bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Novel enterprises digital transformation influence empirical study
Authors: Sun Xiaowen , Sun Wenjing , Wang Zheng
Published: January 2024

With the rapid development of technologies such as cloud computing and big data, various levels of government departments in the country have successively introduced digital subsidy policies to promote enterprises’ digital transformation. However, the effectiveness of these policies and their ability to truly achieve policy objectives have become pressing concerns across society. Against this backdrop, this paper employs a moderated mediation effects model to empirically analyze the incentive effects of financial subsidies on the digital transformation of A-share listed manufacturing companies in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets from 2013 to 2022. The research findings indicate a significant promotion effect of financial subsidies on the digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises, especially demonstrating a notable incentive impact on the digital transformation of large enterprises, non-asset-intensive enterprises, technology-intensive enterprises, and non-labor-intensive enterprises. However, the incentive effect on the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), asset-intensive enterprises, non-technology-intensive enterprises, and labor-intensive enterprises is not significant. Notably, the expansion of financial subsidies positively influences the augmentation of R&D investment within manufacturing enterprises, subsequently providing indirect encouragement for their digital transformation. Additionally, the incorporation of the degree of marketization implies its potential to moderate both the direct and indirect impacts of financial subsidies on enterprise digital transformation. This study enriches the research on the mechanism of the role of financial subsidies in digital transformation and provides empirical evidence on how market participation influences the effects of financial subsidies, thereby assisting policymakers in comprehensively understanding the impact of financial subsidy policies on different types of enterprises.
Fausto acorda no Antropoceno: onde estão os novos Filémon e Báucis?
Authors: Rebelo Roque Isabel
Published: January 2024

No fim do Fausto II de Goethe, Fausto liberta-se da herança medieval e assume o papel de colonizador e construtor de um novo mundo. Isso nos permite entrecruzar mito, realidade e literatura desde o século XVI até estes dias. Na América Latina e no Brasil, que Goethe passou a admirar pelo olhar de seus correspondentes cientistas, reside uma potência de relação entre ser humano e natureza que segue, ainda, na periferia do mundo. Sucessivos governos vêm seguindo modelos insustentáveis de esgotamento dos bens naturais e dizimando as “pessoas que estão no caminho” – os Filémon e Báucis de Goethe. Presos a esses modelos, estamos diante da última chance de enxergar a potência relacional natureza/cultura e inaugurar outro modo de agir no mundo. O que propomos é a ideia de que podem estar na América Latina alguns dos Filémon e Báucis que mostrarão ao mundo esse novo modo.
Pensar com e fora do antropoceno. Modos de conhecer e narrar a partir da Amazónia
Authors: Carmo Queiton
Published: January 2024

Diferentes percepções sobre as paisagens e suas histórias na Amazônia brasileira são fundamentais para entender os modos de conhecimento na região. Na Ilha do Pará-Afuá, os lugares e tempos explicam múltiplas relações com seus habitantes. Os moradores da Ilha têm apontado para uma mudança nessa relação com esses ambientes as histórias narradas a partir dos próprios referências na Ilha são marcadas, para mim, como um tempo das alterações nas paisagens, e provocadas por diferentes modos de obtenção de “recursos”. Como crítica a esse processo, a prevalência de um modelo de único de natureza a ser explorada deve ser observada. Sigo as fraturas desse modelo naturalista, tensiono essa visão e aciono pensar no que mais podemos nos engajar a respeito dos conhecimentos e paisagens amazônicas. Frente às abordagens do Antropoceno, é preciso levar a sério modos de conhecer e narrar histórias, portanto, que desestabilizam uma única forma de ver a “natureza”.
Imaginários Urbanos: Constelações de Imagens de São Paulo
Authors: Rozestraten Artur
Published: January 2024

Este artigo apresenta uma abordagem visual preliminar à proposta interpretativa de três formações constituintes dos imaginários urbanos paulistanos. Tais formações conjugam em si as noções de forma simbólica em construção e de mobilidade das imagens. Entrelaçadas e interdependentes, elas possuem raízes profundas na história da cidade e sobrevivem em constante movimento no cotidiano da metrópole contemporânea. O delineamento de tais formações, como hipóteses interpretativas, é parte dos resultados do projeto de pesquisa “Imaginários Urbanos” financiado conjuntamente pela FAPESP (2020/06258-3) e pela Université de Lyon, França, reunindo pesquisadores da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de São Paulo (FAUUSP) e do Centre Max Weber da Université Jean Monnet, em Saint-Étienne na França.
Quando o presente visita o passado. Reflexões da arqueologia sobre o futuro da Amazônia
Authors: De Paula Moraes Claide , Rapp Py-Daniel Anne
Published: January 2024

