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Race and Reconciliation in America
Authors: Cohen William S. ,   Anne & Emmett LLC
Published: February 2025

Race and racism have played a divisive and defining role throughout much of America's history. Slavery, Jim Crow laws, segregation, and Ku Klux Klan terrorism have inflicted deep psychic wounds, social disparities, and economic disadvantages that have diminished the promise of equal rights and opportunities for all. While much progress in race relations has been made in recent years_including the election of Barack Obama as President of the United State_it's clear that our journey to a post-racial era is far from complete. In virtually every measurable category, whether income levels, job opportunities, access to health care, life expectancy, high school diplomas, incarceration rates, do not fare well compared to their white counterparts. The dialogue entitled Race and Reconciliation in America was convened to provide a forum for a long overdue, open, honest, and constructive discussion among people of good will about the need for the American people to truly grasp the depth of past misdeeds, why the legacies of past oppression persist, and how we can achieve a more fair and just society embodied in the American Dream.
War and German Memory
Authors: Prince K. Michael
Published: February 2025

Germans often claim that 'we have learned the lessons of our history.' But what, precisely, are the lessons they have drawn from their Nazi-era past? What experiences from that time continue to hold significant meaning for Germans today, and how have those experiences shaped postwar German cultural identity? Though Germans have come to recognize the evils of Nazism, for them, its primary evil derived from the war it unleashed and the hardships, death, and destruction that the war wrought on the Germans themselves, and less from the losses and suffering it caused others. Recent public discussion about the Allied bombing campaign against Germany, the expulsion of Germans from Eastern Europe, and other German experiences during and following the Second World War have revealed what some see as an emerging tendency among Germans to perceive themselves as much the victims of wartime acts as other peoples. Through a survey of postwar literature, film, and other popular media, as well as public commemorations and other means of memorializing and discussing the past, K. Michael Prince demonstrates that the theme of German suffering has been an abiding and even overriding element of postwar German historical memory and a chief component of German cultural identity. While academics have focused their attention on Nazism, atrocity and genocide, and while Germany's official ceremonies and other acts of public memory have been similarly directed, it was the wartime sufferings of average Germans that have remained at the core of German historical consciousness, influencing their attitudes toward war in general and shaping Germany's role in world affairs.
Images for a Generation Doomed
Authors: Hart Kylo-Patrick R.
Published: February 2025

Over the past two decades, independent director Gregg Araki has emerged as one of the most intriguing auteurs of contemporary U.S. cinema. A leading figure of the New Queer Cinema movement of the early 1990s, Araki is known for his innovative, eye-opening, and at-times-controversial films aimed primarily at queer audiences. Images for a Generation Doomed: The Films and Career of Gregg Araki explores the films and career trajectory to date of this New Queer Cinema pioneer. Offering in-depth analyses of films such as The Living End, Totally F***ed Up, The Doom Generation, Nowhere, and Splendor, Kylo-Patrick R. Hart demonstrates how, over the course of the 1990s, the director's cinematic offerings became increasingly devoid of their early subversive potential. Hart goes on to argue that as the 1990s progressed, Araki's films were largely irrelevant to the cultural project of providing groundbreaking on-screen representations of non-heterosexual individuals living in the age of AIDS. However, Hart sees Mysterious Skin as evidence of Araki's successful attempt at reestablishing his cinematic and cultural relevancy in relation to the approaches and subject matter of contemporary queer cinema in the new millennium.
Forms of Fanonism
Authors: Rabaka Reiland
Published: February 2025

When Frantz Fanon's critiques of racism, sexism, colonialism, capitalism, and humanism are brought into the ever-widening orbit of Africana critical theory something unprecedented in the annals of Africana intellectual history happens: five distinct forms of Fanonism emerge. Forms of Fanonism: Frantz Fanon's Critical Theory and the Dialectics of Decolonization is discursively distinguished from other engagements of Fanon's thought and texts insofar as it is the first study to consciously examine his contributions to Africana Studies and critical theory or, rather, the Africana tradition of critical theory. Forms of Fanonism identifies and intensely analyzes Fanon's contributions to the deconstruction and reconstruction of Africana Studies, radical politics, and critical social theory. In highlighting his unique 'solutions' to the 'problems' of racism, sexism, colonialism, capitalism, and humanism, five distinct forms of Fanonism materialize. These five forms of Fanonism allow contemporary critical theorists to innovatively explore the ways in which his thought and texts can be dialectically put to use in relieving the wretched experience of this generation's wretched of the earth. Critics can also apply these forms to deconstruct and reconstruct Africana Studies, radical politics, and critical social theory using their anti-imperialist interests. Throughout Forms of Fanonism, Reiland Rabaka critically dialogues with Fanon, incessantly asking his corpus critical questions and seeking from it crucial answers. This book, in short, solemnly keeps with Fanon's own predilection for connecting critical theory to revolutionary praxis by utilizing his thought and texts as paradigms and points of departure to deepen and develop the Africana tradition of critical theory.
John Henry Newman on the Nature of the Mind
Authors: Rupert Jane
Published: February 2025

