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WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Supplementation
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WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Taking Sex and Gender into Account in Emerging
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£22.94
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Healthy Urbanization: Regional Framework for
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£12.86
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Women and Health in the Western Pacific Region:
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£18.41
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Health Financing Country Profiles 1995-2008
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£14.19
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Action Against Dengue
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£16.19
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional framework for reproductive health in the
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£22.74
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional assessment of HIV, STI and other health
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£17.03
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional Action Plan for Neglected Tropical
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£22.44
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Making your city smoke free: participant's
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£16.71
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Making your city smoke free: workshop guide
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£17.11
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Sanitation and hygiene in East Asia: towards the
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£21.05
World Health Organization Household Water Treatment and Safe Storage
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£24.48
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Household water treatment and safe storage:
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£24.06
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Actions that make a difference: report on the
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£16.64
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific International review of the expanded programme on
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£12.91
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Guiding health systems development in the Western
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£32.22
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Action plan for healthy newborn infants in the
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£17.74
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Progress Report on Implementing the Western
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£18.22
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Progress on the prevention and control of
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£12.95
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Action agenda for antimicrobial resistance in the
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£13.05
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Public hospital governance in Asia and the
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£42.72
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific Regional framework for action on food safety in
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£18.12
Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd. SUGAR: The Silent Killer
Book SynopsisIndia has a ravenous appetite for the sweet stuff, way above any other country, if both traditional and modern sugars are counted. We also take excessive amounts of poor-quality carbohydrates, especially, refined cerealsike white rice and white wheat, sugar-sweetened drinks and fruit juice, sweet treats and savouries, which ultimately turn into glucose, a simple sugar the body uses for energy. And Indians today manifest an increased predilection for diseasesinked to sugar (and the fat with which sugar is inextricablyinked): obesity to diabetes, heart disease to hypertension, cancers to dementia, Covid-19 to black fungus. Despite aong association with sugar, there has been very few attempts to understand sugar''s hold in India. Books have been written mainly on the sugar industry, some on diabetes andow-sugar diets. Sugar: The Silent Killer attempts to fill theacunae. It attempts to demystify the way we eat now, the pre-eminence of refined sugar in our diet, what it does to us and what we can do to mitigate its malign influence. Weaving together history, culture and science, it seeks to analyse why we have such an intimate relation with sugar, why it holds on to us so doggedly, why we do can''t do without it, even when we know it can harm us.
£11.99
HarperCollins India Private and Controversial: When Privacy and
Book SynopsisSet against the background of the COVID pandemic, creation of the National Digital Health Mission, and the ongoing debate on data protection, the collection of essays in Private and Controversial will explore the intersection between privacy and public health.
£18.27
Pentagon Press How Corona Tormented Mankind: The Way Ahead
Book SynopsisFocusing on the COVID-19 global pandemic, this books examines the global unpreparedness to the crisis, as well the inequal struggle across the world to deal with it. As those in power found it difficult to handle the virus, certain small and efficient countries governed by engineers and/or economics gladly listened to their medical specialists and better protected their people. After examining this, as well as the impact on democracy worldwide, the work presents a way forward, demonstrating how we can securely and productively move ahead.
