COVID -19 Pandemic as an Existential Problem: An African Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-112
Author(s):  
Anthony Uzochukwu Ufearoh
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Novel ◽  
African Culture ◽  
African Identity ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
African Perspective ◽  
Cultural Traits ◽  
The One ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease and the efforts to contain the raging pandemic raise not only health, but also existential concerns. The present work sets out to examine how the pandemic impacts on the African socio-cultural life. The approach is analytical, phenomenological and above all conversational. For the African, the pandemic has two-pronged, positive and negative existential implications. On the one hand, the search for a possible cure and a vaccine for the novel coronavirus disease, when interpreted from the anthropological point of view, present an opportunity for cultural creativity in the areas of medicine and therapeutics. African traditional medicine as a cultural element is, here, referenced.On the other hand, it is discovered that the isolationist tendency of the pandemic, aggravated by another ‘virus of disinformation’ ─ an infodemics, threatens the social relations within the African world that is largely interdependent. The work argues that a fruitful utilization of the good cultural traits the pandemic brings can serve to boost the African self-confidence and cultural pride. The positive cultural traits that trail the pandemic can be absorbed to enrich the African culture whereas the negative traits should be jettisoned. Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic, African identity, equality, anthropology, medicine, and cultural pride.

How quarantine affected information security: a political analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-185
Author(s):  
A.U. Nussipova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Human Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Remote Access ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Political Analysis ◽  
Technological Structure ◽  
The One ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Negative Factors

Since the end of last year, the new COVID-19 infection has had an unprecedented impact on various areas of human life, including the modern technological structure. Among the global negative factors, both health problems and cybersecurity challenges were noted. Security problems with remote access to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 during a pandemic are identified for objective and subjective reasons. On the one hand, accessing the Internet from home is not difficult from a security point of view, on the other hand, the transition to quarantine was unexpected.

scholarly journals Web Application for Statistical Tracking and Predicting the Evolution of Active Cases with the Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-74
Author(s):  
Iulia Clitan ◽  
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Adela Puscasiu ◽  
Vlad Muresan ◽  
Mihaela Ligia Unguresan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Novel ◽  
End User ◽  
First Case ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Over Time

Since February 2020, when the first case of infection with SARS COV-2 virus appeared in Romania, the evolution of COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an ascending allure, reaching in September 2020 a second wave of infections as expected. In order to understand the evolution and spread of this disease over time and space, more and more research is focused on obtaining mathematical models that are able to predict the evolution of active cases based on different scenarios and taking into account the numerous inputs that influence the spread of this infection. This paper presents a web responsive application that allows the end user to analyze the evolution of the pandemic in Romania, graphically, and that incorporates, unlike other COVID-19 statistical applications, a prediction of active cases evolution. The prediction is based on a neural network mathematical model, described from the architectural point of view.

scholarly journals Migration: sociocultural context of a study

2020 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 15015
Author(s):  
Ivan Koshel ◽  
Marina Yakovenko
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Cultural Models ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Sociocultural Context ◽  
Migration Process ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
The One

The article is devoted to a consideration of a migration process as the one that is influencing formation of a modern society. Migration is a factor of modern cultural and social transformations. It is emphasized that migration processes are growing, covering various directions of a society activity. Migration processes are also qualitatively changing society structure and predetermines its directions of development. The necessity to study migration processes from the socio-cultural point of view was substantiated. Emphasis is placed on the motivational factors of migration. The cultural models of migration inherent to migrants on an individual level are presented as a hypothesis guiding sociological cognition in this aspect of scientific knowledge. These include “exodus”, “escape”, “emancipation”, “domination” and “return”. The models reflect sociocultural orientations and subjectively perceived migration objectives. The models consider a number of social attitudes and directions for self-realization of a migrant personality in a new system of social relations.

scholarly journals A relational theory of effects and coeffects

2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (POPL) ◽  
pp. 1-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ugo Dal Lago ◽  
Francesco Gavazzo
Keyword(s):  
General Theory ◽  
Denotational Semantics ◽  
Relational Theory ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Relational Reasoning ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Relational Calculus ◽  
Standard Formalism ◽  
The One

Graded modal types systems and coeffects are becoming a standard formalism to deal with context-dependent, usage-sensitive computations, especially when combined with computational effects. From a semantic perspective, effectful and coeffectful languages have been studied mostly by means of denotational semantics and almost nothing has been done from the point of view of relational reasoning. This gap in the literature is quite surprising, since many cornerstone results — such as non-interference , metric preservation , and proof irrelevance — on concrete coeffects are inherently relational. In this paper, we fill this gap by developing a general theory and calculus of program relations for higher-order languages with combined effects and coeffects. The relational calculus builds upon the novel notion of a corelator (or comonadic lax extension ) to handle coeffects relationally. Inside such a calculus, we define three notions of effectful and coeffectful program refinements: contextual approximation , logical preorder , and applicative similarity . These are the first operationally-based notions of program refinement (and, consequently, equivalence) for languages with combined effects and coeffects appearing in the literature. We show that the axiomatics of a corelator (together with the one of a relator) is precisely what is needed to prove all the aforementioned program refinements to be precongruences, this way obtaining compositional relational techniques for reasoning about combined effects and coeffects.

