bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Retention Amongst Pre-University Students at a Foreign University Branch Campus in Malaysia: An Exploratory Study
Authors: Cheong Andrew Lee Hock , Singh Pravinjit Kaur Harter Lochan , Saat Natasya , Hoon Jasmine Low Hong
Published: April 2021

Student retention is of key importance to many private higher education institutions in Malaysia. This paper discusses the factors influencing a selected group of former pre-university students’ decision to continue their undergraduate studies in the same university where they had completed their pre-university studies. In-depth interviews were conducted, and three major themes of student retention were identified namely, the educational quality at the institution, educational quality at pre-university level and the overall conducive study and support environment. The findings provide insights on retention related challenges and issues faced by this group of students. This study also suggests ways on how the university could successfully improve its student retention.
Legal Implications of Dismantling UNRWA: A European Perspective
Authors: Qandeel Mais , Progin-Theuerkauf Sarah
Published: April 2021

Palestine refugees are excluded from the scope of the international refugee protection system. The agency that is currently protecting them, UNRWA, is under threat. What would the end of UNRWA mean at the European level? This article explains the special situation of Palestinians, the history and role of UNRWA and the consequences that a dissolution of UNRWA would entail. It analyses the situation from an EU perspective, as the CJEU has already delivered several landmark judgments. The article concludes that an abolition of UNRWA would place Palestinians in a better position, as the European Union would be obliged to protect all those persons that currently fall under UNRWA’s mandate and are hence excluded from obtaining refugee status. This is a finding that seems to be totally ignored or at least underestimated by the International Community. Nevertheless, the dissolution of UNRWA might lead to an unprecedented deterioration of the situation of Palestinians living in UNRWA’s operating areas.
Whose narratives?
Authors: Verde Alfredo
Published: April 2021

Whose narratives? The Self as (also) an alien – for a complex concept of ‘Self’ in narrative criminology

This paper, answering to a recent critique by Ben Laws to the concept of Self developed by narrative criminology, and recognizing its importance, shows that narrative criminology has formulated a complex dynamic definition of it, in addressing both the limit-experiences and the unconscious dimension. Such enlargement can be attained by adding to narrative criminology the contributions of psychosocial criminology, that considers also the emotional dimension of crime narratives and the enjoyment connected to crime: the offender Self, in this perspective, is a multiplex, not completely definable, sometimes alien entity, which can be exposed analysing in depth criminal narratives.
Alsof slachtofferschap een verhaal is: de narratieve victimologie en haar grenzen
Authors: Pemberton Antony
Published: April 2021

As if victimization is a story: narrative victimology and its limits

This article adopts German philosopher Hans Vaihinger’s Philosophy of “as if” as a vehicle to sketch the main features of the emerging research domain of narrative victimology, as well as address some of its limitations. Vaihinger emphasizes the importance of useful untruths, i.e. things we know to be untrue, but nevertheless behave as if they are not, if that strengthens their use as instruments for us to find our way more easily in the world. This applies to our daily lives, but also to our societal institutions and the models and metaphors that underlie our approaches to (social) science. The paper argues that the narrative metaphor of the historical event is often more apt to enhance our understanding of victimological phenomena than that of the mechanism, which is the default metaphor of (social) science. The paper subsequently describes four areas of inquiry of narrative victimology: victimisation’s impact on (life) stories; narratives in the aftermath of victimization; narratives of victim’s experiences with justice processes and the coincidence and juxtaposition of the victims’ narrative with narratives of other significant parties. For all its merits however, the narrative metaphor is also a “useful untruth”, equipped with its own limitations, for instance the difficulty of language in describing first hand experiences of victims and the possibility that narrative structures will be imposed upon victim experiences.
‘Sons of Bengal’ and the Absent Daughters: Gender, Performativity and Nationalism in Bengali Juvenile Literature
Authors: Biswas Stella Chitralekha
Published: April 2021

This article looks at the asymmetrical bifurcation of gender roles and performativity that is reflected palpably within Bengali juvenile literature of the twentieth century. These writings strove to venerate a cult of hypermasculinity through the portrayal of brave, assertive Bengali heroes who engaged in various escapades in distant lands or in the solving of mysteries and crimes, either alone or accompanied by male confidantes who remain completely devoted to them. This dominant cultural trope was consciously employed as a challenge to the imperial, racist stereotypes of the effeminate Bengali man who was imagined to be inferior to the virile, robust and intellectually superior Englishman. However, the role of women within such diegetic portrayals is liminal or conspicuously absent; female readers are conditioned to “wallow in the reflected glory of their heroes” (Mukherjee para. 13). This paper also looks into the politics of sexuality and nationalism involved within the celebration of male homosocial bonding over heteronormative relationships, thereby leading to the almost complete effacement of female agency.
Revisiting Gandhi’s Idea of Trusteeship in the Context of Globalization and Inequality
Authors: Joseph Stefy V , Reddy Mucheli Rishvanth
Published: April 2021

