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George Gissing: A Story of English Realism
Authors: Hutcheon Rebecca
Published: July 2024

George Gissing’s novels sit on the permeable boundary between the diegetic tendencies of 19th-century realism and the mimesis-dominated narratives of modernism. In his early novels, characters deliver barely disguised narratorial comments directly to the reader. But this form of realism is already strained. The self-awareness of Gissing’s art, manifesting in satire and irony, butts up against his research-led approach to writing. This article shows that what emerges in Gissing is a conflict between narrative intrusion, and the desire to displace authority and represent subjectivity at its broadest. This conflict is a synecdoche for proto-modernism.
Convergence and the Beast: A Canonical Crossover Affair
Authors: Flegar Željka
Published: July 2024

In the digital age it has become almost impossible to view children’s texts outside the context of the new media. This study will focus on three works of children’s fiction, The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander/J.K. Rowling; and their respective adaptations, Peter Rabbit, Where the Wild Things Are, and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The article draws on contemporary theories of adaptation and the media, particularly the theory of ‘convergence’ and its impact on meaning-making in the production and reception of literary texts. It will take into account the cross-media and transmedia approach to analysing children’s texts, as well as the crossover effect of adapting children’s books into films. Particular attention is paid to the adaptation of still into moving imagery and its shifts in focalisation, providing evidence that the new media have made children’s books accessible to a variety of audiences. Such examples display the contemporary complexity of children’s storytelling and culture within and beyond the canon. Owing to the developments in digital media and technologies, which enable the realistic depiction of complex visual and fantastic elements that are characteristic of children’s texts, in the new millennium children’s literature has indeed become ‘everyone’s business’.
Code-Switching in CLIL: the Students’ Perception
Authors: Zanoni Francesca
Published: July 2024

The aim of the present study is to investigate the nature of code-switching in Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) classes from the students’ point of view. After a brief review of the literature concerning CLIL and the issue of code-switching, the implementation of CLIL in the school system of the Italian Autonomous Province of Trento (PAT) will be outlined as data, gathered by means of anonymous questionnaires were administered in four different high schools of this province. Data analysis will lead to deeper understanding of the reasons for students’ and teachers’ code-switching in CLIL classes. Ultimately, this paper contributes to the CLIL literature as it provides an insight into student’s perception of code-switching, which is a widespread linguistic strategy used in CLIL classes.
Accessible and Inclusive Language Education
Promoting Effective Language Learning in SL/FL Teaching
Authors: Melero Rodríguez Carlos Alberto , Caon Fabio , Brichese Annalisa
Published: July 2024

This essay presents a reflection on the management modalities of a class, in which students are considered as different not only for their individual factors, but also for their characteristics generating specific linguistic learning needs. The essay aims at offering: firstly, an overview of the Italian regulations about the Italian non-native speakers students and SLD; secondly, some scientific references at the base of the concept of ‘Mixed Abilities Class’, and thirdly, a concise but meaningful presentation of the model of an inclusive Learning Unit in a mixed abilities class.
Gifted Students in Italian SL Students
Authors: Brazzolotto Martina
Published: July 2024

Giftedness in foreign learners is not easily recognised (Kitano, Espinosa 1995). Immigrants with giftedness, in the school context, are often considered more as needing support in learning the new language rather than as pupils with great potential (Harris 2009). In the case presented here, the teacher responds only to the need to understand a new word, leaving out the curiosity of the pupil from Eritrea, on a mathematical calculation. His attitude shows how disproportionately didactic action tends to focus on gaps rather than attitudes. We propose a series of language teaching tips to identify some traits of giftedness in Italian learners like second language (L2), using some theories on inter-language. The objective is to support language teachers in teaching differentiation, stimulating in them reflections on the learning needs of immigrant pupils, such as to suggest some traits of giftedness.
Socially Vulnerable Students’ Language Needs in Italian SL
A Survey on Second Language Courses Provided by Reception Centers in Piedmont
Authors: Nitti Paolo
Published: July 2024

This paper presents the results of a research on language educational practices related to the teaching of Italian as a second language (ISL), aimed at learners in the situation of vulnerability and disadvantage. In many contexts of welcoming, the need to reconcile the first reception practices relating to housing, sustenance and health, with the dimension of language teaching, is evident. The ISL teachers who work within emergency frameworks often experience a feeling of discomfort connected to the motivational dynamics: if the students receive the necessities of the essentials from those who deal with the reception and expect to stay in Italy for a short period of time, it is possible that there will not be intrinsic motivation for studying and exercising the language. The survey, divided into several operational phases, is based on a questionnaire submitted to the teaching staff that deals with the ISL education within the contexts of reception. The most significant aspect of the data analysis is the absence of communicative needs compared to the daily life of the students.
Generation 2.0 and Writing
Analysis of a Research-Action
Authors: Firpo Elena
Published: July 2024

