Simple Life Research Articles

李仁老 紅桃井賦의 意味構造와 自我 志向

In this paper I studied on he meaning structure and the spiritual sphere in Lee InRo’s The poetical prose of red peach well(紅桃井賦). To summarize the content of this article:
 Firstly although the number of letters in each phrase is from 3 to 11, this work corresponds to Bae-bu(俳賦)-paired potical prose developed in the six dynasties after the Later Han in that the 4 and 6 are paired. Secondly although there is a difference in the number of phrases in a paragraph of this work follows the composition method of Chinese poetry in terms of meaning. Thirdly he uses expletive words. Fourthly this work is written in a narrative style not a description style. Fifthly although this work is written in a narrative style it has strong lyricism as each phrase contains images and meanings. Sixth the persona relies on things to describe its thoughts.
 Lee In-ro created Hongdo-jeongbu in the form of a BaeBu for the following reasons. Firstly he was in charge of making the king's rules at the Hallimwon(翰林院) for a long time. Secondly his consciousness did not want to be bound anywhere. Thirdly he and the era in which he lived were led by the superhuman spirit and he also accepted it so he accepted the form of distribution and wrote.
 The orientation of the the spiritual sphere shown in Hongdo-jeongbu is as follows. Firstly it is aiming for a bright and positive world. The the persona contains lyricism in its own way in this work which has a strong narrative element. Secondly it is the orientation of a free spirit that is not tied down. He is aiming for a noble appearance by transcending worldly greed. Thirdly it is the orientation of communion with foreign things through leisure. He tried to relax in the superhuman spirit not the humanistic spirit. Fourthly it is the direction of a simple life that is free from splendor. He concluded this Hongdojeongbu emphasizing that it is more precious to cultivate one's mind and build virtue than greed by abandoning the desire for money or honor.
 The orientation of the persona shown in Hongdojeongbu is as follows. Firstly it is aiming for a bright and positive world. The persona contains lyricism in its own way in this work which has a strong narrative element. Secondly it is the orientation of a free spirit that is not tied down. He is aiming for a noble appearance by transcending worldly greed. Thirdly it is the orientation of communion with foreign things through leisure. He tried to relax in the superhuman spirit not the humanistic spirit. Fourthly it is the direction of a simple life that is free from splendor. He concluded this Hongdojeongbu emphasizing that it is more precious to build virtue by cultivating human mind by abandoning the desire for money or honor.

Practical Approach to Designing and Implementing a Recommendation System for Healthy Challenges

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened sedentary lifestyles and unhealthy eating habits. It is crucial to promote proper training and healthy habits for all to prevent physical and cognitive decline. This should be a priority in health and education initiatives to reduce deaths and noncommunicable diseases. Guidelines for nutrition, physical activity, and sleep emphasize the importance of healthy habits. The goal is to develop a recommendation tool with a diverse range of challenges to positively impact users’ health. Methods: The process involves thoroughly obtaining precise user profiles through widely used questionnaires such as the Short-Form Health survey, the short Healthy Eating Index, and the Oviedo Sleep Questionnaire, and characterizing the challenges. Then, an algorithm will be developed to identify and prioritize the most suitable challenges for each user, ensuring personalized recommendations. Results: A pool of 30 health challenges was created based on reputable recommendations and experts. The system underwent validation by external experts and received positive user feedback, confirming its effectiveness. The panel of experts and users validated the personalized and reliable recommendations. Conclusions: Simple lifestyle interventions have shown promise for primary prevention in developed countries. A prototype system has been created to evaluate the individual weakness of users and suggest evidence-based lifestyle challenges. The system conducts a thorough health assessment and ensures feasibility for preventive purposes. Validation has proven the system’s effectiveness in recommending health-enhancing challenges with no adverse effects. The design of the model supports the seamless addition of new challenges by eventual third parties, ensuring interoperability and scalability.

