scholarly journals Sensing Algae: On Marjolijn Dijkman and Toril Johannessen’s Reclaiming Vision

Ung Uro ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 129-136
Author(s):  
Eirik Zeiner-Henriksen
Keyword(s):  
Water Samples ◽  
Human Life ◽  
River Flows ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Living Together ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Bacteria And Fungi

This chapter explores questions of ontology and non-human life in the site-specific screening of Marjolijn Dijkman and Toril Johannessen’s film Reclaiming Vision, shown at the point where the river flows into the fjord in a recently developed area of downtown Oslo. By filming water samples through a microscope, the artists have magnified the rich, microbiotic life of the Aker River and the inner Oslo Fjord, making actants such as algae, bacteria and fungi visible to humans. The chapter claims that by presenting life from the position of the microorganisms in the water, Reclaiming Vision presents a radical and flat form of ontology that brings up important ethical and political perspectives that are vital for developing ways of living together with the non-humans that surround us.

scholarly journals Politicization of Religion in Theoretical and Terminological Understanding

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
M. Kh. Abdullaev
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Religion And Politics ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
The Political ◽  
Spiritual Values ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Political Role ◽  
The Rich

The article is devoted to an actual interdisciplinary problem at the intersection of political science and religious studies – the discourse of the political in religion, the politicization of religion, the artificial transfer of purely spiritual values, phenomena and categories into the political field in order to use religion for political purposes. The author considers the problem from two angles: (1) the politicization of religion for mercenary purposes and (2) the clergy’s political activity based on a deliberately politicized religious teaching that has a strong political platform (ideology) at its core. This study is purely theoretical, and nevertheless the author undertakes a number of empirical digressions in order to demonstrate how the politicization of religion manifests itself in the socio-political sphere of human life. Thus, the main problem of the study should be designated as a theoretical understanding and disclosure of the practical significance (i.e., risks and effects) of the religion politicization’s negativity and how it could effect on religious groups. The article identifies the objective factors of the mutual influence of religion and politics, the presence of strong political origins in a number of creeds, and the rich historical experience of the political role of faith in society.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Bacteriological Quality Characteristics of Drinking Waters of few Village Sources in Coastal Areas of Bhimavaram region at West Godavari District, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 888-892
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Water Supply ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Control Measure ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Waterborne Diseases ◽  
Biological Quality ◽  
Bacteriological Quality ◽  
To Come ◽  
And Control

The essential requirement for human life to exist is water. After to the air, the other It has in various sources such as canals, ponds, rivers, lake, streams, reservoirs and etc. human settlers on the banks of major river systems at the earliest and has need water for drinking, bathing, cooking, laundering, and many more. But with the advancement of civilization the demand of water supply grately increased and now has such a stage to come that without well organized public water supply scheme, it is not possible to move the present human life and the develop the towns. Earlier has importance on quantity. And now today importance of quality comes to be recognized gradually in the later days. In this present study, numbers of water samples were collected various water supply schemes from 20 villages of bhimavaram region, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. The drinking water samples are analyze its biological quality and it was found that some of the samples in the study area are exceeds or above the standard limit or permissible limit. On over all based on biological quality few drinking water sources located in and around different areas of Bhimavaram was seriously polluted by harmful bacteria and must need few treatment methods. So that need of attention not to use of supplied water and need to give suggestions and remedial measures to concerned local authorities of various disinfection treatment technologies or control measure to make supplied water free from pathogenic Bactria. Quality Assessment of drinking water from various sources (S Malhotra, S.K., Sndhu (2015), especially bacteriological quality should be periodically planned regularly to avoid and control waterborne diseases

Natural landscapes and human health: an introduction and overview.