The purpose of this article is to investigate the written productions carried out by pupils of Spanish-speaking origin of 2.0 generation of the Italian secondary school. The research question is inspired by a previous analysis (Firpo 2014)  which aims to study the communicative linguistic preknowledge related to the Academic Language of foreign students of  Spanish-speaking heritage language. The test was an adaptation of the Italstudio test (Firpo 2014). The test was divided into three sections: Language, Comprehension and Writing. This test was also used during the experimentation to verify the evolution of students' learning through repeated tests sessions. The same test was also submitted in Spanish to the sample of the Spanish-speaking heritage language. In this article  we will analyze only the Italian written productions of a sample of 23 language students of Spanish-speaking heritage language of 2.0 generation.
Anatomy Lessons: Michele Beevors as Eco-Political Agent
Authors: Schmidt Leoni
Published: July 2024

This article responds to the large scale sculptural work by eco-political artist Michele Beevors, whose work has recently been extensively exhibited in New Zealand, Australia, and Austria. She brings her audience close to the tragedies of eco-extinction and the brutalities of human interaction with our vulnerable animal co-species. The article considers her work through four frames: 1. Violence: Dissection and Restitution; 2. Death: Specimen and Requiem; 3. Grief: Solastalgia and Entanglement; and 4. Labour: Materiality and Companionship. Through these four frames, the artist’s exploration of human relationships with non-human forms of life is highlighted as based in decolonial, feminist and activist values. The text includes memories and reflections from the author’s life where relevant to the themes presented by the artist.
“Winterreise”. Sci-Arts Winter Season Journey Through the Human-Nature Relationships of the Land-Sea Continuum, from North Sea to Baltic Sea
Authors: Danto Anatole
Published: July 2024

Crossing art and science, this text explores topographically the category of Land-Sea, both in the field, during collection phases, and from a more analytical point of view. To this end, it draws on collective surveys carried out between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, focusing in particular on the question of the winter season. This article thus engages in a methodological and analytical dialogue between different complementary approaches, with the aim of deciphering, in depth, territorial socio-ecosystemic complexities, between mutations and perpetuations.
Anastilosi. Un dibattito fondativo per il restauro dei monumenti antichi nella Grecia di fine Ottocento
Authors: Mannoni Chiara
Published: July 2024

The debate on the anastylosis, which is still alive nowadays, met fundamental points within the Athens Charter of Restoration of 1931 and the Venice Charter of Restoration of 1964. However, the earlier use of this term in connection to restoration is to be found in the late Nineteenth century. In this study the origin of the concept and the practice of anastylosis is contextualized within the discussions that arose on the restoration of the Parthenon of Athens between 1890 and 1905. The conflicts on the works to carry out on the ancient temple are connected to the conceptual ambiguities, the misinterpretations and the inconsistent uses of ‘restoration’, ‘reconstruction’ and ‘anastylosis’ within the international debate. The earlier equivocal understanding of these terms is explained in relation to their different understanding by scholars with diverse background and provenance in Europe.
Tre cronache veneziane inedite della Houghton Library di Harvard
Authors: Gambino Francesca
Published: July 2024

The article describes the witnesses of three Venetian chronicles of the Houghton Library of the Harvard University in Cambridge (Massachusetts).
La disciplina degli istituti di protezione della fauna selvatica e della biodiversità, nel quadro del riparto delle competenze tra Stato e Regioni
Authors: Mancini Marco
Published: July 2024

Il saggio si propone di esaminare la disciplina della tutela della fauna selvatica e della biodiversità alla luce del riparto delle competenze legislative ed amministrative tra Stato, Regioni ed enti locali in conseguenza della riforma costituzionale del 2001. Particolare attenzione viene rivolta alle disciplina dell'attività venatoria e dei parchi naturali, apparentemente riconducibile a materie di competenza residuale regionale. In realtà, però, molteplici profili di disciplina in subiectae materiae ricadono nella materia di competenza esclusiva statale della “tutela dell'ambiente” legittimata, in virtù della sua qualificazione in senso “trasversale” da parte della Corte costituzionale, ad invadere numerosi ambiti materiali di competenza regionale quali quelli relativi alla “caccia” e al “governo del territorio”.
Facebook e Social
Natura del contratto tra utente e social
Authors: Cosio Roberta
Published: July 2024

The article calls into question the legal nature of the contract between the operator of a social network (Facebook) and the users, by examining the main terms of use unilaterally drawn up by the operator. The analysis leads to recognizing the existence of an exchange between the parties, since the right to use the platform is granted to the user on the basis of the collection and exploitation of his personal data by the social network.
Il ruolo della capogruppo nel gruppo bancario cooperativo alla luce della l. n. 49/2016
Gruppo Cassa Centrale - Credito Cooperativo Italiano: il caso Carige
Authors: Mauro Alessio
Published: July 2024

The article addresses the issue relating to cooperative credit in the historical and regulatory evolution that has taken place on the subject. In particular, the text sets out the issues that emerged in the aftermath of the recent news of the financial banking economy concerning the so-called bailout of Banca Carige by Cassa Centrale Banca in light of the comments received from the most authoritative doctrine in this regard.
Metanarrativity and Interdiscorsiveness in Isaac Rosa
La mano invisible (2011) and La habitación oscura (2013)
Authors: Guarino Augusto
Published: July 2024

