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Liberating the Temple Mount: apocalyptic tendencies among Jewish temple activists
Authors: Leppäkari Maria
Published: August 2018

Every now and then instances of violence are played out at the Temple Mount area in Jerusalem, also known as the Haram-esh-sharif. Some of the cases are referred to as results of the so-called ‘Jerusalem syndrome’, incidents when individuals’ manifestations of pre-existing psychopathology culminate in violent actions. Israeli psychiatrists and others have treated such incidents as examples of when peoples’ expectations of a heavenly Jerusalem collide with the very earthly reality in the city. For some people, such encounters may create anxiety that may threaten the victim’s very sanity. In such situations, an apocalyptic mission may become the only way for them to cope with the situation at hand. But the Temple Mount does not only attract lone-acting individuals, it also attracts organized groups who refer to the very spot as an important identity marker. In this article, the author draws on her field research material and interviews with Jewish Third Temple activists in Jerusalem collected on and off between 1998 and 2004. Here Yehuda Etzion’s, Gershon Salomon’s and Yoel Lerner’s theology and activities are studied in light of apocalyptic representations, and how these are expressed in relation to religious longing for the Third Temple in the light of the Gaza withdrawal. Not all those who are engaged in endtime scenarios act upon their visions. In Jerusalem, there have been, and still are, several religious-political groups that more or less ritually perambulate the Temple Mount area.
Religion and violence against nature
Authors: Lorentzen Lois
Published: August 2018

Most of us are well aware of the environmental crisis of our day. Yet, scholars of religion or peace studies rarely consider en­vironmental issues when theorizing about violence. Why think about religion when we ponder environmental degradation? Religion provides a framework by which we can understand a group’s relationship to non-human nature and to actions on behalf of the environment. As is the case with human-to-human violence, religious ideology may also either encourage or discourage assaults on the environment. Taking religious traditions and actors into account, deepens our understanding of the contemporary environmental crisis and environmental struggles and movements, as is argued in this article.
Hüseyin Nail Kubali and Durkheim’s Professional ethics and civic morals
Authors: Strenski Ivan
Published: August 2018

A swirl of puzzles surrounds a work of Émile Durkheim’s that Jonathan Z. Smith claims is the ‘single most provocative treatment of’ the idea of the sacred in the Durkheimian corpus – Professional Ethics and Civic Morals. Why, one asks, was Durkheim’s work first published in Turkey, especially when the lectures that gave rise to this volume had been delivered in France in the early years of the twentieth century? Of what particular importance was Durkheim for modern Turkish thinkers, and what kinds of thinkers might they be? And, what of this particular work of Durkheim’s? What special purpose, moreover, might have been served by publishing it in Turkey when it was – in 1950? Why was the volume edited by (and who was?) Hüseyin Nail Kubali? What were his motives – both of a scientific kind or of a wider social or political sort? These are the questions that are addressed in this article. As readers will discover, in answering them, a nest of hidden themes is uncovered – a nest that few readers – even those who know the Durkheim corpus – will have anticipated. Not only are Durkheimian interpretations of religion at issue, but also the particular bearing of Durkheimianism on modern Turkey. This link with modern Turkey, in turn, brings to the surface many of the controversial questions now vexing the European Union as it ponders the possibility of Turkish membership of the EU – questions of human rights, civil society, the rule of law, the relation of religion and state, to name just the most relevant to the content of this article.
The art of mystification: esotericism differentiated in the definition of Finnish symbolism
Authors: Kokkinen Nina
Published: August 2018

This article focuses on Sarajas-Korte’s definitions that proved to be so significant to Finnish art history. In spite of the fact that her research still represents the most extensive and profound work on Finnish Symbolism, the aim here is to question some of her definitions and categorizations. Most of her concepts are puzzling, since she tends to use them in several different ways. One example of her conceptualizations is the way she uses the word esotericism and its derivatives. First of all, she seems to associate esotericism with secrecy and things hidden—in other words she follows the definition created already by the ancient Greeks. Secondly, she fuses esotericism with Symbolism as she herself defines it; hence Symbolist art is grounded on the ‘esoteric conceptions of symbols’. She also uses the word esotericism as though it would reflect the spirit of an age, as she writes for example about ‘the esoteric youth’ of the time. In addition to these three meanings, Sarajas-Korte seems to understand esotericism also by means of tradition. Her view of the esoteric tradition, however, is quite inclusive, since it seems to contain everything from the secret societies of Joséphin Péladan to the stories of the Bible and the Ramayana.
Esotericism made exoteric? Insider and outsider perspectives on the 2006 Mormon Temple Public Open House in Espoo, Finland
Authors: Östman Kim
Published: August 2018

The purpose of this article is to discuss two perspectives on Latter-day Saints’ (Mormons') temple open houses. First, that of the Latter-day Saints themselves, who are placed in a delicate situation as they present the temple to the public while simultaneously desiring to preserve its esoteric nature. What do they want to accomplish and how do they go about doing it? Second, the perspective of the public, whose reactions exemplify layman views of what it can be like to peek into a sacred and esoteric world foreign to oneself. What kinds of forms can their thoughts take at Mormon temple open houses? The particular case considered in this article is the autumn 2006 open house at the Helsinki Finland temple.
Western esotericism and the history of European science and medicine in the early modern period
Authors: Shackelford Jole
Published: August 2018

