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Sarin Gas Heartbreak: Theatre and Post-Truth Warfare in Syria
Authors: Jones Matt
Published: January 2023

During the Arab Spring, protesters sought to circulate to the world images of atrocities being carried out by the regime of Bashar al-Assad. But their attempts to capture the “truth” of what was happening was often undermined by, among other things, the low-resolution of the camera phones they were using. This failure also reveals wider problems in the activist tactic of using images to expose power. Although a photograph may provide a document of reality, it is one that is shaped by the political positions of those who capture it. Protesters responded to this dilemma by creating “post-truth” images that are self-consciously ideological and seek less to expose the truth than to ridicule the regime. This spirit of post-truth politics similarly animates Rabih Mroué’s performance lecture The Pixelated Revolution and Guillermo Calderón’s metatheatrical play Kiss, both of which confront the problem of trying to follow the events of the Syrian Civil War from outside the country. Through a close reading of these plays, this essay shows how Mroué and Calderón present post-truth methods of performance that investigate the Syrian Civil War and confront the limits of what can be known about it.

 
Design of a low-energy envelope system for an apartment building through an integrated design process: A case study
Authors: Gorgolewski Mark
Published: January 2023

The potential to conserve energy in an apartment building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada through the implementation of an advanced envelope system was explored in this study. This paper illustrates the possibility in reducing energy demand through an integrated design process (IDP), where research outcomes were incorporated into the architectural design. Using the floor plan and schematics provided by the designer, a building energy model was established in an advanced simulation program to evaluate the performances of nine low-energy envelope design strategies in reducing the heating and cooling energy consumption. Through this study, it can be concluded that performing detailed energy simulations early in the design process to identify which low-energy envelope strategies can be omitted or substituted in the final envelope design is crucial in identifying the most effective strategies for improving energy performance. This study also demonstrates the potential of collaboration between academia and industry in generating high performance buildings. , 
Vomiting on New Friends: Charlie Hebdo and the Legacy of Anarchic Black Humor in French Comics
Authors: Jones Matt
Published: January 2023

In the wake of the controversies stirred by its obsession with mocking Islam, [Charlie Hebdo] has weathered violent opposition but it has also discovered a new lease on intellectual life that has allowed it, for the first time since the 1970s, to develop a discursive relationship about politics with broader French society, propelling it into the global spotlight. But even as the editors and staff continue to speak as if they were the enfants terribles of French cartooning, the task of defending the values of the French Republic against their perceived undermining by immigrant populations makes the posture of anarchic rebellion difficult to maintain. Indeed, as Sherene Razack has pointed out, since 9/11 the representation of violent Muslims has proven a powerful weapon for commercial success in many media: "In this climate, to write about violent Muslim men guarantees royalties and the prestige of being on bestseller lists" (Razack 1). CH's circulation has grown in proportion to the controversy it has sparked and sales have spiked whenever the Prophet Muhammad has graced its cover (Ferenčík 48).
Editorial: Performance in an Age of Gross Incompetence
Authors: Jones Matt
Published: January 2023

A drive toward professionalism animates a large section of the theatre and performance industry, but it also has its critics. Stefano Harvey and Fred Moten worry that professionalization has taken over cultural institutions, particularly the university, where the pursuit of knowledge has been replaced by ruthless careerism (26). Similarly, Olivier Choinière writes about the damaging culture of grants that turns artists into administrators. “Administration is eating away at us,” he claims. “It prevents us from thinking like artists” (30). But if professionalism directs energy away from creativity toward marketability, should we embrace its opposite: incompetence? 
meso-4,5-Diphenylimidazolidin-2-one
Authors: Galas Henry , Viirre Russell , Lough Alan J.
Published: January 2023

The crystal structure determination of the title compound, C15H14N2O, confirms the cis relationship between the phenyl groups at the 4- and 5-positions on the imidazolidine ring. The dihedral angle between the two phenyl rings is 48.14 (6). In the crystal structure, intermolecular N—HO hydrogen bonds link molecules into centrosymmetric dimers. These dimers are, in turn, linked into a two-dimensional network via weak N—H(arene) interactions and – stacking interactions with centroid–centroid distances of 3.6937 (11) A˚ . 
Editorial: Post-Truth?
Authors: Jones Matt
Published: January 2023

The notion of post-truth has multiple genealogies, some of which come from philosophical inquiries and others from political opportunism. In today's supposedly post-truth climate, in which "alternative facts" are carted out to defend untenable positions and accusations of "fake news" are levelled against political opponents, the relationship between fact and fiction has catapulted to the foreground of public discourse. However intense its reappearance, the deliberate conflation of truth and lies to nefarious ends is hardly new, as witnessed by a set of coinages appearing over the last century to describe it, such as "terminological inexactitude" (Winston Churchill), "doublethink" (George Orwell), "strategic misrepresentation" (Harvard Business School), or "alternative facts" (Kellyanne Conway). But the first problem with the notion of post-truth is its suggestion that there is—or was—ever an unproblematic 'truth' to be departed from. A century of critical thinking across the disciplines of psychoanalysis, phenomenology, poststructuralism, and deconstruction has put pressure on the notion that truth is accessible in the first place.

