79 research outputs found
Author interview: q and a with Dr Aliya Hamid Rao on crunch time: how married couples confront unemployment
No full textWe speak to Dr Aliya Hamid Rao about her new book Crunch Time: How Married Couples Confront Unemployment, which draws on interviews with college-educated unemployed individuals and their spouses, alongside family observations with some of the participants, to explore how men and women have starkly different experiences of unemployment. This interview discusses how gender is ... Continue
Book review: Crunch time: how married couples confront unemployment by Aliya Hamid Rao
No full textIn Crunch Time: How Married Couples Confront Unemployment, Aliya Hamid Rao offers a new addition to sociological research on unemployment, delving into the ways that gender beliefs unequally shape men’s and women’s experiences of job search and unemployment. Sarah Damaske recommends this wonderful and engagingly written book for introducing a much-needed gender and work-family lens to the unemployment literature. If you are interested in this book review, you can read an interview with author Dr Aliya Hamid Rao on Crunch Time and the implications of its findings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crunch Time: How Married Couples Confront Unemployment. Aliya Hamid Rao. University of California Press. 2020
Our brothers' keepers: Societal reactions to the Russian aliya in Israel, 1989-1992
No full textThe process by which the State of Israel assimilates new Jewish migrants, referred to in Hebrew as olim, has changed drastically in the last two decades. This is especially apparent with the most recent wave, or aliya, of migrants from the former Soviet Union. Some critics assert that the changes initiated by Jewish national and state institutions have undermined the success of the assimilation process, or klita. The objective conditions of those olim who have been arriving since October of 1989 appear to bear this out. While the group as a whole has been fully housed, apartments for a significant number are substandard, overcrowded, or located at a distance from the primary metropolitan areas. Forty percent of the olim remain unemployed. In the competition for already scarce jobs with veteran Israelis, social tensions are on the rise.Issues of public policy such as these can be critically evaluated with regard to the dynamic between three elements: committed leadership, adequate leadership, and public support. It is rare, however, that these elements occur simultaneously or with equal intensity during any specific period in Israeli history. Factors particular to the neo-corporatist character of the Israeli state have prevented from being as well-funded and efficiently coordinated as they are usually portrayed. This, in turn, has eroded the enthusiastic support of the Israeli public for national and state klita policies. As long as the process of formulating and implementing such policies are dominated by struggles between a number of semi-autonomous policy-makers with contradictory ideologies and political ambitions Israeli public opinion will remain negative, particularly towards the new olim.Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T13:59:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Robustness Assessment Method for Future Climate Uncertainties
No full textEnergy-efficient buildings tend to cause thermal discomfort due to overheating during summers. With the advent of climate change and increasing outdoor temperatures, the risk of overheating will be exacerbated. Henceforth, the building design must be future proof or robust for climate change. Passive design strategies applied to the building envelope are crucial in reducing the energy demand and provide thermal comfort. However, it is essential to determine their performance in the presence of climate uncertainties, especially in the early design stage. Therefore, the paper illustrates an assessment method for investigating the robustness of the building envelope in curbing the risk of overheating in future climate change scenarios of 2050 and 2085. The study focused on educational buildings as thermal discomfort due to overheating affects students' productivity. The study analysed the performance of different passive design strategies applicable at building envelope in reducing overheating risk and evaluated the robustness using the statistical method of “best-case and worst-case scenario”. The robustness assessment method found fixed or dynamic shading, reduced window to wall ratios, albedo effect of the building envelope, and mixed-mode ventilation strategy with P.C.M. panels as the most robust design solutions. However, ventilative cooling would have limited application towards the latter part of the centuryBuilding ServicesBuilding PhysicsBuilding Product Innovatio
Isolation and Characterization of Agarolytic Bacteria from Marine Environment
No full textThis Dissertation / Report is the outcome of investigation carried out by the creator(s) / author(s) at the department/division of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore mentioned below in this page
Stringed instrument traditions in southern Malawi
No full textCarrying out field-work in six districts of the southern region: Nsanje, Chikwawa, Mwanza, Blantyre, Mulanje and Mangochi the author provides a reasonable overview of musical instruments in those districts, introducing the string instrument traditions in southern Malawi. This inventory only refers to the Southern Regio
An Exploration of Self-Identity in Transracial Adoptees from China
No full textSparked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the author began to notice that the newest wave of Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) activism was not inclusive of transracial adoptees, or people adopted by parent(s) of a different race. This study explores the unique identity of transracial adoptees specifically from China. The author explores the topics of identity, family, friends, community and overall belonging through the lens of primary and secondary sources. The primary sources include seven, hour-long interviews that the author conducted herself. Overall, the study concludes that transracial adoptees have a qualitatively different experiences than non-adopted peers that – although an incredibly under-researched perspective – perfectly demonstrated the immensely nuanced experiences of those who feel marginalized within a greater marginalized community
Increasing knowledge in obesity management using an educational activity
No full textPurpose of Project:
This DNP project was aimed at helping primary care providers overcome barriers to obesity treatment through education. The objective was to compare the preparedness of the providers before and after the implementation of the educational activity. Provider education was aimed at changing behavior to increase the frequency and quality of obesity management in primary care practice.
Methodology:
A survey was utilized to demonstrate current knowledge, thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes. Following the survey, a 4-week educational activity was implemented to provide an overview of the current evidence-based guidelines and recommendations for obesity management. At the end of the fourth-week participants completed a post-survey that evaluated knowledge and confidence gained from the educational activity.
Results:
The study identified and addressed topics related to obesity management and learning that may help providers change behavior and improve their practices when treating obese patients. Outcomes of the activity presented an improvement in professional skill, attitudes and a decreased sense of challenges in healthcare providers caring for those who are obese or at risk for obesity. The results indicated the usability of the educational activity as a guide for future educational activity in management of obesity.
Overall, the activity proved positive for the majority of the participants, resulting in a self-reported change in practice. Reducing the barriers and knowledge gaps in providers may improve the quality and frequency of obesity management in primary care practice.
Implications for Practice:
Continuous training to gain knowledge can become a lasting process within the practice and can improve patient interactions. With new research, ongoing updates to existing guidelines are crucial to ensure providers are current in their treatment practices. The project’s design will enable ongoing evaluation, translation, and dissemination of new research into practice. Provider education can enable the development of advanced competencies for increasingly complex practice and enhance knowledge to improve practice and patient outcomes.DNPIncludes bibliographical reference
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