The paper proposes an interpretation of the two recent novels by Isaac Rosa, focusing mainly the theme of (meta)narration.
Italy and Argentina. Contemporary Novels Narrate Nineteenth-Century Migrations
Authors: Magnani Ilaria
Published: July 2024

It is only after the last years of the last century that the Italian and Argentine narratives have reconsidered migratory themes. This article compares two novels, Mar de olvido (1992) by the Argentine Rubén Tizziani and Tango alla fine del mondo (2013) by the Italian Diego Cugia, who share a common plot: the saga of an Italian family forced to emigrate to Argentina braided with an icon of argentinity such as tango. The analysis aims to show how a common interest and the use of analogous themes give rise to literary products aesthetically and ideologically very different. Historical circumstances, national origin, different writers intentions and readership shape literary results and national reception.
An Approach to Catalan Women's Memorials
Authors: Güell Mia
Published: July 2024

Autobiographical literature in recent years has attracted increasing interest, thanks to the symbiosis between literature and reality that gives shape to it. The aim of this article is to approach new developments in Catalan women autobiographical literature, covering from the first instances, the epistles by Estefania de Requesens, from the sixteenth century, until Maria-Mercè Marçal’s posthumous diary, of 2014. Disease and proximity of death are devices used by writers to start autobiographical projects. Childhood, old age or memory recovery are other reasons why female authors venture in a previously patriarchal domain.
The Goths of Cervantes
Authors: Sáez Adrián J.
Published: July 2024

The present work aims to trace a panoramic view of the presence and function of Visigothic elements in Cervantes’ work. The article pays attention to appearances of Gothic characters and episodes in theatre (La Numancia), the Quijote and poetry, which is crucial to examine the evocation of Spain’s Gothic past in the Persiles (III, 8), a passage which is meant as a minichorography that replies to Toledo’s efforts to recover its symbolical power (political and religious), in a new area of conflict with Lope and Avellaneda.
Negrista Influences in the Cuban Drawings of Galician Castelao and Manchego García Maroto
Authors: Bajini Irina
Published: July 2024

In this article we compare the graphic representations of two Spanish artists both committed to representing Cuban transculturation in the era of the avant-gardes of the 20th century. In a climate of negrista cultural effervescence and optimism for the accomplishment of the republican project, the trip and the happy stay in Cuba of Federico García Lorca were developed together with the musicologist Adolfo Salazar and the painter, writer and engraver Gabriel García Maroto. Eight years later, also a Galician from humid and cold lands like Alfonso Castelao would undertake the same American journey and, in spite of his political worries and his personal anguish for the future of Spain, he would find in Cuba a haven of peace from where he swelled his artistic creativity. There is no doubt that Castelao's negrism, being naturally refractory to the seduction of exoticism and folklore, appears more austere than the representations of other Spanish artists, who are, like García Maroto, more fascinated and influenced by Cuban vitalism.
«Vagones llenos de silencio». Poemas & híbridos and the Poetry of Bernardo Atxaga
Cultural Hybridity, Identity and Discourse
Authors: Lanz Juan José
Published: July 2024

The present study focuses on the analysis of three central aspects in Poemas & híbridos and in the poetry of Bernardo Atxaga: the construction of identity, the elaboration of poetic discourse and the perspective of writing as a form of cultural hybridity. These three aspects are analysed in the light of the occidental cultural context throughout the 1970s and 1980s and the special situation of Basque literature at that time.
On Mare Espanya by Rafael-Lluís Ninyoles
Authors: Mollà Toni
Published: July 2024

This essay, first and foremost, puts into context the relevance of Joan Fuster and Rafael-Lluís Ninyoles’ work during the 1960s. In addition, it distinguishes their different way of analysing society in general, and Valencian society in particular. On one hand, Joan Fuster approached reality through literary essays. Ninyoles, on the other hand, adopted a sociological perspective. Two different ways of observing the world that the author of this study considers as supplementary. Finally, the essay argues that the book Madre España, written by Rafael-Lluís Ninyoles, constitutes a complete treatise about Spanish nationalist thought morphology, which is nowadays as valid as it was decades ago.
Gabriel Sansano i Belso (ed.). Silenci, oblit i preservació de la memòria democrática. Una aportació interdisciplinària
Authors: Crastes Fabienne
Published: July 2024

Ressenya de Sansano i Belso, Gabriel (ed.) (2018). Silenci, oblit i preservació de la memòria democrática. Una aportació interdisciplinària. València: Publicacions Institucionals Universitat d’Alacant; Universitat de València; Universitat Jaume I, pp. 217.
Soñar con los ojos abiertos. Punteo para una (re)construcción de la poética de Fernando Birri
Authors: Franzoso Marco
Published: July 2024

In this article we will introduce Fernando Birri (1925-2017), intellectual from Argentina. We’ll be closing in the establishment of an author’s poetics based in his text Soñar con los ojos abiertos. Las treinta lecciones de Stanford. This book, compilation of a seminar given by Birri in 2001, could be considered an explicit poetic statement, starting point for a future deeper investigation.
Myth and Anthropogony in Latin American Literature
Miguel Ángel Asturias’ Men of Maize
Authors: Losada José Manuel
Published: July 2024

