bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Larvicidal activity of ethanolic leaf and seed extract of Croton tiglium against Aedes aegypti
Authors:   Department of Zoology, Bahona College, Jorhat, India, Iraqui Parbin
Published: October 2021

Aim and objectives: Mosquitoes are the transmitters of serious human diseases that cause millions of deaths every year. The use of synthetic insecticides causes harmful side effects to the environment and human health. So a natural alternative way is needed to solve this problem. Extracts from the various parts of plants like leaves, seeds, barks and roots can be used to control mosquitoes. This study aims to evaluate the larvicidal activity of ethanolic seed and leaf extracts of a traditionally used medicinal plant Croton tiglium, against Aedes aegypti, the vector of dengue fever. Material and methods: In this study, extracts from the dried leaf and seed powder of the Croton tiglium plant were extracted using ethanol in a soxhlet apparatus. Different concentrations were prepared from the extracts. Third instar larvae of Aedes aegypti were collected from the mosquito culture laboratory of the Life Sciences Department of Dibrugarh University. Prepared concentrations of the extracts were tested against the larvae of Aedes aegypti to evaluate the larvicidal activity by calculating percent mortality. Result: The ethanolic leaf and seed extracts of the selected plant were found effective against the larvae of Aedes aegypti. The 250 ppm concentration of both leaf and seed extracts showed the highest mortality of mosquito larva. The seed extract of this plant was found more effective in killing mosquito larva. Conclusion: From the study, it can be concluded that the ethanolic leaf and seed extracts of Croton tiglium possess larvicidal activity against Aedes aegypti. Hence, it could be useful in controlling mosquitoes without any harmful effects. However, further study and investigation will be needed to isolate and characterize bioactive components from this plant with larvicidal activity and the development of drugs for dengue from the components
A brief study of mechanism, animal models, and management for obesity
Authors:   School of Pharmacy, Katihar medical college, Al-Karim University, Bihar, India, Haque Md Rafiul , Dhaka Monika ,   Department of Pharmaceutics, School of pharmacy, DIT University, Dehradun, India
Published: October 2021

Obesity appears as fat accumulation in adipose tissue from high energy intake and insufficient energy consumption. It is accompanied by several factors such as genetics, environmental, fetal nutrition, energy intake and expenditure, and culture. These factors stimulate several other mechanisms that contribute to obesity and obesity-related disorders such as hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, hyperlipidemia, coronary heart disease, etc. In the present article, we have examined the main factors, symptoms, and special problems associated with obesity, mechanisms of obesity, and the relation of important parameters with obesity. We have also depicted the various animal models for obesity research. Lastly, we have described the management of obesity.
Obudowy dźwiękochłonno-izolacyjne urządzeń ultradźwiękowych, ograniczające poziom hałasu przenikającego do środowiska. Wyniki badań własnych
Authors:   Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, Mikulski Witold
Published: October 2021

The article discusses the technical solutions of sound-absorbing and sound-insulating enclosures for devices that are sources of ultrasonic noise (sound frequencies range of 10-40 kHz). Due to the high health risk of employees operating ultrasonic technological devices and the fact that they are in close proximity to these devices, it is necessary to use an effective measure to reduce this risk, i.e. sound-insulating enclosures. So far, however, the rules for the use of such casings and the sound-insulating and sound-absorbing properties of their materials (in this frequency range) have not been defined. The article presents the results of own research on the impact of the materials used to make enclosures, linings of casings and the presence of openings (hole) in casings on the level of noise emitted by ultrasonic devices that penetrates into the environment.
The Impact of Investor Sentiment on Stock Market Liquidity: The Mediating Role of Investor Herding Behavior “An Empirical Study on the Egyptian Stock Exchange”
Authors:   Faculty of commerce, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt, El-Gayar A. H. , El-Hayes I. A. ,   Faculty of commerce, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt, Metawa S. ,   Faculty of commerce, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
Published: October 2021

Behavioral finance is a recent approach in financial markets that have appeared because of the complexities long faced by the traditional or neoclassical finance theory. This paper investigates the influence of investor sentiment and herding behaviour on stock market liquidity using an empirical study on the Egyptian Stock Market. We examine the direct impact of Egyptian investor sentiment on the Egyptian Stock Market liquidity. As well as the indirect impact of the Egyptian investor sentiment on the Egyptian Stock Market liquidity through the Egyptian investor herding behaviour. Therefore, the major contribution is filling the gap of indirect sentiment-liquidity impact conflict. We use the monthly data of the EGX30 index from January 2004 up to December 2018 for building up investor sentiment index, investor herding behaviour, and stock market liquidity measures. Moreover, we are using two additional types of data (closed-end mutual fund discounts and the equity open-end mutual fund flows) that represent major measures which are used to build up investor sentiment index ranging through the same time-series of the previously mentioned period of this paper. Additionally, we use four control variables for stock market liquidity, namely market volatility, excess market return, term spread, and lag of the dependent variable, considering that the fourth variable is also used for investor herding behaviour. Our result shows that the investor sentiment index has both a direct and indirect impact on stock market liquidity. In addition, regarding event study analysis’ results, there are different signs of the direct and indirect impacts and different correlations between the research variables throughout the four different events that differ completely from the usual signs and correlations of the theoretical background.
Identification of strA-strB Genes in Streptomycin-Resistant Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae Biovar 2 Strains Isolated in Korea
Authors: Lee Young Sun , Kim Gyoung Hee , Koh Young Jin , Jung Jae Sung
Published: October 2021