Mahatma Gandhi’s idea of trusteeship is a pragmatic model of development that aims to attain economic equality in society. This idea is an alternative to communism and capitalism and is based on nonviolence and inclusivity.  Trusteeship seeks to resolve the conflict between labour and capital by emphasizing on equitable distribution of work and wages, giving equal importance to manual and mental labour, promoting people to labour for their own bread, creating a society in which all the people are entitled only to as much wealth as required to satisfy their needs and have time for leisure. Trusteeship replaces competition with cooperation by promoting wealthy people to voluntarily abdicate their wealth for the underprivileged. It aims to transform self-interested individuals to work for group-interest. This idea is relevant for the present times when inequality is widening the gap between rich and poor, and weakening the prospects of inclusive development. Trusteeship is a workable solution that can ensure sustainable progress in contemporary times.
Las construcciones con verbos de afección en ELE: el vacío del enfoque cognitivo en los manuales
Authors: Martín-Gascón Beatriz
Published: April 2021

Este estudio aborda la problemática que entraña el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de las emociones en las construcciones inversas con verbos psicológi-cos (p. ej. me gusta) en el aula de Español Lengua Extranjera (ELE). En estas construcciones, un Estí-mulo externo actúa sobre un Experimentador y genera en este un evento mental particular (p. ej. sentimiento de agrado). Examinamos exhaustiva-mente este tipo de construcciones en 10 manuales de ELE con el fin de dilucidar su tratamiento y partimos de la hipótesis de que su explicación gramatical no incorpora aspectos comunicativo-cognitivos. Los resultados del análisis cualitativo evidencian, en su mayoría, un tratamiento comunicativo de estas formas lingüísticas, pero también formalista, desis-tematizado y poco cognitivo; eso explicaría, en parte, las dificultades que presentan los aprendientes de ELE con estas construcciones. Los resultados apun-tan la necesidad de abogar por una unión de los enfoques comunicativo y cognitivo para un aprendi-zaje satisfactorio de estos elementos gramaticales y una comunicación efectiva.
La intermedialidad en la literatura: entrevista a Alejandra Torres y Mariona Masgrau Juanola
Authors: Kunde Karolin , Piderit M. Fernanda
Published: April 2021

Alejandra Torres es doctora y licenciada en Letras, Investigadora del CONICET, investigadora y docente en la Universidad de Buenos Aires y la Universidad Nacional General Sarmiento, Argentina; dirige proyectos de investigación en el área de la Literatura y la Cultura Visual; ha sido profesora en la Universidad de Göttingen, Köln y München, Alemania.Mariona Masgrau Juanola es licenciada en Filología, doctora en Literatura y Educación; es profesora de la Facultad de Educación y Psicología de la Universitat de Girona; ha estado en la Universität zu Köln y en la Universität Bonn como lectora de catalán; ha hecho la tesis sobre poesía visual y didáctica de la literatura con un enfoque intermedial.
The effectiveness of alkaline water on oily and acne-prone skin: a case report
Authors: Chilicka Karolina , Rusztowicz Monika , Dzieńdziora Iwona
Published: April 2021

Background: Skin lesions and excess sebum on the surface of epidermis occur mainly among people suffering
from acne vulgaris. Scientists are constantly searching for cosmetic procedures that, can not only complement
dermatological treatment and decrease sebum production, but also increase patients’ quality of lives.
Aim of the study: To evaluate the effectiveness of alkaline water in the treatment oily skin and acne vulgaris
in a 21-year-old woman.
Case report: A 21- year-old female reported problems with too high a sebum level and skin eruptions like
blackheads, whiteheads, and pustules. The sebum level was measured and the global acne severity scale
(GAGS) score was used to check the amount of skin eruptions before and after a series of treatments with
alkaline water.
Conclusions: After a series of cosmetological treatments with alkaline water, there was a significant reduction
of sebum secretion and skin eruptions.
CROWDFUNDING: UMA ALTERNATIVA INOVADORA DE APOIO A EMPREENDIMENTOS
Authors: Santos Pedro Vieira Souza , Oliveira Gláucio Bessa , Araujo Maurílio Arruda de
Published: April 2021

Atualmente, com o desenvolvimento de diversos empreendimentos, subsídio as inovações são necessárias. Assim, novas alternativas para o financiamento do empreendedorismo surgem para atender essa demanda. Uma dessas alternativas que tem crescido ultimamente é o crowdfunding, que é definido como um financiamento coletivo, isto é, trata-se de uma nova maneira de captar recursos para concretizar projetos, organizado por meio de plataformas online. Assim, o presente artigo teve por objetivo tratar da importância do modelo crowdfunding associado a inovação e suas contribuições para novos empreendimentos, observando como o tema é discutido na literatura, a partir de uma extensa revisão de literatura sobre o tema em artigos publicados e disponíveis. Pôde-se notar que esse modelo de financiamento cria um mercado global e agrega valor a pequenas, micros e médias empresas a partir da função do cliente como um investidor que pode obter recompensas e o produto lançado de acordo com incentivo popular.
ESTUDO DE CAPACIDADE EFETIVA PARA REORGANIZAÇÃO DE SERVIÇOS EM CLÍNICA MULTIDISCIPLINAR
Authors: Neri Anna Sofia Costa , Ferraz Renato Ribeiro Nogueira , Novaretti Márcia Cristina Zago
Published: April 2021

