Simple Life Research Articles

Prevalence of night eating syndrome among inbound call centre employees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Background: Night eating syndrome (NES) is described as a disordered eating pattern relative to sleep, where consumption of food occurs in the evening and night. Numerous studies had been conducted in various populations but studies on (NES) among call centre employees are limited. Aim: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of NES and its determinants among selected inbound call centre employees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 217 inbound call centre employees were recruited through random sampling. A self-administered socio-demographic and work-related questionnaire was used to collect data on the background of the respondents. Information on NES and well-being was obtained by using the Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ) and World Health Organisation-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) respectively. Data on dietary intakes, smoking habits, alcohol intakes and life stress were acquired using a Simple Lifestyle Indicator Questionnaire (SLIQ) while eating behaviour of the respondents was studied using the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-18). Results: The mean age of the respondents was 24.1 ± 6.0 years. The prevalence of NES was 12.0% (95% CI = 8.12-17.24). The binary logistic regression identified that NES is significantly associated with adequate exercise (AOR = 4.250, p = 0.012) and emotional eating (AOR = 6.510, p = 0.014). Conclusion: This study showed that the prevalence of NES was high in the call centre and repeated nocturnal eating can have multiple adverse health effects. Therefore, promoting healthy eating habits are crucial to reduce the impacts of NES.

Consumer Behavior in Islamic Perspective: An Empirical Analysis

Pakistan is an Islamic country and the current paper is an attempt to investigate empirically whether Islamic consumer theory is being applied in this country or not. This study has used a set of questionnaires distributed to all general consumers working in different walks of life in the city of Lahore. Cronbach Alpha test is used to check the reliability and internal consistency of all variables in the questionnaire. In order to draw conclusions, percentage of respondents’ method has been used in SPSS. Results indicated that consumers in Pakistan follow Sharia rules moderately during consumption of goods and services, embrace Halal goods and services, and prefer to live a simple life, to some extent believe in wealth accumulation and believe that excessive accumulation of wealth induces them to lead an unnecessary luxurious life. Moreover, they frequently give donations to the needy, and somewhat consider the problems being faced by other consumers. They usually do not support a luxurious life when their siblings or neighbors are poor. They sometimes consider the life hereafter and control their wants during consumption of goods and services. Most of the people consider ethics in their consumption pattern and believe that absence of ethics is the major reason of defect of modern economics. Besides, most of the respondents are of the opinion that modern economics should include religious tools to get better outcomes. It is also concluded that they believe that social, moral and religious mechanisms are important with other economic programs and instruments in order to alleviate poverty. This study is important for the national and international producers, marketers and sellers who would like to sell their goods and services in Pakistan. Producers can produce goods and services by considering widespread Islamic consumption behavior in Pakistan in their production process. Marketers and sellers can attract mainstream consumers by depicting Islamic consumption pattern while marketing their products and services. To the best of my knowledge, no research in the past has been done to find out empirically Islamic consumer behavior for Pakistan.

Everyday Creativity Practiced through a Capsule Wardrobe

This case study examines how practicing a capsule wardrobe can influence one’s creativity and how this daily activity can contribute to sustainability at the level of the individual users. The focus is on little-c creativity, which highlights everyday creativity practiced through everyday activities, such as dressing. Various capsule wardrobe projects that focus on voluntary simplicity are emerging in the U.S. This study begins with the premise that capsule wardrobes can provide individuals with an opportunity to enhance their creativity by experiencing a limited wardrobe. In addition, such a limited wardrobe could help contribute to a circular fashion economy by reducing the overconsumption of clothing. Seven female volunteers participated in the eight-week capsule wardrobe project. The multiple data collection methods included an online survey, creativity tests, in-depth interviews, and daily journals. In eight weeks, the participants learned about wardrobe strategies and developed innovative dressing habits through creating and managing their capsule wardrobes. The findings show that intrinsic motives, including satisfaction and enjoyment, play important roles in enhancing creativity. Moreover, this project helped the participants to recognize what to purchase, how to wear and care, and how to discard clothes, which can result in a reduction in thoughtless overspending on clothing.

