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Game Worlds Get Real
Authors: Valkyrie Zek
Published: August 2023

Twenty million people worldwide play Massively Multi-Player Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs). Online role-playing gaming is no longer an activity of a tiny niche community. World of Warcraft—the most popular game within the genre—is more than a decade old. As technology has advanced and MMORPGs became exponentially more popular, gaming culture has evolved dramatically over the last 20 years. Game Worlds Get Real: How Who We Are Online Became Who We Are Offline presents a compelling insider's examination of how adventuring through virtual worlds has transformed the meaning of play for millions of gamers.

The book provides a historical review of earlier incarnations of virtual world games and culture in the late 1990s, covering the early years of popular games like EverQuest, to the soaring popularity of World of Warcraft, to the current era of the genre and its more general gaming climate. Author Zek Valkyrie—a researcher in the areas of gaming culture, digital communities, gender, sexualities, and visual sociology as well as an avid gamer himself—explores the evolution of the meaning of “play” in the virtual game world, explains how changes in game design have reduced opportunities for social experimentation, and identifies how player types such as the gender switcher, the cybersexual, the explorer, and the trial-and-error player have been left behind in the interest of social and informational transparency.
Gender Ambiguity in the Workplace
Authors: Fogarty Alison Ash , Zheng Lily
Published: August 2023

A delicate exploration of the discrimination that gender-diverse people face, this book analyzes the relationship between gender identity and performance in the workplace while considering the emotional and economic survival of those who identify as transgender.

The transgender community is more visible now than ever before, but the diversity within this community has remained obscure in the workplace as organizations, corporations, and institutions struggle to keep up with the rate at which transgender communities are gaining visibility. For leaders seeking best practices related to bathroom access, workplace transition, hiring practices, inclusive workplace culture, and more, this book offers guidance and novel policy recommendations designed to ensure the success of transgender employees.

Extending the existing theoretical literature on masculinity in the workplace, gender discrimination, and gender performance, the book introduces the new concept of "doing ambiguity." It contains original research complemented by humanizing narratives from transgender people that provide insights into rarely explored non-binary, gender-fluid, and genderless experiences. In addition, it identifies factors that may preclude and minimize discrimination, including strategies pursued by transgender people at the individual level as well as policies employed at the organization level, and outlines a pragmatic set of policy recommendations for employers, community leaders, and others looking to help transgender people thrive in organizational environments.
Hate Unleashed
Authors: Dunbar Edward
Published: August 2023

This book investigates the psychological factors that led to the election of Donald Trump and the accompanying escalation of hate violence and intolerance in the United States. It also spells out the challenge for Americans living in a time of political conservatism and unbridled hostility towards minorities, immigrants, and socially progressive individuals—and what democratic-minded people can do to take action.

After the U.S. presidential election in November of 2016, it became clear that hostility, intolerance, and violence targeting minorities, immigrants, and socially progressive individuals was more prevalent in the United States than many thought—and that these hateful sentiments had played a significant role in the election of Donald Trump. What are the reasons for this cataclysmic shift in the U.S.? Have these feelings been entrenched and rampant but under the surface for decades? We are now witnessing the consequences of a different kind of "freedom of expression"— one that is challenging our notions of living in a multicultural and internationally-focused society.

Hate Unleashed: America's Cataclysmic Change looks at the process by which America moved away from a progressive democratic model of governance in response to themes of economic and cultural vulnerability. Drawing on the notions of authoritarianism and ultranationalism—as well as insights from polling research and the advent of fake news—Hate Unleashed portrays how American politics became a battleground about culture and diversity. Author Edward Dunbar exposes how xenophobia, the synthesis of hate speech into political rhetoric, and appeals to a nationalism of nostalgia are linked to the escalation in hate activity after the November 2016 election. In his examination of election results, hate crime activity, and the history of black lynching, Dunbar places the Trump victory as the latest battle in the unending civil war of the United States.
Heroines of Vichy France
Authors: Bartrop Paul R. , Lakin Samantha J.
Published: August 2023

This book tells the largely unknown story behind the rescue activities of several remarkable young Jewish women in Vichy France during World War II and their role in the resistance against Nazi and Vichy France deportation policies.

Few studies of Vichy France and the Holocaust have looked at the rescue of Jews by those prepared to risk everything to escort them to safety in the border regions, and even fewer have considered Jewish rescue of Jews, specifically of Jewish children by women. This work will be arguably the first book in which the experiences and efforts of a number of female rescuers–all of whom knew or knew of each other–have been brought together in a single volume, with the object of honoring their memory and showing how the value of human life was sustained through the Holocaust.

Focusing on a number of young Jewish women who defied the Nazis, this narrative highlights their courage and sacrifice in their efforts to rescue Jews in France during World War II. Additionally, it shows how these French women responded to Nazi and Vichy France policies of deportation through resistance activities. This is a story that will captivate anyone with an interest in the innate goodness of human beings that can shine even when confronted with the darkest expressions of depravity that occurred during the Holocaust.
Islam in America
Authors: Considine Craig
Published: August 2023

A valuable resource for readers interested in the role of Islam in contemporary U. S. politics and society, this first-of-its kind reference synthesizes Islamic teachings, the example of Prophet Muhammad, and the vision of the Founding Fathers.

