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Deproblematizing The Merchant of Venice
Authors: Wooster Roger
Published: May 2021

The Merchant of Venice remains a ‘problem play’ for contemporary production. Whether the play is inherently antisemitic or not, it remains one of the most popular of the canon. I will consider how actors and their directors can, with the wisdom imparted by twentieth-century psychology and Stanislavskian-derived ideas of objectives, circumstances and subtext, seek to circumvent the challenges and infuse problematic text with more acceptable interpretations. Possible reinterpretations of Shylock are centrally considered, but the characters and motives of Jessica, Portia, Antonio and Bassanio are also scrutinized. Such re-evaluation of the underlying motivations seems a reasonable resolution for keeping the text intact while undermining any inherent negative stereotyping. However, once we admit of this subversion of a writer’s intentions, what might the consequences be if there are those who wish to use the same tools to create anti-humanitarian theatre?
Beyond Binaries, Borders, and Boundaries
Authors: Edgar Eir-Anne
Published: May 2021

This article discusses John Rechy’s 1963 novel City of Night and the metaphorical function of the “City.” The sprawling City includes street corners, bars, beaches, movie theaters, and parks. These spaces are public and private, queer and straight. I argue that Rechy’s City functions metaphorically—it is the “sexual underground,” with illicit acts conspiratorially narrated by an anonymous hustler—yet, at the same time, the City is also composed of spaces that are inhabited by so-called “average Americans.” Just as his City sprawls beyond officially recognized boundary lines, the novel also illustrates how efforts to demarcate sexuality as either “gay” or “straight” is futile, as are police efforts to differentiate between “legal” and “illegal” activity.
Riding alone on the elevator
Authors: Frank Anna M. , Froese Rebecca , Hof Barbara C. , Scheffold Maike I. E. , Schreyer Felix , Zeller Mathias , Rödder Simone
Published: May 2021

Abstract

The ability to conduct interdisciplinary research is crucial to address complex real-world problems that require the collaboration of different scientific fields, with global warming being a case in point. To produce integrated climate-related knowledge, climate researchers should be trained early on to work across boundaries and gain an understanding of diverse disciplinary perspectives. This article argues for social breaching as a methodology to introduce students with a natural science background to the social sciences in the context of integrated climate sciences. The breach of a social norm presented here was to ask people whether the experimenter could ride on an elevator alone. We conclude that the approach is effective in letting students with a natural science background explore and experience the power of social reality, and is especially suitable for a small-sized introductory class.
Humans “in the Loop”?
Authors: Mellamphy Nandita Biswas
Published: May 2021

More and more scholarly attention is being paid to the challenges of governing artificial intelligence and emergent technologies. Most of the focus remains on questions of how to preserve the human-centeredness of increasingly advancing machine-driven technologies. I problematize discourses of “human-centered AI” that prioritize human control over nonhuman intelligences as a solution for the challenges posed by emergent technologies like artificial intelligence. Posthumanism provides a compelling theoretical basis for this line of questioning and for reimagining alternative ethical constructs. I outline and consider three distinct scenarios in which (a) humans are at the center of command and control, (b) humans and nonhumans share control, (c) human oversight is completely removed. I suggest that more attention could be given to critical and speculative ways of reimagining the concepts of “human,” “nonhuman,” and human/nonhuman relations.
Contested Memory
Authors: Dladla Ndumiso
Published: May 2021

Abstract

South Africa since 1994 is widely represented as a society which has broken both historically and politically with white supremacy. One of the central discursive pillars sustaining this representation is the appeal to the most recent South African constitution Act 108 of 1996, the founding provisions of which declare that South Africa is founded on the value of non-racialism. The central argument of this article is that an examination of the philosophical underpinnings of the non-racialism of the constitution can give us a better understanding of why and how South Africa remains a racial polity despite the coming into effect of the constitution. We will conclude the article by considering the ethical and political demands which must be met before the actuality of non-racialism may be experienced.
Pan-Africanism and Epistemologies of the South
Authors: Mungwini Pascah
Published: May 2021

Abstract

The topic of pan-Africanism today brings to the fore questions of the unfinished humanistic project of decolonisation in Africa. When Kwasi Wiredu (1996) calls for the need for conceptual decolonisation in Africa, he recognises the intellectual price the continent continues to pay as a result of conceptual confusions and distortions caused by a colonial conceptual idiom implanted in the African mind. Reflecting on the potential which the ideology of pan-Africanism holds for the continent’s future, my position is that the same passion and energy which brought about political independence should now be redirected to the epistemic front. A new form of pan-Africanism on the intellectual front is required to galvanise Africans to develop and deploy in their thinking veritable categories of analysis born out of the experiences of being African in Africa. It is in the generation and application of these alternative epistemologies that the future of the continent lies.
THE STUDY OF ORE BREAKAGE IN BALL MILL TO ASSESS THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF ITS GRINDING
Authors:   Central Ukrainian National Technical University,  Ukraine, Kondratets Vasyl , Matsui. Anatolii ,   Central Ukrainian National Technical University,  Ukraine, Pikilniak Andrii ,   Kryvyi Rih National University, Ukraine, Artiukhov Anatolii ,   Central Ukrainian National Technical University,  Ukraine
Published: May 2021