Bacterial canker is a devastating disease of kiwifruit caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas syringe pv. actinidiae. Canker disease of kiwifruit in Korea has been controlled using streptomycin for more than two decades. Four streptomycin-resistant strains, belonging to biovar 2, which are found only in Korea, were collected between 2013 and 2014 from different orchards located in Jeju, Korea. The genetic background for streptomycin resistance among P. syringe pv. actinidiae strains were determined by examining the presence of strA-strB or aadA, which are genes frequently found in streptomycin-resistant bacteria, and a point mutation at codon 43 in the rpsL gene. All four streptomycin-resistant strains of P. syringe pv. actinidiae investigated in this study contained strA-strB as a resistant determinant. The presence of the aadA gene and a mutation in codon 43 of the rpsL gene was not identified.
Early Colliery Engines at Swansea, 1730 - c1840
Authors: Reynolds Paul
Published: October 2021

In general terms, large scale exploitation of the south Wales coalfield did not start until the second quarter of the nineteenth century, well past the period where the Newcomen-type engine would have featured in colliery installations. However, the coal trade in those areas of the coalfield within easy reach of navigable rivers and seas developed much earlier and was well established by the Tudor period. The area in and around Swansea was one of these areas and by the seventeenth century was the UKs third largest coal exporting port. Development of the copper industry in the following century for which Swansea was renowned, encouraged further development of coal mining locally, bringing with it capital from external sources. From 1730 onwards, a significant number of Newcomen-type engines were erected locally and this account describes the background and context for the approximately 48 engines erected between 1730 and 1840.
Zero Trust Access Control with Context-Aware and Behavior-Based Continuous Authentication for Smart Homes
Authors: da Silva Giovanni R. , Macedo Daniel F. , dos Santos Aldri L.
Published: October 2021

Generally, approaches to build the security of Smart Home Systems (SHS) require big amount of data to implement Access Control and Intrusion Detection Systems, with storage in cloud, for instance, being a vulnerability to inhabitants privacy. Besides, most works rely on cloud computing or resources in the cloud to perform security tasks, what can be exploited by attackers. This work presents the ZASH (Zero-Aware Smart Home System), an Access Control for SHS. ZASH uses Continuous Authentication with Zero Trust, supported by real-time context and activity information, enabled by Edge Computing and Markov Chain, to prevent and mitigate impersonation attacks that aim to invade inhabitants privacy. An experimental evaluation demonstrated the system capability to dynamically adapt to new inhabitants behaviors withal blocking impersonation attacks.
Um sistema de reputação baseado em Blockchain contra ataques de mensagens falsas em VANETs
Authors: Fernandes Claudio Piccolo , Montez Carlos , Adriano Daniel Domingos , Wangham Michelle Silva
Published: October 2021

Uma das principais ameaças a uma rede veicular são os veículos maliciosos que geram mensagens falsas ou impróprias. As mensagens recebidas, tais como informações sobre acidentes, congestionamento, entre outras, precisam ser verificadas antes que uma ação seja tomada. Este trabalho propõe um sistema de reputação baseado em blockchain de consórcio e uso de contrato inteligente de forma a analisar a confiança dos veículos, identificar os maliciosos e contribuir para a tomada de decisão. Resultados de simulações demostram o impacto provocado por mensagens falsas nas redes veiculares sem a utilização de um sistema de reputação e a viabilidade do uso da tecnologia blockchain no armazenamento das reputações.
Uma proposta para confirmação de blocos sem comitês de validação em mecanismo de consenso Proof-of-Stake para blockchains públicas
Authors: Martins Diego Fernandes Gonçalves , Henriques Marco Aurelio Amaral
Published: October 2021

Este artigo apresenta um novo método de consenso para blockchains públicas baseado em Proof-of-Stake que não precisa de comitês de validação para aceitar novos blocos. Primeiramente, o texto mostra os princípios do mecanismo e como um nó é selecionado para criar um bloco na cadeia. Logo depois, é apresentado o processo de confirmação probabilística como forma de tornar definitiva a aceitação de um bloco sem comitês de validação, além de resultados práticos que avaliam o desempenho e a segurança do mecanismo. A segurança do método é demonstrada por um estudo teórico da probabilidade de reversão de blocos.
Identifica ISP: Autenticação Mútua entre Múltiplas Entidades para Serviços de Suporte Técnico Prestados por ISPs
Authors: Quincozes Vagner E. , Quincozes Silvio E. , Kreutz Diego , Mansilha Rodrigo B.
Published: October 2021