£26.21
Springer A Positive Psychology Perspective on Quality of Life
Book SynopsisThe construct ‘‘quality of life (QoL)’’, since the 1980s, when it was introduced, is being used mainly in the context of health problems. Areas of one’s life that contribute to QoL are good physical and mental health, efficient cognitive functioning, social support, being able to meet the requirements of professional life, positive emotions, etc (Power, 2003). Work on subjective well-being (SWB), on the other hand, was developed in the context of healthy everyday life; it also has a history of more than 30 years. During this 30-year period factors that have an impact on SWB, such as SES, gender, health, age, and religiosity have been identified (Diener, 2000). A third independent line of research pertains to what has been called Positive Psychology (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000), that is, an emphasis on human strengths, such as optimism, hope, wisdom, positive emotions, resilience, etc., which contribute to positive functioning in life. Recently, SWB has been associated to human strengths and to the movement of positive psychology but this did not happen for QoL, possibly because of its emphasis on people with health problems. However, QoL can be conceived of as a generic term that pertains to all people, healthy or not. In this sense, it is closely related to SWB defined as happiness (Diener, 2000). Also, QoL encompasses positive emotions that go beyond happiness and has the advantage that it can be applied to many different domains of life such as interpersonal relations, health-related situations, and professional and educational strivings. Moreover, the mechanism(s) that underpin QoL and SWB can be studied in relation to people’s goals and strengths of character, that is, from a positive psychological perspective. Such a perspective can reveal the specificities of “quality” in the various domains of life and, specifically, the positive emotions and strengths that contribute to a happier, healthier, and more successful life, even in face of adversity. Therefore, despite the differences among the three theoretical traditions, namely QoL, SWB, and positive psychology, it is possible to find the common ground they share and each of them can benefit from notions developed in the others. The aim of the present book is to bring together these three traditions, show the interactions of variables emphasized by them, and give an integrative perspective from the positive psychology point of view. It also aims to extend the range of life situations in which one can look for quality and which go beyond the traditional emphasis of QoL on health problems. Thus, the content of the proposed book covers different age populations (from children to older adults), healthy and people facing health problems as well as people facing problems in their interpersonal lives or in their pursuits. It also discusses factors that contribute to marital satisfaction, well being in the school context, and things that people value and cherish. The chapters refer to notions such as happiness, interest, resilience, wisdom, hope, altruism, optimism, and spirituality/religiosity that represent unique human strengths. Finally, it emphasizes the role of goals and motivation that connect SWB with self-regulation and managing of one’s life priorities. To conclude, the chapters included in the proposed edited book aim at bringing to the fore new theoretical developments and research on QoL, SWB, and positive psychology that bridges previously distinct theoretical traditions. The proposed book covers a broad range of topics, addresses different theoretical interests and paves the way for a more integrative approach. Finally, it brings together an international set of authors, from USA, Europe, Australia, and Asia.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“This is a series of discussions, studies, and literature reviews, both supporting and disputing, of the psychological factors associating quality of life (QoL), subjective well-being (SWB), and positive psychology at the individual and social level. Each chapter focuses on specific contexts in which the three constructs are applied. … this book is intended for scholars interested in the field of positive psychology, its research, and application.” (Howard A. Fox, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2013)Table of Contents1. Introduction - Anastasia Efklides and Despina Moraitou.- Part I: Quality of life, well-being, and positive psychology.- 2. Hierarchical needs, income comparisons and happiness levels - Stavros A. Drakopoulos.- 3. Goals and plans: Their relationship to well-being - Andrew MacLeod.- 4. Living in accordance with one's implicit motives: Cross-cultural evidence for beneficial effects of motive-goal congruence and motive satisfaction - Jan Hofer and Holger Busch.- 5. Positive psychology and subjective well-being homeostasis: A critical examination of congruence - Robert A. Cummins.- 6. Life satisfaction in adults: The effect of religiosity, worry and perceived physical health state - Maria Platsidou.- 7. Altruism and health: Theoretical perspectives - Carolyn E. Schwartz, Brian R. Quaranto, and Kurt Gray.- 8. Marital quality and well-being: The role of gender, marital duration, social support and cultural context - Eleni Pateraki and Pagona Roussi.- Part II: Positive psychology and human strengths.- 9. The role of dispositional optimism in physical and mental well-being - Nathaly Rius-Ottenheim, Roos C. van der Mast, Frans G. Zitman, and Erik J. Giltay.- 10. The relation of optimism to cardiac patients’ subjective health through illness representations: Does the level of optimism matter? - Evangelos C. Karademas, Elvisa-Foteini Frokkai, Evangelia Tsotra, and Rania Papazachariou.- 11. Wise thinking, hopeful thinking, and positive aging: Reciprocal relations of wisdom, hope, memory, and affect in young, middle-aged, and older adults - Despina Moraitou and Anastasia Efklides.- 12. Dispositional hope and action-state orientation: Their role in self-regulated learning - Georgia Papantoniou, Despina Moraitou, Magda Dinou, and Effie Katsadima.- 13. One ingredient in the mix: Interest and psychological well-being - Mary Ainley.- 14. From burnout to engagement during transition from school to work - Katariina Salmela-Aro.- 15. A comparative study of resilience in Greece and Cyprus: The effects of negative life events, self-efficacy and social support on mental health.- Sophie Leontopoulou.- 16. Subject Index.
