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The generation of transmedia content from the analysis of the image in tourism, an approach to the publication in social networks
Authors: Sánchez Castellanos Sandra Milena , Saiz Aldana Leydy Lorena
Published: April 2023

The aim of this article is to make the different components of the tourism product visible through a promotional strategy that reflects the different factors of the image and brings a possible consumer closer to a first impression of the destination. Therefore, by using the social network Instagram and generating transmedia content, the aim is not only to promote tourism but also to address elements that arise from tourism research, using social networks as a socializing mechanism for the activity. The publications and structural elements that are considered when making a specific tourist destination visible are presented. This article is the result of joint work between the Tourism Experiences Classroom and the TourismMente Seedbed.
Role of CBCT in Dental Implant Treatment Plan: A Review
Authors: Saha Nairita , Nair Vineet
Published: April 2023

Now a days, people want dental implants to replace the missing teeth. Needless to say, a highly accurate alveolar and implant site measurement technique to avoid damage to adjacent vital structures during surgery is essential. Here comes the role of CBCT imaging as a new diagnostic tool for clinical assessment and treatment planning for dental implant practice. Using CBCT scanners, we can visualize the height and width of the available bone for implant placement, root anatomy of adjacent teeth, the exact location of the maxillary sinuses, mandibular canal, mental foramen and incisive canal.
English Language Speaking Inhibitions and Coping Strategies of Filipino Teachers
Authors: Nunez Alona L.
Published: April 2023

In several casual conversations with Filipino teachers in professional trainings in the south-central area of Maryland, many have shared that they are not exempt from communication difficulties in speaking the English Language, such as inhibitions. Admittedly, on many occasions, they have lofty ideas to share during group activities and interactions. Still, something stunts their tongue, and they keep the ideas to themselves or share them with fellow Filipino teachers. This study determined the level of English Language speaking inhibitions as well as the coping strategies of Filipino Teachers in South Central Maryland. It determined the relationship between and among the teachers’ profiles, their level of inhibition, and their use of coping strategies. Mixed methods research design was used involving 136 teachers in South Central Maryland. The study revealed that the respondents had a low level of inhibitions in items under Cognitive, Affective, and Peer-related factors except for the mastery of grammar, where a moderate level of inhibition existed. In the interview, the respondents revealed that there are factors that surround the English language speaking inhibitions: the preparation and experiences, the overall personality of the teacher, and the level of support in the workplace. In terms of coping strategies, the respondents use multimedia resources as well as peer-enhanced activities.
Awareness and Compliance of Secondary School Teachersto Anti-Bullying Act
Authors: Ucol-Cobaria Shirley M.
Published: April 2023

The current study assessed the level of awareness and level of compliance of secondary school teachers to the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013. The study was conducted in an ISO-Certified school in Quezon Province, Philippines, during the school year 2021-2022. This study utilized the sequential explanatory mixed design of completing an adopted foreign-based bullying questionnaire and participating in a focus group discussion. Descriptive statistics (frequency count, mean, and t-test) were used to interpret the data. The teachers are aware of and compliant with the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013. The respondents can adequately observe and implement the policy. The respondents can handle bullying issues using strategies set by the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013. However, there is no significant difference between teachers’ level of awareness and level of compliance at the junior high school and senior high school levels. More so, there is no significant relationship between the level of awareness and compliance of secondary school teachers. It was recommended that the school create a home-life check to monitor students who were observed or identified as having bullying characteristics. And for the school to create a compliance committee to evaluate the efficacy of the school’s anti-bullying policy and intervention.
Emotional Intelligence and Experiences: Their Relationship to Teaching Performance
Authors: TOLENTINO FE C.
Published: April 2023

Teachers have a significant impact on the lives of their students. They contribute significantly to the foundation of education. Teachers’ teaching experiences, emotional intelligence, and teaching performance impact the teaching-learning process’s effectiveness. This quantitative study aimed to investigate the relationship between the teachers’ profiles, experience, level of emotional intelligence, and teaching performance. It also investigated if there was a significant relationship between the variables. Google Forms was used to distribute the survey questionnaires and employed a descriptive- correlational design. The statistical treatments were frequency counts, percentages, and mean, which were used to describe the demographic profile of the respondents. A weighted mean was used to assess the effectiveness of the teaching experience in terms of the use of online resources, the teaching-learning process, student outcomes, community involvement, and professional growth and development. In addition, the weighted mean was also used to assess the emotional intelligence of the respondents. Furthermore, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation and the Chi-square test were also used to test the relationships between the variables. To find out the significance of the correlation made, the p-value was interpreted accordingly. The study’s findings revealed the existence of strong and highly significant relationships between variables. As a result, emotional intelligence and experience were significantly related to teachers’ teaching performance. It was recommended that District supervisors, principals, and school heads collaborate with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) or corporate donors to establish a fund for teachers’ post-graduate studies that will encourage and support them in completing their degrees.
Motivation to Learn, Self-Regulating Skills and Science Achievement of JHS Students amidst Pandemic: Basis for Enhanced Learning Continuity Plan
Authors: GOUANET NORBERT
Published: April 2023