The history of science and the history of medicine were, from their beginnings as subjects in the Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment periods, hostile to esoteric ideas and practices and generally excluded them from the scope of academic study. Esoteric belief systems by definition prioritize inner knowledge, knowledge that is not attainable or transferable by the standard practices of public pedagogy, but rather is acquired by direct apprehension or by internal illumination. I call these ‘belief systems’, because people who defend esoteric knowledge do so within a worldview, a physics and metaphysics that explains and makes sense of their hopes and experiences. Such belief systems can therefore be compared with other worldviews—cosmologies in the most general sense of the term—and points of tangency, or even zones of interpenetration, can be examined. It is just such points of confrontation and zones of commonality between the occult and manifest sciences which are of particular interest to historians of science, because it is here that the disciplinary boundaries of modern science are being negotiated.
Postmodern messiahs: the changing saviours of contemporary popular culture
Authors: Sjö Sofia
Published: August 2018

The messiah myth is alive and well in the modern world. Contemporary science fiction film has taken the myth to heart and given us an endless stream of larger than life heroes. The heroes of the present are, however, not exactly the same as the heroes of the past. A changing world demands new things of its saviours. Using a textual and narrative analysis based on insights gained from feminist film theory and cultural studies, this article looks closely at the messiah theme in science fiction films and TV series from the last three decades. The study explores the changes that have occurred in relation to images of the body, the attitudes and personalities of modern heroes, gender, questions of power and ideas of the transcendent. The article then discusses what these changes both between newer and older heroes and between contemporary heroes and the traditional messiah story might say about religion and spirituality in the modern world. Finally the article explores the question of why the messiah myth still finds an audience today.
The Ghriba pilgrimage in the island of Jerba: the semantics of otherness
Authors: Carpenter-Latiri Dora
Published: August 2018

This article examines the Jewish pilgrimage to the Ghriba Synagogue on the island of Jerba (or Djerba) in Tunisia, with a focus on the semantics of other­ness as it is condensed in the devotion to the Ghriba, the eponym­ous local saint of the synagogue. The author explores the semantics of the pilgrimage to the Ghriba (the ‘stranger saint’) and in particular, the polysemy of the name and the ambivalence of otherness in the Tunisian context, in particular in representations through discourse in the Tunisian Arabic language as shared by Muslims and Jews. She argues that this complex and ambivalent representation is the central meaning of the ritual of the Ghriba pilgrimage, as the negative connotations of otherness are reversed and amplified into the affirmation of a positive, healing ritual, dedicated to the stranger saint as a symbolic allegory of the otherness of the Jewish community as a whole, or as an allegory of the alienated, exiled, marginalized self.
Abraham's sacrifice in the Qur'an: beyond the body
Authors: Barlas Asma
Published: August 2018

It has been stated that the body has overtly or latently been a focal point in the history of the three Abrahamic religions’.  However, Islam’s scripture, the Qur’an, does not say that Abraham (Ibrahim in Arabic) binds his son’s body, nor is the body the focal point of the story—nor, indeed, is it of more than passing interest in Muslim history. This has lead me to question the tendency to homogenize the narrative of Abraham’s sacrifice and, by extension, the religions that claim their descent from him. There is no denying their family resemblance of course, but while the family may be Abraham’s, Abraham himself is not identical in the Qur’an and the Bible and neither are his trials. The term ‘Abrahamic religions’ is not very helpful here since, in spite of its linguistic pluralism, it obscures this crucial distinction between a genealogy that is shared and depictions of a common ancestor that are not. Nonetheless, it is more accurate than the standard alternative, ‘the Judeo-Christian tradition’, a phrase that papers over the fissures in this tradition while also excising Islam from what is surely an ‘interreligiously shared’ world. The author suggests that the only way to include Islam in this world does not have to be through an assimilative embrace that stifles its individuality; one could, instead, find ways to honour both the plurality of the Abrahamic tradition as well as the specificity of Islam within. The author recites the Qur’anic story of Abraham, as a way to unbind the lessons of his sacrifice from the body and also to illustrate the inappropriateness of using Isaac’s bound body as a universal template for all the Abrahamic religions.
Non-religious Christians
Authors: Day Abby
Published: August 2018

Scholars who recently rejected secularisation theses on the grounds that they were insufficiently defined or contextualised now seem to be accepting with unseemly, uncritical haste, the new, in vogue notion of the post-secular. Scholars seem tempted to drop the term ‘post-secular’ into their papers and presentations as if it is a generally accepted and understood term. It is not and nor, as this paper will argue, is it plausible unless applied to a limited and specific range of phenomena. Far from disappearing, religion is often used publicly as a marker of group identity. This is not a return to religion, or a resurgence in spirituality, but a fluctuating form of contextualised religious identity. Christian nominalists may not believe in God or Jesus, at least if belief is understood as ‘faith’. It would be incorrect, however, to dismiss them as ‘unbelievers’, or their nominalist beliefs as not having essential or substantive reality. They believe in many things, usually related to ‘belonging’. By closely examining people’s sense of Christian ‘belonging’, we find other more subtle, interwoven ‘belongings’ related to, for example, history, nation, morality, gender, and ‘culture’.
The practice of mindfulness: from Buddhism to secular mainstream in a post-secular society
Authors: Frisk Liselotte
Published: August 2018