A STUDY TO ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARIOUS FACTORS WITH MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY AMONG RURAL WOMEN IN BHOPAL DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH

BACKGROUND: Menstruation is a normal physiological process and irregular menstrual pattern is a problem that affects routine life of women in the reproductive age group. There are so many factors may contribute to the irregularity in menstrual cycles. This study was conducted with the purpose to establish relationship between various factors with menstrual irregularity among women. METHODS: It was a cross-sectional study, conducted in the rural health and training center associated to L. N. Medical College, Bhopal between August 2020 to October 2020 by using a convenience sampling method. The data was collected from 220 women in the reproductive age group and analyzed to nd out the relationship between the BMI and menstrual irregularity. RESULTS:The mean age of the study participants was 30.64 (±8.32) years and their mean age at menarche was 12.28 (±1.86) years. Majority of the study participants belongs to lower middle class (25%), Hindus (84.54%) by religion, married (82.20%), homemakers (53.64%) belong to nuclear family (45%) having education up to high school level (61%). Only 44.17% of the participants have their BMI within normal range and 07.97% are obese. Irregular menstrual pattern was present in 18% of the study participants. The association between the BMI and the irregular menstrual pattern was found to be signicant with a p<0.05. CONCLUSIONS: A signicant association between the BMI and the irregular menstrual pattern highlights the importance of adapting simple and effective lifestyle and behavioral modications in the reduction of excess weight thereby leading to healthy reproductive life among women.

Impact of Industrial Transformation of Irelyakh River on Fish Parasite Fauna

Diamond industry has a negative impact on fish parasites with complex and simple life cycles that parasitize on fish skin. At the same time, direct development cycle species, as well as those whose larvae attack fish actively, are preserved.

Oxidative Phosphorus Chemistry Perturbed by Minerals.

Life is a complex, open chemical system that must be supported with energy inputs. If one fathoms how simple early life must have been, the complexity of modern-day life is staggering by comparison. A minimally complex system that could plausibly provide pyrophosphates for early life could be the oxidation of reduced phosphorus sources such as hypophosphite and phosphite. Like all plausible prebiotic chemistries, this system would have been altered by minerals and rocks in close contact with the evolving solutions. This study addresses the different types of perturbations that minerals might have on this chemical system. This study finds that minerals may inhibit the total production of oxidized phosphorus from reduced phosphorus species, they may facilitate the production of phosphate, or they may facilitate the production of pyrophosphate. This study concludes with the idea that mineral perturbations from the environment increase the chemical complexity of this system.

Service-Oriented Architecture-Guided Information Service System for Design and Implementation of Rural Tourism

Rural tourism has become a way for people to pursue a simple life and relax, thanks to the variety of tourism forms available. Rural tourism, on the other hand, lacks a unified information platform for providing services to users and is unable to provide humanized services based on tourism experience. Rural tourism around the city has become the main force of tourism recovery because outbound tourism has yet to begin and domestic interprovincial tourism has only recently recovered. The development of rural tourism can be aided by an information service system that can effectively improve the utilization efficiency of tourism resources and explore new and reasonable paths for the development of rural tourism. This paper examines the opportunities and challenges that rural tourism faces in the face of the COVID-19 epidemic, as well as actionable strategies for the rapid growth of rural tourism. This paper introduces the Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) technology required in the construction of the tourism service information sharing platform as the research object. In addition, the rural tourism information service system was established. So that rural tourism can be at the forefront of tourism’s rapid recovery and revitalization, it should be promoted to become more vibrant.

The lived experience of long-term overland travel

This study analyses the lived experience of “overlanding”, defined as a form of self-reliant long-term adventure travel by vehicle in which the journey is perceived to be more important than the destination. The study builds on recent research into “lifestyle travel”, “voluntary simplicity” and “transformative tourism”, and travelling cohorts from backpackers to campervan users to ocean-going adventurers. Given the under-researched nature of long-term overlanding as a lifestyle, the methodology used is interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), enabling the capture of rich idiographic data from a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews. Four overall themes emerge: the simple life, freedom, development of self, and positive relationships. The five participant couples are in mid-life, also allowing for focus on matters of life-choice and purpose.

