Two Cultures into One?

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wim Blockmans
Keyword(s):  
Living Conditions ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Collective Identities ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Ways Of Thinking

Over the last few decades, two developments have brought fundamental changes to the study of the humanities. The digital revolution triggered the construction of huge databases, universally accessible and searchable on an unprecedented scale. As a consequence, new ways of thinking in wider contexts and organizing research on a larger scale came within reach of disciplines that had previously mostly been active on an individual level and focusing on particular phenomena. Moreover, applications of new scientific methods led to breakthroughs in fundamental humanities issues such as environmental and biological data that were essential for living conditions and for the formation of collective identities. The increased collaboration between disciplines led to major innovations.

scholarly journals Theoretical reflections on the life world of Tanzanian street children

1970 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Wiencke
Keyword(s):  
Meaning Making ◽  
Street Children ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
Collective Identities ◽  
Life World ◽  
Emic Perspective

In this article I reconstruct the life world (Lebenswelt) of the street children of the Tanzanian city Mwanza from an emic perspective that emphasises meaning-making, in order to depict them as subjects solely responsible for their actions. Accordingly I shall present how two youths conveyed to me, in numerous colour drawings, their everyday urban life, which is associated with their village history. Furthermore I will present some theoretical reflections on the "life world": I will explore the life world of the children and youths with reference to the construction and formation of identity. It thus becomes clear that even violent and materially difficult living conditions can generate collective identities. The term "street children", which is generally perceived as derogatory, receives a more positive connotation in this way. This is deepened by the description of the street children's relationships, which alternate between solidarity and conflict.

Current State of the Worldwide and Russian E-commerce Markets and Prospects for Their Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 144 (5) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
Maxim E. Oschepkov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Market Growth ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World ◽  
Current Economic Situation ◽  
Key Drivers ◽  
Market Volume

The article examines the current state of the world and Russian retail e-commerce markets and assesses the prospects for their development — the study of these issues is the purpose of the work. The research topic is relevant, because in the context of the global digital revolution and the rapid development of the world economy, the development of e-commerce is becoming one of the key drivers of the growth of all trade and the economy. To achieve this goal, based on the integrated application of such scientific methods as analysis, systematization, synthesis, generalization, classification and description, the following tasks were performed: the main development approaches included in the strategic management system of e-commerce market leaders were identified; the dynamics of the global and Russian e-commerce markets were analyzed; a comparative analysis of the development of e-commerce markets of the leading countries in terms of market volume and market growth rate was made; the key drivers and obstacles to the development of the global and Russian e-commerce markets, which are related to the current economic situation, the state of legal support and changes in consumer preferences, are identified and described; forecasts and trends in the development of markets are formulated.

scholarly journals Re-encanto do concreto por sistemas enativos afetivos: a naturalização das tecnologias no ecossistema.

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (40) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Maria Gallicchio Domingues
Keyword(s):  
Signal Processing ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Disruptive Innovation ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Mutual Relationship ◽  
Disruptive Innovations ◽  
Signal Processing Systems ◽  
Ways Of Thinking

ResumoNeste ensaio, num aporte retroprospectivo, condenso especificidades de produções anteriores e esboço projetos em desenvolvimento que apontam para tecnologias criativas e inovação disruptiva com sistemas enativos afetivos, numa estreita e mútua relação ou reciprocidade entre o biológico, dados e o ambiente. Trata-se de um ecossistema que reconfigura o conceito de “vivo” ou a transformation du vivant, apontado por Poissant e Daubner (2012). São geradas formas de vida que ampliam tecnologias anteriores, configurando inovações disruptivas, pois se misturam a modos de viver no cotidiano com os avanços das tecnologias, principalmente pelos dispositivos móveis e sistemas de sensoriamento e processamento de sinais. Este ensaio é construído por alguns fragmentos publicados, que demarcam meu posicionamento científico e estético-antropológico, sempre com tecnologias criativas e os modos de pensar a arte mesclada à vida com sistemas que re-encantam o concreto.AbstractIn this essay, in a retrospective approach, it condenses specificities of previous productions and outlines projects under development that point to creative technologies and disruptive innovation with affective enactive systems, in a close and mutual relationship or reciprocity between biological, data and the environment. It is an ecosystem that reconfigures the concept of “living” or the transformation “du vivant”, pointed by Poissant and Daubner (2012). Life forms are generated that amplify previous technologies, configuring disruptive innovations, as they blend with everyday ways of living with the advances of technologies, mainly by mobile devices and sensing and signal processing systems. This essay is built by some published fragments, which demarcate my scientific and aesthetic-anthropological positioning, always with creative technologies and ways of thinking art mixed with life with systems that re-enchant the concrete.