The Noble Nest by I. S. Turgenev: Poetics of Costume

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-15
Author(s):  
Galina P. Kozubovskaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Semiotic Approach ◽  
Split Point ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
The One

The costume which has recently become the focus of many scientific disciplines has hardly attracted literary critics: the methodology of its research in fiction is just beginning to take shape. The historical and cultural approach, which essentially boils down to a commentary has been replaced by a very productive structural and semiotic approach that deciphers the semantics and functions of the costume. The methodology of our research is of a complex nature, combining the structural-semiotic, mythopoetic, and motivic aspects of the analysis of literary texts. The narratological aspect in the study of costume poetics is emphasized, which, as a rule, remains outside the scope of research.The narratological aspect is aimed at identifying “flickering” meanings in the structure of the whole – “prose as poetry” (V. Schmid).The dynamics of costume descriptions, their functionality in the structure of the whole and the specifics in the organization of the narrative (taking into account the “point of view”, the motive given by costume details and based on semantic nodes that connect polar meanings, etc.) are at the center of our research.Thanks to costume inclusions, the text of the novel The Noble Nest becomes multidimensional. Thus, the characterological detail of Panshin – a screw-shaped Golden ring is situational and at the same time conceptual: it connects the “beginnings” and “ends” of his story, symbolically programming fate. Laconic sketches of Lavretsky’s clothing, scattered throughout the text, formalizing the opposition of one’s own/ another’s, prepare a motif of loneliness and homelessness. In layered narrative created by the play of the author’s and character’s points of view, Lavretsky’s point of view “migrates” to the author’s one replacing it (“poetic” sign of the optics of the hero) and then separates from it. The content of the method of crushing, which replaced the silhouette image, is an expression of the confusion of the soul, deforming the female image. The details in Lavretsky’s “split” point of view are ambiguous: on the one hand, there is alienation, on the other hand, there is a subconscious attraction to the beloved woman in the primary, unreflexed sense of a person losing happiness. The novel’s flickering meaning is created by semantic nodes that match polarities. “White” is the symbolic color of the national, rooted in the soil (the white caps of Marfa Timofeevna and Nastasya Karpovna), and at the same time the ghostly, impossible realization of happiness (the rhyming white dress of Lisa and the white dress on the portrait of Lavretsky’s mother). “Black” is also ambivalent: the elegant black silk dress of Varvara Pavlovna and the unnamed color of Lisa’s monastic clothes in the Epilogue. The scarf that Marfa Timofeevna knits is a mythologeme that encodes the story of love and failed happiness and at the same time the semantic core of the poetics of incompleteness. Keywords: costume, costume poetics, mythologeme, narrative, semantics, point of view

scholarly journals NILAI-NILAI KEHIDUPAN PADA NOVEL MOGA BUNDA DISAYANG ALLAH KARYA TERE LIYE

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-100
Author(s):  
Lozi Septiana ◽  
Yayah Chanafiah ◽  
Amril Canrhas
Keyword(s):  
Research Problem ◽  
Value Of Life ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Main Character ◽  
Story Line ◽  
Story Character ◽  
The One

This study aims to determine the values of life contained in the novel Moga Bunda Disayang Allah by Tere Liye. The formulation of this research problem is how the value of life contained in the novel Moga Bunda Disukai Allah by Tere Liye. The method used is descriptive. The research approach used in this study is an objective approach, focusing on intrinsic analysis. The source of this research data is the novel Moga Bunda Disayang Allah Tere Liye's work with data taken in the form of texts from the story line, theme and story, character and characterization , Point of view, the novel style of Moga Mother Dear Mother God by Tere Liye.Research Results Values of life contained in the novel Moga Mother Dear God is, judging from the main character of Bunda HK who is very fond of his disabled son and he endlessly fight against the disease Melati. Rough corals in caring for Jasmine, ugly physical but noble heart. Mr. HK is rich but inhuman, misjudging someone from his physical appearance, it turns out HK is wrong. The reef that was ostracized because of his appearance turned out to be the one who saved his daughter. Judging from the depressed Melati characters, the prestation with its limitations, suddenly can pray for Mother "met bobo Mother. Moga Mother Dear God".

scholarly journals In silico screening of mint leaves compound (Mentha piperita L.) as a potential inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-86
Author(s):  
Diana Serlahwaty ◽  
Cindy Giovani
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
In Silico ◽  
Mentha Piperita ◽  
The Novel ◽  
In Silico Screening ◽  
Comparison Results ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Herbal Plants ◽  
The One ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Introduction: The novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, was identified at the end of December 2019 and resulted in a global outbreak. Therefore, it is necessary to perform screening of compounds in herbal plants with antiviral potential against COVID-19. Mint leaves (Mentha piperita L.) were reported as one of the proposed samples, and this study was performed in silico to evaluate the antiviral activity of the content. Methods: The proposed mechanism of action includes the inhibition of SARS-CoV-2 proteins from binding with the receptor. Subsequently, several receptors associated with SARS-CoV-2 were validated, and the one with the code PDB 5R7Y and an RMSD value of 1.9974 Å was obtained using the YASARA application. This study was performed on 15 virtual mint leaves and five previously studied comparison compounds with inhibitory capacity. Therefore, docking started with the PLANTS application, and the results were visualised using PyMol to further identify the amino acids contained in the ligand, while the statistical t-test was used for comparison. Results: The study results showed the existence of active compounds in mint leaves, including rutin, hesperidin, and isorhoifolin.

