The past, present and future of the Pite Saami language: Sociological factors and revitalization efforts

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 295-329
Author(s):  
Riitta-Liisa Valijärvi ◽  
Joshua Wilbur
Keyword(s):  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Sociological Factors ◽  
The Past ◽  
Future State ◽  
The Future ◽  
Vitality Scale

Our paper is a report on the past, current and future state of the endangered Pite Saami language (aka: Arjeplog Saami) spoken in Swedish Lapland. Our primary data come from interviews with Pite Saami individuals and our field observations. We estimate the vitality of Pite Saami based on the UNESCO Language Vitality Scale, taking into consideration factors such as the number of speakers, language attitudes and the quality of documentation. We also discuss the possible reasons for the decline of Pite Saami, report on the speakers’ views of other Saami languages and Swedish, consider whether there is a specific Pite Saami identity, describe revitalization efforts already taking place, and discuss the future prospects of the language.

scholarly journals A palace fit for the future: Desirability in temporal work

2021 ◽  
pp. 147612702110120
Author(s):  
Siavash Alimadadi ◽  
Andrew Davies ◽  
Fredrik Tell
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
The Past ◽  
Renewal Program ◽  
The Future ◽  
Depth Study ◽  
Future Events ◽  
Future Outcomes ◽  
Pluralistic Contexts

Research on the strategic organization of time often assumes that collective efforts are motivated by and oriented toward achieving desirable, although not necessarily well-defined, future states. In situations surrounded by uncertainty where work has to proceed urgently to avoid an impending disaster, however, temporal work is guided by engaging with both desirable and undesirable future outcomes. Drawing on a real-time, in-depth study of the inception of the Restoration and Renewal program of the Palace of Westminster, we investigate how organizational actors develop a strategy for an uncertain and highly contested future while safeguarding ongoing operations in the present and preserving the heritage of the past. Anticipation of undesirable future events played a crucial role in mobilizing collective efforts to move forward. We develop a model of future desirability in temporal work to identify how actors construct, link, and navigate interpretations of desirable and undesirable futures in their attempts to create a viable path of action. By conceptualizing temporal work based on the phenomenological quality of the future, we advance understanding of the strategic organization of time in pluralistic contexts characterized by uncertainty and urgency.

The Death of Human Capital?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip Brown ◽  
Hugh Lauder ◽  
Sin Yi Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Direct Relationship ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Human Capital Theory ◽  
Alternative Theory ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Smart Machines

Human capital theory, the notion that there is a direct relationship between educational investment and individual and national prosperity, has dominated public policy on education and labor for the past fifty years. This book describes the development of human capital theory and why it has turned into a failed revolution. It outlines an alternative theory that re-defines human capital in an age of smart machines. The new human capital rejects the view that automation and AI will result in the end of waged work, but sees the fundamental problem as a lack of quality jobs offering interesting, worthwhile and rewarding opportunities. At stake in the new human capital are the future prospects for individual wellbeing in productive, sustainable and inclusive societies. It also connects with a growing sense that capitalism is in crisis, felt by students and the wider workforce, in offering a sober assessment of current realities at the same time as a sense of hope for the future.

Fuzzy Inference: Its Past and Prospects

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-19
Author(s):  
Kiyohiko Uehara ◽  
◽  
Kaoru Hirota ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fuzzy Inference ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Current Direction ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Inference Methods ◽  
A Current

Fuzzy inference in the past and its future prospects are described to further promote research in the field: First, the basic methods of fuzzy inference are introduced. Then, the progress of fuzzy inference is reviewed, showing its remarkable achievements, especially in industries. A consideration of fuzzy inference is presented from operational viewpoints. It provides a key to creating fuzzy-inference methods in the future. The growing research area of fuzzy inference is also introduced in order to discuss a current direction, reflecting the consideration mentioned above. Moreover, some future prospects on fuzzy inference are presented, which are expected to stimulate research.

scholarly journals KONTESTASI ANTARA TEKS DAN REALITAS SOSIAL: SAKRALITAS ‘AMIL ZAKAT DI DUSUN NUGUK, KABUPATEN MELAWI, KALIMANTAN BARAT

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-144
Author(s):  
Wendi Purwanto
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
The Past ◽  
Analysis Methods ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Ideal