The article focuses on the practice of mindfulness, which has migrated from being part of a religion, Buddhism, to being an integral part of Western psychology. Mindfulness is especially used in cognitive behavioural therapy, but also in, e.g., dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). In Sweden several doctors, psychologists and psychiatrists use and recommend mindfulness for therapeutic purposes. Mindfulness is used today in many segments of mainstream medical and therapeutic care. Mindfulness is also used outside the mainstream medical and therapeutic sector, in the area of personal development or spirituality, as well as in more traditional Buddhist groups and innovative Buddhist groups such as vipassana groups. This paper investigates the migration of mindfulness from a religious to a secular sphere, and discusses whether mindfulness is a religious practice or not.
Post-secular religion and the therapeutic turn: three Norwegian examples
Authors: Gilhus Ingvild Sælid
Published: August 2018

The focus of this article is three contemporary Norwegians, who claim that they communicate with superhuman beings and/or promote therapeutic practices based on superhuman intervention. They come from different walks of life: Margit Sandemo is a best-selling author and housewife; Joralf Gjerstad is now retired, but was a dairy assistant and a bell-ringer in the local church; Märtha Louise is a princess and trained as a physiotherapist and Rosen ther­apist.What sorts of religion do they promote? How do they relate to the Church? How do they reflect the situation of post-secular religion in Norway? They personify in different ways the therapeutic turn of contemporary culture and religion, which challenges traditional religion as well as the field of medicine/science. Sandemo, Gjerstad and Märtha Louise and Samnøy try to solve everyday problems—illness, difficulties in mastering life and personal relations, the need for safety, feelings of unease in one’s house—problems that are basic in human life, but in some cases neglected by the expert fields or not able to be solved within them.
Two ways to get an Integral Theory: Ken Wilber's method of integration
Authors: Tirel Claus
Published: August 2018

Ken Wilber is at times deemed to be one of the most prominent and intellectual integral thinkers of our time. His so-called ‘Integral Theory’ shows up with no minor claims: it alleges to have succeeded in integrating most of the insights elaborated by contemporary natural sciences such as biology and physics, together with those of the social sciences and humanities, especially with the deep truths found in religion as well as in philosophy from the ancient Greeks until today. Wilber started developing his theory in the late 1970s. Today, he presents his theory as a framework that claims to provide no less than a place for everything that exists, including the various scientific disciplines and approaches. The theory seems to provide a proper place for everything. That place is defined first of all by its level of development and its specific perspective, from which it perceives and describes the world. This makes Wilber praise his theory as a downright ‘theory of everything’, being able to provide the long needed integration of the manifold and fragmented bodies of knowledge in our post-modern world. From his holistic theory Wilber derives prac­tical suggestions for a more integral life, an integral practice which consists of meditation, physical exercises and social commitment. In this article the author examines in particular the method that Wilber applies in making up his theory. The main focus lays on the question how it realises the integration, that became the core concept and main label under which his theory is traded today.
Digital religion out of the book: the loss of the illusion of the 'original text' and the notion of a 'religion of a book'
Authors: Clivaz Claire
Published: August 2018

Since the classical age, a detailed knowledge of philology and critical editions of textshave been developed in the field of ancient Greek texts. This knowledge is at risk today because the new digital support draws new parameters for texts and textuality itself. The gradual disappearance of the notion of the ‘original text’ and the undermining of the philological approach is tinged with nostalgia for all scholars whose roots are in classical, philosophical or linguistic studies. It is interesting to examine how this disappearance of the notion of an ‘original text’ will affect the relationships to the sacred texts of those religions which are called ‘religions of the book’, in the context of a global transformation of the notion of ‘textuality’ itself in Western culture through the development of digital culture.
Awkward encounters: Orthodox Jewry and the internet
Authors: Cohen Yoel
Published: August 2018

The role which the mass media plays in modern society means that it has become a sub-agent of contemporary religious identities. This broadens the religious and theological significance of the mass media as an agent for the construction of personal (belief) systems. While in traditional societies, religion is based upon the authority vested in religious bodies, in complex industrial societies individuals construct religious meaning from a variety of sources. In the latter, communication about religious and spiritual issues is increasingly mediated through print and electronic technologies. The internet has accentuated the process of mediation within Judaism by linking Jews, irrespective of whether they belong to physical communal structures, to a virtual, worldwide Jewish community. Yet a key question to be examined here is the impact of the internet upon existing religious communities. This study examines this question by looking at the Israeli case, and the impact of the internet upon the religious identity of Orthodox Jewry.
Religious dietary rules and the protection of religious freedom: some evidence from practice in Italy
Authors: Abu Salem Miriam
Published: August 2018

