bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
“That’s You”
Authors: O’brien Sarah
Published: January 2025

Atlanta is structured by traffic and is about traffic. Through carefully framed title sequences, establishing shots, and other interstitial images that visualize mobility and stasis, the series considers how bodies, goods, and services move – or don’t move – through the city, the music industry, and especially through domestic spaces. The slow-moving story stages the characters’ spiritual and economic strivings in the streets, sites of commerce, institutional spaces, and residential interiors of Atlanta’s complex geography; the show’s narrative web is spun from its characters’ halting and even erratic movements through the city. An array of nonhuman animals – pure-bred and stray dogs, exotic pets, vermin, hunted wildlife, omnipresent birdsong – circulate in the series and introduce many of its most memorable, enigmatic moments. Often fleeting and always cryptic, these animal incursions facilitate satirical commentaries on the (im)possibilities of literal and figurative mobility for Atlanta’s African American characters.
“It’s a Simulation, Van”
Authors: Morgan Danielle Fuentes
Published: January 2025

This essay focuses primarily on “Champagne Papi,” an episode from Atlanta’s second season that satirically interrogates the millennial “pics or it didn’t happen” ideology as a way to engage questions about “the real” and to reveal the confines of seeing and believing in the twenty-first century, particularly for Black women. Reimagining and recontextualizing Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone television series and its interest in the uncanniness of American life in general, Atlanta’s satirical surreality unsettles because it lays bare the uncanniness of contemporary racialization, the inability of elder Black millennials to self-actualize despite supposedly equitable access to the means of doing so. Ultimately, Atlanta satirically demonstrates the insufficiency of the post-racial, the post-gender, or even class skepticism in the actual lived experiences of Black millennials. It is the show’s post-post-racial, post-post-gender, class-asserting impulse that opens into Black uncanniness and brings Black womanhood into stark relief.
Introduction
Authors: Trefzer Annette
Published: January 2025

In this introduction written by Annette Trefzer and Jay Watson, the relationships between William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, and Richard Wright and their works are explored in order to a lay a foundation for the essays in the book. While the three authors came from unique backgrounds and perspectives—separated by divisions of race and gender—they collectively made significant contributions to modernist and southern literature. After a discussion of the three authors and their works, brief summaries of the twelve essays follow.
Kiese Laymon, Jesmyn Ward, and Natasha Trethewey
Authors: Pollack Harriet
Published: January 2025

Today, as in the twentieth century, contemporary Mississippi writers dominate the literary field. Kiese Laymon, Jesmyn Ward, and Natasha Trethewey represent a current Mississippi Renaissance in counterpoint with this volume’s primary trio, Faulkner, Welty, and Wright. These writers interact in a crowded landscape of mutual hauntings as the presence of older texts hovers in the new. This essay considers the six writers' interactions through allusions that often work in reverse, to complicate the texts alluded to, to show us new ways to read that which we thought we had fully read before. Allusions to earlier writers’ products not only write forward to produce new texts but also work backward to alter the ways that we read and reread the referent texts. And in the work of Laymon, Ward, and Trethewey, we are particularly concerned to write/unwrite the fraught narrative of race in the United States and in its literature.
Welty and Wright and the Visual Idea of the American South
Authors: Eubanks W. Ralph
Published: January 2025

In “Welty and Wright and the Visual Idea of the American South,” W. Ralph Eubanks compares the writers’ photographic practices. Wright turned to photography twice in his writing life: in 1938, when he wrote 12 Million Black Voices, a book with photographs by Farm Security Administration documentarians, and again in 1953, when he photographed extensively on a research trip to Ghana hoping to include his images in his book Black Power. Welty photographed Black Americans in the South during the Great Depression at the same time Wright wrote the text for 12 Million Black Voices. Eubanks compares their photographic subject positions: Welty as a white woman photographing African Americans in the South; Wright as a Black American photographing the local population on what was called the Gold Coast. What is conveyed by their images? What role do they play as “forces of social change”? A comparison of their photography follows.
Who’s Afraid of Eddie Harris?
Authors: Smith Mike
Published: January 2025

Chapter one outlines some historical views of jazz that led to an effort to promote jazz as “America’s Classical Music,” creating a fear of popularity and large numbers of records sold in the jazz world, leading to the unintended effect of dismissing popular social jazz as an important social component of Black life in the 60s.
Serenade to a Soul Sister
Authors: Smith Mike
Published: January 2025

Even though most of the jazz outlined in the book was performed by instrumental ensembles, it was a new group of women singers who initially had a big impact and big record sales. This is their story.
“The Sidewinder”
Authors: Smith Mike
Published: January 2025

Lee Morgan’s “The Sidewinder” was a big hit that represented a paradigm shift which led to several recordings created in that same straight-eighth note groove. This is a window into those records, as well as the making of “Watermelon Man,” Herbie Hancock’s hit that set the tone for them all.
The “In” Crowd Goes to the Club
Authors: Smith Mike
Published: January 2025

