bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Collective behaviors of the Lohe Hermitian sphere model with inertia
Authors: Ha Seung-Yeal , Kang Myeongju , Park Hansol
Published: April 2021

We present a second-order extension of the first-order Lohe Hermitian sphere (LHS) model and study its emergent asymptotic dynamics. Our proposed model incorporates an inertial effect as a second-order extension. The inertia term can generate an oscillatory behavior of particle trajectory in a small time interval(initial layer) which causes a technical difficulty for the application of monotonicity-based arguments. For emergent estimates, we employ two-point correlation function which is defined as an inner product between positions of particles. For a homogeneous ensemble with the same frequency matrix, we provide two sufficient frameworks in terms of system parameters and initial data to show that two-point correlation functions tend to the unity which is exactly the same as the complete aggregation. In contrast, for a heterogeneous ensemble with distinct frequency matrices, we provide a sufficient framework in terms of system parameters and initial data, which makes two-point correlation functions be close to unity by increasing the principal coupling strength.
Nonlinear stability of rarefaction waves for a hyperbolic system with Cattaneo's law
Authors: Bai Yinsong , He Lin , Zhao Huijiang
Published: April 2021

This paper is concerned with the time-asymptotically nonlinear stability of rarefaction waves to the Cauchy problem and the initial-boundary value problem in the half space with impermeable wall boundary condition for a scalar conservation laws with an artificial heat flux satisfying Cattaneo's law. In our results, although the \begin{document}$ L^2\cap L^\infty- $\end{document}norm of the initial perturbation is assumed to be small, the \begin{document}$ H^1- $\end{document}norm of the first order derivative of the initial perturbation with respect to the spatial variable can indeed be large. Moreover the far fields of the artificial heat flux can be different. Our analysis is based on the \begin{document}$ L^2 $\end{document} energy method.
Linear programming estimates for Cesàro and Abel limits of optimal values in optimal control problems
Authors: Gaitsgory Vladimir , Shvartsman Ilya
Published: April 2021

We consider infinite horizon optimal control problems with time averaging and time discounting criteria and give estimates for the Cesàro and Abel limits of their optimal values in the case when they depend on the initial conditions. We establish that these limits are bounded from above by the optimal value of a certain infinite dimensional (ID) linear programming (LP) problem and that they are bounded from below by the optimal value of the corresponding dual problem. (These estimates imply, in particular, that the Cesàro and Abel limits exist and are equal to each other if there is no duality gap). In addition, we obtain IDLP-based optimality conditions for the long run average optimal control problem, and we illustrate these conditions by an example.
BMO type space associated with Neumann operator and application to a class of parabolic equations
Authors: Chao Zhang , Yang Minghua
Published: April 2021

Let \begin{document}$ {\rm BMO}_{\Delta_{N}}(\mathbb{R}^{n}) $\end{document} denote a BMO space on \begin{document}$ \mathbb{R}^{n} $\end{document} associated to a Neumann operator \begin{document}$ \mathcal{L}: = -\Delta_{N} $\end{document}. In this article we will show that a function \begin{document}$ f\in {\rm BMO}_{\Delta_{N}}(\mathbb{R}^{n}) $\end{document} is the trace of the solution of \begin{document}$ {\mathbb L}u = u_{t}+ \mathcal{L} u = 0, u(x, 0) = f(x), $\end{document} where \begin{document}$ u $\end{document} satisfies a Carleson-type condition

   \begin{document}$ \begin{eqnarray*} \sup\limits_{x_B, r_B} r_B^{-n}\int_0^{r_B^2}\int_{B(x_B, r_B)} \left\{t| \partial_t u(x, t) |^2+ | \nabla_x u(x, t) |^2 \right\}{dx dt } \leq C <\infty, \end{eqnarray*} $\end{document}

for some constant \begin{document}$ C>0 $\end{document}. Conversely, this Carleson condition characterizes all the \begin{document}$ {\mathbb L} $\end{document}-carolic functions whose traces belong to the space \begin{document}$ {\rm BMO}_{\Delta_{N}}(\mathbb{R}^{n}) $\end{document}. Furthermore, based on the characterization of \begin{document}$ {\rm BMO}_{\Delta_{N}}(\mathbb{R}^{n}) $\end{document} mentioned above, we prove the global well-posedness for parabolic equations of Navier-Stokes type with the Neumann boundary condition under smallness condition on the intial data \begin{document}$ u_{0}\in {{\rm BMO}_{\Delta_{N}}^{-1}(\mathbb{R}^{n})} $\end{document}.
Iyengar-Hilfer fractional inequalities
Authors: Anastassiou George A.
Published: April 2021