Assess the Impact of Meditation of Suspects on Trial on Criminal Offences in Sri Lanka

The term Meditation is a process whereby one can make a conscious effort to relax and achieve profound peacefulness in mind. Meditation supports people to strive for transformation of the mind to take control of their inner self, understand the reality of life, practice the art of detachment and lead a simple lifestyle. This paper fundamentally assesses the impact of meditation of suspects on trial on criminal offences based on a selected prison in Sri Lanka.According to the prison performance report 2017, there is a significant growth of inmates in readmission for island wide prisons in Sri Lanka. Some of the key previous findings (Blatt, 2002) highlights, meditation is of key importance to center the focus of one’s life and enhance self-relaxation. The prime objective of this study is to assess the impact of current meditation applications for suspects on trial on criminal offences in Mahara Prison in Sri Lanka.The total population of the study is 110 inmates, and the study population was demarcated to the inmates who have been convicted and served the punishment for more than 10 years for various offences. The study population was finally determined for 48 and the researcher distributed the questionnaire for 35 inmates which cover over 70% of the study population. The researcher used primary and secondary data and descriptive and inferential statistics to analyze the respective data.One of the key findings of the study is that the Content of the meditation programme has a significant positive impact on mediating the inmates. It also highlights that the duration of the programme also has a positive impact on meditation, not only that the knowledge and the skills of the presenter also have a positive high impact on the meditation programme.

ANALISIS KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN PRODUK “LELONG” PADA MAHASISWA PENDIDIKAN EKONOMI FKIP UNIVERSITAS TANJUNGPURA

One of the products that students are interested in today is the products of imported used goods that are often referred to as "shell". The study is aimed at analyzing the purchasing decisions of retail products in FKIP University of Tanjungpura Economic Education Students. Research approach using qualitative and case study research methods. The data source used is the primary source. The sampling technique uses Purposive Sampling where samples are selected based on specific considerations. The informants of this study are students of economics education force 2019 - 2021 who have purchased clothing products at auction at least 3 times. Data collection techniques are interviews, literature, and observation. Data analysis methods include data reduction, data presentation, conclusion withdrawal. The results show that the basic aspects of consumer behavior are the cultural aspects due to foreign fashion; the social aspects are the products of clothing auctions presented by close relatives; the psychological aspects with a simple, fashionable and economical lifestyle. While the dimension of consideration of the purchase decision is the selection of products with detail in terms of quality and price; the choice of different brands has different quality characteristics of materials and models; complete store / location and friendly service; time of purchase without planned, make a purchase when looking at a good auction product; the number of purchases vary with the amount of purchase between Rs5,000-Rp200,000.

THE IMPACT OF CYNICISM ON THE FORMATION OF A CRITICALLY REFLECTIVE FORM OF WORLDVIEW

This article delves into the concept of cynicism, examining it as a philosophical movement and exploring its role in shaping a critically reflective worldview. It conducts a theoretical analysis of the historical origins of cynicism, focusing on the ancient Cynics and their core principles of life. Additionally, the article investigates the influence of cynicism on contemporary society.The article provides a comprehensive description of the fundamental concepts of cynicism. These include the rejection of material possessions, the pursuit of a simple lifestyle, and skepticism towards social hierarchies. Moreover, it underscores cynicism as a tool for critically questioning societal norms, cultural conventions, and moral values. By engaging in critical analysis and reflection, cynicism has the potential to facilitate the construction of a worldview rooted in skepticism and examination.The authors emphasize the significance of cynicism as a critically reflective form of worldview that encourages communities to ask probing questions, analyze various issues, and seek ways to address them. By challenging established norms, cynicism serves as a catalyst for societal progress. It inspires individuals and communities to engage in critical thinking, enabling them to explore alternative paths and foster a more equitable and inclusive society.In conclusion, the article highlights the transformative power of cynicism in driving societal advancements. By nurturing a critically reflective worldview that embraces continuous questioning, growth, and the pursuit of a better future, cynicism can contribute to positive social change. It encourages individuals and communities to challenge the status quo, critically evaluate existing systems, and actively seek improvements for a more just and inclusive society.

