Hope For People Research Articles

Secure and Fast Emergency Road Healthcare Service Based on Blockchain Technology for Smart Cities

Road accidents occur everywhere in the world and the numbers of people dead or injured increase from time to time. People hope that emergency vehicles and medical staff will arrive as soon as possible at the scene of the accident. The development of recent technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT) allows us to find solutions to ensure rapid movement by road in emergencies. Integrating the healthcare sector and smart vehicles, IoT ensures this objective. This integration gives rise to two paradigms: the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), where smart devices collect medical data from patients and transmit them to medical staff in real time. These data are extremely sensitive and must be managed securely. This paper proposes a system design that brings together the three concepts of Blockchain technology (BC), IoMT and IoV to address the problem mentioned above. The designed system is composed of three main parts: a list of hospitals, patient electronic medical record (EMR) and a network of connected ambulances. It allows the road user in the case of an accident to report their position to the nearby health services and ambulances.

Pembinaan Remaja Putus Sekolah di Panti Sosial Bina Remaja Harapan Padang Panjang

Guidance for dropout youth is an effort, action and activity to direct personality, abilities and skills through non-formal education. Teenagers dropping out of school is a severe problem that needs attention by the government so that the unemployment rate caused by dropping out of school does not increase and minimizes social problems caused by teenagers who fall out of school due to a lack of direction and do not get a good education. The purpose of this study was to see how the guidance provided by social institutions for youth development to adolescents dropping out of school. This research is field research (field research) with a qualitative descriptive approach. The key informants were 1 supervisor of the social institution for fostering hopeful youth in Padang Panjang and a support informant for the child of the social institution for promoting hope for young people in Padang Panjang. Data were collected through interview guides, observation and documentation. After the data was collected, the authors carried out the process of analyzing the data using a qualitative descriptive analysis. Based on the research that has been done, it is known that a lot of coaching is given to out-of-school youth in the form of social, mental, physical, and skilled guidance. Skills guidance is provided in the form of sewing skills and embroidery. The supporting factors of the coaching program are a budget, a strong will from youth, and the availability of adequate facilities and infrastructure.

Reversing the imperial gaze, affirming possibility: Conrad and Fanon in Amma Darko's beyond the horizon

Drawing on Bakhtin’s notion of the dialogism of the word, especially double-voiced discourse, this paper examines Darko’s subtle inscription of Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth in her novel Beyond the Horizon (1995). Specifically, the paper examines "horror" and the novel’s title as double-voiced discourse or dialogical sites of contestation and affirmation, respectively. It argues that while the Conradian subtext can be understood in the context of Darko’s reversal of Marlow’s imperial gaze in Heart of Darkness, the Fanonian subtext revolves around Darko’s politics of “beyond the horizon” which is contingent on decentering Europe as the location of hope for postcolonial people. By focusing on Darko’s subtle dialogue with Conrad and Fanon, the paper shows that Darko strategically frames Mara’s encounter with Europe as a journey into the “heart of darkness” and also foregrounds delinking from the West as an emancipatory ethic and thought for postcolonial transformation.

Achieving COVID‐19 herd immunity in Rwanda, Africa

AbstractThe COVID‐19 pandemic has caused significant disruption to global healthcare systems, including Rwanda's. Rwanda has taken measured actions in response to the pandemic using a multisectoral and one‐government approach. The introduction of the COVID‐19 vaccine boosted the hope of many people but has left debates on the measure of the population required to attain herd immunity. Herd immunity threshold (HIT) was introduced to track progress toward containing COVID‐19. HIT represents the number of people with long‐term immunity from COVID‐19. World Health Organization (WHO) established population vaccination targets for all countries worldwide, which included 40% coverage of the entire population by the end of 2021 and 70% by June 2022. In this paper, we discussed the efforts and progress that have been made so far toward achieving herd immunity in Rwanda.

