Modern Day Trojan Horse

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-37
Author(s):  
Zahra Sina ◽  
Nadia Abdullahi
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
Trojan Horse ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
The Public

Personal hygiene products are used on a daily basis by many people. Many are comparable to the Trojan horse. On the outside, they appear to be harmless. They are contained in attractive bottles and they rely on misleading ads to attract consumers. However, these products may contain potentially harmful chemicals and many people are unaware of how individuals, societies and environments are affected in the various stages of the life cycle of many personal hygiene products. Our STSE issue deals with an everyday product that falls under the Trojan horse analogy–lotion. We are concerned that our peers and other young adults are purchasing lotions without the knowledge of how they came to stand on the shelves of a store. We conducted a correlation study between gender and popular lotion brands among teenagers and the reasons behind their choices. We came to the conclusion that more females than males were interested in popular lotion brands due to enticing features that targets mainly feminine interests (e.g. scent is an aspect of lotion that more females than males consider when purchasing the brand). For our actions, we prepared an educational mind-map on our issue and a video compilation where we interviewed female students on their reactions to various lotion brand commercials. Our actions are meant to inform the public about the controversies surrounding our issue and the techniques companies use to gain the attention of potential consumers.

scholarly journals High School Female Students' Overweight Toward Emotional Intelligence

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jafar Shabani ◽  
Najmh Sargolzaii
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Correlation Study ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Public ◽  
Golestan Province

Introduction: The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing at an alarming rate. They both have two-way communication with one's emotional stresses and psychological distresses. Methods: This research is a descriptive-correlation study. The sample size included 370 female high school students in Gonbad, Galikesh, Azadshahr, and Kalaleh, in the east of Golestan province (Iran) in 2018. To select the participants, 370 students with a body mass index (BMI) between 25 and 29.9 kg/m² were selected as samples, and the EQ questionnaire was handed out.. Pearson's correlation coefficient and  linear regression analyses were also employed in this study. The collected data were analyzed by    SPSS 22. Results: The results demonstrated that there is a direct, yet inverse relationship between students’ total EQ (-.465, p< 0.01), intrapersonal (-.421, p< 0.01), interpersonal (-.325, p< 0.01), adaptability (-.391, p< 0.01), stress management (-.401, p< 0.01), general mood (-.383, p< 0.01), and their overweight. however, it suggests that the higher the EQ and its subscales scores among the students increase, the less weight they own, and vice versa. Conclusion: The results of this research may not only open a new window to assist in achieving successful nutritional diet programs, providing people, but it also can pave the way for further research conducted by experts in nutrition, medicine, and psychology. The findings of this study will enhance social public awareness of the side- effects of overweight, equipping the public with some counseling to lose weight through using EQ for students suffering overweight.

scholarly journals THE STUDY ANALYSIS OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA FOR FEMALE STUDENTS OF STATE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 141-147
Author(s):  
Putri Permatasari ◽  
Anjang Priliantini ◽  
Sheila Rizkia Anjani
Keyword(s):  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Iron Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Deficiency Anemia ◽  
Deficiency Anaemia ◽  
The Public ◽  
Quantitative Design

Iron deficiency anaemia in adolescents is one of the public health problems that has not been overcome especially in young women. One of the indirect causes is income, parental education, and low knowledge about anaemia and balanced nutrition. Quantitative design with descriptive study supported with qualitative design. Samples were female students of State Senior High Senior (n=394). Data were collected using a questionnaire. Anaemia prevalence was 46.4%, with classifications on the severe level at 8.6%, moderate level at 20.1%, and mild level at 17.8%. Respondents' knowledge about anaemia was pretty good (67.3%), balanced nutrition (51.3%). The observation showed that the foods in the cafeteria were not varied, unhealthy, not nutritious, and unhygienic. Personal hygiene and food sanitation were low. There were no regulations and no changing menu schedules. Peer group takes a role in selecting foods. Balanced nutrition food had not been well-socialized. Knowledge of anaemia, balanced nutrition, which is quite high, do not reduce the prevalence of anaemia in adolescent. It is needed to take interventions to prevent and overcome iron deficiency anaemia with a holistic communication network among students, school authorities, and cafeteria management.  

