bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Climate Forcing due to Future Ozone Changes: An intercomparison of metrics and methods
Authors: Collins William J. , O'Connor Fiona M. , Barker Connor R. , Byrom Rachael E. , Eastham Sebastian D. , Hodnebrog Øivind , Jöckel Patrick , Marais Eloise A. , Mertens Mariano , Myhre Gunnar , Nützel Matthias , Olivié Dirk , Bieltvedt Skeie Ragnhild , Stecher Laura , Horowitz Larry W. , Naik Vaishali , Faluvegi Gregory , Im Ulas , Murray Lee T. , Shindell Drew , Tsigaridis Kostas , Abraham Nathan Luke , Keeble James
Published: December 2024

Abstract. We use Earth system models and a chemistry transport model to determine the radiative forcing due to changes in ozone Three different measures of radiative forcing (instantaneous: IRF, stratospheric-temperature adjusted: SARF, effective: ERF) are compared using both online and offline calculations for the IRF and SARF, and online calculations for the ERF. To isolate the ozone radiative forcing, we configure the model experiments such that only the ozone changes (including respective changes in water vapour, clouds etc.) affect the evolution of the model physics and dynamics. We find robust changes in ozone due to future changes in ozone precursors and ODSs. These lead to a positive radiative forcing of 0.27±0.09 Wm-2 ERF, 0.24 ± 0.021 W m-2 offline SARF, 0.29 ± 0.10 Wm-2 online IRF. Increases in ozone lead to an overall decrease in cloud fraction (although there are increases at some levels). This decrease causes an overall negative adjustment to the radiative forcing (positive in the short-wave (SW), but negative in the long-wave (LW)). Non-cloud adjustments (excluding stratospheric temperature) are positive (both LW and SW). The opposing signs of the cloud and non-cloud adjustments mean the overall adjustment to the SARF is slightly positive. We find general agreement between models in the impact of the ozone changes on temperature and cloud fractions and agreement in the signs of the individual adjustment terms when split into SW and LW. However, the overall difference between the ERF and SARF is smaller than the inter-model variability.
Quantifying uncertainty in flood predictions due to river bathymetry estimation
Authors: Nguyen Martin , Wilson Matthew D. , Lane Emily M. , Brasington James , Pearson Rose A.
Published: December 2024

Abstract. River bathymetry is important for accurate flood modelling but often unavailable due to the time-intensive and expensive nature of its acquisition. This leads to several proposed and implemented approaches for its estimation. However, the errors in measurements and estimations inherent in these methods, affecting the accuracy of the flood modelling outputs, are not extensively researched. We investigate the sensitivity of flood predictions to these errors in two formulas: the Uniform Flow and the Conceptual Multivariate Regression. Given channel slope, width and bank-full discharge, these formulas can be used to estimate bathymetry. However, errors in estimated bathymetry will affect the flood results. We employed a Monte Carlo framework to introduce random errors into these parameters drawn from a normal distribution with zero mean and a standard deviation set to 10 % of their best estimates. Using this process, we generated 50 simulated river bathymetries for each parameter along with an additional 50 where the errors were applied to all parameters simultaneously. The riverbeds generated from these bathymetries were combined with topographic LiDAR data to create model grids. Each grid was used in the hydrodynamic model LISFLOOD-FP to simulate the 2005 flood event in the Waikanae River area of New Zealand. We assessed the resulting flood predictions for their variability and sensitivity. The results indicate that, between the two methods, the combined errors in the parameters using the Uniform Flow formula are associated with greater uncertainty in flood depths (median error: 3.89 m, quartile range: 2.36 to 7.78 m) and extents (208.72 ha, 206.59 to 209.58 ha), compared to Conceptual Multivariate Regression (depth: 3.61 m, 2.32 to 7.37 m; extent: 207.82 ha, 206.42 to 208.48 ha). Among the parameters, the width errors correspond to the highest uncertainty, while the slope errors correspond to the lowest.
Islamophobia, Dirty Water Tactics, and Student Encampments for Gaza: Threats to Free Speech at San Jose State University
Authors: Kil Sang Hea
Published: December 2024

This essay is an attempt to describe some aspects of the San Jose State University student encampment from my perspective as the only faculty member who camped with the students and openly supported them in the news media. I detail how both liberalism and the neoliberal university system enabled the silence about the Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people through its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Program and how the Office of the President promoted Islamophobia toward the Muslim student encampment and suppressed free speech at SJSU.
Distribution of Macrozoobenthos as a Bioindicator of Water Quality at Tanjung Peni Beach, Citangkil District, Cilegon City
Authors: Nadia Putri , Nurdin Hery Sutrawan , Aryani Desy
Published: December 2024

