bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Effect Of Counseling About Prevention Of Diarrhea On The Knowledge Of Grade 3 And 4 Students At Budi Sastra Elementary School
Authors:   Immanuel Health Institute, Sitompul Sister ElsaRiani , Hariningsih Wintari ,   Immanuel Health Institute, Fauziah Liliek ,   Immanuel Health Institute
Published: October 2023

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) diarrhea is a disease that affects 1.5 million children every year, which means almost all geographical regions in the world. Every year there are around 1.7 billion cases of diarrhea with a mortality rate of 760,000 children. Diarrheal disease is still one of the main problems in society which is very difficult to overcome. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of counseling on diarrhea prevention on the knowledge of grade 3 and 4 students at Budi Sastra Elementary School. Research This type of research is Quantitative. Pre-experimental design With the One Group Pre-Post Test Design. The population in this study were grades 3 and 4 of SD Budi Sastra totaling 104 people. The samples taken amounted to 84 respondents with the Proportional Random Sampling technique. The research instrument used a video and a questionnaire with a total of 20 questions about knowledge which was tested for validity with results obtained at 0.138 and a reliability test with a value of 0.87. Univariate data analysis using the frequency distribution and bivariate analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. The results of the study showed that most of the respondents had a sufficient level of knowledge in the pre-test (55%) and in the post-test, most of the respondents had a good level of knowledge (70%). The results of the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test obtained a significance value of P-value 0.000 <0.05, which means that there is an influence of counseling on prevention of diarrhea on the knowledge of grade 3 and 4 students. It is hoped that schools can work together with local health centers regarding diarrhea.
Gender-Inclusive Language of Office Communications in an Academic Setting
Authors:   Ph.D. College of Education, Borito Rinalynn L.
Published: October 2023

This paper was pursued to determine if gender-inclusive language is used in office communications of a higher educational institution in Laguna, and from the results may propose an action plan to sustain or improve the gender and development programs of the university. Using the descriptive method, office communications in the form of memos and employees from the focal office were evaluated if they utilized gender-inclusive language as stated in the Magna Carta of Women. The results of the study showed that only 4% of office communication does not use gender-inclusive language. Also, the findings showed that 100% of the employee respondents in the Human Resources Department scored low on the Gender Inclusive Language Test, interpreted as being unaware of gender-inclusive language. It is then concluded that the higher educational institution in Laguna utilizes gender-inclusive language in its office communication in the form of business correspondences and office memos. The researcher recommends that the action plan proposed be implemented. Also, the Gender and Development Department should create programs and policies and be actively in charge of all concerns regarding gender development, awareness, and sensitivity. This research endeavors that the budget allocated for gender and development in the university be properly utilized in the form of training and seminars which may, among its programs, focus on gender sensitivity and gender-inclusive language.
The Responsibility of a Notary for the Annulment of an Agreement Deed by the Court
Authors:   Mawar Bnrat IV Fajar Indah, Karanganyar, Jawa tengah, 57171, Katrinasari Bella
Published: October 2023

Notaries have significant responsibilities for every action taken in creating authentic deeds. Notaries also often make mistakes that lead to the annulment of the deed by the court due to their negligence. This research has the purpose to examine the responsibilities of a Notary regarding authentic deeds that are annulled by the court and the legal consequences of deeds declared null and void under the law by the court. The purpose of this research is to analyze the legal consequences of deed annulment by the court and the responsibilities of the notary concerning the annulled deed. The method employed in this research is normative legal research, which draws upon literature review with legal materials such as legislation and literature, books, and others to examine the issues in this research.
Existence and asymptotic behavior of solutions to eigenvalue problems for Schrodinger-Bopp-Podolsky equations
Authors: Soriano Hernandez Lorena , Siciliano Gaetano
Published: October 2023

We study the existence and multiplicity of solutions for the Schrodinger-Bopp-Podolsky system $$\displaylines{ -\Delta u + \phi u = \omega u \quad\text{ in } \Omega \cr a^2\Delta^2\phi-\Delta \phi = u^2 \quad\text{ in } \Omega \cr u=\phi=\Delta\phi=0\quad\text{ on } \partial\Omega \cr \int_{\Omega} u^2\,dx =1 }$$ where \(\Omega\) is an open bounded and smooth domain in \(\mathbb R^{3}\),  \(a>0 \) is the Bopp-Podolsky parameter. The unknowns are \(u,\phi:\Omega\to \mathbb R\) and \(\omega\in\mathbb R\). By using variational methods we show that for any \(a>0\) there are infinitely many solutions with diverging energy and  divergent in norm. We show that ground states solutions converge to a ground state solution of the related classical Schrodinger-Poisson system, as \(a\to 0\).
For more information see https://ejde.math.txstate.edu/Volumes/2023/66/abstr.html
COVID-19 Precautions of Pakistani Banks in the Lens of Qualitative Study Approach
Authors: Shah Sohail
Published: October 2023

This research explores the precautions taken by the Pakistani banks listed in the Security Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The data was collected from the sample size of Pakistan's 23 Islamic and commercial banks during the pandemic period from 2020 to 2021. The study employs a qualitative research approach of the Pakistani banking sector through thematic analysis. This research uncovers the multifaceted dimensions of how Pakistani banks responded to the pandemic, focusing on measures related to operational continuity, staff well-being, customer engagement, and compliance with government guidelines. Our findings reveal the comprehensive strategies and actions adopted by Pakistani banks to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. These measures include the rapid implementation of remote working arrangements, enhanced digital services, rigorous sanitization protocols, and financial relief initiatives for customers facing economic hardships. The study concludes by discussing the implications of the COVID-19 experience for the future of Pakistani banking, emphasizing the importance of continued investment in digital infrastructure, risk management, and flexibility to navigate uncertain times. The insights generated from this qualitative research are expected to inform policymakers, banking professionals, and researchers, facilitating a more resilient and adaptive banking industry in Pakistan and beyond.
US-CHINA ECONOMIC RIVALRY AND ITS IMPACTS ON PAKISTAN’S ECONOMY
Authors: Bibi Sara
Published: October 2023

