Statistically, women appear to suffer more frequently from depressive and anxiety disorders, featuring more regularly in primary care figures for consultations, diagnoses and prescriptions for psychotropic medication. This has been consistently so throughout the post-war period with current figures suggesting that women are approximately twice more likely to suffer from affective disorders than…
In recent accounts of rhetoric’s storied productivity, commentators have implied, along systematically Kantian lines, albeit with the occasional protestation, that agency must be coextensive with subjectivity. But is that all there is (to 2,500 years’ worth of hypothesizing about the ways in which communication might promote social change)? Les Belikian’s answer, drawing not only on tradi…
n this Special Issue of Brain Sciences, we will be discussing “Mental Illness in Children” from a range of perspectives, exploring the prevalence and recognition of mental disorders in children, the types of disorders and approaches to meeting their needs, and the complexity and severity of mental health problems in children. We look to what models of care best respond to children’s needs…
This book sheds light on the influence of the environment on people’s mental health. To what extent are exposures to green space, air pollution, natural disasters, etc. related to depression or suicide? Such questions are relevant for both scientists and policy-makers. A rich collection of chapters subsumes current research frontiers originating from disciplines such as geography, public heal…
This publication seeks to endeavour the relationship between material artefacts and reading practices in ancient and medieval cultures. While the acts of reception of written artefacts in former times are irretrievably lost, some of the involved artefacts are preserved and might comprise hints to the ancient reading practices. In form of case studies, the contributions to this volume examine …
Booklet “Tips Keamanan Pangan Edisi Ramadhan + Tips khusus mencegah Covid-19” merupakan persembahan Badan POM untuk masyarakat Indonesia, dengan harapan booklet ini dapat digunakan sebagai bahan edukasi keamanan pangan dan memberikan kontribusi dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan dan kesadaran masyarakat terhadap keamanan pangan.
This first book provides a comprehensive overview of the different levels of players who have been involved in both intended and unintended language planning and policy, and shows how they have impacted multilingual language use. Specifically, it looks at the roles of different ‘glo-national’ (global national) players in directing the choices of language use in various parts of the world. D…
COVID-19 merupakan penyakit menular yang disebabkan oleh jenis virus Corona baru (novel coronavirus/nCov). Virus Corona baru mirip dengan keluarga virus yang menyebabkan SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) dan sejumlah influensa biasa.
Pemilihan judul ini dilatarbelakangi oleh perubahan teknologi, terutama teknologi digital yang akselerasinya begitu cepat. Betapa tidak, teknologi digital telah melahirkan cohort Net Generation. Generasi ini mempunyai karakteristik yang berbeda dengan generasi sebelumnya. Generasi ini digambarkan sebagai kelompok generasi yang berinteraksi intens satu sama lain, berkomunikasi membentuk komunita…
Smart city (kota cerdas) adalah kota yang masyarakatnya mampu mengelola sumber daya dengan efisien, dalam arti “mampu memaksimalkan investasi sumberdaya manusia, transportasi, dan infrastruktur teknologi informasi untuk meningkatkan pertumbuhan ekonomi dan kenyamanan hidup” (Caragliu, Del, & Nijkamp, 2009). Smart city memiliki enam karakteristik, yaitu smart economy, smart mobility, smart e…