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Communication patterns in resolution of interpersonal conflicts in cases of disloyalty in premarried couples in Yogyakarta
Authors: Faiqoh Nabilah Ghina , Suciati Suciati
Published: November 2023

Cases of infidelity in premarital partners are difficult to avoid. Infidelity is a form of conflict that can damage trust and destroy a relationship in premarital couples. Good communication is needed to resolve and create solutions to interpersonal conflicts. This research uses Joseph De Vito's theory about communication patterns as a theoretical basis. This research aims to describe in detail communication patterns in resolving interpersonal conflicts in cases of infidelity among premarital couples in Yogyakarta. The research method uses qualitative descriptive research with qualitative analysis methods. The three pairs of informants, the researcher studied that two of the three pairs of informants used a monopoly communication pattern as a communication pattern used in conflict resolution, causing conflict resolution to be dominant on one party so that the solution did not benefit both parties. The equal communication pattern is an alternative for resolving conflict, because freedom of opinion for each party is prioritized and openness means that the solution created can benefit both parties. Factors that influence the communication patterns used in accommodative conflict management monopoly communication patterns where one party puts aside their personal desires, so that the solution that occurs only benefits one party. Meanwhile, the factor that influences a couple using an equal communication pattern is collaborative conflict management (collaboration style) which creates a win-win solution for both parties.
Marketing communication strategy of Heha Ocean View in building visitor loyalty (A qualitative descriptive study at Heha Ocean View Yogyakarta)
Authors: Hasan Abdillah Muhammad Andi , Sumarlan Iman
Published: November 2023

Marketing communication strategy is a creative and integrated approach taken by a company to compete in fierce and competitive business or marketing competition and build customer satisfaction.  The results of this study show that the marketing communication strategy used by Heha Ocean View has an effective and creative effect in building visitor loyalty. This research uses qualitative methods, with data collection based on interviews, observations, and documentation of informants. Supported by the theory of Kotler & Armstrong (2008: 116), the company's promotion mix or so-called marketing communication mix is a specific blend of advertising, direct marketing, sales promotion, personal sales, and public relations that companies use to communicate customer value persuasively and build customer relationships. The results of this study show that Heha Ocean View implements a marketing communication strategy aimed at building visitor loyalty and as a key company in maintaining competitiveness in the long term.
Representation of Woman in before, Now and Then Film
Authors: Aprianto Fathan Noer
Published: November 2023

Gender differences are social and cultural constructs that are related to differences in status, nature of roles, and responsibilities between men and women. These differences in status, nature, roles, and responsibilities are depicted in the film "Before now, and then" by Kamila Andini. Nana, a woman living during the politically heated times in Indonesia, where power was transitioning from Soekarno to Soeharto, is the background of Nana's life. Nana holds the title Raden, which is utilized by a certain group to strengthen their movement. This process is somewhat similar to a political marriage, where the group leader will gain a stronger position in the village by marrying a woman with the title Raden. If Nana refuses to marry, her father's head will be severed. It is evident in this film that women are merely accessories, serving as companions to the winners of the rebellion. The representation of women in society generally depicts that women are weak, oppressed, secondary and the source of problems. The purpose of this research is to find out how women are represented in the movie "Before now and then".
Communication strategy for guidance and religious Teachers in increasing mental immunity so they can face cyberbullying among Students at Senior High School 3 Klaten
Authors: Huda Ifnani Ulil
Published: November 2023

In this very modern era, there are still many cases of bullying, or what we usually call Bullying, where most bullying cases involve minors. Most cases of bullying are carried out in environments where bullying should be strictly prohibited, namely in the school environment. As time goes by, bullying is not only done directly or in the real world but can be done indirectly or in the virtual world. Cyberbullying is a term that is commonly used to define bullying carried out in the virtual world. and it's even more dangerous because we don't know who the perpetrator is. Most victims of cyberbullying are minors and those still at school. For this reason, the role of teachers, especially guidance and counseling teachers and religious teachers, in dealing with students affected by cyberbullying is very important. This research aims to find out what strategies guidance and counseling teachers and religious teachers use to increase mental immunity so they can face cyberbullying among high school students in Senior High School 3 Klaten and how effective these efforts are for its students. The research method used in this research is a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach and uses interview and observation techniques as a way to collect data with 5 respondents covering 3 criteria, namely Initiator, Recipient, and Decision Maker. The interview material was transcribed and reviewed. The results of this analysis produced 3 themes which are discussed here social support, self, and motivation. A study of these three themes is very useful for understanding how to increase school student's mental immunity to deal with cyberbullying.
Phenomenological study about “Remaja Jompo” in autobase @CollegeMenfess users at social media Twitter
Authors: Firstnanda Risma Nadya , Annisa Firly
Published: November 2023

