bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Outstanding Geology And Geoheritage Of The Niah Caves And Karst Area
Authors:   Curtin University Malaysia, Dodge-Wan Dominique
Published: January 2024

This paper provides an overview of current information (including research results since 2011) on outstanding geological features of Niah karst region and caves, to support nomination of the property for World Heritage status. The geomorphology visible today is due to geological processes affecting the predominantly Miocene Subis Limestone since uplift: dissolution in vadose and phreatic zones, sediment deposition and removal, mechanical breakdown, speleothem formation and surface weathering. The caves developed at several levels in tropical tower karst (fenglin), with vertical cliffs, swamp notches and a semi-flooded epiphreatic cave network, evidence of ongoing karstification. The walls of relict Traders’ Cave have anastomosing ceiling grooves associated with wall notches indicating that it was partially filled with sediment and flow from large streams several times during its formation, prior to more recent mechanical breakdown. The numerous large and complex caves have high aesthetic value, with ceiling skylights and impressive entrances connecting to the surrounding forest. They contain speleothems (stalagmites and stalactites) of types rarely found elsewhere in the world. The Painted Cave holds one of the world’s largest cluster of unique crayback-like stalagmites, which are influenced by constructive activity of calcifying cyanobacteria and only form under limited environmental conditions of specific light levels and wind. Microbial activity can also be erosive and is likely responsible for pancake pinnacles and rare photokarren, reported here in Niah for the first time. In addition to their undisputed archaeological, cultural, ecosystems and conservation values, the Niah caves and karst region also have many interesting geological and geomorphological features, some of which are rare and hence have geoheritage value.
Compilation Of Ethnomedicinal Knowledge Of Acanthaceae Species By Ethnic Group In Sabah And Sarawak, Malaysia
Authors:   Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Md.Isa Siti Fatimah , De Avesha Sudin Matelda ,   Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Published: January 2024

With over 4 000 species worldwide, the Acanthaceae family is a large and diverse group of plants. Within the regions of Sabah and Sarawak, over a hundred species of Acanthaceae have been identified, with many of them being employed for their traditional medicinal properties. The ethnomedicinal knowledge of Acanthaceae by ethnic in Sabah and Sarawak is a complex and fascinating topic. Different ethnic groups in the region have different uses for this plant and their knowledge is often passed down through generations. Hence, the aim for this paper is to compile and comprehend all published information on the usage of Acanthaceae species by the ethnic group in Sabah and Sarawak for traditional medicinal purposes. From our data collections, seven species of Acanthaceae is known being used traditionally to treat ailments such as stomach aches, skin problems or headaches either by boil the leaves and drink as a tea or applied as a paste. For example, the Murut people of Sabah use the leaves of Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff. to treat headache while the Dayak people of Sarawak also use the leaves of G. pictum for bathing to treat jaundice for baby. This knowledge is an invaluable asset that merits preservation and can facilitate the development of novel disease treatments. Data from this paper also important for the conservation of Acanthaceae plants as well as for the development of new medicinal and food products. To date, the knowledge of these plants is still being actively researched and documented.
How Religious Delusions Impact Patients with Schizophrenia
Authors: Uludag Kadir
Published: January 2024

Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a complex and chronic psychotic disorder characterized by a variety of positive symptoms, including delusions, disordered thinking, and hallucinations. Delusions in SCZ can take on different themes, such as religious, grandiose, or persecutory delusions. The consequences of religious delusions and how mental health professionals tackle them can profoundly affect the results of psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy. Furthermore, religious delusions may affect a patient's adherence to antipsychotic treatment. While existing literature extensively explores religious delusions in various cultures and identifies associated risk factors in individuals with SCZ, there is a lack of clear strategies for analyzing and managing religious delusions, which can greatly influence a patient's quality of life. Moreover, the relationship between the severity and themes of delusions and overall symptom severity in SCZ patients remains unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the crucial role of religious delusions in patients with SCZ by conducting a review of relevant literature. A search was conducted on PubMed using the keywords "schizophrenia delusion and religion" resulting in a total of 94 studies. Only studies conducted after 1994 were included in the analysis. The findings of this study emphasize that the severity of religious delusions can vary based on specific religious values present in different cultures, such as Christianity or Islam. Psychiatrists and mental health professionals need to be mindful of cultural and religious values, as well as the associated delusions, in order to optimize therapeutic success when choosing treatment approaches.
The Effects of Religion on Indian Buying Behavior: A Conceptual Framework and Research Agenda
Authors: Singh Ajit Kumar , Raghuwanshi Sandeep , Yadav Archana , Hasan Arif , Sikarwar Priyanka , Mishra Arun , Khare Vikas Kumar , Singhal Abhishek
Published: January 2024

This study looks at how religion affects what Indian people buy. It gives a plan and ideas for more research in this area. The research looks at lots of different books and papers to understand how religion influences what people buy. It studies things like what Indian people believe, the things they do for their religion, what they value, how they are part of a community, and how all these things affect what they buy. The plan also talks about people who don't follow any religion and the problems and good things about doing research on religion and buying stuff. It also talks about things that could make it hard to do this kind of research in the future. The study uses many different books and papers to get a good understanding of this topic including Aaker, Fournier, Brasel (2004), Ahmad, Rustam, Dent (2011), Allport (1950), Allport, Ross (1967).
Revolutionizing Foreign Language Pedagogy in Islamic Boarding Schools Through Online Platforms: A Post-Pandemic Perspective
Authors: Makmur Masrur , Baso Yusring Sanusi , Amin Mardi Adi , Machmoed Hamzah , Yunus Nasmilah , Said Ikhwan
Published: January 2024

