scholarly journals THROUGH THE LENS OF TIME: CHILDHOOD VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND MIDLIFE PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (Suppl_3) ◽  
pp. 187-187
Keyword(s):  
Productive Activities ◽  
Visual Difficulty

scholarly journals The Differential Impact of Retirement on Informal Caregiving, Volunteering, and Grandparenting: Results of a Three-Year Panel Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Grünwald ◽  
Marleen Damman ◽  
Kène Henkens
Keyword(s):  
Role Theory ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Informal Caregiving ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Differential Impact ◽  
Change Models ◽  
Productive Activities ◽  
Conditional Change Models ◽  
Analyze Data

Abstract Objectives Research on retirees’ engagement in informal caregiving, formal volunteering, and grandparenting often views retirement as a permanent exit from the workforce. Retirement processes are, however, increasingly diverse: some retire fully while others remain in paid work after retirement from a career job. A relevant but understudied question is how these different retirement processes relate to changes in engagement in unpaid productive activities. Building on role theory, we hypothesize that full and working retirees face different consequences of retirement and, therefore, differ in engagement in unpaid productive activities. Methods We analyze data that were collected in 2015 and 2018 among 4,882 Dutch individuals aged 60-65 and employed at baseline. Around half had fully retired at follow-up and ten percent worked after their retirement. At follow-up, more respondents are regularly volunteering (from 17% to 27%) and grandparenting (from 39% to 53%) than at baseline, while caregiving remains rather stable (from 33% to 30%). Results Conditional change models show that full retirement is associated with an increased likelihood of volunteering and grandparenting, but not caregiving. Engagement in post-retirement work is related to an increased likelihood of looking after the grandchildren, but not to volunteering or providing informal care. Discussion Our findings suggest that volunteering is important for replacing weak ties after full retirement, while grandparenting might be a new, central role in retirement – irrespective of work engagement. Retirees seem to engage in unpaid productive activities for different reasons.

scholarly journals Evaluation of performance and personal satisfaction of the patient with spastic hand after using a volar dorsal orthosis

2010 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle dos Santos Cutrim Garros ◽  
Rubens José Gagliardi ◽  
Regina Aparecida Rossetto Guzzo
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Functional Performance ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Personal Satisfaction ◽  
Occupational Performance ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
Evaluation Of Performance ◽  
Productive Activities ◽  
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

The performance and the satisfaction of the patient were quantitatively compared with the use of the volar dorsal orthosis in order to position the spastic hand. Thirty patients wearing the orthosis for eight hours daily were evaluated by the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure and the box and blocks test, for a three-month period. Five activities were selected (among daily life activities, productive activities, and leisure activities) by the patients, which were impaired by spasticity. There was an improvement related to performance after use of orthosis, with an average of 1.4±0.5 to 6.3±0.8 (p<0.01). Patient satisfaction average after wearing the orthosis was of 1.7±0.4 to 6.3±0.6 (p<0.01). In this casuistic, the use of orthosis for wrist and finger spasticity has shown an improvement in the functional performance and patient satisfaction.

scholarly journals The Global Burden of Visual Difficulty in Low, Middle, and High Income Countries

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. e63315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen E. Freeman ◽  
Marie-Hélène Roy-Gagnon ◽  
Elodie Samson ◽  
Slim Haddad ◽  
Marie-Josée Aubin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Income ◽  
Global Burden ◽  
Visual Difficulty

scholarly journals Population based study of social and productive activities as predictors of survival among elderly Americans

BMJ ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 319 (7208) ◽  
pp. 478-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. A Glass ◽  
C. M. de Leon ◽  
R. A Marottoli ◽  
L. F Berkman
Keyword(s):  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Productive Activities

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF ORGANIC VEGETABLES IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK: A CASE STUDY

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Humberto Davi Zen ◽  
Janaína Balk Brandão
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Direct Marketing ◽  
New York State ◽  
Marketing Channel ◽  
Marketing Channels ◽  
Constant Attention ◽  
Organic Certification ◽  
Productive Activities ◽  
High Coordination

The aim of this paper is to analyze the production and marketing structure of a certified family establishment for organic food production in New York State and compare it with the scientific literature. In order to establish a high coordination between the production and commercialization processes, the farmer uses a productive and business planning supported by detailed records of previous seasons and sales and constant attention to the movements and trends of the markets and of the consumers of his products. Thus, it is verified that the productive activities are oriented by a schedule elaborated according to the expectations of demand for each moment of the productive season. On the marketing side, organic certification proves to be a competitive advantage and a way of adding value to the product, and it enables access to different marketing channels, what allows the farmer to reach different groups of consumers. In this case, the direct marketing, especially in the Farmer's Market, is the most relevant marketing channel for both amount of products and revenue share.

scholarly journals Evolución del perfil sectorial del comercio exterior en la provincia de León, 1995-2014 = Foreign trade sector evolution in the province of León 1995-2014

2014 ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
José Luis Placer Galán
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Trade ◽  
Electrical Equipment ◽  
Trade Flows ◽  
Pharmaceutical Chemistry ◽  
Productive Activity ◽  
Domestic Trade ◽  
Productive Activities ◽  
Strong Focus ◽  
Full Period ◽  
The One

