bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
A EDUCAÇÃO EM DIREITOS HUMANOS PROMOVENDO PERMANÊNCIA DE ESTUDANTES LGBTQIAPN+ NA UFAL
Authors: Palmeira Lana , Da Silva Sheyla
Published: February 2024

O presente estudo objetivou analisar se há, na Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Campus A.C. Simões, políticas institucionais de assistência estudantil, mais especificamente referentes à Residência Universitária, capazes de assegurar, diante de um cenário marcado pela diversidade, o respeito aos valores da equidade e respeito à pessoa humana, no caso em especial de estudantes com gênero e orientação sexual divergente da heterocisnormatividade. Como opção teórico-metodológica, esta pesquisa adotou a abordagem de natureza qualitativa, com ênfase na revisão de literatura e na análise documental. Para a análise dos dados encontrados, elegeu-se a Análise de Conteúdo de Bardin (2016). Como resultados principais inferiu-se que, apesar de existir um trabalho já iniciado na referida instituição de ensino acerca do tema em comento, necessário se faz a adoção de mais ações pontuais, definidas organicamente no seio da universidade, para se garantir a maior efetivação dos direitos deste público discente.
DIVERSIDADE E INCLUSÃO
Authors: Favarin Edenise , Larrañaga Caroline , Linhati Suzana Toniolo
Published: February 2024

Este trabalho tem por objetivo discutir a eficácia da integração do aplicativo “Mouse Timer” como uma estratégia psicopedagógica inclusiva no processo de concentração e organização temporal em crianças com o Transtorno de Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade (TDAH). A proposta foi conduzida com uma amostra de 4 crianças, que atende a diversidade do público diagnosticado com TDAH, com idades entre 9 e 10 anos, em uma clínica psicopedagógica, localizada no município de São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul (RS). O “Mouse Timer” é um cronômetro digital lúdico que tem como personagem um ratinho faminto que está em busca de um delicioso queijo, porém, para alcançá-lo, ele precisa comer maçãs. O diferencial é que cada maçã representa o tempo definido pelo usuário no cronômetro para estipular o período para a realização da tarefa. Portanto, quanto mais maçãs o ratinho consumir, maior será o tempo contabilizado. No desenvolvimento da proposta, as crianças foram instruídas a definir o tempo que julgavam necessário para completar cada tarefa escolar, estabelecendo metas realistas. As crianças foram divididas em dois grupos, denominados: grupo experimental (GE) e grupo de controle (GC). O GE recebeu uma intervenção psicopedagógica baseada na integração do cronômetro “Mouse Timer”, enquanto o GC não recebeu nenhum apoio adicional. A abordagem metodológica adotada é qualitativa (MINAYO; DESLANDES; 2007) e o tipo de pesquisa configura-se como estudo de caso (YIN, 2005). Para a intervenção, as crianças do GE fizeram o manejo do aplicativo ao realizarem as tarefas escolares. Foram realizadas 4 intervenções psicopedagógicas com duração de 40 minutos. O referencial teórico que orienta a tessitura desta proposta pauta-se nos estudos de Machado et al. (2005). Os resultados mostraram que, durante as intervenções na clínica, as crianças do GE que integraram o aplicativo durante a realização das tarefas escolares apresentaram melhorias significativas em relação à atenção, agilidade, organização temporal e desempenho acadêmico, comparadas às crianças do GC que não receberam a intervenção. As crianças do GE demonstraram maior capacidade de se concentrar nas atividades por períodos mais longos, além de apresentarem uma maior consciência sobre o gerenciamento do tempo. A integração do aplicativo “Mouse Timer” mostrou-se uma estratégia eficaz no auxílio à concentração, agilidade e organização temporal de crianças com TDAH. A partir dos resultados obtidos, sugere-se a implementação deste cronômetro como uma ferramenta suporte que pode contribuir positivamente para o desenvolvimento acadêmico e social dessas crianças.
DIVERSIDADES, CURRÍCULOS E CONSERVADORISMO
Authors: Sousa Heloisa Monteiro Baita Amado de , Gomes Lara Aguiar Nogueira , Willima Kleverson Gonçalves
Published: February 2024

Em decorrência do grande número de casos de violências contra diversos grupos minorizados no país, torna-se necessária a abordagem das temáticas de gênero e sexualidade nas escolas. Com isso em mente, este trabalho objetivou analisar o esvaziamento desses temas na BNCC, principal política educacional norteadora da construção dos currículos escolares na atualidade. Para tanto, foi realizada uma pesquisa bibliográfico-documental, de cunho qualitativo, a fim de construir as bases para uma análise crítica da Base. Os resultados encontrados nos mostram que não há um debate sobre questões de gênero e sexualidade no documento, e quando aparecem, ou são apenas abordados numa perspectiva linguística/discursiva (no caso do primeiro), ou tão somente são abordados num viés biológico/reprodutivista (no caso do segundo). Assim sendo, nota-se um claro esvaziamento e uma evidente exclusão de temáticas essenciais para uma formação cidadã, crítica e respeitosa das/os estudantes, ficando de lado a urgência de uma Educação Sexual crítica na Educação Básica.
HUBUNGAN EFIKASI DIRI DAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR MATEMATIS TERHADAP HASIL BELAJAR SISWA KELAS X MA MIFTAHUL ULUM SURABAYA
Authors: Yunita Irma , Adibah Fanny , Antonius Rudy
Published: February 2024