This study investigates the shift to online learning of foreign languages, specifically Arabic and English, in Islamic Boarding Schools post-pandemic, utilizing the Taallum Website as an e-learning model. A quasi-experimental time-series design was used to examine the changing role of foreign language teachers, comparing situations before and after the introduction of this e-learning method. Conducted from August 2021 to December 2022, the research involved both students and teachers. Surveys assessed their views on instructional techniques. Results highlighted a significant increase in teacher engagement with the e-learning model, as shown by a Paired Samples T-Test, which revealed a significant value of 0.000 and a t-count of 10.321, exceeding the t-table value of 2.365. The study demonstrates the Taallum Website application's efficacy in enhancing teacher involvement in foreign language education within Islamic Boarding Schools in the post-pandemic era, marking a departure from traditional e-module learning.
The Image Debate: Investigating the Rationale Behind Aniconism in Islamic Arab Societies
Authors: Lutfi Dina
Published: January 2024

Over the centuries, there has been plenty written and documented about Muslims’ attitudes towards the arts. Many scholars of Islam claim that the faith as a whole is opposed to the visual representation of living things, however, a look at representational art and images created in Muslim societies— past and present— tell a different story. A study of the Holy Qur’an will show that no prohibition exists in Islam that applies to all representational images. This article investigates the origins of how, why, and where ideas about prohibition developed, from a historical perspective, in order to explore what led some contemporary Muslim societies to develop, maintain, and create a generational succession of opposition to images in everyday life and within the visual arts. The sources included in the article will also shed light on how social, cultural, and political situations that contributed to aniconism and iconoclasm in some situations.
Sindicatos y estándares laborales en Canadá: Un análisis por provincias y sectores
Authors:   Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Zepeda Martínez Roberto
Published: January 2024

El carácter y la administración de la legislación laboral canadiense han demostradoser más favorables a los sindicatos que sus homólogos estadounidenses. Lipset(1996) enumera los factores históricos que definieron a Canadá como un país concaracterísticas propias y, en cierto sentido, diferente de Estados Unidos. En primerlugar, señala que Estados Unidos es la parte de la Norteamérica británica que consiguiósepararse, mientras que Canadá inicialmente no lo hizo. A continuación, mencionala existencia de un partido socialdemócrata en Canadá, situación que ha sidointerpretada por diversos analistas como el resultado de una considerable influenciade las tradiciones y orientaciones colectivistas, que han desarrollado y estimulado alas élites de la política canadiense desde la aparición de la federación en 1867.
Empoderamiento y desafíos: el campo laboral de las mujeres en La ultima calle de Latinoamérica (Tijuana, Baja California)
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Rabelo Ramírez Jocelyne , Ramos Valencia Jimmy Emmanuel ,   Universidad Autónoma de Baja California
Published: January 2024

En las últimas décadas, la participación de las mujeres en el ámbito laboral ha experimentado cambios sustanciales tanto en términos de oportunidades como de desafíos. Este artículo busca analizar el papel laboral de las mujeres desde una perspectiva integral, tanto económica como antropológica, basándose en una metodología mixta. El objetivo es mostrar cómo las estructuras sociales, económicas y culturales se ajustan a raíz de la creciente presencia de mujeres en diferentes campos laborales. La población objetiva está compuesta por 233 mujeres entrevistadas, seleccionadas según criterios de grupos de edad, con el fin de identificar las complejidades que enfrentan las mujeres en la ciudad de Tijuana a partir de sus experiencias laborales. Los resultados del estudio identifican escenarios que reflejan una comprensión integral de cómo se desarrollan y mantienen las desigualdades de género en el mundo laboral de Tijuana.
Hacia un software de recomendación de estrategias de enseñanza
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Rodríguez-Guerrero Manuel de Jesús , Figueroa Pérez Juan Francisco ,   Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Parra-Galaviz Román Edén ,   Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
Published: January 2024

Acerca de Las estrategias de enseñanza (EE) son recursos, procedimientos, técnicas o métodos que utilizan los docentes como instrumentos que tienen como objetivo orientar la enseñanza para lograr propiciar un aprendizaje significativo en los estudiantes. Estas proporcionan a los docentes elementos que han demostrado en investigaciones su eficiencia como apoyo en las dinámicas de enseñanza en clase, sobre todo si se adaptan al tipo de estudiante tomando en cuenta sus características, lo que se quiere enseñar y el contexto donde se desarrolla. De esta manera, se ejecuta la didáctica, metodología y procesos de aprendizaje de manera correcta.
Las tecnologías educativas, habilidades y competencias en el pensamiento crítico
Authors:   Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Llanos Ramírez María del Carmen , Llamas Rodríguez Verónica Teresa ,   Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Cortés García Petra de Jesús ,   Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, Carrillo Beltrán Julio César Cuauhtémoc ,   Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit
Published: January 2024

