Close Bonds Research Articles

Specialized outpatient care for maternal and child health in PlanificaSUS areas.

To describe the organization of specialized outpatient clinics, according to the Secondary Outpatient Care Unit (SOCU) model according to the health care planning (HCP) methodology. This is a descriptive and cross-sectional study, which used secondary data from the PlanificaSUS project. It was carried out in 16 outpatient clinics specialized in maternal and child care, distributed in the five Brazilian geographic regions. A structured questionnaire was used for self-assessment on the implementation of 12 parameters in two moments, in 2019 and in 2020. These parameters are related to the care, educational, and supervisory functions set out in the SOCU model. In 2019, only 37.5% (six) of the outpatient clinics completed at least one parameter related to the care function, most frequently the multiprofessional team with interdisciplinary action (completed in 18.8% of the outpatient clinics). No parameters from the educational and supervisory functions were completed at this initial stage. In 2020, on the other hand, parameters related to the care function also showed higher frequency, higlighting the use of the same criterion by primary care teams and outpatient clinics for risk stratification (completed in 68.8% of the outpatient clinics). In the educational and supervisory functions, parameters related to the encounter between primary care teams and outpatient clinics for case management development, integrated training promotion, and close communication bond among these professionals also increased. Completion of these three parameters was identified in 25%, 25%, and 37.5% of the outpatient clinics, respectively. The planning methodology fostered reflection and discussion about the (re)organization of the work process and contributed to changes in maternal and child health care practices within specialized outpatient care, integrated with primary health care (PHC), from the perspective of care networks. We believe that such advances enhance access and equitable care for high-risk pregnant women and children in different geographical regions of Brazil.

Ecocritical Reading in Select Works of Rabindranath Tagore

Ecocriticism, as an interdisciplinary field of study, has added significant facets to literary criticism. We notice that the recent ecocritical philosophies have been reflected with gravity in Rabindranath Tagore’s works before it was recognised as a discourse. The eco-consciousness that he carefully cultivated in his life was portrayed with great emphasis in his literary and artistic creations. Tagore believed that literature could be a useful tool to reduce environmental disasters and promote the ecosystem by developing consciousness through it. Tagore deemed that the rocky and cruel earth was made habitable only by growing trees. Tree to him was the life founder. So he always sought the development of a close bond between men and trees. With his mystic and spiritual perception of nature, he tried to relocate man’s position in nature. His plays like ‘Raktakarabi’, ‘Muktodhara’, ‘Srabangatha’, a good number of poems, and his paintings show his ideas about deep ecology, shallow ecology, ecofeminism, social ecology, ecophobia, and the other aspects of ecocriticism. Segregation of humans from nature is declined in the concept of deep ecology. In some of his writings and lectures, Tagore defended the notion of kinship between man and nature. The idea, that human beings, should take care of nature for their own sake, is related to shallow ecology, and Tagore as the defender of nature worshipped it as a source of regeneration.

Old Men’s Quests and Westering in John Steinbeck’s The Red Pony

Abstract In John Steinbeck’s The Red Pony, two elderly men, the paisano Gitano and Jody’s grandfather, experience marginalization in old age. Their different approaches to aging, which are respectively in accordance with “gerotranscendence” and “positive aging,” lead to their different end-of-life quests, which are both closely related to westering and pioneer values in American history. Grandfather tries, but fails, in his performance of the pioneers’ masculine ideals, and his behaviors and storytelling manifest strong signs of fascism. Gitano’s return to the valley and his proclamation, “I am Gitano, and I have come back,” show his sense of entitlement to and sense of belonging to the land and the surrounding ecological community. The different outcomes of the two men’s experiences show on the one hand Steinbeck’s critical reflection upon the pioneers and the westering in American history and on the other hand his advocacy for a renewed close bond between humans and land to replace land colonization for capital expansion.