The United States and China had been in an economic rivalry since quite long. The United States, contemporary superpower of the world, gained independence from Britain and since the Second Industrial Revolution; it has made significant economic progress due to which it has dominated the world largely. On the other hand, China’s economic growth begun in 1978 as it established good trade relations with foreign countries. After the disintegration of USSR a new cold war emerged between China and US. In order to boost its economic growth China initiated its Belt and Road initiative in 2013, and through this project China sought to connect itself with Asian countries through sea and roads. In order to counter this project US signed the Blue Dot Network. Moreover, this great power rivalry has a significant impacts on Pakistan's economy which is thoroughly discussed in this research. . The study has also explored the emergence of US-China rivalry and has focused on the fact that how China’s growing economy is a threat to the US. Moreover, the data collected is qualitative based on secondary sources.
KETERAMPILAN KEPEMIMPINAN KEPALA SEKOLAH DAN BUDAYA SEKOLAH PADA SMA TERPILIH DI KOTA JAMBI - INDONESIA
Authors: Rizki Reffy Ananda , Regidor G. Gaboy
Published: October 2023

This quantitative study explored the leadership skills of the six principals in selected public senior high schools in Jambi City, Indonesia. Principals’ leadership skills in terms of setting instructional direction, teamwork, sensitivity, judgement, results orientation, organizational ability, oral communication, written communication, development of others, and understanding own strengths and weaknesses were assessed by the principals themselves and of the 159 public school teachers from their respective school. The difference as regards the leadership skills of the principals as perceived by themselves and of the teachers was also determined and the relationship between the principals’ self perceived leadership skills and of the teachers to school culture was also determined. Findings revealed that there was a positive correlation correlation between setting instructional direction skill and self- determination/efficacy (r=.864, p<.05), teamwork skill (r=.852, p<.05), and results orientation skill and affiliative collegiality (r=.956, p< .001).
PERAN PENDIDIKAN ISLAM DALAM MEMBENTUK PERILAKU SOSIAL MAHASISWA STAI NIDA EL-ADABI BOGOR
Authors: Sutarto
Published: October 2023

This study aims to examine the role of Islamic education in shaping the social behavior of students at STAI Nida El-Adabi Bogor. The concept of Islamic education, student social behavior, and the factors that influence both are examined through a literature review. The research method used was a case study with the participation of a number of students at STAI Nida El-Adabi Bogor with data collection techniques through interviews and observation of a sample of students.The results of the study show that Islamic education has a positive role in shaping the social behavior of students at STAI Nida El-Adabi Bogor, such as increasing empathy, tolerance and independence. Factors such as a conducive tertiary environment, effective religious teaching, and the important role of the family in imparting religious values also influence the role of Islamic education in shaping students' social behavior. This research is expected to provide a broader understanding and view of the importance of Islamic education in shaping student social behavior. The implication of this research is that quality Islamic education can improve students' social behavior, so it needs to be considered in the development of an Islamic education curriculum in tertiary institutions. Suggestions for further research are to conduct broader research with a larger number of participants and involve universities in a wider area.
Starting an Open Access Journal: a step-by-step guide part 3
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Following on from part 1 and part 2, this is the third in a series of posts designed to get a new journal off the ground.  Launching the Journal  The key to launching a good journal is getting to the right people. Targeting field leaders (who may also be in your wider editorial board) and asking for specific contributions may be a way to ensure a solid start.
Metadata handling for Open Access Journal PDFs
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

As I count down to the launch of Orbit: Writing around Pynchon, I've been thinking carefully about the mechanisms through which the articles will be consumed. In short: what metadata should be in the PDFs and where should it be. Obviously, I want the metadata to be visible to the human eye, but what about embedding this within the PDF's proper metadata mechanism? Apache FOP, which I'm using to the transforms, has the facility to do this.
The part of the open access debate that is, irritatingly, ignored
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

In the wake of the Finch report, the Times Higher published a story entitled "Finch's open-access cure may be 'worse than the disease'" which was a response from so-called elite universities bulking at the cost of Open Access publishing.
Gold Open Access does **NOT** mean: "author pays"
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

I've had two people now come back to me on Twitter saying that Gold Open Access, "by definition", means that the author pays. It does not. Much of the terminology around Open Access was proposed by Peter Suber and here's what he has to say about it (I've bolded the relevant portions): OA journals ("gold OA"): OA journals conduct peer review. OA journals find it easier than non-OA journals to let authors retain copyright.
An update on Orbit 1.1
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

I thought it was time for a brief "state of the issue" post for the, no doubt voluminous, hordes awaiting the launch of Orbit: Writing Around Pynchon. One review and six articles are now typeset and going into proofreading. A further review and note are in initial copyediting. Three commissioned reviews are expected in the very near future and these will go into copyediting and typesetting as soon as possible.
The Ontological Problems of Contemporary Fiction Studies are Actually its Ontological Prerequsites
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

The second day of the 21st-Century British Fiction Conference at Birkbeck saw an opening keynote from Bob Eaglestone in which he provocatively challenged the unformed nature of the field.
"Karl Marx, that sly old racist"
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

One of the references in Pynchon's  Gravity's Rainbow  that eludes me (in its specificity, not in its generality) is the following quotation: A couple of critical pieces have dealt with this. Deborah Madsen, in the recent  Cambridge Companion  writes that Pynchon addresses Karl Marx to make the denial that colonies are just cheap labour.
On Blog Inequality in Scholarly Research
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

At the risk of more meta, I wanted to jot down a few thoughts on blogs in scholarly research. Sarah Quinnell recently wrote a post on the LSE impact blog, following up on her Guardian post that "[blogs are increasingly recognised as a legitimate academic output". I want to consider some of the problems here, but not from the perspective of content.
Publication: 'Tear it down, build it up: the Research Output Team, or the library-as-publisher', Insights, 25, 2 (July 2012), pp. 158-162
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

 Abstract  Academic publishing is in an unstable period of transition. There is a growing degree of anger, especially from early-career academics in a time of austerity, at perceived publisher extortion. The current models of open access do not address all these problems, especially with regard to library budgets.
Beware the next wave of academic publishing grimness: apps.
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Imagine if you could have, in your pocket, access to the world's research information in an easy-to-navigate, accessible format with dynamic add-ons, customizable aspects and links to other pieces of research. Well, we have a way of doing this. The technologies are called XHTML, HTML5, CSS and JavaScript. The problem is, if academic materials are published in those formats, it is harder for publishers to: Lock down material with DRM.
Orbit: Writing Around Pynchon is live
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

