Attention to four key principles can promote health outcomes from desert Aboriginal land management

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn Davies ◽  
David Campbell ◽  
Matthew Campbell ◽  
Josie Douglas ◽  
Hannah Hueneke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Sense Of Control ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Further Development

We identify four principles that can promote the prospects of health outcomes for desert Aboriginal people from livelihoods engaged with land management. The principles were derived inductively using a grounded theory approach, drawing on primary research that used qualitative and participatory methods, and from relevant literature and theoretical frameworks. International and Australian literature offers evidence that supports desert Aboriginal people’s view that their health depends on their relationship with their land. Engagement with land management can lead desert Aboriginal people to feel that their own actions are consistent with their own sense of the right and proper way for them to behave towards land, family and community. This increased ‘sense of control’ impacts positively on health by moderating the impact of sustained stress from health risk factors in the environment and lifestyle. The four principles focus on underlying characteristics of Aboriginal land management that are important to promoting this increased ‘sense of control’: (1) Aboriginal land management governance recognises and respects Aboriginal custom and tradition, and is adaptive; (2) learning is embraced as a life-long process; (3) relationships are recognised as very important; and (4) partnerships give priority to doing things that all parties agree are important. These principles are presented as hypotheses that warrant further development and testing. While they do not account specifically for the impact of lifestyle and environmental factors on health, we expect that the increased sense of control that desert Aboriginal people are likely to develop when involved in Aboriginal land management that applies these principles will moderate the impact of such factors on their health. The principles offer a starting point for further development of criteria and standards for good practice in Aboriginal land management, potentially including an environmental certification scheme that integrates social and environmental outcomes.

scholarly journals COVID-19 and Beyond: Employee Perceptions of the Efficiency of Teleworking and Its Cybersecurity Implications

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6750
Author(s):  
Andreja Mihailović ◽  
Julija Cerović Smolović ◽  
Ivan Radević ◽  
Neli Rašović ◽  
Nikola Martinović
Keyword(s):  
Information Security ◽  
Latent Variables ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
Employee Perceptions ◽  
Organizational Efficiency ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Impact

The main idea of this research is to examine how teleworking has affected employee perceptions of organizational efficiency and cybersecurity before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research is based on an analytical and empirical approach. The starting point of the research is a critical and comprehensive analysis of the relevant literature regarding the efficiency of organizations due to teleworking, digital information security, and cyber risk management. The quantitative approach is based on designing a structural equation model (SEM) on a sample of 1101 respondents from the category of employees in Montenegro. Within the model, we examine simultaneously the impact of their perceptions on the risks of teleworking, changes in cyber-attacks during teleworking, organizations’ capacity to respond to cyber-attacks, key challenges in achieving an adequate response to cyber-attacks, as well as perceptions of key challenges related to cybersecurity. The empirical aspects of our study involve constructing latent variables that correspond to different elements of employee perception; namely, their perception of organizational efficiency and the extent to which the digital information security of their organizations has been threatened during teleworking during the pandemic.

Burning the Bush: The Development of Australia’s Southwest Botanical Province

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona Kost
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Prescribed Burning ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Fire Regime ◽  
Historical Records ◽  
The Past ◽  
Environmental Narratives ◽  
European Colonization ◽  
The Impact

Though early historical records frequently mention Aboriginal, or Noongar, firing in south-western Australia, little is known about how the Noongar people managed the vegetation with fire, or the impact this has had on the environment. This study uses interdisciplinary archaeology, with information from ethnographic data, historical records, and pollen records from the last 6,000 years to determine the actions of the Noongar people and demonstrate how the Southwest Botanical Province can be viewed as an artefact of Noongar land management. It is widely accepted that Aboriginal people have had an effect on some of Australia’s vegetation types through fire (Bowman 1998; Hallam 1975; Kershaw et al. 2002) although the extent of the influence of Aboriginal firing is debated (Mooney et al. 2007). However, pollen data and the study of fire indicators in Xanthorrhoea and Eucalyptus trunks have been used to demonstrate that the frequency of fire events in the south-west has decreased since European colonization (Atahan et al. 2004; Ward et al. 2001), resulting in the loss of fire-dependent vegetation species and changes in vegetation distribution patterns. This disruption of the vegetation communities has been compounded by the extensive clearing of land for farming and the displacement of the Noongar people (Dodson 2001). The impact that European colonization had on vegetation becomes more apparent as an understanding of the Noongar fire management practices is gained. There is increasing acknowledgement by researchers of the need to understand the influence of the past fire regime on vegetation patterns and to acknowledge traditional land management practices (Hopper and Gioia 2004), as well as the changes caused by European attempts to create a ‘natural’ regime, so that land management groups can take them into account when determining modern-day prescribed burning timetables. Archaeological studies such as this one can provide a unique insight into the past actions of people such as the Noongar, allowing us to determine how they shaped the landscape prior to European colonization (see Balée, Chapter 3 this volume for a more direct discussion of the ‘indigenous’ nature of pre-colonial landscapes; see Stump, Chapter 10 this volume for similar discussions of colonial and postcolonial environmental narratives).