Islam is the most misunderstood and misrepresented religious tradition in the United States, depicted as an oppressive and violent political system and its followers as backward and "un-American." The stereotypes about Islam and Muslims in the U.S. calls for a new sociological understanding that confronts the menacing bigotry and racism rising in the U.S. today.

Through an overview essay, chronology, and roughly 50 alphabetically arranged entries, this reference explores the intersection of Islam, Muslims, and American national identity. The primary focus is contemporary issues and developments relating to Islam in the U.S., but the entries also incorporate a fuller picture of Islam in general and Muslims worldwide. Included are entries on history, race and ethnicity, interfaith commonalities, politics, discrimination and hate, and national identity. The entries cite works for further reading, and the book closes with an annotated bibliography of the most important resources.
Lock, Stock, and Barrel
Authors: Cramer Clayton E.
Published: August 2023

This provocative book debunks the myth that American gun culture was intentionally created by gun makers and demonstrates that gun ownership and use have been a core part of American society since our colonial origins.

Revisionist historians argue that American gun culture and manufacturing are relatively recent developments. They further claim that widespread gun violence was largely absent from early American history because guns of all types, and especially handguns, were rare before 1848. According to these revisionists, American gun culture was the creation of the first mass production gun manufacturers, who used clever marketing to sell guns to people who neither wanted nor needed them.

However, as proven in this first scholarly history of "gun culture" in early America, gun ownership and use have in fact been central to American society from its very beginnings. Lock, Stock, and Barrel: The Origins of American Gun Culture shows that gunsmithing and gun manufacturing were important parts of the economies of the colonies and the early republic and explains how the American gun industry helped to create our modern world of precision mass production and high wages for workers.
Native Americans of New England
Authors: Strobel Christoph
Published: August 2023

This work is a comprehensive and region-wide synthesis of the history of the indigenous peoples of the northeastern corner of what is now the United States-New England-which includes the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont.

Native Americans of New England takes view of the history of indigenous peoples of the region, reconstructing this past from the earliest available archeological evidence to the present. It examines how historic processes shaped and reshaped the lives of Native peoples and uses case studies, historic sketches, and biographies to tell these stories. While this volume is aware of the impact that colonization, ethnic cleansing, dispossession, and racism had on the lives of indigenous peoples in New England, it also focuses on Native American resistance, adaptation, and survival under often harsh and unfavorable circumstances.

Native Americans of New England is structured into six chapters that examine the continuous presence of indigenous peoples in the region. The book emphasizes Native Americans' efforts to preserve the integrity and viability of their dynamic and self-directed societies and cultures in New England.
NATO Reconsidered
Authors: Truitt Wesley B.
Published: August 2023

Is NATO still in the best interest of the United States? This provocative work argues that the focus on NATO distracts the U.S. from the vital foreign policy challenges of the 21st century, most notably China's rise in power.

Since its beginning in 1949, NATO–the North Atlantic Treaty Organization–has been at the center of U.S. foreign policy. The alliance was crucial during the decades of the Cold War, and the United States collaborated closely with NATO during crises in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Libya. But does the NATO alliance still serve the best interests of the U.S.?

The NATO of today–one that has expanded to 30 member countries–risks involving the U.S. in unwanted military activities of the future, actions that were not intended in the original Atlantic alliance. In addition, the real challenges for foreign policy of 21st century are not in Europe, but in the expanding economic powerhouses in Asia, especially China. NATO Reconsidered argues that the changes in world politics in recent decades requires that the more than 70-year-old alliance should no longer be the principal focus of U.S. foreign policy.
Police on a Pedestal
Authors: Carter Terrell
Published: August 2023

This book provides readers with insight into the intellectual, emotional, and social challenges experienced by law enforcement personnel while simultaneously challenging readers to understand the need to hold law enforcement responsible when they violate legal codes of conduct.

Relationships between law enforcement and minority cultures in the United States have historically been filled with tension. These relationships continue to be strained due to multiple high-profile shootings of unarmed minorities by police officers. Outrage over these incidents has launched local and national demonstrations protesting police brutality and militarization of law enforcement. Such demonstrations have also renewed conversations about the inherent value of black and brown lives.

One of the main questions facing our nation is “What needs to occur for there to be peace between minority cultures and law enforcement?” Exploring some of the historic reasons for the divisions between law enforcement and minority cultures, this book is informed by the author’s experiences growing up as a black child in St. Louis, MO, where he ultimately served simultaneously as a pastor of an urban congregation and as an officer who patrolled two of the city’s most dangerous neighborhoods. Writing from his experiences, the author illuminates the temptations officers regularly face when interacting with minority cultures. He also provides solutions that faith-based communities can adopt to help law enforcement to do their jobs in more equitable ways.
Political Cyberbullying
Authors: Bauman Sheri
Published: August 2023

Politically motivated attacks are the newest type of aggression to erupt in the cyberworld, making Political Cyberbullying’s analysis of the psychology of cyberbullying adult perpetrators, the effects on their victims, and ways we can reduce the damage an essential read.