From his vantage point in the nineteenth century, John Henry Newman offers much needed clarity to the twenty-first century, an age characterized by significant tension between science and religion and by a marginalization of the humanities. As a philosopher, theologian, priest, and man of Letters, he sheds light on our modern age by distinguishing between the different ways reason functions in science, religion, and literature. During his time, in response to a looming crisis in both religion and education, Newman challenged the usurpation of reason by science and empirical philosophy. He affirmed the need for the opening of the modern mind to other equally legitimate ways of knowing and defended the kinds of reason cultivated in the liberal arts. Jane Rupert delves into Newman's perception of the magisterial function of the imagination in both poetry and our knowledge of God, contributing unique insight into the study of his thought and showing how well it serves us to study this important nineteenth-century Catholic thinker. She presents a deep reflection of Newman's thought on several fronts, including intellectual history, theories of knowing, the controversy between science and religion, the defense of the liberal arts, and the aims of Catholic education.
Catholicism in Italy in the Age of Pluralism
Authors: Garelli Franco
Published: February 2025

Religious pluralism is increasing due to progressively more culturally interactive societies and an escalating exchange of migrants. Nevertheless, as this book shows, the situation in Italy is characterized by several distinct features. Statistically, the level of religiosity is noticeably higher than in other European countries, and the majority of the population declares itself Catholic. Within the Catholic world, however, there are distinct differences in the ways and forms of believing, ranging from the convinced and active faithful to the 'occasional' believer, or the development of new forms of 'Catholic.' Catholic sentiment endures although many believers may not agree with the ethical indications of the ecclesiastical hierarchy. Furthermore, the Church and Catholic groups have reinforced their presence in the public sphere by participating in various campaigns to reassert Christian values on fundamental issues for civil harmony, from the family to bioethics, the limitations of science to the goals of economic development, religious freedom to the secular State, national identity to global equilibriums, and more. The Church therefore moves at various levels in order to keep the nation closely tied to Catholic culture-a commitment which is both applauded and criticized. Some non-believers express appreciation for the Catholic campaigns set out to counteract the lack of values and loss of memory typical of advanced modernity. However, in the non-believing secular world many more criticize the Catholic presence for acting as a lobby in Italian society, accusing the Italian Church of excessive alignment to the diktat issued by the Vatican. The particularity of the Italian case poses unique questions to those who study social phenomena. Why is the Catholic Church in Italy experiencing a period of such vitality in the public sphere? How can this situation be reconciled with the undisputed advance of secularization? And what kind of organizational problems does the assertive dynamism of Italian Catholicism pose in a pluralistic society?
Acting Alone
Authors: Podliska Bradley F.
Published: February 2025

Acting Alone: A Scientific Study of American Hegemony and Unilateral Use-of-Force Decision Making is a straight-forward analysis of unilateral U.S. military actions, which are dependent upon the power disparity between the U.S. and the rest of the world. In solving the puzzle as to why individual presidents have made the "wrong" decision to act alone, the author lays out a president's behavior, during a crisis, as a two-step decision process.

Acting Alone reviews the well-studied first decision, deciding to use force, based on international conflict literature and organized along traditional lines. The author then details the second decision, deciding to use unilateral force, with an explanation of the criticisms of multilateralism and the reasons for unilateralism. To test a new theory of unilateral use of force decision making, Acting Alone devises a definition and coding rules for unilateral use of force, develops a sequential model of presidential use of force decision making, and constructs a new, alternative measure of military power, a Composite Indicator of Military Revolutions (CIMR). It then uses three methods - a statistical test with a heckman probit model, an experiment, and case studies - to test U.S. crisis behavior since 1937. By applying these three methods, the author finds that presidents are realists and make expected utility calculations to act unilaterally or multilaterally after their decision to use force. The unilateral decision, in particular, positively correlates with a wide military gap with an opponent, an opponent located in the Western hemisphere, and a national security threat.
The Preaching of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Authors: Sherwood Timothy H.
Published: February 2025

The greatness of America's most influential preachers of the twentieth century came from their significant contributions to both religious and secular society. Some names, like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Billy Graham, are universally recognized and typically thought of first by people today. Assorted reviews have also listed other notable names from various Christian denominations, but little recognition has been given to the Catholic contribution to preaching in the twentieth century.
Screaming for Change
Authors: Kristiansen Lars J. , Blaney Joseph R. , Chidester Philip J. , Simonds Brent K.
Published: February 2025

