Way For People Research Articles

Flood risk assessment using modern models integrated with GIS for susceptibility mapping of the M'zab Valley watershed (Algeria)

ABSTRACT Comprehensive flood control is needed because flooding can be catastrophic for people's lives and ways of living. This management must provide information on the hydrologic, geotechnical, environmental, social, and economic elements of floods. This work created maps for the flood susceptibility of the M'zab Valley using logistic regression (LR) and frequency ratio (FR). The main objective of the research was to strengthen the bivariate probability capabilities of FR and LR. A flood inventory map was created by extracting flood sites from multiple sources. The flood inventory was divided randomly into two parts: 30% was used for validation and the remaining 70% was used to train the models. Independent variable datasets included the distance from the river, rainfall, soil type, land use/land cover (LULC), elevation, drainage density, flow accumulation, and slope. The effect of each variable on flooding was assessed by comparing each independent variable with the dependent flood layer. The flood susceptibility map was assessed using the prediction rate approach on the validation dataset, which was not used for model construction. The accuracy assessment's findings revealed a prediction rate of FR 0.86 and LR 0.881, as well as a success rate of FR 0.924 and LR 0.924.

Drought vulnerability assessment and its impact on crop production and livelihood of people: An empirical analysis of Barind Tract

North-Western section of Bangladesh is experiencing a protracted decrease in precipitation, irregular rainfall, and the depletion of ground water, which results in water scarcity and extreme dry weather that impedes the production of agricultural commodities and threatens the people's way of life. Analyzing the precipitation deficit and ground water deficit, along with vegetation cover, temperature condition, and the condition of the vegetation is a crucial component of drought vulnerability assessment. Rajshahi Zilla, a region of Bangladesh located in the middle of the Barind tract, is experiencing a severe water shortage. The irregular rainfall, decrease in rainfall, prolonged absence of rainfall and ground water depletion results in drought. This study aims to access the vulnerability of drought by analyzing precipitation rates, ground water depletion levels, temperature condition, vegetation condition and the vegetative droughts to find out the severe condition of droughts and the severe effects of this in the livelihoods of the farmers and their crop production practices. In this case the study focuses on determining NDVI, NDWI, NDMI, VCI, TCI, and VHI. The VHI results show a significant increase in extreme drought conditions from 2013 (4 %) to 2021 (7 %). By conducting a few questionnaire surveys and Focus Group Discussion the present situation of crop production and the livelihoods of people has been analyzed. Almost 18.3 % of farmers have made a permanent move away from agriculture, and 80 % of permanently relocated farmers report an improvement in their quality of life. Nearly 60 % of farmers believe that the construction of deep ditches has enhanced their crop yield. Once again, more than 20 % are in the same predicament as previously, with over 19 % reporting that deep irrigation has lowered agricultural yield. Comprehending the potential consequences of drought will enable planners and decision-makers to implement mitigation measures aimed at improving the communities' ability to manage drought risk. After analyzing data, it has been found that Rajshahi is facing a critical drought problem, which has led to water scarcity, severely affecting agricultural production and livelihoods.

WhisperCup: A Design Exploration for Improving the Remote Communication between Chinese Parents and Their Adult Children through Digitally-Augmented Everyday Objects

Chinese families usually place a strong emphasis on maintaining a sense of integrality even after the children have grown up. However, this might pose challenges in remote communication. For instance, over-frequent remote communication may disturb each other's life; and because of Chinese people's conservative way of expression, pervasive communication tools, such as video or voice calls, cannot communicate each other's emotions conveniently. To enhance remote communication between Chinese parents and their adult children, we employed a three-stage design process to identify the target users' needs in remote communication and presented WhisperCup. Our study indicated that WhisperCup could unintentionally increase daily communication between Chinese parents and adult children. The awareness system embedded in the WhisperCup prototype could provide a glimpse of each other's daily life, helping virtually engage in each other's life. Additionally, we found that WhisperCup could facilitate a better understanding of each other's lives while addressing privacy concerns.

Application of Markov chains to forecasting tasks in sociocenose

Professional development is an important process that affects people's way of life. Supporting students at the moment of choosing a university, during the learning process, can help them make important career decisions and increase their employability. The paper proposes an approach to modeling the behavior of an applicant using Markov chains, and provides some interpretations. The Markov chain is widely used for modeling and analyzing stochastic systems in various fields of science and technology. The results of the study can be useful for the university administration, career consultants when planning career guidance activities.

