scholarly journals The Social Impact of the Defense Sector: How Defense Sector Efforts Contribute to Education and Quality of Health in Disadvantaged Regions in Serbia

2017 ◽  
pp. 19-40
Author(s):  
Lachezar G. Anguelov ◽  
Robert J. Eger III
Keyword(s):  
Social Impact ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Co-Design of Social Impact Domains with the Huntington’s Disease Community

Disabilities ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-131
Author(s):  
Natasha Layton ◽  
Natasha Brusco ◽  
Tammy Gardner ◽  
Libby Callaway
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Huntington's Disease ◽  
Huntington’S Disease ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
The Social

Background: For people living with or affected by Huntington’s Disease (HD) to experience a good quality of life, tailored support is required to meet physical, cognitive-behavioral, psychological, and social support needs. Substantial service and knowledge gaps regarding HD exist across support providers and service systems. Measuring unmet needs and what quality of life looks like is a fundamental step required to determine the social impact of service investment and provision. The objectives of this study were to validate and map a draft set of HD Social Impact Domains (HD-SID) against existing national and international outcome frameworks; and evaluate and finalize the HD-SID set using a co-design approach with people with lived experience of, and expertise in, HD. Methods: This research used a qualitative co-design process, with 39 participants across four stakeholder groups (people who were HD gene-positive, gene-negative family members, academics, peak organizations, and service providers) to: (i) map and verify the social life areas impacted by HD; (ii) undertake a rigorous three-phased, qualitative process to critically evaluate the draft HD-SID; and (iii) seek feedback on and endorsement of the HD-SID through this co-design process, with a final set of HD-SID identified. Results: Endorsed HD-SID comprised risks and safety (including housing stability, and economic sustainability) and social inclusion (including health and symptom management, physical wellbeing, emotional wellbeing, and building resilient relationships). Conclusions: Effective measurement of the impacts and outcomes for people with HD is informed by both extant measures and an understanding of the specific population needs. This qualitative co-design research demonstrates that HD-SID resonate with the HD community.

Towards a Universal Social Impact Metric for Engineered Products That Alleviate Poverty

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Phillip D. Stevenson ◽  
Christopher A. Mattson ◽  
Kenneth M. Bryden ◽  
Nordica A. MacCarty
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Multidimensional Poverty ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Multidimensional Poverty Index ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

More than ever before, engineers are creating products for developing countries. One of the purposes of these products is to improve the consumer’s quality of life. Currently, there is no established method of measuring the social impact of these types of products. As a result, engineers have used their own metrics to assess their product’s impact, if at all. Some of the common metrics used include products sold and revenue, which measure the financial success of a product without recognizing the social successes or failures it might have. In this paper we introduce a potential metric, the Product Impact Metric (PIM), which quantifies the impact a product has on impoverished individuals — especially those living in developing countries. It measures social impact broadly in five dimensions: health, education, standard of living, employment quality, and security. The PIM is inspired by the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) created by the United Nations Development Programme. The MPI measures how the depth of poverty within a nation changes year after year, and the PIM measures how an individual’s quality of life changes after being affected by an engineered product. The Product Impact Metric can be used to predict social impacts (using personas that represent real individuals) or measure social impacts (using specific data from products introduced into the market).

scholarly journals Serving a Forgotten Population

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Riedner ◽  
Tysha Shay ◽  
Kayla Kuni
Keyword(s):  
Alzheimer’S Disease ◽  
Alzheimer's Disease ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Mission Statements ◽  
National Library ◽  
Communication Techniques ◽  
The Social