The study was conducted to assess junior high school students’ motivation to learn, self-regulating skills, and Science achievement amidst the pandemic. The descriptive- correlational design systematically investigated the relationships or associations between and among variables. This study was conducted in the Cagayan Valley Region, particularly in the Schools Division of Tuguegarao City, during the school year 2021- 2022. Results indicated that the respondents of the study are generally moderately motivated in terms of intrinsic motivation, extrinsic motivation, self-determination, and self-efficacy. Moreover, findings reveal that the intrinsic motivation of the respondents is significantly correlated to their profile variables, sex, and grade level. The extrinsic motivation of the respondents is significantly correlated to their profile variables, sex, grade level, and materials used for distance learning. Students’ motivation in terms of self-determination and self-efficacy is significantly correlated to their profile variables sex, grade level, and average family monthly income. On the other hand, the self- regulating skills in environmental structuring are significantly correlated to materials used for distance learning and average family monthly income. The goal is significantly correlated to the materials used for distance learning, average family monthly income, father’s employment, and mother’s employment. Time management is significantly correlated to sex and materials used for distance learning. Help-seeking is significantly correlated to materials used for distance learning. Task strategy is significantly correlated with materials used for distance learning and average family monthly income. Furthermore, there is a significant moderate positive correlation between the level of students’ motivation to learn and their self-regulating skills. There is also a moderate positive relationship between science achievement and motivation to learn. Another mentions that there is a moderate positive relationship between science achievement and self-regulating skills.
School Heads’ Leadership Style, Role Appreciation, and Emotional Intelligence Towards the Level of Productivity
Authors: HALE EMELDA D.
Published: April 2023

The study aims to determine Sanchez Mira School Heads’ leadership styles, role appreciation, and emotional intelligence towards the level of productivity. The study employed a quantitative correlational design. The study was carried out in Sanchez Mira District. A total of 39 respondents have participated in the study. Subordinates/teachers were included as a sample through the questionnaire survey method. Questionnaires were the main instruments of data collection. The instrument for the study was a five- point Likert-type questionnaire. Based on the findings, the data revealed that school heads demonstrated multiple emotional intelligence skills, resilience, and resonant leadership skills. The study findings suggest that school heads demonstrate many skills of emotional intelligence and resilience to initiate, utilize, and sustain resonant leadership. Due to the continually increasing demands placed on principals, these skills are imperative to principals’ success and emotional well-being. Results from the findings align with Goleman’s Model of Emotional Intelligence that self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills positively impact a leader’s work performance (Goleman, 1995). The findings show that school heads employ the skills of self-awareness, awareness of others, mindfulness, hope/optimism, and compassion/ empathy to initiate, utilize, and sustain resonant leadership. In the light of findings and conclusions derived from this study, it was recommended that School Heads consider preferring the democratic leadership style to the laissez fair and autocratic styles because the democratic style is better for developing an effective school environment and has a positive impact on the results of schools.
SPED Educators’ Extent of Use of Evidence -Based Practice in Teaching Students with ASD
Authors: RAMIREZ HANNAH JOY CIOCON
Published: April 2023

This study examined the extent to which teachers in some specified schools in the Division of Saranggani used Evidence-Based Practices in their instruction of students with ASD. The researcher utilized a Mixed Method approach, combining quantitative and qualitative techniques. The frequency count and percentage distribution were used to examine the responder profile. The association between the profile, degree, and extent of respondents’ use of EBPs in instruction was examined using the Pearson Product Moment Coefficient Correlation. The information obtained through interviews was also arranged and analyzed. Based on the findings, there is a moderate extent to respondents’ level of utilization of several evidence-based practice treatments. There is a significant relationship between teachers’ profiles and the extent of use of EBP in teaching, especially for age, highest educational attainment, and length of service. The finding suggests that the identified profile variables deemed significant influence how teachers use numerous EBP interventions. Different themes emerged during the interview with the teacher- respondents. These are Behavior management, Policies on training and resources, and an Inclusive environment. The teacher-respondents’ educational attainment and teaching experiences can be one of the reasons they face problems and challenges in using EBP in teaching students with ASD. It is challenging for teachers to implement EBPs due to the lack of trainings on specific strategies and methods targeting the effective use of this practice. In addition, behavior management in an inclusive classroom is extremely difficult, especially with a lack of support and resources. It was recommended that the school consider hiring older teachers with higher educational status and who have been in the academe for longer, especially when asked to teach in an ASD program.
Teachers’ Use of Reward System: Inputs for Students Motivation Enhancement
Authors: VIRAY-CASTILLEJOS BENILDA
Published: April 2023

This study determined the teacher’s perception of the reward system in the classroom. The study made use of the descriptive quantitative research design. The study was conducted in the School Division of Cauayan City in San Fermin Elementary School, San Isidro Elementary School, and North Central School for the academic year 2021-2022. This paper facilitated a researcher-made questionnaire to gather data on the teachers’ profiles, motivation forms, and perceptions of using the strategy. A Likert Scale was used to analyze the perception of the respondents. Also, the researcher used Spearman’s Rho to draw a correlation between the profile of the respondents relative to their perception and form of motivation used in their elementary classroom. The results revealed that the teachers often used different forms of motivation are small items. Also, teachers perceived the rewards system to be effective for all pupils. Moreover, the elementary teachers strongly agree that using this strategy benefits the classroom facilitators. Hence students’ academic performance increased, and the student’s participation became active with a reward system. In conclusion, the study found that the teachers’ profile and perception of using the reward strategy, higher educational attainment, length of service, and grade level were significantly related. Correspondingly, the forms of motivations of the teachers are linked to the quality of higher educational attainment of the teachers and the grade level they are handling. Thus, the perception of the use of the reward strategy and its forms depends on the profession’s service, the quality of students’ foundation, such as distractors and needs, and the pedagogical mastery acquired through pursuing higher education. The school should encourage teachers to improve the mechanism reward system in their classes. Further study should be made in integrating a reward system or a combination of external strategies on a particular subject and performance competencies.
Offshore Teachers Multicultural Education in Influencing Student Academic Achievement
Authors: MCNAIR JOCELYN L.
Published: April 2023

