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Management Practices of Conventional and Non- Conventional Water Resources: Study case in Emirate of Sharjah, UAE
No full textThis paper identifies the essential critical factors and practical procedures for successful water resources management in the emirate of Sharjah, UAE. These factors are the planning and management of water resources, groundwater management, efficient water use in agriculture, sustainability of desalination, domestic and industrial demand management, the sustainability of the desalination and wastewater treatment and reuse. The latest main conventional and non conventional water resources in Sharjah are highlighted, including evaporation, the hot climate, and the associated reduction in the water resources. The water resources in UAE are also evaluated and included in our proposed water management model, which is made to overcome the scarcity of natural water quantities in Sharjah, which presents a continuous challenge to the government and one that it deems a priority to solve
On Freeing the Embodied Soul Ennead VI 8 [39] 1-6
No full textPlotinus' discussion of the nature and conditions of human freedom in the first six chapters of tractate VI 8 [39] has a complex historical background. While the Platonic background can be taken as read for the most part, and the Stoic sources have recently been investigated anew, the influence of Aristotle on Plotinus' thinking on voluntariness has largely gone unrecognised. Contra Aristotle, Plotinus denied that practical actions undertaken in response to external conditions in the world of sense or prompted by inner, non-rational, forces are 'under our control' or voluntary. Positing the existence of an internal relation between voluntariness and virtue, he argued that actions cannot be voluntary unless they proceed from premises and norms drawn from Intellect. Reliance on the concept of intention and the foundational distinction between primary and secondary activity enabled Plotinus to make the argument of the first six chapters of VI 8 [39] consonant with the philosophy of virtue developed elsewhere in the corpus
Remarkable Lives : Robert Wright in conversation with Jerome Carson.
No full textThe purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Rob Wright.Using a Case Study approach, Rob gives a short account of his background and is then interviewed by Jerome.Rob’s is an amazing account of surviving a harrowing upbringing, which fortunately few of us reading this piece will have had to endure.Rob’s story perfectly illustrates why first-person accounts are so powerful. It is hard to imagine a statistical paper having the same impact as this description of one person’s lived experience.Suicide is the greatest danger for anyone with a long-term mental health problem. Rob has faced this decision many times and has courageously battled on.Rachel’s simple, yet profound mantra, of “someone to love, something to do, somewhere to live,” is vital for all of our wellbeing. As Rob also points out, you still need money to put into the electric meter! Some people have tough upbringings and some have cruel upbringings. Rob had both. His survival is a testament to the uncrushable nature of the human spirit
The impact of domestic violence on family and relationship
No full textThe aim of the dissertation is to explore intimate partner violence (IPV) on family and relationship. IPV is when a partner is being abused by another partner on a regular basis. The method this dissertation utilises is a library base study reviewing fifteen research papers. It explores the impact of IPV on mothers and children. The findings highlight four main themes, these are: behavioural and psychological impact of IPV. How IPV can influence the maternal attachment between mother and child and the fourth being about the services and interventions available to support victims. Thereafter, the dissertation has concluded that IPV can cause mother and child to develop symptoms of depression and anxiety which links to the psychological impact. In relation to behavioural impact, the findings have suggested that mothers found it hard to show affection to the child due to side effects of experiencing IPV. Also, the attachment between mother and child has been found to be influenced by IPV causing a barrier between a mother and child relationship, as she fears her partner will abuse the child. Lastly, the findings have discovered how families have a negative perception of services and intervention which results to them being reluctant to receive help
Integration of Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things in the Automotive and Motorsports Sectors: An Empirical Analysis
No full textThe fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, will see the emergence and convergence of several digital, physical, and cyberphysical technologies. Therefore, the automotive and motorsports sectors arguably need appropriate preparations to embrace these changes. This paper aims to examine the knowledge level, perception of sustainability, and adoption feasibility of Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in the automotive and motorsports workforce. This was achieved through an online questionnaire to collect data from professionals in these sectors; 50 replies were received. A 0-100 percentage scale was used to measure the three variables. Low percentage scores are negative, and high percentage scores are positive. One of the key findings was that the knowledge score of respondents about Industry 4.0 was 39.1%. This is disappointingly low, but perhaps to be