Here we present Iyengar type integral inequalities. At the univariate level they involve \begin{document}$ \psi $\end{document}-Hilfer left and right fractional derivatives. At the multivariate level they involve Hilfer left and right fractional derivatives, and they deal with radial and non-radial functions on the ball and spherical shell. All estimates are with respect to norms \begin{document}$ \left \Vert \cdot \right \Vert _{p} $\end{document}, \begin{document}$ 1\leq p\leq \infty $\end{document}. At the end we provide an application.
London’s Uncertain Comforts: Fuegian Travelers and the Indeterminate Geography of Climate and Health
Authors: Taylor William M.
Published: April 2021

The phenomenon John Crowley calls the “invention” of comfort was shaped by European urbanization and demographic upheaval, namely the movements and crowding together of ever larger numbers of people into metropolitan centers in temperate regions such as London, Paris, and New York. From these centers, concentrations of scholarship, techno-scientific expertise, and capital supported colonial and commercial exploits abroad and fostered knowledge of other climatic regions and the indigenous peoples encountered there. Likewise, the notoriety of native arrivals in European capitals (voluntarily or not) reinforced geographical and exhibitionary impulses, inviting comparison today to medical topography, a discipline that emerged in the 1820s to link geography, climate, race, and disease onwards. The field was based on the theories of Parmenides and Aristotle, whereby the globe was divided into distinct climatic zones that determined the character of human beings found there. It was a doctrine supporting comparative anatomy and scientific racism, according to which regions of extreme temperature and weather were called to account for seemingly “abnormal” physiognomies and sensory faculties observed among some of the natives who were paraded around European streets, theatres and intellectual arena. The cumulative record of these encounters demonstrates the contributing role of global mobility to the geographical reasoning behind these and successive period discourses.The story of the indigenous Yamana Jemmy Button, his arrival in London from Tierra del Fuego in 1830 and his subsequent return to the cold, windswept region a year later, is recounted here to bring multiple sources of historical and theoretical elucidation (voyage narratives, medical and climate theory, environmental history, architectural theory, and others) to bear on the invention of comfort. The article aims to enlarge John Crowley’s thesis, specifically what he sees to be the contribution of spectacle and material culture to comfort’s social construction. It identifies caveats to the deterministic scope of geography that were posed by nineteenth-century hygienic science and immunology and by the accumulating store of observation-based studies of climate and weather. These developments connected disease to human populations, urban settings, and buildings in nuanced, environmentally-attuned ways. The article concludes by proposing the particular relevance of naval history and world-voyaging ships for these developments, including the roles played by vessels like the H.M.S. Beagle which conveyed the Fuegians to England and back again.
Une recette de « beau vert » à base de vert-de-gris pour peindre les cartes marines (milieu du xvie siècle)
Authors: Bochaca Michel , Bochaca Arízaga Manuel
Published: April 2021

Le manuscrit Français 24269 de la Bibliothèque nationale de France livre, au milieu de textes relatifs à la navigation astronomique copiés dans les années 1540, une recette de « beau vert […] pour peindre [les] terres ». La mise par écrit de cette préparation à base de vert-de-gris s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un usage croissant du vert par les cartographes durant la première moitié du xvie siècle. L’application de pigments d’acétates de cuivre, instables et corrosifs, sur un support papier peut poser avec le temps des problèmes de conservation. Les images spectrales réalisées en vue de la restauration des documents altérés livrent des informations utiles à la connaissance des techniques cartographiques qui échappent à l’examen visuel externe auquel les historiens se cantonnent habituellement.
Fraud Governance and Good Practices Against Fraud
Authors: Zairis Antonios
Published: April 2021

Corporate governance standards allow corporate actions to be in accordance with law. In recent years, allegations of corporate misconduct have raised questions about the prevailing norm of conformity. This chapter discusses the effect of law on corporate activity by comparing the provisions of law with the actual conduct of business in the market. In particular, it explores how such legislation causes a greater commitment of corporate entities to legal enforcement than others. The inference drawn is that the existing rule—an ambiguous common law or statutory requirement—usually has to do with corporate conduct that evades the requirement or underlying intent of the law or ignores it. In its fraud policy and fraud response plan, the strategy of a company to deal with fraud should be explicitly defined.
Theoretical Analysis of Creative Accounting
Authors: Chimonaki Christianna
Published: April 2021

This chapter begins with the definitions of creative accounting, fraud and financial statement fraud and explains the relationship between them. Next, it presents the classical theories on the determinants of financial statement fraud. Section 1.4 presents the profile of accounting scandals. Section 1.5 presents the components of financial report fraud as well as the parties involved in in creative accounting. Section 1.6 presents the reasons and motivations for creative accounting. Specifically, the authors analyse manipulation practices, the methods and the opportunities for creative accounting and address why financial frauds occur. Finally, they offer conclusions in Section 1.7.
Operational Risk Framework and Fraud Management
Authors: Tsitsiridi Elpida , Lemonakis Christos , Zopounidis Constantin
Published: April 2021

