Environment, Cognition, and Action

1992 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Home School ◽  
Landscape Assessment ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Physical Environments ◽  
Environmental Cognition ◽  
Distinguished Group ◽  
Dynamic Interplay

How do human beings comprehend, evaluate, and utilize the physical environments they inhabit? In this edited volume, a distinguished group of international contributors examines in detail the interconnections between what we know about, feel, and hope to accomplish in real world environments. Psychologists, planners, architects, and geographers discuss the state of knowledge in environmental cognition, building and landscape assessment, aesthetics, and decision-making. Gaps in our thinking about environmental issues are also discussed. The authors present an analysis of how our knowledge can be utilized in the design and planning of settings better suited to human needs. Of interest to psychologists, geographers, and environmental designers, Environment, Cognition, and Action examines the dynamic interplay of assessment, knowledge, and action of people in all settings relevant to daily life -- home, school, office and industry.

scholarly journals ASPEK PSIKOLOGI DAN KESEHATAN MENTAL DALAM PENDIDIKAN AQIDAH DAN IBADAH PESERTA DIDIK

Nuansa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Syarifin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Psychological Aspects ◽  
The Other ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Worship Education ◽  
Correct Implementation

The issue of aqeedah and psychological aspects, as well as mental health in it are human needs. On the other hand, the highest needs of human beings are religion, religion is identical with belief, this belief is understood as a faith which in Islam manifests in the six pillars  of faith. Psychologically humans need religion and  one of the characteristics that  humans are healthy is by the existence of religion. One of the mental health can be achieved through the Islamic method, through the correct implementation of the pillars of faith in daily life, so that the faith is not only imprinted in the heart, but is spoken with verbally  and  concretely in its behavior. The psychological aspects of worship can be seen from  the  nature of worship education itself. The essence is like the  birth in man (psychologically) of the  intensity of consciousness in thinking, then a Muslim wherever he is will feel bound to such  ties of consciousness, therefore hu- mans will act systematically based on honesty and  self-confidence. In addition, Muslims who feel bound by Allah will feel the delicacy and attitude of prioritizing God as a source, with worship like this that humans will have identity (self- development), because unity has strengthened itself

scholarly journals The Life Line of Human Beings–“Right to Potable Water”

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S3) ◽  
pp. 1330-1333
Keyword(s):  
Potable Water ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Right ◽  
Indian Constitution ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
The World ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
Day By Day

Without water human being cannot survive. Natural resource in form of water is so precious that a day without water is not possible. A resource like water is becoming scarce day by day and the brunt of it is being felt throughout the world. A challenge is there in front of the world today that, how to make proper utilisation of these valuable commodity in form of water which is so scare. The UN world water development report also states that, lack of potable water is affecting millions of people and availability of potable water is reducing at an alarming rate. A humans livelihood depends on water. No access to water will be considered as denial of basic human rights. There is no explicit provision mentioned under Indian Constitution, water as a fundamental right. Indian judiciary time and again through its various judgements have recognised the importance of water in human daily life. Thereby have made water as basic human right which every citizen of India should enjoy which is interpreted under Article 21 of Indian Constitution. The State is duty bound to protect and to provide adequate potable water and also to protect water sources from getting polluted and encroached. Article 21 has a wider scope wherein health, disease free and a pollution free environment, providing sanitation, basic facilities etc. are also considered as basic rights. But in reality these basic human needs are often neglected and much less is done to counter these problems. The situation of availability of potable water is so serious and grave that if human beings do not take positive steps in conserving and protecting water in the coming five years the situation will be such that in many countries people will die due to non-availability of water. This paper is an effort to understand and point out the role played by water in a daily life and steps that man-kind should take to protect and preserve this important resource which nature has given us

scholarly journals Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Approach to Ecology

The Batuk ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-71
Author(s):  
Mohan Raj Gouli
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Study ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Human Being ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Strong Affinity ◽  
Nature Writers ◽  
Value Of Nature

This article attempts to explore Emerson’s trust in nature and his efforts to establish strong affinity between human being and natural world using the tool of eco criticism. Ecological study attempts to elaborate the significance of nature for the benefit of human beings. Protecting nature means protecting the life of human beings because when the nature is destroyed, it eventually hampers the daily life of human individuals. Nature writers have honestly recognized the value of nature to encourage people to love it and understand its value. Living beings undergo several experiences in the company of nature and they maintain their miseries and happiness which come side by side. Therefore, it is essential that human beings must honestly attempt to strengthen their understanding with the environmental issues.