Setiap individu memiliki kadar efikasi diri. Efikasi diri merupakan keyakinan atas diri sendiri. Dalam pembelajaran khususnya di sekolah, kadar efikasi diri siswa mempengaruhi kemampuan siswa dalam menyelesaikan tugasnya. Keterkaitan efikasi diri dengan hasil belajar sangat besar, siswa dengan efikasi diri yang tinggi maka akan mendapatkan hasil yang memuaskan begitu pula sebaliknya. Selain efikasi diri faktor lain yang mendorong siswa mendapatkan hasil belajar yang memuaskan adalah kemampuan berpikir matematis. Tahapan berpikir matematis sangat diperlukan untuk mengoptimalkan kapasitasnya sebagai pelajar. Berdasarkan uraian diatas maka dilakukan penelitian yang bertujuan untuk: (1)  mengetahui apakah terdapat hubungan antara efikasi diri dan hasil belajar siswa (2) mengetahui  apakah terdapat hubungan antara kemampuan berpikir matematis terhadap hasil belajar siswa 3) mengetahui apakah terdapat hubungan antara efikasi diri, kemampuan berpikir matematis terhadap hasil belajar siswa. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan model korelasi. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas X MA Miftahul Ulum Surabaya. Tekhnik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan angket dan soal tes. Tekhnik pengolahan data dan analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan statistika deskriptif, dan uji korelasi product moment. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa (1) tidak terdapat  hubungan antara efikasi diri (X1) dengan hasil belajar (Y). (2) terdapat hubungan antara kemampuan berpikir matematis (X2) dengan Hasil Belajar (Y). (3) terdapat hubungan antara efikasi diri (X1) dan kemampuan berpikir matematis (X2) dengan hasil belajar (Y).
PENINGKATAN KINERJA GURU MELALUI KETERAMPILAN TEKNIK MANAJERIAL KEPALA SEKOLAH DI SD NEGERI SEGODOBANCANG TARIK SIDOARJO
Authors: Setiawan Deddy , Solichin M. Riadhos , Noviana Naning Eko
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui kinerja guru di SD Negeri Segodobancang Tarik Sidoarjo sebelum dan sesudah ditingkatkan. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan penelitian tindakan. Metode pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi yang diambil pada tahun ajaran 2018/2019 atau sebelum masa pandemik. Dalam metode ini digunakan 8 guru sebagai informan. Analisis data dari reduksi data, penyajian data, verifikasi dan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan peningkatan di semua indikator kinerja guru setelah diberikan tindakan pada Siklus I. Indikator-indikator yang belum baik, ditingkatkan melalui siklus II dan akhirnya menjadi kriteria baik sehingga Siklus bisa dihentikan. Sebelum dilakukan tindakan kinerja guru masih belum optimal. Setelah diadakan peningkatan kinerja guru melalui keterampilan teknik manajerial kepala sekolah, guru-guru memiliki keterampilan lebih baik dalam pelaksanaan pembelajaran di kelas sehingga peningkatan kinerja guru melalui keterampilan teknik manajerial kepala sekolah merupakan tindakan yang tepat untuk dilakukan. Kepala sekolah mulai menjalankan seluruh kegiatan-kegiatan yang merupakan keterampilan teknik manajerial dalam upaya meningkatkan kinerja guru. Dengan demikian, keterampilan keterampilan teknik manajerial kepala sekolah merupakan tindakan yang tepat dalam meningkatkan kinerja guru di SD Negeri Segodobancang Tarik Sidoarjo.
KONFRONTASI PSIKIS TOKOH UTAMA DALAM NOVEL KAU, AKU, DAN SEPUCUK ANGPAU MERAH KARYA TERE LIYE
Authors: Arifin Samsul , Masluhin Masluhin
Published: February 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan mendeskripsikan wujud konfrontasi psikis yang dialami oleh tokoh utama, faktor penyebab konfrontasi, dan cara penyelesaian konfrontasi yang dilakukan oleh tokoh utama dalam novel Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah karya Tere Liye. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif menggunakan sumber data novel Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah karya Tere Liye. Fokus penelitian ini pada konfrontasi psikis tokoh utama yang dikaji menggunakan psikologi sastra. Data diperoleh dari teknik membaca dan mencatat.  Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa  wujud konfrontasi psikis yang dialami tokoh utama dalam novel Kau, Aku, dan Sepucuk Angpau Merah meliputi ketakutan, kekecewaan, kecemasan, kebimbangan. Kemudian, faktor penyebab terjadinya konfrontasi dikategorikan menjadi dua yaitu internal dan eksternal. Faktor internal meliputi rasa sayang pada orang-orang terdekat, keadaan ekonomi tokoh utama tidak mendukung, merasa tidak dihargai, dan kecewa dengan diri sendiri. Faktor eksternal meliputi kecewa dengan orang lain, kecewa dengan pekerjaan yang didapat, malu dengan perlakuan orang lain. Ketiga, cara penyelesaian konfrontasi yang dilakukan oleh tokoh utama terdiri dari dua cara, yaitu secara individu dan secara sosial. Penyelesaian yang dilakukan secara individu meliputi pasrah, emosional, rasional, pengendalian diri, dan penyelesaian secara sosial berupa bantuan dari orang lain.
As tecnologias de comunicação na mobilização da sociedade civil para o fortalecimento da capacidade social na construção de uma cidade resiliente
Authors: NASCIMENTO GIOVANA SOUZA SOARES DO , VENTURA ANDRÉA CARDOSO , SAMPAIO ADRIANO DE OLIVEIRA
Published: February 2024