The United States has always been a diverse nation with different races and cultures that impact American classrooms. Offshore teachers who opted to teach in the United States are always challenged to improve the overall academic achievement of their diverse students and must hold the expectation that all students in their classes can be successful despite cultural differences. This study explores the understanding of offshore teachers’ multicultural education and its influence on student academic achievement, the dimensions of multicultural education that contribute to the level of cultural, instructional proficiency, and academic achievement, and the additional types of professional development to support teachers in becoming culturally proficient. The core questions of this study seek to identify the specific data needed to enhance offshore teachers’ multicultural education, the contributions of multicultural education dimensions to academic achievement, and what additional supports are necessary for offshore teachers to become culturally proficient. This phenomenological qualitative study utilizes the sample of offshore teachers in the counties of Maryland. Data are collected through Face-to-face and focus questions, and Dedoose utilization produces three themes. The study reveals that offshore teachers do not have in-depth knowledge of multicultural education, that the degree of importance of multicultural education dimensions varies from each offshore teacher, and additional trainings are necessary for these educators to become culturally and instructionally proficient in teaching people of color.
Perception and Challenges Encountered by Teachers in Teaching Mathematics Online
Authors: BONTOGON EVANGELINE B.
Published: April 2023

This study determined the perception and challenges encountered by college teachers in teaching mathematics online. The researcher utilized a quantitative design. The locale study was at Cagayan State University on all its eight campuses: Andrews, Aparri, Carig, Gonzaga, Lallo, Lasam, Piat, and Sanchez Mira for the school year 2021-2022. Descriptive statistics were utilized in the treatment of data gathered. The analysis of variance or independent samples t-test was used to determine the difference between the teacher’s profile and their perception of online teaching. Based on the findings, the group of respondents was female-dominated and in middle adulthood. The result manifested that teacher–respondents had been into continuous professional development through enrollment in advanced studies. In addition, the faculty members in the locale of the study are composed of young professional teachers. Results revealed that teachers’ level of perception toward online teaching in Mathematics is high. Also, the challenges teachers encounter in teaching mathematics online are to a great extent. Moreover, there is a significant difference between participants’ mean level of perception towards online learning when grouped according to the length of years in teaching mathematics. On the other hand, no significant difference was found in other variables such as age, sex, highest educational attainment, and their mean level of perception towards online learning. Also, there is a significant difference between the mean level of challenges encountered by the participants in online learning when grouped according to age. In conclusion, there is a high level of teachers’ perception toward online teaching and a great extent of challenges teachers encounter in teaching mathematics online. Also, older teachers found it difficult to develop interesting content, describe, and provide feedback using e-learning systems. Moreover, there is a need for the university to conduct training on online teaching strategies for mathematics teachers.
Professional Characteristics and Instructional Leadership of School Heads: Their Relationship to the Implementation of Special Education (SPED) Program
Authors: CIOCON LYNNE A.
Published: April 2023

This study sought to determine the relationship between the implementation of the Special Education Program and the school heads’ professional characteristics and instructional leadership. The researcher utilized a quantitative design. The study was conducted in the Schools Division of Cagayan, which consisted of 17 elementary schools having SPED programs. The study used complete enumeration for the school heads and teachers, while convenience sampling was done for the parents. Thus, there were 68 teacher-respondents, 85 parent-respondents, and 17 school heads, totaling 170 respondents. Descriptive statistics (frequency count, rank, percentage, and mean) were used to analyze the personal and professional profiles of the school heads as well as the level of transformational leadership of the school heads. Based on the findings, the school heads in the Schools Division of Cagayan are competent instructional leaders, which is translated into the high extent of implementation of the SPED program. Despite this, SPED teachers still need some support to enhance their competence further and improve the SPED program’s instructional delivery. The professional characteristics of the school heads do not influence their instructional leadership. However, the overall implementation of the SPED program is positively influenced by some professional characteristics of the school heads, such as educational attainment, plantilla position, length of service as school head, and length of service in a school with SPED program. Finally, the instructional leadership of the school heads has an impact on the extent of implementation of the SPED program, i.e., higher instructional leadership yields better implementation of the SPED program. It was recommended that the school heads sustain their high instructional leadership and high extent of implementation of the SPED program through the support, monitoring, and rewards/incentives given by higher authorities.
Some critical remarks on recent results concerning $\digamma-$contractions in $b$-metric spaces
Authors: Younis Mudasir , Mirkov Nikola , Savić Ana , Pantović Mirjana , Radenović Stojan
Published: April 2023

This paper aims to correct recent results on a generalized class of $\digamma-$contractions in the context of $b-$metric spaces. The significant work consists of repairing some novel results involving $\digamma-$contraction within the structure of $b$-metric spaces. Our objective is to take advantage of the property $(F1)$ instead of the four properties viz. $(F1)$, $(F2)$, $(F3)$ and $(F4)$ applied in the results of Nazam \textit{et al.} [``Coincidence and common fixed point theorems for four mappings satisfying $(\alpha_s,F)-$contraction", Nonlinear Anal: Model. Control., vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 664--690, 2018]. Our approach of proving the results utilizing only the condition $(F1)$ enriches, improves, and condenses the proofs of a multitude of results in the existing state-of-art.
New upper estimate for positive solutions to a second order boundary value problem with a parameter
Authors: Wang Liancheng , Yang Bo
Published: April 2023

