ICTs for Enhanced Use of Indigenous Medicinal Plants by the Ashante Speaking People of Ghana

2011 ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
Nana Adu-Pipim Boaduo ◽  
Nana Kwaku Kyei Boaduo
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Being There ◽  
Indigenous Wisdom

Knowledge, over the centuries, has been recognised as power when acquired and used to resolve pertinent human problems. It helps to develop and advance communities in the environment they reside. Knowledgeable communities manage to elevate themselves from diseases and other catastrophes. It does not matter whether people are knowledgeable in the indigenous African ways or in the Western ways of knowing. What matters most is that the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values embedded in their social contexts are not only essential for their advancement and development, they are also critical for their survival. Knowledge acquisition through education enables communities to emancipate themselves from ignorance and poverty and raise themselves above all the challenges that may impinge negatively on their general and specific well-being. There is urgent need to gather together the indigenous wisdom of different ethnic groups around the world, especially the knowledge of indigenous medicinal plants and their uses for treatment and healing. This paper proposes to make a contribution in this respect by providing the basis of some of the IKS of the Akan ethnic group of Ghana, the Asantes, related to indigenous medicinal plants application for the treatment of a multiplicity of ailments. Recommendations regarding how this IKS can be preserved and commercialized through the application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to benefit the indigenous Asante speaking people of Ghana are provided.

scholarly journals MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR DIABETES MELLITUS: A REVIEW

2021 ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
DIPALI P SHELKE ◽  
VIJAYENDRA SWAMY SM
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Causes Of Death ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Metabolic Abnormalities ◽  
Major Health ◽  
Industrialized Nations ◽  
The World ◽  
Diabetic Treatment

Diabetes mellitus is one of the major health problems in the world, the incidence and associated mortality are increasing. Fourth leading causes of death in the most advanced countries and there, in other emerging and recently industrialized nations, still controlled the epidemic. Inadequate control of blood sugar has significant consequences for well-being. Ayurveda and other Indian writing referenced the utilized of plants in the treatment of different diseases. Medicinal plant with antidiabetic potential has been recent area of research. The efficiency of these medicinal plants may regulate the diabetic metabolic abnormalities. This work would help researchers to choose potential herbal for diabetic treatment.

Conclusion

A Child's Day ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 165-178
Author(s):  
Killian Mullan
Keyword(s):  
Time Use ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Public Debate ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
The Uk

This concluding chapter surveys the key findings and issues raised in the previous chapters. This study of a child's day provides the most extensive picture currently available in the UK, and elsewhere in the world, into how children's time use has changed over the past several decades. It identifies areas of expected change as well as other areas of surprising stability. It reveals how change and stability in children's time use blend together to comprise a child's day, uncovering also the multi-layered contexts of a child's day. Aspects of children's time use, and how this may have changed, will no doubt continue to surface in public debate in connection with their well-being. While welcoming this, it is necessary to always question and seek to understand how supposed changes actually fit within a child's day, the types of days where these changes are concentrated, among whom, and to seek out evidence on how such changes relate to other activities and the social contexts of daily life.

Innovation in Later Life: A Study of Grandmothers and Facebook

2020 ◽  
pp. 009141502094020
Author(s):  
Mor Yachin ◽  
Galit Nimrod
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Successful Aging ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Innovation Theory ◽  
Use Patterns ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Set Up

Relying on the Innovation theory of successful aging, this study aims at exploring how grandmothers around the world perceive and use Facebook. Twenty-seven focus groups were set up in seven countries: Canada, Colombia, Israel, Italy, Peru, Romania, and Spain. Participants consisted of 184 grandmothers aged 65 and over who use information and communication technology to some extent. Data were analyzed according to hybrid thematic analysis principles and findings pointed to substantial ambivalence regarding Facebook. Grandmothers who used it reported rather restrained use that was typically triggered externally and characterized by reactive use patterns. Nevertheless, Facebook appeared to promote users’ well-being by supporting preservation of their relationships, roots, and sense of relevance. These findings suggest a new theoretical tenet to innovation theory according to which even “restrained innovation” in later life may be beneficial.