KAJIAN KOMUNIKASI LEGISLATIF DAN EKSEKUTIF DALAM MEWUJUDKAN TATA KELOLA PEMERINTAHAN YANG BAIK DI KABUPATEN KONAWE SELATAN

South Konawe Regency, the executive and legislature as regional government partners are continuously involved in communication about how to manage and allocate public resources, official authority, official sanctions and other political actions. In various situations, both parties communicate in formal or informal forms. The aim of this research is to describe and analyze forms of communication, the dominant political communication culture, and the basic obstacles that limit legislative and executive opportunities to communicate more effectively in realizing good governance in South Konawe Regency. This research uses a qualitative approach. The data collection techniques that will be used are Desk Study and Interview. Research informants were determined purposively. The interactive analysis method according to Miles and Huberman, namely the stages of data collection, reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions, was used in this research. The research results show that the forms of communication that exist between the Legislative (DPRD) and the Executive (PEMDA) of South Konawe Regency are formal communication and informal communication. Formal communication is realized in harmony between the two institutions in carrying out their respective functions. As for informal forms of communication, when there is a problem that is difficult and cannot be resolved in formal communication, informal channels are a solution so that the relationship between the two remains in harmony and continues to go hand in hand. The political culture that is built and attached to political elites, both legislative and executive, is a political communication culture that upholds family values. This cultural approach to political communication has proven effective in breaking the ice. This cultural closeness is a sign that political actors continue to maintain. Bearing in mind that this area is known as a miniature Indonesia with a diversity of ethnic, religious and racial identities, which makes family relations a close bond between one another. Barriers to organizational communication that occur within regional government and DPRD are technical barriers; digital infrastructure in providing adequate internet access and fast response in communication via WhatsApp social media as a communication medium in the digital era. Technical obstacles that cause communication channels to not run effectively or not be used properly, because technical matters certainly affect operational performance. Semantic barriers; clarity of communication (clarity) which is related to the presence of unclear or one-sided information that gives rise to differences in views.

Fenomena Pasar Tradisiaonal Rao, Pasaman

The market is a collection of traders and buyers who meet each other, interact, link each other and create nominal goods or prices in the market. This rao traditional market is also known by people outside of the rao sub-district and even people from the Penyabungan area (North Sumatra) also take the time to come to sell and buy in this market. This market is very crowded especially on Saturdays, because Saturday is a weekday at the market. The rao traditional market is not only known for that, it is also known for providing complete needs for the community. This market is open every day from 06:00 WIB to 18:00 WIB, various types of merchandise that the community needs are in this market, ranging from clothing to food needs available in this market, in a market that certainly has a variety of activities and of course must have a complex space so that activities in the market can run smoothly. This market still has a close bond with the community, the closeness can be seen by traders and buyers who look very familiar, like relatives and even like family.This research aims to find out the attachment of people and places based on experience and explore the phenomena that occur in traditional markets. The method used is a descriptive qualitative method by identifying with interviews, observations. The research uses David Seamon's theory of Phenomenological Perspectives on Place, Lifeworld, and Live Emplacement, the elements examined in the research are Place, Lifeworld and Home.The results of the analysis show that in Rao traditional markets that make them still very much needed by the community because they are able to understand and provide what is needed by customers or the community, the most important thing where in traditional markets prices can be negotiated and have family values. That way people become interested in coming back to the market.

Jaspers’s Struggle for the Idea of the University

The aim of the study presented here is to show that Jasper’s idea of university is intended to present a defence of philosophical life of a university against its reduction to a merely utilitarian concept. Jaspers follows up on the enlightened role of philosophy within university education and develops it in the conditions of the dark twentieth century. He views philosophical life as a precondition for preserving university as a place of a close bond between science and humanity, which turned out to be much needed at a time of the rise of Nazism in Germany. The study shows the crucial importance of philosophy, science and education in Jaspers' thought for the preservation of a free university. This study shows, within a historical context, the restoration of university in democratic conditions after the end of the Nazi Era.

Family and School Connectedness and Teenage Pregnancy in Amansie Central District, Ghana

The general assumption is that young people require direction and support from the adult world to achieve milestones in life. When family and school are unable to meet these needs, adolescents seek out other means of meeting the needs which are often negative sources. The study that produced this paper was designed to find out if social connectedness in the family, the school and the peer group would be predictive of teen motherhood. The study involved a sample of 513 respondents who were made up of 170 teen mothers and 343 non-mothers. The questionnaire, which also served as an interview guide, was used to gather the data. The result indicated that of all the two forms of social connectedness only family connectedness, could predict early motherhood. That is, school-age teen mothers who were attached to family members tended to be less predisposed to early sex, thereby not becoming pregnant during their teens. It is therefore concluded that the stronger the family connectedness a teenage girl enjoys, the less likely it is that she will engage in early sex and become an early (teen) mother. Therefore, when family connectedness is promoted, teenage pregnancy would be controlled and teenage girls would stay in school. It is recommended to parents to establish close bonds of relationship with their teen girls, and then use that bond to constantly draw the teen’s attention to the negative consequences of early sex.