In Mayan civilization, collective imagination about the origin of human beings follows its own patterns. Quichean mythology tells of the hazardous process that, after various failed attempts, ended in the creation of first human beings from corn. Men of Maize (Hombre de maíz), by Miguel Ángel Asturias (1949), allows us to delve into this myth of anthropogony: the fight between indigenous people and exploiters of the land is presented as a metaphor for those difficult beginnings and for the commercial corruption of a particularly symbolic food. This article highlights two important debates: that of Deféric and Elda, and that of Hilario Sacayón and Ramona Corzantes; both allow to investigate the mythical themes of magic and nahual, indispensable in the construction of a great central myth in the novel: the creation of man.
Listening to Pablo García Baena
Notes on the Translation of Rumore occulto
Authors: Mistrorigo Alessandro
Published: July 2024

The article focuses on the Spanish poet Pablo García Baena’s first Italian anthology, Rumore occulto, published by Passigli Editori in 2018. It demonstrates how audio recordings can inform translation process especially when dealing with poetry. By collecting and examining specific recordings where García Baena reads aloud some of his poems, the study shows in what way this author uses prosodic tools as caesura and enjambment to modify the versification of his poems. In these specific recordings, translator can listen to how author’s voice rearranges the printed poem and use these variations to reproduce specific metrics and rhythm in the target language too. This type of recordings also helps with semantics; in fact, interpreting the poem following the author’s vocal action on the original text can be beneficial to make a better lexical choice.
A Recovered Interview in Catalan with Michel de Certeau in Catalan
Authors: Cerdà Jordi
Published: July 2024

This article rescues an interview with Michel de Certeau conducted in 1972 by Olivier Mongin and published in Catalan in the Andorran magazine Posobra the following year. Given the singularity of this magazine, its context is described, as well as the channels for the reception of de Certeau’s work in the Catalan culture of the 1970s.
Gonzalo Restrepo Sánchez. Gabriel García Márquez y el cine: ¿Una buena amistad?
Authors: Alarcón-Tobón Santiago
Published: July 2024

Review of Restrepo Sánchez, G. (2019). Gabriel García Márquez y el cine: ¿Una buena amistad? Santa Marta: Universidad del Magdalena, 174 pp.
Valeria Luiselli. Desierto Sonoro
Authors: Lunardi Silvia
Published: July 2024

Review of Luiselli, V. (2019). Desierto Sonoro. Trad. de D. Saldaña París y V. Luiselli. Madrid: Editorial Sexto Piso, 468 pp.
De la dépossession à l’expérience de la possession dans Meursault, contre-enquête de Kamel Daoud
Authors: Badr Maha
Published: July 2024

There is a clear correlation between the text of L'Étranger of Camus and Meursault, contre-enquête of Kamel Daoud, fertility is sure. Daoud, living in a previously colonised minority context, manipulates Camus’ memorised coded speech to make himself heard. Is it a confrontation or a duplication of speech? The writing attempts to find points of instability and mobility likely to ruin the ‘temple’ of a monumental literary building. Emphasis will be placed on this gesture of appropriation and the polyphony of the text sited between recovery and transgression. This play of intertextuality creates a discursiveness that destabilizes the reader. The reading follows a retroactive investigation that goes beyond an experience of negativity by traversing a path between myth and fantasy that visualises a peaceful relationship between East and West.
For Beauty, Nation and God
The Creation of the Georgian National Treasure
Authors: Filipová Alžběta
Published: July 2024

The following paper traces the origins and increased interest in the cultural heritage of Georgia on behalf of the local intelligentsia in the 19th century. After describing the circumstances that may have led the new generation of Georgian scholars to a systematic exploration of ancient remains in the Caucasus and medieval ecclesiastical monuments and treasuries, the paper will focus on the main archaeologists of Christian antiquity in Georgia, Dimitri Bakradze and Ekvtime Taqaishvili. Finally, the study outlines the creation of what has been called the Georgian National Treasure. The treasure items, collected from monasteries and settlements all over Georgia and protected from robberies and impetuous art collectors, were sent into exile in 1921, shortly before the short-lived Georgian Democratic Republic’s annexation to the Soviet Union. The thirty-nine boxes, containing manuscripts, icons, precious liturgical vessels and other priceless items, were sent from Batumi to Marseille, via Istanbul, and stored in France until 1945, when Ekvtime Taqaishvili, who had taken care of and protected them over those 24 years, accompanied them back to Tbilisi.
Re-visioning St. Sebastian: Nicoletto da Modena’s Reworked Engravings of St. Sebastian
Authors: Bartlett-Rawlings Bryony
Published: July 2024

In around 1522, the date on his engraving of St. Roch, Nicoletto da Modena reworked a print of St. Sebastian of shared dimensions to create a pendant. In the second state, St. Sebastian is enlarged and placed in the front of the picture plane, focusing our attention on his body. This paper will consider how Nicoletto draws from printmakers including Marcantonio and Campagnola to re-vision his St. Sebastian’s anatomy through sensitive tonal modelling of his flesh. Whether an epidemic of the plague in 1522-4 prompted Nicoletto to make these prints of the plague saints and whether these engravings were issued in Padua, where he is documented from around 1497-1506 will also be considered.
The Electric Body
Ecstasy, Spasm and Instability in Dance: Movement Notation from Vladimir Stepanov to Vaslav Nijinsky
Authors: Misler Nicoletta
Published: July 2024