In the Italian system freedom of worship provided by the Constitution is safeguarded by unilateral and contractual norms, sanctioned for minority confessions by an agreement, named intesa, that also concerns dietary issues. Muslim communities, however, as they have no intesa with the Italian state, are always compelled to negotiate in respect of their religious norms. Religious freedom concerns- not only ritual acts, but also behaviours including dietary ones, which are based on religious beliefs. The aim of this paper is to critically reconstruct how Italy takes charge of religiously-motivated needs concerning food and beverages, both for those confessions holding an intesa (such as Hebraism) and for those not (Islam), in order to trace the real degree to which freedom of worship is guaranteed in Italy. The analysis will be focused on the bargaining for religious dietary rules in schools and in constraining institutes, as they are main social spaces of confrontation between believers and the state.
The sacred foodscapes of Thai Buddhist temples in Sweden
Authors: Plank Katarina
Published: August 2018

Thai Buddhist communities are by far the fastest-growing Buddhist establishments in Sweden, and – contrary to other Buddhist congregations that are mainly clustered in the cities – Thai Buddhist temples can be found in sparsely-populated areas and rural parts of Sweden. This article aims to document and analyse the ‘foodscape’ of diasporic Thai Buddhism in Sweden. In particular the article identifies and discusses five different strategies used by local communities- in order to support their temples in urban as well as rural areas: 1) local support, 2) pre-cooking and freezing, 3) pre-organised almsgiving in nearby cities, 4) change of food gifts, 5) change of the nikaya. A temple’s location in a rural area can drive forward a reinterpretation and adaptation of the monk’s rules, and contribute to a changing composition of food gifts. Food performs several functions. In addition to the religious functions that are associated with almsgiving, food can also serve as a means of generating bonding and bridging civic social capital, and providing economic income to temples.
The nature of food: indigenous Dene foodways and ontologies in the era of climate change
Authors: Walsh David
Published: August 2018

Climate change leading to a drastic decline in caribou populations has prompted strict hunting regulations in Canada’s Northwest Territories since 2010. The Dene, a subarctic indigenous people, have responded by turning to tradition and calling for more respectful hunting to demonstrate respectful reciprocity to the caribou, including a community-driven foodways project on caribou conservation and Dene caribou conservation which I co-facilitated in 2011. In these ways the caribou is approached as a person. Dene responses to caribou decline can best be understood by ontological theories of an expanded notion of indigenous personhood. However, I argue these theories are inadequate without an attention to foodways, specifically the getting, sharing, and returning of food to the land. The necessity of sustenance reveals a complicated relationship of give-and-take between humans and caribou, negotiated by tradition, yet complicated by the contemporary crisis.
BLOKZİNCİR TEKNOLOJİSİ VE GAZETECİLİĞİN GELECEĞİ
Authors: ATALAY Gül Esra
Published: August 2018

Blokzincir
teknolojisi Bitcoin ve benzeri kripto paraların Türkiye’de son zamanlarda çok
tartışılır hale gelmesiyle gündeme gelmiştir. Esasen sadece sanal paraların
işlerliğini mümkün kılmaktan ibaret bir teknoloji değildir. Her geçen gün yeni
bir sektör, blokzincir teknolojisini kendi süreçlerine adapte etmektedir. Zincirleme
bir modele dayanan ve kırılamayan Blokzincir teknolojisi, bir merkeze bağlı
olmadan işlem yapılmasına olanak sağlamaktadır. Blokzincir teknolojisinde
veriler tüm kullanıcıların bilgisayarlarında dağıtık olarak saklanmaktadır ve
merkezi bir veri tabanı olmadığı için kaybolma çalınma riski de ortadan
kalkmaktadır. Son zamanlarda gazetecilik ve yayımcılık sektörü Blokzincir  teknolojisine dayanan birtakım yeni oluşumlara
sahne olmaktadır. Yeni medyanın etkisiyle gazetecilik sürekli zarar eden bir
sektör haline gelmiş, bu zararı telafi etmek isteyen gazetecilik oluşumları,
reklam gelirine bağımlı hale gelmiştir. Yalan ve kalitesiz haber içerikleri
okuyucuyu küstürmüştür. Gazeteciliğin içerisine düştüğü krizden çıkabilmesi
için umut vaat eden fraksiyonel ödeme biçimi Blokzincir teknolojisi ile
mümkündür. Silinmez ve üçüncü kişilerin ulaşamadığı kayıtlar tutmaya müsait
olan Blokzincir sayesinde haberin güvenliği ve kalitesinin de artacağı tahmin
edilmektedir. Blokzincir teknolojisini kullanan haber platformları sayesinde
haberi sansürlemenin imkânsız hale geleceği öngörülmektedir. Bu çalışmada
betimleyici yöntem kullanılarak Blokzincir  teknolojisinin gazeteciliğe muhtemel etkileri,
dünyada bu teknolojiyi gazeteciliğe adapte eden başlıca oluşumlardan örneklerle
analiz edilmiştir. Çalışma bu konuda Türkçe ilk akademik yayın olması açısından
önem arz etmektedir.
ÜÇ BOYUTLU YAZICI TEKNOLOJİLERİNİN KARŞILAŞTIRMALI ANALİZİ
Authors: ŞAHİN Kemal , TURAN Bülent Onur
Published: August 2018

Sanayi devriminden sonra en büyük
kırılma noktalarından biri olarak gösterilen üç boyutlu yazıcı teknolojisi, her
geçen gün düşen maliyetleri ve gereksinimleri ile artık her eve girecek hal
almıştır. Bu büyük dönüşüm, tüm üretim süreçlerinde köklü değişimler yarattığı
gibi aynı zamanda birçok disiplini de etkilemiştir. Bu önemli dönüm noktasında,
mevcut teknolojilerin sınıflandırılması ve karşılaştırılması ise karmaşık
görülen bu kavramın daha net anlaşılmasını ve karar verme noktasında rehberlik
sağlayacaktır.