Voluntary Simplicity dan Sustainable Clothing Purchase Intention dengan Environment Concern sebagai Variabel Mediasi

This research aims to analyze the effect of voluntary simplicity on purchase intention mediated by environmental concern . The research conducted was descriptive quantitative research by distributing questionnaires. This study uses the hypothesis testing method. Hypothesis testing uses the Structural Equation Model (SEM) with AMOS 25 software. The data in this study were collected from 200 respondents in DKI Jakarta. With the withdrawal method using Purposive Sampling. The results of hypothesis testing in this study show that there is an influence of voluntary simplicity on purchase intention and environmental concern mediate the effect between voluntary simplicity and purchase intention. From the results of this study it is hoped that it can provide input for company managers so that they can pay attention to the factors that might help to increase the selling.
 Keywords: Voluntary Simplicity, Environmental Concern, Purchase Intention

Bayesian acceptance sampling plan for simple step-stress model

This paper presents a Bayesian acceptance sampling plan for simple step-stress life testing model, when the stress changing time is random, and the experimental units are subject to Type-II censoring. It is assumed that the lifetime distribution of the experimental item is exponential at each stress level with different scale parameters. We first present the Bayes decision function under a specified loss function. Based on the Bayes decision function, the optimal Bayesian sampling plan is determined by minimizing the Bayes risk. We also present some optimal Bayesian sampling plan under specific cases. We further provide order restricted optimal Bayesian sampling plan also. The Bayesian sampling plans presented in this paper are quite beneficial when the experimental items are highly reliable, which is quite common in present days.

Mappakalebbi Ale Hanua: Knowledge of Karampuang Indigenous Communities in Forest Conservation Sinjai District South Sulawesi Indonesia

Human knowledge about forest conservation can be realized through the local wisdom of the community. Values and meanings in local wisdom are important for suppressing ecological crises that create imbalances in ecosystems. This study aims to reveal the local wisdom values of the Karampuang indigenous people in conserving forests. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative ethnography with data collection through participatory observation, in-depth interviews and documentation. The results of the study show that the local wisdom in forest conservation owned by the Karampuang indigenous people in the Bugis tribe has been embodied in their concept of: Mapakalebbi ale hanua (respect for the forest). The practice of mapakalebbi ale hanua such as; Mappatau ale (humanizing the forest), De’namakkasolang ale (not destroying the forest), Tuo kamase mase (simple life). The existence of the Mapakalebbi ale hanua concept is interpreted by the community to be quite effective in keeping the forest sustainable.

TRANSFORMASI PENDIDIKAN ISLAM PESANTREN BAGI MUSLIM KELAS MENENGAH

Actualization of modernism of Islamic educational institutions in the Pesantren environment is a necessity that should be considered. Some pesantren try to maintain aspects and values that characterize the pesantren itself, but others prioritize one aspect and actually eliminate other aspects, such as a simple lifestyle. This research uses a literature review system to collect related articles systematically. The results showed that the principle of orientation of Islamic education in pesantren today is still the same as before but is more likely to be more consumptive in adjusting to market needs which are considered as the future path of children. Pesantren that was once synonymous with a simple lifestyle, is now far from simple or more luxurious with superior facilities than before. The development of management and the changing pesantren system showed something different and provided a separate segment for the Muslim middle class as an option where their children deepened their religious education.

Bayesian and non-Bayesian inference for a general family of distributions based on simple step-stress life test using TRV model under type II censoring

In this article, we consider the parametric inference, using Type II censored data, based on the tampered random variable (TRV) model for simple step-stress life testing (SSLT). We have taken the members of the Lehmann family of distributions as the baseline lifetimes of the experimental units under normal stress conditions. Based on Type II censored data and a simple SSLT framework, we obtain the maximum likelihood estimator (MLE) and the Bayes estimators of the model parameters. Further, we obtain asymptotic confidence intervals of the unknown model parameters using the observed Fisher information matrix. Moreover, bootstrap confidence intervals were constructed. The Bayes estimators are computed using the Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method under the squared error loss function and the LINEX loss function. We also construct the highest posterior density (HPD) credible intervals of the unknown model parameters. Extensive simulation studies are performed to investigate the finite sample properties of the proposed estimators. Finally, the proposed methods are illustrated with the analysis of a real data set.