Although cyber-aggression is not a new phenomenon, the presidential campaign and election in 2016 appeared to embolden some adults who exploited the principle of free speech to attack others for their personal characteristics or views, bringing cyberbullying into the political realm. The political climate remained toxic through 2017 and 2018, and 2019 has both enflamed the vitriolic and venomous potential of public discourse and encouraged the appropriation of personal disclosure for political ends, something likely to continue through the 2020 election and after.

In this work, psychologist Sheri Bauman, an expert on cyberbullying who has addressed audiences across the nation and internationally, summarizes the world of political cyber-aggression, its perpetrators and their psyche, and its targets and how they are chosen. She then explains steps we can take to defuse the effectiveness and the harms of these online assaults. Case studies bring primary points to life, and the clarity of the text will appeal to students, researchers, and others interested in aggression, communication, and politics online.
Political Speech as a Weapon
Authors: Gonzalez-Gorman Sylvia
Published: August 2023

Provides a penetrating examination of how political rhetoric from public officials creates tensions via microaggression cues due to changing demographics, campaign rhetoric, and the use of social media.

What are microaggression cues, and what are examples of those cues in political rhetoric? How have microaggression cues from former presidents, elected officials, political candidates, and former candidate, now President, Trump led to further polarization of America's citizens? What are the connections between these microaggression cues, the demographic shift of the United States, and the growing fear among longtime majority populations?

Political Speech as a Weapon: Microaggression in a Changing Racial and Ethnic Environment answers these questions and helps readers understand related topics such as nativism, the transformation process of the U.S. population and cultural norms, and how Americans can best respond to evolving conditions to meet these challenges. Author Sylvia Gonzalez-Gorman addresses a blind spot in the field of American politics and connects hostile rhetoric by public officials to the effect of such rhetoric, which leads to the marginalization of groups and a polarizing cultural environment. The book specifically focuses on the role of political rhetoric as a microaggression cue and clearly illustrates how these cues are a well established—and damaging—component of U.S. political culture.
Expeditions to Kafka
Authors: Corngold Stanley
Published: August 2023

In this new volume of Kafka studies, which is addressed to both beginning readers of Kafka as well as Kafka scholars, Stanley Corngold discusses Kafka's work in a variety of novel perspectives, including Goethe’s The Sufferings of Young Werther; Nietzsche’s conception of aphoristic form; bureaucratic organization; accident and risk; the logic of possession and inheritance; and myth, among others.

Even as Corngold explores Kafka’s work across different fields and tangents, he does so in vivid, readable prose, free of jargon, and with an eye to Kafka’s ongoing relevance to the concerns of his day and ours. Taken together these linked essays reveal Kafka in his astonishing many-sidedness.
FA’AALIYYAH ITQAAN FII TARJAMAH AN-NUSHUS AL-‘ARABIYYAH LILFASHL AT-TSAMIN (VIII A) FII AL-MADRASAH AT-TSANAWIYYAH “ANWARUL HIDAYAH” PAMIJAHAN BOGOR
Authors: Hendri  , Abrar Muh , Usman
Published: August 2023

Arabic is one of the foreign languages that many people have recently practiced to study and analyze, both of which are geared towards a standard and spiritual approach with the belief that Arabic is religious language because the Qur’an came down in Arabic as well. Through a comprehensive curriculum, who believes that Arabic is  a language worth studying in depth to learn about its historical and aesthetic studies. These problems will be analyzed so that they can be fixed and solutions will be found to overcome them in the future. This research is  a  qualititative research that uses data collection techniques in the form of observation, interviews and close interviews. The results showed: a ) Arabic teaches pumpkin skills to eighth-grade students in girls high school. The learning process begins with planning and implementation. The methods used by educators are lectures, vocabulary and evaluation. In the end, the educator provides motivation and evaluation to learn individual or group tasks,midterm exams, and final semester exams : b ). Learning problems for reading skills in case studies of archives include students : a ). Lack of interest in learning Arabic.b) lack of educational experience at the previous level of education. Students’ efforts to enjoy learning Arabic are by frequently opening dictionaries and studying the update
ОРТАЛЫҚ АЗИЯ САЯСИ КЕҢІСТІГІНДЕ КҮРД ХАЛҚЫНЫҢ МӘДЕНИЕТІН ТӘРБИЕЛЕУ
Authors: Nabiev V.
Published: August 2023

In the article, the author examines theissues of education on the culture of the Kurdish population in Central Asia. The Central Asian states, along with global ones, face local problems related to the preservation of national cultural specifics, and cultural characteristics of the Kurdish andother nations living in Central Asia. In this regard, attention is also paid to the issues of educating the culture of the Kurdish population in the spirit of a culture of peace, tolerance, patriotism, etc.It should be noted that under the cultural education of the Kurdish population in the Central Asian political space, it is customary to understand such a purposeful impact on a person, which contributes to the formation of socially significant personal qualities in him, expressed in beliefs, behavioral skills, other elements of a worldview character and contributing to the harmonious development of personality.