Mais que contar uma história sobre o passado, o estudo da arqueologia amazônica vem nos mostrando, ao longo das últimas décadas, estratégias bem-sucedidas de “convivência pacífica” entre os povos da floresta e o meio ambiente. Frequentemente as sociedades tradicionais nos alertam que a lógica atual de uso dos recursos da Amazônia é insustentável. Longe de pretender que a arqueologia trará uma chancela científica para algo que já está posto por esses povos, ou de reificar a visão romântica do “bom selvagem”, podemos dizer que o quê a pesquisa vem demonstrando é a validade dessas estratégias na longa duração, numa escala de pelo menos 12 mil anos. As primeiras sínteses arqueológicas na metade do século XX apresentaram a Amazônia como um local limitante, onde as sociedades humanas não teriam alcançado um estágio completo de desenvolvimento, em função da escassez e da hostilidade do ambiente. Com um melhor entendimento e acúmulo de dados sobre sítios e vestígios arqueológicos na Amazônia, hoje se tem uma compreensão muito diferente sobre a relação de longa duração entre os humanos e o ambiente. Estas escolhas, feitas há milhares de anos, vêm promovendo resiliência da floresta mesmo diante do desequilíbrio catastrófico iniciado pelo colonialismo e potencializado nos últimos anos pela exploração de recursos de maneira desenfreada dentro de uma economia global. Entretanto, a continuidade da resiliência depende de como absorvemos oeco da voz dos que transformaram a Amazônia na floresta diversa que conhecemos hoje. O texto advoga peladefesa do conhecimento dos povos tradicionais como uma das melhores alternativas de futuro para a Amazônia, umconhecimento milenar e cumulativo, em nada inferior ao que consideramos científico.
Sobre a História Natural do Antropoceno
Authors: Michael Hennrich Dirk
Published: January 2024

O Antropoceno, conceito para uma nova época geológica e assim considerado como o atual momento da história natural, é ao mesmo tempo o acontecimento de uma transformação radical de uma suposta história universal. A história humana, atingindo o seu clímax catastrófico, parece extinguir uma certa história natural com a tendência de transformar o planeta inteiro em um produto ou resíduo da actividade humana. O presente ensaio é uma reflexão sobre o sentido da história na sua diferença entre história humana e história natural e propõe a necessidade de um momento revolucionário que salvaguarde o significado e valor do trabalho histórico para uma coexistência equilibrada entre o humano e o não-humano num possível futuro terrestre.
A Esperança e a Expectativa. Da Impotência no Antropoceno
Authors: Mesquita Carvalho Tiago
Published: January 2024

Face à pluralidade de ameaças que pendem sobre a humanidade e a Terra, as narrativas pessoais e institucionais tendem a adquirir uma conotação salvífica ou lutuosa que faz depender o destino do planeta do (in)sucesso da mobilização de políticas públicas, dos meios apropriados ou do voluntarismo esclarecido de um qualquer líder mundial. A retórica da ciência e do poder surgem como a única bússola que pode orientar a navegação: a acumulação de mais ciência é a etapa que antecede a sua tradução em poder, isto é, num fazer que afectará benevolamente a praxis. Estas narrativas são porém a continuação da profissão de fé de vários pressupostos modernos. Sob o auspício de uma crescente gestão planetária, é esquecido haver uma classe de problemas que pode bem não admitir resolução. Através da consideração da impotência surpreendemos uma superação conceptual da equação entre conhecimento e poder e uma nobilitação da acção nos seus limites próprios.
Effect of Protein and Energy-Dense Nutritional Supplement with Immunonutrients on Cachexia in Cancer Patients: An Open-Label, Single-Arm Study Among Indian Patients
Authors: Bhoite Rachana , Pratti Varalakshmi Lalithya , Satyavrat Vinita , Rathod Rahul
Published: January 2024

Background
Cachexia is highly prevalent in cancer patients and is responsible for as much as 20% of all cancer deaths. Nevertheless, there is little emphasis on cachexia in routine clinical practice. This study looks at the efficacy and tolerability of a protein and energy-dense nutritional supplement with immunonutrients on cachexia in cancer patients.

Methods
This was a three-month, prospective, open-label study of patients undergoing radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy for head and neck or gastrointestinal or lung cancer. Efficacy endpoints were mean change in muscle strength, acute phase proteins (albumin and pre-albumin), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, weight, Glasgow prognostic score (GPS), and nutritional status at the end of the study period.

Results
The study population consists of 47 (79.66%) males and 12 (20.34%) females with a mean age of 47.98 ± 12.16 years. The mean change in muscle strength, albumin, pre-albumin, CRP levels, and weight for the overall study population was 0.17 ± 12.09 kg (P=0.9145), -0.05 ± 0.53 g/dl, (P=0.5888), -0.01 ± 0.09 g/dl (P=0.2951), 0.50 ± 37.41 mg/dl (P=0.9258), -0.59 ± 3.70 kg (P=0.2265), respectively. At the end of the study period, there was a significant improvement in the nutritional status concerning total calories, protein, and fat intake.

Conclusion
Protein and energy-dense nutritional supplement with immunonutrients might help in the improvement of muscle strength, GPS, and dietary intake. The addition of the supplement to the diet regime of patients with cancer cachexia increases their daily consumption of proteins which might translate to multimodal clinical benefits.
Evaluation of Organic and Vermi Composts for Mass Culturing of Trichoderma Harzianum to be Used Against Soil-Borne Pathogen Sclerotium Rolfsii of Groundnut
Authors: Faruk Iqbal
Published: January 2024