En la misión de la universidad, la cual es objeto de estudio de la presente investigación, se manifiesta estar integrada por una comunidad que promueve con responsabilidad el desarrollo sostenible, con una perspectiva global, humana, crítica y plural. El pensamiento crítico es una competencia que deben desarrollar todos los estudiantes universitarios para realizar investigaciones y para la toma de decisiones en su formación profesional. Por lo anterior, se realizó una evaluación para conocer las herramientas tecnológicas que utilizan los estudiantes de las licenciaturas de gastronomía y turismo de una universidad pública, para determinar si cuentan con las competencias y habilidades
Essential oils, their quality assurance, management and stakes of CSIR-CIMAP (India): Past and future perspectives
Authors:   Plant Breeding & Genetic Resource Conservation Division, 3Phytochemistry Division, 4Plant Biotechnology Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, India-226015, LAL RAJ K , CHANOTIYA CHANDAN S , GUPTA PANKHURI , BISHT DEEPA , MISHRA ANAND
Published: January 2024

The essential oil’s quality in the 21st Century might become the mainstay of ‘green consumerism’ creating a niche market for food, flavour, fragrance, pharmaceuticals, and lately aromatherapy. The oil obtained from a specific aromatic plant entails complex quality characteristics, like sensory satisfaction (odour value), physical conditions, chemical profile/composition, and allied features. This is imperative to make natural essential oils more remunerative with low cost of cultivation, more attractive in national and international markets with superior quality and competitively cheaper prices, and more conducive for internal consumption with abundant production. A large number of both exogenous and endogenous factors, such as seeds, planting materials, edapho-climatic conditions, and herbi-cultural factors, like, pre-and post-harvest management, down-stream processing, etc. tend to influence the quality of oil, deliberate adulterations of oil not with standing. Moreover, most of the time during essential oil production, human assault on ecology or environment defeats the cause of sustainable use of natural and or domestic plant resources. India is a vibrant producer and supplier of natural essential oils to the world market. It has to play even a more dominant role in the production and processing of essential oils beyond 2000 AD to capitalize on the advantages of the current economic liberalization of globalization under the new regime of the World Trade Organization (WTO). Therefore, quality assurance, i.e., compliance with a set of specification or standards of commercial essential oils based on the philosophy of the Total Quality Management (TQM) involving customer orientation, process control, and constant improvement of quality coupled with ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 certifications must be achieved by taking due care at different vital stages of essential oil production and processing. These stages as well as quality management of essential oils about (i) realization of in situ quality of the plant material chosen, (ii) enrichment or value addition of the oils, (iii) rectification of oils produced, and (iv) warding off from adulteration or inadvertent mixing, have been critically described in this presentation. Suggestions have also been made to make the essential oil eco-friendly products. However, a couple of vital questions remain to be answered by the essential oil industry and public agencies alike for achieving the ultimate goals of TQM of essential oils in India.
Mentoring as a Tool for Managing Talents
Authors:   , Aihevba Emmanuel Osazuwa
Published: January 2024

This study explores how mentoring can be used to manage talents in an organisation, how people make sense of it in their everyday lives and how these perceptions play out in professional work life, particularly in a sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) context. The effect of superimposing the Anglo-Saxon etic approach to formal mentoring practice on the African emic culture of informal mentoring was also reviewed. The research was conducted in a typical reflexive hermeneutic style, and the evidence is taken from interviews with eight former bank employees. There is agreement among researchers that mentoring produces a beneficial outcome in a wide variety of settings, and the participants in the study also expressed unequivocal support for using formal mentoring programmes to drive employee engagement and talent retention. Different types and styles of mentoring configurations can be beneficial and thrive in various contexts if there is an awareness of the cultural dynamics that are present and the purposes for the mentoring scheme are explicit. This study proposes a persona called the super-sponsor-mentor, a new construct that describes the model of mentorship that will be most effective as a tool to manage talents in the workplace. The hierarchical and power-oriented culture prevalent in Nigeria and most SSA countries supports this model. Much has been written about structured mentoring, but little of that work has been from an African perspective. This study is a vital contribution to developing literature in this area.
Coercive and controlling behaviour: Dominant discourse, police response and the victim-survivor experience
Authors:   , Tatton Sarah Elizabeth
Published: January 2024

For centuries in the UK, intimate partner abuse (IPV) has been accepted as a ‘normal’ part of intimate relationships. Since the 1970s, feminist grassroots organisations and academic research have amplified victim-survivor experiences and challenged historical acceptance of IPV, prompting legislative changes and redefining criminal justice response. In England and Wales, Section 76 of Serious Crime Act (2015) and the Domestic Abuse Act (2021) describe ‘coercive and controlling behaviour’ (CCB), a pattern of abusive tactics which were previously unacknowledged as constituting risk of serious harm. Historically, police were reluctant to intervene in IPV, yet officers have significant potential not only for initiating criminal justice outcomes but for either reproducing or challenging dominant narratives. This qualitative study examines contemporary police response to IPV and CCB in England. Foucault’s (1977) genealogical analysis is applied to IPV/CCB, ‘diagnosing the present’ by exposing the inherited ‘dominant’ and emerging ‘counter’ discourses operating in the cultural context. Data from victim-survivor and police officer interviews and observations of police in CCB training are analysed using Fairclough’s (2013) critical discourse analysis and a feminist lens. Findings highlight the narratives used by officers in responding to IPV/CCB. Although CCB vocabulary is salient in the police environment, historically dominant narratives continue to underpin police interactions. Officers who engage with the victim-survivor experience - in their response work, through lived-experience, or engagement with survivor-led media coverage - demonstrate the most nuanced understanding of CCB. Key recommendations include increasing the value of IPV/CCB in the police environment by challenging dominant narratives of couple conflict, increasing police awareness of risk and harms associated with patterns of CCB and positioning response officers as conscious agents of social change with the potential to change victim-survivors’ lives beyond criminal justice outcomes.
Voir dire : quand Solange te parle
Authors: Châteauvert Jean
Published: January 2024