It's taken quite a while and a lot of energy on my part, but my journal of scholarship on Thomas Pynchon, Orbit: Writing Around Pynchon, is now live and launched. I've learnt many things about academic publishing, most notably the full mechanisms by which CrossRef works. Indeed, here's a very fine DOI link to our preface! Orbit: Writing Around Pynchon is live was originally published by Martin Paul Eve at Martin Paul Eve on July 09, 2012.
Re-Decentralizing the Web
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

I have just seen, via Rohan Maitzen on Twitter, a useful page of suggestions for the "first day of term", teaching-wise. This led me to re-think a few of the ways in which I think the web should work. I have been advocating, for quite a while now, the idea of re-decentralizing the web. This statement requires a bit of unpacking.
E-Books: Copyright Infringement, Theft, Materiality and the Virtual
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Last night, as I was heading to bed, a guy called Mark Kohut, whom I know from various Pynchon-interest intersections, published a copy of a letter he was planning to send to the New York Times.
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men: Live Stage Version at the ICA
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Although I'm nothing to do with the organization of this, I wanted to give it a plug!  Brief Interviews with Hideous Men  by David Foster Wallace Adapted for the stage by Andy Holden and David Raymond Conroy ICA LONDON 30 August 2012 + 31 August 2012 £8, £7 concession, £5 Members 7.30pm Andy Holden and David Raymond Conroy have adapted for the stage a selection of pieces from Wallace’s collection of short stories;
Perverse advert for BITE: "Keep Calm About University Fees"
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Walking down my usual route to the British Library today, I encountered one of the most flagrant attempts to normalize the commodification of Higher Education that I have yet seen. In a poster for The British Institute of Technology &
Relativize and Historicize: Open Access, Article Processing Charges and Transparency
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

The predominant intellectual trend of the past 200 years (or longer, actually) has been to relativize and historicize. Although it's possible to read this in a contradictory sense (historicizing is an anti-relativising move), these are also two sides of the same coin. In each case, the mask of universality is removed and that which seemed transcendental is shown as local and contingent; Marx, Freud, Einstein.
Excursions Journal Vol 3: Launch Party
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

A quick note to say: come join us for the launch of Excursions volume 3 from 4pm-7pm on the 16th May in the Fulton Social Space at the University of Sussex! Excursions Journal Vol 3: Launch Party was originally published by Martin Paul Eve at Martin Paul Eve on May 05, 2012.
Another great source for free images to use in blogging
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

I'm always on the lookout for good, free image sharing sites and somebody pointed out MorgueFile to me the other day. It's not CC licensed. In fact, in many cases it's even more permissive. Hope that helps somebody. Another great source for free images to use in blogging was originally published by Martin Paul Eve at Martin Paul Eve on June 24, 2012.
Post-Submission Weirdness
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

This is just a quick post about my experience of submitting a Ph.D. having worked full-time on it previously since October 2009. It's odd. During the Ph.D. I wrote several articles for journals and book chapters concurrently (ie. that were nothing to do with my Ph.D. work). Now I'm awaiting a viva it suddenly feels a great deal harder to undertake exactly the same exercise, even though I have a great deal more time.
What will the Humanities do Post-Finch? (or: where are the OA venues?)
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

As is now common knowledge, the Finch report has recommended the Gold Open Access route and the government policy implementation has followed the advice that all publications from RCUK must be published in Open Access destinations (or in Institutional Repositories after a short embargo period).  This includes the AHRC  . It's important to ask, then: where are the OA venues for the humanities disciplines?
The undervalued book collection and peer review
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

I've had several conversations in the past few weeks on the different modes of dissemination and the REF's undervaluation of the book collection. The argument goes that essays in a book collection are less valued because they're not peer reviewed. Except... they are. They're just not shipped out by an editor of a journal to multiple experts to formulate consensus. In some ways, the edited collection is reviewed to a greater extent.
Day 2 of Twenty-First-Century Literature Conference at Birkbeck
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

I just realised that I forgot to Storify my live tweets from day 2 of this conference... enjoy!
Submitted my Ph.D! (in memory of my grandfather, John Gray [10/02/1920 - 14/06/2012])
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

A quick post to mark a milestone in my academic road. Today I submitted my Ph.D. thesis to the University of Sussex entitled "Hostility or Tolerance? Philosophy, polyphony and the works of Thomas Pynchon". The project has taken me 2 years and 8 months to date.
Signing over copyright vs. licensing your journal articles
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

I've just had through the request to sign a copyright form for a forthcoming article in a Taylor and Francis journal and duly read through their material on copyright. Taylor and Francis explicitly state that: All fair and good. However, I wondered, given the extensive schedule of rights that they provide back to an author, what the benefit would be of holding on to the copyright of the piece.
Another Adorno-against-Wittgenstein moment
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Just found one that I hadn't noticed before: – Adorno, Theodor W., The Jargon of Authenticity, trans. by Knut Tarnowski and Frederic Will (London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986), p. 69. This is a strange conflation if it is indeed supposed to refer to Wittgenstein's  Tractatus  , at which Adorno takes aim in several other places. (Adorno, Theodor W., Against Epistemology: A Metacritique, trans.
Our epistemic gap: actually, we need to re-think "unemployment", "underemployment" and "benefits" entirely
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

David Cameron has now launched the end of "compassionate Conservatism", pledging to end the "entitlement culture" of benefits. Twitter has, predictably, exploded: the irony overload of being lectured on entitlement by somebody who inherited his own wealth from a tax haven and went to an extremely privileged public school is, of course, unbelievable.
Sussex-Southampton Initiative: SuShI. An interdisciplinary fusion.
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

The third conference I attended last week was a day called SuShI. The idea was to bring together the humanities and business worlds. It was, from my extremely critical Leftist perspective, a somewhat strange event. I attended talks on advertising and creativity schematising business theorists. I have to say that, although left still not entirely persuaded by the contents of their papers, it was an extraordinary fusion.
The Viva
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