We place our 'post-factual' issue of Canadian Theatre Review at the convergence of two discourses. The first concerns the debate over the aesthetics of the 'real' in theatre and performance studies, which has arisen in response to a set of trends in contemporary practice, including documentary and verbatim theatre, post dramatic theatre, and immersive or participatory performance. The second discourse is that arising in the public sphere over the last two years about truth/post-truth, facts/alternative facts, news/fake news, objectivity/bias, or reportage and opinion. CTR Editor-in-Chief Jenn Stephenson, in a blog post titled "Theatre of the Real in the Age of Post-Reality," outlines the conflict at the intersection of these two discourses. Finding herself writing a book about the former while the latter caught fire, Stephenson posed the difficult question of whether there was something about theatre's unsettling of certainty, of fixed identity positions, of knowledge itself, that had helped create a public sphere in which a distrust of truth could manifest as a complete denial of reality.
Editorial: The Role of Media in Suicide and Self-Harm: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives
Authors: Cheng Qijin , Seko Yukari , Niederkrotenthaler Thomas
Published: January 2023

[p.1]: Editorial on the Research Topic

The Role of Media in Suicide and Self-Harm: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives

Suicide and self-harm are complex, multifaceted, and simultaneously personal and social phenomena. While what motivates a person to engage in these acts cannot be reduced to a single factor, the media's role as a shaper and conduit of meanings has attracted considerable scholarly and practitioner attention. Although the mass media has been, and will doubtlessly continue to play a key role in shaping public attitudes and behaviors toward suicide and self-harm, the user-generated media has dramatically diversified our opportunities to encounter and interact with media content featuring these behaviors.
Climate change influence on the levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and chemicals of emerging Arctic concern (CEACs) in the Arctic physical environment – a review
Authors: Hung Hayley , Halsall Crispin , Ball Hollie , Bidleman Terry , Dachs Jordi , De Silva Amila , Hermanson Mark H. , Kallenborn Roland , Muir Derek , Suehring Roxana , Wang Xiaoping , Simon Wilson
Published: January 2023

Climate change brings about significant changes in the physical environment in the Arctic. Increasing temperatures, sea ice retreat, slumping permafrost, changing sea ice regimes, glacial loss and changes in precipitation patterns can all affect how contaminants distribute within the Arctic environment and subsequently impact the Arctic ecosystems. In this review, we summarized observed evidence of the influence of climate change on contaminant circulation and transport among various Arctic environment media, including air, ice, snow, permafrost, fresh water and the marine environment. We have also drawn on parallel examples observed in Antarctica and the Tibetan Plateau, to broaden the discussion on how climate change may influence contaminant fate in similar cold-climate ecosystems. Significant knowledge gaps on indirect effects of climate change on contaminants in the Arctic environment, including those of extreme weather events, increase in forests fires, and enhanced human activities leading to new local contaminant emissions, have been identified. Enhanced mobilization of contaminants to marine and freshwater ecosystems has been observed as a result of climate change, but better linkages need to be made between these observed effects with subsequent exposure and accumulation of contaminants in biota. Emerging issues include those of Arctic contamination by microplastics and higher molecular weight halogenated natural products (hHNPs) and the implications of such contamination in a changing Arctic environment is explored. 
Transitions Theatre: An Arts-Informed Interprofessional Education Workshop
Authors: Seko Yukari , Oh Anna , Goberdhan Keisha , Bowman Laura , Hubley Darlene , Khazanchi Payal , Vermeulen Nadine , Curran C. J.
Published: January 2023

Introduction: Transition from pediatric to adult care has significant implications for health outcomes in youth with special health care needs. To optimally support the transition, health care and social service providers must work collaboratively with youth and families in service planning, implementation, and evaluation. Based on interviews with 15 youth and their families, we developed an arts-informed interprofessional education activity titled Transitions Theatre using the method of readers’ theater. Methods: Three educators with lived experience (one former pediatric rehabilitation client and two parents of youth with special health care needs) and three academic/clinical educators codesigned the transitions. We conducted four online workshops (14–20 participants each). Results: A total of 67 people participated: 59 students from 11 health disciplines and seven postlicensure clinicians and one trainee from five disciplines (e.g., occupational therapy, life skills coaching, early childhood education). Twenty-six participants answered both pre- and postworkshop surveys and reported a positive shift in their understanding of client and family perspectives, their roles in transition support, and other providers’ roles in transition support. After the workshop, learners felt more confident with transition support and interprofessional collaboration. The perspectives of the educators with lived experience aligned with the theater scripts and enhanced learners’ empathetic engagement with the topic. Discussion: The evidence-based teaching approach of readers’ theater and our coteaching model offered learners a unique opportunity to learn about the challenges clients and their families face at the time of transition to adulthood and identify their role in an interprofessional transition support. 
Playlist: Annals of Communication and Disabilities
Authors: Seko Yukari
Published: January 2023