La série Solange te parle (Ina Mihalache, 2011-) repose sur la mise en scène de la parole de sa créatrice dans un vidéoblogue où elle incarne le personnage « Solange ». L’épisode Tranches de haine, qui met en scène des commentaires d’internautes haineux auxquels Solange prête sa voix, semble faire rupture dans la série. Une analyse de la mise en scène de la parole révèle le récit d’une parole qui s’écrit en couches. Le récit de la sélection des commentaires haineux et de leur représentation ouvre un récit de second degré qui nous plonge dans l’intimité de la créatrice de la série, qui partage la violence subie par cette agressivité verbale. Ce sentiment d’accès à l’intimité ouvre un troisième niveau de récit où, grâce au fait que la frontière entre fiction et non-fiction soit devenue perméable, l’internaute-spectateur établit un échange « réel » avec Solange, indistinctement personnage et créatrice de la série. Ces trois niveaux de récits mettent au premier plan la place qu’occupe la mise en scène de la parole dans notre expérience de visionnement de la série Solange te parle.
Robert Lepage : cinéaste moderne ?
Authors: Limoges Jean-Marc
Published: January 2024

Si Robert Lepage fait figure de dramaturge moderne, il peut difficilement être qualifié de cinéaste moderne. Cet article poursuit trois buts. D’abord, il posera une distinction entre le terme « moderne » et un autre terme avec lequel on le confond parfois : « réflexif ». Ensuite, il s’agira de mettre au jour non moins de dix sens qui travaillent sourdement la notion de réflexivité : un sens « propre », « figuré », « philosophique », « englobant », « faible », « fort », « général », « large », « étroit » et « métaphorique ». Enfin, après avoir admis que l’on confondait souvent, quand on parlait des films réflexifs, ce qu’ils sont (effectuer un « retour sur soi » ) et ce qu’ils font (rompre l’illusion), nous poserons qu’un film, pour être moderne, doit être réflexif (dans certains sens) et anti-illusionniste (à certaines conditions). Or, pour nous, si Robert Lepage est sans contredit un cinéaste réflexif, sa pratique réflexive n’en demeure pas moins largement… classique. Cette étude se veut d’abord et avant tout une façon d’exemplifier notre typologie en recourant à la filmographie du cinéaste plutôt qu’une étude approfondie et originale des films de Robert Lepage.
Identité sexuelle et régionalité dans quelques films québécois contemporains : Édoin, Dolan, Côté, Robichaud
Authors: Langevin Francis
Published: January 2024

Cet article observe et analyse la relation qu’entretiennent l’identité sexuelle, en particulier l’homosexualité, et la régionalité, cette topique du « régional », dans les représentations, expression connotée de « ce qui vient de la région ». Le corpus retenu se compose des films de Chloé Robichaud (Sarah préfère la course), de Xavier Dolan (J’ai tué ma mère; Laurence Anyways; Tom à la ferme), de Guy Édoin (Marécages) et de Denis Côté (Vic + Flo ont vu un ours). L’auteur s’intéresse aux stéréotypes auxquels font appel les scénarios, notamment aux analogies entre la région et le primitivisme, l’isolement, l’ignorance, la bigoterie, la xénophobie, mais aussi la liberté, la rédemption, la filiation et leurs affects. Le territoire y apparaît moins comme l’objet d’une recherche que comme un réservoir de connotations; il en va de même pour l’homosexualité. Ces connotations oscillent entre la noirceur, le tragique et l’horreur, sauf dans le cas de Sarah préfère la course, où ni l’identité sexuelle ni la régionalité — contrairement aux stéréotypes — ne viennent faire dévier la protagoniste de sa trajectoire.
De limbes et de barricades. Les géographies affectives du cinéma québécois
Authors: Laforest Daniel
Published: January 2024

Cet article développe l’hypothèse voulant que les espaces mésestimés de la culture québécoise contemporaine au cinéma ne le soient pas à cause de leur excentricité géographique mais plutôt en raison des liens mal connus qui y règnent entre des émotions et des environnements matériels spécifiques. Liens qui sont circonscrits par ce champ des études culturelles et de la philosophie critique qui s’intéresse à la « vie ordinaire ». La standardisation de la consommation a contribué à créer le contexte où ville et campagne, banlieue ou ghettos sont parfois reliés, parfois même confondus dans les infra-histoires et les micro-émotions de la vie ordinaire. Or ces dernières n’occupent pas de place définie dans les cadres historiques depuis la Révolution tranquille au Québec. Par conséquent, les récits du cinéma en sont affectés, qui nécessitent des modes de lectures plus attentifs à la représentation de la médiocrité, ou de l’incompatibilité territoriale, et à l’impact de celles-ci sur notre compréhension de l’espace commun. Deux films servent ici d’exemple :La Mort d’un bûcheron(1973) de Gilles Carle etKanehsatake, 270 ansde résistanced’Alanis Obomsawin (1993).
Denys Arcand et l’« alié-nation » québécoise. Une lecture séguiniste de Réjeanne Padovani
Authors: Lemieux Olivier
Published: January 2024

