bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Clusters on the Life Cycles of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in the Regions of Russia
Authors:   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Cherepovskaya Natalia А. ,   MIREA – Russian Technological University
Published: January 2025

In the context of the global economy and growing competition within the country and on the international market, the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems is an important factor for sustainable economic growth. The author distinguishes between the concepts of “entrepreneurial ecosystem” and “cluster”. In a new view of entrepreneurial ecosystems as dynamic structures that go through the stages of birth, formation, development, maturity, stabilization, renewal or decline, according to the author’s methodology, special attention is paid to the mechanism of prolongation of growth stages due to the influence of clusters. The integration of life cycle theory and clusters provides a new perspective on entrepreneurial ecosystems through the lens of clusters. The novelty lies in the role of clusters as an effective approach that promotes interaction between business, government and science to accelerate innovation processes, create sustainable cooperation networks, attract investment and reduce barriers to entry of new entrants to the market. To substantiate the decision to select the largest entrepreneurial ecosystems, a comparative analysis was carried out for the Novosibirsk Region in the context of the regions of the Siberian Federal District, for the Republic of Tatarstan – in the context of the regions of the Volga Federal District. An analysis of the economic sectors of the studied regions revealed that entrepreneurial companies not only operate in the main ones, but also form related industries. It is revealed that the industry association leads to the creation of new industries of the sixth technological order and the production of competitive goods and services, which creates an additional need for investments for the development of innovation activities by entrepreneurial ecosystem companies. The use of the OTSW analysis tool (according to V. L. Quint’s method) is substantiated. This article will help determine the approach when making a management decision to increase the vital activity of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. The formation of clusters will improve the interaction between ecosystem participants, develop entrepreneurship and stimulate innovation in the country’s regions.
The Multiplicative Effect of the Resource Potential Formation on the Value of the Gross Regional Product
Authors:   Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Eremin Vladimir V.
Published: January 2025

The article is devoted to the analysis of the impact that changes in the structure of investments in the formation of the resource potential of regional economic sectors have on the value of the regional investment multiplier and, as a consequence, the gross regional product. The article presents an analysis based on the influence of different types of production on the value of the regional investment multiplier. A model is proposed that formalizes the dependence of the regional investment multiplier value on the structure of investment distribution in the formation of the resource potential of different types of production by the regional economy. It is concluded that changes in the investment structure, all other things being equal, can lead to an additional increase in the value of the gross regional product (­GRP). At the regional level, this will increase the competitiveness of the region’s economy by increasing the efficiency of resource use. At the national level, additional stimulation of regional ­GRP’s growth will lead to growth of gross domestic product (­GDP). The relevance of research related to the analysis of directions for increasing the efficiency of using regional resources increases in the context of a shortage of these resources (labor, financial) in the modern Russian economy. The work uses methods of econometric analysis. The practical significance of the work is that the model proposed in it can be used to develop economic policies aimed at increasing the competitiveness of regional economies, as well as increasing ­GDP. The use of the results obtained in the study will improve the efficiency of the functioning of the Russian Federation regions economies.
Lonas para asistir la cosecha manual de café
Authors: Sanz-Uribe Juan Rodrigo , Duque Orrego Hernando , Menza Hernán Darío , Zamudio Gustavo Emilio , Oliveros-Tascón Carlos Eugenio , Ramírez César Augusto
Published: January 2025

La cosecha es la actividad con mayor participación en la estructura de costos de producción de café en Colombia, entre el 40% y el 50%. En esta actividad los recolectores de café desprenden principalmente frutos maduros y se les paga normalmente bajo dos modalidades: la primera denominada “al destajo” en los pases de mayor producción que se presentan en la mitad de la cosecha, y la segunda “al jornal” o “al día” en los de menor producción, que se presentan al inicio y final de cosecha. En condiciones normales, la mayoría del café de las fincas es recolectado “al destajo”.
Az információmegosztás és az információbiztonság viszonyának alakulása az Egyesült Államokban
Authors: Ádány Zoltán
Published: January 2025

In the aftermath of 9/11, the U. S. Government announced the primacy of information sharing, significantly facilitating thereby access to classified information for members of the Intelligence Community. The author shows that the Wikileaks-scandal, however, has shaken this system and calls for a new balance between information sharing and information security.
Nancy Seear and the Investigation of Women’s Employment
Authors: Milner Susan
Published: January 2025

An important figure in twentieth-century British politics, Beatrice (Nancy) Seear’s principal legacy is her contribution to ensuring the passage of equal pay and sex discrimination legislation, first as an academic and adviser to the Ministry of Labour and then as a Liberal life peer (appointed in 1971). She led a remarkable life combining academic work at the London School of Economics, policy influence, and political leadership. Through her research on the organization of work in industry, which was informed by her experience as a personnel manager, she helped to found personnel management as a distinct field of study, and she made a significant contribution to the professionalization of its practice by teaching cohorts of practitioners and leading professional associations.

