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Putting the ABC in ESG: The Role of Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance Programs in Enhancing ESG Commitments
Authors: Morrison Mark , Booth Tom , Campbell Gina , Dixon Michael , Sahlu Robel
Published: April 2024

Investors and corporate stakeholders increasingly find insights into a corporation’s performance and long-term sustainability through an organization’s Environmental, Social,and Governance (ESG) program. But, even with the increased focus on ESG programs, gaps still exist for important social and governance risks. Organizations can address these gaps by implementing an anti-bribery corruption (ABC) compliance program as part of their overall ESG program. This article focuses on an ABC compliance program’s role within a broader corporate ESG framework, identifies key performance indicators that address corruption risks, and explains how to monitor and measure an ABC compliance program's success over time. In addition, the article provides a list of objective and verifiable metrics to measure the quality of disclosures made to the public.
Astronomy’s Photographic Glass Plates: Demonstrating Value Through Use Cases
Authors: Whitten Kit , Boegen Lauren , Levine Stephen , Osborn Wayne , Griffin Elizabeth , Barker Thurburn , Bartlett Jennifer Lynn , Smith Zrull Lindsay , Bouquin Daina , Kern Barbara
Published: April 2024

Astronomy's extensive collections of photographic glass plates contain historical images and spectra of celestial objects, documenting more than a century of the observable cosmos. Many reveal changes, both sudden (explosive), periodic, or gradual (evolutionary), which is material of immense interest for time-domain studies because of the long time-base they cover. Those early photographic observations also furnished all the basic data which supported our early understanding of the universe, and from which modern stellar classifications have been derived. Once the ubiquitous workhorse detector, plates or film are now replaced by electronic detectors, and systems are modified to take advantage of advances in telescope technology. This change poses challenges of preservation and accessibility for the plates, leading administrators to question the usefulness of the older materials in relation to the cost of their care and preservation. The following paper details many examples of reusing or re-purposing those plates, demonstrates their unique value to modern astronomy and the history of science, and makes a strong case for committing resources towards their long-term preservation and ultimately their comprehensive digitization.
Intentional Inclusivity: Conducting a Diversity Audit on a STEM Monograph Collection
Authors: Calderon Janet
Published: April 2024

A diversity audit of the natural resources monographs took place in the spring and summer of 2022 at the California Polytechnic University, Humboldt Library. The goals of the audit were to construct a diversity audit that could be undertaken with very limited time and personnel availability. The findings have provided the library with important information about diversifying its science collections. This paper covers the audit methods, results, a discussion of the findings, and recommendations on best practices for diversifying science collections.
PENGARUH CITRA MEREK PADA KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN PRODUK IPHONE DI KALANGAN GEN-Z KOTA MATARAM DENGAN GAYA HIDUP SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVERNING
Authors: Anisa Tamima Frilia , Rusminah Rusminah , Permadi Lalu Adi
Published: April 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gaya hidup  dalam memediasi pengaruh citra merek terhadap keputusan penggunaan pembelian produk iPhone di Kalangan Gen-Z Kota Mataram. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah penduduk di Kota Mataram yang termasuk dalam generasi Z yaitu generasi kelahiran tahun 1996-2012 yang menggunakan iPhone, sedangkan sampel dari penelitian ini sebanyak 100 pengguna iPhone dengan menggunakan Teknik pengambilan purposive sampling. Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian asosiatif. Pengolahan data pada penelitian ini menggunakan SPSS 26.0 for Windows, dimana dilakukan uji validitas, uji reliabilitas, uji asumsi klasik, uji regresi causal step ,uji sobel, uji signifikansi (uji t) dan uji koefisien determinasi (R2 ). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa : Citra merek memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian, gaya hidup memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian, citra merek memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap gaya hidup, citra merek memiliki pengaruh positif dan tidak signifikan terhadap keputusan pembelian yang dimediasi oleh gaya hidup.

 

This research aims to determine lifestyle in mediating the influence of brand image on the decision to purchase iPhone products among Gen-Z in Mataram City. The population in this study were residents in the city of Mataram who belonged to generation Z, namely the generation born in 1996-2012 who used iPhones, while the sample from this study was 100 iPhone users using purposive sampling techniques. This type of research is associative research. Data processing in this study used SPSS 26.0 for Windows, which tested the validity tests, reliability tests, classical assumption tests, causal step regression tests, Sobel tests, significance tests (t tests) and coefficient of determination tests (R2) were carried out. Based on the research results, it shows that: Brand image has a positive and significant influence on purchasing decisions, lifestyle has a positive and significant influence on purchasing decisions, brand image has a positive and significant influence on lifestyle, Brand image has a positive and insignificant influence on purchasing decisions which is mediated by lifestyle.
Atendimento ao paciente traumatizado: relato de caso de um manejo esplênico
Authors: Rocha Ana Lara Mazzoni , Meireles Vinicius Gomes , Martins Gabriela Felipe , Martins Thais Eduarda Soares
Published: April 2024

