Thematic Concept Research Articles

Musical Mirroring of Social Predicaments in Aristotle “GLOC-9” Pollisco Song Compositions through Stylistic Lens

This study was a stylistic analysis aimed at delineating the different social predicaments embedded in the ten (10) song compositions of GLOC-9. Particularly, it sought to: (1) identify the linguistic levels used in cascading the message and style of the songs along with semantics, lexicogrammar, phonology, and acoustic phonetics; (2) determine the stylistic devices under figures of speech used in the songs; (3) define the thematic levels presented in the songs along with the thematic concept and thematic statement; (4) specify the values or morals conveyed in the songs; and (5) discuss the social predicaments embedded in the songs. To further strategize the data gathering, the researchers used the Hallidayan Systemic-Functional Linguistic Theory in order to extract the different linguistic levels in the songs. Thus, the researchers found out that the social predicaments embedded in the song compositions that depicted social realities were: (1) social injustice; (2) violence; (3) prostitution; (4) drug addiction; (5) corruption; (6) gender discrimination; (7) killing; (8) poverty; and (9) brain drain mentality. Ergo, the results being demarcated in this study may help cultivate social awareness and provide positive implications in terms of transcending the minds of every Filipino, which is a crucial determinant in society and more especially in that of the nation.

Landscape organization of the theme square "Vyshyvanka day" in Chernivtsi

Objects of the nature reserve fund, including parks-landscape art landmarks are the subject of protection. Besides scientific, they perform aesthetic, recreational, and educational functions. They are valuable not only as architectural ensembles but also for plants that have remained since the creation of the parks and have a centuries-old history. Such plants are entered into databases and their condition is monitored for a better understanding of the features of their development in modern microclimatic conditions. For research, a plant inventory is carried out, according to which the phytosanitary condition, quantitative, and species structure of plant elements of greened areas is assessed. Individual indicators must comply with the standards specified in the State Building Regulations. Phenological observations give an idea of the decorative features of plants throughout the year and the aesthetic condition of plants under certain environmental conditions. To know the relative age of woody plants, formulas consider the trunk circumference and the empirical coefficient of plants of each species. Analysis of scientific sources of information showed that the square was created in 1871. After the reconstruction in 2023, it has 19 locations, 17 of which involve plant compositions. The main compositional accent is the solitaire Fagus sylvatica L. in the central area of ​​the landscape object, which symbolizes Bukovyna. This is the only location that corresponds to the thematic concept of the square. According to the results of a comparative analysis of the species structure of woody plants, it was found that the removal of Robinia pseudoacacia L. and Hibiscus syriacus L. plants led to a decrease in the number of plants with decorative flowering, and Cotoneaster horisontalis Decne. with decorative fruiting. The removal of Buxus sempervirens L. is natural for Chernivtsi, as a large part of it is affected by Cydalima perspectalis Walker. To improve the artistic and decorative design of the territory of the square during the reconstruction, the addition of Fagus sylvatica L. 'Purpurea', Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula' plants was carried out. Acer palmatum Thunb. and Paulownia tomentosa Steud. with decorative leaves. To improve the artistic and decorative design of the territory of the square during the reconstruction, the addition of Fagus sylvatica L. 'Purpurea', Fagus sylvatica 'Purpurea Pendula', Acer palmatum Thunb and Paulownia tomentosa Steud. with decorative leaves was carried out. As a result of the research, plant species approaching the age limit and requiring more careful care, conservation, and protection measures were identified. The obtained results will be useful for further monitoring and making proposals for improving the landscape organization of the square following its thematic concept and the norms defined by law for individual components of the space of similar objects.