£85.49
Springer Hardiness: Turning Stressful Circumstances into Resilient Growth
Book SynopsisThese are turbulent times in which it becomes increasingly important to survive and thrive despite stressful circumstances. Hardiness is the pattern of attitudes and skills that provides the courage and strategies that helps people be resilient by turning potential disasters into growth opportunities and fulfillment, thereby enhancing their performance, sense of fulfillment, and health. Hardiness as the pathway to resilience under stress has become of considerable interest, it is beginning to have an influence on the emerging emphasis of positive psychology by expanding this approach beyond mere happiness, to the courage and strategies needed to make the most of difficult times.The book starts with the special value of hardiness in being resilient by not only surviving, but also thriving under stress, and thereby achieving fulfillment in living. The book then elaborates on the pattern of attitudes and skills of hardiness that form the pathway to this needed resiliency. It discusses the 30 years of validational research and practice that is available concerning hardiness. The book offers various applications of hardiness assessment and training that can contribute to a better life. These include, among others, how hardiness can be trained in school and emphasized in psychotherapy, how hardiness facilitates the intimacy and longevity of relationships, and what organizations need in order to perform successfully in these turbulent times. The book is of interest to academics, industrial and organizational psychologists, clinical psychologists, mental health professionals, and professionals in public health, social work, sociology and human resources.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews:“Maddi offers comprehensive coverage of the hardiness construct. … it would be an excellent textbook in many psychology classes; the themes relate to counseling, clinical, developmental, community, social, cognitive, neuro-, and organizational psychology. Although the book primarily captures the history of hardiness research and the current state of hardiness investigations, it also conveys content on the topic of human growth. … It covers so much potentially engaging material and is so geared toward 21st-century challenges that it deserves a wider audience.” (Dolores E. McCarthy, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 58 (25), June, 2013)“This short book contributes to a growing body of literature aiming to provide an overview of psychological concepts and frameworks and their application to real life settings. Hardiness is written in such a way that the concepts described are easily accessible to a wide audience particularly those who do not have a strong psychological background. … provide a starting point for academics interested in pursuing research this area. … Hardiness will be of most interest for individuals or organisations seeking enhance resilience to stress.” (Felicity Ann Cowdrey and Sasha Louise Walters, Applied Research in Quality of Life, Vol. 8, 2013)Table of ContentsPreface.- Chapter 1: The Importance of Resilience in Daily Living.-Chapter 2: Personal Hardiness as the Basis for Resilience.- Chapter 3: Thirty Years of Hardiness Validational Research and Practice.- Chapter 4: Hardiness Assessment and Training.- Chapter 5: Raising Hardy Children.- Chapter 6: Applying Hardiness to Teaching and Counseling.- Chapter 7: Hardiness as a Relationship and Work Facilitator.- Chapter 8: How Hardiness Facilitates Functioning in Military and Safety Roles.- Chapter 9: The Importance of Hardy Organizations.- Chapter 10: The Psychology of Possibilities.- References.-
£52.24
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Covid-19 Pandemic In Singapore
Book SynopsisThe National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) is the result of many years in the planning, and it finally officially opened its doors in September 2019, just months before the entire world was tested by the COVID-19 pandemic. This book is the work of many people who represent an even larger pool of people from NCID, Singapore and the rest of the world in trying to understand and contain the SARS- CoV-2 virus. There are chapters on science, the public health response both locally and globally, as well as personal reflections from NCID and Tan Tock Seng Hospital staff and staff from other public healthcare institutions who were deployed to NCID which bring home the human impact of the pandemic. We are very grateful to all the authors for taking the time to put together their thoughtful chapters as well as the senior academics and public health leaders who have provided us with generous comments on the manuscript. We hope that the readers of the book will gain a better insight into the response to the virus from so many different perspectives. Although the pandemic has evolved far beyond the pages of this book globally, the lessons learned from the early days are still relevant. We hope that the chapters will be helpful as we review our experience of this pandemic and face the next emerging infectious disease in the years to come.This book provides a comprehensive look at many different aspects of response in Singapore to the pandemic in the crucial first several months, including clinical, laboratory, epidemiology, research, community engagement and the unprecedented challenge of outbreak involving migrant workers in dormitory settings. On a personal note, it has first-hand accounts of staff at the NCID who were at the forefront of battling COVID-19 in Singapore. It also gives a global perspective of the pandemic, together with insights into the unique Singapore experience of managing the pandemic. The Singapore response to the pandemic has been something which the global community has been very interested in and this book is the first to comprehensively describe that response from a number of different angles which will be useful to scientists, clinicians, public health professionals and policy makers.