Cross-generational analysis of anxiety, materialism and voluntary simplicity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand

Cross-generational analysis of anxiety, materialism and voluntary simplicity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand

TEACHING VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY AND ANTI-CONSUMPTION: A BASIC FRAMEWORK PROVIDING ORIENTATION FOR THE WORK WITH RECENT RESEARCH

The phenomena of voluntary simplicity and anti-consumption gain increasing awareness in the light of post-CoV debates on climate change and degrowth. Yet, the field lacks clear definitions and categorizations that make the vast amount of research hard to abstract for academic teaching purposes. This paper aims to bypass definitional shortcomings by introducing a meta-theoretical framework based on the three classic paradigms of sociology. Applying this framework shows that (1) the functionalist perspective provides a theoretical basis for presenting the phenomena as evolutionary adaptions to the need for sustainability or as gradual deviances from mainstream consumerism on a macro level. In contrast, (2) interactionism and phenomenology as the main theoretical and methodological source of sociological research in the field highlight the aspects of personal motivation for consuming less and the subsequent ramifications for individual wellbeing on the micro level. Finally, (3) the disruptive potential of consumer resistance associated with voluntary simplicity and anti-consumption can be theoretically visualized through the lens of conflict theory and postmodern perspectives.

Пьеса У.Б. Йейтса «Там, где ничего нет» и ее толстовское измерение

The article discusses the issue of the influence of Leo Tolstoy, his fiction and non-fiction, on William Butler Yeats's drama in the broader context of Tolstoy's reception in the late 19th - early 20th century in both Russia and the United Kingdom. Tolstoy's image as a writer in the correspondence and non-fiction of the Irish playwright is analysed. The author shows that Yeats's attitude towards the Russian writer, though initially favourable, was gradually becoming more and more irreverent and complex. Similar attitudes towards Tolstoy are detected in Russian writers of the period. Yeats criticises Tolstoy for his didactic tendencies. Nevertheless, Yeats acknowledges Tolstoy's genius and puts him on a par with greatest ancient and modern authors (Shakespeare, Goethe, English romantic poets, Balzac, Flaubert, Ibsen, etc.). Yeats's absolute favourite is his idea of non-resistance and non-violence, which is interpreted in Yeats's own way in his play Where There is Nothing. Yeats's reading of this concept is set in the context of the early 20th century discussion around Tolstoyism, since at the time Tolstoy was mostly perceived as a thinker in Britain. Yeats's position in this discussion is thoroughly analysed. It is most probable that Yeats read one of very short pamphlets compiled by English editors of Tolstoy. The author argues that Tolstoy's ideas and images in Yeats's play were immediately grasped and attacked by its critics. A comparative analysis of the play and Tolstoy's manifesto “What I Believe” reveals that in the play the Russian author's teaching interacts with Nietzschean philosophy and Yeats's own symbolism, as well as various occult practices he was deeply interested in. This amalgam is concentrated in the paradoxical image of a prophet, visionary, destroyer of the old world order (in fact, any order - secular and ecclesiastical) and at the same time a preacher of non-violence, Paul Ruttledge. As it has been argued in previous studies, the episode of a mock trial echoes Tolstoy's interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount. The in-depth analysis shows that not only this episode is related to Tolstoy but the whole play is somewhat reminiscent of his vision of Christian life (rejection of people's law as opposed to God's law, and of urban living; criticism of civilization; necessity for manual labour and simple life in harmony with nature; call for unity and equality of all people). Despite these similarities, there is still a lot of disagreement with Tolstoy in the play, mainly due to the Nietzschean influence (desire to destroy the old world, Dionysian motifs), who Yeats considered to be the exact opposite of Tolstoy. A similar juxtaposition of Tolstoy and Nietzsche is found in both English and Russian literature. A parallel is revealed between Paul and Tolstoy, who, according to Yeats, were mad prophets unable to change the world. This parallel is both mocking and tragic, and Paul is in line with other Yeats's images of jesters and madmen.