Kurikulárne ukotvenie predmetu občianska náuka a výchova v období prvej Československej republiky (1918 – 1938)

The paper systematically maps the development of the curriculum for the subject of civics education in the Czechoslovak Republic from the tendencies leading to its creation to the form of the definitive curriculum in 1933. This area has not yet been significantly retracted in Slovakia. The main research interest is oriented not only on the curriculum, but also on related archival documents and monographs, which provide information on both the legislative frameworks and the school realities of the time (the approach to the application of the curriculum in the didactic framework). In the case of curricula for municipal (folk) and civic (bourgeois) schools, the focus is on observational criteria such as the position of the subject in the system and its objectives, the hourly allocation, the organisation of teaching, the instructions for teachers, the binding content (thematic concept) and the ideological platform, which make it possible to understand what transformations the various versions of the curriculum have been carried out, under what influence and with what results. Overall, this represents a set of information suitable for in-depth content analysis, supported in places by links to the current state of the curriculum. A comparative approach is applied to identify positive and negative elements in the changing versions of the curriculum. This also reflects the aim of the research – document the development as comprehensively as possible, using the above-mentioned methodology, and to link it to the current state of the curriculum for social studies education. The resulting findings are summarized in the final evaluation.

Mimesis, Diegesis, and Narrative Frames: Gregory, Beckett, McGuinness

Location always matters – especially in Irish drama. Drawing on the spatial theories of Michael Issacharoff, Hélène Laliberté and Ruth Ronen, the article investigates the unique interplay between dramatic space and the thematic concept of the universal in three Irish plays: Augusta Gregory’s The Workhouse Ward (1908), Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot (1953/55) and Frank McGuinness’s Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme (1985). I trace a special line of influence between these plays through the lens of spatial theory, and further the discussion of the geographies of Irish drama as examined in Chris Morash and Shaun Richard’s Mapping Irish Theatre: Theories of Space and Place (2013).

Mass Media Culture in Slovakia (on the Example of Tracking the Value Message of Media Content Flowing to the Public)

The media inherently reflect the cultural, political and social contexts of a nation through products (audiovisual programmes). Public opinion to some extent participates in the profiling of the programmes broadcast. The thematic concept of media products is marked by the current social current – the mainstream. The paper deals with the state of contemporary Slovak media in terms of value setting, specifically noting the pitfalls related to censorship, i.e. blocking uncomfortable opinions. It gives examples from media practice testifying to the violation of the typical principles of respecting the values of the pluralistic society in which we have been living for more than three decades. The main objective of the paper is to make the public image concerning media freedom (reflecting on problematic social causes) more accessible by presenting the stated facts, comparing them and placing them in a broader substantive context. Freedom of expression (thought) in the media should be maintained to a healthy degree even at the cost of expressing an opinion that contradicts the rhetoric of those in political power.

Postmodernism in Lord Of The Lost’s Judas: The apocryphal The Gospel of Judas, William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, and the role of the stars

Lord Of The Lost’s Judas (2021) is a thematic concept album exploring different aspects of the Judas reception without a straightforward narrative or interpretation, but covering varying viewpoints on betrayal and salvation. It hereby pushes the boundaries of heavy metal as a genre by combining different texts. The band explicitly points out their first source of inspiration, the apocryphal The Gospel of Judas (~100–80 ad), and adds that the album also features the literary theme of impossible (here: brotherly) love. I argue that the album references a specific text implementing this theme, namely William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (1597), most prominently implied by ‘star-crossed’. These two texts are as different as they could be, contrasting, e.g. religious enlightenment and entertainment. Still, they have one thing in common: they both rely heavily on Christian astrology. By investigating how the album makes use of this shared motif to create its own version of star-induced fate, I show how both texts overlap and intermingle on the album. The result is a kaleidoscope that is a prime example of postmodernism. By refusing a fixed depiction of Christian imagery and even adding another text, Judas demonstrates that art does not have to be linear or limiting, and opens heavy metal to new, postmodern ways.

HAVE A DIFFERENT CONCEPT: HOW TO DESIGN MOBILE GAME-BASED INTEGRATED THEMATIC LEARNING FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS?