Postcolonial aging, amah, and diaspora in A Simple Life

ABSTRACT Based on the life story of the Hong Kong film producer, Roger Lee, A Simple Life/Taojie (Ann Hui [2011] 2012) is a semi-fictional biographical film about the life of Taojie, an amah (Cantonese migrant domestic servant) who served three generations of Lee's family for more than sixty years. The intervention of this essay is two-fold. First, this essay situates A Simple Life in the burgeoning but understudied journalistic and documentary discourse on aging as a postcolonial condition in Hong Kong since the 2010s. An intertextuality between the film and its adjacent media productions, such as journalistic reportage and TV documentaries, reveals the social anxiety about the lack of holistic and accessible elderly care in Hong Kong's medical and social welfare system and the profit-driven nursing home industry. Second, this essay argues that A Simple Life responds to the postcolonial anxiety of old age by articulating an intergenerational kinship through Roger Lee and Taojjie, a diasporic Asian icon of amah that is localized, nationalized, internationalized under the framework of CEPA (Hong Kong and Mainland Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement). Multiple imaginaries of home, family, and community—Roger Lee's home, a local nursing home, Roger Lee's transnational family, and a new Hong Kong–Mainland cinematic community—co-exist in this film as interconnected and interdependent sites of care, demonstrating how a postcolonial, national, and transnational sense of home and belonging are simultaneously articulated under the framework of CEPA.

The estimation of reproductive values from pedigrees.

Quantifying fitness is important to understand adaptive evolution. Reproductive values are useful for making fitness comparisons involving different categories of individuals, like males and females. By definition, the reproductive value of a category is the expected per capita contribution of the members of that category to the gene pool of future generations. Life history theory reveals how reproductive values can be determined via the estimation of life-history parameters, but this requires an adequate life-history model and intricate algebraic calculations. Recently, an alternative pedigree-based method has become popular, which estimates the expected genetic contribution of individuals to future generations by tracking their descendants down the pedigree. This method is versatile and intuitively appealing, but it is unknown if the method produces estimates of reproductive values that are accurate and precise. To investigate this, we implement various life-history scenarios (for which the "true" reproductive values can be calculated) in individual-based simulations, use the simulation data to estimate reproductive values with the pedigree method, and compare the results with the true target values. We show that the pedigree-based estimation of reproductive values is either biased (in the short term) or imprecise (in the long term). This holds even for simple life histories and under idealized conditions. We conclude that the pedigree method is not a good substitute for the traditional method to quantify reproductive values.

Gen Xers: Perceived barriers and motivators to fashion renting from the Indian cultural context

AbstractRecently, the thought processes of consumers are evolving universally, making them reflective of the detrimental ecological footprints owing to excessive fashion consumption at a personal level. Consequently, they are increasingly thinking about accessing alternative, sustainable modes of consuming fashion. Furthermore, this transition is being witnessed across the generations and is not confined to any one generation. The current study pertains to the recent shift of “Generation X" towards fashion rentals. However, Gen X is considered less experimental, more conservative, and therefore less lucrative. To this end, the current study explores the barriers to Gen X's adoption of fashion rental and suggests motivations to promote it. It employs an interpretive qualitative research paradigm, obtains data from 32 Gen X fashion consumers via semi‐structured interviews, analyses the data using thematic analysis, and uses the theory of psychological ownership and the Hofstede cultural dimensions as an underpinning framework. Results indicate the emergence of six themes representing barriers, including loss of efficacy and effectance, loss of self‐identity and extended self, temporariness, environmental unsustainability, personal hygiene behaviour, and lifestyle. Similarly, motivations included three themes: long‐term subscriptions; transparency and assurances; and personalisation and storytelling. This implies that fashion rental firms need to embrace transparency and empower consumers through co‐creation, long‐term rental subscriptions, and the possibilities of possession. Further, the paper contributes to the identification of new dimensions, including a lack of nostalgia, risk avoidance, personal hygiene, an absence of personalisation, a dearth of education, emotional detachment, and voluntary simplicity in lifestyle. It also suggests future research.

