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Implementasi Kebijakan Perizinan Penimbunan Lahan Di Kawasan Hutan Mangrove Kota Tanjungpinang
Authors: NENGSIH NENG SURYANTI , Kurniadi Randa , Sujono Agus
Published: February 2023

This journal reviews the implementation of permit policies for landfilling in the mangrove forest area of Tanjungpinang city. In this research, the government is designated as a place which is an organized and compiled policy that is carried out to provide a benefit in a place, so as to provide security to overcome the emergence of pollution or division of mangrove forests. Thus providing planning, utilization, control, maintenance, supervision, and law enforcement. The existence of mangrove forests (mangroves) in Tanjungpinang is threatened with extinction. Little by little the mangrove area began to experience decline and began to shrink. Whereas mangrove forests have very important functions and benefits for the ecosystem, water and the surrounding environment. The purpose of this study was to determine the implementation of the permit policy for land hoarding in the mangrove forest area of Tanjungpinang City, and to find out what factors were the obstacles to this implementation.

 

 

 

 

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Artikel ini mengulas mengenai implementasi kebijakan perizinan penimbunan lahan di kawasan hutan mangrove kota Tanjungpinang. Dalam penelitian ini pemerintah di tunjuk sebagai suatu tempat yang merupakan kebijakan yang teratur dan terhimpun yang dilakukan untuk memberikan suatu manfaat dalam suatu tempat, sehingga memberikan keamanan untuk menangulangi timbulnya pencemaran atau perpecahan hutan mangrove. Sehingga memberikan perencanaan, pemanfaatan, pengendalian, pemeliharaan, pengawasan, dan penegagakan hukum. Keberadaan hutan mangrove (bakau) di Tanjungpinang terancam punah. Sedikit demi sedikit kawasan mangrove mulai mengalami penuruna dan mulai mengcil. Padahal hutan mengrove mempunyai fungsi dan manfaat yang sangat penting terhadap ekosistem, air dan lingkungan sekitarnya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui implementasi kebijakan perizinan penimbunana lahan di kawasan hutan mangrove Kota Tanjungpinang, serta mengetahui faktor apa yang menjadi penghambat dalam implementasi tersebut.
British Cultural Policy and Strategy: Arts Council’s projects
Authors:   K-Culture·Story Contents Research Institute, Lee Kyung-Jin
Published: February 2023

This paper aims to examine the vision and projects of the British Arts Council, presenting a comparison with – and subsequent analysis of – project development in Korea. This paper begins by defining the direction of British culture and art by analysing the ‘Arm’s length principle’, which is a fundamental policy element in British culture and art. Following this, our gaze shifts to consider the British Art Council’s future strategy, the projects it plans to undertake, and the goals it hopes to achieve. In particular, we examine the British Art Council’s aim to inform the public on several topics and plan events that include various genres of music, visual arts, folklore and archaeology, as well as its approach to revitalizing a region of England using the works of local artists in the example of the 2022 Commonwealth Games Culture Festival held in Birmingham. In the third chapter, we discuss the Bristol Regional Project and the Greenwich Library Project in depth, explaining the British Arts Council’s approach to collaborating with the fields of education, history, literature and archaeology, art experts (including curators, creative directors, planners, professors, and so on), and public institutions to successfully develop and complete projects. By analysing the cases of the Bristol Regional Project and Greenwich Library Project, we aim to determine whether these projects are consistent with the vision and future strategy set by the British Arts Council, as well as how these projects have developed and altered British society and the art world more broadly. In addition to local projects, the British Arts Council intends to work abroad to discover new artists and to promote British art through them to facilitate its growth, which will also be a point of discussion in Chapter 3. The final chapter will examine projects conducted by the Seoul Cultural Foundation during the COVID-19 period. Making a comparison to the UK’s regional culture and arts policies and programs, the limitations of the Korean domestic art landscape are discussed and areas that need to be re-established are identified.
The Structure Of Feelings In The 1920’s Joseon Dynasty By Examining Yun Sim-Deok And Kim Woo Jin
Authors:   K-Culture·Story Contents Research Institute, Lee Jeong-Sik , Kim Tae-Ryong
Published: February 2023

The life and death of Yun Sim-deok, a modern girl in the 1920s, and Kim Woo-jin, an intellectual at the time, attracted a lot of attention to the people of the time. This paper extracted one aspect of Joseon's the structure of feelings in the 1920s. Regarding the structure of feelings, Raymond Williams studied it based on the concept of “the structure of feelings” presented in the book “Marxism and Literature”.the interest poured into Yoon Sim-deok, this paper resulted in the emotional structure of anxiety in Joseon at the time, and Kim Woo-jin also found that he had been under pressure from the bondage of pre-modern values and traditions symbolized as “father.” In the process, it was found that both were under the influence of dual the structure of feelings and divisive world perception in common.
A Study on Realism Films Produced During the Korean War: Focusing on  and
Authors:   K-Culture·Story Contents Research Institute, Lee Jun-Yeob
Published: February 2023