Мақалада автор Орталық Азиядағы күрд халқының мәдениетін тәрбиелеу мәселелерін қарастырады. Орталық Азия мемлекеттерінің алдында жаһандық мемлекеттермен қатар ұлттық мәдени ерекшеліктерді, күрдтердің және Орталық Азия аумағында тұратын басқа да халық-тардың мәдени ерекшеліктерін сақтауға байланысты жергілікті проблемалар тұр. Осыған байланысты күрд халқының мәдениетін бейбітшілік, толеранттылық және патриотизм рухында және т.б. мәдениеті тәрбиелеу мәселелеріне де назар аударылады.Айта кету керек, Орталық Азия саяси кеңістігінде күрд халқын тәрбиелеу мәдениеті деп адамның әлеуметтік маңызды жеке қасиеттерін қалыптастыруға ықпал ететін, сенімдерде, мінез-құлық дағдыларында, дүниетанымдық сипаттағы басқа элементтерде көрінетін және тұлғаның үйлесімді дамуына ықпал ететін адамға осындай мақсатты әсерді түсіну.Сонымен қатар, мақалада талқылау мәселелеріне де назар аударылады.

В статье автор рассматривает вопросывоспитания культуры курдского населения в Центральной Азии. Перед центрально-азиатскими государствами наряду с глобальными, стоят и локальные проблемы, связанные с сохранением национальной культурной специфики, культурных особенностей курдского и других народов, проживающих на территории Центральной Азии. В этой связи уделяется внимание и вопросам воспитания культуры курдского населения в духе культуры мира, толерантности и патриотизма и т.д.Необходимо отметить, что под культуры воспитанием курдского населения в центрально-азиатском политическом пространстве принято понимать такое целенаправленное воздействие на человека, которое способствует формированию у него общественно значимых личных качеств, выражающихся в убеждениях, навыках поведения, других элементах мировоззрен-ческого характера и способствующих гармоничному развитию личности. Вместе с тем, в статье уделено внимание и дискуссионным вопросам
Manajemen Hubungan Sekolah Islam Berbasis Boarding School Dengan Masyarakat Dalam Penyelenggaraan Pendidikan
Authors: Wibawa Eka Satria , Kusumaningtyas Dhevi Dadi
Published: August 2023

Pondok pesantren telah membuktikan eksistensi dan kiprahnya menjadi dinamisator dalam setiap proses perjuangan dan pembangunan bangsa. Kiprahnya tidak hanya sebatas sebagai lembaga pendidikan saja, namun juga merupakan lembaga sosial, lembaga ekonomi, lembaga perjuangan, ,lembaga spiritual keagamaan dan dakwah.

Tetapi beberapa tahun belakangan ini pondok pesantren selalu di terpa berita dan isu yang negatif, mulai dari kasus pencabulan yang dilakukan oleh pengajar di pondok pesantren kepada santrinya, isu LGBT di lingkungan pesantren, kasus bullying, isu paham kekerasan , terorisme dan lain sebagainya , yang tentunya telah membawa efek negatif bagi pondok pesantren. Sebagai lembaga pendidikan agama Islam, eksistensi dan reputasi pesantren dirugikan lantaran berita dan isu tersebut.

Otomatis, hal ini membawa citra buruk. Jadi banyak orang tua yang ragu untuk memasukkan putra/putrinya ke pondok pesantren.

Maka sekarang muncullah boarding school, Boarding school merupakan sistem pendidikan yang menyediakan tempat tinggal berupa asrama bagi para siswa. Dan peraturan untuk siswa maupun orang tua untuk menjenguk tidak se disiplin pondok pesantren, karena umumnya boarding school di Indonesia merupakan perpaduan antara tempat sekolah formal dan pendidikan agama Islam yang seimbang. Bisa dikatakan boarding school merupakan sekolah semi pesantren.

Faktor lain yang jelas berkontribusi dalam rangka menaikkan citra baik dan eksistensi boarding school adalah peran humas dalam organisasi. Ada banyak langkah yang harus dilakukan seorang manajer dalam manajemen kehumasan untuk meningkatkan kerjasama antara boarding school dan masyarakat, termasuk konsep manajemen, perencanaan, pelaksanaan, dan evaluasi. Kerjasama antara boarding school dan orang tua siswa diharapkan mampu menghasilkan pendidikan yang berkualitas. Adanya konsep membutuhkan komunikasi untuk mempengaruhi orang lain dan memperoleh tanggapan yang positif. Perbaikan sistem akuntabilitas kepada masyarakat dan pemerintah, memutuskan strategi tindak lanjut untuk hasil pembangunan boarding school.
SISTEM INFORMASI KEARSIPAN PADA NOTARIS & PPAT SULUH SEDYANTOMO, SH DENGAN METODE ALFRED
Authors: Ali Fuji , Azizah Nur
Published: August 2023

