scholarly journals The Manifestations and Characteristics of School Bullying in China: An Analysis Based on 50 Typical Cases Reported on the Internet

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Ruohan Li ◽  
Na Gao
Keyword(s):  
Daily Life ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Long Term Behavior ◽  
Physical Bullying ◽  
Girl Students

This is a case study of school bullying in China. There are two main types of school bullying: mental bullying and physical bullying which is the main form of school bullying in China. It is worth noting that the frequency of sexual bullying and derivative behaviors of school bullying are in increasing now. School bullying is often a repetitive and long-term behavior and often committed by multiple people. The study shows that high school is the main place of school bullying in China and the frictions of daily life is the main cause of school bullying. The study also shows that, compared with the opposite sex, bullying behaviors between the same sex occur more frequently, and girl students are more likely to be the victims of school bullying.

CO-EVOLVING BUSINESS MODELS: A CASE STUDY WITH THE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP) INDUSTRY

2005 ◽  
Vol 01 (03) ◽  
pp. 359-369
Author(s):  
IAN FENTY ◽  
ERIC BONABEAU ◽  
JUERGEN BRANKE
Keyword(s):  
Service Provider ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Long Term Evolution ◽  
Internet Service Provider ◽  
Entire Population ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Service ◽  
Term Evolution

In this paper, co-evolution is used to examine the long-term evolution of business models in an industry. Two types of co-evolution are used: synchronous, whereby the entire population of business models is replaced with a new population at each generation, and asynchronous, whereby only one individual is replaced.

scholarly journals Are elder siblings helpers or competitors? Antagonistic fitness effects of sibling interactions in humans

2013 ◽  
Vol 280 (1750) ◽  
pp. 20122313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aïda Nitsch ◽  
Charlotte Faurie ◽  
Virpi Lummaa
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Sexual Maturity ◽  
Life History Stage ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Fitness Effects ◽  
Sibling Interactions ◽  
Fitness Consequences ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Fitness Measures

Determining the fitness consequences of sibling interactions is pivotal for understanding the evolution of family living, but studies investigating them across lifetime are lacking. We used a large demographic dataset on preindustrial humans from Finland to study the effect of elder siblings on key life-history traits. The presence of elder siblings improved the chances of younger siblings surviving to sexual maturity, suggesting that despite a competition for parental resources, they may help rearing their younger siblings. After reaching sexual maturity however, same-sex elder siblings' presence was associated with reduced reproductive success in the focal individual, indicating the existence of competition among same-sex siblings. Overall, lifetime fitness was reduced by same-sex elder siblings' presence and increased by opposite-sex elder siblings' presence. Our study shows opposite effects of sibling interactions depending on the life-history stage, and highlights the need for using long-term fitness measures to understand the selection pressures acting on sibling interactions.

scholarly journals INTESTATE SUCCESSION AND THE SURVIVOR OF AN UNFORMALISED SAME-SEX CONJUGAL RELATIONSHIP: Laubscher No v Duplan 2017 (2) SA 264 (CC)

Obiter ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Cameron Wood-Bodley
Keyword(s):  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Couples ◽  
Lesbian Relationship ◽  
Substantive Equality ◽  
Civil Union ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Domestic Partnerships ◽  
The Right