[Introduction]: "Throughout the 47-year history of the Canadian Journal of Communication (CJC), the topic of disability has been a faint note played in the background. Only occasionally, it comes to the fore to sing in the chorus with other socially constructed categories, such as gender, sexuality, race/ethnicity, social class, and health. Although there is a growing call for “cripping” communication to address the longstanding ableism in the field, (e.g., St. Pierre, 2015), scholarly interest in disability tends to fall far behind other topics in the fast-expanding field of critical communication studies. This playlist features hidden gems in CJC’s vast archives. The five articles featured here address in one way or another how communication shapes the way we see, feel, and live disabled bodies. These pieces date from 1980 to 2011, each bearing witness to the changing relationship between disability and communication. There is a shared recognition among the authors about the role of communication in perpetuating the “hegemony of normalcy” (Davis, 1995, p. 24) that normalizes certain forms of human variation while excluding others. Some authors problematize the stigmatizing stereotypes and derogatory images the media attaches to the disabled, while others address how communication mediums can be used to both enable and disable people with disabilities. Others shed light on agentic voices of the disabled that are striving to reconstruct coherent identities beyond medical labelling."
Self-Injury in Japanese Manga: A Content Analysis
Authors: Seko Yukari , Kikuchi Minako
Published: January 2023

This study explored representations of self-injury in Japanese manga (graphic novels). A content analysis of fifteen slice-of-life manga published between 2000-2017 was conducted, focusing on forty scenes that depict eighteen characters engaging in self-injury. Most depictions of self-injury reflect a stereotypical perception of “self-injurer,” a young girl cutting herself to cope with negative emotion. Characters receive informal support from friends and partners, while parents are portrayed as unsupportive and even triggering. An emergent trend was observed among manga targeting male readers to label selfinjuring women as “menhera” - mentally vulnerable damsels in distress - inviting a fetishistic gaze on the self-injuring female bodies. 
Transitions Theatre: Creating a Research-Based Reader’s Theatre With Disabled Youth and Their Families
Authors: Seko Yukari , Oh Anna , Curran C.J. , King Gillian
Published: January 2023

Transition to adult life can be a challenging time for disabled youth and their families. This article describes the collaborative creation of Transitions Theatre, a research-based reader’s theatre activity based on narrative interviews with eight disabled youth (aged 17–22) and seven parents. Analysis of these interviews generated two opposing yet interrelated themes. On one hand, youth and families felt lost in transition facing multiple gaps in healthcare, financial support, education, and opportunities for social participation after having “aged out” of the pediatric system. On the other hand, they started cripping “normal” adulthood to envision more inclusive futures wherein disabilities are understood as integral to society. These two themes were transformed into two reader’s theatre scripts, one featuring a youth, the other featuring a parent. Seven youth and four parents (six of them were original interview participants) then participated in a Transitions Theatre workshop to read the scripts together and discuss the authenticity and relatability of the scripts. Participant feedback suggested that the reader’s theatre method was effective in sharing findings with research participants and stimulating a critical dialogue on how to (re)imagine transition to adulthood. We discuss the importance of implementing inclusive design strategies to make reader’s theatre accessible to participants with diverse abilities and preferences.
Unboxing the bentobox: An arts-informed inquiry into Japanese families’ experience at school lunchtime in Canada
Authors: Seko Yukari , Rahouma Lina , Takano-Reeves Chie , Wong Veen
Published: January 2023

Bento, a Japanese style boxed lunch, has a distinct cultural meaning for Japanese people as a medium of affective communication between children and parents. However, in Canadian schools governed by the Anglo-Western food norms, their culinary practices may stand out. This study employed an arts-informed participatory design to explore how school-aged children (6-12 years old) of Japanese origin and their parents describe their experience bringing Japanese food to school in Canada. We conducted arts-informed workshops with 16 children who created artworks about their lunchboxes, and focus groups with 19 parents (all mothers). Children’s artworks illuminated a common aesthetics about “good” lunch that closely reflected mothers’ commitment to preparing nutritionally balanced and aesthetically appealing bento boxes. Both children and mothers reported that Canadian school food environment (e.g., short eating periods, snack times, built environment) sometimes misaligns with their food practices. Some families were compelled to modify their bento to accommodate children’s needs to fit in at school. Meantime, participants’ narratives indicate the prevalence of stigma toward “junk” food that may perpetuate food shaming at school. A more inclusive, diverse and culturally appropriate discussion on “healthy eating” at school can embrace children’s and their families’ intercultural food identities.
Chemical addition to wet webs using foam application
Authors: HJELT TUOMO , HENRIKSSON EMMI , JAISWAL AAYUSH KUMAR , OKSANEN ANTTI
Published: January 2023

In papermaking, the conventional way to add chemicals to the web is to dose them into the fiber stock and form the paper afterwards. However, in many cases, adding chemicals directly to the stock is challenging. For example, strength aids tend to increase flocculation in the stock, which limits the addition amounts of those aids. The need for better performance of paper (and paperboard) products has given rise to the need for functionalization of paper. Adding such functional chemicals to the stock is usually rather inefficient. Hence, novel methods are needed to add chemicals to the paper bulk. One such method is dosing chemicals to the wet web via foam application.
In this study, we built a laboratory-scale sheetfed dynamic foam application device and utilized it to study addition of starch to wet bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (BCTMP) paper handsheets. The impact of parameters such as vacuum level, the amount of added chemical, and the viscosity of the foaming liquid on the penetration of starch into the wet web was explored. Starch penetration into wet webs was measured via iodine-potassium iodide staining, followed by image analysis. According to our results, controlling the viscosity of the foaming liquid gives the best possibility to control the penetration.
Flow rheology of light foams generated from aqueous solutions of polyvinyl alcohol
Authors: JÄSBERG ARI , VIITALA JANIKA , TANAKA ATSUSHI , PRAKASH BARANIVIGNESH , KOPONEN ANTII I.
Published: January 2023

