Value Of Human Life Research Articles

MONITORING ACCORDING TO ESG PRINCIPLES AND ITS IMPACT ON THE COMPETITIVENESS OF BUSINESS ENTITIES

The article defines that in recent years, the realization that certain corporate risks, such as environmental, social practices and corporate governance, can significantly affect the value of the enterprise, its competitiveness and development strategy in the long run. Today, the world is united to solve global problems of the present, which can be solved through the introduction of the latest technologies and a progressive approach to business assessment. The authors emphasize the importance of ESG-investing in the process of transformation into a low carbon economy and its impact on the competitiveness of enterprises. Arsenal of effective measures for the formation of a regulatory environment has been identified. ESG-Investment, the introduction of which in domestic practice will allow to make effective and optimal management decisions. The article substantiates that the practice of external independent evaluation of ESG-face based on open sources is becoming more and more popular in Ukraine. Changing the values ​​of human life in recent years and the Covid-19 pandemic showed the need for a strategic approach to environmental and social risks. It is determined that investors are increasingly insisting on companies with ESG criteria companies, international politicians and procedures. It is substantiated that ESG strategy is a very important tool for sustainable development that allows the enterprises of the DTEK group at the highest level to integrate environmental, social and management standards. The article proves that during the restoration of the country after Russia’s aggression, almost all investments will come to Ukraine on the basis of ESG, so the drivers of sustainable development increase. Therefore, Ukrainian companies today, in these difficult times, need help in understanding and implementing these principles.

Трансляция традиционной китайской культуры в философию новой эпохи

The global positive change in public opinion about China has been constantly growing in recent years. However, there is still some misunderstanding of China and the Chinese culture in the world due to ideological and cultural differences. The relevance of the development of theoretical innovations and their application in practice to disseminate traditional culture is an essential moment of state and public life in China. The article represents the natural transmission of traditional Chinese culture, the characteristics of which are clearly reflected within moral civilization and affirmed in the philosophy of a new stage of modern Chinese society development called the ‘New Era’. The importance of traditional spiritual culture of Chinese people in the process of realizing the value of human life towards the development of socialism whereas the Chinese specificity is shown. Historical and retrospective analysis determines the role of the stages of civilization and personalities in the formation of the spiritual values system of the Chinese nation. The semiotic method, as a basic one, is aimed at interpreting the elements of traditional Chinese culture, in particular the symbolic system. The article highlights the main spiritual characteristics and defines the meaning of the traditional Chinese culture in modern culture, defines the specific feature of the concept of ‘cultural gene’ as the Chinese spiritual culture, covering varied and differentiated content and characteristics of the Chinese national culture and defining the difference between the Chinese nation and other ethnic groups in the world. The value of harmonious and unified relations between a man and nature in the Chinese culture is considered using the example of bamboo, a typical traditional symbol that actively transfers traditional cultural information into modern everyday life in China and determines the continuity of the foundations of Chinese moral philosophy. The analysis of the expansion of Chinese cultural symbols to the west is given and the main problems in the work on the popularization of Chinese cultural symbols abroad are identified. The contemporary Chinese culture is represented as an open system that recreates a comprehensive hands-on process that effectively enhances the influence of the Chinese culture.

სოციალური სამართლიანობის ღირებულებითი ასპექტები

Most people today associate social justice with the equality of all citizens before the law, a decent wage, a high level of social security for people with disabilities, equal access to health care, education, culture, and etc. We analyze value aspects of social justice and define the importance and role of values in human life. The substantive relationship between the concepts of value and well-being is studied. Important aspects of social justice such as: social, legal and political are discussed separately. The demand for social justice in modern Georgian society is analyzed. An assessment of the role of social justice in the development of society is given. Analyzing the value aspects of social justice, we would like to point out that social justice is the category and working tool by which we evaluate various social and political phenomena, adopted laws, results of ongoing reforms, socio-economic status of Georgia, social groups and classes, distribution of public good and etc.