(1952) and (1952) have been regarded as representative realism films produced during the Korean War. Just as Italian Neorealism came about World War II, Korean realism films in the 1950s also appeared with the Korean War. (1952) and (1952) depicted the everyday scenery of Korean society, And critics at the time called these films a work of (Neo)realism. In terms of narrative,  is similar to the realism films produced in Japanese colonial era, (1940) and (1941). Since the filming of  was conducted even before the outbreak of the Korean War, there were parts that did not fit the reality of the time. However, as director Shin Sang-ok recalls,  borrowed Neorealistic styles and depicted various lower-class people. Therefore, most of the reviews evaluated  as an exemplary (Neo)realism work. Critics took note of that the Italian film industry gained worldwide fame despite the difficult situation caused by the war. So they hoped that young Korean directors would create new trends such as Neorealism.
Imagetelling on Edward Hopper's Paintings
Authors:   K-Culture·Story Contents Research Institute, Kim So-Young
Published: February 2023

E. Hopper's paintings fascinate us focusing on strong colors, light, common places, and people’s gaze. This article dealing with his paintings is reviewed by W.J.T. Mitchell's picture theory. Mitchell analyses paintings under cultural relations and connected them to media, politic, history discourses. His abundant approaches of image give an important issue of imagetelling. As above, common places and people’s gaze are main elements on Hopper's paintings. Places represented nature and civilization encounters by light. Also people do not look at each other and look like being of self-alienation. To find out how the functions of his paintings are involved in imagetelling, this paper suggests stable images with informations quantity and remediated moving images. Even though modern society is definitely the age of image, image discourses are distributed in various areas. Therefore, imagetelling including the definition, status, functions of image and the method of perception and delivery, an interaction with consumers can be a humanistic discourse combining academic disciplines. This study explores imagetelling mainly regarding the functions and the method of delivery of image on Hopper's paintings.
Subsea Cables as Enablers of a Next Generation Global Ocean Sensing System
Authors:   University of Minho, Pereira Eduardo , Tieppo Marcos , Faria Joao , Hart Douglas , Lermusiaux Pierre
Published: February 2023

The ocean is vast, complex, and increasingly threatened by human activities. There is an urgent need to find complementary ways to gather extensive information and promote the comprehensive understanding and management of the ocean. In addition, as coastal populations grow, these regions are becoming more vulnerable to hazardous natural events. The global network of subsea cables provides an opportunity to support a holistic ocean observation system, in particular, to anticipate and provide warning about hazards and to prepare responses to catastrophic events. Large-scale and widespread ocean monitoring may also enable the oversight and tracing of global phenomena that have local impacts.
TRATAMENTOS INTERDISCIPLINARES ASSOCIADOS À ODONTOLOGIA EM PACIENTES PORTADORES DE FISSURAS LABIOPALATINAS: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA
Authors: Langui Ana Clara Correa , Santesso Rafael Augusto , Fernandes Thayla Raissa , Orsatti Claudio Lera , Saraiva Patricia Pinto
Published: February 2023

Cleft lip and palate are congenital orofacial anomalies that affect the middle third of the face, caused during fusion of the maxillary bones. The treatment is long and requires a wide veriety of professionals working in an integrated manner. This study aims was to conduct an integrative literature review to identify the interdisciplinary treatments associated with Dentistry currently proposed and most used. The descriptors were used: cleft palate (AND) cleft lip (AND) interdisciplinary health team (AND) patients, in Portuguese and English, in the databases: Medline/PubMed; Bireme and SciELO, from 2001 to 2021. Interdisciplinary teams are necessary and effective for the treatment of cleft patients. Over the last 20 years, different constitutions and ways of working have been observed. The teams have added new professionals, improving recovery and promoting the adaptation of patients in society.
USO DE PSICOATIVOS ENTRE ESTUDANTES UNIVERSITÁRIOS
Authors: Santos Fernando Augusto Simionato Pereira dos , Cardoso Josiane Candido , Ortega Luis do Nascimento
Published: February 2023

Psychoactives are chemical substances that operate in the central nervous system, whose action has the ability to provide changes in sensation, emotional state, level of consciousness and behavior of the individual. This study aimed to describe the use of psychoactives in university students. Data collection was performed through a structured self-administered questionnaire. The established significance level was 95% (p<0.05). A total of 372 university students participated in the study, mostly female (68.28%), concentrated in the age group from 18 to 23 years (74.48%), distributed by area of graduation, with a predominance of the Health and Well-Being area (55.92%). As for the use of psychoactive drugs in life, the most prevalent among college students were alcohol (89.78%), tobacco (37.37%) and marijuana (28.49%). It is concluded that psychoactive substances are widely used among university students, making it necessary to implement preventive measures.
The Feasibility of Human Identification from Multiple ECGs using Maximal Overlap Discrete Wavelet Transform (MODWT) and Weighted Majority Voting Method (WMVM)
Authors: Biran Abdullah , Jeremic Aleksandar
Published: February 2023