Recent studies have shown that foam-assisted application of additives into a wet web has advantages over the conventional way of adding the chemicals into the pulp suspension before forming, e.g., increased mechanical retention as well as high dosage giving increased wet strength without impairing the sheet uniformity. To engineer processes utilizing this new technology, the complex flow behavior of applied foams must be quantified. At the minimum, the foam viscosity and the slip velocity at the solid surfaces need to be known to build practical models that can be used in analyzing and upscaling unit processes of the foam-assisted application.
In this study, the rheological behavior was quantified for foams having polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), a widely used strength additive chemical, as the surfactant. The foam density was varied between 100 g/L and 300 g/L, and the concentration of the PVOH solution was varied between 0.5% and 6.0% (w/w). The foams were generated with a commercial foam generator, and the rheological properties of the foams were measured by using a horizontal pipe bank. At the outlet from the generator, the volumetric flow rate, the absolute pressure, and the bubble size distribution of the foam were measured. In the measurement pipe section, the viscous pressure gradient and the slip velocity were measured, after which the foam was discharged to ambient air pressure. The viscosity and the dynamic surface tension of the PVOH solutions were quantified with commercial laboratory devices.
In the viscosity analysis, the apparent shear rate was calculated from the volumetric flow rate, and the resulting apparent viscosity was translated to real material viscosity data by applying the Weissenberg-Rabinowitsch correction. The results indicated that PVOH foams can be described with high accuracy as shear-thinning power-law fluids where the detailed behavior depends on the foam density and the PVOH concentration. Slip flow, as usual, increased with increasing wall shear stress, but it was also dependent on the PVOH concentration, the air content, and the bubble size. For both the foam viscosity and the slip flow, a correlation was found that described the quantitative behavior of all the studied foams with good accuracy.
EL CONCEPTO DE TERRORISMO EN LA JURISPRUDENCIA DEL TRIBUNAL SUPREMO DURANTE LA DICTADURA FRANQUISTA
Authors: Sandoval Parra Victoria
Published: January 2023

Durante la dictadura franquista avanza la concepción técnica del delito de terrorismo. Frente a las concepciones puramente ideológicas del terrorismo, que amparaban una legislación de carácter excepcional, y frente a la dificultad de separar su contenido criminal de otros delitos habitualmente concurrentes en la práctica violenta del terror, el totalitarismo franquista va a desarrollar una configuración técnica más compleja que, partiendo del delito común de terrorismo contemplado en el Código penal de 1944, dará lugar, con la reforma legislativa de 1971, a la forma del delito de terrorismo en comando, con la que se refuerza la intencionalidad dolosa y los factores de perturbación del orden y la paz pública, y que a su vez se distinguirá por una parte del delito de terrorismo impropio y por otra parte del delito de terrorismo cualificado. En el desarrollo jurídico de estos tipos delictivos legales tiene una importancia destacada la jurisprudencia del Tribunal Supremo, en la que se advierte además la conexión de los delitos de terrorismo con otros delitos que también históricamente habían resultado afines, en particular el delito de asociación ilícita y el delito de propaganda ilegal.

PALABRAS CLAVE: Totalitarismo. Comando terrorista. Terrorismo. Asociación ilícita. Propaganda ilegal.
Soil quality assessment of remediated soils
Authors:   Korean Ecological Engineering Society, Yi Yong Min , Sung Kijune
Published: January 2023

Since the use of the remediated soil is undetermined, the quality of the soil should be appropriately evaluated according to its future use. In this study, we developed a soil quality assessment method that can be applied to soils after the remediation process. Soil quality was assessed based on soils that require productivity for use in agricultural fields and landscaping in uncontaminated, contaminated, and remediated cases using soil washing, landfarming, and thermal desorption. The results showed that the quality of soil washing treated deteriorated the most compared to landfarming and thermal desorption-treated soil, assessed based on the case of use as field soil. In the case of thermal desorption, the range of reduction was smaller than that of soil washing, but soil quality decreased slightly after remediation. However, in the case of landfarming, there was no change in soil quality after remediation. The soil quality indices calculated for landscaping also decreased the most in the soil washing because organic matter and pH decreased during the process. In the case of thermal desorption and landfarming, all the soil quality decreased due to contamination, but it increased slightly after remediation. The two indices applied in this study, SQIT and SQIA, showed similar trends, suggesting that both can be used for soil quality evaluation. Further research is needed on how much the soil quality evaluation results presented in this study can reflect the various services the soil ecosystem provides, that is, the actual soil functions in these soils.
Changes in land cover and landscape index in Busan metropolitan city
Authors:   Korean Ecological Engineering Society, Chung JinWook , Sung Kijune
Published: January 2023

