Religion and Gender Behavior: Understanding Variations in Urinary Schistosomiasis Among Farmers

Abstract Urinary schistosomiasis is a chronic disease that is widely spread among the poor. It is caused by blood fluke of the genus Schistosoma, and transmitted to humans through water related activities by way of skin penetration. The infection is rarely fatal, however, it could impact on economic and health situations of infected individual often leading to learning disabilities and poor work productivity. We evaluated the prevalence level and dissimilarity of endemicity of urinary schistosomiasis among farmers in Shonga, a rural community in Edu Local Government Area (LGA) of Kwara State, Nigeria. Prior to the initiation of sample collection, we sought permission from the community head (Emir), followed by community awareness creation among head of farmers association, religious leaders and women leaders. Subsequently, we collected 121 urine samples from the consenting farmers and examined specimens for the presence of S. haematobium eggs using filtration techniques. Urinary schistosomiasis was endemic and dissimilar among the examined farmers, with 56(46.3%) out of the 121 examined specimens positive. Grouping farming type by religion, yam farmers were significantly different from the sugar cane farmers, but there was no statistical difference among Muslim and Christian farmers even though there was higher infection rate (50.7%) among the Muslim farmers than their Christian counterparts (40%). Conversely, classifying farming type by gender, vegetable farmers were significantly different from sugar cane farmers while female farmers were also statistically more infected than their male counterparts. This study shows that urinary schistosomiasis is endemic among farmers in Shonga, with significant variations in farming type and gender. Therefore, this finding will provide necessary guidance in allocating limited public health interventions among endemic groups to ensure such are delivered to the categories that require it most.

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Religion and gender behavior: understanding the variations in risk to urinary schistosomiasis among farmers

Journal of Parasitic Diseases ◽

10.1007/s12639-021-01448-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Kayode Abel Yusuf ◽

Adedayo Michael Awoniyi ◽

Olarewaju Adewumi Dada ◽

Mariam Bukola Aremu

Keyword(s):

Urinary Schistosomiasis ◽

Gender Behavior ◽

Behavior Understanding ◽

Religion And Gender ◽

And Gender

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Enhancing Service Quality through Innovation Capabilities and Work Productivity

International Journal of Science and Management Studies (IJSMS) ◽

10.51386/25815946/ijsms-v3i6p111 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 123-133

Author(s):

Ipang Sasono ◽

Dewiana Novitasari

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Service ◽

Service Quality ◽

Manufacturing Industry ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Work Productivity ◽

Positive Influence ◽

Innovation Capability ◽

Sample Collection ◽

Significant Positive Influence

This research is the empirical study of one of the manufacturing industries in Tangerang. The main purpose of this research analyses the influence of innovation capability and work productivity towards the service quality of the workers to customers. Sample collection of this research is done by questionnaires with random sampling method spread to all permanent workers in the industry. The total samples that are valid have the amount of 115 samples. Data procession in this research is done by SEM method with a software called SmartPLS 3.0. The result of the study proved that innovation capabilities and work productivity of a worker have a significant positive influence on the quality of service. Likewise, innovation capability has a significant positive influence on work productivity. This research suggests a model improve the quality of service of a manufacturing industry through the improvement of innovation capability and work productivity of the workers. This research could pave the way to improve worker’s and company’s readiness to face the era of industrial revolution 4.0. Keywords: Innovation capability, quality of service, work productivity.

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ANALISIS PENGARUH KOMPENSASI TERHADAP PRODUKTIVITAS KERJA KARYAWANCOCA-COLA INDONESIA

Al-KALAM JURNAL KOMUNIKASI, BISNIS DAN MANAJEMEN ◽

10.31602/al-kalam.v4i2.965 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 30

Author(s):

Lite Lite

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Work Environment ◽

Multiple Regression ◽

Work Productivity ◽

Influential Factors ◽

Essential Factor ◽

Sample Collection ◽

Production Section ◽

National Welfare ◽

A Company

There is a universal awareness on the importance of productivity in improving national welfare. The productivity is an essential factor in maintaining and developing the success of an organization. So that a company can achieve its goals one of which to improve the work productivity, then it is an obligation for the leaders to provide motivation for the employees in the form of compensation.This research is willing to achieve the goals namely (1) to determine the effects of salary, intensive, facility, position promotion and work environment on the work productivity of CocaCola Indonesia employees either simultaneously or partially (2) to determine the most influential factors on the work productivity of CocaCola Indonesia employees.In this research, the population is all of the employees in production section CocaColaIndonesia. There are 130 employees as the research samples. The sample collection technique is bypurposivesampling technique. The data analysis tools used in this research are validity, reliability, classical assumption test, multiple regression, determination coefficient and hypothesis testing.Results of the research are (1) There are effects of salary on the employee work productivity (2)There are effects of incentive on the employee work productivity (4) There are effects of work environment on the employee work productivity (5) There are significant effects of salary (X1),incentive (X2)allowances (X3),facility (X4), position promotion (X5) and work environment (X6) simultaneously on the work productivity (Y). The salary has the dominant effects on the work productivity namely by b1=0,248.