The public's view of public health in mid-Victorian Britain

Urban History ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Sigsworth ◽  
Michael Worboys
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Working Class ◽  
Health Reform ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
The Public ◽  
Victorian Britain ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Public Health Reform

What did the public think about public health reform in mid-Victorian Britain? Historians have had a lot to say about the sanitary mentality and actions of the middle class, yet have been strangely silent about the ideas and behaviour of the working class, who were the great majority of the public and the group whose health was mainly in question. Perhaps there is nothing to say. The working class were commonly referred to as ‘the Great Unwashed’, purportedly ignorant and indifferent on matters of personal hygiene, environmental sanitation and hence health. Indeed, the writings of reformers imply that the working class simply did not have a sanitary mentality. However, the views of sanitary campaigners should not be taken at face value. Often propaganda and always one class's perception of another, in the context of the social apartheid in Britain's cities in the mid-nineteenth century, sanitary campaigners' views probably reveal more about middle-class anxieties than the actual social and physical conditions of the poor. None the less many historians still use such material to portray working-class life, but few have gone on to ask how public health reform was seen and experienced ‘from below’. Historians of public health have tended to portray the urban working class as passive victims who were rescued by enlightened middle-class reformers. This seems to be borne out at the political level where, unlike with other popular movements of the 1840s and after, there is little evidence of working-class participation in, or support for, the public health movement.

Touching the Past to Remember the Past

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 389-397
Author(s):  
Meghan J. Dudley ◽  
Jenna Domeischel
Keyword(s):  
Social Memory ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Public Archaeology ◽  
Human Condition ◽  
The Other ◽  
Archaeological Theory ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Introductory Article

ABSTRACTAlthough we, as archaeologists, recognize the value in teaching nonprofessionals about our discipline and the knowledge it generates about the human condition, there are few of these specialists compared to the number of archaeologists practicing today. In this introductory article to the special section titled “Touching the Past to Learn the Past,” we suggest that, because of our unique training as anthropologists and archaeologists, each of us has the potential to contribute to public archaeology education. By remembering our archaeological theory, such as social memory, we can use the artifacts we engage with on a daily basis to bridge the disconnect between what the public hopes to gain from our interactions and what we want to teach them. In this article, we outline our perspective and present an overview of the other three articles in this section that apply this approach in their educational endeavors.

Radiation and its associated health risks: assessment of knowledge and risk perception among adolescents and young adults in Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Heba Shaaban ◽  
Mohsina Bano Shaikh
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Radiation Sources ◽  
Risks Assessment

Abstract Electromagnetic radiation is the fastest growing environmental factor due to the vast development in technology in the last decades. Awareness about radiation has received more attention worldwide due to its health hazards. Adolescents are exposed to radiation from various sources on a daily basis. The number of studies conducted to assess the knowledge and perception of adolescents and young adults regarding radiation and its risks is limited, especially in the Middle East. The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and perception about radiation and its associated hazards among adolescents and young adults. Additionally, our aim was to identify the best methods of education regarding radiation and its protective measures. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 506 participants in Saudi Arabia. It was found that the overall knowledge and awareness on radiation sources and its hazards among adolescents and young adults is inadequate. The majority of participants had misconceptions regarding radiation sources and its detriments to health. Socio-demographic variables were associated with the participants’ perception. Educating adolescents on radiation and its safety measures is much needed. It was found that the most preferred methods of education are social media and health care providers. The findings of this study will provide insight when designing future interventions to promote specific messages to enhance knowledge and improve awareness regarding radiation.

scholarly journals Risk Identification and Assessment in PPP Infrastructure Projects using Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process and Life-Cycle Methodology

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Li ◽  
Patrick Zou
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Risk Identification ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Ahp Method ◽  
The Public ◽  
Project Life Cycle ◽  
Project Life ◽  
Hierarchy Process

