scholarly journals Gems and Jewels: Passing Down Specialized Knowledge and Skills in Pakistan’s MineralRich Province of Balochistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-69
Author(s):  
Mumtaz A. Baloch ◽  
Sakina Riaz ◽  
Saman Saman ◽  
Ghulam Yaseen ◽  
Bibi Kalsoom
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Study Participant ◽  
College Level ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Specialized Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Business Skills ◽  
The Core ◽  
Set Up

Gemology and jewelry training are at the core of what the Gems and Jewelry Training and ManufacturingCentre in Baluchistan’s mineral rich province in the southwest of Pakistan does and stands for. Widespread poverty,illiteracy and resistance against foreign influence set a stark contrast to what is happening within the circuit of artisanswhose surface this descriptive social analysis is an attempt to enter more deeply into this world hidden from the outsidegaze. For this study, mixed research methods were used like participant observations, focused group discussions andhousehold questionnaires for a tool for data collection. Contradicting, what one may expect the data revealed that thevast majority (95 percent) of this study participant were young and educated. In addition, 55 percent of their incomecomes from applying the acquired specialized knowledge and skills. On average, they saved Pakistani Rupees266,311/- a year, which is a commendable amount considering the local circumstances. Nearly all of the respondentshad received practice-oriented education from the Gems and Jewelry Training and Manufacturing Centre. Faceting is,besides knowing the qualities of precious and semi-precious stones, a core focus of the training program. Theprogram’s alumni had originally learnt of the Centre’s existence through sign boards, the Internet, and print media.Their savings, interestingly, are spent on education, with their children going to private schools. About two thirds of theinterviewed men and women confirmed that on completion of their training, they purchased raw materials/gems. Theyalso bought mobile phones and motorbikes, which they considered to be part of the ‘tool kit’ required to be successfulin their business. Importantly, about half of the respondents regretted not having been able to set up their own business,partly because they lacked the requisite business skills. Hence, based on this field-based survey, we a comprehensivestudy program is required at the college-level that combines gemology, gem cutting and faceting and fine and fashionjewelry, with business administration and marketing. Ideally, this would be carried out in collaboration withprofessional schools and colleges from China, The United Arab Emirates, and Thailand in order to give greaterimportance to this sector with its high development potential.

scholarly journals Gems and Jewels: Passing Down Specialized Knowledge and Skills in Pakistan’s MineralRich Province of Balochistan

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 64-69
Author(s):  
Mumtaz A. Baloch ◽  
Sakina Riaz ◽  
Saman Saman ◽  
Ghulam Yaseen ◽  
Bibi Kalsoom
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Study Participant ◽  
College Level ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Specialized Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Business Skills ◽  
The Core ◽  
Set Up

Gemology and jewelry training are at the core of what the Gems and Jewelry Training and ManufacturingCentre in Baluchistan’s mineral rich province in the southwest of Pakistan does and stands for. Widespread poverty,illiteracy and resistance against foreign influence set a stark contrast to what is happening within the circuit of artisanswhose surface this descriptive social analysis is an attempt to enter more deeply into this world hidden from the outsidegaze. For this study, mixed research methods were used like participant observations, focused group discussions andhousehold questionnaires for a tool for data collection. Contradicting, what one may expect the data revealed that thevast majority (95 percent) of this study participant were young and educated. In addition, 55 percent of their incomecomes from applying the acquired specialized knowledge and skills. On average, they saved Pakistani Rupees266,311/- a year, which is a commendable amount considering the local circumstances. Nearly all of the respondentshad received practice-oriented education from the Gems and Jewelry Training and Manufacturing Centre. Faceting is,besides knowing the qualities of precious and semi-precious stones, a core focus of the training program. Theprogram’s alumni had originally learnt of the Centre’s existence through sign boards, the Internet, and print media.Their savings, interestingly, are spent on education, with their children going to private schools. About two thirds of theinterviewed men and women confirmed that on completion of their training, they purchased raw materials/gems. Theyalso bought mobile phones and motorbikes, which they considered to be part of the ‘tool kit’ required to be successfulin their business. Importantly, about half of the respondents regretted not having been able to set up their own business,partly because they lacked the requisite business skills. Hence, based on this field-based survey, we a comprehensivestudy program is required at the college-level that combines gemology, gem cutting and faceting and fine and fashionjewelry, with business administration and marketing. Ideally, this would be carried out in collaboration withprofessional schools and colleges from China, The United Arab Emirates, and Thailand in order to give greaterimportance to this sector with its high development potential.