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Kenyan Religious Leaders’ Views on Same-Sex Sexuality and Gender Nonconformity: Religious Freedom versus Constitutional Rights

The Journal of Sex Research ◽

10.1080/00224499.2016.1255702 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 55 (4-5) ◽

pp. 630-641 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

David Kuria Mbote ◽

Theo G. M. Sandfort ◽

Esther Waweru ◽

Andrew Zapfel

Keyword(s):

Religious Freedom ◽

Gender Nonconformity ◽

Constitutional Rights ◽

Religious Leaders ◽

Same Sex ◽

Sexuality And Gender ◽

And Gender

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SOCIAL AND GENDER PERSPECTIVES IN RICE BREEDING FOR SUBMERGENCE TOLERANCE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

Experimental Agriculture ◽

10.1017/s0014479713000409 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 191-215 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

D. O. MANZANILLA ◽

T. R. PARIS ◽

G. T. TATLONGHARI ◽

A. M. TOBIAS ◽

T. T. N. CHI ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Southeast Asia ◽

Evaluation Process ◽

Rice Production ◽

Participatory Varietal Selection ◽

Wide Variability ◽

Female Farmers ◽

Breeding Programmes ◽

Rice Ecosystems ◽

Gender Perspectives ◽

And Gender

SUMMARYThe risks of flooding in rice production include losses that can affect some 13 million ha of rice lands in Southeast Asia. This study integrated social and gender perspectives into the varietal evaluation process to contribute to planned faster uptake of submergence-tolerant rice (Sub1) varieties. In this study, the participatory varietal selection (PVS) process was used in eliciting male and female farmers' opinions with respect to selecting popular varieties with the SUB1 gene introgressed, for added tolerance of flash floods of up to two weeks. Fifteen Sub1 varieties and the farmers' local check were tested under the PVS researcher-managed (PVS-RM) trials, which involved farmers' preference analysis (PA). The farmers tested the pre-selected lines with the SUB1 gene in their own fields to further evaluate their performance under varying conditions. During flooding, farmers experienced lower production depending on water depth, timing with respect to rice growth stage, duration, frequency of occurrence and quality. On-farm PA results showed wide variability in the performance of the Sub1 varieties compared with local popular varieties. This implies the need for further testing of pre-released lines in terms of adaptability and the continuous development of rice genotypes for varying flood-prone rice ecosystems. Women are as knowledgeable as men because of the significant roles they play in rice production and food preparation. Moreover, farmers and breeders have almost the same criteria in choosing the best performing rice lines. Sensory tests revealed the eating and cooking qualities important to farmers. The findings of this study can provide feedback to breeding programmes to ensure a greater likelihood of adoption and ultimately increasing rice productivity in submergence-prone rice areas.

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Sexuality, Gender Identity, and Islam

Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics ◽

10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1255 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Sharyn Graham Davies

Keyword(s):

Gender Diversity ◽

Gender And Sexuality ◽

Religious Leader ◽

Religious Leaders ◽

Cultural Aspects ◽

Sexuality And Gender ◽

Lgbt People ◽

And Gender ◽

Religious Aspects ◽

Sex Positive

The terms LGBT and Islam mentioned together in a sentence rarely evoke positive connotations. Rather, LGBT and Islam are often considered inherently incompatible. While there is little evidence on which an inherent incompatibility can be claimed, persecution of LGBT people across the globe is routinely carried out in the name of Islam. Yet at its heart, Islam can be a powerful force acknowledging sexual and gender diversity. Of all the world’s great religions, Islam is arguably the most sex positive of all. Three main avenues provide understanding of sexuality and gender in Islam. First is the Qur’an, or the Islamic holy book. Second is hadith, which are the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad. Third are fatwah, which are the rulings of religious leaders. Certainly, most of this literature positions sexuality as properly confined to heterosexual marriage between a gender normative woman and a gender normative man. However, it is often difficult to distill such an imperative from cultural aspects that inflect all readings of religious scripture. In other words, it is often not Islam per se that prohibits same-sex sexuality and gender diversity but rather cultural interpretations of religious aspects. Moreover, it is not uncommon for fatwah to contradict each other, and thus which fatwah are followed comes down to which imam or religious leader espouses it. A further difficulty with discussing sexuality and gender vis-à-vis Islam, or indeed any religion, is that terms such as sexuality and gender are inherently modern and were developed long after understandings of religion were culturally and politically enshrined. As such, particular understandings of the categories of woman and man within scripture exist in a state where interrogation is not possible. If Muhammad were alive today, he would have linguistic tools available to him to talk about sexuality and gender in a much more nuanced way. To thus discuss LGBT subject positions within Islam, given that Islam was largely developed before words like gender and sexuality were invented, is difficult. Nevertheless, such discussion is warranted and fruitful and shows that while many interpretations of Islam seek to vilify LGBT, many aspects of Islam and its practice are inclusive of sexual and gender diversity.