We consider a second order boundary value problem with a parameter. A new upper bound for positive solutions and Green’s function of the problem is obtained.
Perspectives of Project Management Sustainability in the Society 5.0 Context: Moving Forward Towards Human-Centricity
Authors:   Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia, Tornjanski Vesna
Published: April 2023

The article is conceptualized to shed more light on the existing theoretical fund by extending and deepening the understanding of perspectives of sustainable project management on the horizon towards Society 5.0. The purpose of the study is to enlighten the powerful contributor in shaping a phenomenon grounded on a human-centric society that empowers the long-term prosperity and well-being of all involved parties in a collective intelligence ecosystem. The paper opted for a research method that is based on secondary data collection using a systematic literature review approach. Referring to the existing theoretical fund, current trends in the macro environment on one hand, and the vision of Society 5.0 on the other, the research results signify transformation-related perspectives in the project management landscape towards a sustainable framework that fits the Society 5.0 context. The conclusion depicts limitations and contributions to both, theory, and practice.
CASE REPORTS: Challenges in the diagnosis and management of simultaneous bilateral toxic anterior segment syndrome after phacorefactive surgery
Authors: Ruiz-Lozano Raul E. , Ramos-Davila Eugenia M. , Garza-Garza Lucas A. , Gonzalez-Godinez Sara , Rodriguez-Garcia Alejandro
Published: April 2023

A 59-year-old woman presented with a 24-hour history of severe, bilateral, painless vision loss starting 1 day after immediately sequential, bilateral, phacorefractive surgery with multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) implantation at another institution. Best-corrected visual acuity was counting fingers at 1 foot in the right eye and 20/100 in the left eye. Slit-lamp evaluation showed a dense fibrin membrane on the anterior surface of the IOL and significant anterior chamber inflammation in both eyes. B-scan ultrasound revealed bilateral vitreous haze, without membrane formation. The rapid onset, absence of sharp pain, ciliary injection, conjunctival chemosis, eyelid edema, and erythema raised suspicion for bilateral toxic anterior segment syndrome. Significant clinical improvement after high-dose prednisone and hourly prednisolone acetate eye drops supported the diagnosis. After 6 months of tapering anti-inflammatory therapy, optical coherence tomography of the macula showed no pathologic changes, and the patient’s best-corrected visual acuity improved to 20/25 in both eyes.
PEMANFAATAN INSTAGRAM DALAM MENINGKATKAN PENGUASAAN MUFRADAT MAHASISWA
Authors: Sulfikar Sulfikar , Nurul Fawzani
Published: April 2023

Penguasaan kosakata bahasa Arab merupakan unsur penting dan mendasar dalam mempelajarai bahasa Arab Penguasaan kosakata merupakan penentu utama keberhasilan seseorang dalam berbahasa. Seiring perkembangan zaman, terdapat banyak media yang dapat digunakan sebagai media pembelajaran kosakata bahasa Arab, salah satunya adalah instagram. Peneelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui evektifitas pemanfaatan instagram dalam meningkatkan penguasaan mufradat mahasiswa, karena instagram adalah salah satu media social yang banyak digemari. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian kualitatif. Sumber data pada penelitian berupa data primer yang diperoleh dari hasil pengamatan langsung di lokasi penelitian. Adapun teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini adalah observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah model Miles and Huberman yaitu melalui reduksi data, penyajian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemanfaatan instagram sebagai media pembelajaran mampu meningkatkan penguasaan kosakata bahasa Arab mahasiswa. Hal tersebut dapat dibuktikan dengan pemerolehan mustalahat baru, penggunaan kosakata baru tersebut dalam aktivitas sehari-hari, dan peningkatan dalam memahami gramatikal atau kaidah bahasa Arab.
Philosophie des Leidens
Authors: Wandruszka Boris
Published: April 2023

‘No human being lives without suffering, suffering is everywhere,’ says Euripides. And yet no one could say what suffering is exactly and what happens when we suffer. Therefore, it is worthwhile to pursue the ‘inner life’ of suffering and uncover its basic structure or basic dynamics, its being, its essence, its sense or nonsense and its value or lack of value. In doing so, we can show that suffering conceals much more than one would expect, for it contains the whole human being, his/her world position, his/her fundamental fate of existence and thus the ‘meaning of the world’. And finally: Whoever understands suffering, really understands it deeply down to its last reasons and has the chance to deal with it in the right way, i.e. in a way that promotes life.
Effects of Caffeic Acid on Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes -Induced Mitochondrial Toxicity in Rat Kidney
Authors: Salehcheh Maryam , Zeidooni Leila , Dehghani Mohammad Amin , Alboghobeish Soheila , Shirani Maryam
Published: April 2023