£33.25
Springer Verlag, Singapore The Structure of Healthy Life Determinants: Lessons from the Japanese Aging Cohort Studies
Book SynopsisThis book is the first one to examine the cause and effect of elderly people’s healthy life expectancy, providing models that are easy to understand. The novel point is the success achieved in constructing a single structural model of cause and effect of healthy life expectancy. In the final models of the authors’ studies, it was possible to clearly point out that it is not the case that lifestyle habits including an ideal diet directly provide for healthy life expectancy.This book is made up of published studies based on scientific evidence, using a vast amount of data based on about 8,000 in-home elderly people tracked longitudinally from 3 to 6 years, three times in all including baseline research, in a specific region of Japan. Therefore, health policy makers will be able to use this book as scientific evidence for creating area programs to promote good health that are focused on healthy longevity as the central issue. Academic researchers whose special fields are mainly public health will be able to learn both theory and practice to structurally analyze cause and effect of health factors.Table of Contents1. Introduction.- 2. Population aging trend of the world.- 3. SES, physical health, and long-term care needs.- 4. SES, comorbidity, activity limitations, and healthy life expectancy.- 5. SES, mental health, and need for long-term care.- 6. SES, social interaction, and health status.- 7. SES, dietary and lifestyle habits, and three health-related dimensions.- 8. SES, dietary and lifestyle habits, three health-related dimensions, and healthy survival days.- 9. SES, dietary quality, emotional well-being, and a five-year subjective health in middle-age.- 10. Causal relationships among three health-related dimensions.- 11. SES, environmental condition, three health-related dimensions, and healthy life expectancy.- Afterword.- Index.
£62.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Manual of Travel Medicine
Book SynopsisThe fourth edition of this well received book provides an authoritative and up-to-date resource to support good practice in travel medicine, a field that has evolved substantially in recent years. Concretely, there has been intensified monitoring of health problems among travelers, as well as extensive research efforts, which have led to the development of evidence-based approaches to the field. The book includes expert recommendations regarding e.g. immunizations, malaria prophylaxis, travelers’ diarrhea, altitude sickness, emerging infections, and non-infectious health issues encountered by travelers. It provides a practical approach to the pre-travel consultation and management of most issues that arise in medical care for travelers. In addition, it provides expert advice for high-risk travelers, e.g. those with immunosuppression, the elderly, pregnant women and young children. The text offers a user-friendly, practical handbook for healthcare practitioners during their clinical consultations, as well as nurses and pharmacists.Trade ReviewTable of ContentsPrinciples of pre-travel health care.- Pre-travel immunisation for various diseases.- Malaria prevention in travellers.- Arboviral infections in travellers.- Traveller’s diarrhoea.- Non-vaccine preventable infectious problems in travellers.- Non-infectious problems in travellers.- Travellers with special needs.- Illness in returned travellers.- Resources for travel health information.