A clínica foco deste relato foi criada para atender a crescente demanda em busca de serviços médicos e de diagnóstico em uma estrutura confortável e a preços populares. Alguns consultórios mostravam-se ociosos enquanto outros setores, como a ultrassonografia, apresentavam sobrecarga no volume de atendimentos. Tal situação sugeriu a aplicação de um estudo de capacidade efetiva para identificar a causa desta deficiência e propor soluções corretivas. Após o reconhecimento da estrutura física da clínica, foram calculadas suas capacidades instalada, disponível e efetiva. Em seguida, avaliou-se capacidade realizada por meio dos mapas de salas. Por fim, calculou-se a relação das capacidades efetiva e realizada para obtenção do índice de eficiência por sala, o que permitiu mensurar a utilização de cada sala, levando-se em consideração a ocupação. Identificou-se que capacidade efetiva da clínica era de 2.438 horas atendimento/mês, das quais apenas 1.112 horas/mês eram efetivamente utilizadas, resultando em baixo índice de eficiência (46%). Serviços como psicologia e fonoaudiologia eram subutilizados, enquanto outros como ultrassonografia estavam sobrecarregados. Após a reestruturação e reorganização dos serviços, a ocupação passou para 1.713 horas/mês, refletindo um novo índice de eficiência, que passou a ser de 70%. A implantação da proposta apresentada neste relato técnico possibilitou à clínica estudada a visualização da subutilização de suas instalações e a reorganização de serviços. As ações de intervenção para correção dos problemas incluíram desde a substituição de alguns serviços ociosos até a criação de novos departamentos e reorganização dos serviços oferecidos, com aumento do índice de eficiência e dos lucros da empresa.
DISTANCIAMENTO ENTRE ACADÊMICOS E EMPREENDEDORES EM CONTEXTOS DE BAIXA RENDA
Authors: Pereira Gabriela , Hemais Marcus Wilcox , Betine Mariana
Published: April 2021

O presente estudo analisa como empreendedores em contextos de baixa renda operam seus negócios, para verificar se suas práticas se alinham/distanciam de ensinamentos do meio acadêmico. Foram realizadas entrevistas em profundidade com nove professores universitários e oito empreendedores desse contexto, para comparar seus relatos a respeito de quais teorias, conceitos e modelo de marketing seriam importantes para o sucesso de empreendedores. Os achados mostram que, em geral, práticas dos empreendedores pouco se alinham com ensinamentos acadêmicos quanto a análise ambiental, pesquisa de marketing e segmentação e posicionamento de mercado, porém se aproximam quando adotadas ações do composto de marketing.
CARACTERÍSTICAS, DISTINÇÕES E SEMELHANÇAS ENTRE SISTEMAS DE INOVAÇÃO E ECOSSISTEMAS DE INOVAÇÃO
Authors: Matos Guilherme Paraol de , Teixeira Clarissa Stefani
Published: April 2021

Há uma nítida falta de alinhamento entre os conceitos de ecossistema de inovação e sistema de inovação. Assim, o objetivo dessa pesquisa é identificar características, distinções e semelhanças entre um ecossistema de inovação e um sistema de inovação. Para tanto, foi realizada uma revisão integrativa da literatura. Foram recuperados 24 artigos analisados de forma qualitativa. A partir da análise pode-se perceber que os conceitos de ecossistema de inovação e sistemas de inovação apresentam diferenças significativas. Enquanto a literatura de sistemas de inovação é mais desenvolvida e robusta, trabalhos sobre ecossistemas de inovação são mais emergentes. Enquanto a primeira possui maior foco nas instituições, regulado, linear e hierárquico, o ecossistema de inovação é mais dinâmico, autorregulado e voltado para o mercado. Por fim, conclui-se que ambas as abordagens podem ser utilizadas sob determinada lente e são úteis, desde que, abordadas de forma não análoga.
Relato de experiência: projeto Robótica na Escola em Tramandaí no Rio Grande do Sul
Authors: Nunes Marjorie Klich , Lima Claucida S. de Oliveira , Nóbile Márcia Finimundi
Published: April 2021

A robótica como recurso pedagógico vem conquistando espaço nos currículos escolares juntamente com abordagens e metodologias ativas que visam proporcionar aos estudantes espaços e tempos para o desenvolvimento do protagonismo juvenil e competências e habilidades necessárias ao cidadão do século XXI. A proposta deste artigo é relatar e compartilhar a experiência do projeto Robótica na Escola desenvolvido com estudantes do Ensino Fundamental nas escolas municipais de Tramandaí, região litorânea no Rio Grande do Sul. Este projeto marca a iniciativa deste município em implantar a robótica para todas as unidades escolares oferecendo formação de gestores e professores e o acompanhamento pedagógico e técnico necessário. O projeto com duração de 12 meses objetivou implantar a robótica como recurso pedagógico e contou com as etapas de sensibilização dos gestores, aula inaugural, formação dos professores, inscrições para a Feira do Conhecimento e realização da Feira do Conhecimento. O projeto envolveu diretamente 10 escolas, 41 professores, 163 estudantes e resultou na apresentação de 21 projetos interdisciplinares desenvolvidos a partir da Aprendizagem Baseadas em Projetos e STEAM Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts e Mathematics. O projeto proporcionou aos envolvidos os primeiros passos no mundo da programação, eletrônica, e da robótica, integrando competências e habilidades da Base Nacional Comum Curricular. Ao final do projeto Robótica na Escola professores e estudantes vivenciaram experiências profundas de construção de projetos envolvendo pesquisa em temáticas intimamente ligadas à sua comunidade. A ligação dos projetos com a realidade da comunidade escolar e seu vínculo com os objetivos de aprendizagem propostos permitiu que na Feira do Conhecimentos fossem apresentados artefatos repletos de sentido como a construção de uma maquete com ideias para melhorar o acesso de cadeirantes a praia, uma luva inteligente para auxiliar cegos no deslocamento pela cidade e até mesmo a construção de um jogo da memória capaz de exercitar não apenas a memória, mas todo o corpo nas aulas de educação física.
Plugando o Desplugado para Ensino de Computação na Escola Durante a Pandemia do Sars-CoV-2
Authors: Tavares Tainã Ellwanger , Marques Samanta Ghisleni , Cruz Marcia Kniphoff da
Published: April 2021