The Communication Presentation of Barack Obama Public Speaking Style

The main idea of this research is to analyse the English modals in Obama's speech semantically. The modal auxiliaries selected for analysis include (Will, Would, Can, Could, and Should). All the modal auxiliaries are interpreted based on the framework of Coates’ (1983) semantic clusters. The qualitative method of analysis is applied into this study. The modal auxiliary of ‘can’ signifying possibility functions to evoke positive emotions and connotations in the mind of all the listeners. It highlights the possibilities that are associated with people's hopes and wishes and reminds all citizens to look on the bright side, and the persuasion form is realized through the motivation on the Obama’s speech modal auxiliaries’ words.
 Keywords: Obama’s, Modality, Function, Speech, Public Speaking

Проза Алексея Слаповского в восприятии Андрея Немзера

A literary critic Andrei Nemzer was one of the first to draw attention to the work of Alexei Slapovsky, a writer inextricably linked with Saratov. Responses to his works have been published in newspapers and “thick” journals since the early 1990s. The list of the main characters of literature, which Nemzer compiled annually, is not complete without the name of the prose writer, and the mass of reviews is ostentatiously apologetic. Despite the fact that biased attention to the writer sparked the indignation of literary critics, Nemzer continued to popularize Slapovsky’s work. The analysis of literary-critical publications allows us to say that, as a rule, the characters of literary works figure as the subjects of critical reflection. The articles feature journalistic conclusions and generalizations. Nemzer’s main message is that readers can find their reflection in Slapovsky’s characters, a prose writer vital to the new Russia. Nemzer strengthens the authority of the writer, drawing a connection between his works and the works of N. V. Gogol, L. N. Tolstoy, F. M. Dostoevsky, Z. K. Gareev, M. G. Uspensky. Nemzer intentionally deprives the review texts of evaluation. A positive opinion about the writer is not manifested in an open praise the reader is accustomed to. It is implicitly imbedded in the basis of the review and becomes visible at points of emotional tension. The critic often draws attention to the light style of Slapovsky, to his heartfelt attachment to the characters and to the city in which he grew up. For the critic the name of the writer becomes a symbol of hope in people and faith in the future.

Exploring the Structure of IoT Data: A Symbolic Analysis Perspective

With the development of different kinds of techniques, especially the Internet of Things (IoT), a large amount of quantitative (either numeric or categorical) data have been generated, transmitted, and stored in the modern society. People hope to understand the interested phenomenon from the collected quantitative data by utilizing different data analysis methods. Exploring the structure of data (e.g., the cluster centers or prototypes) has always been a hot spot in the domain of data mining and knowledge discovery, yet it seems that the modeling and analyzing process still focus on a low-level abstraction of the data because normally, the structure found is only represented by some numeric data points. In this study, we highlight that a low-level abstraction may not be a user-friendly way for people to grasp the knowledge contained in the data. Instead, we explore the structure of the data from a perspective of symbolic analysis. Specifically, two modes of abstraction are proposed. In the vertical mode (i.e., values of each feature are abstracted), the numeric prototypes are characterized by the symbolic prototypes such that people could get rid of being stuck in minor details of each feature. In the horizontal mode (i.e., values of each prototype are abstracted), the linguistic summarization is used to describe all the features of each symbolic prototype such that people could immediately grasp the essential information conveyed in the symbolic prototype. We conduct comprehensive experimental studies on the publicly available data to illustrate the feasibility and validity of the proposed symbolic analysis process.