Bu araştırma kapsamında hem 3 boyutlu
yazıcılarda kullanılan tüm teknolojiler hem de üretim süreçleri, ham maddeleri
sınıflandırılmış ve karşılaştırılmıştır. 
Ayrıca Türkiye’de oluşmaya başlayan ve ilgi gören 3 boyutlu yazıcı
teknolojileri araştırılmıştır.
De la universidad a las escuelas: histoteca popular
Authors: Flores Quintana Carolina , Serrano Natalia , Olea Gabriela , Céspedez Jorge , Leyes Pedrazo Ariel , Echeverría Silvina
Published: August 2018

La Histología es una disciplina un poco abandonada en el plan de estudios de los colegios secundarios, esto puede deberse principalmente a la falta de material histológico, por lo complejo que les puede resultar acceder a ellos y tener una histoteca y atlas histológico. La histología es el estudio de la estructura microscópica del material biológico y de la forma en que se relacionan tanto estructural y funcionalmente los distintos componentes individuales. Es crucial para la biología por que se encuentra en las intersecciones entre la bioquímica, la biología molecular y la fisiología por un lado y los procesos patológicos y sus consecuencias por el otro. Los histólogos prestan cada día mayor atención a los problemas químicos, Así, por ejemplo, aspiración a determinar con exactitud la composición química de determinadas estructuras de la masa viva, al estudiar las enzimas, iones, proteínas, hidratos de carbono, grasas y lipoides, fermentos y otros componentes en las células y en los tejidos a partir de observaciones que se realizan en el microscopio. Por lo antes descripto desde la cátedra de Histología Animal y Morfología de las carreras Lic. en Cs. Biológicas y Bioquímica respectivamente de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura surge la iniciativa de crear una Histoteca Popular con el fin de poder brindar a la comunidad de colegios secundarios acceso a material histológico, atlas y blog interactivo.

 
Introducción al estudio de sedimentos fluviales de llanura
Authors: Suárez Paola A. , Orfeo Oscar , Vega Marisol
Published: August 2018

Con la finalidad de conservar los ambientes fluviales en sus condiciones prístinas, diversas variables deben ser analizadas. Los sedimentos son unas de las variables más importantes dado que influye potencialmente la morfología del paisaje, la química de las aguas y la dinámica biológica de los cursos de agua. El presente trabajo presenta una introducción de fácil interpretación sobre las características de mayor relevancia ambiental de los sedimentos, sus interacciones y su dinámica en áreas de llanura, de tal modo que los científicos que trabajen en ambientes fluviales de llanura puedan tener una primera aproximación para una correcta interpretación ambiental del rol de los sedimentos. Las características aquí mencionadas incluyen clasificación granulométrica, transporte y mineralogía. En las últimas décadas aumentaron las investigaciones sobre estudios orientados a la evaluación de ambientes fluviales con el objeto de mejorar el conocimiento de su estructura y dinámica, para así poder trabajar en mantenerlos lo más cercano posible a sus condiciones prístinas, mediante una correcta gestión de los recursos involucrados.En el presente trabajo se realiza una breve introducción a los fundamentos que rigen el estudio de los sedimentos en ambientes fluviales de llanura, una de las variablesa tener en cuenta, junto a las características físicas y químicas de las aguas, así como de los suelos, cuando se pretende realizar un estudio del estado y evolución de un ambiente. Una correcta interpretación de los ambientes de llanura resulta indispensable para los científicos que trabajan en la región, dado que la Llanura Chacopampeana y la región Mesopotámica, son áreas caracterizadas por la baja pendiente.

 
Existencia y unicidad de soluciones de ecuaciones diferenciales fraccionarias
Authors: Pucheta Pablo
Published: August 2018

En este trabajo estudiaremos el problema de la existencia y la unicidad de la solución de ecuaciones diferenciales no lineales de orden fraccionario, usando la derivada de Caputo como el operador diferencial.Abordaremos esta cuestión mediante una equivalencia entre una ecuación diferencial fraccionaria y una ecuación integral de Volterra de segunda clase.

