The Pyalung Kapampángan: observations on the status of traditional games from two generations

2022 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariel T. Gutierrez ◽  
Nelissa L. Manuel ◽  
Matthew S. Masbang
Keyword(s):  
Current Status ◽  
The Past ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
The Status ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Rules Of The Game

This study compares the observations of younger and older generations relating to different traditional games played by the Kapampangans. It particularly focuses on five games namely Maro; Tambubung; Luksung Babi; Salikutan; and Barongganan Bola. These games have been known to emphasise the players’ speed and agility. A survey and follow up in-depth interviews were used to explore the differing observations and perspectives of thirty elders (aged 60 years and above) and fifty youngsters (aged 10- 18 years old) from different towns in Pampanga. The survey highlighted the fact that the majority of the games were now played in the streets compared with the past when they were played in fields. The follow-up interviews revealed that the terrain of the towns significantly contributed to the structure and rules of the game, and many variations were found in the names of the games which were taken from how the game was played. Further research is recommended to explore the differing perceptions from the two generations concerning the current status of traditional games in their community.

EIA FOLLOW-UP IN SOUTH AFRICA: CURRENT STATUS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

2002 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 297-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
JACKY HULETT ◽  
ROSEANNE DIAB
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
The Self ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Environmental Decision Making ◽  
Standard Component ◽  
The Status ◽  
Partnership Approach ◽  
Sustainability Principles

EIA is widely used as a tool to aid environmental decision making and through the processes of assessment, mitigation and public participation should contribute to sound environmental management and promote sustainable development. However, EIA often places greatest emphasis on the stages leading up to the Record of Decision, with little concern for the subsequent monitoring and auditing of impacts. In this paper, the status of EIA follow-up in South Africa is assessed through interviews with environmental practitioners and regulatory authorities. Their understanding of EIA follow-up and views on its enforcement, together with an assessment of current practices, have provided a useful background for the development of various models of EIA follow-up. Four models, which represent different approaches to EIA follow-up, are discussed. They are termed the legally-based approach, the partnership approach, the self-regulatory and the incentive/disincentive approaches. An evaluation of each in terms of its contribution to environmental sustainability principles is given and recommendations made for the inclusion of EIA follow-up as a standard component of the EIA process.

scholarly journals GMAC: Is Half A Loaf Better Than The Whole?

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Richard Anderson ◽  
Cristina Muise ◽  
David Gancarz
Keyword(s):  
Credit Rating ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Market Value ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
General Motors ◽  
Font Size ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Status ◽  
Better Than

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">In November 2006 General Motors sold 51% ownership of its subsidiary, the General Motors Acceptance Corporation to Cerebus Capital Management in a complicated transaction. This paper demonstrates that GMAC produced over 90% of consolidated General Motors profit over the past two decades and tries to determine why the GM team sought to sell its best player and answer the natural follow-up question: why sell 51% of GMAC, instead of all of it? A number of possible explanations are considered, including cleaning up GM&rsquo;s balance sheet, unlocking the submerged market value of GMAC, and improving GMAC&rsquo;s credit rating/ access to capital. The paper concludes that the partial divestiture was a sound move that could easily have resulted in better financial performance for GM than the status quo, but that the entire strategy was upset by the subprime loan crisis of 2007-08.</span></span></p>

scholarly journals Hybrid total-body pet scanners—current status and future perspectives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Nadig ◽  
Ken Herrmann ◽  
Felix M. Mottaghy ◽  
Volkmar Schulz
Keyword(s):  
Current Status ◽  
Short Term ◽  
System Sensitivity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
The Status ◽  
Examination Methods ◽  
Total Body ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Pet Scanners

AbstractPurpose Since the 1990s, PET has been successfully combined with MR or CT systems. In the past years, especially PET systems have seen a trend towards an enlarged axial field of view (FOV), up to a factor of ten. Methods Conducting a thorough literature research, we summarize the status quo of contemporary total-body (TB) PET/CT scanners and give an outlook on possible future developments. Results Currently, three human TB PET/CT systems have been developed: The PennPET Explorer, the uExplorer, and the Biograph Vision Quadra realize aFOVs between 1 and 2 m and show a tremendous increase in system sensitivity related to their longer gantries. Conclusion The increased system sensitivity paves the way for short-term, low-dose, and dynamic TB imaging as well as new examination methods in almost all areas of imaging.

