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La Tentation et les savoirs
Authors: Séginger Gisèle
Published: June 2023

Malgré son inactualité apparente, La Tentation de Saint Antoine se rattache à une série de savoirs, de recherches historiques, d’interrogations qui caractérisent son époque et définissent une configuration épistémologique. Les savoirs sont impliqués à deux niveaux : dans l’organisation de la poétique de l’œuvre, dans les représentations de l’œuvre. Flaubert utilise des savoirs historiques, anthropologiques et psychiatriques qui légitiment l’organisation du texte et les déconstruit en même temps. Il invente une nouvelle forme de grotesque – le grotesque des idées – et met en abyme un questionnement sur les savoirs qui évolue de la première Tentation à celle de 1874.
Note sur la mémoire du lecteur de L’Éducation sentimentale
Authors: Perrier Guillaume
Published: June 2023

Dans L’Éducation sentimentale, presque tous les rappels narratifs passent par la pensée du héros. Les rappels des deux derniers chapitres se distinguent par leur caractère dialogique, ainsi que leur fréquence, leur ampleur et leur portée. De plus, les manuscrits témoignent d’une hésitation de l’écrivain, à ce moment décisif, entre une sollicitation explicite ou implicite de la mémoire du lecteur. L’examen de ces régularités et variations mnémoniques contribue à définir le rôle de la mémoire narrative dans le processus d’interprétation du roman au cours de la lecture.
La médiation de Madame Bovary en Suède
Authors: Färnlöf Hans
Published: June 2023

Le transfert de Flaubert en Suède a déjà fait l’objet de plusieurs travaux. La présente étude en propose une synthèse en y intégrant les données de la dernière décennie. Ce faisant, l’étude se concentre sur deux aspects : l’introduction et le statut actuel de Madame Bovary et de Flaubert en Suède. Dans cette optique, la traduction initiale du roman (1883) est confrontée à la traduction la plus récente (2012) à la lumière des champs littéraires respectifs. L’étude de la réception montre comment Madame Bovary tarde à être commenté dans la presse suédoise, dans laquelle Flaubert est présenté au début comme « l’auteur de Salammbô ». Suite à l’introduction du naturalisme de Zola en Suède vers la fin des années 1870, Flaubert est considéré comme l’auteur central de la littérature réaliste vers le milieu des années 1880. Madame Bovary reste désormais son œuvre principale. Le roman est encore enseigné à l’université en Suède et a été adapté au théâtre, entre autres à travers le filtre de la consommation identificatoire. Les manifestations les plus récentes laissent suggérer que le roman est médiatisé à partir des réponses qu’il pourrait apporter aux questions posées par notre société d’aujourd’hui plutôt que d’être abordé dans son contexte historique et littéraire. Enfin, le catalogue des traductions au 21e siècle montre la domination croissante des formats numériques.
Établir le texte de Trois contes
Authors: Dord-Crouslé Stéphanie
Published: June 2023

Alors que paraît Trois contes dans le cinquième volume des Œuvres complètes (« Bibliothèque de la Pléiade », mai 2021), cet article fait le point sur les problèmes complexes posés par l’établissement de son texte : l’histoire de ce texte si particulier est d’abord retracée avec précision à l’aide de toutes les sources externes disponibles ; la question de l’énigmatique « manuscrit Laporte » est ensuite examinée ; enfin sont exposés les principes qui ont guidé l’établissement du texte pour la nouvelle édition.
Flaubert et Zola : dix ans d’amitié
Authors: Pagès Alain
Published: June 2023

L’amitié entre Flaubert et Zola a duré une dizaine d’années, entre 1869 et 1880. Fructueuse, elle s’est caractérisée par un véritable échange intellectuel, en dépit de certains désaccords sur les fonctions de la littérature. Zola a acheté la maison de Médan, au bord de la Seine, en pensant à l’exemple de Croisset : les deux hommes ont partagé la même vision d’une retraite littéraire idéale, propice à l’écriture.
Sociabilités populaires et relations électives
Authors: Laville Béatrice
Published: June 2023

Cet article porte sur la question des sociabilités populaires dans les romans de Zola. Outre la question des espaces où se joue la dramatisation des relations sociales avec ses codes et ses rites et les processus de domination inhérents à la vie des groupes, la question de l’argent et avec lui, le gain, la dette et la dépense, s’impose comme une régulation des modes de relation. Moteur d’altération de la sociabilité et puissant agent de dramatisation, la représentation de l’argent exprime la violence économique d’un système qui se nourrit de l’aliénation des individus.
Flaubert libre lecteur. À propos de l’Abrégé du catéchisme de persévérance de l’abbé Gaume
Authors: Dord-Crouslé Stéphanie
Published: June 2023

En partant d’un exemple précis, on s’interroge ici sur la manière dont Flaubert gère ses lectures documentaires : quels sont les éléments qui guident son choix ? quel est le degré d’exactitude des notes qu’il prend ? quel est leur mode de projection ultérieure dans la fiction ? Les notes que le romancier a prises sur l’Abrégé du catéchisme de persévérance de l’abbé Gaume, conservées dans les dossiers de la bibliothèque municipale de Rouen (ms g 226 (6) f° 227 à 229), se révèlent particulièrement intéressantes : leur analyse met au jour différents mécanismes à l’œuvre tant dans la pratique de la documentation primaire que dans l’élaboration rédactionnelle secondaire du roman (en l’occurrence ici le chapitre IX de Bouvard et Pécuchet). On verra ainsi que ce n’est pas toujours là où l’œuvre est citée le plus explicitement qu’il faut aller chercher la plus forte concentration en termes de références documentaires. Est jointe la transcription diplomatique intégrale des pages manuscrites commentées.
Flaubert lecteur : une histoire des écritures
Authors: Dufour Philippe
Published: June 2023