Os Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ainda utilizam mecanismos frágeis para autenticação e identificação entre as entidades envolvidas em suporte técnico especializado (i.e., clientes, técnicos e gestores). Tais mecanismos geram insegurança aos usuários, pois costumam adotar dados estáticos não autenticáveis (e.g., CPF em cartões físicos ou virtuais) que podem ser facilmente roubados, clonados ou reproduzidos. Neste trabalho, propomos um sistema para autenticação e identificação de clientes, técnicos e gestores de ISP, composto por: (i) um aplicativo para dispositivos móveis suportado por um sistema de back-end e (ii) a implementação de protocolos de segurança que oferecem serviços de identificação e autenticação. Uma demonstração da aplicação ilustra o modo de utilização do sistema. Uma avaliação conceitual dos serviços de segurança, amparada pela análise dos protocolos por meio da ferramenta Scyther, sustenta a segurança provida pelo sistema.
Amazon Biobank - A community-based genetic database
Authors: Kimura Leonardo T. , Andrade Ewerton R. , Carvalho Tereza C. , Simplício Junior Marcos A.
Published: October 2021

In regions like the Amazon Rainforest, there is much unexplored biodiversity data that could potentially be used to promote innovative biotechnology developments. Building a biobank with such genetic data is, however, a challenge. One reason is that existing repositories (e.g., NCBI) lack clear incentives for collaboration. Aiming to tackle this issue, and promote a biodiversity-based economy in the Amazon region, in this work we present a prototype for the Amazon Biobank, a community-based genetic database. Leveraging blockchain, smart contracts, and peer-to-peer technologies, we build a collaborative and highly scalable repository. It also enables monetary incentives for users who insert, store, process, validate and share DNA data.
Enumeração de sistemas operacionais e serviços de firmwares de roteadores sem-fio
Authors: Toso Gianluigi Dal , Pereira Júnior Lourenço Alves
Published: October 2021

A ampla adoção do home-office fragiliza as redes corporativas, pois estende seu perímetro até as residências e inefetiva políticas de segurança planejadas para ambientes operacionais diferentes. Nesse contexto, roteadores de rede sem-fio servem como habilitadores de acesso a serviços críticos. No entanto, identificar os artefatos de software e possíveis vulnerabilidades presentes nesses equipamentos é desafiador, e uma heurística para esse fim é a obtenção de firmwares disponíveis nos sites dos fabricantes. Neste artigo apresentamos a análise de 5265 firmwares e enumeramos os sistemas operacionais e serviços mais comuns, com o intuito de, em trabalho futuro, realizar análises de segurança em escala nos firmwares obtidos. A exploração desses componentes pode culminar em ataques de grande escala, e nossos resultados contribuem para direcionar a catalogação de vulnerabilidades.
Uma Abordagem para Redução do Tamanho de Shellcodes sem Comprometimento do Comportamento
Authors: Bem Geyslan Gregório , Esmeraldo Guilherme Álvaro Rodrigues Maia
Published: October 2021

Apesar da evolução das diferentes técnicas de ataque por binários, os Shellcodes continuam fazendo parte dos currículos de cursos na área de cibersegurança. A criação de um shellcode pode demandar o uso de técnicas automatizadas dependentes de cenário e de arquitetura de computador, já construí-lo no menor tamanho exige um esforço maior. Este trabalho, que recapitula o tema, corroborando sua importância por meio de consulta nos conteúdos trabalhados em cursos das 20 maiores Universidades do mundo, tem como objetivo apresentar uma abordagem de otimização do tamanho de Shellcodes, que emprega técnicas manuais, tais como PNP, IM, RV. Os resultados mostram a efetividade da abordagem proposta, cujos códigos resultantes foram incorporados oficialmente ao projeto Metasploit.
Análise de Desempenho de uma Ferramenta para Visualização de Hashes em Dispositivos Móveis
Authors: Carvalho Henrique Araújo de , Ribeiro Jorge Miguel , Batista Daniel Macêdo , Pina José Coelho de
Published: October 2021

Um aplicativo de segurança que aumente a privacidade de comunicações deve ter desempenho que garanta a sua usabilidade sem comprometer a reserva de recursos escassos, principalmente em dispositivos móveis. Dentre esses aplicativos, destacam-se aqueles, como o hashify, que manipulam ou geram animações a partir de hashes criptográficos. Este artigo apresenta a análise de desempenho do hashify, avaliando o tempo de geração de animações e consumo de memória e rede. Resultados preliminares obtidos com um dispositivo Android mostraram que a geração de imagens pelo software ocorre, em média, em 22,6ms, um tempo relativamente baixo e que mostra que ele pode vir a ser integrado em aplicativos móveis.
Aprimorando o uso de Links em API Contract
Authors: Auzier Richard Lucas Lima , Santos Filho Ailton , Feitosa Eduardo L.
Published: October 2021

As APIs Web REST vêm sendo largamente utilizadas em aplicações que demandam comunicação Web. Embora existam especificações para modelar e documentar essas APIs (OpenAPI e Swagger) nenhuma descreve os relacionamentos entre operações de uma API, o que auxiliaria desenvolvedores a criar mais rapidamente clientes para essas APIs e a detectar falhas de segurança. Dessa forma, o objetivo desta pesquisa é desenvolver uma heurística, estendendo as existentes na literatura, para a geração automática de Links OpenAPI, um mecanismo definido na especificação OpenAPI 3.X, a fim de permitir a descrição de relacionamentos entre operações de uma API, como por exemplo, a precedência entre operações (control ﬂow) e como o resultado de uma operação pode ser utilizado com entrada de uma operação seguinte (data ﬂow).
Avaliando Modelos de Graph Neural Networks para Detecção de Usuários Fraudulentos em e-Commerce
Authors: Silva Larissa de Andrade , Feitosa Eduardo L.
Published: October 2021