Set up and management of a Data Science faculty at Shiga University

Impact ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (10) ◽  
pp. 18-20
Author(s):  
Akimichi Takemura
Keyword(s):  
Data Science ◽  
Science Faculty ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Leading Position ◽  
Global Understanding ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The University ◽  
Do So ◽  
Undergraduate Class

Shiga University opened the first data science faculty in Japan in April 2017. Beginning with an undergraduate class of 100 students, the Department has since established a Master's degree programme with 20 students in each annual intake. This is the first data science faculty in Japan and the University intends to retain this leading position, the Department is well-placed to do so. The faculty closely monitors international trends concerning data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and adapt its education and research accordingly. The genesis of this department marks a change in Japan's attitudes towards dealing with information and reflects a wider, global understanding of the need for further research in this area. Shiga University's Data Science department seeks to produce well-trained data scientists who demonstrate a good balance of knowledge and skills in each of the three key areas of data science.

Onchocerciasis in Osse, Ondo State, Nigeria: Effectiveness of Motivational Strategies in Sustaining Compliance with Community Ivermectin Therapy

2002 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-189
Author(s):  
O. U. Manafa ◽  
T. S. Awolola ◽  
A. N. Isamah
Keyword(s):  
Community Intervention ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Participant Satisfaction ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Ondo State ◽  
Set Up ◽  
High Level ◽  
Knowledge Attitudes And Practices

A study in human Onchocerciasis was undertaken in four endemic communities in Ondo State, Nigeria. In-depth interviews were conducted on peoples' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding Onchocerciasis aetiology, treatment, prevention, and symptoms. These were complemented by key informant interviews and focus group discussions. Based on this information, an educational program was set up which included the training of selected villagers (motivators) and community intervention organized by these motivators. Evaluation used a control group where intervention was focused on other health problems in the area. Onchocerciasis education took place only with the intervention group. At the start of the project, peoples' knowledge about Onchocerciasis, its cause, treatment, prevention, and symptoms were varied and only a small proportion could link the bite of the blackfly to Onchocerciasis. The educational intervention achieved a high level of participant satisfaction which was expressed in continuous attendance at workshops and keeping appointments with motivators. The intervention helped to bring a significant improvement in the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the respondents. The knowledge of Onchocerciasis aetiology increased to 79.8 percent, 71.5 percent, and 74 percent from 48.5 percent, 48.7 percent, 34 percent, and 45 percent pre-intervention in the four study areas used. The project demonstrated that a community-based health education can be effective in Onchocerciasis control.

scholarly journals “Stages of change, smoking behavior and acceptability of a textmessaging intervention for tobacco cessation among cigarette, dokha and shishasmokers: A qualitative research study.”

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e029144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusra Elhidaia Elobaid ◽  
Andrea Leinberger Jabari ◽  
Aisha Al Hamiz ◽  
Abdul Rizzak Al Kaddour ◽  
Sherif Bakir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Tobacco Cessation ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions

ObjectivesTo explore: (A) the underlying motivators and barriers to smoking cessation among young Arabic speaking smokers and (B) to examine the suitability and preferences for tobacco cessation interventions (specifically text messages) and study the possibility of enrollment methods for a randomised controlled study using text messages as an intervention for tobacco cessation.DesignQualitative research using focus group discussions and content analysis.Setting(s)Two universities, one of them is the first and foremost comprehensive national university in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The third setting is the largest hospital in the UAE and the flagship institution for the public health system in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.ParticipantsSix focus group discussions with a total of 57 participants. Forty-seven men and 10 women. Fifty-three of them were current smokers.ResultsThe analysis of six focus groups was carried out. Main themes arose from the data included: preferences for tobacco cessation interventions and acceptability and feasibility of text messaging as tobacco cessation intervention. Different motives and barriers for quitting smoking including shisha and dokha were explored.ConclusionInterventions using text messaging for smoking cessation have not been used in the Middle East and they could potentially be effective; however, tailoring and closely examining the content and acceptability of text messages to be used is important before the conduction of trials involving their use. Social media is perceived to be more effective and influential, with a higher level of penetration into communities of young smokers.