This study seeks to understand why certain Twitter users conform to the "Remaja Jompo" (Old Teen) personal identity motif on the @CollegeMenfess autobase. Henry Jenkins' Uses and Gratification, New Media, and Participation theories are all used in this study. In addition, this study employs phenomenological research techniques to uncover the causes of the phenomena of senior teenagers. Three research subjects were chosen based on their ages, how frequently they used Twitter, how they interacted with "remaja jompo" (old teens), and how well they knew about autobase between the months of August and September because there was a correlation between these factors. These results suggest that self-expression, self-actualization, and informational needs all play a role in the motivations of older adolescents.
Locomotion Art Studio marketing comunications in maintaining loyality with clients
Authors: Kurniasari Ismawati , Sari Eka Anisa
Published: November 2023

Marketing communication activities are essential for stimulating sales transactions. The emphasis in marketing communication should provide a clear and directed overview of the company's activities in maximizing opportunities across various target markets. Marketing communication is carried out with the purpose of promotion. Marketing agencies promoting services or products compete in applying marketing communication strategies to attract clients and maintain the loyalty of existing customers. This research utilizes marketing communication and customer loyalty theories. The research approach employed is qualitative descriptive, using a case study research method, and data collection techniques involve interviews, observations, literature reviews, and documentation.The findings of this research indicate that Locomotion Art Studio implements a marketing communication mix comprising Advertising, Sales Promotion, Public Relations, Personal Selling, Interactive Marketing, and Word of Mouth, with Word of Mouth being the dominant promotional element. The strong interest between Locomotion and their clients is evident through high rates of repeat purchases. This relationship is driven by a close interdependence, high satisfaction levels, and positive impressions of the services provided by Locomotion, resulting in clients continuously choosing to collaborate with them on an ongoing basis.
Celebrating Nursing Support Workers' Day 2023: 23 November
Authors: Muflahi Ofrah
Published: November 2023

Ofrah Muflahi, Royal College of Nursing UK Professional Lead for Nursing Support Workers
GELENEKSEL YÜZEY SÜSLEME YÖNTEMİ OLARAK MİNE SANATI VE ÇAĞDAŞ TAKI ÖRNEKLERİ
Authors: ÖZDEMİR Mehmet Fatih
Published: November 2023

ÖZ: Renkli sırları metal zemine kalıcı olarak eritme tekniği olan mine sanatı, iki bin yılı aşkın bir süredir süsleme sanatları arasında önemli bir yer tutmaktadır. Mine; metal üzerinde bir yüzey dokusu oluşturmanın yanı sıra, tarihsel olarak değerli taş ve tabloların yerine kullanılmıştır. Boyadan daha dayanıklı olan mine, bir ressamın yağlı boya tablo yapması gibi mücevherlere uygulanabilmektedir. Mineler, metal tabanlara pek çok farklı yöntemle uygulanıp pişirilebilir. Malzemelerle oluşturulabilen tasarımlar ve efektler, desenlerden şeffaf ve opak sırlara, hikâye resimlerinden soyut kompozisyonlara kadar uzanmaktadır. Mineleme teknikleri kapsamında; kuyumcu, gravürcü, süsleme sanatçısı veya minyatürcünün özel becerilerinden yararlanmak mümkündür. Cloisonne (yükseltilmiş hücre), champleve (batık hücre), basse taille (alçak kabartma), plique a jour (pencere) ve limoges (boyama) gibi geleneksel mine teknikleri kullanılırken, metal üzerine cam katmanlarının pişirilmesiyle görsel derinlik elde edilmektedir. Çalışmada; tekniğin uygulanması sürecinde yol gösterici bilgiler ile bu sanata ilgi duyan araştırmacı ve zanaatkârlara tasarım fikri oluşturması açısından uluslararası çağdaş sanatçıların farklı mine tekniklerini kullanarak yaptıkları eserlere yer verilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: El Sanatları, Kuyumculuk, Yüzey Süsleme, Mine Sanatı, Çağdaş Takı

ABSTRACT: The art of enamel, which is the technique of permanently melting colored glazes on the metal base, has an important place among the decorative arts for over two thousand years. Enamel; In addition to creating a surface texture on metal, it has historically been used as a substitute for gemstones and paintings. Enamel, which is more durable than paint, can be applied to jewelry like an artist painting an oil painting. Enamels can be applied and fired on metal bases in many different ways. The designs and effects that can be created with materials range from patterns to transparent and opaque glazes, from story paintings to abstract compositions. Within the scope of enameling techniques; it is possible to benefit from the special skills of a jeweler, engraver, ornament artist or miniaturist. While traditional enamel techniques such as cloisonne (raised cell), champleve (sunken cell), basse taille (low relief), plique a jour (window) and limoges (painting) are used, visual depth is achieved by firing glass layers on metal. In the study; The works made by international contemporary artists using different enamel techniques are included in order to create a design idea for researchers and craftsmen who are interested in this art, with guiding information in the application process of the technique.

Key Words: Crafts, Jewellery, Surface Decoration, Enamel Art, Contemporary Jewelry
Influence of ganglioside combined with methylprednisolone sodium succinate on efficacy and neurological function in patients with acute myelitis
Authors: Sun Yu-Fei , Liu Li-Li , Jiang Sha-Sha , Zhang Xian-Juan , Liu Feng-Jun , Zhang Wan-Ming
Published: November 2023

BACKGROUND

Acute myelitis (AM) can lead to sudden sensory, motor and autonomic nervous dysfunction, which negatively affects their daily activities and quality of life, so it is necessary to explore optimization from a therapeutic perspective to curb the progression of the disease.