Stress and Anxiety in the Digital Age

2022 ◽  
pp. 118-123
Author(s):  
Humera Waseem Khan ◽  
Arti Jain
Keyword(s):  
Digital Age ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social World ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
High Status ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Mental Fitness ◽  
Digital Stress

While digitalization undoubtedly has improved the access to information and communication with the world, increased cases of cyberbullying, harassment, cyber abuse, and suicide numbers have also surfaced among teens. The hype of the online world, the celebrity culture, and their high status seldom generate the fear of inadequacy, dissatisfaction, and isolation which ultimately aggravate the feeling of anxiety and depression. This chapter will underline the causes of the digital stress and technology-related anxiety among adolescents, their deteriorating psychophysical behavior, factors disintegrating their mental fitness and physical well-being, and most importantly, the answer to the problem. Various small steps can be taken to avoid serious problems such as talking with your family and friends. Some other approaches include cutting off from the negative digital surroundings, limiting the watch time, etc. With the growing online world, there is an urgent need to control the exposure one gives to the social world.

The Fountain of Love Credit Union: A Vibrant Microfinance Institution in a Hostile Inter-Ethnic Society

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (01) ◽  
pp. 93-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rochman Achwan
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Credit Union ◽  
Microfinance Institutions ◽  
Financial Organization ◽  
Mandatory Requirement ◽  
Microfinance Institution

The Fountain of Love Credit Union (FLCU) is a rare example of a vibrant microfinance institution in Indonesia. Located at the heart of a hostile inter-ethnic society in the province of West Kalimantan, the FLCU invents unique types of social capital and financial organization that bolster its unparallel financial performance. In recognition of this achievement, the Indonesian government presented the FLCU with the 2005 Award for Small-Medium Corporate Excellence. Decades of inter-ethnic hostility inspired school teachers to establish the FLCU in 1987. They dreamt of creating a big microfinance institution and promoting the economic well-being of the Dayak ethnic group. The Dayak, one of Kalimantan's two largest ethnic groups, defines itself as disadvantaged. A sense of grievance evolving around these issues culminated in a series of ethnic conflicts. Today, after more than two decades of operations, the FLCU has not only won the trust of most Dayak people but also inspires other ethnic groups to establish microfinance institutions. This environment has allowed unique types of social capital and financial organization to flourish. The Fountain of Love Foundation (FLF), the parent organization of the FLCU, has set up a variety of social and economic organizations. They work in partnership with the FLCU in all aspects of its business, from recruiting, disciplining, and empowering clients to weaving organizational networks with other microfinance institutions. The latter plays a vital role in curbing the penetration of modern micro banking in the province. The FLF, therefore, has become an ethnic-based conglomerate in which the FLCU functions as one of its driving forces. However, the FLCU faces a number of hurdles. Almost all FLCU clients, in rural and urban areas, are of the Dayak ethnic group. From organizational and policy points of view, the legal status of the FLCU is vulnerable as its assets grow beyond the mandatory requirement of the current banking law.

scholarly journals A história da lã: da domesticação à atualidade

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Virgínia Santos ◽  
Ângela Martins ◽  
Mário Silvestre ◽  
Severiano Silva ◽  
Jorge Azevedo
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Genetic Factors ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Wool Production ◽  
Sheep Breeds ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Sheep Production

