scholarly journals Zero-Waste Campaign: Assessment on University Student’s Behaviour, Awareness, and Impact on Plastic Products

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Izzah Abd Hamid ◽  
Wan Asrina Wan Yahaya
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Zero Waste ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Plastic Products

Plastic products are cheap and practically easy to use in human daily life. However, the product is well-known for being difficult to decompose and have become a main source of environmental pollution. Hence, it is important to continuously educate the young generation on the importance of environmental pollution and conservation. Therefore, our objective is to assess the behaviours and awareness of students who are using plastic products and the impact of the zero-waste campus campaign in Universiti Putra Malaysia Bintulu Sarawak Campus (UPMKB). About 249 respondents were interviewed face to face using designed survey forms, after a year the campaign had been launched. The results indicated that the respondents’ behaviour was still dependent on plastic products. However, their awareness was considered alert enough with 46.79% being aware that the products were difficult to decompose. The imposed levy charge of MYR0.50 (USD0.12) in UPMKB provided a significant impact on reducing plastic usage where 83.94% supported the campaign by bringing their own food containers. The outcomes from this campaign may continuously raise awareness behaviour among future generations to reduce plastics usage and to conserve nature.

scholarly journals Changes in daily-life social processes and psychopathology symptoms in Flemish youth from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Achterhof ◽  
Inez Myin-Germeys ◽  
Eva Bamps ◽  
Noëmi Hagemann ◽  
Karlijn Susanna Francisca Maria Hermans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Adolescent Psychopathology ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Psychopathology Symptoms ◽  
The Impact

Early findings on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents, suggest that – despite being at the lowest physical health risk – both their mental health and day-to-day social lives are strongly affected. In this longitudinal study, we assessed changes in adolescent psychopathology symptoms, the quality and quantity of daily-life social interactions, and the relationship between social interactions and psychopathology symptoms before and during the pandemic.A sample of n=173 Flemish adolescents (mean age=16.0 at latest measurement; 89% girls) from the SIGMA cohort was tested between January 2018 - June 2019; and between April 27th - May 10th 2020. Subclinical psychopathology was assessed using the Brief Symptom Inventory-53; daily social interactions were assessed in six-day experience sampling periods with ten daily questionnaires.Multilevel linear and logistic regression analyses indicated lower general psychopathology and anxiety symptoms, beyond age effects; fewer face-to-face social interactions, more online social interactions; and higher-quality face-to-face interactions during the pandemic than before. Negative associations between psychopathology and the quality of face-to-face peer and family interactions were stronger during the pandemic than pre-pandemic.The observed decrease and stability in psychopathology symptoms is surprising and potentially reflects resilience. Although digital communication may buffer much of the quarantine-induced distress, the current results imply that high-quality face-to-face interactions with family and peers may have been more powerful in keeping adolescents resilient. As restrictions are lifted and adolescents’ daily lives and social worlds change, it is crucial to learn more about the longer-term effects of the experienced social deprivation.

scholarly journals Environmental pollution as a threats to the ecology and development in Guinea Conakry

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr F. Borowski
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Rainy Season ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Pollution Levels ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Made In

Abstract The aim of the research was to investigate the relationship between environmental pollution in Guinea Conakry and the levels of development as well as the assessment of climatic conditions as they influence pollution levels. In order to explore economic, social and cultural situations in Guinea, in-depth interviews were conducted and also face-to-face interviews were recorded. There were observations made in two extreme climatic conditions (dry season and rainy season) that have allowed inference to the impact of climatic conditions on pollution levels.

scholarly journals Communism and Anti-Communist Dissent in Romania as Reflected in Contemporary Textbooks

Societies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Radu Săgeată ◽  
Nicoleta Damian ◽  
Bianca Mitrică
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
History Textbooks ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Communist System ◽  
People’S Perception ◽  
The Impact

The structural changes brought about by the collapse of the communist system also included the reconfiguration of social memory, so that future generations have a more objective imagining of the impact of the communist period on the societies from Central and Eastern Europe. In this view, the depoliticization of recent history is a top priority. The present study aims to highlight the way in which the schoolbooks in Romania bring into the memory of the young generation a strictly secret episode in recent (pre-1990) history: anti-communist dissent. Two categories of methods were used: researching the data and information contained in history textbooks and other bibliographic sources on anti-communist dissent in Romania in the overall socio-political context of that era; and assessing—with the help of a set of surveys—the degree of assimilation by young people in Romania of the knowledge about communism conveyed through textbooks. Research points to the conclusion that the Romanian curriculum and textbooks provide an objective picture of the communist period in this country, but young people’s perception of communism in general and of Romanian communism in particular tends to be distorted by poor education, poverty and surrounding mentalities rooted in that period.