Cilegon City has several rivers, one of which empties into Tanjung Peni Beach, the location is behind the Cilegon Estate Industrial Estate. There are changes in water quality due to several anthropogenic activities around coastal areas, so that they affect organisms, especially macrozoobenthos. This study aims to analyze the distribution of macrozoobenthos and analyze the status of water quality conditions. The research was conducted in March-May 2024 at Tanjung Peni Beach, Citangkil District, Cilegon City using a purposive sampling method consisting of 3 observation stations. There are several data analyses, namely abundance, diversity, uniformity, dominance, morisita, sediment texture and Family Biotic Index (FBI). The macrozoobenthos obtained consisted of 34 species from 3 classes, namely gastropods (29 species), bivalves (1 species) and malacostraca (4 species). The distribution of macrozoobenthos obtained is diverse and grouped with the texture of sand sediments and clay clay. Based on the calculations of the three stations, the diversity value is medium, the uniformity value is small and high, and the dominance value is low and medium. Based on FBI calculations, the water quality condition at Tanjung Peni Beach is at station 1 at 6,057 (somewhat poor), station 2 at 6,091 (somewhat poor) and station 3 at 5,694 (moderate).
Characteristics of Cookies Using Brown Seaweed Flour (Turbinaria decurrens) and Chlorella vulgaris Flour as Functional Foods
Authors: Pitrianingsih Santi , Pratama Ginanjar , Meata Bhatara Ayi
Published: December 2024

Cookies were made using mocaf flour and Turbinaria decurrens flour with the addition of Chlorella vulgaris flour. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of different substitution ratios of Chlorella vulgaris flour, mocaf flour and Turbinaria decurrens flour on chemical and organoleptic characteristics, as well as its benefits as information in making functional food to meet daily nutritional needs. This study used an experimental method with a comparison of mocaf flour, Turbinaria decurrens flour, and Chlorella vulgaris flour consisting of 4 treatment levels, namely control (85%: 15%), C1 (84%: 15%: 1%), C2 (82%: 15%: 3%), and C3 (80%: 15%: 5%). The cookies acceptability test of the four formulas was conducted using the hedonic test. The selected formula was determined based on the preferences of 30 panelists. Based on the results of the study, it is known that cookies with treatment C1 with a ratio of mocaf flour: Turbinaria decurrens flour: Chlorella vulgaris flour (84%: 15%: 1%) is the best formula and contains 2.50% ash content, 39.22% fat content, 8.54 protein content. The most accepted by panelists is cookies with treatment C3 which has a moisture content of 3.40%, ash content of 2.76%, fat content of 42.36%, protein content of 6.62, and crude fiber of 6.75.
Conservation and Utilization Rules of the Sula Flowering Walik (Ptilinopus melanosphila) in Local Communities as a Basis for Ex-Situ Conservation
Authors: Fatmona Sariffudin , Lestari Sri , Utami Sri
Published: December 2024

This research aims to determine the public understanding and awareness of conservation principles and the government's role in using the Kembang Walik Sula bird. This research was carried out using a census method on Walik Kembang Sula bird breeders and catchers with 30 respondents in three sample villages in the Sula Islands Regency. The research results show that consumption and hobby factors influence community participation in breeding. Community participation in Walik Kembang Sula conservation efforts is still low, influenced by the community's low understanding and awareness of conservation principles and the government's not-yet-optimal role. To maintain the Walik Sula bird population, the government should make a breakthrough that triggers community involvement by creating jobs in the form of opening markets in the culinary sector by using Walik Sula meat as a specialty food and culinary tourism destination, by encouraging ex-situ conservation.
Optimization of Sago Flour Adhesive Concentration in Banana Waste Biocharcoal Briquettes Using Artificial Neural Network-Genetic Algorithm (ANN-GA)
Authors: Saleh Erna Rusliana Muhamad
Published: December 2024

This paper presents the work of optimizing the adhesive concentration of sago flour biochar briquettes from banana waste to produce briquettes with the fastest boiling point using Artificial Neural Network with Genetic Algorithm (ANN-GA). Scenarios were carried out on the number of data sets (small and large). ANN is used as a technique for estimating the relationship between the concentration of sago flour adhesive biochar briquettes with the time it reaches the boiling point. The resulting ANN structure is 1:5:3:1:1 with backpropagation algorithm (Levenberg Marquart). The input parameter is the concentration of the biochar briquette adhesive and the output parameter is the time it reaches the boiling point of water. The best ANN performance is in scenario 1 (small data), the number of data sets is 4 with a regression coefficient (R) 0.99222, Mean-Squared Error (MSE) 6.89x 10-5. GA is used as an input parameter optimization technique to find the input parameter set point at what time it reaches the fastest boiling point. From running the GA program, the optimum concentration of sago flour adhesive was 13,9835% and the time to reach the boiling point was 25,017 minutes.
The Relationship between Phytoplankton Diversity and Water Quality of Kalimati Pamarayan River, Serang Regency, Banten Province
Authors: Imandhani Arnaufalino , Nurdin Hery Sutrawan , Aryani Desy
Published: December 2024