ResumoA produção de lã foi durante muitos anos, em Portugal e em várias regiões do mundo, uma das principais razões da exploração ovina. Esta situação foi alterada com o aparecimento das fibras sintéticas. A produção de carne ou de leite tornaram-se então as principais aptidões económicas destes animais. De qualquer forma, sendo absolutamente necessário tosquiar anualmente os ovinos, a lã pode proporcionar um rendimento extra, principalmente nos ovinos com velo de qualidade superior. Portugal apresenta 16 raças autóctones de ovinos que se enquadram em três grandes grupos étnicos, Merino, Bordaleiro e Churro, de acordo com as suas características morfológicas externas e aptidões. Cada um destes grupos étnicos apresenta tipos de velos com características têxteis diferentes. É assumido que as raças de etnia churra proporcionam lã considerada de má qualidade, caracterizada por ser lisa e de toque áspero. Em contrapartida as raças do grupo étnico Merino são consideradas como produtoras de lã de qualidade, caracterizada por ser macia ao tato e apresentar fibras muito onduladas. As características corporais e têxteis que os ovinos apresentam relacionam-se não só com fatores genéticos, mas também com as condições do meio ambiente onde vivem. Pretende-se com este trabalho contribuir para o conhecimento da origem da lã e perceber a diferenciação das raças ovinas autóctones nos três grupos étnicos existentes em Portugal. Palavras-chave: lã, velo, merino Abstract Wool production has been for many years, in Portugal and in several regions of the world, one of the main reasons for sheep production. This situation changed with the appearance of synthetic fibres. The production of meat or milk has thus become the primary economic aptitude of these animals. In any case, since it is necessary to shear the sheep annually, wool can provide extra yield, especially in sheep with a fleece of superior quality. Portugal presents 16 autochthonous sheep breeds that fall into three large ethnic groups, Merino, Bordaleiro and Churro, according to their external morphological characteristics and aptitudes. Each of these ethnic groups has different types of veils with different textile characteristics. It is assumed that breeds of Churra ethnic group provide wool considered of poor quality, characterised by being smooth and rough touch. In contrast, the breeds of the Merino ethnic group are considered to be producers of quality wool, characterised by being soft to the touch and presenting very undulating fibres. The physical and textile characteristics that sheep present relate not only to genetic factors but also to the conditions of the environment in which they live. This work intends to contribute to the knowledge of the origin of wool and to understand the differentiation of native sheep breeds in the three ethnic groups that exist in Portugal. Keywords: wool, fleece, merino

scholarly journals Social Cohesion, Ethnicity and Well-Being: Results from an Intervention Study in Kyrgyzstan

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 46-55
Author(s):  
M.M. Larsen ◽  
K. Boehnke ◽  
D. Esenaliev ◽  
T. Bruck
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Ethnic Disparities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ethnic Composition ◽  
Being There ◽  
The Relationship

When looking at important indicators of well-being, there is extensive evidence that levels of life satisfaction differ between ethnic groups, such that minority groups by and large tend to report lower levels of life satisfaction than majority ethnic groups. A growing body of literature has begun investigating the relationship between an individual’s community and their own levels of life satisfaction. While community deprivation and community ethnic composition are important factors for understanding individual ethnic disparities in life satisfaction, there is a gap in understanding the role of community social cohesion, as well as the effect on change in life satisfaction over time. Using panel survey data from 5.207 adults living in 30 sub-districts of rural Kyrgyzstan, we conduct a multilevel analysis of whether social cohesion serves as a moderator for the relationship between ethnicity and change in life satisfaction. While results do not demonstrate a positive effect of community social cohesion on change in life satisfaction, they do indicate that higher levels of community social cohesion minimize the ethnic group disparities in change in life satisfaction. These findings imply that social cohesion may be one additional piece of the puzzle in understanding ethnic disparities in life satisfaction.

Advaita: Oneness as a Lived Reality—Examining Aspects of Profound and a Radical Psychology

2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-207
Author(s):  
Shilpa Ashok Pandit
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Theory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Body ◽  
Popular Imagination ◽  
Speculative Philosophy ◽  
Surface Level ◽  
Psychological Theories ◽  
Modern Psychology ◽  
The World ◽  
Being There

It is all good to say, that the world is one! Are these idealistic/poetic ideas or could there be psychological pathways to experience oneness as a continuous realisation? This is not a question of philosophy or intellectual argumentation, but a question of living and being. There has been now interest in non-dual awareness in research as well ( Josipovic, 2014 ). The objective of this article is to introduce a radical worldview—advaita vedānta that leads to profound cognitive, affective and behavioural implications of well-being beyond the surface level ideas of happiness. Advaita—which means ‘not-two’ is the most profound and radical of psychological theories Indic civilization has experienced and accepted as the epitome—the crown jewel. The Vedāntic worldview and practice with the background throb of all Indic values—of inclusion, love and truth vests in Advaita—oneness. In popular imagination, it has been both esoteric-cised and yet has remained un-commodified. Contrary to popular ideas that look at advaita as a speculative philosophy, advaita is understood as a rich psychological theory with a basis in cognition, knowing, as well as a living in oneness. The students of modern psychology, especially, in India are left poorer, if they are unable to review advaita and yet study consciousness, which is a booming area of research in modern psychology. Advaita is a continuous living realisation—termed as Jīvanmukti, the Vedāntic ideal of being free, while living. Examining the primary Saṃskrit text—Jīvanmukti-viveka, I describe Jīvanmukti—of living in continuous realisation of oneness, till the body drops down, as stated by the great muni, whose above-mentioned abhyāsa grantha—the application manual, is used across Hindu spiritual frameworks and monastic orders, till today.

