scholarly journals Grief: The Epidemic Within an Epidemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 104990912097879
Author(s):  
Sarah Elizabeth Petry ◽  
Dalton Hughes ◽  
Anthony Galanos
Keyword(s):  
Prolonged Grief ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Cdc Guidelines ◽  
Human Touch ◽  
A Current ◽  
The Way

COVID-19 has not only dramatically changed the way we live, it has also impacted how we die and how we grieve. With more and more Americans dying in ICU settings, away from family, and more funerals being held virtually, the pandemic has seriously curtailed normal expressions of grief and cultural mourning. Given the CDC guidelines for funerals and social distancing, simple human touch is no longer a mitigating force against prolonged grief. So, while one epidemic has a face and a name, we point to a second, more silent yet potentially equally devastating one, unacknowledged grief, and emphasize how policy can be a current therapeutic. We can wait for a vaccine, but we can also act now through thoughtful policymaking that acknowledges this second epidemic.

Online Fundraising During a Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 205-209
Author(s):  
Marissa Gaines
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Large Groups ◽  
The Way

With social distancing guidelines in place, fundraising events have been cancelled or moved online. Once upon a time people would come together in large groups to connect, to support each other, and to make new friends, but unfortunately, COVID-19 has changed the way groups can congregate. In turn, online events and fundraising provides a necessary way to bridge the gap while large in-person events are prohibited in most states. To explore the new role online fundraising will play, the author will look to the benefits of online fundraising, along with the downsides before finally examining best practices to keep in mind when online fundraising.

Compremos como galegos

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-52
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Imaginary World ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Rhetorical Devices ◽  
Regional Language ◽  
Current Concern ◽  
A Current ◽  
The Way

Abstract This work investigates a place of intersection between advertising and politics in Galicia, namely the series of television spots created by the supermarket chain GADIS under the title Vivamos como galegos. Most studies of this series have focused exclusively on the first spot and have argued that the success of the ad is due primarily to the way it makes Galician identity attractive. While agreeing that this factor is important, the present analysis expands on previous studies by analyzing rhetorical devices in and intertextual relationships between five ads in the series to argue that these spots discursively create an imaginary world in which Galician language and culture are timeless and will not be lost. This ideal characteristic responds to a current concern of Galician society, namely, the decreasing use of the regional language among youth. In creating this Galician world, GADIS discursively paints itself as a defender of all things Galician, which has led it to become “a campaña de maior éxito do momento” (Souto 2008, 199).

scholarly journals The COVID-19 Pandemic and our Heroes

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-6
Author(s):  
Renuka Yadav
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
The World ◽  
Short Commentary ◽  
The Way

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected millions of people across the globe and an equal number of people are at risk of contracting this disease. It has brought life to a standstill with people closing their businesses and adopting social distancing measures. Many countries/cities are under lockdown to contain the disease. To control this situation, the world has come together to combat this disease and return life back to normalcy. While many people are at their homes practicing social distancing, there are a few heroes which include healthcare professionals, law enforcement officers, volunteers etc. This short commentary focuses on the way COVID-19 has shaped the world and salutes its true heroes.

Practicing Creativity

2022 ◽  
pp. 155-174
Author(s):  
Elodie A Attié ◽  
Jérôme Guibert ◽  
Clémence Polle ◽  
Aleksandra Wojtunik
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Creative Tasks ◽  
The Way

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way people live and behave. Mental health has become more fragile due to social distancing, stress and fears, and the consequences of the disease. This chapter points out how the context of COVID-19 affects people's lives and the significance of doing creative tasks during these uncertain times. Research has shown that creativity can enhance the ability to cope and heal, as it heightens resilience and abilities of problem-solving. Moreover, everyone can learn techniques to become more creative and develop this skill through time and experience. For example, creativity increases through communication and collaboration with others. Therefore, this chapter demonstrates the relevance of practicing creativity during a worldwide pandemic, providing examples of applications and solutions for everyone to improve mental health and well-being.

Lòk: Pandemics and (Im)mobility in Northern Haiti

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Bulamah
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Disease ◽  
Virtual Communication ◽  
Radio Stations ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
General Feeling ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Ethnographic Data ◽  
Radical Uncertainty ◽  
The Way

Rumors of a new respiratory disease began to reach northern Haiti through reports from relatives from the diaspora; the subject soon took over radio stations, virtual communication apps, and everyday conversations in rural neighborhoods and popular markets. The need for social distancing, however, was met with skepticism—not out of disbelief in its effectiveness, but out of resignation to a situation that did not seem new. In this article, I look at the history of past epidemics in Haiti and how these experiences shaped the way people reacted to the arrival of COVID-19 in the country. Through ethnographic data and recent conversations with Haitian friends, I argue that the general feeling of immobility caused by the pandemic intensified a political and existential situation defined as lòk. Nevertheless, it was through a popular epidemiology centered around the household (lakou) that people were able to cope with this new virus. While discussing creative forms of dealing with this sense of stagnation, I try to show that mobility is a form of vitality, creating and structuring life even in situations of radical uncertainty.

scholarly journals Undergraduate Students’ Experiences of the Use of MOOCs for Learning at a Cambodian University

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 336
Author(s):  
Riccardo Corrado ◽  
Erica Pretorius ◽  
Gert van der Westhuizen
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Independent Learning ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Effective Implementation ◽  
A Current ◽  
The Way

