Good Housekeeping Research Articles

Le je lyrique chez Léopold Sédar Senghor

El lirismo es una forma de expresión que extiende su imperio a todas las artes. En la literatura, fue traído a su cima por el romanticismo que lo hizo su línea de fuerza. Ha conocido una variedad de fortunas desde entonces. Asumido por algunos, vilificados por otros, sigue siendo hoy en día el corazón de las preocupaciones de muchos críticos. Nuestro estudio propone estudiar la letra I en un poema de Leopold Sédar Senghor: el Kaya Magan, extraído de su colección Etícuos. Es una contribución humilde a las numerosas obras dedicadas a esta importante figura de la literatura Afroafricana, principalmente a aquellos que tienen como eje principal la dimensión lírica. La prueba una vez más que el lirismo y el compromiso pueden ser una buena limpieza. Es un enfoque lingüístico de la autoescritura que incorpora referencias al contexto sociohistórico. Lyricism is a form of expression that extends its empire to all arts. In literature, it was brought to its pinnacle by the romanticism that made it its line of strength. He has known a variety of fortunes since then. Assumed by some, vilified by others, it remains today still at the heart of the concerns of many critics. Our study proposes to study the lyric I in a poem by Leopold Sédar Senghor: the Kaya Magan, extracted from his collection Ethiopiques. It is a humble contribution to the many works devoted to this major figure of the Negro-African literature, mainly to those who have as a major axis the lyrical dimension. The proof once again that lyricism and commitment can be good housekeeping. It is a linguistic approach to self-writing that incorporates references to the socio-historical context. Le lyrisme est une forme d’expression qui étend son empire à tous les arts. En littérature, il a été porté à son pinacle par le romantisme qui en a fait sa ligne de force. Il a connu des fortunes diverses depuis. Assumé par les uns, vilipendé par les autres, il demeure aujourd’hui encore au cœur des préoccupations de nombreux critiques. Notre étude se propose d’étudier le je lyrique dans un poème de Léopold Sédar Senghor : Le Kaya Magan, extrait de son recueil Éthiopiques. Elle se veut une humble contribution aux nombreux travaux consacrés à cette figure majeure de la littérature négro-africaine, principalement à ceux qui ont pour axe majeur la dimension lyrique. La preuve une fois encore que le lyrisme et engagement peuvent faire bon ménage. C’est une approche linguistique de l’écriture de soi qui intègre les références au contexte socio-historique.Mots-clés : Lyrisme-je lyrique/ethos poétique-ode-négritude

Think, Pig! Beckett at the Limit of the Human. Jean-Michel Rabaté. New York: Fordham University Press, 2016. Pp. v+240.

<i>Think, Pig! Beckett at the Limit of the Human</i>. Jean-Michel Rabaté. New York: Fordham University Press, 2016. Pp. v+240.

Relationship between Medium and Large Grade Contractors on Implementing Safety Management in Construction Site

Construction sectors are familiar with dangerous and exposed to accidents including of minor accidents, ergonomics problem, outdated machinery can cause the breakdown, and lack awareness from employers and employees. However, the occupational can be reduced through the effectiveness of prevention measure by training, good housekeeping, hazard assessment, better personal protective equipment (PPE) and inspection. The main objective of this research is to identify safety management implementation in medium and large grade contractors. A questionnaire was used as the main instrument on a Likert-type scale with a total of 46 returned questionnaire out of the 100 distributed. The respondents of this study are includes project manager, site supervisor, Safety and Health officer (SHO), engineer, clerk, planner, Quantity Surveyor (QS) and architect. The finding of this paper was identified mostly the contractors implement safety before start bidding; and after bidding and before start site work phases. The highest rank of safety activity is implemented in contractor companies is a formal safety incentive program. Furthermore, the results show significant differences on safety management implementation to working experiences and the relationship between contractor companies and safety management implementation. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the medium and large grade contractors implement safety management properly and good.