The universal financial shake of 2008 altered business and occupational circumstances and will inevitably trigger the outbreak of new forms of operational risk. Under normal conditions, OR does not cause significant losses; thus, severe damage is likely to occur when an operational miscarriage or an unexpected event takes place. Under the Basel III context, the banking sector is trying to increase safety and stability, by focusing on the quality of historical loss data, while cultivating an inside operational risk awareness culture. One of the most perilous types of OR is fraud, and its effects are often dangerous and may have long-term spillovers. In this chapter, an analysis of the meaning and the main characteristics of fraud is provided, focusing on contemporary trends of the issue. Going further, the business anti-fraud strategic plan is described along with how it maximizes its efficiency, while the chapter aims to analyze the demands for an organization to pass through fraud-fragile to fraud-resistant.
Impact of Corporate Fraud on Foreign Direct Investment?
Authors: Alkebsee Radwan , Tian Gaoliang , Spinthiropoulos Konstantinos G. , Stavropoulou Eirini , Konstantinidis Anastasios
Published: April 2021

The capital market reputation attracts foreign investment. Corporate fraud phenomenon is one of the most crucial aspects that threaten foreign investors. This study investigates the impact of corporate fraud on foreign direct investment FDI. Using data of Chinese listed firms, over the period 2009 to 2017, the results show that corporate fraud is negatively associated with foreign direct investment. This suggests that corporate fraud declines foreign shareholders ratio, and foreign investors avoid investing in a risky environment where their wealth may be expropriated. Further, we explore the impact of having foreign shareholders on corporate fraud. We find that increasing foreign shareholders may help in curbing corporate fraud due to diversified corporate experience and risk-taking behavior. However, the findings remain robust after controlling for the potential endogeneity problem. Our findings have important implications for policymakers and governments as it shows that corporate fraud is a crucial determinant to the cause of foreign direct investment.
Application of Adaptive Neurofuzzy Control in the Field of Credit Insurance
Authors: Ainatzoglou Konstantina K. , Tairidis Georgios K. , Stavroulakis Georgios E. , Zopounidis Constantin K.
Published: April 2021

Credit insurance is of vital importance for the trade sector and almost every related business. Moreover, every policy in credit insurance is tailor-made in order to suit in the best available way the unique needs and demands of the insured business. Thus, pricing of such service can be tricky for an insurance company. In the present chapter, this pricing problem in the field of credit insurance will be addressed through the use of intelligent control mechanisms. More specifically, a way of calculating the price of insurance policies that has to be paid by a prospective client of an insurance company will be suggested. The model will be created and implemented with the use of fuzzy logic, and more specifically, through the implementation of an adaptive neurofuzzy inference system. The training data that will be used for the tuning of the system will be derived from real anonymous insurance policies of the Greek insurance market.
The Construction of Orientalist Discourse in the Documentary Series on the Digital Broadcasting Platform Netflix
Authors: Ateş Hüdai , Parsa Alev Fatoş
Published: April 2021

Developing technology and communication opportunities show that the audience can access fiction and documentary films more easily than in previous years. This research reveals the extent of globalization with the development of communication technologies and how orientalism takes place in documentary films through a netflix documentary. The orientalist perspective is transformed into a global perception through documentary films and documentary series on digital platforms, World's Most Wanted, Samantha Lewthwaite: The White. In this documentary, how the orientalist elements take place and how Islam is portrayed as a terror religion is revealed with the method of semiotic analysis, and the meanings created by the written-audio codes are revealed.
Virtual Orientalism/Imagined Dualism (VO/ID) Expansion
Authors: Kamperis Aya
Published: April 2021

In Virtual Orientalism, Jane Naomi Iwamura extends Edward Said's theory through an analysis of the US post-war visual culture to trace the genealogy of the icon of the East she calls the ‘Oriental Monk'. The aim of the chapter is to explore the appropriation of the notion of Zen, particularly its application and exploitation as an aesthetic ‘style', and the mechanisms behind such phenomena. The chapter extends Iwamura's thesis to elaborate on the function of the Virtual Monk to question the development of its ontology in the contemporary world of neoliberalism and social media to introduce the concept of VO/ID, which has been deployed by capitalist corporations to market Zen as a lifestyle product/service. It offers an insight into the process of identification within the framework of orientalism, that is, the way in which the Self and the Other come into being, and offer Gen as a possible solution to the VO/ID expansion.
New Portrayals of the Arab World in TV Series
Authors: Corral Alfonso , Pérez Brenda , Oliva Héctor J.
Published: April 2021

