Question Of Meaning Research Articles

Pedagogy in operationalizing sustainable development goals

This perspective article discusses the importance of pedagogy in operationalizing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The tourism industry is ever-growing with sustainability concerns. It also consumes a large-scale workforce to sustain this industry. “Can a pedagogy influence the process of workforce development and conditioning their mindset to be sustainability-focused to implement interconnected SDGs?” is a meaningful question to pose at this juncture. The SDGs are very relatable concepts throughout various hospitality and tourism curriculums. Thus, enforcing the idea of SDGs through structured or unstructured fashion in the curriculum can help generate knowledge, which eventually translates to operationalizing the ideas, leading to positive outcomes. As sustainability themes become more relevant and an absolute necessity in the tourism industry, changing the mindset during the process of workforce development could accelerate the operationalization of SDGs.

Sustainable Performance Measurement in Public Sectors - A Systematic Literature Review

This paper provides a systematic review of the literature on how sustainable performance is measured and reported in the public sector. Analyzing 22 studies published in a period of 5 years (from 2017 to 2021), the author addresses two simple but meaningful questions: How is the recent stream of literature on environment sustainability reported on in the public sector? And, what are the common measurement methods for the phenomenon? The findings indicate that public organizations mostly choose to adopt the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) to report their sustainable or environmental performance; and given the crucial role, researches on environmental and sustainable performance of public sectors are still much lagging behind compared to the private sectors. The author also proposes several insights for public organizational performance improvement.

Psychological Resilience of Entrepreneurial Failure: An Application of Positive Psychology to Entrepreneurial Failure Repair

Entrepreneurial failure not only causes external losses such as economic downturns and social network disruptions but also leads to profound psychological impacts. These psychological shocks can have long-term effects on the health of entrepreneurs, making the rebuilding of psychological resilience critical for their repair from entrepreneurial failure. Research findings indicate that the principles and techniques of positive psychology play a key role in aiding entrepreneurs in their repair from entrepreneurial failure. By cultivating internal psychological qualities such as resilience, optimism, and a quest for meaning, entrepreneurs can enhance their ability to withstand stress. This promotes psychological recovery and personal growth, enabling them to better cope with the challenges posed by entrepreneurial failure. Consequently, this approach improves the survival and success rates of entrepreneurial endeavors, contributing to the healthy, stable, and sustainable development of China's entrepreneurial talent pool.

Hearing the Older Adults and Caregivers Voice in Medication Optimization Initiatives

AbstractBackgroundEngaging older adults, caregivers and family is necessary to produce relevant and meaningful evidence. Patient‐centered‐outcomes research (PCOR) engages these individuals as research partners. For instance, the process of shared decision‐making about deprescribing (reducing or stopping potentially inappropriate medications) between people living with dementia and their carers (consumers), and clinicians, is complex.MethodVarious tactics were employed by the Elder Care Medicine Network (ECMN) and stakeholder steering groups from USA and Australia. These initiatives describes efforts to increase capacity of local communities – older adults, their caregivers, healthcare providers and researchers – to participate in medication related PCOR as well as the development of a tool (PRIME) to help with deprescribing medications for individuals with dementia.ResultThere are over 120 active participants in the ECMN. After they shared their PCOR training needs, trainings were held as Discussion sessions where Council members and network participants shared their medication experiences and talked about participating on a PCOR research team. Network participants also identified what they felt were meaningful research questions on medication‐related PCOR (video). Additionally the PRIME tool was developed via an iterative process utilizing one‐to‐one semi‐structured interviews and a focus group session with 39 participants (people living with dementia, carers, and clinicians) to determine the usability and comprehensibility of the PRIME tool. Iterative changes were made to improve the content and layout of the tool.ConclusionThese two initiatives illustrate the importance of co‐design and incorporating the older adults and caregivers voice in medication optimization efforts in individuals with dementia.