£75.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Revisiting National Security: Prospecting
Book SynopsisThis book examines the evolving concept of national security and how human systems could be governed in an ever turbulent and dynamic world. It takes a revised look at the concept of national security, previously researched and identified by the author, based on the present context but with a futuristic appreciation of governance, primarily national but extended to global perspectives, in the modern and dynamically shifting world. The book emphasises the need for governments to maximise national security for the well-being of their people. The concept of national security is taken as the key subject of national governance which is extendable to global governance wherein national security is not only the physical or military security alone but also the overall well-being of the people of a nation. This book explores how national security can be achieved by balancing its various elements in different terrains where the game of governance is played in national as well as global perspective. It also presents additional findings and observations to show that the approach is transformative, redefining the key knowledge paradigms. This book is relevant for policy makers, students, researchers and academics who wish to explore and rethink their approach towards governing the human systems, whose well-being is the responsibility of governments.Table of ContentsPart I In Quest of National Security: World of Sapiens.- 1. Humans and Human Systems: Shifting Centroid of National Security.- 2. National Security: Concept, Evolution and Descriptive Stasis.- 3. National Security: Definitions and Manifestations.- 4. Threats, Risks and Uncertainty: Triad of Chaotic Balance in a Chancy, Chancy World.- 5. Terrains and Terrain Specificity.- 6. Elements of National Security: Gravity Centres.- 7. Convolution of Apparent Security and Perceived Security in Governance.- 8. Rule of Law and Role of Government —Law Making, Enforcing and National Security.- Part II Elements of National Security.- 9. #1 Military Security (Milsec) (ms).- 10. #2 Economic Security (Econosec) (es1).- 11. #3 Resource Security (Resourcesec) (rs).- 12. #4 Border Security (Bordersec) (bs1).- 13. #5 Demographic Security (Demosec) (ds1).- 14. #6 Disaster Security (Disastersec) (ds2).- 15. #7 Energy Security (Energysec) (es2).- 16. #8 Geostrategic Security (Geosec) (gs1).- 17. #9 Informational Security (Infosec) (is).- 18. #10 Food Security (Foodsec) (fs).- 19. #11 Health Security (Healthsec) (hs).- 20. #12 Ethnic Security (Ethnicsec) (es3).- 21. #13 Environmental Security (Envirosec) (es4).- 22. #14 Cyber Security (Cybersec) (cs).- 23. #15 Genomic Security (Genomesec) (gs2).- 24. #16 Microbiomic Security (Microbiomicsec) (ms2).- Part III Strategising National Security.- 25. Trendlines in National Security.- 26. Strategic National Security and National Security Strategy.- 27. Tradeoffs in National Security Governance.- Part IV Examining National Security.- 28. Research Purpose—National Security Governance.- 29. Research Factors and Questions—National Security Governance.- 30. Assessing and Indexing National Security.- Part V Future of Governance and Human Well-being.- 31. Beyond National Security—Global Perspective.- 32. Will Sapiens End? Premising Governance….- 33. Human Well-being—Visions in Dark and Grey.- Part VI Conclusions.- 34. Present Imperfect—Future Perfect.- 35. Capsuling National Security.
£67.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Track and Trace Management System for Dementia
Book SynopsisThis book reviews humanitarian literature and presents the development of low-cost track & trace management system integrated with accurate GPS location data pinging using Internet of Things (IoT). The first part relates to mobile device configuration with an embedded GPS and wireless Internet connection to transmit its current location. The second part presents web server implementation and development that receives the data, parses it, and stores it for access over the Internet. The third part discusses the user interface that allows one to visually identify the current location of the device.Table of ContentsDementia and intellectual disability and possible engineering solutions to improve quality of life Sensors and GPS Tracking devices for management of Medical conditions specially neurological disorders Low cost track and trace management system design Accurate GPS Location Data Pinging using Internet of Things. Solar Powered GPS Tracker Mobile communication and information transfer design
£80.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Service-Learning Capacity Enhancement in Hong
Book Synopsis This book provides an in-depth, multi-faceted look into capacity building for service-learning, using the case of the higher education landscape in Hong Kong. Service-learning has been proven to be an effective pedagogy for the holistic development of students, as well as promotion of their well-being. It also attempts to promote the well-being of the service recipients and the community. While service-learning is becoming increasingly popular in many higher educational institutions around the world, the learning gains that can be attained from service-learning are only as good as the learning experience allows, and poorly-developed or motivated service-learning may potentially do adverse harm to students and the community. This book reinforces the imperative to enhance the capacity of the institution, teachers, students and community partners by exploring a diverse range of methods for achieving capacity building among different stakeholders. Examples of the methods explored include formal course-based professional development, scale development, action research, and communities of practice. Furthermore, the book includes a series of detailed, qualitative case studies that are aimed at embodying good practice, unpacking “what matters” from service-learning. Aa a useful resource for scholars and educators who are passionate about holistic youth leadership development, this book is also relevant to researchers in the intersection between well-being and higher education.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- What matter in a quality service-learning course: A study on faculty members’ perception.- Faculty perceived impacts of the support from a centralized service-learning office.- Assessing Students in Academic Service-Learning: Faculty Experiences and Challenges.- How Hong Kong University Teachers Assess Students in Service-Learning: An Exploratory Study.- Promotion of teachers’ readiness for service-learning through a professional development course.- Conceptual Framework for Key Process Ingredients Salient for Effective Service-Learning.- Validating an Instrument for Measuring the Developmental Outcomes for Students Arising from Service-Learning.- Investigating Service-Learning Impacts on University Students’ Developmental Outcomes through a Control Group Study.- Service-Learning in the context of Business-Community-University Partnership: The Project WeCan in Hong Kong.- The impact of E-service-learning on Tui-na teaching in a Chinese Medicine course – from the perspectives of service-recipients and service-partner.- Action Research as a tool for faculty development in Service-Learning: The impact of action research on faculty's knowledge, skills and attitudes towards Service-Learning.- The Developmental Impacts of Interdisciplinary and Inter-institutional Service-Learning Collaboration.- Co-designing with people with special needs: An analysis from Contact Theory.- From industrial fermentation to life planning: The meaning of meaningful service in a biology service-learning course.- Assessing Community Impact after Service-Learning: A Conceptual Framework.- Promotion of Service-Learning in Hong Kong: Experiences Surrounding Collaboration among Higher Education Institutions.
