scholarly journals Critical examination of the recent changes to the point system and Canadian employers' assessment practices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deanna Ida
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Point System ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Skilled Worker ◽  
Point Distribution ◽  
The Government ◽  
Selection Factors ◽  
Made In

The recent changes to the Canadian Point System in relation to the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) have greatly impacted the types of applicants that will be admitted to Canada. Through a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), it is my intention to explore the hiring practices of some Canadian employers and how immigrants currently fare in the labour market. A CDA will also be conducted based on the adjustments to the point distribution of specific selection factors for the FSWP. Because the most recent changes to the Point System were made in May 2013, this MRP will be one of the first if not the first to critically assess the May 4, 2013 changes to the Point System from a rights-based perspective. I will also explore whether or not the Government takes responsibility for helping immigrants facing discrimination in the labour market. Finally, I will investigate whether the adjustments to the Point System reinforces and legitimates the discriminatory practices of some Canadian employers.

scholarly journals Critical examination of the recent changes to the point system and Canadian employers' assessment practices

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deanna Ida
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Point System ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Skilled Worker ◽  
Point Distribution ◽  
The Government ◽  
Selection Factors ◽  
Made In

The recent changes to the Canadian Point System in relation to the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) have greatly impacted the types of applicants that will be admitted to Canada. Through a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), it is my intention to explore the hiring practices of some Canadian employers and how immigrants currently fare in the labour market. A CDA will also be conducted based on the adjustments to the point distribution of specific selection factors for the FSWP. Because the most recent changes to the Point System were made in May 2013, this MRP will be one of the first if not the first to critically assess the May 4, 2013 changes to the Point System from a rights-based perspective. I will also explore whether or not the Government takes responsibility for helping immigrants facing discrimination in the labour market. Finally, I will investigate whether the adjustments to the Point System reinforces and legitimates the discriminatory practices of some Canadian employers.

scholarly journals POLISH LABOR MARKET: CHANGES DURING THE PERIOD COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Naumenko N. ◽  
Saligor D.
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Job Offers ◽  
The World ◽  
Employment Rates ◽  
The Government ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Made In ◽  
Market Changes

Outbreak of coronavirus pandemic caused the world economies to change greatly. The vast majority of enterprises in Poland were forced to restrict activity and almost all of them cut back on number of employees. In June 2020 most companies in Poland obtained “green lights” from the government for continuation their activity as before the pandemic outbreak. However the situation with restrictions still influences labor market in Poland. The issue of the study is currently of great interest, as qua-lity analysis gives clear interpretation of the pandemic impact on employment, considering Ukrainian workers, and dealing with adverse effect of the coronavirus crisis.The study analyzes important and the most significant Polish labour market changes in 2020 caused by the outbreak of COVID-19. It is stated that pandemic had controversial impact on economically active popula-tion and the number of job offers for unemployed. The study explores employment rates in Poland and outlines the main differ-ences between 2019 and 2020 data. The number of working places according to economy sectors and in general is assessed. It is defined that the Polish labour market recovers closely to pre crisis rates. Authors analyzed labour activity rates realized remotely in 2020. The influence of changes identified above on employment of Ukrainian workers in Poland is determined. Although Ukrainian and foreign analysts and researchers explored Polish labor market influenced by the coronavirus crisis in their works and papers, further deep investigations are needed. Thus, one of the novelty elements is thorough comparative out-line of changes in the labour services area. An attempt is made in this paper to show the ways of solving problems of unemploy-ment, limited number of job offers and economically inactive population.The primary concern of this research is to consider the Polish labour market current situation influenced by the coronavirus crisis, to analyze economic performance in 2020 compared to previous years, to highlight possible prospects, tasks or measures to improve labour market through reducing unemployment and increase in job offers.Keywords: unemployment, economic crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, employment, Polish labour market, job cuts, redundancy. У статті проаналізовано вагомі та найбільш помітні зміни на польському ринку праці у 2020 році, викликані розповсюдженням вірусу COVID-19. Зазначено, що пандемія неоднозначно вплинула на економічно активне населення та кількість робочих місць, які могли бути запропоновані безробітним. Проаналізовано показники зайнятості громадян Польщі та ви-значено основні відмінності між даними 2019 та 2020 років. Оцінено кількість ліквідованих робочих місць за секторами та в загальному значенні економіки. Визначено, що наразі польський ринок праці знаходиться на стадії відновлення, а його стан близький до передкризового. Автори проаналізували частоту трудової діяльності у 2020 році, що реалізовувалась у дистанційному вигляді, віддалено від постійного місця роботи. Визначено, яким чином зазначені зміни вплинули на пра-цевлаштування українців у Польщі. У дослідженні зроблено наукову спробу знайти шляхи вирішення таких проблем, як: безробіття, недостатня кількість пропонованих робочих місць та економічно неактивне населення.Ключові слова: безробіття, економічна криза, пандемія COVID-19, зайнятість населення, польський ринок праці, ліквідація робочих місць, скорочення працівників.