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Alan W. Ewert ◽  
Denise S. Mitten ◽  
Jillisa R. Overholt
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Natural Landscapes ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Natural Settings

Abstract This book chapter approaches the linkage between natural landscapes and human health through the lens of two guiding questions, the first considering the various ways nature benefits human health from both historic and contemporary perspectives, and the second considering the mechanisms through which this relationship occurs. In doing so, we consider the ways societies and cultures have mediated our relationship with the natural world over time, and the ways human health and planetary health are intertwined. It also examines these influences by providing an overview of what is currently known about specific variables, such as physical activity in natural landscapes, as well as discussing some of the past and current theories that seek to explain how these connections actually work. The book provides a bridge between what we do (individually and collectively) in natural settings and how those actions impact our health and our relationships with the natural world. The hope is that the information presented here empowers students and professionals to learn more and to be part of the rich dialogue occurring in many disciplines to help find ways to increase well-being for all people. The aim is for the readers to think critically about research and be able to analyse and evaluate the results. The bottom line, based on the undertaking of this book and the experience of the authors, is that nature has been and continues to be essential and incredibly positive for human life, and that mutualistic and reciprocal connections with nature will positively influence human development, health, and wellbeing.

scholarly journals Divinity, Noēsis, and Aristotelian Friendship

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-29
Author(s):  
John A. Houston
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Other Minds ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Intellectual Activity ◽  
Human Community ◽  
Rational Nature ◽  
Living Together ◽  
The World ◽  
Virtuous Activity

Aristotle's NE X claim that the best human life is one devoted to contemplation (theoria) seems in tension with his emphasis elsewhere on our essentially political nature, and more specifically, his claim that friendship is necessary for our flourishing. For, if our good can be in principle realized apart from the human community, there seems little reason to suggest we 'need' friends, as he clearly does in NE VIII & IX. I argue that central to Aristotle's NE X discussion of contemplation is the claim that our chief good accords with whatever is 'most divine' in us, viz. our rational nature (NE 1177b2-18). Thus, the best human life involves the excellent exercise of our rational capacities. I distinguish two ways in which human beings flourish through exercising their rationality. The first is in the activity of theoria. The second, I argue, can be found in the virtuous activity of complete friendship (teleia philia). For Aristotle the truest form of friendship is an expression of rationality. It is characterized not merely by our living together, but conversing, and sharing one another's thoughts (NE 1170b12-14). Examining Aristotle's notion of a friend as 'another self (alios autos), I argue that through friendship human beings come to better know themselves and the world in which they live. Complete friendship involves a (uniquely human) second-order awareness of oneself in another, and through this awareness our understanding of ourselves and the world in which we live is enriched, confirmed, and enjoyed through the presence of other minds. Thus, the highest form of Aristotelian friendship is an intellectual activity through which we attain an analogue of the divine contemplation of the unmoved mover, thereby living with respect to what is most divine in us, but doing so in accordance with our uniquely rational-political nature.

Verbal Restrictions on the Communication of Turko-Mongols of Inner Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-142
Author(s):  
M. M. Sodnompilova
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Social Communication ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Information Storage ◽  
Inner Asia ◽  
The Rich

Verbal restrictions common among the Turko-Mongol peoples of Inner Asia and Siberia are analyzed on the basis of folkloric and ethnographic sources. Their principal forms are silence, circumlocution, and whisper. The socio-cultural context of these restrictions is reconstructed. They are seen in various domains of culture, in particular relating to social norms, and are believed to refl ect fear of human life and the well-being of man and society in the communication with nature represented by deities and spirits. This is a natural reaction that has evolved under the harsh environmental and climatic conditions of Inner Asia. The sa me concerns, extending to social communication, have regulated interpersonal interactions. In a nomadic culture, verbal restrictions stem from the importance of the ritual function of language and a specifi c attitude toward spoken language, which, over the centuries, was the principal means of information storage and transfer, cognition and adaptation. This concept of speech affected the emergence of the principal behavioral stereotypes. The rigid norms of behavior account for the importance of the nonverbal context of the nomadic culture— the high informative potential of the entire space inhabited by the nomads, and the rich symbolism of their material culture, traditional outfi t, and dwelling.