Good Housekeeping, Great Expectations: Gender and Housework Norms

Gender remains a key predictor of housework in modern society. However, previous studies have been relatively limited in their ability to adjudicate between possible mechanisms operating at the individual and social-interactional level that may cause this relationship. To address this gap, we employ a novel experimental design in which respondents view and evaluate photos of a relatively clean or messy room, which is ostensibly occupied by either a man or a woman. We find that men and women respondents do not differ in their perceptions of how messy a room is or how urgent it is to clean it up. In contrast, the gender of the room occupant has strong and significant effects on housework perceptions, moral judgments, perceived social consequences, and allocations of responsibility. Notably, when a relatively clean room is evaluated, female room occupants are held to higher standards of cleanliness, are believed to suffer more negative social consequences when they do not meet those standards, and are generally deemed more responsible for housework across a variety of work–family arrangements than their male counterparts. However, when a messy room is evaluated, gender effects are smaller and less systematic, in part because messiness activates negative stereotypes about men. Overall, findings underscore and refine the theory that gendered beliefs and accountability practices are a root cause of gendered behavior in the household.

Identifying Key Factors for Implementation and Maintenance of Green Stormwater Infrastructure

Construction and maintenance can have major implications on the long-term functioning of green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) facilities. The GSI facilities investigated were bioretention, permeable pavement, sand filters, infiltration trenches, and vegetated swales. This study first highlights the most important construction and maintenance items based on relevant studies and state stormwater manuals from the United States. Fairfax County, Virginia, was used as a case study to evaluate the County’s current stormwater program and illuminate common maintenance issues found for each GSI type. The data analysis showed that deficiencies found can vary between public and private facilities, depending most likely on site conditions and frequency of routine maintenance. Sediment accumulation was found to be the most common maintenance issue (27.8% of inspections), supporting the importance of adequate pretreatment and good housekeeping when implementing GSI. Current postconstruction inspections performed by the County were found to be failing to detect inadequacies in bioretention facilities due to improper construction. It is recommended that municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) thoroughly record and track construction and postconstruction inspection items to improve the longevity of its facilities and better inform future decision making regarding GSI.

Chemical Laboratory House Keeping: Safety and Practices

A clean lab is safe lab. Good laboratory practice and laboratory housekeeping makes the laboratory quality assurance and quality control. It helps for laboratory safety and management for the reliable and accurate results. Laboratory housekeeping is the fundamental to ensure safe and healthy workplace to work for the staff, teachers and researchers.

DESIGNING CLEAN PRODUCTION OF TOFU PROCESSING INDUSTRY IN UD. SUMBER URIP PELAIHARI

Tofu is an Indonesian traditional food which basically made from soybean. Tofu production process yields both solid and liquid wastes. If these are not handled properly, they may cause environmental contamination. Therefore, clean production planning needs to be conducted in order to bringout an environmental friendly industry for increasing productivity, increasing efficiency of raw materials and reducing wastes. This research was conducted at the tofu processing industry UD. Sumber Urip by collecting data through field observation, interview, questionnaire filling and 3 (three) stages of quick scan method which consists of identifing the production process of tofu based on the concept of clean production through the mass balance, analysing the alternative clean production improvements, observating and giving recommendations on waste utilization. The result shows that the tofu production process with clean production through the mass balance produced 210 kg dregs of tofu and 2.115,51 kg total liquid wastes. The research also proposes some alternative improvements of clean production as the implementation of good housekeeping principle, modification of funnel principle grinding, utilization of personal protective equipment, and implementation of recovery and reduce principle. On the other hand the wastes generated from the tofu production process may be reproduced in to tempe gembus, animal feed, organic fertilizer, and biogas.

Cultivating Citizen Readers: Clemence Dane’s Historical Essays in Good Housekeeping

ABSTRACT Clemence Dane’s interwar book pages for Good Housekeeping promote women’s reading history and reading across historical periods; they cultivate reader citizens poised to increase their agency in interwar cultural, professional, and public spheres. Good Housekeeping in the 1920s routinely published the views and experiences of prominent and accomplished women; and Dane’s book essays exemplify feminist periodical writers’ confidence in newly enfranchised women, whose citizenship Dane extended to the stewardship of good books.