O presente artigo visa analisar a estratégia de comunicação das defesas civis dos municípios de Salvador (BA) e do Rio de Janeiro (RJ), no Brasil, que participam de programas como o Construindo Cidades Resilientes 2030 e o 100 Resilient Cities (100RC). Para tanto, considerou-se a relevância da gestão do meio ambiente para alcançar a resiliência nos municípios e a aplicabilidade dos princípios da comunicação pública, visando à garantia do exercício da cidadania, do acesso aos serviços e às informações de interesse público, da prestação de contas e da transparência. Foram analisadas as postagens realizadas pelas defesas civis das referidas cidades, por meio de seus respectivos perfis na rede social Instagram, utilizando-se como metodologia a análise de conteúdo proposta por Bardin (2011). As discussões aqui empreendidas denotam o viés da comunicação pública na construção da corresponsabilidade para alcançar conquistas coletivas e promover uma cultura de ajuda mútua ante os impactos dos desastres ambientais, independentemente da sua magnitude. Dentre os resultados encontrados, destaca-se a falta de conexão entre a crise climática, incluindo os consequentes desastres naturais, e a importância da proteção ao meio ambiente. Notou-se também a necessidade de um número maior de postagens que motivem o engajamento das comunidades em causas ambientais nos perfis das duas instituições. Tais premissas têm o endosso teórico de Ailton Krenak, Márcio Simeone Henriques, Jorge Duarte, Margarida Kunsch, Celso Furtado e Philip Kotler. Palavras-chave: comunicação pública; mudança climática; cidades resilientes.
A Pilot Trial of Integrative Medicine for Stroke Rehabilitation: Expert Recommendations for the Development and Sustainability of Integrative Medicine
Authors: Son Chihyoung , Lee Go-Eun , Seo Joo-Hee , Youn Inae , Kim Jin-Won
Published: February 2024

Background: Strategies towards development and sustainability of integrative treatment in stroke rehabilitation medicine are needed. National expert recommendations based on the implementation of Integrative Medicine (IM) in stroke rehabilitation and IM outcomes would be invaluable.Methods: A pilot study was performed and the effectiveness of combining Korean traditional medicine and Western conventional medicine in post-stroke patients (ischemic stroke n = 15 and hemorrhagic stroke n = 4) was evaluated, and recommendations were developed through consensus with physicians in national centers of rehabilitative medicine. Outcome measures [Korean Modified Barthel Index (K-MBI), Korean Mini Mental State Examination (K-MMSE), Modified Rankin Scale (mRS), and EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level (EQ-5D-5L) assessment were used at baseline, 4, 8 (K-MBI, K-MMSE, mRS, and EQ-5D-5L) and 12 weeks post treatment (EQ-5D-5L and mRS).Results: Improvements were observed in functional and cognitive abilities at 8 weeks (K-MBI score p = 0.0062; K-MMSE score p = 0.046). Quality of life improvements (EQ-5D-5L) were observed but were not statistically significant. The disability assessment (mRS) indicated a gradual improvement from baseline to 12 weeks. No adverse events were reported. For effective, patient-centered IM treatment: (1) build a strong evidence base for IM as compared with Western medicine alone or traditional medicine alone; (2) active expert collaboration; (3) IM promotion in public medical institutions; and (4) continued government support.Conclusion: Functional and cognitive abilities of stroke patients statistically significantly improved following 8 weeks of IM treatment. Strategies have been suggested towards the development and sustainability of IM treatment in stroke rehabilitation medicine.
Effects of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy and Photontherapy in Cervicobrachialgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Bobadilha Bianca dos Santos , de Almeida Talita Bonato , Montebello Maria Imaculada de Lima , de Sousa Maria da Luz Rosário
Published: February 2024

Background: Cervicobrachialgia is a painful condition commonly treated with medication and physiotherapy. The aim was to evaluate pain following electromagnetic and photontherapy, and examine patient energy profiles.Methods: There were 48 patients experiencing pain [Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score ≥ 4] who were not receiving medication and physiotherapy and were randomized into Test Group (GT); electromagnetism using a Kenkobio device (intensity = 0.055 mT/frequency = 60 Hz) and photon therapy; a photon therapy blanket, and Placebo Group (GP); the Kenkobio device was turned off and the blanket was not used. Pain was assessed using the VAS, before, immediately after treatment, and the following day. Algometry was also carried out before and after the treatment to understand the pain threshold at bilateral acupoints GB20 and GB21. The energy profile was assessed using Ryodoraku measurements before and after the session.Results: The GT achieved a greater reduction in pain the following day than GP. Both groups were equal for left GB20 and right GB21 points considering algometry and, after the intervention, a reduction in pain in the GT was noticed only in the left GB20 (CI [95%]: 0.09-0.99, p = 0.019). The average energy level was low and dropped further following treatment. Furthermore, energy from the Large Intestine Meridian tended towards balance in the GT compared with the GP [CI (95%): 0.58-15.75, p = 0.035]. No adverse effects were reported.Conclusion: The combined use of electromagnetic and photontherapy were effective in reducing pain in patients and promoted energy rebalancing.
Complete Remission of Drug-Induced Acute Dizziness Using Eight Constitution Acupuncture and the Barbecue Maneuver: A Case Report
Authors: Choi Younkuk , Cho Juhee
Published: February 2024