Phytoplankton is a biological parameter that can be used as an indicator to evaluate the quality and fertility level of water. Phytoplankton is also the largest contributor of oxygen in the waters because of the role of phytoplankton as the initial binder of solar energy. This study aims to identify phytoplankton diversity, analyze water quality, analyze the relationship between phytoplankton diversity and water quality of Kalimati Pamarayan river, Serang Regency, Banten Province. The study was conducted in August-September 2023. Sampling was carried out 2 times, namely in rainy and sunny conditions, with 3 repeats. The methods used in this study are survey methods and location determination by purposive sampling method. The data obtained is then analyzed in Microsoft Excel. The results showed that the quality of Kalimati river water in terms of physicochemical parameters is still mostly in the number of levels in accordance with water quality standards according to PP no 21 of 2021. Five classes of phytoplankton were found in two samples in two different conditions: Bacillariophyceae, Cyanophyceae, Chlorophyceae, Charophyceae, and Euglenaphyceae. The diversity and uniformity index of most stations obtained moderate to high score results. The results of the dominance index show that there are no types of phytoplankton that dominate in the Kalimati river.
Evaluation of Capacity and Function of Cold Chain Facilities at Fishing Port of Integrated Marine Fisheries Center (PP SKPT) Daeo, Morotai Island Regency
Authors: Rais Djunaidi , Hi. Iksan Kusdi , Achmad M. Janib
Published: December 2024

The aim of this research is to evaluate the capacity, function and level of utilization of cold chain facilities (Ice Factory, ABF and Cold Storage), and determine the level of satisfaction with cold chain facility services. The research was carried out at the Fisheries Port of Integrated Marine Fisheries Center (PP SKPT) Daeo, Morotai Island Regency. The research was conducted from April – May 2024. This research uses a case study method. Facilites of cold chain at PP SKPT Daeo consists of 1 unit of Ice Factory with installed capacity of 10 tons, production capacity of 10 tons/day, actual demand 28.15 tons/day, utilization rate (281,502%); 1 unit ABF with installed capacity 6 tons, production capacity 4.2 tons/day, actual need 12 tons/day, utilization rate (285.71%), exceeds optimal needs; 1 unit Cold storage with installed capacity 150 tons, production capacity 105 tons/day, actual demand 126 tons/day, utilization rate (120%); Stakeholder perceptions regarding satisfaction with cold chain facility services at PP SKPT Daeo: Fishermen, suppliers/fish collectors expressed dissatisfaction, while the Fish Processing Unit stated they were very satisfied.
Effective Strategy to Increase Participation of Local Papuan Communities in The Management And Utilization of Mangroves on Payum Beach Merauke
Authors: Sajriawati Sajriawati , Sianturi Reny , Nurliah Nurliah , Sunarni Sunarni
Published: December 2024

One solution to the problem of mangrove degradation faced by the Payum Beach community is to provide training and assistance in mangrove management and utilization. Community participation in mangrove management can be interpreted as the active involvement of the community in every stage of mangrove area management. The training and assistance program is aimed at the local community of Payum Beach, especially women, with a total of 40 participants interested in the program being carried out. Training is carried out through lectures, discussions, and direct practice, while assistance is carried out to ensure the application of the techniques taught. Mangrove management training is through nurseries and making seed houses, while utilization is through mangrove leaf ecoprint training. The results show that this ecoprint and mangrove nursery training has proven effective in increasing the knowledge and skills of participants in various aspects, with an average increase in percentage above 80%, namely 83%. These results indicate the success of the training in empowering local Papuan communities and providing new insights that can be applied in economic activities and environmental conservation, especially in mangrove nurseries and making ecoprint products.
Use of Organic Fertilizers For Growth Forage Forage of King Grass (Pennisetum purpureophoides) at Campus IV UNKHAIR, West Halmahera
Authors: Utami Sri , Gunawan Gunawan , Fatmona Sariffudin
Published: December 2024

This study aims to study how the use of organic fertilizers affects the vegetative growth of king grass (Pennisetum purpureophoides) in Bangko Campus IV, West Halmahera. For this experiment, a Complete Randomized Model (RAL) was used, which had four treatments and four replicates. P0 (no organic fertilizer), P1 (50% organic fertilizer), P2 (75% organic fertilizer), and P3 (100% organic fertilizer). The variables Height, length, width, branch length, and stem diameter of the plant were observed. The results of the study showed that organic fertilizer treatment actually affected the increase in vegetative growth of king grass. The application of 100% organic fertilizer (P3) produces the best vegetative growth with a plant height of 155.4 cm, leaf length (strands) of 85, with a leaf length (strand) of 3.1 cm, leaf width (strand) of 3.1 cm, internode length of 18.7 cm, and stem diameter of 10.6 mm, organic fertilizer can increase the availability of nutrients in the earth and improve the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil. With a length times the width of 3.1 cm each, while the length of the segment is 18.7 cm, and the diameter of the stem is 10.6 mm, organic fertilizer can be used as a source of nutrient availability in the soil and improve the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the soil..
Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Smoked Catfish (Pangasius sp) Using a Multi-Tiered Drum Smoking Device and Corn Cobs as a Smoke Source
Authors: Fahrul Fahrul , Syahrul Syahrul , Nursab Muhammad Hamka , Pratiwi Putri Ayunda , Usman Muhammad Syawal
Published: December 2024