Typology and Preventive Strategies of Accident in Technical College Workshops in Kwara and Kogi States

This study investigated the typology and preventive strategies of accidents in technical college workshops in Kwara and Kogi States. Three research questions were posed and two hypotheses were formulated for the study. A descriptive research design was employed. The area of the study was Kwara and Kogi states. A total of 793 technical teachers made up the population of the study, while stratified random sampling was used to select the sample which was 397. Research instrument was a questionnaire named ‘Questionnaire on Typology and Preventive Strategies of Accidents in Technical College Workshop (QTPSATCW)’. Three experts validated the instrument and a reliability test using Cronbach Alpha method yielded 0.92. Mean rating was used to answer the research questions while z-test at 0.05 level of significance was used to test the hypotheses. The findings among others revealed that cuts from sharp objects, scratches, crushing of the toe or heel by objects, piercing of foot or hand by sharp objects, eye injury, hitting/cutting of the finger with tools, burns from hot objects (e.g. oven, forge), fall from height and electric shock are some of the types of accidents that could occur in technical workshops in Kwara and Kogi States. There exists no significance difference in the mean ratings of male technical teachers and female technical teachers of strategies that could be adopted to prevent accidents in technical college workshops. Based on the findings, recommendations were made among which were that technical teachers should organize the workshop activities with good housekeeping and that government should ensure availability of training equipment in adequate quantity and quality to commensurate with students’ ratio in technical college workshops.

Environmental Safety Assessment of a Printing Plant in Cairo, Egypt

Background: The workplace environment impacts workers health, morale, productivity and engagement - both positively and negatively. The workplace environment in most of industry is unsafe and unhealthy. During the past ten years, the printing services have met a large development. Technological changes and the introduction of new work processes in the matter of printing have had a deep impact on labor, security and health. Objectives: to describe the environmental features of a printing press in Cairo. Methods: A descriptive observational study was carried out in a big printing press in Cairo, Egypt. Assessment of the work environment (prepress department, printing department, bookbinding section & office) was done using checklist modified from that of occupational safety team, 2012. Results: The majority of the study participants (79.5%) in the printing press were working in the printing and bookbinding department. which complains from poor ventilation, poor housekeeping, presence of spills & tripping hazards, lack of personal protective equipments, presence of noisy machines, significant manual handling & awkward body positions, lack of first aid kit & hazardous containers (ink containers in the printing department & adhesives in the bookbinding department) were left open. By comparing the departmental total score of the items in the environmental checklist; the prepress department were the highest in fulfilling the positive items with score (86.66%) and the printing & bookbinding department were the least with total score (40.09%). Conclusion: The study concluded that some areas of the printing press (printing & bookbinding department) need urgent attention to the work environment and recommend periodic environmental examination, good housekeeping, training, health education & provision of protective measures. Further work to confirm these findings in other study settings & population is also needed.

Project characteristics indicating safety performance

Safety performance has been long discussed and assessed in order to ensure less harm identified and reduce accidents in construction projects. Practically, accident rate is one common used key performance indicator to indicate the on-site safety performance in construction projects worldwide. Theoretically, there were various indicators that developed for the assessment of the safety performance of construction projects. These indicators were derived from previous literatures and lack of potential linkage to the project performance of construction projects. Thus, it is worth to explore the project characteristics that identified in construction projects with outstanding safety performance. This study introduced the project characteristics that identified in the construction projects with outstanding safety performance. The project characteristics were firstly identified by the sate-of-the-practice review and verified by panels of experts through structured interview and questionnaire survey. In general, findings of literature and structured interview were consistent. A series of interviews were supplemented the literatures’ findings. There were totally 27 project characteristics that indicating outstanding safety performance of a construction project. Eighteen experts were participated in the questionnaire surveys to verify the importance levels of the proposed project characteristics. All experts agreed with project characteristics that indicating the safety performance of the construction projects. The most agreed project characteristics were good housekeeping, more support and commitment from senior management, clear understanding of construction work activities, and good planning of project execution. These are indicative to future development of project management practice and sustainable safety strategies in construction industry locally and globally.

