Implications of Land Use Land Cover Transformation for Gendered Livelihoods: Insights from Moyna Basin of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India

The Moyna basin of West Bengal is experiencing a rapid transformation in land use and land cover (LULC) as waterbodies are rapidly increasing at the expense of low-lying agricultural lands. The transformation in the LULC pattern in Moyna basin has been studied earlier based on the focus of climate change, biodiversity and other environmental issues. However, very little is known about the implications of this transformation on gender roles, responsibilities and livelihoods. This study examines the interconnectedness between LULC transformation and its differential impact on the livelihoods and workload of men and women using an intersectional perspective in three villages across Moyna block. The data were collected using a mixed-method approach and comprised of three major sources of information—observations, photographs and interviews. Results show that the changes in LULC have occurred partly as an impact of climate change and partly due to the inclination towards aquaculture due to decline in profitability of agriculture and farming practices. In the context of these livelihood changes, a fundamental shift in gendered roles has occurred. It has been found that the switch to aquaculture has led to two prominent outcomes, that is, depeasantisation of agricultural workers and defeminisation of the overall workforce. While women and men were equally displaced from agriculture with the advent of aquaculture, women were faced with additional challenges of unequal social gender norms and limited opportunities for alternative employment. It further shows that, the impacts of land use change on livelihoods are diverse and is a complex process as factors, like—class, caste, patriarchal family relations, family structure and the nature of the labour market intersect with gender and it also makes some women more vulnerable than other men and women.

Effect of Career Determinants on Employee Engagement in the Indian IT Sector

For sustainability of the Indian IT industry, there is a need to focus on career determinants that affect employee engagement. This study provides a framework to understand career determinants affecting employee engagement in the Indian IT sector that can lead towards successful and sustainable organisations. The data is accumulated from 272 techies employed in various IT companies across the country. By applying descriptive statistics, correlation, multi-regression, and interaction models, the study is developed. In the study, career determinants such as benefits, promotion satisfaction, career autonomy, and level of responsibility affect employee engagement. Moreover, the relationship is moderated by gender, and it varies between male and female IT employees. Therefore, for sustainability of the IT industry in India, there is a need to focus on career determinants that increase employee engagement.

Dental developmental anomalies and post-eruption dental disorder

Panoramic radiographs are complementary exams to evaluate oral alterations in an early manner, these changes can be dental developmental anomalies, and post-eruption dental disorder. Aim: This study evaluated the findings in panoramic radiographs and correlated the variables of gender and dental location. Methods: A retrospective study was through the observation of 1.111 panoramic radiographs from the Radiology Department in Brazil. It was included patients from 5 to 79 years of age of both gender, and it classified the anomalies in shape, size, and number and post-eruption dental changes in and correlated with gender and location. Patients with syndromes were excluded from the sample. Results: The majority of the sample was composed of fameles 752 (67.7%), as to the frequency of dental developmental anomalies related lesions 684 cases (61.6%) and post-eruption dental disorder 567 (51.8%), in the radiographs. The most prevalent change was endodontic treatment (32.6%), followed by root dilaceration (25.9%), and included tooth (19.5%). The most prevailing alteration when correlated with the gender variables was the cyst root (p<0.01) in females, and orthodontic treatment (p=0.02) in males and the variable location in the mandible was root dilaceration, giroversion, impacted tooth, taurodontia, microdontia, and endodontic treatment (p<0.01). Conclusion: Our findings provide evidence that dental developmental anomalies e post-eruption dental disorder are frequent alterations in the population with particular characteristics of distribution by sex and location.

Khitobah dalam Perspektif Gender

ABSTRAK Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui makna pesan terkaitgender pada khutbah nikah di Kecamatan Baleendah. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan pendekatan kualitatif denganmetode analisis wacana dari A. Van Dijk (1998) yaitu dengan menentukan tematik, skematik, dan semantik yang berhubungan dengan gender dan dianggap mampu menjabarkan makna gender pada khutbah nikah di kecamatan Baleendah. Hasil penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa tidak semua khutbah nikah mengandung bias gender yang memposisikan laki-laki lebih unggul dari perempuan. Dari 15 pesan khutbah nikah yang diteliti di Kecamatan Baleendah terdapat 12 kategori tema syariah, 9 kategori tema akidah dan akhlak, dan 8 kategori tema gender yang diklasifikasikan menjadi Akidah sebagai fondasi dalam penanaman rumah tangga, Syariah sebagai pedoman interaksi sosial dan Akhlak sebagai tema sentral dalam khutbah nikah. ABSTRACT The aim of this research is to determine the meaning of gender message in marriage khotbah in Baleendah. This research was conducted with a qualitative approach with a discourse analysis method from A. Van Dijk (1998) which determining thematic, schematic, and semantic related to gender and it is considered capable of describing the meaning of gender on marriage khotbah in Baleendah. The results of this research prove that not all marriage khotbah contain gender biases that position men superior to women. From 15 marriage khotbah messages which researched in Baleendah, there were 12 categories of sharia, 9 categories of faith and moral, and 8 categories of gender which are classified into Aqeedah as a foundation in planting households, Sharia as a guide for social interaction and Morals as a central theme in marriage khotbah.