The results of mathematical modelling of ore breakage by a ball mill based on mathematical models of loaded and unloaded elastic elements are presented. The property of the arrangement of balls in the drum due to segregation is used, under the influence of which they are distributed with increasing size from the loading to the unloading throat, and in the cross-sections from the lining to the axis. It is shown that it is advisable to use the balls in the cross-section of the drum, where their size is 50 mm. The more the volume of ore is destroyed, the more the ball's energy is spent on this, the less energy will be converted into deformation of the elastic element. Consequently, the value of the deformation of the elastic element corresponds to the volume of the destroyed ore, as well as the energy efficiency of its grinding. The approach of interaction of balls with an elastic element from the point of view of mass phenomena will be more effective. The average value of deformations by all balls that have passed through the elastic element, arbitrarily accurately characterizes the average value of the destroyed volume of ore, that is, the energy efficiency of its grinding. The controlled parameter is found in accordance with the proposed relationship with the measured average deformation value of the elastic element. The deviation of certain values from the reference values is within 1%, which meets the requirements of the technological process.
THE USE OF SLOPE HOISTING PLANTS TO CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR CIRCULAR TRAFFIC OF DUMP TRUCKS
Authors:   Kryvyi Rih National University, Ukraine, Slobodyanyuk Valeriy , Slobodyanyuk Roman ,   ROTATE, Co-Founder
Published: May 2021

The purpose of this article is to develop and substantiate rational designs of slope hoisting systems for dump trucks in the open pit mines. In order to reduce the time losses associated with idle mileage in the transport cycle, it is proposed to use the slope hoisting plants only for hauling down the empty trucks. The basic arrangements of slope hoisting systems have been analyzed. A rational field of using them has been determined. The lack of experience in operation of slope hoisting systems with multi-rope friction winders, the possibility of reducing a friction ratio due to freezing and wetting the rope leave no chance to recognize this technical solution to be reliable. The article presents the results of the design study and determination of parameters of a hoister with a reeving system of suspension of one platform to haul down the 130-ton trucks. The developed hoisting plant consists of the main parts as follows: two 1-65.6/0.8 single-drum hoisters; a platform for transporting the truck; a headframe for placing the deflection sheaves; two deflection sheaves; two inclined rail tracks to move the platform. The article proposes the new technical solutions for hoisting plants with two platforms, which are alternately used for hauling down the empty trucks. The developed technology promotes improvement of the operational performance of dump trucks in the open pit mines.
Kurzes Zeitfenster für die Fichtennaturverjüngung in Gebirgsnadelwäldern
Authors: Kalt Tobias , Nikolova Petia , Ginzler Christian , Bebi Peter , Edelkraut Kirsten , Brang Peter
Published: May 2021

Kurzes Zeitfenster für die Fichtennaturverjüngung in Gebirgsnadelwäldern

In den vergangenen 30 Jahren wurden Schweizer Gebirgsnadelwälder stellenweise mit Kahlhieben verjüngt und nicht mit kleinen Lücken, wie dies bei der Gebirgsplenterung üblich ist. Wie sich die Entwicklung in den entstandenen Bestandeslücken nach 13 bis 29 Jahren präsentiert, wurde in zehn Kahlhieben in der Südostschweiz und im Tessin mit Luftbildanalysen und Stichprobeninventuren untersucht. Historische Luftbilder dienten zur Erfassung der Bestandesgeschichte und der Kronendachöffnung vor dem Schlag. Mit Stichprobeninventuren wurden die aktuelle Baumverjüngung und die Kleinstandorte inklusive Bodenbedeckung erhoben. Die Dichte der Verjüngung zwischen 10 cm Höhe und 12 cm Brusthöhendurchmesser (BHD) lag im Mittel bei 5450 St./ha, wovon 71% Fichten waren. Der hohe Mittelwert kam durch Probeflächen mit sehr dichter Verjüngung zustande. Die Fichtenverjüngung stellte sich zum Grossteil nach dem Holzschlag ein; Vorverjüngung war im Nachwuchs (130 cm Höhe bis 12 cm BHD) zu 30% vorhanden. Die Vorverjüngung war dichter in Probeflächen, in denen der Vorbestand schon aufgelichtet gewesen war. Die höchsten Dichten der Nachverjüngung traten bei mittlerer bis hoher Kronendeckung vor dem Holzschlag auf. Verdämmende Konkurrenzvegetation reduzierte die Dichte der Vor- und der Nachverjüngung. Die Präsenz von Moderholz und Baumstümpfen war mit einer höheren Verjüngungsdichte verbunden, Wildhuftierverbiss dagegen mit einer geringeren. Bei wenig Konkurrenzvegetation tritt unmittelbar nach dem Schlagen einer grossen Lücke eine Phase mit hoher Verjüngungsgunst auf, in der die Verjüngung oft gelingt. Auf Standorten hingegen, die zur Bildung einer dichten Konkurrenzvegetation neigen, stellt sich die Verjüngung nur zögerlich ein, und sie ist auf Moderholz und Baumstümpfe angewiesen.
Neue Waldstandort-Hinweiskarte Graubündens zur Ermittlung sensitiver Standorte und Bestände
Authors: Huber Barbara , Zischg Andreas , Frehner Monika , Könz Gianna , Frey Hans-Ulrich , Vanoni Marco
Published: May 2021

