Abhishek Ghosh, Subodh Bn, Kshitiz Sharma, Fazl e Roub, Tathagata Mahintamani, Debasish Basu and Surendra Kumar Mattoo
Individuals with dual diagnoses might experience significant clinical and social vulnerabilities during the pandemic and lockdown. This study aims to compare medication adherence…
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Purpose
Individuals with dual diagnoses might experience significant clinical and social vulnerabilities during the pandemic and lockdown. This study aims to compare medication adherence, substance use, clinical stability and overall functioning before and during lockdown periods.
Design/methodology/approach
This was a cross-sectional survey among patients registered in dual diagnosis clinic of an addiction psychiatry center in Northern India between March 2019 and February 2020. This study approached 250 patients for telephonic interviews. This study assessed adherence to medications with the brief adherence rating scale (BARS). Global functioning was measured by global assessment of functioning. Clinical interviews assessed substance use and the clinical status of psychiatric disorders.
Findings
One hundred fifty patients were recruited. The mean age of the sample was 35.8 years. The sample had a slight preponderance of alcohol dependence. Depressive disorder was the largest category of psychiatric diagnosis. Compared to prelockdown period, during the lockdown, there were an increased number of days of nonadherence (X2 17.61, p < 0.05), proportion of patients underdosing (X2 8.96, p = 0.003) and lower BARS scores (t = 10.52, df = 144, p < 0.0001). More patients were abstinent from substances during the lockdown (X2 49.02, p < 0.0001). Clinical stability of psychiatric disorders did not differ during the two-time points, but overall functioning decreased during the lockdown (t = 2.118, p = 0.036). This study observed a small positive correlation (r = 0.2, p = 0.02) between functioning and adherence levels.
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Lockdown was associated with poor medication adherence, change in substance use patterns and functional impairment. In the future, treatment programs and policies must take preemptive steps to minimize the effects of restrictions.
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Manish Wankhede and Kshitiz Sharma
The purpose of this research is to understand how leaders are adapting to the changing situation after the pandemic and what are the big challenges they must overcome to increase…
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The purpose of this research is to understand how leaders are adapting to the changing situation after the pandemic and what are the big challenges they must overcome to increase team productivity and effectiveness in a hybrid working model. The study highlights the leadership strategies and abilities needed to succeed in the hybrid working style. It can be inferred from this thesis’ qualitative research of 10 Indian leaders that they have adapted successfully to the hybrid culture of working. They are evaluating various ideas and operating according to their organisational context and employee needs, even though they do not yet have a fixed framework for new working arrangements. Some organisations have 1–3 days of varied working styles, while some organisations are calling employees on a need basis. The major issues with the hybrid work model in terms of team effectiveness are: deteriorating team cohesion, work–life boundaries, challenges in communication, hindered innovation, and excessive or insufficient monitoring. The best leadership strategy for hybrid work combines servant and democratic leadership. Employees need to have excellent self-management abilities, effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills, and the capacity to create priorities and work–life boundaries to be productive and experience work satisfaction. The future scope of this research is to look at the overall picture of leadership tactics and their impacts from the viewpoint of the workforce.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted traditional work environments and forced organisations across various industries to adopt remote work and virtual collaboration…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted traditional work environments and forced organisations across various industries to adopt remote work and virtual collaboration practices. The information technology (IT) sector known for its digital skilfulness, witnessed a rapid shift towards remote work during the pandemic. This research chapter aims to estimate the long-term impact of remote work and virtual collaboration on the IT sector in the post-COVID-19 era. Through an extensive literature review, this study evaluates the effects of remote work and virtual collaboration on productivity, employee well-being, and the overall performance of IT companies. It also explores the challenges faced during the transition and identifies best practices for successful implementation. By examining the benefits and challenges associated with remote work, analysing the changes in work culture, and the impact of remote work on the IT sector’s office space requirements. The study explores the rise of remote work and virtual collaboration, highlighting the accelerated adoption caused by COVID-19. In conclusion, this research chapter provides a comprehensive evaluation of the long-term impact of remote work and virtual collaboration on the IT sector post-COVID-19.