scholarly journals Medicinal Plants Used for Treating Mild Covid-19 Symptoms Among Thai Karen and Hmong

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Methee Phumthum ◽  
Varangrat Nguanchoo ◽  
Henrik Balslev
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Muscle Pain ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Ethnic Minority Groups ◽  
Traditional Medicinal Plants ◽  
The World

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is causing many severe problems globally, and it is not known for how long it will last. The only hope we have for dealing with the problem is to produce sufficient vaccines and administer them efficiently. However, the current demand for vaccines greatly exceeds the supply, and many people will suffer from the disease for still some time. Moreover, the period for immunity obtained by the vaccines remains unknown, and we cannot predict how long the world will suffer the COVID-19 infections. Therefore, there will be a continued demand for treatments of its symptoms. An alternative solution for providing such treatment is the use of traditional medicinal plants.Aims: To document medicinal plants used by Hmong and Karen in Thailand to treat mild symptoms of COVID-19.Methods: Traditional knowledge about ethnomedicinal plants used by Hmong and Karen in Thailand for treating mild symptoms listed by WHO as associated with COVID 19, was collected in field interviews and extracted from the literature.Results: We identified 491 plant species used medicinally by both ethnic groups to treat fever, cough, diarrhea, muscle pain and ache, rash, headache, sore throat, and conjunctivitis. Of the 491 species 60 were mentioned at least five times in the literature or in our field data. Of these 60 species, we propose the most commonly used ones for treatments of mild COVID-19 symptoms. Ten of these most commonly mentioned species were used for treatments of fever, nine for treatment of cough, four for treatment of diarrhea, two for treatment of rash, and a single species was used to treat muscle pain and headache.Conclusion: This study suggests alternative treatments for mild symptoms of COVID-19 with medicinal plants that are traditionally used by the ethnic minority groups of the Hmong and Karen in Thailand. Although COVID-19 is a new disease, its mild symptoms are shared with many other diseases. Traditional knowledge on medicinal plants used by the Thai Karen and Hmong could help in the treatments of these symptoms associated with COVID-19. Many of the proposed plants were used abundantly by both ethnic groups, and other studies on biological activities support their efficacy in such treatments.

scholarly journals Ukrainian Religious Missionary Mission in its Research Interpretations

2008 ◽  
pp. 147-174
Author(s):  
Vitaliy Volodymyrovych Shevchenko
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Group ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
The Other ◽  
Anatomical Features ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Work Psychology ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Determining Factor ◽  
The Ideal

It is well known that all peoples, without exception, have for centuries formed their own ideas about the world, the cosmos, man, his otherworldly and other dimensions. Associated with factors of different vital values, they accumulate the energy of an ethno-national spirit, attest to the reflections of an individual, as well as the tribe, nation, nation over the ideal aspirations that are usually united around consecrated, close and native ethnic groups. On the other hand, being a subject of admiration and reflection, holiness and inspiration, sacred importance inevitably influences the formation of the culture and art of a particular ethnic group, its life and behavior, aptitude and character, and thus determine the originality of its thinking, worldview and experience. To put it another way, for centuries and still largely, despite the loss of the world of theocentricity as a determining factor in civilizational development, religious imperatives acted and acted as the axis of history, one of the fundamental principles with which humanity binds the past and now comprehends the future. "Every nation," Gustave LeBon notes in his work, "Psychology of Nations and Masses," has a mental structure as stable as its anatomical features, and it is from him that his feelings, his thoughts, his institutions, his beliefs and his art »

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