This work reflects on how the representation of the Arab world has evolved in three fictional works that have emerged in the second decade of the 21st century: Homeland (Showtime Networks, 2011-2020), Tyrant (FX Network-Fox, 2014-2016), and Jack Ryan (Amazon Prime Video, 2018-). The goal is to determine whether the main socio-political milestones that occurred during this period (the Arab Spring, Syrian Civil War, appearance of ISIS, etc.) have transformed the already classic theories of authors such as Edward Said, Jack Shaheen, or Evelyn Alsultany, among others. A viewing and analysis of the first season of each show demonstrates that the panorama has not improved in terms of discourse, topics, and stereotypes. It is clear, therefore, that the lens of 9/11 is still very present in the Hollywood mindset regarding Arabs, Muslims, and Islam.
Techno Fantasies of East and West
Authors: Akşit Onur O. , Nazlı Azra K.
Published: April 2021

In this chapter, the science fiction anime that takes its source from Masamune Shirow's manga with the same name, Kōkaku Kidōtai (攻殻機動隊, Ghost in the Shell), is examined and compared with the U.S. adaptation film Ghost in the Shell (2017) within the framework of techno-orientalism. The study aims a comparative critique through anime and film, which both allow explaining the transformative potential-effects of technology in a socio-cultural context in the east-west axis, through dissociations, convergences, and integration. It is to review the representations of traditional Western-centered thought that is deconstructed with the narrative which maintains focus on technology axis; it is aimed to reveal with the analysis that takes the 2017 film to the center. In this way, Ghost in the Shell offers possibilities of representation in the axis of futuristic Eastern culture with the female-cyborg character that presents the cyber-society environment, the deconstruction of the idea that puts focus on anthropocentrism, especially the ‘Western man'.
Orientalism Revisited
Authors: Ozkavruk Adanir Elvan , Ileri Berna
Published: April 2021

Orientalism is a Western and Western-centric broad field of research that studies the social structures, cultures, languages, histories, religions, and geographies of countries to the east of Europe. The term took on a secondary, detrimental association in the 20th century which looks down on the East. However, this chapter will not dwell on the definition of Orientalism that is debated the most; instead, it will discuss the positive contribution of Orientalism to Western culture. Even though the West otherizes the East in daily life, when it comes to desire, vanity, luxury, and flamboyance without hesitating a moment it adopts these very elements from the Eastern culture. It could be said that this adaptation brings these societies closer in one way or another. The highly admired fashion of Orientalism in the West starting from the 17th century until the 21st century will be the focus of this study.
Eastern Male Image in Contemporary Oriental Media
Authors: Gümüşel Günseli
Published: April 2021

When the Ottoman Empire in the 17th century was at the peak of its power, British and French merchants who came to Istanbul were writing so-called memories of harems to their homeland, and these letters composed the image of Eastern male in Orientalism and details of Muslim male image, which was one of the most important prototypes. The details which were written by non-Muslims who had no chance to even come near to Sultan's private life, recounted a period of literature to politics. Moreover, Muslim males who were called “not lustful Turk” in the past also have to face some kind of vexatious accusations today because of this created identity. In the same year, the producers proposed that The Lustful Turk movie had a big budget and an ambitious project; they were trying to affect potential audience. In this study, The Lustful Turk's novel segments and the movie are analyzed in detail to understand top-level racist accusations to Eastern male image, especially the Turkish one. Also, contemporary media approaches will be evaluated from Edward Said's point of view.
Orientalism, Colonialism, and Bouchareb's Indigènes
Authors: Beyazoğlu İbrahim
Published: April 2021

Rachid Bouchareb's movie Indigènes (aka Days of Glory, 2006) constitutes a powerful critique of the discourse of orientalism in significant ways that requires consideration. The chapter presents a descriptive and critical analysis of ambivalent positions during colonial encounters in the Second World War and analyses the totalizing and monist nature of the logocentric regime of meaning in the construction of a colonial orientalist discourse where knowledge and power enter into an agreement of sorts. The chapter throws light on ways in which Eurocentric history writing undermines the colonial soldiers' struggle for recognition and opens up a vista onto the critical role of post-colonial cinema in giving the invisible subjects' their due in history and popular media.
Fantasies of Returning to Nature as an Escape From Culture
Authors: Güntürkün Elif , Gürses Köse İlknur
Published: April 2021

Modernism and its institutions have begun to be questioned by postmodern thinkers in almost every field. Nature was affirmed as an ideal on the path to liberation from culture. According to Camille Paglia, culture, which was seen as a way to the main obstacle to freedom, and the hierarchical position of the contrasts such as East-West, nature-culture, etc., has become the focus of discussions in the world of art and thought as fictions that need to be questioned and overcome on the way to liberation. While the view of nature as a liberating potential finds its place in consumer culture and popular culture as an extension of the opposing perspective originating from the counterculture, the return to nature has been fetishized by authenticating Eastern cultures with an Orientalist perspective. The beach, which is one of the representations of this common interests in the East in the art of cinema, will be examined in the light of the concepts of counter culture, postmodern subject, consumer culture, in the axis of nature-culture and East-West dichotomies.
Representations of Masculinities in Gaya Jiji's Film Named My Favorite Fabric
Authors: Barış Baran
Published: April 2021