Neue Waldstandort-Hinweiskarte Graubündens zur Ermittlung sensitiver Standorte und Bestände

Kenntnisse der Waldstandorttypen sind grundlegend, um den heutigen Zustand und die künftige Entwick-lung des Waldes zu verstehen. Insbesondere in Schutzwäldern ist entscheidend, wie widerstands- und anpassungsfähig die heutigen Bestände sind. Die komplett überarbeitete, flächendeckende Waldstandort- Hinweiskarte für den Kanton Graubünden ist ein wichtiges Planungsinstrument: Sie dient als Grundlage für die Bestimmung von Standorten und Beständen, die empfindlich auf den Klimawandel reagieren könnten. Darüber hinaus ermöglicht sie es, flächendeckende Baumartenempfehlungen für die Zukunft zu erstellen.
Cultural and Philosophical Understanding of Game-based Learning in STEM Subjects
Authors: Garay Julio
Published: May 2021

Several reasons have been linked to the high percentage of failure when it comes to Sciences Technolo-gy, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects for college freshmen. The Higher Learning Commission during its annual conference in 2013 did find out that the leading factor, motivation, seems to play a significant role to inspire students to get involved in the course work. Much research, both in academic journals and mainstream magazines, has been published on how traditional methods of lecturing are neither engaging nor robust enough for STEM learners. In this paper, the author explores the Game-Based Learning method (GBL) as a promising platform to assistance students in their transition from high school to college level STEM courses. Additionally it also looks into the fundamental reasons why biologically, culturally and philosophically, playing has become an essential tool in engaging the real world without having to assume the risk of unwanted consequences.
The Incidence Rate of Cranii Base Fracture in Dr. Kariadi Hospital Semarang Period 2019
Authors: Akhbar Nugroho , Erie B. P. Setya Budi Andar
Published: May 2021

Introduction: Head injury is a major cause of death, especially in young adults and a major cause of disability. The incidence of head injuries is increasing due to the increasing use of motorized vehicles. As many as 4% of cases of head fracture occur in the base of the cranii.

Method: This research used a descriptive observational method. The data used is secondary data taken from medical records. In this study, we wanted to know the incidence of cranii base fracture cases due to head trauma in patients treated at Dr. Kariadi period 2019.

Result: From 29 samples of medical records obtained, 48.3% had mild head trauma, 27.6% had moderate head trauma, and 24.1% had severe head trauma. Symptoms of patients with the most clinical symptoms of cranii base fracture were raccoon eyes 51.7%, with the most fracture locations in the anterior fossa as much as 51.7%.

Conclusion: The incidence of cranii fracture due to head trauma at RSUP Dr. Kariadi in 2019 was found mostly over 40 years old and most of them were men. The type of injury is a minor head injury, with the largest location in the anterior fossa, and the most common clinical sign found in patients with cranii fracture is raccoon eyes.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE EXPRESSION OF CD123 AND THEIR CLINICAL IMPACT IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA AMONG SUDANESE PATIENTS
Authors: Bashir Amro .B .E . , Hamid Tarig A.M. , Madani Nadia M. , Mohammed Babeker Ahmed
Published: May 2021

Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous clonal disorder characterized by immature myeloid cell proliferation and bone marrow failure. This study was prospective study conducted in Khartoum state during period from October 2018 until 2021

Objective: This study was aimed to determine the significance of the expression of CD123 in Sudanese Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia, and their clinical impact.

Method: The study population was selected as 100 AML patients as study group. 2.5 ml of venous blood were collected and poured into ethylene di-amine tetra acidic acid (EDTA) for examination of peripheral Blood smears and complete blood count, aspirate and trephine biopsy of bone marrow were collected for smearing and staining and detected CD markers by using flow cytometry

Results: The result showed that 57.6% of AML patients with positive CD123. The study was revealed insignificant difference in CD123 in correlated to age with p.value=0.509, and also insignificant difference in CD123 when correlated to gender male and female with p.value=0.705, and the result showed that CD123 expression was significant decreased in bone marrow sample compared to peripheral sample with p.value=0.019, also the finding showed that CD123 expression was strongest being in M3 subtype (56.8+36.8) with P-value (0.099).

Conclusion: This study was concluded that 57.6% of AML patients were positive for CD123 and also reflect thatCD123 expression was strongest being in M3 subtype.