Modelos baseados em grafos, Graph Neural Networks ou (GNN), vêm sendo empregados na detecção de fraudes no comércio eletrônico com resultados promissores. Neste trabalho foram avaliados modelos que utilizam classificação sobre os nós, baseados em informações da vizinhança, e o reconhecimento de comunidade, utilizando datasets reais. Os resultados demonstram que, embora promissores (acurácia variando de 50% a 86%), ainda é preciso estudar e investigá-los melhor para que possam, no futuro, atuarem em soluções anti-fraude.
Percutaneous Treatment of Tricuspid Regurgitation
Authors: Minguito-Carazo Carlos , Benito-González Tomás , Estévez-Loureiro Rodrigo , Garrote-Coloma Carmen , Echarte-Morales Julio , Pérez de Prado Armando , Fernández-Vázquez Felipe
Published: October 2021

Tricuspid valve regurgitation is one of the most common valvular disorders and moderate to severe tricuspid regurgitation is consistently associated to an increased morbidity and mortality. From an etiopathological perspective, tricuspid regurgitation can be classified in primary, due to the organic disease of any of the valve components, or secondary, as a result of tricuspid valve annulus dilatation, adverse right ventricular remodeling and tricuspid valve leaflet tethering. Despite its poor prognosis, most patients with tricuspid insufficiency are managed conservatively and only those with concomitant left heart valvular disease do finally go surgery in the real-world setting. In fact, outcomes of conventional surgery in patients with isolated tricuspid regurgitation are poor and this approach has not proven yet any survival benefit over stand-alone medical therapy. Given this unmet need, new transcatheter techniques have been developed in the last years, including leaflet plication, percutaneous annuloplasty and valve implantation in either the tricuspid position (orthotopic implantation) or in a different position such as the vena cava (heterotopic implantation). These techniques, with promising outcomes, are seen as an interesting alternative to open-heart surgery given the much lower periprocedural risk.
Restorative Proctocolectomy: When to Propose and When to Avoid
Authors: D. Santos Marisa
Published: October 2021

Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (RPC-IPAA) is a surgical procedure performed when excising the entire colon and rectum is need and reconstitution of the intestinal transit through an ileal pouch is made with anastomosis to the anus. It is mainly used to treat patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and ulcerative colitis (UC). It is a complex surgery with potential complications, and the functional outcomes can be worse over time. So, it is essential to select the appropriate patient, proceed to a correct surgical technique, and know-how to deal with and solve the main ileal pouch complications. This chapter intends to be a reflection on this subject.
Effect of Materials Content on Dimensional Stability, Nano Roughness and Interfaced Morphology for Virgin or Recycled Polypropylene Based Wood Composites
Authors: Haq Shamsul
Published: October 2021

The compositions of mango wood-polypropylene composites (WPCs) are formulated, with different compositions of virgin polypropylene (PP) or recycled PP, mango wood waste and a coupling agent. The compositions are fabricated via melt extrusion compounding pursued by injection hot molding. The tests of the prepared compositions are carried out for, water absorption, thickness swelling, surface properties at a nano-scale and interfaced morphology. Comparative study of WPCs composition has done on respective properties. All processing variable conditions are constant for different compositions. The recycled PP based wood composites with or without the coupling agent possessed superior properties in comparison to virgin PP based composites. FESEM images show that coupled composite is having the better bonding strength and smoothness along with a higher dimensional stability in comparison to none coupled composite. Future endeavor should be focused on optimizing the composition of reinforcement wood and recycled plastics matrix according to intended application. The quality of WPCs can also be improved with the co-ordination of latest development in technology and processing technique relevant to them. WPCs study supports “turning waste into something useful”. This provides the mileage in price performance ratio and also the product’s environmental footprints to be adjusted to suit the products application.
The Use of Assistive Technologies in Writing Situations with Dyslexic and Dysorthographic Students
Authors: Rousseau Nadia , Dumont Michelle , Beaudoin Carl
Published: October 2021

In the context where dyslexic and dysorthographic students have great difficulties in writing, this study aims to describe and analyze the perceived relationship between the use of assistive technologies (AT) in writing situations as well as academic self-perception, feeling of self-efficacy and exam anxiety in dyslexic and dysorthographic students. Using standardized questionnaires and semi-structured interviews, data were collected at the beginning and end of the school year from 28 dyslexic and dysorthographic students aged 12 to 13. In terms of quantitative analyses, the average score for each of the scales on the questionnaires was calculated. As for the qualitative data, they were analyzed using a network analysis approach. The main results show that students who can use ATs in a writing situation have a significantly higher self-perception and feeling of self-efficacy than those who do not. Moreover, their use is promising since it is associated with less anxiety at the time of exams at both measurement times. The results obtained are discussed in relation to actions to be encouraged in schools.
The Role of Endoscopic Ultrasound in Acute Cholecystitis
Authors: Rinaldi A. Lesmana Cosmas , A. Lesmana Laurentius
Published: October 2021