The stigma attached to a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease or a related dementia is enormous, and those living with dementia often speak of the negative, and almost immediate, social impact of the disease. According to Alzheimer’s Disease International, there were approximately 50 million people worldwide living with dementia in 2017 and this number could reach 131.5 million by 2050 (n.d.). The social isolation that affects many people living with dementia is best combatted by knowledge and understanding. There are many ways that libraries can put their mission statements into action with regard to this devastating disease. People living with dementia are coming into libraries every day. Library staff need training to recognize those who may be affected and to develop effective communication techniques to meet their special needs. In addition to purchasing books and other materials about the disease and how to cope with it, libraries can help those living with dementia and their caregivers find medical information available from underused sources such as Medline Plus from the National Library of Medicine. Libraries are uniquely suited to host educational events and community discussions. Outside organizations such as the Alzheimer’s Association can provide informational sessions held in the library. There are also several model projects developed by libraries across the country that demonstrate how libraries can provide direct programming and services to those living with dementia. Libraries can play a significant role in reducing social isolation among those living with dementia and improving the quality of their lives.

The Production of Biodiesel From Jatropha Curca and Its Social Impact

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Segundo A. García Muentes ◽  
María Gabriela García Ávila ◽  
Benigno Luis Labrada Vázquez ◽  
Ana Esthela Sánchez del Campo Laffita
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Relationship ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
The Social ◽  
Relationship Model ◽  
Good Living

The social impact of planting and harvesting the jatropha curca for the production of biodiesel in the province of Manabí is shown, where there are several municipalities involved in this process, mainly the populations that live in rural areas where the conditions are created for their improvement of quality and good living from the income they receive for performing these tasks. A social relationship model was designed that links the social development of rural areas in the province of Manabí with the sowing, harvesting and industrialization of jatropha curca in social development, demonstrating the benefit of using indigenous natural resources for the in the improvement of the quality of life of the populations directed to the economic, energetic, social and environmental sustainable development.

scholarly journals The limitations to our understanding of peer review

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan P. Tennant ◽  
Tony Ross-Hellauer
Keyword(s):  
Peer Review ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Knowledge Generation ◽  
Minimal Set ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
Shared Data ◽  
The Social ◽  
Decision Making Processes ◽  
New Research

Abstract Peer review is embedded in the core of our knowledge generation systems, perceived as a method for establishing quality or scholarly legitimacy for research, while also often distributing academic prestige and standing on individuals. Despite its critical importance, it curiously remains poorly understood in a number of dimensions. In order to address this, we have analysed peer review to assess where the major gaps in our theoretical and empirical understanding of it lie. We identify core themes including editorial responsibility, the subjectivity and bias of reviewers, the function and quality of peer review, and the social and epistemic implications of peer review. The high-priority gaps are focused around increased accountability and justification in decision-making processes for editors and developing a deeper, empirical understanding of the social impact of peer review. Addressing this at the bare minimum will require the design of a consensus for a minimal set of standards for what constitutes peer review, and the development of a shared data infrastructure to support this. Such a field requires sustained funding and commitment from publishers and research funders, who both have a commitment to uphold the integrity of the published scholarly record. We use this to present a guide for the future of peer review, and the development of a new research discipline based on the study of peer review.

Borderline Personality and Quality of Life

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 1044-1044
Author(s):  
M. Touhami ◽  
F. Ouriaghli ◽  
F. Manoudi ◽  
F. Asri
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy ◽  
Professional Integration ◽  
The Social ◽  
Group Rehabilitation ◽  
Social And Professional Integration

IntroductionThe borderline personality disorder is the most frequent personality disorder in psychiatry.It causes significant changes in social, family and professional functioning, wish can sometimes be severe enough to cause an alteration of quality of life for this patients.ObjectiveTo assess the quality of life among people with borderline personality in order to improve patients care.MethodsA retrospective study on 25 patients hospitalized in our hospital during the period between 2006 and 2008.ResultsIn 92% of our sample, there is a social impact, represented by social and family isolation (64% of cases), separations, divorces (28%). 40% of patients are in a good economical level. 56% of the sample had no education beyond high school, only 36% were able to attend college. In 96% of cases, the symptoms have affected the education and occupation with dropout in 56% fragile employability in 28% and job loss in 12%.ConclusionBPD sounds significantly on the social and professional integration of patients, so consequently on the quality of life. Pharmacological treatment alone is not enough. Individual psychotherapy and group rehabilitation activities can contribute on improving the quality of life of borderline subjects.