Dizziness, often symptomatic of underlying conditions, presents management challenges especially when dealing with drug-induced vestibular disorders. Complementary therapies like acupuncture, specifically, Eight Constitution Acupuncture (ECA), offers a potential alternative to other management therapies. A 74-year-old female, experiencing sudden dizziness from medication for back pain, underwent a detailed examination, constitutional diagnosis, and targeted acupuncture involving 26 insertions over 4 sessions. The treatment for dizziness, which focused on constitutional differences, integrated ECA and the barbecue maneuver which resulted in significant efficacy. A 50% reduction in the Numeric Rating Scale score from 10 to 5 was observed after the 1st session. Subsequent sessions of ECA combined with the barbecue maneuver significantly reduced symptoms of dizziness and ultimately alleviated symptoms. This case underscored the potential of ECA when combined with the application of the barbecue maneuver in treating drug-induced vestibular disorders and residual benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. The ECA's constitutional approach allows for precise targeting and symptom resolution, and integrating the principles of Traditional Asian Medicine with biological mechanisms. Notably, this is the 1st case report of the efficacy of ECA and the barbecue maneuver in addressing drug-induced vestibular disorders. A holistic approach, considering constitutional differences, can offer insights and tailored solutions to present a promising avenue for patients experiencing such conditions. Rigorous research studies are essential to validate these findings.
Bacillus subtilis improves antioxidant capacity and optimizes inflammatory state in broilers
Authors: Zhang Yu , Zhou Junyan , Ji Linbao , Zhang Lian , Zhao Liying , Guo Yubing , Wei Haitao , Lu Lin
Published: February 2024

Objective: Bacillus subtilis, a kind of probiotic with broad-spectrum antibacterial function, was commonly used in livestock and poultry production. Recent research suggested that Bacillus subtilis may have antioxidant properties and improve immune response. This study aimed to verify the probiotic function of Bacillus subtilis in the production of broiler chickens.Methods: A total of 324 (1-day-old) Arbor Acres broilers were selected and randomly divided into three groups: basal diet group (Ctr Group), basal diet + antibiotic growth promoter group (Ctr + AGP) and basal diet + 0.5% Bacillus subtilis preparation group (Ctr + Bac). The experiment lasted for 42 days. Muscle, serum and liver samples were collected at 42 days for determination.Results: The results showed that Bacillus subtilis could decrease malondialdehyde content in the serum and liver (p<0.05) and increase superoxide dismutase 1 mRNA expression (p<0.01) and total superoxide dismutase (p<0.05) in the liver. In addition, compared with AGP supplementation, Bacillus subtilis supplementation increased interleukin-10 (IL-10) and decreased tumor necrosis factor-α and IL-1β level in the serum (p<0.05). At 45 minutes after slaughter Ctr + Bac presented a higher a* value of breast muscle than Ctr Group (p<0.05), while significant change in leg muscle was not identified. Moreover, there was no difference in weight, shear force, cooking loss and drip loss of breast and leg muscle between treatments.Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that Bacillus subtilis in diet can enhance antioxidant capacity and optimize immune response of broilers.
Milk production and nitrogen excretion of grazed dairy cows in response to plantain (Plantago lanceolata) content and lactation season
Authors: Nguyen Thi Truong , Navarrete Soledad , Horne David , Donaghy Daniel , Kemp Peter
Published: February 2024

Objective: The study aimed to quantify milk production and urinary nitrogen (UN) excretion of dairy cows grazing pastures containing varying amounts of plantain (Plantago lanceolata) in different seasons, under a typical farm practice.Methods: Four pasture treatments: perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) – white clover (Trifolium repens) (RGWC), RGWC + low plantain rate, RGWC + medium plantain rate, and RGWC + high plantain rate, were established in four adaptation areas (1 ha each) and 20 experimental plots (800 m2 each), and rotationally grazed by dairy cows over 14 grazing events during two lactation years. In each grazing (8 to 9 days), 60 or 80 Jersey-Friesian lactation cows were assigned to their pasture treatments, adapted to their pastures over the first six days, then each group of 15 or 20 cows were randomly allocated for grazing in five treatment plots over a two or three-day measurement period. Milk, urine, and faecal samples were collected from individual cows during the measurement period.Results: The pasture treatments did not affect milk production, the yield and composition of milk solids, protein, fat, and lactose. However, cows grazing pastures containing between 17% and 28% dietary plantain reduced UN concentration by 15% to 27%, decreased UN excretion by 4% to 9%, and increased urine volume by 22% to 40%, compared to grazing the RGWC pasture. The change in UN concentration, and urine volume were associated with plantain proportion in the diet and were greater during late summer and autumn than during early summer.Conclusion: Incorporating 17% to 28% dietary plantain with RGWC pastures can reduce the risk of nitrogen losses from pastoral systems, while maintaining the milk production of dairy cows.
Convivendo com o impensável
Authors: Vozniak Laura Ribeiro , Piva Maristela
Published: February 2024