Electrocardiography (ECG) has been a subject of research interest in human identification because it is a promising biometric trait that is believed to have discriminatory characteristics. However, features of ECGs that are recorded at different times are often likely to vary significantly. To address the variability of ECG features over multiple records, we propose a new methodology for human identification using ECGs recorded on different days. To demonstrate the applicability of our method, we use the publicly available ECG ID dataset. The main goal of this work is to extract the most significant and discriminative wavelet components of the ECG signal, followed by utilizing the ECG spectral change for human identification using multi-level filtering technique. Our proposed multi-channel identification system is based on using the Maximal Overlap Discrete Wavelet Transform (MODWT) and its inverse (the IMODWT) to create multiple filtered ECG signals. The discriminative feature that we utilize for human identification is based on modeling the dynamic change of the frequency components in these multiple filtered signals. To reach the best possible identification performance, we use the Weighted Majority Voting Method (WMVM) for ECG classification. We evaluated the robustness of our proposed method over several random experiments and obtained 92.29% average identification accuracy, 0.9495 precision, 0.9229 recall, 0.0771 FRR and 0.0013 FAR. These results indicate that filtering some of the ECG wavelet components along with performing data fusion technique can be utilized for human identification.
Modeling of Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination Powered by Photovoltaic Solar Energy
Authors: El Aimani Salma
Published: February 2023

Sea water contains 35 g/L of salt, while the maximum concentration for water intended for human consumption is 400 mg/L (fresh water). Freshwater is an essential component in our daily life; but its availability is on the decline due to population growth and climate change. To meet the demand for fresh water in regions where reserves are insufficient, several countries have adopted seawater desalination. Several physical methods allow the production of fresh water from seawater, one of them being distillation and reverse osmosis, and there is great potential to use renewable energy sources such as solar photovoltaics. In order to model the phenomenon of reverse osmosis solar-based desalination, the author presents generalities of deslination technologies in the first part of this paper. The second part is devoted to the presentation of different water desalination systems combined to renewable energy, and their benefits and drawbacks from different perspectives. In the third part, the author describes the model of a PV water desalination system using Matlab Simulink software. Based on the simulation results, the author concludes this paper with the prospects of the presented work.
Development of An Impedimetric Nanoplatform for Cu(II) Detection Based on Carbon Dots and Chitosan Nanocomposite
Authors: Echabaane Mosaab , Dridi Chérif
Published: February 2023

In this chapter, an impedemitric sensor based on carbon dots (CDs) and chitosan (CS) nanocomposite for Cu (II) detection has been studied. The synthesized carbon dots were characterized by TEM, FTIR, XRD, UV-visible, and PL. The obtained carbon dot/chitosan/GCE structure was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The behavior, interface processes of GCE/electrolyte, and sensor properties of the studied structures were investigated. In particular, the performance of the proposed impedimetric sensor to Cu ions, such as sensitivity, dynamic range, detection limit, and selectivity, was studied. Subsequently, the proposed sensor was applied for the determination of copper ions in real water samples.
Transdermal Delivery of Drugs for Acute and Chronic Pain
Authors: Miguel López-Mendoza Carlos , Jared Tenorio-Salazar Ana , Eugenia Alcántara-Quintana Luz
Published: February 2023

Pain is universal, it contributes substantially to morbidity, mortality, and disability, and is a serious health problem. Acute pain usually lasts less than 7 days, but often lasts up to 30 days, and may recur periodically. Chronic pain, defined as lasting more than 3 months, affects approximately 50 million people and generates costs of $635 billion. The problems related to inadequate pain management are frequent and important, so much so that emphasis has been given to the effective delivery of drugs through the skin. This organ has been studied extensively over the last decade because it is easily accessible and would help to solve the problem. It is evident that there is a need to improve transdermal drug delivery (TDD) as it offers multiple advantages, they are noninvasive, can be self-administered, and provide prolonged release. This chapter recapitulates the history of transdermal drug delivery and focuses on addressing the inadequate management of acute and chronic pain.
The Ability of Insects to Degrade Complex Synthetic Polymers
Authors: Mitra Biswarup , Das Amlan
Published: February 2023

Insects while feeding, encounter a wide array of hydrocarbon polymers in their diet and the digestive tracts of various insects contain microbial symbionts that aid in the degradation of these polymers. Thus the idea of insects as synthetic polymer bio-degraders was established. Soon various insect, like mealworms, flour beetles, weevils, wax moths etc. particularly from the Coleopteran and Lepidopteran orders, were identified to have remarkable abilities to consume and degrade a wide range of synthetic polymers like polyethylene, polyurethane, polypropylene, polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride into lower molecular weight, simple, and nontoxic molecules which are eventually excreted as fecula. In this review we aim at congregating the diversity of polymer degrading insect fauna and understanding the underlying mechanism in which the insect’s digestive enzymes works in synergy with the gut microbiota to digest complex synthetic polymers.
Induced Mutation to Enhance Plant Biodiversity and Genetic Resources for Intensification of Crop Production to Mitigate Climatic Changes
Authors: Anter A.S.
Published: February 2023