General Overview of Yeast and Yeast Cell as a Novel Model for Investigations

Biological scientists have been looking for a suitable experimental organism which can provide better understanding of biomolecular mechanisms involved in the physiological processes and observations can be readily interpolated. It can be easily procured, cost effective, and better maintained in laboratory conditions. Yeast is practically omnipresent in most of the biomes and exhibits higher genetic diversity in comparison to most of the angiosperms or chordates. These eukaryotes have very simple and short life cycle exhibiting budding, and sexual reproduction. Mostly, there are no ethical issues related to this organism being used as experimental model. Its small genome is the prime factor that makes easy manipulations in the field of molecular genetics, genomics, evolutionary genomics, senescence, cell cycle, biomedical genetics, and biotechnology. This experimental model opens new horizons in the direction of functional genomics that may be helpful in encoding metabolic mechanisms and ecological diversities.

Analysis of supply chain: An application of Taguchi method

A Supply chain should be so planned that the flow between them is always smooth and flexible according to the need of the consumer. After literature survey and study of various processes undergoing in the organization for efficient working of their supply chain major attributes are selected. With the help of Taguchi Method, the ranking of the suppliers according to those major attributes are obtained so that most efficient working supply chain for that particular organization is achieved. This paper finds out the result for supplier selection on the basis of different selected attributes. This method used in this article has various applications in simple daily life problems to complex industrial problems so, the report is a various and very wide range and can be studied by various section of society.

Lifestyle factors influencing medical and nursing student's health status at the rural health-care institute.

BACKGROUND:Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) may be influenced by lifestyle behavior, acquired during transition in student life at university. Health is a major concern globally. The developing counties are facing a double burden of disease, both communicable and NCD. This study is aimed to assess the lifestyle and its associated factors that can affect the health status of medical and nursing students.MATERIALS AND METHODS:A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among medical and nursing students of Sasaram, Bihar, by universal sampling. The study population consisted of 303 medical and 233 nursing students. The 536 students in the study, included 195 from rural areas and 341 from urban areas. Simple Lifestyle Indicator Questionnaire was used and Chi-square statistics was computed to determine the association of demographic variables with lifestyle behavior using Epi InfoTM 7 analysis software.RESULTS:Mean age and body mass index were 21 ± 2.59 years and 22.12 ± 3.77, respectively. After statistical analysis utilizing the Chi-square test, it was shown that the difference was found to be nonsignificant (P > 0.05) in all the following variables, such as gender, age, marital status except in designation, and alcohol and tobacco intake which showed the difference to be highly significant.CONCLUSIONS:The maximum number of students in the study population showed intermediate healthy lifestyle (57.1%), despite being the upcoming health-care providers of future. Fruits were rarely present in diet in 82%, no physical activity in 21.2%, and tobacco and alcohol were consumed by 11.7% and 13%, respectively. Targeted intervention for healthy diet, physical activity, stress, tobacco, and alcohol reduction can lead to healthy lifestyle. Independence and autonomy gained in the transition phase in student life needs guided supervision to raise responsible adults. It may help to assist or to plan accordingly in future to improve lifestyle of the students.

Deep reinforced learning enables solving rich discrete-choice life cycle models to analyze social security reforms

Discrete-choice life cycle models of labor supply can be used to estimate how social security reforms influence employment rate. In a life cycle model, optimal employment choices during the life course of an individual must be solved. Mostly, life cycle models have been solved with dynamic programming, which is not feasible when the state space is large, as often is the case in a realistic life cycle model. Solving a complex life cycle model requires the use of approximate methods, such as reinforced learning algorithms. We compare how well a deep reinforced learning algorithm ACKTR and dynamic programming solve a relatively simple life cycle model. To analyze results, we use a selection of statistics and also compare the resulting optimal employment choices at various states. The statistics demonstrate that ACKTR yields almost as good results as dynamic programming. Qualitatively, dynamic programming yields more spiked aggregate employment profiles than ACKTR. The results obtained with ACKTR provide a good, yet not perfect, approximation to the results of dynamic programming. In addition to the baseline case, we analyze two social security reforms: (1) an increase of retirement age, and (2) universal basic income. Our results suggest that reinforced learning algorithms can be of significant value in developing social security reforms.

