scholarly journals Local Perceptions of COVID-19 in Pakistan’s Sindh Province: “Political Game”, Supernatural Test, or Western Conspiracy?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Inayat Ali ◽  
Salma Saddique ◽  
Shahbaz Ali
Keyword(s):  
Small Town ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Center Stage ◽  
Sindh Province ◽  
Cow Urine ◽  
The Given ◽  
Local Perspectives ◽  
Political Game

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has received various distinct perspectives and responses at the local as well as global levels. The current study pays attention to local perspectives, which have appeared in the Sindh province of Pakistan. Focusing on a small town of the province, we have found that some people consider the disease is a “political” game or a “supernatural test.” The given perceptions then guide further actions: either ignore or adopt the preventive measures or take supernatural preventive measures. Considering it as a test of God, Muslims perform prayers, while Bāgrrī community who practice Hinduism are taking the cow urine to deal with the virus. This study brings these perspectives to the center stage, yet the results cannot be generalized across the country, including the province. Moreover, the study situates these perspectives within the global and socio-cultural, economic, and political contexts and invites more in-depth studies to inquire why such perspectives emerge. We maintain that documenting these various perspectives and analyzing their impacts at the preparedness programs is essential yet understanding the causes behind the stated standpoints—if not more—then is equally essential.

Informing the Integration Debate with Recent Experience

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry Minear
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
Humanitarian Action ◽  
Political Conditionality ◽  
The Given ◽  
Oriented Research

The overriding challenge faced by policy-makers in the post–Cold War era is not, as many would have us believe, the achievement of integration of humanitarian action into the prevailing politico-military context. It is rather the protection of its independence. The debate, rather than focusing on fitting humanitarian action more snugly into the given political framework, should explore how to ensure the indispensable independence of humanitarian actors from that framework.The experience of the Humanitarianism and War Project, an action-oriented research and publications initiative studying humanitarian activities in post–Cold War conflicts, suggests the essential elements of such independence. They include structural protection for humanitarian action against political conditionality; more sensitivity to local perceptions regarding humanitarian actors and action; tighter discipline within the humanitarian sector by those providing assistance and protection; increased attention to the origins of aid resources and of the personnel administering them; greater participation and ownership by local institutions and leaders in crisis countries; and an agreed overarching political framework that gives higher priority to human security.

scholarly journals Axiological Vectors in the American and Russian Presidental Discourse: The State of the Union Address and the Address to the Russian Federal Assembly Compared

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2(2)) ◽  
pp. 121-150
Author(s):  
Ruslan Saduov
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
State Of The Union ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Presidential Discourse ◽  
The Given

Presidential discourse is an indicative of axiological and other developmental vectors of a linguocultural community. It informs one about the main social, cultural, economic, and political changes in a country. In this respect, the annual State of the Union Address in the USA and the Address to the Federal Assembly in Russia are seen as the highlights of the political calendar in both countries, as these statements summarise the most relevant issues and enable their respective leaders to elaborate on their vision of their nation’s future. This paper aims to analise and compare the axiological vectors developed in the given presidential addresses in both Russia and the USA in the period from 2009 to 2015. It traces not only the most relevant values promoted by the political leaders, but also any axiological changes that occurred in the eventful years under investigation. The results of the research inform one about the current axiological identities of the linguocultural communities in question and the changing vectors of their development.

scholarly journals A case of sudden death of an epileptic during sleep

1907 ◽  
Vol XIV (1) ◽  
pp. 12-29
Author(s):  
Fedor A. Naumov
Keyword(s):  
Status Epilepticus ◽  
Sudden Death ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Careful Observation ◽  
Seizure Attack ◽  
The Given ◽  
Unconscious State

Often, epileptics die at the time of a pronounced seizure attack, especially in status epilepticus; otherwise they die either at the time of the attack, or immediately after it in an unconscious state, from completely random circumstances, which are sometimes completely impossible to prevent even with careful observation of the patient and which are fatal for the given subject. All cases of this kind are very instructive, indicating once again what kind of careful supervision epileptics require, even in the setting of special institutions, where they seem to be in the greatest safety from death due to lack of preventive measures or oversight on the part of the caring staff.

scholarly journals About Features Of The Mechanism Of Activity Of Law-Enforcement Bodies On Preventive Maintenance Of Offences Among Earlier Offenders Of Persons

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 306-312
Author(s):  
Sherzod Tаshtemirovich Rayimov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Preventive Maintenance ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Analysis Of Algorithm ◽  
The Given

In article questions of the mechanism of activity of law-enforcement bodies on preventive maintenance of offences among earlier offenders of persons are considered, the special attention is turned on the analysis of algorithm of preventive measures spent by inspectors of preventive maintenance in the given sphere.