scholarly journals An In-Depth Process Model for Fuel Production via Hydrothermal Liquefaction and Catalytic Hydrotreating

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1172
Author(s):  
Leonard Moser ◽  
Christina Penke ◽  
Valentin Batteiger
Keyword(s):  
Process Model ◽  
Reaction Network ◽  
Hydrothermal Liquefaction ◽  
Process Chain ◽  
Fuel Production ◽  
Model Compounds ◽  
Point Distribution ◽  
Process Step ◽  
Elemental Analyses ◽  
Made In

One of the more promising technologies for future renewable fuel production from biomass is hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL). Although enormous progress in the context of continuous experiments on demonstration plants has been made in the last years, still many research questions concerning the understanding of the HTL reaction network remain unanswered. In this study, a unique process model of an HTL process chain has been developed in Aspen Plus® for three feedstock, microalgae, sewage sludge and wheat straw. A process chain consisting of HTL, hydrotreatment (HT) and catalytic hydrothermal gasification (cHTG) build the core process steps of the model, which uses 51 model compounds representing the hydrolysis products of the different biochemical groups lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, lignin, extractives and ash for modeling the biomass. Two extensive reaction networks of 272 and 290 reactions for the HTL and HT process step, respectively, lead to the intermediate biocrude (~200 model compounds) and the final upgraded biocrude product (~130 model compounds). The model can reproduce important characteristics, such as yields, elemental analyses, boiling point distribution, product fractions, density and higher heating values of experimental results from continuous experiments as well as literature values. The model can be applied as basis for techno-economic and environmental assessments of HTL fuel production, and may be further developed into a predictive yield modeling tool.

scholarly journals ‘A Cockroach Preserved in Amber’: The Significance of Class in Critics' Representations of Heavy Metal Music and its Fans

2014 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 719-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy R. Brown ◽  
Christine Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Working Class ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Contemporary Music ◽  
Media Representations ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Metal Music ◽  
Heavy Metal Music ◽  
The Uk

In this paper we engage with new cultural theories of class that have identified media representations of ‘excessive’ white heterosexual working-class femininity as a ‘constitutive limit’ of incorporation into dominant (middle-class) modes of neoliberal subjectivity and Bourdieu's thesis that classification is a form of symbolic violence that constitutes both the classifier and the classified. However, what we explore are the implications of such arguments for those modes of white heterosexual working-class masculinity that continue to reproduce themselves in forms of overtly masculinist popular culture. We do so through a critical examination of the symbolic representation of the genre of heavy metal music within contemporary music journalism. Employing a version of critical discourse analysis, we offer an analysis of representative reviews, derived from a qualitative sample of the UK music magazine, New Musical Express (1999–2008). This weekly title, historically associated with the ideals of the ‘counter culture’, now offers leadership of musical tastes in an increasingly segmented, niche-oriented marketplace. Deploying a refined model of the inscription process outlined by Skeggs, our analysis demonstrates how contemporary music criticism symbolically attaches negative attributes and forms of personhood to the working-class male bodies identified with heavy metal culture and its audience, allowing dominant middle-class modes of cultural authority to be inscribed within matters of musical taste and distinction.

Anomaly Detection of Budgetary Allocations Using Machine-Learning-Based Techniques

2021 ◽  
Vol 107 ◽  
pp. 174-181
Author(s):  
Garba Aliyu ◽  
Ibrahim Enesi Umar ◽  
Irunokhai Eric Aghiomesi ◽  
Hassan Jimoh Onawola ◽  
Sandip Rakshit
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Anomaly Detection ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Machine Learning Technique ◽  
National Assembly ◽  
Substantial Modification ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Learning Technique ◽  
The Government

In Nigeria, a crucial responsibility of the executive arms of the government is to submit annual budgetary allocations to the national assembly for approval. Due to the diversity and complexity of the budget, the national assembly is mandated to carry out its constitutional duty of scrutinizing the budget to discover irregularity or anomaly, make recommendations, or substantial modification upon what it received. This is very challenging, particularly in Nigeria where there are many different ethnicities and regional, to ensure inclusiveness, the national assembly must carry out its constitutional duty diligently and carefully without fear or favor that often has unintended consequences. This might not be very easy to accomplish within a short period. Thus, this research aims at detecting an anomaly in the budget that will ease the legislative duty thereby facilitating the process of appropriation. The concept of Clustering for Machine learning technique was used for the detection of an anomaly, where the detected ones are noted and indicated for critical examination.