Flaubert lit pour écrire. Durant la période 1845-1857 en particulier, ses lectures littéraires parachèvent son apprentissage et lui donnent son esthétique, dans un jeu de confrontations. D’un côté, les figures admirées du passé, que ce soient les grands génies naïfs, qui inspirent à Flaubert son dogme de l’impersonnalité, ou les maîtres de l’âge classique, qui rappellent l’inspiré à la patience. De l’autre, les figures rejetées de l’époque contemporaine : œuvres informes du romantisme sentimental, œuvres sans art des réalistes, œuvres sans âme de la littérature industrielle. En se situant dans le champ des possibles littéraires, Flaubert compose une histoire des écritures.
2gether The Series, consécration asiatique de l’adaptation du genre BL (Boys Love) à la télévision thaïlandaise
Authors: Barcikowsky Nicolas
Published: June 2023

En 2020, la série télévisée thaïlandaise 2gether The Series a réussi à devenir l’un des programmes thaïlandais les plus populaires dans le reste de l’Asie orientale. Son succès a agité la presse régionale et les réseaux sociaux dans le monde entier. Ce succès n’est pas sans raisons. 2gether est à la fois une série qui s’adapte aux attentes de ses consommateurs étrangers tout en restant une série thaïe. La série présente la Thaïlande comme partageant une temporalité commune avec les pays développés de sa région et consommant la même culture populaire, s’inscrivant ainsi dans les flux culturels régionaux. La série 2gether ne requiert en effet que très peu de connaissances sur la Thaïlande pour être comprise, et familiarise cependant son public avec la culture thaïe. C’est aussi une série BL, ou « Boys Love », un genre originaire du Japon qui est aujourd’hui consommé dans tous les pays d’Asie orientale et que la Thaïlande a popularisé en tant que fiction télévisuelle depuis 2014, devenant de fait l’ambassadrice régional du genre. 2gether est l’adaptation d’un roman BL du même nom, mais le travail de réalisation de la série a permis de proposer une nouvelle représentation de la culture BL, dans laquelle les stéréotypes liés à ce genre sont moins apparents. Le succès de la série fut aussi appuyé par des initiatives de divers acteurs thaïlandais comme japonais, qui ont non seulement participé à la promotion de la série même après sa diffusion, mais ensuite utilisé l’univers de 2gether et de la culture BL au sens plus vaste comme vecteur culturel thaï.
Jouer du vieillissement : Dazzling (JTBC, 2019)
Authors: Koo Moduk
Published: June 2023

Le présent article se propose d’observer la façon dont la télévision sud-coréenne traite le corps du grand âge, en s’interrogeant sur la question du vieillissement et la représentation de la maladie dans Dazzling. Kim Hyeja, l’actrice la plus aimée du pays, âgée de presque 80 ans, y joue le personnage principal qui se perd dans le temps. Sa présence donne une authenticité et une profondeur à la série, et en même temps renouvelle la mémoire collective du public coréen, chose qui permet d’attirer le public de tous âges. Le vieillissement de la star s’implique dans la création de nouveaux rôles et de nouvelles fictions. Dans cette optique, Dazzling qui questionne sur la place des personnes âgées dans la société actuelle ouvre d’autres possibilités au jeu des acteurs seniors.
The Spin Chemistry of Nitroxide-Based Organic Biradicals
Authors: Cimpoesu Fanica , Buta Maria-Cristina , Toader Ana Maria , Ionita Gabriela
Published: June 2023

The electronic spin has a crucial importance in life chemistry, although relatively rarely encountered in several processes, while the vast majority of organic molecules (including the biological systems) are based on closed-shell spinless configurations. To advocate for the incidence of the spin it is suggestive to point out that the oxygen molecule, O2, the fuel in the quasi-totality of organisms, has a spin-triplet ground state and all the processes triggered by respiration are including, then, spin interactions. In the investigation of subtle spin-related molecular and supramolecular interactions, a wise technique consists in introducing stable open-shell organic radicals as “spies” of a given environment, under electronic paramagnetic resonance measurements. The nitroxide-based spin carriers are frequently used as spin probes, the TEMPO group, (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)-oxyl, being the most widely used in this view. Here the authors illustrate a case study on a series of nitroxide-based biradicals, corroborating the EPR measurements with state-of-the-art modeling.
Time-Reversal Symmetry in Spin Systems in the Presence and the Absence of Redox Processes
Authors: Geru Ion
Published: June 2023