£94.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Typology of Asian Societies: Bottom-Up
Book SynopsisThis book is about generating types of societies by the degree of individuals’ satisfaction with life domains, aspects, and styles via factor analysis. It adopts an evidence-based approach in typologizing and a bottom-up rather than a top-down perspective. Thus, the book’s position is against Hegel (freedom for one person), Marx (the Asiatic mode of production), Weber (Protestant ethics and the spirit of capitalism), Wittfogel (Asiatic autocracy), and Rostow (Western-led modernization). These classical and modern authors tend to see Asian societies with somewhat fixated eyes and categorize Asian societies in a top-down manner.When random-sampled respondents are questioned about their satisfaction with daily life in terms of life domains, aspects, and styles, public policy and institutions as well as survival and social relations are inevitably touched upon—the latter two being the key dimensions common to the World Values Survey and other cultural surveys. This book proposes a new mode of typologizing societies, Asian or non-Asian, not immediately familiar to human geographers, cultural anthropologists, or sociologists, but revealing many complex unknowns with the easy-to-learn typologizing method.Table of ContentsThe Need for a Bottom-Up Perspective about Asian Societies.- The Need for an Evidence-Based Approach to Asian Societies.- Two Methodological Issues.- Attending Holistically and Analytically.- Are Asian Societies One Type.- Choosing Indicators and Typologizing of Societies.- Factor Analysis Results.- Twenty-Nine Types of Asian Societies.- Strength and Weakness of the Proposed Typology.- Corroborative Analysis and Empirical Validation.- Conclusion.
£94.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Indoor Environmental Quality and Health Risk
Book SynopsisThis volume discusses the effects of indoor air environment and pollution in modern buildings on human health. Highlighting epidemiological studies and the determining factors, it offers proposals for improving indoor air quality (IAQ) in different environments. Focusing not only on homes and offices, but also vehicles and aircrafts, it details practical methods of measuring and assessing indoor air quality. Written by pioneering researchers, Indoor Environmental Quality and Health Risk toward Healthier Environment for All is a valuable resource for both new and established researchers as well as students seeking a comprehensive overview of the facts on indoor air quality and health. Also is also of interest to hygiene experts in industry, occupational health and safety professionals, governmental public health sectors and school physicians.Table of ContentsPart-1: Epidemiological studies on indoor air quality and health1. Importance of Indoor Environmental Quality on Human Health toward Achievement of the SDGs2. Homes-1 Sick Building/House Syndrome3. Homes-2 Associations with Home Environment for Asthma, Rhinitis and Dermatitis4. Offices5. The indoor environment in schools, kindergartens and day care centres6. In-vehicle exposures at transportation and the health concernsPart-2: Factors determing Indoor Air Qualities and their health impacts7. Aldehydes, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and health8. Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs): Phthalates and phosphorous frame retardants and health risks9. Microbial agents in the indoor environment- associations with health10. Dampness, indoor mould and health11. Particles Matter, Nitrogen dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide12. Combustion and Cookstoves13. Indoor thermal environment and cardiovascular diseasesPart-3: Provision for improving indoor environment quality14. Housing performance and equipment for healthy indoor environment15. Sick building syndrome (SBS), personality, psychosocial factors and treatment16. Guidelines and Regulations for Indoor Environmental Quality17. Future directions of research on indoor environment, indoor air quality (IAQ) and health
£80.99
Springer Verlag, Singapore Happiness—Concept, Measurement and Promotion
Book SynopsisThis open access book defines happiness intuitively and explores several common conceptual mistakes with regard to happiness. It then moves on to address topical issues including, but not limited to, whether money can buy you happiness, why happiness is ultimately the only thing of intrinsic value, and the various factors important for happiness. It also presents a more reliable and interpersonally comparable method for measuring happiness and discusses twelve factors, from A to L, that are crucial for individual happiness: attitude, balance, confidence, dignity, engagement, family/friends, gratitude, health, ideals, joyfulness, kindness and love. Further, it examines important public policy considerations, taking into account recent advances in economics, the environmental sciences, and happiness studies. Novel issues discussed include: an environmentally responsible happy nation index to supplement GDP, the East Asian happiness gap, a case for stimulating pleasure centres of the brain, and an argument for higher public spending.Table of ContentsWhat is Happiness? Why is Happiness Important.- Happiness versus Preference.- Some Conceptual Mistakes about Happiness.- Happiness or Life Satisfaction.- Happiness as the Only Intrinsic Value.- The Measurement and Comparison of Happiness.
