scholarly journals Social Awareness and Ideology: Self-Assessment and Socio-Civic Knowledge Competence

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 409-444
Author(s):  
Joseph Maderick ◽  
Steven Grubaugh ◽  
Gregg Levitt ◽  
Allen Deever
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Social Awareness ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Objective Knowledge ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Civic Knowledge ◽  
Fundamental Cause ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Email Survey

 "The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt" (Russell, 1933, p. 28). One seldom hears doubt in the espousing of socio-civic, cultural, or political pronouncements. While the voices seem to always be “cocksure;” we first ask at what level is their objective knowledge and how well do they self-assess that knowledge? We explore how ideological positioning is related to self-assessment and objective knowledge. We conducted a non-comparative (absolute) quantitative study through an email survey of 330 residents of the U.S. over the age of 18 that examined objective socio-civic knowledge and self-assessed ideology and wokeness. The experimental results confirmed misestimations consistent with Dunning-Kruger Effects.

scholarly journals Cuba, United States and fight against drug trafficking: ups and downs of a necessary cooperation

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 54-64
Author(s):  
Santiago E. Bejerano
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Drug Trafficking ◽  
The United States ◽  
Barack Obama ◽  
Modern World ◽  
American Continent ◽  
Bilateral Relations ◽  
Alternative Scenarios ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Common Security

Given the geostrategic importance of Cuba for the entire American continent and the increasing complexity of the nature of security as such, and accordingly, of the mechanisms of ensuring it in the modern world, the problem of drug trafficking is rather high on the agenda of the U.S.-Cuban relations. The article examines the issue of combating drug trafficking in the context of bilateral relations between Cuba and the United States in order to assess the prospects for joint efforts on this track. The author presents a retrospective of mostly unilateral initiatives by U.S. presidents that did not lead to real tangible results, in particular due to the prevailing erroneous approach of militarization in the fight against drug trafficking. The new century requires new forms and a qualitatively higher level of interaction. With a noticeable warming in the dialogue with Cuba under Barack Obama the situation has changed in many respects, and quite a few initiatives of bilateral nature began to bear fruit. Nevertheless, with Donald Trump’s rise to power, there is an obvious setback in the rapprochement, in proof of which the author gives examples of specific destructive steps, although this position of the administration met if not open criticism, then proposals for alternative scenarios of the development of contacts between the states. The potential that exists in both countries for cooperation in this area can be realized provided that the interests of common security prevail over political disagreements and state channels of cooperation are strengthened, with the dynamics of this process being reflected in the situation in the region as a whole.

Prospects for the development of high-rise wooden housing construction in Russia on foreign experience

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Igor V. Esaulenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Housing Construction ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
Individual Housing ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Active Implementation ◽  
House Building ◽  
The U.S

Wood-based building materials meet the basic requirements of environmentally friendly construction, which is becoming increasingly important in the modern world. However, until recently, they were rarely used in high-rise construction in Russia. CLT became a revolutionary technology, it has proven itself in countries such as Switzerland, Norway, the U.S. and others. In Russia, it has not yet found widespread use, and CLT-panels are in demand only at the market of individual housing construction. Nevertheless, taking into account the positive foreign experience can be an example and become an incentive for more active implementation of modern environmentally friendly materials and technologies in Russia. The aim of the article is to study the possibilities of high-rise wooden house building in Russia based on world practice.

Who Is Community Engagement For?: The Endless Loop of Democratic Transparency

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 1565-1587
Author(s):  
Caroline W. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
State Legislatures ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
College And University ◽  
American Academia ◽  
Assessment Strategies ◽  
The U.S

This article approaches college and university community engagement as a publicity practice responding to complex pressures in the U.S. higher education field. Democracy initiatives in American academia encompass a range of civic activities in communities near and far, but the forces driving their production are decidedly nonlocal and top-down. Good intentions are no longer enough for colleges and universities facing crises on a number of fronts. Today’s community collaborations must be intensive, reciprocal, deliberative, and appreciative. This mission of democratic transparency pursued by institutions involves extensive efforts to certify civic empowerment for public audiences and funders, trade and professional associations, state legislatures, and federal regulators. A promotional perspective on community engagement in higher education shifts attention from the authentic grassroots transformations that are its putative focus to the larger processes driving this activity and its outcomes: not least, the pursuit of legitimacy through increasingly elaborate self-assessment strategies. This endless loop—and its demands that engagement be ever more democratic and transparent, in its practice and in its evaluation—demonstrates not only the reach of promotional transparency, but its characteristic shape and reflexive organizational routines.