It is shown that the isomorphic substitution of one of the paramagnetic ions of di-homonuclear cluster with antiferromagnetic exchange interaction by an ion, whose wave functions are reversed in time with respect to the wave functions of the substituted ion, leads to the formation of a di-heteronuclear cluster with ferromagnetic exchange interaction. This method of spin rearming can be used for the synthesis of new di-heteronuclear clusters with ferromagnetic exchange interaction. The redox-induced processes can affect the time-reversal symmetry. Particularly in the reduction-half reaction + 2 Cu the time-reversal symmetry for the ion, existing before the start of the reaction, disappears after the reaction due to the transformation of the ion with spin S = 1/2 into a neutral Cu atom without spin. An analogy is found between six incomplete time-reversal operators for systems with spins S = 1/2, 3/2, 2, 5/2.
Redox Reactions of Coordination Compounds in the Biomedical Environment
Authors: Benniston Andrew C. , Zeng Lingli
Published: June 2023

Redox balance is important for maintaining physiological activities in organisms. Once the level of redox-active species is abnormal, it may destroy the balance of the internal environment or further induce biological pathological changes. Therefore, it is of great scientific significance to pay attention to the changes of redox-active species in vivo. Coordination compounds are very broad and important molecular systems that can undergo a wide variety of electronic transitions, with the charge transfer from metal to ligands and their associated excited states being particularly significant. These characteristics give coordination compounds the possibility of regulating redox reactions in vivo. After cisplatin, ruthenium complexes have been extensively studied in order to be alternative molecular systems with less toxicity to normal cells. This chapter will mainly introduce in vivo redox systems, redox process detection as well as ruthenium anti-tumor drugs for redox regulation.
Chinese International Graduates in the Australian Labor Market
Authors: Tang Melody , Jiang Weiqi
Published: June 2023

Wellbeing has been argued as an important aspect of employability; however, little has been known about the wellbeing of international graduates in the host labor market. This study aimed to explore the association between employability capitals and wellbeing of Chinese international graduates when they develop their careers in the Australian labor market. A capitals-based approach to employability and the PERMA model of wellbeing were applied as the conceptual framework. This chapter deployed a qualitative approach to explore how different capitals (e.g., human, social, cultural, psychological, identity, and agentic capitals) influenced the graduates' wellbeing in the Australian labor market. Fourteen Chinese international graduates participated in in-depth interviews. The findings revealed that the six capitals influenced the participants' wellbeing differently in terms of PERMA; the contributions of several capitals to the participants' wellbeing depended on the fields, and both subjective wellbeing and accomplishment were highly individualized.
When Things Go Wrong
Authors: Monteiro Joana Corrêa
Published: June 2023

Links between narrative and identity have intrigued scholars from many fields, particularly that of medical humanities. Recently, the call for a “narrativization of healthcare” and for paying attention to patients' narratives has had to face the limitations of the narrative form and the claim that one needs to go beyond narrative, even to free oneself from the impulse to narrativize, to grasp the fullness of illness and human experiences. In Ethics in the Conflicts of Modernity (2016), Alasdair MacIntyre addressed criticism that suggested he had exaggerated the role of narrative, beginning with the idea of “things going wrong” with someone's life. In this chapter, the author starts by discussing how this idea of “things going wrong” applies to experiences of illness in order to assess MacIntyre's response to his critics. This will make it possible to address the disputes within the critical medical humanities about limits and potentialities of narratives with an enriched vocabulary from moral philosophy.
“Imagining Myself Out of Myself”
Authors: Casal Teresa
Published: June 2023

Narrative medicine proposes a multifaceted use of narratives to bring insight and awareness into the experience of patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. However, deciding on whether to use fictional or non-fictional narratives usually rests on unexamined assumptions about which form is trusted to have an impact on its readers or viewers. This chapter aims to contribute to an appreciation of how narrative fiction and memoir can respectively represent experiences of illness and suffering and how readers engage with them. To that effect, the author draws on Lucy Caldwell's short story “Multitudes” (2016) and Colm Tóibín's novel Nora Webster (2014), both admittedly informed by autobiographical experience, to consider the insights that they provide and the questions they raise on the power and limitations of fiction and memoir, namely whether there are limits to the testimonial power of memoir; whether fiction can prove enabling to articulate otherwise inarticulate experience; and whether the differences in the writing of memoir and fiction are replicated in how we read each form.
Structure of Global Research on University Ranking
Authors: Nwagwu Williams E.
Published: June 2023

This chapter undertakes a bibliometric study of the structure of global research on university ranking during 1980-2020 based on Scopus database. Specifically, the chapter examined the quantity of publications on the subject, types of documents in which the research was published, and access types of the documents – whether the documents are open or closed access. The study also examined the types of sources that published the documents and the broad subject categories under which the publications fall, and finally maps the author keywords used by the researchers to represent their content. A bibliometric research design was adopted in developing this chapter. The study covered the period 1980 – 2020; the start date was when the first paper on the subject matter was published. Data was sourced from Scopus database on 24 June 2021.
African Universities' Performances in Selected Global Ranking Models for the Period 2016-2021
Authors: Eboi Anne Anjao , Amunga Hellen
Published: June 2023