Occurrence of heterotrophic bacteria and fungi in cold and hot water distribution systems using water of different quality

1995 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 1088-1094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Outi M. Zacheus ◽  
Pertti J. Martikainen
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Distribution Systems ◽  
Heterotrophic Bacteria ◽  
Cold Water ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Thermophilic Fungi ◽  
Cell Counts ◽  
Bacteria And Fungi ◽  
Water Plants

The microbiological quality of cold and hot water samples of 67 Finnish buildings was studied. Most of the buildings were apartment buildings receiving their cold water from municipal groundwater or surface water plants. Disinfection with chlorine was applied in all the surface water plants and 33% of the groundwater plants. Water samples in buildings were taken from incoming cold water, from the hot water main just before and after the heat exchanger, and from a tap or shower in an apartment. The viable counts of mesophilic bacteria and fungi and total cell counts were higher in cold than in hot water samples. In hot water, the microbial counts were higher in samples from taps and showers than from the mains. In taps and showers, the decrease in hot water temperature probably increased the microbial numbers. Thermophilic bacteria appeared with high numbers in all the hot water samples, but thermophilic fungi were found in only one sample. Bacterial biomass and mean cell volume were greater in processed surface water than in processed groundwater samples. Disinfection with chlorine reduced the viable plate counts, although the chlorine concentration was extremely low in the water samples studied.Key words: heterotrophic bacteria, fungi, distribution system, groundwater, surface water.

scholarly journals Salt Water Intrusion and Delineation of Groundwater Quality at Coastal Aquifers

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1746-1750
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Water Samples ◽  
Salt Water ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Total Alkalinity ◽  
Salt Water Intrusion ◽  
Ground Water Quality ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
Water Intrusion

Ground water quality changes or depleting day by day due to various contaminated substances presence in the environment and also other factors influences of excessive drawing of ground water, intrusion of septic sewage, improper dumping of solid waste disposal, untreated industrial effluents, sludge and waste water disposal without giving any treatment and also seasonal changes, etc., all are leads to decrease the quality and depth of ground water table, which leads to cause severe health issues like diarrhea, dysentery, digestive problems etc., on human life. In this contest an attempt has been made to find the ground water quality and also to know the level of contamination presents in Akividu area. About 16 number of ground water samples were collected, which covers the entire area of Akividu, by the estimation of ground water quality parameters includes pH, CO3 , HCO3 , NH3 , NO2 - , DO, Salinity, Hardness, Chlorine ,Total Alkalinity and Total Ammonia, during post monsoon months of October to November 2019. It was found that many of ground water samples have excess amount salinity and hardness and reaming parameters were in permissible range. All these accumulations of salinity (more than 0.5 ppm) and hardness (more than 600 ppm) may cause due to practices of aquaculture near and around the area of Akividu, and hence it is very necessary to done the periodical examination and also need to stop contaminate sources entering into nearby water bodies

scholarly journals OPTIMALISASI POTENSI DANA ZAKAT, INFAQ, SADAQAH DALAM PEMERATAAN EKONOMI DI KABUPATEN SUKOHARJO (Studi Kasus di Badan Amil Zakat Daerah Kab. Sukoharjo)

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (01) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Sumadi Sumadi
Keyword(s):  
Participant Observation ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

Economic activity is something that can not be separated from human life especially good for a country or region. Along with the times, of the needs of humans increase therefore the economy is continuously growing and changing. Islamic philanthropy has an important role in the economy. an instrument of philanthropy is the mechanism of transfer of the rich to the poor is right on target. At the same time, the Islamic philanthropy instrument acts as an effective social safety net. With the transfer of income from the rich to the poor, there will be an increase in demand for goods and services from the poor, who are generally basic needs. Judging from the type of funding source, Zakat, Infak, Sadaqah (ZIS) with the largest Muslim population in the world, Indonesia has the potential for enormous ZIS. The methodology in this study used a qualitative phenomenological approach, so that research results in accordance with the facts on the ground. Source of data derived from primary data and secondary data. While data collection techniques with in-depth interviews, documentary studies, as well as participant observation. Potential national charity reached 19.3 trillion. While Hafidhuddin (2010), said that the potential of zakat in Indonesia reached 80 trillion annually (this potential, before accounting for the funds infaq and sadaqah untapped in the community as a source of funds are voluntary sadaqah infaq. Potential Zakat, Infaq, Shodaqoh Sukoharjo regency of 1.6 M / year average of 30% in the form of zakat profession dominated by civil servants and the percentage of individuals still need to be improved and 70% is still a infaq shodaqoh ".Keyword: Infaq Zakat and Sadaqah Sukoharjo, Poverty