Transgender health research needed.

Ever since the Cass Review was released in April-an evaluation by the United Kingdom's National Health Service that has led to a ban on pubertysuppressing medication for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth-there has been criticism of the assessment and its recommendations, and concern about how it could be leveraged to more broadly affect public health care. In response, physicians, researchers, and major medical organizations worldwide have emphasized that scientific studies point to the benefits of medical interventions supporting gender affirmation. Indeed, more care innovation is needed, driven by community-led research, to improve the well-being of TGD people in ways that can benefit all of society.

Research on Educational Path and Long-term Mechanism of College Students' Network Literacy in New Media Environment

With the rapid development of Internet technology, new media has gradually penetrated into all areas of social life, and has had a profound impact on people's way of thinking, behavioral patterns and even values. As the main users and beneficiaries of new media, college students' network literacy level not only concerns their personal growth and development, but also directly affects the harmony and stability of society and the long-term development of the country. Therefore, under the new media environment, strengthening university network literacy education has become an important issue given to us by the times. At present, university network literacy education faces many challenges and opportunities. This study not only has important theoretical value, which can enrich and improve the theoretical system of university network literacy education, but also has important practical significance, which can provide useful references and lessons for colleges and universities to carry out network literacy education, and promote the comprehensive enhancement of university students' network literacy level.

"It doesn't Always Have to Be an Expert": Professionals' Perceptions of Practical Aspects of the Existential Dimension of Care for People Approaching Death.

'Existential' can be seen as a broad term for issues surrounding people's experiences and way of thinking about life. This study examined availability of existential care and found that many different staff categories performed existential care. Existential care is associated with conversations and experienced as both easy and difficult; several factors were cited, e.g. insufficient time, stress and the difficulty of addressing existential questions for oneself. Respondents reported need for education, guidance and reflection around existential issues and care. Existential care is described as a natural part of patient care that all professional categories have a responsibility to offer.

Evaluation of the Personality Characteristics of Cardiovascular Patients and People with a History of Drug abuse with the Control Group

Introduction: Personality traits are the basis of stable patterns and emotional and behavioral functioning that affect the risk of contracting chronic diseases and people's ways of understanding health. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the personality traits between cardiovascular patients and the individuals with a history of drug abuse. Methods: The present study was an analytical cross-sectional study on 301 individuals (115 control group, 86 cardiovascular patients and 100 individuals with a history of drug addiction) in the form of convenience and available sampling in Karaj City in 2023. The data were collected using the ZKA personality questionnaire. After collecting the data, they were entered into SPSS version16 software. Independent t-tests, one-way analysis of variance were used for data analysis. Results: In the present study, the mean and standard deviation of the total age of the participants was 41.37±14.76. The participation consisted of 179 (59.4%) men and 122 (39.6%) women. In SS1, EX2, AC4, AG2, NE4, SS4, and EX3 aspects, statistically significant differences were observed between the groups of cardiovascular and the control. In the aspects of AC4, AG2, NE4, EX2, NE2, SS4 and NE and SS factors, a significant difference was observed between the individuals with a history of addiction and the control group. Conclusion: Considering the relationship between personality traits and heart diseases and substance abuse, it is recommended that the results of this study be considered for prevention and appropriate intervention by doctors and health professionals, and these results can also be used to develop treatment programs.

Applying Digital Technology to Understand Human Experiences of Climate Change Impacts on Food Security and Mental Health: Scoping Review.