Atualmente, o trauma esplênico possui manejo ideal controverso, mas enfatiza a prevenção de complicações, como o Diamante Letal, descrito por hipocalcemia, acidose, hipotermia e coagulopatia, o qual c
A QUERELA ENTRE ARTE ABSTRATA E ARTE FIGURATIVA NA I BIENAL DE SÃO PAULO: reverberações na imprensa brasileira
Authors: Marziale Nicole Palucci
Published: April 2024

Este artigo parte de um contexto em que predominava, tanto no Brasil como internacionalmente, um atrito entre defensores das correntes artísticas figurativas e aqueles que exaltavam, por outro lado, as abstracionistas. Nesse cenário, é inaugurada a I Bienal de São Paulo, no dia 20 de outubro de 1951. Foram selecionados, nesta pesquisa, artigos publicados na imprensa brasileira à época da mostra, a fim de visualizarmos os principais temas discutidos em torno da exposição. Por um lado, foi possível perceber que a querela entre as correntes figurativistas e abstracionistas na arte era indissociável do contexto político mundial, e inflamada por dois blocos hegemônicos opostos. Por outro lado, e com relação especificamente ao cenário brasileiro, observou-se um estranhamento causado sobretudo pelas obras abstratas, o qual advinha ainda de um certo desconhecimento, por parte do público em geral, acerca dessas correntes artísticas, aqui introduzidas tardiamente.
UM SALÃO MODERNO: arte, crítica e também censura no Brasil de Vargas
Authors: Targino Alexandre Nepomuceno , Gonçalves Lisbeth Rebollo
Published: April 2024

Este artigo tem como premissa abordar aspectos relacionados ao evento denominado 1º Salão de Maio, considerado o primeiro salão de arte moderna brasileira da década de trinta e que ocorreu na cidade de São Paulo em 1937, tendo continuidade por apenas dois anos. O texto busca fornecer informações acerca da idealização de um evento desta natureza, suas motivações, repercussões, o ambiente em que a arte brasileira estava situada, a crítica de arte do período e seus possíveis desdobramentos. Por outro lado, procura fornecer informações sobre o contexto das artes no governo de Getúlio Vargas e os efeitos da censura que caracterizaram este período, em especial no tocante ao artista Flavio de Carvalho. A pesquisa realizada para a elaboração destes escritos foi feita através de livros, artigos e fontes primárias, obtidas nos acervos digitais dos jornais da época e também nos acervos digitais da Biblioteca Nacional.
A PRIMEIRA EXPOSIÇÃO DA FAMÍLIA ARTÍSTICA PAULISTA: percursos, narrativas e repercussões da mostra de 1937
Authors: Crubelatti Vitor , Rebollo Lisbeth
Published: April 2024

A primeira Exposição da Família Artística Paulista em 1937 é compreendida como um evento marcante na história da arte paulista e, sobretudo, brasileira. A primeira exposição foi marcada por um olhar mais crítico e cuidadoso sobre os movimentos artísticos modernistas chamados mais “avançados”, como o cubismo, o futurismo, o surrealismo, dentre outros. Outro ponto que chama a atenção é diversidade de suportes presentes na mostra, como pintura, escultura e desenho. Além de sua repercussão nacional, a Família Artística Paulista contribuiu para a formação da identidade cultural brasileira, incorporando elementos da conjuntura nacional em suas obras: em um contexto de transformações políticas e culturais na década de 1930, esse grupo de artistas vanguardistas de São Paulo desafiou as convenções acadêmicas e tradicionais vigentes à época, com um legado que perdura como um testemunho da capacidade da arte de refletir e influenciar a sociedade em tempos de mudança e transformação. Este trabalho busca, acima de tudo, refletir sobre a importante exposição de 37 levando em conta seus antecedentes, interpretações e reverberações posteriores.
Detailed Coccygeal Morphology on Multislice 3d Ct in 1000 Asymptomatic Turkish Adults
Authors: Kuytu Turgut , Karaoglu Ahmet
Published: April 2024

Aim: The morphology of the coccyx varies. This variety makes it difficult to understand the radiologic pathologies in idiopathic coccydynia. This study aimed to examine the coccyx morphology in Turkish society in order to establish a set of societal reference values.

Method: By retrospective analysis of computed tomography scans of one thousand adults, the following were evaluated: number of coccygeal segments, type of coccyxes, sacrococcygeal and intercoccygeal joint fusion, coccygeal spicules, sacrococcygeal straight length, sacrococcygeal and intercoccygeal curvature angles and lateral deviation of the coccyx tip.

Results:The most common number of coccygeal segments was determined to be four, and the most common coccyx type was II. Sacrococcygeal fusion was observed in 69.5%, and intercoccygeal fusion in 83.6%. Coccygeal spicule was seen in 3.7% of the cases. The mean sacrococcygeal straight length was 34.3 mm in males and 32.2 mm in females; this length was also significantly higher in the male group (p<0.001). The mean sacrococcygeal curvature angle was 108.8° in females and 112.7° males; this angle was significantly wider in the male group (p<0.001).