نُدرة الموارد وعلاقتها بالبيئة من وجهة نظر إسلاميّة The Issue of Scarcity of Resources and Its Relationship to the Environment

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 01
Author(s):  
حسن بن إبراهيم الهنداوي (Hassan Hendawi)
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Human Existence ◽  
Economic Resources ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Modern Economy ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Scarcity Of Resources ◽  
Economic Dilemma

الملخّصإنّ الفقر والإملاق من المشكلات الرئيسة التي يواجهها العالم اليوم، ومن أسبابها ندرة الموارد الاقتصادية الشديدة وندرة الغذاء والماء. فندرة الموارد وقلتها كانت ذات أثر مباشر في قتل الملايين من الأنفس البشريّة. وتعدّ ندرة الموارد عند الاقتصاديين الخطر الأساس الذي يهدد الوجود البشري في هذا العصر. ويعتبرها الاقتصاديّون كذلك معضلة اقتصادية ناتجة عن رغبات الإنسان غير المتناهية مقابل موارد محدودة ومتناهية. ومن الأمور التي يقترحها الاقتصاديون من اجل التغلب على هذه المشكلة أن النّاسن ينبغي عليهم أن يختاروا الموارد الضرورية والحاجية لتلبية رغباتهم. فمفهوم الندرة من منظور الاقتصاد التقليدي يعني موارد محدودة في العالم مقابل حاجات ورغبات غير محدودة. وسبب ذلك عند الاقتصاديين أن الطبيعة لا توفر موارد كافية لتلبية حاجات الناس ورغباتهم غير المتناهية. ونظرة الإسلام التي يمثلها القرآن الكريم والسنة النبوية الشريفة لمسألة الندرة نظرة مختلفة تماما عن نظرة الاقتصاد التقليدي. ويعنى هذا البحث ببيان أن الندرة ليست مشكلة الطبيعة التس سخّرها الله تعالى للإنسان،  ولكن المشكلة في أخلاقيات الناس وتصرفاتهم في الموارد الطبيعية وطريقتهم في الانتفاع بها التي أدت إلى إدخال الضرر والفساد على الموارد الموجودة.الكلمات المفتاحية: الإسلام، ندرة الموارد، الاقتصاد المعاصر، الموارد الطبيعية، الطبيعة. **************************************               AbstractAmong the main problems that the world is facing today are poverty and destitution caused by severe scarcity of economic resources and the scarcity of food and water. The lack of resources has already caused the death of millions of human beings. The scarcity of resources is counted by economists as the primary danger that threatens the human existence. Economists also consider it an economic dilemma caused by infinite human desires against limited and finite resources. In order to overcome this problem among the suggestions made by economists is that human beings should choose only necessary resources to satisfy their desires. The conventional concept of scarcity is that the resources in the world are limited vis-à-vis the unlimited human needs and desires. The reason for that according to economists is that the nature does not provide sufficient resources to meet people’s endless needs and desires. Islamic approach as represented by the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah to the issue of scarcity is essentially different from the conventional viewpoint of economists. This paper proposes and explains that the problem is not in the nature which Allah has made subservient to man, but it is in the ethics of the people and their behaviour and way of utilization of natural resources, which ultimately damage and corrupt the available resources.Keywords: Islam, Scarcity of Resources, Modern Economy, Environmental Resources, Nature.

Mobile phone apps’ support for people with mild dementia: A systematic review (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leona Cilar ◽  
Lucija Gosak ◽  
Amanda Briggs ◽  
Klavdija Čuček Trifkovič ◽  
Tracy McClelland ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
General Term ◽  
Cognitive Domain ◽  
Mild Dementia ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
System Usability Scale

BACKGROUND Dementia is a general term for various disorders characterized by memory impairment and loss of at least one cognitive domain. People with dementia are faced with different difficulties in their daily life activities (DLA). With the use of modern technologies, such as mobile phone apps – often called health apps, their difficulties can be alleviated. OBJECTIVE The aim of this paper was to systematically search, analyze and synthetize mobile phone apps designed to support people with mild dementia in daily life activities in two apps bases: Apple App Store and Google Play Store. METHODS A search was conducted in May 2019 following PRISMA recommendations. Results were analyzed and displayed as tables and graphs. Results were synthetized using thematic analysis which was conducted from 14 components, based on human needs for categorized nursing activities. Mobile phone apps were assessed for quality using the System Usability Scale. RESULTS A total of 15 mobile phone apps were identified applying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Five major themes were identified with thematic analysis: multi-component DLA, communication and feelings, recreation, eating and drinking, and movement. Most of the apps (73%) of the apps were not mentioned in scientific literature. CONCLUSIONS There are many mobile phone apps available in mobile phone markets for the support for people with mild dementia; yet only a few of them are focused on challenges in daily life activities. Most of the available apps were not evaluated nor assessed for quality.

scholarly journals Understanding socio-economic inequalities in food choice behaviour: can Maslow's pyramid help?

