The Effects of Pollution in Reptiles and Amphibians and Consequent Effect on the Indigenous Asian People.

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 231
Author(s):  
Richard Vogt
Keyword(s):  
Consequent Effect ◽  
Asian People

Development of new predictive equations for basal metabolic rate in Iranian healthy adults: negligible effect of sex

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Bahareh Nikooyeh ◽  
Nastaran Shariatzadeh ◽  
Ali Kalayi ◽  
Maliheh Zahedirad ◽  
Tirang R. Neyestani
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Rate ◽  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Basal Metabolic Rate ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Predictive Equations ◽  
Normal Thyroid Function ◽  
Asian People ◽  
Predictive Formulas

Abstract. Some studies have reported inaccuracy of predicting basal metabolic rate (BMR) by using common equations for Asian people. Thus, this study was undertaken to develop new predictive equations for the Iranian community and also to compare their accuracy with the commonly used formulas. Anthropometric measures and thyroid function were evaluated for 267 healthy subjects (18–60 y). Indirect calorimetry (InCal) was performed only for those participants with normal thyroid function tests (n = 252). Comparison of predicted RMR (both kcal/d and kcal.kg.wt−1.d−1) using current predictive formulas and measured RMR revealed that Harris-Benedict and FAO/WHO/UNU significantly over-estimated and Mifflin-St. Jeor significantly under-estimated RMR as compared to InCal measurements. In stepwise regression analysis for developing new equations, the highest r2 (=0.89) was from a model comprising sex, height and weight. However, further analyses revealed that unlike the subjects under 30 y, the association between age and the measured RMR in subjects 30 y and plus was negative (r = −0.241, p = 0.001). As a result, two separate equations were developed for these two age groups. Over 80 percent of variations were covered by the new equations. In conclusion, there were statistical significant under- and over-estimation of RMR using common predictive equations in our subjects. Using the new equations, the accuracy of the calculated RMR increased remarkably.

Deliberation, Southeast Asian Local Wisdom in Resolving Disputes

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-58
Author(s):  
Rahdiansyah Rahdiansyah ◽  
Yulia Nizwana
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Important Thing ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
The People ◽  
Differences Of Opinion ◽  
Cultural Origins ◽  
Asian People

Cultural disputes, and others, often occur between neighboring countries in Southeast Asia and can be the seeds of disharmony, of course, this is not desirable. Southeast Asia as a cultural scope that is interrelated in history, has local wisdom in resolving disputes, resolving this dispute is known as deliberation. Deliberation is an identity that must be prioritized as a wise cultural approach for the ASEAN community. The purpose of this study is to explore the local wisdom of Southeast Asian people in resolving disputes in their communities and implementing them as a solution for the ASEAN community. Recognizing each other as cultural origins often occur between Malaysian and Indonesian communities. As a nation of the same family, this is commonplace, but the most important thing is how to solve it. Interviewing the people of both countries is the first thing to do in looking at this problem, how they understand and see culture in their culture. Questionnaires are distributed as much as possible, each data obtained will be processed and classified according to nationality, education, age, and others. The findings will be a study to see the perspectives of the two countries in understanding history, culture, and cultural results in addressing the differences of opinion that occur. At least the description of the root of the problem is obtained, why this problem occurs, what are the main causes, how to understand it, how to react to it, and lead to the resolution of the dispute over ownership of culture itself

Which Mirror Is ‘Truer’?

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-71
Author(s):  
Nguyet Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Vietnam War ◽  
Wild Rice ◽  
Third World ◽  
Rice Field ◽  
Cultural Background ◽  
Film Festival ◽  
The Us ◽  
Asian People ◽  
Ideological Structure ◽  
War Film

This essay examines the portrayal of the Vietnam War in one Vietnamese war film—Cánh Đồng Hoang (Wild Rice Field, also known as the Abandoned Field) and one American war film—Apocalypse Now. Released the same year (1979), both received acclaim from film viewers and critics, with the former winning the Golden Prize of the Moscow International Film Festival and the latter two Oscars. This study examines the starkly different way each cinematic product depicts the enemy and nationalism, provides an explanation of the contrast, and assesses how both films sustain, reinforce, and challenge the hegemonic and ideological structure of the two societies during that time. Apocalypse Now evokes sympathy for both u.s. soldiers and the Vietnamese, but its portrayal of these Asian people as faceless and inferior illustrates a culturally imperial approach toward a Third World people. Cánh Đồng Hoang conveys a romanticized, conventional version of the war where the “us” triumphs over the “them” in the defense of the nation. This essay seeks not to show that one film is better, but rather how a large gap exists in American and Vietnamese understanding of one another. Only bridging that gap will promote a better appreciation of each side’s political, social, and cultural background and perspectives.