Live performance has always been an important way for jazz musicians to build a following. The legendary clubs and concert halls, and some of the live albums recorded in them, (like The Ramsey Lewis Trio’s “The In Crowd,” which was the biggest jazz hit of the 60s) are the focus of this chapter.
Blade and Black Panther
Authors: Claverie Ezra
Published: January 2025

This chapter examines two films headlined by Black superheroes, Blade (Stephen Norrington, 1998) and Black Panther (Ryan Coogler, 2018). Although they have very different production histories, each film reveals a strategic use of Blackness to distinguish itself from competitors, and each tells a story of the defense of IP. Blade, produced by New Line Cinema, appeared after a wave of Black-themed action films, but it has the strongest family resemblance to Steel (Kenneth Johnson, 1997), a flop based on a Black DC character. This resemblance, despite the difference in publishers and production companies, confirms that legal and institutional structures produce similar patterns in duopoly films. Black Panther, produced by the dominant Marvel Studios, adds “diversity” to their range brand while offering a retrograde fantasy of absolute monarchy, which helped the film become the first to screen publicly in Saudi Arabia in more than thirty years.
Hidden Identities
Authors: Stańczyk Ewa
Published: January 2025

This chapter questions the ideological intentionality on which much of the antisemitic representation is believed to hinge. It does so by analysing a short lived ethno-nationalist magazine Szarża which hoped to fight the alleged Jewish control over Polish art, culture, and economy, while surreptitiously hiring Henryk Szpigiel, a highly skilled editor-in-chief of Jewish background. The chapter argues that traces of that double perspective can be found in the magazine, making it a conflicted commentary on Polish-Jewish cohabitation. Importantly, the chapter demonstrates that the history of Szarża adds a new perspective to our knowledge about the actors and motivations behind antisemitic satire of interwar Poland.
Comic Books and Their Readers
Authors: Barnholden Neale
Published: January 2025

This conclusion argues that Comics Studies as an academic discipline needs to be able to account for the historical low cultural place of comics in American popular culture. Finally, the conclusion indicates a further horizon of difficulty for the Book History study of comics, the role of readers and their reception of the text, using an anecdote about racialized readers of Richie Rich.
Summer Growing, Gathering, and Cooking on Hot and Lazy Days
Authors: LeFalle-Collins Lizzetta
Published: January 2025

This chapter illustrates how, in the heat of summer, farmers worked early to manage their crops, battling humidity and the relentless sun. Meanwhile, children on the farm sought relief on the screened porch during hot nights, while the soothing sounds of crickets and frogs offered comfort. By late August, summer days waned, and the family worked to pick ripe peaches and figs before they fell, with apples ripening later. Fruit was canned for winter and leaves were raked to maintain a tidy yard. Easy Peach Cobbler, a comforting dessert, is made with peaches, sugar, flour, and butter, baked to a golden brown. The family also harvested fresh vegetables like corn, okra, and tomatoes, which were used in farm-to-table dishes such as succotash. This dish showcases regional and familial flavors. Summer also involves tasks such as washing clothes in bluing water and picking ripe fruit. Watermelons were a summer highlight despite their controversial image, symbolizing a connection to African roots and defying negative stereotypes.
A Place to Live in Peace
Authors: Wilson Evelyn L.
Published: January 2025

This book unveils local antebellum records that document the presence and persistence of free people of color thriving amid wealthy plantations in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, a community heavily invested in slavery. It provides a short history of the parish and describes the legal framework that infringed on the freedom of free people of color in Louisiana. It looks at how free people came to be in the parish, where they lived, and how they supported themselves. The discussion of personal relationships between free people of color and people raced white includes an examination of relationships begun without the freely given consent of the enslaved female in the relationship as well as relationships of a nonsexual nature. The book concludes that free people of color were integral members of their community and were considered distinct from people held in slavery. They freely interacted with each other and with community members raced white until perceived threats to the institution of slavery inspired politicians to exploit skin color-based discrimination to create “white people” in opposition to any people not raced white. This black/white distinction supported the continued enslavement of people who were not raced white.
“The Songs that Unite [US]”
Authors: Olson Jaclyn S.
Published: January 2025

This chapter analyzes NPR Music's American Anthem series, which features fifty songs reflecting various aspects of American identity in response to contemporary unrest. The series aims to unite, challenge, and celebrate American diversity by including both traditional and modern songs. It argues that while the series seeks to offer a revised, inclusive view of national identity, it inadvertently perpetuates the postracial mystique by showcasing diversity as a symbol of progress without addressing underlying inequalities. The chapter details how the American Anthem's portrayal of racial and cultural difference reinforces existing power structures and highlights the limits of using anthems as tools for genuine social change. It suggests that the series reflects the challenges of reconciling the aesthetic celebration of diversity with the realities of racial and social inequities within the American nation-state.
The Necropolitics of Memory
Authors: Kim Euni
Published: January 2025

