Kenya

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 402-427
Author(s):  
Tim Murithi
Keyword(s):  
Wide Spread ◽  
Legislative Elections ◽  
Preventive Actions ◽  
Local Sources ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Violence ◽  
Atrocity Crimes ◽  
Election Violence

Abstract On 4 March 2013, when Kenyans participated in national presidential and legislative elections, there was wide-spread concern that the underling grievances that erupted during the 2007 and 2008 post-election violence would remerge. However, the polls were relatively peaceful in comparison. This case study will interrogate how mass atrocities were prevented in 2013 in Kenya, despite the prevalence of risk factors which could spark tensions and fuel violence. This article interrogates the local sources of resilience and inhibitors of atrocity crimes and considers the preventive actions that were undertaken and by whom, with a view to understanding what they achieved. In addition, it will assess the outcomes that were achieved as a result of these preventive actions. Through an evaluation of the preventive actions the article will examine which actions proved to be most effective in affecting the risks dynamics of the country in the short, medium and long-term. Kenya’s history of violence and failure to uphold accountability and redress for victims, meant that in 2013, it was significantly prone to the scourge of atrocity crimes. This analysis will draw out a number of key lessons for enhancing the prevention of atrocity crimes in the future.

scholarly journals Colonial Values and Asylum Care in Brazil: Reclaiming the Streets Through Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

2020 ◽  
pp. 155-161
Author(s):  
Julia Evangelista ◽  
William A. Fulford
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Colonial History ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
The City

AbstractThis chapter shows how carnival has been used to counter the impact of Brazil’s colonial history on its asylums and perceptions of madness. Colonisation of Brazil by Portugal in the nineteenth century led to a process of Europeanisation that was associated with dismissal of non-European customs and values as “mad” and sequestration of the poor from the streets into asylums. Bringing together the work of the two authors, the chapter describes through a case study how a carnival project, Loucura Suburbana (Suburban Madness), in which patients in both long- and short-term asylum care play leading roles, has enabled them to “reclaim the streets,” and re-establish their right to the city as valid producers of culture on their own terms. In the process, entrenched stigmas associated with having a history of mental illness in a local community are challenged, and sense of identity and self-confidence can be rebuilt, thus contributing to long-term improvements in mental well-being. Further illustrative materials are available including photographs and video clips.

Addressing ecology and sustainability in mega-sporting events: The 2006 football World Cup in Germany

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harald Dolles ◽  
Sten Söderman
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Sporting Event ◽  
History Of ◽  
Waste Energy ◽  
First Time ◽  
Water Waste

AbstractFor the first time in the history of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the football (soccer) World Cup held in Germany 2006 specifically addressed environmental concerns. By doing so, the German Organizing Committee did not have the objective of creating a short-term vision, but rather of making a long-term and lasting contribution to the improvement of environmental protection in hosting a mega-sporting event. By taking the football world cup in Germany as a case study, we will provide insights into the so-called ‘Green Goal’ programme and its four main areas: water, waste, energy, and transportation. From a global point of view, climate protection was added by the Organizing Committee as the fifth area of action and was recognised as a cross-sectorial task. Finally, questions are addressed on how to apply those measurements in the planning and organisation of other mega (-sporting) events.

FROM LONG-TERM PATTERNS OF SEASONAL HUNGER TO CHANGING EXPERIENCES OF EVERYDAY POVERTY: NORTHEASTERN GHANA C. 1930–2000

2006 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
JÉRÔME DESTOMBES
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Evidence ◽  
West African ◽  
Anthropometric Data ◽  
Poor Diet ◽  
John Hunter ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
The Way

This article is a West African case-study of the nutritional history of everyday poverty. It draws on unusually rich statistical evidence collected in northeastern Ghana. In the 1930s, pioneer colonial surveys revealed that seasonal poor diet was pervasive, by contrast with undernourishment. They pave the way for constructing a new set of anthropometric data in Nangodi, a savanna polity where John Hunter completed a classic study of seasonal hunger in the 1960s. A re-survey of the same sections and lineages c. 2000, during a full agricultural cycle, shows a significant improvement in nutritional statuses, notably for women.

scholarly journals A CASE STUDY ON MANAGEMENT OF ERYTHRODERMA

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1131-1135
Author(s):  
Prasanna N Mogasale ◽  
Radhika. C ◽  
Nagaraj S
Keyword(s):  
Western Medicine ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Topical Steroids ◽  
Exfoliative Dermatitis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Total Body ◽  
Total Remission ◽  
Therapy Treatment

Erythroderma also known as generalized Exfoliative dermatitis which refers to a scaling involving 90% or more of the cutaneous surface. Clinicians are challenged to find the cause of exfoliative dermatitis by eliciting history of illness prior to erythema. Patients presenting acutely with exfoliative dermatitis often require admission because their total body functions can require monitoring. In western medicine, the principle management is to maintain skin moisture, avoid scratching, apply topical steroids; prolonged glucocorticoids therapy often is needed. From Ayurvedic perspective it could be correlated to Eka Kusta. Eka Kusta is the Vata Kapha Pradhana Vikara. Where skin lesions are Mahavastu, Masthyashaklopamam, Krisha Aruna in Varna. Here presenting a case of 48 years old female with erythroderma who was on long- term steroidal therapy. Treatment was planned with Shamana line of management based on her Bala. The treatment is carried out for one and half month in OPD and IPD section, all the western medicine was stopped and there was total remission of symptoms with Shamana Aushadhis. Keywords: Erythroderma, Eka Kusta, Shamana Aushadhis

scholarly journals The Miiyupimatisiiun Research Data Archives Project

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi Adelson ◽  
Samuel Mickelson ◽  
Joshua J. Kawapit
Keyword(s):  
Data Transfer ◽  
Research Data ◽  
First Nation ◽  
Full Control ◽  
Data Archives ◽  
Medical Anthropologist ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