           The background of this study is the uniqueness of the management zakat fitrah in Nuguk hamlet by giving to those considered to have a match or harmony, with the hope that the person receiving the zakat fitrah can become the mediator of health, tranquility for the life of muzakki in the future. This article is the result of qualitative field research with descriptive-analysis methods. The conclusion of this study is the management of zakat fitrah in Nuguk hamlet is performed with the classical management model, a model that’s still very simple with the way of muzakki delivering zakat fitrah to the ‘amil individually at their home respectively. The trust among the community in Nuguk hamlet is excessive and not following the ideal concept of shari’a. The management according to the al-Qur`an includes three important element, namely : collection  (Qs. At-Taubah [9] : 103), data collection and distribution (Qs. al-Baqarah [2] : 282 and Qs. At-Taubah [9] : 60), and utilization by using ‘traditional consumptive’ model, that’s zakat fitrah is directly distributed to mustahik through the ‘amil intermediary. The factors the contribute to the weaknesses of zakat fitrah management in Nuguk hamlet include : 1) low quality of education, and 2) oriented to the past management Abstrak            Latar belakang kajian ini adalah karena ada keunikan manajeman zakat fitrah di Dusun Nuguk, yaitu dengan cara menyerahkan kepada orang yang dianggap cocok atau serasi, dengan harapan orang yang menerima zakat fitrah tersebut dapat menjadi perantara kesehatan, ketenteraman bagi kehidupan muzakki dikemudian hari. Artikel ini merupakan hasil dari penelitian kualitatif lapangan dengan metode deskriptif-analisis. Adapun kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah manajemen zakat fitrah di Dusun Nuguk dilakukan dengan model manajemen klasik, yaitu suatu model manajemen yang masih sangat sederhana dengan cara muzakki menyerahkan zakat fitrah kepada ‘amil yang bersifat perorangan di rumah ‘amil masing-masing. Kepercayaan masyarakat Dusun Nuguk yang berlebihan kepada ‘amil dirasa kurang sesuai dengan konsep ideal syariat. Adapun manajemen menurut Alquran meliputi tiga unsur penting, yaitu : Pengumpulan (Qs. At-Taubah [9] : 103), Pendataan dan Pendistribusian (Qs. Al-Baqarah [2] : 282 dan Qs. At-Taubah [9] : 60, serta Pendayagunaan dengan menggunakan model ‘konsumtif tradisional’, yaitu zakat fitrah langsung didistribusikan kepada mustahik melalui perantara ‘amil. Faktor yang menyebabkan lemehnya mananjemen zakat fitrah di dusun Nuguk ada dua, yaitu : (1) Rendahnya mutu pendidikan, dan (2) Berorientasi pada manajemen masa lalu.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN ANTARA KARAKTERISKTIK PRIBADI, PERSEPSI, DAN DORONGAN DARI PIHAK LAIN TERHADAP MAHASISWA UNTUK MEMILIH JURUSAN AKUNTANSI DI POLITEKNIK NEGERI BATAM

Epigram ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulinda Yulinda ◽  
Afriyanti Hasanah
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Personal Characteristic ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Future ◽  
Relationship Perception

AbstractThis research aimed to analyze the influence towards personal characteristic, preseption and encouragement from other parties towards to Students to select the majors in Accounting department in Politeknik Negeri Batam. This is supported by the number of students in choosing Accounting department in Politeknik Negeri Batam. Moreover, this study used primary data by taking data from Students in the first of semester from Accounting department. The results showed there is a relationship between personal characteristics and encouragement from other parties. Meanwhile, showed 1 hypothesis not supported in this study that there is no relationship perception of students to choose the department of Accounting in Politeknik Negeri Batam. Furthermore, this research can be an input for Politeknik Negeri Batam to see how much interest of student in choosing accounting majors and also for as input for in the future. Based on the study results, the conclusions and contribution for vocational education institutions, is important to improve the quality of applied Accounting department to be able to attract more students interest in choosing this department and to make qualified accounting graduates.Keywords: personal characteristic, preseption, encouragement from other partiesAbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti Hubungan antara karakterisktik pribadi, persepsi, dan dorongan dari pihak lain terhadap mahasiswa untuk memilih jurusan Akuntansi di Politeknik Negeri Batam. Hal ini didukung oleh bahwa banyaknya jumlah mahasiswa dalam memilih Jurusan akuntansi di Politeknik Negeri Batam. Penelitian ini menggunakan data primer dengan mengambil data dari Mahasiswa semester awal dari jurusan Akuntansi di Politeknik Negeri Batam. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan antara karakteristik pribadi dan dorongan dari pihak lain. Sementara itu menunjukkan 1 hipotesis tidak terdukung dalam penelitian ini yaitu tidak terdapat hubungan presepsi terhadap mahasiswa untuk memilih jurusan Akuntansi di Politeknik Negeri Batam. Penelitian ini bisa menjadi masukan bagi Politeknik Negeri Batam untuk melihat seberapa besar minat mahasiswa dalam memilih jurusan akuntansi dan juga untuk sebagai masukan untuk di kedepan hari. Kesimpulan dan kontribusi hasil dari penelitian ini, bagi institusi pendidikan vokasi, penting untuk meningkatkan mutu jurusan Akuntansi terapan untuk dapat menarik lagi minat mahasiswa dalam memilih jurusan ini dan menjadikan lulusan akuntansi yang berkualitas.Kata kunci: Karakteristik Pribadi, Presepsi, Dorongan dari Pihak lain

scholarly journals Applying Multi-Temporal Landsat Satellite Data and Markov-Cellular Automata to Predict Forest Cover Change and Forest Degradation of Sundarban Reserve Forest, Bangladesh