Purpose: The objective of this research is to describes the process of designing and developing mobile game based-integrated thematic learningc (MGBITL) in elementary schools. The mobile game based-integrated thematic learningc (MGBITL) is different from Mobile game-based learning (MGBL). Because it is necessary to pay attention to the themes and subthemes that are the basis for developing learning content. Theoterical Framework: Mobile game-based learning (MGBL) is a serious game, that is, a game designed for educational purposes while still remaining entertaining. MGBL has been shown in numerous studies to aid pupils in learning and reduce psychological stress. This research seeks to develop MGBL for Integrated Thematic Learning (MGBITL) for elementary school students. Building MGBITL based on mobile game development theory and integrated thematic concepts required proper procedures Methods: This research employed the MGBL Engineering Model, which consisted of three stages: (1) pre-production (discover & dream), (2) production (design), and (3) post-production (delivery). Literature review and distribution of online questionnaires to teachers were used to collect data about the principles of developing MGBITL for elementary school students. Findings: The MGBITL application has been design which consists of 21 types of games adapted from Class V Theme 8 Subtheme 1 material which is the result of research activities. Hopefully, the introduction of MGBITL will aid teachers in teaching materials that need imagination, make subject matter easier to understand, and promote fun learning concepts. So that students are unaware that they are participating in a learning activity. Practical implications: The study provides new knowledge about how to design mobile game-based integrated thematic learning (MGBITL). It's not just thematic learning material, but the game content too. There is a lot of learning material that must be linked by paying attention to the interconnectedness of each content. Originality/Value: The originality of this research lies in the thematic learning concept used in game content. So far, game content only focuses on one discipline/learning content.

Generating Political Priority for the Health Needs of the 21st Century: A Qualitative Policy Analysis on the Prioritization of Rehabilitation Services in Uganda.

Few low- or middle-income countries (LMICs) have prioritized the expansion of rehabilitation services. Existing scholarship has identified that problem definition, governance, and structural factors are influential in the prioritization of rehabilitation. The objective of this study was to identify the factors influencing the prioritization and implementation of rehabilitation services in Uganda. A case study design was utilized. The Prioritization of Rehabilitation in National Health Systems framework guided the study. Data sources included 33 key informant interviews (KIIs) with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders and peer-reviewed and grey literature on rehabilitation in Uganda. A thematic content analysis and concept map were conducted to analyze the data. Rehabilitation is an unfunded priority in Uganda, garnering political attention but failing to receive adequate financial or human resource allocation. The national legacy of rehabilitation as a social program, instead of a health program, has influenced its present-day prioritization trajectory. These include a fragmented governance system, a weak advocacy coalition without a unified objective or champion, and a lack of integration into existing health systems structures that makes it challenging to scale-up service provision. Our findings highlight the interactive influences of structural, governance, and framing factors on prioritization and the importance of historical context in understanding both prioritization and implementation. Our findings demonstrate challenges in prioritizing emerging, multi-sectoral health areas like rehabilitation. Strategic considerations for elevating rehabilitation on Uganda's policy agenda include generating credible indicators to quantify the nature and extent of the population's need and uniting governmental and non-governmental actors around a common vision for rehabilitation's expansion. We present opportunities for strengthening rehabilitation, both in Uganda and in similar contexts grappling with many health sector priorities and limited resources.

Perceptions of Muslim Youth Followers of Gender Imitation Content about Transwoman; Behavior and Identity

The spread of LGBT is increasingly widespread on social media through various content. One content that is similar to transgender behavior is imitation content which is very popular with teenagers. This article aims to describe the perceptions of Muslim teenagers who follow gender-similar content about waria, including behavior about being waria, identity and gender roles. Informants are teenagers aged 13-18 years with the criteria of being Muslim, who have followed social media accounts that carry out gender impersonation and show active liking, sharing or commenting activities, and have followed gender impersonation accounts for at least 1 year. There were 15 informants. This research was analyzed using the Colaizi 1978 model, namely reading data repeatedly, extracting significant statements in each answer description, coding meaningful and important statements, including them in themes, describing in detail and unambiguously, identifying similarities in points of view and sublimation thematic concept, finally validating the participants. The research results have shown that informants have different perceptions regarding the behavior of being a trans woman, namely positive and negative. Positive perceptions are influenced by cultural education in each individual. Negative perceptions are influenced by religious beliefs (beliefs). Negative perceptions of transgender identities are born from religious beliefs. Positive perceptions are born from social construction. Perceptions regarding the identity of trans women are divided into perceptions originating from knowledge about the human body which tend to be negative, and perceptions originating from social construction which tend to be positive.