Currently, some universities in Cambodia are exploring the usage of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which can support education by allowing cost-free independent learning for university students. For effective implementation, it is fundamental to understand the current Cambodian ecosystem, how universities implement MOOCs for teaching, and how students use them for learning. Due to a current gap in the literature on this matter, this research work aims to investigate students’ awareness of MOOCs, usage, and difficulties encountered with their adoption for learning. This research work is a case study of a university in Cambodia, and it adopts a mixed-mode approach involving a quantitative questionnaire, followed by qualitative semi-structured interviews. Currently, many students are not aware of MOOCs, and regarding those using them, they report a low level of organized effort, which points out to the fact that students are in general not very organized and systematic in the way they approach learning using MOOCs. Furthermore, a major issue still lies in the way these courses are implemented in the curriculum and the learning activities, underlined by the type of ICTs affordances currently exploited by the usage of MOOCs for learning.

scholarly journals MANAGEMENT PROCESSES IN A PUBLIC ORGANIZATION PROVIDING SERVICES TO CITIZENS

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-79
Author(s):  
Aurel Mihail ȚÎȚU ◽  
◽  
Constantin-Dorin OLTEANU ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Paper ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Public Organization ◽  
Process Map ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
New Process ◽  
A Current ◽  
The Way

The scientific paper proposes a pragmatic perspective of presenting some theoretical and practical aspects regarding a new approach within the studied organization, a process-based approach. The point of view submitted is a small part of the possibilities to implement the process-based approach. For an overview, I did a presentation of the organization in which I carry out my activity, the Sibiu County Directorate for the Registration of Persons, I showed the place and the role of the organization. Later, I explained the way, was organized and the activities that take place in the organization. An important aspect was the realization, in the organization, of personal analysis to make a new, process-based approach. Based on these processes we have made a current map of processes. A further direction of research is building a new process map following analysis to improve the processes within the studied public organization. Subsequently, we intend to execute the modeling of processes with a method that we will establish later.

scholarly journals NAQŠBANDĪ E MALĀMATĪ: UNA QUESTIONE DI METODO

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Demetrio Giordani
Keyword(s):  
Central Asia ◽  
13Th Century ◽  
Leave No Trace ◽  
The People ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Town ◽  
Spiritual Attitude ◽  
A Current ◽  
The Way ◽  
Name Of God

Riassunto: Tra le correnti più antiche della storia del Sufismo, i Malāmatiyya sono in particolare coloro che seguono “La Via del Biasimo” e che nel loro comportamento agiscono in modo da non lasciare nessuna traccia della propria attitudine spirituale tra la gente che li circonda. Secondo Abū ‘Abd al-Raḥmān Al-Sulamī essi erano un gruppo di asceti che vivevano nella città di Nīšāpūr alla fine del IX secolo: molti autori dicono che uno dei più importanti appartenenti a questa scuola fosse stato Bayazīd al-Bisṭāmī (m. 874). Nel XIII secolo i Ḫwājaġān, una corrente diffusa ampiamente nell’Asia centrale durante l’epoca del dominio dei mongoli Chagatay, praticavano una ritualità molto simile a quella dei Malāmatiyya di Nīšāpūr, basata sulla “menzione del Nome di Dio in segreto” (ḏikr-i ḫafī) e sulla “solitudine tra la folla” (ḫalwat dar anjoman). Due di questi Ḫwājaġān furono i maestri di Ḫwāja Bahā’uddīn Naqšband (m. 1389). I temi e la pratica della “Via del Biasimo” riappaiono nella tradizione naqšbandī e acquistano profondità e solidità dottrinale nell’opera di Šayḫ Aḥmad Sirhindī (m. 1625) il “Rinnovatore del secondo millennio” dell’Islām (muǧaddid-i alf-i ṯānī). Abstract: Among the oldest currents in the history of Sufism, the Malāmatiyya are especially those who follow “The Path of Blame” and who in their behaviour act in such a way as to leave no trace of their spiritual attitude among the people around them. According to Abū ‘Abd al-Raḥmān Al-Sulamī, they were a group of ascetics who lived in the town of Nīšāpūr at the end of the 9th century: many authors say that one of the most important members of this school was Bayazīd al-Bisṭāmī (m. 874). In the 13th century the Ḫwājaġān, a current widespread in Central Asia during the era of the rule of the Chagatay Mongols, practiced a rituality very similar to that of the Malāmatiyya of Nīšāpūr, based on the “mention of the Name of God in secret” (ḏikr- i ḫafī) and on “solitude in the crowd” (ḫalwat dar anjoman). Two of these Ḫwājaġān were the masters of Ḫwāja Bahā’uddīn Naqšband (d. 1389). The themes and the practice of the “Way of Blame” reappear in the naqšbandī tradition and acquire doctrinal depth and solidity in the work of Šayḫ Aḥmad Sirhindī (d. 1625), the “Renewer of the Second Millennium” of Islam (muǧaddid-i alf-i ṯānī).

scholarly journals A Descriptive Literature Review of Harmful Leadership Styles: Definitions, Commonalities, Measurements, Negative Impacts, and Ways to Improve These Harmful leadership Styles

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wallace A Burns
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Traits ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Good Order ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
Leadership Types ◽  
A Current ◽  
The Way ◽  
Positive Environment

<p>There are many ineffective leadership types — the egotistic leader, the incompetent leader, the ignorant leader, and leaders that are reckless, cruel, or even evil.  To understand what ultimately are considered leadership traits that are contrary to good order, discipline and productivity, the author conducted a review of the literature to obtain a current typology (the grouping of items by their similarities) of selected ineffective leadership styles — specific styles that are counter to enabling others to succeed, overcome challenges, achieve desired results, and create a positive environment in which to work.  The paper defined several ineffective leadership styles, including those considered toxic, abusive, bullying, and disruptive; and set these in context with each other and within the domain of leadership in general.  Commonalities, measurements and negative impacts of and ways to improve these ineffective leadership styles were identified from the literature and discussed.  Finally, broad conclusions on the way ahead were drawn.</p>

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