Este artigo tem como objetivo aprofundar o debate em torno das repercussões que a pandemia trouxe à vida de pacientes idosos com neoplasias, buscando compreender as diferentes manifestações psíquicas provenientes do isolamento social, das mudanças no estilo de vida e na rotina familiar dos longevos que estão enfrentando um processo oncológico. O estudo, em formato de pesquisa bibliográfica, priorizou autores psicanalíticos e considerou como se apresentaram os aspectos relacionados ao tratamento, diagnóstico e prognóstico do câncer frente ao contexto do novo Coronavírus. Observou-se, a partir dos estudos levantados, que pacientes com câncer e com idades avançadas estão mais propensos a sofrer com os efeitos da pandemia, podendo desenvolver agravos na saúde física e mental. Além das implicações emocionais que se fizeram presentes, como o medo intenso, as inseguranças, tristezas e até mesmo a depressão e ansiedade, também evidenciou-se que idosos em adoecimento oncológico tiveram prejuízos na continuidade de seus tratamentos, pois houve o atraso no diagnóstico do câncer, ocasionando assim, internações e intervenções tardias, o que gera impacto direto no prognóstico da doença.
Modified proportional topology optimization algorithm for multiple optimization problems
Authors: RAO Xiong , DU Run , CHENG Wenming , YANG Yi
Published: February 2024

Three modified proportional topology optimization (MPTO) algorithms are presented in this paper, which are named MPTOc, MPTOs and MPTOm, respectively. MPTOc aims to address the minimum compliance problem with volume constraint, MPTOs aims to solve the minimum volume fraction problem under stress constraint, and MPTOm aims to tackle the minimum volume fraction problem under compliance and stress constraints. In order to get rid of the shortcomings of the original proportional topology optimization (PTO) algorithm and improve the comprehensive performance of the PTO algorithm, the proposed algorithms modify the material interpolation scheme and introduce the Heaviside threshold function based on the PTO algorithm. To confirm the effectiveness and superiority of the presented algorithms, multiple optimization problems for the classical MBB beam are solved, and the original PTO algorithm is compared with the new algorithms. Numerical examples show that MPTOc, MPTOs and MPTOm enjoy distinct advantages over the PTO algorithm in the matter of convergence efficiency and the ability to obtain distinct topology structure without redundancy. Moreover, MPTOc has the fastest convergence speed among these algorithms and can acquire the smallest (best) compliance value. In addition, the new algorithms are also superior to PTO concerning suppressing gray-scale elements.
Virtues of the Indian/Virtudes del indio
Authors: de Palafox y Mendoza Bishop Juan
Published: February 2024

This important book is the first complete seventeenth-century treatise on Native Americans to be introduced, annotated, and translated into English. Presented in a parallel text translation, it brings the work of the controversial and powerful Bishop Juan de Palafox to non-Spanish speakers for the first time. A seminal document in the history of colonial Mexico and imperial Spain, Virtues of the Indian tells us as much about the Mexican natives as about the ideas, images, and representations upon which the Spanish Empire in America was built.

Taken as a whole, this book will raise questions about the Spanish empire and the governance of New Spain's Indians. Even more significantly, it will complicate the prevailing view of Spanish imperialism and colonial society as one dominated by a unified and coherent ruling elite with common goals. The deeply-informed introduction, biographical essay, and annotations that accompany this vivid translation further explore the thoughts and actions of the dynamic and complex Palafox, contributing to a better knowledge of a key figure in the history of Spanish colonialism in the New World.
The Sword, the Cross, and the Eagle
Authors: Brown Davis
Published: February 2024

The Sword, the Cross, and the Eagle explores how Christian principles and the natural law tradition consider the use of military force and how they support the just war tradition over other moral traditions of war. By promoting the use of offensive war as justifiable under a just war rationale, the book challenges the Christian communityOs basic assumptions regarding the use of force. In this book, Davis Brown persuasively argues that the just war tradition drives the contemporary military ethos and statecraft of the United States. As the worldOs only superpower and the worldOs standard-bearer for democracy, the United States has more armed forces stationed or deployed outside its borders than all other countries combined. Because of this, the conduct of the United States—for good or ill—has enormous ramifications on the development of norms in international law and statecraft. It therefore behooves the international community to appreciate what values the United States seeks to advance when it resorts to military force.
Historical Dictionary of Chinese Foreign Affairs
Authors: Sullivan Lawrence R.
Published: February 2024

In an act of totally unnecessary and wanton destruction, British forces in China during the Second Opium War (1856-1860) looted and destroyed much of the Old Imperial Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) including three imperial gardens and hundreds of halls, pavilions, and temples stock full of ancient artwork, antiquities, and literary works. More than a hundred years later, President Xi Jinping (2013- ) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) proclaimed the “rejuvenation” of the Chinese nation with the economic and especially military power to prevent any such recurrence of “national humiliation.” Though not yet a superpower equal in global stature to the United States, the PRC is undoubtedly poised to become the equal if not the superior power in the Asia-Pacific region expanding its territorial claims in the South China Sea and asserting undisputed economic dominance. With government, business, and academic leaders debating how regional and global powers should respond to a rising China.