scholarly journals La didattica universitaria a distanza durante e dopo la pandemia: impatto e prospettive di una misura emergenziale

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-84
Author(s):  
Federico Zannoni
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Significant Role ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
National Scale ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Face To Face Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

Participation in online lessons, delivered on virtual platforms to replace traditional face-to-face activities, took on a significant role in the daily life of numerous university students during the quarantine imposed on a national scale in response to the pandemic emergency. A qualitative survey conducted on a sample of students enrolled in the School of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Bologna allowed to analyse the impact and the factors of positivity and negativity of online lessons, providing elements to reflect on possible developments, when this method will cease to be bound to the emergency, to become an opportunity to be integrated with traditional face-to-face learning.

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Problem Based Learning in Building Students' Character

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mega Nur Prabawati ◽  
Tatang Hermawan
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Lesson Design ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Learning Plan ◽  
Character Building ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Systematic Plan

Character building for the young generation nowadays is very urgent. It is because they see the phenomena that occur in the daily life of society and the challenges facing increasingly complex. Education implemented in schools not only provides the knowledge and skills that are academic only but can bring students to the next generation of the nation who not only have the skills of knowledge but also has a dignified character that can be reflected in the daily life of students. Education in schools through the activities of mathematical learning in the classroom should be well designed so that the purpose of shaping the character of students through learning of mathematics in school can be achieved. The purpose of building the character of the student is not easy, therefore a continuous and systematic plan is required. Lesson Design which contains the objectives of forming the character of the student should be seen, not just the impact of the accompanist of a learning plan only. One of the learning models that can build student character is problem-based learning. The character of the student can be built in each of the stages of problem-based learning include persistent, creative, tenacious, and curiosity.

scholarly journals PETERNAKAN BABI BERBASIS ZERO WASTE

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 320
Author(s):  
Redempta Wea ◽  
Andy Yumima Ninu ◽  
Bernadete Barek Koten
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Waste Utilization ◽  
Livestock Waste ◽  
Zero Waste ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Community Awareness ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Biogas Technology

                                                     Abstrak Pemeliharaan ternak babi pada kelompok Watu Kusa dan Het Fen tidak memperhatikan limbah sehingga menyebabkan polusi. Oleh karena itu dimanfaatkan dengan teknologi biogas. Tujuan kegiatan adalah menangani limbah ternak babi guna mengatasi pencemaran lingkungan sekaligus meningkatan kesadaran dan ketrampilan masyarakat dan penyelesaian masalah ekonomi dari segi pemanfaatan limbah sebagai biogas. Metode kegiatan yakni penyuluhan, demplot, dan pendampingan. Hasil kegiatan adalah melakukan instalasi biogas, penyuluhan manajemen pemelihaaan ternak dan pemanfaatn feces sebagai pupuk, demplot pengisian digester dan pembukaan lahan untuk penanaman sayuran dan rumput, dan pendampingan pemanfaatan sludge.  Kesimpulannya kegiatan menghasilkan keuntungan berupa pemanfaatan feces menjadi biogas, mengurangi dampak polusi, meningkatkan pemanfaatan lahan, dan menghasilkan keuntungan serta diharapkan akan mendorong peran pemerintah dalam optimalisasi teknologi zero waste pada peternak babi dan hewani lainnya di NTT. Kata kunci: Babi, Biogas, Demplot, Feces                                                         Abstract The maintenance of pigs in the Watu Kusa and Het Fen groups does not pay attention to the waste causing pollution. Therefore it is utilized with biogas technology. The objective of the activity is to handle pig livestock waste in order to overcome environmental pollution as well as to increase community awareness and skills and solve economic problems in terms of waste utilization as biogas. Method of activity that is counseling, demplot, and mentoring. The result of the activity is to install biogas, counseling the management of livestock maintenance and stool utilization as fertilizer, demplot filling digester and clearing land for vegetable and grass planting, and sludge utilization assistance. In conclusion, the activities resulted in the advantages of using feces into biogas, reducing the impact of pollution, increasing land use, and generating profits and expected to encourage the government's role in optimizing zero waste technology in other pig and animal breeders in NTT. Keywords:  Pig, Biogas, demonstration Plots, Waste