 
Solving Downgrade and DoS Attack Due to the Four Ways Handshake
Vulnerabilities (WIFI)
Authors: Teyou Cyrille Clovis Tchouchoua , Zhang Pin
Published: August 2018

The growing volume of attacks on the Internet has increased the demand for more robust systems and sophisticated tools for vulnerability analysis, intrusion detection, forensic investigations, and possible responses. Current hacker tools and technologies warrant reengineering to address cyber crime and homeland security. The being aware of the flaws on a network is necessary to secure the information infrastructure by gathering network topology, intelligence, internal/external vulnerability analysis, and penetration testing. This paper has as main objective to minimize damages and preventing the attackers from exploiting weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the 4 ways handshake (WIFI).We equally present a detail study on various attacks and some solutions to avoid or prevent such attacks in WLAN.
Overlooked coral predators suppress foundation species as reefs degrade
Authors: Clements Cody S. , hay mark
Published: August 2018

Loss of larger consumers from stressed ecosystems can lead to trophic release of mid‐level consumers that then impact foundation species, suppressing ecosystem function and resilience. For example, in coral reef ecosystems, outbreaks of coral predators like crown‐of‐thorns sea stars have been associated with fishing pressure and can dramatically impact the composition and persistence of corals. However, the ecological impacts, and consequences for management, of smaller, less obvious corallivores remain inadequately understood. We investigated whether reef state (coral vs. seaweed domination) influenced densities and size frequencies of the corallivorous gastropod Coralliophila violacea on its common host, the coral Porites cylindrica, within three pairs of small Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and adjacent fished areas in Fiji. C. violacea densities were 5–35 times greater, and their size frequencies more broadly distributed, within seaweed‐dominated fished areas than in adjacent MPAs dominated by corals. Tethering snails (4–9 mm in shell height) in place on their coral hosts indicated that suppression of snails in MPAs was due to predation, apparently by fishes. When tethered on the benthos (where they rarely occur), rather than on their host, mortality of larger snails (15.0–25.0 mm in shell height) was high in all areas, primarily due to hermit crabs killing them and occupying their shells. Because C. violacea is a sessile gastropod that feeds affixed to the base of corals and produces minimal visible damage, it has been considered a “prudent feeder” that minimally impacts its host coral. We assessed this over a 24‐d feeding period in the field. Feeding by individual C. violacea reduced P. cylindrica growth by ~18–43% depending on snail size. Our findings highlight the considerable, but underappreciated, negative impacts of this common corallivore on degraded reefs. As reefs degrade and corals are lost, remaining corals (often species of Porites) may gain the full attention of elevated densities of coral consumers. This will further damage the remaining foundation species, suppressing the resilience of corals and enhancing the resilience of degraded, seaweed‐dominated reefs.
Autonomy can support affect regulation during illness and in health
Authors: Cosme Danielle , Berkman Elliot
Published: August 2018

The benefits of autonomy to self-regulation, health, and well-being are well established. However, relatively few studies have investigated how autonomy might influence affect regulation. In this commentary, we argue that autonomy is an important motivational factor that interacts with affect regulation and may be particularly relevant in health contexts, such as cancer, that can limit individual autonomy. We describe the relationship between autonomy and affect regulation and illustrate ways in which autonomy can be supported broadly as well as during various phases in the cancer trajectory.
Rationality without optimality: Bounded and ecological rationality from a Marrian perspective
Authors: Brighton Henry
Published: August 2018

Ecological rationality provides an alternative to the view that rational responses toenvironmental uncertainty are optimal probabilistic responses. Focusing on the ecological rationality of simple heuristics, critics have enlisted Marr's levels of analysis and the distinction between function and mechanism to argue that the study of ecological rationality addresses the question of how organisms make decisions, but not the question of what constitutes a rational decision and why. The claim is that the insights of ecological rationality are, after the fact, reducible to instances of optimal Bayesian inference and require principles of Bayesian rationality to explain. Here, I respond to these critiques by clarifying that ecological rationality is more than a set of algorithmic conjectures. It is also driven by statistical commitments governing the treatment of unquantifiable uncertainty. This statistical perspective establishes why ecological rationality is distinct from Bayesian optimality, is incompatible with Marr's levels of analysis, and undermines a strict separation of function and mechanism. This argument finds support in Marr's broader but largely overlooked views on information processing systems and Savage's stance on the limits on Bayesian decision theory. Rationality principles make assumptions, and ecological rationality assumes that environmental uncertainty can render optimal probabilistic responses indeterminable.
СОВРЕМЕННОЕ РОССИЙСКОЕ ОБЩЕСТВО КАК ПРОСТРАНСТВО КОНФЛИКТА
Authors: Gorshkova V. V. , Melnikova A. A.
Published: August 2018