Plant genetic diversity is a valuable resource for the production of food and other agricultural products. However, the loss of genetic resources is accelerating at an astonishing rate, especially in light of climate change. Induced mutation is one of the means to generate genetic variation in plants contributing to global food security. Mutation breeding has been widely used to create new genetic variations and identify important regulatory genes in order to create varieties with higher yields, more stable yields, and greater tolerance to climate change. Mutation breeding has been to upgrade the well-adapted plant varieties by altering one or two major traits. Mutagenesis can occur in any gene and are unpredictable, we also have a strong possibility of discovering novel traits. For example, tolerance for salt in sesame and orobanche in faba beans. Mutation breeding is a well-known method that allows plant breeders to work with farmers to create varieties of rice, barley, sesame, and other crops that are high-yielding and more resistant to disease, resulting in the intensification of crop production. This chapter will discuss the role of mutation breeding to intensify crop production to mitigate climate change.
Benefits of Testosterone Replacement and Methods of Substitution
Authors: W.K. Ho Kenneth
Published: February 2023

Testosterone substitution and replacement therapy is effective for managing testosterone deficiency. Traditional routes of administration include oral, nasal, transdermal, and intramuscular. Scrotal application of testosterone cream has been made recently available. Physician’s choice of one preparation over another is based on testosterone bioavailability, side effect profile and ability to achieve therapeutic levels. Patient’s choice is influenced by comfort, ease of use and product acceptability. This is important for compliance and achievement of good outcomes. Testosterone substitution can be overused and associated with adverse effects. Individuals at risk are older, obese with chronic cardiorespiratory disorders, and lower urinary tract symptoms. Therapeutic monitoring is vital and is achieved through measuring serum total testosterone levels and clinical follow-up. Decision on therapy outcomes should be individualised, based on symptom control and testosterone effects on organ function. Supra-therapeutic testosterone levels should be avoided as adverse outcomes such as worsening obstructive sleep apnoea, polycythaemia, and prostatic growth stimulation are more likely.
Iatrogenic Errors in Hemodialysis Practices
Authors: Abdijalil Guled
Published: February 2023

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its evolution to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) are a rapidly increasing global health and healthcare burden . With more than 850 million people suffering from CKD, acute kidney injury, and renal replacement therapy (RRT), the need for hemodialysis (HD) continues to rise worldwide. However, although the safety profile of hemodialysis has been satisfactory over the years, various errors such as dialysis machine errors, dialysate composition errors, and errors in dialysis techniques have been reported, and the treatment has been associated with the highest mortality rates, followed by kidney transplantation and peritoneal dialysis. Consideration of some of these errors could improve safety by facilitating the implementation of preventive measures. The aim of this study was to highpoint some of the important iatrogenic errors encountered during hemodialysis. This review found that common iatrogenic complications during hemodialysis include iatrogenic hypernatremia, iatrogenic iron overload, iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm, iatrogenic cerebral air embolism, iatrogenic infective endocarditis (IE) in Chronic Hemodialysis (CHD) patients, and major bleeding. Adverse effects associated with these complications include interdialytic weight gains, hypertension, cardiovascular events, local pain, neuropathy, distal embolization, and death.
Round Robin Test on Microplastic Counting and Identification Method
Authors: Mossotti Raffaella , Dalla Fontana Giulia , Anceschi Anastasia , Gasparin Enrico , Battistini Tiziano
Published: February 2023

The aim of this work is to verify the quality, robustness, and accuracy of a standard analytical protocol for the determination of microplastics in aqueous textile matrices. In order to reach this objective, a round robin scale identification and quantification test program was conducted. In particular, this chapter describes the round robin test, an interlaboratory comparison test on standard microfilament suspensions initiated in November 2021 by an expression of interest open call. In total, 18 laboratories expressed their interest, and 13 participants sent their results. Each of these laboratories received a set of 10 samples, accompanied by a protocol. The 10 samples consisted of three replicates per type of three different synthetic yarns and a control sample. The data required were the number of microplastics per sample recognized as fibers or particles, microplastic fiber lengths and diameters, and identification of the polymer using vibrational spectroscopy (μ-FTIR and/or μ-Raman). The data collected were statistically elaborated. The results highlighted that the laboratories had different recovery rates directly related to their specific procedures and equipment. Although there were issues related to the correct use of the standard method and to the behavior of operators, the method proved to be valid for the determination of microplastics in aqueous matrices.
Molecular Mechanisms and Strategies Contributing toward Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants
Authors: Nasir Aimen , Shahzadi Irum , Nawaz Ismat
Published: February 2023