"A FESTIVAL OF BRIGANDS": IN SEARCH OF DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL LEGITIMACY IN MALI

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce Whitehouse
Keyword(s):  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Democratic Transitions ◽  
Weak State ◽  
Coup D'etat ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
System A ◽  
The Government ◽  
Systemic Corruption ◽  
Made In

Mali's coup d'état in March 2012 and the subsequent occupation of northern Mali by Islamist and separatist rebels took many observers by surprise. How could an erstwhile model of peaceful democratic transition collapse so swiftly? Why did so few ordinary Malians stand up in defence of their 20-year-old democracy? Combining accounts from Malian and foreign journalists with observations made in Bamako leading up to and during the dramatic events of early 2012, this article assesses the failures of Mali's pre-coup political system. A combination of the tenuous rule of law, weak state institutions, and perceptions of systemic corruption deeply eroded Malians' faith in their democracy. The junta that ousted Mali's elected president in March 2012, despite its international isolation, skillfully manipulated public frustrations with the government as well as local symbols and discourses pertaining to heroic leaders to gain support and legitimacy at home. The crisis in Mali was preceded by certain warning signs, some of which might be applied to gauge the health of democratic transitions elsewhere in Africa.

Psychiatry in the Northern Sudan: A Study in Comparative Psychiatry

1968 ◽  
Vol 114 (513) ◽  
pp. 945-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. E. Elsarrag
Keyword(s):  
Private Practice ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
The West ◽  
Government Clinic ◽  
The Government ◽  
Two Populations ◽  
Made In

This study is mainly based on my work in psychiatry in the Clinic of Nervous Disorders, Khartoum North, and with my private practice patients. I have seen altogether 2,160 patients. The distribution of psychiatric illness in these is shown in the table below. The two populations of patients attending the Government clinic and private practice are comparable, and the same patients interchange. A comparison is made in this paper between psychiatry in the West, mainly British psychiatry, and Sudanese psychiatry.

Made in Basel? A commentary on the contemporary art world in Asia

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-186
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Waters
Keyword(s):  
Contemporary Art ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Art World ◽  
Sociocultural Perspective ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Global Power ◽  
Recent Emergence ◽  
Made In

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the recent emergence of contemporary art in Asia from a macro, sociocultural perspective. Design/methodology/approach This commentary is based on secondary research and recent visits to contemporary art centres in major cities across Asia. Findings The author argues that contemporary art in Asia emerges by extension of the Western contemporary art world and suggests that more must be done if Asia is to create a contemporary art world that is both internationally recognised and distinct from its Western precedent. Originality/value This commentary debunks the hyperbole surrounding contemporary art in Asia as a regional phenomenon and provides a critical examination of the global (power) dynamics at play.

Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy

2016 ◽  
Vol 48 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 100-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Benbow ◽  
Carolyne Gorlick ◽  
Cheryl Forchuk ◽  
Catherine Ward-Griffin ◽  
Helene Berman
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Policy Document ◽  
Reduction Strategy ◽  
Phase Study ◽  
Poverty Reduction Strategy ◽  
The Government ◽  
Gender Neutrality

This article overviews the second phase of a two-phase study which examined experiences of health and social exclusion among mothers experiencing homelessness in Ontario, Canada. A critical discourse analysis was employed to analyze the policy document, Realizing Our Potential: Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, 2014–2019. In nursing, analysis of policy is an emerging form of scholarship, one that draws attention to the macro levels influencing health and health promotion, such as the social determinants of health, and the policies that impact them. The clear neo-liberal underpinnings, within the strategy, with a focus on productivity and labor market participation leave little room for an understanding of poverty reduction from a human rights perspective. Further, gender-neutrality rendered the poverty experienced by women, and mothers, invisible. Notably, there were a lack of deadlines, target dates, and thorough action and evaluation plans. Such absence troubles whether poverty reduction is truly a priority for the government, and society as a whole.

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