Masculinity and the Man Who Drinks

2020 ◽  
pp. 68-86
Author(s):  
Elyce Rae Helford
Keyword(s):  
White Men ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Romantic Comedies ◽  
Privileged Class ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Cukor’s most developed alcoholics are white men of privileged class who are portrayed as failing to live up to gendered social expectations. Within romantic comedies, the cause and effects of alcoholism in male characters are downplayed, as seen in the films Susan and God (1940) and The Philadelphia Story (1940). Then the chapter explores the specific figure of the Hollywood alcoholic in What Price Hollywood? (1932), Dinner at Eight (1933), and A Star is Born (1954). These performances show the cost of success for male celebrities and the impact of social demands on the individual. Maintaining youthfulness, audience favor, and masculine virility depletes the men in focus in these films, and their failure after high accomplishment leads them to desperation and self-destruction.

Evaluating the effect of climate variation on the cost efficiency of a crop permit policy in Southern Sweden

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-117
Author(s):  
Dennis Collentine ◽  
Holger Johnsson
Keyword(s):  
Cost Efficiency ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Nitrogen Loads ◽  
Weather Variation ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Current international agreements call for a significant reduction of nitrogen loads to the Baltic Sea. New measures to reduce nitrogen loads from the agricultural sector and an increased focus on cost efficiency will be needed to meet reduction targets. For policy design and evaluation it is important to understand the impact of weather on the efficiency of abatement measures. One new proposed policy is the use of crop permits based on weather normalized average leaching. This paper describes the use of the Spearman method to determine the efficiency of this policy with annual weather variation. The conclusion is that the values of the Spearman correlation coefficients in the study indicate that using average leaching for the individual crops on specific soil types for calculating crop permit requirements is an efficient policy. The Spearman method is demonstrated to be a simple useful tool for evaluating the impact of weather and is recommended for use in new studies.

The impact of age on innovation

2015 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. 404-420 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Older Workers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Older Employees ◽  
Human Resource Department ◽  
Age Diversity ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Purpose – This paper aims to develop a model of individual innovation based on an employee’s innate propensity to innovate and the specific costs and benefits expected to the individual from the innovation. This model is then used to study the way an employees’ age will impact innovation. Design/methodology/approach – This paper proposes variables which drive an individual’s innovative behavior based on a literature review. This theoretical model is then maximized to show how age drives an employees’ innovation output in three ways. A small survey is used to substantiate the theory. Findings – In this model, the age of the employee becomes an important independent variable with negative elements associated with both the cost and benefit the employee will receive from their innovation efforts. However, age will be positively associated with an employee’s ability to implement and capitalize on their innovation. Practical implications – Firm’s must pay attention to the career life cycle of their employees. The human resource department must take on the task of focusing on delivering the programs needed to support older employees’ particular needs relative to producing innovation. Social implications – As the Western workforce ages, considerations for dealing with older workers and age diversity will become more important. Models such as the one developed in this paper will be important for understanding and managing the changing workforce. Originality/value – This model develops a theory of how age can impact an employee’s innovation in three specific ways that have not previously been addressed in the literature. This model also proposes an explanation for surprising results found in several prior studies.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the impact of wind farm control techniques on fatigue and ultimate loads

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Croce ◽  
Stefano Cacciola ◽  
Luca Sartori ◽  
Paride De Fidelibus
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Dynamic Responses ◽  
Control Techniques ◽  
Cost Of Energy ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Do So

Abstract. Wind farm control is one of the solutions recently proposed to increase the overall energy production of a wind power plant. A generic wind farm control is typically synthesized so as to optimize the energy production of the entire wind farm by reducing the detrimental effects due to wake-turbine interactions. As a matter of fact, the performance of a farm control is typically measured by looking mainly at the increase of produced power, possibly weighted with the wind Weibull and rose at a specific place, and, sometimes, by looking also at the fatigue loads. However, an aspect which is rather overlooked is the evaluation of the impact that a farm control law has on the maximum loads and on the dynamic responses under extreme conditions of the individual wind turbine. In this work, two promising wind farm controls, based respectively on Wake Redirection (WR) and Dynamic Induction Control (DIC) strategy, are evaluated at a single wind turbine level. To do so, a two-pronged analysis is performed. Firstly, the control techniques are evaluated in terms of the related impact on some specific key performance indicators (e.g. fatigue and ultimate loads, actuator duty cycle and annual energy production). Secondarily, an optimal blade redesign process, which takes into account the presence of the wind farm control, is performed with the goal of quantifying the possible modification in the structure of the blade and hence of quantifying the impact of the control on the Cost of Energy model.

scholarly journals Analysis of a Cooperation and Interventional Model in Humanitarian Medicine