scholarly journals Management of bio-psycho-social frailty to reduce hospital use and improve survival of older adults

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
G Liotta ◽  
N Accarino ◽  
S Orlando ◽  
S Gentili ◽  
E Terracciano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Hospital Care ◽  
Admission Rate ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Hospital Admission Rate ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Ageing of population is associated to the increase of care demand. Many health systems are still centered on hospital care, that sometime is not appropriate. The shift from hospital to community care requires a new model of service delivery. Aim of this paper is to assess the impact of a community service based on the assessment of frailty, on mortality and use of hospital care by older adults. Methods A cohort made up by 8,592 over-75 subjects (67.1% female, mean age 84.5; SD ± 5.29) has been assessed once a year for bio-psycho-social frailty by the administration of the Short Functional Geriatric Evaluation questionnaire. The enrolled subjects were involved in a Community-based pro-Active Monitoring Program which provides interventions aimed at reducing social isolation. Mortality, use of hospital care and use of residential long-term care have been recorded during the follow up and separate and cumulative incidence rate was measured. Results The sample was stratified in Robust (37.5%), Pre-frail (24.0%), Frail, (29.5%) and Very Frail (9.1%) individuals. Mortality, Hospital admission rate and Residential LTC admission rate were higher in the very frails than among the other groups. However, according to social isolation, the integrated subjects at the baseline assessment, showed the highest incidence of negative events: 29.5%, 20.8%, 21.0%, .and 20.8% for integrated, mild isolated, moderate isolated and severely isolated individuals respectively (p < 0.001). The logistic regression analysis, adjusted for age, gender and level of frailty, confirmed the protective role of reducing social isolation among isolated individuals compared with integrated ones (OR: 0.729; CL95% 0.673-0.720). Conclusions The assessment of bio-psycho-social frailty could be the starting point for effective intervention at community level, like the program mentioned above. Management of frailty may lead to an improvement of public health outcomes. Key messages Intervention dealing with social isolation are able to revert the increase of mortality related to the lack of social resources. Management of frailty may lead to an improvement of public health outcomes.

Children of Parents with a Mental Illness — The COPMI Project

2003 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-105
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Fudge
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Outcomes For Children ◽  
The Impact

When adults experience mental health problems, the effect on their family members can be immense. The impact on the person's children, both of the parent's behaviour and of their treatment, can be profound but is frequently overlooked by service providers for a range of reasons. The current national COPMI project has been initiated to promote better mental health outcomes for children of parents with a mental illness, especially by providing information and good practice guidance for services and people in the community who work with these families and their children.

scholarly journals REGULATIONS OF ROUGHNESS PARAMETERS FOR MACHINERY FUNCTIONAL SURFACES IN TECHNOLOGICAL DOCUMENTATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (3) ◽  
pp. 4-12
Author(s):  
Максим Нагоркин ◽  
Maksim Nagorkin ◽  
Владимир Федоров ◽  
Vladimir Fedorov ◽  
Игорь Пыриков ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Roughness Parameters ◽  
Technological Support ◽  
Functional Surfaces ◽  
Algorithmic Solution ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Value Range ◽  
Technological Documentation ◽  
Further Development