This article reappraises Seear’s work in light of recent critiques of the gendered nature of industrial relations research and of the continuing struggle for pay equality. The work of pioneering women social scientists has recently enjoyed renewed attention as feminists seek to uncover hidden lives and challenge masculine bias.
The British Labour Movement’s Involvement in West Indian Labour Struggles, 1934–39: Revolutionaries and Reformers
Authors: Seifert Roger
Published: January 2025

This article examines the interactions between the British labour movement and those West Indian workers, trade-unionists, and socialists involved in the wave of strikes and riots that engulfed the region from 1934 to 1939. It focuses on the English-speaking Caribbean, covering eight countries – St Lucia, St Vincent, British Honduras, Trinidad, Barbados, British Guiana, St Kitts, and Jamaica. The disputes are examined through local contemporary reports and subsequent studies.

The labour movement in the UK, meanwhile, was focused on the ravages of mass unemployment, the rise of fascism, wars in Spain, Manchuria, and Abyssinia, and the debates over protectionism and rearmament. Some of the deeply rooted attitudes towards the colonies, colonial workers, and the empire more generally within the ranks of labour are explored. These continue to raise sharp questions of the role of the British working class and their organizations (parties, unions, pressure groups) over the legacy of imperialism and racism.
For Research Purposes and for Posterity: The Founding and Early Development of the Modern Records Centre
Authors: Botcherby Pierre
Published: January 2025

In 2023 the Modern Records Centre (MRC) celebrated its fiftieth anniversary. Since its opening in 1973 it has become Britain’s leading archive for national trade-union and employers’ association records, and holds significant material relating to fringe politics, pressure groups, higher education, and cycling. This article charts the MRC’s early development, and discusses the historical and research climate at the time of its establishment and the initial controversy over its role in the archive world. It studies four of the MRC’s collections – the National and Local Government Officers’ Association, the Howard League for Penal Reform, Fakenham Enterprises Ltd, and the Disablement Income Group – showing the range of topics covered in the archive’s early deposits and the ongoing relevance of these today. Along with how and why these collections came to the MRC, the article reflects on the sorts of records contained within them and what this means for those who use them.
Picketing in the Hire and Reward Haulage Strike in the Winter of Discontent. Introduction to Fred Beach, ‘Reflections on the Hire and Reward Strike in Hull, January–February 1979’
Authors: Smith Paul
Published: January 2025

The hire and reward haulage strike, January–February 1979, burst upon an unprepared government and media. It was the control over road haulage that made the strike so distinctive, because rather than being ‘a simple
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Reflections on the Hire and Reward Strike in Hull, January–February 1979
Authors: Beach Fred
Published: January 2025

As a member of the Transport and General Workers’ Union (TGWU) 10/156 Road Transport Commercial branch, Fred Beach was a key activist in the hire and reward haulage strike, January–February 1979. Looking back in an interview on 21 November 1996, Beach reflected on the origins of the dispute, in particular the role of rank-and-file networks in driving the TGWU to call a strike to challenge the 5% pay increase imposed by the Labour government in the 1978–79 pay round. He outlined the role and nature of picketing and the support from other workers, especially Hull dockers, in closing down much of haulage distribution in the area. He explained the work of the branch’s dispensation committee, which supervised the movement of goods. This provoked anger among representatives of local haulage firms, which lasted many years. Beach argued that though a significant pay increase was won, other issues such as holiday leave and pay should have been agreed. Since the mid-1980s, pay and conditions have deteriorated.
Carbon and Iron Deficiencies in Quiescent Galaxies at z = 1–3 from JWST-SUSPENSE: Implications for the Formation Histories of Massive Galaxies
Authors: Beverage Aliza G. , Slob Martje , Kriek Mariska , Conroy Charlie , Barro Guillermo , Bezanson Rachel , Brammer Gabriel , Cheng Chloe M. , de Graaff Anna , Förster Schreiber Natascha M. , Franx Marijn , Lorenz Brian , Mancera Piña Pavel E. , Marchesini Danilo , Muzzin Adam , Newman Andrew B. , Price Sedona H. , Shapley Alice E. , Stefanon Mauro , Suess Katherine A. , van Dokkum Pieter , Weinberg David , Weisz Daniel R.
Published: January 2025

