Norwegian psychomotor physiotherapy: Respiration as a vital element in the process of creating reflection, understanding and comparison

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten Ekerholt ◽  
Astrid Bergland
Keyword(s):  
Vital Element

Language Maintenanceand The Preservation of Ethnic Identity: A Case of Malay Muslims in Southern Thailand

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 297-308
Author(s):  
Nonglaksana Kama ◽  
Munirah Yamirudeng
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Identity ◽  
Language Shift ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Cultural Groups ◽  
Know How ◽  
Thai Language ◽  
Ethnic Language ◽  
Southern Thailand ◽  
Southern Border ◽  
Vital Element

Language is known to have an effect on ethnic identity.For cultural groups who hold knowledge of ethnic language as a core value, language shift can lead to a loss of ethnic identity, cultural fragmentation and “non-authentic” expressions of ethnicity Thelanguage has played and is still playing a symbolic role in the evolution and maintenance of ethnic identity within the Malay Muslim community in southern Thailand. Itis significant to know how the Malay language was used as a symbol to create and sustain the Malay identity on the ways in which Malay Muslims today understand ethnic identity, and how ethnic language fits into their own ethnic self-identifications.This paper attempts to answer the question why Malay language constitutes a vital element in the maintenance of Malay ethnic identity among the Malays of southern Thailand.Two facts have been identified regarding the language and ethnicity link among Malay Muslims. First, Malay language is seen as a relevant ethno-cultural marker and its usage is limited within family, relatives and close friends. Second, Malay language is preserved along with Thai language, making many Malay Muslims bilingual, which is quite typical in the southern border provinces of Thailand.

Product development in Islamic finance and banking in secular economies

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1665-1676 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuf Dinc
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Islamic Finance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Islamic Financial Institutions ◽  
Conceptual Research ◽  
Source Materials ◽  
Vital Element

Purpose As the global paradigm in economics shifts, Islamic economics is attracting more attention as an alternative sector. The most common and most active institutional structure of Islamic economics is in the form of Islamic finance and banking. Islamic finance and banking have been the centre of innovation in many economies in recent years. In this regard, product development is a vital element in driving the success of Islamic financial institutions (IFIs). The product development of IFIs is one of the key elements of their overall economic performance. This study aims to fill the gap in the literature concerning the product development process of IFIs in secular economies. Design/methodology/approach Verily, product development is a complex process; it is likely that introducing specific models will be useful for expanding the activities of IFIs. In this study, contemporary source materials are used to develop this conceptual research. Findings It suggests two separate methodologies for the product development process of IFIs in secular economies to overhaul two criticised product-based problems. To the best of the author’s knowledge, it is the first attempt to model the product development process for IFIs in a secular economic setup. Originality/value Recently, this study is the first attempt for modelling product development in IFIs under secular economies. Advances in the field of Shari’ah-compliant product development is important for researchers and professional.

scholarly journals The Effects of CSR Activities on Business According to Employee Perception

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Anđelka Stojanović ◽  
Natalija Sofranova ◽  
Sanela Arsić ◽  
Isidora Milošević ◽  
Ivan Mihajlović
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Different Dimensions ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Vital Element

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has become a vital element for building a long-term relationship with a company’s stakeholders. Different dimensions of a company’s social initiatives in terms of internal and external CSR activities influence the satisfaction of employees with the purpose of improving the CSR application. The aim of this research is to examine the level of employees’ awareness of the implementation of CSR in Serbian and Russian companies. A comparative analysis between these two countries was carried out in order to perceive the differences in attitudes of employees, their job satisfaction, and consequently the implementation of CSR. The hypotheses of the developed model were tested by using the Multi-group Confirmatory Factor Analysis. The obtained results offered several implications for scholars and practitioners that should be considered when formulating and implementing CSR actions.

Coordination of Complex Product Development Processes

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Suss ◽  
Vincent Thomson
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Complex Products ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
The Status ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Correct Understanding ◽  
Vital Element ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Product Development Processes

Product development processes of complex products are complex themselves and particularly difficult to plan and manage effectively. Although many organizations manage their product development processes by monitoring the status of documents that are created as deliverables, in fact the progress of the process is in large part based on the actual information flow which is required to develop the product and produce the documents. A vital element in making product development processes work well is the correct understanding of how information flows and how to facilitate its development. In this paper we describe an executable stochastic model of the product development process that incorporates the salient features of the interplay between the information development, exchange and progress of the technical work. Experiments with the model provide insight into the mechanisms that drive these complex processes.

