Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are nomadic species typically studied across broad (>100km) spatial scales. In this study, I model fine-scale (or submesocale) habitat preferences, determine how organization into distinctive units of associating female and juveniles influences habitat use, and describe how movements change across the 24-hour cycle. This study concerns a well-studied population of sperm whales off Dominica in the Eastern Caribbean. Statistical models suggest that overall habitat use is rather homogenous, and social behaviour is best predicted by the presence of mature males. Variation among social units in the amount of time spent, and space occupied, within the study area indicates habitat preferences at the level of the social unit. Finally, movements are influenced by the diurnal cycle, as whales tend to move from inshore to offshore at dusk. This study betters our understanding of sperm whale habitat decisions over fine-scales, and has implication for conservation and management strategies.

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Digitalisering möjliggör flexibelt och platsoberoende arbete, vilket utnyttjas av digitala nomader som arbetar samtidigt som de reser. Syftet med föreliggande studie var att beskriva hur det är att arbeta och leva som svensk digital nomad, vad som motiverar dem i arbetet och till att bli samt fortsätta vara digitala nomader. Sju personer intervjuades och materialet analyserades med kvalitativ tematisk metod. I resultatet framkom frihet, självbestämmande och värdedrivet beslutsfattande som centralt i respondenternas arbete, vardag och motivation. De upplevde utmaningar som att underhålla vänskapsrelationer, struktur och disciplin i arbetet samt att hitta stabila inkomstkällor. Möjliga tolkningar av resultatet är att digitala nomader har en arbetssituation och livsstil med övervägande goda förutsättningar att tillfredsställa grundläggande psykologiska behov, framförallt behoven av autonomi och kompetens, vilket kan främja inre motivation. Sett ur ett karriärperspektiv skulle digitala nomader kunna tolkas ha en proteansk karriärorientering och kompetenser som är relevanta på den samtida och framtida arbetsmarknaden.

The global society of today is characterised by global communications, expansive networks and uninterrupted movement of information and people. This study sets out to investigate psycho-geographic liminality, understood as a state of perpetual movement, through the work of selected contemporary South African artists. This liminality is situated between an identity denoted on one hand by fragmentation and fluid change, as a result of transitivity, and on the other hand by a sense of place, which sets up two psychological states, namely displacement and belonging. Transitivity is explored in relation to conditions of post-colonialisation, immigration, emigration and telecommunications within the context of globalisation and is considered in direct in contrast to the concept of place as a physical house, suburb, city or country where one feels 'at home,' denoting a sense of belonging. Through the investigation of relevant theories in sociology, anthropology and philosophy this study proposes that we are in perpetual transit, being at home everywhere and yet nowhere, therefore requiring a new understanding of belonging rooted in a continual flow. Copyright / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Visual Arts / unrestricted

Due to the pandemic, along with the growth of current technology, working remotely is becoming more feasible. As a result digital nomadism has become a viable alternative as a career. The emerging literature on digital nomadism focuses mainly on lifestyle descriptions, with less attention given to potentially understand digital nomads and their needs (Wang et al. 2018). In this research the author will apply uses and gratification theory to describe the gratifications that motivates digital nomads and their means of communication combined with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to determine if the needs of digital nomads have changed during the course of the pandemic. The aim of this thesis is to provide terminological and philosophical insights on the idea of digital nomads and their future.   Since the start of the pandemic the discussions whether remote work is the future has been fluctuating to say the least. Big companies have introduced a “work from anywhere” model meaning that their employees will have the possibility to choose if they want to be remote after the pandemic (CNBC, 2021). Prior to this, digital nomads were already fully remote. This could be the ideal time and subject to study to gain further understanding if the digital nomad phenomenon has changed. Moreover, if there has been an increase or decrease in interest regarding a remote future while aiming to understand the future remote workforce.