We present the stellar metallicities and multielement abundances (C, Mg, Si, Ca, Ti, Cr, and Fe) of 15 massive (log M/M
⊙ = 10.2–11.2) quiescent galaxies at z = 1–3, derived from ultradeep JWST-SUSPENSE spectra. Compared to quiescent galaxies at z ∼ 0, these galaxies exhibit a deficiency of 0.26 ± 0.04 dex in [C/H], 0.16 ± 0.03 dex in [Fe/H], and 0.07 ± 0.04 dex in [Mg/H], implying rapid formation and quenching before significant enrichment from asymptotic giant branch stars and Type Ia supernovae. Additionally, we find that galaxies forming at higher redshift consistently show higher [Mg/Fe] and lower [Fe/H] and [Mg/H], regardless of their observed redshift. The evolution in [Fe/H] and [C/H] is therefore primarily driven by lower-redshift samples naturally including galaxies with longer star formation timescales. In contrast, the lower [Mg/H] likely reflects earlier-forming galaxies expelling larger gas reservoirs during their quenching phase. Consequently, the mass–metallicity relation, primarily reflecting [Mg/H], is somewhat lower at z = 1–3 compared to the lower-redshift relation. Finally, we compare our results to standard stellar population modeling approaches employing solar abundance patterns and nonparametric star formation histories (using Prospector). Our simple stellar population (SSP)-equivalent ages agree with the mass-weighted ages from Prospector, while the metallicities disagree significantly. Nonetheless, the metallicities better reflect [Fe/H] than total [Z/H]. We also find that the star formation timescales inferred from elemental abundances are significantly shorter than those from Prospector, and we discuss the resulting implications for the early formation of massive galaxies.
SCUBADive. I. JWST+ALMA Analysis of 289 Submillimeter Galaxies in COSMOS-web
Authors: McKinney Jed , Casey Caitlin M. , Long Arianna S. , Cooper Olivia R. , Manning Sinclaire M. , Franco Maximilien , Akins Hollis , Lambrides Erini , Gammon Elaine , Silva Camila , Gentile Fabrizio , Zavala Jorge A. , Amvrosiadis Aristeidis , Andika Irham , Brinch Malte , Champagne Jaclyn B. , Chartab Nima , Drakos Nicole E. , Faisst Andreas L. , Fujimoto Seiji , Gillman Steven , Gozaliasl Ghassem , Greve Thomas R. , Harish Santosh , Hayward Christopher C. , Hirschmann Michaela , Ilbert Olivier , Kalita Boris S. , Kartaltepe Jeyhan S. , Koekemoer Anton M. , Kokorev Vasily , Liu Daizhong , Magdis Georgios , McCracken Henry Joy , Rhodes Jason , Robertson Brant E. , Talia Margherita , Valentino Francesco , Vijayan Aswin P.
Published: January 2025

JWST has enabled detecting and spatially resolving the heavily dust-attenuated stellar populations of submillimeter galaxies, revealing detail that was previously inaccessible. In this work, we construct a sample of 289 submillimeter galaxies with joint Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) and JWST constraints in the COSMOS field. Sources are originally selected using the SCUBA-2 instrument and have archival ALMA observations from various programs. Their JWST NIRCam imaging is from COSMOS-Web and PRIMER. We extract multiwavelength photometry in a manner that leverages the unprecedented near-infrared (NIR) spatial resolution of JWST, and we fit the data with spectral energy distribution models to derive photometric redshifts, stellar masses, star formation rates, and optical attenuation. The sample has an average

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Precise Measurement of the Cosmic-Ray Spectrum and 〈ln A〉 by LHAASO: Connecting the Galactic to the Extragalactic Components
Authors: Lv Xing-Jian , Bi Xiao-Jun , Fang Kun , Guo Yi-Qing , He Hui-Hai , Ma Ling-Ling , Yin Peng-Fei , Yuan Qiang , Zhao Meng-Jie
Published: January 2025

Recently, the LHAASO Collaboration has provided precise measurements of the cosmic rays (CRs) all-particle energy spectrum and mean logarithmic mass

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from 0.3 to 30 PeV. Combining the CR measurements by AMS-02 and DAMPE in space and those by LHAASO and Auger on the ground, we construct a model to recover all these measurements from tens of GeV to tens of EeV. We find that the LHAASO measurement is crucial in the model construction by connecting the Galactic component to the extragalactic component. The precise measurements of CR spectra for individual species by AMS-02 and DAMPE together with the newest LHAASO results clearly indicate three Galactic CR components, that is, a soft low-energy background, a hard high-energy component, and a local source contribution. However, the LHAASO data show that above ∼1016 eV, a nonnegligible extra component, possibly of extragalactic origin, must be included. Combining the Auger results and the LHAASO results, we figure out the extragalactic CRs that need at least two components at lower and higher energies. Thanks to the measurements by LHAASO, the constraints on the model parameters are quite stringent. The spectrum features and mass measurements in all energy ranges are all well reproduced in the model.
High-resolution Observations of an X-1.0 White-light Flare with Moving Flare Ribbons
Authors: Yang Xu , Wang Meiqi , Cao Andrew , Ji Kaifan , Yurchyshyn Vasyl , Qiu Jiong , Yu Sijie , Shen Jinhua , Cao Wenda
Published: January 2025

We analyze high-resolution observations of an X-1.0 white-light flare, triggered by a filament eruption, on 2022 October 2. The full process of filament formation and subsequent eruption was captured in the Hα passband by the Visible Imaging Spectrograph (VIS) on board the Goode Solar Telescope (GST) within its center field of view. White-light emissions appear in flare ribbons following the filament eruption and Hα ribbon brightening. GST Broadband Filter Imager data show that the continuum intensity, as compared to the nearby quiet-Sun area, has increased by up to 20% in the photospheric TiO band around 7057 Å. The Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory reported 10% contrast enhancement in the continuum near Fe i 6173 Å line. The separation motion of two white-light kernels is recorded by the high-cadence GST/TiO images and is well accompanied by the motion of the VIS Hα flare ribbon leading edge. One kernel, located in a 150 Gauss field within a granulation area, exhibited an average apparent motion speed of 55 km s−1, which is the highest average speed ever reported. The other kernel drifted at 9 km s−1 in an 800 Gauss magnetic field area. Hard X-ray (HXR) emissions reaching up to 300 keV have been observed for this flare. The simultaneous occurrence of high-cadence HXR, microwave, and white-light emissions strongly suggests that the energetic particles from the flare directly contribute to the heating. The inverted HXR energy flux density corresponding to 10% TiO brightening is 2.07 ± 0.23 × 1011 erg cm−2 s−1 during the flare peak.
Amphibian and reptile dataset across different land-use types in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
Authors: Reis-Silva Francisco , Alves-Martins Fernanda , Martínez-Arribas Javier , Pizzigalli Cristian , Seck Sambu , Rainho Ana , Rocha Ricardo , Palmeirim Ana Filipa
Published: January 2025