Catfish has advantages, but catfish also has disadvantages like other fish, namely it is quickly damaged. Smoking fish is one of the efforts to increase the shelf life and durability of fishery products through processing and preservation. This study aims to determine the organoleptic and chemical quality of smoked catfish which was conducted at the Fisheries Product Technology Laboratory (THP), Faculty of Marine Sciences and Fisheries (FIKP), Hasanuddin University (Unhas). Organoleptic testing was carried out at the Faculty of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (FIKP), Hasanuddin University (Unhas). Smoked fish samples were taken from processors in Sidrap Regency using a purposive sampling method. The results showed that the organoleptic and chemical quality of smoked catfish with a source of corncob smoking for several parameters was in accordance with and not in accordance with SNI 2346:2011, namely organoleptic test (±6.57-7.5), SNI 2725: 2013, content water (49.00-63.10%), fat content (1.07-1.51%)
Ecological Principles in Utilizing Mangrove Forest as an Ecotourism Area in Tagalaya Vilage, North Halmahera
Authors: Furqon Muhammad , Erbabley Baltazar Z. , Putuhena Jusmy D. , Erbabley Nally Y.G.F. , Bungan Fialdino
Published: December 2024

This research is: a) determine the condition and biodiversity of mangrove forests in Tagalaya Village; b) analyse the application of ecological principles in mangrove forest management; c) analyse the ecotourism potential of Tagalaya Village. d) Develop alternatives to overcome challenges and opportunities for the use and development of mangrove forest-based ecotourism in Tagalaya Village. Data analysis uses a tourist attraction evaluation analysis based on the 1993 Regulation of the Directorate General of PHPA on Tourism Area Potential Evaluation Criteria to assess the ecotourism potential of Tagalaya village. Policy analysis using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) methodology. The results showed that of the 10 criteria for assessing tourist attractions, there were three criteria (30%) that were not feasible as ecotourism areas, with the highest percentage of indicators. The value is 92.5% of the ‘Clean water’ criterion and the minimum value for the ‘Accommodation’ criterion is 10%. The main priority of the criteria supporting the standard utilisation of mangrove forests in Tagalaya Village is clean water (27.1%), the second priority is attractiveness (13.1%), the third priority is environmental conditions (11.3%), the second priority is accommodation (7.6%). %), and the last priority is the relationship with other tourists (7.6%). The consistency index (MRC) was 82.4%, the selection index (Psi) was 11.1%, the eigenvalue was 12.981, and the consistency ratio (CR) was 0.37. Specific alternative management strategies include: Involving community groups, educational institutions and youth organisations around the Tagalaya village location to improve accommodation facilities, environmental conditions and tourist attractions in the mangrove forest area.
Pamali in the Perspective of Local Wisdom: A Dilemma in Tourism Development in the Coastal Areas of Tanimbar Islands Regency
Authors: Risakotta Tesalonika Kezia , Solissa Hermelina
Published: December 2024

This study investigates the impact of pamali, an unwritten cultural rule in the local tradition of the Tanimbar Islands Regency, on tourism development. The aim of this research is to understand how these cultural rules shape the views and behavior of local residents and how the community influences tourism in the Tanimbar Islands. The study employs a mixed-methods design, utilizing various methods to collect data from four primary tourist villages. The findings are expected to provide insights into how pamali affects tourism and to offer strategies for sustainable tourism development without violating culturally sensitive rules. This research brings a new perspective by focusing on the Tanimbar Islands Regency and its efforts to harmonize tourism and local culture. The results indicate that pamali plays a significant role in the lives of the people of the Tanimbar Islands (KKT), with a strong understanding of its values. There is a positive correlation between the understanding of pamali and community attitudes towards tourism, with a coefficient of determination of 78.7% and a regression coefficient of 0.880 (p < 0.001), signifying a strong influence on community participation. Tourism promotion strategies that emphasize pamali education have proven to be effective (t = 30.220, p < 0.001) in enhancing visitor experiences and avoiding cultural conflicts. Recommendations include increasing education efforts, involving local communities in planning, and developing tourism products based on local wisdom to ensure sustainable tourism.
Fisheries Management of Julung Julung Fish (Hemiramphus spp) with an Ecosystem Approach in the Waters of Keffing Island, East Seram Regency
Authors: Rumakat Mohammad Ali , Tupamahu A. , Haruna Haruna
Published: December 2024

The study was conducted in Keffing Island, East Seram Regency with the aim of analyzing indicators of julung-julung management in the fish resource domain in the waters of Keffing Island, East Seram Regency. The emphasis on experimental fishing and the use of the EAFM method is expected to provide a clear picture of the management status of julung-julung in the fish resource domain. Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM) or can be understood as a concept of balancing socio-economic objectives in fisheries management by considering knowledge, information and uncertainties about biotic, abiotic and human interaction components in aquatic ecosystems through an integrated, comprehensive and sustainable fisheries management. The implementation of EAFM requires a set of indicators that can be used as a monitoring and evaluation tool regarding the extent to which fisheries management has implemented the principles of ecosystem-based management. The results showed that the assessment results of the fish resource domain, where the EAFM indicator showed a Composite Value value of 59.02 with a description of the status of julung fish management is in moderate condition.
Strengthening Local Values of Arabica Coffee Farming in the Rural Area of Mount Latimojong, South Sulawesi
Authors: Haslinda Haslinda , Irmayani Irmayani , Ambar Abdul Azis , Putera Muh. Ikbal
Published: December 2024