Screaming for Change advances an understanding of punk rock by going beyond description of punk as a musical, political, social, and cultural genre of communication. Previous scholarship about punk rock has primarily dealt with those boundaries of genre. Previous scholars neglected to examine the ideology of punk across the decades and continents. That ideology, in a word, is deviance. Through Gramscian textual analysis, this book uncovers this ideology of deviance with some surprises along the way. Students and scholars of punk rock will value the book's attention to both well known and more esoteric punk artists. Punk is arguable the most studied "subculture" to ever launch itself onto the larger social agenda as a possible counterbalance to the mainstream cultural hegemony. During the late 1970s, punk scenes sprouted up in large numbers all over the globe, and it appears that deep feelings of discontent towards the inherent alienation present in the capitalist system were the motivational seed that facilitated their growth. Unconvinced that the historical accounts have been successful in adequately describing and proficiently capturing the essence of punk, this study examines the phenomenon in slightly different terms. This study proposes that punk should be understood as a way of seeing the world, as a way of reasoning, or, essentially, as a philosophy on its own terms.
Berkeley
Authors: Fields Keota
Published: February 2025

Berkeley: Ideas, Immaterialism, and Objective Presence offers a novel interpretation of the arc of George Berkeley's philosophical thought, from his theory of vision through his immaterialism and finally to his proof of God's existence. Keota Fields unifies these themes to focus on Berkeley's use of the Cartesian doctrine of objective presence, which demands causal explanations of the content of ideas. This is particularly so with respect to Berkeley's arguments for immaterialism. One of those arguments is typically read as a straightforward transitivity argument. After identifying material bodies with sensible objects, and the latter with ideas of sense, Berkeley concludes that putative material bodies are actually identical to collections of ideas of sense. George Pappas has recently defended an alternative reading that grounds Berkeley's immaterialism in his rejection of what Pappas calls category-transcendent abstract ideas: abstract ideas of beings, entia, or existence. Fields uses Pappas's interpretation as a framework for understanding Berkeley's immaterialism in terms of transcendental arguments. Early moderns routinely used the doctrine of objective presence to justify transcendental arguments for the existence of material substance. The claim was that physical qualities are necessary for any causal explanation of the content of sensory ideas; since those qualities are represented to perceivers as ontologically dependent, material substance is the necessary condition for the existence of physical qualities and a fortiori any causal explanation of the content of sensory ideas. On the reading defended here, Berkeley rejects Locke's transcendental argument for the existence of material substratum on the grounds that it turns decisively on the aforementioned category-transcendent abstract ideas, which Berkeley rejects as logically inconsistent. In its place, Berkeley offers his own transcendental argument designed to show that only minds and ideas exist. He uses that argument as a proof of God's existence-and ultimately to argue that the emergence of meaning from a material world simply cannot be explained. A portrait emerges of a thinker deeply engaged with the theories of his time, yet one who is captivated by the question of how meaning arises in the world. Students and scholars of the history of philosophy, particularly early modern history and the British Empiricists, will find this book to be a valuable addition to their collections.
Banking on Sterling
Authors: Eglene Ophelia
Published: February 2025

Banking on Sterling: Britain's Independence from the Euro Zone, by Ophelia Eglene, provides an in-depth analysis of the British policy on the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) over the past twenty years. Eglene demonstrates how the Conservative government of John Major and the Labour government of Tony Blair implemented policies that had the same overriding goals. The first of their shared goals was to continue being involved in decisions on the remaining details of the EMU and to avoid discrimination in the European Union by appearing as a member state willing to embrace the full European project at an indeterminate point. The second goal was to address the conflicting preferences of domestic economic actors with an ambiguous policy aimed at buying time. Pressure on the British government came from both the business and financial sectors on the question of EMU membership. While the business community was divided on the euro, there was one sector, export-oriented producers, strongly in favor. The financial sector, for its part, needed more time to clearly assess where its interests lay, and it insisted that the government not rush a decision one way or the other. Banking on Sterling demonstrates that the government_no matter which party was in power_always had in mind the welfare of the financial sector. When the conclusion was reached in London that its financial sector would benefit more from an offshore position than as a member of the EMU, the British government provided both direct and indirect compensation to the export-oriented business sector that had definitely lost the battle for the euro. Ophelia Eglene's Banking on Sterling: Britain's Independence from the Euro Zone effectively shows the unequal influence of business and finance on the British economy.
The Cool-Kawaii
Authors: Botz-Bornstein Thorsten
Published: February 2025

At the turn of the millennium, international youth culture is dominated by mainly two types of aesthetics: the African American cool, which, propelled by Hip-Hop music, has become the world's favorite youth culture; and the Japanese aesthetics of kawaii or cute, that is distributed internationally by Japan's powerful anime industry. The USA and Japan are cultural superpowers and global trendsetters because they make use of two particular concepts that hide complex structures under their simple surfaces and are difficult to define, but continue to fascinate the world: cool and kawaii. The Cool-Kawaii: Afro-Japanese Aesthetics and New World Modernity, by Thorsten Botz-Bornstein, analyzes these attitudes and explains the intrinsic powers that are leading to a fusion of both aesthetics. Cool and kawaii are expressions set against the oppressive homogenizations that occur within official modern cultures, but they are also catalysts of modernity. Cool and kawaii do not refer us back to a pre-modern ethnic past. Just like the cool African American man has almost no relationship with traditional African ideas about masculinity, the kawaii shTjo is not the personification of the traditional Japanese ideal of the feminine, but signifies an ideological institution of women based on Japanese modernity in the Meiji period, that is, a feminine image based on westernization. At the same time, cool and kawaii do not transport us into a futuristic, impersonal world of hypermodernity based on assumptions of constant modernization. Cool and kawaii stand for another type of modernity, which is not technocratic, but rather 'Dandyist' and closely related to the search for human dignity and liberation.
Ethnic Identity and Minority Protection
Authors: Simon Thomas W.
Published: February 2025