scholarly journals Information Message Of Kindness On The Architecture Gate Of The Palace Solo

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 1280-1291
Author(s):  
Ayub Muktiono
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Verbal Communication ◽  
Verbal Information ◽  
The Public ◽  
The People ◽  
Living Together

Human life in the natural world could not live alone. To achieve the goal of living together, the man will always interact with each other in society. Communication and information to be very important in communicating. Communication in the community can be done both verbally and non-verbally. Communication in non-verbal considered more timeless than verbal communication. One of the non-verbal communication which is carried out by the public is in the form of a building. Solo is a work of architecture that has a message non-verbal information from the king to his people. One part of the building of the Palace Solo that has the message information is on the door of the gate of the Kori Apit. With the method of approach to the interpretation of the shape of the marks found on the door of the gate of the Kori Flank and linked with the culture of the people of Java, then obtained the meaning of the information message that is very wise of the king that is delivered to his people.

scholarly journals Modeling the Glacial Lake Outburst Flood Process Chain in the Nepal Himalaya: Reassessing Imja Tsho's Hazard

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan M. Lala ◽  
David R. Rounce ◽  
Daene C. McKinney
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
River Channel ◽  
Glacial Lake ◽  
Process Chain ◽  
Outburst Flood ◽  
Worst Case ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Lake Outlet ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Glacial Lake Outburst Flood

Abstract. The Himalayas of South Asia are home to many glaciers that are retreating due to climate change and causing the formation of large glacial lakes in their absence. These lakes are held in place by naturally deposited moraine dams that are potentially unstable. Specifically, an impulse wave generated by an avalanche or landslide entering the lake can destabilize the moraine dam, thereby causing a catastrophic failure of the moraine and a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). Imja-Lhotse Shar glacier is amongst the glaciers experiencing the highest rate of mass loss in the Mount Everest region, which has contributed to the expansion of Imja Tsho. A GLOF from this lake may have the potential to cause catastrophic damage to downstream villages, threatening both property and human life. Therefore, it is essential to understand the processes that could trigger a flood and quantify the potential downstream impacts. The avalanche-induced GLOF process chain was modeled using the output of one component of the chain as input to the next. First, the volume and momentum of various avalanches entering the lake were calculated using RAMMS. Next, the avalanche-induced waves were simulated using BASEMENT and validated with empirical equations to ensure the proper transfer of momentum from the avalanche to the lake. With BASEMENT, the ensuing moraine erosion and downstream flooding was modeled, which was used to generate hazard maps downstream. Moraine erosion was calculated for two geomorphologic models: one site-specific using field data and another worst-case based on past literature that is applicable to lakes in the greater region. Neither case resulted in flooding outside the river channel at downstream villages. The worst-case model resulted in some moraine erosion and increased channelization of the lake outlet, which yielded greater discharge downstream but no catastrophic collapse. The site-specific model generated similar results, but with very little erosion and a smaller downstream discharge. These results indicated that Imja Tsho is unlikely to produce a catastrophic GLOF due to an avalanche in the near future, although some hazard exists within the downstream river channel, necessitating continued monitoring of the lake. Furthermore, these models were designed for ease and flexibility so that they can be adopted by a wide range of stakeholders and appropriated for other lakes in the region.

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