Din Maneviyat Tartışmaları Açısından Hilmi Ziya Ülken’in ‘Anadolu Tarihinde Dini Ruhiyat Müşahedeleri’ İsimli Makalesinin Değerlendirilmesi

One of the pioneering works in the history of religious psychology in Turkey is the article titled "Observations of Religious Psychology in Anatolian History." This article was published on June 1, 1924 (Hijri-1340) in the 13th-14th issue of the Mihrap Magazine and was written by Hilmi Ziya ULKEN. The presentations in this work were created, taking into account current topics in the psychology of religion, based on both the Ottoman Turkish original and the contemporary translation of the article. With this study, a contemporary interpretation of this century-old Ottoman Turkish article was made to understand its intended message, and its relevance to the present day was addressed. In this article, Ulken examines the lives and some mystical experiences of two historical mystical figures by presenting historical sources. It becomes apparent from Ulken's article that the importance of mystical experiences in Anatolian culture has continued throughout its historical process. The Anatolian people have placed value on metaphysical and Sufi/mystical elements. Ulken attempts to demonstrate that the mystical experiences in Anatolia are rooted more in Shaman culture than Buddhist culture and that this tradition continued during the Ottoman era. What Ulken described a century ago in this article reminds us that the quest for meaning and spirituality in contemporary psychology of religion is universal. On the other hand, in the West, some individuals searching for spirituality have stated that they do not belong to any particular religious tradition, leading to debates about changing the name of psychology of religion to "spiritual psychology." However, Ulken's attempt to show that the quest for spirituality in Anatolia, although occasionally reflecting Shaman culture, is not independent of religious traditions, demonstrates that spirituality in Anatolia is not divorced from religion, in contrast to the West. In conclusion, when examining debates in Western psychology of religion, it is important to focus on the universality of the field and make better use of past works and historical figures in Anatolian culture, rather than simply imitating Western developments. This article by Ulken is one of the Works that can help in in this regard. Key Words: Hilmi Ziya Ulken, Religious Spirituality, Mysticism, Search for Meaning, Spirituality.

Exploring the outcomes of research engagement using the observation method in an online setting

ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to explore the outcomes of research engagement (patient engagement, PE) in the context of qualitative research.DesignWe observed engagement in two groups comprised of patients,...

From Transience to Recurrence for Cox–Ingersoll–Ross Model When b < 0

We consider the Cox–Ingersoll–Ross (CIR) model in time-dependent domains, that is, the CIR process in time-dependent domains reflected at the time-dependent boundary. This is a very meaningful question, as the CIR model is commonly used to describe interest rate models, and interest rates are often artificially set within a time-dependent domain by policy makers. We consider the most fundamental question of recurrence versus transience for normally reflected CIR process with time-dependent domains, and we examine some precise conditions for recurrence versus transience in terms of the growth rates of the boundary. The drift terms and the diffusion terms of the CIR processes in time-dependent domains are carefully provided. In the transience case, we also investigate the last passage time, while in the case of recurrence, we also consider the positive recurrence of the CIR processes in time-dependent domains.

Türkiye’de Wattpad Kullanımı Nedenleri

This study was carried out to determine the reasons why users use Wattpad in Turkey. The benefits and harms of Wattpad content and the factors that motivate readers here are important for determining the methods to implement when using this platform. The study was designed as a case study as a qualitative research method. As a data collection instrument, interviews with writers and readers were conducted. Additionally, various documents and a research diary were used. Peer evaluation, member check and role-ordered matrix methods were used to analyze data and create categories. According to the content analysis results, the reasons why users use the Wattpad platform were determined to be the desire to be popular, interaction, ease of use, subjects and language. The reasons for users to use the platform are collected and addressed in the Results section under the headings of sense of belonging and quest for meaning.

The Art of Forgiving the Self: The Prisoners' Self-Forgiveness and Quest for Meaning in Life

A person serving time in prison may lose their sense of meaning in life. Self-forgiveness is believed to help individuals discover their life’s meaning and alleviate intense remorse. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a significant relationship between self-forgiveness and meaning in life for 96 inmates aged 40 to 65 at Penitentiary (LAPAS) Malang. This investigation used purposive sampling. We used the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) and the State Self-Forgiveness Scale (SSFS). In addition, the Pearson Product Moment method of correlation analysis was utilized in this investigation. Findings revealed a significant and positive correlation between selfforgiveness and meaning in life (r