This chapter investigates the representational politics surrounding Crazy Rich Asians and its implications for Asian American identity, particularly in the context of 2018, which marked significant strides in Hollywood's portrayal of racial minorities. It discusses how the comparison between Crazy Rich Asians and Black Panther reveals a deeper issue within Asian American discourse: the erasure of Southeast Asians and the overrepresentation of East Asians. The chapter delves into how this erasure reflects broader patterns of memory and amnesia in the construction of Asian American identity. It highlights the challenges of critiquing erasure and the implications of rhetorical amnesia for the stability and inclusivity of Asian American identity as a racial signifier. It also questions how the selective representation within Crazy Rich Asians impacts broader understandings of racial and ethnic diversity in the U.S. mainstream.
“Words Are but Wind”
Authors: Summerville Raymond
Published: January 2025

Chapter four examines proverbs and proverbial language Bob Dylan (1941–) used throughout his career as a pioneering folk artist and social justice advocate. Dylan used music to shed light on social injustices such as racism, capitalism, and inequities in the American criminal justice system throughout the Civil Rights Movement and beyond. Through the lens of peremiology, chapter four delves into current Dylan scholarship including: biographies, literary studies, interviews, and Dylan’s extensive catalogue of music to understand some of the ways that Dylan’s proverb and proverbial language use influenced others. Chapter four illustrates that Dylan used proverbs as leitmotifs in some songs such as Blowin’ in the Wind (1962). Likewise, some of the phrases and lyrics in his music became proverbial overtime through widespread use. Chapter four explores the extent that Dylan used proverbs to make important points in his songs and the extent that they reflect his philosophical viewpoints.
“Black Power” and Black Rhetorical Tradition
Authors: Summerville Raymond
Published: January 2025

Chapter seven explores proverbs, sayings, and proverbial expressions used by civil rights activist Stokely Carmichael (1941–1998) found in writings such as: Black Power the Politics of Liberation in America (1967), Stokely Speaks: From Black Power to Pan-Africanism (1971), and his autobiography, Ready for Revolution: The Life and Times of Stokely Carmichael (2003). In the process of analyzing some of the traditional language used by Carmichael, chapter seven also: seeks to identify sources from which Carmichael’s sayings are derived; examines some of the contexts in which they are used; determines the extent that they illustrate Carmichael’s ever-evolving political philosophies and worldview during the Civil Rights Movement; and it also categorizes Carmichael’s proverbs, sayings, and proverbial expressions based on origin, structure, and traits. Additionally, chapter seven considers the extent that his proverbial language is used to establish and reinforce personal and professional relationships throughout his entire life.
Everyday Objects
Authors: Hudson Allison McBain
Published: January 2025

The chapter asks us to give up a traditional strategy of reading so that we may discover an understanding of the trilogy that has been in front of us all along. Rather than reading the objects of Emily’s life as symbolic, Hudson encourages us to think about how Emily’s life is shaped by the fact that in the diegetic space, these things are things. Rather than conceiving of objects as imaginary constructs, she suggests how encountering the embodied elements of Emily’s imagined world illuminates the materiality of this fictional life.
The Japanese Reception of the Emily Trilogy through Translation
Authors: Akamatsu Yoshiko
Published: January 2025

This essay, based on Akamatsu’s own experiences serving as a translator and consultant for the adaptation of Emily to Japanese audiences, explores how the meaning of the series in Japan has been negotiated over time. Especially important to these insights are the implications of the trilogy and its adaptations for professional women and the girls who dream of becoming them.
Anastatic Theory of Atonement
Authors: Elliott Roland
Published: January 2025

I propose and defend a model of the atonement, called “anastatic” because of the central role played by Christ’s resurrection. According to this model, union with Christ is achieved by means of expanding the divine act of resurrection to incorporate sinners, thereby granting them access to a new life free from sin. I provide a biblical defense and a Thomistic explication of the model, and close by considering how it might relate to other atonement models within a broader theory of the atonement.
A Machine Learning Method to improve Supplier Delivery Appointments in Supply Chain Industries
Authors: Palakshappa Anitha , Maradithaya Sumana , V Charunayana
Published: January 2025

Goal: The paper aims at the customization of supplier schedules upon the priority of key articles. It aims at the prediction of an appointment to a supplier based on the key aspects. The objective of this study is to investigate whether the machine learning algorithms can be used to predict the delivery dates of the products based on the trained data.
Design/Methodology/Approach: The prediction method uses a machine learning approach. Prediction algorithms namely, Logistic Regression (LR), K-Nearest Neighbour (KNN), and Random Forest (RF) are used for forecasting. The appointment is assigned to a supplier based on the delivery date of a previous supplier order. If a supplier requests a prior date, then the average sales and opening stock of the products is verified and the prior date of n-3 will be assigned (‘n’ represents the assigned days of delivery).
Results:  Clustering is used to visualize the group of products based on the days of delivery and quantity ordered. This helps in creating the floor space for the on-time delivery of fast-moving products and reducing the manual process for the reordering team. The present work can be used for the procurement of key articles for the fulfillment of customer demands. The combination of K-Means with prediction and classification is giving lesser expected delivery date using RF compared to LR and KNN method.
Limitations: The limitation of the current work is that it is applicable for small scale industries in the developing countries. Also deployment of the application in agricultural sectors allow for greater transparency and accountability in the supply chain.
Practical Implications: Further, the work will also provide recommendations for retail companies looking to implement machine learning algorithms in their supply chain management.
Originality/ Value: The case study developed a model for Retail industries to manage the supplier delivery appointments.
Makna Tradisi Hatsumoude (初詣) Menurut Kepercayaan Shinto di Jepang
Authors: Wahyuni Dyah Arum Tri , Santoso Budi
Published: January 2025