Keyword: Acute Myeloid Leukemia, CD123 ,Sudan .
Role of Psychological and Social Security in Predicting Depression Among Women Living in the Homeless Shelters of Tehran
Authors:   Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Branch of Science and Research, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran, Khadivi-Zand Afsaneh , Khodabakhshi-Koolaee Anahita ,   Department of Psychology and Education Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran., Falsafinejad Mohammad Reza ,   Department of Assessment and Measurement, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
Published: May 2021

Background: Homelessness is a common phenomenon in all human societies and leads to many social, psychological, and physical consequences for the homeless people and society. This study aimed to determine the role of psychological and social security in predicting depression among women living in the homeless shelters of Tehran. Methods: It was a descriptive correlational study. The research population included all women living in the homeless shelters of Tehran, in 2020. The subjects were selected using random, multistage cluster sampling. Two homeless shelters were selected. The final sample included 150 women. The data were collected using the security-insecurity inventory and the Beck depression inventory. The collected data were analyzed using the multiple regression analysis in SPSS V. 22. Results: The results showed that the feeling of psychological security predicts depression in women (R=0.48). Also, 23% of the variances in depression were explained by psychological security. Therefore, psychological security can predict depression (with 99% confidence) in these women. Moreover, the feeling of social security can predict the rate of depression in women (MR=-0.55). This implies that approximately 30% of the variances of depression can be explained by social security. The beta coefficient for social security was -0.55. Accordingly, social security can predict depression (with 99% confidence) in women living in homeless shelters. The negative signs of the beta coefficients indicated a negative relationship between the predictor and the criterion variables. In other words, the higher the psychological and social security, the lower the rate of depression in women. Conclusion: This study showed that the psychological and social security levels of these women were correlated with the degree of depression experienced. Using the insights from this study, counselors, psychiatric nurses, and other mental health professionals are suggested to create a friendly and safe environment for clients to express their feelings and lessen their depression.
The Status of Ageism in Caring for Elderly Patients From Nurses’ Perspective
Authors:   Department of nursing, School of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Hosseini Mohammad Ali , Mehri Saeid ,   Department of nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran., Fallahi-Khoshknab Masoud ,   Department of nursing, School of Nursing, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Mohammadi-Shahbelaghi Farahnaz ,   Department of nursing, Iranian Research Center of Aging, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran., Akbari-Zardkhaneh Saeed ,   Department of psychology, School of Education and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.
Published: May 2021

Background: As the number of elderly people referred to hospitals increases, so does the number of discrimination reports in the care of the elderly, compared with younger people. This study aimed to investigate the status of ageism in caring for elderly patients from nurses’ perspective. Methods: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted in three selected hospitals of Ardabil province, Iran, in 2019. A total of 482 nurses were recruited by convenience sampling. The data were collected using a demographics questionnaire and the Ageism Scale in Hospital Care and analyzed using descriptive (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (the Pearson correlation coefficient, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Scheffe post hoc test) in SPSS V. 20. Results: The mean age of the participants was 33 years. Most nurses showed moderate ageism when providing care to older adults. The level of ageism was significantly associated with age (P=0.002), gender (P=0.001), work experience (P=0.032), and the ward in which the nurses worked (P=0.001) Conclusion: The findings revealed that the study hospitals suffered ageism. Also, the level of ageism was associated with the age, gender, admission ward, and work experience of the nurses. Thus, it is suggested to consider appropriate interventions to prevent ageism, when designing and planning care for older adults.
Diseño, ética y estética para transformar la realidad social
Authors: Herrera Batista Lorenzo Miguel Ángel , Marín Álvarez Marco Antonio , Angulo Alvarez Carlos
Published: May 2021

El diseño es hoy fundamental para la economía mundial, permite la competencia y fomenta el desarrollo de innovaciones en diversos ámbitos del mercado. La ampliación y la diversificación en la oferta de productos se traduce en opciones para satisfacer las necesidades del usuario, lo cual constituye un avance innegable de la práctica del diseño. Sin embargo, al mismo tiempo ha crecido notablemente la producción de desechos sólidos derivados de este lo cual genera un deterioro ambiental. Adicionalmente, la oferta de productos de diseño ha sido concentrada en el sector económicamente más favorecido y ha dejado fuera a una gran parte de la población mundial, misma que teniendo urgentes necesidades de diseño no son atendidas, debido a que no constituyen un mercado de interés para el sector productivo en general. El contenido del presente artículo es el resultado del debate colectivo y del intercambio de ideas entre sus autores, realizado con base en el análisis de fuentes documentales y la propia experiencia como académicos. Nuestro objetivo es propiciar la reflexión para la creación de un frente común orientado a una práctica del diseño —en todas sus manifestaciones— centrada tanto en el desarrollo social así como en el cuidado ambiental de manera simultánea. Es además, un ejercicio del diseño basado en la ética y en el compromiso con el entorno y la sociedad.
Métodos de aprendizaje en estudiantes de nuevo ingreso de la licenciatura en Diseño Gráfico de la UA de C
Authors: Guzmán Lechuga Adolfo , VALDEZ BORROEL MARIA DEL SOCORRO GABRIELA
Published: May 2021