The experiments were conducted in the fields of Plant Pathology Division, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur during 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 cropping years to evaluate the organic and vermi composts for mass culturing of biological control agent Trichoderma harzianum and toobserve the effect of formulated T.harzianum designated as Tricho-vermi-compost and Tricho-organic-compost as well as organic compost, vermi-compost and chemical fungicide Provax 200 WP against soil-borne pathogens, Sclerotium rolfsiiof groundnut causing foot and root rot/stem rot disease. The pathogen inoculated field soils were treated with Tricho-vermi-compost and Tricho-organic-compost, organic compost and vermi-compost 7 days before seed sowing where as seeds were treated with Provax 200 WP at the time of seed sowing. From this study it was revealed that all the treatments performed in reducing seedling mortality and increasing plant growth and yield of groundnut compared to control. Among the treatments, soil treatment with Tricho-vermi-compost and Tricho-organic-compost are the best treatments in reducing seedling mortality and increasing plant growth parameters and yield of groundnut which was significantly differed from the other treatments including control. Seed treatment with chemical fungicide Provax 200 WP and soil treatment with only vermin-compost and organic compost also promising treatments for management foot and root rot disease and increasing plant growth parameters as well as yield of groundnut compared to control.
Effect of Bio-Controlling Methods (Proplis and Bacteria) on the 3rd_larval Instar of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
Authors: Hussien Wegdan Abass , Adam Abubaker Haroun Mohamed , Khaeir Siefaldinn Mahammed , Ali Abd Elbagi Elsayed
Published: January 2024

The greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella L.) is one of the most destructive insect pests that threaten apiculture. Laboratory experiments were conducted in the Research Laboratory, College of Agricultural Studies, Sudan University of Science and Technology during the period from the 2nd_ of April to 29th_ of October 2021 to evaluate the lethal effect of Bee glue (proplis) and Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki (Btk) on the G.mellonella. Five concentrations (5%, 7.5%, 10%, 12.5% and 15%) of proplis extract and (0.62,1.25,2.5,5 and 10 mg/ml) of Bt were used for each proplis extract and Bt in a Completely Randomized Design. Powder ethanol extract of proplis at 15% concentration caused 83.3% mortality after 96 hrs of application, where as 10mg//ml concentration of Bt gave 93.3% mortality after 72 hrs of exposure. The statistical analysis revealed significant differences between all treatments and control. Additionally, all treatments (proplis/ /Bt) increased the mortality %.
Evaluation of selection indices for heat tolerance and their correlation with yield in some chickpea (Cicer Arietinum L.) genotypes of sudan
Authors: Hamza Fatih E. A. , Idris Atif. E. , Elagib Tahani Y. , Eltayeb Amani H. , Adam Abubaker Haroun M.
Published: January 2024

The major a biotic stresses affecting chickpea production are high and low temperature, drought and salinity. Heat stress is a major a biotic stress factor, constraining chickpea production worldwide. This study was conducted to identifying chickpea genotypes combining heat tolerance and high yield potential and to study correlation among the heat tolerance indices. The genotypes were tested under different field-growing conditions, normal sown (non – heat stress) and late sown (heat stress) at two locations, Merowe and Gezira during winter season 2018/2019. The trials were laid out in alpha lattice design with three replications. Eight heat tolerance indices, which were most frequently used in plant breeding including, geometric mean productivity (GMP), yield index (YI), mean productivity (MP), stress susceptibility index (SSI), stress tolerance index (STI), tolerance index (TOL), sensitivity heat index (SHI) and relative heat index (RHI) were calculated based on seed yield under heat stress (Ys) and non – heat stress (Yp) conditions. Under both environments, the results from combined analysis of variance showed that there were highly significant differences among the genotypes for all traits studies. There were highly significant differences observed among the tested chickpea genotypes response to heat stress. Seed yield in stress (Ys) condition was positive and highly significant correlated with geometric mean productivity, yield index, stress tolerance index and relative heat index. The Ys was negative and highly significant correlated with stress susceptibility index and sensitivity heat index. Seed yield in non-stress (Yp) condition was positive and significant correlated with geometric mean productivity, yield index, stress tolerance index and tolerance index. The results of this research showed that the six indices, GMP, YI, SSI, STI, SHI and RHI can be used as optimal indicators for screening heat tolerant chickpea genotypes. Nine genotypes including four released improved varieties (Shiekh Mohamed, Wad Hamid, Salwa and Hwata) and five genotypes (no. 11, 4, 26, 30 and 34) are most stable chickpea genotypes for heat tolerance and can be further used in breeding program. These genotypes can be used in the chickpea national breeding program to develop varieties with improved heat tolerance in Sudan. Genotype no. 11 (FLIP 08-59 C) was release by Sudan national variety release committee for commercial production under the name Elbarkal in September 2022 to will be grown in Gezira, River Nile and Northern States of Sudan.
Review of Human, Social and intellectual capital in the Covid-19 era
Authors: Quezada Alejandra Navarrete , Lirios Cruz Garcìa , Fuentes Alfonso Aguilar
Published: January 2024

The health and economic crisis caused by the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus and the Covid-19 disease has accelerated the emergence of an informational economy focused on the use of electronic networks. The impact of this scenario on education led to the transition from the traditional classroom to the electronic whiteboard. The objective of the present work was to analyze the relationships between human, social and intellectual capital. A model was established in which the prevalence of human capital formation indicated by data processing in the virtual classroom and self-management of knowledge is appreciated.
Emerging Demands of Nutraceuticals (Functional Foods) Among the Women During Pandemic: An Intensive Exploratory Study
Authors: Bhattacharya Mayuri Banerjee
Published: January 2024