Survival from Crisis of Cement Industry in Indonesia

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the major players’ responses toward phenomena crisis of the cement industry in Indonesia during 2014 - 2020. Theoretical framework: The theoretical frame work by applying the theory of Strategic Management with emphasize on the Resource Base View concepts for crisis management response. Design/Methodology/Approach: The design of this study will be using a Qualitative Research Methodology by adopting Case Study Research Method through comparison study between strategic actions of SMGR and INTP, as they suffered the most in times of crisis. Findings: The findings of this research could also improve current firms’ management survival by enabling the cement players to choose among the RAIN as well as to compare their current strategic actions to the other players who perform better during a crisis. Research, practical and social implications: The findings of this research could also improve current firms’ management survival by enabling the cement players to choose among the RAIN as well as to compare their current strategic actions to the other players who perform better during a crisis. Originality/Value: The value of the study study holds a value which is to offer new alternative solutions to the industry players through a thematic concept Puzzle of Theories.

ТЕМА И ТЕМАТИЧЕСКИЙ КОНЦЕПТ «НАДЕЖДА» В РОМАНЕ Ф. М. ДОСТОЕВСКОГО «ПРЕСТУПЛЕНИЕ И НАКАЗАНИЕ»

One of the most important themes of Dostoevsky's novel «Crime and Punishment» connected with the hope for the revival of the criminal's soul is considered. It is concluded that the concept «hope», acquiring religious and philosophical connotations, performs the function of the thematic concept in the novel, embodying the individual-author's features.

Rural transition to practice: A phenomenological analysis of the new graduate nurses’ experience

Objective/Background: The nursing shortage uniquely impacts rural communities as staffing issues often result in emergency department closures and leave communities without adequate healthcare. One contributing factor in this crisis is difficulty recruiting and retaining new graduate nurses (NGN) rurally. Improving transition to practice for NGNs is a potential solution to this problem. This study explores the new graduate nurses’ lived experience when transitioning to rural nursing practice.Methods: A descriptive phenomenological approach was used. Seven participants completed virtual surveys and virtual, semi-structured focus groups exploring the new graduate nurses transition to practice experience, underpinned by Patricia Benner’s From Novice to Expert model. Transcripts were analysed using thematic concept mapping.Results: Three themes were derived across the stages of transition to practice: education, mentorship and both intrinsic and extrinsic expectations on NGNs. Each phase in the first two years of practice had unique characteristics, most significantly, a six-month delay occurs to accommodate acquisition of non-nursing skills, which deviates from Benner’s model.Conclusions: This research emphasizes the importance of supporting NGNs during the first two years of transition to rural practice. The complex role of the rurally practicing registered nurse requires approximately six months more time than what is described in Benner’s model to develop competence. A focus on nursing education that begins at the undergraduate level and continues into practice is required. A shift to focus on supporting the wellbeing of the NGN is a key intervention; as well as improving mentorship and management support through education and policy change.

Development of Thematic Concept Understanding Assessment In Class V Science Learning Content.

Problems that are often faced by educators in measuring the level of understanding of students' concepts are questions that are made to have a low cognitive level and short answers which make the questions unable to properly measure the students' understanding. This study is useful in describing how the feasibility of a concept understanding assessment instrument is. The research design in this study is Research and Development based on the Borg & Gall model by only carrying out 5 steps due to several reasons. The subject of this research is an instrument for assessing the ability to understand concepts. The results of the analysis of the 12 assessment questions are feasible to use because they have a validity value of 0.56 with a "enough" category and a reliability value of 0.72 with a "enough" category and can be said to be a valid research instrument. And because there are 3 questions that have a negative significant value (-) then questions number 2, 10 and 12 are omitted so that this instrument is more valid.

Breaking boundaries through Doctors Reaching Minority Men Exploring Neuroscience: a mentorship model to foster a pipeline for underrepresented minorities.