Historical Dictionary of Chinese Foreign Affairs contains a chronology, an introduction, a glossary, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on major events, national institutions, foreign nations, and personages impacting Chinese foreign affairs along with the many institutions of the post-World War II international order that the PRC has engaged especially since the 1970s. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Chinese foreign affairs.
Paris on the Brink
Authors: McAuliffe Mary
Published: February 2024

Paris on the Brink vividly portrays the City of Light during the tumultuous 1930s, from the Wall Street Crash of 1929 to war and German Occupation. This was a dangerous and turbulent decade, during which workers flexed their economic muscle and their opponents struck back with increasing violence. As the divide between haves and have-nots widened, so did the political split between left and right, with animosities exploding into brutal clashes, intensified by the paramilitary leagues of the extreme right. Hitler, Stalin, and Mussolini escalated the increasingly hazardous international environment, while the civil war in Spain added to the instability of the times.

Yet throughout the decade, Paris remained at the center of cultural creativity. Major figures on the Paris scene, such as Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, André Gide, Marie Curie, Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, and Coco Chanel, continued to hold sway, in addition to Josephine Baker, Sylvia Beach, James Joyce, Man Ray, and Le Corbusier. Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre could now be seen at their favorite cafés, while Jean Renoir, Salvador Dalí, and Elsa Schiaparelli came to prominence, along with France’s first Socialist prime minister, Léon Blum.

Despite the decade’s creativity and glamour, it remained a difficult and dangerous time, and Parisians responded with growing nativism and anti-Semitism, while relying on their Maginot Line to protect them from external harm. Through rich illustrations and evocative narrative, Mary McAuliffe brings this extraordinary era to life.
The Dark Side of Our Digital World
Authors: Weiss Andrew
Published: February 2024

An all-in-one guide to understanding and managing the dark side of our digital lives.

It all started out so well: the online world began as an effective tool for communication that carried with it a great promise to level the playing field and eliminate borders. But it’s morphed into something totally unintended. We’ve all had to endure the troll that derails a generally benign conversation; or received that scam email from a wealthy Nigerian prince; or felt the strange feeling of being watched and tracked by advertising companies as we navigate the web. Welcome to the modern internet.

These are but a few of the topics that The Dark Side of Our Digital World: And What You Can Do about It examines to get at the root causes of our current problems with information technology, social media, and problematic online behavior. The book explores the issues raised by the negative side of information technology, including surveillance and spying, declining privacy, information overload, surveillance capitalism and big data analytics, conspiracy theories and fake news, misinformation and disinformation, trolling and phishing.

What’s ultimately at stake is how we are able to cope with increasingly invasive anti-social behaviors, the overall decline of privacy in the face of total surveillance technologies, and the lack of a quality online experience that doesn’t devolve into flame wars and insults. The future of the internet as well as our societies depends upon our ability to discern truth from lies and reality from propaganda. The book will therefore also examine the possible directions we could take to improve the situation, looking at solutions in the areas of psychology and behavioral conditioning, social engineering through nudging techniques, the development of e-democracy movements, and the implementation of public policy.
Paris, City of Dreams
Authors: McAuliffe Mary
Published: February 2024

"Armchair historians in particular will appreciate McAuliffe’s readable yet detailed history supplemented with illustrations and bibliography." Booklist, Starred Review

Acclaimed historian Mary McAuliffe vividly recaptures the Paris of Napoleon III, Claude Monet, and Victor Hugo as Georges Haussmann tore down and rebuilt Paris into the beautiful City of Light we know today.

Paris, City of Dreams traces the transformation of the City of Light during Napoleon III’s Second Empire into the beloved city of today. Together, Napoleon III and his right-hand man, Georges Haussmann, completely rebuilt Paris in less than two decades—a breathtaking achievement made possible not only by the emperor’s vision and Haussmann’s determination but by the regime’s unrelenting authoritarianism, augmented by the booming economy that Napoleon fostered.

Yet a number of Parisians refused to comply with the restrictions that censorship and entrenched institutional taste imposed. Mary McAuliffe follows the lives of artists such as Edouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Claude Monet, as well as writers such as Emile Zola, Gustave Flaubert, and the poet Charles Baudelaire, while from exile, Victor Hugo continued to fire literary broadsides at the emperor he detested.

McAuliffe brings to life a pivotal era encompassing not only the physical restructuring of Paris but also the innovative forms of banking and money-lending that financed industrialization as well as the city’s transformation. This in turn created new wealth and lavish excess, even while producing extreme poverty. More deeply, change was occurring in the way people looked at and understood the world around them, given the new ease of transportation and communication, the popularization of photography, and the emergence of what would soon be known as Impressionism in art and Naturalism and Realism in literature—artistic yearnings that would flower in the Belle Epoque.

Napoleon III, whose reign abruptly ended after he led France into a devastating war against Germany, has been forgotten. But the Paris that he created has endured, brought to vivid life through McAuliffe’s rich illustrations and evocative narrative.
Years of Rage
Authors: Mulloy D. J.
Published: February 2024

Years of Rage is a revealing—and frightening—history of the many and varied white supremacist groups that have operated in the United States from the rebirth of the Klan in 1915 through to the rise of the alt-right and the presidency of Donald J. Trump. Historian D. J. Mulloy explores the motivations and underlying beliefs of these racists, their fears of displacement, their propaganda, their propensity to commit acts of violence and terrorism, and their deep and unwavering sense of rage. He also considers the important role played by women within the movement, as well white supremacy’s deep roots in American society. Indeed, Mulloy demonstrates that rather than being consigned to the margins of American history, at times—the 1920s; the 1950s; the presidency of Trump—white supremacy has been remarkably close to the center.