: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are being utilized in various fields. With regard to their numerous applications, MWCNT-induced toxicity has not been extensively investigated. Thus, the present study sheds light on the protective effect of caffeic acid (CA) on mitochondrial toxicity in the kidney caused by MWCNTs in Wistar rats employing the MTT assay as well as reactive oxygen species (ROS) indices, based on measuring glutathione (GSH), mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), malondialdehyde (MDA), and catalase (CAT) activity. According to the MTT assay, using MWCNTs could significantly diminish mitochondrial viability based on doses. Furthermore, the study findings suggested that MWCNTs could reduce GSH content and CAT activity and subsequently improve mitochondrial ROS formation and damage the mitochondrial membrane of the kidney. The findings also implied that CA could protect renal mitochondria against toxicity induced by MWCNTs by lowering oxidative stress.
Ecomorfología: Una visión ecológica-adaptativa de la morfología de las especies en su comunidad
Authors: Hernández-Cadena Francisco Javier , Lugo-Gil Elsa Jazmín , Batalla-González Edwin Gibran , Caravantes-Estrada Jesus Ernesto
Published: April 2023

Las especies logran coexistir a partir de diferentes estrategias que minimizan la competencia por los recursos, esto se debe a la diversidad de adaptaciones en la morfología de las especies. Las adaptaciones morfológicas están relacionadas al ambiente, por esto, la ecomorfología se encarga de estudiar y analizar estas relaciones, no obstante, es muy poca la literatura científica que aborda ecomorfología, pues en varios casos solo se hace una descripción de la morfología, sin abordar o inferir el papel que tiene esa estructura morfológica con el ambiente, la morfología tiene una relación estrecha con el nicho, interacciones entre especies. Por consecuente, se optó por exponer la importancia de los estudios que abordan la morfología dentro de la ecología de comunidades.
Reappraising Weber’s Disenchantment Narrative
Authors: Svenungsson Jayne ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: April 2023

In this essay, I will reflect on Max Weber’s idea of disenchantment in relation to the material turn within contemporary religious studies. In the first part, I return to the two most famous texts in which Weber uses the concept, with particular attention to the historical context in which these texts were penned. In the following part, I discuss some of the contemporary efforts to engage critically with the disenchantment narrative, including the endeavor to recover the material dimensions purportedly marginalized by major strands of Western religiosity as well as the scholarly reflection on religion. Finally, I return to Weber and investigate the lasting value of his work while also raising some critical questions about the ways in which “nature” and “matter” are reinvited in some contemporary efforts to dismantle the disenchantment narrative.
Homonymy and Amphiboly, or Radical Evil in Translation
Authors: Cassin Barbara , Ling Alex ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: April 2023

By Aristotle’s own admission, homonymy and amphiboly, or syntactic homonymy, are unlikely to be accidental features of the Greek language (nor of any language, nor of language as such), but rather a radical evil that can at best be subdued, through recourse to categories, for example. Or we could choose to follow the sophists and exploit it by aiming at an essentially sonorous consensus. But then such texts would constitute a radical evil for translation.
From Candlelight to Kerosene Lamp
Authors: Krell David Farrell ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: April 2023

Hans-Georg Gadamer reads Georg Trakl’s “Ein Winterabend” (“A Winter Evening”) almost in the way Martin Heidegger does, but he alters Heidegger’s interpretation of a single image in the poem. Whereas Heidegger sees the image “Golden blooms the tree of grace” in terms of candlelight on a church altar, Gadamer sees it as the glow of a kerosene lantern, perhaps in a country inn. That one alteration, this essay argues, brings Gadamer closer to the Trakl-world than Heidegger ever manages to be.
In and Out of Words
Authors: Davis Bret W. ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: April 2023

What is the relationship between language and experience? This question was a central concern of the eminent Kyoto School philosopher and lay Zen master Ueda Shizuteru (1926–2019). In fact, this question has long been a focal issue of the Zen tradition. Famously, if also paradoxically, the Zen tradition has claimed to “not to rely on words and letters” even while producing volumes of texts: poetry and didactic discourses as well as encounter dialogues (mondō) and kōan collections. Critics have accused Zen of being self-contradictory in this regard, yet Ueda demonstrates that Zen’s paradoxical ambivalence toward language is not a problem, but rather the point. Moreover, he explains how Zen teachings and practices can help us radically rethink the relationship between language and experience after the “linguistic turn” in philosophy. In this article, I examine Ueda’s contributions to the philosophy of language by bringing his thought into critical dialogue with Continental philosophers such as Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Gadamer as well as with some scholars of Zen. In short, Ueda rejects both the view that we are trapped within the bounds of language and the view that we could meaningfully dwell in a world outside of language. Rather, he argues, in everyday life as well as—in an intensified manner—in Zen practice and poetic expression, we are called on to engage in a ceaseless movement of “exiting language and exiting into language.”
Respecting Fetal Life Within Pro-choice Advocacy: Conceding to Some Pro-life Concerns (and Asking the Same in Return)
Authors: Manninen Bertha Alvarez ,   Southwestern Philosophical Society
Published: April 2023

This paper will explain three reasons why pro-choice advocates should move away from arguments in favor of abortion choice that is dependent upon the fetus’ non-personhood, and more towards generating arguments in favor of abortion choice that embraces a more respectful view of fetal life. First, the future of the legal right to an abortion in the United States may depend on generating an argument that does not rely on denying fetal personhood. Second, pro-choice advocates should be more respectful of fetal life because the hesitancy of doing so has not gone over well in the general public. Even individuals who are sympathetic to a pro-choice perspective are sometimes hesitant to align themselves with the pro-choice community because of the perception that it is antithetical to the value of fetal life. The third reason is that some women who choose abortion regard it as a morally significant act precisely because they regard the fetus as a morally significant being.
Explaining Substitution Failures
Authors: McCullagh Mark ,   Southwestern Philosophical Society
Published: April 2023