Yesterday, the 10th September 2012, I passed my Ph.D. Viva, straight-out, no corrections. It was an amazing experience. I'd been incredibly nervous for the preceding two weeks; lack of sleep, tension headaches and the rest. As the day approached this only got worse.
Starting an Open Access Journal: a step-by-step guide part 1
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

 Prefatory note (2016)  Please note that I receive several email requests per week from individuals asking for help or detailed guidance in how to setup an OA journal. With my deepest regrets, I am afraid my time is simply insufficient to provide such guidance beyond what is here on these pages.  Introduction  Scholarly publishing is totally broken.
Day 1 of Twenty-First-Century Literature Conference at Birkbeck
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

[View the story "Day 1 of Twenty-First-Century Literature Conference at Birkbeck" on Storify] Day 1 of Twenty-First-Century Literature Conference at Birkbeck was originally published by Martin Paul Eve at Martin Paul Eve on May 12, 2012.
Thomas Pynchon, David Foster Wallace and 21st-Century Utopianism (presentation)
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

After the excellent, "What Happens Now" 21st-century fiction conference, I thought it would be worthwhile sharing the Prezi that I created, in case it's of any interest: .prezi-player { width: 750px; } .prezi-player-links { text-align: center;
By the time you read this, I will be...
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

in my Ph.D. viva. By the time you read this, I will be... was originally published by Martin Paul Eve at Martin Paul Eve on September 10, 2012.
Conference Panel: Pynchon Now (Contemporary Fiction Research Seminar)
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

I'm very pleased to report that I'll be speaking to the Contemporary Fiction Research Seminar on Saturday the 13th October from 2-4pm. I hope to see as many of you as possible there! Conference Panel: Pynchon Now (Contemporary Fiction Research Seminar) was originally published by Martin Paul Eve at Martin Paul Eve on September 06, 2012.
Weird Council: The first international conference on the works of China Miéville #mieville2012 (storify)
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

[View the story "Weird Council: #mieville2012" on Storify]
  Weird Council: #mieville2012   Storified by Martin Eve · Sun, Sep 16 2012 02:22:19

@thecityhermit Not true!
Thinking Feeling Conference at the University of Sussex
Authors: Eve Martin Paul
Published: October 2023

This Friday and Saturday, the University of Sussex hosted the Thinking Feeling conference on affect, feeling and emotion, attempting to theorise the myriad ways in which this is mapped out.
Piraten starten ePetition gegen Leistungsschutzrecht
Authors: Wragge Alexander
Published: October 2023

Die Piratenpartei Deutschland sammelt elektronische Unterschiften gegen das geplante Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage. Unterstützen mindestens 50.000 Menschen die ePetition, muss sich der Bundestag damit befassen.
Preisfrage an Studenten: Ist das Urheberrechtssystem dysfunktional?
Authors: Wragge Alexander
Published: October 2023

Ob sich die digitale Realität dem (analogen) Urheberrecht anpassen muss, oder der umgekehrte Ansatz mehr Sinn macht, ist eine Grundsatzfrage, mit der sich Geld verdienen lässt. Die Stiftung der Hessischen Rechtsanwaltschaft greift die aktuelle und emotionale Debatte ums Urheberrecht auf und schreibt einen Studentischen Aufsatzwettbewerb aus.
Vom Manuskript zum Buch: Verlage laden ein
Authors: Wragge Alexander
Published: October 2023

Was machen und wozu braucht man eigentlich noch Verlage? In der aktuellen Diskussion zum Urheberrecht fallen inzwischen so grundsätzliche Fragen. Aufklärung verspricht eine Aktion der Buchbranche, koordiniert vom Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. Unter dem Titel „Zum Dialog bereit?” öffnen am 13. September in verschiedenen Städten 20 Verlagshäuser ihre Türen, darunter beispielsweise De Gruyter, Cornelsen und Random House (siehe Programm).
Koan Leistungsschutzrecht dahoam im Urheberrecht
Authors: Otto Philipp
Published: October 2023

In einer heute Morgen von der dts Nachrichtenagentur verbreiteten Meldung unter der Überschrift “Krings: Gesetzentwurf zum Leistungsschutzrecht muss bis zur Sommerpause vorliegen” wird abermals massiv Stimmung für die Einführung dieses Gesetzes gemacht. Mehrere Sachen sind daran hoch interessant.
Kommentar: Ein unmögliches Gesetz
Authors: Otto Philipp
Published: October 2023

Was passiert hier eigentlich gerade? Die Vertreter des Burda- und des Springer-Verlages setzen mit allen Tricks einen Gesetzentwurf für ein “Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage” auf die Tagesordnung der Bundesregierung, dessen Grundidee und Ausführung zurückhaltend gesagt, eine völlige Katastrophe sind.
Elektrischer Reporter zum Leistungsschutzrecht gegen Google – äääh: für Presseverleger
Authors: Spielkamp Matthias
Published: October 2023

Der Elektrische Reporter widmet sich dem Plan der Regierung, ein Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage einzuführen. Gutes Timing: Gestern haben wir den dritten Entwurf zu diesem Gesetz veröffentlicht, das heute im Bundeskabinett auf der Tagesordnung steht und dort beschlossen werden könnte. Was an der Idee und Umsetzung des Leistungsschutzrechts falsch ist, haben wir in unserer Berichterstattung seit drei Jahren deutlich gemacht.
The Gold OA plot v0.2
Authors: Mounce Ross
Published: October 2023

I said I would make an update on Tuesday (today), so if I get this posted before midnight I will (

just

) have met that  goal… In this (minor) update I have:

added:

Ubiquity Press (great low cost option!), SPIE (scored for 1-column per page), SAGE Open, Frontiers, WileyOpenAccess, OxfordOpen (OUP hybrid option), GigaScience, Open Biology (Royal Society)

added the label for:

Pensoft (sincerest
Wikimedia kürt Gewinner für die besten Artikel 2012
Authors: Otto Philipp
Published: October 2023