"The U.S. Has Done Well in the Mideast, But I Would Like to See It Do Even More"

Worldview ◽  
1980 ◽  
Vol 23 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 10-10
Author(s):  
G.A.G.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Persian Gulf ◽  
Small Population ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Western World ◽  
Entire World ◽  
The Persian Gulf ◽  
The U.S

AbstractAt the bottom of the Persian Gulf, controlling the Western approaches to the waterway now so crucial to the wellbeing and existence of the Western world, stands the virtually unknown country of Oman. Once, two hundred years ago, the legendary seafaring empire of Muscat and Oman, it stretched from Mozambique and Zanzibar to Pakistan. Today, it is a vast land span of a thousand miles of sea line with a small population of approximately 1.5 million Omanis and about 100,000 Pakistani and Indian laborers.Only ten years ago—in 1969 and 70—Oman was one of the most backward countries in the entire world. The old sultan kept his people in medieval times. The gates to Muscat, which lies in an easily encompassable half-moon surrounded by jagged mountains, were closed every night at seven, and anyone caught outside was summarily shot, for why would he be outside if he were not making trouble? Poverty was Oriental in its intensity, and the modern world—whether sun glasses or cigarettes or bicycles or the most minimal of health care and education—was banned, often on pain of death.

scholarly journals “Back to the Future”: Time for a Renaissance of Public Health Engineering

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 387
Author(s):  
Richard J. Gelting ◽  
Steven C. Chapra ◽  
Paul E. Nevin ◽  
David E. Harvey ◽  
David M. Gute
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Native American ◽  
Alaska Native ◽  
Environmental Protection Agency ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Health Practice ◽  
The United States ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
The U.S

Public health has always been, and remains, an interdisciplinary field, and engineering was closely aligned with public health for many years. Indeed, the branch of engineering that has been known at various times as sanitary engineering, public health engineering, or environmental engineering was integral to the emergence of public health as a distinct discipline. However, in the United States (U.S.) during the 20th century, the academic preparation and practice of this branch of engineering became largely separated from public health. Various factors contributed to this separation, including an evolution in leadership roles within public health; increasing specialization within public health; and the emerging environmental movement, which led to the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with its emphasis on the natural environment. In this paper, we consider these factors in turn. We also present a case study example of public health engineering in current practice in the U.S. that has had large-scale positive health impacts through improving water and sanitation services in Native American and Alaska Native communities. We also consider briefly how to educate engineers to work in public health in the modern world, and the benefits and challenges associated with that process. We close by discussing the global implications of public health engineering and the need to re-integrate engineering into public health practice and strengthen the connection between the two fields.

SELF-ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS: A QUANTITATIVE STUDY

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 277
Author(s):  
Aelita Skarbalienė ◽  
Egidijus Skarbalius ◽  
Lina Gedrimė ◽  
Lolita Rapolienė
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Quantitative Study ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Emotional Interaction ◽  
Healthcare Practice ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Interaction Skills

Communication and social skills are becoming increasingly valuable in the 21st century. Despite increasing awareness of the importance of communication skills in modern healthcare practice, there is a lack of research that addresses this issue. The aim of this research is to assess the communication skills of healthcare professionals working in Lithuanian healthcare institutions. Respondents (n=1154) were asked to assess their own communication skills using the Interpersonal Communication Skills Inventory. The research revealed that sending clear message skills were the strongest and giving/getting feedback skills were the lowest for most of the respondents, including physicians, head nurses, nurse, nurse assistants, and other personnel. The strongest aspects were that respondents can talk to other people and others seemed to be interested and attentive when healthcare specialists were talking because in conversation they were trying to talk about things of interest to both them and the other persons. The respondents could recognize as well how others were reacting to what they were saying. However, they did not always care how other person feels about the point they try to make. Emotional interaction skills were the lowest for most of the respondents in this study. They saw a tendency to change the subject when other person’s feelings enter into the discussion and it was difficult for them to think when they were angry with someone. It was summarized that talking, listening, and emotional interaction skills of the respondents are the areas that need more consistent attention, and giving / getting feedback is the skill that needs much improvement. 

The Effect of Inclusions on Internal Cracks for 20Mn5N Steel Ingot after Forging

2013 ◽  
Vol 834-836 ◽  
pp. 829-838
Author(s):  
Jin Zhu Gao ◽  
Pai Xian Fu ◽  
Hong Wei Liu ◽  
Xiao Ping Ma
Keyword(s):  
Stress Concentration ◽  
Steel Ingot ◽  
Fem Simulation ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Banded Structure ◽  
Fundamental Cause

The heavy forging ingots of steel 20Mn5N have been extensively used to fabricate the hydropower shaft steel, which plays as an extremely important part in industry. However, the quality of the heavy ingots has been commonly affected by various inner defects. One of the most typical defects is internal cracks, which has been found to be always accompanied by inclusions. In order to effectively analyze the formation of internal cracks, a 30-ton 20Mn5N ingot has been cut along the axle plane. Exceeding macroscopic cracks can be found in macro-segregation area gathered many large and grid inclusions (Al2O3). Based on the experimental results and FEM simulation method we have investigated that large and grid inclusions accompanied by other macro-visible defects such as banded structure could lead to the forging cracks easily. FEM simulation result shows that the stress concentration resulting from the large and grid inclusions (Al2O3) is relatively large. These large and grid inclusions accompanied by banded structure are the fundamental cause of cracks.

The Church and Freedom in the Post-modern World

2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-59
Author(s):  
Pavol Dancák
Keyword(s):  
Modern World ◽  
Objective Knowledge ◽  
The Church

The Church and Freedom in the Post-modern World The postmodernism abandons a concept of reality and therefore it avoids the possibility of objective knowledge. The Church opens itself to the whole world without difference and refuses any unilateral alliances because the Church's mission is to spread evangelism to men. Nowadays, very important is defending of man's freedom and protecting freedom from egoism is the actual challenge of these times.

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