Many debates in philosophy of language are driven by examples in which two expressions have the same meaning, in some sense, yet fail of intersubstitutability in some of their occurrences. The usual move in response is to postulate a kind of meaning different from that which is shared by those two expressions. I argue that that the resulting semantic theories nevertheless typically cannot explain such failures: the explaining is not done entirely by the postulation and individuation of the new meanings. It is done partly by accompanying metaphysical and epistemological claims about them. Making this clear requires distinguishing between intersubstitutability salva veritate and intersubstitutability on grounds of logical form, and getting straight on what kinds of facts secure the obtaining of each.
On the Singularity of the Categorical Imperative
Authors: Duindam Guus ,   Southwestern Philosophical Society
Published: April 2023

Kant famously claims that there is only a single supreme principle of morality: the Categorical Imperative. This claim is often treated with skepticism. After all, Kant proceeds to provide no fewer than six formulations of this purportedly single supreme principle—formulations which appear to differ significantly. But appearances can be deceptive. In this paper, I argue that Kant was right. There is only a single Categorical Imperative, and each of its formulations expresses the very same moral principle.
Natural Kind Realism and Dupré’s Promiscuous Realism
Authors: Carr Daniel D. ,   Southwestern Philosophical Society
Published: April 2023

I contend that scientific realism and realism about natural kinds should be given separate treatment because a person could be a scientific realist in general without having key realist commitments about natural kinds. I utilize Chakravartty’s three dimensions of commitment for scientific realism to create three key conditions for realism regarding natural kinds in particular. I find that Dupré’s promiscuous realism fails at least one these conditions, and therefore, for the sake of terminological consistency and clarity, we should classify promiscuous realism as an antirealist view of natural kinds.
Rilkean Memory, Epistemic Injustice, and Epistemic Violence
Authors: Piñeiro Josué M. ,   Southwestern Philosophical Society
Published: April 2023

Mark Rowlands develops a novel account of remembering in which episodic memories survive in a mutated form after their content has been long forgotten. He dubs this account “Rilkean memories.” I draw from this account to argue that episodic memories of past epistemic harms resulting from Miranda Fricker’s account of testimonial injustice, can persist as embodied behavioral or bodily dispositions that have negative epistemic and practical consequences long after these episodic memories have been forgotten. The way that others judge us as epistemic agents—as people with the capacity to know or the ability to contribute to the pool of knowledge—and following this judgment, treat or fail to treat us as epistemic agents can cause us to adopt attitudes or behaviors with consequences to our epistemic agency. When embodied as Rilkean memories, these attitudes or behaviors raise new difficulties and become quite difficult to eradicate.
Getting Sophisticated: In Favor of Hybrid Views of Skilled Action in Expertise
Authors: Ivy Spencer ,   Southwestern Philosophical Society
Published: April 2023

The long history of research and debate surrounding expertise has emphasized the importance of both automaticity and intelligent deliberation in the control of skilled, expert action – and often, their mutual exclusion of one another. To the contrary, recent developments in the cognitive science of skill implicate the likelihood of a third, hybrid line of interpretation and a new path forward. This paper surveys these recent developments, arguing that hybrid models of expertise and skill are the most fruitful way forward in interpreting and conducting research on experts. I categorize a new set of interpretations of skill as ‘sophisticated hybrid models’ owing to the fact that they deny the mutual exclusion of automaticity from intelligent action control. I then argue that this interpretive strategy is the most fruitful way forward to making clear much of the complexity of skilled action and expertise.
Impact of Parental Bonding on Alexithymia and Psychological Distress among Pakistani Adolescents
Authors: Zainab Sana , Arzeen Naeema , Arzeen Saima
Published: April 2023

Aim: This study explored the relationship between parental bonding, alexithymia, and psychological distress among Pakistani adolescents.

Methods: This was a quantitative research and data was obtained from a sample of 350 adolescents from different school colleges and universities of Pakistan. The cross-sectional research design was used in the current study. Three scales; Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) were used to measure the variables. Pearson- product moment correlation and regression analysis were computed using SPSS version 21.

Results: The study found a positive relationship between parental bonding (authoritarianism, protectiveness), alexithymia and psychological distress among adolescents.

Conclusion: Poor parental bonding leads to alexithymia and psychological distress among Pakistani adolescents. This information is steady with the possibility that unfavourable nurturing and over security leads to poor personality traits (alexithymia) and also puts young people in danger for the improvement of psychological distress.

Recommendations: Future researchers are recommended to incorporate adolescents of broken families to determine the relationship for more appropriate outcomes.
Effect of epigenetics on rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Rojano Rada Jairo , Fernández Mestre Mercedes , Ramírez Morales Carlos
Published: April 2023