Este trabalho relata a experiência da necessidade encontrada pelo projeto UNISC Inclusão Digital para adequar materiais didáticos de Computação Desplugada em materiais didático-digitais-computacionais (Computação Plugada), devido à pandemia causada pelo vírus Sars-CoV-2. O método adotado envolveu consulta à Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC), ao currículo do Centro de Inovação da Educação Brasileira (CIEB) e diretrizes da Sociedade Brasileira de Computação (SBC) para a Educação Básica e produção de animações computacionais. Foram desenvolvidas seis animações e duas delas foram utilizadas com estudantes do 5º ano para coleta de dados. Os resultados apontam que as animações computacionais representaram um excelente meio de introduzir conceitos de Computação na escola, uma vez que, dos 28 estudantes participantes, 100% apresentou capacidade de indicar situações em que Algoritmos são empregados para a resolução de desafios, e ainda, 82% demonstrou ter assimilado o conceito de PC.
WebJuvia: Simulador Web de Apoio ao Ensino de Gerência de Memória na Disciplina de Sistemas Operacionais
Authors: Silva Evander Oliveira , Valente Junior Warley Muricy , Carmona João Victor Costa
Published: April 2021

Durante o processo de ensino dos fundamentos e conceitos da disciplina de SO (Sistemas Operacionais), há uma série de dificuldades relacionadas a observação e análise dos eventos computacionais. Consequentemente o tipo de conteúdo utilizado nas aulas desta disciplina são, na maioria das vezes, teóricos, podendo comprometer o processo de aprendizado dos estudantes. Em contrapartida, o desenvolvimento de novos métodos de ensino mostram a importância da quebra do paradigma do ensino tradicional, trazendo para o ambiente educacional novas técnicas e ferramentas que visam auxiliar o processo ensino-aprendizagem. Partindo dessa premissa, o WebJuvia é uma aplicação web educativa desenvolvida com o propósito de simular o funcionamento dos principais algoritmos de alocação dinâmica de memória através de uma representação gráfica e interativa. A partir de uma pesquisa feita com vários discentes de cursos de graduação na área da computação, foi possível obter uma análise de suas experiências com a utilização de softwares educativos na disciplina de SO. Uma comparação qualitativa foi realizada comparando o WebJuvia com as demais ferramentas relacionadas a temática, o que revelou ser uma solução promissora de apoio ao ensino do tópico de alocação de memória.
The e-Learning in Bosnia and Herzegovina Classrooms
Authors: Rustempasic Dzenana
Published: April 2021

Electronic (E)-learning is a type of learning by using electronic technologies to access an educational program outside traditional classrooms increasingly demanded by many education systems. As conventional classrooms continue to be transformed into digital, teachers are expected to adopt multiple learning modes. Digitally enriched content and personalized learning should be the primary way of teaching and collaborative and interactive learning. Contrary to the continuous development of technology and students who regularly encounter computers from an early age, teachers do not have the privilege to introduce technology into the classroom successfully. The paper presents how the lack of funds influences a teacher’s readiness to embrace technology into their teaching practice. The paper explores E-learning issues related to virtual environment reality and artificial intelligence that is increasingly entering the classrooms of developed countries and ‘what application of artificial intelligence means for the development and broader implementation of E-learning in virtual classrooms in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The primary method of collecting data was through an open question survey distributed to students in different parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina. For research purposes, schools were chosen based on how often their students have access to computers or the Internet. Four schools from urban and four schools from rural areas were chosen, and questionaries’ were delivered directly to students by the researcher. The research aims to examine students’ views on the benefits online education has in the educational process in Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The survey provides an analysis of the potentials for implementation of the e-learning model in secondary schools in Sarajevo Canton and the rest of the country. The paper presents the advantages and opportunities that contribute to the improvement of e-learning in educational institutions and the benefits for students and other involved parties in the educational process, such as teachers and parents. Students enrolled in this research have a highly positive attitude towards e-learning, which leads to the conclusion that students are willing to learn using I.T. solutions in the classroom.
Původ bipartity legisakčního řízení
Authors: Záliš Pavel
Published: April 2021