Ussul Culture as Local Wisdom of The Mandar Tribe in West Sulawesi in The Perspective of Islamic Education

This research is motivated by the Ussul culture which has developed a lot in the West Sulawesi region, especially in Polewali Mandar Regency. Ussul culture which means the hope or prayer of the former people as an intermediary to the creator in a positive sense, which in this study is studied based on the view of Islamic education, bearing in mind the position of Islamic education in forming community individuals both physicallyand spiritually systematically in examining a culture which will then be studied regarding the elements of benefits and objectives as the basis for preserving and maintaining a culture so that it remains able to adapt in the future, bearing in mind that the development of science will become the foundation and reference for individuals in the future in doing things . Data collection methods in this study are observation, interviews anddocumentation. The results of this study indicate that in essence the culture of Ussul and pamali does notconflict with religion , but the culture of Ussul is directly proportional to religion. As seen in the concept of Ussulculture, it is always associated with prayer, hope in God. Meanwhile, as humans, what we always do is pray toGod, but we propose the same thing as praying in a different version.

BENTUK DAMPAK INDUSTRI TAMBANG PADA TRANSFORMASI ASET SUMBERDAYA ALAM MASYARAKAT DI SEKITAR DESA MOROSI KECAMATAN MOROSI KABUPATEN KONAWE

PT. Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry (VDNI) is the largest nickel mining company located in Morosi Village, Morosi District, Konawe Regency, operating from 2015 to the end of 2018. Before there was a mine in Morosi Village, most people depended on the agricultural sector, but not able to meet their daily needs. This study aims to find out: the impact of the VDNI industry on the transformation of natural resources assets of farming communities, the transformation of natural resources assets into economic assets of farming communities around the VDNI industry, and the economic transformation of farming community assets with the existence of the VDNI industry. This research was conducted in Morosi Village, Morosi District, Konawe Regency which was carried out in January 2022 with a total of 20 informants. Data analysis in this study used qualitative methods. The results of the study show that the impact of the VDNI industry on the transformation of natural resource assets is (a) migration. In this case, the socio-economic conditions in the area of origin that make it impossible to meet one's needs cause that person to want to go to another area that can meet those needs. This also happened in Morosi Village, with the PT VDNI industry attracting many migrants from various regions who aim to meet economic needs with various kinds of jobs such as being workers in the PT VDNI Industry and opening businesses (restaurants, immigrants buying local community land then leasing back the land to newcomers who open a cloning business and selling vegetables), Laborers of a boarding house building in Morosi Village. (b) Change of profession This also happened in Morosi Village, after the entry of the industry PT VDNI demanded that the community change their profession from agriculture to non-agriculture by freeing up part of the agricultural land to set up industries which of course had an impact on changing livelihoods. (c) Environmental pollution, observing the phenomenon of environmental impacts in the area around mining, in fact creates both positive and negative environmental impacts for the community. The inclusion of nickel mining in an area gives people hope for job creation, improvement of health service facilities such as health centers, as well as assistance for environmental sanitation facilities for villages and educational assistance. Nickel mining activities are non-renewable natural resource exploitation activities, in mining activities can have an impact on ecosystem damage. A damaged ecosystem is defined as an ecosystem that can no longer carry out its functions optimally, such as soil protection.

Belief in COVID‐19 misinformation: Hopeful claims are rated as truer

AbstractMisinformation surrounding COVID‐19 spread rapidly and widely, posing a significant threat to public health. Here, we examined whether some types of misinformation are more believable than others, to the extent that they offer people hope in uncertain times. An initial group of subjects rated a series of COVID‐19 misinformation statements for whether each made them feel more or less hopeful (if true). Based on these ratings, we selected two sets of misinformation that differed in their average rated hopefulness; the two sets did not differ in word length or reading ease. In two studies, people rated their belief in each statement. Results from both studies revealed that people rated the more hopeful misinformation (e.g., COVID cures and prevention methods) as truer than less hopeful misinformation (e.g., transmission vectors). These findings are consistent with a motivated reasoning account of misinformation acceptance.

Breakthrough of glycobiology in the 21st century.