The relationship between the discovery and application of electricity and the human body in the 19th and 20th centuries is complex and multifaceted. Used to stimulate nervous and muscular reactions in the fields of medicine and biology or to record the more intimate movements of the body (cf. the electrocardiogram), electricity established the basis of what today we might call the modern electric – or digital – body. Another aspect, hitherto little explored, is that of the relationship between the electric body and the aesthetics of movement in dance. Visionary choreographers – those who anticipated ‘modern dance’ – such as Vaslav Nijinsky realised that the involuntary movements, often spasmodic and out of control, which electric stimuli could incite (Luigi Galvani comes to mind), could also suggest totally new ideas to the dancer. On the other hand, this kind of movement, syncopated, spasmodic and often uncontrollable, also elicited somewhat morbid analogies with mental disease – a field of research as much ambiguous and equivocal as the new European dance itself wherein hysteria mingled with ecstasy and schizophrenia with emancipation from all conventions. The focus of this essay is on Nijinsky’s choreographic concepts vis-à-vis ecstatic or ‘lunatic’ movement, for his, indeed, was a modern ‘electric body’.
Salvador Dalí, the Hybrid Portraits of the 1920s
Authors: Pittarello Elide
Published: July 2024

The life and artworks of Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) are closely interconnected and thoroughly documented. Returning to the hybrid portraits painted by the young artist in the 1920s gives us, on the one hand, the chance to recall a phase in his maturing process which, with few exceptions, is often undervalued by art historians and curators, especially those who are not Spanish. On the other, it can allow us to reaffirm Federico García Lorca’s crucial role in their conception and iconic execution between 1925 and 1927. After the influence of the painter Rafael Barradas from Uruguay, Dalí chose the authoritative model of Picasso, the undisputed master. Encouraged by Luis Buñuel, who had moved to Paris, Dalí visited Picasso in 1926. After that meeting he started to paint multiple heads and self-portraits which include García Lorca’s silhouette. As to avant-garde arts and their porous boundaries, the friendship uniting García Lorca, Buñuel and Dalí was fructuous from the time when they lived at the Residencia de Estudiantes in Madrid. In this institution, open to the most original innovations of European culture, certain aesthetic motives emerged which each developed in his own inimitable way: the subject as a mask, the self being the other, the body reduced into pieces of anatomy, putrefied remains, aberrant mix of organic and inorganic stuff.
Remaking the Body Politic Anew through Mob and Gang
King Mob Echo and Up Against the Wall Motherfucker (1968-1970)
Authors: Murrieta Flores David A.J.
Published: July 2024

The aim is to analyse how the British, radical avant-garde collective King Mob (KM) and the American Up Against the Wall Motherfucker (UAWMF) developed an idea of the body rooted in the Gothic and Romantic imagery of the monster and the mob that emphasised the revolutionary potential of ugliness. The body bridged aesthetics and politics, co-extensive with organisational principles that confronted society at large. On the one hand, KM viewed the ugliness of the mob as a physical force whose imagery was strong enough to destabilise the State, while on the other, UAWMF understood the hostility of society towards the body of the hippie as the locus point of a new identity and discourse for it.
Books and Prints by the Manfrin House in Venice between the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. First Considerations
Authors: Borean Linda
Published: July 2024

Manfrin’s gallery in Venice has been one of the most famous private collections assembled in the Venetian Republic at the end of the eighteenth century, becoming a must-to-see for visitors and artists during the following century. Recent literature addressed mainly his painting collection, shedding light on its history and dispersal, while less attention has been paid to his library and print cabinet, both formed and increased from the last years of Settecento onwards. New documentary sources allow us to explore more in detail the taste for ancient and modern prints and the contents of the library, which was physically incorporated into the last room of the painting gallery and whose importance for the presence of art history publications, illustrated books and volumes of prints, was pointed out in the guides of contemporary writers and critics such as Giannantonio Moschini and Francesco Zanotto. This essay covers a lacuna in the studies on Venetian collecting during the period comprised between the fall of the Republic and the establishment of the Austrian government, providing a preliminary survey of what was until now a missing chapter in the reconstruction of the cultural ‘tradition’ that Girolamo Manfrin and his son Pietro tempted to obtain in the Venetian society of the time.
Exploring group concepts in abstract algebra through ChatGPT
Authors: Mrope Fadhili Mustafa
Published: July 2024