A disruptive approach to eliminating weapon-grade plutonium - Pu burning in a molten salt fast reactor.

The successful implementation of disarmament treaties of the last centuries has led to significant amounts of weapon-grade Plutonium which are currently stored in high security storage facilities. Disposing this Plutonium should be seen as ‘good housekeeping’ avoiding unnecessary costs and the hazards of storing this material indefinitely. In addition, the disarmament is only brought to a successful end when the Plutonium isn’t available for the production of new weapons anymore. We propose a disruptive approach for Plutonium disposition and demonstrate the feasibility in a neutronic study. Burning of weapon-grade Plutonium in a molten salt fast reactor is significantly more efficient than in the studied other reactors, while efficient process design has the potential to reduce the security concerns significantly. The proposed system could turn about 1.25 tons of weapon-grade Plutonium into electric energy worth £ 0.5 to 1 billion/year, depending on the electricity price while avoiding the hassle and eliminating the risk of high security Plutonium storage. In conclusion, burning of the weapon-grade Plutonium resulting from disarmament could be an economically very attractive approach to reduce the nuclear threat.

Fire Hazard Assessment During Construction of A Mixed-Use Development Project In Kuala Lumpur

Construction by nature is inherently dangerous, with a high degree of hazard and risk. Serious fire has occurred in building under construction, which will not delay their completion dates and loss of life, but also result in serious monetary losses. The objectives of this paper are to investigate the causes of fire hazard during the construction phase; assess the risk level arising from the fire hazard during the construction phase; and tpropose safety control measures of fire hazard during the construction phase. Primary data is obtained from the respondents of a mixed use development project in Kuala Lumpur via questionnaire surveys. The data is analysed via Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) and Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Control (HIRARC). The findings show that the most important causes of fire hazard of a mixed-use development project are related to workers site activities. Meanwhile, HIRARC identifies that fire hazard from hot works and use electrical tools are the most important risks. Lastly, safety control measures were proposed to control the identified fire hazard by improving the operating procedure of hot works and use of electrical tools as well as implementing good housekeeping practices and inspection at the workplace.

Poor theory and the art of plastic pollution in Nigeria: relational aesthetics, human ecology, and “good housekeeping”

ABSTRACTThe art of plastic pollution from Nigeria marks more than an environmental consciousness. It also marks an ecological consciousness based on contemporary plastic-waste artists’ commitment to advocating the recovery of traditions of repurposing materials and of skilled craft work. These contemporary artists are proposing that Nigeria negotiate its own modern identity by recuperating creative traditions of object making that combine the values of utility and of artistry in the practice of craft. The emphasis on plastic specifically as an artistic medium highlights the clash of what eco-artist Bright Eke calls a “bottled life” – entrapped, wasteful, unhealthy, ego-centric – with a traditional ethos of interconnectedness and eco-consciousness. Drawing together data from personal interviews, filmed documentaries, and museum talks, this essay argues that the current generation of artists is using salvaged plastic as a primary medium to rethink Nigerian ecology in terms of “good housekeeping” – a specifically Nigerian oikos.

A FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING AND MINIMIZING INDUSTRIAL WASTE

The aim of this study is to develop a conceptual framework for assessing and minimzing industrial waste. A conceptual framework is developed by integrating Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool and cleaner production method. LCA is utilized to evaluate and identifi industrial waste along the life cycle of product/services . On the other hand, cleaner production method is implemented for mitigation strategy to minimizing the most significant waste along industrial activities. By using LCA, the significant waste will be identified. Furthermore, cleaner production will be implemented to the significant waste to improve the environmental performance of industries activities. Cleaner production strategies such as product modification, Input substitution, technology modification, reuse/recycling, and good housekeeping are applied to prevent industrial waste generation. Furthermore, the integration betwen LCA tool and CP method significanly improve the environmnetal performance during the industrial activities. CP and LCA were succesfull for improving environmental performance in term of raw material saving, water saving, energy saving and wastewater reduction.