Social-epidemiological prerequisites for dysbacteriosises formation of tunica mucosa of mouth

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Author(s):  
Şəhla Rafael qızı Yusubova ◽  
◽  
Jalə Həsən qızı Zeynalova ◽  
Şəfəq Əlif qızı Məmmədova ◽  
Həcər İradə qızı İsmayılova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Mucous Membrane ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
City Centre ◽  
Occupational Adaptation ◽  
Normal Microflora ◽  
Sickness Rate ◽  
The Given

The purpose of the study was an exposure of social-epydemiological prerequisites for the dysbacteriosis of mouth's tunica mucosa. It was observed 195 patients, selected according to preventive measures and dental health service appealability. The assay samples (biomaterials) from miscellaneous biotopes of all patients were inspected during the microbiology study by system BMSB (WHO, 1984). As a result of researches it was revealed that most proportion of dysbacterioses accounts for patients living in city centre - 44,7±4,5%. The given index amongst patients with normal microflora was 18,1±4,6%. There was the decrease of sickness rate in pericentre - 30.1±4,2%, in uptowns - 16,3±3,3% and in villages - 8,9±2,6%. For dysbacteriosis formation of a mucous membrane of oral cavity (MMOC) the following social-epidemiological prerequisites had vital importance: a material trouble, unsatisfactory living conditions, residence in polluted by exhausts city centre and the certain social-occupational adaptation. Realization of measures for reduction of activity of the aboved mentioned social-epidemiological prerequisites permits to confine the risk of dysbacteriosis formation of MMOC. Key words: oral cavity, mucous membrane, dysbacteriosis

DISORDERS OF THE SKIN’S BARRIER FUNCTION IN PATIENTS WITH ATOPIC DERMATITIS WITH MUTATIONS OF THE FILAGGRIN GENE

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iryna V Ziuban ◽  
Yanina F Kutasevych ◽  
Alexei P Belozorov ◽  
Yuliia V Shcherbakova ◽  
Svetlana K Dzhoraeva
Keyword(s):  
Atopic Dermatitis ◽  
Gene Mutation ◽  
Barrier Function ◽  
Treatment Process ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Physiological State ◽  
Skin Surface ◽  
Physiological Parameters ◽  
The Given ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: The paper presents the results of investigations of the skin’s barrier function in patients diagnosed with atopic dermatitis (AD) with the presence of one of the genetic predispositions, namely the filaggrin gene FLG 2284del4 mutation. The aim: to deepen the study of the relationship between the mutations of the gene FLG del2282 and the morphological features of the skin, since the data on its physiological state in patients diagnosed with AD are contradictory that will contribute to the improvement of the modern basis necessary for the development of treatment-diagnostic and preventive measures. Materials and methods: In the given study of patients diagnosed with AD (41 person), the frequency of the FLG 2282del4 gene deletion constituted 19.51% (8 patients) according to the method of Palmer et al. To determine the functional parameters of the skin in patients diagnosed with AD in the carriers of the FLG gene mutation and in patients void of this mutation, they have applied a multifunctional Aramo TS portable analyzer that enables to carry out dermatoscopic diagnosis of the skin surface. Results and conclusions: As a result of the analysis of the obtained physiological parameters of the skin in the patients of both groups during the treatment process, it is noteworthy that the dynamics of these indices after treatment in patients void of the filaggrin gene mutation is significantly better in comparison with the patients in whom the filaggrin 2282 del14 gene mutation was revealed. There is a tendency towards the decrease of skin’s moisture and elasticity in patients with revealed mutation compared with the ones who are void of it. Given this fact, the study of physiological parameters of the skin is important to consider when substantiating the diagnostic-treatment and prophylactic algorithm for patients diagnosed with AD.

scholarly journals Robust Antijamming Strategy Design for Frequency-Agile Radar against Main Lobe Jamming

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (15) ◽  
pp. 3043
Author(s):  
Kang Li ◽  
Bo Jiu ◽  
Hongwei Liu ◽  
Wenqiang Pu
Keyword(s):  
Reinforcement Learning ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Imitation Learning ◽  
Main Lobe ◽  
Frequency Agile ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Strategy Design ◽  
The Given ◽  
And Training