When a person dies intestate his or her heirs are determined by the provisions of section 1(1) and (2) of the Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987. Included amongst the heirs is the deceased’s surviving spouse, who either takes the entire estate or shares it with the deceased’s descendants (if any). Historically, the reference to “spouse” in the Act was taken to mean a person to whom the deceased was married in terms of the Marriage Act 25 of 1961. Accordingly, persons who were married to the deceased merely by religious rites and persons with whom the deceased was in a long-term conjugal relationship that was unformalised by marriage were excluded.The advent of constitutional democracy in South Africa resulted in a number of challenges to this status quo through reliance on the equality clause of the Bill of Rights. As a result of these challenges it has now been recognised that the survivor of a Hindu marriage, a monogamous Muslim marriage, and a polygynous Muslim marriage all have the right to inherit on intestacy as a “spouse”. Furthermore, in a groundbreaking decision in Gory v Kolver NO (Starke and others intervening) (2007 (4) SA 97 (CC)) the Constitutional Court recognised that the exclusion of the surviving partner of a gay or lesbian relationship from the right to inherit on intestacy was unconstitutional, and directed that the relevant sections of the Intestate Succession Act be amended by a reading-in of additional words to remedy the unconstitutionality. These words conferred the right to inherit on intestacy on the survivor of a monogamous permanent same-sex partnership in which the partners undertook reciprocal duties of support. At the time of writing no survivor of an unformalised opposite-sex relationship has challenged his or her exclusion from intestate succession. Possibly this reticence has been influenced by the decision in Volks NO v Robinson (2005 (5) BCLR 446 (CC)) (hereinafter “Volks”). In Volks the Constitutional Court held that it is not unconstitutional for the Maintenance of Surviving Spouses Act 27 of 1990 to distinguish between married and unmarried persons by giving the survivor of a marriage a claim for reasonable maintenance against the estate of the deceased spouse but not giving a similar claim to the survivor of a relationship in which the parties did not marry.Paleker has raised the question whether the Gory order “must still be applied in light of the Civil Union Act” but he comes to no firm conclusion, and states tentatively that “if marriage … is a precondition for inheriting, persons in same-sex unions who have not solemnised their relationship after the coming into force of the Civil Union Act … may be precluded from inheriting intestate from each other”. On the other hand De Waal and Schoeman-Malan are clearly of the view that the order in the Gory case still operates and – whilst regarding the current position as “anomalous” – they state that it “will probably continue until the Domestic Partnerships Bill [GN36 in GG 30663 of 2008-1-14] eventually does become law”. This has also been the interpretation accepted by the Master’s office acting on advice from the Senior State Law Advisor. The different treatment accorded same-sex couples by the continued retention of the benefits conferred by Gory has been defended on the grounds of substantive equality, since many practical obstacles still stand in the way of same-sex couples formalising their relationships.The question of the continued applicability of the reading-in order in Gory has now come before the Constitutional Court in Laubscher NO v Duplan (2017 (2) SA 264 (CC)) and it is this case which is the focus of this note.

The Evolution of Same-Sex Attraction in Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menelaos Apostolou
Keyword(s):  
Strong Support ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
High Tolerance ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sex Attraction ◽  
Opposite Sex

Abstract. A considerable proportion of the population experiences varying degrees of same-sex attraction. It has been proposed that men exhibit high tolerance to their partner’s same-sex infidelity, which allows such predispositions to exist in a relative high frequency in the population. On this basis, the hypothesis was tested that heterosexual men and women would differ in their tolerance level, with men exhibiting higher tolerance to same-sex infidelity than women. Evidence from an online sample of 590 heterosexual Greek-speaking participants provided strong support for this hypothesis. In particular, the vast majority of women exhibited low tolerance, while about one in two men exhibited high tolerance to same-sex infidelity. Furthermore, men and women exhibited higher tolerance to the same-sex infidelity of their long-term than of their short-term partners, with men exhibiting higher tolerance in the latter case. In addition, women exhibited low tolerance to opposite-sex and same-sex infidelity, but men exhibited low tolerance to opposite-sex infidelity, but much higher tolerance to same-sex infidelity.

Test of the Long-Term Behavior of Curved Steel–Concrete Composite Box Beams: Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (9) ◽  
pp. 05021009
Author(s):  
Li Zhu ◽  
Ray Kai-Leung Su ◽  
Jin-Xin Huo ◽  
Guang-Ming Wang
Keyword(s):  
Box Beams ◽  
Long Term Behavior ◽  
Curved Steel

scholarly journals Reluctance of Acehnese youth to use Acehnese

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teuku Muhammad Ridha Al-Auwal
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Upper Class ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Opposite Sex ◽  
Main Factors

This study was aimed at finding the main factors causing Acehnese youth to be reluctant to use their Acehnese language within their groups and in daily life and also at finding out their attitudes towards the Acehnese language. The study adopted a case study approach using semi-structured interviews to obtain data. Ten (10) participants, who were members of the Students Union of Syiah Kuala University, the so-called PEMA Unsyiah, who were considered representative of all the students, took part in this study. The findings revealed that negative attitudes to their Acehnese language have mushroomed amongst Acehnese youth today. Acehnese youth are now accustomed to using Indonesian instead of Acehnese language in their everyday life due to several reasons, namely: Indonesian seems more modern (showing the person to be upper- class), they feel spoken Acehnese sounds ‘harsh’ and ‘weird’, Indonesian is predominant on campus now, Indonesian seems more prestigious and ‘cooler’, Indonesian can be used to neutralize the differences between different Acehnese dialects and languages, Indonesian is more convenient whilst Acehnese is more difficult, Acehnese is mainly used for making jokes, humour and puns, Indonesian is more reasonable and convenient to communicate with the opposite sex, if communication is already running in Indonesian, it is difficult to switch it to Acehnese, and finally, Indonesian is easier and more convenient to use to greet new friends.

