scholarly journals The Shape of Bottom-Up Urbanism Participatory Platforms: A Conceptualisation and Empirical Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascal Abel ◽  
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Dennis Miether ◽  
Florian Plötzky ◽  
Susanne Robra-Bissantz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Voluntary Work ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Participation Mechanisms ◽  
To Come

Citizens around the world are changing their urban environment through bottom-up projects. They are increasingly using digital platforms to come together. From the perspective of smart city research, this form of participation and interaction with city administrations has not yet been researched and defined. In our study we suggest a conceptualisation of bottomup urbanism participatory platforms and analysed 143 platforms. We identified 23 platforms as our study sample. They vary in their focus from implementation to funding or discussion. Therefor we found a broad range of participation mechanisms. A wide range of employment or voluntary work of staff members was shown. A heterogeneous picture also emerged regarding other characteristics (e.g. funding size, users or number of projects). One thing they have in common is their good cooperation with cities and regional actors.

scholarly journals Post-covid condition in adults and children

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 562-570
Author(s):  
Dina V. Baimukhambetova ◽  
Anastasia O. Gorina ◽  
Mikhail A. Rumyantsev ◽  
Anastasia A. Shikhaleva ◽  
Yasmin A. El-Taravi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
World Health ◽  
Clinical Protocols ◽  
Healthcare Burden ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Adults And Children ◽  
To Come ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Existing Data

Despite the impressive progress in diagnosis and management of acute COVID-19, data regarding the consequences of this infection are just emerging. The World Health Organization has proposed the term post-COVID condition (PCC) to describe the wide range of sequelae of acute COVID-19. With more than 200 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, PCC may develop into a major problem for many years to come for the millions of COVID-19 survivors worldwide. Few studies were conducted in primary care, and very few studies have focused exclusively on children and adolescents.Objective. To review existing data on PCC. Analysis of manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals and clinical protocols. PCC is characterized by a wide range of systemic, cardio-pulmonary, gastrointestinal, neurological, and psychosocial symptoms.Conclusion. Although PCC prevalence is difficult to estimate due to methodological limitations of the existing studies, there is no doubt that this problem is a significant healthcare burden. There is a need for further observational and interventional studies to establish optimal PCC prevention and management strategies.

Voices That Are More Benign

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. M. Luhrmann ◽  
R. Padmavati
Keyword(s):  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
To Come ◽  
Persons With Schizophrenia ◽  
The One ◽  
The Voice

Persons with schizophrenia and other serious psychotic disorders often experience a wide range of auditory events. We call them “voices,” but in fact, people hear scratching, buzzing, bells. They hear voices inside their heads and voices that seem to come from outside, from the world. Sometimes the voices are clear; sometimes, indistinct. Sometimes they make kind and even admiring remarks (“You’re the one. You’re the one I came for.”) Sometimes they are horribly mean. Sometimes they command, and sometimes they comment. In general, on average, people with schizophrenia in India are more likely to experience their voices as people they know or as gods, and in general the voices are more benign than they are for many patients in the US. That may make it easier to live with them. This chapter considers the voice-hearing experience of a Chennai housewife with schizophrenia.

scholarly journals ARID Platform after Four Years of Its Establishment (2016-2020): A bibliometric Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 7-33
Author(s):  
مريم قيس ◽  
سيف السويدي ◽  
عبد الرحمن فراج
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Research ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Arabic Speakers ◽  
Political Sciences ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Official Opening