Wide-ranging yet accessible, Years of Rage examines a host of fascinating topics and events including the skillful promotion of the Klan by professional salesmen during the 1920s, the vicious campaign of violence directed against the civil rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s, the development of a Nazi-Klan alliance during the 1970s, the centrality of esoteric religious beliefs like Identity Christianity to many white supremacists, the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995, and the critical role played by the Internet, social media, and Donald Trump to the startling resurgence of far right in our own time.
Poisoning the Pacific
Authors: Mitchell Jon
Published: February 2024

In this devastating exposé, investigative journalist Jon Mitchell reveals the shocking toxic contamination of the Pacific Ocean and millions of victims by the US military.

For decades, US military operations have been contaminating the Pacific region with toxic substances, including plutonium, dioxin, and VX nerve agent. Hundreds of thousands of service members, their families, and residents have been exposed—but the United States has hidden the damage and refused to help victims.

After World War II, the United States granted immunity to Japanese military scientists in exchange for their data on biological weapons tests conducted in China; in the following years, nuclear detonations in the Pacific obliterated entire islands and exposed Americans, Marshallese, Chamorros, and Japanese fishing crews to radioactive fallout. At the same time, the United States experimented with biological weapons on Okinawa and stockpiled the island with nuclear and chemical munitions, causing numerous accidents. Meanwhile, the CIA orchestrated a campaign to introduce nuclear power to Japan—the folly of which became horrifyingly clear in the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima Prefecture.

Caught in a geopolitical grey zone, US territories have been among the worst affected by military contamination, including Guam, Saipan, and Johnston Island, the final disposal site of apocalyptic volumes of chemical weapons and Agent Orange.

Accompanying this damage, US authorities have waged a campaign of cover-ups, lies, and attacks on the media, which the author has experienced firsthand in the form of military surveillance and attempts by the State Department to impede his work. Now, for the first time, this explosive book reveals the horrific extent of contamination in the Pacific and the lengths the Pentagon will go to conceal it.
Scoundrels
Authors: Martinez J. Michael
Published: February 2024

"American history buffs will savor this detailed yet accessible roundup of political imbroglios." —Publishers Weekly

Political scandals have become an indelible feature of the American political system since the creation of the republic more than two centuries ago. In his previous book, Libertines: American Political Sex Scandals from Alexander Hamilton to Donald Trump, Michael Martinez explored why public figures sometimes take extraordinary risks, sullying their good names, humiliating their families, placing themselves in legal jeopardy, and potentially destroying their political careers as they seek to gratify their sexual desires. In Scoundrels, Martinez examines thirteen of the most famous (or infamous) and not-so-famous political scandals of other sorts in American history, including the Teapot Dome case from the 1920s, the Watergate break-in and cover-up in the 1970s, the Iran-Contra affair of the 1980s, and Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Combining riveting storytelling with insights into 200 years of American political corruption, Martinez has once again written a book that will enlighten all readers interested in human nature and political history.
The Opium Queen
Authors: Paluch Gabrielle
Published: February 2024

Publishers Weekly calls the book "a jaw dropping study of a lesser-known yet larger-than-life figure.”

Opium Queen is the true story of the widely mythologized genderqueer Burmese opium-pioneer of noble Chinese descent, Olive Yang, who secretly ran an anti-communist rebel army supported by the CIA in the 1950s heyday of the Golden Triangle.

Olive Yang was a widely mythologized genderqueer lesbian opium-pioneer in the 1950s heyday of the Golden Triangle. After escaping an arranged marriage with a noble cousin, Olive felt that she had no choice but to lead a life of banditry with an anti-communist rebel army supported by the CIA. As her smuggling empire grew, she became so powerful and infamous, novelists were inspired to write about her evil ruthlessness and beauty. Yet, Olive’s real life and identity remained a mystery to many.

To the Kokang people whom the Yang family once ruled, Olive was both folk-hero and villain. To the communists Olive’s men harassed, she was the saboteur of the historic Sino-Burmese border agreement. To the generals who jailed her at the dawn of the Burmese military era, she was a national security threat. And to at least one man at the CIA, she was “Miss Hairy Legs.”

Opium Queen is a journey to uncover the true story behind the propaganda and legends. Declassified intelligence documents portray Olive as a critical operator in one of the most important fronts of the clandestine Cold War against China. Through extensive interviews with the Yang family, Olive emerges as a complex anti-hero, searching for a way to live as an open homosexual, in an era when such a lifestyle was considered deeply shameful in Burma. The great military alliances that facilitate narcotics traffic in Myanmar today are Olive’s lasting legacy in the Golden Triangle, as is the disenfranchisement of the people of Kokang. Through the story of Olive’s formidable life, Opium Queen examines historic events that underpinned critical diplomatic relationships between the U.S., Myanmar, and China; and were at the root of Myanmar’s current political crisis.
Queer Adolescence
Authors: McNabb Charlie
Published: February 2024

Find out what it’s like to go through puberty as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or asexual teen.

What do you do when Mom says, “You’re a woman now!” but you know you’re not a woman? Or when Dad keeps asking when you’re going to bring a girlfriend home, but you’re not interested in girls?

