scholarly journals Rivers and reciprocity: perceptions and policy on international watercourses

Water Policy ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 803-825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Zhong ◽  
Fuqiang Tian ◽  
Heping Hu ◽  
David Grey ◽  
Michael Gilmont
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Downstream Location ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Global Water

The paper analyses geopolitical dimensions of the 1997 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses (UNWC) using quantitative data on transboundary flows and qualitative data on basin State location within a watercourse. The UNWC has had a long and difficult history. A tendency for downstream support for, and upstream ambivalence/opposition to, the UNWC is identified. It appears not widely recognized that adverse effects can be caused by any State on other States, regardless of their upstream or downstream location. Thus downstream States consider that their actions cannot harm upstream States, and upstream States consider that the UNWC provides them with greater obligations than downstream States. Clarification of the UNWC with the principle of reciprocal obligations on all States, both upstream and downstream, will remove any ambiguity, correct misperceptions, have clear policy implications for all States, promote UNWC engagement of upstream States, and contribute to long-term global water security.

scholarly journals Private retirement resorts in South Africa: Guidelines for wellness and sustainability in the long term.

2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andries C. Hauptfleisch
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Knowledge Base ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Other ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Optimal Profile

Unsubsidised private retirement resorts in South Africa developed during the last three decades present residents with many challenges. There is no existing generally accepted knowledge base or guidelines to serve this sensitive market. The research objective was to establish which elements are experienced by residents of retirement resorts as satisfactory and which as problematic. A literature study was also undertaken. Quantitative as well as qualitative data were obtained by means of structured questionnaires, interviews and a seminar. The results reported pertain to eight resorts in the east of Pretoria, four in Bloemfontein and two in Knysna. The study is currently being extended to other centres. The quantitative data is arranged in order of the priorities set by the biggest group (Pretoria), with the other groups in comparison. So the research was based on the sourcing of quantitative and qualitative data, as well as on descriptive evaluations. The results offer insightful knowledge and guidelines towards establishing an optimal profile for the development of long-term sustainable private retirement resorts. The implications and value of this study are that both developers of retirement resorts and prospective residents are provided with guidelines to better equip them to evaluate a specific retirement resort with regard to the sustainable well- being of residents long-term.

scholarly journals Reasons for knitting blogging and its importance for crafting

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 48-62
Author(s):  
Katja Vilhunen ◽  
Sinikka Hannele Pöllänen ◽  
Harri Pitkäniemi
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Quantitative Research Methods

The purpose of this study was to describe the reasons for knitting blogging and the importance of blogging for the bloggers’ crafting. A multiphase mixed-methods study focusing on quantitative research methods was the methodological basis. Therefore, the study included both sequential and simultaneous investigation paths. In this study, the quantitative data were collected from the same group of Finnish knitting bloggers by two online surveys in 2008 (N= 501) and in 2013 (N= 212). The quantitative data focused on time-related changes in blogging, whereas the qualitative data, collected by essays (N=50) during 2013-2014, was used to explain the quantitative data. In quantitative analysis, the key features of reasons for knitting blogging were analysed by principal component analysis. The differences in the principal components for the background groups between the surveys were elucidated by means of 2-way analysis of variance. The qualitative data were analysed by data-driven content analysis. The results indicated that there were several reasons for knitting blogging. According to the results, the elements of knitting blogging were: 1) inspiration and materialization, 2) connecting and community support, 3) encouragement and 4) reflection and reminiscence. Knitting blogging has reshaped crafting by combining the material and tactile process of knitting with digital practices of life-streaming and with participatory activities in networked spaces. It appeared that knitting and blogging complemented each other, and that blogging supported development of the blogger’s crafting into a serious leisure activity with meaningful long-term activities and clear goals. Keywords: digital practices, knitting blog, leisure, mixed methods design, online communities

Port State Jurisdiction over Vessel Information: Territoriality, Extra-territoriality and the Future of Shipping Regulation

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 470-498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bevan Marten
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
International Law ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
Information Requirements ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Territorial Jurisdiction ◽  
The Future ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The Impact

This article discusses the use of port state jurisdiction to impose information requirements on visiting foreign vessels, with reference to the maritime zone-based approach to jurisdiction taken in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and other maritime Conventions. It argues that port states have extensive options for requesting information from vessels in port, even if that information relates to matters arising beyond the state’s maritime zones (as in the case of the European Union’s 2015 regime for monitoring vessel co2 emissions), without making any excessive claim to extra-territorial jurisdiction. After discussing the manner in which port states may choose to deploy these options in practice, the article addresses some broader trends connected with the increasing automation of shipping and the ever-wider availability of shipping-related information, and the impact these developments may have on international law and shipping regulation in the long term.

