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Author(s):  
Mehjabeen Musharraf ◽  
Ambreen Aslam ◽  
Lubna Baig

Objectives: To explore the role of media during mass casualty events and its impact on the people. Method: The qualitative thematic content analysis was conducted at Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, from 2028 to 2020 and comprised semi-structured in-depth interviews and focus group discussions involving participants from the health sector and policymakers at the provincial level. Besides, frontline workers such as the ambulance drivers and the first-aid-givers were also included. Data was subjected to conventional content analysis to generate themes. Results: There were 5 in-depth interviews and 4 focus group discussions in the study. Qualitative analysis revealed that the media has a great deal to do in times of a disaster. The media is the strongest weapon and largely impacts people's mind and behaviour, but it has been playing with their emotions and creating unrest among them. Conclusion: There is a need for the policymakers to set guidelines and define the role of the media in times of a disaster. Key Words: Mass casualty, Media, Catastrophe.


Author(s):  
Paul Atkinson ◽  
Hayley Mableson Sally Sheard ◽  
Anne-Marie Martindale ◽  
Tom Solomon ◽  
Aleksandra Borek ◽  
...  

Background: Responses to COVID-19 have invested heavily in science. How this science was used is therefore important. Our work extends existing knowledge on the use of science in the pandemic by capturing scientific advisers’ experiences in real time.Aims and objectives: Our aim was to present generalisable messages on key qualifications or difficulties involved in speaking of ‘following the science’.Methods: Ninety-three interviews with UK scientific advisors and government officials captured their activities and perceptions during the pandemic in real time. We also examined Parliamentary Select Committee transcripts and government documents. This material was analysed for thematic content.Findings and discussion: (1) Many scientists sought guidance from policymakers about their goals, yet the COVID-19 response demonstrated the absence of a clear steer, and a tendency to change course quickly; (2) many scientists did not want to offer policy advice, but rather to provide evidence; and (3) a range of knowledge informed the UK’s pandemic response: we examine which kinds were privileged, and demonstrate the absence of clarity on how government synthesised the different forms of evidence being used.Conclusions: Understanding the reasons for a lack of clarity about policy goals would help us better understand the use of science in policy. Realisation that policy goals sometimes alter rapidly would help us better understand the logistics of scientific advice. Many scientists want their evidence to inform policy rather than determine the options selected. Since the process by which evidence leads to decisions is obscure, policy cannot be said to be evidence-based.<br />Key messages<br /><ul><li>Scientific advisors need to know policy goals, but these can be obscure and changeable.</li><br /><li>Many scientists want their evidence to inform policy rather than determine the policy selected.</li><br /><li>Evidence feeds into decisions in obscure ways, so policy cannot be said to be evidence-based.</li><br /><li>‘Evidence-informed’ policy is a more feasible aim than ‘evidence-based’ policy.</li></ul>


2021 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 864-872
Author(s):  
Molefi Motsoeneng

This study examines the fears, after the death of their partners, which elderly widows experience regarding a new romantic relationship, in other words the decision whether to stay single or remarry. Participants in the study were widows who provided information about their attitude and fears regarding remarriage. The study operationalizes the theory of marriage in order to understand the factors that influenced their decisions whether to remain single or opt for re-marriage. The study is anchored in a phenomenological approach. Semi-structured interviews with elderly widows who were not currently married were employed to collect data. The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis that defined the experiences and perceptions of elderly widows. The findings were categorized into five main themes: fear of being ostracised by in-laws and family pressure, poor previous marriages, the caregiver role, inheritance rights, and not being able to find a suitable partner. Their involvement in a remarried relationship is perceived as taboo by both family and family-in-law. Furthermore, they see a remarriage as compromising their inheritances rights and are aware of the difficulty of finding a partner who matches their preference.


Author(s):  
С. В. Палиенко

С конца 1950-х гг. в центральных советских археологических учреждениях - в Институте археологии и в Ленинградском отделении Института археологии АН СССР функционировали методологические семинары. История их деятельности в 1960-е - начале 1970-х гг. до сих пор остается малоизученной. На основе архивных материалов и публикаций была установлена тематика докладов, обсуждавшихся в этот период на заседаниях методсеминаров обоих институтов. Темы данных докладов могут быть отнесены к следующим категориям: проблемы первобытности; проблемы социоисторических реконструкций; проблемы палеоэкологии в археологии; идеологические представления древних обществ; проблемы этносоциальных реконструкций. Эта проблематика соответствует перечню наиболее актуальных тем, упомянутых в передовых статьях журнала «Советская археология». Методологические семинары, хоть и имели первоначальное идеологическое назначение, однако использовались как площадка для дискуссий по актуальным проблемам археологии того времени, а в 1970-е -1980-е гг. - также и для апробации новейших теоретических концепций. Methodo1ogica1 workshops were oгgaшzed in central Soviet archaeo1ogica1 адепслех such as the Institute of Archaeo1ogy and the Leningrad Ьranch of the Institute of Archaeology, USSR Academy of Sciences, starting from the late 1950s. Their history in the 1960s - early 1970s is still understudied. The examination of archival materials and publications established topics of the papers discussed at the methodological workshops in both institutes at that time such as issues of prehistory; issues of social and historical reconstructions; issues of paleoecology in archaeology; ideological concepts of the earliest societies; issues of ethnosocial reconstructions. These thematical areas are in line with the most relevant topics mentioned in leading papers published by Soviet Archaeology. While initially methodological workshops pursued an ideological aim, over time they turned into a platform for discussing relevant issues of archaeology and even testing most advanced theoretical concepts in the 1970s-1980s.