A STUDY OF STATUS OF RETRIEVAL MECHANISM FOR PATIENTS TAKING ANTITUBERCULAR TREATMENT UNDER NTEP

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-49
Author(s):  
Jai Kishan ◽  
Achchhar Singh ◽  
Puneet Aggarwal
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Respiratory Medicine ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
The Past ◽  
Antitubercular Treatment ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Retrieval Mechanism ◽  
Lost To Follow Up

Introduction--A observational study was conducted in the Department Of Respiratory Medicine in a tertiary care centre who were taking ATT under DOTS or had history of ATTconsumption in the past. Aim :Aim of the study was to evaluate the status of a retrieval mechanism for patients who are lost to follow-up and to identify the strengths and weakness in the dispersal of medications, monitoring and follow-up of patients and status of retrieval mechanism. Materials and Methods: The study was carried out among 201 patients coming to the Department of Respiratory Medicine who were on ATTunder DOTS or had received ATTin the past. Demographic details and clinical ndings were noted. Data collected was entered into Excel spread sheet and quantitative data were expressed as number and percentage. Results- Among 201 participants 17.4% missed their doses whereas 82.6% of the participants took their medications regularly. Among the patients who missed their doses retrieval actions were taken in only 42.9%participants.Among those participants in whom retrieval actions were taken 14.3% were lost to follow up,97.14 % of the participants who missed their doses received multiple days medications. Besides this, 80% of the participants who missed their doses suffered from adverse effects of ATTduring their course of treatment. Conclusion—From this study we conclude that under NTEPmajority of patients are taking ATT regularly but regular follow-up of patients on ATT and retrieval action is not upto the mark and it should be strengthened to prevent development of DRTB and its spread in the community.

Bilirubin Toxicity: The Problem Was Solved a Generation Ago

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 819-821 ◽  
Author(s):  
TIMOS VALAES
Keyword(s):  
Neonatal Jaundice ◽  
Current Issue ◽  
Great Majority ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Laboratory Abnormality ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Status ◽  
Bilirubin Toxicity

The article by Newman and Maisels1 in the current issue of Pediatrics is the latest in their crusade to prove that the prevailing management of neonatal jaundice is of unproven efficacy, probably risky, definitely wasteful of resources, and, therefore, should be changed.2-6 There is no doubt that the status of neonatal jaundice has been reduced to that of an "expensive nuisance." It is very common, but, in the great majority of the cases, it is not accompanied by any other clinical or laboratory abnormality, has no diagnostic value, and disappears in a few days without sequelae. The current status of neonatal jaundice contrasts with the respect and fear it generated in the past.

The Professional Status of Women Political Scientists: Some Current Data

1973 ◽  
Vol 6 (04) ◽  
pp. 406-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ada W. Finifter
Keyword(s):  
Additional Data ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Professional Status ◽  
The Past ◽  
National Office ◽  
The Status ◽  
Summary Statement ◽  
Political Science Associations ◽  
Status Of Women

For the past few years, women political scientists have been working for measures to improve their professional status and increase opportunities available to them in the discipline. The national and regional political science associations have demonstrated their willingness to explore existing situations disadvantageous to women by the appointment of Committees on the Status of Women (CsSW). The regional committees have recently collected a variety of information on the employment status of political scientists in each of three regions. The availability of their reports prompted the Editor ofPSto ask me to prepare a summary statement on the current status of women in the profession. In order to provide a more comprehensive discussion I have also assembled some additional data and indicators and the APSA national office kindly provided some data from the 1972–73 Department Chairmen's questionnaire.

scholarly journals The Transformation of the Role of Dedes in Modern Times

2020 ◽  
pp. 3-24
Author(s):  
Ali Yaman
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Urban Centers ◽  
Cultural Centers ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Status ◽  
Traditional Institutions