Surprise, Image and Life: Take the “life lost” event in the Oriental life world as an example

In the face of images, people s feelings are not necessarily rich, but may also be confused. Whether it is rational or aesthetic. Because emotionally, what they bring is tiredness and boredom. They are narrow-minded and not full. The simple idea of life world is the perfect existence. Even the “life lost”event can also “transform” our spirit. Simple life, not simple life.

EKONOMI ISLAM DALAM PEMIKIRAN M. UMER CHAPRA DAN M. NEJATULLAH SIDDIQI

Islamic economics is the basis of Muslims in knowing the principles of sharia economic teachings based on the Qur'an and Hadith in the economic thought of M Nejatullah S and M Umer Chapra. The purpose of this study is to explain the economic thinking of M Nejatullah S and M Umer Chapra and their contribution to the country's economic system. This research is a type of historical research with library data sources. The results of this study indicate that the economic thinking of M Nejatullah Siddiqi related to sharia insurance or commonly called takaful is a new product that was born as a result of the rejection of conventional insurance which in its operations practices usury, maysir, and gharar. While Chapra's economic thinking is based on the concept of monotheism, caliphate, and justice, in its operations, Chapra divides this concept of caliphate into four main points, namely: universal brotherhood, resources as a mandate (resources are trusted), a simple lifestyle ( humble lifestyle), and human freedom.

Karl with Carl

Abstract This essay argues that bringing Marxist and Jungian thought together can be surprisingly fruitful. While both traditions are ultimately concerned with human flourishing, they focus on different aspects of reality which would need to be combined for genuine emancipation: the social and the individual, the conscious and the unconscious, objectivity and subjectivity, modernity and ancestrality, science and spirituality. After briefly discussing divergences and convergences between the two authors, I present fragments of a Jungian-Marxian anthropology, around the depth of social struggles, the relations between ideology and archetypes, the psychic costs of capitalism, and Degrowth as the possible political project of this synthesis. If one takes human and nonhuman flourishing seriously, one can only go post-capitalist and seek to reorganize society around a slower pace, a simpler life, and more sharing and caring. The essay ends with a plea to bring back the soul to the core of radical activism.

Pluralist Behavioral Economics (PBE) for Consumers, Firms, Gender, Health and Society

The paradigm of economic rationality is eroded by criticism from related behavioral disciplines, especially psychology. Neuroeconomics is a new multidisciplinary approach to behavioral economics. Neuroeconomics orders the Big5 Taxonomy by risk-will into a pluralist behavioral economics (PBE) that changes the classical and develops new domains of economic behavior: Firstly, consumer behavior is not sovereign but formed by group standards centering Open-mindedness. The rational consumer standard is now “Simple Living” as an alternative to consumerism. Secondly, the prototype of open-mindedness in production life is identified as the Pilot-in-the-plane entrepreneur that expands the production scope far beyond maximization of profit to include characteristics such as pragmatism, versatile team composition and perseverance to overcome obstacles. Thirdly, stress-management by meditative in-depth relaxation is evidenced as a complement to fitness. Fourthly, gender economics is supported by neuroeconomic findings on mental gender differences. Fifthly, Neuroeconomics explains the qualitative value of industrialization as “Rise of the Creative Class” due to liberal upbringing, broader and better tertiary education and more business options. The Discussion focuses on spillovers from PBE to the democratic culture. The option is to moderate historical economic-political polarization to that of complements with a broader population base.

Aplikasi Web Commerce sebagai Ruang Praktik Mahasiswa dalam Berwirausaha

Entrepreneurship is one of the subjects that must be taken by students of Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP), including students from Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality. Students sometimes have less interest and motivate in taking entrepreneurship courses in practice because they still only use conventional methods. The purpose of this research is to create a web commerce application that will be used by students as an entrepreneurship practices space. The method that used in making this application is the waterfall model with the SLDC method or a simple software life flow approach. Web commerce application that produced then tested using black box to find out the success of the flow that has been designed, and the black box test results show that the application can run well. The result of this research is a dynamic web-based e-commerce application using the PHP programming language, osCommerce Content Management System (CMS), and MySQL database. This application can be a solution to the problems of conventional entrepreneurial methods and can make students who take entrepreneurship courses more interested in entrepreneurship practices.