AIM

To investigate the effect of ganglioside (GM) combined with methylprednisolone sodium succinate (MPSS) on the curative effect and neurological function of patients with AM.

METHODS

First, we selected 108 AM patients visited between September 2019 and September 2022 and grouped them based on treatment modality, with 52 patients receiving gamma globulin (GG) + MPSS and 56 patients receiving GM + MPSS, assigned to the control group (Con) and observation group (Obs), respectively. The therapeutic effect, neurological function (sensory and motor function scores), adverse events (AEs), recovery (time to sphincter function recovery, time to limb muscle strength recovery above grade 2, and time to ambulation), inflammatory factors (IFs) [interleukin (IL)-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α] and other data of the two groups were collected for evaluation and comparison.

RESULTS

The Obs had: (1) A significantly higher response rate of treatment than the Con; (2) Higher scores of sensory and motor functions after treatment that were higher than the baseline (before treatment) and higher than the Con levels; (3) Lower incidence rates of skin rash, gastrointestinal discomfort, dyslipidemia, osteoporosis and other AEs; (4) Faster posttreatment recovery of sphincter function, limb muscle strength and ambulation; and (5) Markedly lower posttreatment IL-6, CRP and TNF-α levels than the baseline and the Con levels.

CONCLUSION

From the above, it can be seen that GM + MPSS is highly effective in treating AM, with a favorable safety profile comparable to that of GG + MPSS. It can significantly improve patients’ neurological function, speed up their recovery and inhibit serum IFs.
Prolonged impacts of COVID-19-associated cystitis: A study on long-term consequences
Authors: Wittenberg Sophie , Vercnocke Jack , Chancellor Michael , Dhar Sorabh , Liaw Aron , Lucas Steven , Dhar Nivedita
Published: November 2023

BACKGROUND

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 virus is an international health concern with substantial morbidity and mortality. COVID-associated cystitis (CAC), presents as new onset or exacerbated urinary symptoms, resembling overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms.

AIM

To examines the long-term outcomes of patients with CAC in the context of Long COVID.

METHODS

A cohort of 350 patients admitted to Detroit Hospitals with COVID-19 between May and December 2020, displaying CAC symptoms following discharge, was prospectively followed. Initial urologic evaluations occurred at 10-14 wk and were repeated at 21-28 mo post-discharge. Symptoms were managed conservatively, employing behavioral modifications and standard OAB medications. Participants completed surveys assessing urinary symptoms and quality of life (QoL) at both time points. The primary outcome was the Urology Care Foundation Overactive Bladder Assessment Tool.

RESULTS

87% of the final cohort (n = 310) reported symptom improvement at 21-28 mo post-discharge. Patients with new onset CAC symptoms showed a median decrease of 9-10 points in OAB and QoL scores, while those with existing symptoms experienced a decrease of 6 points. Overall, 95.4% of patients with new onset symptoms reported symptom improvement at follow-up, contrasting with 60.7% among those with existing symptoms.

CONCLUSION

This study presents the first long-term follow-up of adult patients with CAC, revealing a promising prognosis with conservative management measures in the context of Long COVID. These findings provide reassurance to patients regarding symptom resolution and underscore the need for further research into this evolving aspect of COVID-19's impact on urological health.
Asian variant intravascular large B-cell lymphoma with highly suspected central nervous system involvement: A case report
Authors: Lee Yong-Pyo , Son Seung-Myoung , Kwon Jihyun
Published: November 2023

BACKGROUND

Intravascular large B-cell lymphoma (IVLBCL) is a rare subtype of extranodal lymphoma. In particular, the Asian variant of IVLBCL is characterized by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis along with bone marrow involvement. However, central nervous system (CNS) involvement is uncommon in this variant compared to the Western variant. Here, we report a case of typical Asian variant IVLBCL with highly suspected CNS involvement and discuss the nature of the disease and its genetic aberration.

CASE SUMMARY

A 67-year-old female patient complained of gradually worsening cognitive impairment. While hospitalized, she developed a high fever and showed marked bicytopenia. Intracranial imaging revealed a suspected leptomeningeal disease. Although no malignant cells were found in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), the protein and lactate dehydrogenase levels in CSF were increased. Bone marrow examination revealed an increased number of hemophagocytic histiocytes, and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography with computerized tomography scan revealed increased FDG uptake in both adrenal glands, the liver, and the right ethmoid sinus. A tissue biopsy showed atypical large lymphoid cells with prominent nucleoli in the vessels, and the tumor cells were positive for CD20, BCL2, BCL6, and IRF4/MUM1. In addition, targeted sequencing identified MYD88 , TET2, and PIM1 mutations. Consequently, we diagnosed the patient with the Asian variant of IVLBCL with highly suspected CNS involvement.

