scholarly journals The octopus fishing closures positively impact human wellbeing and management success; case of Tanzania

2022 ◽  
Vol 217 ◽  
pp. 106022
Author(s):  
Mathew Ogalo Silas ◽  
Mary A. Kishe ◽  
Said S. Mgeleka ◽  
Bigeyo N. Kuboja ◽  
Benjamin P. Ngatunga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Wellbeing

Anti-corruption in History

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Global Media ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
Legitimate Power ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Scant Attention ◽  
Over Time

Anticorruption in History is the first major collection of case studies on how past societies and polities, in and beyond Europe, defined legitimate power in terms of fighting corruption and designed specific mechanisms to pursue that agenda. It is a timely book: corruption is widely seen today as a major problem, undermining trust in government, financial institutions, economic efficiency, the principle of equality before the law and human wellbeing in general. Corruption, in short, is a major hurdle on the “path to Denmark”—a feted blueprint for stable and successful statebuilding. The resonance of this view explains why efforts to promote anticorruption policies have proliferated in recent years. But while the subjects of corruption and anticorruption have captured the attention of politicians, scholars, NGOs and the global media, scant attention has been paid to the link between corruption and the change of anticorruption policies over time and place. Such a historical approach could help explain major moments of change in the past as well as reasons for the success and failure of specific anticorruption policies and their relation to a country’s image (of itself or as construed from outside) as being more or less corrupt. It is precisely this scholarly lacuna that the present volume intends to begin to fill. A wide range of historical contexts are addressed, ranging from the ancient to the modern period, with specific insights for policy makers offered throughout.

scholarly journals Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Protect Avian Species in Coastal Communities in the Greater Niagara Region, Canada

Climate ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Samantha Gauthier ◽  
Bradley May ◽  
Liette Vasseur
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Specific Area ◽  
Coastal Ecosystems ◽  
Coastal Communities ◽  
Living Shorelines ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
Living Shoreline

Coastal communities are increasingly vulnerable to climate change and its effects may push coastal ecosystems to undergo irreversible changes. This is especially true for shorebirds with the loss of biodiversity and resource-rich habitats to rest, refuel, and breed. To protect these species, it is critical to conduct research related to nature-based Solutions (NbS). Through a scoping review of scientific literature, this paper initially identified 85 articles with various ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) strategies that could help conserve shorebird populations and promote ecotourism. Of these 85 articles, 28 articles had EbA strategies that were examined, with some like coral reefs and mangroves eliminated as they were inappropriate for this region. The scoping review identified four major EbA strategies for the Greater Niagara Region with living shorelines and beach nourishment being the most suitable, especially when combined. These strategies were then evaluated against the eight core principles of nature-based solutions protecting shorebird as well as human wellbeing. Living shoreline strategy was the only one that met all eight NbS principles. As the coastline of the region greatly varies in substrate and development, further research will be needed to decide which EbA strategies would be appropriate for each specific area to ensure their efficacy.

The Environmental Impact on Human Wellbeing: A Case Study on Residences in Quarry Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Marinie Ahmad Zawawi ◽  
◽  
Wan Hasmirah Wan Ibrahim ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
The People ◽  
New Development

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is compulsory in all types of new development. EIA is important to ensure that biological diversity is maintained and that development will not have any affect on the people and other species in that area. The aim of this study is to investigate the environmental impact on human wellbeing in the vicinity of quarrying. It will increase the awareness of the local population of the important factors that might affect the quality of their lives. A set of questionnaires was distributed to the community at Bandar Saujana Putra and Taman Kajang Perdana, in Selangor. A total of 60 residents were involved in the study. The results reveal that the community was concerned about health conditions and safety. However, there is still a lack of strategies to mitigate the problem. This study provides suggestions for mitigation that could be considered by the residents to reduce the effect of poor air quality caused by incorrect control and monitoring of activities in the area. It is anticipated that this study could assist both residents and authorities in improving the quality of the air as well as the residents’ quality of life.

Third Raffles Dialogue on Human Wellbeing and Security: a marathon, not a sprint

The Lancet ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 392 (10165) ◽  
pp. 2664-2665
Author(s):  
Tikki Pang ◽  
John Eu-Li Wong ◽  
Yap Seng Chong ◽  
Joanne Yoong ◽  
Helena Legido-Quigley
Keyword(s):  
Human Wellbeing

scholarly journals Análisis biomecánico del pie protésico Bioc-dm2

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-86
Author(s):  
Jhon Hernandez Martin ◽  
Oscar Heli Bejarano ◽  
Edwin Yamith Martínez ◽  
Luis A. Parra Piñeros ◽  
Jairo Alberto Romero ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
The Other ◽  
Emotional Impact ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
Prosthetic Component ◽  
Analysis Design ◽  
Design And Manufacture ◽  
Fundamental Pattern ◽  
Proper Response