El trabajo presenta los resultados del estudio exploratorio, con enfoque cualitativo, realizado a los estudiantes de nuevo ingreso a la licenciatura en Diseño Gráfico (generación 2019) de la Escuela de Artes Plásticas (EAP) de la Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila (UA de C). Con un cuestionario, se recolectó información acerca de sus métodos de aprendizaje con el objetivo de conocer sus hábitos de estudio, estilo de aprendizaje (activo, reflexivo, teórico, pragmático) y el canal de percepción de preferencia (visual, auditivo, kinestésico), a fin de caracterizar a la generación y proponer apoyos pedagógicos institucionales y en el aula que mejoren el aprendizaje. De los resultados destaca que son pocos los estudiantes interesados en las habilidades de estudio. La mayoría no les da importancia, además de carecer de estrategias y técnicas de estudio, lo que genera un pobre desempeño académico que, a su vez, es causa de repitencia, deserción y frustración. El estudio identificó el canal visual como el preferido y su relación con el área de estudio, el diseño gráfico, así como el estilo de aprendizaje reflexivo como dominante. Con esta información, se abren posibilidades para plantear ambientes y actividades que mejoren la enseñanza y el aprendizaje.
Histo morphometric evaluation of testes of Black Bengal goats
Authors: Siddique AB , Ferdous KA , Parvez MNH , Islam MS , Hassan MA , Kamruzzaman M , Sarker NR
Published: May 2021

This study was designed to explore the gross and microscopic structures of the testes of Black Bengal bucks (n = 14) with special emphasis on the seminiferous tubules. A quantitative comparison of the various cell types in the seminiferous tubules of the testes were done. Biometrical values of testes were recorded. The left testes were significantly larger than the right. The mean length, width, weight and circumference of the left testis were 6.7 ± 0.1 cm, 3.9 ± 0.0 cm, 66.9 ± 0.8 gm and 13.4 ± 0.2 cm, respectively. The mean length, width, weight and circumference of the right testis were 6.3 ± 0.0 cm, 3.8 ± 0.0 cm, 66.5 ± 0.8 gm and 13.1 ± 0.1 cm, respectively. For microscopic studies tissue samples were evaluated with quantitative techniques. The testis was encapsulated by tunica toward the mediastinum testis. The testicular parenchyma was divided into convoluted seminiferous tubules and Leydig cells, which were found in the intertubular spaces.

The Bangladesh Veterinarian (2018) 35(1&2): 40-46
PENERAPAN METODE COURSE REVIEW HORAY (CRH) UNTUK MENINGKATKAN MINAT DAN HASIL BELAJAR BIOLOGI UMUM
Authors: Yennita Yennita , Putri Rendi Zulni Eka
Published: May 2021

Proses pembelajaran dapat dipengaruhi oleh banyak faktor. Observasi terhadap proses pembelajaran memperlihatkan mahasiswa tidak memiliki peluang untuk berpikir kreatif. Hal ini mempengaruhi hasil belajar dan minat belajar menjadi kurang maksimal. Pembaharuan metode yang lebih sesuai dan berpusat pada mahasiswa sangat diperlukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui metode Course Review Horay (CRH) (CRH) mampu meningkatkan minat dan hasil belajar mahasiswa pada mata kuliah Biologi Umum Semester Ganjil Tahun Ajaran 2020/2021 di Program Studi Pendidikan Kimia. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas (PTK) dengan subjek penelitian sebanyak 40 mahasiswa. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, angket, tes dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisa data dengan analisis deskriptif. Penelitian dilakukan dalam dua siklus, masing-masing terdiri dari dua kali pertemuan dengan alokasi waktu 2x50 menit. Tindakan pra siklus menerapkan metode ceramah berbantu media, siklus I dan siklus II dengan penerapan metode Course Review Horay (CRH). Peningkatan hasil belajar mahasiswa terlihat pada Siklus I dan Siklus II. Siklus I hasil belajar memperoleh persentase ketuntasan klasikal sebesar 65% dan siklus II sebesar 87,5%. Hasil presentase minat belajar mahasiswa siklus I sebesar 60% dan pada siklus II sebesar 80%. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa metode Course Review Horay (CRH) dapat meningkatkan minat dan hasil belajar kognitif mahasiswa.Kata Kunci : Course Review Horay (CRH), Minat Belajar, Hasil Belajar
Tecniche Non Invasive di Riposizionamento Del Catetere per Dialisi Peritoneale
Authors: Galato R.
Published: May 2021

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Lived experiences of Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) nurses working in COVID-19 intensive care units
Authors: Pogoy Jane Marnel , Cutamora Jezyl Cempron
Published: May 2021

Background: Limited studies focus on the effects of the pandemic on the nurses' overall risks and wellbeing. At present, no single study has been published on Filipino nurses’ experiences outside the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.Objective: This descriptive phenomenological study explored the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) nurses’ experiences working in COVID-19 intensive care units.Methods: The study was conducted in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where there is a high number of COVID-19 cases. This study utilized a qualitative Husserlian phenomenological approach to describe and explore the lived experiences of the OFW nurses’ caring for COVID-19 critically ill patients. The research key interview informants were eight ICU nurses who cared for COVID-19 patients in Dubai hospitals. Data saturation was reached. Data collection was done in 2020, and Collaizi’s method of data analysis was utilized.Results: A total of 135 significant statements were extracted from the interview transcripts. There were 36 formulated meanings generated, and four themes emerged from this study. The first theme is Challenges During the Pandemic with the following subthemes: Away from Home, Caring for the COVID-19 Patients, and Fear of the Unknown. The second theme is Patient Care during COVID-19 with the following subthemes: COVID-19 ICU Patient Care and The Nursing Profession. Third, Adapting to Change with the subthemes: Living the New Normal and Protecting One’s Self from COVID-19. Lastly, Resilience Amidst the Pandemic with the following subthemes:  Being with Others and Seeing Oneself.Conclusion: Despite the existing challenges like cultural differences and homesickness faced by these OFW nurses and the new challenges they are faced with the pandemic today, they were still able to continue living and do what is expected of them. From the hassle of wearing the PPEs, shortage of PPE, and being transferred from one unit in the hospital to another, the OFW nurses were able to adapt to these changes. The nurses already got used to the routine, but the fear of getting infected by the virus is still there.
Matters of Life and Death: Transnational Manifestations of Power in Two Multicultural Picturebooks
Authors: Hattori Tomo , Ching Stuart , Pataray-Ching Jann
Published: May 2021