Plants respond to climate change via sensing the extreme environmental conditions at cell level, which initiated significant changes in their physiology, metabolism, and gene expression. At the cell membrane, plants activate certain genes (like GRP, PRP, AGP) to provide strengthening to cell wall. Drought and salinity stress tolerance attained by osmotic adjustments, activation of transcriptional factors (like AREB, ABF, DREB2), and regulation of Na+ homeostasis via transporters (like NSCC, NHX1, SOS1, HKT1, LTC1). For adaptations to chilling and frost stress, plants use hydrophobic barriers (waxes/cuticles), antinucleator (cryoprotective glycoprotein), and antifreeze proteins. Higher expression of HSPs (heatshock proteins such as HSP70, HSP100, HSP90, HSP60) is important for thermal tolerance. Tolerance to heavy metal (HM) stress can be achieved via vacuolar sequestration and production of phytochelatin, organic acids and metallothionein. ROS generated due to abiotic stresses can be alleviated through enzymatic (APX, CAT, POD, SOD, GR, GST) and nonenzymatic (ascorbate, glutathione, carotenoids, flavonoids) antioxidants. Genetic manipulation of these genes in transgenic plants resulted in better tolerance to various abiotic stresses. Genetic engineering of plants through various genome editing tools, such as CRISPR/Cas9, improve the abiotic stress tolerance as well as enhance the crops’ quality, texture, and shelf life.
A Comparative Analysis of Linear Modulation Schemes in the Presence of FLI in Wireless Optical Systems
Authors: Tripathy Aruna , Dash Aishwarya
Published: February 2023

In this chapter three optical modulation techniques such as on off keying (OOK), binary phase shift keying (BPSK), differential phase shift keying (DPSK) are evaluated in terms of Q-factor and bit error rate (BER) in order to assess their suitability in typical indoor optical wireless communication. The modulated signals are subjected to additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) and florescent light interference (FLI) representative of practical scenarios. The received signals are demodulated with and without using matched filter (MF). The BER in both the cases are evaluated through simulation studies using MATLAB and compared for each of the three modulated signals. It has been observed that in each of the demodulation process the rate of reduction of BER is significant when the demodulation is done by using MF.
The Impact of Traumatic Dental Injuries on the Mental and Social Well-Being of Children and Adolescents: Recommendations for Patient Management
Authors: Moolla Aneesa
Published: February 2023

Traumatic injuries to the oral cavity are frequent during childhood, with a documented rate of more than 30% worldwide. These injuries commonly include the skull and mouth, and thus teeth are frequently impacted. Consequently, the individual ends up in pain accompanied by both esthetic and functional issues. The combination of these factors can have a detrimental impact upon normal functioning of a young individual’s lives if the injury is not efficiently treated or managed. This then impacts on the individual’s mental health and their quality of life. Not being able to function as part of a society that they are accustomed to, can cause people to withdraw from society and lose self-confidence. The negative psychological effect of traumatic dental injuries is specific to an individual, and as such each patient should be treated holistically with all factors taken into account. There is a dearth in literature around the full psycho-social impacts of traumatic dental injuries. Dentistry as a clinical field is advancing in treatment of such injuries, but there is still a lack of knowledge and awareness regarding the individual experience and how this could be managed going forward in terms in-chair strategies and the involvement of a multi-disciplinary team.
New Strategy to Improve Photocatalytic Activity and Mechanistic Aspect for Water Splitting
Authors: Mittal Tanu
Published: February 2023

Photocatalytic water splitting under irradiation of light is an ultimate system to make available renewable energy sources. However, significant efforts have been made to fabricate advanced nanocomposites; the major challenge persists, which is low efficiency and selectivity towards hydrogen evolution under the illumination of solar energy. In this chapter, the recent developments in photocatalysts, and heterojunction fabrication factors influencing the photocatalytic process for the dynamic production of hydrogen have been discussed. The improvements in photocatalyst systems have been classified as strategies to improve different factors of photocatalytic splitting such as Z-scheme systems and the influence of operating parameters such as band gap, morphology, temperature, oxygen vacancies, intensity, and pH. In addition, the thermodynamics of selective photocatalysts is conferred critically. The future research aspect of photocatalytic water splitting has been also discussed.
Development of a Risk Management Model by the Fuzzy DEMATEL Method in the Evaluation of Authorized Certification Bodies
Authors: Akçay Zileli Yaprak
Published: February 2023

The concept of risk, which has been seen as a danger for many years, has started to be seen as an opportunity today, and with this approach, risks have also begun to be considered as opportunities that can facilitate reaching goals. For these reasons, it is gaining importance day by day for businesses to adopt an effective risk management approach, to identify risks, to determine the degree of importance of risks and to define the actions that can be taken against these risks. Within the scope of this section, the possible risks in the activities of the certification bodies authorized by Vocational Qualification Authority operating in Turkey to conduct assessment and certification in order to determine vocational competencies were determined, and the Fuzzy DEMATEL method, which is one of the Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods, was used to determine the weights of the risks. A new risk management model has been designed to be used in the evaluation and management of possible risks of organizations by using the weights obtained was designed for the assessment and management of risks.
The Sick, the Weak, and the Perilous
Authors: Lei Jun
Published: February 2023