Corona pandemic resulted in huge burden on health care service sectors. Although pharmaceutical is the one of the largest industry in the world and predominant in health care services yet sudden outbreak of disease has questioned our ability of fighting back. The people across the globe have become more aware regarding health and wellness, hence they looking for other natural, reliable, affordable and available options. The nutraceuticals or functional foods are expected to have various health benefits and people are looking for more advance nutraceuticals for better immunity. An intensive exploratory study was conducted in one of the most reputed Banerjee’s Clinic located at Khamtarai region, Raipur, Chhattisgarh where 237 female participated in the questionnaire survey. The study result revealed that majority of women (52%) age 34-41 years use neutraceuticals for better health and to boost their immunity. Furthermore, the females who are working both public and private sectors and are financially independent are aware of health benefits of nutraceuticals/functional foods and spend on nutraceuticals for overall wellness. Moreover, the women preferred tablets form of nutraceuticals rather than powder or liquid form as mode of consumption.The study further shows that women who are professionals prefer to take daily functional foods or nutraceuticals for good health, immunity and beauty.
BOOK REVIEW: CRITICAL NOTES ON IMAJINASI SOSIOLOGI: PEMBANGUNAN SOSIETAL
Authors: Sujibto B.J.
Published: January 2024

The essay is to examine a book entitled Imajinasi Sosiologi: Pembangunan Sosietal by underlining two significant elements to critically read and debate some problematic theories and other explanations. Firstly, concerning sociological theories and social theories in general in which the author paid attention; secondly, the author’s discipline of implementing the theories based on the data and contextual basis of Indonesian society. I am concerned a lot with the theoretical problems of the book and how the author explained sociological theories since they are used as a tool to analyse current topics particularly of ‘societal’ development (with an apostrophe to indicate a new term for Indonesian society of either academic or popular usage). Apart from many typos and lack of references, the review found at least two problems to argue: first is about conceptual and theoretical problems and lexical inconsistencies including the major theory of sociological imagination used as a title of the book, and second is a failure to exercise the care that reference and citation must be rigorously taken into consideration.Esai ini mengkaji buku berjudul Imajinasi Sosiologi: Pembangunan Sosietal dengan menggarisbawahi dua hal penting yang bisa dievaluasi dan dikritik. Pertama, tentang teori-teori sosiologi dan teori-teori sosial lainnya yang menjadi fokus penulis; kedua, kedisiplinan penulis dalam menerapkan teori berdasarkan data dan landasan kontekstual masyarakat Indonesia. Saya menaruh perhatian serius dalam masalah teori dalam buku ini dan bagaimana penulis menjelaskan teori sosiologi karena teori-teori tersebut digunakan sebagai alat untuk menganalisis topik khususnya tentang pembangunan ‘sosietal’ (dengan apostrof untuk menunjukkan istilah baru untuk masyarakat Indonesia baik penggunaan akademik atau populer). Terlepas dari banyak kesalahan ketik dan kurangnya penyediaan sitasi dan referensi, ulasan ini menemukan setidaknya dua masalah untuk diperdebatkan: pertama tentang masalah konsep dan teori dan inkonsistensi leksikal termasuk teori utama imajinasi sosiologis yang digunakan sebagai judul buku, dan kedua adalah kegagalan untuk berhati-hati bahwa referensi dan kutipan harus benar-benar dipertimbangkan dalam karya akademik.
Fabrique des risques liés à la sédentarité et promotion du « sport-santé » en France (1960-2022)
Authors: Morales Yves
Published: January 2024

L’étude proposée consiste à observer les dynamiques sociales qui accompagnent la montée des préoccupations relatives aux risques liées au manque d’exercice en analysant leurs conséquences sur la promotion de l’activité physique à des fins de santé publique, des années 1960 à nos jours. En relevant les justifications scientifiques et éthiques qui accompagnent les alertes exprimées et les propositions faites, il s’agit de montrer que l’action publique relative au « sport-santé » se décline progressivement comme une solution collective aux risques liés à la sédentarité, prenant de l’importance jusqu’à sa mise à l’agenda politique récente. L’analyse révèle trois séquences temporelles significatives qui traduisent des déclinaisons spécifiques du problème public considéré et des dynamiques d’actions publiques engagées pour y remédier. Cette situation illustre l’avènement d’un gouvernement des corps impliquant les individus et les collectifs dans une démarche de plus en plus participative et responsabilisante. Elle soulève également des problèmes d’inégalités sociales et territoriales auxquelles s’ajoutent des tensions relatives au périmètre des compétences d’intervention des professionnels.
Numéro 182 - janvier 2024
Authors: Bertrand Aurélie , Bodart Vincent , Clarr Margaux , De Bundel Florian , Guillet Alain , Lachapelle Nathan , Notte Vincent , Van Keirsbilck Leïla
Published: January 2024

Malgré le fort durcissement des conditions monétaire et financière, l’économie belge a progressé de manière significative durant les premiers trimestres de 2023. Selon nos prévisions, sa progression devrait se poursuivre au dernier trimestre 2023 et en 2024. Son rythme de croissance devrait toutefois ralentir quelque peu au cours des prochains trimestres. D’une part, plusieurs facteurs contraires à la croissance demeurent actuellement présents : la conjoncture industrielle demeure maussade en Belgique et au niveau mondial, l’économie allemande est proche de la récession, des problèmes internes contraignent la croissance économique chinoise, les conditions financières sont toujours très restrictives, les créations d’emplois sont moins nombreuses et les risques géopolitiques sont élevés. D’autre part, il semble que l’expansion économique belge soit soutenue depuis plusieurs trimestres par certains éléments particuliers, dont l’impact devrait être moins positif à l’avenir. Ainsi, au cours des trimestres passés, la consommation privée a probablement été soutenue par l’épargne excédentaire que les ménages ont accumulé durant la pandémie. On peut raisonnablement penser que cet effet sera moins actif à l’avenir.