CONCLUSION

Suspicion of IVLBCL and immediate diagnosis lead to timely treatment. Moreover, careful CNS examination at diagnosis is recommended.
Treatment of adult congenital anal atresia with rectovestibular fistula: A rare case report
Authors: Wang Jun , Zhang Xin-Yi , Chen Ji-Han , Jin Hei-Ying
Published: November 2023

BACKGROUND

Female anorectal malformation is a correctable congenital defect. Delayed manifestations in patients with anal deformities are uncommon, especially after adolescence.

CASE SUMMARY

The clinical data of a 19-year-old adult female patient with congenital anal atresia accompanied by rectovestibular fistula as the main manifestation was retrospectively analyzed. Diagnosis was made based on the patient's clinical symptoms, signs, imaging showing the fistula, X-ray and magnetic resonance imaging results. The preoperative examination was improved. Anorectoplasty was performed. The patient exhibited an improvement in quality of life and presented no evidence of fecal incontinence during the 6-mo follow-up.

CONCLUSION

Transfistula anorectoplasty is a reasonable and reliable surgical method for the treatment of adult congenital anal atresia and rectovestibular fistula.
Hepatocellular carcinoma presenting as organized liver abscess: A case report
Authors: Ryou Sung Hyeok , Shin Hyun Deok , Kim Suk Bae
Published: November 2023

BACKGROUND

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is difficult to treat and has a high mortality rate, emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and treatment. If characteristic radiologic findings and underlying liver disease are present, a diagnosis can be made without a biopsy. However, when HCC is accompanied by a liver abscess, diagnosis might be delayed by atypical radiologic findings. This case report aims to assist in the diagnosis of HCC, which can manifest in various forms.

CASE SUMMARY

A 75-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department with worsening fever and mental changes. He was diagnosed with liver cirrhosis six months earlier. Abdominal computed tomography (CT) raised our suspicion of an organized liver abscess. A follow-up CT scan after four weeks of antibiotic treatment showed a decrease in the liver lesion size. However, high fever recurred, and C-reactive protein increased to 14 mg/L. Aspiration of the liver lesion was performed, but no bacteria were identified. Blood culture revealed the presence of fungi. The patient received an additional four weeks of antibiotics and antifungal agents before being discharged. Approximately 10 mo later, a CT scan showed an increase in the lesion size, and biopsy was performed. The biopsy revealed an organized abscess with focal carcinomatous changes, for which surgery was performed. Postoperative histopathological examination revealed HCC, clear-cell variant. The nontumor liver tissue showed cirrhosis and an organized abscess.

CONCLUSION

Even if a liver abscess is suspected in a patient with cirrhosis, the possibility of HCC should be considered.
Women's Collective Action in Tacitus' Annals
Authors: Gillespie Caitlin
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT: This article analyzes female collective action as embodied public performance in two episodes within Tacitus' Annals : the trial of Libo Drusus in 16 ce, and the trial of Aemilia Lepida four years later. Both defendants are accompanied by entourages of leading women, and their narratives provide vehicles for Tacitus' observations on the demise of the Roman elite and traditional republican institutions and customs. Reading the actions of the women as embodied performances opens new avenues for the interpretation of Tacitus' representations of women who claim space for themselves in public and voice their support of others during the reign of Tiberius.
Ecological Aftermaths in the Black Pacific: The Racial Logics of Settler Security and Writing Toward Futurity in the Poetry of Teresia Teaiwa and Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner
Authors: Saito Nozomi (Nakaganeku)
Published: November 2023

Abstract: This essay examines the racial logics of antiblackness and Indigenous dispossession that subtend U.S. policies and discourses of development of Micronesia throughout the Cold War. These racial logics attribute the manufactured dependence in Micronesia to racial and biological primitivism and mask the true roots of social ills as the displacements and environmental destruction produced by U.S. and European settler colonialisms, militarisms, and developmental policies. I suggest that an engagement of Asian American and Black Pacific studies offers a starting point for disentangling the racial logics of settler security and its environmental impact. Through close readings of poems from Teresia Teaiwa's Searching for Nei Nim'anoa and Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner's Iep Jāltok: Poems from a Marshallese Daughter, I argue that both Micronesian writers turn to poetry to counter the racial logics of dominant discourses. They show instead the ecological aftermaths of Indigenous dispossession and antiblackness and the consequences that bear out in deferred sovereignty and increased vulnerability to climate change. More than reactive, however, Teaiwa and Jetñil-Kijiner also offer generative conceptions that affirm the vitality of Indigenous knowledges from which they articulate other possible futurities for the Pacific.
From Yosemite to the Cold War: Decomposing Settler Mythologies in the Asian American Outdoors
Authors: Amin-Hong Heidi
Published: November 2023