It is necessary to understand the changes in the landscape to ensure sustainable land use, secure various habitats, and enhance and preserve green area functions. For this reason, this study analyzed landscape changes in 2000, 2010, and 2019 in Busan Metropolitan City using Fragstat and GIS. This study showed that the area of urban, wetlands, and barrens increased, and the size of farmlands, forests, and grasslands decreased from 2000 to 2019. Fragmentation seems to have occurred in the farmlands and the largest forest patch in the eastern part of Busan. The destruction of the ecosystem occurred in farmlands and forests from 2010 to 2019, grasslands from 2000 to 2019, and wetlands from 2000 to 2010. As more development pressure is expected on the forest area and the Nakdong river estuary in the future, it is believed that a lot of attention is needed to preserve the forest area and wetlands to maintain the landscape and ecosystem services of Busan Metropolitan City.
Modelo de aprendizaje del idioma inglés utilizando algoritmos de machine learning
Authors: Guano Merino Daniela Fernanda , Herrera Andrade Zoila Victoria , Vallejo Barreno Carina Fernanda
Published: January 2023

Introducción.  El artículo demuestra por qué algunos tipos de TIC pueden considerarse sistemas de Inteligencia Artificial, cómo afecta su introducción en el proceso educativo a los cambios cognitivos del alumno y qué papel juega el grado de confianza en dichos sistemas. El estudio tiene como objetivo determinar cómo la inteligencia artificial (IA) influye en un estudiante a través del uso de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) durante las clases de idioma inglés en la educación superior. El artículo explica por qué algunos tipos de TIC pueden considerarse sistemas de IA, cómo su inclusión en el proceso educativo influye en los cambios cognitivos de un estudiante y qué papel juega el grado de confianza de un estudiante en dicho sistema. La novedad científica del trabajo radica en considerar la influencia de las TIC en las habilidades cognitivas de un estudiante que aprende un idioma extranjero a través de la lente de la IA. Como resultado, se encontró que cuanto más cerca están las capacidades de la IA en las TIC a las actividades humanas mientras se trabaja con un idioma extranjero, menor es la activación del rendimiento cognitivo en un estudiante. Objetivo.  Determinar las características de la influencia de la inteligencia artificial (IA) en el estudiante mediante el uso de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) en las clases de lenguas extranjeras en la educación superior. Metodología.  El estudio consiste en considerar el impacto de las TIC en las capacidades cognitivas de un alumno que estudia una lengua extranjera a través del prisma de la Inteligencia Artificial. Se estudian las posibilidades de las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación utilizando en general y específicamente la inteligencia digital, desde la perspectiva de su idoneidad para la enseñanza del idioma inglés. Se revisa brevemente y se diferencian algunos sistemas digitales de aprendizaje como recursos alternativos para el aprendizaje del inglés. El trabajo se fundamenta en la aplicabilidad de la interacción lingüística virtual utilizando en el espacio de información y educación: profesores virtuales en el entorno de e-Learning, agentes interactivos (Chatbots) en el proceso de aprendizaje del inglés. Resultados. Como resultado se ha establecido que cuanto más se acercan las posibilidades de la IA en las TIC a la actividad humana al trabajar con una lengua extranjera, menor es la activación de la actividad cognitiva por parte del alumno. Conclusión.  Las tecnologías pedagógicas clásicas con el uso concomitante de la inteligencia artificial permiten la implementación de modelos de aprendizaje alternativos y hacen la transición de medios reproductivos de aprendizaje a innovadores-reflexivos. Área de estudio: Educación Lingüística.
Effect of harvesting stage and storage condition on post-harvest quality and sensory acceptability of mango fruit in Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Authors: Eyese Wasihun Wale , Badebo Ermias Dureto , Tessema Melese Lema
Published: January 2023

The effect of harvesting stages (mature green, half-ripe and full ripe) and storage conditions (zero energy cool chamber, wooden box and underground storage) on post-harvest quality and sensory acceptability of mango fruit was evaluated. Three harvesting stages of mango fruit were harvested and 10 kg of mango fruit was stored in three storage conditions until the end of the storage period. Spoilage and weight loss of mango fruit were recorded from storage in three-day intervals. All samples were analyzed for Post-harvest quality of mango fruit before and after storage at Arba Minch University, Abaya Campus Chemistry laboratory, and sensory acceptability was evaluated by using untrained 45 panelists at the end of the storage period. Completely Randomized Design in factorial arrangement with three replications was used to evaluate the shelf life and postharvest quality of mango fruit.  Weight loss, spoilage, firmness and total soluble solids of mango fruit were increased while vitamin C, moisture content and titratable acidity were decreased with increased storage time. The vitamin C content of mango fruit was highest at half ripe in a zero energy cool chamber and was lowest at full ripe harvested in a wooden box after the end of the storage period. The highest overall acceptability of mango fruit was observed at the half-ripe harvested stage in zero energy cool chambers while the lowest was observed at the mature green harvested stage mango fruit in a wooden box after the end of the storage period. Based on the current study, half ripen mango fruit in zero energy cool chamber storage recorded the least percent of weight loss, spoilage amount, maximum shelf life and quality, especially vitamin C content and higher overall acceptability. Further study will be needed on the microbial quality of mango fruit in different harvesting stages and storage conditions during storage periods.
Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 12(2): 82-87, December 2022
Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Orellana-Matute Kinti , Scotton Damiano ,   Universidad del Azuay, Coello-Muñoz Esteban ,   Universidad del Azuay, Mancino-Malo Francesca ,   Universidad del Azuay, Castillo-Ordóñez Mateo ,   Universidad del Azuay, Sánchez-Palacios María Caridad ,   Universidad del Azuay, López-Tapia Ana Cristina ,   Universidad del Azuay, Viteri-Viteri Andrés ,   Universidad del Azuay
Published: January 2023