Fungal spore distribution in two hospitals in Kabale district, Uganda

Fungi infections are a danger to the value of human life as they cause health issues such as depression, lack of self-confidence and seclusion in infected individuals. To date, the prevalence and distribution of airborne fungi spores are still not well documented in Uganda. Airborne fungi spores in Kabale Referral and Rugarama hospitals were monitored for two months. This study also examined the proportion of fungal infection cases reported in the two hospitals regularly. The fungal colonies were collected for two months using the open plate sedimentation method with Petri dishes of Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) media, cultured and identified morphologically. The obtained results were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and means were separated using Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMTR) with a level of significance at P<0.05. A total of 398 fungal colonies were obtained from the two locations for the period of study. Aspergillus flavus (15.3%) followed by Aspergillus fumigatus (10.6%) recorded the highest number of fungal colonies while Nigrospora (1%), Fusarium spp,(2.3%) and Trichoderma spp, (1.3%) had the least number of species in all the locations sampled. A number of the fungi isolated are opportunistic and are allergens that cause various diseases, irritations and allergic reactions in humans. Therefore, this study recommends routine aerobiological monitoring in both outdoor and indoor hospital environments for better management of fungal infections.

Significance of the Constitutional Category of Personal Dignity in Bioethics and Medicine

The article raises the question of the dignity of the individual in the field of bioethics and medicine. The author notes that today the number of situations in medicine and law is increasing when it is necessary to make a difficult ethical choice, while relying on the priority of the value of human life. This scientific work focuses on the fact that, despite a number of contradictions, bioethics, law and medicine have common values — human life and dignity. The paper analyzes the works of domestic and foreign authors devoted to bioethics and its correlation with the rules of law. In particular, the terminological aspect is considered. Having conducted a comprehensive study of dogmatic sources, the author offers her own version of the definition of the dignity of the individual as a category in the field of somatic and bioethical rights. Since the relationship between bioethics, medicine and law is quite young for the Russian Federation, there are a number of gaps in our legal system. The author of the article talks about the prospects for the gradual development of legal regulation of relations related to bioethics and medicine, which will lead to the minimization of such gaps.

The Tremulous Resonance of Yves Bonnefoy’s Textual Présence

The Tremulous Resonance of Yves Bonnefoy’s Textual <i>Présence</i>

Tuberculosis in a weak health system, conflict and fragile zone: The monetary value of human lives lost associated with deaths of persons older than 14years in Somalia.

Low tuberculosis (TB) detection and conflict and fragility have overburdened Somalia. This study estimated economic loss associated with TB deaths among persons aged >14years. Using epidemiologic and economic data, we calculated the cost based on the framework of the World Health Organization guide of identifying the economic consequences of disease and injury. Baseline loss is the product of years of life lost, non-health expenditure, and number of deaths. Adjusting for conflict and fragility conditions and growth of non-health expenditure, we discounted the loss at 3% rate. We conducted a sensitivity analysis of epidemiologic and economic factors. In 2017 values, the 9180 reported deaths result in a loss of US$ 44.77 million, a US$ 4877 per death over the discounted years. Conflict conditions would increase the loss by 5.3%, while simultaneous adjustment for conflict and attunement to growth of non-health expenditure would increase the burden by 54% to US$ 67.28 million. Male fatalities account for 59% of the burden. The baseline result is robust to input variations, although sensitivity analysis suggests conflict and fragility conditions account for greater uncertainty of the loss. Stakeholders in the healthcare system should minimise the sizeable economic loss by taking measures to enhance surveillance of TB and security.

The psychological imprint of inequality: Economic inequality shapes achievement and power values in human life.

This research investigates how economic inequality shapes basic human values across three cross-national, cross-regional, and longitudinal studies (Ntotal =219,697). Study 1 examined the relationship between objective economic inequality and values across 77 societies from all five continents (n=170,525). Study 2 examined the relationship between objective economic inequality and values across 51 regions in the United States (n=48,559). Study 3 used a two-year longitudinal design to examine the relationship between perceived economic inequality and values (n=613). Results from multilevel modeling and longitudinal analysis suggested that people who lived in areas with higher economic inequality and who perceived higher economic inequality were more likely to endorse achievement and power values. Moreover, people who perceived higher economic inequality were less likely to endorse benevolence values. These effects were robust in within-country tests (Studies 2 and 3) but not in the cross-country tests (Study 1) when accounting for sociodemographic characteristics. Our findings suggest that economic inequality may act as an antecedent of self-enhancement values, particularly within countries. In a world of rising economic inequality, this may over time lead to an overemphasis on achievement and power which have been shown to erode social cohesion.

