(Non)Environmental Alternative Action Organizations under the Impacts of the Global Financial Crisis: A Comparative European Perspective

Hard economic times have been considered obstacles for environmental activism by many environmental scholars, yet works, mostly based on case studies, on alternative action organizations (AAOs) during times of increasing livelihood vulnerability show considerable environmental activism. We explain this inconsistency by arguing that AAOs mobilizing at times of crisis opt for direct action, using strategies of citizens’ solidarity initiatives centering on meeting basic needs and sustainability goals and thereby carry on the environmental claim-making in a new way. To this end, we compare environmental AAOs (EAAOs) with non-environmental ones using a cross-national dataset of 4157 hubs-retrieved AAOs active during the economic crisis (2007–2016), in France, Greece, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. Given that EAAOs constitute more than one-third of all AAOs, it is clear that environmental protection or sustainable development are not neglected even at times of economic hardships. Instead, the crisis provides an opportunity to broaden the scope of action for existing organizations that can adopt sustainability activities focusing on alternative practices and lifestyles, improving societal resilience. We further show that EAAOs tend to be informal and, to an extent, more concentrated on contention and protests than non-environmental organizations.

Seeing and knowing in interaction: Two distinct resources for action construction

Using the methodology of conversation analysis to examine interactions in outdoor activities, this study explores how participants specifically see an object or event in the development of an activity. In particular, the distinction between (visual) perception and knowledge is oriented to by the participants as a practical issue that informs their alternative action constructions. This distinction matters as a resource for implementing an action in an interaction. The data are in Japanese with English translations.

Pengaruh Rendam Kaki Air Hangat Terhadap Kualitas Tidur Pada Lansia Penderita Hipertensi Di Kelurahan Lodoyong Kecamatan Ambarawa Kabupaten Semarang

Sleep disorders attack 50% elderly. Elderly people are at risk of having sleep disorder caused by many factors, one of which is hypertension. Poor sleep quality can cause physiological and psychological balance disorders. Warm water foot soak as one alternative action for increase sleeping quality in elderly with hypertension because of the relaxation effect. This study aim to determine the effect of warm water foot soak toward sleeping quality in elderly with hypertension at Lodoyong Village Ambarawa Subdistrict Semarang Regency. Methods is Pre experimental with one group pre test-post test design. The samples of 26 people were taken by purposive sampling method. Data analysis bivariate (Wilcoxon Statistics Test). 26 elderly have good sleeping quality (100%). Bivariate analysis shows there is effect of warm water foot soak toward sleeping quality in elderly with hypertension at Lodoyong Village Ambarawa Subdistrict Semarang Regency with p Value 0,001. As one alternative action for increase sleeping quality in elderly with hypertension. The elderly with hypertension should do warm water foot soak so that it can be done continuously on night. So there isn’t decrease in sleeping quality.Key words: warm water foot soak, sleeping quality, hypertension, elderly

Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Seleksi Penyiaran Berita pada TVRI Riau-Kepri Menggunakan Metode Profile Matching

TVRI Riau-Kepri difficulties in news investigasion process that will be providedto the public riau-kepri. Based on the obserpasion that researchers do in TVRI riau-kepri seen that the shophiscation that of the technology has not been fully utilizet well by tvri riau-kepri so the difficualty in selecting news. That prosess will use a variety of alternative action which may be selected whit the expectation produce the best decision to give the news can be use method profile matching which is aprosess comparingthe value of the actual data of a profile that will be in grades whit the value profile is expented, So as to know that difference in competence the smaleer gap produced the greater weight the selection of news will be broadcast whit the highest rating based on criteria of news. That has been set, and 3 dicision that is good, enough and less.