The article considers the contradictions and conflicts that are characteristic of modern Russian society. The processes of social disintegration are analyzed and interpreted as a result of fundamental social and economic transformations. The problems of economic inequality are presented in the historical perspective in close connection with the previous stages of Russia's socioeconomic development. Significant polarization of the population is one of the most significant conflict factors in modern society, which leads to an increase in protest moods and may in the long term threaten social upheavals. Nevertheless, dissatisfaction with the socio-economic situation does not lead to ideas of the unification and consolidation of society, but find expression in social conflicts. The emergence and development of social conflicts is influenced by a number of factors: economic, ethnic, religious. One of the most important characteristics of society is its social structure. After the collapse of the USSR, the previous social structure was abolished, and a new social reality was formed in Russia. When considering the stratification structure of society, most attention is paid to the middle class, which is considered the backbone of a stable society. The middle class in Russia is in the stage of formation, it is hardly possible to speak of a complete analogy with the middle class of Western society. The share of middle class in society can be estimated in different ways depending on the methodological approaches used by researchers. An important consequence of the transformation of the social structure was the problem of marginalization, since the dismantling of the old social structure and the slow formation of the new one put the social status and place in the division of labor system of many individuals into question. The sharp impoverishment of representatives of prestigious professions led to a reassessment of their situation, especially for the younger generation. When analyzing the origins of social conflicts in modern Russian society, it is necessary to consider the issue of the attitude of the broad masses of the population to power and national elites. It should be noted that power in Russia historically takes shape around specific leaders and does not have an institutional character. The most significant factor shaping the attitude towards the authorities and the elite in general in Russian society are the economic results of the market reforms that have taken place. Only a small part of the population believes that they won as a result of the changes that have taken place, the natural consequence of which is the population's distrust of the authorities and, in general, political institutions.
كُليمات في علم الروايات
Authors: Sharif Hikmat
Published: August 2018

تقوم «حوليات) بنشر نص نادر، يعتبره البعض، مثل جرجي زيدان، أول بحث جدي في وضع علم لدرس الرواية، وهو للأديب والمؤرخ اللبناي حكمت ، سريف. يعود النص إلى العام ٤ ١٨٩، إلى مقالة نشرها شريف في جريدة «بيروت) (العدد ٦٢٦)، ثم أجرى تعديلات وإضافات عليها، كما أوضح ذلك بنفسه، قبل أن يطبعها في كتيب مستقل، وقد ورد في غير موسوعة وكتاب مرجعي ذكر الكتيب هذا، وكانت إشارة جرجي زيدان، في أحد أعداد مجلة «الهلال»، لافتة، لجهة تأكيده على قيمة المجهود اليذول، وعلى أوليته. وقد وجدت الكتيب محفوفظا في المكتبة الشرقية للآباء اليسو عيين في بيروت، من دون أن أقوى على العثور على أصله، أي المقالة، لإبجاز مقابلة بينها و الكتيب. للكتيب الذي نعيد نشره أكثر من قيمة جديرة بالاهتمام، ما يمكن تلخيصه ف عدد الملاحظات: مكن القول إن هذه المقالة تعد، وفق التاريخ المتوافر عن بدايات الرواية العربية، أول مسعى لتقديم الرواية ودرسها والتعريف بقواعدها الفنية، واستعراض الأعمال الروائية الأول، ما يختلف عن متابعات نقدية سابقة على الكتيب وبجدها في هذه المجلة أو تلك، وتناولت أعمالا سردية أولى في عالم الآدب العر بي ".
Comment Construire un Roman d’après La Vérité sur l’Affaire Harry Québert de Joël Dicker
Authors: Khodr Yasmine-Marie
Published: August 2018

Cet article se propose d'aborder les arcanes de l'écriture et les différentes stratégies pour publier un roman à succès d'après « La Vérité sur l'affaire Harry Québert » de Joël Dicker. En effet, dans ce récit, tout tourne autour d'une question fondamentale : « Comment construire un roman ? ». D 'ailleurs, les personnages principaux sont un professeur et un écrivain qui se lancent dans cette quête quasi- mystique. De plus, l'intrigue tourne autour de la publication d'une enquête policière qui implique Harry Québert, suspecté de meurtre. Le texte en entier baigne dans les interrogations du narrateur Marcus Goldmann sur la construction narrative. Pour rédiger ce roman, Joël Dicker a croisé divers supports médiatiques, a superposé les périodes et les points de vue, a subtilement flouté la frontière entre la vérité et le mensonge. Le lecteur a ainsi l'impression de lire le témoignage de toute une époque mais aussi un véritable condensé encyclopédique.
Dying to Save: Child Sacrifice in theHarry PotterandThe Hunger GamesSeries
Authors: Williams Jeffrey
Published: August 2018

J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series and Suzanne Collins's The Hunger Games series feature the sacrifice of children in ways that reflect the lasting cultural fascination with sacrifice and participate in a wider contemporary conversation that both contests and inscribes the sacrifice of children for a variety of purposes. Whereas a deity's founding or protection of a city or nation has long been central to myths of child sacrifice, thereby linking sacrifice to religious and political ends, the Harry Potter and The Hunger Games series elevate friends and loved ones over civic structures as the primary motivations for the child's willing sacrifice. While these sacrifices ultimately take place within a larger social crisis and have social implications in both series, social change emerges only as a fragile byproduct of a willing self-giving dominated by personal concern for friends and family. Even more, while willing sacrifices for others appear paramount in both series, the novels also raise important reasons for caution in the celebration of sacrifice.
Hijabi Cosplay: Performances of Culture, Religion, and Fandom
Authors: Gittinger Juli L.
Published: August 2018