Článek se v první části věnuje teoriím zabývajícími se důvody a okolnostmi vedoucí k rozdělení legisakčního řízení do dvou fází, tj. in iure, jež se odehrávala před úředníkem a apud iudicem, v němž spor rozhodoval jmenovaný soudce. V základních rysech představuje ty teorie, které podstatným způsobem ovlivnily poznání a další směr výzkumu v této oblasti. V další části pojednává v kontextu zaměření tohoto článku municipálním zákonem lex Irnitana, který nabízí vhled do reformovaného formulovaného procesu, který mimo jiné upravuje volnost sporných stran při výběru osoby soudce. Poslední část nabízí pohled z perspektivy právně-antropologických a etnografických výzkumů probíhajících v minulém století v moderních primitivních společnostech, které mohou pro účely studia římského práva poskytnout širší vhled a napomoci ozřejmit motivace a důvody vedoucí k bipartitě římského procesu. Antropologické materiály totiž umožňují lépe pochopit právní i mimoprávní vazby, které jsou determinovány sociální strukturou archaických a primitivních komunit. Díky tomu můžeme identifikovat některé tradované omyly týkající se přístupu archaických a primitivních společností k právu.
Nekonečný příběh Nejvyšší rady soudnictví: Kdo ji chce a proč ji pořád nemáme?
Authors: Šipulová Katarína , Urbániková Marína , Kosař David
Published: April 2021

I přesto, že diskuse o Nejvyšší radě soudnictví (NRS) trvá už několik dekád, komplexní analýza toho, jaké postoje ke zřízení NRS zastávají klíčoví aktéři, kterých se samospráva soudnictví týká – soudci, politici a praktikující právníci – doposud chybí. Cílem tohoto textu je tuto mezeru vyplnit a na základě rozhovorů se zástupci českých právnických, soudcovských a politických elit zmapovat argumenty, které rozdělují zastánce a odpůrce NRS. V článku si klademe tři hlavní otázky: 1) Jak se zástupci právnických, soudcovských a politických elit staví ke zřízení NRS a jakými argumenty svou pozici zdůvodňují? 2) Jakou by měla mít správa soudnictví podle nich ideální podobu? 3) Co tyto tři skupiny od vzniku NRS očekávají?Hlavní zjištění jsou následující. Soudci, politici a právníci identifikovali stejné dva klíčové problémy stávajícího systému: ministerstvo nemá kapacitu ani vizi, jak soudnictví spravovat, a mnohé kompetence proto deleguje na předsedy soudů. Příliš silné postavení předsedů soudů však vede k fragmentaci správy soudnictví a ohrožuje vnitřní nezávislost řadových soudců. Elity se nicméně liší v tom, zda zřízení NRS tyto problémy vyřeší. Většina soudců vznik NRS podporuje a očekává od ní sjednocení správy soudnictví a odbřemenění předsedů soudů. Část politiků by souhlasila s ustanovením slabého modelu NRS, pokud by kontury systému pořád nastavovalo ministerstvo spravedlnosti. Zároveň však tvrdí, že fragmentovaná správa je lepší zárukou proti ovládnutí soudnictví jednou skupinou. Právníci pak vidí v zřízení NRS více rizik než pozitiv a obávají se zapouzdření soudní moci. Klíč k řešení problémů vidí spíše v otázce právnického vzdělávání a zvýšení kvality soudního rozhodování. Současné debaty o správě soudnictví ani poslední novely zákona o soudech a soudcích však bohužel na tyto klíčové problémy identifikované respondenty dosud nereagovaly.
Mezinárodní soudní pravomoc ve sporech z porušení práva k obchodnímu jménu
Authors: Pullmannová Helena
Published: April 2021

Článek přináší odpověď na otázku, (i) u soudů kterého státu může poškozený podnikatel, do jehož práva k obchodnímu jménu bylo zasaženo, žalovat rušitele svého práva, (ii) zda u takto určeného soudu může poškozený podnikatel žalovat na náhradu vzniknuvší škody v celém jejím rozsahu (tedy i v částech, jež vznikly na území jiných zemí) a (iii) zda může poškozený podnikatel žalovat několik rušitelů, kteří z působili vzniklou škodu společně a kteří jsou domicilováni v různých zemích, v jednom řízení u jednoho soudu.Závěrem přináší článek srovnání z jištěných kritérií pro určení mezinárodně příslušných soudů státu Evropské unie pro spory z porušení práva k obchodnímu jménu dle nařízení Brusel I bis (včetně kritérií formulovaných judikaturou SDEU) s CLIP Principles.
Deleuzian Approaches to the Corpse
Authors: Bargdill Richard W. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: April 2021

Whereas memorial culture places the corpse in an aborescent hierarchy of values, Deleuze and Guattari’s rhizome undermines this image of thought. The photography of Andres Serrano and Peter Witkin, and Peter Eisenman’s Holocaust Memorial in Berlin, are rhizomes: they form a productive network of chaotic, subterranean connections and ruptures ‘dismembering’ the corpse’s traditional semiotics.
Toward a Theory of Habitual Boredom
Authors: Bargdill Richard W. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: April 2021