Fairness in Music Recommender Systems: A Stakeholder-Centered Mini Review.

The performance of recommender systems highly impacts both music streaming platform users and the artists providing music. As fairness is a fundamental value of human life, there is increasing pressure for these algorithmic decision-making processes to be fair as well. However, many factors make recommender systems prone to biases, resulting in unfair outcomes. Furthermore, several stakeholders are involved, who may all have distinct needs requiring different fairness considerations. While there is an increasing interest in research on recommender system fairness in general, the music domain has received relatively little attention. This mini review, therefore, outlines current literature on music recommender system fairness from the perspective of each relevant stakeholder and the stakeholders combined. For instance, various works address gender fairness: one line of research compares differences in recommendation quality across user gender groups, and another line focuses on the imbalanced representation of artist gender in the recommendations. In addition to gender, popularity bias is frequently addressed; yet, primarily from the user perspective and rarely addressing how it impacts the representation of artists. Overall, this narrative literature review shows that the large majority of works analyze the current situation of fairness in music recommender systems, whereas only a few works propose approaches to improve it. This is, thus, a promising direction for future research.

The Challenges of Vision Zero Implementation in Iran: A Qualitative Study

Background: Road traffic crashes’ (RTCs) multidimensional nature has piqued the interest of officials all around the world for many years. Vision Zero is one of the most innovative approaches to road safety. Vision Zero is a government initiative aimed at reducing RTC-related deaths and serious injuries. To effectively apply this approach in Iran, it is required to first identify the obstacles to execution. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the obstacles to Vision Zero implementation in Iran.Methods: The qualitative content analysis method was used in this investigation. The participants were chosen using purposive, snowball, and maximum variety sampling methods. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews. Graneheim and Lundman’s method was used to analyze data using the content analysis method.Results: There were 16 interviews with 14 participants in this study. The data were organized into four main categories and 13 sub-categories to determine the obstacles to implementing Vision Zero. Managerial and administrative obstacles, as well as supportive, cultural, and social, and transportation design and development challenges, were the main categories.Conclusion: In Iran, implementing Vision Zero necessitates the establishment of a lead agency that considers administrative and managerial, supportive and logistic, socio-cultural, transportation design and development, and infrastructure components. In addition, Vision Zero implementation and road safety improvement would require political commitment and support from the government and society. Vision Zero implementation and road safety management must take into account the ethics and value of human life.

Determining the Economic Value of Human Life on Contour and Landform Variations

Determining the Economic Value of Human Life on Contour and Landform Variations

Groundwater potential and recharge zones mapping using remote sensing and GIS for Kadegaon Taluka, Maharashtra, India

Year by year the water is becoming the scare source all over the world. Water resources available on earth are in the two forms namely surface water and ground water. According to the study of scientist the total volume of the ground water is very less as compared to the total water available in the globe. There are many areas in our country that are facing scarcity of water, and this is due to the no proper planning of the ground water development, results in the fall of water levels, drying of wells, etc. The over exploration of ground water in certain parts of the country may also leads in the lowering of ground water table, and this requires the scientific resource management and conservation. The source of water available below the surface of earth and that can be used as the prime source of water for water supply system majorly for agriculture, and also used for domestic and commercial uses. Groundwater has crucial importance and value for human life and economic development. The ground water has major contribution in the earth’s water circulatory system known as hydrologic cycle.Keeping in mind the growing rate of the population and as result of it the needs of the society could not be satisfied by the available surface water resources. Thus the man has started massive search of water resources. Such massive mining of ground water has leads to drastic decline of ground water table. Thus the ground water has become the precious resources for the agriculture and domestic use. Hence in order to ensure a sensible use of ground water the proper evaluation and management is required.

Value Orientations of Artificial Intelligence Technologies in USA and China: A Philosophical Analysis

Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the 21st century is no longer perceived as a purely technological phenomenon, more and more becoming a social and humanitarian phenomenon that develops in a complex context of cultural, value, philosophical, and ethical aspects of human life. The impact of AIrelated technologies on contemporary society is still difficult to assess fully, which does not prevent enthusiastic researchers and political leaders from attempting to define a value framework that will ensure the use of AI for societal development. As interest in AI grows, more and more technologically advanced countries in the world are creating their own strategies for the development and use of this technological marvel of the 21st century. These pioneering documents often seem vague and indefinite, but nevertheless they allow us to assess how the political and scientific and technological elites of these countries see the value orientations of AI technology development, both nationally and internationally. The article presents a philosophical analysis of the value orientations of AI technology development in the USA and China – modern scientific and technological leaders in this field – on the basis of strategic documents defining the development and application of AI in these countries from the position of post-non-classical scientific rationality. The authors of the article conclude that, at the contemporary post-non-classical stage of science development, the value component is not only one of the integral components of scientific and technological activities but may be decisive in determining the goals and objectives of high-tech development at the state level.