In the current era of globalization, science and technology are developing so rapidly, especially information technology. The human need for everything is demanded to be more efficient. For example, jobs that initially still used a lot of manual systems have now begun to switch to computerized systems. With a computerized process, any work will be easier to do. Every company, regardless of the type of business, definitely needs computer assistance. One of them is the type of notary service business.In the city of Semarang there are many notary service offices. Notary & PPAT SULUH SEDYANTOMO, SH is a PPAT notary having his address at Jalan Erlangga Barat VI No.13 RT 007/RW 004, Pleburan Village, South Semarang District, Semarang City which was established in 2002 until now. The duties and responsibilities of employees at the Notary & PPAT office of Suluh Sedyantomo, SH, include customer data, deed data collection, and finances, so that the admin and accounting departments are quite overwhelmed to handle it. With that many tasks, various problems arise, namely: 1) recording notarial data is less effective and efficient because it is still written by hand, 2) data collection on the cost of making the deed still uses a ledger so it is difficult to know the amount of costs up to date and there are often errors in calculations.For this reason, in order to overcome the existing problems, the author builds a document archive information system using the ALFRED method. This system is designed so that the registration process, dealing with relationships, and applying for a deed can be carried out swiftly without having to register them manually. The system developed is expected to serve faster deed making, namely with an automatic, efficient, and effective system.
SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHTING UNTUK PENENTUAN PEMBERIAN INSENTIF KEPADA KARYAWAN TERBAIK DI PT. CAMPUS DATA MEDIA BERBASIS WEB MVC
Authors: Febryantahanuji  , Lestari Nanik
Published: August 2023

This study aims to design the build of auto parts on the CV. Auto Mobilindo which aims to meet customer demand for a product in the form of the amount of inventory stored to anticipate customer demand and determine the minimum stock that must be met. The use of the market basket analysis (MBA) method is to determine what products are most often purchased by consumers. Market basket analysis is to analyze consumers by finding associations between different products that consumers place in their shopping baskets. This study selects objects in the automotive sector, CV Auto Mobilindo Batam, which is located at Komplek Nagoya 2000, JL. Comp. Business Center. Steel Hole. Batam City, Kep. Riau. Research results that can be used as decision making in meeting customer needs so that there is no excess or stock of goods in the warehouse.

This study aims to apply the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) method for selecting the best employees who are entitled to receive incentives. PT. Campus Data Media in selecting the best employees still uses Microsoft Excel in evaluating employee performance, so it requires a long process to report and recommend the best employees for each branch to HRD. In addition, the parameters used for employee assessment can be different for each branch. From the existing problems, a web-based decision support system MVC (Model View Controller) was made using the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) method. The system development method uses the Research and Development (R&D) method with a sample of 64 employees to be assessed. The results of this study are expected to assist in determining the best employees to get incentives at PT. Media Data Campus.
SISTEM INFORMASI AKUNTANSI PEMBERIAN KREDIT DENGAN MENERAPKAN PERHITUNGAN BUNGA FLAT PADA KSP DAHLIA BOJA
Authors: Munifah  , Yasar Wicaksono Reform
Published: August 2023

This research is a development research that aims to design and build a web-based credit lending accounting information system that can meet user needs in terms of managing data and information related to loan applications and installments by applying flat interest calculations and the 5C of credit method as an assessment guide.

This research and development data collection was carried out by collecting data and information on KSP Dahlia Boja, conducting interviews with application users and studying literature. This web-based credit lending accounting information system was built using Visual Studio Code and PhpMyAdmin software as databases.

This research resulted in a web-based credit lending accounting information system that is integrated with a database, which provides access to every user to be able to process data collection, transactions, assessments, and reporting related to credit distribution to installments based on validation tests and blackbox testing.
Measurement report: A 1-year study to estimate maritime contributions to PM10 in a coastal area in northern France
Authors: Ledoux Frédéric , Roche Cloé , Delmaire Gilles , Roussel Gilles , Favez Olivier , Fadel Marc , Courcot Dominique
Published: August 2023

Abstract. This work focuses on filling the knowledge gap associated
with the contribution of natural and anthropogenic marine emissions to PM10 concentrations
in northern France. For this purpose, a 1-year measurement and sampling
campaign for PM10 has been conducted at a French coastal site situated
at the Strait of Dover. The characterization of PM10 samples
was performed considering major and trace elements, water-soluble ions,
organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), and organic markers of biomass
burning and primary biogenic emissions. Furthermore, the source
apportionment of PM10 was achieved using the constrained weighted non-negative matrix factorization (CW-NMF) model. The annual
average PM10 was 24.3 µg m−3, with six species contributing 69 % of its mass (NO3-, OC, SO42-, Cl−,
Na+, and NH4+). The source apportionment of PM10 led to
the identification of 9 sources. On average yearly, fresh and aged sea salts contributed 37 % of PM10, while secondary nitrate and sulfate contributed 42 %,
biomass burning contributed 8 %, and heavy-fuel-oil (HFO) combustion from shipping
emissions contributed almost 5 %. Additionally,
monthly evolution of the sources' contribution evidenced different behaviors
with high contributions of secondary nitrate and biomass burning during
winter. In the summer season, 15-times-higher concentrations for HFO
combustion (July compared to January) and the predominance of aged sea salts
versus fresh sea salts were observed.The concentration-weighted trajectory model showed
that the sources contributing more than 80 % of PM10 at Cap
Gris-Nez are of regional and/or long-range origins, with the North Sea and
the English Channel as hotspots for natural and anthropogenic marine
emissions and Belgium, the Netherlands, and the west of Germany as hotspots
for secondary inorganic aerosols.
Electron radiation belt safety indices based on the SafeSpace modelling pipeline and dedicated to the internal charging risk
Authors: Dahmen Nour , Brunet Antoine , Bourdarie Sebastien , Katsavrias Christos , Bernoux Guillerme , Doulfis Stefanos , Nasi Afroditi , Sandberg Ingmar , Papadimitriou Constantinos , Oliveros Fernandez Jesus , Daglis Ioannis
Published: August 2023

