Kinds Of Inequalities Research Articles

Mainstreaming Social Realism in Children’s Literature

Childhood is the base for human growth and development and it shall be prudent if the child has an opportunity to get exposed to the challenges and realities of life along with fantasy, ecstasy and imagination. Children can grasp and learn their environment right from an early age as they are really smart; but the supplement which reaches them in terms of literature in any form should also provide them with glimpses of real life. Hence, it would be really judicious if the fodder they get in terms of literature is infused with social realism so that they understand the realities of life, the kind of society they live in with all kinds of inequities, stigma, discrimination, cruelties, marginalisation, and social exclusion, and so on. Children shall develop the wisdom to distinguish just from unjust and in a way might also build up their responding, assertion and decision-making skills. The Paper primarily discusses how social realism needs to be mainstreamed in children’s literature, firmly believing that it shall help the children towards their own positive development along with the development of the communities and nations they live in.

Timeless tenet, temporal tenant

This article delves into how Twelver Shia Islam responds to technological challenges, particularly focusing on radical life extension (RLE) within the trans-humanism paradigm. While there is a consensus among religions regarding spiritual and mental enhancement, body enhancement, including RLE, poses ethical and theological questions. After a brief introduction to the concepts of human existence, life, and death, I explore Shia rational reasoning, delving into the notions of the ‘rational impossible’ and ‘normal impossible’ in the context of RLE. Additionally, I investigate the relationship between RLE and the belief in Mahdism, which centers around the idea that the last Imam, al-Mahdi, lives in occultation and will eventually reappear as the promised savior. I also seek to understand the legitimacy of using technology to achieve longevity from the perspective of Shia Islam. Additionally, in the final section of the study, I present the viewpoints of four prominent Shia Mujtahids, obtained through email correspondence and Istefta. This Q&A section reveals multifaceted perspectives within the Shia community regarding RLE. Notably, the traditional group, referring to the intra-religious teachings, adopts a more open approach to the RLE issue, challenging prevailing stereotypes. This research emphasizes that, from the perspective of Shia Islam, a very long life is neither deemed impossible nor irrational. However, ethical considerations and potential side effects must be carefully weighed when implementing RLE technologies. Researchers and scientists bear the responsibility of using technology fairly and ethically, and avoiding any actions that may worsen various kinds of inequalities. Continuous exploration and dialogue are essential to gain a comprehensive understanding of the topic from the perspective of Shia Islam, as theological interpretations may evolve with scientific progress.

The effects of individual and cultural factors on digital inclusion in European countries: a two-level regression analysis

PurposeWith digitisation, a new kind of inequality has emerged in society between people and groups of people. A lack of digital inclusion creates challenges for the economic and social development of society and citizen participation. This study analyses how the country-level cultural factors defined by Hofstede are associated with citizens' digital skills and internet usage and how they moderate the effects of age, gender, educational level and income level.Design/methodology/approachThis comparative cross-sectional study examines digital inclusion in 22 European countries. Data from the European Social Survey (N = 37,602) are analysed using a two-level regression analysis.FindingsThe study found significant effects of demographic and socio-economic factors and country-level indulgence on digital skills and internet usage. In addition, the study shows that a high value on the indulgence index moderates the negative effect of age.Originality/valueThe digital divide has been studied widely with regard to individual-level influencing factors and international comparisons. The significance of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions in terms of digitisation and digital divides has also been confirmed in previous studies. However, there is a lack of analysis combining the effects of country-level culture and individual-level demographic and socio-economic factors on citizens' digital skills and internet usage. Generally, the research emphasises the significance of national culture in digital inclusion and especially in supporting the digital inclusion of older adults.

A version of the Hermite-Hadamard inequality for Quasi F−(h,g,m)-convex functions

This paper aims to present Hermite-Hadamard type inequalities for a new class of functions, which will be denoted by Q h , g m ( F ; I ) an and called class of quasi F − ( h , g ; m ) -convex functions defined on interval I . Many well known classes of functions can be recaptured from this new quasi convexity in particular cases. Also, several publish results are obtained along with new kinds of inequalities.

The Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Social Inequalities: The Case of Eskişehir

This study aims to relate how the Covid-19 pandemic affects social life, what kind of inequalities it creates, and how it affects existing social inequalities with the social class structure. In this context, the differentiation of the results of the pandemic according to class position has been problematized in the study, based on the daily life practices of individuals. In the literature review, it is seen that the social dimension of the Covid-19 pandemic is generally neglected. From this point of view, in this article, the social dimension of the pandemic has been discussed within the scope of class perspective. In this study, a total of 30 participants from different socioeconomic classes were interviewed using the semi-structured in-depth interview technique. In the interviews, it is understood that the main reason for the different experiences of individuals during the Covid-19 epidemic process is class differentiation. In the interviews conducted for this study, it was observed that individuals in the lower socioeconomic class experienced more income and job losses than other individuals, and therefore they faced more social risks. Considering the participants' experience of alternative working forms which was implemented in this period, it is one of the important findings that the participants in the lower socioeconomic class are the class with the least experience of alternative working styles, and accordingly, these individuals feel more insecure during the pandemic period. In the study, it is evaluated that the Covid-19 pandemic has increased the social inequalities that already exist in the society.

Analisis Karakteristik Kompetensi SDM Dalam Peningkatan Kinerja Pegawai RSUD SMC Kab. Tasikmalaya

Science, technology and strategy which currently control the progress of mankind are still determined in this world as carriers of various kinds of inequality and pollution, both physical, social, biological and cultural. (Abdurahmat Fathoni, thing: 01 of 2014). Some of these problems were identified as factors indicating that the characteristics of HR competencies in improving employee performance at SMC Hospital were not optimal, thus affecting employee work productivity. This can affect the performance of employees who are less effective so that the implementation of their duties often does not run optimally. This study aims to find out how the analysis of HR competency characteristics in improving employee performance at RSUD SMC Kab. Tasikmalaya. This study uses a qualitative approach that is descriptive. The data used in this study uses primary and secondary data. The objects in this study were ASN employees at RSUD SMC Kab. Tasikmalaya. This data collection technique is by interview, observation, and document study. The results of the analysis of the characteristics of HR competencies based on knowledge, employee knowledge of the SMC District Hospital. Tasikmalaya in carrying out its duties has increased. Analysis of HR competency characteristics based on skills, employee skills in carrying out their duties at RSUD SMC Kab. Tasikmalaya is increasing because employees feel motivated in completing the tasks given, this is due to supervision from each superior over employees in carrying out their duties. However, supervision alone is not enough because it is important for each employee to receive training in order to hone their skills or abilities so that they can maximize their performance. Analysis of the characteristics of HR competencies based on self-concept and values, self-concept and employee values ​​in this case education which greatly influences the productivity of an employee in carrying out his duties. From the results of the study it can be seen that the educational background of employees at the SMC District Hospital. Tasikmalaya is different, but the work assigned can still be carried out as long as the job responsibilities given are in accordance with the education taken by the employees. Analysis of HR competency characteristics based on motives, employee motives at RSUD SMC Kab. Tasikmalaya in carrying out her duties as a nurse the supporting factors in carrying out her duties and functions as an employee in the field are basically relatively the same and also greatly affect the performance of the employees.

The socioeconomic inequity in healthcare utilization among individuals with cardiovascular diseases in India.

We assess the effects of socioeconomic inequity on healthcare utilization among individuals with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in India using the indirect standardization method with Erreygers' corrected concentration index. We analyze both horizontal and vertical inequities and linearly decompose the respective inequities to identify the major factors driving both kinds of inequities. Our findings show that actual healthcare utilization is highly concentrated among rich CVD individuals. After controlling for the confounding effects of health needs, horizontal inequity is found to be significantly pro-rich, and income and urban concentration are found to be the major factors driving this inequity. However, the direction and magnitude of vertical inequity vary, depending on the selection of the target group. When we use healthcare utilization of the richest 20 percent as the target, we find no significant vertical inequity among CVD individuals. However, when we take the richest 10 percent as the target, we observe a significant pro-rich differential effect of health needs on healthcare utilization between all individuals and the target group. Decomposition reveals an inappropriate differential effect of health needs and age in driving vertical inequity. Hence, the presence of vertical inequity may trigger further pro-rich socioeconomic inequity in healthcare utilization if not supported by any targeted healthcare coverage.