Acute cholecystitis (AC) is one of challenging clinical conditions in biliary disorders as it can carry high morbidity and mortality. Gallstone disease is still the main cause of AC in clinical practice. Transabdominal ultrasound, abdominal CT scan and abdominal MRI are the standard diagnostic tools in AC, however, some obstacles can be found which are associated to the patient’s factor, anatomy or anomaly of biliary system, the disease severity, and the operator. Cholecystectomy is still the primary choice management in AC condition, however, several issues need to be encountered, such as critically ill condition, sepsis, and patient’s comorbidity. Percutaneous approach has become an alternative as it is considered as a simple procedure to be performed in clinical practice. Catheter dislodgement, the risk of bile leakage, and uncooperative patients have raised major concerns for this procedure. Another method, such as endoscopic approach has been studied as well and it seemed to have more advantage when compared to the percutaneous approach. Recently, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been used as a combined diagnostic as well as therapeutic tools in managing biliary disorders. Recent evidences about the role of EUS approach for gallbladder drainage (EUS GBD) in patients who unsuitable for surgery have emerged in the past one decade. However, comprehensive evaluation before which approach is the best option is needed as expertise, cost, and patient’s outcome prediction are the most important factors to be considered in the real clinical practice.
The Evolving Concept of Cardiac Conduction System Pacing
Authors: Karpenko Iurii , Skoryi Dmytro , Volkov Dmytro
Published: October 2021

Cardiac pacing is an established treatment option for patients with bradycardia and heart failure. In the recent decade, there is an increasing scientific and clinical interest in the topic of direct His bundle pacing (HBP) and left bundle branch pacing (LBBP) as options for cardiac conduction system pacing (CSP). The concept of CSP started evolving from the late 1970s, passing several historical landmarks. HBP and LBBP used in CSP proved to be successful in small cohorts of patients with various clinical conditions, including binodal disease, atrioventricular blocks, and in patients with bundle branch blocks with indications for cardiac resynchronization therapy. The scope of this chapter is synthesis and analysis of works devoted to this subject, as well as representation of the author’s experience in this topic. The chapter includes historical background, technical, anatomical, and clinical considerations of CSP, covers evidence base, discusses patient outcomes in line with the pros and cons of the abovementioned methods. The separate part describes practical aspects of different pacing modalities, including stages of the operation and pacemaker programming. The textual content of the chapter is accompanied by illustrations, ECGs, and intracardiac electrograms.
From Biomimicry to Biosophia
Authors: Beith Don ,   International Association for Environmental Philosophy
Published: October 2021

Biomimicry promises great progress in ecological design. Advocates, hinging on the work of Janine Benyus, argue that biomimicry enhances sustainable technologies. This essay suggests conceptual and ethical improvements to biomimicry: first by considering Michael Fisch’s concept of bioinspiration through studying Neri Oxman’s Silkworm Pavilion and second, through the articulation of a new concept of biosophia, drawing on Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s late Institution and Nature lectures. His investigation of seemingly impossible proto-mimicry prior to perception discloses a deeper comportment toward biomimicry, revealing its conditions of possibility in intercorporeal expressivity. Biosophia grounds a deeper ethic of collaboration with other lifeforms.
Malignant giant cell tumor of the uterus: a case report
Authors: Oliveira Rivadávio Antunes Menacho de , Stecca Carlos Eduardo , Silva Tassiara , Piovesana Mariana Miyasaki , Peron Veruska , Gordan Angela
Published: October 2021

This report describes a rare case of malignant extraosseous giant cell tumor (GCT). It refers to a patient with an initial diagnosis of a locally advanced malignant GCT of the uterus, with disease progression to lung and mediastinum seven months after the diagnosis, requiring first line treatment with chemotherapy. Extraosseous presentation of GCT with early distant dissemination is unusual and the role of systemic cytotoxic treatment remains unclear.
Når den fortalte historie går op i limningen
Authors: Holst Jonas
Published: October 2021

Jonas Holst: “When the Historical Told Tale Falls Apart – On Peter Seeberg’s Literary Documentarism”

The article offers a study of the ways in which the Danish author Peter Seeberg employs historical material and genres in his literary texts. Seeberg makes use of a variety of genres and anachronisms to create splits in historical time so that other forms of temporality come to the fore, especially humans’ own existentially experienced time as finite beings and eternal time on a cosmological scale.
(Mis)Brugen af Sylvia Likens
Authors: Pedersen Anne Bettina
Published: October 2021

Anne Bettina Pedersen: “(Mis)Using Sylvia Likens – Fictionalizations of a Torture-Murder”

This article explores various fictionalizations of the 1965 torture and murder of Sylvia Likens. I examine a number of Sylvia Likens narratives and suggest that these texts reveal a specific pattern and a set of textual markers that identify them as Sylvia Likens narratives. The structures of Sylvia Likens texts mirror the torture methods used by her perpetrators and contribute to the continued (mis)use of her story and of her body.
Følg aktørerne
Authors: Skyum-Nielsen Erik
Published: October 2021

Anmeldelse af Lars Handesten: Litteraturen rundt. Aktører i det litterære felt. Frederiksberg: Samfundslitteratur 2018, 247 sider, 250 kr.
Den nihilistiske bibellæser
Authors: Ringgaard Dan
Published: October 2021