<p>El notable crecimiento del comercio exterior de España en las últimas décadas también se ha producido en una economía tan orientada al mercado interior como la de la provincia de León. El objetivo de este trabajo es doble: averiguar la evolución del peso del comercio exterior en el conjunto de la actividad productiva leonesa, y el perfil sectorial de sus flujos comerciales durante el período 1995-2014.<br />El análisis realizado permite señalar que en los últimos veinte años la actividad productiva orientada a los mercados internacionales se ha duplicado, especialmente en los últimos cinco años. Por otra parte,  el perfil sectorial exportador ha variado notablemente pasando de ser mayoritariamente de productos químico-farmacéuticos y extractivos  a serlo actualmente de bienes de equipo eléctricos y de manufacturas metálicas. Sin embargo, las importaciones, que tienen un mayor grado de diversificación que las exportaciones, han mantenido un perfil sectorial similar en todo el período, concentrado en legumbres y, en menor medida, en bienes de equipo eléctricos y de manufacturas metálicas.</p><p>In the last decades foreign trade has experienced a significant growth both in Spain and Leon economies, whereas the latter has always been characterized by a strong focus on domestic trade. The goal of this paper is dual: find out the evolution of foreign trade importance within the whole productive activity in Leon and sector profile of its trade flows during the period from 1995 to 2014.<br />On the one hand, the analysis carried out highlights that productive activities focused on foreign trade have doubled in the last twenty years, especially in the recent five. On the other hand, export sectors have changed mainly, from exporting pharmaceutical chemistry products and extractors to currently exporting electrical equipment and metal assembly. However, import sectors that are more diversified than export, have maintained a similar sector profile during the full period analysed. Import sectors in Leon are mainly focused on legumes and in a smaller proportion on electrical appliance equipment and metal assembly.</p>

scholarly journals PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS OF VOCAL AND CHORAL TRAINING OF STUDENTS OF FACULTIES OF ARTS OF PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (44) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huang Changhao
Keyword(s):  
Music Teachers ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Future Teachers ◽  
Practical Activity ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
Artistic Activity ◽  
Productive Activities ◽  
Successful Solution ◽  
Training Efficiency

The article reveals the peculiarities of the implementation of pedagogical conditions of vocal and choral training of future teachers of music. Pedagogical conditions are defined as ways to ensure the effective implementation of artistic activity. The main pedagogical conditions for the formation of vocal and choral training of students of the faculties of arts of pedagogical universities we have identified: ensuring the interaction of cognitive, evaluative and creative activities of students of the faculties of arts; integrative combination of classroom and extracurricular types of educational, independent, concert-practical activity of students of faculties of arts in the process of their vocal-choral preparation for practical work with students; creation of a professional and creative educational environment for future music teachers in the process of vocal and choral preparation for productive activities. The above pedagogical conditions of vocal and choral training of future teachers of music contribute to the successful solution of urgent tasks, the positive course of educational activities in the process of pedagogical practice with students.Key words: students of faculties of arts of pedagogical universities, pedagogical conditions, vocal and choral training, efficiency of training.

scholarly journals Opportunity cost of natural forest management in the Arenal-Huetar Norte Conservation Area, Costa Rica

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Zúñiga-Méndez ◽  
Victor Meza-Picado ◽  
Sebastian Ugalde-Alfaro ◽  
Jhonny Méndez-Gamboa
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Opportunity Cost ◽  
Natural Forest ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Natural Forests ◽  
Landscape Matrix ◽  
Conservation Area ◽  
Productive Activities ◽  
Natural Forest Management

Abstract Background: Part of the success of forest conservation programs is due to the economic sustainability they can provide to owners of forest resources, and how these management mechanisms can be used within an increasingly aggressive productive landscape matrix. However, there are currently no precise or up-to-date data on the economic relationships between land uses and their respective productive activities. This study designed a model to evaluate the opportunity cost of natural forest management, taking as a reference the primary productive activities that take place within the Arenal-Huetar Norte Conservation Area, in Costa Rica. Methods: Profitability data from 24 sites in natural forests with a forest management plan approved by the State Forest Administration was used, as well as geographic and productive information on alternative land uses. Results: Based on these data, an opportunity cost map was generated which shows a marked segregation of the forests into two main areas: a) a high-opportunity cost area, located south of the study area; and b) a medium-low opportunity cost area, to the center-north of the study area. Conclusions: It is concluded that ideal areas for timber harvesting are currently restricted to places far from the market, and with low opportunity costs (ranging between ≤ $0 ha -1 year -1 and $500 ha -1 year -1 ).

scholarly journals Toward a Political Economy of ‘Audience Labour’ in the Digital Era

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brice Nixon
Keyword(s):  
Economic Theory ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
Cultural Consumption ◽  
Labour Process ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Productive Activities ◽  
Labour Exploitation ◽  
Human Labour ◽  
Political Economic

This article contributes to a political economic theory centred on the concept of “audience labour”. First, the previous use of the concept of audience labour is briefly traced and the process of rethinking the concept as the basis of a political economic theory is begun. Second, a theory of the audience labour process is developed, drawing on previous theories of audience activities of cultural consumption as productive activities of signification and adapting Marx’s theory of the human labour process to the audience labour process. Third, a political economy of audience labour is outlined. As a theory of the basic processes through which communicative capital can control and extract value from audience labour, it describes the exploitation of audience labour and accumulation of communicative capital through distribution relationships of rent and interest. Finally, the continuing centrality of audience labour exploitation in the digital era is discussed.

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