Masculinity refers to the roles expected of men by gender ideology. Masculinity studies after 1990 revealed that masculinity cannot be taken as a universal subject. Another important concept in this study is orientalism. Orientalism generally refers to the West's point of view regarding the East. In Western narratives, Eastern women are generally depicted as oppressed heroes, and men as heroes who are always strong. However, alternative narratives reveal that different forms of femininity and masculinity can be seen in Eastern societies. In this study, a Syrian director's film named My Favorite Fabric is analyzed with a semiotic method within the framework of these concepts. When the representations of masculinity in the film are examined, it is seen that different forms of masculinity are constructed, and an alternative to the orientalist discourse is presented accordingly. It has been revealed that different variables are effective in the construction of masculinities.
Neo-Orientalist Approaches in XR (Extended Reality) Applications
Authors: Atiker Barış
Published: April 2021

Being one of the most prominent reflections of intercultural interaction, orientalism is the West's description of the East according to its own beliefs and understanding. This concept also includes the alienation and isolation of the human while trying to define 'the others'. The digital culture has searched for alternative realities and identities visible through virtual worlds controlled by the individual. This search for identity has led to the transformation of a fictional and shallow imagination into a cultural commodity through various stereotypes, just like in orientalism. Extended reality is one of the new oases of neo-orientalism as a research subject that combines the concepts of virtual and augmented reality. The increasing fusion between the human mind and machines radically changes the way people are born, live, learn, work, produce, dream, discuss, or die. This research aims to interpret the effects of transformation of information in XR technologies within the axis of neo-orientalism perspective through new individual experiences.
Post-Orientalist Comments by Contemporary Women Photographers
Authors: Sezer Işık
Published: April 2021

Today, Iran, Morocco, Tunisia, etc. women photographers have made the orientalist visual expression form the focal point of their art: the orientalist painting tradition as a result of the painter Delacroix's trip to Morocco in 1832, the imagination world and the painting tradition shaped by the economy-politics of the period, from the male-dominated point of view, the harem, the chamber, etc. It is based on fantasies based on the female body in oriental spaces. Although this painting movement maintained its effectiveness between 1832-1914, it is taken as a reference by photographers in today's postmodern art environment. In today's photography art, Shirin Neshat, Lalla Essaydi, Shadi Ghadirian, Majida Khattari, Meriem Bouderbala, who have Eastern and Western cultures and mostly live in Western countries, visualize the position of women in their countries with an interdisciplinary interpretation in their photographic visions that they shape with a post-orientalist attitude.
Reconsidering Gender Stereotypes Through Bollywood Cinema
Authors: Erol Ebru Gülbuğ , Gülsün Mustafa
Published: April 2021

The concept of gender determines the biological sex of an individual by birth. However, according to the understanding of gender, there are basic codes for men and women, and people act in accordance with these codes. Orientalism is an imitation or depiction of directions in the Eastern world. In terms of cinema, it is the creation of an Eastern atmosphere with the Eastern representation and images in the films. Sports, common name for all body movements that are performed by obeying certain rules and techniques, are beneficial to physical development and aim to have fun and are open to everybody regardless of sex. Traditional gender stereotypes posit that women do certain kinds of sports. So, films that depict this extraordinary contrast are remembered for their subjects. The film Dangal depicts the father-daughter relationships of an Indian family living in an Eastern cultural tradition and a female wrestler with international status, unlike a family shaped according to oriental codes.
Orientalism in Turkish Political Election Campaigns
Authors: Okmeydan Cudi Kaan
Published: April 2021

This chapter studies the use of orientalist elements in advertisements of Turkish political parties as a reaction to the orientalist approach of the West, based on examples. It is observed that especially the right-wing parties frequently use orientalist elements in political advertisements during election periods in Turkey. These orientalist elements usually consist of large historical mosque figures and Ottoman motives. However, these orientalist elements are presented together with Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Turkish satellites, unmanned aircraft, and modern city views to establish a connection between the past and future and show developed and contemporary aspects of Turkey. Thus, it is hinted to the West that a Muslim country taking pride in its past can also be a contemporary and developed country. The present study is focused on orientalism reflections in Turkish political election campaigns and aims to reveal orientalist elements and orientalist perspective that are common in election campaigns.
A Comparative Study Oriented Tourism Advertisements in Turkey
Authors: Yetkin Barış
Published: April 2021

This study examines the orientalist influences in the media. Studies that determine the orientalist elements in media content in Turkey are not sufficient. In order to eliminate this deficiency, it was determined as the starting point of the research whether the orientalist stereotypes are still valid today and whether they contain epistemic violence. Based on this problem, some of the advertisements used in tourism promotion in the last 20 years within the framework of the official state policies of the Republic of Turkey are selected. Historical understanding and analytical thinking are adopted. In this direction, cultural context research is conducted using comparative case studies. It is aimed to find out whether the situation defined as self-orientalism in tourism promotion advertisements coincides with Western orientalist stereotypes. Thus, it is desired to provide a new perspective to researchers working on this subject and to present meta-analysis data.
Women's Images in Turkish Cinema in the Context of Orientalism
Authors: İmik Tanyıldızı Nural , Yolcu Ayşe Şebnem
Published: April 2021