Au sein de la cinématographie québécoise, Réjeanne Padovani de Denys Arcand est l’une des rares oeuvres à aborder de front la question de la corruption. Souvent accusé de cynisme ou de pessimisme, ce cinéaste aborde cette thématique avec une certaine froideur, laquelle n’est pas sans rappeler ses premiers documentaires ou ses dernières fictions. Le but de cet article est donc double : si nous souhaitons offrir une relecture de ce film souvent oublié aux côtés des autres oeuvres d’Arcand, nous désirons encore plus procéder à une analyse des fondements intellectuels de son « cynisme » à l’endroit de la collectivité québécoise.
Gilles Carle et l’impossible nature de Bernadette
Authors: Grondin Vincent
Published: January 2024

Prenant au mot l’affirmation de Gilles Carle selon laquelle La vraie nature de Bernadette est un film « presque philosophique », l’objectif de cet article est d’expliciter le contenu philosophique de cette oeuvre en prenant pour point d’appui le Supplément au voyage de Bougainville de Denis Diderot. Plus précisément, il s’agira de montrer l’originalité philosophique de la conception du rapport de la nature et de la culture avancée par Gilles Carle. Au contraire de certains penseurs des Lumières qui utilisent les sociétés dites « primitives » comme une sorte d’idéal utopique duquel les sociétés européennes devraient se rapprocher, la dimension utopique de La vraie nature de Bernadette s’arrime paradoxalement à une volonté de réalisme puisqu’elle permet à Gilles Carle de témoigner des contradictions et des ambivalences profondes de la culture québécoise des années 70.
L’expérience ordinaire chez Denis Côté : un renouveau philosophique
Authors: Fradet Pierre-Alexandre
Published: January 2024

Les films associés au renouveau du cinéma québécois sont fréquemment dépeints comme « peu songés », « mimétiques » et « esthétisants ». L’objectif du présent article est de contredire cette caractérisation réductrice par une étude de l’oeuvre de l’un de ses représentants, Denis Côté. Pour ce faire, à l’aune des écrits de Stanley Cavell et d’autres philosophes de l’expérience ordinaire, nous tâchons de montrer qu’une distinction s’impose entre l’ordinaire et le quotidien, qu’un vaste secteur du corpus filmique québécois délaisse l’ordinaire au profit du quotidien et que Carcasses, à la différence de ce secteur, a la vertu de donner à voir et à comprendre l’ordinaire. Cet intérêt pour l’ordinaire nous fera passer de l’individualité vers la communauté, de la relativité vers l’absolu, de la concrétude vers l’abstraction et de l’actualité vers la possibilité – possibilité dont nous verrons qu’elle possède deux faces bien distinctes chez Denis Côté, l’une indifférente au primat du Même ou de l’Autre (Meillassoux), l’autre tournée vers un devenir incessant (Nietzsche, Bergson, Deleuze).
Reconnaissance de soi et revendication de l’autre : éthique du care et identité trans dans Laurence Anyways et Le sexe des étoiles
Authors: Hétu Dominique
Published: January 2024

Sandra Laugier, une des philosophes francophones à réfléchir le concept du care en philosophie, conçoit « le cinéma comme lieu privilégié de la perception morale » (Laugier, 2006, p. 323). Dans cette perspective, et afin de démontrer comment les éthiques du care sont un outil théorique important pour l’analyse cinématographique, cet article explore les films québécois Laurence Anyways (2012), de Xavier Dolan, et Le sexe des étoiles (1993), de Paule Baillargeon, dans lesquels des personnages hors normes cherchent à concilier leur besoin d’exprimer leur identité trans et leur besoin d’être acceptés par les autres. L’article souligne plus particulièrement le rapport problématique mais inévitable entre dépendance et autonomie, en regardant de près la complexité de l’interdépendance des sujets représentés. Puis, devant l’ambivalence de certaines relations mises en scène dans les deux oeuvres, il est particulièrement pertinent de mettre de l’avant les tentatives de préservation des liens affectifs entre les personnages et de voir comment s’articulent « les conflits entre responsabilité envers soi-même et envers autrui » (Gilligan, 2008, p. 64). Le propos se concentre donc sur l’espace de fiction cinématographique qui offre un regard imaginaire sur les enjeux de l’interdépendance : la revendication particulière d’une voix à soi et, par le fait même, la reconnaissance de la voix d’autrui (Laugier).
L’expressivité de la vie et le sens des images dans Chronique de la vie quotidienne de Jacques Leduc
Authors: Santini Sylvano
Published: January 2024