Der seit langem verstorbene deutsche Verleger und Buchhändler Johan Heinrich Zedler hätte zumindest wohlwollend genickt, wenn nicht sogar laut applaudiert, als heute in Berlin die nach ihm benannten „Zedler-Preise“ für freies Wissen vergeben wurden. Von der Wikimedia Deutschland gestiftet und von der Jury ausgewählt, wurden folgende herausragende Beiträge prämiert: Es wurden ebenfalls zwei Sonderpreise durch die Jury vergeben.
neunetzcast #8: Wie wenn man Kranke statt Ärzte fragen würde, was die beste Therapie ist
Authors: Spielkamp Matthias
Published: October 2023

Marcel Weiß (neunetz.com), Thierry Chervel (Perlentaucher) und Matthias Spielkamp von iRights.info sprechen darüber, wie die Debatte über das Urheberrecht in den Mainstream-Medien (nicht) geführt wird, über das geplante Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseerzeugnisse, die Frage, ob Google ein Monopol hat, und die Entwicklung der Plattformen im Internet.
Siegfried Kauder (CDU): „Unternehmen können keine Geschäftsmodelle entwerfen, die nicht funktio­nieren, und dann nach dem Staat rufen”
Authors: Otto Philipp
Published: October 2023

Der Vorsitzende des Rechtsausschusses des Deutschen Bundestages Siegfried Kauder (CDU) hat im aktuellen Politikbrief des Verbandes der deutschen Internetwirtschaft ECO zum aktuell diskutierten Regierungsentwurf zum “Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage” Stellung genommen und deutliche Kritik geübt.
„Störfaktor Urheberrecht”: Museumsbund drängt auf Reform
Authors: Wragge Alexander
Published: October 2023

Die Anliegen der Gedächtnisorganisationen, also der  Museen, Bibliotheken, Mediatheken und Archive, gehen in der aktuellen Urheberrechtsdebatte zwischen Kreativen, Nutzern und Verwertern oft unter. Doch die öffentlichen Institutionen stecken in einem Dilemma. Auf der einen Seite sollen sie das kulturelle und wissenschaftliche Erbe Europas für alle über das Internet zugänglich machen.
Neu auf Youtube: Till Kreutzers Vision „Urheberrecht 2037”
Authors: Wragge Alexander
Published: October 2023

Till Kreutzer (iRights.info) entwarf auf der re:publica 2012 eine Vision, wie sich das Urheberrecht, Geschäftsmodelle, Technik und Regulierung bis 2037 entwickelt haben könnten. Das Video zum Vortrag ist nun auf Youtube zu sehen: The post Neu auf Youtube: Till Kreutzers Vision „Urheberrecht 2037” appeared first on iRights.info.
Dokumentation: Post-ACTA-Konferenz im Europäischen Parlament
Authors: Otto Philipp
Published: October 2023

Am 07. Juni 2012 hat in der vergangenen Woche auf Einladung des Abgeordneten Josef Weidenholzer die “Allianz der progressiven Sozialdemokraten im Europäischen Parlament” eine kleine Konferenz unter dem Titel “POST-ACTA – How to protect our digital freedom?” stattgefunden. Gesprochen haben: Joe McNamee von European Digital Rights (EDRI) und Dr. Leonhard Dobusch, Ökonom und Forscher an der Freien Universität Berlin.
Philippe Agrain mit 14 Thesen zu Urheberrecht und digitaler Kultur
Authors: Pachali David
Published: October 2023

Grafik: P. Agrain, CC BY-SA. Der Informatiker, Autor und Mitbegründer der Initiative „La Quadrature du Net”, Philippe Agrain, hat einen interessanten programmatischen Eckpunkte-Text unter dem Titel „Elements for the reform of copyright and related cultural policies” (auch hier) veröffentlicht, der viele Stränge der aktuellen Debatten zusammenführt.
Europa geht gegen ACTA auf die Straße
Authors: Otto Philipp
Published: October 2023

Heute findet in Europa wieder ein “Anti-ACTA-Aktionstag” statt. ACTA – vier Buchstaben die für eine Zeitenwende in der öffentlich wahrnehmbaren Diskussion um die zukünftige Ausgestaltung des Urheberrechts stehen. Insbesondere die Generation unter 30 findet sich plötzlich mit Schildern in der Hand auf Demonstrationen gegen etwas wieder, was nur die wenigsten noch vor einem halben Jahr auf dem Schirm hatten.
Panton Fellowship updates: June (month 3)
Authors: Mounce Ross
Published: October 2023

It’s that time again… time to write my monthly Panton Fellowship update. The trouble is, as I start writing this it’s 6am (London, UK). I arrived back from the Hennig XXXI meeting (University of California Riverside) after a long flight yesterday and am

supremely

jetlagged. I still can’t decide whether this is awesome (I can get more work done, by waking up earlier), or terrible as I can’t keep my eyes open past 9pm at night!
Beware when using Thompson Reuters Web of Knowledge
Authors: Mounce Ross
Published: October 2023

just a quick post… I’m pretty shocked at the poor indexing service given by Thompson Reuters Web of Knowledge (or ISI Web of Science as you might know it). I’ve unashamedly bashed them before and I’ll bash them again here.
Panton Fellowship updates: July (month 4)
Authors: Mounce Ross
Published: October 2023

It’s the Olympics now so this work update is a) late and b) short Nevermind… As ever progress has been exciting – look what we can extract from some PDFs: (click to enlarge each) Attribution: The left panel is from Cánovas et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2011 11:371 doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-371 On the left is the original figure, and on the right we have an SVG representation of the data we can extract automatically from this figure.
EU-Copyright-Reform – Neelie Kroes ist noch im Frage-Modus
Authors: Wragge Alexander
Published: October 2023

“Unsere gesamte Wirtschaft verpasst neue Wachstumschancen”, kritisiert EU-Kommissarin Neelie Kroes (Digitale Agenda) mit Blick auf ausbleibende Urheberrechtsreformen in Europa. Konkrete Vorschläge macht sie noch nicht. Als Wettbewerbskommissarin war Neelie Kroes eine Art Star in der Brüsseler Behörde. In ihrer Amtszeit erreichten beispielsweise die Wettbewerbsstrafen Rekordhöhen.
Broschüre: Folgen, Risiken und Nebenwirkungen bei nichtkommerziellen CC-Lizenzen
Authors: Djordjevic Valie
Published: October 2023