Hatsumōde is the tradition of visiting Buddhist or Shinto shrines at the beginning of the year in Japan. The tradition lasts for three days, starting at 00:00 on January 1 and ending at 23:59 on January 3. The purpose is to pray to the gods for good luck in the coming year. The purpose of this research is to understand the meaning of each stage, the tools used, and the decorations at the shrine during Hatsumōde. This research uses descriptive qualitative method with literature data collection technique. Data were obtained from YouTube videos, journals, websites, and personal documentation, which are related to Hatsumōde. The results of this study show that there are certain stages in Hatsumōde, which begin with “misogi” and end with taking omikuji. In Hatsumōde, Japanese people use a 5 yen coin that means “good fortune”.  There are also decorations at the shrine, namely shimenawa, shide, and ema.
Faktor yang Memengaruhi Tingkat Kelulusan Wawancara Kerja Siswa Bahasa Jepang di LPK Wilayah Makassar dan Sekitarnya
Authors: Kasmawati Kasmawati , Imelda Imelda
Published: January 2025

Japan's increasing need for foreign workers who have international standard Japanese language competencies such as Advanced Basic Japanese Language Level has made 9 Employment Institutions (Sending Organisers and Non-Sending Organisers) compete to have the expected outputs by the Regulations of the Ministry of Manpower and the requirements of Japanese state stakeholders. The method used is a descriptive qualitative combined research method. The data collection techniques used are observation, interviews, and literature studies. The results of this study are to find out the factors that affect the graduation of LPK students in internship interviews or Japanese, including (1) discipline attitude in time; (2) physical, mental, and age abilities; (3) N4 standard certification, 5) Japanese communication skills N4 or higher; (6) a strong internet signal during the interview. The interview process depends on the receiving company. In addition, these nine LPKs provide additional training to participants to practice introducing themselves completely, providing a grid of questions that often arise during interviews such as activities related to work, hobbies, family conditions, and the work of fathers, mothers, and brothers, reasons for working in Japan, reasons for working in the field in Japanese, basic knowledge about the job. LPK also provides Japanese language training and behaves in interviews. With these guidelines, LPK students can undergo job interviews with Japanese companies with good preparation.
Wanope Ikuji: Analisis Peran Tradisional Dan Konflik Patriarki Dalam Masyarakat Jepang
Authors: Gunawan Beby Fitri Xaviera
Published: January 2025

This study aims to explore traditional roles in "wanope ikuji" or single-operation childcare in Japan, shaped by the dominant patriarchal structure. Using a qualitative approach with a literature analysis method, the primary source of this study includes an exclusive interview conducted by Abema News on June 11, 2024, involving three mothers in Japan. The findings reveal that the patriarchal cultural system remains deeply entrenched in Japan. Key evidence includes the difficulty Japanese mothers face in seeking employment opportunities after childbirth and childcare. For working mothers, balancing childcare responsibilities and professional duties is extremely challenging. Conversely, Japanese men encounter structural barriers, such as societal norms that informally discourage them from taking parental leave. This indicates that traditional childcare patterns, emphasizing the mother as the primary caregiver, remain strongly embedded. To address the tensions between gender equality and traditional childcare roles, Japanese society must adapt to new realities. Measures that can be taken include raising awareness and education about gender equality within households, developing family-friendly work policies that support work-life balance, and shifting social norms to recognize and encourage the active role of fathers in childcare. By implementing these measures, Japan can foster an environment that better supports gender equality and a fairer division of childcare responsibilities.
Persepsi Mahasiswa Terhadap Penggunaan Fitur Foto Dalam Google Translate Untuk Pembelajaran Bahasa Jepang: Case Study
Authors: Satriatama Prasetya Eghy , Rasiban Linna Meilia , Juangsih Juju
Published: January 2025