To combat main lobe jamming, preventive measures can be applied to radar in advance based on the concept of active antagonism, and efficient antijamming strategies can be designed through reinforcement learning. However, uncertainties in the radar and the jammer, which will result in a mismatch between the test and training environments, are not considered. Therefore, a robust antijamming strategy design method is proposed in this paper, in which frequency-agile radar and a main lobe jammer are considered. This problem is first formulated under the framework of Wasserstein robust reinforcement learning. Then, the method of imitation learning-based jamming strategy parameterization is presented to express the given jamming strategy mathematically. To reduce the number of parameters that require optimization, a perturbation method inspired by NoisyNet is also proposed. Finally, robust antijamming strategies are designed by incorporating jamming strategy parameterization and jamming strategy perturbation into Wasserstein robust reinforcement learning. The simulation results show that the robust antijamming strategy leads to improved radar performance compared with the nonrobust antijamming strategy when uncertainties exist in the radar and the jammer.

scholarly journals Systematic Review Study: A Comparative Analysis of the State of the Art of Green Criminology

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ana Christina Konrad ◽  
Luciana Turatti ◽  
Cíntia Rosina Flores ◽  
Odorico Konrad
Keyword(s):  
Preventive Measures ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
Green Criminology ◽  
Previous Survey ◽  
Local Perceptions ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
Review Study ◽  
Complex Phenomena

Understanding the complex phenomena related to environmental damage requires multidisciplinary analyzes capable of producing different scientific perspectives. Based on the problems arising from issues involving environmental damage to natural resources, Flores, Konrad and Flores (2017) evaluated the studies about green criminology globally, using articles retrieved from indexed publications and available in digital databases. The present study aimed to survey the contributions that were added since the previous survey, to contribute to the understanding of what constitutes the essence of green criminology. To meet this purpose, we analyzed scientific articles published after the period investigated by Flores, Konrad and Flores (2017), which also allowed the comparison with the existing data. We employed a qualitative approach and the methodological procedure was a systematic bibliographic review. We concluded that in the last three years there has been an advance in studies about green criminology. Still, there has been a limited number of studies published in this area. Research on the theory may be limited by political and geographical issues that inhibit the plurality of spatial and local perceptions regarding the theme. Also, they restrict preventive actions to environmental damage due to lack of knowledge and research, as the theory acts directly on preventive measures and protection of nature.

scholarly journals About Activity Of Law-Enforcement Bodies On Preventive Maintenance Of Offences Among Earlier Offenders Of Persons

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (02) ◽  
pp. 283-287
Author(s):  
Sherzod Tаshtemirovich Rayimov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Preventive Maintenance ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
The Given

In article activity of law-enforcement bodies on preventive maintenance of offences among earlier offenders of persons is considered, the special attention is turned on essence of preventive measures spent by inspectors of preventive maintenance in the given sphere.

scholarly journals Death caused by covid-19 in top ten countries in Asia affected by covid-19 pandemic with special reference to Pakistan

2023 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Khan ◽  
A.A. Khan ◽  
J. Khan ◽  
N. Khatoon ◽  
S. Arshad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Viral Disease ◽  
First Case ◽  
Sindh Province ◽  
The World ◽  
Mode Of Transmission

Abstract The COVID-19 is a contagious viral disease, was first emerged in Wuhan, China in December 2019 and became the whole world on alert. The mortality rate in top most countries in Asia with special reference to Pakistan has been focused. Since February 26 to September 2020 the total confirmed cases and mortality rate was measured through Wikipedia and the notable journals. Iran is the only country having highest number of deaths (5.73%) followed by Indonesia (3.77%) while Saudi Arabia shows the lowest number of deaths as 1.39%. In Pakistan the first case was confirmed in 26th February, 2020. The nCov-19 has closely related to severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) hence SARS COV-2 was named. This virus is responsible for more than 33.9 million deaths in over all the world as of 20th September, 2020. The number of new cases is increasing time to time. Sindh province of Pakistan has reported the highest number of cases till September, 20, 2020 as compared to other parts of the country and has the highest number of death followed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Because of the person to person contact the disease is spreading rapidly. The individuals who has already infected with other diseases like cancer or diabetic etc. are vulnerable. The nCOV-19 is the most contagious due to its mode of transmission. There is still no vaccine is available for the treatment of disease caused by nCoV-2019. It is therefore the only option to control this pandemic is to adopt effective preventive measures.

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