To fulfil the increasing demands of the public,Public Private Partnership (PPP) has beenincreasingly used to procure infrastructureprojects, such as motor ways, bridges, tunnelsand railways. However, the risks involved inPPP projects are unique and dynamic due tolarge amount of investment and longconcession period. This paper aims to developa risk identification framework from theperspectives of project life cycle, and anassessment framework for risks associatedwith PPP project using fuzzy analyticalhierarchy process (AHP). First the paperreviews the current literature to identifycommon risks in PPP infrastructure projectsand classification methods used. The risksidentified from the literature were classifiedusing project life cycle perspectives. Followingthat, the paper presents the advantages offuzzy AHP. Furthermore, the paper provides aframework for assessment of risks in PPPprojects followed by an illustrative examplewhere the data was obtained from surveyquestionnaires. The paper concludes that risksassociated in PPP infrastructure projects areunique and therefore it is beneficial to classifythem from project life cycle perspectives, andthe proposed fuzzy AHP method is suitable forthe assessment of these risks.

Design of the Low-Carbon and Ecological Kindergarten

2011 ◽  
Vol 99-100 ◽  
pp. 617-623
Author(s):  
Yan Li ◽  
Kai Xie
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Energy Dissipation ◽  
Energy Conservation ◽  
Emission Reduction ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
The Public ◽  
Conservation Technology ◽  
Geographical Position ◽  
Whole Life Cycle ◽  
Reasonable Energy

The public in China have a vague notion of architecture energy conservation, additionally the various and complex geographical position and climate, so the problem of architectural energy dissipation has deteriorated. In terms of architectural energy conservation, this design wholly considered energy conservation and emission reduction in the whole life cycle. The theory of “nonexistence-existence-nonexistence” should be carried out practically and low-carbon, ecological kindergarten will be founded in Huainan by studying and taking advantage all kinds of reasonable energy conservation technology. We should exert a subtle influence on cultivating children’s sense of energy conservation and emission reduction in order to make it be popular in the society which treats children as center.

scholarly journals Bacterial influence on the maintenance of symbiotic yeast through Drosophila metamorphosis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Guilhot ◽  
Antoine Rombaut ◽  
Anne Xuéreb ◽  
Kate Howell ◽  
Simon Fellous
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Symbiotic Bacteria ◽  
Bacterial Symbionts ◽  
Tripartite Symbiosis ◽  
Summary Statement ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Microbial Symbionts

AbstractInteractions between microbial symbionts of metazoan hosts are emerging as key features of symbiotic systems. Little is known about the role of such interactions on the maintenance of symbiosis through host’s life cycle. We studied the influence of symbiotic bacteria on the maintenance of symbiotic yeast through metamorphosis of the fly Drosophila melanogaster. To this end we mimicked the development of larvae in natural fruit. In absence of bacteria yeast was never found in young adults. However, yeast could maintain through metamorphosis when larvae were inoculated with symbiotic bacteria isolated from D. melanogaster faeces. Furthermore, an Enterobacteriaceae favoured yeast transstadial maintenance. Because yeast is a critical symbiont of D. melanogaster flies, bacterial influence on host-yeast association may have consequences for the evolution of insect-yeast-bacteria tripartite symbiosis and their cooperation.Summary statementBacterial symbionts of Drosophila influence yeast maintenance through fly metamorphosis, a novel observation that may have consequences for the evolution of insect-yeast-bacteria interactions.

scholarly journals LIFE-CYCLE HYPOTHESIS OF HYBRID SUKUK

JURISDICTIE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Luthvia Moonda
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Muslim World ◽  
Present Value ◽  
The Public ◽  
Life Cycle Hypothesis

The development of financial system recently has been contributing to the economic growth of the nation. Its vital role helps many financial institutions to advance their financial services, particularly in investment systems such as Sukuk. As seen in recent years, the involvement of Sukuk in many industries ranging from sovereigns to corporates for both Muslim and non-Muslim world companies. Although its popularity increases, it seems to be widely accepted that the insufficient structures of Sukuk become a big challenge to serve the public needs to be in compliance with Shari’ah principles. In an attempt to fulfil many financial companies in issuing Sukuk and the needs of the Muslim world, this study aims to provide the new structure of Sukuk. The study proposes a design of securitization by combining two contracts of Sukuk into one Sukuk structure. The constructed idea will use a model of life cycle hypothesis to support the Sukuk issuing companies in maintaining their incomes. It also explains the cycle cash flow and asset movement as well as the calculation of Net Present Value (NPV) of the project.

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