En 2023, la croissance de l’économie belge devrait être de 1,5% en base annuelle moyenne. Selon nos prévisions, elle faiblirait à 1,1% en 2024.

Malgré l’affaiblissement de la croissance économique, la situation du marché continuera à s’améliorer en 2024. L’emploi devrait ainsi augmenter de 47.000 personnes en 2024, ce qui entrainera une très légère diminution du nombre de personnes au chômage.

En décembre 2023, l’inflation générale était de 1,4%. Elle devrait se relever légèrement en 2024 où elle atteindrait 2,0% en fin d’année.

Résumé des prévisions:

• L’économie belge devrait croître de 1,1% en 2024.• L’emploi augmenterait d’environ 47.000 unités en 2024.• Le nombre de demandeurs d’emploi diminuerait de 2.000 unités en 2024.• L’inflation générale des prix à la consommation s’élèverait en moyenne à 2,2% en 2024.• Le déficit budgétaire des administrations publiques atteindrait 3,9% en 2024.
Na tropach wilczyc(y). Lupa Romana zagubiona we współczesnym mieście albo o niejedno-znaczności symboli
Authors: Kluczek Agata A.
Published: January 2024

W artykule, wychodząc od treści kilku graffiti umieszczonych w przestrzeni miejskiej współczesnego Rzymu, staram się pokazać ewentualną niejednoznaczność tych napisów. Dotyczą one wilczycy rzymskiej (lupa Romana), symbolu zrośniętego z Rzymem starożytnym. Analiza antycznych przekazów literackich dowodzi, że dla samych starożytnych lupa pozostawała figurą wieloznaczną.
Wywiad II RP bez tajemnic
Authors: Wysocki Kamil
Published: January 2024

Recenzja:Grzegorz Łukomski, W przestrzeni tajemnic polskiego wywiadu wojskowego 1918–1945, Łomianki 2022, ss. 328
Medale Michała Korybuta Wiśniowieckiego. Uwagi ikonograficzne
Authors: Rokita Jan Gustaw
Published: January 2024

Autor artykułu pt. „Medale Michała Korybuta Wiśniowieckiego. Uwagi ikonograficzne” opisuje dwadzieścia osiem dzieł sztuki wśród których wymienić należy medale, ryciny portretowe, obrazy i emblematy. Celem niniejszej pracy, prócz szczegółowej analizy spuścizny medalierskiej pozostałej po Michale Korybucie Wiśniowieckim było odnalezienie i opisanie dzieł sztuki, z którymi mógł mieć styczność medalier podejmujący się wykonania medalu na zlecenie króla lub jego najbliższego otoczenia. Identyfikacja bezpośrednich źródeł inspiracji dla działających w XVII wieku artystów pozwoliła lepiej odpowiedzieć na pytanie, jak Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki propagował własne, bezsprzeczne osiągnięcia polityczne czy militarne.
Krytyka cywilizacji naukowo-technicznej Zachodu w eko-filozofii Henryka Skolimowskiego
Authors: Murzyn Marcin
Published: January 2024

Polish philosopher and ecologist Henryk Skolimowski developed the paradigm of eco-philosophy, which is critical of the scientific and technical civilization. According to Skolimowski, the latter tends towards mindless expansion and exploitation of the natural environment, which results in the destruction of ecosystems and threatens future generations. The philosopher proposes replacing that culture with another one, based on the principles of sustainable development, harmonious cooperation with nature and respect for cultural and biological diversity. Skolimowski highlights the need to change the mindset and approach to the world in order to provide future generations with a healthy and sustainable living environment.
Generalized minimizing movements for the varifold Canham–Helfrich flow
Authors: Brazda Katharina , Kružík Martin , Stefanelli Ulisse
Published: January 2024

The gradient flow of the Canham–Helfrich functional is tackled via the generalized minimizing movements approach. We prove the existence of solutions in Wasserstein spaces of varifolds, as well as upper and lower diameter bounds. In the more regular setting of multiply covered

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Co-building “the Belt and Road” With Islamic Countries Shoud Focus on the Cultural and Religious Attributes
Authors: Li Lingxi , Hou Yuxiang
Published: January 2024

The year 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative. In the past decade, the initiative has been transformed from theory to practice, from vision to reality, with more and more countries and international organizations participating in the initiative, more and more fruitful results were achieved, and more and more tangible benefits for the people of the co-building countries. Islamic countries have natural location advantages, rich resource endowment, and potential demographic dividend, which are an important force that cannot be ignored in the joint construction. Islamic countries have a wide geographical distribution and population coverage and a great influence in the international arena. At the same time, there are many differences among Islamic countries themself. In this paper, we will outline the important impact of cultural and religious attributes when cobuilding “the Belt and Road” with Islamic countries from four aspects: history, reality, opportunities, and challenges, and gain a comprehensive and accurate understanding of the cultural and religious attributes and their development of these countries, which will help us better cooperate with Islamic countries. A comprehensive and accurate understanding of the cultural and religious attributes and their development of these countries will help us better cooperate with Islamic countries for mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, and promote the high-quality construction of the Belt and Road.
Overseas Chinese in the Middle East and North Africa: Proposing a Research Agenda
Authors: Wang Yuting
Published: January 2024

