Automation and Augmentation

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Maureen Ebben
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Organization Of Work ◽  
Social Wellbeing ◽  
Human Labor ◽  
Positive Strategy ◽  
Automated Processes

This chapter examines the nature of work where human labor is a complement to machines and considers its import for social wellbeing. While dominant portrayals about the effects of work automation are often characterized by discourses of fear and hype, these have limited utility. The chapter proposes moving beyond fear and hype to consider the ways in which automation alters the organization of work and the human role. It asserts that, although essential, the human role in automation is often obscured. Drawing on the concepts of “fauxtomation,” “heteromation,” and human infrastructures, the chapter makes visible hidden forms of human labor in automated work and maintains that a positive strategy for social well-being is the recognition and revaluation of human work in automated processes.

Automation and Augmentation

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Maureen Ebben
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Organization Of Work ◽  
Social Wellbeing ◽  
Human Labor ◽  
Positive Strategy ◽  
Automated Processes

This chapter examines the nature of work where human labor is a complement to machines and considers its import for social wellbeing. While dominant portrayals about the effects of work automation are often characterized by discourses of fear and hype, these have limited utility. The chapter proposes moving beyond fear and hype to consider the ways in which automation alters the organization of work and the human role. It asserts that, although essential, the human role in automation is often obscured. Drawing on the concepts of “fauxtomation,” “heteromation,” and human infrastructures, the chapter makes visible hidden forms of human labor in automated work and maintains that a positive strategy for social well-being is the recognition and revaluation of human work in automated processes.

scholarly journals Oral Health and Psychosocial Predictors of Quality of Life and General Well-Being among Adolescents in Lesotho, Southern Africa

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 582
Author(s):  
Abbas Jessani ◽  
Jonghm Choi ◽  
Abdul El-Rabbany ◽  
Pulane Lefoka ◽  
Mir Faeq Ali Quadri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Public Schools ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
General Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
General Health Status ◽  
Social Wellbeing ◽  
Fair Poor ◽  
Dental Conditions

Background: Adolescents’ quality of life is reported to be significantly associated with physical and social wellbeing. Although adolescents are 30% of the Southern African population, no previous studies have focused on this group in relation to oral health and quality of life. Methods: A 40-item survey and clinical oral examinations were conducted in public schools in Maseru from 10 to 25 August 2016. Simple, bivariate, and multivariate regressions were used to evaluate the associations of oral health and psychosocial factors with self-reported general health status and quality of life. Results: A total of 526 participants, aged 12–19 years old, responded to the survey and participated in the clinical examinations. The majority reported a good (good/very good/excellent) quality of life (84%) and general health (81%). Bivariate results showed that self-reported general health in this population was significantly influenced by age. The presence of toothache and sensitivity in the adolescents were significantly associated with poor (fair/poor) self-reported general health and were found to be the best predictors for self-general health and quality of life. Conclusions: The absence of dental conditions such as toothache and tooth sensitivity can lead to a better perception of general health and Quality of Life in adolescents.

scholarly journals Designing everyday automation with well-being in mind

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 763-779
Author(s):  
Holger Klapperich ◽  
Alarith Uhde ◽  
Marc Hassenzahl
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Substantial Part ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
Everyday Lives ◽  
The Press ◽  
Meaningful Experiences ◽  
Automated Processes

AbstractNowadays, automation not only permeates industry but also becomes a substantial part of our private, everyday lives. Driven by the idea of increased convenience and more time for the “important things in life,” automation relieves us from many daily chores—robots vacuum floors and automated coffee makers produce supposedly barista-quality coffee on the press of a button. In many cases, these offers are embraced by people without further questioning. However, while we save time by delegating more and more everyday activities to automation, we also may lose chances for enjoyable and meaningful experiences. In two field studies, we demonstrate that a manual process has experiential benefits over more automated processes by using the example of coffee-making. We present a way to account for potential experiential costs of everyday automation and strategies of how to design interaction with automation to reconcile experience with the advantages of a more and more powerful automation.

scholarly journals Cortisol as a Biomarker of Stress in Term Human Labor

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca D. Benfield ◽  
Edward R. Newton ◽  
Charles J. Tanner ◽  
Margaret M. Heitkemper
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Plasma Cortisol ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Clinical Interventions ◽  
Complex Plasma ◽  
Delivery Outcomes ◽  
Psychophysiological Stress ◽  
Human Labor ◽  
Repeated Measures Designs