As modern medicine began to emerge at the turn of the 20th century, glycan-based therapies advanced. DNA- and protein-centered therapies became widely available. The research and development of structurally defined carbohydrates have led to new tools and methods that have sparked interest in the therapeutic applications of glycans. One of the latest omics disciplines to emerge in the contemporary post-genomics age is glycomics. In addition, to providing hope for patients and people with different health conditions through a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of common complex diseases, this new specialty in system sciences has much to offer to communities involved in the development of diagnostics and therapeutics in medicine and life sciences.This review focuses on recent developments that have pushed glycan-based therapies into the spotlight in medicine and the technologies powering these initiatives, which we can take as the most significant success of the 21st century.

Old Canaan in a New World: Native Americans and the Lost Tribes of Israel

Old Canaan in a New World: Native Americans and the Lost Tribes of Israel

섬 재생사업의 성과와 과제

Until recently, the island development effort has been primarily concerned with infrastructure. Jeollanam-do is leading the direction of the Korean island policy. Beginning in 2015, The Islands That People Hope to Visit was a strategy to construct a vision with three key promotion strategies: protection and recovery of biological resources, appealing island cultural tourist resources, and island development with citizens and local governments. This study intends to provide future solutions after reviewing the current status and performance of the ‘Islands that People Hope to Visit’ promoted by Jeollanam-do. As the ‘Islands that People Hope to Visit’ is led by a small number of leaders rather than by the entire population, conflicts between residents have arisen. In the place where the project started in the mid-range, issues of management and operation, and trust between residents and leaders, and villages and administration are being raised. Second, the premise is that certain island identities have been harmed as a result of village specialization and concept development. Third, the primary problem is that there is a lack of knowledge of the people' life since there are no cultural and welfare programs for the locals because it is established primarily for the tourism industry. Fourth, although the ratio of hardware and software expenses is stipulated in the ‘GuidelinesforIslands that People Hope to Visit’ as 8:2, in reality, it is often carried out at a ratio of 9:1. Furthermore, there are occasions when facilities cannot be developed or are installed illegally owing to issues with land ownership and land use planning during the promotion of hardware projects. Fifth, there are still tasks to be completed, such as dispute resolution, transparent project and budget execution, transparent administration and operation, the interaction between village residents and project entities, project assessment and rearrangement, and the establishment of follow-up projects.

За стереотипното мислене и разминаването с големите надежди

What is the role of stereotypical thinking and does it have a single mechanism? This article proposes a theoretical framework and an explanation of why thinking in stereotypes has become one of the biggest obstacles to achieving progress and building a just society in Bulgaria, as well as in other countries in transition from socialism to capitalism. Today’s party ideologies, media messages and mass expectations are woven from stereotypes, and that is why the topic is important. This type of thinking is present when the generic concept is identified with one of its species. This analysis also emphasizes the role of stereotypical thinking in dissociating with the great hopes of Bulgarian people for change and a better future, which were strong at the beginning of the transition, but today are on the verge of freezing. They were also the basis of the belief in the civilizational values coming from the West, which were supposed to replace the old backward socialist values of the planned economy and authoritarian socialism. The dream of them and the disappointment that they came to Bulgaria too slowly or even at all caused about 1/5 of the population, mostly young and active people, to look for sustenance and prosperity in the West. At the same time, poverty, social inequalities, and corruption settled in the country.

Restored vision-augmented vision: arguments for a cybernetic vision.

In this paper, we present some thoughts about the recent developments, made possible by technological advances and miniaturisation of connected visual prostheses, linked to the visual system, operating at different level of this one, on the retina as well as in the visual cortex. While these objects represent a great hope for people with impaired vision to recover partial vision, we show how this technology could also act on the functional vision of well sighted persons to improve or increase their visual performance. In addition to the impact on our cognitive and attentional mechanisms, such an operation when it originates outside the natural real visual field (e.g. cybernetics) raises a number of questions about the development and use of such implants or prostheses in the future.