Como respuesta directa a los llamados habituales a una mayor integración en América Latina, debido a sus superpuestos y fallidos proyectos regionalistas, este breve artículo cuestiona la suposición de una "falta" de integración en esta región basada en una problematización de los fundamentos ontológicos de la disciplina de Relaciones Internacionales (RRII), desde donde usualmente se toma por sentado la importancia de los procesos de integración. Más bien, proporciona una interpretación diferente del estado del regionalismo en la región, sustentado en el "giro ontológico" de las RRII, que desafía el provincialismo ontológico de la disciplina y, por lo tanto, exige un replanteamiento completo de cómo se concibe la política mundial. Para hacerlo, este artículo ofrece una visión alternativa y preliminar sobre cómo se puede concebir la noción de “regionalismo” desde una perspectiva relacional, que preste atención al rol de la Amazonía y las sutiles dinámicas de poder, que los llamados tradicionales a la integración en la región tienden a pasar por alto. 62 páginas ISSN 2661-6807
Cuenca 200 años soberana
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Riera-Rodríguez Gloria
Published: January 2023

Además, abordar la memoria cultural de un territorio permite enriquecerla a partir del conjunto de vivencias, tradiciones e identificaciones que hacen los sujetos de su medio y la significación y representatividad que devienen de esa práctica. La memoria de un grupo debe reactualizarse continuamente porque ese conocimiento impregna un sentido vital a su existencia, de ahí que, más allá del monumento y el museo, las fiestas, las artes, reproducir y renarrar son formas que resisten a la lógica de fosilización y permiten una reflexión crítica del pasado en el presente, desarrollan una dimensión plural que puede recoger múltiples sentidos y vivencias para constituir espacios educativos para la población en general. He ahí la importancia de que la Universidad del Azuay genere espacios propicios para este acercamiento al tiempo y se haga presente mediante la recuperación e incorporación de dinámicas artísticas, dialógicas y pedagógicas incluidas en la producción de este texto, mucho más cuando tenemos ante nuestras puertas el bicentenario de nuestra ciudad, doscientos años de vida soberana que invitan a recapitular eventos, a volver al mito, a los grandes hombres, todos ellos elementos vitales de nuestra memoria. El presente libro es el producto de la creativa y entusiasta propuesta del Departamento de Cultura de la Universidad del Azuay, y se desarrolla en el marco del proyecto «Redescubriendo Cuenca: una memoria histórica de la ciudad». El objetivo del proyecto es divulgar, mediante narrativas e ilustraciones, sucesos y datos relevantes sobre la ciudad de Cuenca y de ese modo fortalecer la memoria histórica de la ciudad y contribuir al desarrollo cultural local. Estamos seguros de que el material no solo incidirá en el fortalecimiento identitario de los ciudadanos del medio, sino que tendrá un impacto en la cultura de la ciudad. 106 páginas ISBN: 978-9942-822-71-0 e-ISBN: 978-9942-822-74-1
1947
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Vanegas-Peña Santiago , Guillén-Arias Mishel ,   Universidad del Azuay, Bermeo-Silva María Delia ,   Universidad del Azuay
Published: January 2023

La planificación territorial en la Ciudad de Cuenca como política pública acumula ya cerca de 74 años. Se han realizado ocho planificaciones de alcance urbano a partir del año 1942 que se podrían segmentar en tres gurpos. el primer grupo, desde 1942 hasta 1971, donde la política pública se define únicamente con planos prospectivos; el segundo grupo desde 1982 hasta 2002, donde se acompaña los planos con cuerpos normativos; y un tercer grupo que va desde el año 2011 hasta 2015, que se puede identificar como el mejor momento de la planificación, como política pública, por su complejidad y los componentes considerados. Estos planes se han formulado bajo un sistema de planeación, programación, presupuestación que obedecen a una narración modernista a partir de una interpretación omnicomprensiva y totalizadora del discurso y del territorio. También, los planes muestran una clara influencia de la planificación racional cuyos objetivos principales son guiar y controlar el uso de suelo y el ejercicio de derechos de propiedad a través de prohibiciones, normas y reglamentos. Bajo este modelo modernista o racional-comprensivo se ha considerado el territorio como una superficie sobre la cual se colocan volúmenes y funciones que se deben regular en función de su descomposición en zonas homogéneas y actividades predominantes. Un aporte académico generalizado, a partir de esta tradición modernista. 284 páginas ISBN: 978-9942-822-68-0 e-ISBN: 978-9942-822-75-8
La palabra de la crisis a la esperanza
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Cobos-Cali Martha , Ochoa María del Carmen ,   Universidad del Azuay, Calderón María del Carmen ,   Universidad del Azuay, Duerto Andrea ,   Universidad del Azuay
Published: January 2023