Author(s):  
Micheala Slipp

This paper presents the qualitative findings from a mixed methods quantitative-qualitative explanatory sequential research project. It investigates unique features of video conferencing technology and how these can be helpful in supporting counsellors in rural, remote, and Northern contexts to mitigate compassion fatigue through video conferencing clinical supervision. Semi structured interviews with nine respondents were conducted and analyzed with thematic content analysis supported by NVivo 10. The results revealed eight higher order themes. Of note are the thematic results which described technology as a solution, the unique opportunities inherent in the medium of video conferencing, and some of its inherent challenges. These results are relevant to a variety of consultative contexts across healthcare and education because they assist in understanding how the technology impacts interpersonal connection and efficacy in supervision work.


2021 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Bharat Singh ◽  
Chandrasekhara T ◽  
Bhaskar J Kalita ◽  
Kushagra Patel

AIMS: To carry out Thematic Content Analysis of open ended question in a study to evaluate efcacy of educational program on knowledge and practices of Biomedical Waste Handlers in a medical college Study design: Exploratory study Place and Duration of Study: Armed Forces Medical College Pune from June 2019 to December 2020 METHODOLOGY: A total of 37 reviews were received. Many answers were in Hindi, Marathi, English and Roman Hindi (Transliteration of Hindi in Roman Script) and thus were transcribed to English. Useless data was excluded and codication of data was carried out. Themes were generated from these data and Thematic Content Analysis was carried out. RESULTS: The themes prominently noticed were “positive feedback of the training program”, “suggestions for better training”, and “suggestions for better outcomes”. 10% of the feedbacks were appreciative of the Instructor, 10% of the feedbacks were appreciative of the conduct of class, and 17% of the suggestions revealed that these programs are indeed helpful and created awareness. 24% of the feedback received revealed that the gain of knowledge from such program is directly associated with performance. 14% of the feedbacks laid emphasis on Hands on Training, 17% feedback reected that the timing, duration and initiation of the program should be suited to the participants, and 7% of the suggestions demanded a need for certication of such a program. CONCLUSION: Causes for poor participation to offer suggestion should be evaluated to ensure better feedback and also to know the exact cause of lassitude – whether organic or systematic. Despite a few inadequacies, the program was much appreciated with a positive peer to peer feedback.


Politologija ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-152
Author(s):  
Nataliia Karpchuk ◽  
Bohdan Yuskiv

The Russian Federation has been carrying out long-term and successful disinformation and propaganda activities against Ukraine. Due to its powerful, state-supported media structures, it is able to impose its vision of reality on its respective audiences. The purpose of this article is to determine the lexemes and topics of the “landscape” of analytical reports produced by Russia Today (RT) in 2018–2020. Lexemes and topics lay the groundwork for the RT propaganda discourse aimed at interfering and disbalancing Ukraine’s media space. This paper, based on quantitative and qualitative analysis, focuses on (1) the vocabulary structure of analytical materials, which may indicate Russian priorities, and (2) the thematic content (hidden topics) of RT messages. The RT analytical reports titles and relevant metadata were analyzed. The body of data was subdivided into periods of presidencies of P. Poroshenko and V. Zelensky. The authors argue that personalities do not play a significant role in the Kremlin’s attitude toward Ukraine; only the Ukraine-Russia opposition is decisive, in which the RF assigns Ukraine the only acceptable role as Russia’s “puppet.”


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 12400
Author(s):  
Esther Fasan ◽  
Miles Tight ◽  
Harry Evdorides

Despite strategies and schemes to increase cycling among adolescents in England, the levels of cycling among secondary school adolescents in various cities is low. This study aims to understand the factors influencing cycling among Birmingham secondary school adolescents from the perspectives of local transport stakeholders promoting cycling among secondary school adolescents. In 2019, 14 local transport stakeholders promoting cycling among secondary school adolescents in Birmingham participated in a semi-structured interview. The discussions focused on barriers and facilitators to increasing cycling among secondary school adolescents for school and non-school travel. Thematic content analysis was performed using NVIVO 12. The five-level socio-ecological model provided the framework for the analysis, resulting in five main themes. The study found the majority of the schemes and programs organised to increase cycling among secondary school adolescents focused on promoting school travel, with less focus on non-school travel. It was noted that cycling for leisure was more appealing to adolescents than utility cycling. Future interventions should include cycling promotion for non-school travel. In addition, increased support for leisure cycling may increase the overall appeal and enthusiasm of cycling among adolescents.


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