Modeling of the Transition Layer in Ceramic Matrix Composites from Coal Wastes and Clay

2020 ◽  
Vol 299 ◽  
pp. 37-42
Author(s):  
O.A. Fomina ◽  
Andrey Yu. Stolboushkin
Keyword(s):  
Transition Layer ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Ceramic Matrix Composite ◽  
Ceramic Matrix Composites ◽  
Ceramic Matrix ◽  
Coal Waste ◽  
Matrix Composites ◽  
Carbonaceous Particles ◽  
The Core ◽  
Coal Wastes

A model of the transition layer between the shell and the core of a ceramic matrix composite from coal waste and clay has been developed. The chemical, granulometric and mineral compositions of the beneficiation of carbonaceous mudstones and clay were studied. The technological and ceramic properties of raw materials for the samples manufacturing were determined. The method of manufacturing multilayer ceramic samples from coal waste, clay and their mixture is given. The number of transition layers in the contact zone between the clay shell and the core from coal wastes is determined. The deformation and swelling phenomena of model samples from coal wastes, clay, and their mixtures were revealed at the firing temperature of more than 1000 °C. The formation of a reducing ambient in the center of the sample with insufficient air flow is shown. The influence of the carbonaceous particles amount and the ferrous form iron oxide in the coal wastes on the processes of expansion of multilayer samples during firing has been established.

scholarly journals Cooperation and tensions in multiethnic corporate societies using Teotihuacan, Central Mexico, as a case study

2015 ◽  
Vol 112 (30) ◽  
pp. 9210-9215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda R. Manzanilla
Keyword(s):  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Volcanic Eruptions ◽  
Cotton Cloth ◽  
Central Mexico ◽  
Economic Power ◽  
Ruling Elite ◽  
Strong Ties ◽  
The Core

In this paper, I address the case of a corporate society in Central Mexico. After volcanic eruptions triggered population displacements in the southern Basin of Mexico during the first and fourth centuries A.D., Teotihuacan became a multiethnic settlement. Groups from different backgrounds settled primarily on the periphery of the metropolis; nevertheless, around the core, intermediate elites actively fostered the movement of sumptuary goods and the arrival of workers from diverse homelands for a range of specialized tasks. Some of these skilled craftsmen acquired status and perhaps economic power as a result of the dynamic competition among neighborhoods to display the most lavish sumptuary goods, as well as to manufacture specific symbols of identity that distinguished one neighborhood from another, such as elaborate garments and headdresses. Cotton attire worn by the Teotihuacan elite may have been one of the goods that granted economic importance to neighborhood centers such as Teopancazco, a compound that displayed strong ties to the Gulf Coast where cotton cloth was made. The ruling elite controlled raw materials that came from afar whereas the intermediate elite may have been more active in providing other sumptuary goods: pigments, cosmetics, slate, greenstone, travertine, and foreign pottery. The contrast between the corporate organization at the base and top of Teotihuacan society and the exclusionary organization of the neighborhoods headed by the highly competitive intermediate elite introduced tensions that set the stage for Teotihuacan’s collapse.

Leadership approaches for modern nursing practice

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Peter Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Contingency Theory ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
The Core ◽  
Leadership Approaches ◽  
Cardiovascular Care

This article identifies leadership as a key responsibility of all nurses, including those working in cardiovascular care—whether they are in a leadership role or whether they have to exercise it in their practice. It identifies that, contrary to early theories, leadership knowledge and skills may be taught and learned. It identifies the core definitions of leadership as being influenced by the person, result, position, purpose or process. It goes on to discuss two key approaches to leadership that suit modern nursing practice: contingency theory and transformational leadership. These approaches are demonstrated as pertinent to modern nursing practice because they focus on the development of people and the team, and require emotional intelligence.