The practice of “cosplay” among fan cultures—that is, dressing up like fictional pop culture characters—has increased in visibility with the rising popularity of “geek” culture. A particularly interesting cultural intersection of this phenomenon is the act of cosplaying among Muslim fans, who incorporate visible markers such as the hijab into their costume, thereby challenging stereotypes of “fan” and “Muslim.” This article examines the practice of cosplay among Muslim women through the lens of Judith Butler's idea of “performativity” and Pierre Bourdieu's “habitus” as well as through interviews with Muslim cosplayers on how they synthesize their religious identities with their fandoms.
Effect of Inductor Design on the Hardness after Induction Hardening using Line Inductors
Authors: Schlesselmann D. , Krause C. , Schaudig M.
Published: August 2018

Inductive surface hardening falls under the standard heat treatment of automobile drive train components. Wheel hubs, kingpins and various axle shafts will, for instance, be hardened. Two different inductor concepts are generally used for such processes: ring or line inductors. Many geometric boundary conditions must be taken into account when line inductors are used. The adjustment of the hardness transitions of a component includes the length of the inductor and also, for instance, the arrangement of the supply leads. The use of field concentrators will also have a significant effect on the result. This article deals with tests and numerical calculations for a sample component on which these effects were examined.
DEVELOPMENT OF INVESTIGATION AND CAPITALIZATION GOVERNING IN THE SPHERE OF MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSAL OF THE HOUSEHOLD WASTE
Authors: BUBLYK M.I , KOVAL V.V.
Published: August 2018

Topicality. The problem of recycling and recycling of household waste has become acute with the entry into force of Article 32 of the Law of Ukraine "On Waste", where from January 1, 2018, the banning of unprocessed and unpackaged rubbish is prohibited, creating challenges not only for local authorities, but also for enterprises engaged in recycling of solid household waste.

The �im and tasks. Investigate the state of solid waste processing (Waste) and determine the directions of development of enterprises that carry out this type of economic activity. To substantiate the need for their support and the creation of new enterprises for processing and disposal of solid waste.

Research results. The capitalization of companies that process solid waste is directly related to the use of part of the value added to expand production, and also covers the process of investing part of the income in securities and receiving profits in the form of a percentage of capitalization, or the capitalized value added used to purchase additional means of production and labor.

Conclusions. The existence of a real environmental threat, caused by the accumulation of a large number of unprocessed solid waste, has been established, for solution of which new enterprises should be built for recycling and utilization of solid waste. It is substantiated that this process needs support from the state both at the level of local self-government bodies and at the national level. It was investigated that the sphere of solid waste processing requires significant investments, including from foreign investors and international organizations. It is proposed to create not only waste utilization companies, but also to introduce new models of waste management, which will allow not only to get rid of garbage, but also to obtain from this energy, and with it also economic benefits. The construction of the newest CHP plants using MSW as an energy resource will allow to produce not only thermal but also electric energy, which will help reduce the energy dependence of the state as a whole.
Perspectives of Medical Students & Teachers Regarding the Use of Different Lecture Methods
Authors: RAUT PRITISH KRISHNA , Gupta Sachin
Published: August 2018

Background: Teaching methods used for lectures are mostly teacher-centered and not learner-centered. The method used for lectures is mainly determined by the teacher as per his/her convenience. The students are never asked about the lecture method which helps them in better learning. This can lead to poor understanding by students which in turn may hamper the learning process. Objectives: To find out the perspectives of students & teachers about the use of different lecture methods. Methodology: Views & opinions of 488 medical students & 47 medical teachers of a medical college about different types of teaching methods namely Traditional (chalk and board), over head projector and power point presentation were collected in an observational study with the help of separate questionnaires. Results: Most of the students (51.6%) prefer traditional method for the lectures, 54.9% have better understanding with traditional method (p<0.05), 61.5% students feel that they can concentrate more with traditional method (p<0.05) while 58% students feel that it is easy to note down important points with the help of Power point presentation (p<0.05). Large proportion of teachers (78.7%) prefer Power point presentation for classroom teaching, 76.6% teachers are willing to change to other method of classroom teaching if required, 80.5% teachers would like to have their performance monitored for self evaluation & self improvement. Overhead projector is neither preferred by students nor teacher as a teaching tool. Conclusion: A combination of traditional and power point presentation is preferred by the students for a better teaching-learning process.

Keywords: Lecture; Chalk and talk; Powerpoint.
Hubungan antara Psychological Well Being dan Kepuasan Kerja pada Karyawan di Kantor X
Authors: Tasema Joy Krismarwaty
Published: August 2018

This research aims to know the relationship between psychological well being and job satisfaction by using quantitative methods with the technique of correlation of Product Moment of Carl Pearson. The hypothesis in this study is a positive correlation between psychological well being and job satisfaction on employees in Kantor X . Measuring instrument used in this study is psychological well being Scale Ryff’s (1989) with the reliability test results amounted to 0,915. The second scale of job satisfaction by Brayfield and Rothe (1951) with the reliability test results amounted to 0,825. On average psychological well being  variable subject obtain score 81,90 who belongs in the category of variable height, and job satisfaction of the average score obtained 49,25 the subject belongs in the category. Correlation analysis of product moment in earned value r = 0.632 (p < 0.05); thus there is a relationship between significant positive relationship between psychological well being and job satisfaction on employees in Kantor X.