Medicines education at home – A case study in Finland

2017 ◽  
Vol 76 (8) ◽  
pp. 986-999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna Hokkanen ◽  
Anna-Liisa Elorinne ◽  
Katri Hämeen-Anttila ◽  
Tuula Keinonen
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Medicine Use ◽  
Mixed Methods Case Study ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Consumption Practices ◽  
Medicine Cabinet

Background: Educating children about medicines and medicine use is part of health education and is often seen as parents’ responsibility. However, to date, little research has been conducted on medicines education as provided in the home. Objective: To explore (1) parents’ attitudes towards medicines, (2) medicines education practices in the home and (3) the interaction in medicines education between the home and at school. Design: Mixed-methods case study. Setting: Pupils and their parents in one comprehensive school in Finland. Method: Before an educational intervention with Year 4 (aged 10–11 years) and Year 7 (aged 13–14 years) students, parents completed a background survey concerning their perceptions, beliefs and knowledge of medicines ( n = 250). Following the intervention, interviews with 12 mothers and 12 children, and medicine cabinet studies ( n = 10) were conducted. Quantitative data were analysed using K-mean cluster analysis to see whether respondents could be divided into different clusters based on their attitudes towards medicines. Qualitative data were analysed using theory-guided content analysis to obtain a picture of home medicines education. Results: Participants, mostly mothers, were divided into different types of medicine educators, whose attitudes towards medicines were either positive or neutral. Medicine consumption practices varied between families, but medicines were usually discussed when the child, a family member, a relative or a friend had a long-term illness; when a family member was suffering from a sickness; and while taking a medicine. In general, interaction between the home and the school was rather limited. Conclusion: The majority of mothers exhibited a strong reliance on public systems of health care. Greater interaction between schools and the home is needed in Finnish medicines education.

Accessibility in Central Asia

IFLA Journal ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Spires ◽  
A. S. CohenMiller
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Central Asia ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Soviet Republic ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Experiential Research

Having recently adopted the United Nations Convention of Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Kazakhstan, a former Soviet Republic located in Central Asia, is currently in a position to find ways to increase accessibility and encourage inclusiveness in education. This paper describes the combined efforts of Nazarbayev University’s Library and Graduate School (located in Astana, Kazakhstan) to ensure accessibility for the university’s first ever student with a documented disability. Using co-generative qualitative data and analysis, faculty and staff worked together with the student to determine the best way to help him. As a project based in more experiential research, the authors’ focus is to document the experience and provide recommendations to others who are beginning accessibility/inclusivity efforts as well. Chief among these recommendations is close collaboration with communities to ensure what is needed and provide education regarding accessibility, as well as setting up a reasonable timeframe for adaptations needed.

scholarly journals Water security of mankind: global and regional dimensions

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Management ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Anthropogenic Factors ◽  
World Population ◽  
Management Problem ◽  
The United Nations ◽  
Global Water

The article outlines modern and perspective water security of mankind, which means the population's ability to have sustainable access to the necessary quantity of acceptable water quality to maintain the existence, well-being and socio-economic development; protection against water-related pollution and disasters; conservation of ecosystems and political stability. The article notes that despite of a huge volume of water on the planet, its fresh resources contained in surface runoff and being the main source of water supply are limited. The work examines geographical, economic, political, anthropogenic factors creating the background for a global water management problem and threat to the water security of mankind. The article analyzes regional water management problems of Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and other regions; the research underlines the presence of significant political and economic difficulties with the use of the river flow of international river systems. The article considers prospects of the global threat to water security for mankind and ways to overcome it. A high correlation between the growth of the world population and the growth of global water consumption is substantiated. The research shows that by 2030 the water-resource potential of mankind will practically lose the capacity for self-recovery. There should be a strategy to solve the problem and a mechanism to implement it, including the creation of the International Fund for the Streamlining of the Use of the World's Water Resources and the Institute for its Regulatory and Legal Support under the auspices of the United Nations; electronic department of the United Nations with the functions of monitoring the state of water resources and access to them by the population, development of international regulations on water use, creation of design estimates, financing of water projects of global or international importance, monitoring the implementation of water management measures.