Cet article propose une analyse de la découverte du quotidien dans la composition des images de Chronique de la vie quotidienne de Jacques Leduc. Cette proposition s’appuie sur la thèse phénoménologique de Bruce Bégout selon laquelle la vie quotidienne se découvre dans le sentiment d’inquiétude qui est suscité par la présence de l’étranger au seuil du familier, ramenant ainsi les individus sur la rive originelle de l’indétermination du monde. Pour comprendre la manière dont les images cinématographiques arrivent à opérer une telle découverte, l’article s’appuie sur la théorie du parallélisme de Spinoza pour défendre l’idée que les images documentaires de Leduc ne sont pas des représentations au second degré de la réalité de tous les jours, mais elles accompagnent pleinement, dans leur composition, l’expressivité de la vie elle-même. Au final, l’article démontre par de longues analyses du film que la réflexion philosophique sert très bien à justifier les désirs du cinéaste de donner à voir des « moments vrais » en dépassant la perception naturelle et l’écueil de la médiatisation par l’enchaînement des êtres et de leurs actions dans le volume et la durée des images.
La contratación pública de cooperativas por parte de la Generalitat de Catalunya (2017- 2021)
Authors: Guillén Burguillos Miguel
Published: January 2024

Con este trabajo se pretende conocer el peso de la contratación pública de cooperativas por parte de la Generalitat de Catalunya entre 2017 y 2021. En 2021 en Cataluña existían 4.521 cooperativas que dan trabajo a 45.417 personas y generan una facturación anual conjunta de alrededor de 4.500 millones de euros, aproximadamente un 2,2% del PIB catalán. En este trabajo se presentan los datos de la contratación (tanto mayor como menor) de la Generalitat con cooperativas: número de contratos, facturación, proporción respecto de la contratación total de la Generalitat, así como los nombres de las principales cooperativas contratantes. A pesar de los esfuerzos por parte de la Generalitat en el fomento de la economía social, el estudio muestra que los porcentajes de contratación están lejos del anteriormente citado 2,2%, y por tanto queda mucho camino por recorrer en lo que respecta a la contratación pública con estas empresas.
Perspectivas de futuro de las plataformas de transporte
Authors: Boboc Silvia
Published: January 2024

El trabajo analiza la regulación del arrendamiento de vehículos con conductor tras la entrada en vigor de los Reales Decretos Leyes 13/2018, de 28 de septiembre, y 5/2023, de 28 de junio, así como la jurisprudencia más reciente, entre otras, las sentencias del Tribunal Supremo de febrero de 2023, que declaran nulos el requisito de contratar el transporte con determinado tiempo de antelación y la prohibición de geolocalizar los vehículos antes de contratar el servicio, y la sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia de 8 de junio de 2023, que se pronuncia sobre la compatibilidad de la regla 1/30 y de la exigencia de una autorización local con el derecho a la libertad de establecimiento y la prohibición de las ayudas públicas.
Materiales arquitectónicos romanos reutilizados en la iglesia de Santa María de la Oliva (Lebrija, Sevilla): una fuente para el estudio de la edilicia pública de Nabrissa Veneria
Authors: Romero Vera Diego , Becerra Fernández Daniel
Published: January 2024

En este trabajo abordamos el estudio de diez fustes y un capitel de época romana que fueron reutilizados en la iglesia de Santa María de la Oliva (Lebrija). En concreto, estos spolia, hasta ahora inéditos, arrojan algo de luz sobre los programas arquitectónicos públicos y los marmora empleados en Nabrissa Veneria.
L'experiència de Terra Lliure (1978-1995): limitacions i contradiccions d'una temptativa d'aportació catalana al projecte anticolonial
Authors: Hervalejo Sánchez Pedro Álvaro
Published: January 2024

Aquest article, a partir de l'anàlisi d'elements ideològics, estratègics i discursius de l'organització armada independentista Terra Lliure, proposa situar-la com a un intent d'aportació catalana la lluita anticolonial global. La investigació examina quins elements constitueixen el nucli del projecte polític de Terra Lliure, quines limitacions estableix per a adaptar el paradigma dels moviments d'alliberament nacional al seu context, i quines contradiccions apareixen en el procés. El treball utilitza principalment fonts primàries generades per la pròpia organització, que complementa amb entrevistes a alguns dels seus membres.
Alegre Lorenz, David. 2022. "Colaboracionistas: Europa occidental y el Nuevo Orden nazi". Barcelona: Galaxia Gutenberg, 583 p.
Authors: Font Masdeu Pau
Published: January 2024

Ressenya del llibre Colaboracionistas: Europa occidental y el Nuevo Orden nazi (Galaxia Gutenberg, 2022).
O Quarto Movimento de Libertação Nacional? O MFA e o terceiro-mundismo na revolução portuguesa de 1974–1975
Authors: Lucas Narra Rita
Published: January 2024

No inesperado ciclo revolucionário que se abre com a queda do Estado Novo em Portugal a 25 de Abril de 1974, o movimento de patentes intermédias (MFA) que tinha realizado o golpe torna-se no protagonista político para que todos olham. Munido apenas de um programa político vago, os militares do MFA vão lançar-se na busca por referências que possam inspirar o processo revolucionário português e a constituição das novas Forças Armadas. É neste sentido que, com matizes e variações substanciais, o MFA se volta para o que entende ser o Terceiro Mundo —grande espaço geopolítico que em tempos recentes tinha servido de palco às experiências revolucionárias mais criativas e ousadas. Se a aproximação de Portugal ao Terceiro Mundo surge num primeiro momento como um enunciado de política externa, a breve trecho ela entra em diálogo íntimo com o rumo que o processo revolucionário português irá tomar e torna-se esteira de questionamento dos valores nucleares da identidade nacional: será Portugal um país do Terceiro Mundo? Mobilizando diferentes arquivos, este ensaio mapeia a trajectória de aproximação dos militares do MFA ao Terceiro Mundo, demonstrando como ela foi —na sua pluralidade— determinante na construção do MFA como actor político durante o PREC; e procura desta forma compreender como o último império colonial em África se viu, de forma abrupta, entre a Europa e o Terceiro Mundo.
Introducció
Authors: Casanellas Pau , Martínez Michel
Published: January 2024