This article describes the experience of habitual boredom including: contrasting situational and habitual boredom, reviewing the humanistic-existential literature on habitual boredom as well as presenting a theory of habitual boredom. The theory suggests that habitual boredom develops from ambivalence (1) an emotional tear between one’s self and others. This ambivalence leads to a passive-avoidant stance (2) toward one’s life. This passivity includes a passive hope (3); the bored person believes something or someone else will change the bored person’s life, but not one’s own actions. Gradually, this passivity exposes identity confusion (4) but corrective action is thwarted because the person is too ashamed (5) to ask for help. Habitual boredom is conceptualized as an unresolved experience of personal meaninglessness.
The Ethical Summons Extended by Le Clézio’s “Martin” and Other Casualties of Peer-Victimization
Authors: Moser Keith ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: April 2021

This interdisciplinary essay investigates J.M.G. Le Clézio’s short story “Martin” from the collection entitled La Fièvre (Fever) from the lens of recent empirical studies related to bullying. The 2008 Nobel Laureate in Literature creates a rending portrait of the physical and cerebral anguish suffered by casualties of peer-victimization. The profound inner turmoil experienced by the protagonist Martin mirrors the searing pain felt by millions of innocent victims around the world on a daily basis. Although the nefarious, long-term effects of bullying are often dismissed by misinformed individuals as a reflection of “boys being boys,” research unequivocally demonstrates that bullying is a global pandemic that should be taken seriously. In this disquieting narrative from the early part of his illustrious career, Le Clézio extends an ethical summons to the reader which compels us to think harder about the dire social consequences of bullying. Specifically, the tragic dénouement leaves little room for ambivalence concerning the author’s position related to the anguish experienced by casualties of peer-victimization. In “Martin,” it is the destabilizing realism that attacks the sensibilities of the reader the most. Although this text is a work of fiction, it deeply resonates with the reader given that deplorable incidents, which leave deep inner scars, like the one described in “Martin” occur far too often all across the globe. When analyzed in conjunction with the disconcerting research compiled by international scholars from around the world, “Martin” is an invaluable tool that allows us to catch a small glimpse of the unbearable torment felt by the victims of these heinous crimes.
The Logic of Ambiguity
Authors: Tyler Elizabeth McManaman ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: April 2021

While recent work on trauma provides insight into the first-person experience of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Aristotelian propositional logic, which underlies Western paradigms of thought, contains implicit ontological assumptions about identity and time which obscure the lived experience of PTSD. Conversely, Indian Buddhist catuskoti logic calls into question dualistic and discursive forms of thought. This paper argues that catuskoti logic, informed by Buddhist ontology, is a more fitting logical framework when seeking to describe and understand the first-person experience of PTSD, as it allows for ambiguity, non-duality, and polysemy.
Augustine on Sex and the Neurochemistry of Attachment
Authors: Endara Miguel Angel ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: April 2021

Secular culture often advocates for the liberation of human libido and views Christian morality as a source of damaging restrictions. However, closer examination of Church teaching reveals a depth of understanding of human nature not found in contemporary secular culture. One Church father in particular, St. Augustine, offers a keen understanding of human sexuality and its importance not only as a means of promulgating the human race but also as a means of fostering the sort of spousal unity that improves life in general. Studies of neurochemistry seem to confirm much of what Augustine claimed about human sexuality over fifteen hundred years ago.
Broadening the View of Catholic Social Teaching and the Cost of Pharmaceuticals
Authors: Webster Gregory K. ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: April 2021

Catholic Social Teaching (CST), in considering economic and patient justice, calls for “participating in patient care.” Corporations often are accused of not paying their fair share, which in turn has led to demands for government regulation to lower drug prices in the United States. Meanwhile, the millions of dollars spent by pharmaceutical foundations to help lower-income patients is not seen as corporations’ taking such responsibility to assist patients. The view that CST demands lower costs for prescription pharmaceuticals from corporations that make excess profits misapplies CST principles and does not consider the pricing structure for drugs on a global scale. While a preferential option for the poor is needed, there needs to be a better definition of the poor. This paper looks to broaden the view of CST in regard to corporations and the preferential option for the poor when applied to the current cost of pharmaceuticals.
Determining Ordinary Means of Caring for the Sick Using Three Simple Questions
Authors: Bracken W. Jerome ,   The National Catholic Bioethics Center
Published: April 2021

This article has two purposes. The first is to show how one can know in a simple way what is an ordinary and obligatory means to care for a person with a serious illness. Using the information at hand, one must be able to answer yes to each of these three questions: “Is this the ordinary, usual, or valid way of treating this illness?” “Is it working?” “Is it within the capacity of the patient to undergo and of the caregivers to administer?” The second purpose of the article is to show the moral validity of these questions, using a historical overview of theological and magisterial teaching and a systematic analysis and moral testing of the three questions.
Evaluation of Four Practical Diets on the Growth and Survival of Juvenile Redclaw, Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868)
Authors: Rigg Damian P. , Courtney Robert L. , Seymour Jamie E, , Jones Clive M.
Published: April 2021