Abstract. In this paper, we present the SafeSpace prototype for a safety warning system, dedicated to the electron radiation-belt-induced internal charging hazard aboard spacecraft. The space weather tool relies on a synergy of physical models associated in a chain that covers the whole Sun–interplanetary-space–Earth's inner magnetosphere medium. With the propagation of uncertainties along the modelling pipeline, the safety prototype provides a global nowcast and forecast (within a 4 d lead time) of the electron radiation belt dynamic as well as tailored indicators for space industry operators. They are meant to inform the users about the severity of the electron space environment via a three-coloured alarm system, which sorts the index intensity according to a representative historical distribution of in situ data. The system was tested during the challenging 2015 St Patrick's Day storm in order to assess its performance. It showed overall good nowcasting and forecasting capabilities due to its broad physics-driven pipeline.
Uncertainties from biomass burning aerosols in air quality models obscure public health impacts in Southeast Asia
Authors: Marvin Margaret R. , Palmer Paul I. , Yao Fei , Latif Mohd Talib , Kahn Md Firoz
Published: August 2023

Abstract. Models suggest that biomass burning causes thousands of premature deaths annually in Southeast Asia due to excessive exposure to particulate matter (PM) in smoke. However, measurements of surface air quality are sparse across the region, and consequently estimates for the public health impacts of seasonal biomass burning are not well constrained. We use the nested GEOS-Chem model of chemistry and transport (horizontal resolution of 0.25° × 0.3125°) to simulate atmospheric composition over Southeast Asia during the peak burning months of March and September in moderate burning year 2014. Model simulations with GEOS-Chem indicate that regional surface levels of PM2.5 (fine particulate matter with a diameter of < 2.5 microns) greatly exceed world health guidelines during the burning seasons, resulting in up to 10,000 premature deaths in a single month. However, the model substantially underestimates the regional aerosol burden compared to satellite observations of aerosol optical depth (AOD) (20–52 %) and ground-based observations of PM (up to 54 %), especially during the early burning season in March. We investigate potential uncertainties limiting the model representation of biomass burning aerosols and develop sensitivity simulations that improve model-measurement agreement in March (to within 31 %) and increase the estimated number of PM2.5-related premature deaths that month by almost half. Our modifications have a much smaller impact on the same metrics for September, but we find that this is due to canceling errors in the model. Compared to PM2.5 simulated directly with GEOS-Chem, PM2.5 derived from satellite AOD is less sensitive to model uncertainties and may provide a more accurate foundation for public health calculations in the short term, but continued investigation of uncertainties is still needed so that model analysis can be applied to support mitigation efforts. Further reduction of uncertainties can be achieved with the deployment of more aerosol measurements across Southeast Asia.
Modeling liquid transport in the Earth’s mantle as two-phase flow: Effect of an enforced positive porosity on liquid flow and mass conservation
Authors: Lee Changyeol , Cerpa Nestor G. , Han Dongwoo , Wada Ikuko
Published: August 2023

Abstract. Fluid and melt transport in the solid mantle can be modeled as a two-phase flow in which the liquid flow is resisted by the compaction of the viscously deforming solid mantle. Given the wide impact of the liquid transport on the geodynamical and geochemical evolution of the Earth, the so-called “compaction equations” are more and more incorporated in geodynamical modeling studies. The implementation of these equations requires a regularization technique to handle the porosity singularity in dry mantle. Moreover, it is also common to enforce a positive porosity (liquid fraction) to avoid unphysical negative values of porosity. However, the effects of this “capped” porosity on the liquid transport and mass conservation have not been quantitatively evaluated. Here, we investigate these effects using a series of 1- and 2-dimensional numerical models using the commercial finite element package COMSOL Multiphysics®. The results of benchmarking experiments against a semi-analytical solution for 1- and 2-D solitary waves illustrate the successful implementation of the compaction equations. We show that the solutions are accurate when the element size is smaller than half of the compaction length. Furthermore, in time-evolving experiments where the solid is stationary (immobile), we show that the mass balance errors are similarly low for both capped and uncapped experiments (i.e., allowing negative porosity). When Couette flow, convective flow, or subduction corner flow of the solid mantle is assumed, the capped porosity leads to overestimations of the mass of liquid in the model domain and mass flux of liquid across the model boundaries, resulting in intrinsic errors in mass conservation even if high mesh resolution is used. Despite the errors in mass balance, however, the general trends of porosity evolution in the capped experiments are similar to those in the uncapped experiments. Hence, the use of the regularization of the compaction equations with the enforced positive porosity is reasonable for modeling fluid and melt transport in a deforming mantle.
The Different Dynamic Influences of Typhoon Kalmaegi on two Pre-existing Anticyclonic Ocean Eddy
Authors: He Yihao , Lin Xiayan , Han Guoqing , Liu Yu , Zhang Han
Published: August 2023