Our analysis of the multicultural picturebooks Yangsook Choi's The Name Jar (2001) and Anthony Robles's Lakas and the Manilatown Fish (2003) exposes life-and-death histories and shows how children's publishing can create enabling transnational narratives that inform communities and nation states beyond fictive events. We review the role of power in US definitions of multiculturalism and introduce an articulation of power as biopower in a transnational context. By linking the two picturebooks to their respective historical backdrops, we demonstrate how fictive children's personal choices and multicultural encounters in school and community advance narratives of life on a global scale.
Peritext in the Picturebook: Can It Be Metanarrative?
Authors: Liu Nan
Published: May 2021

This paper focuses on how peritexts function in communicating a picturebook's narration and what impact they have on reading comprehension or interpretation. Based on modern narratological theory and research findings of metanarration, this study analyses the metanarrative function of peritexts in three picturebooks: Chester by Mélanie Watt, Black and White by David Macaulay, and Keine Angst vor gar Nichts by Gudrun Likar with illustrations by Manuela Olten. The findings of this study reveal that peritexts in picturebooks display metanarration at both a verbal and a visual level; they reflect the act or process of narration, highlight the book's narrative features, and affect the reader's reception of the picturebook.
Lost Futures: Reading, Memory, and Repression
Authors: Butler Catherine
Published: May 2021

Children's novels sometimes allude to events in the lives of their protagonists after the end of the main narrative, either through the assertions of authoritative narrators or the speculations of child characters themselves. Such predictions offer a hostage to fortune, however, for history may take a different direction from that envisaged by the narrative. In such cases, readers must find a way to navigate the contradictions between fictional and actual histories. That navigation is always potentially problematic, but perhaps particularly so in the case of Golden Age fictions such as Peter and Wendy (1911) and The Story of the Amulet ( 1906 ), the child protagonists of which were the right age to have reached adulthood with the advent of the Great War. This article describes the strategies developed by later readers and writers to cope with the disjunction between historical and fictional futures.
‘Music from the Deepest Dark’: Productions of Space in David Almond'sA Song for Ella Grey
Authors: Krynauw Marieke
Published: May 2021

This article explores the ways in which space may be actively and creatively produced, specifically in David Almond's A Song for Ella Grey (2015). It argues that the characters use creative processes such as singing and storytelling in order to symbolically transform their surroundings as part of their developing spatially situated identities. Using Henri Lefebvre's tripartite dialectic of the production of space (1991) as a guide, it further suggests that Almond as writer builds literary spaces which disrupt established representations of North East England and valorise spatiotemporal narratives of the self and the region.
Seeing the forest for the trees: Scene perception and the admissible contents of perceptual Experience
Authors: McClelland Tom
Published: May 2021

Debates surrounding the high-level contents of perceptual experience focus on whether weperceive the high-level properties of visual objects, such as the property of being a pine tree. Thispaper considers instead whether we perceive the high-level properties of visual scenes, such asthe property of being a forest. Liberals about the contents of perceptual experience have offered avariety of phenomenal contrast cases designed to reveal how the high-level properties of objectsfigure in our visual experience. I offer a series of equivalent phenomenal contrast cases intendedto show how the high-level properties of visual scenes also figure in visual experience. Thisfirst-person evidence of high-level scene perception is combined with third-person evidence fromthe extensive empirical literature on scene categorisation. Critics of liberalism have attempted todeflate existing phenomenal contrast cases by explaining the contrasts in terms of non-perceptualcontents or in terms of attentional changes. I show that neither response is applicable to mycontrast cases and conclude that we do indeed perceptually experience the high-level propertiesof visual scenes.
Feminisation of Rural Work and Young Women’s Dis/empowerment: A Case Study of Mountain Villages in the Western Black Sea Region of Turkey
Authors: Him Miki Suzuki , Gündüz Hoşgör Ayşe
Published: May 2021