scholarly journals Regional Living Conditions and the Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, Control of Hypertension at the Individual Level in Russia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey Alekseevich Maksimov ◽  
Yulia A. Balanova ◽  
Svetlana A. Shalnova ◽  
Galina A. Muromtseva ◽  
Anna V. Kapustina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positive Impact ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
The Individual ◽  
And Control ◽  
Regions Of Russia

Abstract Background. The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of the living characteristics of large regions on the possible presence, awareness, management and control of hypertension at the individual level in the Russian population.Methods. Regional characteristics were obtained from the official website of the Federal State Statistics Service of Russia. Principal component analysis was used to reduce the dimensionality of data; it allowed defining 5 integral regional indices: Socio-Geographical, Demographic, Industrial, Mixed, Economic. Presence, awareness, management and control of hypertension were assessed according to the data of the cross-sectional stage of ESSE-RF study that was conducted in 2013-2014. The final sample included 19,791 patients from 12 regions of Russia. Generalized estimation equations were used to determine associations between regional indices and presence, awareness, management and control of hypertension at the individual level taking into consideration nested data structures (individuals in regions).Results. The Socio-Geographic Index demonstrated the positive impact on hypertension among male (OR = 1.18; 95% CI: 1.05-1.32), undereducated individuals (OR = 1.14; 95% CI: 1.02-1.27) and elderly people (OR = 1.16; 95% CI: 1.02-1.32). Awareness of hypertension is positively associated with Demographic (OR = 1.13; 95% CI: 1.02-1.25) and Industrial Indices (OR = 1.15; 95% CI: 1.01-1.33). Worsening of social environment (Socio-Geographic Index) reduces adherence to management (OR = 0.76; 95% CI: 0.64-0.90) and control of hypertension (OR = 0.79; 95% CI: 0.69-0.90). Impact of regional living conditions on the prevalence of hypertension is not high, compared to the individual predictors, but for the awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, this influence is important.Conclusions: The study performed allowed assessing the influence of living characteristics of the population in the large regions of Russia on the prevalence of hypertension and on the awareness, management and control of this disease. The data obtained provide new knowledge not only in terms of epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases in Russia but also in general, that is, in the context of studying the influence of living conditions on the health of population.

The Glass Curtain

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-106
Author(s):  
Katharina Eisch-Angus
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Cultural Difference ◽  
Iron Curtain ◽  
Collective Identities ◽  
Cultural Dynamics ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Scientific Methods ◽  
Psychoanalytic Interpretation ◽  
The Impact

In an interdisciplinary workshop in the former Iron Curtain borderlands of the Czech Republic and Bavaria seven multi-national artists and one European ethnologist revealed the cultural dynamics of boundaries both by exploring an expressive landscape and memory field, and by experiencing cultural difference as reflected in the co-operation and creation processes within the group. By using ethnographic approaches to assist the process of developing and conceptualising artworks and self-reflexive, ethno-psychoanalytic interpretation, the project followed the impact of twentieth-century border frictions and violence into collective identities, but also the arbitrary character of borders. The results suggest how a multi-perspective, subjectively informed methodology of approaching space and spatially expressed memory could be developed both for ethnology and for art, bridging the supposed gap between 'artistic' and 'scientific' methods by combining their strengths in a complementary way.

Theoretical Perspectives on Issues and Interventions Related to Migrant Resettlement in Canada

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 230-235
Author(s):  
Amy Toosi ◽  
Solina Richter ◽  
Boris Woytowich
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Migrant Health ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives ◽  
Early Arrival ◽  
Acculturation Theory ◽  
New Perspective ◽  
Health And Well Being

International migration has increased at a significant rate over the past several decades as many migrants relocate in the hope of finding better living conditions. Unfortunately, not all migrants realize their dreams but instead find themselves in poor living conditions and are less satisfied with their health and well-being. The purpose of this article is to explore the factors that influence the integration of migrants into a new culture through two theoretical lenses: transitions theory and acculturation theory. The authors propose that acculturation and transition are influenced by factors at both the societal and individual level and therefore interventions aimed at promoting successful integration should be focused at both those levels. This article adds a new perspective to the migrant health framework and offers a new approach for researchers, clinicians, and program developers. The overall health and well-being of migrants may improve by focusing on individual factors that contribute to successful settlement through predeparture or early arrival preparation programs.