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P354 Perceived Quality of Care is associated to quality of life, work productivity and gender but not disease phenotype: a prospective study in a high-volume IBD centre

Journal of Crohn s and Colitis ◽

10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjy222.478 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. S280-S281

Author(s):

L Gonczi ◽

Z Kurti ◽

C Verdon ◽

J Reinglas ◽

R Kohen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Quality Of Care ◽

Work Productivity ◽

High Volume ◽

Disease Phenotype ◽

Perceived Quality Of Care ◽

And Gender ◽

A Prospective Study ◽

Life Work

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The Origins of Senegalese Homophobia: Discourses on Homosexuals and Transgender People in Colonial and Postcolonial Senegal

African Studies Review ◽

10.1017/asr.2013.44 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 109-128 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Babacar M’Baye

Keyword(s):

Cultural Difference ◽

Colonial Period ◽

Religious Leaders ◽

The West ◽

Civilizing Mission ◽

Transgender People ◽

Gender Nonconforming ◽

History Of ◽

And Gender

Abstract:This article traces the history of homosexual and transgender behavior in Senegal from colonial times to the contemporary period in order to demonstrate the flimsiness of the claims, made by many political and religious leaders and scholars, that homosexuality is “un-African.” Such claims, which appear as reactions to neocolonialism and Western intervention in African affairs, usually are homophobic discourses that invoke patriotism, cultural difference, and morality in order to justify the subjugation of homosexual and gender nonconforming individuals (goor-jiggens) living in Senegal. In an attempt to understand the roots of Senegalese homophobia, the article analyzes several depictions of homosexuals and transgender people in contemporary Senegal and traces them to similar representations in European writings of the colonial period. As this approach reveals, homosexuals and transgender people in Senegal, from colonial times to the present, have been constructed as scapegoats, first of the French mission civilisatrice (civilizing mission) and then of Senegalese political and Islamic backlashes. Although they have always cohabited with the rest of the society, homosexuals and transgender people in Senegal have been treated largely as strangers in their own land. By analyzing the discourses of both French colonials and Senegalese, one finds a persistent binary opposing the West and Africa and denigrating sexual and gender variances and subcultures in Senegal as pathological European imports.

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Exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias: analysis of predictive factors in a population with sleep disorders

Einstein (São Paulo) ◽

10.1590/s1679-45082010ao1469 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 62-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fatima Dumas Cintra ◽

Marcia Regina Pinho Makdisse ◽

Wercules Antônio Alves de Oliveira ◽

Camila Furtado Rizzi ◽

Francisco Otávio de Oliveira Luiz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ventricular Arrhythmia ◽

Physical Examination ◽

Sleep Disorders ◽

Ventricular Arrhythmias ◽

Control Group ◽

Sample Collection ◽

Age And Gender ◽

Lower Oxygen ◽

And Gender ◽

Exercise Induced

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the prevalence of ventricular arrhythmias induced by exercise in a population with sleep disorders and to analyze the triggering factors. Methods: Patients were consecutively selected from the database of the Sleep Clinic of Universidade Federal de São Paulo. All subjects were submitted to basal polysomnography, blood sample collection, physical examination, 12-lead ECG, spirometry, cardiorespiratory exercise study on a treadmill, and echocardiogram. The Control Group was matched for age and gender. Results: A total of 312 patients were analyzed. Exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmia was observed in 7%. The aortic diameter was larger (3.44 ± 0.30, 3.16 ± 0.36, p = 0.04) and the minimal saturation was lower (92.75 ± 3.05, 95.50 ± 1.73, p=0.01) in the ventricular arrhythmia group when compared to controls, respectively. After correction of the aortic root to body surface, there was only a trend to a larger diameter being associated with the emergence of arrhythmia. Conclusions: Exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmia was observed in 7% of sample and it was associated with lower oxygen saturation during exercise.

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