What's love got to do with jealousy?

Romantic love and jealousy seem antagonistic, but the expression of both emotions have evolutionary functions that can go in the same direction of maintaining a relationship. Considering natural selection designed adaptations to solve the problems surrounding reproduction, then love and romantic jealousy are emotions aimed at staying cooperative for a period of time, where love solves the adaptive challenges of promoting pair bonding, cooperation, and protecting offspring; and jealousy is triggered by a threat or the loss of a valuable cooperative relationship, either on behalf of descendants in need of resources, or a close romantic bond. Consequently, understanding love and romantic jealousy points in the same adaptive functional domain of protecting a romantic pair bond. Specifically, love can be comprehended in two different ways and in regard to jealousy. First, conceiving love as the attachment to significant others one develops throughout lifetime, and secondly, it contemplates affective dependence. Results from a sample of single and committed individuals (n = 332) show the predicted positive correlation between attachment and jealousy as stable traits, consistent with previous literature. In addition, there is a non-significant and low correlation, respectively, between attachment and love as a measure of dependence. Furthermore, in the single participants group, jealousy was associated with love. The discussion emphasizes the need for expanding a functional account of love and jealousy as complementary emotions of our human affective endowment. Finally, it would be informative to study attachment as a relational trait and love as a specific affection for a romantic partner that could be manipulated to elucidate the functional design of jealousy.

Communication With the Social Environment in Multiplayer Online Games

The process of massive multiplayer online gamers and their social environment is analyzed in this context. Video games offer a platform for players to develop essential social and emotional skills with online gamers, such as predicting behaviors, providing support, and building relationships. Gaming serves as a communication channel, and games played in groups promote increased socialization instead of isolating individuals. Supporting each other during gameplay strengthens friendships, and MMOs ensure that ties with old friends are not broken. Multiplayer games can help players form lasting social connections and memories by fostering a positive and enjoyable gaming experience. Through shared experiences, players can form close bonds and support each other in difficult situations. Online gaming enables individuals who have never met face-to-face to establish strong and meaningful friendships. Players may be meticulous when recruiting people to their group to ensure that they are skilled, friendly, trustworthy, and will enhance their gaming experience.

From France to Florence: Marriage Strategies, Political Education and Raison d’État in the Case of Marguerite-Louise d’Orléans

This essay examines the figure of the Grand Duchess Marguerite-Louise d’Orléans and her unhappy marriage. Inserted within the rationale of raison d’état, her biographical narrative reveals important aspects of this royal princess’s political education. The decisions she took relate back to the peculiarities related to her education and upbringing during the events of the Fronde. Further, the close bond with her mother, Marguerite of Lorraine, duchess of Orléans, and her mother’s interventions during the Florentine period, help us to understand the political dimensions of the actions Marguerite-Louise subsequently undertook. Several contemporary sources, notably a lengthy letter from an anonymous former spiritual guide, provide a deeper understanding of her rank and her cultural milieu, the product of a princess’s education in an era of political turmoil and changing attitudes towards elite women’s behaviour.

일제강점기 형평운동의 지역성과 지역운동

Regional Characteristics and Regional Movement of Japanese colonial era Social Equality Movement for the People were examined. Through this, the difference between the southern and northern regions could be found. It was confirmed that the southern regions such as Gyeongsangdo and Chungcheong-do accounted for a large proportion of butcher, social equality organization, and anti-Social Equality Movement for the People. The difference could be found in the strength and weakness of Neo-Confucian tradition, the spread of Western ideas, and the degree of modernization. As a result, a strong attack was imposed on the equity firm It occurred during the middle of August in addition to the representative anti-social equality movement for the people anti-social equality movement for the people tradition of Gyeongsang-do and Chungcheong-do and job conflicts caused by changes in the policy of the Japanese colonial government. Crowd sentiment worked in addition to the farmers' vacation period and the farmers' organization called Dure.
 In Daegu and Busan in Gyeongsang-do, there were few anti-social equality movement for the People. The two cities were modern colonial cities that grew rapidly after the opening of the port. n particular, in the case of Daegu, Western religions helped solve the educational problems of the butcher. In addition, white politicians were able to overcome social awareness of status discrimination by becoming members of Western religions. In the case of Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, while growing into a modern colonial city, the equity movement camp encouraged the maintenance of the region as an adviser to the Gimcheon Equity Branch. Through this, the atmosphere of the equity movement was halved and a close bond with the social movement forces was maintained. As such, it can be inferred that the characteristics of urban and rural areas are consistently related to the dynamics of the equity movement and the anti-equity movement,