Dyeing Adsorption Isotherm and Equilibrium Modeling Characteristics of Enzymatic and Caustic Pre-Treated Lyocell Fibers

2011 ◽  
Vol 332-334 ◽  
pp. 568-571
Author(s):  
Yi Jun Pan ◽  
Chien Teng Hsieh ◽  
Chien Kuo Yen
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Condition ◽  
Enzymatic Treatment ◽  
Equilibrium Modeling ◽  
Sorption Ability ◽  
Treatment Stage ◽  
Lyocell Fibers ◽  
Lyocell Fiber ◽  
Consequent Effect ◽  
Pre Treatment ◽  
Dyes Adsorption

The purpose of this study is to achieve a better understanding of the influences of enzymatic and caustic pretreatments on the dying adsorption behavior of Lyocell yarns. The substantivity behavior, dyeing adsorption isotherms and their correlation between the equilibrium modeling and equilibrium isotherm parameters of the pre-treated Lyocell fibers have been studied. Although the conditions of each treatment were the same, changing the processing sequences caused substantially different modifications on the Lyocell fiber fine structure with consequent effect on dyeing behaviors. In general, pretreatment by caustic soda and/or enzyme can improve their dyeability of Lyocell fibers. The results of dyes adsorption show that for the same enzymatic treatment condition if the enzymatic treatment stage is applied before the caustic pre-treatment, the dyeability and sorption ability of small molecule dye on pre-treated Lyocell can be improved over that which can be obtained for caustic pre-treated yarn.

The Concept of Asia: From Geography to Ideology

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 21-35
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Mitani
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Early Modern ◽  
East Asia ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
The Political ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Historical Process ◽  
Contemporary World ◽  
Late Nineteenth ◽  
Asian People

In the contemporary world the word “Asia” invokes a sense of regional integration or solidarity among Asian peoples. This sense of the word is rather recent and can only be traced back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In that period, Japan called on Asian people to unify against the Western threat under its leadership. But until the late nineteenth century, “Asia” was a purely geographical term; merely the name of one of the five continents-a concept that had been modeled by early modern Europeans.In this essay I will discuss how and why the political usage of the word “Asia,” stressing Asian solidarity, was invented by the Japanese around the 1880s. I also investigate the ways in which this sense of the word spread to the rest of the geographical region of Asia. In order to understand the unfolding of this historical process, we should first examine the traditional concepts of world geography in Japan and how the European concept of Asia was introduced into East Asia.

scholarly journals Photocatalytic H2 generation over In2TiO5, Ni substituted In2TiO5 and NiTiO3 – a combined theoretical and experimental study

RSC Advances ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (75) ◽  
pp. 61218-61229 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Banerjee ◽  
M. R. Pai ◽  
A. Arya ◽  
S. R. Bharadwaj
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Experimental Study ◽  
Optical Absorption ◽  
Electronic Properties ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
H2 Generation ◽  
Ni Substitution ◽  
Consequent Effect ◽  
Photocatalytic H2 Generation

Role of Ni substitution in modifying the crystal structure, optical absorption properties and electronic properties of indium titanate, In2(1−x)Ni2xTiO5−δ (0.0 ≤ 2x ≤ 0.4) and its consequent effect on the photocatalytic properties for H2 generation.

Collectivism in Moral Development

1997 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 967-975 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang-Ho C. Ji
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Moral Development ◽  
Moral Reasoning ◽  
Defining Issues Test ◽  
T Test ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Asian People

This study investigated the relations among ethnicity, moral reasoning, and collectivism by administering the Defining Issues Test and the Individualism-Collectivism Scale to 165 Euro-American and Asian graduate students. To the data were applied analyses of variance, correlation, t test, and regression analyses. The analysis indicated that the Asian subjects had lower P scores on the Defining Issues Test so Kohlberg's model may not incorporate the concerns and experience of Asian people. The study also showed that scores on collectivism were not necessarily associated with low P scores.

scholarly journals THE YASUKUNI SHRINE PROBLEM IN THE EAST ASIAN CONTEXT: RELIGION AND POLITICS IN MODERN JAPAN

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-251
Author(s):  
Okuyama Michiaki
Keyword(s):  
East Asian ◽  
Religion And Politics ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
Documentary Films ◽  
Court Cases ◽  
War Criminals ◽  
Chinese Official ◽  
Asian Context ◽  
Yasukuni Shrine ◽  
Asian People

The problem of issues surrounding Yasukuni Shrine is one of the main topics in religion and politics in contemporary Japan. This paper tries to approach the Yasukuni Shrine problem, first by contextualizing this problem in the East Asian settings, then by reviewing the recent court cases surrounding Yasukuni Shrine, and finally by commenting on two documentary films focusing on this problem. Examining the reactions by the Chinese government to the visits paid by Japanese politicians since the mid-1970s shows that these visits, to the place where the class A war criminals are enshrined, has been regarded in the Chinese official view as offensive to the victims of the aggressive wars of Japan. The recent court cases targeting mainly the former Prime Minister Koizumi’s repeated visits to Yasukuni Shrine are worth special attention because they have involved Koreans and Taiwanese besides Japanese as the plaintiffs. These cases have presented constitutional points of dispute for both Japanese and other Asian people. These situations have set the backdrop of the production and screening of the documentary films, Annyong, Sayonara (2005), and Yasukuni (2007). These two films illustrate not only the current problem of Yasukuni Shrine but also the surrounding setting of this problem in East Asia.

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