West Africa is exceptionally biodiverse, yet its wildlife remains largely understudied despite the rapid and ongoing land-use changes. Large swaths of Guinea-Bissau’s landscape were historically characterized by native forest-savanna mosaics. However, key areas of savannah habitats have been converted to rice agroecosystems, and forests are being transformed into cashew monocultures at unprecedented rates. Amphibians and reptiles comprise some of the most threatened species by human-induced habitat change and yet are not as studied as other vertebrate terrestrial taxa. Here, we provide two comprehensive datasets on amphibians and reptiles (classes Testudines and Squamata) from northern Guinea-Bissau: (1) a standardized survey dataset (encompassing sampling events and occurrences) in forest fragments, cashew orchards, and rice paddies, and (2) an opportunistic dataset reporting occurrences across the entire study area. Standardized surveys were carried across 21 sampling sites, seven in each habitat type, while opportunistic surveys include all other records. For standardized surveys, a total of 703 amphibian and 265 reptile (class Squamata) encounters are reported, corresponding to nine and 13 taxa, respectively. Opportunistically, we report 62 amphibian and 93 reptile encounters, corresponding to 10 amphibian taxa, 25 Squamata taxa, and two turtles (class Testudines).

Based on 126 sampling hours of both diurnal and nocturnal standardized surveys, in addition to opportunistic surveys, these datasets comprise the first overview for amphibians and reptiles in mainland Guinea-Bissau across two seasons and different habitat types. Each of the 968 standardized and 155 opportunistic occurrences corresponds to a genus or species and is accompanied by geographic coordinates, a timestamp, and, for standardized data, the land-use type. The datasets fill the distribution gaps in Guinea-Bissau of at least three species, including the frog Hildebrandtia ornata, the skink Trachylepis keroanensis, and the snake Dendroaspis polylepis – and include the rediscovery of the lizard Latastia ornata in Guinea-Bissau. Before this work, the L. ornata was only known from the 1938 holotype in Bafatá (ca. 60 km away from the study area) and, in 2023, from Guinea-Conakry (ca. 700 km away from the type specimen location).
Les qualités promises des opérations algorithmiques en GRH : Morphologie de la convention de qualification de l’appariement candidat - poste
Authors: Fonsagrives Agathe
Published: January 2025

Certains recruteurs délèguent la présélection à des algorithmes quantifiant l’adéquation candidat-poste. Bien que les éditeurs promettent la neutralité comme qualité phare, l’objectivité de la quantification fait néanmoins débat. Contrairement à l’idée que la qualité d’un service résulte des attentes des clients, le conventionnalisme cherche à comprendre quel est le sens socio-économique de la qualité. Pour analyser la construction de la qualité de l’opération d’appariement RH algorithmique, nous décrivons la morphologie de la convention gouvernant la qualification au sein d’un petit groupe d’adopteurs. Un an durant, nous avons collecté chez un éditeur de logiciels de recrutement différents types de données que nous avons exploitées au sein d’une analyse qualitative reprenant les composantes morphologiques des conventions de qualification de Gomez (1994). Même si elles s’ancrent dans les préoccupations techniques et commerciales des éditeurs (productivité, objectivité), les qualités de l’opération d’appariement RH algorithmique évoluent néanmoins sous l’effet du jugement qualitatif des clients, ouvrant ainsi la voie à une potentielle meilleure prise en compte des attentes des recruteurs (adaptabilité, maturité, pertinence et transparence). Avec son prisme conventionnaliste, notre travail se démarque des nombreux travaux où la quantification en GRH est uniquement envisagée sous un angle technique.
New Challenges, New Ideas: Shaping Education in 2025
Authors: Amante García Beatriz
Published: January 2025

We begin a new year with great enthusiasm and changes at JOTSE. As is customary in our first editorial of the year, we will present the journal's progress and outline the challenges ahead.First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to María Martínez Martínez, co-founder of this journal and a cornerstone in its creation. Due to our strong friendship, she continued to accompany us in recent years, contributing with her tireless efforts and impeccable work. María is a meticulous person whose calm perspective has been invaluable to JOTSE. As a co-founder, we have shared all the stages of JOTSE’s creation and consolidation, watching it grow and hoping it will continue to thrive, bringing us joy that we can share from afar. We wish her all the best in this new stage of her life, which we hope she enjoys to the fullest, taking the well-deserved rest she has earned.On the other hand, we warmly welcome new and younger members to the JOTSE editorial team: Paola Alvizuri Tintaya, from the Universidad Católica Boliviana "San Pablo," Bolivia; Daniel Antonio Chuquin Vasco, from Ecuador; Hugo Heredia Ponce, from the Universidad de Cádiz, Spain; and Vanesa G. Lo Iacono Ferreira, from the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain. I extend my sincere thanks to all of them, as JOTSE greatly values the people who make up its team.
Reputation building under uncertain monitoring
Authors: Deb Joyee , Ishii Yuhta
Published: January 2025