Orientalism, which we can define as how the West recognizes the East, can be determined in many different fields such as literature, music, and architectural painting since ancient times. In orientalist ideology, the negative traits of the other are always emphasized. Because, as Said also emphasizes, the West can only create its own self by alienating and negating the East. The representation styles of marginalized societies; identities and genders are negative in parallel with the Western understanding in the movies that are dominated by the orientalist ideology. The Eastern woman, who is currently the absolute other in terms of gender, is marginalized once again in the examples of Orientalist cinema. This study, based on the movie Tight Dress, aims to observe the hegemonic structure of the willingness to represent women in the patriarchal order of the Eastern Muslim-Turkish representation of women produced within the Western masculine fantasy discourse within the framework of feminist theory and to reveal the orientalist elements in the film through semiotic analysis.
Orientalism, Islamophobia, and the Concept of Otherization Through Civil Conflict, Digital Platform Netflix
Authors: Semiz Türkoğlu Hülya , Türkoğlu Süleyman
Published: April 2021

Orientalism is a form of marginalization that constitutes the thinking system of Western civilizations. The question of how the East is represented can be answered with series that have a global impact. In this study, the Messiah series, which is a digital television platform Netflix series that continues its broadcasting activities on a global scale, is discussed. The Messiah series is an American-made series that draws the attention of the people of three great religions, which is about the belief that the prophet Jesus will return and save the world. Orientalist ideologies are presented in the series. It has been evaluated in terms of narrative structure, fiction, characters, and space. For this purpose, the chapter discusses the orientalism fiction and othering discourses in the series with the literature review method by considering the representation of the East in the series with its general framework.
Evaluation of Women's Perspectives in the East Societies on New Media News
Authors: Arslan Hicabi , Topal Aslihan
Published: April 2021

Turkey is located frequently in women's media. The representation of women in the media, which should be evaluated in many aspects such as sociological, psychological, political, economic, and legal, has been frequently the subject of academic studies. In the country and in the world, women can generally find their place in the media within the social roles assigned to them. The view of countries towards women is also shaped by the effect of cultural, economic, political, and social structures. In Eastern cultures, the woman is usually burdened with roles in need of protection, such as the woman of her home, the mother of her child, a good wife, a self-sacrificing woman who lives at home.
The Otherization of Turkey in the Orientalist Discourse
Authors: Özdemir Emel
Published: April 2021

This chapter aims to make out how the orientalism that dominates and that reshapes the East as Western discourse affects the construction of Turkish image that is influenced by the new orientalism process, and how it has changed with the media. By studying the news and images about Turkey, it is purposed to analyze whether the otherization of Turkey in orientalist discourse that is generally established with different kinds of many bad images, expressions from past to now is still alive with all the images, discourses, expressions in the media, or whether it has started to acquire a different point of view in orientalism today, or not. In this study, it is possible to see the reconstruction of Turkish image and the general perception of the West about Turkey in the process of new orientalism that is reflected via the discourses, images, and expressions in the media by analyzing the news about tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean in the foreign press.
Orientalist Approaches in Advertising
Authors: Kırteke Simge
Published: April 2021

Brands offer indicators to audiences through advertisements in many topics such as political, ideological, economic, and cultural. In particular, while creating their advertisements, international brands make use of the indicators that assume the cultural and demographic structure of the geographic location they are published in and carry out advertising campaigns under the influence of Orientalism. With these advertisements, it is presented how the West shows the East with an Orientalist perspective to the audiences that the advertisement reaches both in the geographical location where it is published and in the international geography. Within the scope of this study, the Nike brand, which emerged in Western societies and became a big name in the international arena, the advertising campaign with the slogan “What will they say about you?” and the SHE (Saudi Heroines Empowering a Nation) advertisement were examined and compared with the method of semiotic analysis, and their relationships with Orientalism were explained.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Authors: Çeri Veysi
Published: April 2021

We all know that the baby's world is a 10-20 square foot field, which grows steadily over the years. The small world plays a leading role in shaping the child's mind at a rate inversely proportional to its size. In fact, not only stressful pieces of life but all kinds of experience takes part in the psychosocial development of the child, good or bad. Herewith, the conditions that cause chronic stress such as neglect, abuse, poverty, domestic or societal violence, war, and dislocation leave unfavorable traces that are difficult to change in the human mind. Today, while we, the mental health workers, are more focused on the apparent wounds that such adverse experiences have left in our souls, the unseen wounds continue to shape the child, society, and us all.
Romantic Relationships, Online Dating, and Mental Health Issues
Authors: Bhave Tejaswini
Published: April 2021