In Ethnic Identity and Minority Protection: Designation, Discrimination, and Brutalization, Thomas W. Simon examines a new framework for considering ethnic conflicts. In contrast to the more traditional theories of justice, Simon’s theory of injustice shifts focus away from group identity toward group harms, effectively making many problems, such as how to define minorities in international law, dramatically more manageable.

Simon argues that instead of promoting legislative devices like proportional representation for minorities, it is more fruitful to seek adjudicative solutions to racial and ethnic-related conflicts. For example, resources could be shifted to quasi-judicial human-rights treaty bodies that have adopted an injustice approach. This injustice approach provides the foundation for Kosovo’s case for remedial secession, and helps to sort out the competing entitlement claims of Malays in different countries.

Indeed, the priority of Thomas W. Simon’s Ethnic Identity and Minority Protection is to ensure the tales of designation and discrimination told at the beginning of the work do not become the stories of brutalization told at the end. In short, the challenge tackled in this text is to assure that reason reigns over hate.
Border Crossings
Authors: Dallmayr Fred
Published: February 2025

Comparative political theory is at best an embryonic and marginalized endeavor. As practiced in most Western universities, the study of political theory generally involves a rehearsal of the canon of Western political thought from Plato to Marx. Only rarely are practitioners of political thought willing (and professionally encouraged) to transgress the canon and thereby the cultural boundaries of North America and Europe in the direction of genuine comparative investigation. Border Crossings presents an effort to remedy this situation, fully launching a new era in political theory. Thirteen scholars from around the world examine the various political traditions of West, South, and East Asia and engage in a reflective cross-cultural discussion that belies the assumptions of an Asian 'essence' and of an unbridgeable gulf between West and non-West. The denial of essential differences does not, however, amount to an endorsement of essential sameness. As viewed and as practiced by contributors to this ground-breaking volume, comparative political theorizing must steer a course between uniformity and radical separation—this is the path of 'border crossings.'
Breaking with Athens
Authors: Colmo Christopher A.
Published: February 2025

In this controversial new book, Christopher A. Colmo offers a view of the 10th century Arab philosopher Alfarabi that draws attention to a previously unremarked aspect of his philosophic project. Colmo argues that as a philosopher Alfarabi felt compelled to question the philosophic tradition as deeply as he might question religious tradition, and this he did with such power and brilliance that the result was a new philosophic perspective. With unique access to both Islamic and pagan philosophical traditions, Alfarabi took the side of Greek philosophy as representative of human reason and defended its ultimate autonomy. However, Alfarabi went further, moving away from Plato and Aristotle's vision of philosophy as divine to an understanding of philosophy in a way that allowed it to be seen as knowledge and action in the service of human power and happiness. Alfarabi offers a powerful new answer to the question, why philosophy? His subtle defense of and debate with the ancients raises questions of hermeneutics as well as substantive questions of philosophy, politics, and theology. Breaking With Athens sheds new light on Alfarabi's enduring answers to perennial questions, making it essential for students of philosophy, political science, theology, and the history of ideas.
Assessment of the Efficacy and Safety of Sublingual Melatonin on Symptom Severity, Quality of Life, and Sleep Disorders in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Authors: Shahrokh Shabnam , Namazi Niloofar , Abbasinazari Mohammad , Abazarikia Ali , Sadeghi Amir , Mahboubi Arash
Published: February 2025

Background: Previous studies have demonstrated the efficacy of melatonin in alleviating symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and improving quality of life (QoL). Objectives: Due to its superior bioavailability, this trial was designed to compare the effects of sublingual melatonin (SL melatonin) with a placebo in alleviating IBS symptoms, enhancing QoL, and addressing sleep disorders. Methods: The IBS patients were randomly assigned to receive either 3 mg of SL melatonin or a matching placebo for eight weeks. Participants completed the IBS symptom severity score (IBS-SSS), IBS-quality of life 34 items (IBS-QoL 34), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaires immediately before and after the study period. Results: A total of 76 patients completed the trial over six months. The results indicated that the severity of IBS symptoms and QoL scores were significantly better in the SL melatonin group compared to the placebo group (P = 0.032 and P = 0.045, respectively). No participants withdrew from the trial due to serious side effects in either the SL melatonin or placebo groups. Conclusions: Sublingual melatonin may be administered to IBS patients as a complementary treatment to alleviate symptoms and improve QoL.
Therapeutic Mechanisms of Phenothiazine Drugs: A Mini-Review of Advances in Cancer Treatment and Antibiotic Resistance
Authors: Zou Xuewei , Xie Bai
Published: February 2025