포스트-휴머니즘적 접근과 회집체로서의 학습체계, 그리고 포스트-평생학습론 사유

Lifelong learning research is continuously influenced by new scientific trends. The posthumanist approach that has recently moved into the mainstream is also increasingly influencing the understanding of lifelong learning. The posthumanist approach's 'more-than-human' perspective aligns with the attempt to understand human learning from an object-oriented and flat ontological standpoint. Posthumanism redefines ontology, offering a different perspective from the previous anthropocentric worldview, that is, the modernist worldview. In this transitional phase, we aim to address three meaningful questions:. 1. Why is it important to understand lifelong learning from the perspective of the posthumanist approach? 2. How does this shift in perspective capture the phenomenological reality of lifelong learning? 3. What new dimension does this approach uncover? The posthumanist approach has liberated lifelong learning from the constraints of educational 'essentialism'. In early models of lifelong learning research, humans were depicted as subjective beings, yet they were often confined to reproducing a predetermined world and essence. Although humans have been portrayed as self-directed learners, the actual learning process has always been tied to curriculums, competencies, and fixed outcomes. A truly Copernican shift in learning starts with relocating lifelong learning to an object-oriented perspective. Post-humanism rejects human pretentious subjectivity and reduces the burden of knowledge imposed upon them by the world. The traditional subject-centered learning theory was reinterpreted as object-oriented in this paper. The essence of the post-lifelong learning concept we are discussing is to move away from understanding learning as the accumulation of individual knowledge by Cartesian individuals. Instead, it is about viewing learning in terms of 'extension performed by activity systems'. In this paper, the researchers, first, redefined the concept of learning within the context of the 'more-than-human' dimension. Second, the learning process was redefined as an activity within a learning system that transcends the object-centeredness of learning and encompasses a systematic level including human-material-desire-movement. Third, the learning system was conceptualized based on the idea of assemblage or assemblage ontology. The combination and movement within the system are described as a process of 'becoming' that emerges from and is produced within the system's elements. Fourth, this lifelong learning phenomenon centered around the 'learning system' was differentiated from the previous learning ontology, which was based on isomorphism. We define this new framework as 3.0, that is, post-lifelong learning, marking it as distinct from the previous lifelong learning concepts of 1.0 or 2.0.

Technological origination and evolution analysis by combining patent claims and citations: A case of surgical robot domain

How to carry out an effective and automatic analysis for a technological field based on extensive patent data has always been an interesting and meaningful question. In this paper, we propose a framework to reveal the technology fusion and evolution process of a domain by combining patent claims and citations. First, we consider patent claims as technical elements, based on which the development process of a domain can be studied in a more detailed way. Second, the important technical elements appearing in different periods can be obtained through calculating the importance values. They can reveal the changing process of valuable techniques in various periods from a micro perspective. Third, we propose a method for constructing the technological development main paths of a domain from the perspective of technical details. Fourth, based on the proposed main paths, an approach is raised to explore the fusion and evolution process of a domain through a technological origin and development analysis. Finally, the proposed framework is applied to surgical robot domain for discovering some interesting and meaningful insights.

Meaning Autonomy and Objective Meaning in Life

Subjectivism states that meaning in life is determined by what subjects regard as meaningful. Objectivism denies this. The main argument against subjectivism is that it allows for seemingly worthless, or even immoral, sources of meaning. Objectivism, on the other hand, does not do justice to the role of subjective perspectives in the quest for meaning. This paper addresses the shortcomings of both positions by referring to the objective value of ‘meaning autonomy’, defined here as the freedom to determine for oneself what is meaningful in life. While the notion of meaning autonomy is compatible with realist objectivism, objectivity is understood in a non-realist sense in this paper, as being based on cultural standards of meaningfulness. Subjective meaning may be attached to ‘worthless’ activities, but it cannot contradict the moral norms of the society that grants its members meaning autonomy.

Evaluation of a Novel Question Prompt List in Pediatric Surgical Oncology

IntroductionParents of children with cancer describe interactions with clinicians as emotionally distressing. Patient engagement in treatment discussions decreases decisional conflict and improves decision quality which may limit such distress. We have shown that parents prefer to engage surgeons by asking questions, but parents may not know what to ask. Question Prompt Lists (QPLs), structured lists of questions designed to help patients ask important questions, have not been studied in pediatric surgery. We developed a QPL designed to empower parents to ask meaningful questions during pediatric surgical oncology discussions. We conducted a mixed methods analysis to assess the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of using the QPL. MethodsKey stakeholders at an academic children's hospital participated in focus groups to discuss the QPL. Focus groups were recorded and transcribed. Participants were surveyed regarding QPL acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility. Thematic content analysis of transcripts was performed. ResultsFour parents, five nurses, five nurse practitioners, five oncologists, and four surgeons participated. Seven key themes were identified: (1) QPL as a tool of empowerment; (2) stick to the surgical details; (3) QPLs can impact discussion quality; (4) time consuming, but not overly disruptive; (5) parental emotion may impact QPL use; (6) provide QPLs prior to surgical consultation in both print and digital formats; and (7) expansion of QPLs to other disciplines. Over 70% of participants agreed that the QPL was acceptable, appropriate, and feasible. ConclusionsOur novel QPL is acceptable, appropriate, and feasible to use with parents of pediatric surgical oncology patients.