Walking is one of the aspects directly compromising human wellbeing, as it has a physical and emotional impact in daily life.For this study, we delve into the challenge of improving some walking conditions in a patient suffering lower limb loss, specifically at transtibialor transfemoral levels. Given that our purpose was the analysis, design and manufacture of a lower-limb prosthetic component, which fills the needsfor functionality, it became necessary to build a foot with all the quality standards associated to each and all movements required to form thecomplex fundamental pattern of walking. Besides, this foot should also easily endure weight, daily use and physical characteristics of the patientobject of this study. When performing physical validation and during human walk, a proper response is observed in terms of mechanics, materialsand dynamics of the component, thus making evident proper construction and assembly. On the other hand, it is feasible that design and verificationof the component provided a competitive element, as compared to existing elements currently in the market. The previous situation generated theneed for verification from the National Institute for Medications and Food (INVIMA), as well as the revision of the use replying device, forcomponent verification, in accordance with ISO 10328.

scholarly journals Issues of Electronic Waste on Life - A Reality

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Saurabh Mitra ◽  
Jayati Chatterjee Mitra
Keyword(s):  
Information Society ◽  
General Public ◽  
Electronic Waste ◽  
Recent Decade ◽  
It Industry ◽  
The Real ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The World ◽  
Indian Data

<p>Electronic waste or e-squander is one of the quickest developing issues of the world. E-squander involves a large number of parts, some containing poisonous substances that can adversely affect human wellbeing and the earth if not dealt with legitimately. In India, e-squander the board expect more noteworthy essentialness not just because of the age of its own e-squander, yet additionally as a result of the dumping of e-squander from created nations. This is combined with India's absence of proper foundation and methods for its transfer and reusing. The generation of electrical and electronic gear (EEE) is one of the quickest developing worldwide assembling exercises. Quick monetary development, combined with urbanization and developing an interest for customer merchandise, has expanded both the utilization and the creation of EEE. The Indian data innovation (IT) industry has been one of the real drivers of progress in the economy in the most recent decade and has contributed essentially to the advanced unrest being experienced by the world. New electronic contraptions and machines have invaded each part of our everyday lives, furnishing our general public with more solace, wellbeing, and security and with simple data procurement and trade. The information society anyway is making its own poisonous impressions.</p>

scholarly journals Toxocariasis in children: epidemiological, clinical and laboratory aspects

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 670-675
Author(s):  
A.O. Andreeva ◽  
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N.V. Golovchenko ◽  
A.S. Zhuravlev ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Laboratory Data ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Blood Eosinophilia ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
Human Wellbeing ◽  
Consumer Rights ◽  
Positive Rate ◽  
Peripheral Blood Eosinophilia ◽  
Research Institute

Aim: to optimize the diagnosis of toxocariasis based on the analysis of epidemiological, clinical and laboratory data in children with the infestation. Patients and Methods: the analysis of official statistical data for the period of 2014–2018, literature sources, a retrospective analysis of 57 medical records of patients (40 children and 17 adults) who received treatment and diagnostic in the clinic of the Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing in 2015–2018 was conducted. Results: a decrease in the incidence of newly diagnosed infestation cases was revealed (registered in the clinic of the Rostov Research Institute of Microbiology and Parasitology of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing). It correlated with official statistics (r=0.9, p=0.05). Based on clinical and laboratory examination, the diagnosis was established in 26 patients (45.6%). Among patients with a verified diagnosis of toxocariasis, the proportion of children aged 1 years and 1 months to 10 years old, was 96%. An analysis of epidemiological data showed that 76% of children had close contact with the soil. The infestation occurred in the form of latent toxocariasis in 36% of patients. In more than half of the cases, the disease was clinically manifested by geophagy (56.0%). A permanent laboratory parameter was the eosinophilic leukemoid reaction in patients with toxocariasis. Peripheral blood eosinophilia ranged from 15.66.2±9.31% in latent toxocariasis to 25.5±15.0 % in visceral toxocariasis. The positive rate in ELISA with Toxocara antigen was higher than that in the group of patients with visceral toxocariasis. However, there was no correlation between the eosinophilia level and positive rate (r=0.1, p=0.05). Conclusion: in areas where the incidence of toxocariasis and environmental contamination with invasive helminth eggs are high, it is advisable to perform tests of the peripheral blood in children at least one time per year in the autumn for timely diagnosis of infestation. The use of ELISA with Toxocara antigen is reasonable in the cases of peripheral blood eosinophilia. KEYWORDS: toxocariasis, statistics, incidence, eosinophilia, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Toxocara antigen. FOR CITATION: Andreeva A.O., Golovchenko N.V., Zhuravlev A.S. Toxocariasis in children: epidemiological, clinical and laboratory aspects. Russian Medical Inquiry. 2020;4(11):670–675. DOI: 10.32364/2587-6821-2020-4-11-670-675.

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