Effects of Food on Mood among the Inhabitants of the Indian Ocean Islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Marie Anna Speville ◽  
Zaynab Toorabally ◽  
Anwar Hussein Subratty
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Fats And Oils ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Dietary Behaviours ◽  
Consumption Data ◽  
Life Improvement ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Republic

The paper aims to present results from a research work carried out among inhabitants of two islands of the Indian Ocean, namely Mauritius and Rodrigues to assess the possible effects of foods on mood. An online-based questionnaire survey was carried out among a random sample of 384 participants, including male and female, aged between 18-54 years old from Mauritius and Rodrigues. The questionnaire consisted of 15 questions; sections included demography, general knowledge of the participants on the different types of foods and their possible effects on moods and actual mood upon consumption. Data analysis showed that happiness correlated positively with food known to be rich in protein as well as fats and oils. It was also found that consumption of snacks and sweets among the Rodriguan male participants led to a mood of being angry, (p=0.024). Based on our findings, it was evident that effects on mood were influenced by gender as well as demographic factors. Given some slight cultural differences among the inhabitants of the islands, further research is warranted to assess the relative importance of food on moods especially to the dietary behaviours. No data is readily available on the effects of food on mood among inhabitants of the Republic of Mauritius, the study lends support for the need of a comparative study to understand the theoretical understanding between the two islands with different cultural aspects especially to nutrition. This paper would prove useful for the dietary behaviors as well as health and quality of life improvement in Mauritius and Rodrigues.

Mauritius

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Schneider ◽  
Vanessa Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
Official Language ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Local Languages

Situated off the south-eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation of 2,040 square kilometres (km) with a population of 1.26 million. English is generally accepted as the official language as it is used by the administration and the courts. French is also widely spoken among the population, and most inhabitants are bilingual. Local languages include Créole and Bhojpuri. The working week on the island is from Monday to Friday and the Mauritian rupee (MUR) is the currency used.

Passage Through the Strait of Bab Al-Mandeb

1978 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 180-193
Author(s):  
Ruth Lapidoth
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Coral Reefs ◽  
Red Sea ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Gulf Of Aden ◽  
Eastern Shore ◽  
The West ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Yemen Arab Republic

The strait of Bab al-Mandeb, “the gate of tears” or “the gate of the wailing yard”, joins the high seas of the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean to those of the Red Sea. The name is primarily used by geographers to designate the narrowest part of the passage, between Ras Bab al-Mandeb on the Asian shore and Ras Siyan in Africa. At this point it is bordered on the east by the Yemen Arab Republic (Northern Yemen) and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (Southern Yemen), and in the west by the Republic of Djibouti (formerly the French Territory of the Afars and Issas). About 14 miles farther north, where the Red Sea (or, for that matter, the strait) is nearly 20 miles wide, lies the coast of Ethiopia (the province of Eritrea). All the riparians claim a territorial sea of 12 miles, and the Yemen Arab Republic, as well as the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, also claim jurisdiction for certain purposes in an additional zone of 6 miles.On the eastern shore of the strait of Bab al-Mandeb lies the peninsula of Ras Bab al-Mandeb, which is about 6–10 km. wide. It consists of rocky, volcanic plains with several hills of 200–300 m. The coast of Ras Bab al-Mandeb is surrounded by coral reefs of a width of up to 1500 m. The border between North Yemen and South Yemen passes down the middle of Ras Bab al-Mandeb.

scholarly journals Chikungunya: an emerging and spreading arthropod-borne viral disease.

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 744-752 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Cavrini ◽  
Paolo Gaibani ◽  
Anna Maria Pierro ◽  
Giada Rossini ◽  
Maria Paola Landini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Chikungunya Virus ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Viral Disease ◽  
La Réunion ◽  
Viremic Patient ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
Clinical Pictures ◽  
Local Transmission

The infection caused by the virus Chikungunya is known since the last 50 years, but since the disease was mainly diffuse in geographical areas located in developing countries, a few research work have been made available until the appearance of an important epidemiological outbreak in 2005 in the island of La Reunion, that is part of metropolitan France even if located in the Southern Eastern part of the Indian Ocean. In 2007, a smaller outbreak of Chikungunya developed in the Northern Eastern part of Italy, where the local transmission has been made possible by the enormous population of Aedes albopictus and the presence of a viremic patient coming from the Indian Ocean area. Nowadays, Chikungunya is spreading in Southeast Asia countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore. This paper reviews different aspects of the disease caused by Chikungunya virus, including: history, epidemiology, biological and pathogenetic aspects, clinical pictures, diagnosis and treatment.

scholarly journals The Relationship between the ITCZ and MJO Initiation over the Indian Ocean

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (8) ◽  
pp. 2275-2294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel C. Zelinsky ◽  
Chidong Zhang ◽  
Chuntao Liu
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Madden Julian Oscillation ◽  
Shallow Convection ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Convective Initiation ◽  
Moist Condition ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Global Reanalysis

Abstract Understanding convective initiation of the Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO) remains an unmet challenge. MJO initiation has been perceived as a process starting from a convectively suppressed large-scale condition with gradual growth of shallow convection to congestus and to deep convective and stratiform systems that cover a large-scale area. During the DYNAMO field campaign over the Indian Ocean, MJO initiation was observed to start from an existing intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ) south of the equator. This raises a question of what possible role the ITCZ may play in convective initiation of the MJO. This study addresses this question through analysis of satellite observations of precipitation and a global reanalysis product. By setting several criteria, MJO and ITCZ events were objectively identified and grouped according to whether MJO initiation was immediately preceded by an ITCZ. The results demonstrate that an ITCZ is neither a necessary nor sufficient condition for convective initiation of the MJO. Nonetheless, evolution of the large-scale circulation, moisture, and convective characteristics during MJO initiation can be different with and without a preexisting ITCZ. Convective growth begins gradually before and during MJO initiation when there is a preexisting ITCZ whereas it is abrupt and slightly delayed without a preexisting ITCZ. Such differences are presumably related to the existing large-scale moist condition of the ITCZ. The results from this study suggest that there are multiple mechanisms for convective initiation of the MJO, which should be considered in theoretical understanding of the MJO.