Anmeldelse af Anders Juhl Rasmussen: Under stadig skælven. Peter Seebergs arkiv og værk. Odense: Syddansk Universitetsforlag 2018, 432 sider, 350 kr.
Når stemmer brydes på nye måder
Authors: Björkén-Nyberg Cecilia
Published: October 2021

This article argues that Bakhtin’s concepts of heteroglossia and dialogic imagination are useful for theorising the process of transduction involved in the representation of the printed text in audiobook narration. The fact that new recordings of canonical novels keep being launched is regarded as a means of meeting listener’s urge to literally hear the past and of reconstructing the network of dialogic relations that is present in the original novels but it is also argued that there are pitfalls associated with this endeavour.
‘Alt var blod og intet var lykke’
Authors: Andersen Iben Engelhardt
Published: October 2021

This essay examines the connections of motherhood and work in Olga Ravn’s novel Mit arbejde (2020). The novel takes up a feminist-marxist tradition for considering reproduction and maintenance as work that creates value for capitalism, but which remains unacknowledged by the general economy. It combines genres of horror and kitchen sink realism in order to describe the pain of giving birth and the toil of motherhood. While the narrator/protagonist is unable to free herself from the everyday responsibilities of reproductive work, she does find moments of complex happiness in the both vital and repetitive care work. Structured upon the temporality of motherhood the novel points to how the work of reproduction might make other futures possible.
Litteraturen eller eksistensen?
Authors: Kyndrup Morten
Published: October 2021

Anmeldelse af: 

Johnny Kondrup: Bjergtaget. Illusion og forførelse fra Søren Kierkegaard til Karen Blixen. Forlaget Wunderbuch 2009, 303 sider.
Karaktermord i 10’ernes danske skønlitteratur
Authors: Andersen Kraglund Rikke
Published: October 2021

In the 2010s, Danish literature triggered heated debates about the relationship between artistic freedom, defamation, responsibility, guilt and shame, and initiated negotiations of collective norms and values in connection with testimonies in autobiographical fiction. The article establishes that there is a need to consider how differently character assassinations appear in and outside autobiographical fiction, taking into account that autobiographical fiction establishes ambiguous statements that are not found in the media coverage.
På sporet af en post-human virkelighed
Authors: Wennerscheid Sophie
Published: October 2021

The article explores Danish literature that addresses a new understanding of the human in the more-than-human world and argues that the texts in question will be remembered as one of the most important trends in fiction of the 2010s. Since the texts, in line with new trends in philosophy going under the name of speculative realism, challenge the rationalist complacency that nothing exists beyond the phenomenal world and speculate on new forms of human-nonhuman entanglements, I propose to classify these texts as speculative fiction.
Minder og montager fra monopoltiden
Authors: Tanderup Linkis Sara
Published: October 2021

Anmeldelse af Torben Brandt: At fortælle med lyd – som jeg lærte det. U Press, 2020. 222 sider.
Reporting Verbs and Related Syntactic Choices in Students' Theses: A Study of Two Disciplines
Authors: Jarkovská Martina , Kučírková Lenka
Published: October 2021

Adopting Hyland's (2002) framework of reporting words (RVs), the paper investigates the use of RVs in Master's theses written in English by students of two disciplines, Economics and Management and Natural Resources. The data were drawn from two sub-corpora, each consisting of 82 Literature Reviews, where other authors' research is summarised and commented on. Besides determining the most frequent communicative functions, in this paper, the RVs are further analysed in terms of the verb tense, voice, and subject-agent. The findings revealed significant differences between the two disciplines. In the former, most RVs were in the present active with named-author as the subject, conveying a neutral attitude towards the reported message and neutrally summarising previous research outcomes. Most RVs were in the past tense in the latter, reporting on past research procedures or outcomes. The findings reveal infrequent use of evaluative or critical verbs. Each discipline's predominant choice may suggest writers' lower ability to highlight the cited sources' direct relevance to their research. The study hopes to contribute to the efficacy of teaching English for Academic Purposes to non-native speakers. It has pedagogical implications for academic writing in both undergraduate and postgraduate courses at non-philological tertiary education institutions.
Antecedents of private university students’ satisfaction: The effects of traditional and electronic service quality
Authors: Leonnard
Published: October 2021

High competition in the higher education sector, especially private universities, has brought a high attention to service quality that can increase students’ satisfaction and their retention rates. This study aimed to investigate the effect of traditional and electronic service quality of private universities in Jakarta on students’ satisfaction. A total of 151 students’ responses from three private universities in Jakarta were collected. A factor analysis with the Principal Component Analysis method with Varimax rotation, Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Importance Performance Map Analysis (IPMA) were performed. The results proved that perceived value of traditional service quality and perceived web value significantly affected student satisfaction. The three indicators of perceived quality provided by administrative staff (b=0.198), perceived quality of university infrastructure (β=0.333), and perceived quality of support services (β=0.362) significantly affected students’ satisfaction while in the context of electronic service quality, only accessibility (β=0.469) and attractiveness (β=0.123) had significant effects on students’ satisfaction. Furthermore, the two-dimensional IPMA matrix indicated the dominance of importance (score=0.621) and performance (score=66.438) of perceived value over the perceived web value.
El tiempo en las clases de programación: “Hacés y hacés y no te importa si tocó el timbre”.
Authors: Echeveste María Emilia , Martínez María Cecilia
Published: October 2021