The Rise of Pro-Regime Intellectuals and Their Mass Persuasion Strategies on China’s Internet

ABSTRACT Mass persuasion is crucial to politics, and sophisticated leaders utilize political persuasion to influence citizens’ attitudes and emotions, alter their behaviors, and solicit regime support. In recent decades, a variety of actors have engaged in mass persuasion on China’s internet. Using online ethnography and archival research, this study examines a newly emerged but less studied group—pro-regime intellectuals and their online mass persuasion strategies. First, we find that pro-regime intellectuals act as outspoken critics of the West to promote China-centric theories by utilizing their academic knowledge and reasoning. Meanwhile, given their close government connections, they stand as intermediaries between the state and society to channel public discontent and articulate public policy. Furthermore, they proactively adapt to cyberculture by interacting and cultivating close bonds with netizens, as well as by collaborating with platforms to attract public attention. By deciphering this set of mass persuasion strategies, this article contributes to our understanding of how pro-regime intellectuals’ digital mass persuasion helps maintain the state’s discursive hegemony, which facilitates regime resilience in the era of social media.

Interfacial chemical bond-modulated Z-scheme Cs2AgBiBr6/WO3 enables stable and highly efficient photocatalysis

Lead-free double perovskite Cs2AgBiBr6 has been widely devoted to photocatalysis owing to its outstanding optical properties. However, insufficient redox capacity and high photogenerated carrier recombination efficiency of Cs2AgBiBr6 would limit its effective performance. Herein, we have developed Cs2AgBiBr6/WO3 Z-scheme heterojunction for enabling stable and highly efficient photocatalysis by building interfacial chemical bonds at the interface. The internal electronic structure of Z-scheme heterojuction by regulating close coupling interfacial chemical bonds at the hetero-interface could accelerate the charge transfer, enhance the separation efficiency of photogenerated carriers and maximize the redox ability. The Cs2AgBiBr6/WO3 exhibits superior photocatalytic degradation, which could degrade 93.64% and 100% (complete mineralization) of Methyl Orange and Rhodamine B within 30 min and 25 min, respectively. The effective degradation of pollutants is ascribed to the electron-transfer mechanism of Z-scheme with reducing recombination rate of the photogenerated carriers, which could produce dominant O2– and supporting OH to effectively degrade the pollutants.

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The program-to-campaign linkage: Party organization and ideological inconsistency during election campaigns

What determines party strategies in the short run during election campaigns? In this paper, I highlight a novel aspect of party behavior pertaining to the connection between election programs and actual campaign statements issued by party elites in the media. I argue that party leaders may feel compelled to fine-tune their rhetoric and stances during campaigns and thus deviate from their party’s election programs. Nonetheless, their ability to conduct ad-hoc adaptations is limited. The theory I propose posits that two features of party organizations will determine if party leaders can engage in short-term inconsistencies. First, membership-dominated parties will be less likely to be inconsistent because their leaders will fear alienating (the strong) party members and getting punished as a result. Second, parties with strong societal integration—those that maintain strong ties with society and an extensive network of local branches—are more likely to indulge in ideological inconsistency because they establish close bonds with voters based on problem-solving rather than broad ideological principles. I test these dynamics in 14 European democracies between 1972 and 2017 and find strong empirical support. The findings show that intricate party organizations and robust connections with normal citizens influence parties’ short-term strategies during election campaigns.

Factors Influencing Member Satisfaction With Cooperation in an Agro-Industrialized Union

As a new form of agricultural organization, agro-industrialized unions (AIUs) have shown strong effectiveness. Based on data from Hebei Province in China, the triple-hurdle model was used to analyze the impact of the governance structure and perceived interests on satisfaction from three stages. The main findings are: (1) Satisfaction with the AIU was affected by the governance structure and perceived interests. The former significantly impacted the final satisfaction, whereas the latter had significantly positive effects in all three stages. (2) Among the perceived interest factors, operating ability, interest sharing, and risk defense influenced attitude to whether performance had improved. (3) Attitude toward satisfaction was affected by the perceptions of operating ability and benefit sharing, whereas the overall satisfaction was influenced by benefit-sharing and risk-defense ability. Policy recommendations were suggested to strengthen the close bonds among AIU members at last.