Research on Multimedia Sports Humanistic Information Systems

2014 ◽  
Vol 926-930 ◽  
pp. 2706-2709
Author(s):  
Ming Wen Hu
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Program Implementation ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Development Environment ◽  
Sports Culture ◽  
The Core ◽  
Set Up

With the rapid development of social productive forces and increasingly higher level of social life, the sports humanity as the core spirit of sports culture in informational times, which is the sum of the psychological aspects of sports culture from the cultural spirit. Its essence is the pursuit of truth, good and beautiful as the core values and ideals, people's healthy development as the ultimate goal. This paper discusses basic mode ,the basic framework of the multimedia sports humanistic information system, the processing technology, development environment ,tools and methods . Through the analysis program implementation elements and design ideas of multimedia sports humanistic information system, in order to set up multimedia sports humanistic information systems, we proposes a viable framework and models with a theoretical basis and practical value.

scholarly journals PENDAMPINGAN PENGUATAN PENGELOLAAN ORGANISASI BERBUDAYA WIRAUSAHA BERBASIS TECHNOPRENEUR PADA PESANTREN

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 191
Author(s):  
Buyung Adi Dharma ◽  
Madziatul Churiyah ◽  
Yuli Agustina ◽  
Agung Winarno
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Boarding School ◽  
Boarding Schools ◽  
School Students ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Effective Technology

Tujuan dari pengabdian masyarakat ini adalah Peningkatan pengetahuan dan keterampilan santri pondok pesantren salafiyah Al-Azhar, desa Patok Picis, kecamatan Wajak, kabupaten Malang; Peningkatan kesadaran dalam pemanfaatan lahan pondok serta pengelolaan kebersihannya; Peningkatan wawasan santri sehingga dapat memunculkan motivasi dan semangat berwirausaha; Peningkatan nilai ekonomis sumber daya hasil alam yang ada di pondok pesantren. Metode yang digunakan  adalah ceramah, pelatihan dan pendampingan, konten yang dikembangkan mencakup, materi technopreneurship dan kewirausahaan, pengelolaan lingkungan, keterampilan memijat dan pembuatan nugget ikan produk pesantren. Hasil kegiatan ini wawasan wirausaha santri telah meningkat, demikian pula keterampilan dalam pemanfaatan potensi bahan baku lokal untuk produk yang lebih bernilai ekonomi serta pemahaman penerapan teknologi yang lebih efektif untuk penguatan karakteristik pesantren wirausaha.Kata kunci—technopreneurship, santri, wirausaha, pesantreneurship AbstractThe aim of this community service is to increase the knowledge and skills of Al-Azhar Salafiyah Islamic Boarding School students, Patok Picis village, Wajak sub-district, Malang district; Increased awareness in the utilization of cottage land and cleanliness management; Increased students’ knowledge so that it can bring up the motivation and enthusiasm of entrepreneurship; Increasing the economic value of natural resource resources in boarding schools. The methods used are lectures, training and mentoring, content developed includes, technopreneurship and entrepreneurship materials, environmental management, massage skills and the production of pesantren fish nuggets. As a result of this activity, the insight of santri entrepreneurs has increased, as has the skill in utilizing the potential of local raw materials for products that are more economically valuable and understanding the application of more effective technology to strengthen the characteristics of pesantren entrepreneurship.Keywords—technopreneurship, santri, entrepreneurship, pesantreneurship

scholarly journals Reproducibility of suppression of Pythium wilt of cucumber by compost

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 236-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mauritz Vilhelm Vestberg ◽  
Sanna Kukkonen ◽  
Päivi Parikka ◽  
Dan Yu ◽  
Martin Romantschuk
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Shoot Height ◽  
Bacterial Diseases ◽  
Sphagnum Peat ◽  
Shoot Dry Weight ◽  
Suppressive Capacity ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Set Up

There is increasing global interest in using compost to suppress soil-borne fungal and bacterial diseases and nematodes. We studied the reproducibility of compost suppressive capacity (SC) against Pythium wilt of cucumber using nine composts produced by the same composting plant in 2008 and 2009. A bioassay was set up in a greenhouse using cucumber inoculated with two strains of Pythium. The composts were used as 20% mixtures (v:v) of a basic steam-sterilized light Sphagnum peat and sand (3:1, v:v). Shoot height was measured weekly during the 5-week experiment. At harvest, the SC was calculated as the % difference in shoot dry weight (DW) between non-inoculated and inoculated cucumbers. The SC was not affected by year of production (2008 or 2009), indicating reproducibility of SC when the raw materials and the composting method are not changed. Differences in shoot height were not as pronounced as those for shoot DW. The results were encouraging, but further studies are still needed for producing compost with guaranteed suppressiveness properties.

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