Puberty is an awkward and confusing time for anybody, but for queer youth, feelings of social and physical discomfort can be heightened. Adolescence should be a time for making social connections and exploring new ideas, but many queer youth must also wrestle with complicated identity questions, familial and social bigotry, and difficult decisions about whether to be safe or authentic.

In this accessible book, personal accounts mingle with factual information and sensitive analysis to provide a snapshot of the joys and concerns of American lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual adolescents. Whether you’re a parent, a clinician, a teacher, or a queer person, this book will answer many questions and offer a way forward.

Includes:

Personal narratives and discussion about the unique challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ youth in adolescence

Concrete action plan for parents, teachers, and clinicians to better support the queer youth in their lives

Vital glossary of up-to-date LGBTQIA+ and puberty terms

Highly recommended queer-inclusive sex education materials
Historical Dictionary of Surrealism
Authors: Atkin Will
Published: February 2024

The Surrealist Movement is an international intellectual movement that has led a sustained questioning of the basis of human experience under twentieth- and twenty-first century modernity since its founding in the early 1920s. Influenced by the psychoanalytical teachings of Sigmund Freud, Surrealism emerged among the generation that had witnessed the insanity and horror of the First World War, and was conceived of as a framework for investigating the little-understood phenomena of dreams and the unconscious. In these territories the surrealists recognized an alternative axis of human experience that did not align with the rational, workaday rhythms of modern life, and which instead revealed the extent to which individual subjectivity had been constrained by post-Enlightenment rationalism and by the economic forces governing the post-industrial world. Against these trends, the Surrealist Movement has sought to re-evaluate the foundations of modern society and reassert the primacy of the imagination for almost a century to-date. This book offers focused introductions to numerous writers, poets, artists, filmmakers, precursors, groups, movements, events, concepts, cultures, nations and publications connected to Surrealism, providing orientation for students and casual readers alike.

Historical Dictionary of Surrealism, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 200 cross-referenced entries on the Surrealist Movement’s engagement with the realms of politics, philosophy, science, poetry, art and cinema, and charts the international surrealist community’s diverse explorations of specific thematic territories such as magic, occultism, mythology, eroticism and gothicism. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about surrealism.
Supernatural
Authors: Giannini Erin
Published: February 2024

A captivating exploration of the television phenomenon that is Supernatural, with insights into characters, plots, and the show’s impact on pop culture.

When Supernatural first aired on the CW in 2005, it was dismissed by many for being “pretty guys fighting demons.” Yet Supernatural persisted for 15 seasons to become the anchor of the network’s line-up and the longest running genre series in US television history.

In Supernatural: A History of Television's Unearthly Road Trip, Erin Giannini delves into the phenomenon of this cult series and its devoted fan base. Covering all 15 seasons, including the series finale that aired in 2020, this book examines the show’s predecessors, characters, major storylines, and fan activism. It also revisits creator Eric Kripke’s road to creating the series, draws surprising and revealing connections between the show and other series, and discusses the ways Supernatural responded to social and industry changes throughout its long run.

Supernatural was the little show that could for 15 years, persisting beyond its original network’s lifespan and surviving the departure of its creator and showrunner, in no small part due to its loyal fans. Inspired by shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and going on to influence many shows that followed, Supernatural offers insight into how a series can adapt and grow to become a mainstay of primetime television.
Beethoven's Orchestral Music
Authors: Hurwitz David
Published: February 2024

Veteran music critic David Hurwitz provides an accessible, comprehensive, and fresh survey of Beethoven’s symphonies, overtures, concertos, theatrical music, his single ballet and other music for the dance, and several short pieces worth getting to know.

Beethoven’s orchestral works include some of the most iconic and popular pieces of classical music ever written. This book offers chapters on Beethoven’s handling of the symphony orchestra and his contributions to its evolution, as well as his approach to musical form in creating large, multi-movement works. The musical descriptions provide helpful strategies for listening that invite both beginners and experienced enthusiasts to treat even the best known pieces as something fresh, new and relevant.

In addition, Hurwitz provides extensive lists of recommended recordings of all of the music surveyed, highlighting the wide range of issues in Beethoven interpretation and performance, as well as the history of his music. He encourages readers to listen actively and critically, as they build their own Beethoven discographies according to their personal tastes and preferences. The book is accompanied by online audio tracks of Beethoven works selected by Hurwitz.
Avoiding Medical Errors
Authors: Fox Robert M. , Landon Chris
Published: February 2024

This book, written by a lawyer and a doctor explains to everyday readers ways in which they can avoid death and injury caused by medical mistakes. It may be shocking to learn that preventable errors by doctor and hospital personnel are a leading cause of death and injury in the United States—perhaps even exceeding the annual deaths caused by heart disease and cancer. But avoiding these mistakes is possible, and the rules found in this book will arm readers against the careless errors that lead to such deaths and injuries.

From hospitals to doctors’ offices, medical professionals are overwhelmed, overtired, even overworked and mistakes are sometimes unavoidable even with the best safety measures in place. A resident at the end of a 36-hour on-call stint may forget to wash her hands before performing a surgical procedure. A chart may be mismarked. Medications may be inaccurately listed. Test results may be inaccurately interpreted. But patients are in a position to help themselves and their medical caregivers to avoid these mistakes by taking more active and attentive part in their own healthcare. By being aware of the most common errors, patients can look for ways to ask questions, review information, even examine test results with a critical eye toward their own health and specific situations. Robert Fox and Chris Landon show them how.