Is Digital Social Communication Effective for Social Relationship? A Study of Online Brand Communities

The rise of the Internet has enabled the consumers to share their brand related emotion in social media brand communities. Members of brand communities frequently use the company’s intellectual and cultural assets, which further foster the forming of close bonds. It improves community members’ social ties and reciprocity standards. As a result, the brand community members become more cooperative. The stimulus-organism-response paradigm has been followed as theoretical framework to determine consumers’ social participation as stimuli which affect their social capital—bridging and bonding (organism) that ultimately improves their brand commitment (response). Select Facebook brand communities provided the data for this investigation. Also, structural equation modeling, which uses different fit indices to test the theoretical framework, has been done. Innovative aspect of this study is how online social interactions between consumer brand communities influence consumers’ social capital, which in turn influences consumers’ brand attitude. Additionally, by creating brand communities for their brands, brand managers can capitalize on the satisfactions of the members. Based on the uses and gratification theory, the study that highlights members’ desire to participate in brand communities’ events can be used by brand managers to advance their businesses.

The Role of Empathy in Effective Management: A Descriptive study of Human Centric Leadership

In India especially, empathy is a key component of human-centered leadership and efficient management. Empathetic leaders are able to establish a human connection with their team members, comprehend their feelings, and inspire them to reach their objectives. They establish a productive workplace that encourages cooperation, openness, and trust. Empathetic leadership is even more essential in India, where social and cultural aspects affect the workplace significantly. Leaders that are sensitive to the needs and emotions of their staff members will be better able to navigate cultural differences and foster a more varied and inclusive workplace. Additionally, empathy fosters strong relationships between managers and their staff members, which can increase engagement and job satisfaction. Employees are more likely to be dedicated to their work and stick with the company over the long run if they feel valued and understood. For efficient management and human-centered leadership in India, empathy is a key competency. It enables leaders to engage with staff members more deeply, foster a healthy work atmosphere, manage cultural differences, and forge close bonds with team members.

Shared social groups or shared experiences? The effect of shared knowledge on children’s perspective-taking

Although the ability to consider others’ visual perspectives to interpret ambiguous communication emerges during childhood, people sometimes fail to attend to their partner’s perspective. Two studies investigated whether 4- to 6-year-olds show a “closeness–communication bias” in their consideration of a partner’s perspective in a communication task. Participants played a game that required them to take their partner’s visual perspective in order to interpret an ambiguous instruction. If children, like adults, perform worse when they overestimate the extent to which their perspective is aligned with that of a partner, then they should make more perspective-taking errors when interacting with a socially close partner compared with a more socially distant partner. In Study 1, social closeness was based on belonging to the same social group. In Study 2, social closeness was based on caregiving, a long-standing social relationship with a close kinship bond. Although social group membership did not affect children’s consideration of their partner’s perspective, children did make more perspective-taking errors when interacting with a close caregiver compared with a novel experimenter. These findings suggest that close personal relationships may be more likely to lead children to overestimate perspective alignment and hinder children’s perspective-taking than shared social group membership, and they highlight important questions about the mechanisms underlying the effects of partner characteristics in perspective-taking tasks.

Analisis Kesesuaian Dan Daya Dukung Kawasan (DDK) Wisata Rekreasi Pantai Di Pantai Yeh Gangga, Tabanan, Bali

Yeh Gangga Beach is growing tourist attraction in Tabanan Regency, Bali. Tourism activities have a close bond with natural resources owned by the tourist area. The feasibility/suitability of a tourist area and the number of visitors that can be accommodated in tourist activities is important to know, so as not to cause disruption to both tourist activities and the environment and the direction of development. This research has a purpose, namely knowing the Tourism Conformity Index and Regional Support Capacity for coastal recreation activities. The method used is purposive field observation sampling at 4 point stations and interviewing tourists by accidental random sampling. The data used is primary and secondary data, with analysis of The Tourism Conformity Index and Regional Carrying Capacity. The results of the study obtained an average area for tourism activities of 17.98 m2 and time for tourism activities for 2 hours 14 minutes per day with a value of Regional Support Capacity of 3,273 people/day, 98,190 people/month and 1,178,280 people/year. The Tourist Conformity Index shows a value of 85.11% at station 1, 86.90% at station 2, 77.97% at station 3, and 80.35% at station 4. With this area Yeh Gangga Beach is still under carrying capacity and still suitable for beach recreation activities in accordance with the utilization zone of beach recreation tourism in Yeh Gangga.