Google Translate is one of the most popular translation applications today. This application is widely used by the community, one of which is among students who study foreign languages. One of the most frequently used features is the photo feature on Google Translate. In order to improve the quality of Japanese language learning at Semarang State University, this research will be carried out to explore the use of modern technology, especially the photo feature in Google Translate, as a potential tool in Japanese language education. The purpose of this study is to identify the extent to which students use this technology in the environment of Japanese Language Education students at this university. In addition, this study aims to analyze students' views on the effectiveness and usefulness of this feature in assisting their understanding and mastery of Japanese. The research method used is descriptive research method with a quantitative approach. This article will also present the results of an opinion survey of the students who were the subjects of the study. The results of the survey will be interpreted to provide a better understanding of how the student uses the photo features in Google Translation in their English language learning process.
Multimodal language processing in school-aged Mandarin-speaking children: the role of beat gesture in enhancing memory for discourse information
Authors: Yan Mengzhu , Xiong Tianqi
Published: January 2025

Communication is typically multimodal, meaning that communication involves the utilization of various cues from different modalities. While spoken words in the auditory modality primarily convey semantic information, gestures from the visual modality complement and enhance the communication process. However, the role of visual cues, specifically beat gestures, a type of non-verbal co-speech gesture used to emphasize certain information, in language processing remains largely underexplored. The present study, using a memory task where 90 Mandarin-speaking schoolchildren aged 6–9 viewed stories individually and were later asked about what happened in the stories, investigates the role of beat gestures in enhancing the memory for discourse information in Mandarin. The results show that words with beat gestures were generally recalled better for children of all grades, indicating that by age 6, Mandarin children have already acquired the ability to utilize beat gestures to encode a discourse. This study contributes significantly to our limited understanding of the significance of visual cues in multimodal language processing.
School built environment and children’s health: a scientometric analysis
Authors: Zhang Mingxin , Meng Xue
Published: January 2025

The school built environment is closely related to children’s health, and research on this topic is increasing. However, bibliometric analyses seeking to provide a comprehensive understanding of the research landscape and key themes in the field are lacking. This study comprehensively explored the global trends and research hotspots on the associations between school built environment and children’s health. We used a scientometric analysis to review the research progress. The temporal distribution of publications, scientific collaborations, research hotspots, research frontiers, and co-citations over the past 30 years were analyzed. The results show that the number of publications in this field rose significantly between 1987 and 2025, with research hotspots focusing on physical activity, performance, behavior, perception, thermal comfort, and indoor air quality. Environmental themes related to children’s health fall into four main groups: the built environment related to children’s activities, intelligent learning environments, indoor environments and interiors, and natural environments. Health outcomes and measures that reflect physiological, psychological, cognitive, behavioral, and physical factors are discussed. This study provides a broad understanding of research issues and trends related to the school built environment and children’s health.
Pour une approche sémiotique de la traduction de la chanson: l’exemple de La chanson des vieux amants de Jacques Brel et de son adaptation turque Şarap Mevsimi
Authors: Öztürk Kasar Sündüz
Published: January 2025

Dans cet article, nous interrogeons la traduction interlinguistique de la chanson du point de vue de la sémiotique de la traduction. Notre approche se nourrit des travaux de l’École sémiotique de Paris ainsi que des travaux faits sur la traduction de la musique en traductologie. Nous présentons, dans cette étude, une analyse sur le corpus constitué de La chanson des vieux amants de Jacques Brel et de sa version turque intitulée Şarap Mevsimi [Saison du vin] (2012) interprétée par la chanteuse Funda Arar. Notre étude contient deux volets: Le premier volet concerne l’évaluation musicale de la chanson originale et sa comparaison avec la version traduite du point de vue des instruments utilisés, du tempo, des dynamiques musicales, de la mesure et de l’orientation musicale. Quant au second volet, il consiste d’abord en l’étude sémantique et thématique des paroles de la chanson de Brel, puis en celle de la version turque afin de les comparer sur trois éléments d’analyse: titre, refrain et isotopie fondatrice de l’univers sémiotique du chant. Nous concluons en interprétant les changements survenus tant dans la composante musicale que dans la composante sémantique de l’adaptation turque selon les nouvelles significations et valeurs qu’ils actualisent dans le contexte d’arrivée.
Drawn to Biology
Authors: Wiedemeier Allison Merritt Dennings , Tolson Kim Marie
Published: January 2025

Biology and art have been linked throughout history. Early scientists, such as Leonardo de Vinci and John James Audubon, used sketches and painting to document their findings. Even early hominids left evidence of their world through cave art. Histology, the microscopic study of tissues and cells, relies on defining shape and spatial relationships between landmarks within cells and tissues. When looking at a microscopic slide a scientist focuses on form, structure, and complex relationships, while an artist focuses on patterns, colors, and intricate designs. To a biologist, a slide of stained cartilage displays as a tissue with small groups of cells, but to an artist it may resemble islands in a blue ocean. Learning how to use artistic details in combination with scientific concepts can help students better characterize and recognize tissues.