2015 ◽  
Vol 113 (7) ◽  
pp. 1139-1147 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. van Lenthe ◽  
Tessa Jansen ◽  
Carlijn B. M. Kamphuis
Keyword(s):  
Food Choice ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Hierarchy Of Needs ◽  
Choice Behaviour ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Education Group ◽  
Dairy Consumption ◽  
Economic Inequalities

Socio-economic groups differ in their material, living, working and social circumstances, which may result in different priorities about their daily-life needs, including the priority to make healthy food choices. Following Maslow's hierarchy of human needs, we hypothesised that socio-economic inequalities in healthy food choices can be explained by differences in the levels of need fulfilment. Postal survey data collected in 2011 (67·2 % response) from 2903 participants aged 20–75 years in the Dutch GLOBE (Gezondheid en Levens Omstandigheden Bevolking Eindhoven en omstreken) study were analysed. Maslow's hierarchy of human needs (measured with the Basic Need Satisfaction Inventory) was added to age- and sex-adjusted linear regression models that linked education and net household income levels to healthy food choices (measured by a FFQ). Most participants (38·6 %) were in the self-actualisation layer of the pyramid. This proportion was highest among the highest education group (47·6 %). Being in a higher level of the hierarchy was associated with a higher consumption of fruits and vegetables as well as more healthy than unhealthy bread, snack and dairy consumption. Educational inequalities in fruit and vegetable intake (B= − 1·79, 95 % CI − 2·31, − 1·28 in the lowest education group) were most reduced after the hierarchy of needs score was included (B= − 1·57, 95 % CI − 2·09, − 1·05). Inequalities in other healthy food choices hardly changed after the hierarchy of needs score was included. People who are satisfied with higher-level needs make healthier food choices. Studies aimed at understanding socio-economic inequalities in food choice behaviour need to take differences in the priority given to daily-life needs by different socio-economic groups into account, but Maslow's pyramid offers little help.

scholarly journals Ethics and science: between logical positivism and Islamic education - A comparative study -: الأخلاق والعلم بين الوضعية المنطقية والتربية الإسلامية - دراسة مقارنة -

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (25) ◽  
Author(s):  
Smyah Ghazi M Allihyani
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Scientific Method ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Logical Positivism ◽  
Islamic Education ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
The Mind

The research aims to study and analyze the perception of the logical positivism of ethics and science, and study and analyze the perception of Islamic education for ethics and science, in addition to monitoring similarities and differences between the perception of logical positivism and Islamic education for ethics and science, and finally draw the most important conclusions from the comparison between the logical positivism perception and Islamic education of ethics and science. Research Methodology: George Bereday Curriculum's four-step comparative approach: description – interpretation – juxtaposition – comparison. The research reached several results, the most prominent of which are: 1- Islamic education was distinguished from logical positivism in its belief that benign morals are a fixed source; it derives from Islamic sources the Noble Qur’an and pure Sunnah, at a time when morals are considered relative as perceived by logical positivism. 2- Islamic education was distinguished in its view of Islamic morals as absolute and does not change with the change of time or place, at a time when the logical positivism considered ethics as separate from social life and its criterion of human needs, will and choice. 3- Islamic education was distinguished from the logical positivism in its conception of science where its view was more general and more comprehensive in the source of knowledge, for God Almighty is the source of knowledge and to him all things are returned, then nature and its facts and laws that come from the arrangement of God Almighty and the Creator and its use of human beings come. 4- Islamic education was distinguished from the logical positivism in its belief in the unseen and the testimony, so the mind and the senses are all tools by which the believer inferred the net belief on the existence of a creator and mastermind of this great universe. The great. 5- Islamic education was distinguished by the comprehensiveness of its view of the mind, because it is based on sincere faith and common sense, on which sound thinking is based. 6- Islamic education was more comprehensive than the logical positivism in the steps of the scientific method (research) in studying natural phenomena and various fields of knowledge, due to its dependence mainly on the divine (revelation) source which is from God Almighty being the source of knowledge and knowledge.

scholarly journals JAKARTA GADGET TREND CENTER

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1671
Author(s):  
Gio Timotius ◽  
Suryono Herlambang
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Maximum Level ◽  
Digital Cameras ◽  
Daily Life Activities ◽  
Human Needs ◽  
Space Efficiency ◽  
Game Console ◽  
Basic Human Needs