This research aims to analyze the role and reinforcement of local values, particularly the practice of kombong or mutual cooperation, in supporting the sustainability of Arabica coffee farming in the rural area of Gunung Latimojong, Enrekang Regency, South Sulawesi. With a descriptive qualitative approach, data were collected through in-depth interviews and focus group discussions (FGDs) involving coffee farmers, community leaders, local government, and academics. The research results show that kombong plays an important role in maintaining social, economic, and ecological sustainability, as well as supporting operational efficiency through communal land management that does not rely on modern agricultural tools. However, modernization and the shift in interest of the younger generation towards other sectors are beginning to threaten the sustainability of these practices. These findings emphasize that the sustainability of coffee farming does not only depend on ecological and economic practices but also on the regeneration of local cultural values through the integration of relevant innovations to rekindle the interest of the younger generation. This conclusion expands the literature on sustainability based on local values and recommends cross-sectoral collaboration between the government, academics, and local communities to ensure that agriculture systems based on local wisdom remain adaptive amidst the challenges of modernization.
Ecological Aspects of Mangroves in Poka Village, Inner Ambon Bay as a Basis for Management
Authors: Lewerissa Yona A. , Hulopi Mahriyana
Published: December 2024

. The research was conducted in August-September 2024 in the Mangrove Ecosystem of Poka Village using the Belt Transect method on ten transects. From the research results, eight species of mangroves were found, namely Sonneratia alba, Sonneratia caseolaris, Bruguiera parviflora, Rhizophora apiculata, Rhizophora mucronata, Avicennia alba, Aegiceras corniculatum, and Aegiceras floridum, which belong to four families and five genera. Rhizophora apiculata has the highest density value in the tree, sapling, and seedling categories. The highest frequency of presence in the tree category is represented by Sonneratia alba, while Rhizophora apiculata represents the sapling and seedling categories. The lowest density and frequency of presence in the tree and seedling categories are represented by Aegiceras floridum, while Avicennia alba represents the sapling category. The highest species coverage value in the tree category is represented by Sonneratia alba, while Rhizophora apiculata represents the sapling category. Based on the Important Value Index (IVI), it is known that Sonneratia alba has the largest contribution or role in the mangrove ecosystem of Poka Village for the tree category, while Rhizophora apiculata represents the sapling category.
Introduction to Creativecritical spaces: Practice, pedagogy, methodology, the ineffable
Authors: Markidis Stefanie , Juckes Daniel
Published: December 2024

This article introduces the first of two TEXT special issues designed to survey attitudes toward, and enactments of, creativecritical writing now. Alongside an essaying of a major theme within this special issue – the ways in which creativecritical writing exposes the space of its construction – it offers the first part of a conversation between the two editors of the special issues, Stefanie Markidis and Daniel Juckes, as they plan/speak through their introduction, and what they feel their takeaways are from the exercise of assembling the issues. This attempt, which was transcribed through Microsoft Teams and then edited for clarity, continues in the introduction to the second special issue: “Creativecritical selves: interconnection, dialogue, entanglement, love”.
Creativecritical manoeuvres: Carrying over, directing, figuring and going outside
Authors: Markidis Stefanie
Published: December 2024

Creativecritical approaches to writing – inside the academy and beyond – have proliferated in recent years, with varying stylistics and aims, such as opening new vistas of meaning or expression, resisting or challenging dominant subjects/subjectivities, bringing the political toward the personal, and explicating a journey in thought (commonly within academic research writing). The politics and poetics of creativecritical writing are experimental and transgressive, and as such, creativecritical writing resists taxonomy. Yet trends and patterns have emerged within this nascent field of writing. In this creativecritical essay, I argue that spatiality in language is a key principle of creativecritical writing. By activating and reflecting upon the “intentionality” (Brentano; Merleau-Ponty) of language through literary manoeuvres of carrying over, directing, figuring and going outside, this essay moves through scenes of writing to both argue for and demonstrate these manoeuvres in creativecritical practice. Drawing forward concepts of “performative writing” and its relationship to the real, this article builds upon recent research on the haptics/sensory within writing (Prendergast; Webb) and genre-transgressing writing styles (Mathews’s “relationality”; Gibbs’s “Live Writing”). In doing so, I present a lateral view of the contemporary scene of creativecritical writing and propose that spatiality – manoeuvring in critical “space” – is a key element of this form.
The island of Brazil: A baroque travelogue
Authors: Cooke Stuart
Published: December 2024

“The Island of Brazil” offers a critique of nationalist historical and spatial mythologies by drawing on the agility and flexibility of creativecritical methods. Operating at the intersection of fictocriticism, memoir and travel writing, the essay is both an extension of the author’s previous writing on South America and a journey into the unknown. This entangled mixture is not [just] an aesthetic exercise; rather, the interwoven analysis, description and narration reflect the author’s concern with transnational histories of colonisation – specifically, those analogous forms and metaphorical resonances which have otherwise been separated by modern, nationalist histories and their restricted vistas of representation. “The Island of Brazil” proposes an antithesis of Australian conquest by recalling a neglected lineage of Australian poetics – here represented by Patrick White’s Voss, a novel that is emblematic of colonialist literature but, in its complexity, contradictions and expressionism, powerfully subverts many colonialist tropes. Like Voss, “The Island of Brazil” revives baroque, counter-modern strategies by constructing a series of coincidentia oppositorum (coincidence of opposites) and discordia concors (a combination of dissimilar images, or even the discovery of occult resemblances in things apparently unlike). Accordingly, vast distances and times are collapsed or overlaid.
Introduction to Creativecritical selves: Interconnection, dialogue, entanglement, love
Authors: Juckes Daniel , Markidis Stefanie
Published: December 2024