A través de un estudio de caso en tres escuelas secundarias técnicas con orientación en programación se realizó una investigación cualitativa de corte etnográfica en la que se registraron los modos en que las y los estudiantes resuelven tareas de programación y organizan sus momentos de descanso. Recuperando las experiencias estudiantiles, se pudo observar cómo vivencian el tiempo cuando hay proyectos con desafíos cognitivos interesantes, en donde los cortes en su jornada escolar están fuertemente vinculados a la resolución de actividad escolar propuesta en vez de la estructura del horario escolar. Los recreos se ligan al sentido de la tarea, donde los descansos se vinculan a tres momentos diferentes: porque sienten cansancio, por una traba en su actividad o porque finalizaron la tarea. Mientras que la manera en que se descansa se observa en actividades como quedarse en el aula a conversar, usar el celular o despejarse a través del juego. Tiempo de trabajo y tiempo de descanso se manejan dialécticamente, donde se observa la heterogeneidad de los tiempos de aprendizaje del estudiantado enlazados a las propuestas de trabajo escolar y lo negociado con sus docentes.
La jornada continua como un recurso para la maternidad intensiva. Una mirada desde la Comunidad Valenciana
Authors: Obiol-Francés Sandra
Published: October 2021

La “ideología de la maternidad intensiva” (Hays, 1998) según la cual la prioridad de la madre es dar respuesta a las necesidades de los hijos e hijas mediante la inversión de grandes cantidades de recursos económicos, temporales y emocionales, proporciona en este artículo una perspectiva clarificadora para comprender mejor el apoyo de un gran número de familias a la jornada continua en las escuelas. El artículo representa una primera aproximación a la relación entre maternidad intensiva y jornada escolar, a partir de la reflexión teórica que suscita la bibliografía existente sobre la construcción social de la maternidad, los análisis realizados sobre la jornada escolar en el ámbito español y materiales generados por los centros educativos. Los resultados obtenidos, aunque tentativos, apuntan a que la jornada continua está jugando un papel importante en la distinción de las familias más acomodadas, con mayores recursos para poder maximizar el tiempo que deja la compactación horaria. Al mismo tiempo supone un fortalecimiento de la responsabilidad individual, en este caso de las madres especialmente, que conlleva la individualización característica de la modernidad reflexiva y que puede generar un incremento de la desigualdad.
Predicting Long-term Disability in Multiple Sclerosis: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence and Future Directions
Authors: Weinstock-Guttman Bianca , Sormani Maria Pia , Repovic Pavle
Published: October 2021

The ability to reliably monitor disease progression in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) is integral to patient care. The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) is a commonly used tool to assess the disability status of patients with MS; however, it has limited sensitivity in detecting subtle changes in disability levels and, as a result, does not consistently provide clinicians with accurate insight into disease progression. At the 2019 European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis meeting in Stockholm, Sweden, a panel of neurologists met to discuss the limitations of the EDSS as a short-term predictor of MS progression. Before this panel discussion, a targeted literature review was conducted to evaluate published evidence on prognostic measures such as fatigue, physical assessments, and measures that are more taxing for patients, all of which may be useful to clinicians at different stages of the course of MS. This article summarizes currently available evidence in support of these measures. In addition, this article highlights the current state of expert clinical consensus regarding the current approaches used to predict and monitor disease progression and offers insight for future studies to assist clinicians in accurately monitoring disease progression in patients with MS.
Kunjungan Presiden Xi Jinping ke Indonesia dari Perspektif Media di Indonesia dan Tiongkok: Suatu Kajian Pendahuluan
Authors: Lalisang Yeremia
Published: October 2021

This research note compares the way Chinese and Indonesian newspapers covered the visit of Xi Jinping, the President of the People's Republic of China, to Indonesia at October 2nd - 3rd, 2013. It analyzes news and articles related to the visit appeared in four major newspapers both in China and Indonesia, namely, China Daily, South China Morning Post, KOMPAS, and The Jakarta Post. It finds that, in covering the visit, China Daily, the overseas mouthpiece of Chinese Government, only focused on the positive development of the bilateral relations, the importance to upgrade the economic relations, particularly the bilateral trade, and the Indonesia's notable role in improving China - ASEAN relations. On the other hand, the other three medias covered the visit from diverse point of views, and thus, expanded the news coverage. They not only reported the positive developments, but also mentioned the problems and challenges faced by both Indonesia and China in maintaining their relations and the Indonesian's pessimistic and suspicious views of China.
Kapitalisme dalam Kerlingan Negara-Berdaulat: Ulasan Historis Singkat dari Era Imperium Romawi Agung sampai Era Neoliberal
Authors: Polimpung Hizkia Yosie
Published: October 2021