The global impact of climate change ranges from intense heatwaves to extreme weather events that endanger entire ecosystems and people's way of life. Adverse climate change events place undue stress on food and health systems, with consequences for human food security and mental health status. Ubiquitous digital devices, such as smartphones, have the potential to manage existing and emerging climate-related crises, given their ability to enable rapid response, instant communication, and knowledge sharing. This scoping review aimed to identify digital apps being used to capture or address climate change impacts on food security and mental health to inform the development of a digital citizen science initiative. A scoping review was conducted using 3 peer-reviewed databases (PubMed, IEEE Xplore, and Web of Science) and manual gray literature searches of relevant organizational (ie, governmental and nonprofit) websites to identify articles and reports published between January 2012 and July 2023. Three separate searches were conducted in each database to identify digital apps focused on climate change and (1) food security, (2) mental health, and (3) food security and mental health. Two reviewers conducted initial screening, with a third reviewer resolving any discrepancies. Articles focused on climate change impacts on wildlife or agriculture (ie, not human food security) were excluded. Full-text screening was conducted for shortlisted articles, and a final data abstraction table was generated, summarizing key app features, contextual factors, and participant involvement. From the 656 records screened, 14 digital apps met the inclusion criteria. The food security apps (n=7, 50%) aimed to capture traditional knowledge to preserve food systems, conduct food security assessments, and aid users in decreasing food insecurity risk. The mental health apps (n=7, 50%) assessed climate change-related stress and provided users with coping strategies following adverse weather events. No digital apps examined the intersection of climate change, food security, and mental health. Key app features included user-to-user communication (n=5, 36%), knowledge databases (n=5, 36%), data collection and analysis (n=3, 21%), gamification (n=1, 7%), and educational resources (n=2, 14%) to address climate change impacts on food security or mental health. In total, 3 approaches to participant involvement were used across studies, including contributory (n=1, 7%), collaborative (n=1, 7%), and cocreative (n=1, 7%) approaches, to ensure the relevance and use of digital apps. Most digital apps identified provided a service to citizens to either prevent adverse climate change-related health impacts or manage these effects following an acute event or a natural disaster. The capacity of ubiquitous digital tools to enable near real-time communication, the involvement of various stakeholder groups, and their ability to share relevant educational resources in a timely manner are important for developing tailored climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies across jurisdictions.

The Image of the Other in the Customs and Traditions of the People of Oman in the Tourism Discourse: “A Journey from India to England by William Heid” as a Case Study

This study aimed to explore the representation of the Other in the customs and traditions of Oman's people within the touristic discourse, using "A Suspicious Journey from India to England – An Early 19th Century Gulf Portrait by William Heid" as a case study. Recognizing that the study of humanity is, in essence, the study of all human beings and considering that place holds cultural value emanating from the amalgamation of people's customs, traditions, and ways of thinking—known as the site's stratigraphy, which distinguishes one personality from another—the research sought to highlight the image of the Other in the customs and traditions of Oman as portrayed by Heid. It questioned whether these portrayals could serve as a tourist attraction for the Arabian Gulf region, particularly Muscat, and how Heid managed to employ the Omani people's customs, traditions, and behaviors as a tourist attraction for the Arabian Gulf. Given that customs and traditions represent an intriguing element for discovering the Other, the discourse in some of its forms is a principal component of linguistic communication in tourism. Through strategic use, it transforms the narrative element into a tool for expressing the aesthetics of the visited city, portraying the behaviors of its inhabitants and its various dimensions.The study adopted a descriptive analytical approach, where the researcher examined the report and focused on the key customs and traditions highlighted by Heid in his discourse; these serve either as sources of tourist attraction or repulsion. The study concluded that Heid relied on depicting the landmarks he observed, contributing to correcting the receiver's image and enhancing the cultural aspect.

DECONSTRUCTING INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 4.0 DISCOURSE IN EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITY IN INDONESIA

Research with the topic of deconstructing industrial revolution 4.0 discourse is become important to provide awareness that except spiritual concepts, absolute truth cannot exist. In the discourse of Industrial Revolution 4.0, we must see the truth as separated fragments. The discourse of the industrial revolution 4.0, is born and forced to become a new regime of truth in society. Knowledge and enthusiasm regarding the discourse of the industrial revolution 4.0 which is disseminated systematically and then manifested into regulations actually curbs people's way of thinking. Therefore, this research aims to examining overlooked meanings, or even presenting a different perspective with critical analysis regarding industrial revolution discourse in education. And also revise the facts behind the belief and enthusiasm for the industrial revolution 4.0 discourse. This research uses a qualitative approach, with a literature study method, so that data is obtained through reviewing various scientific journals related to the research theme. Research findings show 1) industrial revolution 4.0 discourse was formed because the state positioned education as an opportunity for economic activity, which then had to be adapted and lead to children's investment in the future through education, 2) The delegation of quality education to the private sector and the reduced role of the state are caused by neoliberal discourse. Problems then arise when the discourse on industrial revolution 4.0 actually ignores the right to an equitable and prosperous life and further sharpens inequality in society, 3) Each social class has different habits (habitus) to respond to readiness for the industrial revolution 4.0. Starting from media ownership and access to learning, to family cultural factors and the absence of the state in important areas of learning.