Context: Cancer and antibiotic resistance are critical global health challenges. Phenothiazines, initially developed as antipsychotics, have demonstrated diverse biological activities, including antitumor, antibacterial, and antioxidant effects. Advances in phenothiazine synthesis have produced derivatives with broader therapeutic potential by modulating receptors, ion channels, and inducing lysosomal cell death. This review explores the therapeutic potential of phenothiazines in oncology and infectious disease management, focusing on their mechanisms of action and future clinical applications. Evidence Acquisition: This narrative review synthesizes insights from relevant preclinical studies on phenothiazines' applications in oncology and infectious diseases. Mechanistic pathways and experimental outcomes were analyzed to highlight therapeutic potentials and limitations. Results: Phenothiazines demonstrate significant potential in oncology by inhibiting tumor growth via apoptosis induction, pathway modulation (e.g., PDK1/Akt, MAPK/ERK1/2, and Akt/mTOR), angiogenesis suppression through vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) production inhibition, and enhancing the effectiveness of monoclonal antibody therapies. They disrupt key cancer-promoting pathways and induce lysosomal cell death. Beyond oncology, phenothiazines exhibit antibacterial activity, targeting efflux pumps (Eps) and restoring antibiotic susceptibility in multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. These multifaceted actions position phenothiazines as promising agents for combination therapies in cancer treatment and antibiotic-resistant infections. Conclusions: Phenothiazines hold promise as adjuvants in cancer and antibiotic resistance management. Further research should focus on optimizing their pharmacological profiles, elucidating molecular mechanisms, and validating their efficacy through clinical trials.
El Veto de los" Cinco Grandes" del Consejo de Seguridad de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas
Authors:   Centro de Altos Estudios Nacionales- CAEN- EPG, Perú, Zegarra López Fernando Elías
Published: February 2025

The United Nations was created in 1945 with the main purpose of maintaining international peace
and security, for which it was structured into six bodies, one of them, the Security Council, has a high degree of influence in the fulfillment of its purposes. Throughout its operation, the power of the five permanent members, known as the “veto”, regulated by Article 27 of the San Francisco Charter, has been questioned, which has motivated the presentation of various proposals within and outside the organization, which achieved some changes, while other initiatives persist, that’s why in this article we analyze the most notable, with the purpose of inferring the future regarding this issue of global interest, based mainly on the primacy of reality.
Presentación de la Edición del Volumen 6 Número 1 - febrero-mayo 2025
Authors:   Centro de Altos Estudios Nacionales- CAEN- EPG, Perú, Zegarra López Fernando Elías
Published: February 2025

The integrality or multidimensionality of national security is highlighted, presenting articles that offer perspectives on digital transformation, the crime of human trafficking, information management, the influence of permanent members of the United Nations Organization and the importance of respecting the rules and exercising ethical conduct, whether as part of society or –with greater reason– as a public servant.
THE ROLE OF THE PROBATION SERVICE IN PREVENTIONCRIMINAL OFFENSE
Authors: Karakasidi Olena , Asieiev Roman
Published: February 2025

The article is devoted to the study of the possibility of individualizing the system of criminal punishments and ensuring the correction of offenders without isolation from society, which served as the beginning of the formation of the institution of probation. The specified process began in 2015 and continues to this day - a period of transformations of regulatory and legal changes and further improvement of legislation in the field of criminal enforcement policy. The beginning of this period is the adoption of the Law of Ukraine "On Probation" and a number of other regulatory and legal acts, which approved the institution of probation at the national level, introduced programs for probation subjects for their further adaptation and reintegration into society. The role and place of the authorized body for probation in the system of preventive activities is determined. The article considers the system of prevention of criminaloffenses by the probation body, based on general theoretical and practical approaches defined by criminological science, which provide for general social, special criminological and individual measures to prevent criminal offenses.
Kapabilitas Ekonomi Sirkular dalam Sektor UMKM Kota Surakarta Menuju Smart-Sustainable City
Authors: Muhammad Alfarizi  , Ngatindriatun Ngatindriatun
Published: February 2025