We study the standard reputation model with a long‐run (LR) player facing a sequence of short‐run (SR) opponents, with one difference: the SR players are uncertain about the monitoring structure, while the LR player knows it. We construct examples where the standard reputation result breaks down: Even if there is a possibility that the LR player is a commitment type who always plays the action to which he wants to commit, there exist “bad” equilibria in which the LR player gets payoffs substantially lower than his commitment payoffs. In contrast, if there is the possibility of dynamic commitment types who switch between “signaling” actions that help the SR players learn the monitoring structure and “collection” actions that are desirable for payoffs, our main theorem shows that a sufficiently patient LR player obtains payoffs of at least the commitment payoffs in each state in every equilibrium.
Male Fantasies, Violence, Representation
Authors: Gržinić Marina , Theweleit Klaus
Published: January 2025

In the interview with Klaus Theweleit, Marina Gržinić focuses on two distinctive lines of discussion. The first is on the book Male Fantasies. The 50th anniversary of this influential psychoanalytic study on the psyche of male soldiers, specifically the Freikorps, who were paramilitary groups in post-World War One Germany, is approaching in 2027. The second is about violence in general, particularly in the context of historical violence, of which the events at Abu Ghraib in 2004 are an example. Theweleit’s analysis of violence, especially through the lens of his critical theory, provides a framework for understanding these events not just as isolated incidents but as manifestations of deeper socio-political and psychological currents. The interview examines many levels of Theweleit’s work and thinking from that moment until today, reflecting on and returning to instances of historical violence and their bearing on contemporary society.
Fostering Social Responsibility through Gender-Inclusive Language in Slovenian
Authors: Kern Boris , Vičar Branislava
Published: January 2025

In this paper, we explore the role of Slovenian in constituting non-normative genders. The poststructuralist turn in sociolinguistics brought with it new theoretical frameworks that questioned existing assumptions about seemingly natural social categories. Drawing on the perspective of queer linguistics that presents a fundamental challenge to the assumption that binary systems for categorizing gender and sexuality are natural, universal, and indisputable, we explore the extent to which grammatical gender both constrains and facilitates the realization of transgender and non-binary identities among speakers of Slovenian. In order to perform their non-normative genders, non-binary individuals use linguistic practices, such as the underscore, inverse gender markers, or blending feminine and masculine grammatical forms. Their social actions are both interposed by the social structure and can also lead to changes in it by decentring binary genders.1
Case of Euphonia
Authors: Žele Marisa
Published: January 2025

In the early 1840s, Joseph Faber presented his invention “The Wonderful Talking Machine,” later known as Euphonia, which captivated and unsettled audiences alike. While its ability to imitate human speech in various languages represented a remarkable mechanical feat, its “uncanny” voice elicited unease. The paper examines the dynamic between Faber and his invention, drawing parallels with Mary Shelley’s Victor Frankenstein and his “creature.” We focus on the status of artificial creation and the unsettling nature of imitation, emphasizing the general ambivalence towards automata in the 19th century. By exploring the encounter between creator and creation, we examine the complexity of their relation and the horror that emanates from the blurring of the boundaries between man and machine when an effect of “likeness in difference” takes place.
Revisión de datos de intensidad pluviométrica en España para el dimensionado de redes de saneamiento y equipos de bombeo
Authors: Zhan Junjie , Echeverría Juan B. , Fernández-Vigil María , Goñi Rufino
Published: January 2025

La intensidad pluviométrica representa hoy, en países como España, un importante factor de incertidumbre con incidencia en diferentes ámbitos del hábitat, incluyendo el entorno edificado. La normativa ha venido utilizando mapas de curvas isoyetas trazadas a partir de datos de acumulación de precipitaciones en estaciones meteorológicas. Diferentes factores, entre los que parece encontrarse el cambio climático, vienen arrojando, en los últimos años, datos que invitan a una cierta preocupación. Nos enfrentamos, por un lado, a largos periodos de sequía y, por otro, a valores máximos que superan los esperados. Este trabajo analiza los datos de la Agencia Española de Meteorología hasta nuestros días, cuantifica los valores de pluviometría para diferentes periodos de retorno y los compara con los exigibles en la sección HS-5 del Código Técnico de la Edificación. Establece también un método de cálculo para los sistemas de bombeo de aguas pluviales.
Quand nos grand-mères donnaient la vie
Authors: Thébaud Françoise
Published: January 2025