Introducció al dossier
Effect of trace rare earth La on microstructure and properties of Al-7%Si-0.6%Fe alloy
Authors: Qi Zhong-Yi , Wang Bo , Jiang Hong-Xiang , Zhang Li-Li , He Jie ,   School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819, China,   Shi-changxu Innovation Centre for Advanced Materials, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China
Published: January 2024

Al-Si alloys have been widely used in electronic information, communication, and other fields because of their high specific strength, excellent castability and good thermal conductivity. In recent years, with the rapid development of 5G communication technology, electronic communication equipment is gradually developing towards high integration and lightweight. The power of related equipment is higher and higher, which puts forward higher requirements for thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of materials.

Si can improve the fluidity and strength of the Al-Si alloy, but a large amount of Si will aggravate the lattice distortion and increases amount of eutectic Si. This will reduce the plasticity of the alloy, increase the electron scattering and reduce the thermal conductivity. In order to improve the mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of Al-Si alloys, chemical inoculation is generally used. Sr is usually used as modifier and Al-B serves as grain refiner. However, the simultaneous addition of Sr and B into Al-Si alloy results in “poisoning” phenomenon, it becomes impossible to refine α-Al grains and modify eutectic Si simultaneously.

In recent years, rare earth La has attracted more and more attention in improving the properties of aluminum alloys. However, previous studies mainly focused on the effects of La addition, consequently, the research on the effects of combined addition of La, Sr, B on the microstructure and properties of Al-7%Si-0.6%Fe alloy is lacking. In this work, solidification experiments are performed to investigate the effects of combined addition of La, Sr, B on the microstructure and properties of Al-7%Si-0.6%Fe alloy. The results show that the addition of trace rare earth La can effectively eliminate the poisoning effect of Sr and B, and enhance the modification effect of eutectic Si. Besides, the addition of La can promote the formation of α-Al heterogeneous nucleation substrate LaB6 and La can be used as a surfactant to reduce the undercooling of α-Al nucleation, thus it refines α-Al grains. The thermal conductivity of the alloy is significantly improved when the addition of La ranges from 0.02% to 0.06%; with the further increase of La addition, LaAlSi intermetallic compounds are formed in the alloy, leading the thermal conductivity of the alloy to decrease.
Top-view analysis of ultrafast differential scanning calorimetry data
Authors: Cheng Qi , Sun Yong-Hao , Wang Wei-Hua ,   Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China,   Key Laboratory of Extreme Conditions Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China,   Songshan Lake Materials Lab, Dongguan 523808, China
Published: January 2024

Ultrafast differential scanning calorimetry is the third-generation technique of differential thermal-analysis. It can fast heat up to 60000 K/s or fast cool down to 40000 K/s, so its temperature-changing rate spans five orders of magnitude, and permit repeating experiments on compounds or materials with a melting point lower than 1000 ℃. The unique rate of temperature change allows it to record structural changes of sample in milliseconds, producing a significant number of data. A “top-view” graph is suggested in this study for data analysis. It basically projects the heat flow onto a plane of variables such as temperature, rate or time and uses color contrast to describe the intensity change of heat flow. The issues with “side-view” graphs, where it is a challenge to discern rate or time from several curves, are successfully resolved by this novel technique. It can also realize a comparison of the kinetics among several co-existing physical events. Using an Au-based metallic glass as an example material, this work collects the data from four “side-view” graphs in literature, replots the data on “top-view” graphs, and compares pros and cons. Any substance or material to be examined by utilizing fast differential scanning calorimetry can be examined through using the “top-view” approach. It is useful not only for data analysis but also for constructing processing maps for novel materials, finding new structural transitions, and examining the kinetic behaviors of physical phenomena. All the data presented in this paper are openly available at https://doi.org/ 10.57760/sciencedb.j00213.00012.
“Det er kult å lære samisk”
Authors: Sollid Hilde
Published: January 2024

Gjennom offisiell språkpolitikk har skolen i Norge fått en viktig rolle i prosessen med å revitalisere og ta tilbake samiske språk. Tema i denne artikkelen er samisk språkutdanningspolitikk og skolen som språk­læringsarena for barn og unge utenfor forvaltningsområdet for samisk språk som ønsker å lære samisk, men som har liten tilgang til språket i familien eller i lokalsamfunnet. Målet er å gå i dybden på en elevs erfaringer med å velge og velge bort samisk som fag på skolen i disse omstendighetene. Eleven, som jeg kaller Sunniva, hadde nordsamisk som andrespråk i fem år på grunnskolen, og i analysen ser jeg nærmere på hva som gjorde hennes valg om å få opplæring i samisk ønskelig og mulig, og etter hvert også vanskelig. Forskningsspørsmålet er hvilke sosiale og historiske diskurser som sirkulerer i Sunnivas valg om å lære samisk på skolen og seinere velge bort samisk som skolefag. Datainnsamling og analyse av hennes språkutdanningsvalg er gjort innenfor ramma av neksusanalyse, og sentrale teoretiske perspektiv er i tillegg investering og affekt. Analysen viser at til tross for at Sunniva ville investere i å lære samisk på skolen, skaper forhold rundt opplæringa negative opplevelser, og hun velger til slutt å slutte med samiskopplæring. Det er særlig organisatoriske forhold som skaper affektive reaksjoner, og disse forholdene viser i neste omgang hvordan samiskfaget er merka av fornorskings­politikken.
Rights Retention Policies
Authors: Proudman Vanessa , Treadway John , Melinščak Zlodi Iva , Aspaas Per Pippin
Published: January 2024