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefano M. Marianeschi ◽  
Nicola Uricchio ◽  
Gianandrea Bern Cerri ◽  
Simone Ghiselli ◽  
Cristina Carro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Cardiac Surgery ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Humanitarian Mission ◽  
Disability Adjusted Life ◽  
Life Years ◽  
Medical Teams ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Background: Every year, around 15 million children, in developing countries, die or develop life-long disabilities because of congenital cardiac diseases. In this report we measure the effect of a pediatric cardiac surgery humanitarian project on the health of the individual and on the potential influence this has on the countries economy and its growing health services.Methods: We collected and analyzed data from the Italian NGO, Mission Bambini's database, including all congenital cardiac missions undertaken in Cambodia between 2012 and 2019. DALY's (Disability Adjusted Life Years) saved by the humanitarian mission were estimated and used to reflect on the impact this had on the populations economy. Progression in the local medical teams skills emulated the advancements made in the health sector of the region.Results: Between 2012 and 2019, 128 patients underwent a congenital cardiac operation at Angkor Hospital for Children at Siem Reap, Cambodia. The median age was 6 years. The majority of the pathologies included VSD, TOF, ASD. The mean Aristotle's Complexity Score was 6. Post-operative mortality was 0.8% (1/128). The cost-effectiveness analysis identified 5.360 DALY's saved by surgery. The competency of the local team was progressive with them being able to handle more complex cases on subsequent missions.Conclusion: In developing Countries, performing congenital cardiac surgery cases can be carried out successfully with improvement in both the economy and the health system of the country by increasing the years and the quality of life of the working population and developing the expertise of the regional team.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the impact of active wake control techniques on ultimate loads for a 10 MW wind turbine

2022 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Alessandro Croce ◽  
Stefano Cacciola ◽  
Luca Sartori
Keyword(s):  
Wind Turbine ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Wind Farm ◽  
Control Techniques ◽  
Control Optimization ◽  
Cost Of Energy ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Wind Statistics ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Wind farm control is one of the solutions recently proposed to increase the overall energy production of a wind power plant. A generic wind farm control is typically synthesized so as to optimize the energy production of the entire wind farm by reducing the detrimental effects due to wake–turbine interactions. As a matter of fact, the performance of a farm control is typically measured by looking at the increase in the power production, properly weighted through the wind statistics. Sometimes, fatigue loads are also considered in the control optimization problem. However, an aspect which is rather overlooked in the literature on this subject is the evaluation of the impact that a farm control law has on the individual wind turbine in terms of maximum loads and dynamic response under extreme conditions. In this work, two promising wind farm controls, based on wake redirection (WR) and dynamic induction control (DIC) strategy, are evaluated at the level of a single front-row wind turbine. To do so, a two-pronged analysis is performed. Firstly, the control techniques are evaluated in terms of the related impact on some specific key performance indicators, with special emphasis on ultimate loads and maximum blade deflection. Secondarily, an optimal blade redesign process is performed with the goal of quantifying the modification in the structure of the blade entailed by a possible increase in ultimate values due to the presence of wind farm control. Such an analysis provides for an important piece of information for assessing the impact of the farm control on the cost-of-energy model.

scholarly journals Inputs, Incentives, and Complementarities in Education: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania*

2019 ◽  
Vol 134 (3) ◽  
pp. 1627-1673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Mbiti ◽  
Karthik Muralidharan ◽  
Mauricio Romero ◽  
Youdi Schipper ◽  
Constantine Manda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
Teacher Incentives ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Individual Effects ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Joint Provision

AbstractWe present results from a large-scale randomized experiment across 350 schools in Tanzania that studied the impact of providing schools with (i) unconditional grants, (ii) teacher incentives based on student performance, and (iii) both of the above. After two years, we find (i) no impact on student test scores from providing school grants, (ii) some evidence of positive effects from teacher incentives, and (iii) significant positive effects from providing both programs. Most important, we find strong evidence of complementarities between the programs, with the effect of joint provision being significantly greater than the sum of the individual effects. Our results suggest that combining spending on school inputs (the default policy) with improved teacher incentives could substantially increase the cost-effectiveness of public spending on education.

scholarly journals The impact of the social level of the employee of Asnan Medical Limited Company on reducing the cost of applying the overall quality standards in work - Sudan: أثر المستوي الإجتماعي للموظف بشركــة اسنان الطبية المحدوده على تخفيض تكلفة تطبيق معايير الجودة الشاملة فى العمل - السودان

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Hassan Abdel Qader Awadallah , Mohammed Al Moataz Mojt
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Accounting Information Systems ◽  
Quality Costs ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Social Level