The Miiyupimatisiiun Research Data Archives Project (MRDAP) is a digitization and data transfer initiative between medical anthropologist Naomi Adelson and the Whapmagoostui First Nation (FN) in the territory of Eeyou Istchee (in northern Quebec). This report provides an overview of phase one of the MRDAP from three distinct perspectives: the researcher, the archivist, and the community. The authors discuss the history of the relationship between Adelson and the Whapmagoostui FN, the digitization process, and the work that is required to transfer the digitized materials to the community for access and safekeeping. The report also foregrounds how the project team is working to ensure that the community has full control over how the data is managed, stored, accessed, and preserved over the long term. The report provides a case study on how Indigenous data sovereignty is being negotiated in the context of one community.

scholarly journals Green road evaluation system and its progression route -Case study of Hubei province, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 02044
Author(s):  
Xueping Chen ◽  
Sihua Bai ◽  
Yangang Yang ◽  
Li Jian ◽  
Jialin Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Hubei Province ◽  
Indices System ◽  
Green Development ◽  
History Of ◽  
Covering Design ◽  
Design Construction ◽  
Road System

In view of the lack of coordination or guidance of green road concept and relevant evaluation to encourage sustainability, we redefined the concept of green road and its characteristics, and then reviewed some cross-sector targets of various departments related to green development. The history of green road related policies and studies were reviewed, and a green road evaluation indices system were established with 2 broad categories-compulsory and selective. The compulsory category contains 8 indices; and the selective category includes 76 indices, which are divided into 7 categories and 31 subcategories, covering design, construction and operation. In order to improve the evaluation continually, rating principles, grading methods and main reference literature were given. Then we selected 30 indices and design in a questionnaire to trial evaluation, and 11 projects of Hubei province were collected and used for analysis. Finally, based on the long-term and complexity of the evaluation system, we suggest some key improving strategies of green road evaluation in China. The establishment of the green road system is an attempt to bridge the requirements of different departments, and to stimulate the progressing technology to meet various challenges.

Emergency nursing assessment and care in Crohn's disease: a student case study of an osteoporosis-related hip fracture

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 28-34
Author(s):  
Ruth Fraser ◽  
Mark J Baker
Keyword(s):  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Hip Fracture ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Bone Fractures ◽  
Minor Trauma ◽  
Nursing Assessment ◽  
History Of ◽  
Inflammatory Bowel

Crohn's disease is a long-term, painful inflammatory condition that may affect any or all parts of a person's gastrointestinal tract and is categorised under the umbrella term of inflammatory bowel disease. The exact aetiology is unclear, although a range of factors are thought to be responsible. Pharmacological interventions used to manage active Crohn's disease, such as steroids, can have a detrimental effect on the patient's bone density, leading to complications, such as osteoporosis, and subsequent bone fractures following minor trauma. A case study is presented of a patient with Crohn's disease who presented to the emergency department with a hip fracture, likely caused by osteoporosis due to a history of steroid use to manage his Crohn's disease. The case study illustrates a holistic, patient-centred approach to nursing assessment, management and evaluation of care, demonstrated by a student nurse under the supervision of a qualified nurse. It shows how nursing practice should be guided by reliable and credible evidence to ensure continuity of care and the best possible outcomes for patients, as well as ensure that the patient's psychological wellbeing, as well as their physical health, is cared for.

Addressing ecology and sustainability in mega-sporting events: The 2006 football World Cup in Germany

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harald Dolles ◽  
Sten Söderman
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Sporting Event ◽  
History Of ◽  
Waste Energy ◽  
First Time ◽  
Water Waste

AbstractFor the first time in the history of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), the football (soccer) World Cup held in Germany 2006 specifically addressed environmental concerns. By doing so, the German Organizing Committee did not have the objective of creating a short-term vision, but rather of making a long-term and lasting contribution to the improvement of environmental protection in hosting a mega-sporting event. By taking the football world cup in Germany as a case study, we will provide insights into the so-called ‘Green Goal’ programme and its four main areas: water, waste, energy, and transportation. From a global point of view, climate protection was added by the Organizing Committee as the fifth area of action and was recognised as a cross-sectorial task. Finally, questions are addressed on how to apply those measurements in the planning and organisation of other mega (-sporting) events.

scholarly journals The correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller: from nineteenth century paper to twenty first century data

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Gavan McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
First Century ◽  
Research Activity ◽  
Digital Scholarship ◽  
History Of ◽  
Twenty First Century ◽  
Correspondence Project

This paper presents a case study that demonstrates how a long term research activity, with the intention to create a scholarly edition of scientific correspondence, can be liberated from its print paradigm strictures to join the twenty first century world of interconnected knowledge. The Von Mueller Correspondence Project has produced a corpus of over 15,600 digitally transcribed letters and related materials focused on the period 1840 to 1896. These are complemented by materials in a range of forms that refer to Mueller dating from 1814 to 1931. Mueller was a prolific correspondent and established links with hundreds of fellow botanists and biologists across the globe; most of these, and certainly the most notable, will be registered in the History of Science Society Isis Cumulative Bibliography as Authority Records with links to publications about them and is some cases publications by them. The long-term plan is to systemically interlink the Von Mueller Correspondence Project digital corpus and the Isis Cumulative Bibliography and develop the synergies that will drive digital humanities analysis and future scholarly endeavour. That is the vision but what is the reality? At what stage is the project now? How did it get this far? What steps remain? How does the story of this project help us better understand the imperatives of digital scholarship – its strengths and its challenges?

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