Global university ranking is taking place on the background of continental disparities in higher education. A thematic literature review reveals differences in history, political environments, education, and related policies. This chapter documents the position of African universities in global ranking based on the results of three major ranking systems from 2016-2021. It compares performances in North and South universities; examines the factors responsible for poor performance in global South universities; and provides possible solutions for improved performance. The chapter proposes categorizing universities according to regions for fairness; self-evaluation and benchmarking by African universities with globally best-ranked universities; de-linking of African public universities from political sycophancy; more stakeholder appreciation and investment in universities; and more government funding. These can help improve Africa's education, especially staff capacity; infrastructure; curriculum development and implementation; teaching methodologies; research; and community development.
University Ranking Systems and Their Perceived Usefulness for Organisational Transformation in Developing Countries
Authors: Enakrire Rexwhite Tega , Kehinde Fasae Joseph , Mayowa-Adebara Okeoghene
Published: June 2023

This study investigates university ranking and their perceived usefulness for organizational transformation in developing countries. The rationale of this study is that it has helped to uphold standards, policy implementation, and maintain quality assurance in teaching, learning, research, and community development. Findings reveal that certain factors were perceived useful to university ranking in developing countries. Adequate facilities for enhancing work performance among academic staff proportionate to their qualifications of doctorate, masters and bachelor's ratio; and students' ratio (a large number of undergraduates and postgraduates); and institutional income that caters for funding programs and activities; research, which faculty members/postgraduate students are deeply involved and willing to promote its growth and visibility; and citation impact, its influence within the institution and research output/productivity based on funds allocated/available to the institution through external bodies to support research.
The Zambian University Classification System and the Global Rankings Ecosystem
Authors: Chilonga Mpundu
Published: June 2023

This study attempts to compare the university classification system adopted by the Higher Education Authority (HEA) in Zambia with the worldwide university ranking system. The study was conceptual in nature and utilised secondary data from various sources, such as reports and official websites. The study follows a survey conducted on librarians of public universities and officials from the HEA in Zambia. The findings from the study established that both the HEA classification system, and the Global Rankings, have a common goal; to increase the visibility of universities, and inform stakeholders and students about the performance of universities. The study revealed that there are fewer publications and citations in Zambia, as measured by the number of peer-reviewed articles, books, and chapters published in books. The study recommended for increased funding, with budgets specially dedicated to the enhancement of research activities.
Academic Discourse That Respects, Values, and Honors Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Authors: Gallavan Nancy P.
Published: June 2023

Academic discourse should equip and empower educators with language that strengthens their communication and safeguards their understanding, usefulness, and uplift all people, places, and purposes. However, when they rely primarily on their own thoughts, actions, and beliefs, i.e., their epistemic justification, reinforced by their generational perpetuation of practice, educators may or may not express themselves with language that respects, values, and honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Delving into critical consciousness, the T.A.B.L.E.T.S. model, and the AIR strategy, this chapter provides foundations, frames, and filters for educators to acknowledge their own epistemic justification and epistemic injustice. This chapter offers ways for educators to acknowledge their pretenses, adjust their perspectives, and adopt their practices to advance academic discourse that realistically and responsibly authenticates “liberty and justice for all” (Bellamy, 1952), words frequently and fervently declared with distinction when reciting the United States Pledge of Allegiance.
How “Interactive” Are “Interactive Lectures” in a Post-Pandemic Context?
Authors: Curry Kristal , Horn Suzanne E.
Published: June 2023

With the return to in-person instruction during the 2021-2022 school year, the authors were interested in studying whether and how new teachers in diverse settings were incorporating interactive teaching elements into their lectures with the explicit intent of creating connections with students. This study used transcripts of 17 audio recordings of lessons from 6 pre-service teachers to explore how often and in what ways they utilized 4 connection strategies in their interactive lectures. Findings include an overall willingness on the part of the participants to include connection strategies of various types, but also a tendency to use strategies to help students connect to the content rather than to develop interpersonal connections, especially ones that encourage students to connect the content to their lived realities. Suggestions for supporting the development of these kinds of strategies are included.
The Influence of User-Generated Eudaimonic YouTube Videos on Well-Being
Authors: Kang Seok , Villarreal Brianna , Morales Serenity
Published: June 2023

This study examined the relationships of audience exposure to user-generated eudaimonic YouTube videos with subsequent involvement, empathy, perceived depression, and happiness in two studies. This study adapted self-compassion as a moderated mediator to the models. In Study 1, 402 respondents participated in a survey. Results found that user-generated eudaimonic video viewing on YouTube activated involvement but not depression reduction. Self-compassion mitigated the relationship between empathy and depression. In Study 2, with 189 respondents, a positive and significant indirect influence of eudaimonic YouTube video viewing on happiness through involvement and empathy was found. The results demonstrate that user-generated eudaimonic YouTube videos have the potential to improve well-being when users are involved in and empathetic with the video content. The role of user-generated eudaimonic YouTube video viewing in human well-being research was discussed. Future research directions were suggested.
A New 3-Bit Hiding Covert Channel Algorithm for Public Data and Medical Data Security Using Format-Based Text Steganography
Authors: Gurunath R. , Samanta Debabrata
Published: June 2023

The primary concern of every individual and organization is the security of sensitive information generated via authorized activities; nonetheless, illicit data drawing and extraction by attackers is prevalent, which may be mitigated by covert approaches. Although cypher techniques give excellent protection, they raise suspicion in the eyes of adversaries, resulting in both passive and active assaults on the information sent. Steganography, on the other hand, helps to reduce third-party suspicion. This method conceals sensitive information on cover data and transports it to the targets without skepticism. However, the issue depends entirely on the effectiveness of the embedding method; it must also satisfy other data concealing features such as embedding capacity. As payload grows, so does skepticism. This article handled this issue to lessen suspicion while maintaining embedding capacity. The article proposes a format-based text concealing algorithm, a traditional way for dealing with embedding capacity and invisibility. The authors compared our results to those of other similar current methods. They discovered that theirs are pretty decent—the present study offered both standard public communication security and medical data protection.
Assessing the impact of Wind Power Investment Utilizing Electricity
Authors: Qiao Qiao , Lin Boqiang
Published: June 2023