This article introduces the second of two TEXT special issues designed to survey attitudes toward, and enactments of, creativecritical writing now. Alongside an attempt to speak to the themes of this issue – the ways in which the creativecritical self is incorporated within networks of other selves – it offers the second part of a conversation between the two editors, Daniel Juckes and Stefanie Markidis, as they reflect upon the composition of the special issue. The transcription of this conversation, which was recorded through Microsoft Teams and then edited for clarity, begins in the introduction to the first special issue: “Creativecritical spaces: practice, pedagogy, methodology, the ineffable”.
Awe and broken things: Articulating the agony and the ecstasy of creativecritical ‘wrighting’
Authors: Murray Peta , Hawkins Ames
Published: December 2024

Scholarly conventions allow us to say certain things within certain forms and shapes. Yet, how can something be “research” if you know where you are going on the page before the writing begins? In this braided case study, scholars Peta Murray (AUS) and Ames Hawkins (USA) consider how the paradox of surrender and the awe of not-knowing may hold space for the inchoate and the formlessness that precedes form. Through reflections upon respective projects they consider the place of the epiphanic, the erotic and the ecstatic as preconditions for radical transformations within new exegetical casings. Murray revisits her first foray into wrighting towards the creativecritical via Things That Fall Over: an anti-musical of a novel inside a reading of a play, with footnotes, and oratorio-as-coda. Hawkins considers their creativecritical composing processes as they emerge/d while drafting “Feeling through Numbness, Healing with Awe”, a chapter for a forthcoming volume on sensory rhetorics. In three parts, each bounded by broken things – interstices, gaps, fissures between images and words – this paper asks: how might alchemical and material transformations occurring within liminal spaces – before, during and as a result of the writing process – be shared as an ethics of aesthetics, now and then?
Hôtel La Fêlure: A work of fictocriticism
Authors: Daffron Eric
Published: December 2024

“Hôtel La Fêlure” is a work of fictocriticism in the form of a short story. In the piece’s auto-critical introduction, the author explains that, after a visit to Marrakech, Morocco, in early 2023, he conducted preliminary research on Moroccan male sexuality in advance of a return visit. Along the way, he viewed The Blue Caftan, a Morocco-set film directed by Maryam Touzani, and read L’amour Fait Loi (Love Lays Down the Law), a Morocco-based essay collection edited by Pierre Pascual. Rather than write a scholarly essay on the film, his first inclination, he created “Hôtel La Fêlure”. In the short story, Benjamin and a cast of Moroccan characters, who lodge in the eponymous hotel, watch and analyse The Blue Caftan through the lens of a fictional lecture on Moroccan male sexuality. Over the course of their conversation, the characters occasionally ventriloquize lines from L’amour Fait Loi.
Creativecritical relations: Outgrowing current crises of connection
Authors: Alexander Vera
Published: December 2024

Creativecritical writings and methods in the humanities are examples of what Anna Tsing et al. call arts of living on a damaged planet (Tsing, Bubandt, Gan, & Swanson, 2017). Exploring creativecritical writing as “arts of living”, this essay addresses life writings that reflect a vibrant more-than-human relationship: the topic of gardens and gardening. Combining elements of creative practice and critical analysis to generate and explore new ways of relating to knowledge, creativecritical writings make room for the uncertainties of embodied self-experience and self-reflection, shifting the focus from the largely disembodied knowledge practices which traditional university teaching relies on. The present exploration of what nouns, actions and methodologies to attach to the adjective “creativecritical” takes place in a global climate of threat: “The urgencies of the Anthropocene, Capitalocene, and Chthulucene demand [a] kind of thinking beyond inherited categories and capacities, in homely and concrete ways” (Haraway, 2016, p. 7).
TERMINAL AND WAREHOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
Authors: Dodorina I.V. , Cherniaev E.V.
Published: December 2024

The article analyzes the main indicators of the warehouse real estate market (by federal districts,
highlighting the most important subjects). In modern conditions, the development of
logistics infrastructure is an important factor in socio-economic development, which determines,
among other things, the investment attractiveness of the region. Based on statistical
data, the work shows that terminal and warehouse infrastructure plays a particularly significant
role in the territories adjacent to megacities. At the same time, in all federal districts,
as well as in Moscow and the Moscow region, St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, the
level of available warehouse space varies in the range from 0,1 to 1,7%, which is extremely
low and indicates an acute shortage of warehouse space. This means that currently the terminal
and warehouse infrastructure throughout almost the entire territory of the country
is a factor constraining economic development. At the same time, the results of the analysis
can act as a signal for business: investments in the development of terminal and warehouse
infrastructure are expected to be profitable and should pay off effectively.
Contesting and Controlling Abortion in China's Courts
Authors: Bodurtha Molly , Liebman Benjamin , Chenqian Li , Xiaohan Wu
Published: December 2024