The study aims in general to review relevant previous studies, the concept of social levels and lifestyle and how to measure and knowing, the concept of quality and total quality management and quality costs, and the importance of accounting information systems for the cost of quality, the study was based on the theory that lack of interest in social background and level of living of the individual has a significant impact on the level of the rehabilitation of the individual to apply the standards of quality and that the report accounting information systems on quality costs cannot be the management to identify the quality and reduce their costs (quality costs). The study used the analytical descriptive approach through a review of books and periodicals related to its subject. And the questionnaire was the tool of the study that distributed on several levels of social and administrative and scientific and collect information through social diversity. The study showed a number of results, the most important of them were: there is a statistical significance that families with a high standard of living give their members self-confidence and make the individual more solid in the face of mistakes in his working life and accept criticism and turn it into a positive motivation and achieve successes in his work Unlike the individual who comes from a simple social environment and has a weak and shaky personality, he does not accept any criticism and does not seek reforms, but often he is content to hide his mistakes. There is also a statistical significance that the individual coming from a high social level has a strong and influential leadership personality stemming from his confidence in himself as opposed to that coming from a simple social background. 

scholarly journals Developing a Parametric Cash Flow Forecasting Model for Complex Infrastructure Projects: A Comparative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11305
Author(s):  
Mahir Msawil ◽  
Faris Elghaish ◽  
Krisanthi Seneviratne ◽  
Stephen McIlwaine
Keyword(s):  
Cash Flow ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Cash Flow Forecasting ◽  
Cost Flow ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Forecasting the cash flow for infrastructure projects has not received much attention in the existing models. Moreover, disregarding the cost flow behaviour and proposing models that entail a relatively high dimensionality of inputs have been the main drawbacks of the existing models. This study proposes a heuristic cash flow forecasting (CFF) model for infrastructure projects, and it explores the underlying behaviour of the cost flow. The proposed model was validated by adopting a case study approach,the actual cost flow datasets were mined from a verified data system. The results invalidated the employment of a dominant heuristic rule with regard to a cost-flow-time relationship in infrastructure projects. On the other hand, a mathematical parameter-based comparison between the trends analysed from previous studies revealed that the cost flows of infrastructure projects procured through a design-bid-build (D-B-B) route behaved in a similar manner to building projects procured through a construction management route. This research contributes to the body of knowledge providing a method to enable infrastructure contractors to accurately forecast the required working capital through adding a new dimension for project classification by coining the term “the quaternary flow percentage”. In addition, this study indicates the importance of identifying the impact of root risks on the individual cost flow components rather than on the aggregated cost flow, which is a recommendation for future research.

scholarly journals Is It Legitimate for Society to Intervene in the Way Citizens Live Their Lives When the Cost of Health Care Has to Be Borne by the General Public?—General Considerations and Special Implications During the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Edlinger ◽  
Dominic Klein ◽  
Michael Lichtenauer
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Personal Freedom ◽  
External Threats ◽  
Cost Of Health Care ◽  
Unhealthy Diet ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Over the last few decades, the perception of disease has changed significantly. In the concept of the sick person's role it should be the aim of every person to keep health at a good level for as long as possible. Several examples can be found where, however, a disease can be caused or worsened by a person. Examples include unhealthy diet, alcohol consumption leading to atherosclerosis and diabetes, or smoking, leading to lung cancer and COPD. There are also other appropriate examples where there is a potential for conflict between the autonomy of the individual and health. Improving public health should be the main objective of any health system. However, the more the impact is on personal freedom (and there is no extraneous danger), the more an attempt should be made to achieve this through the motivation of each individual to support the desire for a healthy lifestyle, rather than through legal prohibitions or penalties. The situation is even more complex in the case of the Covid-19 pandemic. In this context too, personal freedom is restricted in many areas and some people feel, for example, that compulsory masks or the prohibition of large crowds are serious encroachment on their autonomy. However, even in this case, the risk of possible external threats from the spread of the virus outweighs the right to personal choice and freedom. To sum up, it is necessary to balance the two principles - autonomy and interference in them in the interests of public health.

scholarly journals Using a Prediction Model to Manage Cyber Security Threats

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkatesh Jaganathan ◽  
Priyesh Cherurveettil ◽  
Premapriya Muthu Sivashanmugam
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
Security Threats ◽  
Malicious Software ◽  
Cost Impact ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Significant Factors

Cyber-attacks are an important issue faced by all organizations. Securing information systems is critical. Organizations should be able to understand the ecosystem and predict attacks. Predicting attacks quantitatively should be part of risk management. The cost impact due to worms, viruses, or other malicious software is significant. This paper proposes a mathematical model to predict the impact of an attack based on significant factors that influence cyber security. This model also considers the environmental information required. It is generalized and can be customized to the needs of the individual organization.

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