This chapter examines how the literati deployed racial politics to gain leverage in shaping the Chinese male gender and reinvented new gender identities as part of an anti-Orientalist project. It has highlighted their paradoxical incorporation of physical aggression and martial qualities into the reconfiguration of literary men. In particular, it analyzed the affirmation and negation tactics in their political essays, with which they maneuvered colonialist logic and gender politics deeply embedded in the widely circulated Western racial stereotypes of Chinese men as weak, sick, and perilous. The chapter concludes that Chinese intellectual discourse turned the colonial logic embodied in these racial stereotypes on its head and transformed these seemingly paradoxical choices into strategic reinventions of China and Chinese men.
New Men of Feelings
Authors: Lei Jun
Published: February 2023

In the middle 1910s, the May Fourth generation became the new cultural leaders of Chinese enlightenment. Intellectual efforts to reconstruct masculinities largely shifted emphasis from shen (the body-person) to xin (the heart-mind). This chapter examines changes in three interconnected spheres, the institutional, the affective, and the epistemological, that shook the core of older ethics of Confucian masculinities and reshaped the interiority of the younger generation in forming a neo-romantic masculinity based on modern love. The May Fourth generation attempted to construct a new sexual morality on the modern principals of “freedom of love,” gender equality, and monogamy. The advocacy and practice of these principles and the establishment of the affective bonds of qing also became core components of romantic masculinity to distinguish themselves from the Confucian literati of the past.
Optical Scientism
Authors: Lei Jun
Published: February 2023

This chapter continues to address native male cultural producers’ fear and desire of transgressive modern women and their tactics of mitigating such fear and desire. It focuses on analysis of visuals in Shanghai pictorial magazines such as Liangyou, Linglong, Furen huabao, and expanding the discussion to include varied images of modern women and a larger range of male cultural producers with different political agendas. It draws particular attention to male editorial authority as well as male authorial agency behind visual representations of modern women. Male editorial authority intervened in the publication’s rhetoric, its technologies, and its representations of women, to ensure that the display of knowledge in images of women conformed to the gender ideologies of the magazines and functioned to assert male subjectivity through cultural authority over the interpretation of female bodily aesthetics and sexuality.
Conclusion
Authors: Lei Jun
Published: February 2023

The conclusion summarizes the key themes explored in the book. Further, it explicates the concept of “introspective masculinities” and a few “dark” symbolic manifestations as exemplified in literary works of the Post–May Fourth era.
Computational and Experimental Evaluation of Linker Peptides and Thioredoxin Fusion Tag in CD20-rituximab Specific Interactions
Authors: Damough Shadi , Alizadeh Reyhaneh , Komijani Samira , Shirin Mahsa , Adeli Ahmad , Mafakher Ladan , Mahboudi Fereidoun , Talebkhan Garoosi Yeganeh
Published: February 2023

Background: Overexpression of CD20 protein on the surface of B cells in lymphoma can be targeted by several anti-CD20 molecules. The development of accessible interactive epitopes is more favorable than the full-length transmembrane CD20 in the affinity assessment of anti-CD20 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). Methods: The sequence of these epitopes was extracted, and the effects of different linker peptides and the location of histidine (His)-tag were computationally analyzed. The impact of thioredoxin (Trx)-tag on the folding of the selected construct and its interaction with rituximab was further investigated. The two final expression cassettes were expressed in Escherichia coli after optimization of culture conditions for incubation temperature, post-induction time, optical density at the induction time, and concentration of the inducer. ELISA evaluated the binding affinity of rituximab towards the recombinant proteins. Results: By homology modeling studies, C-terminal His-tagged structures represented more desirable folded structures. Validation of the models revealed that CD20 extracellular domain linked by the G4S polypeptide had better stereochemical quality and structural compatibility. It was selected due to its more effective interaction with rituximab showing the highest dissociation constant of 5.8E-09M, which improved after the fusion of Trx-tag (7.1E-10M). The most influential parameters in the expression of the two selected proteins were post-induction temperature and optical density at the induction time. Homemade ELISA assays revealed a slightly higher affinity of rituximab towards the Trx-CD20 protein than the CD20/G4S molecule. Conclusions: Experimental in vitro studies confirmed the computationally calculated affinity of rituximab towards the two designed CD20 constructs. Also, the cell-based binding assessment of anti-CD20 mAbs could be substituted by the engineered extracellular domain of human CD20 protein.
Software engineering teacher networks in Finland - what motivates teachers to collaborate?
Authors: Kilamo Terhi , Knutas Antti , Korhonen Ari , Poranen Timo , Sievi Korte Outi
Published: February 2023