In this paper, we examine the process of feminisation of rural work in a case study of women’s employment at a seafood-processing factory in Western Black Sea Turkey. We explore the significance of women’s nonfarm employment to their household economy and how intra-household relations are affected when women participate in paid work. In order to understand the household characteristics and dynamics in relation to the work status of female household members, mixed methods were used for data collection – semi-structured interviews with 218 women and in-depth interviews with 27 women. The data indicate the significance of women’s paid work to rural household economy and also how the paid work has transformed the father-daughter relationship in particular. Recent rural transformation in the context of neoliberal agricultural policy, agricultural decline, and out-migration increased women’s workload. Today, rural household heavily depends on unmarried daughter’s labour regardless of her work status. Daughter’s participation in paid work however makes her labour visible and considerably undermines the authority of father who had already lost control over son’s labour. Yet we contend that daughter’s labour may be liberated from a traditional form of patriarchy; her participation into labour market results in an integration into not only market economy but also a modern form of patriarchy.
Teacher Candidates’ Gender Role Attitudes: Case of Adıyaman University
Authors: Yaşar Beril Nisa
Published: May 2021

The aim of this study is to determine gender role attitudes of fourth-grade students using descriptive and cross-sectional analysis by applying a questionnaire and Gender Roles Attitude Scale developed by Zeyneloglu and Terzioglu. Participants used in the study are made up of 187 fourthgrade students at the Department of Elementary Education (namely Primary School Teacher Education, Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education, Social Sciences Teacher Education, and Science Teacher Education). The results reveal the egalitarian attitudes among students for the sub-dimensions named egalitarian gender role (mean score: 29.05), female gender role (mean score: 24.37), marriage gender role (mean score: 19.67), traditional gender role (mean score: 23.41) and male gender role (mean score 17.24). Average and median Gender Roles Attitude Scale scores of respondent students were found to differ according to the type of department, the high school that they graduated from, and the person effective in choosing the department of students.
In the Father’s House: Language and Violence in the Work of Assia Djebar and Leïla Sebbar
Authors: Schneider Annedith
Published: May 2021

This essay examines autobiographical writing by two women who grew up in colonial Algeria; it considers how the relationship between fathers and daughters is marked by linguistic conflict. For each of these writers, language is not a simple tool, but instead a problematic inheritance that shapes her world and her relationship with her father. Assia Djebar and Leila Sebbar, who were children in colonial Algeria of the late 1940s and early 1950s, examine their relationships to Arabic and French in terms of their relationships with their families and in particular with their schoolteacher fathers. The fathers, who benefitted from French colonial education, fail to understand the different risks inherent for their daughters in transgressing conservative community and linguistic boundaries. Each writer, even as she acknowledges the benefits of the colonizer’s language, also describes the language as a scene of violent trauma for which she holds her father responsible. With language and paternal love so tightly entwined, this essay argues that even in highly politicized colonial contexts, the national value of a language can only be understood if the familial and personal value of the language is also taken into account.
Projection of the Output Cost Arising from Low Labour Force Participation of Women in North Cyprus
Authors: Beton-Kalmaz Demet
Published: May 2021

The relationship between gender inequality and economic growth has become one of the most interesting and debated issues both in the academic literature and the policy arena. The aim of this study is to investigate how gender inequalities in the labour force participation (LFP) in North Cyprus undermine the per capita output of the country. Thus, the study is designed to estimate the simulation of a possible increase in per capita GDP based on 2011 data generated by the catch up of north female labour force participation rates to the south for the year 2011. Different age categories for female labour force are considered for the measurement. The age categories distributed within the working age population including female labour force population between the ages 15 and over. The age categories are divided into 5 groups as including the female participants between the age from 15 to 24, 25 to 34, 35 to 44, 45 to 54, and 55 and over. Data used is obtained from the State Planning Organization (SPO) of North Cyprus government for North Cyprus and from the World Bank database for South Cyprus. The North Cyprus labour force participation rates are adjusted to the south as suggested by Bryant et. al. (2004). Parallel to the previous literature, it is found that female labour force participation (FLFP) rate has a positive impact on GDP in North Cyprus. There would have been a 4% higher per capita GDP with the catch up of north to south FLFP rate which might be a substantial contribution towards decreasing the income gap between north and south.
Vigilante Violence against Women in Turkey: A Sociological Analysis
Authors: Sarıoğlu Esra
Published: May 2021

This study examines one of the disturbing political developments over the last years and one that has not received scholarly attention: the rise of vigilantism against women in Turkey. Building on the empirical data on vigilante incidents, I show that vigilantism in Turkey is an exclusively masculine practice carried out by individual men or small groups of men who, calling upon a moral order or higher moral sovereignties, target nonpious-looking women navigating the public places in densely populated big cities. By locating vigilantism in the larger dynamics of gender politics, I argue that vigilantism delineates the emergent dynamics of the current backlash against women’s agency in Turkey, a backlash that manifests itself as a masculinist enforcement of morality in public.
Feminist Söylemin İslamcı Kadın Yazınına Etkisi
Authors: Güç Ayşe
Published: May 2021