Creative-Commons-Lizenzen sind eine feine Sache. Sie bieten Urhebern eine einfache Möglichkeit ihre Werke freizugeben, und dabei zu steuern, was mit ihnen gemacht werden darf. Allerdings ist es nicht immer einfach zu entscheiden, welche Lizenz für welchen Zweck die richtige ist.
Wieder erhältlich: Spielregeln im Internet – Durchblicken im Rechtedschungel
Authors: Pachali David
Published: October 2023

Was tun bei Abmahnungen? Darf man Fotos von anderen bei Facebook hochladen? Wie legal sind Filehoster? Was tut man gegen Cybermobbing? Die Broschüre „Spielregeln im Internet – Durchblicken im Rechtedschungel” von iRights.info und klicksafe.de behandelt diese und weitere Rechtsfragen im Netz. Jetzt ist sie in der dritten Auflage wieder erhältlich.
Running TNT in parallel
Authors: Mounce Ross
Published: October 2023

Building upon the instructions given here and here I thought I’d write up one of the many useful things Pablo Goloboff kindly taught us at the TNT scripting workshop after the Hennig XXXI meeting. It’s actually not the easiest thing to setup if you’re using Ubuntu… Pablo had to help me do it – I would never have got it up and running on my own.
Deutschland braucht digitale Lehrmittelfreiheit
Authors: Otto Philipp
Published: October 2023

In der deutschsprachigen Wikipedia heißt es zur Begrifflichkeit: “Lernmittelfreiheit oder auch Lehrmittelfreiheit heißt, dass Gegenstände in Bildungseinrichtungen, vor allem Schulbücher, aber auch andere Dinge wie Übungshefte kostenlos bereitgestellt werden.” Diese allgemeine Beschreibung fußt nach der Enzyklopädie auf Forderungen aus der Revolution von 1848.
The ridiculous SVP embargo is back again
Authors: Mounce Ross
Published: October 2023

Sometimes you just have to laugh… The year is 2012, we have the internet, we have blogs, and a huge variety of other tools to enable free, efficient and rapid communication of information and yet the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology annual meeting rules still

insist

that all information within this year’s abstract booklet remain a big secret until the day of the event. Many others have justly written to complain about this before.
Answers to questions about the SVP meeting abstract embargo
Authors: Mounce Ross
Published: October 2023

Considering I emailed him on a Friday, Darin Croft has done well to reply to my questions about the SVP abstract embargo so soon, on Monday. I don’t always get such swift replies, so that is much appreciated.
Fragestunde im Bundestag: Leistungsschutzrecht und Dritter Korb
Authors: Wragge Alexander
Published: October 2023

Von 13.35 bis 15.35 Uhr beantworten Vertreter der Bundesregierung im Bundestag schriftliche Fragen der Abgeordneten im Plenum. Darunter: – Wann wird die Bundesregierung den Dritten Korb zur Reform des Urheberrechts vorlegen, und welche konkreten Regelungen werden darin enthalten sein? – Wie wird das vom Koalitionsausschuss am 4. März 2012 beschlossene Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage genau ausgestaltet sein?
CCC-Konferenz SIGINT 12 startet heute in Köln
Authors: iRights.info Redaktion
Published: October 2023

Der Chaos Computer Club (CCC) richtet inzwischen zum dritten Mal die SIGINT-Konferenz “zu Diskursen im digitalen Zeitalter” aus. Heute um 11 Uhr startet die Konferenz mit einer Keynote von Florian “Scusi” Walther im Komed in Köln. In den nächsten drei Tagen wartet ein dicht gedrängtes und spannendes Programm. Es geht unter anderem um Datenschutz, Sicherheit, aktuelle Entwicklungen, Perspektiven und das Urheberrecht.
Nearly a month later my local MP responds…
Authors: Mounce Ross
Published: October 2023

After sending a letter to my local MP, urging him to support the recommendations of the Hargreaves Report on Intellectual Property reform in parliament nearly a month ago (sent on the 17th June 2012) – I finally have a reply! Sadly, it’s not the reply I wanted. Don Foster does not appear willing to support the Early Day Motion on Intellectual Property law reform to further enable research, that I explicitly asked him to sign.
Content mining for phylogenetic data
Authors: Mounce Ross
Published: October 2023

I realise thus far, I may not have explained too clearly

exactly

what I’m doing for my Panton fellowship. With this post I shall attempt to remedy this and shed a little more light on what I’ve been doing lately.
أثر الأحكام الفقهية في تعزيز العلاقات الاجتماعية في المعاملات المالية " أنموذجان تطبيقيان"
Authors: القطافي أحمد محمد حسن
Published: October 2023

يهدف هذا البحث إلى معرفه بعض الأحكام الفقهية المتعلقة بالعلاقات الاجتماعية في المعاملات المالية، وبيان شمولية أحكام الشـريعة الإسلامية، وارتباطها بجميع مجلات الحياة، وتأتي أهمية البحث في القيمة العلمية التي يحتلها علم الفقه وعلم الفكر الإسلامي بين علوم الشـريعة، وحاجة طلاب العلم لهذا النوع من الأحكام التي لها ارتباط وثيق بحياة الناس الاجتماعية. والمنهج المتبع هو الاستقرائي التحليلي.
الأغلب في جمع مسائل العلاقات الاجتماعية وترتيبها حسب التقسيم الفقهي المتعارف عليه، وتحليلها للوصول إلى نتائج سليمة والخروج بالرأي الراجح.
وخلص البحث إلى نتائج عدة، أبرزها أن العلاقات الاجتماعية هي الروابط والآثار المتبادلة بين الأفراد في المجتمع التي تنشأ نتيجة اجتماعهم، وتبادل مشاعرهم، واحتكاك بعضهم بعضاً من خلال تفاعلهم في بوتقة المجتمع، وتظهر العلاقات الاجتماعية من خلال تعامل المجتمع مع بعضهم بعضا، ففي التسعير تظهر السوق السوداء فتسوء العلاقات الاجتماعية.
تصور مقترح لإنشاء مركز للذكاء الاصطناعي بوزارة التربية والتعليم بالجمهورية اليمنية في ضوء متطلبات الثورة الصناعية الرابعة
Authors: الخميسي عبدالسلام حسين , الحاوري عبدالغني
Published: October 2023