The increase in waste correlates with changes in consumption habits and population expansion. The Circular Economy, a primary focus in addressing climate change, promotes recycling and material integration in production. Industry 4.0 plays a crucial role with technologies like IoT, big data, and AI, enhancing raw material efficiency and waste reduction. SMEs in Surakarta have significant potential in transitioning towards a sustainable economy, leveraging their creativity to innovate in sustainable practices. This study aims to analyze the capabilities of SMEs in Surakarta in circular economy practices towards achieving a sustainable-smart city. Employing a quantitative approach, the study surveyed 215 research respondents using convenience sampling. Data analyzed through Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) highlights the pivotal role of Industry 4.0 readiness in adopting IIoT and big data analysis, driving circular economy practices. Managerial recommendations for SMEs include enhancing technological readiness and adopting the "reduce, reuse, recycle" approach. Government prioritization of training, digital infrastructure, and collaboration is crucial in supporting SMEs.
Pentingnya Intergrasi Transportasi Publik di Kota Surakarta Sebagai Kota Urbanisasi di Jawa Tengah
Authors: Rohmah Wirda , Ramadhani Marina , Winarno Budi
Published: February 2025

Kota Surakarta, sebagai salah satu pusat urbanisasi di Jawa Tengah, menghadapi tantangan signifikan terkait mobilitas penduduk yang terus meningkat. Dalam upaya mengatasi permasalahan ini, integrasi transportasi publik menjadi hal yang sangat penting. Integrasi ini tidak hanya bertujuan untuk meningkatkan efisiensi mobilitas, tetapi juga untuk mendukung keberlanjutan kota dan mengurangi ketergantungan pada kendaraan pribadi yang menyebabkan kemacetan dan polusi udara. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode studi pustaka untuk mengkaji pentingnya integrasi transportasi publik di Surakarta dengan melihat dari berbagai perspektif, termasuk infrastruktur, kebijakan, serta peran pemerintah dalam pengelolaan transportasi.
Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa meskipun beberapa upaya telah dilakukan oleh pemerintah untuk memperbaiki sistem transportasi, seperti pengembangan Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), integrasi antar moda transportasi masih belum optimal. Tantangan utama yang dihadapi antara lain adalah kurangnya koordinasi antar pemangku kepentingan, keterbatasan infrastruktur pendukung, serta rendahnya kesadaran masyarakat terhadap manfaat transportasi publik. Oleh karena itu, integrasi yang baik antara berbagai moda transportasi, seperti bus, angkot, dan transportasi berbasis online, sangat diperlukan untuk menciptakan sistem transportasi yang lebih efisien, ramah lingkungan, dan mampu memenuhi kebutuhan masyarakat urban yang terus berkembang.
Penelitian ini juga menggarisbawahi perlunya kerjasama lintas sektor, baik antara pemerintah daerah, pemerintah pusat, maupun sektor swasta, dalam mendukung pengembangan sistem transportasi yang terintegrasi. Dengan adanya integrasi transportasi yang baik, Kota Surakarta dapat meminimalisir dampak negatif urbanisasi dan menciptakan mobilitas yang lebih inklusif serta berkelanjutan bagi seluruh lapisan masyarakat.
Peran Hukum dalam Pengembangan Pariwisata di Kota Surakarta: Kajian Kebijakan Pemerintah
Authors: Ramadhani Marina , Rohmah Wirda , Harjono Bayu
Published: February 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi peran hukum dalam pengembangan pariwisata di Kota Surakarta dengan fokus pada kajian kebijakan pemerintah. Surakarta, sebagai salah satu kota penting di Jawa Tengah, telah mengalami perkembangan pesat dalam sektor pariwisata yang memerlukan perhatian khusus dari segi regulasi hukum. Dengan metode studi pustaka, penelitian ini menganalisis berbagai kebijakan pemerintah yang relevan, serta peraturan dan undang-undang yang mempengaruhi sektor pariwisata di kota ini. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hukum berperan penting dalam menciptakan kerangka regulasi yang mendukung pengembangan pariwisata yang berkelanjutan. Kebijakan pemerintah yang jelas dan terencana dengan baik dapat meningkatkan daya tarik kota sebagai destinasi wisata, serta melindungi lingkungan dan budaya lokal dari dampak negatif pariwisata. Penelitian ini juga mengidentifikasi tantangan dan peluang yang dihadapi dalam implementasi kebijakan tersebut, serta memberikan rekomendasi untuk perbaikan dalam upaya meningkatkan efektivitas hukum dalam sektor pariwisata. Temuan ini diharapkan dapat memberikan kontribusi pada pemahaman yang lebih baik mengenai interaksi antara hukum dan pengembangan pariwisata, serta membantu pembuat kebijakan dalam merumuskan strategi yang lebih efektif untuk mendukung pertumbuhan industri pariwisata di Surakarta.
Students’ Level of Satisfaction of Postgraduate Thesis Supervision at the University of Education, Winneba
Authors:   Institute for Educational Research and Innovation Studies (IERIS)University of Education, Winneba, Yelkpieri Daniel , Acquah Andrews ,   Institute for Educational Research and Innovation Studies (IERIS)University of Education, Winneba, J. Tamanja, Emmanuel M. ,   Institute for Educational Research and Innovation Studies (IERIS)University of Education, Winneba, Dzikunu Cosmos K. ,   Institute for Educational Research and Innovation Studies (IERIS)University of Education, Winneba
Published: February 2025