Social and political dimension of stigmatization: The development of Natasha and Maria images for immigrants in Istanbul

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-168
Author(s):  
Bayram Unal
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
State Law ◽  
Migrant Women ◽  
Political Dimension ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
Official Discourse ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Impact

This study aims at understanding how the perceptions about migrants have been created and transferred into daily life as a stigmatization by means of public perception, media and state law implementations.  The focus would be briefly what kind of consequences these perceptions and stigmatization might lead. First section will examine the background of migration to Turkey briefly and make a summary of migration towards Turkey by 90s. Second section will briefly evaluate the preferential legal framework, which constitutes the base for official discourse differentiating the migrants and implementations of security forces that can be described as discriminatory. The third section deals with the impact of perceptions influential in both formation and reproduction of inclusive and exclusive practices towards migrant women. Additionally, impact of public perception in classifying the migrants and migratory processes would be dealt in this section.

867-P: The Impact of Diabetes on Daily Life: Highlights from People with T1D and Their Caregivers

Diabetes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 68 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 867-P
Author(s):  
JEOFFREY BISPHAM ◽  
ALLYSON HUGHES ◽  
MAGALY PEREZ-NIEVES ◽  
LUDI FAN ◽  
ALICIA MCAULIFFE-FOGARTY
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
The Impact

Transitioning to Blended Learning: Understanding Student and Faculty Perceptions

2011 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nanette P. Napier ◽  
Sonal Dekhane ◽  
Stella Smith
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Liberal Arts College ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Faculty Teaching ◽  
Face To Face Instruction ◽  
The Impact

This paper describes the conversion of an introductory computing course to the blended learning model at a small, public liberal arts college. Blended learning significantly reduces face-to-face instruction by incorporating rich, online learning experiences. To assess the impact of blended learning on students, survey data was collected at the midpoint and end of semester, and student performance on the final exam was compared in traditional and blended learning sections. To capture faculty perspectives on teaching blended learning courses, written reflections and discussions from faculty teaching blended learning sections were analyzed. Results indicate that student performance in the traditional and blended learning sections of the course were comparable and that students reported high levels of interaction with their instructor. Faculty teaching the course share insights on transitioning to the blended learning format.

“New Normal”: Analisis Penerimaan Menggunakan Balance Score Card

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 396-402
Author(s):  
Maria Florentina Rumba ◽  
Margaretha P.N Rozady ◽  
Theresia W. Mado
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Normal Phase ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
New Normal ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Balance Score Card ◽  
Score Card ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
The Impact

Abstrak: Kebiasaan manusia berubah karena adanya wabah COVID-19, hal ini berpengaruh ketika manusia masuk ke dalam fase new normal. New normal diartikan sebagai keadaan yang tidak biasa dilakukan sebelumnya, yang kemudian dijadikan sebagai standar atau kebiasaan baru yang mesti dilakukan manusia untuk dirinya sendiri maupun untuk bersosialisasi dengan orang lain. Kebiasaan baru ini pun menimbulkan pro dan kontra seiring dengan dampak yang timbul. Lembaga pendidikan tinggi merupakan salah satu yang merasakan dampak penerapan new normal. Perkuliahan yang selama ini dilakukan secara online/daring, akan kembali dilakukan secara luring/tatap muka, dengan tetap menerapkan protokol COVID-19 seperti mengenakan masker, menjaga jarak, mengenakan sarung tangan, serta tidak melakukan kontak fisik seperti berjabat tangan. Masalah yang muncul bukan hanya kecemasan orang tua terhadap anak – anaknya, tetapi bagaimana lembaga pendidikan tinggi mengatur segala sumber daya yang dimiliki agar memenuhi standar penerapan new normal. penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui penerimaan  terhadap kondisi normal yang baru menggunakan Perspektif balance score card. Abstract: Human habits change because of the COVID-19 outbreak, this affects when humans enter the new normal phase. New normal is defined as a condition that is not normally done before, which is then used as a standard or new habits that must be done by humans for themselves or to socialize with others. This new habit also raises the pros and cons along with the impact arising with the new normal. Higher education institutions are the ones who feel the impact of implementing new normal. Lectures that have been conducted online / online will be re-done offline / face to face, while still applying the COVID-19 protocol such as wearing a mask, keeping a distance, wearing gloves, and not making physical contact such as shaking hands. The problem that arises is not only parents' anxiety about their children, but how higher education institutions regulate all available resources to meet new normal implementation standards. This study aims to determine acceptance of new normal conditions using the balance score card Perspective.

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