The Enlightenment Significance and Value Function of Aesthetic Psychological Structure Theory to Contemporary Aesthetic Education

In today's quality education, aesthetic education has become an important subject of modern education. Combined with the practice of aesthetic education, this paper discusses the nature, function, process and method of the construction of aesthetic psychology comprehensively. Using the "intermediary" of aesthetic psychological structure, cultivate and improve students 'aesthetic imagination, as the key point and breakthrough of aesthetic education teaching, and improve students' aesthetic psychological structure, so as to create a new situation of "hard teaching" into "happy teaching" and "hard learning" into "happy learning". The paper discusses the internal relationship between aesthetic education and the construction of aesthetic psychology. Only when the aesthetic psychological structure of the learning subject is constantly improved, the power of aesthetics will gradually emerge. In the construction of aesthetic psychology, the learning subject can be self-shaping, self-perfection until self-realization. Through aesthetic education to change people's way of thinking, create the comprehensive and harmonious development of human beings, teach people how to have the ability to appreciate and create beauty, and at the same time is closely related to everyone's aesthetic psychological structure. Therefore, aesthetic education is actually the educational process of how to construct people's aesthetic psychological structure at a higher level. Therefore, the aesthetic psychological structure is a very important concept, which not only affects the improvement of individual aesthetic ability, but also has enlightening significance on how to conduct aesthetic education. It is the most fundamental task and purpose to promote students to construct their own aesthetic psychological structure and improve the national quality.

Making things specific: towards an anthropology of everyday ethics in healthcare

This paper is the English translation and adaptation of my inaugural lecture in Amsterdam for the Chair Anthropology of Everyday Ethics in Health Care. I argue that the challenges in health care may look daunting and unsolvable in their scale and complexity, but that it helps to consider these problems in their specificity, while accepting that some problems may not be solved but have become chronic. The paper provides reflections on how to develop a scientific approach that does not aim to eradicate bad things but explores ways in which to live with them. Crucial in this quest is the attention to how we conceptualize problems, and whether this is specific enough for addressing present day concerns. I propose an anthropology of everyday ethics as a way to study people’s everyday ways of handling a variety of goods in practice. I draw specific attention to exploring aesthetic values in everyday life amongst these, values that are used abundantly to qualify events in everyday life but rarely theorized in philosophy or social science.

Analysis on the Phenomenon of "Disconnection" among Young People under the Background of New Media

With the rapid development of Internet technology, new media, as a new mode of communication, has profoundly changed people's production, life and way of thinking. In this context, young people as the backbone of society, their behavior characteristics and values are also profoundly affected by new media, and the phenomenon of modern young people's parental disconnection has increasingly attracted people's attention. This paper aims to explore the phenomenon of parental disconnection among young people under the environment of new media, analyze its causes, and explore the influence of new media on this phenomenon. Focusing on family education, social policies and new media environment, a better understanding of the characteristics and needs of young people will help us better understand and cope with the phenomenon of disconnection of young people in the new media era, and provide theoretical support and practical guidance for family relations, adolescent education and mental health.

Research on Cultural and Creative Product Design of Bengbu Museum Based on Bronze Artifacts

By analyzing the historical background and cultural value of Bengbu bronzes, combining with modern design concepts and market demand, we excavate the connotation of bronze culture, combine it with contemporary lifestyle, and create cultural and creative products with regional characteristics and the spirit of the times, in order to promote the innovation and inheritance of traditional culture, and to enrich the people's aesthetic experience and way of life.

The Correction Strategy of Artificial Intelligence Embedding into the Negative Social Mentality of the Marginal Group of College Students in the New Era

Artificial intelligence is a rapidly developing technology that is gradually changing the pace of modern people's lives and ways of working. As AI enters the field of higher education, it is generating increasingly significant functions and effects. Artificial intelligence is having a certain impact on the growth of college students, and as a marginalized group of college students in the new era, it also presents unique social attitudes and patterns. Strengthening the correction of negative social attitudes towards marginalized groups of college students is of great practical significance for promoting social progress and development. This article takes the marginalized group of college students in a certain university in China as the research basis and concludes that: 1.there are significant differences in the scores of social emotions among marginalized groups of college students of different genders; 2.There are significant differences in the scores of social needs, social cognition, and social emotions among marginalized groups of college students from different disciplines; 3.There are significant differences in the scores of social needs, social cognition, social emotions, social values, and social behavioral tendencies among marginalized groups of college students of different grades. Research has found that artificial intelligence can have a positive impact on academic achievement, career planning, social responsibility, and creativity of marginalized groups of college students. It is suggested that universities should take artificial intelligence as their starting point and think from four dimensions: family factors, school factors, social factors, and personal factors, striving to guide marginalized groups of college students to establish a healthy and positive social mentality

Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Language Barriers and New Contents of Kazakh Society

The COVID-19 pandemic, which rocked humanity on Earth, changed people's attitudes, psychology, and way of life. Because of this situation, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an emergency of international importance, various scientific and clinical studies were conducted, and the people of the world had to adapt to the situation. In 2020–2022, it is known that the COVID-19 pandemic has become a serious challenge for the education system of the whole world. During the pandemic, schoolchildren and students of higher education institutions couldn't study in the traditional format, so they switched to the online mode. When the pandemic started, it was not easy to hold classes in a distance learning format. Both teachers and students of higher educational institutions had to learn ways to use information and communication technologies, new platforms, and tools and use them in the teaching process. The purpose, methodology, methodical materials, organizational forms of the lesson, selection of educational tools, and organization are related to pedagogical design. However, despite the systematic planning of classes, there were gaps in the organization of online training, such as the inability of all students to connect, poor internet access, lack of devices to use the internet, unsuitability, etc. All this interfered with the activities of students in the lesson process communicatively and pragmatically. Also, during distance learning, lexico-semantic barriers were encountered in the speech of students, which were influenced by cases when new terms began to be actively introduced into our language, difficulties with their interpretation, and limited ZOOM time for analyzing and interpreting the meaning of these words. These points were taken into account and analyzed in the article. The changes in the people's daily life in our country were also reflected in their language, i.e., since March 2020, our language has been supplemented with many new words, and several words and phrases have acquired new meanings. Some of them expanded the scope of work and moved from special medical and social spheres to general use. The article also paid attention to the types and usage of new language units that entered the vocabulary of the Kazakh language during the spread of the Coronavirus infection.

A Vision for the Future of Learning

In this article, based on my Presidential Address for the 2022 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, I offer some thoughts on the education and learning systems we need for the future. Specifically, I take up two core questions: (1) How do we organize education and learning systems for a multicultural democracy? (2) How do we build systems that transcend and transform how we have been doing “education” and that are designed to support rich and engaging learning and critical thinking skills and to fully educate young people in ways that honor their whole humanity, their developmental needs, and their families and communities? As I take up these questions, I draw on multiple pieces of research literature and craft a vision for the future of learning rooted in the hope of what is possible.

SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE APPLIED TO THE DESIGN OF THE HOUSING CORE

This article presents the results of research focused on the design of core housing as a product, process, and continuous transformation system, achieved through a unified space, as a recurring solution since the origins of humankind and an alternative for small spaces. The proposal for affordable housing in Cuenca for low-income populations is based on an approach that involves not only the housing solution but also the relationship with people's ways of living, bioclimatic criteria, and the study of a sustainable construction system. Qualitative research methodologies and transdisciplinary workshops were used to create spaces for discussion and verification with the participation of various stakeholders. Therefore, the research work integrated people's ways of living, the use of local materials, and indoor comfort conditions. After tabulating the gathered data, the design of the core housing was carried out, enabling the design to accommodate the ways people live, rather than the other way around. Ultimately, enabling appropriation according to specific needs of diverse family compositions, in addition to a sustainable construction system as an ecological and economical solution.

Research on Sustainable Development Strategy of Commercial Banks under the Background of Internet Finance

In recent years, with the continuous development of social economy and the official arrival of the Internet era, Internet technology has penetrated into all fields of social economy, greatly changed people's way of production and life, and brought unprecedented opportunities and challenges for the development and innovation of all walks of life. At present, under the background of deepening financial innovation, the operation mode of Internet finance has been recognized by the majority of customers, but it also has a certain impact on the business of commercial banks. The survival and development of commercial banks are facing many challenges, forcing commercial banks to constantly change their operation mode to meet the needs of competitive development. Based on this, this paper starts with the concept and characteristics of Internet finance, analyzes the impact of the Internet on the operation of commercial banks, https://fanyi.youdao.com/download 2 and uses SWOT model to analyze the advantages, disadvantages, opportunities and challenges of the transformation and development of commercial banks under the background of Internet finance, and finally puts forward the countermeasures for commercial banks to achieve sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to promote the traditional commercial banks to find a way to coexist with Internet finance and provide customers with more distinctive financial services.