After four years of the official opening of ARID (Arabic Researcher ID) platform, the number of its users exceeded 44 thousand who can speak Arabic from all over the world. ARID platform is the first Arabic platform to serve scientific research in a way that keeps pace with technical development, which made the access to the scientific research available to all users. The study aims to introduce ARID platform in the language of numbers to transmit a statistical picture for the scientists, experts and researchers on the first digital platform for Arabic speakers and how it can be benefit from this experience and data analysis in digital platforms that serve the Arabic language. The study concluded several results, however, the most important of which is that the number of users on ARID platform is increasing dramatically, and their numbers vary in different countries and universities. The platform included a wide range of various disciplines, most notably the specializations of educational sciences, sciences, arts, and political sciences, with a large number of holders of higher degrees (masters and doctorate), as they exceeded eight thousand users. Participation in conferences tops the list of academic activities, followed by the participation in scientific courses. Meanwhile, the number of scientific publications on the platform exceeded 12 thousand, and on top of them were the articles that published in scientific journals, where the number exceeded nine thousand research papers. In addition, 36 types of academic activities have been keyed in, including publishing books and participating in conferences and seminars. In conclusion, the researchers recommended that the awareness of joining the platform should be spread among Arabic-speaking researchers in all countries of the world to preserve the Arab identity, share scientific interests, and enrich Arabic content with scientific researches.

Mobile Communication and Bottom-Up Movements in Singapore

2014 ◽  
pp. 157-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Soon ◽  
Cheong Kah Shin
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Communication ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Hegemonic Discourse ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Marginalized Groups ◽  
Wide Range

At Hong Lim Park in February 2013, the “No to 6.9 Million Population” protest saw 5,000 Singaporeans expressing their unhappiness with the government's Population White Paper. Touted to be the largest demonstration since Singapore's independence, it bore witness to digital technologies' mobilization effects. Personal and organization websites, discussion forums, blogs, and social media provide viable spaces for individuals and marginalized groups to circumvent offline media regulations and participate in counter-hegemonic discourse. Surveys indicate that Singaporeans are increasingly leveraging mobile communication for utility purposes—seeking and sharing information—and for networking. This chapter identifies digital bottom-up movements that took place in recent years, the anatomy of these movements, and how digital technologies were used. What is evident is that groups championing different causes are using a wide range of digital platforms to galvanize support and mobilize action for political and social issues. However, the link between that and mobile communication remains unclear. This chapter concludes by presenting recommendations for future studies on mobile communication and bottom-up movements.

Advertising Appeals and Purchase Intentions: An Empirical Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alok Kumar ◽  
Pramod Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Purchase Intentions ◽  
Primary Study ◽  
Statistical Tools ◽  
Advertising Appeals ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
To Come ◽  
Almost All

The world of advertising appeals is fascinating. Although not much research has been done in our country on the subject, yet this finds place in almost all advertising endeavours in our country. One important aspect is to know whether such ad appeals do influence the purchase intention of a consumer. The paper covers a primary study, involving such an aspect where few statistical tools have been used to come to a certain conclusion

scholarly journals Nasopharyngeal and Oropharyngeal Swabs, And/Or Serology for SARS COVID-19: What Are We Looking For?

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (9) ◽  
pp. 3289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Sanduzzi ◽  
Stefano Sanduzzi Zamparelli
Keyword(s):  
Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Rt Pcr ◽  
Chain Reaction ◽  
Molecular Assays ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Polymerase Chain ◽  
To Come ◽  
Indirect Tests ◽  
Back To Work

Governments and clinicians that were fully involved in the dramatic SARS-CoV-2 outbreak during the last few weeks in Italy (and more or less all over the world) are fiercely debating the use of methods for screening this viral infection. Thus, all countries are employing a lot of resources in order to test more and more subjects. For this purpose, there are different strategies, based on either direct or indirect tests. Among the first category, the main assays used for SARS-CoV-2 are based on a real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Such tests can be performed on nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs for the categories of those with symptoms and those potentially exposed. In order to integrate the molecular assays in the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2, a wide range of serology immunoassays (IAs) have also been developed. If we want to identify “immune” people in order to let them to come back to work, serology is the best (and probably the only) approach.