Teaching collaboration between universities is becoming increasingly important. Student intakes are increasing, and students are including MOOC courses from other universities to their studies. In Finland, there has been a long tradition in national teaching collaboration in computing education field. Our main research question is what motivates software engineering teachers to collaborate among universities. In this paper, we first give a short overview of national teaching collaboration from 1990’s to the present day. Then, we present findings from a questionnaire that had respondents from active network participants. Main factors and practices that motivated teachers to participate in networking activities were existing project funding, active leaders and enough participants, interesting topics such as new innovations in learning technology, regular meetings and remote participation.
Tackling perception and deception in STEM: A critical thinking skill for early-career development
Authors: Torres Torres Francisco , Moura Santos Ana , Elias Fusté Antoni , Cacho Teixeira Miguel , Montemor M.
Published: February 2023

The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), the Instituto Superior Técnico (ISTUniversidade de Lisboa) and the Czech Technical University (CTU) have recently launched the Engine4STEMers project, a joint initiative whose objective, among others, is to guide young graduates in their transition to the job market and motivate them to adopt management and leadership skills early in their careers. In this context, this short paper describes the objectives and contents of a Critical Thinking seminar, currently underway at UPC, which is aimed at motivating young STEM graduates to develop the principles of a skeptical attitude towards the information and stimuli that we perceive in order to face uncertainty, biased information and hidden agendas. Engine4STEMers needs analysis has revealed the importance of a good understanding of the concepts of perception and deception to develop effective interpersonal skills and, more importantly, to ease decision-making processes in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environment.
An introductional lecture on chaotic systems through Lorenz attractor and forced Lotka Volterra equation for interdisciplinary education
Authors: Kim Jeong Geun , Haus Benedikt , Block Brit-Maren , Mercorelli Paolo
Published: February 2023

Is it possible to predict the future? How accurate is the prediction for the future? These questions are fascinating and intriguing ones in particular for young generations who look at their future with curiosity. For a long time, many have tried to quantitatively predict future behavior of systems more accurately with techniques such as time series analysis and derived dynamical models based on observed data. The paper proposes a lecture structure in which elements of chaos, which greatly impacts the predictive capabilities of dynamical models, are introduced through two classical examples of nonlinear dynamical systems, namely Lorenz attractor and Lotka-Volterra equations. In a possible lecture, these two structures are introduced in a basic and intuitive way, followed by equilibria analyses and Lyapunov control approaches. The paper intends to give a possible structure of an interdisciplinary lecture in chaotic systems, for all students in general and non-engineering students in particular, to kindle students’ interest in challenging ideas and models. By presenting an intuitive learning-based approach and the results of the implementation, the paper contributes to the discourse on interdisciplinary education. The lecture is a part of a course within a Complementary Study at Leuphana Unversity of Lüneburg. The material which inspired the proposed lecture structure is taken from the scripts of the Master Complementary Course titled Modelling and Control of Dynamical Systems using Linear and Nonlinear Differential Equations held at Leuphana University of Lüneburg.
REVITALIZING LOST SPACE IN KADIKOY, ISTANBUL
Authors:   Istanbul Kultur University,, AKKUZU I.
Published: February 2023

Urban space is used by citizens at different frequencies and contains various different functionalities. Therefore, it can be observed that some areas are internalized while others remain abandoned. Underused spaces are referred to as lost space in literature, defined by Roger Trancik (1986). The work by Trancik has influenced other researchers into thinking and studying lost space in cities. Kadikoy is a historical settlement located in Istanbul. Starting from the 19th century, the area has gone through transformations under the chronological effects of industrialization, deindustrialization, modernization and lastly urban regeneration. Additionally, economic, political and social changes have led to lost spaces in various areas of Kadikoy. This research aims to identify these lost spaces, investigate the reasons of them becoming underused and propose solutions on how they can be regained into city life. The investigation consists of three parts: literature review, physical area analysis and a questionnaire towards frequent users of Kadikoy. In the literature review, Roger Trancik’s concept of lost space will be examined as well as other approaches towards underused spaces. Physical analysis such as figure ground and linkage will be used in the determination of differentiated areas of Kadikoy in terms of urban fabric. The questionnaire will provide a sociological point of view, to understand the reasons behind the preferences of users towards the spaces of Kadikoy. The following questions have been of guidance throughout the research: How are lost spaces segregated from the rest of Kadikoy? What were the driven causes in the formation of lost spaces? What can be done to revitalize these spaces into city life?
“Just the Same as Fascism for Us”
Authors: St. Bernard Jasper , Erlenbusch-Anderson Verena ,   DePaul University
Published: February 2023

Recent scholarship on fascism has largely centered on identifying the defining features of fascism to determine whether political figures and parties are fascist. These debates take European fascism as paradigmatic, thereby obscuring alternative traditions of antifascist theorizing that can shed new light on the contemporary ascendancy of fascism in the United States and elsewhere. This paper examines one such alternative in the antifascist thought and praxis of the Black Panther Party. Against the widespread claim that fascism could not happen in the United States, the Black Panther Party insisted that the United States had its own forms of fascism. We reconstruct the Panther’s concept of fascism as the generalization of racialized exclusion constitutive of American democracy and explore the antifascist practices to which this definition gave rise.
The Psychopolitics of Cognitive Enhancement
Authors: Imanaka Jessica Ludescher ,   Philosophy Documentation Center
Published: February 2023