Abstract: In a moment of rising East Asian global tourism and heightened anti-Asian violence in public space, what does it mean for Asian bodies to see and be seen in the outdoors? Analyzing Dinh Q. Le's daguerreotypes of Yosemite alongside C. Pam Zhang's novel How Much of These Hills is Gold , this article traces an emerging archive of contemporary Asian American literature and visual art that imagines Asian American entanglements with the fraught settler racial histories of US national parks. The article outlines decomposition as a reading practice to propose new ways to read Asian American presence in the environment that do not rely on the recovery or reenactment of settler mythologies of vacant land. Rather, I posit an Asian Americanist ecological approach that turns toward the materialist histories of more-than-human landscapes to reckon with the charged presence of Asian Americans in unceded Native lands. Ultimately, this article illuminates understandings of Asian American relationships to land that further attend to the obscured militarized and settler colonial conditions shaping these environmental relations.
Decline and Fall, Growth and Spread, or Resilience? Approaches to Studying How and Why Societies Change
Authors: Hoyer Daniel
Published: November 2023

Abstract: Academic and popular libraries are filled with works seeking to uncover why some past societies collapsed, or to explain why others flourished, or why a few prove resilient against the major shocks and disasters that have doomed so many others. While we have learned much from this diverse set of scholarship, there are still many questions about how these different aspects of societal dynamics relate to each other and we lack clear consensus on the best approach(es) to provide answers. Further, historical precedents of collapse, growth, and resilience are being sought to help craft effective responses to the forces that threaten our contemporary world, from climate change to the risk of global pandemics to rising inequality and sectarian conflict. This essay reviews recent and prominent approaches to these topics and provides some thought on how broad, holistic approaches to studying societal dynamics can shed light on these pressing issues.
A Disdain for Deserts: The Sahara Sea Project and Climatic Modification in North Africa, 1864–1885
Authors: Luneau Tyson A.
Published: November 2023

Abstract: Though a handful of European accounts of Saharan travel predate the 1830 French invasion of Algiers, this event marked a turning point in French experience with deserts. The period of French occupation fostered a growing belief in the Maghreb's gradual environmental degradation and a desire to "restore" its inherent fertility. The late-nineteenth century plan to create an artificial inland sea represents a grandiose, transformative vision of French colonialism. Influenced by Saint-Simonianism, the project's advocates aimed to use modern technology to fulfill a utopian dream of "reclaiming" the Sahara. Led by Captain François-Élie Roudaire, the project aimed to channel waters from the Mediterranean into saline depressions in the Tunisian and Algerian Sahara. This sea, it was hoped, would transform the northern Sahara into a milder and more hospitable environment. Although it garnered the support of Ferdinand de Lesseps and other notable figures, the project fell apart by the mid- 1880 s. While the vision of a vast inland Saharan sea occasionally resurfaced through the twentieth century, it never manifested in any genuine construction attempts. The Sahara Sea, however, characterizes aspects of the French colonial enterprise that would manifest in other social and technological developments throughout the colonial and postcolonial periods.
Breathing Between the Lines: Diane di Prima and the New American Poetry
Authors: Pizza Joseph
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT: This essay situates the poetry and poetics of Beat writer Diane di Prima in the context of mid-century approaches to voice and breath, locating her writing within then-contemporary debates concerning the application of projective verse and other emerging poetics of the period. It explores the significance of gender in her adoption of these approaches amidst a predominantly male subculture, employing Adriana Cavarero’s feminist perspectives on the materiality of voice and the centrality of the body. In addition, di Prima’s writing is read alongside insights from Hannah Arendt, Judith Butler, Lauren Berlant, Charles Olson, and Allen Ginsberg. This article provides a significant reconsideration of di Prima’s overlooked contribution to the movement known subsequently as the New American Poetry. Indeed, her application of the New American poetics of breath and voice effectively revises masculinist notions of poetic composition while also critiquing the chauvinism evident within this otherwise progressive subculture. Ultimately, the essay attempts to augment our understanding of contemporary literature by restoring di Prima’s place at the vanguard of New American poetic innovation.
The Trans Lifewriting of Virginia Woolf and Maggie Nelson
Authors: Delsandro Erica Gene
Published: November 2023

ABSTRACT: This essay examines the resonances between Virginia Woolf’s mock biography Orlando (1928) and Maggie Nelson’s autotheoric memoir The Argonauts (2015), highlighting the trans attentiveness of both authors. Although Woolf’s and Nelson’s forays into lifewriting are separated by nearly a hundred years and both women are themselves cisgender, their challenges to oppositional sexism and cisheteronormativity craft a transgenre that, for contemporary readers, illustrates the generative possibilities latent in the proximity and reciprocity of trans and queer studies. Reading Orlando and The Argonauts as trans-adjacent texts invites scholars to cultivate a trans-attentive reading practice that both amplifies and expands upon the existing queer approaches to these texts.
Effective protocol for generating NOON states of resonator modes
Authors: Kang Yi-Hao , Lin Zhe-Ping , Yang Jian-Qun , Wang Yu , Song Jie , Yang Zhen-Biao , Xia Yan
Published: November 2023