Forests ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1016
Author(s):  
Mohammad Emran Hasan ◽  
Biswajit Nath ◽  
A.H.M. Raihan Sarker ◽  
Zhihua Wang ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cellular Automata ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Landsat Imagery ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Forest Cover Change ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Future ◽  
Reserve Forest ◽  
Health Quality

Overdependence on and exploitation of forest resources have significantly transformed the natural reserve forest of Sundarban, which shares the largest mangrove territory in the world, into a great degradation status. By observing these, a most pressing concern is how much degradation occurred in the past, and what will be the scenarios in the future if they continue? To confirm the degradation status in the past decades and reveal the future trend, we took Sundarban Reserve Forest (SRF) as an example, and used satellite Earth observation historical Landsat imagery between 1989 and 2019 as existing data and primary data. Moreover, a geographic information system model was considered to estimate land cover (LC) change and spatial health quality of the SRF from 1989 to 2029 based on the large and small tree categories. The maximum likelihood classifier (MLC) technique was employed to classify the historical images with five different LC types, which were further considered for future projection (2029) including trends based on 2019 simulation results from 1989 and 2019 LC maps using the Markov-cellular automata model. The overall accuracy achieved was 82.30%~90.49% with a kappa value of 0.75~0.87. The historical result showed forest degradation in the past (1989–2019) of 4773.02 ha yr−1, considered as great forest degradation (GFD) and showed a declining status when moving with the projection (2019–2029) of 1508.53 ha yr−1 and overall there was a decline of 3956.90 ha yr−1 in the 1989–2029 time period. Moreover, the study also observed that dense forest was gradually degraded (good to bad) but, conversely, light forest was enhanced, which will continue in the future even to 2029 if no effective management is carried out. Therefore, by observing the GFD, through spatial forest health quality and forest degradation mapping and assessment, the study suggests a few policies that require the immediate attention of forest policy-makers to implement them immediately and ensure sustainable development in the SRF.

Fifty years of Methodist–Roman Catholic dialogue

Holiness ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-189
Author(s):  
David M. Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Roman Catholic ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
The Past ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The Future ◽  
World Level ◽  
Roman Catholics

AbstractThis article examines the origins and development of bilateral theological dialogue between Methodists and Roman Catholics at a world level since it commenced in 1967 as a result of the Second Vatican Council. In taking stock of the dialogue, consideration is given to what has been achieved in successive phases during the past fifty years. A number of theological issues are identified as requiring further dialogue. The article concludes by outlining the present agenda of the international Methodist–Roman Catholic dialogue commission and briefly considering the future prospects for theological dialogue at a world level in the context of contemporary ecumenism.

“Disability Grief”: A patient’s allegorical expression of her disability

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdorreza Naser Moghadasi
Keyword(s):  
Disease Onset ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Relapsing Remitting ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Right ◽  
Professional Artist

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disabling disease of the central nervous system, and can lead to a wide range of symptoms. Although the most common form of MS is relapsing-remitting, most of the patients also will develop disability in the future due to the natural course of the disease.1,2 The disease onset mostly occurs in 27 years of age.3 Therefore, considering the symptoms and complications of the disease, it can virtually affect the whole life of the patient. Unfortunately, there is not any accurate study of the opinions of patients with MS regarding their illness. However, in the daily work of treatment, one of the well-known cases of severe discomfort expressed by patients is the fear of future disability. This issue is aggravated when a person starts to lose abilities. When the patient experiences disability in walking and a decrease in his/her daily activities, thinking about the future becomes one of his/her major concerns. Most patients express these concerns in their visits. However, a patient who has other abilities such as poetry, writing a story, or painting, can more effectively portray concerns. The painting reported here is the allegorical view of a patient about her disability. The patient is a 37-year-old woman who has had MS for 15 years. Her illness started with the right eye optic neuritis. She has had six attacks during this period and, after 9 years, her disease entered the secondary progressive phase. Her symptom in this stage was the weakness of the right lower extremity, which was gradually deteriorating such as difficulty in walking. Now, she is unable to walk without help. This disability has affected all aspects of her life, and has greatly diminished her quality of life. She has been interested in drawing since childhood, and has drawn as a non-professional artist. One of her paintings reported here (Figure 1), according to the patient herself, reflects her perception and grief over her progressive disability. She believes that she should say goodbye to her ability and good days of the past. She painted herself as someone (when she could walk unrestrictedly) moving away along with a balloon

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