scholarly journals DAMPAK SOSIAL EKONOMI PADA KELUAGA TENAGA KERJA INDONESIA YANG BEKERJA DI LUAR NEGERI (STUDI KASUS TKI DI MALASIA)

GANEC SWARA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
IDA AYU KETUT MARINI ◽  
IDA BAGUS EKA ARTIKA ◽  
A.A. MADE SURYA KENCANA
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Verbal Abuse ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Work Abroad ◽  
Lombok Island

Labor migration from one country to another or migration between countries in the era of globalization has become an increasingly easy phenomenon for workers, because of the various easy accesses that are supported by technology, increasingly supporting regulations and transportation to destenations which more expedite and more affordable.     This study aims to determine the social and economic impacts on Indonesian workers families (TKI) from Lombok Island who work in Malaysia. The sample of respondents is 70 families of migrant workers who were working in Malaysia, and interviews are conducted with the wives of the migrant workers. The results show that the families of migrant workers who work in Malaysia actually can improve the quality of social interaction, improve the education level of their children by prioritizing their children's schools, although the negative social impact is also felt by the wives of migrant workers working in Malaysia through Verbal abuse, nicknamed "Malaysian widow", seduced by other men, ostracized and made a rumor. Economically, families of migrant workers who work in Malaysia are able to improve the welfare of their families, even though all respondents go to Malaysia are stuck with capital debt, but after they get a salary, some of the salary sent to their wives is used to pay the debts, in addition to fulfilling other economic needs. To the regional government, especially the government of West Nusa Tenggara Province, considering that remittance produced by TKI who work abroad,hence a program is needed to improve the quality of workers who will be sent abroad through strengthening job training for prospective Indonesian workers who will be sent abroad

scholarly journals The impact of social reporting on the performance of Italian social enterprises

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 294-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Pozzoli ◽  
Alberto Romolini
Keyword(s):  
Financial Performance ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
Social Reporting ◽  
Italian Law ◽  
The Social ◽  
Effect Relation ◽  
The Impact

The Third Sector is a crucial social and economic system at an international level in supplying pub-lic services. The Italian law no 155/2006 and the consequent operating decrees have formally rec-ognised the social entrepreneurship, requiring social enterprises (SEs), among other things, to provide specific disclosure in relation to the social impact of their operations. This paper aims to in-vestigate whether there is a relation between the “quality” of SEs’ social reporting and financial per-formance. In relation to this, the research has examined the SEs instituted as limited liabilities companies. The research contributes to the development of this field of studies, concluding that there is no cause-effect relation neither in the hypothesis that the quality of social reports affects the financial performance, neither in the hypothesis that financial performance affects the quality of so-cial reports.

scholarly journals Social Impact Assessment (SIA): A Review of SIA Procedure in Malaysia

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 4550-4557
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mujaheed Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Human Dimension ◽  
Social Impact Assessment ◽  
Systematic Assessment ◽  
The People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Diverse Groups

Social Impact Assessment (SIA) essentially is an individual report or a subfield of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). It is demarcated as the social sciences required in developing a knowledge base to provide a systematic assessment, in advance of the impacts, on the day-to-day quality of life of persons and communities whose environment is affected by a proposed project, plan or policy change. SIA is a platform for diverse groups and people in a community to voices out their need and concern. SIA are the ‘people impacts’ of development actions. Social impact assessments focus on the human dimension of environments, and seek to identify the impacts on people who benefits and who loses. New provision has been enforced in January 2017 to the Malaysia SIA procedure. Therefore the objective of this paper is to review the new provision and procedure of SIA enforcement in Malaysia.

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