We propose a protocol for the generation of NOON states of resonator modes. The physical model is composed of two Kerr-nonlinear resonators and a four-level qudit. Using the off-resonant couplings between the resonators and the qudit, qudit-level-dependent frequency shifts on the two resonators are induced. The frequency shifts allow us to drive different resonators to the N-photon state when the qudit is in different intermediate levels. Consequently, the generation of NOON states with arbitrary photon number N can be completed in only three steps, i.e., driving the qudit to a superposition state of the two intermediate levels, driving one of the resonators to its N-photon state, and driving the qudit back to its ground level. Numerical simulations show that, in the regime of strong Kerr nonlinearity and coupling strengths, the protocol can produce the NOON state with high fidelity in the cases of different photon numbers. In addition, it is possible for the protocol to produce acceptable fidelity in the presence of systematic errors and decoherence factors. Therefore, the protocol may provide some useful perspectives for effective generation of photonic NOON states.
Joint multi-contrast CT for edge illumination X-ray phase contrast imaging using split Barzilai-Borwein steps
Authors: Six N. , Renders J. , De Beenhouwer J. , Sijbers J.
Published: November 2023

Edge illumination (EI) is an X-ray imaging technique that, in addition to conventional absorption contrast, provides refraction and scatter contrast. It relies on an absorption mask in front of the sample that splits the X-ray beam into beamlets, which hits a second absorption mask positioned in front of the detector. The sample mask is then shifted in multiple steps with respect to the detector mask, thereby measuring an illumination curve per detector element. The width, position, and area of this curve estimated with and without the sample in the beam is then compared, which ultimately provides absorption, refraction, and scatter contrast for each detector pixel. From the obtained contrast sinograms, three contrast tomograms can be computed. In summary, conventional EI relies on a two-stage process comprised of a computational and time intensive contrast retrieval process, followed by tomographic reconstruction. In this work, a novel joint reconstruction method is proposed, which utilizes a combined forward model to reconstruct the three contrasts simultaneously, without the need for an intermediate contrast retrieval step. Compared to the state-of-the-art, this approach reduces reconstruction times, as the retrieval step is skipped and allows a much more flexible acquisition scheme, as there is no need to sample a full illumination curve at each projection angle. The proposed method is shown to improve reconstruction quality on subsampled datasets, enabling the reconstruction of three contrasts from single-shot datasets.
Imaging lung tissue absorption in thoracoscopy surgery from coherent multiple scattering of near-infrared light
Authors: Wang Zichen , Liu Hua , li chengdong , Guo Yong , Wang Xing , Sun Jielin , Tong Shanbao , Fan Jiang , Miao Peng
Published: November 2023

The thoracoscope is the standard tool for lung tumor segmentectomy. Traditional thoracoscopy uses white light illumination and camera recording to provide real-time and high-resolution video. Surgeons inflate the lung with pure oxygen and wait 20 ~ 25 minutes to identify the resection region. This determination procedure is based on the color and structure changes in tissue. Tissue physiological information, especially the absorption underneath the superficial layer, can assist surgeons in more precise differentiation of the healthy and diseased regions, thus shortening this waiting period. To extract the deep tissue absorption during thoracoscopy surgery, we utilized the single wavelength coherent light in the near-infrared (NIR) window (842 nm diode laser). The coherent light propagation facilitates the statistical separation of multiple scattering component based on the random matrix description. The deep tissue absorption centered at the depth of transport mean free path (l_t) can be calculated based on multiple scattering component. Both Monte Carlo simulation and in-vitro phantom experiment validate the proposed method. Together with the white light video, the pseudo-colored absorption map assists the surgeons in shortening the waiting time by 7 minutes in a clinical trial (n=5, Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) segmentectomy). The proposed method opens a new avenue in extracting deep tissue physiological information based on the random matrix description of coherent light propagation.
Hyperband electro-optic modulator based on two-pulley coupled lithium niobate racetrack resonator
Authors: Seo Min-Kyo , Hwang Hyeon , Nurrahman Mohamad , Hu Hyungjun , Ko Kiyoung , Moon Kiwon , Ju Jung , Han Sang-Wook , Jung Hojoong , Lee Hansuek
Published: November 2023

Integrated optical modulators (IOMs) are crucial components of on-chip photonic circuits. However, most conventional IOMs are restricted to specific spectral bands. Here, we leveraged the wide transparency window of lithium niobate in conjunction with the two-pulley coupled resonator method. This approach led to the development of a hyperband electro-optic (EO) modulator that operates over an expansive spectral range from 775 nm to 1550 nm on a single device. The demonstrated EO modulator exhibits half-wave voltage-length products of 0.25, 0.93, and 0.68 V∙cm at wavelengths of 1539.50, 969.70, and 775.17 nm, respectively.
Watching competencies: Malay women, Turkish serial dramas and Islamic modernity
Authors: Syed Md Azalanshah Md , Runnel Christine , Shamshudeen Rosya Izyanie
Published: November 2023

This article discusses the emergence of Turkish serial dramas as a site for contestation over the impact of Islamic modernity on Malay women in contemporary Malaysia. Despite its popularity among Malay women, Turkish serial drama has been criticized for misleading and confusing the audience about Islamic history, faith, culture and civilization. The controversy over this television genre raises the question of how Malay women, constrained within their position of being female subjects of the state, manage to circumvent the authorities and watch this Turkish serial drama. They are not supposed to challenge social norms, moral propriety, cultural identity and the state vision of modernity. Therefore, this article argues that although Malay women exhibit excitement towards this television genre, they consistently use Islamic knowledge to develop watching skills and become more sceptical as well as competent in interpreting popular Islamic texts. The findings also show that Islam in the Malay world is culturally diverse, progressive and flexible.
Microbubbles: The Unlikely Key to Providing Accessible and Effective Cancer Treatments
Authors:   Akadeum Life Sciences, McNaughton Brandon H.
Published: November 2023