Actuellement estimés à environ 8 millions d'individus, les Peuls constituent un ensemble de populations réparties sur une vingtaine de pays de la zone sub-saharienne. À partir d'une origine qu'ils affirment commune et qui, selon l'hypothèse la plus couramment admise, se situerait en Égypte, ils auraient connu de multiples mouvements migratoires, mais en conservant dans tous les cas le souci d'organiser leur vie sociale autour de l'élevage bovin. Mieux qu'un symbole, la vache leur apparaît comme l'animal fondateur de leur personnalité ethnique. On remarque cependant des différences notables selon qu'ils sont nomades, sédentaires ou semi-nomades. Les dispersions connues au cours des siècles, pour des raisons diverses (entre autres : économiques, politiques, climatiques), ont eu pour conséquences des écarts culturels parfois profonds. En procédant à une comparaison des sédentarisés en Guinée, sur les plateaux du Fuuta-Jaloo, et des nomades et semi-nomades du Tchad, il s'agit de mettre en relief certaines de ces différences et, par contraste, de discerner les points communs qui pourraient révéler un patrimoine unique. Dans le cas particulier des sédentaires devenus citadins et ayant perdu pour cette raison toute implication dans une activité pastorale, la vache reste au centre de leur imaginaire. Elle persiste à influencer leurs discours par de nombreuses références dans le jeu des métaphores, dans les formules de politesse, dans la valorisation des conduites, etc. On le vérifie autant par l'observation de la vie quotidienne que par les initiatives de certains intellectuels Peuls qui ont créé des associations pour promouvoir ce patrimoine à la fois dans leur pays de résidence et à l'international, comme par la création de sites Web. Ils ont même tendance à gommer ou atténuer fortement les différences apparues historiquement entre les groupes, voire à minorer des métissages survenus de génération en génération, pour proposer comme une sorte de standard uniforme. Dès lors, ils renvoient eux aussi à un lointain passé, mais parfois avec des partis-pris idéologiques qui participent d'un militantisme politique ou religieux, l'intention avouée ou non étant de définir une « nation peule » qui, bien que fragmentée dans plusieurs États, gagnerait à prendre conscience de sa singularité en Afrique. Au fil de l'enquête de terrain, l'attention est portée autant sur des données événementielles caractéristiques, comme celles qui scandent les existences individuelles et collectives (naissance, mariage, décès), que sur des données organisationnelles (exercice de l'autorité, coopération des genres au sein de la famille et du clan, classes d'âge, interactions économiques, gestion du bétail, conception de l'espace et du temps, prédéterminations religieuses, etc.).Gagnent également à être précisées les influences exercées sur les Peuls par les autres populations côtoyés au gré de leurs déplacements ou de leur fixation sur un territoire, influences provoquant l'acquisition durable de manières ou de techniques. Nonobstant les emprunts linguistiques, elles sont flagrantes dans la construction de l'habitat, temporaire ou définitif, et dans le choix de l'habillement. Jusqu'à une époque récente, les peuls ne sont pas réputés pour avoir un artisanat propre. Les choix qu'ils font pour modifier leurs rapports aux objets fabriqués en dehors d'eux répondent à des besoins dont il s'agira d'exposer la nature. Par exemple, de nos jours, l'emploi du téléphone portable accélère considérablement les prises de décision lors des transhumances. Au final, sachant l'omniprésence de la vache dans la culture peule, quelles que soient l'évolution du contexte matériel et social, il conviendra de clarifier la fonction structurante qu'elle exerce donc à la fois sur la plupart des pratiques et sur les représentations symboliques. Elle polarise en quelque sorte la production culturelle revendiquée comme l'héritage d'une tradition multiséculaire. […] / Currently estimated at about 8 million, the Fulani people make up a population spread over twenty-odd countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Sharing a commonly claimed origin said to be situated in Egypt, they are to have experienced several multiple migrations, while maintaining in all cases the desire to organize their social life around bovine cattle-breading. More than just a symbol, the cow is seen as the founding pillar of their ethnic character. There are, however, noticeable differences depending on whether the people are nomad, sedentary or semi-sedentary. Well-documented population dispersions throughout the centuries for various reasons, (amongst others: economic, political, climatic...), have led to sometimes profound cultural differences.The objective of making a comparison of the sedentary populations of the Fuuta-Jaloo Plateau of Guinea and the nomads and semi-nomads of Chad is to highlight some of these differences and, on the contrary, to identify the common denominators which may be considered to reveal a unique heritage.Concerning the sedentary populations which have become urban dwellers and have, for this reason, lost all involvement in pastoral activity, the cow remains central in their psyche. It continues to have an influence on their speech with multiple references to be found in metaphors, expressions of common civilities, the evaluation of common codes of behavior, etc. This can be seen as much by observing daily life as through the initiatives ta ken by certain Fulani intellectuals who have created associations to promote this heritage on both a national and international scale via, for example, the creation of websites. There is even a tendency to erase or greatly reduce historical differences which have come to light between the groups, or to underestimate mixed-race populations throughout generations in order to offer a uniform standard. Accordingly, they also refer to a distant past, but sometimes with ideological biases which contribute to political or religious activism, the intention of which, whether admitted or not, being to define a « Fulani nation» which, although fragmented over several States, would gain from a recognition of its uniqueness in Africa.Throughout the fieldwork study, the focus is as much on data from characteristic events making up individual and collective life, (birth, marriage, death), as on the organization of everyday life, (exercise of authority, family and clan unity and cooperation, age-groups, economic interaction, livestock management, the concept of space and time, religious and other predeterminations, etc.).Also worth noting are the influences of other populations on the Fulani people during their migrations or attachments to a territory, influences leading to the lasting acquisition of living manners and techniques.Notwithstanding linguistic borrowings, the influences are obvious where temporary or permanent dwelling construction and choice of clothing are concerned. Until recently, the Fulani people were not renowned for having their own craft. The choices they make to modify their relationship with objects constructed by others being directly determined by the needs presented to them by nature. For example, nowadays, the mobile phone has considerably accelerated decision-making during transhumance.In conclusion, given the omnipresence of the cow in the Fulani culture, whatever the social and cultural evolution may be, it is worth clarifying the structural role that the cow plays on the majority of practices and symbolic representations. It somehow polarizes the cultural production claimed as the heritage of a multisecular tradition. Hence the concern expressed from the very first interviews of the field survey of a possible risk of loss or significant reduction of bovine cattle-breeding. They feel they will lose the founding stone of their identity.