Our project brings together two populations of college students to investigate the use of drawing as a learning tool. Senior biology majors received instruction on how to draw, paint, and recognize shape, form, and color from senior-level art students. Our approach provides an opportunity for students to collaborate with each other and with community members through the production of an interactive display for the University of Louisiana Monroe’s (ULM) Museum of Natural History. Through metacognitive student responses, we propose that the inclusion of art peer instruction increases student performance.
The Science and Ethics of Compost
Authors: Janney Benjamin , Herman Benjamin , Poor Sarah
Published: January 2025

Organic decomposition is the natural process by which organic matter breaks down into simpler materials through the actions of decomposers such as fungi, microorganisms, and other decomposers that ultimately recycle nutrients back into an ecosystem. Despite having experiences with mold and decay, many students would benefit from developing a deep understanding of the biological science ideas that underpin decomposition. Moreover, with explicit attention, the ideas of organic decomposition can be used to engage students in thoughtful consideration of personal and community environmental habits, particularly with littering, disposing of waste, and avoiding unnecessary plastics. However, these connections are rarely intuitive and require concrete learning experiences with deliberate scaffolding to make connections between scientific ideas and environmental mindfulness. This composting inquiry activity with scaffolding promotes students’ deep understanding of matter cycling and environmentally responsible mindfulness and action. While knowledge is not likely to result in environmental behaviors, it is a crucial predecessor to responsible action.
Microbial Printmaking for Teaching Antimicrobial Action and Resistance
Authors: Barbet André , Berríos-Pastén Camilo , Varas Macarena A. , Orlando Julieta , Chávez Francisco P. , Marcoleta Andrés E.
Published: January 2025

Antimicrobial resistance is among the most pressing health threats globally, prompting the call for urgent actions, including education on this topic. In this direction, engaging teaching activities applicable to a broad audience are required. Here, we describe a visually attractive and didactic agar art experience to teach about microbial proliferation, antimicrobial action, and resistance. This activity is based on executing a simple printmaking method named “microbegraphy” using pigmented microbes as inks and antimicrobial solutions to block their growth, producing printable-on-paper images. We successfully implemented this experience for high school students who learned basic microbiology work and evidenced the microbial growth inhibition due to the antimicrobials, creating custom images. Moreover, the occasional growth of colonies in areas where antimicrobials were applied was used to tempt the possible occurrence of resistance and inspired a more general discussion about the importance of microbes and antimicrobials in health and disease.
Simulating Monohybrid Punnett Squares
Authors: Butler David J.
Published: January 2025

Can Punnett square simulations help demonstrate how probability and chance affect the outcome of a genetic cross? Genetic crosses come in a variety of different styles. One such cross that involves two parents (P1’s) being homozygous or heterozygous for a single trait is called a monohybrid cross. The offspring (F1’s) or zygotes of such a cross could also exhibit various genotypes and phenotypes depending on what the parents contribute. The monohybrid Punnett square is a graphical means to provide a visual understanding of all the possible outcomes between two parent contributions of a single trait (i.e. P1’s = Aa x AA). Nature does not always follow a strict pattern of probability due to environmental changes or genetic imperfections. So, gathering a significantly large amount of data while avoiding anything that may influence that data is important in research.
Pepe López’s Crisálida
Authors: Troconis Irina R.
Published: January 2025

This article offers a theoretical reading of Pepe López’s Crisálida, an installation that has become one of the most emblematic artistic works to emerge from and about the Venezuelan diaspora. Focusing on the material, temporal, and affective dimensions of the installation and drawing from an interdisciplinary corpus that conceptualizes slowness, thingness, visuality, and liminality, the article develops a framework that theorizes translucency, protection, and intimacy, and that situates diaspora’s spatiotemporality in a moment rarely explored in diasporic art, which is the moment before departure, when everything—the migrant condition, the transformation of “home” into “house”—is still undetermined. The article thus departs from academic works on diasporic art that rely on discourses of nostalgia, ruins, precarity, and violence, and focuses instead on the emergence of new subjectivities and forms of care that ground themselves on the multidimensional intimacy Crisálida stages. As such, it contributes to the scholarship on the relationship between art and migration in the Latin American context, and to the conceptual debates currently defining the fields of new materialism, memory studies, and affect theory.
Vitalismo teosófico indoamericano en la pintura de Salarrué
Authors: Sánchez-Salvà Marta
Published: January 2025

This article explores the contribution of the neglected Salvadoran painter and writer Salarrué (1899–1975) to Latin American thought. Based on his essays and through the analysis of several of his paintings, this study aims to show how his pictorial art was intended to free the public of the second third of the twentieth century from the positivist vision inherited from Europe. To this end, the image of the sad and slumbering “Indian” that Salarrué frequently alluded to in his writings and paintings is examined. The article proposes to read the somnolence of the “Indian” not as a racist mark of the painter who reproduces the vision of the indigenous as a lazy race but as an expression of the spiritual crisis of the Central American people that Salarrué blamed on the impact of the European civilizing process in the isthmus. Drawing on his literary texts and opinion articles, this study traces the various currents of thought that converged in paintings depicting figures sleepwalking or with closed eyes. The analysis shows that theosophy, philosophical vitalism, and Mesoamerican Nahualism converged in his painting with a regenerationist fervor that sought to awaken the dormant forces of an Indo-American region seen as defeated since the Conquest and affected by the Western civilizing project. Ultimately, the analysis reveals how these antihegemonic currents of thought destabilized in Salarrué’s paintings the racialist and hierarchical vision inherited from the West and redirected the public’s gaze toward an ecological vision of Central America in the world.
Conflicto y paz: narrativas infantiles
Authors: Martínez Rodríguez Luis Alejandro , Martínez Correal Martha Lorena , Hernández Cortes Mónica Carolina , Barcelo Kahrs Analía Jacqueline
Published: January 2025