Due to its small size and uneven distribution, overseas Chinese communities in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are largely absent in overseas Chinese studies and China-MENA studies. As China increases its economic and political involvement in MENA, overseas Chinese communities have also grown rapidly in recent years. The trend is likely to continue with the development of the Belt and Road Initiative. This paper identifies the key areas in research and suggests the need for cross-disciplinary collaborations in studying overseas Chinese in MENA.
China-Arab Relations: Between Official Diplomacy and Civil Diplomacy
Authors: Daher Massoud
Published: January 2024

This paper analyzes the cultural and social dimensions of the concept of civil diplomacy, encompassing various aspects of intellectual, artistic, literary, and creative life. It reflects the dynamism of cultural life on national, ethnic, and humanistic levels. People-to-people diplomacy is a theoretical concept that symbolizes the protection of basic human rights in terms of knowledge, work, housing, freedom of expression, and the right of people to defend themselves and build their communities freely, according to their core interests, without external pressures. It utilizes media channels to promote relations between nations and relies on civil initiatives and non-governmental organizations to generate widespread public opinion that contributes to raising awareness among people in various fields. Civil diplomacy has contributed to enhancing positive cooperation between nations and has helped expand the scope of collaboration among people’s organizations advocating for the fundamental interests of their communities. The paper addresses the origins of diplomatic representation between China and Arab countries, the cultural and social dimensions of China-Arab civil diplomacy, the distinguished experience of the Arab-Chinese Friendship Association from 2006 to 2023, China’s and Arab countries’ efforts to build a more humane globalization, and the future prospects of civil diplomacy in the development of China-Arab relations build a more humane globalization, and the future prospects of civil diplomacy in the development of China-Arab relations.
Magnesium nanohydroxide (2D brucite) as a host matrix for thymol and carvacrol: Synthesis, characterization, and inhibition of foodborne pathogens
Authors: Castorena-Sánchez A. M. , Velázquez-Carriles C. A. , López-Álvarez M. A. , Serrano-Niño J. C. , Cavazos-Garduño A. , Garay-Martínez L. E. , Silva-Jara J. M.
Published: January 2024

Terpenes, such as thymol and carvacrol, are phenols that exhibit antioxidant and antimicrobial activities but are unstable in the presence of light or oxygen. Layered hydroxide salts are laminar compounds that can host molecules in their interlaminar space, protecting them from degradation and delivering bioactive molecules in a sustained manner. In the present study, hybrids composed of brucite, thymol, or carvacrol were synthesized by precipitation and anion-exchange process. The structure was confirmed by X-ray diffraction, and characteristic hexagonal morphology was verified by scanning electronic microscopy. The antibacterial activity of hybrids was evaluated against foodborne pathogens (Escherichia coli, Salmonella Enteritidis, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus), obtaining an inhibition of 80% for both Gram-positive and -negative bacteria, while inhibition of 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) was 65% for carvacrol and 93% for thymol. Finally, the exposition of hybrids to Artemia salina proved to be non-toxic up to 200 mg·mL−1. The results suggest that these hybrids can control pathogen growth and exhibit antioxidant activity without threatening consumers’ health in the case of consumption, which helps develop novel and safe products applied in the food industry.
Electrochromic nanopixels with optical duality for optical encryption applications
Authors: Ko Joo Hwan , Yeo Ji-Eun , Jeong Hyo Eun , Yoo Dong Eun , Lee Dong Wook , Oh Yeon-Wha , Jung Sanghee , Kang Il-Seok , Jeong Hyeon-Ho , Song Young Min
Published: January 2024

Advances in nanophotonics have created numerous pathways for light–matter interactions in nanometer scale, enriched by physical and chemical mechanisms. Over the avenue, electrically tunable photonic response is highly desired for optical encryption, optical switch, and structural color display. However, the perceived obstacle, which lies in the energy-efficient tuning mechanism and/or its weak light–matter interaction, is treated as a barrier. Here, we introduce electrochromic nanopixels made of hybrid nanowires integrated with polyaniline (PANI). The device shows optical duality between two resonators: (i) surface plasmon polariton (SPP)-induced waveguide (wavelength-selective absorber) and (ii) ultrathin resonator (broadband absorber). With switching effect of between resonant modes, we achieve enhanced chromatic variation spanning from red to green and blue while operating at a sub-1-volt level, ensuring compatibility with the CMOS voltage range. This modulation is achieved by improving the light–matter interaction, effectively harnessing the intrinsic optical property transition of PANI from lossy to dielectric in response to the redox states. In our experimental approach, we successfully scaled up device fabrication to an 8-inch wafer, tailoring the nanowire array to different dimensions for optical information encryption. Demonstrating distinct chromaticity modulation, we achieve optical encryption of multiple data bits, up to 8 bits per unit cell. By capitalizing on the remarkable sensitivity to the angular dependence of the waveguiding mode, we further enhance the information capacity to an impressive 10 bits per unit cell.
Three-dimensional surface lattice plasmon resonance effect from plasmonic inclined nanostructures via one-step stencil lithography
Authors: Jeong Tae-In , Kim Sehyeon , Kim San , Shin Minchan , Gliserin Alexander , Kang Tae Young , Kim Kyujung , Kim Seungchul
Published: January 2024