A discussion on SPARC Europe's report Opening Knowledge: Retaining Rights and Open Licensing in Europe (made public via Zenodo, 28 June 2023). Three of the authors of the report share their thoughts on why the landscape differs so much between countries. Questions include why so many institutions in the United Kingdom and Norway stand out as early adopters, whereas other countries have yet to start implementing Rights Retention Policies, be it a national or institutional level. Various outreach and dissemination activities are on-going, and there appears to be promising developments in several European countries that might radically change the landscape for open licensing and self-archiving across Europe, thereby speeding up the transformation towards full open access to the scholarly record.
The recording was made in conjunction with the 18th Munin Conference on Scholarly Publishing in Tromsø, November 2023. First published online: January 23, 2024.
Psalm 88 within its Contexts (Historical, Literary, Canonical, Modern, and Psychological): Do they help with Interpretation?
Authors: Dickie June Frances
Published: January 2024

Psalm 88, considered ‘the darkest psalm’, is often avoided by ‘the average reader of Scripture’ and considered ‘outside of normative theology’ by many scholars. The big problem is that the lamenter accuses God of breaking the covenant, and God does not answer the lamenter. The psalm ends without resolution. Moreover, the complainant claims to be innocent, thereby raising the issue of a person suffering unjustly (before an all-powerful, loving God). Biblical texts like this force us to look wider and deeper, to gain an understanding of the text’s message and its role within the canon. In this paper, the wider view is considered by studying the psalm within five contexts – historical, literary, canonical, within the modern world, and in the light of a psychological theory. The first has little to offer (of certainty) but the literary view highlights key themes. The canonical view shows how it critiques Ps 1, gives a climax to Book III (with Ps 89) and prepares for Book IV, and connects with Job and Jesus. The modern context brings new insights: the reality of the Holocaust has prompted deep searching and an adjustment of theological thinking by several scholars. And the psychological perspective (from the fact that the psalmist does not experience the identity disintegration common in such situations) highlights the crux of the psalm – his covenant relationship with YHWH as the most important, and only, element that holds in such extreme times. In essence, the psalm (in context) shows us that innocent people suffer, but God is not unjust. However, sufferers should protest and their pain should be acknowledged as truth. Moreover, meaning should not be squeezed out of suffering, for humanity’s inability to comprehend fully is a reality. Nevertheless, the psalm gives space and permission for sufferers to safely protest with a fellow-sufferer.
Climate Apartheid: Challenging Religious Communities to Engage Climate Change and Its Intersecting Issues
Authors: Bowers-Du Toit Nadine
Published: January 2024

Climate change, poverty and racism/xenophobia are interrelated and must be analysed from an intersectional perspective. The late SA Archbishop Desmond Tutu himself coined the term “climate apartheid”, highlighting the fact that “people who are wealthy and have access to enough resources can anticipate and adapt to climate change, while people who are poor and who live in poor countries have less ability to do so” (Mc Carthy 2021). In unpacking the ways in which the undue impacts of climate change rest more heavily on people of colour and women, further arguments are made for the global situation of eco-injustice to be framed within an understanding of systemic environmental apartheid and its intersectional effects. Much like during the period of South African apartheid, many religious communities are silent and complicit in eco injustice due to pietism, passivity, and fundamentalist theology(ies). The call is, therefore, made for religious communities to mobilise against this state of affairs using the lessons learnt in other struggles for justice. Keywords: Ecojustice, Climate apartheid, faith and climate change, race and climate change
Limits to Justice, Ecojustice and Climate Justice?
Authors: Conradie Ernst
Published: January 2024

In ecumenical theology, there have been long-standing debates on the relationship between justice, peace and the integrity of creation (WCC), as well as between ecclesial unity, reconciliation and justice (Belhar), or between love and justice (Niebuhr). Is love “higher” than justice or is justice an end in itself? This yields a dual recognition, namely an impatience that justice is so often frustrated but also that doing justice to the victims of history is never fully possible given the arrow of time: the period when injustices endured can never be undone. Only the consequences of past injustices can be addressed and then only partially. Does this suggest some limits to climate justice? What would doing justice to the victims of climate change mean if lands that are destroyed cannot be recovered for the foreseeable future? What would one make of comments from Maina Talia (from Tuvalu) that what is needed in that context is not justice but good neighbours? This contribution explores such questions. It argues that the need for justice may be sharpened precisely by contemplating its limits. Keywords: Climate Justice, Ecojustice, Ecotheology, Justice, Limits, Restoration, Sustainability