For many years, the foundations of cancer treatments have been firmly set in surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. While these methods continue to be crucial pillars of treatment, new research has begun to transform the treatment landscape for people living with cancer. Over the past decade, scientists have shifted their focus inward, turning toward the patient’s own immune system as a treatment alternative.
O Encontro: Um estudo sobre a Intimidade nos processos de Transições Somáticas na perspectiva da Psicologia Formativa de Stanley Keleman - The Encounter: A study on Intimacy in the Somatic Transitions processes from the perspective of Stanley Keleman's Formative Psychology
Authors: Silva Denise Passos da
Published: November 2023

Resumo: O estudo que se segue fala de como podemos viver uma vida pessoal e não sermos tomados por nossos impulsos e por padrões de respostas que não fazem mais sentido serem repetidos. A intimidade somática é uma organização, uma estrutura, uma forma que se organiza na prática formativa dos micros movimentos, micro ações que conferem a formação de um gradiente de experiências sobre como respondemos internamente aos acontecimentos e como comunicamos nossos sentimentos e pensamentos e ações em nossas relações dentro de nós mesmos e com o mundo. Viver uma vida pessoal é aprender, experienciar e influenciar as respostas organizadas.  Processo vivo de formar entre estruturas estabelecidas e emergentes que conferem ao organismo seu contínuo crescer ao longo de uma vida.  Estamos sempre terminando algo, gestando algo ou começando algo novo; estas experiências e comportamentos formam nosso processo formativo. Para crescer o organismo organiza respostas motoras, emocionais e corticais, que organizam funções de inchar para estender e recolher, para compactar, conferindo vários graus de maleabilidade e firmeza.  Estar próximos de nossas respostas somáticas nos confere pessoalidade, através de organizar o contínuo de conexões neurais e motoras. A auto influência no uso do EMCV – ESFORÇO MUSCULAR CORTICAL VOLUNTÁRIO nos permite organizar micro variações em nossa experiência, gerando diferentes graus de tônus, micro ações em um tempo de experiência alongado, que produzem novas sinapses, novos registros corticais sobre como funcionamos e como podemos responder aos acontecimentos. Uma vida pessoal é uma vida criativa, poética, autogerida, auto influente, onde aprendemos com nossas experiências ancestrais e herdadas a construir novos futuros. Somos herdeiros de nossas histórias familiares e de nossas estruturas ancestrais, continuamente construindo novas formas. Palavras-chave: Intimidade somática, Transições somáticas, Esforço Muscular Cortical Voluntário.
Pulsando a Dança da Vida: Enraizando Sementes - Pulsing the Dance of Life: Rooting seeds
Authors: Menezes Maria Adélia Piquet Gonçalves , Vale Andréa
Published: November 2023

Resumo: O presente artigo pretende descrever a oficina intitulada “Pulsando a dança da vida: enraizando  sementes”, facilitada pelas autoras durante o III Congresso Latino-Americano de Psicologia Corporal, evento on-line realizado no período de 02 a 04 de junho de 2022. Inspiradas pelo  tema do Congresso, “Enraizamento no pulsar da vida”, e fundamentadas em Lowen (2017) e Keleman (1996), as autoras convidam a refletir como o viver corporal molda a existência, definindo a própria  realidade. Baseadas na Análise Bioenergética, sustentam a ideia de quanto mais em grounding, enraizados, ancorados no próprio eixo e equilibrados energeticamente, mais leve e fluida a vida. Através dessa oficina teórica-vivencial, as facilitadoras trazem a potência do corpo sob a perspectiva multidisciplinar e criativa; convidam os participantes a compartilharem a experiência de enraizamento e conexão com o pulsar da vida, através da arte, da dança e do resgate do vínculo com a natureza. Esse artigo vem dar ênfase ao desenvolvimento da metodologia, com o relato minucioso da vivência proposta. Acredita-se que a relevância deste, esteja na possibilidade de tornar-se referência como instrumento de intervenção para grupos psicocorporais multidisciplinares. Palavras-chave: Bioenergética; Biodanza; Arteterapia; Oficina Teórico-Vivencial; PICS.  Abstract: This article intends to describe the workshop entitled “Pulsing the dance of life: rooting seeds”, facilitated by the authors during the III Latin American Congress of Corporal Psychology, an online event held from June 2 to 4, 2022 Inspired by the theme of the Congress, “Rooting in the pulse of life”, and based on Lowen (2017) and Keleman (1996), the authors invite you to reflect on how bodily living shapes existence, defining reality itself. Based on Bioenergetic Analysis, they support the idea that the more grounded, rooted, anchored in one's own axis and energetically balanced, the lighter and more fluid life is. Through this theoretical-experiential workshop, the facilitators bring the power of the body from a multidisciplinary and creative perspective; invite participants to share the experience of rooting and connecting with the pulse of life, through art, dance and rescuing the bond with nature. This article emphasizes the development of the methodology, with a detailed account of the proposed experience. It is believed that its relevance lies in the possibility of becoming a reference as an intervention instrument for multidisciplinary psychocorporal groups.Keywords: Bioenergetics; Biodanza; Art therapy; Theoretical-Experiential Workshop; PICS.
Una clasificación de las teorías éticas sobre el aborto
Authors: Alvargonzález David
Published: November 2023