Is State in capitalism, as endlessly muttered by Marxists of all stripes, nothing more than just a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie? The article rebuts this by presenting a brief evolution of the constitution of Westphalian sovereign state, one that is still reigning up to present day. It tries to distill the logic of sovereignty and shows how the State is actually operate outside the logic of the capitalism. In so doing, the article also discusses the encounter of these two logics in the liberal conceptions of state (esp. Social Democratic & Neoliberalism) along with its democratic ideology. The main point this article seeks to advance is that it is important to clarify and distinguish the two logics in order to see the inherent incompatibility that forever drives this collaboration towards crisis.
More Democracies, More Peaceful? The Influences of Democratic Peace Theory in Asean’s Democratization Agenda and Possible Challenges
Authors: Choiruzzad Shofwan Al Banna
Published: October 2021

Artikel ini mencoba melacak jejak pengaruh Democratic Peace Theory (DPT) di dalam agenda demokratisasi ASEAN. Untuk itu, tulisan ini mengulas pengaruh DPT dalam dokumen-dokumen yang menjadi panduan bagi agenda demokratisasi ASEAN serta mengenali lebih jelas pengaruh tiga 'aliran' ('strand') dari DPT, yaitu (1) 'institutional constraints,' (2) 'democratic norms and culture,' serta (3) 'economic interdependence' di dalam dokumen-dokumen tersebut. Tulisan ini kemudian membandingkan antara asumsi dasar yang melandasi agenda demokratisasi ASEAN, yang dengan sangat kuat dipengaruhi oleh DPT, dengan kondisi politik dan keamanan negara-negara anggota ASEAN. Dengan melakukan hal tersebut, tulisan ini mencoba mengimbangi 'optimisme teoritis' dari DPT yang mewarnai agenda demokratisasi ASEAN tersebut dengan 'kewaspadaan realistis' bahwa demokratisasi dapat menjadi kotak pandora yang melepaskan bahaya. Demokratisasi dapat berlangsung dengan berkelanjutan hanya jika kita memahami kerumitan dan resiko-resiko di dalam proses tersebut.
Learning from Past Policy: Assessing United States Foreign Policy over Indonesia in Resolving the 1999 East Timor Crisis
Authors: Nugroho Sigit S.
Published: October 2021

Assessing the output of past foreign policy is instrumental for any country to learn policy-relevant insights, to appreciate its experience, and to improve its future conduct. To glean such insights, this article borrows Baldwin’s framework in assessing the success and failure in foreign policy. Using a case study analysis, it assesses the United States’ (U.S.) influence attempt towards Indonesia to resolve the 1999 East Timor humanitarian crisis. President Clinton’s decision to undergo an influence attempt primarily aimed to change Indonesia’s policy while gaining support from U.S. allies in the process. The article finds that Clinton’s decision was a highly successful attempt. This finding is based on several factors: (1) the attempt effectively attained the intended primary and secondary goals at a considerably high degree; (2) it was conducted at a considerably low cost for the U.S.; (3) it inflicted a high cost towards Indonesia; (4) the increase in Clinton’s stake strengthened the U.S. resolve to pursue the influence attempt; and (5) Clinton had successfully overcome the difficult undertaking as Indonesia possessed higher stake over East Timor. These findings provide some lessons for both U.S. and Indonesian foreign policymakers to chart future relations for the two nations.
Mengusik Tidur Berjalan Umat Manusia: Menambang Energi dalam Jerat Multi-Dimensi
Authors: Aplianta Derry , Risnandar R
Published: October 2021

In The Long Emergency, James Howard Kunstler brings up tremendous arguments on what and how the civilization of mankind will face in the future if it still persists to continue to rely on the rapidly diminishing supply of fossil fuel. In his stance, the writer explains that energy problem is something more than meets the eye; it has greater impact upon the world in a way so common—yet unimaginable, beyond the old and traditional comprehension. In his multi-dimensional scope, Kunstler will take the readers off for a journey in exploring how terrible can the future of oil consuming-mankind be.
A Widening Sphere
Authors: Alexander Philip N.
Published: October 2021

How MIT's first nine presidents helped transform the Institute from a small technical school into a major research university.

MIT was founded in 1861 as a polytechnic institute in Boston's Back Bay, overshadowed by its neighbor across the Charles River, Harvard University. Harvard offered a classical education to young men of America's ruling class; the early MIT trained men (and a few women) from all parts of society as engineers for the nation's burgeoning industries. Over the years, MIT expanded its mission and ventured into other fields—pure science, social science, the humanities—and established itself in Cambridge as Harvard's enduring rival. In A Widening Sphere, Philip Alexander traces MIT's evolution from polytechnic to major research institution through the lives of its first nine presidents, exploring how the ideas, outlook, approach, and personality of each shaped the school's intellectual and social cultures. Alexander describes, among otherthings, the political skill and entrepreneurial spirit of founder and first president, William Rogers; institutional growing pains under John Runkle; Francis Walker's campaign to broaden the curriculum, especially in the social sciences, and to recruit first-rate faculty; James Crafts, whose heart lay in research, not administration; Henry Pritchett's thwarted effort to merge with Harvard (after which he decamped to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching); Richard Maclaurin's successful strategy to move the institute to Cambridge, after considering other sites (including a golfclub in Brighton); the brilliant, progressive Ernest Nichols, who succumbed to chronic illness and barely held office; Samuel Stratton's push towards a global perspective; and Karl Compton's vision for a new kind of Institute—a university polarized around science and technology. Through these interlocking yet independent portraits, Alexander reveals the inner workings of a complex and dynamic community of innovators.