Some new estimates of well known inequalities for $ (h_1, h_2) $-Godunova-Levin functions by means of center-radius order relation

<abstract><p>In this manuscript, we aim to establish a connection between the concept of inequalities and the novel Center-Radius order relation. The idea of a Center-Radius (CR)-order interval-valued Godunova-Levin (GL) function is introduced by referring to a total order relation between two intervals. Consequently, convexity and nonconvexity contribute to different kinds of inequalities. In spite of this, convex theory turns to Godunova-Levin functions because they are more efficient at determining inequality terms than other convexity classes. Our application of these new definitions has led to many classical and novel special cases that illustrate the key findings of the paper. Using total order relations between two intervals, this study introduces CR-$ (h_1, h_2) $-Goduova-Levin functions. It is clear from their properties and widespread usage that the Center-Radius order relation is an ideal tool for studying inequalities. This paper discusses various inequalities based on the Center-Radius order relation. With the CR-order relation, we can first derive Hermite-Hadamard ($ \mathcal{H.H} $) inequalities and then develop Jensen-type inequality for interval-valued functions ($ \mathcal{IVFS} $) of type $ (h_1, h_2) $-Godunova-Levin function. Furthermore, the study includes examples to support its conclusions.</p></abstract>

Some new versions of Jensen, Schur and Hermite-Hadamard type inequalities for $ \left({p}, \mathfrak{J}\right) $-convex fuzzy-interval-valued functions

<abstract> <p>To create various kinds of inequalities, the idea of convexity is essential. Convexity and integral inequality hence have a significant link. This study's goals are to introduce a new class of generalized convex fuzzy-interval-valued functions (convex 𝘍𝘐𝘝𝘍s) which are known as $ \left(\mathfrak{p}, \mathfrak{J}\right) $-convex 𝘍𝘐𝘝𝘍s and to establish Jensen, Schur and Hermite-Hadamard type inequalities for $ \left(\mathfrak{p}, \mathfrak{J}\right) $-convex 𝘍𝘐𝘝𝘍s using fuzzy order relation. The Kulisch-Miranker order relation, which is based on interval space, is used to define this fuzzy order relation level-wise. Additionally, we have demonstrated that, as special examples, our conclusions encompass a sizable class of both new and well-known inequalities for $ \left(\mathfrak{p}, \mathfrak{J}\right) $-convex 𝘍𝘐𝘝𝘍s. We offer helpful examples that demonstrate the theory created in this study's application. These findings and various methods might point the way in new directions for modeling, interval-valued functions and fuzzy optimization issues.</p> </abstract>

Limits of network nonlocality probed by timelike-separated observers

In an entanglement swapping scenario, if two sources sharing entangled states between three parties are independent, local correlations lead to a different kind of inequalities than the standard Bell inequalities, known as network local models. A highly demanding task is to find out a way to involve many players nontrivially in a quantum network since measurements, in general, disturb the system. To this end, we consider here a novel way of sharing network nonlocality when two observers initially share close to a maximally entangled states. We report that by employing unsharp measurements performed by one of the observers, six pairs can sequentially demonstrate the violation of bilocal correlations while a maximum of two pairs of observers can exhibit bi-nonlocality when both the observers perform unsharp measurements. We also find the critical noise involved in unsharp measurements in each round to illustrate the bi-nonlocality for a fixed shared entangled state as a resource. We also establish a connection between entanglement content of the shared state, quantified via von-Neumann entropy of the local density matrix for pure states and entanglement of formation for Werner states, and the maximum number of rounds showing violation of bilocal correlations. By reducing entanglement content in the elements of the joint measurement by the third party, we observe that the maximum number reduces to two sequential sharing of bi-nonlocality even for the maximally entangled state when the settings at each side are taken to be three and fixed.

Review: Front of the House, Back of the House: Race and Inequality in the Lives of Restaurant Workers, by Eli Revelle Yano Wilson

Review: <i>Front of the House, Back of the House: Race and Inequality in the Lives of Restaurant Workers</i>, by Eli Revelle Yano Wilson

Some H-Godunova–Levin Function Inequalities Using Center Radius (Cr) Order Relation

Interval analysis distinguishes between different types of order relations. As a result of these order relations, convexity and nonconvexity contribute to different kinds of inequalities. Despite this, convex theory is commonly known to rely on Godunova–Levin functions because their properties make it more efficient for determining inequality terms than convex ones. The purpose of this study is to introduce the notion of cr-h-Godunova–Levin functions by using total order relation between two intervals. Considering their properties and widespread use, center-radius order relation appears to be ideally suited for the study of inequalities. In this paper, various types of inequalities are introduced using center-radius order (cr) relation. The cr-order relation enables us firstly to derive some Hermite–Hadamard (H.H) inequalities, and then to present Jensen-type inequality for h-Godunova–Levin interval-valued functions (GL-IVFS) using a Riemann integral operator. This kind of convexity unifies several new and well-known convex functions. Additionally, the study includes useful examples to support its findings. These results confirm that this new concept is useful for addressing a wide range of inequalities. We hope that our results will encourage future research into fractional versions of these inequalities and optimization problems associated with them.