China has been actively developing wind power for several decades, and its installed capacity has grown rapidly, which can be largely attributed to the favorable policy support and subsidies provided to wind power investments. However, China's resource-based strategy for wind power layout may not be fully taking into account the information on electricity demand. Therefore, the authors aim to identify the key factors driving the regional distribution of wind power in China, with a particular focus on the relationship between wind farm investments and local electricity demand. The study reveals that, compared to earlier stages of development, wind power installation growth is now more concentrated in regions with high electricity demand rather than just in resource-rich areas. Moreover, the model results demonstrate that the leading effect of demand on wind investment is more pronounced in resource-rich regions than in other areas. Demand information and mechanism analysis highlight the significant role of zoning policies in moderating the impact of demand on wind power siting and investment.
Heavy metal tolerance of fungal and bacterial isolates, and their functional groups following biosorption
Authors: Sule I. O. , Ogunlana K. S. , Oluwafemi O. C. , Adebesin I. O.
Published: June 2023

Heavy metal contamination still prevails due to improper discharge of effluents from industries, mining activities, agricultural and domestic sources. Hence, the objectives of this study were to isolate bacteria and fungi with high potentials for biosorption of Cd(II), Pb(II), Cr(III) and Ni(II) and to explore their functional groups. Bacteria and fungi able to grow in the presence of 0.1% of selected heavy metals were isolated and enumerated using nutrient agar and potato dextrose agar, respectively. The isolates were then screened for their abilities to withstand high concentrations of heavy metals. After the screening, the isolates with high potential were identified and used for percentage biosorption study. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used to compare the spectra and functional groups elaborated by the control and the metal stressed isolates. Bacterial counts were higher than the fungal counts across the soil samples. Screening revealed that the isolates tolerated Pb(II) and Cr(III) better than Ni(II) and Cd(II). The isolates with high biosorption potentials were identified as Ochobactrum intermedium, Bacillus subtilis, Aspergillus niger and Cunninghamella bertholletiae. The functional groups common to the infrared spectra of the control flasks of C. bertholletiae, A. niger and O. intermedium were primary alcohol, aliphatic primary amine, aromatic amine, imine/ oxime, thiol, sulfone and phenol while aliphatic ether, alkyl aryl ether, conjugated ketone, cyclic alkene, α, β-unsaturated ketone, sulfoxide, aromatic ester, isothiocyanate, secondary alcohol, tertiary alcohol, sulfonamide, sulfonate, allene, amine, conjugated acid and conjugated aldehyde were among the functional groups produced in the presence of heavy metals. The findings conclude that the isolates demonstrated a reasonable binding affinity for heavy metals and can be used in developing biosorbent at a commercial level for Cd(II), Pb(II), Cr(III) and Ni(II).
Predicting annual stem diameter increment of selected tree species in Sinharaja rain forest by considering tree and stand level effects
Authors: Dissanayake D. P. V. R. , Wijekoon P. , Ediriweera S.
Published: June 2023

Information on the diameter increment of tree species is important for developing a sustainable forest harvesting plan and for reforestation. Fitting a forest growth model for diameter increment can be utilized to get the information. The objective of this study was to develop a predictive model for the annual diameter increment of a multispecies stand in the Sinharaja Rain Forest in Sri Lanka. To fulfill this objective, four linear mixedeffect models were fitted to predict the annual diameter at breast height (dbh) increment of trees by using dbh, the natural logarithm of dbh, and species as a random effect. The model that contained random coefficients for the intercept term, dbh and log (dbh) were selected as the best-fitted model based on the Akaike Information Criterion (AIC) value and the likelihood ratio test. Then, the bestfitted model was expanded by adding other subsequent variables that describe the effects of competition from surrounding trees, and a size structure component, which is the maximum dbh. The final model comprised of this information dbh, log(dbh), stocking density, maximum dbh, and competition from trees smaller than the subject tree. Using the best-fitted final model, the annual dbh increment of the 10 selected abundant species was calculated. It was noted that all the selected species have growth rates that increase rapidly at the initial stage, and then reach its unique maximum growth rate. These increment patterns reflected that different species followed different annual dbh increment patterns. Therefore, this final model can be consolidated into an effective empirical model to project the future growth of a tropical rainforest.
Investigation of magnetic properties of ferromagnetic thin films with three spin layers using fourth order perturbed Heisenberg Hamiltonian
Authors: Farhan M. S. M. , Karunarathna M. A. A. , Samarasekara P.
Published: June 2023

