Future ◽  
Inner World ◽  
Professional Photographer

Introduction: Adolescents diagnosed with cancer have to temporarily stop pursuing several vital needs and making plans for the future. The Youth Project in Milan, Italy, focuses on such issues in young cancer patients’ personal lives. Uncertainty about the future had already emerged in several artistic projects designed to help these patients voice their emotions. Methods: We describe a project revolving around the question “What shall I do when I grow up?” Twenty-seven 15- to 26-year-old patients wrote a brief account of what they hoped to do as adults. Using theatrical costumes, they then dressed up in their chosen role for a photo shoot with a well-known professional photographer. The results were published in one of Italy’s main national dailies. Results: Participants reacted differently: some lightheartedly, others more seriously. They often expressed the wish to help others, desiring to return the support and protection they had received as patients. Another common theme concerned their need for normality. Conclusions: By writing about their dreams, these patients gave their doctors a glimpse of their inner world. The project proved an important complement to more conventional forms of psychosocial support and interaction with young patients.

International determination of the total motion of the pole

1961 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
Wm. Markowitz
Keyword(s):  
Secular Motion ◽  
The Future

A symposium on the future of the International Latitude Service (I. L. S.) is to be held in Helsinki in July 1960. My report for the symposium consists of two parts. Part I, denoded (Mk I) was published [1] earlier in 1960 under the title “Latitude and Longitude, and the Secular Motion of the Pole”. Part II is the present paper, denoded (Mk II).

Status of the Lick Proper Motion Program

1978 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 387-388
Author(s):  
A. R. Klemola
Keyword(s):  
Proper Motion ◽  
The Future

Second-epoch photographs have now been obtained for nearly 850 of the 1246 fields of the proper motion program with centers at declination -20° and northwards. For the sky at 0° and northward only 130 fields remain to be taken in the next year or two. The 270 southern fields with centers at -5° to -20° remain for the future.

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