Rekonstruksi Formulasi Historical Approach In Islamic Studies

Islam develops and interacts with various new cultures, the problems it faces become more and more complicated. As a result, Islamic studies are not enough with text analysis but also pay attention to the historical aspects that lie behind it. This paper aims to answer the problem of the study of Islamic epistemology which initially rested on idealism which was only textual based to use a contextual approach. The research method used is literature study, which is a series of research that has data sources from books, articles related to the theme. Understanding history in Islamic studies is an effort to find out the reality in the past related to Islamic teachings which are the benchmark for the future era as an effort to anticipate future distortions. The historical approach in Islamic studies has contributed to the value of human life by providing moral messages indirectly contained in history as an effort to anticipate negative thinking patterns in life caused by advances in science.

Role of Ethical Values in Human life and its Significance (Current Scenario Under Islamic Perspective)

Ethical principles have an important role in improving social and communal life, as well as ethical values are the foundation of society. A person is not considered a human without good values. The ethical standards of Islam are split into various realms, which begin with a person's personal life. What is every human being's ethical responsibility? Islam has enshrined it in its complete ethical teachings as slander, arrogance, oppression, abuse, cruelty, dishonesty, drunkenness, gambling, adultery, immorality, war, and strife, among other things, have all been labeled unethical. Whereas good manners, on the other hand, have been encouraged. This research work aims to explain ethical values of respect for humanity in the current scenario and as well as from the Islamic perspective. The information was gathered from a variety of sources, including books, newspapers, magazines, articles, websites, and dissertations, among others. We used a variety of libraries for this, including SBBWU, Peshawar library, Archive library Peshawar, and University of Peshawar library. With the passage of time, individuals have begun to disregard ethical values, understanding that their lives and characteristics are significant and valued and that everything else is unimportant. This thought creates unbalance environment in society, which affects not only everyone's life rather every passing movement is producing problems in society such as, cruelty, lies, theft, inequality, violence, injustice, etc. Every object of the world, whether linked or unrelated to a person, has substantial worth in its own place. Allah (SWT) has sent a human being to the earth to accomplish good. It is necessary that we should change our think and we should follow Islamic teachings. Then our lives and the atmosphere of society can be balanced and we can control unethical elements of society.

Bulletin of the Regional Medical Chamber as a forum for ethical discourse in psychiatry and sexology

IntroductionSince last year there has been a lively ethical discussion in Poland about the influence of religion and new cultural currents on medical ethics. There are many ways to work towards increasing ethical sensitivity in education of mental health care professionals.ObjectivesThis paper presents the ethical discourse in the bulletin “Primum” of Bydgoszcz Medical Chamber (24 chambers in Poland associate doctors and dentists): www.bil.org.pl/primum - English translations: www.dropbox.com/s/xthu7wyt56ecjwp/Primum_translations.docx?dl=0.MethodsAll texts dealing with issues described were collected and divided into three groups: promoting new currents of thought, faithful to tradition, others. Presented views were analyzed basing on Polish Code of Medical Ethics (nil.org.pl/uploaded_images/1574857770_kodeks-etyki-lekarskiej.pdf) and compared with dominating philosophical schools.ResultsA total of 33 articles were published: 20 presenting new approach to medical ethics, supported by the Editorial Board (72% of the total), 7 embedded in traditional values (22%), 6 without a clear stand or denying the discourse on ethical issues (6%). Articles presented philosophical views (personalism, virtue ethics, utilitarianism, constructionism), discussed ethical standards, actions contrary to the dignity of medical profession, value of human life, compliance of arguments with medical knowledge, principles of dealing with patients in terminal states, the duty of care for the pregnant woman and her child.ConclusionsAll texts show dilemmas in our environment, reflect views in Polish society and in ethical discourse around the world. Thanks to them, readers familiarize themselves with the contemporary ethical debate and form their own opinions; also they are encouraged to reach for the indicated sources and their own research.DisclosureNo significant relationships.