The magnetic properties of ferromagnetic thin films with three spin layers were investigated using fourth order perturbed Heisenberg Hamiltonian with all seven magnetic energy parameters for simple cubic lattice. Total Magnetic energy was formulated in terms of spin exchange interaction, second order and fourth order anisotropy, in plane and out plane applied magnetic fields, demagnetization energy and stress induced anisotropy in three spin layers. 3D plot of total magnetic energy versus angle and stress induced anisotropy were plotted for the different values of second order magnetic anisotropy constants. All other magnetic energy parameters were kept at constant values. All the peaks are closely packed in the graphs plotted using fourth order perturbed Heisenberg Hamiltonian compared to peaks in the graphs plotted using second and third order perturbed Heisenberg Hamiltonian. The order of magnetic energy changed when the values of second order anisotropy constants of three spin layers are varied. The order of magnetic energy is higher, when the second order magnetic anisotropy constant in the top spin layer is less than those of the bottom and middle spin layers. The order of magnetic energy is lower, when the second order magnetic anisotropy constant in the bottom spin layer is less than those of the top and middle spin layers. In addition, the angle between consecutive magnetic easy and hard direction is nearly 90 degrees for all the cases.
Insecticide resistance spectrum and prevalence of L1014F kdr type mutation in Anopheles gambiae s.l. in Abia State, Nigeria
Authors: Ekedo C. M. , Ukpai O. M. , Ehisianya C. N. , Nwangwu U. C. , Nwosu E. M. , Adeogun A. O. , Oyeniyi A. T. , Jimoh R. T. , Ngozi M.N. , Onyeabor N. J.
Published: June 2023

Anopheles gambiae s.l. is the primary vector of malaria, a debilitating disease responsible for substantial mortality and morbidity in Sub-saharan Africa. This study evaluated the insecticide resistance status and the frequency of L1014F kdr mutation in An. gambiae [Diptera: Culicidae, Giles 1902] within Abia State, Nigeria. Immature stages of An. gambiae (s.l.) were collected from Umudike, Agalaba, and Ebem communities and reared to adulthood. Batches of 25 sugar-fed female mosquitoes, aged 3–5 days, were exposed to four types of WHO insecticide-impregnated papers, i.e., 4% DDT, 0.75% Permethrin, 0.1% Bendiocarb, and 5% Malathion, for one hour and the mortalities were recorded after a recovery period of 24 h. Mosquito species were identified using morphological and molecular methods, and kdr mutation L1014F was genotyped. Anopheles gambiae (s.l.) was highly resistant to permethrin (Umudike-18.8% mortality, Agalaba-17.5%, Ebem- 49.0%) but showed no resistance to DDT (0.0%) in the three locations. Conversely, all the locations recorded complete susceptibility to malathion (100%). Although complete susceptibility to bendiocarb was reported from Umudike (100%) and Ebem-Ohafia (100%), resistance was reported from Agalaba (87.5%). PCR analyses showed that An. gambiae (s.l.) were predominantly An. gambiae s.s. in Umudike (90.0%), Agalaba (67.5%) and Ebem (67.5%), whereas the rest were An. coluzzii. Very high frequencies of the L1014F kdr mutation was observed in all locations [Umudike (1.00), Agalaba (0.98), and Ebem-ohafia (0.95)]. The worrisome resistance to bendiocarb in Agalaba suggests the existence of metabolic resistance that needs to be clarified. The high occurrence of L1014F resistance mutation in populations calls for urgent implementation of integrated vector control strategies in Abia State.
Freshness evaluation of Sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus burchell 1842) stored in ice fish box™ using quality index method
Authors: Atanda S. A. , Dada O. A. , Adediji A. Y. , Adebayo O. B. , Ige I. M. , Ibrahim A. S. , Oyebanji O. A. , Pessu P. O.
Published: June 2023

Fish tend to spoil quickly after harvesting during handling, transportation and storage, thus needs intervention. Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute developed an insulated box for handling, transportation and storage of fresh fish. However, evaluation of fish quality including freshness is mostly done with the analysis of chemical and microbial parameters that are time consuming and costly. In Nigeria, no specific method exists for evaluating the freshness of fish when landed and its shelf life on ice. Sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) stored in two models of Ice Fish Box™ were assessed for freshness during storage using Quality Index Method (QIM) based on a structured scale for quality measurements to provide accurate and precise information in terms of freshness and to predict remaining shelf-life of catfish. The Quality Index scores had a correlation of 0.9839 and 0.9301 with new and old ice boxes, respectively and there was linearity between period of storage and quantity of ice with total scores of attributes such as colour, skin, gill, firmness and odour decreasing with storage time. Catfish had a shelf life of 48 hours in Ice Fish Box without further addition of ice. Based on this outcome, QIM can be used as an on- the spot evaluation tool to evaluate freshness of fish and a useful guide for fishermen and setting standards for other stakeholders in the value chain which may enhance better post-harvest management of fish.
Corrigendum: Evaluating the awareness and knowledge of dyslexia among primary school teachers in Tshwane District, South Africa
Authors: Makgato Mary M. , Leseyane-Kgari Monicca , Cekiso Madoda , Mandende Itani P. , Masha Rose
Published: June 2023

No abstract available.
Living annuity satisfaction
Authors: De Villiers-Strijdom Jeannie , Krige Niel
Published: June 2023