£33.74
Springer Promoting Holistic Development in University
Book SynopsisDevelopmental issues in university students.- Promotion of holistic development in university students: An examination of the institutional learning outcomes.- Institutional learning outcomes and desired graduate attributes in universities in Hong Kong.- Positive youth development for young people: Models, Findings, and Programs.- Leadership development and Service-Learning as vehicles for promoting holistic development of university students.- The Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Program.- Leadership Subject: Tomorrow's Leaders.- Leadership subject: Service Leadership.- Service-Learning subject: Promotion of Children and Adolescent Development.- Service-Learning subject: Service Leadership through Serving Children and Families with Special Needs.
£116.99
Springer Doctors Work in the Public Hospital Sector in
Book SynopsisChapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Public Hospital Doctors’ Narratives in Hong Kong.- Chapter 3 Narrative Interviews.- Discussion.- Conclusion: Moving Forward.
£104.49
Springer Verlag, Singapore Spirituality, Mental Health and Quality of Life:
Book Synopsis This book is about spiritual intelligence and its effects on mental health and quality of life. As mental health and related problems are increasing rapidly and have become a matter of great concern, there has not been a unanimous and empirical approach to assess and cure it, due to its divergence or other causes. This book is based on the most developed construct: spiritual intelligence and its effects on mental health and quality of life. Spirituality and its other constructs are one of the most interesting topics nowadays in the area of positive/indigenous/transpersonal psychology and among social/behavioral scientists. This book provides content on spirituality, spiritual intelligence, mental health, and quality of life. The book also attempts to review related literature (whether review or empirical), to have a look at past and current scenarios on spirituality and mental health and quality of life research. Through an exploration of Indian indigenous psychology, this book provides a look at mental health and the mind from an Indian psychological perspective and examines Indian psychology, taking into consideration modern psychological concepts.Table of ContentsChapter 1INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 0-00 References................................................................................. Chapter 2 SPIRITUALITY, MENTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE: AN INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 0-00 2.1 Spirituality................................................................................. 2.1.1 Religiosity...................................................................... 2.1.2 Difference between Spirituality and Religiosity................ 2.2 Spiritual Intelligence................................................................. 2.2.1 Model or Level of Four Intelligences ............................ 2.2.2 IQ (What), EQ (How) and SQ (Why)............................... 2.2.3 Comparing IQ, EQ and SQ.............................................. 2.2.4 The Dimensions of Spiritual Intelligence.......................... 2.2.5 The Operational Definition of Spiritual Intelligence.......... 2.3 Mental Health............................................................................ 2.3.1 What is Health?.............................................................. 2.3.2 What is Mental Health?................................................... 2.3.3 Models of Mental Health or Abnormality......................... 2.3.4 The Operational Definition of Mental Health............................ 2.4 Quality of Life........................................................................... 2.4.1 Health-related Quality of Life.......................................... 2.4.2 The Operational Definition of Quality of Life................... 2.5 Early Adulthood....................................................................... References................................................................................. Chapter 3 THE RELATIONSHIP OF SPIRITUALTY WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE: A REVIEW.................................................... 00-00 3.1 Spirituality and Mental Health.......................................................... 3.2 Spirituality and Quality of life.................................................. 3.3 Spirituality, Gender and other Correlates.................................. 3.4 Mental health, Gender and other Correlates............................. 3.5 Quality of Life, Gender and other Correlates............................ References................................................................................. Chapter 4 THE ROLE OF SPIRITUALITY IN PREDICTING MENTAL HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG EARLY ADULTS00-00 4.1 Objectives and Hypotheses of the Study 4.1.1 Objectives............................................................................... 4.1.2 Hypotheses..................................................................... 4.2 Methodology............................................................................. 