Literature on the use of plasma cortisol to quantify psychophysiological stress in humans is extensive. However, in parturition at term gestation, the use of cortisol as a biomarker of stress is particularly complex. Plasma cortisol levels increase as labor progresses. This increase seems to be important for maintenance of maternal/fetal well-being and facilitation of normal labor progress. Unique physiological and methodological issues involved in the use of cortisol as a biomarker of stress in labor present challenges for researchers. This review examines these issues, suggests mixed methods and within-subject repeated measures designs, and offers recommendations for assay procedures for parturient sampling. Documentation of clinical interventions and delivery outcomes may elucidate relationships among psychophysiological stressors, cortisol, and normal labor progress. With attention to these methodological issues, analysis of plasma cortisol may lead to clinical interventions that support normal labor physiology.

scholarly journals Individual and Organizational Approaches to Overcoming Stress

2013 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-121
Author(s):  
Simona Šarotar-Žižek ◽  
Sonja Treven ◽  
Vesna Čančer
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Healthy Food ◽  
Organization Of Work ◽  
Research Results ◽  
The Individual

Abstract Stress greatly affects not only people but also organizations. Therefore it is very important to prevent and manage stress and at the same time maintain well-being of employees. This paper presents two main groups of approaches: the organizational and the individual ones, with which individuals (managers/employees) can manage stress. The paper also presents the results of the empirical research on stress, which was conducted among managers and employees in Slovenian organizations in 2011. The analysis shows which individual and organizational approaches to overcoming stress are most commonly used. The highest percentage of employees implement the following techniques of individual approaches: physical activity, followed by eating healthy food and getting a massage. However, the research results about organizational approaches show that the highest attention was devoted to organization of work and the lowest to physical activities, stimulated by the firm. Furthermore, intergenerational adaptation is not widely used to prevent and overcome stress.

scholarly journals ELICITING CHILDREN'S EXPECTATIONS FOR HAND PROSTHESES THROUGH GENERATIVE DESIGN TOOLS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1343-1352
Author(s):  
Melis Dursun ◽  
Bahar Şener Pedgley
Keyword(s):  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Assistive Devices ◽  
Social Wellbeing ◽  
Functional Aspects ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
3D Printed ◽  
Children’S Expectations ◽  
Limb Deficiency

AbstractWhen designing assistive devices for children with disabilities, designers mostly consider technical and functional aspects and overlook factors that affect their usage from children’s perspective. Therefore, in most cases, assistive devices do not fully meet the needs of the children and may create a negative effect on children’s well-being. To explore the opinion’s of children using 3D printed hand prosthetics in Country-Xx, individual generative sessions were conducted with four children with limb deficiency. Generative tools are used to engage children and encourage them to express themselves in relation to prosthesis use. The main aim was to investigate how children provide design relevant information that may help designers to achieve improved assistive devices that support children’s physical, emotional and social wellbeing. Children’s feedback related to prosthetic usage categorized under two topics; expectations of children for prosthesis use and children’s priority expectation for the prosthesis. The findings are argued to be useful and usable by NGOs, product designers and design researchers who work with children with disabilities.

scholarly journals PERBANDINGAN SOCIAL WELLBEING LANSIA YANG TINGGAL DI PANTI DAN DI MASYARAKAT TAHUN 2020

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Ambar Arum Respatiningsih ◽  
Indrayanti ◽  
Muh. Fathoni Rohman ◽  
Ruthy Ngapiyem ◽  
Enik Listyaningsih
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
T Test ◽  
P Value ◽  
Social Wellbeing

Jumlah penduduk lansia di dunia mencapai 7%. Peningkatan jumlah lansia harus diimbangi dengan terpenuhinya kesejahteraan lansia. Sosial lansia merupakan salah satu aspek yang perlu diperhatikan dan dipengaruhi oleh tempat tinggal. Lansia yang tinggal di BPSTW dan komunitas memiliki latar belakang beragam, sehingga perlu diketahui adakah perbedaan kesejahteraan sosial lansia. Hasil penelitian yang dilakukan secara computerize menggunakan Independent t Test menunjukkan terdapat perbedaan signifikan social well being antara lansia yang tinggal di BPSTW Unit Abiyoso dan Kelurahan Terban (p value < α atau 0,000 < 0,05) dengan tingkat kemaknaan 5% (0,05). Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah terdapat perbedaan signifikan social well being lansia antara yang tinggal di Balai Pelayanan Sosial Tresna Werdha (BPSTW) Unit Abiyoso dan Kelurahan Terban Yogyakarta Tahun 2020.

scholarly journals Factors of Psychological Well – being and Models of ideal and real Psychological Well - being

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Ēriks Kalvāns
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Social Pedagogy ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Social Wellbeing

The article deals with the phenomenon of psychological wellbeing and factors influencing it. There are described contemporary approaches of social pedagogy to the interpretation of the phenomenon of social wellbeing and there are analyzed factors influencing it in the paradigm of positive psychology. The publication also reflects the results of the research aimed at exploration of factors influencing ideal and real psychological wellbeing according to which there are created models of ideal and real psychological wellbeing.

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