Traditional methods often struggle to engage students and effectively communicate the intricacies of abstract algebra. This study aims to explore the future of mathematics teaching, with a focus on integrating group theory concepts into Abstract Algebra using ChatGPT, an advanced language processing AI. Chat transcripts edited with ChatGPT were analyzed to gain insights into the evolving landscape of mathematics education, specifically concerning group theory. Group theory is a fundamental branch of Abstract Algebra poised to shape the future of mathematics instruction. ChatGPT facilitates interactive discussions and problem-solving tasks related to group operations, properties, and theorems, offering personalized explanations and guidance tailored to individual student needs. The study highlights the potential of AI-driven platforms like ChatGPT to revolutionize mathematics education by providing dynamic and engaging learning experiences centered around group theory. Furthermore, the study emphasizes the importance of incorporating group theory into mathematics curricula to foster critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and interdisciplinary connections. Educators are urged to leverage innovative tools like ChatGPT alongside traditional pedagogical approaches to ensure effective teaching and learning. Through thoughtful implementation and ongoing professional development, educators can harness AI's power to create inclusive, equitable, and enriching learning environments, empowering students in abstract mathematical reasoning and analysis.
ANALISIS STRATEGI PEMBANGUNAN EKONOMI PERTANIAN YANG BERKELANJUTAN DI WILAYAH PESISIR (Analysis of Sustainable Agricultural Economic Development Strategies in Coastal Areas)
Authors: Sari Nur Inda , Djodding Ikram Mubarak
Published: July 2024

The purpose of this study is to support the development of agricultural economy in Jeneponto district, especially in coastal areas. The study participants involved farmers of different age groups, crop types, and levels of experience in the agricultural sector. The selection of participants was carried out deliberately to obtain a diversity of perspectives. Data will be collected through in-depth interviews. Thematic analysis will provide an in-depth understanding of farmers' perceptions, experiences, and views on the identified problems. The results of the thematic analysis will form the basis of the evaluation. Conclusions drawn from qualitative findings, and policy recommendations that are contextual and relevant to the daily reality of farmers in Jeneponto Regency will be formulated. The results of the study show that the majority of coastal residents in Jeneponto district in adopting sustainable agriculture are still very lacking and still very limited due to lack of access to agriculture and the majority of coastal people work as fishermen, 67% of respondents reported that they experienced an increase in agricultural income after they started cultivation activities by demonstrating the results of learning sustainable agricultural economics, especially in coastal areas. with an average increase of 20% in the following year.Keywords: Agricultural Economy, Coastal Areas, Development.
PERBANDINGAN EFEK LARVASIDA DAUN KEMANGI DENGAN PENGENCER TWEEN 80 DAN PEG 400 TERHADAP LARVA AEDES AEGYPTI
Authors: Dewi Listiana Masyita , Syah Devan Adil , Bestari Rochmadina Suci , Rosyidah Devi Usdiana
Published: July 2024

Pengendalian populasi Aedes aegypti sebagai vektor DBD merupakan upaya utama memutus rantai penularannya. Namun, resistensi Aedes aegypti terhadap larvasida temephos mulai banyak terjadi. Diperlukan alternatif larvasida berbasis bahan alam sebagai larvasida, yaitu dari daun kemangi. Penambahan pengencer seperti Tween 80 dan PEG 400 diharapkan dapat meningkatkan efektivitasnya. Penelitian ini bertujuan membandingkan efektivitas ekstrak daun kemangi dengan penambahan Tween 80 dan PEG 400 terhadap larva Aedes aegypti. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah post-test only crontrolled group design. Larva Aedes aegypti yang digunakan sebanyak 700 ekor, terbagi dalam 7 kelompok perlakuan, dan 4 kali pengulangan. Konsentrasi ekstrak daun kemangi yang digunakan adalah 0.5% dan 1%. Analisa data menggunakan uji Kruskal Wallis dan uji post-hoc Mann Whitney. Hasil uji Kruskal Wallis didapatkan nilai p<0.05. Hasil uji post-hoc Mann Whitney, perbandingan antara kelompok dengan penambahan Tween 80 dan PEG 400 didapatkan nilai p<0.05, sedangkan perbandingan kelompok dengan penambahan Tween 80 dan kontrol positif didapatkan nilai p>0.05. Sebagai kesimpulan, ekstrak daun kemangi dengan penambahan Tween 80 sama efektifnya dengan temephos sebagai larvasida terhadap Aedes aegypti, dan lebih superior dibandingkan ekstrak daun kemangi dengan penambahan PEG 400.
A Behavioral Approach Design for Supporting Sitting Facilities at The Lounge Area Of Minangkabau International Airport (BIM)
Authors: Alghifary Faiz , Hanom Imtihan
Published: July 2024

Minangkabau International Airport (BIM) located in West Sumatera is used as the main air transportation mode to travel outside the province. When waiting for flights, passengers will be in the airport lounge. However, the airport lounge still doesn’t have supporting facilities to maximize activities while in the lounge area. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods with direct observation, distributing questionnaires, and literature study as a sources. An environment can be said to be good if it can meet the needs of humans in it. Therefore, a supporting facility was created to maximize passengers' activities while in the airport lounge. This supporting facility also has a high level of mobility so that it can meet the needs of airport passengers who have high mobility in the form of a multifunctional partition. In addition, this facility uses cultural elements in the form of one typical Minangkabau motif, namely "Itiak Pulang Patang" which is transformed into a new design but still maintains the essence of the original form. This motif represents the accordance with the nature, behavior, and habits of the Minangkabau people who tend to migrate. The motif implements the purposes really well in designing supporting facility at BIM
Keyword : behavioral approach; BIM Airport; design; minangkabau; supporting facilities.
Genetic Diversity of Papaya Using Molecular Markers Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA
Authors: Aulia Ewa , Sutrawati Mimi , Simarmata Marulak
Published: July 2024