Après la saignée démographique de la Première Guerre mondiale, une politique familiale et nataliste émerge en France. Dénoncée par certains mais soutenue par d’autres, elle se révèle inefficace. Si les naissances n’augmentent pas, il faut donc préserver la vie des mères et de leurs enfants, par une meilleure protection médicale et des progrès de l’hygiène, portés par des figures novatrices, tel Alexandre Couvelaire, et des institutions modernisées, comme la clinique Baudelocque à Paris. L’histoire de la maternité n’est toutefois pas qu’un sujet médical et technique. Elle est aussi une histoire sociale et culturelle, attentive aux différences de classe et d’origine des femmes, soucieuse de scruter les métiers du soin et les imaginaires sociaux, indissociable de celle des institutions tant publiques que privées. Françoise Thébaud interroge également dans cet ouvrage les individualités des mères de l’entre-deux-guerres, leur vécu face aux apports comme aux limites d’une médicalisation de la maternité. Près de quarante ans après sa publication originelle, cette nouvelle édition revue et complétée reste un jalon majeur, tant de l’histoire de la médecine que de l’histoire des femmes.
“New” Muslim Women and the Myth of “Love Jihad”: From Victims to Security Threats
Authors: Kaiser Nidah
Published: January 2025

This paper seeks to untangle the intertwined nature of securitization and gendered Islamophobia through the prism of the newly enacted anti-conversion law in Uttar Pradesh, commonly known as the “love jihad” law. The Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2021, promulgated by the state of Uttar Pradesh on November 28, 2020, prohibits the religious conversion of individuals or groups by “misrepresentation, force, fraud, undue influence, coercion, allurement or marriage.” The Act legitimizes what has gripped the popular imagination as the myth of “love jihad,” or the conversion of a Hindu woman to Islam through marriage to a Muslim man. Against this background, this paper examines how the state, through the imposition of the law, affixes permanence to the identity of the “new” Muslim woman, not only as a victim but also a security threat to the nation. This paper is based on fieldwork in Uttar Pradesh focusing on four cases of alleged forced conversion. It draws on documentary sources and interviews with multiple stakeholders—“new” Muslim women and their family members, the accused men and their family members, district court defense and prosecution advocates, and civil and women’s rights activists.
Criminalization of Divorce and Muslim Women: A Reality Check of Triple Talaq Law, 2019 in India
Authors: Parveen Nazima
Published: January 2025

The passing of the controversial Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act (MWA) 2019, commonly known as the Triple Talaq (divorce) Law, declared the pronouncement of instant triple talaq (oral irrevocable divorce) “illegal,” making it a criminal, cognizable and compoundable offense. The criminalization of divorce by the Hindu nationalist regime triggered a nationwide debate with divided opinions within women’s groups, opposition parties, and Muslim religious organizations. It raised multiple concerns about the supposed neutrality of the law, judicial activism in family matters, and its impact on the Muslim families concerned. The article investigates how the MWA unfolded on the ground. It examines the nature, the contestations, the meanings of “reform” in Muslim Personal Law (MPL), and the issue of gender justice in the context of the broader political discourse (secular v. communal) and political symbolism (MPL v. Uniform Civil Code (UCC)). It puts forward two arguments: first, the site of lawmaking and adjudication is a contested terrain, with users of the law drawing their own meaning, translating law differently and navigating strategically in different legal forums; and, second, the MWA has “de-stabilized” the notion of Muslim family in matters of divorce in multiple ways where the ideologically divided political discourse(s) shape(s) their negotiations, navigations, and strategies, not the need for gender justice.
Khidmat as Understanding: Muslim Women, Marriage, and Ethics of Care in Muslim Households
Authors: Munazir Shahana
Published: January 2025

The present ethnographic research falls within the field of cultural anthropology; it delves into the concept of khidmat among newly married Muslim women in Patna, Bihar, and its impact on their daily lives and family relationships. Rooted in Islamic theology, khidmat encompasses labor, service, devotion, and care, and thus endows household duties with spiritual meaning. Highlighting these spiritual epistemologies of ordinary caregiving, I emphasize that khidmat is not merely a chore, but a sacred responsibility intertwined with religious meaning. Seen as a means of securing divine blessings, such ordinary care practices at home foster mutual understanding (apsī samajhdārī) among spouses and in-laws, aiding in the prevention and resolution of household and marital conflicts. Through khidmat, women infuse their everyday lives with spiritual depth, transforming the mundane into the sacred. In doing so, this study challenges conventional approaches to ordinary ethics that divide the everyday from the transcendental; instead, it situates khidmat within Islamic ethics as a framework for piety in which relationality is central. Aligning with contemporary scholarship on the anthropology of care and ethics, this ethnography reveals how khidmat operates as a complex ontological concept, offering new perspectives on ordinary acts of care in gendered Muslim households in contemporary India.
“Nation at Repair, Women at Work”: Kinship, Dissent, and Citizenship in South India
Authors: Kumar Harini
Published: January 2025