scholarly journals Case Study and Cooperative Learning in Cryptography Course

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nazrin Amirul Neu Jan Tan @ Atan ◽  
Rashidah Kadir
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Student Centered ◽  
Student Centered Learning ◽  
The Given

Cryptography is one of the important components in data and telecommunications, it is important when communicating over any entrusted medium, which includes just about any network, particularly the Internet. It is also one of the important courses in Information Technology courses. For now, students seem to be hard to understands because they are lack of interest in learning this course. This problem is caused by their awareness towards the application and the usage of cryptography. In this study, a different approach will be used to open the students’ eyes towards the importance cryptography and the usage of cryptography application in their daily life to increase their interest in cryptography along with their understandings in cryptography. This study will focus on an approach that will improve the teaching interest and their understanding of the student by using case study and student-centered learning approach which is the cooperative learning approach. A case study is developed to carry out the tasks that will make the students realized the importance of cryptography. In order to make sure that the students’ get better understanding towards cryptography, the cooperative learning practice will be implemented. At the end of this study, the result from the implementation of the case study and cooperative learning will be analyzed and evaluated. The tasks of the cooperative learning practice will be identified in this study and the effectiveness of the practice will be measure based on the tasks given. Finally, the effectiveness will be evaluated after the given tasks is finished. This evaluation will be the final result of this study whether the implementation of case study and cooperative learning practice is effective than traditional teaching method or vice versa.

scholarly journals The need for long-term empirical studies in remote interpreting research: a case study of telephone interpreting

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leong Ko
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Real Situation ◽  
The Real

Remote interpreting refers to the mode of interpreting in which the interpreter and clients do not meet in person and interpreting is conducted via media such as telephone or the Internet. Remote interpreting is becoming increasingly popular globally, particularly for community interpreting. However , this area is significantly under-researched and some of the findings of the limited existing research andfrom subjective observation do not accurately reflect the real situation. The findings of a long-term empirical study of sound-only telephone interpreting suggest that telephone interpreters can overcome the problems offatigue, stress, and a reduced concentration span after a period of interpreting practice and by using proper equipment. The paper concludes that long-term empirical studies are an essential methodology in remote interpreting research.

scholarly journals Male Tolerance to Same-Sex Infidelity: A Cross-Cultural Investigation

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 147470491984389
Author(s):  
Yan Wang ◽  
Menelaos Apostolou
Keyword(s):  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Heterosexual Men ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Cultural Contexts ◽  
Sex Attraction ◽  
Female Partners ◽  
Opposite Sex

There is accumulating evidence that heterosexual men exhibit tolerance to their partners’ same-sex infidelity. The current study examined such tolerance in the Chinese ( N = 949) and the British ( N = 305) cultural contexts. Consistent with the predictions derived from an evolutionary framework, across different cultural settings, men exhibited higher tolerance than women to their partners’ same-sex infidelity. In addition, if they had to choose, men were considerably more likely than women to prefer their partners to cheat with an individual of the same than of the opposite sex. Participants were also more tolerant of infidelity involving their short-term than their long-term partners. Moreover, men who preferred same-sex attraction in women were more tolerant to the same-sex infidelity of their female partners than men who did not share these preferences. Finally, men and women who experienced same-sex attractions indicated higher tolerance to infidelity. The implications of these finding for the evolution of same-sex attraction in women were further discussed.

scholarly journals Middle-Term Evolution of Efficiency in Permeable Pavements: A Real Case Study in a Mediterranean climate

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (21) ◽  
pp. 7774
Author(s):  
M. I. Rodríguez-Rojas ◽  
F. Huertas-Fernández ◽  
B. Moreno ◽  
G. Martínez
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Middle Term ◽  
Permeable Pavements ◽  
Soil Sealing ◽  
Long Term Behavior ◽  
Sustainable Drainage Systems

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) are solutions used to reduce the effects of soil sealing and to contribute to sustainable storm water management. In recent years, many projects have been implemented in Europe, the United States, and Australia, but most of them have either not been monitored at all or have only been monitored in the short-term, so there is little information on the evolution of efficiency and clogging. Experiences in the Mediterranean are even rarer, so the main purpose of this research is to provide information about the long-term behavior of one kind of SuDS, the permeable pavements, in the middle-term under Mediterranean climatic conditions. This work shows the results of a real project developed in southern Spain, which has been monitored for five years. The evolution of efficiency in permeable pavements and their relationship with saturation are analyzed and discussed in this research. These results will help to manage and maintain permeable pavements in areas with a Mediterranean climatology.

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