Water fetching burden: a qualitative study to examine how it differs by gender among rural households in the west region of Cameroon

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Carole Debora Nounkeu ◽  
Jigna Morarji Dharod
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
The West ◽  
West Region

Normalized Heterotopia as a Market Failure in a Spatial Marketing System: The Case of Gated Communities in India

2020 ◽  
pp. 027614672095738
Author(s):  
Himadri Roy Chaudhuri ◽  
Sujit Raghunathrao Jagadale
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Market Failure ◽  
Lower Class ◽  
Gated Communities ◽  
Spatial Inequality ◽  
Gated Community ◽  
Marketing System ◽  
The West ◽  
Marketing Systems ◽  
Deliberate Strategy

This article explores the spatial marketing system in India. It highlights a case where market failure is institutionalized through the normalization of heterotopia in the consumption of gated communities (GCs). We build on the earlier work by Bargends and by Sandberg on spatial marketing systems to discuss the consumption of exclusive space. We find that the gated community leads to heterotopic relations, fantasized living and, the pursuit of identity through spatial purification. This research contributes to macromarketing research by offering three theoretical interpretations of our qualitative study of residents of a gated community in India. First, spatial inequality is found to be a defining process in this spatial marketing system. The creation of such disparities is a deliberate strategy by dominant consumers to ‘other’ the outsiders. This spatial segregation is seen as a market failure. Secondly, branded space emerges as a trope for decoupling with local lower class surroundings through a process of postcolonial mimesis. In the process of imitating the West, residents engage in self-captivity and voluntary seclusion to achieve spatial purification. Thirdly, we extend marketing systems theory by locating spatial purification-related processes and mechanisms at the heart of marketing systems formation and adaptive change.

scholarly journals Virulence Attributes of Clinical Candida glabrata (Sensu Stricto) Isolates in the West Region of Cameroon

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-28
Author(s):  
Claude Nangwat ◽  
Thierry Kammalac Ngouana ◽  
Aude Ngueguim Dougue ◽  
Cyrille Levis Kountchou ◽  
Alfred Itor Ekpo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Biofilm Formation ◽  
Reference Strain ◽  
Hydrolytic Enzymes ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Sensu Stricto ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
The West ◽  
West Region

Background: Studies on the assessment of the virulence factors of C. glabrata sensu stricto strains are on the rise. This is partly due to the increase in recurrent C. glabrata infections that have contributed to increased mortality rates. Published data on the virulence characteristics of C. glabrata strains in Cameroon are very rare. Aims: This study aimed at assessing some virulence characteristics, including the capacity to form biofilms and hydrolytic enzymes (protease, esterase and phospholipase). Methods: Fifty-four (54) molecularly (MALDI-TOF) identified non-duplicate C. glabrata sensu stricto clinical isolates initially collected in a previous study, were used in the present study. These isolates were obtained from stool (S), urine (U), oro-pharyngeal (OPS) and cervico-vaginal (CVS) swabs of pregnant women, diabetic patients (both types 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus), HIV/AIDS and other patients who had neither of these diseases. Phospholipase, protease, esterase and biofilm activities were assessed using previously described methods. Results: Our results revealed that our isolates were more able to produce phospholipase (37.04%) than they were able to produce protease (1.85%) and esterase (0%). The high producers of phospholipase (Pz < 0.7) originated mostly from oro-pharyngeal swabs (41.17%) of some diabetic patients and pregnant women. Also, all our isolates were formers of biofilm, most (74.42%) of which had lower (< 100%) biofilm formation activity compared to our reference strain. To be able to give a significant conclusion about the virulence characteristics of C. glabrata strains in the west region, we recommend that more studies be carried on a larger number of strains.

scholarly journals In Praise of Irrationality: Self, "East" and "West" in Greek Teachers' Speeches on National Day Commemorations

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucianna Benincasa
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
The West ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Social Creativity ◽  
East And West

In this qualitative study of school discourse on national day commemorations, focus is on the "social creativity strategies" through which group members can improve their social identity. Discourse analysis was carried out on thirty-nine teachers' speeches delivered in Greek schools between 1998 and 2004. The speakers scorn rationality and logic, stereotypically attributed to "the West" (a "West" which is perceived not to include Greece), as cold and not human. The Greeks' successful national struggles are presented instead as the result of irrationality. They claim irrationality to be the most human and thus the most valuable quality, which places Greece first in the world hierarchy. The results are further discussed in terms of their implications for learning and teaching in the classroom, as well as for policy and research.