هدفت الدراسة إلى معرفة متطلبات الثورة الصناعية الرابعة، ومواكبتها، والاستفادة من كل ذلك في بناء تصور مقترح لإنشاء مركز للذكاء الاصطناعي بوزارة التربية والتعليم بالجمهورية اليمنية. استخدم الباحثان المنهج الوصفي التحليلي وأعدا استبانة بالتصور المقترح، وبعد استخراج الصدق والثبات تم توزيع الاستبانة في صورتها النهائية على (19) خبيراً في مجال الدراسة من أصل (37) خبيراً من مجتمع الدراسة. وتوصلت الدراسة إلى مدى أهمية إنشاء مركز للذكاء الاصطناعي لنقل العملية التعليمية إلى ما يواكب الثورة الصناعية الرابعة، خاصة أنه لا يوجد مركز تابع لوزارة التربية والتعليم في اليمن، ولذا فقد خرجت الدراسة – على ضوء متطلبات الثورة الصناعية الرابعة – بتصور مقترح لإنشاء مركز للذكاء الاصطناعي بوزارة التربية والتعليم يتضمن ذلك المركز: الرؤية، والرسالة، والأهداف، والمهام، والهيكل التنظيمي. وكذا مهام كل وحدة داخل المركز.
بناء برنامج تدريبي لتنمية مهارات الإبداع الإداري لدى مديري المدارس الثانوية بأمانة العاصمة صنعاء في ضوء مدخل الإبداع الإداري
Authors: العفاد عبدالله علي هادي , الحيلة سارة عيضة مهدي
Published: October 2023

هدفت الدراسة إلى بناء برنامج تدريبي لتنمية مهارات الإبداع الإداري لدى مديري المدارس الثانوية بالعاصمة صنعاء، في ضوء مدخل الإبداع الإداري، وذلك من خلال الكشف عن درجة أهمية تطوير أداء مديري المدارس الثانوية بأمانة العاصمة صنعاء، في ضوء مدخل الإبداع الإداري، واعتمدت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي المسحي، واستخدمت استبانة مكونة من(28) فقرة، جرى تطبيقها على عينة مكونه (87) مديرًا ومديرة مدرسة، وتوصلت الدراسة إلى مجموعة من النتائج، أهمها: أن درجة أهمية تطوير أداء مديري المدارس الثانوية بأمانة العاصمة صنعاء في ضوء مدخل الإبداع الإداري بحسب وجهات نظر المديرين العاملين فيها، ولمختلف المجالات، جاءت بدرجة أهمية "كبيرة جدا"، بمتوسط (4.20)، وعلى مستوى المجالات؛ حصل مجال المرونة على أعلى متوسط (4.28)، ثم مجال الحساسية للمشكلات بمتوسط (4.23)، وكلاهما بدرجة أهمية (كبيرة جداً)، وجاء مجال الأصالة في المرتبة الثالثة وبمتوسط حسابي (4.19) وبدرجة أهمية "كبيرة"، وأخيراً مجال الطلاقة بمتوسط (4.15) وبدرجة أهمية "كبيرة".
وتم اقتراح برنامج تدريبي لتطوير أداء مديري المدارس الثانوية في ضوء مهارات الإبداع الأساسية، (الطلاقة، والمرونة، والأصالة، والحساسية للمشكلات).
الاستشعار عن بعد في المجال الإغاثي
Authors: العمراني حكمت احمد عبدالحميد
Published: October 2023

تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى إبراز الدور الذي يمكن أن تقوم به تقنية الاستشعار عن بعد في تنظيم العمل الإغاثي، والمساعدة في تعزيز نظام الإنذار المبكر وبما يسهم في منع أو الحد من الأضرار الكبيرة التي تسببها التغيرات المناخية والحروب، وتعميم فكرة الاستفادة من الاستشعار عن بعد على المنظمات الإغاثية والدول المتضررة، ولتحقيق الأهداف استخدمت الباحثة منهجين، المنهج الوصفي لوصف استخدامات تقنية الاستشعار عن بعد وإمكانية الاستفادة منها في الجانب الإغاثي الإنساني وتصنيفها، والمنهج الاستنباطي للنظر في إمكانية تطبيق هذه التقنية في المجال الإغاثي، وتوصلت الدراسة إلى عدد من النتائج، أهمها: أنه يمكن استخدام الاستشعار عن بعد في الميدان الإغاثي وقد أثبت فاعليته في تحسين جودة العمل الإغاثي، وتوفير البيانات والمعلومات في زمن قصير وبجهد وتكلفة أقل، ومن تلك التطبيقات تحديد مواقع النازحين، وتحديد مصادر المياه الجوفية القريبة من مخيماتهم، وحمايتهم من أخطار الفيضانات، وأوصت الدراسة بتوصيات أهمها: تأهيل المنظمات الإغاثية لكوادرها وبما يمكنهم من تحليل ومعالجة الصور الجيوفضائية، وتعاون الحكومات مع مبادرات الإنذار المبكر للمنظمات الإغاثية لرصد المخاطر المحتملة.
أثر الحرب العدوانية في التمويلات الاستثمارية في البنوك الإسلامية اليمنية دراسة حالة بنك سبأ الإسلامي الدولي نموذج القوائم المالية للمدة (2010 – 2019)
Authors: باذيب عثمان عمر عوض , الرفيق محمد يحيى يحيى
Published: October 2023

هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف إلى أثر الحرب العدوانية في التمويلات الاستثمارية في البنوك الإسلامية اليمنية دراسة حالة بنك سبأ الإسلامي الدولي, حيث سنتعرف إلى ذلك الأثر من خلال مؤشرات التمويلات لاستثمارية في البنوك اليمنية الإسلامية ومكوناتها خلال المدة ( 2010 – 2019 ), عن طريق  دراسة القوائم المالية لتلك المدة، ولكن بعد دراسة الحرب العدوانية من حيث المفهوم والأسباب والأضرار، وأيضًا بعد دراسة البنوك الإسلامية من حيث المفهوم والتمويلات الاستثمارية وأهميتها، ومن خلال دراسة المؤشرات الخاصة بالتمويلات ودراسة نسب الأرباح السنوية على الودائع والادخارات, ودراسة التمويلات خلال المدة المذكورة أعلاه, فقد توصلت الدراسة إلى العديد من الاستنتاجات التي من أهمها انخفاض نسبة ربحية الودائع بالريال اليمني من  10.50% في العام 2010 إلى3.01% في العام 2016، وأيضا انخفاض نسبة ربحية الادخارات السنوية بالريال اليمني في البنك من  6.00% في العام 2010 إلى 1.81% في العام 2016 فضلا عن ذلك انخفاض نسبة ربحية الودائع بالدولار من  6% في العام 2010 إلى2.05% في العام 2016، وأيضا انخفاض نسبة ربحية الادخارات السنوية بالدولار في البنك من 3.50%  في العام 2010 إلى1.21% في العام 2016 ، كما أنَّ التمويلات الاستثمارية  انخفضت من  134.955 مليارًا ريال في العام 2014 إلى77.103 مليارًا في العام  ؛2017 مما قلص دور البنك التمويلي التنموي, كما قدمت الدراسة العديد من التوصيات التي من أبرزها أهمية التمويلات الاستثمارية للاقتصاد؛ لأنَّه عصب الحياة, والعدوان قضى على البنية التحتية وعلى المصالح واستمراراه يوثر تأثيرًا بالغًا في قرارات البنوك التمويلية, ولأنَّ التمويل البنكي هو متنفس المشاريع بمختلف أحجامها, واستمرار العدوان ينهك المقدرات الاقتصادية.
فاعلية برنامج مقترح قائم على معايير العلوم للجيـل الثاني (NGSS) لتنمية الممارسات العلمية والهندسية لدى طلبة الكيمياء بكلية التربية - جامعة صنعاء
Authors: الحبابي فردوس محمد علي محمد , أبو زيد أمة الكريم طه
Published: October 2023

هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف إلى فاعلية برنامج مقترح قائم على معايير العلوم للجيـل الثاني (NGSS) لتنمية الممارسات العلمية والهندسية لدى طلبة الكيمياء بكلية التربية - جامعة صنعاء، تبنت الباحثة المنهج شبه التجريبي بتصميم المجموعة الواحدة (قبلي - بعدي)، وتكونت عينة الدراسة من (27) طالبًا وطالبةً من طلبة المستوى الثالث كيمياء، ولبناء البرنامج المقترح والإجابة عن أسئلة الدراسة وفرضياته استخدمت الدراسة الأدوات الآتية: (اختبار الجانب المعرفي المتعلق بالممارسات العلمية والهندسية، ومقياس تقدير ملاحظة أداء الطلبة للممارسات العلمية والهندسية)، وبعد التأكد من صدق وثبات الأدوات وتطبيقها، وتحليل البيانات إحصائيًا توصلت الدراسة إلى النتائج الآتية:

وجود فروق دالة إحصائيًا بين متوسطي درجات الطلبة في التطبيقين القبلي والبعدي لكلٍ من اختبار الجانب المعرفي المتعلق بالممارسات العلمية والهندسية، ومقياس تقدير ملاحظة أداء الطلبة للممارسات العلمية والهندسية، لصالح التطبيق البعدي، وبحجم تأثير كبير، وفي ضوء النتائج قدمت الدراسة عدد من التوصيات والمقترحات، كان من أهمها تطوير برنامج إعداد معلم العلوم في ضوء معايير (NGSS)، وتنمية الممارسات العلمية والهندسية لدى الطلبة في برامج إعداد المعلمين.
الإمبراطورية البريطانية والمقاومة في القصر الزجاجي لأميتاف غوش
Authors: العماد رقية علي
Published: October 2023

قدم البحث أساسيات رواية القصر الزجاجي للكاتب أميتاف قوش ومدى ارتباطها بالإمبريالية. والكاتب قوش حصل على العديد من الجوائز ومن بينها الجائزة التي منحت له عند كتابة رواية القصر الزجاجي ولكنه رفض أن يأخذ الجائزة لأنه كان يعلم أن عايدة فلوس الجائزة ترجع إلى الإمبريالية البريطانية. كما وصف قوش معاناة الناس العامّة الذين أصبحوا مُهمّشين في وطنهم خلال فترة الاستعمار البريطاني، وعرض لنا قوش الظلم والاستبداد والتفرقة العنصرية الذي لاقاه المجتمع الهندي من المستعمر البريطاني. فقد أصبح أصوات المُهمّشين له صدى وتأثير قوي عند الكُتّاب الهنود المعاصرين. فيرجع تعريف كلمة " المُهمّشين" الى الكاتب أنتونيو قرامشي الذي أوضح لنا تاريخ المُهمّشين. بعد ذلك أُجريت دراسات عن المُهمّشين من قَبل الكاتب راناجيت قُها في أوساط مجتمع جنوب آسيا، وتكلم عنهم بجوانب متعددة: الطبقة,المساواة بين الرجل والمرأة, العنصرية.  فهذا البحث يكشف لنا ظلم الاستعمار بشكل عام والاستعمار البريطاني على وجه الخصوص. ايضاً يكشف البحث معاناة وصعوبة حياة الكُتّاب الهُنود، فقد كان يتم سرد أحداث وقصص الناس العامّة من قبل النُخبة الهنود الذين يصوروا الأحداث وفق رؤيتهم من دون النضر إلى معاناة المُهمّشين. ما بين الكاتب إن توسع الاستعمار البريطاني كان له دور كبير في تهميش المرأة الهندية وتقسيم الهند إلى هند وباكستان وزرع التفرقة العنصرية بين الهنود من خلال تقسيم الشعب الهندي الى طبقات وطوائف. ومما ميز الكاتب عن غيره من الكُتّاب الهنود أنه أبرز الكاتب في الرواية موقف المرأة تجاه المستعمرالبريطاني، ودورها البطولي الشجاع في طرد الاستعمار. بعكس بعض الكُتّاب الذين يصفون المرأة بنظرة دونية وعاطفية.