The study sought to investigate the extent of postgraduate students’ level of satisfaction with thesis supervision and completion in the University of Education, Winneba. The sequential explanatory design was used to carry out this study. The population of the study comprised students who offered postgraduate programmes, postgraduate thesis supervisors, and Deans of the various faculties. A cluster, simple random and purposive sampling techniques were employed to select the respondents. A sample of 72 respondents were involved, 62 students answered the questionnaire while 10 supervisors were interviewed. The study found that more than half (56.5%) of the participants were familiar with the rules, regulations and procedures concerning postgraduate studies. More than half (53.2%) were not assigned supervisors in the first year and 6 out of 10 participants in the interview said that thesis topics were not approved. It was further found that two-fifth (40.3%) of the participants were satisfied with their supervisors’ availability or accessibility for consultation. Again, one third (33%) of the participants were satisfied with the ability of their supervisors keeping to timelines. The study recommends that monitoring and tracking of students’ study plan and progress reports by postgraduate coordinators and supervisors should be intensified in all postgraduate programmes and to submit annual report on all research postgraduate students.
Contrats de partenariat public privé : options innovantes de financement des infrastructures publiques en Afrique subsaharienne
Authors: Mukonde Pascal Musulay
Published: February 2025

Rappelant que la responsabilité étatique est pérenne pour assurer aux citoyens des services publics de qualité et durables. Ainsi, face à l’importance de l’endettement croissant des États africains subsahariens combinée à la crise financière mondiale actuelle, il s’avère impératif et réaliste à ceux-ci de recourir aux contrats de partenariat public privé, un mode de financement contractuel dans lequel une Autorité publique fait appel à des prestataires privés pour financer une infrastructure publique, comme moyens, entre autres, de compléter les capacités limitées du secteur public pour répondre à la demande croissante en développement des infrastructures et de fournir des infrastructures fondamentales dans les délais en introduisant la technologie et l’innovation du secteur privé aux services publics de meilleure qualité grâce à sa meilleure efficacité et en imposant un certain degré de certitude budgétaire dans les coûts des projets d’infrastructures ; de développer les capacités du secteur privé local par l’intermédiaire d’une propriété conjointe ou des joint- ventures avec les grandes entreprises internationales et aussi d’une possibilité de sous-traitance pour les entreprises locales ; de dégager un rapport qualité-prix à long terme grâce à un transfert des risques financiers, économiques et environnementaux, du moins en partie, au secteur privé tout au long du projet d’infrastructure de la conception-construction à l’exploitation-entretien. [page 165]
Two-Warehouse Inventory Model for Maximum Lifetime Items Under Supplier's
Trade Credit
Authors: Haruna Aliyu Zaharaddeen , Adamu Zainab
Published: February 2025

In this study, an inventory model is developed considering deteriorating
items that have maximum lifetime in a two-warehouse environment. The
dispatching policy adopted is First -in First -out (FIFO) against Last-in
First-out (LIFO) due to the fact that freshness of items is considered more
important than economic reasons. Trade credit was incorporated into the
model to make it more practical. With the help of several realistic cases,
cost functions were obtained and as well as numerical example is given as an
illustration of the model. From sensitivity analysis, it was found that the
bigger the lifetime of an item, the smaller the total cost incurred by the
retailer.
The Role of Spirituality against Psychological Distress in University Students: A Focus on Meaning in Life
Authors: Anmol Hira  , Farah Kanwal  , Attiya Majeed
Published: February 2025

This study investigates how spirituality affects the psychological distress experienced by university students, with meaning in life acting as a mediating variable. A correlational and quantitative research design was employed, using a purposive sampling technique to select 500 university students from five universities in southern Punjab, Pakistan. Data were collected using validated instruments to measure psychological distress, spirituality, and meaning in life. Statistical analyses, including frequency distribution for demographic variables, correlational analysis, and mediation analysis, were conducted using SPSS. The results revealed a significant negative relationship between spirituality and psychological distress, confirming that meaning in life significantly mediates this relationship. These findings underscore the role of spirituality and meaning in life as protective factors against psychological distress among university students, offering reassurance and hope for their mental well-being. The study concludes by discussing its implications and suggesting directions for future research.
ANALISIS EFISIENSI PENGGUNAAN KEMBALI AIR LIMBAH PENCUCIAN SARANG BURUNG WALET DI PT. M
Authors: Nursari Savira , Nurhayati  , Siregar Sri RH
Published: February 2025

In the swallow nest production process, the fulfillment of water availability is very important. Water is sourced from the company's Water Treatment Plant (WTP), which is then reprocessed with a Reverse Osmosis (RO) machine. The use of water is sought to be as efficient as possible in the company environment. One way is by recycling wastewater. Wastewater is reused from the swallow nest washing process. RO water results were tested in accordance with the Minister of Health Regulation No. 2 of 2023, while wastewater was tested in accordance with the Minister of Environment Regulation No. 5 of 2014. RO water and wastewater results still meet the required quality standards. The wastewater recycling process uses Ultrafiltration (UF) and RO units. The efficiency of water use is 35.59% and in one year it can save expenses of Rp 135,347,182 / year.
XML Summer School, Oxford
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