This article explores the shadow side of transhumanist aspirations to transform humanity using cognitive enhancement technologies (CET). The central problem concerns how the desired transhuman anthropogenesis alters the ethical capacities of the human person. Focusing on the intersection between autonomy and equity, the article posits that inequity enhances individual autonomy for some at the expense of others, hence degrading collective autonomy. This process is already unfolding under neoliberalism, as analyzed via Byung-Chul Han’s theory of psychopolitics. Han’s psychopolitics reveals how the imagined increases in autonomy brought by CET would not yield an authentic enhancement of autonomy, but rather result in further undesirable permutations of humanity. It would erode autonomy while increasing inequity, thus degrading empathy and solidarity. Franco Berardi’s critique of semiocapitalism nuances Han’s theory in support of collective autonomy and an anthropogenesis guided by contemplative empathy. Conjoined, they amplify the possibilities for alternative therapeutic forms of transformational CET.
Risk Factors of Chronic Diarrhea in HIV-Infected Children
Authors: Fathurrahman Satrio W. , Gayatri Pramita
Published: February 2023

Background. Chronic diarrhea increases mortality and other long-term morbidities in children. HIV-infected children are at higher risk of developing chronic diarrhea.

Objective. This study aimed to investigate the characteristics, prevalence, and risk factors of chronic diarrhea in HIV-infected children.

Methods. Data were obtained retrospectively from medical records of HIV-infected children at Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital (RSCM) from January 2014 until December 2016. The risk factors evaluated included age, nutritional status, dehydration status, HIV-infection phase, use of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs, and stool culture. All data that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were analyzed by bivariate followed by multivariate analysis, except for stool culture.

Results. The prevalence of chronic diarrhea in HIV-infected children in RSCM was 12.98%. Analysis of 132 data showed that chronic diarrhea was significantly associated with low nutritional status (p=0.037; adjusted OR=5.737) and dehydration (p=0.026; adjusted OR=6.891) among HIV-infected children.

Conclusion. Dehydration status and malnutrition are important risk factors for chronic diarrhea in HIV-infected children. These findings may also support that in managing HIV-infected children with diarrhea, one should first overcome dehydration and manage malnutrition to prevent the vicious circle of diarrhea – malnutrition – diarrhea.
10-year-old Boy with Giant Choledochal Cyst: A Case Report
Authors: Kusumawati Ninung RD , Pratiwi Juwita
Published: February 2023

Choledochal duct cyst is a rare congenital anomaly in the form of cystic dilatation of both intrahepatic and extrahepatic bile ducts. The clinical symptoms of choledochal cysts are generally due to bile stasis, stone formation, recurrent superinfection, and inflammation. This case depicts a 10-year-old boy presented with a chief complaint of an enlarged abdomen that was rapidly growing, sub-febrile fever and yellowing of the sclera. A choledochal duct cyst was shown in the abdominal ultrasonography. Laboratory examination showed an increase in liver function test, hypoalbuminemia, and prolonged coagulation profile. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography showed a significant cystic dilatation of the common bile duct extending to the common hepatic duct. Surgery was performed twice, first to drain the cyst and second to perform complete excision and anastomoses to the jejunum, as fluid continued to refill the cyst.
An eye-tracking investigation of visual search strategies and test performance of L1 and L2 listening test takers
Authors: Aryadoust Vahid , Foo Stacy W. L.
Published: February 2023

Through the use of eye-tracking technology and a while-listening performance (WLP) test, this study examined the differences in gaze behaviors and measured listening performances on test items (across various stages of the test) and compared them between native English-speaking (E-L1) and non-native English-speaking (E-L2) candidates. One hundred students from a public university in Singapore participated in the study. A series of Mann-Whitney U tests indicated that E-L1 candidates outperformed E-L2 candidates in the test with higher test scores. Using stringent data processing cutoffs (presence≥80% gaze data) and a series of non-parametric multivariate analyses, the study further found that the dynamicity of gaze behaviors on the test items across various stages of the test was similar between E-L1 and E-L2 candidates. However, there were distinctive differences in gaze behaviors between the two groups. For E-L1 candidates, none of the gaze behaviors on the test items across the different stages of the test predicted their overall listening test scores. In contrast, the overall listening test scores for E-L2 candidates was predicted by the average proportion of time that they had dwelled on the test items while simultaneously answering them and listening to the auditory text. The study is the first to show that keyword matching on the test items during the while-listening stage significantly contributes to WLP test performance for E-L2 candidates. These results suggest that the focal construct of the listening test is confounded by group-specific reading behaviors on the test items. In line with previous research, the use of the WLP test format for assessing second language listening comprehension is not recommended.