scholarly journals The Paradoxical Use of the Term Sulh: An Analytical Study from Quranic Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Muhammad Rafiqul Hoque ◽  
Muhammad Mustaqim Mohd Zarif
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Dispute Resolution ◽  
Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Judicial System ◽  
The West ◽  
The World ◽  
History Of ◽  
Two Sides

Dispute resolution systems are broadly divided into two sides namely Judicial Dispute Resolution (JDRS) and Non-Judicial Dispute Resolution Systems (NJDRS). The first one is more formal, and the latter is informal which is known as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) all over the world. Though ADR is claimed to be a great innovation of the West, it is found to be practiced in the Islamic Judicial System from its very inception. ADR was practiced throughout the history of Islamic Judiciary as sulh. However, the use of the word sulh in the meaning of ADR needs to be explained in the present judicial context. Scholars sometimes discussed sulh as a system parallel to ADR and sometimes as a process, which creates confusion in its multiuse. Hence, this study aims at eliminating this confusion on the paradoxical use of the term sulh as a system for dispute resolution as well as a process of that system. At present, hardly any study has precisely differentiated between them. Thus, this qualitative study focuses on discussing it primarily from the perspectives of the Quran, documented sources as well as interviews. The major finding of this study is that sulh, comparing with present day ADR, does not need to be used paradoxically. The main contribution of the study is to propose a clarification of sulh in the line of ADR fruitfully. The findings of this study are not only useful in clarifying the exact meanings of the term as used in different contexts but also applicable to solve problems faced by arbitrators involved in various indigenous traditional dispute resolution systems such as shalish in Bangladesh and elsewhere.

Experience of Stress and Coping Strategies among Pastors’ Wives in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kara Chan ◽  
Miranda Wong
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Financial Stress ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Role Expectations ◽  
The West ◽  
Experience Of Stress ◽  
And Coping

A qualitative study was conducted to examine the experience of stress and coping strategies among 15 pastors’ wives from a city in mainland China. Results indicated that nearly all interviewees experienced financial stress and loneliness, a phenomenon consistent with that seen in literature in the West. However, stress arising from role expectations among the spouses’ congregations was low. Most interviewees coped with stress through family and social support, as well as through praying.

Paul’s Missional Strategy for the West Region

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-166
Author(s):  
Dae Joo Lee
Keyword(s):  
The West ◽  
West Region

Methods of Preparation and Nutritive Value of Some Dishes Consumed in the West Region of Cameroon

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 1190-1195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fokou Elie ◽  
Ponka Roger ◽  
Tchinda Dimofo Patrice Ho ◽  
Domguia Kenmogne Hernan Bri ◽  
Tchouba Lisy Blonde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritive Value ◽  
The West ◽  
West Region

Child Abuse in the West Bank: Lessons Learnt from a Qualitative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 463-476
Author(s):  
Yoke Rabaia ◽  
Margaret A. Lynch ◽  
Rita Giacaman
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
West Bank ◽  
The West ◽  
Lessons Learnt

scholarly journals Learning from the transfer of a fellowship programme to support primary care workforce needs in the UK: a qualitative study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e023384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Bryce ◽  
Rachel Russell ◽  
Jeremy Dale
Keyword(s):  
Health Service ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Workforce Development ◽  
Urgent Care ◽  
The South ◽  
The West ◽  
Clinical Placements ◽  
Funding Model ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
The Impact

ObjectivesService redesign, including workforce development, is being championed by UK health service policy. It is allowing new opportunities to enhance the roles of staff and encourage multiprofessional portfolio working. New models of working are emerging, but there has been little research into how innovative programmes are transferred to and taken up by different areas. This study investigates the transferability of a 1-year post-Certification of Completion of Training fellowship in urgent and acute care from a pilot in the West Midlands region of England to London and the South East.DesignA qualitative study using semistructured interviews supplemented by observational data of fellows’ clinical and academic activities. Data were analysed using a thematic framework approach.Setting and participantsTwo cohorts of fellows (15 in total) along with key stakeholders, mentors, tutors and host organisations in London and the South East (LaSE). Fellows had placements in primary and secondary care settings (general practice, emergency department, ambulatory care, urgent care and rapid response teams), together with academic training.ResultsSeventy-six interviews were completed with 50 participants, with observations in eight clinical placements and two academic sessions. The overall structure of the West Midlands programme was retained and the core learning outcomes adopted in LaSE. Three fundamental adaptations were evident: broadening the programme to include multiprofessional fellows, changes to the funding model and the impact that had on clinical placements. These were felt to be key to its adoption and longer-term sustainability.ConclusionThe evaluation demonstrates a model of training that is adaptable and transferable between National Health Service regions, taking account of changing national and regional circumstances, and has the potential to be rolled out widely.

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