SuperBall: A New Approach for MILP Modelings of Boolean Functions

Mixed Integer Linear Programming (MILP) solver has become one of the most powerful tools of searching for cryptographic characteristics. It has great significance to study the influencing factors of the efficiency of MILP models. For this goal, different types of MILP models should be constructed and carefully studied. As Boolean functions are the fundamental cryptographic components, in this paper, we study the descriptive models of Boolean functions. Here, a descriptive model of a Boolean function refers to a set of integer linear inequalities, where the set of the binary solutions to these inequalities is exactly the support of this Boolean function. Previously, it is hard to construct various types of descriptive models for study, one important reason is that only a few kinds of inequalities can be generated. On seeing this, a new approach, called SuperBall, is proposed to generate inequalities. The SuperBall approach is based on the method of undetermined coefficients, and it could generate almost all kinds of inequalities by appending appropriate constraints. Besides, the Sasaki-Todo Algorithm is also improved to construct the descriptive models from a set of candidate inequalities by considering both their sizes and strengths, while the strengths of descriptive models have not been considered in the previous works. As applications, we constructed several types of descriptive models for the Sboxes of Liliput, SKINNY-128, and AES. The experimental results first prove that the diversity of the inequalities generated by the SuperBall approach is good. More importantly, the results show that the strengths of descriptive model do affect the efficiencies, and although there is not a type of descriptive model having the best efficiency in all experiments, we did find a specific type of descriptive model which has the minimal size and relatively large strength, and the descriptive models of this type have better efficiencies in most of our experiments.

The resilience of conjunctive queries with inequalities

The resilience of a query q (RES(q)) measures the minimum number of source tuples responsible for a specific query answer. If q is an IQ query, whose at most one attribute from a table has inequality relationships with attributions from other tables, the state-of-the-art work had shown that RES(q) is in PTIME. However, the state-of-the-art work is inefficient for computing the resilience of IQ queries. Moreover, the complexity of resilience for self-join free (sj-free) CQs with other kinds of inequalities has not been explored. Therefore, we provide a dichotomy for the complexity of resilience for sj-free CQs with inequalities q in this paper. We first introduce query condition graph, which includes a special query condition graph called query condition triad, and triangle vertex cover problem. Then we reduce the vertex cover problem to the triangle vertex cover problem. According to query condition graphs, our dichotomy is as follows: If q is a qc-triad query, which is not an IQ query but contains a query condition triad, then RES(q) is NP-complete. If q is a qc-linear query, which neither is an IQ query nor contains a query condition triad, then RES(q) is in PTIME. Finally, we introduce an algorithm called Rlin to compute the resilience of qc-linear queries, and an efficient algorithm named RIQ to efficiently compute the resilience of IQ queries. The experiments show that our RIQ has much better performance than other algorithms for computing the resilience of IQ queries.

Narrative techniques employed by Githa Hariharan in In Times of Siege

Githa Hariharan uses a variety of techniques in her novels to depict the themes of alienation, betrayal, and disloyalty. Narrative tools like the stream of consciousness technique, flashback technique, and storytelling elements, which have clear morals for society. The crisis of identity plays a pivotal role in In Times of Siege. Her stories are complete with recounting of various kinds of inequalities and power struggles. The paradox of desire for change and the status in the mind of secular intellectual is shown in this novel. In Times of Siege, the title's military metaphor outlines the film's vehemently polemical and ultimately uncompromising stance on religious extremism. Fiction depicts the glory of our culture; learners will be able to understand the structure of a sentence, word order and vocabulary. Cultural information is disseminated by Githa Hariharan through her fiction. Her work is a clear representation of Indian culture, literature, and oral traditions. This article examines the author’s use of various Narrative Techniques and Tools to investigate the theme of the novel, as well as the characters’ state of mind, attitude, and responses.

Law, Legal Socializations, and Epistemic Injustice

This review essay looks at the relationship between Deborah Tuerkheimer’s Credible (2021) and Meera Deo’s Unequal Profession (2019) in order to make a substantive point about inequality in legal institutions and the methods that are employed in dissecting them. At first glance, the connections between these projects might not seem apparent, although each deals with the inequalities in which its actors in focus are embedded. But both projects go deeper by unveiling institutional inequities that are often in plain sight when we investigate the background frameworks implicated in their production, and they reveal the problematic relationship between everyday discrimination and the systemic biases that justify them. Finally, reading these books together allows us to make an intervention about the methods and credibility of narratives within socio-legal scholarship more generally. In theorizing about legitimacy, we ask how the way in which we are told to look at structures of normativity changes the kinds of inequities we are able to see.