Abstract. Using multi-source observational data and GLORYS12V1 reanalysis data, we conducted a comparative analysis of different responses of two warm eddies, AE1 and AE2 in the northern South China Sea to Typhoon Kalmaegi during September 2014. The findings of our research are as follows: (1) For horizontal distribution, the area and the sea surface temperature (SST) of AE1 and AE2 decreased by about 31 % (36 %) and 0.4 °C (0.6 °C).The amplitude, Rossby number (Ro) and eddy kinetic energy (EKE) of AE1 increased by 1.3 cm, 1.4×10-2 and 107.2 cm2 s-2 after the typhoon, respectively, while AE2 weakened and the amplitude, vorticity and EKE decreased by 3.1 cm, 1.6×10-2 and 38.5 cm2 s-2, respectively. (2) In vertical direction, AE1 demonstrated enhanced convergence, leading to an increase in temperature and a decrease in salinity above 150 m. The response below the mixing layer depth (MLD) was particularly prominent (1.3 °C). In contrast, AE2 experienced cooling and a decrease in salinity above the MLD. Below the MLD, it exhibited a subsurface temperature drop and salinity increase due to the upwelling of cold water induced by the suction effect of the typhoon. (3) The disparity in the responses of the two warm eddies can be attributed to their different positions relative to Typhoon Kalmaegi. Warm eddy AE1, with its center located on the left side of the typhoon's path, experienced a positive work effect as the typhoon passed by. This induced a strong negative wind stress curl and triggered a negative Ekman pumping velocity (EPV), further enhanced by the converging sinking of the upper warm water, thereby strengthening AE1. On the other hand, warm eddy AE2, situated closer to the center of the typhoon, weakened due to the cold suction caused by the strong positive wind stress curl in the typhoon's center. These findings underscore the importance of relative positions of eddies in their interactions with typhoons.
Probing topology, selectivity and reactivity of complex metallosupramolecular assemblies
Authors:   , Fulloon Therese
Published: August 2023

There are limited examples of low-symmetry or high complexity metallo-supramolecular systems which is attributed to the difficulties in structure characterisation using traditional methods of analysis. This is a problem because there are numerous potential applications for such systems in catalysis, molecular sensing and switching and more. This project set out to examine such systems using a new technique known as the cyclic Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry (cIM-MS). This research found that using cIM-MS provided a deeper understanding of the chemical and structural complexity of these metallo-supramolecular systems which was not possible before.
Molecular modelling and machine learning for the investigation of 2-oxazolidinone ribosomal antibacterials
Authors:   , Buckley McKenna
Published: August 2023

This thesis by publication compares computational methods to analyze an untested dataset of oxazolidinones, a type of antibacterials that target ribosomes. The study evaluates structure-based techniques like molecular docking to understand their interactions, in addition to exploring ligand-based approaches, including machine learning, to create a predictive model for designing new antibacterials.
A novel framework for time series clustering based on distribution and geometric distance
Authors:   , Thakkar Smit Bharat
Published: August 2023

Recognizing patterns in transport data is crucial for planning and traffic management. This research proposes a framework for clustering transport time series data by modeling objects as probability distributions. It introduces a robust distance measure, utilizes Kernel Density Estimation for distribution distances, incorporates a composite measure for temporal trends, and offers intuitive cluster evaluation. Applied to travel time data from Finucane Road in Brisbane, it demonstrates effectiveness and broader applicability. By explicitly considering probability distributions, this framework addresses limitations of traditional divergence measures. It provides a systematic approach for handling large transport-related data, facilitating informed decision-making in various transport applications.
Voluntad de Imperio. La Hispanidad en el pensamiento fascista durante la Segunda República española
Authors: García de Jalón Hierro Gustavo
Published: August 2023

Esta investigación estudia la influencia que las ideas incorporadas por el monarquismo autoritario en la doctrina de la Hispanidad tuvieron en la configuración del pensamiento del fascismo español en el contexto de la Segunda República. La Hispanidad como interpretación neotradicionalista de la historia y proyecto político antiliberal fue recogida en su práctica totalidad por los nacientes grupos cercanos al fascismo, que de esta forma sirvió como enlace ideológico con una derecha radical de la que, no obstante, les separaban diferencias fundamentales. En este estudio hemos señalado las dos principales discordancias entre el concepto de Hispanidad del neotradicionalismo, representado en gran medida por el grupo contrarrevolucionario de Acción Española, y los diversos movimientos representantes del fascismo español: el elemento católico como esencia indisociable del ser de España y las aspiraciones imperiales. Para desarrollar esta idea y demostrarla nos hemos servido de un conjunto de fuentes entre las que destacan las obras ensayísticas y publicaciones periódicas de la época en las que estas concepciones fueron formuladas y difundidas.
Lo que los vedores rastejam en la caatinga de Bahia (Brasil)
Authors: Rodrigues Lopes Gabriel
Published: August 2023