This chapter attempts to present the overview of mental health issues associated with online dating and online romantic relationships with relevant research background. It briefly cautions about the possible risks involved in the world of online dating platforms and later delves into mental health concerns that can emerge out of experiences while selecting a potential partner online, developing a romantic relationship, and being involved in a romantic relationship online. It also discusses safety measures that need to be taken before and while being active on such online dating sites. The chapter draws attention to the specific role of mental health professionals that is needed while dealing with victims of online scams and abuse.
Kindness Makes a Difference
Authors: Silton Nava R. , Riley Patrick , Anzovino Amanda
Published: April 2021

High quality interventions, which employ an extended contact model, wherein stories, roleplaying, and other appealing informational media are used to promote more positive intergroup attitudes, tend to be effective at enhancing the attitudes, intentions, and interests of typical children toward their peers with differences. The following four studies assess the efficacy of The Realabilities comic book series and the Addy & Uno off-Broadway musical, which promote kindness, empathy, and a stop-bullying platform while teaching about disabilities and/or mental health disorders. The studies include 1) a qualitative study of 19 fourth grade students from an elementary school in Paramus, NJ, who viewed the Addy & Uno off-Broadway musical and participated in the full Realabilities educational comic book series intervention; 2) a qualitative study of 20 high school students with diverse disabilities, who participated in the full Realabilities comic book series intervention; 3) a quantitative study of 76 students from a high school in Long Island City, NY, who read the first mental health-based Realabilities comic book; and finally, 4) a quantitative study of 66 students from a high school in Long Island City, NY, who read the first and second mental-health based Realabilities comics. The researchers used a coding system to find principal themes in the qualitative data and used modified versions of the adjective checklist (ACL) and shared activities questionnaire (SAQ), along with a knowledge measure, to assess quantitative changes from pre to post-testing of the comic book series. Study findings help support the efficacy of an extended contact model and suggest that programs like these may serve as useful antidotes to counter negative attitudes of children and adolescents towards disabilities and mental health disorders, respectively.
“More Than Peer Support: Organizational and Relational Intervention Model”
Authors: Gonzalez Mario Jose , Guma Marie , Gonzalez Bernardo Jose
Published: April 2021

The chapter describes a replicable and innovative approach designed to assist first responder communities through the mental health challenges they face in their personal and professional lives. The First Responder Assistance Program (FRAP) strives to create a healthy environment, through a unified structure, three tiered organizational and relational intervention approach, inclusive of peer support, peer chaplaincy support, and clinician involvement. The FRAP Model establishes a direct correlation between organizational wellness, and the individual health of its members. It emphasizes a “top to bottom” organizational intervention, with the understanding that no matter how much help is provided to the individual, the environment must be addressed in order to obtain sustainable results. It stresses a “holistic” approach to healing with a focus on post traumatic growth and the systematic building of individual and organizational resilience.
Social Media for Mental Health Initiatives
Authors: Richardson Gemma
Published: April 2021

Social media has added a new dynamic for those living with mental illness. There are several benefits to using social media to obtain information and support for mental health issues, but there are also new challenges and drawbacks. This chapter explores social media for mental health initiatives, with a focus on two case studies: Facebook's suicide prevention tools and the Bell Let's Talk campaign. These case studies highlight the unique ways that social media can be harnessed to raise awareness and provide support and resources to vulnerable populations, while also providing insights into the challenges of utilizing these platforms.
The Mental Health Interpreter
Authors: Parenzo Sarah , Schuster Michal
Published: April 2021

This chapter aims to provide an interpretation of the role of the mental health interpreter, using the concept of “third space” taken from the field of cultural translation and the psychoanalytical concept of transference/counter-transference. Such interpretation provides a unique and novel analysis of the work of the mental health interpreter through the perspective of the “third space”, thus enabling a broader view of the interpreter's role in the therapeutic session. The authors' insights are based on a reflective journal written by the first author while working as an interpreter during a parental training in a public mental health clinic in Israel. By reviewing the different roles, powerplays, and challenges in this third space, the authors will suggest some practical recommendation regarding the training and supervision of mental health interpreters, allowing them to serve as competent and ethical mediators between the patient and the therapist.
Individual Funding for People With Mental Health Issues
Authors: David Christina , Laragy Carmel , Hudson Elizabeth
Published: April 2021

This chapter outlines the key features of individual funding programs and examines their suitability for people with mental illness. This is a contested area with some writers concerned that mental illness is different from other types of disability and unsuitable for individual funding. The recovery model and the episodic nature of mental illness are seen as conflicting with individual funding eligibility criteria for consistent and permanent disability. The counter view is that flexible individual funding is ideally suited to meeting the fluctuating needs of people with mental illness: its key principles of empowerment and self-direction being consistent with the recovery paradigm. Evidence from Australian and international studies is reviewed, suggesting that successful outcomes can be achieved if the necessary supports and resources are available to meet people's needs.
The Social Mandate to Deal With Mental Health
Authors: Mazzola Alberta
Published: April 2021