Inequality in researchers’ minds: Four guiding questions for studying subjective perceptions of economic inequality

AbstractSubjective perceptions of inequality can substantially influence policy attitudes, public health metrics, and societal well‐being, but the lack of consensus in the scientific community on how to best operationalize and measure these perceptions may impede progress on the topic. Here, we provide a theoretical framework for the study of subjective perceptions of inequality, which brings critical differences to light. This framework—which we conceptualize as a series of four guiding questions for studying subjective perceptions of economic inequality—serves as a blueprint for the theoretical and empirical decisions researchers need to address in the study of when, how, and why subjective perceptions of inequality are consequential for individuals, groups, and societies. To lay the foundation for a comprehensive approach to the topic, we offer four theoretical and empirical decisions in studying subjective perceptions of inequality, urging researchers to specify: (1) What kind of inequality? (2) What level of analysis? (3) What part of the distribution? and (4) What comparison group? We subsequently discuss how this framework can be used to organize existing research and highlight its utility in guiding future research across the social sciences in both the theory and measurement of subjective perceptions of inequality.

Towards a Global Intellectual History of an Unequal World

ABSTRACT How have intellectuals from around the world thought about inequality in the world? In light of the call for a less Eurocentric history of ideas as well as recent debates about global inequality, this article introduces a special issue on the global intellectual history of an unequal world. The issue supplements the already available scholarship in at least four ways: it delves further into other kinds of inequalities than first and foremost economic inequality; it historicises key concepts in the intellectual history of an unequal world; it incorporates fine-grained analysis of indigenous languages and concepts; it extends the analysis of historical inequality vocabularies to how inequalities were critiqued. Moreover, this introduction sheds lights on possible methodological approaches for an intellectual history of global inequality. There is a need to go against a modular approach to the history of ideas to embrace the dialectic between the specific situatedness of our topics of research and ‘global’ contexts. Questions of transfer, circulation, connections, or diffusion of ideas need to be asked on an empirical case to case basis. We therefore propose location, temporality and legitimisation/critique as key analytical concepts when exploring historical thinking on an unequal world.

Improved Trudinger–Moser inequality involving Lp-norm on a closed Riemann surface with isometric group actions

In this paper, using the method of blow-up analysis, the authors obtain an improved Trudinger–Moser inequality involving [Formula: see text]-norm ([Formula: see text]) and prove the existence of its extremal function on a closed Riemann surface [Formula: see text] with the action of a finite isometric group [Formula: see text]. To be exact, let [Formula: see text] be the usual Sobolev space, a function space [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] where [Formula: see text] stands for the number of all distinct points in the set [Formula: see text]. Define [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] is the standard [Formula: see text]-norm on [Formula: see text]. Using blow-up analysis, we prove that if [Formula: see text], the supremum [Formula: see text] and this supremum can be attained; if [Formula: see text], the above supremum is infinite. This kind of inequality will play an important role in the study of prescribing Gaussian curvature problem and mean field equations. In particular, their result generalizes those of Chen [A Trudinger inequality on surfaces with conical singularities, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 108 (1990) 821–832], Yang [Extremal functions for Trudinger–Moser inequalities of Adimurthi–Druet type in dimension two, J. Differential Equations 258 (2015) 3161–3193] and Fang–Yang [Trudinger–Moser inequalities on a closed Riemannian surface with the action of a finite isometric group, Ann. Sc. Norm. Super. Pisa Cl. Sci. 20 (2020) 1295–1324].

Generalized version of Jensen and Hermite-Hadamard inequalities for interval-valued $ (h_1, h_2) $-Godunova-Levin functions

&lt;abstract&gt;&lt;p&gt;Interval analysis distinguishes between inclusion relation and order relation. Under the inclusion relation, convexity and nonconvexity contribute to different kinds of inequalities. The construction and refinement of classical inequalities have received a great deal of attention for many classes of convex as well as nonconvex functions. Convex theory, however, is commonly known to rely on Godunova-Levin functions because their properties enable us to determine inequality terms more precisely than those obtained from convex functions. The purpose of this study was to introduce a ($ \subseteq $) relation to established Jensen-type and Hermite-Hadamard inequalities using $ (h_1, h_2) $-Godunova-Levin interval-valued functions. To strengthen the validity of our results, we provide several examples and obtain some new and previously unknown results.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/abstract&gt;