scholarly journals Analysis of Potential Mountaineering Tourism in Mount Gede Pangrango National Park in West Java

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Fernando Fasandra ◽  
Adhi Trirachmadi Mumin ◽  
Nurbaeti Nurbaeti
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
National Park ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Matrix Analysis ◽  
Mountain Climbing ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Natural Beauty

This study aims to determine the dominant factors in potential mountaineering tourism and analyze potential strategies in terms of SWOT. This research was using a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. The strategy was analyzed using Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) methods on indicators of natural tourist attraction in the form of land, accessibility, management and service, climate, facilities / infrastructure, availability of clean water, security, and marketing. Quantitative data was collected using a questionnaire with a Likert scale, while qualitative data was collected through observation, interviews, and documentation. Respondents for quantitative data were 100 tourists, and those for qualitative data were 21 informants consisting of technical field managers, communities, community climbers, and traveler. The results of the study showed an analysis of the potential of mountain climbing tourism in Mount Gede Pangrango National Park is quite potential and development strategy is needed. The findings in this study show SWOT matrix analysis of policy strategies for potential mountain climbing tourism in Mount Gede Pangrango National Park has the power and opportunity to develop more Progressive Strategy by making Mount Gede Pangrango National Park excellent mountain climbing tourism with its natural beauty and uniqueness.

scholarly journals COMMUNITY PHARMACIST-LED NEW MEDICINE SERVICE FOR PATIENTS WITH A LONG TERM MEDICAL CONDITION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ejaz Cheema ◽  
Paul Sutcliffe ◽  
Donald Rj Singer
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effects ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Drug Related Problems ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medicine Service ◽  
New Medicine Service

Objective: This study assessed the impact of the new medicine service (NMS) on medication use in patients starting a new medication for a long-term medical condition in the United Kingdom (UK). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in community pharmacies in the West Midlands area for three months from July to September 2012. The drug therapies/agents included in the study were antihypertensive, antidiabetics, anti-asthmatics and antiplatelet/anticoagulants.Results: 20 community pharmacists completed questionnaires related to 285 patients (160 female and 125 male). On the first NMS assessment, 82 patients reported drug-related problems including adverse effects and incorrect use of medications. Of these 82 patients, 58 received pharmacists' advice and 24 did not receive any advice. At the NMS follow up 39 (67%) of the 58 patients who received pharmacists' advice reported resolution of their drug-related problems while only four (17%) of the 24 patients who did not receive pharmacists' advice reported resolution of their problems (odds ratio 10.2, 95% CI 3.0-34.2 p<0.0001). The improvement in the correct use of medications by patients reported in this study for example by improving the inhaler technique of asthmatic patients is expected to have important implications for improving the healthcare outcome of patients with long-term conditions.Conclusion: This study provides support for the NMS as an opportunity to improve detection of adverse effects and improve the incorrect use of medicines by patients. Further research is needed to address the policy implications of the NMS, including analyses of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of this service, and the sustainability of this form of pharmacist intervention in the long-term in clinical practice.

scholarly journals KEBIJAKAN PENGEMBANGAN KONSEP SEA GATE INTERNATIONAL (SGI) GUNA MEWUJUDKAN KEMANDIRIAN MARITIM INDONESIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Galuh Wahyu Kumalasari
Keyword(s):  
United Nations ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Law Of The Sea ◽  
Policy Planning ◽  
Significant Progress ◽  
The World ◽  
United Nations Convention ◽  
Plan Making

The idea of the Indonesian Autonomy of maritime shows that Indonesia is not yet self-sufficient in the maritime sector. This simple statement is a major issue that must be resolved. Indonesia has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) through Act No. 17 of 1985, but there has been no significant progress to outperform the competition with countries in the world. The concept of Sea Gate International (SGI) to implement the development and improvement of both quantity and quality is the main port to adjust international standards should be a realistic and optimistic step in order to realize the independence of maritime in Indonesia. Foreign ships will be more and more anchored in Indonesia and will improve the optimization of human resource development, science and technology as well as product quality and service the maritime sector. Narrates deeper, the existence of Indonesia as SGI will be one important factor to improve the position of Indonesia in world geoeconomic and geopolitical map. Policy Planning seriously need to be realized in the long term development plan, making clear the direction and the benchmark every year running

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