“Where Does My Hope Come From?”: P. D. James’s The Children of Men (1992) as a Christian Dystopia i

While British dystopian works from the 1930s to the mid-1980s were primarily concerned with the fear of totalitarian regimes and/or nuclear war, by the last years of the twentieth century, the end of the Cold War meant that these worries were no longer so prevalent. One result was the appearance of several “demodystopias” or fictions concerned with the demographic crisis which was causing increasing concern in the developed world at the time. Although P. D. James’s The Children of Men (1992) has been compared with other demodystopias like The Handmaid’s Tale (1986) and Zoe Fairburns’ Benefits (1979) and described as a feminist work, it is far more of a Christian fable and contains echoes of Christian writers from Dostoevsky to T.S. Eliot. It also takes seriously the concerns of her contemporaries about declining birth-rates, an ageing population and an increasing dependency ratio. James joins in the discussion on these issues, but also asks what can give people hope and a reason to live in this ageing world. Her conclusion is that hope, and a meaningful life, are like happiness, things which are not found by specifically seeking for them, but are by-products of a life based on faith and love.

DISPOSABLE BODIES, DISABLED MINDS, AND CHRISTIAN HOPE: RESURRECTION IN LIGHT OF TRANSHUMANISM AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

AbstractThis piece brings into critical conversation Christian resurrection hope, virtual versions of transhumanism, and intellectual disability and demonstrates that Christian resurrection provides a more cogent hope for people with severe intellectual disabilities than transhumanism. I argue that transhumanist virtual futures are theologically problematic, as bodily resurrection is neither required nor desirable. It is particularly problematic for people with severe intellectual disabilities given the way they would be excluded from these futures. Disability theology also raises issues with the traditional notions of “healing” in the resurrection and the implications for the value and identity of persons with intellectual disabilities. Starting with these problems, I explore the nature of Christian hope, noting the inadequacies of a virtual transhumanist future with respect to both resurrection faith and intellectual disability, and address how resurrection hope can account for issues raised in disability theology, and so properly include people with intellectual disabilities.

Enabling care: Maggie's centres and the affordance of hope.

This study explores the role of architecture in the affordance of hope for people with cancer. Specifically, it revisits 'enabling places' debates to understand the influence of spatial design in the experience of cancer care. Combining interviews and focus group data from two separate studies of visitors, volunteers, and staff members of Maggie's Centres, an organisation providing cancer support in the UK and internationally, the study investigates the emotional power of their buildings. In particular, we explore how Maggie's Centre buildings provide material, social, and affective resources for their users. We argue that Maggie's Centres help its visitors to orient themselves to their changing lives and uncertain futures in thoughtful ways and, thus, their buildings offer examples of the 'taking place' of hope.

Religion Hope in People's Lives

Religion Hope in People's Lives

STRATEGI PENINGKATAN PELAYANAN PUBLIK ANTARMODA TRANSPORTASI DENGAN KONSEP GOOD GOVERNANCE DALAM MENDUKUNG PROGRAM TOL LAUT

The concept of improving public services formulates problems from the quality of public services in supporting the Sea Toll, Factors that become obstacles and support the improvement of service quality, relevant strategies, which aim to Know the quality of public services in supporting the Sea Toll program, know the factors that are obstacles and supporters, as well as support government programs and formulate relevant strategies in improving the quality of services public intermodal transportation. Such a change in the attitude of the community can be seen by the large number of permit applications made by the community to do business or create new business opportunities, especially in terms of transportation. People's hopes to improve their welfare by opening business opportunities to sell indutsri products from 3tp areas (underdeveloped, remote, outermost, and border) are currently very large in the era of the global economic crisis with the rampant termination of employment carried out by large companies in the era of Covid-19. The population in this study is industry players in remote, outermost, underdeveloped, (3TP) regions, which are used using a qualitative approach where data collection techniques use observation techniques, literature studies and interviews ( interviews). The data analysis used is to use a form of qualitative descriptive method. The results of the observations obtained are the ability to implement public services in carrying out and serving to provide services to help the community as promised precisely and reliably and the reliability of employees in providing services is very helpful to the community in providing the services promised, accurate and in accordance with expectations.