Orientation: As a standard practice, retirement capital is converted into either an immediate life annuity (annuitisation), affording significant protection against longevity risk or a living annuity (self-annuitisation), exposing capital to volatile investment returns.Research purpose: This article presents a number of exploratory factors (based on annuity puzzle literature) that associate with retirees’ satisfaction levels, with respect to the eventual outcome of their living annuity choice.Motivation for the study: Reticence among retirees to protect themselves against longevity risk is an annuity puzzle that has been the subject of vigorous academic debate.Research approach and method: A quantitative research approach was followed by performing an ordinary least squares (OLS) linear multiple regression analysis in order to ascertain which factors associate with the satisfaction levels of living annuitants.Main findings: The most interesting conclusion is that, although one would expect active involvement in managing retirement capital among living annuitants to contribute to satisfaction levels, the desire to control and manage living annuity capital in the pursuance of capital growth, actually significantly contributes to retiree discontentment or dissatisfaction.Practical implications: Financial education and counselling with respect to optimal annuity decision-making could restore the promise of retirement income security.Contribution: Identifying the annuity puzzle factors (previously mainly reserved for immediate life annuities) that are associated with living annuitant satisfaction levels, serve as the basis for the contribution of this study.
Parent perceptions: How disparate early childhood care and education centres in South Africa foster belongingness and well-being in children
Authors: Van As Aletta J. , Excell Lorayne , Shaik Naseema
Published: June 2023

This article explores parents’ perceptions of their children’s belongingness in early childhood care and education (ECCE) centres. It stems from the unexpected findings of a transformative ECCE pedagogy research project, which was characterised by multicultural, multiracial and varied economic conditions. As such, the authors expected controversial parental perceptions of the quality of the care and education their children experienced in these centres. However, this was not the case. Drawing on the theory of salutogenesis and its key concept, namely a sense of coherence, parents’ responses about their children’s early learning and well-being across diverse ECCE contexts were overwhelmingly positive. This prompted the question: what was it in these centres that allowed parents to experience a strong sense of belonging and such positive sentiments concerning their children’s sense of well-being? This phenomenological study was informed by the narratives of 19 parents, collected through the transformative pedagogy project, set in rural and urban situations, and at well-resourced and under-resourced centres. Findings reflected four identifiable themes. Firstly, parents favoured the diversity of influences at the centres, viewing these as rich opportunities for their children’s development and learning. Secondly, parents felt a strong conviction that the ECCE teachers were genuinely concerned about and sensitive towards their children. Thirdly, parents believed that their children were learning playfully in safe, loving spaces, and fourthly, parents were confident that their children were happy in the centres. These findings are particularly welcomed in the ECCE space, which is often demoralised and marginalised within the broader schooling system.Transdisciplinarity Contribution: The article shows that quality early childhood learning and teaching can take place across disparate contexts, be they urban or rural, well-resourced or under-resourced. This study identified factors that led to parents perceiving that their children experienced happiness and a sense of belonging in different centres.
الفروق بين الموهوبين والموهوبات في الاستثارات الفائقة والحاجات الارشادية المرتبطة بها تبعا للمراحل الدراسية في التعليم العام بجدة
Authors: أ.د. محمد جعفر جمل الليل أ.د. محمد جعفر جمل الليل
Published: June 2023

الهدف من الدراسة التحقق من وجود فروق دالة احصائيا بين الطلبة الموهوبين في كل من الاستثارات الفائقة والحاجات الارشادية المرتبطة بها
التوجهات الصدفية وعلاقتها بالدافع المعرفي لدى الطالبة المعلمة بكليات التربية في ضوء جائحة كورونا ١٩
Authors: أسماء بنت فراج بن خليوي أسماء بنت فراج بن خليوي
Published: June 2023

يهدف البحث الحالي الى معرفة مستوى التوجهات الصدفية والدافع المعرفي وعلاقتهما لدى طالبات كلية التربية في ضوء التخصص الاكاديمي
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Internet Traffic in
Authors: Ahmad Showail Ahmad Showail
Published: June 2023

Health communication is an essential factor to control pandemics and outbreaks. Social media is one of the prominently used channels for health communication during the recent pandemic, COVID-19. The identification of the key players of a communication network can play a crucial role in the success of health communication
Platform Capitalism, Big Data, and Data Ethics
Authors: Jack Reardon Jack Reardon
Published: June 2023

According to Marshall, “economic conditions are constantly changing, and each generation looks at its own problems in its own way” (Marshall, 1920/1946, p. v). Our generation’s most formidable problems are climate change and platform capitalism.
Ethics of Big Data: A Socio-Economic Perspective
Authors: Mohammed Abdullah Omar Nasseef Mohammed Abdullah Omar Nasseef
Published: June 2023

With the development of information technology, artificial intelligence, and robots, capitalism has increasingly assumed a form of platform capitalism which is ‘reconceptualizing our economy’ to the extent that it is ‘forcing us to rethink economics’. Capitalism and various institutions controlled by this system have been the subject of criticism in the past and need was expressed to reform them. But today it has become most obvious that there is need for ‘replacing it with a more caring and provisioning sustainable system’.
Impacts of CEO’s Overconfidence in Financing Decisions on Sharīʿah-Compliant Firms Listed on the Bursa Malaysia
Authors: Wan Shah Shahdila-Shahar Wan Shah Shahdila-Shahar
Published: June 2023

his paper investigates the availability of Sharīʿah auditing requirements in Islamic banks in the Sultanate of Oman. This entails investigating a set of regulatory arrangements through which we ensure Islamic financial institutions conform to Sharīʿah principles. Moreover, we study their impact on the quality of service of Islamic banks in Oman. The researchers used a questionnaire to collect the data from Islamic banks (two full-fledged Islamic banks and six Islamic windows of conventional banks).
COVID-19: An Opportunity to Re-Think Islamic Economics
Authors: Mohamed Aslam Haneef Mohamed Aslam Haneef
Published: June 2023