Diversas personas en la caatinga de Bahía (Brasil) pueden rastejar agua subterránea, siendo conocidos como veeiros o vedores. Esta ancestral práctica nativa desvela una relacionalidad que desempeña un rol central en su capacidad para convivir con la sequía y con el cambio climático y eso interpela algunos presupuestos ontológicos de la ciencia moderna. A partir de una descripción etnográfica de la práctica del rastejar agua, en este trabajo indagaré cómo estas personas son afectadas por ella y cómo pueden también afectarla, puesto que rastejar agua no conecta dos objetos (humano y no-humano), sino que los desvía de ese modelo relacional moderno para entonces tornarlos aliados en la medida en que es en la alteridad que se conectan. Por fin, propongo que, a diferencia de rastrear, el concepto nativo rastejar es lo suficientemente abierto para la profundidad semántica del agua, es decir, es un concepto-praxis no antropocéntrico que se permite ser usado por vidas no-humanas.
The Use of English Song for Improving Students' Vocabulary Mastery: Action Research
Authors: Wirdayarti Nanda , Istiara Febriyantina , Sutiyono Akhmad
Published: August 2023

The goal of this study was to promote students' vocabulary mastery using English song at MTs Negeri 2 Bandar Lampung's eighth grade. The thirty-two participants in this study were made up of 11 males and 19 females. This study was carried out with the use of classroom action research. The action research model, according to Kemmis and Taggart, consists of two cycles. Planning, action, observation, and reflection were the four steps in each cycle. Before beginning cycle 1, the writer conducted a pre-cycle to determine the students' vocabulary competence as well as their vocabulary challenges. In this study, the writer worked with an English teacher at MTs Negeri 2 Bandar Lampung to collect data from students in the eighth (VIII C) grade. The writer's goal for this study was to increase the students' learning activities and vocabulary knowledge. The students' improvement in learning activities was evident from the average score of students' learning activities in cycle 1 of 7.16 with the criteria quite active, while in cycle 2 of 7.83 with the criteria quite active. As a result, there was a 0.67 point improvement in students' learning activity between cycles 1 and 2. Meanwhile, the students' vocabulary mastery improved, as seen by the average pre-cycle score of 66.25, with 12 students passing the Minimum Mastery Criterion. The average score for the first cycle was 70.87, with 13 students 40.62% passing the Minimum Mastery Criterion, while the average score for the second cycle was 81.37, with 26 students 81.37% passing the Minimum Mastery Criterion. Based on the findings of the data analysis, it is possible to conclude that Classroom Action Research using English song can promote students' learning activities and vocabulary acquisition.
Krisis Identitas Agama pada Usia Remaja
Authors: Putri Erita Riski
Published: August 2023

Adolescence is a period full of changes, both physical and psychosocial, resulting in dynamic changes in the way they view and think about themselves and the world. Changes that lead to cognitive maturity: this is a condition of anxiety that is often interpreted as a search for identity or an identity crisis, where this condition is a natural one for adolescents, and part of that search includes the search for forms of religious identity, which is the principle of human life. Many factors influence the crisis of religious identity in adolescents, as well as the need to identify the right dominant factor to use as a reference in the formation of a healthy religious identity.
महात्मा गांधी राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोजगार गारंटी योजना की उपलब्धियों का मूल्यांकन (सीधी जिले के विशेष संदर्भ में)
Authors: सिद्दीकी एम. यू. , सिंह बघेल शिखा
Published: August 2023

भारत एक विकासषील देष है, यहॉ की अधिकांष आबादी गॉवों में निवास करती है गॉव में अषिक्षा, बेरोजगारी, और गरीबी गंभीर समस्याऐं हैं। और इन समस्याओं का समाधान तभी संभव है जब गॉव के गरीब लोगों को आत्मनिर्भर बनाया जाए। गॉवों के लोगों को रोजगार दिलाकर आत्मनिर्भर बनाने में महात्मा गॉधी राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोजगार गारंटी योजना ने अपनी अहम भूमिका अदा की है। महात्मा गॉधी राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोजगार गारंटी अधिनियम 2005 हमारे देष का पहला अधिनियम है, जो ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में रहने वाले लोगों को गॉवों में ही रोजगार उपलब्ध कराता है। इस कानून का लक्ष्य प्रत्येक वित्तीय वर्ष में प्रत्येक पंजीकृत परिवार के वयस्क सदस्यों को कम से कम 100 दिन का रोजगार उपलब्ध कराना है, इस योजना में अकुषल मजदूरों को स्थानीय स्तर पर 100 दिनों का रोजगार देने की गांरटी दी गई है। इसका मुख्य उद्देष्य ग्रामीण क्षेत्र में निवास करने वाले प्रत्येक परिवार के वयस्क सदस्यों को जो अकुषल श्रम करने के इच्छुक हैं, कि आजीविका सुरक्षा बढ़ाना तथा गॉवों का शहर की ओर पलायन को रोकना है साथ ही कानून के तहत महिलाओं को पुरूषों के बराबर वेतन तथा काम में 33ः महिला सहभागिता अनिवार्य है।