The decision of the United States Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has brought renewed global attention to how legal systems protect and restrict women’s reproductive autonomy. Central themes have included how the rollback of reproductive rights in the United States coincides with the judiciary’s embrace of a broader “jurisprudence of masculinity” and the relationship between abortion restrictions and authoritarianism, as multiple countries have enacted restrictive measures while undergoing democratic backsliding.
Yet, the scholarly conversation on abortion, democracy, and how courts reflect and entrench gender disparities entirely omits China—the largest authoritarian state and a country with a high incidence of abortion. This is largely unsurprising: the central challenge facing Chinese women has not been abortion access but state-mandated birth control and abortion. Almost no prior scholarship examines how Chinese courts adjudicate disputes over abortion. This lack of attention reflects the common understanding that courts play no role in regulating reproduction and that abortion remains unproblematic in China.
Yet Chinese courts do confront and decide claims involving abortion. Drawing on a dataset of more than 30,000 civil cases discussing abortion, this Article examines men’s claims that their wives obtained abortions without their “authorization.” Chinese courts rarely award damages explicitly on this basis. Yet, men’s claims to have legal rights to control women’s reproductive choices are common, despite having no legal basis in Chinese law. The persistence of such claims suggests that women’s access to abortion care is more regulated in China than academic and popular accounts have conveyed.
As China shifts toward encouraging rather than restricting births, traditional views of gender roles and the family increasingly align with the Party-state’s new pro-natalist policies. Courts may be an important venue for adjudicating reproductive rights andenforcing such policies. From a comparative perspective, China also presents an important example of how abortion and gender are contested in a legal system in which constitutional rights play little role and the legal status of abortion appears to be settled. This demonstrates that resolving the legal status of abortion may not eliminate legal conflict, but rather open up new areas of legal contestation regarding reproductive rights. Men’s claims to control women’s reproductive choices in China suggest the need for scholars to place more attention on the role of private law litigation in contesting and restricting reproduction across legal systems, and the ways in which rights advocacy can serve both regressive and progressive goals, in both democratic and authoritarian systems alike.
Personal (Jurisdiction) is Political
Authors: Geller Sarah
Published: December 2024

Extraterritorial laws between states have long been debated, but less discussed are the implications of these extraterritorial theories on personal jurisdiction. As anti-abortion states continue to pass extraterritorial laws targeting abortion—bounty-hunter abortion laws—it becomes increasingly important to address the role personal jurisdiction will play in attempts to enforce these laws. Personal jurisdiction may serve as a useful roadblock to stop bounty-hunter lawsuits. This Note seeks to fill this gap in the literature by examining both the role personal jurisdiction will play in extraterritorial anti-abortion lawsuits and the fit between theories underlying personal jurisdiction and extraterritoriality. In this context, the governing state and federal precedents and the values underlying personal jurisdiction do not support exercise of personal jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants. Part I details states that have currently enacted bounty-hunter laws, the ongoing lawsuits related to these laws, and the issues these suits have presented for the basic requirements of personal jurisdiction. Part II lays out the menu of ways these cases might be handled, specifically by addressing the likely types of defendants and exploring how personal jurisdiction would—or, more aptly, would not—apply. Part III concludes by discussing theories underlying personal jurisdiction and how they support judges finding that bountyhunter lawsuits against out-of-state defendants should not proceed. I argue that both Supreme Court precedent and personal jurisdiction’s underlying normative values indicate that courts should not have personal jurisdiction over out-of-state abortion-suit defendants. Personal jurisdiction is one of the many procedural roadblocks—in addition to questions of substantive law—that will arise in civil enforcement mechanism lawsuits.
Mitral Valve Deformation Evaluated as a Determinant of Ischemic MR Severity Using Transesophageal Echocardiography in Subjects Undergoing Surgical Myocardial Revascularization with or without concomitant Mitral Valve Procedure
Authors: B. Shitole Abhijeet , A. Kothiwale Veerappa , P. Patil Anushri
Published: December 2024

Background: Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation (iMR) is a result of functional imbalance between mitral valve leaflets tethering and closing forces caused by left ventricular remodeling following myocardial infarction. This mechanistic mitral valve deformation can be a predictor of ischemic MR severity. Present study was aimed at evaluating mitral valve deformation in different grades of ischemic MR in subjects with varying grades of MR undergoing myocardial revascularization surgery with or without concomitant mitral valve procedure.
Material and methods: 196 subjects undergoing surgical myocardial revascularization with or without concomitant mitral valve procedure were evaluated for presence of ischemic MR and mitral valve deformation. MR was quantified using echo indices like vena contracta width (VCW), Effective regurgitant orifice area (EROA), Regurgitant volume (RVol) & Regurgitant fraction (RF) into either “No” or “Mild,” “Moderate” and “Severe” ischemic mitral regurgitation (iMR) groups. The degree of mitral valve deformation was evaluated using systolic indices of deformation like tenting area, tenting height, and posterior leaflet angle. Systolic and diastolic mitral annular diameters, areas and annular height to commissural width ratio also were compared in different grades of ischemic MR.
Results: Mean MV systolic tenting area (TA) (1.87±0.42, 2.15±0.46 & 3.65± 0.26 vs. 1.34±0.44) (cm2) (p<0.001), Tenting height (Th) (1.19±0.25 , 1.33±0.27 & 2.13±0.19 vs. 0.88±0.27) (cm) (p<0.001) and posterior mitral leaflet angle (PMLAβ) (50.96±8.85, 53.74±8.53 & 62.66±8.76 vs. 35.52 ±6.82) (0) (p<0.001) were significantly higher in mild, moderate & severe groups vs. no iMR group respectively. The degree of MV deformation increased with increasing grade of MR in a linear manner.
Conclusion: Higher degree of MV deformation was seen with higher grades of ischemic MR. Both systolic and diastolic mitral valve deformation indices predicted ischemic MR severity in patients undergoing myocardial revascularization surgery with or without the concomitant mitral valve procedure. Ischemic mitral regurgitation, Vena contracta width, Effective regurgitant orifice area, Mitral valve deformation, Tenting area, Tenting height, Posterior leaflet angle.