In 2015, the Association of American Medical Colleges report titled "Altering the Course: Black Males in Medicine" showed a decline in the number of Black men matriculating into medical school. To alter this trend, the authors' hypothesis was that formally exposing Black men to the clinical neurosciences during high school would enhance their chances of entering the physician workforce. For this reason, in 2007, the Doctors Reaching Minority Men Exploring Neuroscience (DR. MMEN) program was established at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The program aimed to provide early exposure, mentorship, and inspiration to high school-age Black and Latinx men. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the DR. MMEN program in the context of the recent race and ethnicity trends among medical school matriculants (MSMs). Association of American Medical Colleges data on MSMs stratified by race and ethnicity were reviewed for the period between 2015 and 2020. Data pertinent to the academic achievements of DR. MMEN participants, such as matriculation to college and/or medical school, were prospectively tracked and incorporated with mixed-methods exit assessment data. Qualitative responses were coded and analyzed using a thematic concept analysis method. Over the study period, the increase of MSMs in the US was 1.0% and 1.7% for Black and Latinx individuals, respectively. Changes for the male MSM cohort were negligible: 0.3% for Black and 0.7% for Latinx. With respect to DR. MMEN, 42% of participants from 2017 to 2019 earned college scholarships, and 25% of students from the 2017-2018 cohort matriculated to a combined college-medical program. Survey data showed that 100% of DR. MMEN participants found the program useful. Analysis of qualitative data revealed that participants considered pursuing a career in neurosurgery or in another medical field. Diligence and a passion for medicine were identified as the top two most important lessons in the program, and witnessing patient satisfaction and observing a neurosurgery operation were described as the most important experiences. Participants considered availability to give advice and feedback and a passion for teaching as the principal attributes of their mentors. Over the past 6 years, the slight increase in Black and Latinx MSMs has not been significant enough to remedy ethnoracial disparities among MSMs. In particular, Black male matriculation to medical school has remained stagnant. The DR. MMEN program is a promising model to inspire young scholars and improve diversity within neuroscience and medicine at large.

"That One Can See How it is Supposed to be." Conception, Piloting and Evaluation of an Interprofessional Rehabilitation-Related Module for the Training Courses in Medicine, Nursing, and Physiotherapy

Considering the growing rehabilitative care requirements, good interprofessional cooperation is of central relevance for health care professions and is increasingly demanded. Interprofessional cooperation does not yet play a significant role in health professions' education, despite the fact that it is considered an important element of success in outcome- and patient-centered health care. The field of rehabilitation lacks interprofessional teaching concepts and material. An interprofessional team of instructors developed the didactic and thematic concept for the module. The module focuses on rehabilitation and discharge management. The learning objectives were developed based on the National Competency-Based Catalogue of Learning Objectives for Medicine. The formative evaluation was based on a questionnaire filled out by the students and the learning guides. 47 participants took part in three runs. The results of the formative evaluation demonstrate that the module was overall well received. The trainees rated the module more favorably than the medical students. While participants emphasized the good practical eye-to-eye interaction between the professions and the honest feedback conversation, they also pointed to the contrast they perceived to their everyday practice. They also wished for more time having verbal interprofessional exchange. The medical students criticized that interprofessional modules were only offered in their final year. To the author's knowledge, this is the first publication of an interprofessional module on rehabilitation and discharge management including piloting and positive evaluation for the three professional groups of medicine, nursing and physical therapy. Improvement suggestions of the participants led to modifications that will be realized in the next version of the module. The course sets important impulses for the further development of interprofessional cooperation and the teaching of rehabilitation-related skills. The modular package is available to other lecturers in a free online platform for rehabilitation-related teaching materials.

PENGEMBANGAN WISATA TEMATIK BERBASIS KULINER DI DESA WISATA SERANGAN

Serangan Village is one of the tourist villages in Denpasar City. Serangan Tourism Village faces quite tough tourism challenges. The challenge is not maximizing local products as a tourist attraction. The purpose of this research is to develop the concept of culinary-based thematic tourism in Serangan Tourism Village. The development of the thematic tourism concept is expected to encourage the development of Serangan Village as a tourist village by developing local food to become a tourist attraction. This concept is able to respond to global tourism trends and as a preservation of local cultural values. So that a tourist attraction will appear in the form of a culinary tour with the characteristics of Serangan Village or Bali in general. The research method uses a qualitative descriptive approach.
 

