Social Aspects of Development
In: Sociological research, Volume 38, Issue 2, p. 5-18
ISSN: 2328-5184
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In: Sociological research, Volume 38, Issue 2, p. 5-18
ISSN: 2328-5184
In: Arbeitsberichte des Fachbereichs Wirtschaft- und Sozialwissenschaften, Universität Lüneburg 178
In: Waste management: international journal of integrated waste management, science and technology, Volume 19, Issue 6, p. 417-425
ISSN: 1879-2456
BACKGROUND/AIMS—Landmines have long been used in conventional warfare. These are antipersonnel mines which continue to injure people long after a ceasefire without differentiating between friend or foe, soldier or civilian, women or children. This study focuses on Afghan non-combatants engaged in mine clearing operations in Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Russo-Afghan war. The patterns and types of injuries seen are described and experiences in their management, ways, and means to prevent them, and recommendations for the rehabilitation of the affected individuals are given. METHODS—It is a retrospective and analytical study of 84 patients aged 19-56 years who sustained mine blast injuries during mine clearing operations in Afghanistan from November 1992 to January 1996. The study was carried out at a military hospital with tertiary care facilities. The patients were divided into three groups on the basis of their injuries. Group 1 required only general surgical attention, group 2 sustained only ocular injuries, while group 3 had combined ocular and general injuries. Patients in groups 2 and 3 were treated in two phases. The first phase aimed at immediate restoration of the anatomy, while restoration of function wherever possible was done in subsequent surgical procedures in the second phase. RESULTS—It was observed that 51 out of 84 patients (60.7%) had sustained ocular trauma of a variable degree as a result of the blasts. The mean age of the victims was 29 years and they were all male. A total of 91 eyes of 51 patients (89.2%) had been damaged. Bilaterality of damage was seen in 40 (78.4%) patients. Most, 34 (37.3%), eyes became totally blind (NPL). Only a few escaped with injury mild enough not to impair vision. Foreign bodies, small and multiple, were found in the majority of eyes; most, however, were found in the anterior segment, and posterior segment injuries were proportionally less. CONCLUSIONS—The prevalence of blindness caused by mine blast injuries is quite high. The resulting psychosocial ...
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In: Sociological research online, Volume 2, Issue 4, p. 89-99
ISSN: 1360-7804
This paper examines two aspects of multi-user virtual reality (VR) systems; the socio-technical shaping of these systems and the social relations inside multi-user virtual worlds. The paper begins with an overview of the history of networked interactive computer graphics and examines the main factors which are currently shaping networked VR systems. The second part explores the social relations between users inside virtual worlds and makes comparisons with other forms of computer-mediated-communication. In the conclusion, these two parts are linked: how is the development of multi-user virtual reality technology influencing how users interact within virtual worlds - and vice versa?
From the start of the HIV epidemic, the psychological and social aspects of the AIDS infection have been recognized. This volume contains a selection of key contributions to the discussion on the psychological and social implications of such infection
In: International labour review, Volume 138, Issue 2
ISSN: 0020-7780
In: Journal of social and evolutionary systems: JSES, Volume 21, Issue 1, p. 113-120
ISSN: 1061-7361
In: International labour review, Volume 138, Issue 2, p. 195-199
ISSN: 1564-913X
In: Social work in health care: the journal of health care social work ; a quarterly journal adopted by the Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care, Volume 27, Issue 3, p. 97-118
ISSN: 1541-034X
In: Policing and society: an international journal of research and policy, Volume 11, Issue 2, p. 181-208
ISSN: 1477-2728