Precedent, Compliance, and Change in Customary International Law: An Explanatory Theory

2014 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 389-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-Hugues Verdier ◽  
Erik Voeten
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Legal Order ◽  
Explanatory Theory ◽  
State Behavior ◽  
Customary International Law ◽  
The Social ◽  
International Legal Order ◽  
Social Scientific ◽  
Vital Element ◽  
Affect State

Customary international law (CIL) is widely recognized as a fundamental source of international law. While its continued significance in the age of treaties was once contested, it is now generally accepted that CIL remains a vital element of the international legal order. Yet CIL is also plagued with conceptual and practical difficulties, which have led critics to challenge its coherence and legitimacy. In particular, critics of CIL have argued that it does not meaningfully affect state behavior. Traditional CIL scholarship is ill equipped to answer such criticism because its objectives are doctrinal or normative—namely, to identify, interpret, and apply CIL rules, or to argue for desirable changes in CIL. For the most part, that scholarship does not propose an explanatory theory in the social scientific sense, which would articulate how CIL works, why states comply, and why and how rules change.

scholarly journals Mental Health in Australia and the Challenge of Community Mental Health Reform

10.17816/cp44 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-46
Author(s):  
Sebastian Rosenberg ◽  
Carol Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Community Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Governance Arrangement ◽  
Mental Health Reform ◽  
National Mental Health ◽  
Key Steps ◽  
Vital Element ◽  
National Approach

Australia was one of the first countries to develop and implement a national mental health plan, 30 years ago. This national approach belied the countrys federal structure, in which the federal government takes responsibility for primary care while state and territory governments manage acute and hospital mental health care. This arrangement has led to significant variations across jurisdictions. It has also left secondary care, often provided in the community, outside of this governance arrangement. This article explores this dilemma and its implications for community mental health, and suggests key steps towards more effective reform of this vital element of mental health care.

scholarly journals Urban Social Sustainability - Case Study; Gellerupparken–Denmark

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amjad Almusaed ◽  
Asaad Almssad
Keyword(s):  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Ethnic Origin ◽  
The Social ◽  
New City ◽  
Inquiry Method ◽  
Social Area ◽  
Vital Element

Urban social sustainability represents a more specific part of urban development. Citizen involvement is a vital element of any future urban social development and helps to maintain the vision of human and diverse cities because it provides vibrant and sustainable cities in which everyone has a seat and can speak. Gellerupparken, as something new, also meets all five criteria for when an area is a ghetto during a given year. The criteria generally consist of income, ethnic origin, level of education, crime, and employment. The study’s aim is to present an objective means, to the reactivation of a passive multicultural zone in Aarhus city of Denmark to integrate it in the social life city by using the appreciative inquiry method by an introduction of new city functions. The study will assume the effect of sustainability in an urban social area, in a case study using the application of the pedagogical method, namely, the “appreciative inquiry” method.

scholarly journals INDIAN SERIALS AND THE INDIAN NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ISSN

2020 ◽  
pp. 359-372
Author(s):  
Viswanath G. S G. S ◽  
Jaya Rawat ◽  
Vijendra Kumar ◽  
G. Mahesh
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Information Discovery ◽  
Unique Identifier ◽  
Development Stages ◽  
The Third ◽  
National Centre ◽  
Vital Element

Purpose ISSN, the unique identifier is a vital element for information discovery. This paper chronicles the 35-year journey of the ISSN National Centre, India from its inception in 1986 to the year 2019. It also explores the different development stages of ISSN Indian Centre, and presents the challenges faced by the Centre, particularly in the ISSN assignment process, cataloguing and collaboration. Design/methodology/approach All the data for the article were collected from the in-house records of the ISSN National Centre’s annual reports and other registers for analysis. Findings During the first two decades, on an average of 177 ISSNs were assigned every year. However, during the third decade of 2007 to 2019, on an average of 1573 ISSNs were assigned every year. The spurt in the ISSNs during the last decade have been triggered by certain changes in the higher education regulatory framework in India. Originality/value This is a first-hand account of the ISSN activities of the Centre that also releases data on ISSNs assigned in India.

scholarly journals Gold Mining and Political Struggles for Access in Banyuwangi, East Java

PCD Journal ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-89
Author(s):  
Indah Surya Wardhani ◽  
Devy Dhian Cahyati
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Gold Mining ◽  
Alternative Explanation ◽  
New Materialism ◽  
Collective Actions ◽  
Structure Approach ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
Vital Element

This article explores how the materiality of natural resources influences social movements. Applying a relational paradigm and new materialism approach, this article explores the materiality of gold as a vital element of actor-network linkages, organisation, framing mechanisms, and recruitment. The transformation of gold from an ore into a mechanism for commodification reflects the interactions between capital holders, scientists, political actors, and legislators. This sociomaterial formation has limited residents' access to such resources as gold, water, land, wood, and clean air, and this momentum has given rise to a social movement in opposition to gold mining activities. This article shows that social movements are not monolithic, but rather dynamic movements that consist of various actors, issues, narratives, and strategies. This study focuses on the anti-mining movement in Tumpang Pitu, Banyuwangi, East Java, and its two decades of struggle to illustrate how the formation, networking, fragmentation, and evolution of social movements is influenced by their materiality (in this case, gold). This article finds that the commodification of gold influences movements' repertoires. This offers an alternative explanation for social movements, which have long been dominated by an actor–structure approach that views social movements as linear, monolithic, and constant collective actions that respond to marginalisation and injustice.

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