Plasmonic nanostructures allow the manipulation and confinement of optical fields on the sub-wavelength scale. The local field enhancement and environmentally sensitive resonance characteristics provided by these nanostructures are of high importance for biological and chemical sensing. Recently, surface lattice plasmon resonance (SLR) research has attracted much interest because of its superior quality factor (Q-factor) compared to that of localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPR), which is facilitated by resonant plasmonic mode coupling between individual nanostructures over a large area. This advantage can be further enhanced by utilizing asymmetric 3D structures rather than low-height (typically height < ∼60 nm) structure arrays, which results in stronger coupling due to an increased mode volume. However, fabricating 3D, high-aspect ratio, symmetry-breaking structures is a complex and challenging process even with state-of-the-art fabrication technology. Here, we report a plasmonic metasurface of 3D inclined structures produced via commercial TEM grid–based stencil lithography with a Q-factor of 101.6, a refractive index sensitivity of 291 nm/RIU, and a figure of merit (FOM) of 44.7 in the visible wavelength range at a refractive index of 1.5 by utilizing the 3D SLR enhancement effect, which exceeds the performance of most LSPR systems (Q < ∼10). The symmetry-breaking 3D inclined structures that are fabricated by electron beam evaporation at an angle increase the polarizability of the metasurface and the directionality of the diffractively scattered radiative field responsible for SLR mode coupling. Additionally, we explore the role of spatial coherence in facilitating the SLR effect and thus a high-Q plasmonic response from the nanostructures. Our work demonstrates the feasibility of producing 3D inclined structure arrays with pronounced SLR enhancement for high biological sensitivity by utilizing the previously unexplored inclined stencil lithography, which opens the way to fabricate highly sensitive plasmonic metasurfaces with this novel simple technique.
A solid-state 171Yb NMR-spectroscopic characterization of selected divalent ytterbium intermetallics
Authors: Gerdes Josef Maximilian , Schumacher Lars , Hansen Michael Ryan , Pöttgen Rainer
Published: January 2024

The intermetallic ytterbium compounds YbZnSn, YbPdSn2, YbAuIn2 and their calcium-substituted counterparts Yb0.5Ca0.5ZnSn, Yb0.5Ca0.5PdSn2 and Yb0.5Ca0.5AuIn2 were synthesized by reaction of the elements in sealed tantalum tubes in an induction furnace. The samples were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction. Their static, temperature-dependent solid-state 171Yb NMR spectra exhibit strong positive Knight shifts without any significant temperature dependence. The resonance shifts including anisotropy parameters for the ternary compounds have been determined.
Effectiveness of machine learning and deep learning models at county-level soybean yield forecasting
Authors: Farmonov Nizom , Amankulova Khilola , Khan Shahid Nawaz , Abdurakhimova Mokhigul , Szatmári József , Khabiba Tukhtaeva , Makhliyo Radjabova , Khodicha Meiliyeva , Mucsi László
Published: January 2024

Crop yield forecasting is critical in modern agriculture to ensure food security, economic stability, and effective resource management. The main goal of this study was to combine historical multisource satellite and environmental datasets with a deep learning (DL) model for soybean yield forecasting in the United States’ Corn Belt. The following Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) products were aggregated at the county level. The crop data layer (CDL) in Google Earth Engine (GEE) was used to mask the data so that only soybean pixels were selected. Several machine learning (ML) models were trained by using 5 years of data from 2012 to 2016: random forest (RF), least absolute shrinkable and selection operator (LASSO) regression, extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost), and decision tree regression (DTR) as well as DL-based one-dimensional convolutional neural network (1D-CNN). The best model was determined by comparing their performances at forecasting the soybean yield in 2017–2021 at the county scale. The RF model outperformed all other ML models with the lowest RMSE of 0.342 t/ha, followed by XGBoost (0.373 t/ha), DTR (0.437 t/ha), and LASSO (0.452 t/ha) regression. However, the 1D-CNN model showed the highest forecasting accuracy for the 2018 growing season with RMSE of 0.280 t/ha. The developed 1D-CNN model has great potential for crop yield forecasting because it effectively captures temporal dependencies and extracts meaningful input features from sequential data.
European Green Deal + Poland + hydroelectric plants = Future?
Authors: Piasecki Adam
Published: January 2024