De la crisis a la esperanza demuestra las intensas crisis que vivió Monseñor Luna, sin embargo, estas constituyen su camino dentro de la Fe. “No ves cosas tan evidentes; (...) si tienes contigo a Dios que te ama, si tienes contigo a Dios que te impulsa, si tienes contigo a Dios que te bendice, qué te importa lo demás!” Es una crisis basada en la necesidad de comprender al otro, de escuchar la diversidad, de ser inclusivo, una crisis que le convierte en un verdadero ser humano capaz de cambiar las realidades que le rodean. Quienes vivimos la época de Monseñor Luna en nuestra ciudad, Cuenca, claramente recibimos el mensaje de una teología liberadora que afirma que el Reino de Dios es aquí y ahora, y cada uno es corresponsable de ser parte de su construcción o de convertirlo en un infierno. Una teología que busca desarrollar nuestra capacidad de ver en el otro al mismo Dios. Monseñor Luna tuvo la audacia a través de sus sermones y de su propia vida de acercarnos este evangelio a nuestra realidad, un privilegio de lo cuencanos. 54 páginas ISBN978-9942-822-86-4 e-ISBN978-9942-822-90-1
Manzaneidad: Mejores proyectos
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Pauta Andrés
Published: January 2023

Cada proyecto es un signo vivo de formas de comprender y encarar el Diseño de Productos, Diseño Gráfico, Diseño Textil e Indumentaria, Diseño de Interiores, Arte Teatral y Arquitectura en el intercambio académico en el aula con una mirada reflexiva, sensible, comprometida, técnica y responsable. Las páginas de esta revista dan cuenta también del rigor, la disciplina, el entusiasmo y el conocimiento, que se combinaron en un selecto grupo de estudiantes que han obtenido el reconocimiento de sus pro- fesores. Se escribe e ilustra así este texto, que no puede leerse si no es en el contexto de las experiencias de cada uno de los talleres fundamentadas en criterios conceptuales, morfológicos, técnicos constructivos y expresivos que ponen en evidencia una dinámica académica basada en una continua y permanente profundización de cada una de las carreras y sus problemáticas, sus modos de producción y construcción de sentido que van más allá de lo estrictamente disciplinar para entablar otras relaciones con el contexto, la sociedad y el ambiente. El recorrido académico, el esfuerzo y dedicación de nuestros estudiantes se plasma en esta revista que es un relato vivo de la experiencia y producción en las aulas, fiel al modelo educativo de la Universidad del Azuay que busca, a través de su visión humanista, formar ciudadanos capaces de transformar el mundo. 78 páginas
Moralista
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Morales-Ordóñez Juan Cristóbal
Published: January 2023

Esta introducción busca una aproximación al autor del libro Moralista, no tanto a su obra completa como jurista o educador, aunque es indispensable rescatar su trabajo también como gestor de iniciativas y realizaciones trascendentes como la Red Universitaria y Ciudadana de Ética y Bioética, que a su vez ha impulsado, planificado y puesto en realización el Congreso Internacional que se celebra en Homenaje al Bicentenario de la Independencia de Cuenca y que de 2012 a 2014 convocó a las Universidades para elaborar y presentar el libro comunitario Sociología de la Ética Cuencana, ni a sus intervenciones docentes en las universidades en las que ha enseñado y enseña, o sus conferencias sobre ética y justicia como tampoco a la realidad existencial que hacen su vida, esos son temas para otro nivel de reflexión, y para otras circunstancias. Lo que intento realmente es presentarlo como periodista de opinión, que ahora él mismo resume su pensamiento que se desarrolla en las más de doscientas páginas que integran este libro; y a través de esta aproximarme a sus realidades existenciales. 129 páginas e-ISBN 978-9942-822-80-2
Guía de prevención de violencia "Convivencia positiva" Para adolescentes
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Pacurucu-Pacurucu Ana Lucía , Chocho-Orellana Ximena ,   Universidad del Azuay, Carchipulla-Aguilar Verónica Elizabeth ,   Universidad del Azuay
Published: January 2023

La presente guía está dirigida hacia maestros y adolescentes, que tengan como objetivo prevenir la violencia y promover un am-biente seguro dentro de su institución educativa. La guía cuenta con una síntesis teórica sobre los conceptos básicos de violencia y agresividad, para que permitan un mayor entendimiento y concien-tización sobre el tema. Como segundo punto se encuentran actividades dirigidas hacia la sensibilización sobre dicha problemática social que permitan provocar movilización emocional para así involucrar a toda la comunidad educativa. Además de una compilación de varias técnicas y dinámicas para el entrenamiento en diferentes habilidades sociales tales como la empatía, asertividad, mediación y negociación; mismas que pueden ser usadas como herramientas para la prevención hacia posibles comportamientos violentos y promover una convivencia positiva. Por último, contiene las rutas y protocolos de acción propuestas por el Ministerio de Educación en casos de violencia que estén fuera del alcance Institucional. 62 páginas e-ISBN 978-9942-822-96-3
Memorias Modernidad: Nuevas miradas al Patrimonio Ecuatoriano
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Zamora-Aguilar Patricio , Rodas-Espinoza Paula ,   Universidad del Azuay
Published: January 2023