Best Practices on Financial Management: A Collaborative Academic Interventions in Cotabato City, Southern Philippines

Finance has been described as a great challenge for every organization and considered the lifeblood of every institution which is used to finance its programs and services. The study determined the best financial management practices and the implementation in the local government unit of Cotabato City, Mindanao, Southern Philippines. It also identified the gaps in financial management in its covered local community. Interview guides and document analysis were used in the study. Using descriptive method, it was found out that the financial management of the local community was properly managed. Hence, there was a good financial management in terms of finances of the communities in Cotabato City as a basis of receiving the award of the seal of good housekeeping. It has been highly recommended to engage more trainings on the same field with the involvement of the second liner young officials. This study provides empirical data to the agency administrators managing the community. There will also be an identification of strategies to be adapted in the programs for implementation.

Good Housekeeping Implementation for Improving Efficiency in Cassava Starch Industry (Case Study : Margoyoso District, Pati Regency)

Cassava starch industry is one of the leading small-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Pati Regency. Cassava starch industry released waste that reduces the quantity of final product and potentially contamined the environment. This study was conducted to observe the feasibility of good housekeeping implementation to reduce waste and at the same time improve efficiency of production process. Good housekeeping opportunities are consideration by three aspect, technical, economy and environmental. Good housekeeping opportunities involved water conservation and waste reduction. These included reuse of water in washing process, improving workers awareness in drying section and packaging section. Implementation of these opportunities can reduce water consumption, reduce wastewater and solid waste generation also increased quantity of final product.

How stout women were left out of high fashion: An early twentieth-century perspective

Abstract Karl Lagerfeld, head designer and creative director of Chanel, made headlines in 2013 when he made comments against fat women on the French television show Le Grand 8 by saying ‘no one wants to see curvy women on the runway’. Excluding plus-size women from high fashion has occurred since the infancy of stoutwear manufacturing (an earlier term used for plus-size) near the start of the twentieth century. It is important to note that stoutwear manufacturers created ready-towear designs for middle-class women, but designers did not make or promote highfashion designs in vast quantities for upper-class women. Stout society women and couture clients were certainly consuming high fashion, but high-fashion advertising, commentary and editorials were not inclusive of stout women. In fact, many high-fashion designers stressed the importance and need to be slender. This article uses primary sources from Vogue, Women’s Wear Daily, Good Housekeeping and Harper’s Bazaar to analyse the commentary during the introduction and emergence of women’s ready-to-wear and the exclusion of high fashion for stout women by designers.

Explosion hazards of aluminum finishing operations

Metal dust deflagrations have become increasingly common in recent years. They are also more devastating than deflagrations involving organic materials, owing to metals' higher heat of combustion, rate of pressure rise, explosion pressure and flame temperature.Aluminum finishing operations offer a particularly significant hazard from the very small and reactive aluminum particles generated, and thus require high attention to details of operation and explosion safety management.This paper presents available statistics on metal dust explosions and studies the specific explosion hazards of aluminum finishing operations. The analysis of seven case studies shows that the proper design, monitoring and maintenance of dust collection systems are particularly important. Furthermore, the isolation of deflagrations occurring in dust collection systems, as well as good housekeeping practices in buildings, are critical safeguards to avoid the occurrence of catastrophic secondary explosions.

A Seal of Approval: Rothman Put to the Test at Good Housekeeping Labs

It was a sunny day in July 2017 when the team at the Good Housekeeping Institute in New York City was performing the testing of toys. The lab was covered in stuffed animals, remote-controlled gadgets, and other fun new products that the team would evaluate for a variety of criteria before bringing in children to do the real testing. And while Rachel Rothman's job as chief technologist overseeing all six of Good Housekeeping magazine's labs' testing might sound like a dream, she describes it as something more like kismet, since a role like this was beyond what she ever imagined.