ESMA Museum as a Place of "Hot" Memory

In this article, the object of research is the ESMA memorial Museum, organized in the former underground detention center, one of many belonging to the period of the "last" dictatorship in Argentina (1975-1983). The subject of study, in turn, were the properties of ESMA that evoke a response in the historical consciousness of society. As a theoretical basis, the article uses the concept of "hot" memory, proposed by the German researcher J. Assman. To answer the question of what makes the ESMA museum a place of "hot" memory, the author turns to the context of the transformation of ESMA into a museum space, analyzes its content, as well as the status of the object of memory policy. In addition to studying the basic techniques of working with memory used in ESMA, the author also examines the current assessments given by a number of other authors regarding the official policy of memory reflected in the activities of the museum. The observed tension in the context of the clash of different memory policies and approaches to its preservation allows the author to conclude that the ESMA museum remains a place of "hot" memory. Being a space of "experience" that focuses on evoking an emotional response from visitors, ESMA not only allows Argentines to reflect on their own past, but also reminds new generations of the value of human life and inalienable human rights.

Value of Human Life in the Light of Suicide Tendencies among Students in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions: Implications for Education

This paper examined the value of human life in the light of suicide tendencies among students in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Being an act of taking or terminating one’s own life, suicide remains an enigma to all pro-life humans. In the distant past, cases of suicide were not so ubiquitous in Nigeria. Its occurrence was very rare; and where it happened, it was seen as an abomination of a high order, since life was considered sacred by the people, and which no human has the right to terminate. In those days of yore, suicide was alien to the people of Nigeria and their culture. Of recent, however, suicide has become a major leading cause of mortality among students in Nigerian tertiary institutions. Inherent difficulty in predicting and ascertaining its warning signs has made accurate and specific prediction of the occurrence of suicide most elusive. Over and above this, suicide is based on personal conviction of the individual that this is the best solution to his/her problem. On that note, the effort to prevent suicide should not focus more on predictions and signs, but on certain values and implications that would convince the individual (and the society) to jettison the idea of suicide as the best solution to a perceived problem. One of such values is human life, which has some implications for education. In this direction, the paper adopted a critical analysis of concepts and literature review to explore some risk factors for suicide, its implications for education and possible solutions to suicide tendencies amongst students, especially in the tertiary institutions in Nigeria. It was discovered that suicide tendencies among tertiary institution students in Nigeria is largely due to little knowledge of the value of human life and its implications. It was therefore recommended, among others, that premium emphasis be placed on the value of human life as sacred, both in the family and formal education settings

Visual and Invisible Aesthetic Values in the Murals of An Định Palace, Vietnam

Mural paintings in An Định Palace include decorative floral arrangements, European motifs combined with Huế's traditional motifs, especially the six landscape paintings of the mausoleums of the six former emperors of the Nguyễn Dynasty. They were drawn with oil paint applied directly on the walls of the interior space in the Khải Tường pavilion. The works reflect the values of human life, aesthetic ideals, the East-West visual aesthetics, and the unique aesthetic and French cultural influences upon Emperor Khải Định. Through the murals, he expressed deep memories of his ancestors. Additionally, these six landscape paintings imply the topic of mausoleums - which indicates the world of death and its heavy atmosphere. It brings the hidden aesthetic codes, especially arising from the life and the physiology of Emperor Khải Định, which have been left unanswered.

A Cost-Benefit Approach for Analysing the Impact of eCall Technology on the EU Passenger Vehicles

Increasing road traffic safety is a requirement for the growth and development of economies and society in general, and any endeavour contributing to an increase in the safety of road traffic participants must be evaluated and even encouraged, as there is no measurement for the value of human life. An important technological improvement that contributes to road traffic safety by reducing response time in case of an accident is the eCall In Vehicle System, which provides real-time data on-site, even without human intervention. The aim of the present study is to approach the introduction of the eCall In Vehicle System from a cost-benefit standpoint of equipping aftermarket passenger vehicles with this technology. To this end, we propose an analytic research approach in the form of a conclusive study on statistical data, in order to support decisions regarding future implementation.