After a brief absence, it is good to see the XML Summer School is back again this September (20th-25th) at St. Edmund Hall, Oxford. This is  “a unique event for everyone using, designing or implementing solutions using XML and related technologies.” I’ve been both a delegate and a speaker here over the years; back in 2005, with Nick Drummond we presented the Protégé and OWL tutorial which was good fun.
Upcoming Gig: The Italian Job at NETTAB
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Network Tools and Applications in Biology (NETTAB) is a series of workshops in Bioinformatics. It focuses on the most promising and innovative ICT tools and their utility in Bioinformatics. These workshops aim to introduce participants to the evolving network standards and technologies that are being applied to the field of biology. Since 2001, the NETTAB workshops have being doing a Giro d’Italia or  Grand Tour of Italy;
Anyone for a game of Fantasy Science Funding?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Fantasy Science Funding is a fun game that anybody can play. You select a Science funding body of your choice, imagine yourself as its all powerful chief executive, and decide which areas of scientific research you would “hire and fire”. What could be easier?
Genomes to Systems 2008: Summary
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Genomes to Systems is a biannual conference held in Manchester covering the latest post-genome developments. The final programme for Genomes to Systems 2008 is available here. To supplement this with a little more information, the following briefly overviews sessions during the three days of the 2008 conference.
Josh the Java Junkie
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

One of the people I enjoyed seeing at Science Foo Camp this year was Joshua Bloch. Josh is a Java Junkie [1,2,3] and software engineer at Google. When he wasn’t playing harmonica around the foo camp fire (see picture right), he was giving interesting talks about optical illusions, some of which can be found in his book Java Puzzlers. So I bought the book, and have been doing a puzzle a day to keep the doctor away.
SWAT4LS: The Semantic Web in Scotland
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Last Friday, the UK National e-Science Centre in Edinburgh hosted a workhop,

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ciences (see SWAT4LS.org for the full details). Here are some incomplete and abbreviated notes from the workshop where there were some interesting people, paperware and software.
BioGrids: From Tim Bray to Jim Gray (via Seymour Cray)
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Grid Computing already plays an important role in the life sciences, and will probably continue doing so for the forseeable future. BioGrid (Japan),

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Grid (UK) and CoreGrid (Europe) are just three current examples, there are many more Grid and Super Duper Computer projects in the life sciences. So, is there an accessible

Hitch Hikers Guide to the Grid

for newbies, especially bioinformaticians?
Bioinformatics at the BBC: Demonstrating the power of metadata
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

The BBC programme catalogue has recently gone online, and provides a demonstration of the applications that can be built using web technology such as Ruby on Rails, RDF, FOAF, web feeds, tag clouds and sparklines.
Ian Wilmut on the World after Dolly the Sheep
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

As part of the Gates Distinguished Lecture Series, Ian Wilmut will be giving a public lecture today in Cambridge titled Cloning, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine: The World After Dolly. More details below from talks.cam.ac.uk: All are encouraged to attend, lecture starts at 6pm today the Cambridge Union Society see press release from the University.
Science blogging at the Royal Institution, London
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

Nature Publishing Group are organising a workshop on science blogging, this Saturday 30th August 2008 at the Royal Institution of Great Britain in London. Why would you care? Because there are: Lots of interesting people… …talking about a range of interesting subjects … .. in a distinguished venue that has recently been refurbished. It is also home to the fantastic Christmas lectures and much more besides.
Burn it all down
Authors: Taylor Mike
Published: February 2025

Clarivate is the content-hoarding corporation that owns ProQuest, the Web of Science and EndNote, among many other services widely used in academia. Plus a ton of content. Today’s announcement, “Introducing ProQuest Digital Collections, a new library subscription offering unparalleled breadth, value and access”, sounds nice, doesn’t it? And the first few paragraphs are certainly full of praise for the changes they’re making.
ChEBI, Oh ChEBI, Oh Baby!
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

With sincere apologies to Jamaican reggae singer-songwriter Eric Donaldson, “ChEBI, Oh ChEBI, Oh Baby, don’t you know I’m in need of thee”? Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI) is a dictionary, controlled vocabulary, database, ontology of small (low molecular-weight) chemical entities that are considered to be biologically interesting, (like amphetamine (CHEBI:2679) for example). After a couple of recent meetings, ChEBI is going
Who funds Science in Britain?
Authors: Hull Duncan
Published: February 2025

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is full of scientists. All kinds of scientists working in biology, chemistry and physics, as well as plenty of mathematicians, engineers and technologists too work in the UK. They make their living in good old Blighty, pushing forward the boundaries of human knowledge, wherever and whenever they can.