Analysis of The Malaysian Construction Industry Professional Employee Turnover Antecedents

In construction, the successful completion of a project is accomplished through an of efficient project management. All construction-related disciplines working together are responsible for the completion of the project by the stipulated completion date. However, poor professional employees’ retention is a significant issue in the construction industry. The objective of this paper is to identify the determinants of employee turnover in the Malaysian construction industry with a focus on professional employees. This study employed a doctrinal research approach consisting of a qualitative research design. Two databases were used, in which four cases were obtained from the Labour Court and 19 cases were obtained from the Industrial Court. Data has been analysed through application of the thematic analysis concept. Findings in this study indicate three main themes of employee turnover determinants in construction industry namely organisation, personal and external determinant. Inconsistencies of finding were found in current data as compared to previous studies including training and development, compensation, stress, job satisfaction and external determinants. Since the data focuses on Malaysia court cases, it is recommended that in the future data from other countries to be included. It is also proposed that a diverse range of industries should be analysed in future studies to arrive at an in-depth conclusion. Finally, recommendation for future studies to include more occupational groups for more generalised findings.

A Multimethod Evaluation of Tobacco Treatment Trial Recruitment Messages for Current Smokers Recently Diagnosed With Cancer: Pilot Factorial Randomized Controlled Trial.

BackgroundA cancer diagnosis can catalyze motivation to quit smoking. Tobacco treatment trials offer cessation resources but have low accrual rates. Digital outreach may improve accrual, but knowledge of how best to recruit smokers with recent diagnoses is limited.ObjectiveThis study aims to identify the message frames that were most effective in promoting intent to talk to a physician about participating in a tobacco treatment trial for smokers recently diagnosed with cancer.MethodsFrom February to April 2019, current smokers diagnosed within the past 24 months were recruited from a national web-based panel for a multimethod pilot randomized trial (N=99). Participants were randomized to a 2×3 plus control factorial design that tested 3 unique message frames: proximal versus distal threats of smoking, costs of continued smoking versus benefits of quitting, and gains of participating versus losses of not participating in a tobacco treatment trial. The primary outcome was intent to talk to a physician about participating in a tobacco treatment trial. In phase 1, the main effect within each message factor level was examined using ANOVA and compared with the control condition. Other message evaluation and effectiveness measures were collected and explored in a multivariable model predicting intent to talk to a physician. In phase 2, open-text evaluations of the messages were analyzed using natural language processing software (Leximancer) to generate a thematic concept map and Linguistic Inquiry Word Count to identify and compare the prevalence of linguistic markers among message factors.ResultsOf the 99 participants, 76 (77%) completed the intervention. Participants who received the cost of continued smoking frame were significantly more likely to intend to talk to their physician about participating in a tobacco treatment trial than those who received the benefits of the quitting frame (mean costs 5.13, SD 1.70 vs mean benefits 4.23, SD 1.86; P=.04). Participants who received the proximal risks of continued smoking frame were significantly more likely to seek more information about participating (mean distal 4.83, SD 1.61 vs mean proximal 5.55, SD 1.15; P=.04), and those who received the losses of not participating frame reported significantly improved perceptions of smoking cessation research (mean gain 3.98, SD 0.83 vs mean loss 4.38, SD 0.78; P=.01). Male participants (P=.006) and those with greater message relevancy (P=.001) were significantly more likely to intend to talk to their physician. Participants’ perceptions of their smoking habits, as well as their motivation to quit smoking, were prevalent themes in the open-text data. Differences in the percentages of affective words across message frames were identified.ConclusionsMultimethod approaches are needed to develop evidence-based recruitment messages for patients recently diagnosed with cancer. Future tobacco treatment trials should evaluate the effectiveness of different message frames on smoker enrollment rates.Trial RegistrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT05471284; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05471284

Condom stigma among men who have sex with men population: Concept synthesis.