On Moral Obligations and Our Chances of Fulfilling Them

Many actions we perform affect the chances of fulfilling our moral obligations. The moral status of such actions is important and deeply neglected. In this paper, I begin rectifying this neglect by asking: under what conditions, if any, is it morally wrong to perform an action that will lower the chance of one fulfilling a moral obligation? In §1, I introduce this question and motivate concern with its answer. I argue, in §2, that certain actions an agent has good reason to believe will drastically lower their chances of fulfilling a moral obligation in the future, relative to at least one alternative action available, are pro tanto morally wrong. This answer, I argue, captures our intuitions in a range of cases, avoids the problems that other views considered here face, and can be plausibly defended against some independent objections. I conclude in §3 by noting some consequences for normative and practical ethics of the moral wrongness of at least some actions that lower the chances of fulfilling our moral obligations, and by raising a series of important questions regarding these actions for future consideration.

Pemanfaatan Aplikasi Google Form dalam Meningkatkan Pelaksanaan Supervisi Pendidikan Pengawas Madrasah

Utilization of the Google Form application is done as an alternative action when the supervisor of Madrasah encountered several obstacles in the field relating to the area and the number of building Madrasah. The ease of the Google Form application for daily activities is: 1) real-time distribution and tabulation; 2) Real time collaboration; 3) secure; Storing important files or school assignments is not afraid of lost or damaged or exposed to viruses. Google Form is also an easy-to-use application even for beginners, free (free to pay), usually the data results are presented in an Excel file so it is easy to use and a fairly lightweight program. Utilization of the Google Form application in assisting the oversight of the madrasah to be effective and efficient can be described as follows; 1) Facilitate the supervisors to collect data without having to meet the speakers directly, especially for speakers who are away from the location of supervision activities; 2) for the necessary data of the activity or administration report that does not require the presence of a supervisor in the field, then data retrieval through instruments created by Google Form will assist the implementation of the supervisory duties more effective and efficient madrasah. 3) Availability of features available in Google Form such as charts, tables, Excel and others, greatly supports the data needs of the madrasah supervisor.

Business performance measurement for mechanical engineering and metalworking companies: case of Latvia

Business performance depends on the manager’s competence to take adequate decisions. The professional manager’s decision can improve the financial performance and position of the company. Analysis of business performance gives businesses a framework in which can set goals, measure actual performance in comparing with these goals and develop scenario planning to evaluate alternative action. The purpose of this article is to investigate the present performance of companies in the mechanical engineering and metalworking sector, to prepare proposals for management and financial performance improvement in these companies. As a result of the research, the authors have drawn recommendations in order to carry out business performance measurement. Keywords: Business performance, business activity, financial analysis, mechanical engineering and metalworking sector. Jel Codes: D220, D240, M110, O14.

Is sitting invisible? Exploring how people mentally represent sitting

Background Growing evidence suggests that prolonged uninterrupted sitting can be detrimental to health. Much sedentary behaviour research is reliant on self-reports of sitting time, and sitting-reduction interventions often focus on reducing motivation to sit. These approaches assume that people are consciously aware of their sitting time. Drawing on Action Identification Theory, this paper argues that people rarely identify the act of sitting as ‘sitting’ per se, and instead view it as an incidental component of more meaningful and purposeful typically-seated activities. Methods Studies 1 and 2 explored whether people mentioned sitting in written descriptions of actions. Studies 3–5 compared preferences for labelling a typically desk-based activity as ‘sitting’ versus alternative action identities. Studies 6 and 7 used card-sort tasks to indirectly assess the prioritisation of ‘sitting’ relative to other action descriptions when identifying similar actions. Results Participants rarely spontaneously mentioned sitting when describing actions (Studies 1–2), and when assigning action labels to a seated activity, tended to offer descriptions based on higher-order goals and consequences of action, rather than sitting or other procedural elements (Studies 3–5). Participants primarily identified similarities in actions based not on sitting, but on activities performed while seated (e.g. reading; Studies 6–7). Conclusion ‘Sitting’ is a less accessible cognitive representation of seated activities than are representations based on the purpose and implications of seated action. Findings suggest that self-report measures should focus on time spent in seated activities, rather than attempting to measure sitting time via direct recall. From an intervention perspective, findings speak to the importance of targeting behaviours that entail sitting, and of raising awareness of sitting as a potential precursor to attempting to reduce sitting time.