This article deals with the transformation of the dede institution, one of the basic institutions of Alevism, throughout the urbanization. Dede institution played a primary role in the survival of Alevism until today. That is why it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that this institution is of key importance for an understanding of Alevism in Anatolia. Dedes have moved away from their roles in dede-talib relations, which are based on ocaks in traditional life, and also from their traditional functions due to urbanization. Today, cemevis and cultural centers in Turkey and the urban centers around Europe are widely run by associations and foundations. It is now clear that traditional institutions which had a significant power in the past, such as ocak institution, have been transformed. The socio-economic transformation caused by urbanization has also caused significant effects on the life of Alevis. It is necessary to compare the status of dede institution in the past with its current status in order to better understand this situation. There are great differences between the new and the old qualifications and functions of dedes in the new social order. The functions of Dede institution have either disappeared with time, or have continued with various changes along with the new conditions and new needs of the society. The change is still continuing.

scholarly journals Diasporic Relationships and Processes: South Asian young adults in Denmark

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashmi Singla
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
South Asian ◽  
South Asian Diaspora ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The Past ◽  
Asian Diaspora ◽  
Welfare Society ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Depth Interviews

Diasporic Relationships and Processes: South Asian young adults in Denmark. The article explores social psychological aspects concerned with diasporic relationships among the South Asian diaspora in Denmark and is a follow up of a study conducted in the midnineties. The first wave focussed on the intergenerational relations within the double challenge perspective dealing with age transition and ethnic belonging while the second wave focuses at the relationships across the borders within a theoretical framework of life course perspectives combined with diaspora conceptualisations. In-depth interviews were conducted and analysed through meaning condensation. The gendered experiences of the young adults perceived as active actors indicate reinterpretation of the self, others and home. The results depict that the young adults' relationships involve both the country of origin and the Danish welfare society, though refutes the myth of return, in spite of Denmark turning increasingly restrictive in migration policies in the past years.

scholarly journals Current status of PET imaging in neuro-oncology

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert Galldiks ◽  
Philipp Lohmann ◽  
Nathalie L Albert ◽  
Jörg C Tonn ◽  
Karl-Josef Langen
Keyword(s):  
Brain Tumors ◽  
Pet Imaging ◽  
Radiation Necrosis ◽  
Radiotherapy Planning ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Neoplastic Tissue ◽  
Clinical Routine ◽  
The Past ◽  
Tumor Extent

Abstract Over the past decades, a variety of PET tracers have been used for the evaluation of patients with brain tumors. For clinical routine, the most important clinical indications for PET imaging in patients with brain tumors are the identification of neoplastic tissue including the delineation of tumor extent for the further diagnostic and therapeutic management (ie, biopsy, resection, or radiotherapy planning), the assessment of response to a certain anticancer therapy including its (predictive) effect on the patients’ outcome and the differentiation of treatment-related changes (eg, pseudoprogression and radiation necrosis) from tumor progression at follow-up. To serve medical professionals of all disciplines involved in the diagnosis and care of patients with brain tumors, this review summarizes the value of PET imaging for the latter-mentioned 3 clinically relevant indications in patients with glioma, meningioma, and brain metastases.

scholarly journals WHAT IS AN ANIMAL: LEARNING FROM THE PAST – LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-37
Author(s):  
YOTAM WERZANSKY-ORLAND
Keyword(s):  
Social Practice ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
The Past ◽  
Nonhuman Animals ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Status ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Distinct Line

Can western human society apply its definition of the term “animal” on itself? Is it possible that a “person” is not only human? In this article, I explore and analyze various and interdisciplinary doctrines and approaches towards nonhuman animals in order to question the current status-quo regarding nonhuman animals. Throughout history, as Man developed self-awareness and the ability to empathize with others, hunters were associated with wolves and began to domesticate them and other animals. With the introduction of different religions and beliefs into human society, Man was given the lead in the food chain, and the status of the nonhuman animals became objectified and subject of the property of human animals. Common modern taxonomy identified and described approximately 1.9 million different species. Some estimate the total number of species on earth in 8.7 million. The Human is just one of 5,416 other species in the Mammal class and shares a place of honour among hundreds of other Primates and Great Apes. It appears to be commonly and scientifically accepted that humans are animals. Humans, as other nonhuman animals, all meet the definitions of the term. However, it seems that there is a wide gap between the human-generated definitions (HGDs) and the human social practice that created a distinct line between humans and “animals”. This alienation is best illustrated by the commonly mistaken equivalence between the terms “human” and “person”, as at least some nonhuman animals answer to many other HGDs. In this article I try to show that a rational and logical interpretation of these definitions’ nonhuman animals (at least some), should be regarded as persons and to suggest an approach to implement in the future.

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