The epidemic of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) among men who have sex with men (MSM) is severe in China. And MSM has now become a key population for the infection and transmission of AIDS. At present, the bottleneck of AIDS prevention and control among MSM population is low rate of continuous condom use and high incidence of unsafe sexual behavior. Inductive summarization of the literature revealed that the most critical reason for low rate of continuous condom use among the MSM population was condom-related stigma. Although many studies mentioned condom-related stigma among MSM populations, there has been no any definition of MSM-related condom stigma and no measurement for it. Therefore, the paper aims to explore barriers to condom use among MSM, then construct the conceptual and operational definition of "MSM-related condom stigma" through Meta synthesis and concept synthesis, and provide a new perspective for AIDS prevention and control among MSM. Based on evidence-based method, "PICoS" framework and Meta-synthesis was used to include the literatures. Then, we used synthesized qualitative evidence from included studies to construct the concept and operational definition of MSM-related condom stigma by the means of thematic analysis and concept synthesis. According to the results of the concept synthesis, MSM-related condom stigma refers to any taboos or misbeliefs about condom use or feeling ashamed or embarrassed to talk about using condoms which perceived by individuals at the individual, interpersonal, and social levels.It was demonstrated through 4 sub-themes at operational level: a symbol of distrust, a symbol of HIV/sexual transmitted infections (STIs) prevention, a symbol of an embarrassing topic, and a symbol of violating the traditional cognition of sexual intercourse. According to the Social-ecological Model (SEM), a symbol of distrust refers to that the MSM population believes that not using condoms represents mutual trust between sexual partners, while using condoms is difficult to express intimacy, trust and loyalty between sexual partners. A symbol of HIV/STIs prevention at the interpersonal level refers to that the MSM population believes that condom use is a "symbol" for the prevention or infection of AIDS; on the one hand, if someone proposes to use condoms, he may be considered infected with HIV or have unsafe sex experiences, thus, making it difficult to propose condom use; on the other hand, if they believe that sexual partners are "AIDS free" (often a wrong perception, such as sexual partners may have the risk of AIDS infection although they do not have AIDS), it is considered that condom use is completely unnecessary. The environmental level includes a symbol of an embarrassing topic and a symbol of violating the traditional cognition of sexual intercourse. A symbol of an embarrassing topic refers to the MSM population feels shame about topics related to sexual behavior and is embarrassed to carry/buy/propose condom use or be ashamed to engage in conversations about whether to use condoms during sexual behavior. And a symbol of violating the traditional cognition of sexual intercourse: The MSM population have limitations in their perception of "sex" or "sexual behavior" and believe that real sex (behavior) is unobstructed contact between the bodies and exchange between all body fluids. The concept of MSM-related condom stigma is proposed for the first time, and its operational definition is given. The concept includes 3 levels and 4 dimensions. It is helpful to understand MSM people's attitude and cognition towards condoms, and adds indicators with cultural sensitivity and behavioral sensitivity to the behavioral intervention for AIDS in the future.

Interactive Territorial Study on Urban Spaces

Our latest interactive factual work aims to analyze the wider concept of 'walls', their materiality and role within an urban ecology. The city of Leeds and its socio-anthropological issues is our case study. Leeds is a large urban conglomerate in the North of England that for historical, socio-political and cultural reasons, embodies several aspects of English national contemporary development, such as: economic growth, constant reshaping, mono-ethnic areas, class-divide, inequality etc. The term 'walls' is often used to define a large variety of artefacts and spaces that create, and embody some sort of boundaries. These artefacts often include fences, embankments, roads, gated communities - all structures that divide or limit spaces. In a psychogeographical gesture, this interactive portrait of Leeds will help to reflect on the extent to which these artefacts could hamper some trajectories and facilitate others, as boundaries often become territories themselves. The main aim of this paper is to show how our interactive documentary, through the use of creative practices, could be identify as a territorial study of urban barriers that investigates the convergence of the cultural, the performative and the socio-political. In order to visually represent the above, we are currently using Korsakow as a method of interdisciplinary research and the final output will include a variety of different media: video clips, sound recordings, photographs etc. Furthermore, the process of filming and collecting material is based on the idea of wandering around the city of Leeds and capturing the essence of the idea of ‘Dérive’ within the thematic concept of ‘walls and borders’. Built around Debord’s idea of experimental behavior (1956), Dérive is an unplanned journey through an urban landscape in which participants let themselves be drawn by the terrain and the encounters they make during the whole process. Our main research question can be identified as: Can digital, non-linear interactive audio-visual forms be developed as a method for understanding the challenges of living within ‘urban walls and boundaries’? We believe that the originality of the project mainly resides in the mix methods research approach, which leads and guides the creative practice process.