It is commonly known that in this present days technology has been heavily linked with daily life with various affects. These influences has made basic human needs also changed functionally. For example the existence of smartphone has become one of the most crucial thing on supporting daily life activities. Smartphones are only 1 of the various types of gadgets (devices) that have specific functions for users for the sake of facilitating their activities. The existence of gadgets slowly over time began to change into one of the primary needs of millennial society today. A concrete example that we can see is the ease of transportation, transactions, and interacting with the help of smartphone usage. Not only in terms of practical functions, gadget technology also has functions of entertainment & hobbies such as digital cameras, drones, game consoles, 3D printing, etc. Based on concrete statements and phenomena of human civilization now, the existence of the gadget trend center is considered important. And also based on a design method that discusses data and analysis of weaknesses and strength of site locations and approved programs, the Jakarta Gadget Trend Center is produced. This project is designed to have the maximum level of space efficiency and has a contextual response to the style and topography of the area in the form of mass, interior, and facade. AbstrakSudah diketahui secara umum bahwa di masa kini teknologi sudah melekat dengan kehidupan sehari - hari masyarakat umum dengan pengaruh yang beragam. Pengaruh tersebut membuat kebutuhan dasar manusia juga berubah secara fungsional. Contohnya keberadaan smartphone atau ponsel pintar menjadi benda paling krusial dalam mendukung kemudahan dan kelancaran beraktivitas sehari - hari. Smartphone hanya 1 dari sekian jenis gadget (gawai) yang memiliki fungsi tertentu bagi penggunanya untuk kepentingan yang memudahkan kegiatan mereka. Keberadaan gadget perlahan seiring berjalannya waktu mulai berubah menjadi salah satu kebutuhan primer masyarakat milenial kini. Contoh konkrit yang dapat kita lihat fenomenanya adalah kemudahan bertransportasi, bertransaksi, dan berinteraksi dengan penggunaan smartphone. Bukan hanya dari segi fungsi praktis, teknologi gadget juga memiliki fungsi entertainment & hobby seperti kamera digital, drone, game console, 3D printing, dsb. Berdasarkan pernyataan dan fenomena konkrit dari peradaban manusia kini, keberadaan pusat tren gawai dirasa penting. Dengan berbasis metode perancangan yang mengacu pada data dan analisis mengenai kelemahan dan kelebihan lokasi tapak maupun program yang disarankan, maka dihasilkanlah Jakarta Gadget Trend Center. Proyek ini didesain untuk memiliki tingkat efisiensi ruang semaksimal mungkin dan memiliki respons kontekstual terhadap langgam serta topografi kawasan dalam bentukan massa, interior, maupun fasad.

scholarly journals Nasal BCG Exposure Accelerates Dural Lymphatics Development via Macrophages’ Role in Newborn Mice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhua Yang ◽  
Lifang Yuan ◽  
Linyang Song ◽  
Fangfang Qi ◽  
Zejie Zuo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Dose ◽  
Bacterial Infection ◽  
Immune Activation ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Newborn Mice ◽  
Bcg Vaccination ◽  
Neonatal Mice ◽  
Nasal Challenge

AbstractThe dural lymphatics develop mainly during the first postnatal month. Lymphatics may be shaped by immune activation when bacterial infection happens. BCG, a strong immune activator, is widely injected to newborns. Moreover, human beings are nasally exposed in daily life to bacterial stimuli. These background prompted us to investigate whether neonatal BCG injection combined with nasally exposure exerts an influence on dural lymphatics develop. Here, mice received a single dose intracutaneous (i.c.) BCG injection immediately after birth followed by repeated nasal BCG challenge once a day (i.c./nasal group). These mice had an accelerated dural lymphatics growth and increased levels of several cytokines and VEGFR-3. Furthermore, macrophages were identified as a key mediator of these alterations. Mice that received mere one dose i.c. BCG injection showed no significant alterations in these indexes. Additionally, mere repeated nasal BCG challenge induced similar effects to i.c./nasal challenge but with a slighter extent. Taken together, these findings show that repeated nasal BCG vaccination accelerates dural lymphatics development in neonatal mice, especially in the presence of neonatal i.c. BCG injection.

Human Nature, Non-human Nature, and Needs

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Biro
Keyword(s):  
Critical Theory ◽  
Political Theory ◽  
Human Nature ◽  
Deliberative Democracy ◽  
Frankfurt School ◽  
Instrumental Rationality ◽  
Communicative Rationality ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Human Needs

This chapter assesses the relevance of Frankfurt School critical theory for contemporary environmental political theory. Early Frankfurt School thinkers such as Adorno, Horkheimer, and Marcuse developed a critique of instrumental rationality that provides a powerful framework for understanding the domination of nature in modernity, including an inability to articulate and defend human needs. Habermas subsequently attempts to mitigate this totalizing critique, countering instrumental rationality with a focus on communicative rationality. This Habermasian turn both provides new openings and forecloses certain possibilities for environmental political theory; deliberative democracy is emphasized, but with a renewed commitment to anthropocentrism. The chapter then explores whether Habermas’s communicative turn could be “greened,” either through an expansion of the subjects of communicative rationality, or by critically examining the extent to which human beings themselves can articulate their genuine needs.

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