En este artículo presento una clasificación de las teorías éticas acerca del aborto provocado. En esa clasificación utilizo dos criterios que, aunque inseparables, se pueden tratar relativamente disociados uno del otro. En primer lugar, presento las teorías ordenadas según el estatuto ontológico y ético que otorgan a los gametos, cigotos, preembriones, embriones, fetos y neonatos, y discuto las teorías basadas en la idea de potencialidad. En segundo lugar, me refiero a las teorías centradas en la libertad de la madre. En las consideraciones finales reconozco explícitamente el partidismo de la teoría de teorías propuesta.
De la reciprocidad a la mutualidad: el reconocimiento de las y los niños a través de un giro en su concepción
Authors: París Albert Sonia
Published: November 2023

El reconocimiento de las y los niños es una tarea esencial en las sociedades actuales, sobre todo, en Occidente, para lo que se propone una renovación en su concepción que provoque un giro en la manera cómo se perciben, afirmándolos como sujetos activos y participativos. Una renovación que se creerá necesaria en todos los ámbitos, aunque, en estas páginas, se pondrá el énfasis en la esfera de la educación formal. Para promover el reconocimiento de las y los niños, en el texto se recuperará el reconocimiento recíproco de Honneth, el cual se complementará con el reconocimiento mutuo de Ricoeur, según el que, mediante un estudio del amor como ágape, entenderá que el reconocimiento debe darse gratuitamente, no como respuesta a un reconocimiento previamente recibido o esperando algo a cambio. Esta interpretación es la que se aplicará, en estas páginas, al reconocimiento de las y los niños, con la que se avanzará desde la reciprocidad hacia la mutualidad.
Orígenes y perspectivas de futuro de la antropología filosófica. A propósito de un libro de G. Amengual
Authors: Beorlegui Carlos
Published: November 2023

Amengual, Gabriel, Hitos históricos de la Antropología Filosófica, EditorialComares, Granada, 2020, 217 págs.
Scholars and Literati at the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Dijon (1725–1793)
Authors: De la Croix David , Delvaux Elise
Published: November 2023

This note summarizes our research into the group of scholars and literati at the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Dijon from 1725 to 1793.
The Problem of People and Their Matter
Authors: Olson Eric T.
Published: November 2023

If I am a material thing, there would seem to be such an entity as the matter now making me up. In that case the matter and I must be either one thing or two. This creates an awkward dilemma. If we’re one thing, then I have existed for billions of years and I am human only momentarily. But if we’re two, then my matter would seem to be a second person. Dean Zimmerman and others take the repugnance of these alternatives to show that I’m not a material thing, but rather an immaterial one. This paper explores a way of avoiding the dilemma without giving up materialism: there is no such entity as the matter making me up, but only a lot of particles.
Inovação e sustentabilidade na agricultura do continente africano
Authors: Schüler Silmo , Kipper Liane Mahlmann , Moraes Jorge André Ribas , Iturbide João Marbio Pires , Lobo Eduardo Alcayaga
Published: November 2023

Para uma melhor compreensão da temática da inovação e sustentabilidade na agricultura do continente africano, realizou-se uma análise bibliométrica utilizando os termos de pesquisa “inovação”, “sustentabilidade”, “agricultura” e “África”, na base de dados “Scopus (Elsevier)”, no período entre 1993 e 2022. Foram encontradas 94 publicações, tendo como resultado a formação de três clusters em relação aos termos de pesquisa, sendo eles: (i) sustentabilidade; (ii) agricultura; e (iii) inovação. Além disso, a revisão identificou os principais países e instituições de pesquisa que desenvolveram estudos com esta temática. Os dados coletados demonstram vários fatores que dificultam a inovação e o desenvolvimento sustentável da agricultura no continente africano, quais sejam: (i) estratégias e políticas públicas inadequadas; (ii) falta de variedades de culturas mais resistentes à variação climática; (iii) necessidade de identificar as culturas subutilizadas com maior potencial de sucesso, e priorizá-las para pesquisa; (iv) falta de tecnologias digitais adequadas; (v) pouco apoio técnico e financeiro; (vi) desigualdade de gênero; e  (vii) falta de mais pesquisas sobre o tema por instituições do próprio continente africano. Esta revisão pretende fornecer subsídios na busca da resolução destes problemas, visando garantir a sustentabilidade da agricultura africana para as futuras gerações. Manter a biodiversidade associada aos sistemas alimentares mais sustentáveis e saudáveis, trará como consequência o aumento da segurança alimentar na África.