Por mandato legal, al Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural le han sido conferidas las competencias de investigación y control técnico del patrimonio cultural. Por ello, consideramos fundamental emprender procesos continuos de valora- ción en todos los fondos patrimoniales, en especial, en aquellos que han sido poco estudiados, como es el caso de los bienes urbano – arquitectónicos pertenecientes al Movimiento Moderno, tendencia que fue introducida en el Ecuador en la década de los cuarenta. En nuestro país, el Movimiento Moderno supuso una fuerte ruptura en la forma de ver y construir la ciudad y, junto con ella, sus edificaciones, con una gran influencia de los estilos internacionales que para ese entonces marcaban tendencia tanto en Europa como en Latinoamérica. Este Movimiento tuvo la participación de grandes exponentes como Le Corbusier, Mies Van der Rohe, Luis Barragán, Oscar Niemeyer, entre otros. En la actualidad, en nuestro país, los proyectos (urbanos y arquitectónicos), gestados durante esa importante época, no han sido identificados como elementos patrimoniales; las instituciones destinadas a la gestión del patrimonio, han enfocado sus acciones de gestión y conservación, hacia las tipologías tradicionales y clásicas. 196 páginas
Cálculo actuarial
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Pinos-Luzuriaga Luis Gabriel
Published: January 2023

El texto está organizado en 3 partes y 7 capítulos. En la primera parte (Capítulo 0) se presenta un repaso de conceptos básicos de Matemática Financiera y Estadística, que servirán para cálculo actuarial. A través de ejemplos se da un repaso del valor del dinero en el tiempo, costo de capital, conceptos de probabilidades y distribuciones de probabilidad. La segunda parte (Capítulos del 1 al 6), se refiere al análisis de ejercicios y casos de cálculo actuarial. Los temas a tratar son: decisión de aseguramiento, biometría actuarial, tablas de mortalidad, seguros de vida, rentas vitalicias y tipologías de coberturas que usan las compañías es seguros. La tercera parte está relacionada a seguros sociales y colectivos, se analizan temas como: previsión social, y los sistemas de pensiones de reparto y capitalización. El texto está escrito de manera comprensible y con ejemplos desarrollados paso a paso para que puede ser consultado por estudiantes de cálculo actuarial a nivel introductorio. 244 páginas e-ISBN: 978-9942-847-00-3
Manual de cooperación internacional para la Gestión Ambiental de los GAD parroquiales en el Cantón Cuenca
Authors:   Universidad del Azuay, Bustos-Cordero Ana María , García-Orellana Diana ,   Universidad del Azuay
Published: January 2023

La Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo es un fenómeno relativamente reciente y su existencia está vinculada a los cambios que se producen en el sistema internacional como resultado de los procesos de descolonización post segunda guerra mundial. Estos cambios llevan a la consolidación de nuevos estados independientes calificados, por las potencias occidentales, como “subdesarrollados”. Este escenario configura al sistema internacional como un entorno desigual en donde la propia condición de país subdesarrollado se atribuirá, sobre todo deficiencias endógenas: falta de educación, tecnología o prácticas “modernas” (Ayllón,2007). Sin embargo, la mejora de las condiciones socioeconómicas en la mayoría de los países latinoamericanos durante este siglo XXI, plantea un reto de nueva focalización y ordenamiento de prioridades para las fuentes cooperantes, especialmente para países de renta media como el Ecuador. 73 páginas ISBN 978-9942-822-925 e-ISBN 978-9942-822-93-2
Pengaruh Project Based Learning Terhadap Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis Siswa Kelas IV SDN Bidara Kabupaten Tangerang
Authors: Fauziah Shifa , Magdalena Ina , Mawardi Mawardi
Published: January 2023

Abstrak Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh project based learningterhadap keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa kelas IV SDN Bidara Kabupaten Tangerang. Jenis penelitian ini adalah Deskriftif kuantitatif dalam bentuk quasy eksperimen. Desain yang digunakan Nonequivalent Control Group Design. Penelitian ini dilakukan di SDN Bidara kecamatan Tigaraksa Kabupaten Tangerang.siswa kelas IV SDN. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan perhitungan SPSS dan exel. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas IV A sebagai kelas eksperimen berjumlah 25 siswa, dan kelas IV B sebagai kelas kontrol berjumlah 25 siswa. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diperoleh hasil pretest kelas eksperimen diperoleh mean 59,06, modus 56,30 dan median 59. Pada hasil pretest kelas kontrol diperoleh mean 55,64, modus 56,67 dan median 55,74. Kemudian dari hasil postes kelas eksperimen diperoleh nilai mean 79,54, modus 80,73 dan median 80,50. Pada kelas kontrol postest mean 62,60, modus 64,23 dan median 63,65. Berdasarkan uji hipotesis hasil dari postest kelas eksperimen adalah 5,91. Karena hasil hipotesis menunjukkan 5,91 > 2,011 maka Ho diterima. Artinya project based learning terdapat pengaruh terhadap keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa kelas IV SDN Bidara.
Comics As Instructional Media in Education Journals Across Indonesia: A Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Fitriyanti Noer , Bahri Bachtiar Saiful , Kristanto Andi
Published: January 2023

Comics with its features has the potential to increase motivations and creativity and the students' interest in understanding concepts. Educational comics is developed and utilized in classrooms. This systematic literature review analysis aims to focus on comics as instructional media in educational journals across Indonesia since 2018 to 2022. This current study has found that Research and Development is the most type of research employed to study educational comics. Relating to R and D method, ADDIE model has been most selected by researchers to develop educational comics. Elementary school students are the most chosen research subjects. Educational comics are utilized in Mathematics, natural science, Religion, Chemistry, Literacy, Thematic, Biology and English courses with particular topics. In addition, computer-based tools, web-based apps, and a combination of both are to develop educational comics in today's digital era.