On the basis of the probability theory approach to the formation of surface roughness parameters in machinery during machining there is offered an algorithmic solution of an urgent problem of the regulations of roughness parameters for machinery functional surfaces in technological documentation. The algorithmic solutions for the following parameter versions are developed (RSS 2.309-73): the highest value; the smallest value; a value range; a rated value with ultimate deviations; an indication of two and more parameters. The theoretical investigation results may serve as a starting point for the further development of theory and practice for the technological support of roughness parameters in machinery functional surfaces with the required reliability. Foe a wide actual realization of investigation results the solution of a number of problems is needed: 1) the development of standards or guide information on the regulations in technological documentation of required technological values of roughness parameters; 2) the further development of investigations in the field of technological support reliability of quality parame-ters (including roughness) of blank surfaces in the course of machining in technologically flexible systems.

scholarly journals Admissibility of the Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes in the Light of International Public Law and EU Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-146
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Lubeńczuk
Keyword(s):  
European Parliament ◽  
Public Law ◽  
European Countries ◽  
European Convention ◽  
Eu Law ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Further Development

The article is aimed at assessing the regulations of the European Convention for the protection of vertebrate animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes, opened for signature in Strasbourg on 18 March 1986, and Directive 2010/63/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes in the context of their impact on the number of procedures which set out a model for the protection of animals used for scientific purposes in European countries, in the perspective of their impact on the reduction of the number of scientific procedures using animals carried out in European countries, including especially those involving the highest degree of suffering for animals. The starting point for this assessment was the identification of rules determining the admissibility of scientific use of animals in European countries and the impact that certain measures implemented under these rules may have on the reduction of the number of procedures involving animals. In principle, the analysis of these solutions is to specify the directions of further development of regulations aimed at protecting animals used for scientific purposes.

scholarly journals Drone Applications Fighting COVID-19 Pandemic—Towards Good Practices

Drones ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Ágoston Restás
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Previous Experience ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
The Public ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Impact

Of the recent epidemics, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly severe, not only putting our health at risk, but also negatively affecting our daily lives. As there are no developed algorithms for the use of drones in epidemiological situations, it is ideal to analyze the experience gained on drones so far and outline the effective methods for future good practice. The author relies on a method of analyzing widely available open information, such as images and videos available on the Internet, reports from drone users, announcements by drone manufacturers and the contents of newspaper articles. Furthermore, the author has relied on the results of the relevant literature, as well as previous experience as a drone user and fire commander. The study reveals numerous possibilities associated with drone usage in epidemic related situations, but previous applications are based on previous experience gained during a non-epidemic situation, without developed algorithms. Applications can be divided into different types of groups: drones can collect data for management and provide information to the public, perform general or special logistical tasks to support health care and disinfect to reduce the risk of spreading the epidemic.

scholarly journals Una avanzadilla malograda: colonización oficial y propiedad inmueble en el protectorado español de Marruecos (1912-1956)

2018 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 167-198
Author(s):  
Jesús Marchán ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Property Rights ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Spanish Colonialism ◽  
Spanish Society ◽  
Land Distribution ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Resistance Movement ◽  
The Impact

From a perspective of land management and occupation, this article focusses on the impact of the officially-sponsored colonization of the Spanish Protectorate of Northern Morocco (1912-1956). Using sources in the Archivo General de la Administración and the protectorate’s Bulletin of Acts and Decrees to examine farming activities and property rights, this research mainly analyzes the land distribution work of the specialized Spanish institutions that were introduced into northern Morocco. Our starting point is that Spanish colonialism in Morocco was poorly planned and insufficiently prepared, resulting in negative consequences for the agricultural efforts of the Spanish colonist farmers. Spanish society had a distorted or biased view of the Moroccan people around the year 1900, which undermined the efficacy of colonial action even though misinformation gradually diminished in the following decade. The war against the Rif resistance movement and the continuous lack of financial means contributed to the failure of this initiative. It had an especially negative impact among settlers, who were largely unsuccessful on their farms and in many cases never received the promised official support or resources

How private meta-governance helps standard-setting partnerships deliver

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 525-546 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lili Mundle ◽  
Marianne Beisheim ◽  
Lars Berger
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Standard Setting ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Governance System ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
The Impact