Embarking on a Spiritual Journey: The Quest for Meaning among Youth

Embarking on a Spiritual Journey: The Quest for Meaning among Youth

Supportive mobility devices across the lifespan in Cerebral Palsy: a modified Delphi study to establish stakeholder research priorities

Purpose The aim of this study was to co-develop research priorities and identify meaningful research questions with a diverse group of stakeholders representing the CP community for implementation in subsequent research activities. The overarching aim of this research was to 1) Understand the mobility experiences, supported mobility device (SMD) use, and desired participation outcomes of people with cerebral palsy (CP) across the lifespan; and 2) Describe how perspectives of rehabilitation care and professional resources may influence mobility decision-making processes and outcomes. Materials and methods A three-round modified Delphi consensus study was conducted with a stakeholder advisory panel consisting of three adults with CP, two parents of children with CP, and four SMD providers. Results The advisory panel identified 11 unique topical categories focused on SMD selection and use, stratified by age group and stakeholder role. Questions or statements within each category were ranked, and top consensus and concordance statements were retained, reviewed, and refined for use in a co-developed focus group guide. Priorities were identified in three main groupings: (1) Age/GMFCS level/Environment-related; (2) Individual with CP/Caregiver need-related; and (3) Clinician/provider partnership-related. Discussion A modified Delphi process was a useful tool for stakeholders in co-developing research priorities related to SMD use across the lifespan. Drawing on the lived expertise of stakeholders is important in facilitating improved research translation in the CP community.

Cephalopod ontogeny and life cycle patterns

Life cycle definitions provide the background for conceptualizing meaningful questions to address the mechanisms that generate different life cycle patterns. This review provides explicit definitions and explanations of the steps in a cephalopod life cycle, from fertilization to death. Each large step, or phase, is characterized by a particular developmental process and morphology. Each phase is composed of smaller developmentally distinct steps, or stages. The cephalopod life cycle is comprised of all or some of the following phases: Embryonic, Paralarval, Juvenile, Subadult, Adult and Senescent, and each life cycle is taxon-specific. All cephalopods have direct development and maintain a consistent body plan throughout ontogeny (i.e., no true larval phase and no metamorphosis). Most cephalopods have a life cycle marked by a long early life and a short adult life followed by senescence. Cephalopods have two developmental modes: they produce either small planktonic hatchlings as paralarvae, or large hatchlings as juveniles. All cephalopods go through a Hatchling stage soon after eclosion during which they rely on two modes of nutrition: endogenous (yolk) and exogenous (prey). Many cephalopods with planktonic paralarvae will become benthic early in their life cycle during their Settlement stage or remain pelagic during their Metapelagic stage. Juvenile growth is fast and ontogenetic changes (outside of gonadal maturation) generally cease at the end of the Juvenile phase. The Subadult phase begins when the definitive adult morphology (except for size and body proportions) is acquired (e.g., full complement of photophores). Sexual organs undergo most of their development during the Subadult phase. The Adult phase starts with spawning competency and concludes when gonads are spent. The Senescent phase begins with spent gonads and ends with death. Using this new terminology, we examine the patterns of cephalopod life cycles and find that there are four main patterns based on the presence of a Paralarval phase and the habitat occupied by each phase: Holopelagic (all phases are pelagic), Holobenthic (all phases are benthic), Merobenthic and Meropelagic (phases alternate between benthic and pelagic environments). In these two last patterns, the main difference is the presence of a Paralarval phase in Merobenthic species. The definitions and terminology proposed here provide a unifying framework for future ecological, evolutionary and life cycles research on cephalopods.