From December 2019 to March 2020, India was engulfed in protests against the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The Act provides a path to citizenship for persecuted minorities from neighboring countries but excludes Muslims. Amid countrywide protests emerged a unique political experience spearheaded by Muslim women: Shaheen Bagh. This article focuses on a protest site in the southern Indian city of Chennai to examine the everyday practices of domestic and ritual life that Muslim women brought to such spaces. It argues that such moments, though seemingly apolitical, also express political and moral will. By contextualizing these protests within a longer history of dissent in the state of Tamil Nadu, this article shows how Chennai Shaheen Bagh lies at the intersection of region and nation, union and federal government. When protesters declare that they will not show their papers, it is not just a form of political dissent; they are also alluding to affective ties to place, kinship, and traditions that temporally and spatially exceed the prescriptive nature of the state’s demands to prove one’s citizenship via documents. Although the protests were about a citizenship law, Muslim women were in fact pointing to various modes of belonging that cannot be captured by the bureaucratic apparatus of the state.
Porn, Protests, and Politics: Hindu Male Imaginations of Muslim Women
Authors: Basu Soma
Published: January 2025

This article explores the intricate convergence between eroticism and political discourses in Hindu-majority India, focusing on how sexual fantasies are deeply intertwined with ethnic and religious identities and imaginations. Through an ethnographic analysis of pornography sites, the article attempts to answer two questions – first, to what extent is there a politicization, particularly an ethnicization, of sexual desires and fantasies within the context of Hindu-majority India? And second, in what ways do the two forms of sexual representation—online sexual abuse and pornography consumption—intersect within the broader framework of the power-pleasure matrix? Through ethnographic evidence and visual analysis, the article argues that in contemporary Hindu-majority India, political ideologies infiltrate erotic imaginations, rather than pornography simply permeating political discourses. It reverses the scholarly focus by revealing how political mobilization actively shapes sexual fantasies, blending religious and ethnic identities with desires of domination and submission. This contrasts with much of the existing work, which investigates how sexual discourse influences politics rather than the reverse. The article discusses how online porn, social media, and political forums form an affective ecosystem in which political ideologies, particularly Hindutva, concretize power-pleasure dynamics enlisting both active participants and passive bystanders to create the vision of a Hindu Rashtra.
Introduction. Place, Identity, and Politics: Muslim Women’s Agency under Hindutva
Authors: Parveen Nazima , Sanyal Usha
Published: January 2025

Indian Muslim women’s identity is being contested more than ever before under the BJP’s Hindutva regime. Newly imposed meanings of nation and nationalism have produced new imaginaries of the category of “Muslim women”—from being a mere victim of Islam and Muslim men, she has become a nurturer of jihadi mentality, antinational, and a symbol of non-inclusivity. This objectification reflects the ways in which Muslim women have survived disparities, and responded to patriarchal and institutional structures of power and control—the exclusionary mechanisms they face within and without community boundaries—to “make place” for themselves as individuals, as women, and as Muslims. In this context, we deconstruct the idea of “the Muslim woman” in India, arguing against their essentialization and “Othering” in popular culture, the media, and even by those who employ the established notions of “secularity.” Specifically, we highlight the intersections of socio-economic factors that explain the hardships and discrimination Muslim women face, and the many ways in which they have expressed agency in their daily lives in both private and public spaces. The ethnographic fieldwork conducted by the authors in different parts of India, including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi, as well as on online platforms, explores the notions of khidmat (care), adab (etiquette), namaz (prayer), riwaj (ritual), and talaq (divorce) as expressions of individual and collective struggle, assertions of identity, and politics.
Uniform Civil Code and Muslim Women’s Quest for Justice
Authors: Parveen Nazima , Sanyal Usha , Soman Zakia
Published: January 2025

The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan (BMMA), a Muslim women-led organization, has recently supported the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in India. This step by the BMMA has added a new dimension to the debate on reforms in personal laws, especially the Muslim Personal Law (MPL). More specifically, it signifies a shift in the BMMA’s position. Since its inception in 2007, the BMMA has been advocating for the codification of MPL along the lines of Hindu Law, which was enacted in 1956. In fact, this was one of the reasons behind their emergence as a Muslim women-led group aiming to assert the constitutional rights of Indian Muslim women within the framework of Islamic law and the Quran, without the Muslim women having to give up their religious identity and practices. However, the support for a uniform law for all, which may result in the abrogation of MPL or the community’s right to govern civil matters by religious codes, is a critical step in this regard. Thus, it is important to understand the ideological foundation, priorities and strategies of the BMMA in the current political moment, especially when the problematic implementation of the Triple Talaq Law, 2019, passed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and its interaction with MPL has already made the issue complicated (Parveen, this issue). The conversation with Zakia Soman is an attempt to document the shifts in the BMMA’s position and to bring it into the academic discourse for understanding how Muslim women’s organizations and groups negotiate and strategize their relationship with the state under different political regimes. And to raise a basic question: Do these efforts create a “third space” in which Muslim women are engaged in redefining their identities and reformulating relations of power?
Musiques et chants des combattants français des fronts de l’Atlantique, 1944-1945
Authors: Weiss Stéphane
Published: January 2025