Purpose This paper aims to analyze the relevance of private meta-governance for multi-stakeholder partnerships. The authors assume that meta-governance, defined as higher level rules that shall guide partnerships’ governance activities, could build on and institutionalize lessons learned about partnerships’ success conditions and, in doing so, may render partnerships’ work more effective in the future. Design/methodology/approach The research paper investigates a case of non-state meta-governance in the standard-setting arena. It explores how actors assess the interaction of the meta-governance efforts of the International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (mainly in the form of their three Codes of Good Practice) and the Alliance for Water Stewardship’s efforts when setting and implementing their International Water Stewardship Standard. For this, a combination of research methods is applied: a literature review for deriving propositions on success conditions; document analysis, participatory observation and semi-structured interviews for gathering empirical evidence on the interaction between meta-governance and the partnership’s work. Findings Respondents praise the benefits of ISEAL’s enabling meta-governance measures to strengthen their standard, structures and processes, as well as from ensuring activities, as these also improve their internal governance system while simultaneously providing credibility. In this context, they confirm the relevance of three success factors mentioned in the literature on voluntary standards: an inclusive process, a locally adapted design of the standard and institutionalized compliance management. Practical implications Instead of reinventing the wheel with every new multi-stakeholder partnership, meta-governance frameworks should be used to enable partnership staff and members, policymakers and stakeholders to learn from experience. Originality/value The authors’ analysis generates unique insights into perceptions of partnerships’ staff and stakeholders regarding lessons learned and private meta-governance. The present study on these actors’ perspectives provides a starting-point for further research on how meta-governance could help institutionalize success factors to scale-up and improve the impact of standard-setting partnerships.

scholarly journals Using family relationships to improve consistency of identification of Aboriginal people in linked administrative data

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Gibberd ◽  
Judy Simpson ◽  
Sandra Eades
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Low Birthweight ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
Decision Rules ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Hospital Inpatient ◽  
Aboriginal Australians ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTObjectivesWith the life expectancy of Aboriginal Australians 10 years less than non-Aboriginal Australians, administrative health datasets are essential tools to identify disparities and track changes over time. However, the Aboriginal status of individuals is often inconsistently recorded within, and across, datasets and Aboriginal people are frequently undercounted. Therefore, information from multiple linked records is often used resolve inconsistencies and undercount. However, very different algorithms are used and their performance is poorly understood. We aimed to (i) assess the relative accuracy of three common algorithms by comparing how consistently family members were categorised; (ii) develop a new algorithm that incorporates information about the Aboriginal status of family members; and (iii) investigate the impact of these algorithms on estimates of health outcomes. ApproachOur sample was people born from 1980 onwards recorded as Aboriginal at least once in 6 Western Australian datasets, as well as their Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal family members. We applied the most inclusive algorithm, ‘ever-Aboriginal’ (EA, any record of being Aboriginal), and two more specific algorithms, ‘multi-stage median’ (MSM) and ‘last record’ (LR), to linked birth, birth registration, birth defects and hospital inpatient records. We also supplemented these algorithms with information from any children’s birth records (EA+, MSM+ and LR+). Finally, we used records from all family members to derive a final Aboriginal status (MSM+ with family), using a range of decision rules, such as classifying someone as Aboriginal if they had two full siblings categorised as Aboriginal. ResultsEA+ classified 61% of our sample of 156,426 people as Aboriginal, compared with only 51% for LR. MSM+ resulted in the most consistent classification of full siblings; only 8% of pairs had one sibling identified as non-Aboriginal and the other as Aboriginal, compared with 14% using EA+. MSM+ also performed best with parent-child triads; the classifications of the child and parents were inconsistent in only 8% of cases, compared with 27% using EA. The proportions of low birthweight babies were similar for EA+, MSM+ and MSM+ with family, (10.6%, 10.8% and 10.8%, respectively). Stillbirth rates were also similar. However, an estimated 46% of mothers smoked during pregnancy for EA+, compared with 50% for both MSM+ and MSM+ with family. ConclusionOf the 6 algorithms examined, MSM+ assigned Aboriginal status most consistently and EA was the least reliable. Estimates of health outcomes were worse for Aboriginal people when the more consistent algorithms were used. However, the differences were generally small.

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