expected. Respondents also indicated, with a 72.2% agreement score, there is a knowledge gap in these areas. Inferential analysis was performed to examine relationships between three variables. The strongest relationship was found between respondents' perception of sustainability and perception of adoption feasibility, with a correlation coefficient of 0.87. Furthermore, to qualitatively examine the quantitative questionnaire results and people's perception against recent industry occurrences, cross-case synthesis on four case studies of companies adopting Google and Amazon IoT platforms was performed. Utilizing these research findings, a critical discussion highlights that knowledge, sustainable development, and feasibility elements related to Industry 4.0 technologies can have positive impacts in improving innovation, meeting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), increasing sales and profits, and reaching world-class Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE) levels
Online peer to peer support: Qualitative analysis of UK and US open mental health Facebook groups
No full textObjective: This research aimed to gain further understanding of how open Facebook groups are used for online peer to peer support and identify any similarities and/or differences between UK and US groups.Method: A systematic search of mental health related open Facebook groups was conducted using relevant key words. The posts from 14 UK and 11 US groups were acquired over a three month period and content thematically analysed using Nvivo.Results: Findings support previous research which evidences that online peer to peer support is beneficial for users seeking mental health information. Said support can increase feelings of connectedness, reduce feelings of isolation, and provide a platform for comparison of perspectives relating to personal experiences. Group membership may offer hope and increase feelings of empowerment in those using Facebook groups as a support mechanism. There was similar discourse seen throughout both UK and US posts in regards to gender inequality, lack of awareness and stigmatisation.Conclusions: The study highlights the positive impact of shared personal experiences, and offers a greater understanding of the benefits of online peer to peer support for mental health and wellbeing. There is evidence that, whilst mental health is becoming a more widely discussed topic, in both the UK and US, it remains negatively perceived. Questions are posed for group administrators and health professionals relating to their utilisation and moderation of such online peer to peer support networks
USING WHATSAPP TO ENHANCE STUDENTS' LEARNING: A COHORT ANALYSIS AT A UK UNIVERSITY
No full textThe modern higher education learning environment has become increasingly underpinned by virtual pedagogic tools, which are able to enhance the learning experience of students. This study seeks to investigate the effectiveness of social media app Whatsapp in helping enhance the postgraduate student experience. Through a qualitative approach, feedback was gathered regarding the lived experiences of twelve management postgraduate students at a UK university during the course of 2018. The feedback of the students in the study indicated that whilst Whatsapp does provide several positive benefits and opportunities for postgraduate students e.g. a more interactive and accessible learning context as well quality and speed of feedback; the use of Whatsapp as a learning tool does raise some important questions regarding issues of in-class tension, communication barriers and privacy
The Theory Wars Revisited: Rose and the Reading Critics vs. the Liberal Humanists
No full textWhile the Theory Wars are seen to have had a huge impact on English (among other disciplines) in the latter part of the twentieth century, children’s literature studies is often depicted as free of such internecine battles. However, there was a period, beginning in the 1980s with Jacqueline Rose’s The Case of Peter Pan, or the Impossibility of Children’s Fiction (1984), that many children’s literature critics felt obliged to tackle poststructuralist ideas, whether it was to reject them (and be labelled “liberal humanists”) or accept them (as did the Reading critics). This article reconsiders this contentious period, seeking to go beyond the often acerbic rhetoric and, as a result, argues that, in lumping together these poststructuralist critics, important differences in their positions have been lost. This article re-examines the period and assesses the legacy that has been inherited
Positive psychology: gratitude and its role within mental health nursing
No full textThis is the fifth article in a series of articles that explores the meaning of positive psychology and the importance of applying the latest related research findings for the wellbeing of the mental health workforce. It will focus on gratitude as a positive psychology intervention in its present day use in mental health nursing. It will explain what gratitude is and what it is not combined with the complementary underpinning theoretical work of Robert Emmons. It reports on neurological changes when gratitude is practised and is applied to a contemporary event linked to trauma. Finally it emphasises the importance of effective leadership in how the application of gratitude can benefit the individual, the organisation and the client. The practical tasks provided in the boxes throughout the article will help the reader identify what gratitude means for them and understand how to further develop its transferability through evidence-based, user friendly exercises