Key words: Ischemic mitral regurgitation, Vena contracta width, Effective regurgitant orifice area, Mitral valve deformation, Tenting area, Tenting height, Mitral valve posterior leaflet angle.
Artificial Intelligence Modelling of Package Tour Revenues in Türkiye
Authors: Tuncsiper Cagatay
Published: December 2024

Package tours in Türkiye offer a convenient way for tourists to explore the country’s rich history, diverse landscapes, and cultural sites without the hassle of planning each detail. They often provide cost savings by bundling accommodations, transportation, and guided tours, making popular attractions like Istanbul, Cappadocia, and Ephesus more accessible. Additionally, package tours help boost local economies by promoting regional tourism, supporting local businesses, and creating jobs. Package tours significantly contribute to Türkiye’s economy by driving revenue through tourism-related services such as hotels, transportation, and local attractions. They also generate employment opportunities across various sectors, from hospitality to guiding services, supporting both urban and rural communities. The revenues of package tours in Türkiye are modelled in this work. The quarterly package tour revenues between 2012Q1 to 2024Q3 are taken from official sources and plotted to observe the seasonality of these revenues. Then, a deep learning model for modelling these revenues are developed in Python programming language. The developed deep learning model has three hidden layers each of which include fifteen neurons. The lagged values of the package tour revenue data are fed as inputs to the developed deep learning model efficiently making the model to be an autoregressive model. The 70% of the available data are chosen as the training data whereas the remaining 30% of the data are used as the test data. The actual package tour revenue data and the model results are plotted on the same axis pair implying the accuracy of the developed deep learning model. Furthermore, the accuracy metrics such as the coefficient of determination, mean absolute error, mean absolute percentage error and root mean square error are also computed verifying the precision of the developed model.

Keywords: package tours, tourism revenue, artificial intelligence, modelling.
Masquerading Tumour: A Case of Digital Schwannoma
Authors: Gowardhan Atul , Dighe Durva , Ganjkar Priyanka
Published: December 2024

Background: The authors present a rare case of schwannoma located at posteromedial aspect of middle finger of the right hand. Soft tissue masses are quite common, however schwannomas which are benign nerve sheath tumours are uncommonly found on distal parts of the digits.
Methods: A 40-year-old woman presented to the outpatient department, with a history of a swelling increasing over the period of 1 year. Radiographic investigations were done and the patient was posted for an excision.
Results: Biopsy of the excised mass revealed it to be a schwannoma, negative for malignancy.
Conclusions: It is quite a task to differentiate a schwannoma from other soft tissue masses like lipomas. Radiographic investigations are quite fundamental to better understand the localisation, association with musculature, vasculature and vital bony structures.

Keywords: Masquerading tumour, digital schwannoma.
The Relationship Between Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate, Depression Score, and Palliative Prognostic Index in Palliative Cancer Patients
Authors: Ramadhan Muhammad Qadri , Lubis Wika Hanida , Gatot Dairon
Published: December 2024

Background: Patients with advanced-stage cancer face various physical and psychological complications. Depression, which frequently occurs in palliative cancer patients, contributes to poor quality of life and increased mortality. The relationship between Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) as an inflammatory marker and depression scores and the Palliative Prognostic Index (PPI) is not fully understood. This study aims to determine the relationship between ESR, depression scores, and PPI in palliative cancer patients.
Methods: This analytical observational study utilized a retrospective approach using medical records of palliative cancer inpatients at Adam Malik Hospital, Medan, from June to August 2024. Eligible subjects underwent blood tests to assess ESR, depression scores using the Beck Depression Inventory II (BD-II), and PPI. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare ESR with depression scores and PPI. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: A total of 103 subjects were included, with an average age of 45 years; 74 were women (71.8%) and 29 were men (28.2%). Ages ranged from 18 to 78 years. Statistical analysis revealed significant relationships between ESR and depression scores (p = 0.001) and ESR and PPI (p = 0.007) in palliative cancer patients.
Conclusion: ESR can serve as an additional indicator for predicting depression and PPI scores in palliative cancer patients.

Keywords: Cancer patients, palliative care, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, depression, palliative prognostic index