La notion de quotidien est inévitablement liée au présent. L’art découle del’expérience des individus, de leurs intentions et des circonstances propres à tout lieu.Tout artiste participe inévitablement de la vie quotidienne qu’il ou elle partage avec lepublic, de même qu’en envisageant un art « vivant », l’artiste peut réellement vivre savie afin d’enrichir, éprouver et confirmer son existence. Nous concernant, dans le cadrede notre pratique artistique, nous devons donc penser aux instants où nous rencontronsdes situations nouvelles, aux hasards de la vie quotidienne. Ceux-ci permettent des’ouvrir aux autres, à un monde indifférent, dangereux, mais aussi séduisant etfascinant. L’expérience qui en découle peut alors être considérée comme une manière deralentir le cours des choses, d’influer sur le monde en interrompant son caractèremécanique et en prolongeant les espaces, au lieu de les segmenter, ne serait-ce que pourun bref moment. Dans notre étude, l’« ici et maintenant » se manifeste au moyen d’unensemble de procédés dévolus au champ du visuel, notamment en exacerbant les traitsd’un milieu, d’un environnement, d’un lieu. Cette thèse questionne ainsi les processus d’élaboration et d’expressionintervenant dans la production de certaines oeuvres, afin de déterminer le rôle etl’importance d’une dynamique, d’un contexte, que l’on pourrait qualifier de quotidien.Il s’agira alors d’examiner les oeuvres sous la perspective de certaines caractéristiquesqui répondent de ce quotidien – l’ordinaire, ou un certain rapport au temps et à l’espace–, dans le projet de redécouvrir des formes, des cultures, avec, plus particulièrement,une attention centrée sur l’homme : sa représentation, son environnement et son modede vie constituant les trois volets de cette thèse.Cette thèse, interroge, au final, les usages quotidiens de la rencontre dans le cadrede pratiques associées à l’art contemporain, tel qu’il se fait le reflet d’une quotidiennetéamplifiée. Discours qui, s’il n’est pas nouveau, mérite cependant, selon nous, qu’il soitcontinuellement reconstruit et reconsidéré. Dans cette optique, si chacun devient sonpropre médiateur, contribuant au renouvellement et à la spectacularisation du monde, ilsemble que nous nous destinons à nous heurter de nouveau à un mur, alors que nous savons,simultanément, qu'il est de notre devoir de nous greffer à la réalité. Dans le mêmetemps, nous avons de nouveau la possibilité d’en appeler à l’universalité, afin de révélerla structure interne de la vie quotidienne contemporaine, quand bien même il s’agiraitde contempler la duplicité et l’ambiguïté de sa propre existence quotidienne1. / The notion of everyday life is inevitably linked to the present. Art arises from theexperience of individuals, their intentions and the circumstances of any place. And,every artist inevitably participates in the daily life that he / she shares with his / her audience.We must therefore think of the moments when we encounter new situations, atrandom in everyday life. It opens up to others, to a world that is indifferent, dangerous,but also seductive and fascinating. This experience would be considered as a way tostop the world, to stop the mechanical life and space, if only for a brief moment. Inshort, the "here and now" is manifested through visual tools, exacerbating, in particular,the features of a milieu, an environment, a place. This thesis attempts to narrate someprocesses involved in the production of works, in order to insist for each work on methodsof expression and transformation. It will then be a question of presenting the worksunder the sign of a daily reading, in the optics of a rediscovery of forms and, cultures,with a centered attention on the man: his representation, his environment and his modeof life are the three components of this thesis. More precisely, it is a matter of testingthese notions of "monad" and "nomad" in the real space of life. For this reason, thisstudy could be perceived as a momentum comparable to an art lived "here and now".Unlike painting, in this respect, this art is not only representable by a variety of people�� �� ����in itself, but it has a limit in that it can not solicit the same reactions from each of thesepeople. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is that there is no imposition of a certainbehavior, at a certain time in the face of a certain work, but rather an instantaneity assumedin the face of always renewed situations. Thus, through this thesis that drawsutopias of proximity, we question an urban bodily experience that differs from the usualreferences (city-neighborhood, territorial construction and identity). Our questioningtherefore remains guided by the consideration of variations of the urban by the body andvice versa.This thesis finally becomes possible to provoke the daily use of the meeting, toplay the practices of contemporary art, become the reflection of an amplified daily life.All this is a discourse heard but whose modalities, in our opinion, are constantly to bereconsidered and rebuilt. In this hypothesis, everyone becomes his own mediatorcontributing to the renewal and spectacularization of the world. Finally, we are back onthe wall yet we know that it is our job to graft the reality. At the same time, we haveagain the possibility of appealing to universality in an attempt to reveal the internalstructure of contemporary daily life, even though it would be a question ofcontemplating the duplicity and ambiguity of one's own daily existence.

