Should Violence Against Robots be Banned?

This paper addresses the following question: “Should violence against robots be banned?” Such a question is usually associated with a query concerning the moral status of robots. If an entity has moral status, then concomitant responsibilities toward it arise. Despite the possibility of a positive answer to the title question on the grounds of the moral status of robots, legal changes are unlikely to occur in the short term. However, if the matter regards public violence rather than mere violence, the issue of the moral status of robots may be avoided, and legal changes could be made in the short term. Prohibition of public violence against robots focuses on public morality rather than on the moral status of robots. The wrongness of such acts is not connected with the intrinsic characteristics of robots but with their performance in public. This form of prohibition would be coherent with the existing legal system, which eliminates certain behaviors in public places through prohibitions against acts such as swearing, going naked, and drinking alcohol.

A ‘Proper Night Out’: A Practice Theory Exploration of Gendered Drinking

Drawing on the three-element model of social practice theory and key conceptualisations relating to gender performance, this article reports on an empirical study of the intersecting practices of drinking alcohol and doing gender. We present data from a 14-month research project to explore the online and offline intoxicated drinking practices of 23 young people in England framed as a ‘proper night out’. The data were analysed with a focus on three elements (the ‘corporeal’, ‘alcohol’, and ‘caring’), and the findings demonstrate how young people collectively practice gender through their intoxicated drinking practices. This operationalisation of practice theory highlights the potential value that a practice theory lens has for exploring gendered social practices and broadening understandings of notions of acceptable and suitable practice performance.

The Effects of Skin Health Care Awareness on Practic Behavior of Women in Their 20s

This study was conducted to study skin health care awareness and practices for women in their 20s who are highly interested in skin health care. From December 1, 2020, to February 1, 2021, women in their 20s who are currently living in Jinju-si Gyeongsangnam-do and Gwangju, and the study were surveyed using the Internet and SNS, and a total of 300 copies were used as final analysis data. The specific questionnaire consisted of a total of 40 items. Data analysis was conducted using the SPSWIN 21.0 program. First, in the difference between skin health care awareness and skin health care practice behavior according to general characteristics, age ‘26-29 years old’, marriage status ‘unmarried’, final education ‘university student/graduation’, occupation ‘student’, and monthly beauty-related expenses ‘less than 10-130,000 won’ drinking alcohol ‘1-2 times a week’ was the highest, and for the smoking, non-smoking women were the highest. Regarding skin health care awareness according to general characteristics, the overall average was 3.82, ‘harmful factors’ appeared to be the highest, and for the skin health care practice behavior, the overall average was 3.43, showing the highest average in ‘cosmetics selection’, and the difference in skin health care awareness according to age, educational background, and smoking was significant. In response, in this study, it is intended to be used as basic data to help maintain and improve skin health by grasping problems such as awareness of skin health care and practice behavior of women in their 20s.

What Really Matters: The Effect of Covid-19 on the Factors of Life Satisfaction

This article investigates the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the structure of factors of life satisfaction in the city of Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. The dataset is based on a questionnaire survey conducted in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic. Subsequent data analysis is conducted using ordinal logistic regression models. The results show that the emergence of the pandemic had a significant impact on life satisfaction factors. Firstly, the importance of family came to the fore: being in a relationship or being married proved to be a significant factor of life satisfaction during the pandemic but not before the pandemic. Secondly, a negative association between drinking alcohol and life satisfaction emerged during the pandemic. Alcohol probably started to be the tool for stress relief. Thirdly, sport became a significant positive factor of women’s life satisfaction. Sport most likely became an effective way of keeping oneself in balance. Results indicate that during a difficult time period there are different ways of how to deal with it. In this way doing sports and drinking alcohol seem to be substitute activities.

Production of Ethanol from Immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic chemical compound S. cerevisiae is the most employed yeast for ethanol production at the industrial level though ethanol is produced by an array of other yeasts, bacteria, and fungi. This paper reviews the current and nonmolecular trends in ethanol production using S. cerevisiae. Ethanol has been produced from a wide range of substrates such as molasses, starch-based substrate, sweet sorghum cane extract, lignocellulose, and other wastes The study was carried out on ethanol production from Immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae The immobilization was done with calcium chloride and sodium alginate the beads were formed. Fermentation was carried out for 7 to 8 days at 28°C then distillation was done and final ethanol produce was checked with an alcohol meter and ethanol produce was 13% from immobilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The process parameters optimized were substrate conc, pH, and urea conc. The values of the process parameters are 30% substrate conc, pH 4.5, and urea conc 0.5%.