Papaya is one type of fruit that is widely consumed and cultivated by the farmer. However, genetic analysis has not been carried out on various types of papaya available on the market. This aims to determine the genetic diversity of papaya plants that can become genetic resources to fullfil food needs and genetic resources for breeders. Genetic analysis was conducted by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) method using 11 papaya varieties consisting of Calina, Bangkok, Red Pomegranate, Sunrise, Orange Lady, Red Lady, Taiwan, Arum, Miba, Golden, and Local and using 15 RAPD primers consisting of OPA-1, OPA-2, OPA-8, OPA-16, OPC-4, OPC-11, OPC-13, OPC-20, OPD-20, OPE-2, OPE-6, OPE-11, OPE-14, OPM-6, and OPY-15. PCR-RAPD results were translated into binary data and then cluster analysis was conducted using the Unweighted Pair-Group Method Arithmetic (UPGMA) method using the Numerical Taxonomy and Multivariate System (NTSYS) program. The PCR-RAPD results of 11 papaya varieties successfully amplified 8 out of 15 primers that formed 112 DNA bands with 85 polymorphic bands. Genetic diversity analysis showed the results at 90% similarity coefficient formed 9 groups.  Group 1 consists of Bangkok and Sunrise varieties. Group 2 consists of Red Pomegranate and Arum varieties. Groups 3 to 9 consisted of Calina, Miba, Local, Golden, Orange Lady, Red Lady, and Taiwan varieties, respectively.
Analysis Food Security of Cities in Bengkulu Province Pre and Post Pandemic
Authors: Wibowo Hariz Eko , Novanda Ridha Rizki , Ifebri Rihan , Fauzi Ariffatchur
Published: July 2024

The percentage of the population living in poverty in Bengkulu Province was not affected by the pandemic and even tended to decrease. This is contrary to the findings of studies on the impact of the pandemic on income, poverty, and food security. One way to determine the impact of the pandemic on food security is by comparing the conditions before and after the pandemic. Based on the descriptive analysis results, the food Security Index in some districts increased steadily throughout the period, but others fluctuated. Some districts experiencing fluctuations include Rejang Lebong, Seluma, and Mukomuko. The Food Security Index of other districts, including Bengkulu City, tends to increase. Only the Food Security Index of Kepahiang and Bengkulu Tengah districts shows a tendency to decrease. The results of the paired sample t-test indicate a significant difference in the food security index among districts and cities in Bengkulu Province between before and after the pandemic. This finding aligns with the descriptive analysis results that show a difference in the food security index among districts and cities in Bengkulu Province. Further analysis was conducted by considering these three aspects. However, the three aspects yielded different results in the paired sample t-test. Only in terms of food quality, the paired sample t-test results showed a significant difference in quality index between before and after the pandemic, supported by a p-value of (0.032) < alpha 5%.
Boerhavia erecta L. (Nyctaginaceae): A new record to the flora of Türkiye
Authors: Ulus Aysel , Bolat Fatmagül
Published: July 2024

Boerhavia erecta L. (Nyctaginaceae) is reported as a new record for the flora of Türkiye. The plant was first observed and photographed on June 30, 2023, along Uğur Mumcu Street in the Şarkonak neighborhood of Karaağaç village, Arsuz district, Hatay. Samples from a population of approximately 30 plants were collected and documented on January 27, 2024 and June 23, 2024. The species was also detected in another nearby locality on June 23, 2024, where it is in the colonization stage. Identification was based on extensive botanical literature reviews and detailed herbarium studies utilizing a 60x binocular microscope and handheld loupes with 50x and 60x magnifications. Our research revealed that this species had not previously been recorded in publications on the flora of Türkiye. This observation indicates the first recorded presence of Genus Boerhavia in Türkiye, likely introduced to the region via bird migration. Boerhavia species are well known for their widespread use in alternative medicine. Further studies about Boerhavia erecta L. are recommended to explore both the potential applications and the ecological impact.
Hexed by Pressure: How Action-State Orientation Explains Propensity to Choke in Super Hexagon
Authors: Johanson Colby , Poeller Susanne , Klarkowski Madison , Mandryk Regan
Published: July 2024