scholarly journals Towards an Ecological Trait-data Standard Vocabulary

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian Schneider ◽  
David Fichtmüller ◽  
Martin Gossner ◽  
Anton Güntsch ◽  
Malte Jochum ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
R Package ◽  
Heterogeneous Data ◽  
Biological Data ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Multiple Use ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Data Standard ◽  
Biodiversity Exploratories ◽  
Long Term Observation

Trait-based research spans from evolutionary studies of individual-level properties to global patterns of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. An increasing number of trait data is available for many different organism groups, published as open access data on a variety of file hosting services. Thus, standardization between datasets is generally lacking due to heterogeneous data formats and types. The compilation of these published data into centralised databases remains a difficult and time-consuming task. We reviewed existing trait databases and online services, as well as initiatives for trait data standardization. Together with data providers and users participating in a large long-term observation project on multiple taxa and research questions (the Biodiversity Exploratories, www.biodiversity-exploratories.de), we identified a need for a minimal trait-data terminology that is flexible enough to include traits from all types of organisms but simple enough to be adopted by different research communities. In order to facilitate reproducibility of analyses, the reuse of data and the combination of datasets from multiple sources, we propose a standardized vocabulary for trait data, the Ecological Trait-data Standard Vocabulary (ETS, hosted on GFBio Terminology Service, https://terminologies.gfbio.org/terms/ets/pages), which builds upon and is compatible with existing ontologies. By relying on unambiguous identifiers, the proposed minimal vocabulary for trait data captures the different degrees of resolution and measurement detail for multiple use cases of trait-based research. It further encourages the use of global Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI) for taxa and trait definitions, methods and units, thereby readying the data publication for the semantic web. An accompanying R-package (traitdataform) facilitates the upload of data to hosting services but also simplifies the access to published trait data. While originating from a current need in ecological research, in the next step, the described products are being developed for a seamless fit with broader initiatives on biodiversity data standardisation to foster a better linkage of ecological trait data and global e-infrastructures for biological data. The ETS is maintained and discussion on terms are managed via Github (https://github.com/EcologicalTraitData/ETS).

scholarly journals Crafting futures in Lebanese refugee camps

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Avery ◽  
Nihal Halimeh
Keyword(s):  
Living Conditions ◽  
Refugee Camps ◽  
Professional Expertise ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Highly Educated

The initiative at the Burj El Barajneh camp is run by a network of local associations and aims at improving living conditions, services, infrastructure and livelihoods for the inhabitants. Burj El Barajneh has a large number of active associations and many highly educated professionals. However, in this complex hyperdense context, any kind of change needs to be carefully considered; there are no simple recipes, and existing professional expertise does not necessarily match the specific conditions of the locality. By working with collective design and collaboration between the camp's inhabitants, it becomes possible to envisage larger coordinated efforts and to solve issues that remain blocked at an individual level.

scholarly journals Housing and Ethnicity in Soviet Tartu

2003 ◽  
pp. 119-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hill Kulu ◽  
Tiit Tammaru
Keyword(s):  
State Policy ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
The State ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Population Composition ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Living Space ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Housing Inequality

Research on residential and housing inequality in the cities under central planninghas a long tradition. However, previous studies have mostly focused on age and socialsegregation, while ethnic di.fferences have been poorly investigated. This researchclarifies the ethnic di.fferences in housing ownership and living conditions in Tartu,Estonia, in the Sovi et period. We use individual-level data from the 1989 census andmultivariate analysis. Our analysis shows that, first, non-Estonians had better accessta state housing than Estonians. The ethnic di.fferences decrease, but remain significantwhen controlling for compositional di.fferences. Second, it appears that Estonianshad more living space, while non-Estonians lived in more comfortable conditions.Di.fferences in housing ownership and population composition explain most afthe ethnic di.fferences in housing size, but the di.fferences in housingfacilities remain.We argue that both the state policy and the di.fferent traditions and values were responsiblefor the housing di.fferences between Estonians and non-Estonians in Tartuduring the Soviet period. The role af the pre-WWII legacy should be considered as well.

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