The chapter aims to explore the construct of mental health in a psychoanalytic perspective with a psychosocial approach. In particular, the chapter studies mental health by analysing traces to detect social mandate characterizing different mental health agencies. The highlighted hypothesis could be interpreted as that social mandate is a clue of local cultures about mental health, which determine fantasies about mental health issues, grounding on symbolizations shared by professionals, users, and community. The chapter introduces three clinical experiences of interventions, carried out in different contexts: a public mental health service, a public middle school, a psychoanalytic private office. All the presented experiences concern mental health field, even though they are characterized by different features in terms of subjects, methods, professionals, users, and organizations involved. The chapter explores those differences in order to focus on transversal issues.
Mental Health Education and Literacy in Schools
Authors: Dale Matthew
Published: April 2021

This chapter will look at the current situation concerning youth mental health in Australia and provide information about youth mental health literacy, which was first coined by Jorm in 1997. A literature review of current Australian mental health promotion and education programs being offered in schools will be conducted as well as examples of some of the better-known ones that have been implemented internationally. The evolution of mental health education in Australian schools will be examined so as to provide a perspective of how some of the current programs came into being or existence. The main aim of this chapter will be to highlight the high prevalence of mental illness that exists amongst young people in Australia and how implementing mental health education in schools can be beneficial and helpful in improving their mental health and wellbeing. Mental health education in schools can help in breaking down the stigma surrounding mental illness. Another benefit is that young people will be able to identify mental health problems earlier amongst their peers and in themselves, which can lead to early help seeking, especially due to young people gaining a higher level of mental health literacy through mental health education programs.
Campus-Wide Initiatives
Authors: Squires Maureen E. , Martin Melissa , Mockry Jean , Puliatte Alison , Simard Denise A.
Published: April 2021

In this chapter, the authors situate mental health issues in the context of U.S. institutes of higher education. They provide a brief history of the provision of mental health services on campus and contends that postsecondary schools should shift to a campus-wide, preventive, proactive approach to promote student flourishing. Four specific areas for interventions are discussed. These include academic or curricular adjustments, increased awareness and knowledge, supportive environments, and appropriate policies and procedures. These initiatives (which are not only the responsibility of “experts”) rely on the open communication and collaboration of all members of the campus community.
Interagency Collaboration to Improve School Outcomes for Students With Mental Health Challenges
Authors: Bixler Kristina , Anderson Jeffrey Alvin
Published: April 2021

Students with significant emotional-behavioral concerns and mental illness tend to experience poor educational and social outcomes. This chapter describes some of the challenges facing schools that are responsible for educating students with and at-risk for mental health challenges. Although some students encounter numerous risks, thereby increasing the chances of developing mental illness and failing school, there are also protective factors that can be identified and harnessed to counterbalance such risks and promote higher levels of resilience. By examining relationships among factors such as poverty, mental well-being, family engagement, resiliency, and school performance, a school-focused, community-based framework is suggested for responding to and overcoming these challenges. This chapter provides practical guidelines for schools, community agencies, and families to work together to support and engage young people who are at-risk for school failure due to emotional-behavioral concerns and mental health challenges.
Healing Alex's Wound
Authors: Chen Szu-Yu
Published: April 2021

Multicultural and Social Justice Counseling Competencies (MSJCC) has emphasized the need to consider multicultural and social justice factors into all aspects of the counseling profession. Consistent with the MSJCC guideline, it is essential that counselors provide developmentally and culturally responsive interventions when working with children from diverse backgrounds. Adlerian play therapy is a unique approach in which counselors incorporate basic tenets of individual psychology and premise of play therapy to help children work through different types of emotional or behavioral issues. This chapter provides an overview of the effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on children's mental health, particularly the multitude of effects on Hispanic children. The author then illustrates the application of Adlerian play therapy from MSJCC's perspective to work with a Hispanic boy exposed to a high level of ACEs.
Culturally Responsive Practices
Authors: Crosby-Cooper Tricia , Ferrell Natasha
Published: April 2021

Achieving positive mental health is a worthy desire as positive mental health leads to better success in all aspects of life. Unfortunately, for some youth, achieving positive mental health is a struggle. African Americans demonstrate mental health difficulties approximately 20% more than their White counterparts. To address mental health concerns, schools have increasingly implemented multi-tiered supports to better identify and support students. Unfortunately, interventions implemented in schools have largely ignored the impact that race, culture, and behavioral expectations have on the mental health of African American youth. African American youth exhibit symptoms and behaviors of mental health similar to youth of other cultures and races, yet they experience lower levels of mental health services. To help African American youth experiencing mental health difficulties, stakeholders must implement culturally responsive, evidence-based interventions.