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease that predominantly affects the diarthrodial joints. In this pathology, environmental or behavioral factors can act in synergy with genetic predisposition, accelerating the onset and severity of the disease. This link between the environment and the genome is mediated by epigenetic marks on deoxyribonucleic acid, including its methylation, histone modification, and noncoding ribonucleic acid-mediated regulation. Epigenetics can generate heritable phenotypic changes, which are not determined by modifications in the deoxyribonucleic acid sequence and are therefore reversible. Therefore, diet, medications and other environmental factors would have the ability to modulate them. The identification of a specific epigenetic dysregulation can offer a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease and positively influence the prevention, diagnosis and development of new therapeutic targets. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease that predominantly affects the diarthrodial joints. In this pathology, environmental or behavioral factors can act in synergy with genetic predisposition, accelerating the onset and severity of the disease. This link between the environment and the genome is mediated by epigenetic marks on deoxyribonucleic acid, including its methylation, histone modification, and noncoding ribonucleic acid-mediated regulation. Epigenetics can generate heritable phenotypic changes, which are not determined by modifications in the deoxyribonucleic acid sequence and are therefore reversible. Therefore, diet, medications and other environmental factors would have the ability to modulate them. The identification of a specific epigenetic dysregulation can offer a better understanding of the pathophysiology of the disease and positively influence the prevention, diagnosis and development of new therapeutic targets.
ปัญหากฎหมายเกี่ยวกับการบรรลุนิติภาวะของผู้เยาว์
Authors:   , มณีวรรณ์ จักรกฤษณ์
Published: April 2023

วิทยานิพนธ์ฉบับนี้มุ่งศึกษาหลักกฎหมายเกี่ยวกับการบรรลุนิติภาวะของผู้เยาว์ตามที่บัญญัติไว้ในประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์ โดยมาตรา 19 ได้บัญญัติให้บุคคลพ้นจากภาวะผู้เยาว์และบรรลุนิติภาวะเมื่อมีอายุยี่สิบปีบริบูรณ์ และมาตรา 20 ซึ่งกำหนดข้อยกเว้นให้ผู้เยาว์บรรลุนิติภาวะก่อนมีอายุยี่สิบปีบริบูรณ์ เมื่อผู้เยาว์ทำการสมรสอย่างถูกต้องตามกฎหมาย กล่าวคือ เมื่อชายและหญิงผู้เยาว์มีอายุสิบเจ็ดปีบริบูรณ์โดยได้รับความยินยอมจากบิดามารดา หรือเมื่อบุคคลที่มีอายุต่ำว่าสิบเจ็ดปีบริบูรณ์ที่ทำการสมรสหลังจากได้รับอนุญาตจากศาลให้ทำการสมรสได้ แล้วแต่กรณี ซึ่งเกี่ยวโยงกับบทบัญญัติในบรรพ 5 ว่าด้วยการหมั้นและการสมรส

ทั้งนี้ การที่กฎหมายกำหนดให้ผู้เยาว์บรรลุนิติภาวะเมื่ออายุครบยี่สิบปีบริบูรณ์หรือโดยการสมรสที่บัญญัติไว้เมื่อประมาณหนึ่งร้อยปีที่แล้ว อาจไม่เพียงพอต่อการคุ้มครองสิทธิและประโยชน์ของผู้เยาว์ในปัจจุบัน เนื่องจากสภาวการณ์ทางเศรษฐกิจ สังคมและการเมืองของประเทศราชอาณาจักรไทยเปลี่ยนแปลงไปจากเดิมเป็นอย่างมาก วิทยานิพนธ์ฉบับนี้จึงมุ่งศึกษากฎหมายในเรื่องดังกล่าววิเคราะห์เปรียบเทียบกับหลักกฎหมายในประเด็นเดียวกันของต่างประเทศ ทั้งที่ใช้ระบบกฎหมายซีวิลลอว์และระบบกฎหมายคอมมอนลอว์ โดยแบ่งเป็น 2 กลุ่ม ได้แก่ (1) กลุ่มประเทศที่มีระบบอนุญาตให้ผู้เยาว์บรรลุนิติภาวะก่อนเกณฑ์อายุโดยคำสั่งศาลหรือโดยข้อเท็จจริง คือ ประเทศสาธารณรัฐฝรั่งเศส ประเทศราชอาณาจักรสเปน ประเทศสหรัฐอเมริกา รัฐแคลิฟอร์เนีย และประเทศแคนาดา รัฐควิเบก และ (2) กลุ่มประเทศที่ไม่มีหรือเคยมีระบบอนุญาตให้ผู้เยาว์บรรลุนิติภาวะก่อนเกณฑ์อายุโดยคำสั่งศาลหรือโดยข้อเท็จจริง คือ ประเทศสหพันธ์สาธารณรัฐเยอรมนี ประเทศสหราชอาณาจักร อังกฤษ และประเทศสมาพันธรัฐสวิส

จากผลการศึกษา เห็นควรให้มีการปรับปรุงแก้ไขหลักกฎหมายในเรื่องดังกล่าว โดยประการแรกให้ลดเกณฑ์อายุในการบรรลุนิติภาวะของผู้เยาว์จากเดิมที่กำหนดไว้เมื่ออายุยี่สิบปีบริบูรณ์เป็นสิบแปดปีบริบูรณ์ ประการที่สอง ควรแก้ไขเกณฑ์อายุในการสมรสของผู้เยาว์เป็นสิบหกปีบริบูรณ์ จากที่กำหนดเกณฑ์อายุไว้ที่สิบเจ็ดปีตามมาตรา 1448 แห่งประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์ และประการสุดท้าย ควรเพิ่มเติมบทบัญญัติเกี่ยวกับการบรรลุนิติภาวะโดยคำสั่งศาลในประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์ เพื่อให้ผู้เยาว์ที่มีศักยภาพได้รับประโยชน์จากการใช้ความสามารถทางแพ่งได้อย่างเต็มที่และเร็วขึ้น
ปัญหาการนำบทบัญญัติเรื่องซื้อขายมาใช้ในเรื่องเช่าทรัพย์ : ศึกษากรณีการรอนสิทธิ
Authors:   , เฉยทุม ชนากานต์
Published: April 2023