El artículo aquí expuesto es el resultado de la investigación realizada en Chocontá, Cundinamarca; sede rural en la Vereda Saucio de los Silos y la sede urbana con niños y niñas de primaria. El análisis que se presenta corresponde a la metodología interpretativa y la aplicación de talleres educativos: círculos de paz; cartografía social; árbol de miedos, compromisos y sueños; autorretrato; afirmaciones positivas y negativas. Se tomaron referentes teóricos con base en narrativas, infancias, conflicto, paz entre otros que permitieron el desarrollo conceptual de acuerdo a las intencionalidades del proyecto. Los talleres tuvieron como aspecto transversal estrategias de justicia restaurativa y en ese sentido, el conflicto y la paz en clave de justicia permitió conocer de los sujetos participantes cómo conciben el conflicto, pero también cómo lo pueden solucionar mediante los lazos de amistad y el reconocimiento de los otros.
Bayesian Time-Varying Modeling of Time Series Data
Authors: Sosa Juan
Published: January 2025

En este documento, ilustramos en profundidad varios modelos Bayesianos para datos de series temporales. Para ello, consideramos un conjunto de datos sobre la serie de cambios semanales de la tasa de interés de la madurez constante de los bonos del Tesoro de EE. UU. a 3 años, desde el 18 de marzo de 1988 hasta el 10 de septiembre de 1999. Consideramos dos enfoques completamente Bayesianos: uno de ellos estático, basado en un modelo autorregresivo de orden 3 como en Prado and West (2010), y otros dos modelos de variación temporal, basados en el marco dinámico de West and Harrison (1999). Uno de estos modelos dinámicosestá especialmente diseñado para detectar valores atípicos. Ambas alternativas son sensatas, pero debido a la naturaleza de este conjunto de datos, la alternativa de modelamiento dinámico es más atractiva ya que proporciona una caracterización completa de la respuesta.
Propuesta de estimación de características sensibles utilizando métodos Bayesianos para la Técnica de Conteo de Ítems de Hussain
Authors: Moreno Ibagué Anyi Biviana , Cruz Pérez Edwin Andrés , Pineda Ríos Wilmer Darío
Published: January 2025

En este artículo se presenta una propuesta Bayesiana para mejorar el estimador de Hussain en la Técnica de Conteo de Ítems (TCI), con el objetivo de eliminar o reducir la proporción de estimaciones negativas que presenta este estimador cuando se desea estudiar una característica sensible en particular. Se plantea un estimador analítico empleando como distribuciones previas una distribución beta y la distribución uniforme, el análisis se realiza vía simulación planteando diferentes escenarios para el numero de preguntas en el cuestionario, tamaño de la muestra y la proporción conocida de las preguntas no sensibles, obteniendo finalmente la eliminación total de las estimaciones negativas para la proporción de personas que poseen una característica sensible de interés, presentando reducciones significativas en el coeficiente de variación estimado.
Sobre la propuesta de un programa de matemáticas aplicadas en ciencia de datos
Authors: Triana Juan
Published: January 2025

We present the results of a quantitative study by the Department of Basic Scienceof the Universitaria Agustiniana, to determine the relevance of a bachelor ofapplied mathematics in data science degree. An open survey was performed toassess interest in several Bachelor of Science degrees, in virtual and face-to-facemodalities, and to know how relevant they consider some aspects such as the useof software tools in professional practice. On the other hand, job offers related todata analysis and data science were analyzed, to know the profiles and softwaretools requested in the labor market.
Interpretation of Levinas in Marco Maria Olivetti’s Philosophy
Authors: Šerpytytė Rita
Published: January 2025

This article analyses the original interpretation of Emmanuel Levinas’s philosophy by one of the most prominent Italian philosophers of the 20th century, Marco Maria Olivetti. It shows that the key point that Olivetti ascribes to Levinas’s philosophical position is Levinas’s notion of subjectivity. The article analyses how Olivetti’s exploration of Levinas’s notion of the subject anticipates the challenges that only twenty-first-century philosophy has accepted. It shows that the basis of Olivetti’s insightful and original interpretation of Levinas lies in a certain transition of Levinas’s philosophy to a different level than that envisaged by Western modern thought. For Olivetti, it is particularly important to stress that the Levinasian different subject presented in Autrement qu’être is described as “not a logical but an ethical subject”, which implies a passage to another level, a transcending, a transcendence. But it is not only the transcendence of the logical level that we are dealing with. Rather, this transcendence of the formal logical level, which occurs not only in Autrement qu’être but already in Totalité et infini, becomes a challenge to the logical level, namely in discourse. The article shows how the Levinasian notion of the subject correlates with the contemporary interpretation of subjectivity, since the ego is thought to be the one who says “ego”.
Electromechanical flight stabilization system for CubeSat nanosatellites
Authors: Freire Fausto R. , Mora Karla E.
Published: January 2025