This study considers the current state of hydropower in Poland and the legal and environmental conditions for its development. The research objective was to provide insights into the future of hydropower in Poland. An attempt was made to determine the direction of hydropower development in Poland by 2050, taking into account the requirements of the European Green Deal. The basic method used is logical argumentation, which is in turn based on a critical analysis of planning documents and scientific papers. Statistical data on the production and consumption of hydropower were also analysed. Currently, Poland’s potential for hydropower production is not being fully exploited. The main reasons for this are a lack of political support and socio-ecological issues associated with the need to take over inhabited areas or areas of high natural value. The analysis of the state of hydropower in Poland indicates that urgent intervention is required in many areas. This applies, especially, to issues of the control, modernisation and technical condition of hydropower plants and damming facilities. The potential for the development of hydropower in Poland is assessed to be very small. Environmental, socio-economic and legal conditions are unfavourable to the construction of new, large hydropower plants. The exception is pumped-storage power plants, which, acting as energy storage facilities, should in the future constitute an important element of the Polish energy system. The possibility of using defunct lignite mining pits for this purpose is indicated. It is shown that some of Poland’s former lignite mines are also conveniently located. The possible beneficial impact of building pumped-storage power plants into the water ecosystem of central Poland is emphasised.
The Colonial North
Authors: Heidenreich Linda
Published: January 2024

Using census records, newspapers, oral histories, and stories, this article excavates the histories of three nineteenth-century women—a landed Californiana, a soldier’s wife, and an indigenous woman—who lived in northern Alta California before the U.S. invasion. It examines their lives in relation to each other, and in relation to the larger social-economic order at the time. It closes by attempting to answer a new question: “How did women’s status before the invasion influence their chances for survival after 1848?”
Woman Hollering Creek a Través de la Música
Authors: French Lydia A.
Published: January 2024

This essay intervenes in contemporary scholarship on Sandra Cisneros’s Woman Hollering Creek (1991) by examining the canciones she uses as epigraphs and their relationship to the multiple nationalisms that Chicana/os actively negotiate. I argue that Cisneros’s decision to include powerfully nationalist Mexican canción traditions directs the reader-listener to the role that mexicanidad plays in the collection’s stories and in Chicana/o nationalism and identity more generally. This examination of the songs reveals Cisneros’s critique of a wholesale adoption of discourses of Mexico that depict mexicanidad as either romanticized or despised, representations she regards as potentially flattening. The stories draw out the complex dimensions of class, race, gender, and generational difference that color each of the songs in its lyrical effect, musical genesis, and performance. Cisneros’s deft and sophisticated treatment of the relationship between song and story resonates in Chicana/o nationalism and identity as pocha/o voice, an articulation of experience that disrupts discourses of a reified Mexico and mexicanidad while joining them to historical circumstances particular to the experiences of Chicana/os and Mexicana/os living in the United States.
Contested Cowboys
Authors: Barraclough Laura R.
Published: January 2024

While most studies of Mexican American suburbanization since the 1970s focus on the transformation of residential (private) space, it is in suburban public space that some of the most important struggles over belonging and rights have occurred. This article builds a theoretical framework to analyze the relationships between public space, democracy, and cultural citizenship for historically marginalized groups in suburbia. It applies the framework to the efforts by two groups of charros (ethnic Mexican cowboys) who tried to hold charreadas (events similar to rodeos) on land leased from municipal governments in suburban Los Angeles during the 1970s. These cases demonstrate that localized histories of racialization intersect with distinct political geographies to shape unequal possibilities for the effective exercise of Latino cultural citizenship in suburbia. Where ethnic Mexican suburbanites resided in isolated neighborhoods, were disconnected from the urban barrio, and struggled for political representation in vast urban districts, they were unlikely to be successful in claiming public space. But in independently incorporated suburbs with historic webs of Mexican settlements and strong ties to the barrio, ethnic Mexican suburbanites succeeded in challenging suburban exclusion and claiming a more inclusive, transformative “right to the suburb.”
Toribio Romo, el Padre Pollero
Authors: Mirandé Alfredo
Published: January 2024

This essay focuses on the folklore surrounding Toribio Romo, a young priest from Jalostotitlán, Mexico, who was killed during the Cristero War in 1928 and canonized in 2000. Recognized as the patron saint of migrants and popularly known as el Padre Pollero, or the Holy Coyote, Santo Toribio has evolved into a popular or folk saint who appears mysteriously in the desert and helps immigrants cross the border safely into the United States. The folklore surrounding el Padre Pollero is consistent with that associated with various Mexican virgins and saints but is unique in that el Padre Toribio is a transnational figure who appears at the international border rather than in a particular locale in Mexico. Transcending conventional borders and nation-states, he embodies the “practical spirituality” or cultural spiritual economy that migrants have constructed to help them deal not only with suffering and adversity during their migration but with the inequities they face in the United States.
Ruptures in Telecommunications
Authors: Villa-Nicholas Melissa
Published: January 2024

After the civil rights movements of the 1960s and subsequent affirmative action legislation, the 1970s saw an influx of Latina/os into the telecommunications sector. Latina/o information workers have been employed in telecommunications for decades, experiencing the rapid transformation of information technologies and sweeping changes in the telecommunications industry amid the liberalization of the United States economy. This study focuses on interviews with seven Latina/o information workers in the greater Los Angeles region. Their oral histories, covering a period from the 1970s to today, articulate subject formation and resistance among telecommunications industry workers, suggesting that the “freedom” that this industry promises consumers is based on control and restriction of information labor. They offer new insights into formations of labor, reflections on digital capitalism, and intense personal experiences of neoliberal shifts in the political economy. The four themes of analysis developed from these oral histories are internal migration, the welfare state versus the merit system, information technology surveillance, and technological displacement. I conclude that Latina/o information workers’ narratives demonstrate how identity and work build belonging and dissonance within telecommunications.