Case Report on Alcohol Dependence with Delirium Tremors

Alcohol is a natural product made by reacting lactose fermentation with yeast spores. Because it includes calories. With no nutritional value, alcohol is used as a source of energy Different sugar sources are used for fermentation to create a variety of alcoholic beverages. Patient Present History:-On September 3rd, 2020, a 32-year-old male patient was admitted to hospital with a specific complaint of abdominal pain for the past three years. He began drinking alcohol on a daily basis. Initially, he only drank at night, but later he began drinking during the day. Clinical Finding: Mood irritable, social withdrawal, mental confusion, seizure, vomiting, mood changes, lethargy and vomiting. Diagnostic Evaluation: Hb - 11.9 mg%, MCV – 87 cum/micron, MCH- 28.9 pico/gm, Total Bilirubin- 1.47.USG –He is appearance was natural once more. There was no localized lesion or oblivious mass lesion in the pelvis.

Negative Health Effects of Excessive Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review

Drinking alcohol is one of the risk that faces the society, and the public health authorizes as well as the economics of countries. Several studies were conducted to understand the status of alcohol consumption. However, few studies reviewed the literature to identify the status quo of alcohol. This study aims to review the literature related to alcohol consumption. Keywords that are related to the topic were used to search for articles in reliable databases. The articles were filtered based on time, scope, language, and index. A timeframe of four years was used to have an update view of the consumption of alcohol. Only English articles related to alcohol consumption were used. The results of this systematic literature review indicate that most of the previous studies are quantitative. In addition, the result also showed that there is limited studies in developing countries. Social, economic and family related issues are consequence of excessive consumption of alcohol. There is a need for more studies in non-western context to understand the status and possible remedy for alcohol consumption.

The experience of intercultural communication between Russian refugees and Filipinos on Tubabao Island, 1948-1951

The article examines the history of Russian immigrants on the Philippine Island of Tubabao, where they fled from China in 1948 to avoid repatriation to the USSR. The refugees lived on the island for four years, a period the local population remembers as Tiempo Russo. The authors goal was to examine how Filipinos saw the Russians by interviewing older islanders who had had direct contacts with the emigrants. The survey focused on three topics: 1) Fears of the Russians when they arrived on the island; 2) Formal and informal social means of communication between natives and Russians; 3) The level of respondents' trust in Russian refugees. The interviews revealed that the large number of refugees (6,000) who arrived on the island initially aroused apprehension among the local population. However, the Russians good behavior, friendliness and openness eventually dispelled all fears. The Russians and the islanders developed stable links as they bartered products and carried out leisure activities together, among others. At the same time, the islanders were introduced to Russian everyday culture: playing the piano, watching movies, drinking alcohol (coconut wine). In general, the local population saw their temporary positive effects. They made an impression as open, friendly, hospitable people, who loved to drink and treat others very well.

Association of chronic diseases and lifestyle factors with suicidal ideation among adults aged 18–69 years in Eswatini: evidence from a population-based survey

Background How chronic diseases and lifestyle affect suicidal ideation in the sub-Saharan region remains unclear. We investigated the association of chronic diseases and lifestyle with suicidal ideation in the past year and the potential modifying role of sociodemographic status on this association. The findings can guide suicide prevention interventions. Methods We analyzed 3026 respondents from the World Health Organization STEPwise approach to noncommunicable disease risk factor surveillance conducted in Eswatini in 2014. The outcome was past-year suicidal ideation, and the main predictors were chronic diseases and lifestyle. Multiple logistic regression was used to estimate predictors, and subgroup analysis was performed to assess effect modification. Results The prevalence of past-year suicidal ideation was 9.9%. After adjustment for covariates, including sex, marital status, employment status, and education level, individuals aged 18–30 years (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 2.27, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.22–4.22) were more likely to have had past-year suicidal ideation than those aged 45–69 years. After adjustment for covariates among employed individuals, having high blood pressure (aOR: 3.38, 95% CI: 1.54–7.40), not exercising (aOR: 2.65, 95% CI: 1.09–6.39), drinking alcohol (aOR: 2.40, 95% CI: 1.14–5.05), being aged 18–30 years (aOR: 3.50, 95% CI: 1.01–12.1), and being exposed to threats (aOR: 2.37, 95% CI: 1.01–5.53) were significantly associated with past-year suicidal ideation. Conclusions Among currently employed individuals, having high blood pressure, not exercising, and drinking alcohol were associated with past-year suicidal ideation. The findings highlight the importance of developing and strengthening systems for early identification of suicidal ideation risk.