Redclaw, Cherax quadricariatus (von Martens) has shown promise as an aquaculture species but commercial development has been constrained by variability of production, perhaps due to poor survival and growth of early craylings. Diet contributes to survival and growth and previous studies have determined requirements for larger redclaw, but little research exists for the early craylings. An experiment was performed to evaluate survival and growth of early instar redclaw using four diets; Frippak (commercial shrimp diet), CSIRO compound diet, bloodworms, and on-grown Artemia. Bloodworms and Artemia produced significantly higher survival of craylings over two weeks than the two other diets. Artemia diet had a significantly higher weight increase than bloodworms or the CSIRO diet, but not Frippak, which did not differ from bloodworms or CSIRO. Biomass was significantly higher when fed Artemia. High mortality in the Frippak and CSIRO diet treatments were not wholly attributable to nutritional deficiencies as the manufactured diets became less physically accessible, potentially reducing intake, leading to difficulties completing ecdysis and eventually death. This study concluded that Artemia and bloodworms promoted highest survival, and Artemia and Frippak the highest weight gain. The best combination of survival, weight gain and biomass was with the Artemia diet.
Epigean Crayfish of the Potomac River Basin in West Virginia: Zoogeography, Natural History and Conservation
Authors: Loughman Zachary J. , Sykes Audrey M. , McKinney Matthew J. , Welsh Stuart A.
Published: April 2021

Crayfish are an aquatic fauna of conservation concern, yet regional studies are lacking on zoogeography and life history. We compared recent and historical species distribution data and assessed conservation standings of native and nonindigenous crayfish of the Potomac River Basin in West Virginia. From 2007–2011, a total of 1764 crayfish were collected from 159 sites. Data collection included species abundance, morphometrics, and life history parameters. Percentages of the number of individuals of each species of the total catch were 36.3% (Cambarus bartonii), 34.6% (Faxonius obscurus), 23.4% (Faxonius virilis), 3.6% (Procambarus cf. zonangulus) and 2.0% (Cambarus carinirostris). Cambarus bartonii was present throughout the drainage, F. obscurus was collected primarily from the North Branch, South Branch, and Cacapon river watersheds, and C. carinirostris was only collected in the South Branch watershed. Two nonnative species, F. virilis and P. cf. zonangulus, were only present in tributaries downstream of the Cacapon River watershed. Spinycheek crayfish (Faxonius limosus) were not collected during our survey, which suggests its possible extirpation from the West Virginia portion of its range. Our zoogeographic and life history data could serve as a baseline for future conservation-oriented monitoring efforts of the Potomac River watershed.
A Gift Box Filled with Mathematics
Authors: Wares Arsalan
Published: April 2021

We look at a simple origami box that can be made from two sheets of regular printing paper. In the context of the construction of the box, we explore problems that emerge at the intersection of algebra, geometry, and calculus.
When Students Use Technology Tools, What Are You Noticing?
Authors: Dick Lara K. , McCulloch Allison W. , Lovett Jennifer N.
Published: April 2021

A framework to guide teacher noticing when students are working in technology-mediated learning environments.
Patentes e sementes transgênicas: o viés econômico-mercadológico
Authors: Da Rosa Ferreira Maria Paula , Mariano da Rocha Barcellos Terra Rosane Beatris , Silva De Gregori Isabel Christine , Albino da Rocha Maria Célia
Published: April 2021

Este trabalho analisou a tratativa de elementos legais e econômicos no que tange à exploração mercadológica a partir do sistema de patentes de tecnologia transgênica contida em sementes como um instrumento de poder. Como objetivo, estabeleceu-se: apresentar um marco teórico conceitual do atual sistema de patentes de tecnologia transgênica contida em sementes, pelo viés econômico-mercadológico. O trabalho buscou resolver o seguinte problema de pesquisa: Quais as perspectivas legais e econômicas a partir das concessões/uso de patentes de tecnologia transgênica no Brasil? Para responder a esta questão, a utilizou-se a abordagem dialética e a teoria de base sistêmico-complexa, tendo em vista a utilização de formulações sistemáticas na abordagem quanto ao patenteamento de transgênicos avaliado sob o enfoque agronômico, econômico, social, ético e jurídico. Como procedimento, empregou-se a análise bibliográfica. Como técnica realizou-se a produção de fichamentos, resenhas e resumos. Diante do exposto, apresentou-se a emergência de um sistema produtivo à margem do dinheiro, do poder e da economia, por meio do patenteamento de tecnologia transgênica contida em sementes perante a operacionalização industrial da técnica sobre a vida biológica.
A apropriação do discurso do desenvolvimento sustentável como instrumento de manutenção da colonialidade sobre os recursos naturais
Authors: Cardoso Squeff Tatiana De A. F. R. , Rezende Martins Fernanda
Published: April 2021

Os estudos decoloniais evidenciam a colonialidade sobre os recursos naturais no discurso sobre o desenvolvimento e como este foi “ecologizado” quando múltiplas crises surgiram como resultado da extrapolação dos limites da natureza. Contudo, tal remodelagem não põe fim à prática colonial de exploração, inclusive, aprofundando desigualdades nos países que um dia foram colônia. Assim, neste artigo almeja-se observar como o discurso do desenvolvimento sustentável perpetua práticas colonialistas ao ser apropriado por nações hegemônicas, que, agindo sob o manto do desenvolvimento econômico, transformam tal ambição em prática inversa à pretendida. Para tanto, busca-se (a) compreender a colonialidade sobre os recursos naturais, (b) discernir como o discurso desenvolvimentista remodelou a prática colonial recente, (c) identificar as crises resultantes do rompimento dos limites da natureza e (d) analisar a forma como o discurso desenvolvimentista disfarçou seus efeitos através da sustentabilidade. Por meio do método dedutivo e da técnica bibliográfica e documental, realiza-se uma pesquisa aplicada descritivo-exploratória, verificando a influência do pensamento eurocêntrico para a formulação do discurso desenvolvimentista e a sua transformação em sustentabilidade. Por fim, os resultados apontam que a solução da insustentável exploração de recursos naturais de países não-europeus é fruto da modernidade e da própria manutenção da colonialidade.
Currency circulation and its organization in the Russian Federation as a public need and interest
Authors: Krylov Oleg Mikhailovich
Published: April 2021