<p>Ett syfte med denna uppsats är att belysa hur det är att vara same och troende i dagens samhälle. Jag kommer att skriva om samernas religion idag med fokus på deras natursyn samt deras synsätt på miljöfrågor och den globala uppvärmningen. För att kunna göra detta har jag även fördjupat mig i deras traditionella religion och förhållandet till naturen. Jag ska försöka besvara frågeställningarna nedan.</p><ul><li>Hur såg den traditionella samiska religionen ut och hur förhöll man sig till naturen?<strong></strong></li><li>Vilken påverkan har kristendomen haft?</li><li>Hur ser samerna på de aktuella miljöfrågorna och den globala uppvärmningen?<em></em></li><li>Hur framställs samerna idag i litteratur och media? Hur ser religion ut bland samer idag?</li></ul> / Uppsatsförfattaren har senare bytt förnamn till Snow Feather.

Ett syfte med denna uppsats är att belysa hur det är att vara same och troende i dagens samhälle. Jag kommer att skriva om samernas religion idag med fokus på deras natursyn samt deras synsätt på miljöfrågor och den globala uppvärmningen. För att kunna göra detta har jag även fördjupat mig i deras traditionella religion och förhållandet till naturen. Jag ska försöka besvara frågeställningarna nedan. Hur såg den traditionella samiska religionen ut och hur förhöll man sig till naturen? Vilken påverkan har kristendomen haft? Hur ser samerna på de aktuella miljöfrågorna och den globala uppvärmningen? Hur framställs samerna idag i litteratur och media? Hur ser religion ut bland samer idag? / Uppsatsförfattaren har senare bytt förnamn till Snow Feather.

The significance of horse in the life and culture of the nomadic societies is a well-known fact. A large part of Mongolian oral traditions and folklore is related to horses. But the horse plays an important role in the oral tradition of sedentary peoples of Europe as well. The diploma thesis is based on field research, written sources and existing sources of folklore of Mongolia and Eastern Slovakia, where the traditional horse breeding still continues to exist. The aim of the thesis is to outline Mongolian perception of the world and the bond between the Mongol and nature through the description of the relationship between man and horse, which is compared with non-nomadic, sedentary culture of the Eastern Slovakia.