Many videogames require players to perform under pressure; however, not all players respond equivalently to pressure: why are some players more likely to tilt (lose control during play) or choke (perform poorly relative to their ability) whereas others seem to thrive under pressure? Given the importance of both emotion regulation in tilting and optimal arousal in achieving optimal performance, we propose that individual differences in ability to down-regulate negative affect under stress--known as failure-related action-state orientation (fASO)--could explain propensity to choke under pressure. We conducted an online between-subjects experiment (N=144) in which we measured baseline performance in Super Hexagon (day 1), then exposed participants to a stress induction (i.e., PASAT-C) or had them play a low-intensity bubble-popping game before playing again (day 2). Under stress, players higher in fASO performed better relative to their baseline in terms of average time alive and stalled progress; whereas, without stress, players lower in fASO performed better on both measures. Traits reflective of proposed explanations for choking (i.e., reinvestment, attentional control) did not influence performance under pressure. The ability to down-regulate negative affect and overcome setbacks is a useful theoretical lens to explore why some players choke under pressure, whereas others thrive.
Simultaneous simulations of pure, surface and phonological acquired dyslexia within a full computational model of the primary systems hypothesis
Authors: Chang Ya-Ning , Welbourne Stephen , Furber Steve , Ralph Matt Lambon
Published: July 2024

According to the primary systems hypothesis, reading requires interactions of visual-orthographic, phonological and semantic systems. Damage to each primary system generates very different types of acquired dyslexia. Variants of the connectionist ‘triangle’ models of reading have been developed to investigate individual acquired dyslexia. However, only a few studies have investigated multiple acquired alexia within one framework. Importantly, there are no studies that simultaneously simulate both central dyslexia (e.g., surface and phonological dyslexia) and peripheral dyslexia (e.g., pure alexia). That is largely due to the lack of a visual component in the traditional reading models. To verify the predictions made by the primary systems hypothesis, we developed a connectionist ‘deep’ multi-layer triangle model of reading including visual, orthographic, phonological and semantic processing layers. We investigated whether damage to the model could produce the general behavioural patterns of impaired performance observed in patients with the corresponding reading deficits. Crucially, damage to the visual-orthographic, phonological or semantic components of the model resulted in the expected reading impairments associated with pure alexia, phonological dyslexia and surface dyslexia, respectively. The simulation results demonstrated for the first time that neurologically-impaired reading including both central and peripheral dyslexia could be addressed within a single triangle model of reading. The findings are consistent with the predictions made by the primary systems hypothesis.
No Self, No Responsibility?
Authors: Berryman Kevin
Published: July 2024

Buddhism holds a seeming contradiction. On the one hand, all humans are not-self (anattā). On the other, humans are said to be responsible for their actions (kamma), which seems to evoke a self who can be responsible. This apparent contradiction brings up the question of who is morally responsible if there is no self? I argue that as the Buddhist subscribes to the not-self position, they are by default moral responsibility skeptics. At first blush this appears to be a problem for responsibility in terms of kamma. But this problem is solved once impersonal interdependent causality (paṭiccasamuppāda) is taken into account, where action and responsibility can still be attributed to humans without needing a self. What the Buddhist has is causal, not moral, responsibility. This shows there is no internal tension in the Buddhist position with not-self and kamma when we consider human action and responsibility because of impersonal interdependent causality, but, there is an external tension between the Buddhist position and contemporary philosophical conceptualizations of moral selves and responsibility.
AI translation and intercultural communication: New questions for a new field of research
Authors: Busch Dominic
Published: July 2024

The widespread adoption and use of Large Language Models (LLMs) as the foundation for artificial intelligence applications in applied computer science have significantly advanced tools for the translation of human languages. These tools are now ubiquitously and instantly accessible, e.g., via smartphones, and the quality of their translations has markedly improved. When used in informal and institutional, spontaneous as well as planned contexts between individuals and groups without a common language or lingua franca, these translation tools create new and unique contexts for interaction that would not otherwise exist. This development has generated a novel genre of research settings essential for exploring intercultural communication, as they foster new forms of interculturality, enabling new experiences, and raise new ethical questions about intercultural interaction. Consequently, AI-translated intercultural communication has emerged as a new basis for the development of interculturality. The current research overview indicates that this phenomenon remains largely unexplored, with significant research questions and areas still unaddressed. Existing studies focus on the technical aspects of machine translation, the feasibility and limitations of achieving human-like, accurate translation, and the future role of human translators. The active role of translation tools in creating novel intercultural contact situations urgently requires further investigation and exploration.
EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION AND STANCE OF MONGOLIA
Authors: Munkh-Orgil Tuvdendarjaa
Published: July 2024

As the development process intensifies in various regions, countries are increasingly cooperating, leading to greater economic interdependence and integration. Europe and Asia, the largest geo-economic region in the world, cover the biggest landmass and are home to 5 billion people, accounting for 72.5% of the world's population (12.5% in Europe and 60% in Asia). Eurasia accounts for 60% of the world's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and holds three-quarters of the world's discovered energy resources. The region is home to six highly developed economies and hosts most of the world's major players in natural resources, manufacturing, and services. There are over 320 socio-economic alliances in this region, one of which is the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). In 2015, the Government of Mongolia and the EAEU signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. In 2015, a joint working group was established by the parties, and its first session was held in Ulaanbaatar. The second session took place in Moscow in 2016. In 2020, Mongolia and the EAEU organized the first consultative meeting to establish a joint research team that would explore the feasibility of concluding a free trade agreement. These efforts demonstrate the need for further research in this area. Therefore, this study aims to investigate some of the fundamental issues regarding the national security of Mongolia and to determine future guidelines and methods within the framework of Mongolia's cooperation with the EAEC.