Search for Transcendent in Science Fiction and Apocalyptic Films

Humanity gradually shifted away from religion and the sacred in the modern age, but in the postmodern age, people have discovered that science and reason alone cannot satisfy them. As a result, people returned in various ways to mythology, religion, and the mystical. Cinema, one of the most popular arts of the visual age, could not possibly ignore this move. Religious themes and elements are prevalent in films. Humanity has lost confidence in metanarratives thanks to postmodernism, and is shown to be on a different quest for meaning, particularly in science fiction and apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic films. In many films, this quest evolves into a quest for the transcendent. People contemplate the beginning and the end; they speculate about their origins and their future directions. Postmodern viewers are drawn to the holy, mystical, mythological, and transcendental quests offered in movie theaters. As a result, the film business, which is capitalist in nature, uses this tactic to produce stories that are transcendental, sacred, mythological, mystical, magical, supernatural, and, generally speaking, religious. This essay explores the attempt of postmodern man to use cinema to re-enchant the demystified universe. The postmodern man is tired of extreme rationalism and is on a philosophical quest. The study analyzes five science fiction movies, which are also referred to as apocalyptic movies. These are Avatar (2009), Interstellar (2014), Prometheus (2012), War of the Worlds (2005), and I Am Legend (2007). The article argues that in these movies, post-modern man’s quest for meaning is addressed with some sort of transcendence, his modern identity is developed into a postmodern one, or a postmodern identity is brought forth, and his worries about the end are mostly appeased with a postmodern uncertainty.

A Quest for Meaning: Interpretation of Article 73(3) of the Law of the Sea Convention by Indonesian Supreme Court

Abstract In the spirit of conserving the balance between the interests of the coastal State and other States in the exclusive economic zone (eez), Article 73(3) of the United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea (unclos) establishes that coastal State penalties for violations of fisheries laws and regulations may not include imprisonment or corporal punishment unless otherwise agreed by the States concerned. As one of the countries suffering from illegal fishing, Indonesia has seen a number of domestic cases challenging the practical application of Article 73(3) due to the failure of several offenders to pay monetary penalties for violating fisheries laws and regulations in Indonesia’s eez. Article 73(3) appears to be the only unclos provision that Indonesian courts have directly applied and interpreted into domestic cases. The debate revolves around whether courts can impose default confinement for fisheries offences in the eez. This article examines how Indonesian courts interpret the meaning and scope of the term ‘imprisonment’ within the ambit of Article 73(3) of unclos, particularly in the context of confinement for fine defaults, and whether international courts or tribunals provide any guidance in this interpretation.

The effects of the size and strength of food on jaw motion and temporomandibular joints.

Mastication displays much importance in people's lives. The masticatory mandibular motion associated with dental kinematics also impacts temporomandibular joint (TMJ) kinematics and even TMJ health status. How food properties impact kinematical parameters of TMJs is a meaningful question for the conservative treatment of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and evidence for the diet recommendation of TMD patients. The aim of this study was to find the primary mechanical properties influencing the masticatory motion. The potato boluses with different boiling times and sizes were chosen. The optical motion tracking system was adopted to record the masticatory trials of chewing boluses with various mechanical properties. The mechanical experiments revealed that increasing boiling time could reduce compressive strength. Moreover, multiple regression models were built to find the primary property of food influencing the TMJ kinematics, including condylar displacement, velocity, acceleration, and crushing time. The results showed that the bolus size had a significant primary influence on condylar displacements. The chewing times had a significantly minor influence on condylar displacements, while bolus strength had only a small impact on condylar displacements. Furthermore, condylar displacements on the non-working side were more affected by bolus size and chewing times than on the working sides. The crushing time of the bolus was significantly influenced by the compressive strength. Meals with small sizes and soft properties were therefore advised to lessen condylar displacements and relax the crushing process, and further reduce the loadings in the TMJ.

A novel transcription factor, BmZFP67, regulates endomitosis switch by controlling the expression of cyclin B in silk glands

Endomitosis is involved in developmental processes associated with an increase in metabolic cell activity, which is characterized by repeated rounds of DNA replication without cytokinesis. Endomitosis cells are widespread in protozoa, plants, animals and humans. Endomitosis cell cycle is currently viewed as a variation of the canonical cell cycle and transformed from mitotic cell cycle. However, the meaningful question about how endomitosis transformed from mitosis is still unclear. Herein, we identified a novel transcription factor in silk glands, ZFP67, which is gradually reduced in silk glands during the transition of mitosis to endomitosis. In addition, over-expressed ZFP67 in silk glands led to the transition delayed. And, knock-out of ZFP67 led to abnormal chromatin division and unsuccessful cell division. These data reveled that ZFP67 played an important role in transition of mitosis to endomitosis. Furthermore, ZFP67 can regulate the transcription of cyclin B, a key cyclin related to cell division and G2/M phase, which is demonstrated by chromatin immunoprecipitation and dual luciferase reporter system in this article. In conclusion, it can be speculated that the decreasing expression of ZFP67 in silk glands during the transition stage of mitosis-to-endomitosis resulted in the lack of cyclin B, which further led to unsuccessful cytokinesis and then promoted the transition from mitosis to endomitosis of silk gland cells.