Padjadjaran Interest Inventory: Evaluation of Psychometric Properties

This research aims to evaluate psychometric properties of a new instrument for measuring vocational interest: Padjadjaran Interest Inventory (PII). There were 2,648 participants in this study, consisting of workers, high school, and university students, with gender proportion of 1,014 (38.3%) males and 1,634 (61.7%) females. This research used descriptive statistic test, t test and MANOVA for gender differences, reliability coefficients and validity evidence by using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results showed that PII has a good psychometric properties: it has good reliability and valid internal structure; it is standardized by gender; and it is applicable for large groups with relative ease. PII can be used for career exploration. Limitation of this study was discussed for future research.

The Correlation between Blood Pressure and BMI in Students of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences in 2013-14

Background: Hypertension is one of the most common disorders and is a major public health problem that causes 20% to 50% of world mortality. On the other hand, obesity is also a risk factor for type 2 diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis and has a major share in health costs. Therefore, the relationship between body mass index and blood pressure has been considered. By this study, in general, about these indicators in the age group of under 30 years, useful information can be found. Methods: In order to collect information, a questionnaire was prepared and a random sampling was completed for a number of students from Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences. The data were analyzed using spss version 22. Results: By analyzing the results, it was found that systolic and diastolic blood pressures of both hands had a direct and significant relationship with age, so that by increasing the age, there is an increasing in hypertension (p≤0.001). Systolic blood pressure also showed a significant relationship with gender, and it was found that in men it is more than women. Finally, in examining the relationship between BMI and blood pressure, the results show that there is a positive and significant relationship between these two parameters, so that the increase in BMI also increases the systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.0001). Conclusion: Blood pressure in students has a direct and significant correlation with age, sex, and body mass index.

Diskursus ‘Iddah Berpersepktif Gender: Membaca Ulang ‘Iddah dengan Metode Dalālah al-Naṣṣ

Generally ‘iddah only applies to women (wives), with the ultimate goal of knowing the emptiness of wife’s womb. But if indeed the sole purpose of ‘iddah is to know the vacuum of the womb, then it is appropriate that ‘iddah is only for women, for only women have wombs. In this case, it means that ‘iddah only relates to sex (gender) and it is natural. However, the function of ‘iddah is not only to know the cleanliness of a wife’s womb, but from some other wisdom such as the prevention of infectious diseases, the period of reconciliation, upholding marital problems, and also serving a period of mourning when one’s partner dies. The wisdom and purpose of ‘iddah is actually an implementation of the concept of general benefits (al-kulliyat al-khams) namely hifẓ al-dīn (for religion), hifẓ al-nafs (for souls), hifẓ al-‘aql (for minds), hifẓ al-nasl aw al-‘ird (for esteems) dan hifẓ māl (for properties/wealth). By using the method of dalālah al-dalālah, and by taking into account the legal reasoning (‘illah al-ḥukm), it is very logically and legally acceptable that the implementation of ‘iddah is not only for women. The enactment of ‘iddah for women (wives) and men (husbands) is at least more upholding the human dignity and human rights ​​when marriage is concerned. This study uses a philosophical approach, with the aim of trying to find benefit values ​​in syariah law from the concept of ‘iddah, which is based on gender equality.

The equality of gender as part of the social responsibility in the tourist industry labour market of Ecuador

Currently we live in a world with organizations that influence in the people´s life and in the society where they operate; the organizations are a strong instrument of economic and social development of the countries, one of them axes that promotes their existence is social the responsibility viewed from an ethical and moral approach, where it is promulgated the equity in the society. This social equality can be analyzed from one of these edges, the equity of gender, and it is precisely from this perspective that I will analyze this work, where we still observed inequality and discrimination specifically in the labor market. The tourist industry in the Ecuador is not out of this reality; the objective of this study is performs a quantitative analysis of the woman participation in the tourist industry labor market as determine her representation in decision and empowerment jobs. For its development, this job divided the tourist industry into tourist activities, destinations more visited by tourists. The results show a gender inequality in some tourist activities, as well as a low representation in positions of decision.