Au cours de la Seconde guerre mondiale, la libération de la France ne se résuma pas au débarquement de Normandie puis à la libération de Paris. Loin du front principal, la guerre se prolongea jusqu’en mai 1945 autour de réduits allemands jalonnant la façade maritime française, du Médoc à la Bretagne et à Dunkerque. Dès l’automne 1944, l’évocation de ces poches de l’Atlantique s’est fréquemment résumée en une expression : celle de fronts oubliés. Pour les combattants français et alliés concernés, l’heure fut à l’attente durant de longs mois, pendant lesquels l’ennui et la démoralisation furent aussi craints que l’adversaire. Le fait est qu’ils chantèrent pour s’occuper ou chasser les doutes.Que chantèrent-ils ? Cet article propose de se pencher sur leurs répertoires et leur contexte d’emploi ou de production. Il mobilise deux sources singulières : cinq bulletins édités sur les fronts charentais et la collection de chants de 1939-1945 réunie par le musicologue Paul Arma. Ces chants se sont pour la plupart inscrits dans une pratique immémoriale : le détournement d’airs connus en y plaquant de nouvelles paroles. Considérer ces chants permet d’élargir le spectre d’étude des poches de l’Atlantique, en s’ouvrant à une histoire sociale, dans la marginalité relative d’un espace où la guerre perdurait tandis que le pays alentour avait déjà recouvré la liberté.
Le bourg Saint-Sulpice-lès-Bourges et l’aménagement des rivières berruyères de la fin du xiie s. au début du xvie s. (Cher)
Authors: Bourocher Solveig , Poulle Pascal , Fondrillon Mélanie , Rolland Xavier
Published: January 2025

L’abbaye Saint-Sulpice, qui s’élevait hors les murs de Bourges (Cher), à la confluence de tous les cours d’eau berruyers, est à l’origine de nombreux aménagements liés au contrôle et à la maîtrise de l’eau (fossés, ponts, pont-canal, moulins, écluses, pêcheries, etc.). Son bourg, dont l’extension maximale est atteinte au début du xvie s., se développe avec et autour de l’eau.Cette contribution propose ainsi de présenter l’interaction entre l’abbaye, son bourg et le site de la confluence durant un large bas Moyen Âge en s’appuyant sur des sources archéologiques et principalement archivistiques, compilées dans la base de données relationnelles et géoréférencées de Bourges et ses alentours, La Berruyère.Ce travail collaboratif, axé sur le dépouillement de sources primaires et le géoréférencement des entités topo-historiques structurantes, permet ainsi d’appréhender spatialement les terres relevant de l’abbaye en proposant une cartographie de la juridiction de Saint-Sulpice, des anciens cours d’eau, de leurs moulins et du tissu urbain du bourg.
Embracing a New Era: The Evolution from General to Family Dental Practitioner
Authors: Cooray Hilary
Published: January 2025

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Change of Name from General Dental Practitioners to Family Dental Practitioners
Authors: Cooray Hilary
Published: January 2025

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“Biologically Driven” Restorative Dentistry
Authors: Palipana Priyake D. , Gamage Isharajini P. S. , Kalubowila Samudi S.
Published: January 2025

Restoration of teeth represents the majority of treatments provided for dental patients. Minimally invasive dentistry has been the essence of our practice for the last few decades. Yet the best practice involves a better understanding of the capacity of dental tissues and their response to different insults within the oral environment. Such understanding would help in minimizing unwanted interventions and compromise of Dental tissues. This article describes the optimal practice guidelines for effectively restoring dental tissues to their normal functional status.
Right Aortic Arch and Aberrant Left Subclavian Artery Presenting with Dysphagia Lusoria: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Authors: Arudchelvam J. , Jazeel M. N.
Published: January 2025

Right aortic arch (RAA) occurs in 0.05% to 0.1% of the individuals. Dysphagia lusoria is the difficulty in swallowing due to the compression of the oesophagus due to aberrant vessels. We report a case of aberrant left subclavian artery (ALSA) arising from the RAA resulting in dysphagia in a 59-year-old male. However, he was able to take meals with minimal difficulties. A computerised tomographic scan (CT) of the chest revealed a RAA and an ALSA running posterior to the oesophagus compressing it. Considering that the patient can take meals and maintain his weight, he was managed conservatively.
A Case of Pulmonary Artery thrombosis in situ: A Great Masquerade: Case Report
Authors: Risly N. M. M. , Jayasinghe I. K. , Athauda N. , Fonseka P. , Hilma M. T. F. , Sahana J. F.
Published: January 2025

We present a case of pulmonary artery thrombosis in situ (PATis) (a pioneer report in Sri Lanka), which involves de novo clot formation within the pulmonary arteries due to complex pathophysiology. A 69-year-old with multiple comorbidities presented with syncope, dyspnoea, fever, pleuritic chest pain with tachypnoea, hypoxia and hypotension. Initially treated as sepsis triggered Multi-Organ Dysfunction (NSTEMI with HF, AKI and Type-1 respiratory failure) that initially improved with multi-organ support (NIV, Inotropes, diuretic infusions, therapeutic LMWH, and antibiotics) despite oxygen dependency with dangerous levels of desaturation. Further, Echocardiogram and CTPA confirmed PATis, but an extensive etiology screen was negative. He improved long-term anticoagulation highlighting the importance of detecting PATis with masquerading clinical presentation for better outcomes.