Recasting Roles

2021 ◽  
pp. 151-176
Author(s):  
Séverine Autesserre
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Conflict Zones ◽  
Governmental Organization ◽  
Local Elites ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
The World ◽  
Book Building

Chapter Six explains how people who work in war zones can learn from the success stories presented throughout the book. Building on the stories of remarkable individuals and organizations from various parts of the world, it offers concrete ideas that can inspire readers and give them models to follow. The chapter first identifies the main characteristics of effective peacebuilders (whether donors, diplomats, United Nations peacekeepers, non-governmental organization staff members, or grassroots activists), and explains how outsiders can best help host populations resolve conflicts. It then recognizes the need for international involvement, emphasizing the value that foreigners have as outsiders in conflict zones while acknowledging the challenges that their presence poses, and discussing the benefits and limitations of relying on local elites and ordinary citizens. Throughout, this chapter advocates for a different, more effective approach to building peace—both from the bottom up and from the top down.

Mechanical Bottom-up Nano-Assembling and Nano-Manipulation Using Shape Memory Alloy Nano-Gripper

2021 ◽  
Vol 323 ◽  
pp. 130-139
Author(s):  
Svetlana von Gratowski ◽  
Victor Koledov ◽  
Zoya Kosakowskiya ◽  
Peter Lega ◽  
Andrey Orlov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory ◽  
Smart Materials ◽  
Field Effect Transistors ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Proof Of Concept ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Hierarchical Assembly ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World

The numerous 1-D and 2-D nanomaterials: nanotubes, nanowires (NWs), graphene, etc. were discovered, synthesized and intensively studied in the past decades. These nanomaterials had appeared to reveal the unique physical and functional properties allowing constructing the large number of nanodevice based on single nanoobjects. Recently many studies have led to a wide range of proof-of-concept of individual nanoscale devices including nanolasers, nanosensors, field-effect transistors (nanoFETs) and many others based on NWs, carbon nanotubes (CNT) and many other nanoobjects. Such nanodevices represent attractive building blocks for hierarchical assembly of microscale and macroscopic devices which are attractive for creating of micro-and –macro-devices and arrays by the bottom-up and hybrid paradigm. In this paper the conceptual survey is given of nowadays achievements in the field of mechanical bottom-up nanoassembling. We emphasize on the system based on smallest and the fastest in the World nanotweezer developed on the base of the new smart materials with shape memory effect for nanomanipulation of real nanoobjects. We discuss the recent experiments on nanomanipulation, nanoassembling and nanomanufacturing of nanoand micro-devices using this method, which in many cases can replaced very expensive “top-down” technologies.

scholarly journals Playing (with) Democracy: A Review of Gamified Participation Approaches

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah-Kristin Thiel ◽  
Michaela Reisinger ◽  
Kathrin Röderer ◽  
Peter Fröhlich
Keyword(s):  
Public Participation ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Current State ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
To Come ◽  
Game Elements

Albeit a wide range of e-participation platforms being already available, the level of public participation remains low. Governments around the world as well as academia are currently exploring new ways to design participation methods that are more engaging to use and will foster participation. One of the strategies is gamification. By adding game elements to e-participation platforms it is hoped to motivate for citizens to engage. This paper reviewed a large number of e-participation platforms, seeking to provide an overview of the current state of the art of so-called gamified participation initiatives. Our results show that while about half of the review projects can be categorized as game-related, only a small amount employs gamification. Moreover, current gamified participation initiatives seem to focus on reward-based gamification, a strategy which is said to come with risks. In this paper we further provide recommendations for future gamified participation projects.

The Book of Tribulations: The Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Tradition'

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cook ◽  
Nu'aym b. Hammad al-Marwazi
Keyword(s):  
Civil Wars ◽  
The World ◽  
End Of The World ◽  
To Come

“The Book of Tribulations by Nu`aym b. Hammad al-Marwazi (d. 844) is the earliest Muslim apocalyptic work to come down to us. Its contents focus upon the cataclysmic events to happen before the end of the world, the wars against the Byzantines, and the Turks, and the Muslim civil wars. There is extensive material about the Mahdi (messianic figure), the Muslim Antichrist and the return of Jesus, as well as descriptions of Gog and Magog. Much of the material in Nu`aym today is utilized by Salafi-jihadi groups fighting in Syria and Iraq.

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