Seychelles

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Schneider ◽  
Vanessa Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Total Population ◽  
East Coast ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Coastal Strip

Seychelles is an archipelago located in the Indian Ocean whose islands lie between 480 and 1,600 kilometres (km) from the east coast of Africa. Despite this distance from the continent’s mainland, the nation is, politically, part of Africa. The Seychelles consists of 115 islands subdivided into so-called Inner Islands and the Outer Islands. The Seychelles is also divided into twenty-five separate administrative regions, all of which are located on the Inner Islands. The island of Mahé is the largest of the group and has a rocky landscape with a narrow coastal strip. The capital and largest city is Victoria, situated on Mahé Island. Other main islands include Praslin and La Digue. The Aldabra, Farquhar, and Desroches groups are included in the territory of the Republic. Seychelles has a total population of 95,731 people. Seychelles working hours are Monday to Friday 0800 to 1600. The official currency of Seychelles is the Seychellois rupee (Rs/SCR).

Tanzania (Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Schneider ◽  
Vanessa Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
United Republic ◽  
United Republic Of Tanzania ◽  
Independent States ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Republic

The United Republic of Tanzania is located in East Africa on the Indian Ocean and was formed in 1964 through the union of two independent states, namely the Republic of Tanganyika (mainland Tanzania) and the People’s Republic of Zanzibar. Zanzibar is a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania and hold five of the country’s thirty administrative regions.

scholarly journals Mapping ocean-state Mauritius and its unlaid ghosts: Hydropolitics and literature in the Indian Ocean

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 117-131
Author(s):  
Kumari Issur
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Exclusive Economic Zone ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Economic Zone ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Republic

In the wake of what has been termed “the scramble for the oceans,” the Republic of Mauritius lodged an application in 2012 with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to recognize its rights to an Exclusive Economic Zone that comprises a large expanse of the Indian Ocean, and subsequently redefined itself as an ocean-state. This new configuration raises as many issues as it answers. The Indian Ocean remains firmly central both to Mauritian history and to its imaginary. All at once, the endless fluidity of the ocean renders material traces and academic archeology harder, yet somehow it traps and sediments memory and meaning in some ways more profoundly than land. This article bores and drills into the historical, geopolitical, and ontological depths of ocean-state Mauritius with the figure of the ghost as motif, metaphor, and witness.

scholarly journals Revisiting Mackinder’s Heartland Theory: Identifying The Emergence of a Complex Power Competiton in the Indian Ocean Region

2019 ◽  
pp. 43-58
Author(s):  
Najimdeen Bakare ◽  
Minahil R. Toor
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
British Empire ◽  
Arabian Sea ◽  
Great Powers ◽  
Political Environment ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
The World ◽  
Complex Power ◽  
Ocean Region ◽  
The Indian Ocean

Competition amongst great powers is not new in international politics. It has traditionally been the driving force for the creation and collapse of empires and states. In the 19th–20th centuries, the British Empire established its dominion in the world over and maintained an uncontested global supremacy. To secure Britain’s global dominance, in 1904, Sir Halford Mackinder dazed the world with his heartland theory. Ever since then, the theory remains one of the most discussed geopolitical theories. The article does not pretend or oblivious of the heaps of criticism Mackinder’s theory has received over several decades, it nonetheless, employs the theory in the context of the contemporary international political environment, with particular reference to the happenings around the Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, and Arabian Sea. So therefore, the point of analysis here centres around the applicability of the theory and the implications posed by Mackinderian geographical rationalisation in formulating foreign policy around what the article considers as the contemporary pivot area – the Indian Ocean. Through the theoretical understanding of Mackinder’s thesis, the article argues that the Indian Ocean and its adjoining seas corridors and Straits are ‘pivot areas’ potential enough to generate competition amongst regional and global powers. The new ‘pivot areas’ is enormously endowed with natural resources and is the major energy highway(s), upon which global economies are dependent. The article concludes by arguing that a complex power competition (CPC) is brewing along the neo-pivot region.

Madagascar

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marius Schneider ◽  
Vanessa Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
National Language ◽  
Eastern Coast ◽  
The South ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
Official Languages ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Republic

Situated off the south-eastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean, the Republic of Madagascar is an island nation of 592,800 square kilometres (km) with a population of 24.8 million in 2016. The 2010 Constitution provides that Malagasy is the national language, while Malagasy and French are the official languages. The working week in the island is from Monday to Friday and the Malagasy ariary (MGA) is the currency which has been used since 2003.

scholarly journals Is there a place for nature conservation in the Transkei?

Koedoe ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M.M. Ntloko
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Nature Conservation ◽  
Indian Ocean ◽  
Summer Rainfall ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Mountainous Regions ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The Republic ◽  
River Valleys ◽  
Rainfall Region

The Republic of the Transkei is situated in the south-east of the Republic of South Africa and is bounded by the Cape Province, Natal, Lesotho and the Indian Ocean. The area of the country is some 43 200 km2, almost as large as Denmark and twice the size of Wales. It is a country made up of mountainous regions along the Lesotho border and the rest is made up mostly of rolling hills with deep river valleys. It is a summer rainfall region ranging between 500 mm and 1300 mm per year and thus the country may be termed well watered. Climatic conditions may be described as temperate with occasional frosts during the worst winter months.

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