การนำบทบัญญัติการรอนสิทธิในเรื่องซื้อขายมาใช้กับเรื่องเช่าทรัพย์โดยอนุโลม ตามประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งและพาณิชย์ มาตรา 549 ยังไม่ชัดเจนและพบปัญหาบางประการ กล่าวคือ การปรับใช้มาตรา 475 และ 479 ตามแนวคำพิพากษาฎีกายังไม่เป็นบรรทัดฐานเดียวกัน เมื่อต้องนำมาใช้กับเรื่องเช่าทรัพย์จึงเกิดปัญหาความไม่ชัดเจนถึงสถานะของการรอนสิทธิและขอบเขตการปรับใช้ อีกทั้ง พบแนวคำพิพากษาฎีกาจำนวนมากปรับใช้มาตรา 477 กับเรื่องเช่าทรัพย์ ในลักษณะให้ผู้เช่าที่ไม่อาจเข้าครอบครองทรัพย์ที่เช่า สามารถฟ้องคดีบุคคลภายนอกซึ่งไม่มีนิติสัมพันธ์กับตนได้หากเรียกผู้ให้เช่าเข้าเป็นโจทก์ร่วม ซึ่งไม่สอดคล้องกับฐานของกฎหมายที่ผู้เช่าอาจเรียกให้ผู้ให้เช่ารับผิดต่อตนได้เท่านั้น ลักษณะของสัญญาเช่าทรัพย์ รวมถึงหลักการทางกฎหมาย อาทิ ความเป็นบุคคลสิทธิและทรัพยสิทธิ นิติวิธี และกฎหมายวิธีพิจารณาความแพ่ง

หากพิจารณาประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งเยอรมันและฝรั่งเศส จะเห็นว่า ต่างบัญญัติการรอนสิทธิในเรื่องซื้อขายและเช่าทรัพย์แยกจากกัน โดยไม่ปรากฏการนำมาใช้ร่วมกัน อีกทั้ง ประมวลกฎหมายแพ่งฝรั่งเศส ซึ่งใช้ระบบสัญญาเดียวดังเช่นกฎหมายไทย ยังบัญญัติการดำเนินคดีในการเรียกผู้ขายหรือผู้ให้เช่าเข้าเป็นโจทก์ร่วมไว้แยกจากกัน สอดคล้องกับธรรมชาติของสัญญาและฐานกฎหมายที่ผู้ซื้อหรือผู้เช่าอาจใช้ฟ้องคดี โดยในเรื่องซื้อขาย ผู้ซื้อมีฐานของกฎหมายกรรมสิทธิ์และละเมิดในการฟ้องคดีบุคคลภายนอก จึงสามารถเรียกให้ผู้ขายเข้าเป็นโจทก์ร่วมในคดีของตนได้ ในทางกลับกัน สัญญาเช่าทรัพย์ ผู้เช่ามิได้มีฐานของกฎหมายใดในการเรียกร้องจากบุคคลภายนอก จึงไม่อาจฟ้องคดีบุคคลภายนอกโดยขอให้เรียกผู้ให้เช่าเข้าเป็นโจทก์ร่วมได้

จากการศึกษาปัญหาดังกล่าวในระบบกฎหมายไทยและต่างประเทศ ผู้เขียนจึงมีข้อเสนอแนะว่า มาตรา 475 ควรปรับใช้ร่วมกับมาตรา 479 ภายในขอบเขตลักษณะตามธรรมชาติของการเช่าทรัพย์ และควรเพิ่มเติมบทบัญญัติเกี่ยวกับการดำเนินคดีที่ใช้กับการรอนสิทธิในสัญญาเช่าทรัพย์เป็นการเฉพาะในมาตรา 549/1 ความว่า “เมื่อใดการรบกวนขัดสิทธินั้นเกิดเป็นคดีที่บุคคลภายนอกฟ้องผู้เช่า ผู้เช่าชอบที่จะขอให้ศาลเรียกผู้ให้เช่าเข้าเป็นจำเลยร่วมกับผู้เช่าในคดีนั้นได้ เพื่อศาลจะได้วินิจฉัยชี้ขาดข้อพิพาทระหว่างผู้เป็นคู่กรณีทั้งหลายรวมไปเป็นคดีเดียวกัน” ทั้งนี้ หากผู้เช่าจะฟ้องคดีเกี่ยวกับการรอนสิทธิย่อมต้องฟ้องผู้ให้เช่าซึ่งเป็นคู่สัญญาของตนเท่านั้น อย่างไรก็ดี หากการเพิ่มเติมบทบัญญัติเกิดขึ้นได้ยาก ผู้เขียนเสนอให้ปรับเปลี่ยนการใช้และการตีความ คำว่า “อนุโลมความตามควร” ตามมาตรา 549 ให้เป็นไปในแนวทางเดียวกันตามหลักนิติวิธีที่ถูกต้อง สอดคล้องกับลักษณะของสัญญาเช่าทรัพย์ ความเป็นบุคคลสิทธิและทรัพยสิทธิ และกฎหมายวิธีพิจารณาความแพ่ง พร้อมทั้งเพิ่มเติมคำอธิบายรวมถึงข้อสังเกตเรื่องนี้ในตำรากฎหมาย