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Universal human values, hereafter referred to as UHVs, have become a new Phenomenon. In Higher Education of India under the provision of National Education Policy 2020. Higher…
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Universal human values, hereafter referred to as UHVs, have become a new Phenomenon. In Higher Education of India under the provision of National Education Policy 2020. Higher education has a set of new approaches in pedagogical techniques and the content delivery stem. All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) is now working in tandem with the University Grant Commission (UGC) to reach the college and university teachers so that the content can easily percolate to the students of higher education in India. Pedagogical dynamics are visible in the planning, procedure, and method of content design and the content delivery design as well as the follow-up process design. The present article is a critical analysis of all the related aspects using value-based pioneering research in conflict management and for sustaining economic development in modern times. The learned readers are requested to use the Endnotes for connotative and denotative meanings of a few technical terms (Gaur et al., 2009) used hackneyed words in phrasal meanings based on the parlance of UHV contents for a better understanding of this chapter.
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Today, financial rationale inevitably dominates our existence to the point that we have forgotten the essential: the purpose of the economy and the company is to contribute to the…
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Today, financial rationale inevitably dominates our existence to the point that we have forgotten the essential: the purpose of the economy and the company is to contribute to the common good, to social peace, and to a happy life in the city. At the same time, this rationale is presented as being difficult to understand and, therefore, abandoned by the experts. Decisions are taken only at the national or supranational level, and democratic dialogue, therefore, suffers. Deep down, we all need to contribute to the economic debate, not academically and abstractly, but in the initial and pragmatic sense of oikos nomos: the rules of good domestic administration. Participating in the economy thus regains its central role for a rich collective life, guaranteeing fulfilment for businesses and people, unlike what is caused by neoliberalism through frenetic individualism, excessive consumption, and destructive competition.
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Margit Stein and Koffi Emmanuel Noglo
Many young people grow up in a climate of violence and oppression. As a result, they themselves often do not know how to develop in a peaceful society and are unaware of their…
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Many young people grow up in a climate of violence and oppression. As a result, they themselves often do not know how to develop in a peaceful society and are unaware of their opportunities and rights. This is where the Academie Bilimon comes in, offering young people between 14 and 27 years of age workshops and materials like handbooks and comics to live in peace and in solidarity with others. Peers are used as workshop leaders in the sense of peer teaching. These workshop concepts for global citizenship education (GCE) of the Academie Bilimon were made available in form of a handbook in seven different languages among them also African languages like Swahili, Haussa, Ewe and Kabiyè (Noglo & Stein, 2023; https://www.bilimonacademie.org/materiel-didactiques/bd).
This chapter introduces the concept of the Academie Bilimon and also the peer teaching book project, in which students from Togo and Germany, based on the workshops and Freire’s (2013) didactic-methodological approaches, developed a handbook for youth education in practical areas of life, such as identity development, responsible sexuality, vocational promotion, social engagement, interculturality, democracy building, peace education or education for sustainable development (ESD). The materials and teaching methods or skills gathered in the handbook were translated from the German language into French, English, Kiswahili, Haussa, Ewe and Kabiyè. The handbook for peer teaching is available online and free of charge and is used in schools, universities and workshops for youth leaders, teachers and headmasters all over Africa (Noglo & Stein, 2023; https://www.bilimonacademie.org/materiel-didactiques/bd).
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Peace economics is a field of study that focusses on analysing the economic factors that contribute to peace and conflict resolution. It explores the connections between…
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Peace economics is a field of study that focusses on analysing the economic factors that contribute to peace and conflict resolution. It explores the connections between economics, politics, and psychosocial dynamics to understand how economic policies and conditions can influence the likelihood of violent conflicts and the prospects for peace. A behavioural approach in peace economics acknowledges that economic decisions and actions are not always rational or solely driven by self-interest. Instead, it recognises that human behaviour is shaped by a combination of cognitive, emotional, and social factors. By studying these behavioural aspects, peace economists aim to better understand the causes of conflict and identify strategies to promote peace. In this chapter, a few psychological theories like positive psychology, need theories, decision-making bias, social norm bias, and the role of trust are discussed.