Bu makale feminist literatüre katkı yaptığı düşünülen İslamcı kadın yazarların çalışmalarını incelemektedir. Makale bu çalışmaları İslamcı kadın yazını olarak tanımlamakta ve feminist söylemin bu çalışmalar üzerindeki etkilerini analiz etmektedir. Bunun için öncelikle feminist söylemin Müslüman kadın dünyasını etkileme süreci ve bu süreçte Müslüman kadın düşünürlerin kendilerini nasıl konumlandırdıkları ele alınmıştır. Daha sonra etkilenme olgusunun daha iyi anlaşılabilmesi için İslamcı kadın yazınındaki temel yaklaşımlar ataerkillik, toplumsal cinsiyet ve cinsiyetçilik gibi feminist eleştiride ön plana çıkmış kavramlar bağlamında incelenmiştir. İslamcı kadın yazarlar Müslüman seküler feministlerden farklı olarak kadın-karşıtı söylemlerde geleneğin etkisine vurgu yapmaktadırlar. Çalışmalarında geleneğin eleştirisi ve dini kaynakların kadın-duyarlı bir bakış açısı ile yeniden okunması konuları ön plana çıkmaktadır. Makale son olarak bu kadın yazının feminist bir teoloji olma imkânına dikkat çekmekte ve batılı feminist söylemin İslamcı kadın yazınına etkisindeki sınırlılıklara işaret etmektedir.
A Framework for Implementing Metaheuristic Algorithms Using Intercellular Communication
Authors: Ortiz Yerko , Carrión Javier , Lahoz-Beltrá Rafael , Gutiérrez Martín
Published: May 2021

Metaheuristics (MH) are Artificial Intelligence procedures that frequently rely on evolution. MH approximate difficult problem solutions, but are computationally costly as they explore large solution spaces. This work pursues to lay the foundations of general mappings for implementing MH using Synthetic Biology constructs in cell colonies. Two advantages of this approach are: harnessing large scale parallelism capability of cell colonies and, using existing cell processes to implement basic dynamics defined in computational versions. We propose a framework that maps MH elements to synthetic circuits in growing cell colonies to replicate MH behavior in cell colonies. Cell-cell communication mechanisms such as quorum sensing (QS), bacterial conjugation, and environmental signals map to evolution operators in MH techniques to adapt to growing colonies. As a proof-of-concept, we implemented the workflow associated to the framework: automated MH simulation generators for the gro simulator and two classes of algorithms (Simple Genetic Algorithms and Simulated Annealing) encoded as synthetic circuits. Implementation tests show that synthetic counterparts mimicking MH are automatically produced, but also that cell colony parallelism speeds up the execution in terms of generations. Furthermore, we show an example of how our framework is extended by implementing a different computational model: The Cellular Automaton.
4mCPred-MTL: Accurate Identification of DNA 4mC Sites in Multiple Species Using Multi-Task Deep Learning Based on Multi-Head Attention Mechanism
Authors: Zeng Rao , Cheng Song , Liao Minghong
Published: May 2021

DNA methylation is one of the most extensive epigenetic modifications. DNA 4mC modification plays a key role in regulating chromatin structure and gene expression. In this study, we proposed a generic 4mC computational predictor, namely, 4mCPred-MTL using multi-task learning coupled with Transformer to predict 4mC sites in multiple species. In this predictor, we utilize a multi-task learning framework, in which each task is to train species-specific data based on Transformer. Extensive experimental results show that our multi-task predictive model can significantly improve the performance of the model based on single task and outperform existing methods on benchmarking comparison. Moreover, we found that our model can sufficiently capture better characteristics of 4mC sites as compared to existing commonly used feature descriptors, demonstrating the strong feature learning ability of our model. Therefore, based on the above results, it can be expected that our 4mCPred-MTL can be a useful tool for research communities of interest.
Metal-Ions Intercalation Mechanism in Layered Anode From First-Principles Calculation
Authors: Zhang Junbo , Lu Xiaodong , Zhang Jingjing , Li Han , Huang Bowen , Chen Bingbing , Zhou Jianqiu , Jing Suming
Published: May 2021

Layered structure (MoS2) has the potential use as an anode in metal-ions (M-ions) batteries. Here, first-principles calculations are used to systematically investigate the diffusion mechanisms and structural changes of MoS2 as anode in lithium (Li)-, sodium (Na)-, magnesium (Mg)- and Zinc (Zn)-ions batteries. Li and Na ions are shown to be stored in the MoS2 anode material due to the strong adsorption energies (~−2.25 eV), in contrast to a relatively weak adsorption of Mg and Zn ions for the pristine MoS2. To rationalize the results, we evaluate the charge transfer from the M-ions to the MoS2 anode, and find a significant hybridization between the adsorbed atoms and S atoms in the MoS2 anode. Furthermore, the migration energy barriers of M ions are explored using first-principles with the climbing image nudged elastic band (CINEB) method, and the migration energy barrier is in the order of Zn > Mg > Li > Na ions. Our results combined with the electrochemical performance experiments show that Li- and Na-ions batteries have good cycle and rate performance due to low ions migration energy barrier and high storage capability. However, the MoS2 anode shows poor electrochemical performance in Zn- and Mg-ions batteries, especially Zn-ion batteries. Further analysis reveals that the MoS2 structure undergoes the phase transformation from 2H to 1T during the intercalation of Li and Na ions, leading to strong interaction between M ions and the anode, and thus higher electrochemical performance, which, however, is difficult to occur in Mg- and Zn-ions batteries. This work focuses on the theoretical aspects of M-ions intercalation, and our findings may stimulate the experimental work for the intercalation of multi-ions to maximize the capacity of anode in M-ions batteries.