Goodbye materialism: exploring antecedents of minimalism and its impact on millennials well-being.

The purpose of the study is to explore the antecedents of minimalism and, further, to study the impact of minimalism on millennials' well-being via a sense of fulfilment. To understand the origins of minimalism and its following effects on well-being, a theoretical framework is created. An online survey with a structured questionnaire was created to collect the necessary data from respondents. SMART PLS was used to analyse the suggested framework. This research establishes the mediating role of a sense of fulfilment in the interactions between minimalism and well-being and shows how environmental awareness, contemporary aesthetics, voluntary simplicity, normative influence, and resource sharing positively lead to minimalism. A minimalist lifestyle will help to preserve precious resources, reduce waste, and lower carbon emissions, all of which will have a significant positive influence on the environment. Additionally, clearing up clutter will give them more room and time, which will improve their well-being because they will have more time for their family and interests. The study suggests a thorough model to comprehend the origins of minimalism. Additionally, it established a connection between well-being and minimalism.

Downshifting towards voluntary simplicity: the process of reappraising the local

ABSTRACT Reappraisal of the local and living a rooted life are often highlighted by international advocates for sustainable and environmentally conscious lifestyles. The purpose of this study is to explore and theorize downshifters’ lifestyle changes, with a particular focus on their living environments and sense of place, and we draw on a theoretical framework that combines insights from previous research on downshifting and voluntary simplicity. We conducted 30 life story interviews with individuals in Sweden who consider themselves downshifters or advocates of a simpler life. These materials were analysed along the dimensions of (1) spatial adaptation and appropriation; (2) local and global scales; and (3) temporality of place. Our results emphasize the non-linearity of lifestyle changes towards simplicity where, whereby commitment to sustainability varies while personal goals rely on the previous experiences and everyday practices, values and knowledge that can improve both individual and global sustainability. Our analysis shows that sense of place is a dynamic process influenced by mobilities and flows, spatial inertia and context, and memories and emotions. Our research contributes to the recent more than- relational view on space and place with concepts from humanistic geography that further assist in understanding individuals’ sense of place.

Mitochondrial DNA editing inches closer to reality

Over a billion years ago, a single-celled archaean engulfed an overachieving bacterium. The bacterium didn’t perish but instead struck an agreement with its host. For shelter, the bacterium would pay rent by doing what it did best—churn out energy molecules to power both itself and the host cell. This pivotal event in Earth’s history, according to the endosymbiosis theory, allowed the nested cells to harvest energy from the environment like never before, thus starting the march toward complex life. From such simple prokaryotic life forms came nucleus-toting eukaryotes and then their multicellular counterparts, eventually giving rise to the organismic richness across the planet today. With a few exceptions, most modern eukaryotic cells harbor these once-free-roaming bacteria. We call them mitochondria. Over the eons, mitochondria coevolved with their hosts as organelles, but the former bacteria never fully jettisoned their genes. In a last-ditch streak of independence, mitochondria retained 37 genes to

Evaluating the Knowledge, Readiness, and Satisfaction Level of Emergency Medical Service Personnel after an Online Chemical Mass Casualty Response Training Program

Introduction:Compared to trauma-based injuries, chemical injuries can inflict widespread and persistent injuries to exposed victims. Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel are vulnerable to chemical injuries. Specialized training is required, including zone setup, personal protective equipment (PPE), decontamination, and antidote use, beyond simple advanced trauma life support. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the educational effectiveness of the online chemical-mass casualty incident response education module (C-MCIREM) for EMS personnel.Method:This study is a retrospective pre-and post-test comparison. Subjects were EMS personnel who enrolled in the C-MCIREM program at the EMS Korea online conference between August 27, 2021 and September 5, 2021. Subjects provided demographic data and completed pre-course and post-course knowledge tests and self-assessments of readiness, as well as a satisfaction survey after the course. For readiness and satisfaction surveys, an 11-point Likert scale was used. The Wilcoxon Rank Sum test was used to compare the two samples.Results:A total of 322 respondents were enrolled. Two-hundred (62.1%) responded that they were most motivated to take the course because of curiosity about the subject. The median pre-course knowledge score was 57/100 (47, 66) and the post-knowledge score was 80/100 (66, 91) (p<0.001). Participants stated they felt their readiness to provide triage, treatment, transport, decontamination, to select correct antidotes, and to use correct PPE (all p<0.001) increased. 90.4% stated they were satisfied with the course. Participants were overall satisfied with the use of the online format (7.71/10 SD 2.05), and were willing to recommend the training to other EMS providers (7.63/10 SD 2.1).Conclusion:The online C-MCIREM program showed high satisfaction with a significant increase in knowledge and self-assessed readiness to respond to a chemical mass casualty incident.