The objective of the research was to design and simulate a stabilization system for attitude control of CubeSat nanosatellites in LEO orbit. The electronic system was inside the mechanical system, designed in Proteus. The mechanical system was designed in SolidWorks, then a CubeSat 3U CAD was downloaded for simulation and finally, all CAD designs were assembled. These data were used for the analysis of the spatial environmental perturbations of aerodynamic drag, gradient, gravity and magnetic field.  Attitude representation was done by analyzing the Euler, Poisson and Quaternions equations. Then, a fuzzy logic control was created with two cases for automatic control. The analysis and virtual reality simulation revealed the correct attitude control on the CubeSat 3U nanosatellite, considering the perturbations of the space environment and a new 25° orientation of each axis.
Ciberseguridad en la industria marítima: un análisis de las amenazas y desafíos emergentes
Authors: Palma-Chipana Alexander , Villantoy-Echegaray Juan , Ccapcha-Cabrera Javier , Neyra-Rivera Carlos
Published: January 2025

La industria marítima enfrenta crecientes amenazas cibernéticas que ponen en riesgo la seguridad y eficiencia de sus operaciones. Por ello, el presente estudio tiene como objetivo analizar la ciberseguridad en la industria. Se utilizó la base de datos de SCOPUS y la metodología PRISMA aplicando criterios rigurosos de inclusión y exclusión para seleccionar los artículos relevantes. Los resultados de estos artículos muestran que las amenazas más comunes incluyen ataques a sistemas de navegación y manipulación de datos de carga. Los estudios revisados indican una preocupación creciente por la insuficiencia de normativas y la falta de formación en ciberseguridad. Además, se destaca la necesidad de mejorar las defensas cibernéticas mediante políticas robustas y cooperación internacional. Como conclusión, la industria marítima debe adoptar una postura proactiva y coordinada para enfrentar estos desafíos y asegurar la resiliencia de sus operaciones en el entorno digital.
Lineamientos para jornadas de esterilización masivas con parámetros de bienestar animal en perros y gatos en Colombia
Authors: Acero V.M. , Sánchez K. V.
Published: January 2025

Las jornadas de esterilización masivas (JEM) que se realizan en varios países difieren en la forma en que se realizan, protocolos de ingreso de pacientes, anestesia y analgesia, acto quirúrgico y entrega de los animales. El objetivo de esta revisión de literatura es, a partir de los ejemplos en otros países, plantear cómo se podrían establecer lineamientos mínimos para las JEM, teniendo en cuenta las implicaciones que tienen estos procedimientos en la salud de los pacientes, un buen manejo prequirúrgico, planes anestésicos y técnicas quirúrgicas adecuadas, así como considerar el bienestar de los profesionales involucrados en dichas jornadas con el fin de minimizar posibles complicaciones inherentes a las esterilizaciones. Se realizó una revisión narrativa de literatura entre 2011 y 2021 con bibliografía que tuviera en cuenta dinámica y control poblacional en caninos y felinos callejeros, pautas para las JEM, analgesia y anestesia en cirugías de esterilización, técnicas quirúrgicas para esterilización y castración, complicaciones y manejo posquirúrgico de los pacientes. También se incluyeron aquellos estudios sobre el impacto de las JEM en el personal médico y auxiliar. No se encontraron estudios realizados en Colombia sobrejornadas de esterilización masiva.
Evaluation of dermal and ocular safety of natural products based on Murraya paniculata, Eucalyptus sp. and Indigofera suffruticosa Mill. in New Zealand rabbits
Authors: Rodríguez-Leblanch E. , Gonzáles-Pérez Y. , Duverger-González Y. , Mora-Tassé Y. , Fong-Lores O. , Suárez-Arias P.A. , Pérez-Paredes L. , Salas-Martínez H.
Published: January 2025

This study was conducted to evaluate the acute dermal and ocular irritant potential of three natural products obtained from medicinal plants Murraya paniculata (PNI), Eucalyptus sp. (PNII), and Indigofera suffruticosa Mill. (PNIII) for topical use in veterinary medicine. For the assessment of acute dermal and ocular irritability, methodologies from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) were employed through guidelines 404 and 405, respectively, using New Zealand albino rabbits. The evaluated products showed no signs or symptoms of irritation/corrosion on the skin and eyes, exhibiting dermal and ocular irritation indices within the range of classification of non-irritating substances, according to the OECD Harmonized Integrated Classification System.