This brief comment begins in section 1 by making some observations on the lead paper, highlighting the need to have some comparative data with regards to the impact of COVID-19 on OIC countries and to have analyses to see if there were any similarities or differences in countries that had Islamic economics and finance reforms. Section 2 of the paper discusses the need to re-think the approach taken in presenting Islamic economics and the possible impact this would have in dealing with the post COVID-19 economy.
Measuring Sharīʿah Compliance Model: Evidence from Islamic Banks in Indonesia
Authors: Ardiansyah Rakhmadi Ardiansyah Rakhmadi
Published: June 2023

Measuring the sharīʿah-compliance achievement of Islamic banks is important because the bank products should follow sharīʿah principles. Although some studies have formulated measurement models, most of the models are still conceptual or empirical research but with the partial approach employing only part of sharīʿah- compliance variables such as a contract or maqāṣid al-sharīʿah alone.
The Distribution of Nearshore Benthic Foraminifera in the Southern Corniche of Jeddah, Red Sea
Authors: Mohammed H. Aljahdali Mohammed H. Aljahdali
Published: June 2023

The spatial distribution of benthic foraminifera from surficial stations in the southern Corniche of Jeddah were investigated to infer their nearshore distribution and responses to important environmental factors (e.g., grain size, temperature, salinity, pH, and dissolved oxygen). Genera that found to dominate the studied stations are: Clavulina, Coscinospira, Cycloforina, Elphidium, Peneroplis, Quinqueloculina, Sorites, Spiroloculina, Varidentella, and Triloculina. The Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) multivariate technique suggests a clear segregation in the stations.
Feeding Habits and Relative Condition Factor of Crenidens crenidens in Jeddah
Authors: Mohamed H. Gabr Mohamed H. Gabr
Published: June 2023

The present study investigates the gut contents and feeding habits of Crenidens crenidens in the Red Sea coast of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Gonadosomatic index, length-weight relationship and relative condition factor were also determined. Samples were collected monthly during the period from November 2018 to October 2019.
Morphological Description of a Plankton-Based Megalopa Thalamita sp
Authors: Indra Effendy Indra Effendy
Published: June 2023

Megalopae of a Thalamita sp. crab, collected from the Obhur Creek, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, are morphologically described. The present specimens are compared with megalopae of two species of this genus: Thalamita
Теоремы о неявной функции для непрерывных отображений и их приложения
Authors: Arutyunov Aram Vladimirovich , Zhukovskiy Sergey Evgenevich , Mordukhovich Boris Sholimovich
Published: June 2023

Получены локальная и нелокальная теоремы о неявной функции для замкнутых отображений с параметром, действующих из одного пространства Асплунда в другое. Эти теоремы сформулированы в терминах регулярной копроизводной отображения в точке. В качестве приложения полученных результатов исследованы свойства функции минимума для задачи на условный экстремум с ограничениями типа равенства и с параметром. Для нее получены достаточные условия полунепрерывности сверху функции минимума при заданном значении параметра.
Библиография: 21 название.
О несвободных действиях коммутирующих инволюций на многообразиях
Authors: Gugnin Dmitry Vladimirovich
Published: June 2023

Получена новая нижняя оценка, связывающая рациональную когомологическую длину базы и тотального пространства разветвленных накрытий ориентируемых многообразий в случае, когда разветвленное накрытие является проекцией на факторпространство по действию коммутирующих инволюций на тотальном пространстве. Эта оценка существенно сильнее
классической оценки Берстейна-Эдмондса 1978 года, справедливой для произвольных разветвленных
накрытий ориентируемых многообразий.
В рамках теории разветвленных накрытий получены результаты, мотивированные проблематикой
$n$-значных топологических групп. Мы в явном виде строим $m-1$ коммутирующих инволюций,
действующих автоморфизмами на торе $T^m$, с пространством орбит $\mathbb{R}P^m$
для любого нечетного $m\ge 3$. В силу полученной конструкции многообразие $\mathbb{R}P^m$
несет структуру $2^{m-1}$-значной абелевой топологической группы для всех нечетных $m\ge 3$.
Библиография: 7 названий.
Точность по Ландвеберу формальной группы $c_1$-сферических бордизмов
Authors: Chernykh George
Published: June 2023

Мы описываем структуру кольца коэффициентов $W^*(pt)=\varOmega_W^*$ теории $c_1$-сферических бордизмов
для произвольного $SU$-билинейного умножения. Кроме того,
мы доказываем точность по Ландвеберу формальной группы
в теории $W^*$ для произвольного $SU$-билинейного умножения.
Также мы показываем, что после обращения множества ${\mathcal P}$
простых чисел Ферма существует комплексная ориентация
локализованной теории $W^*[{\mathcal P}^{-1}]$, для которой коэффициенты
формальной группы порождают
все кольцо коэффициентов $\varOmega_W^*[{\mathcal P}^{-1}]$.
Библиография: 11 названий.