Minor variations in multicellular life cycles have major effects on adaptation.

Multicellularity has evolved several independent times over the past hundreds of millions of years and given rise to a wide diversity of complex life. Recent studies have found that large differences in the fundamental structure of early multicellular life cycles can affect fitness and influence multicellular adaptation. Yet, there is an underlying assumption that at some scale or categorization multicellular life cycles are similar in terms of their adaptive potential. Here, we consider this possibility by exploring adaptation in a class of simple multicellular life cycles of filamentous organisms that only differ in one respect, how many daughter filaments are produced. We use mathematical models and evolutionary simulations to show that despite the similarities, qualitatively different mutations fix. In particular, we find that mutations with a tradeoff between cell growth and group survival, i.e. "selfish" or "altruistic" traits, spread differently. Specifically, altruistic mutations more readily spread in life cycles that produce few daughters while in life cycles producing many daughters either type of mutation can spread depending on the environment. Our results show that subtle changes in multicellular life cycles can fundamentally alter adaptation.

Pendampingan Literasi Keuangan Pada Siswa SDN 2 Abuan, Bangli

Money management is not only a problem for adults who are already working but must be instilled in children from an early age so that they can adopt a frugal lifestyle and can manage their finances from an early age. This community service activity aims to provide an understanding to class VI students at SDN 2 Abuan, Susut District, Bangli Regency about money management and the meaning of a simple and frugal lifestyle. In the implementation of activities, there are three stages, namely the preparation stage, the implementation stage, and the evaluation stage. The material provided in this activity includes setting pocket money, needs, and desires, as well as how to live frugally from an early age. With this activity, class VI students at SDN 2 Abuan, Susut District, Bangli can allocate the pocket money they receive for various needs. In other words, students are able to distinguish precisely the level of importance between needs and wants. Another result of this literacy activity is that students have formed a habit of saving so that at the end of the activity the amount of class VI students' savings increases.

Assessing the ecological vulnerability of Western Atlantic marine benthic gastropods

Assessing the extinction risk in marine invertebrates poses serious challenges to conservation biology, due to the magnitude of marine biodiversity, the inaccessibility of most of the marine realm, and the lack of appropriate data on population dynamics and ecology for most species. However, simple life history traits have a huge potential for preliminary screening criteria for assessing large numbers of species whose status is harsh or impossible to evaluate. Body size and trophic position could be strong predictors of extinction risk providing a general framework for the assessment of species vulnerability. We analyzed the Body Size-Trophic Position (BS-TP) relationship along 1,067 genera representing 4,256 nominal species of western Atlantic benthic gastropods. We found that a carnivore diet characterizes 67% of the genera and that, supporting theoretical predictions, the probability of being carnivores as a function of size showed a unimodal trend. For species with adult body sizes larger than 5 cm, a negative association between trophic position and body size was detected. This result points to an energetic restriction for the viability of large species, implying that organisms placed near the BS-TP boundary are extremely vulnerable to environmental changes. With this result, 109 genera from 42 families of carnivore gastropods and 33 genera from 19 families of herbivore gastropods that may be more vulnerable from the analyzed perspective were identified and ranked. Supporting these results, while the most vulnerable genera are not represented in global IUCN assessments, all our ‘top 10’ vulnerable families are being considered in National or Regional Red Lists. Prior to conducting regional or global conservation assessments for invertebrate taxa, screening methods should be strongly considered.