The subject of this research is the categories of “public need” and “public interest”. The object is the currency circulation and its organization. The author examines the elements of currency circulation, which represent independent public needs with corresponding public interests in its organization. Special attention is given to interrelation between the public needs in currency circulation and public interests, which serves as the legislative framework for currency circulation and observance of the balance of public and private interests in organization of currency circulation. The conclusion is drawn on the representatives of public interest in currency circulation and interdependence of public needs in currency circulation on the corresponding public interests in its organization. The author also formulates a number of interesting conclusions on interrelation between public needs in currency circulation, public interests and needs in other spheres of public life and organization of currency circulation, which serve as the legislative framework for currency circulation and observance of balance of public and private interests in organization of currency circulation. The novelty of this research consists in determination of the content of public interest in currency circulation, as well as in establishment of correlation with public interests and needs in other spheres of public life.
On implementation of the principle of unavoidability of liability with regards to the drivers of vehicles registered in foreign countries that violate traffic rules of the Russian Federation, recorded by automated monitoring systems
Authors: Novoselov Sergei Aleksandrovich
Published: April 2021

The subject of this research is the international and Russian normative legal acts aimed to ensure unavoidability of liability for violators of the Road Traffic Rules of the Russian Federation, namely the drivers of vehicles registered in foreign countries. The object of this research is the administrative legal relations that arise in the course of proceedings in such cases. The article traces the correlation between the increase in violations of the road traffic rules and consequences of the traffic accidents caused by such drivers; as well as the reason for lack of evidence required by the Main Directorate for Traffic Safety to hold the responsible to account. The article explores the questions of interaction between the Main Directorate for Traffic Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia and other state departments in order to eliminate the flaws in organization of the work on ensuring unavoidability of liability by drivers of vehicles registered in foreign countries. The conclusion is made on the need to form a unified database on owners of motor vehicles registered in foreign countries and individuals bringing them into the Russian Federation, determine the federal department of executive branch and delegation of power thereto for ensuring that individuals crossing the border of the Russian Federation adhere to these administrative laws, as well as introducing amendments into the legislation of the Russian Federation on restricting the right of foreign citizens to cross the state borders of the Russian Federation if failed to pay an administrative penalty. The author also underlines the need for the development of international agreements between the Russian Federation and foreign countries on the mutual recognition and liability for traffic violations recorded by automated monitoring systems.
Legal regime of subsoil use in Australia
Authors: Manin Iaroslav
Published: April 2021

The subject of this research is the Australian federal and regional normative legal acts that regulate subsoil use. The object is public relations in the sphere of land turnover, subsurface and natural resource management in the Commonwealth of Australia. The author describes the system and structure of normative legal regulation, as well as subsoil use in Australia. The work contains a list of sources of the Australian natural resources law; analysis of their content is carried out. Special attention is given to the legal regime of exploitation of subsoil resources of the continental shelf of the Commonwealth of Australia, licensing of subsoil use, the role of British monarchy in exercising the right of ownership of land by its subjects, and the authority for subsoil management. The scientific novelty of this article consists in the disclosure of legal regime of subsoil use in the Commonwealth of Australia in the context of amendments to Australian natural resources legislation, constitutional and administrative reforms. This work reflects the economic interest of the Russian Federation and domestic organizations of the fuel and energy complex in the Oceania Region, which defines its relevance. The presented materials can be used within the framework of comparative jurisprudence, lawmaking, for educational and other purposes. The author concludes on the preservation of public legal regime of subsoil use in Australia, namely with regards to turnover of licenses and shares therein.
The Soviet period of development of legal regulation of the civil service grade structure
Authors: Semin Aleksei
Published: April 2021

This article examines the evolution of approaches towards creation and regulation of the civil service grade structure in the Soviet Unions. The author describes the logically differentiated stages, as well as the general provisions of the approaches, namely the refusal to separate the official of the state apparatus from all employees of the sectors of the national economy, and simultaneous substitution of the state apparatus for the party apparatus. The author outlines the trajectories of development of the civil service system as a whole and the state civil service as its part. Special attention is given to the attempts of creating a hierarchical system of personal ranks. The development of the institution of nomenclature is reviewed separately. The conclusion is made on underdevelopment of the administrative legal institution of the civil service in the Soviet Union, due to the absence of uniform approach towards regulation of the civil service grade structure. The attempt to create the civil service grade structure were unsystematic, did not distinguish between the officials of the state apparatus and the servants employed in the national economy; there were also no fundamentally different approached towards understanding the grade structure – on various stages, the base unit of building a hierarchical system were the categories “post” and “personal rank/title”. The author indicates no correlation between  the personal ranks, military ranks, and ranks of the internal affairs bodies.