scholarly journals Impact of CoronaVirus on The Life Status of Kurdish People Living in Kurdistan Region of Iraq

2020 ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
Pary M. Azize ◽  
Chia H. Sadiq ◽  
Lavin Luqman Othman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Statistical Point ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Self Protection

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is currently one of the most common causing concerns in the medical community. The aim of this study is to carry out the effect of coronavirus on life status among Kurdish people in Kurdistan region. An online form (questionnaire) was used to collect the data among the researchers’ social media users, especially Facebook as the main platform. 643 participated in the study and filled out the form; however, 510 forms were accepted in terms of a statistical point of view. All statistical computations are enhanced using statistical method (SPSS 21). The data was coded, tabulated, and presented in a descriptive form. The finding shows that the majority of gender respondents were female aged mostly between 15-25 years old, majority were employed, 92.7%,   living in Sulaimani city, which was the highest rate among all locations. 50% of the participants identified that coronavirus was a threatening disease which was the highest. Followed by 22% who identified the disease as fatal. Social distancing and handwashing were the top choices for self-protection against the disease.  Family Connection and Relaxation were the two positive aspects of the virus, however, communication with others and safety. Were the two negative aspects of the virus stated by the respondents. 26.1% of respondents were distracted themselves from stress by connecting with loved ones through social media followed by reading. There is a significant positive statistical correlation between (Corona Virus and life status) which is (0.846) and that the significant value is (0.000). This illustrates that only 71.6% of factors affect (life status) in (Corona Virus). As a way of conclusion, coronavirus has had a significant impact on the people’s life status.

scholarly journals Social Psychological Measurements of COVID-19: Coronavirus Perceived Threat, Government Response, Impacts, and Experiences Questionnaires

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucian Gideon Conway ◽  
Shailee R. Woodard ◽  
Alivia Zubrod
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Total N ◽  
Government Response ◽  
The One ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Governmental Response ◽  
Experience Questionnaire ◽  
Three Factor

Major journals have sounded the call for social psychologists to do research on the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Such research is only as good as the measurements used. Across three studies (total n = 984), we developed a battery of social psychology-relevant questionnaires to measure COVID-19 phenomena: (1) Perceived Coronavirus Threat Questionnaire, (2) Governmental Response to Coronavirus Questionnaire, (3) Coronavirus Impacts Questionnaire, and (4) Coronavirus Experience Questionnaire. Exploratory (Study 1) and Confirmatory (Studies 2 and 3) Factor Analyses revealed excellent factor structures for the one-factor Perceived Coronavirus Threat, the six-factor Governmental Response Questionnaires, and the three-factor Coronavirus Impacts Questionnaire. The three-factor Coronavirus Experience Questionnaire yielded poorer psychometric properties overall. Given that brevity is often desired for online studies, we further recommend psychometrically sound short versions of each questionnaire. Taken in total, this work offers social psychology researchers a battery of questionnaires to measure Coronavirus-related phenomena for the duration of the pandemic in U.S. participants.

Disaster Management Preparedness in the Education Sector in Kenya – A Case of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-96
Author(s):  
Prof. Fr. Stephen Mbugua Ngari; Stephen W Ndung’u
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
Middle Level ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The One ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

This study examined the disaster management preparedness in the education sector in Kenya, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic period. The study adopted destktop literature review for data collection. The collected data pertains e-learning in Kenya and in other countries during the time of  the novel coronavirus pandemic. Notably, the education sector, like in many other countries, seeks to actualise the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in line with the United Nations and the Education for All (EFA) movement lead by UNESCO (MacEwen, et al., 2011). Examples of these events are; accidents such as the one evident in Kakamega Primary School where the school closed for about two weeks (Daily Nation, 2020), attack by militia groups as was the case of Garissa University in 2015, intercommunity wars that lead to displacements, famine, and fires. These disasters and events, whenever they strike, have led to the closure of affected institutions of learning to pave the way for interventions. Garissa University is a leading example since it had to close for about nine months in 2015-2016 (BBC, 2016). In Kenya, disasters and other events disrupt the progress towards achieving MDGs and EFA time to time, and that was the inspiration for this study. The study concludes that disasters like nature patterns, militia groups, electricity faults, and those instigated by learners can derail learning in education and cause loss of lives. As such, online learning comes in handy to lessen such disasters. The possibility of such learning model has been tested and proved during COVID-19 pandemic and it has been successful in many institutions of higher learning and middle level colleges.

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