4.2.1 Selection of Sample................................................................. 4.2.2 Use of Psychological Tools/ Scales.................................. 4.2.3 Procedure....................................................................... 4.2.4 Statistical Techniques Used............................................. 4.3 Results and Discussion.............................................................. 4.4 Summary and Conclusion......................................................... 4.4.1 Limitations of the Study.................................................. 4.4.2 Recommendation for Future Research.............................. 4.4.3 Conclusion..................................................................... Disclosure of Conflict of Interest/ Funding ............................. References................................................................................. Chapter 5 INDIAN PSYCHOLOGY OF MIND AND MENTAL HEALTH. 00-00 5.1 Concept of Health and Mental Health in Indian Psychology.... 5.2 Structure and Dynamics of Personality in Indian Psychology.. 5.2.1 Indian Model of Personality............................................. 5.3 Managing Self: Indian Perspective ......................................... References................................................................................. Chapter 6 INDIAN PSYCHOLOGY AND MODERN PSYCHOLOGY........ 00-00 6.1 What is Indian Psychology?.............................................................. 6.1.1 A Short History of Indian Psychology.............................. 6.2 Mahabharat, Bhagvad Gita & Psychology........................................ 6.2.1 Psychological thoughts is Bhagvad Gita........................... 6.2.1.1 The Bhagvad Gita and Psychotherapies................................ 6.2.1.2 The Bhagvad Gita and Motivation................................................... 6.2.1.3 The Bhagvad Gita and Adjustment........................................ 6.3 Yoga ...................................................................................... 6.3.1 Psychological Thoughts in Yoga...................................... 6.3.1.1 Psychophysiology...................................................................... 6.3.1.2 Clinical Psychology.............................................................................. 6.3.1.3 Carl Jung..................................................................................... 6.4 Veda and Psychology................................................................ 6.4.1 Vedic Psychology (Maharishi Mahesh Yogi).................... 6.4.1.1 Seven states of human consciousness.................................... 6.4.1.2 Developmental Theory........................................................................ 6.5 Atharva Veda............................................................................ 6.5.1 Psychotherapies.............................................................. 6.6 Ayurveda and Psychology......................................................... 6.6.1 Ayurvedic Psychology.................................................... 6.6.2 Tridoshas (Vatta, Pitta, Kapha) and Psychology................ 6.6.3 Concept of Prakruti (Nature/ Charater/ Personality)............ 6.6.4 Maharishi Charaka.......................................................... 6.6.5 Maharishi Shusruta......................................................... 6.6.6 Psychology in Ayurveda.................................................................. 6.6.6.1 The Mind in Ayurveda............................................................. 6.6.6.2 Ayurvedic signs of mental health..................................................... 6.6.6.3 Classification of Mental Illness............................................... 6.6.6.4 Treatment of Manodosha & Vyadhis (Mental Disorders).. 6.6.6.5 Ayurveda and Personality................................................................... 6.6.6.6 Mental Digestion and Ayurveda............................................. 6.6.6.7 Diet, Nutrition and Mental Health......................................... 6.7 Upanishads................................................................................ 6.7.1 Triguna and Personality Thoughts in various Upanishads.. 6.7.2 The Kosha Theory.......................................................... 6.8 Jyotisha, Vastu Shastra & Shamudrik Shastra.......................... 6.8.1 Jyotisha (Indian Astrology).............................................. 6.8.2 Vastu Shastra (Traditional Hindu Architecture)................. 6.8.3 Shamudrik Shastra (Body Features Analysis).................... 6.9 Kama Sutra and Psychology..................................................... 6.9.1 Family Psychology......................................................... 6.9.2 Sex Education................................................................. 6.9.3 Social Psychology........................................................... 6.10 Indian Scholars/ Saints.............................................................. 6.10.1 Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.................................................. 6.10.2 Sri Aurbindo................................................................... 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