Conclusion: This study, conducted in asymptomatic Turkish individuals, is the most comprehensive study to date and can be used as a “set of societal reference values” in future studies with symptomatic cases to determine the societal morphology of the coccyx and the etiology of coccydynia.
Analysis of the Readability of Package Inserts for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications Used in Turkey
Authors: Aydoğan Avşar Pınar , Kocaman Orhan
Published: April 2024

Aim: The readability level of a written text is directly related to how well the text is understood.There are precise formulas that may be used to test readability objectively. The purpose of this research was to evaluate the readability of the ADHD medication package inserts that are presently in use in Turkey.

Methods: 23 medication package inserts for ADHD in total were categorized based on their types. The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (https://www.titck.gov.tr/kubkt) provided the most updated package leaflets for the medications in these categories. The Ateşman and Bezirci-Yılmaz readability formulae, which are relevant to Turkish texts, were used to assess package inserts.

Results: The Ateşman reading score was calculated to be 72.2 (7-8th grade) on average. The Bezirci-Yılmaz formula has a reading level equivalent to grades 7-8, which corresponds to the primary school level. Based on the 2022 TUIK data in Turkey, it was found that the reading level was suitable for the average education level, except for the SNRI group (high school level).

Conclusion: Given the aforementioned information, we maintain the viewpoint that pharmaceutical package inserts for psychiatric medications ought to ideally contain content written at the level of a primary school (7-8th grade).
Audit Sistem Informasi Manajemen Kepegawaian (SIMPEG) Menggunakan Framework Cobit 5 Domain DSS01 dan DSS03
Authors: Permatasari Ajeng Novica , Sucipto Sucipto , Wardani Anita Sari
Published: April 2024

SIMPEG (Sistem Informasi Manajemen Kepegawaian) merupakan sistem informasi yang terintegrasi dalam suatu jaringan komputer yang mampu menghasilkan informasi kepegawaian di lingkungan Pemerintah Kota Kediri. Aplikasi ini digunakan untuk menyimpan data kepegawaian Pegawai Negeri Sipil. Sampai saat ini belum pernah dilakukan audit aplikasi SIMPEG. Sehingga perlu adanya audit aplikasi SIMPEG  untuk menyelenggarakan tata kelola kepegawaian daerah yang baik berbasis elektronik. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah melakukan studi kasus analisa audit yang dilakukan pada aplikasi SIMPEG menggunakan framework COBIT 5 pada domain DSS001 dan DSS003. COBIT 5 merupakan sebuah kerangka yang dapat membantu organisasi atau perusahaan dalam Tata Pengelola dan Manajemen TI. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode kuantitatif dikarenakan data yang akan diolah merupakan nilai tingkat kapabilitas hasil dari kuesioner pada domain DSS (Deliver, Service, and Support) frame work Cobit 5. Hasil audit berisi temuan saat ini (current level) dan harapan ke depan (expected level), kemudian dilakukan analisa gap untuk menganalisa interpretasi level saat ini dan daftar rekomendasi yang diharapkan dan perbaikan. Dari audit sistem informasi SIMPEG Kota Kediri didapatkan hasil berdasarkan domain DSS01 dan DSS03 mencapai capability level 1 perform process pada pengelolaan aplikasi SIMPEG BKPSDM Kota Kediri. Hal ini dapat disimpulkan  BKPSDM Kota Kediri telah berhasil menerapkan proses mencapai tujuan dengan ditemukannya bukti output work product sesuai framework COBIT 5 Process Assessment Model, namun masih perlu melakukan pengelolaan prosedur operasional secara teratur dan membuat SOP (Standar Operasional Prosedur) terkait manajemen operasional dan manajemen permasalahan yang sering terjadi  sesuai dengan COBIT 5 untuk mencapai level yang diharapkan yaitu level 3 established process.
Audit Sistem Informasi Pegawai Online (SIPO) Badan Kepegawaian Dan Pengembangan Sumber Daya Manusia (BKPSDM)
Authors: Wijaya Rizky Permana , Sucipto Sucipto , Firliana Rina
Published: April 2024

SIPO merupakan sistem informasi yang terintegrasi dalam suatu jaringan komputer yang mampu menghasilkan informasi kepegawaian Aparatur Sipil Negara (ASN) Pemerintah Kabupaten Tulungagung. Sampai saat ini belum pernah dilakukan audit pada aplikasi SIPO, audit pada SIPO guna penyelenggaraan tata kelola kepegawaian daerah berbasis elektronik yang baik. COBIT 2019 merupakan kerangka kerja tata kelola teknologi informasi yang memiliki standarisasi untuk melakukan penerapan tata kelola teknologi informasi. BKPSDM merupakan Perangkat Daerah yang memiliki fungsi perumus kebijaksanaan teknis di bidang kepegawaian serta memberikan layananan penunjang penyelenggaraan Pemerintahan Kabupaten di bidang Manajemen Kepegawaian Daerah. Referensi dari laporan tahunan BKPSDM digunakan untuk mengetahui kualitas layanan, kinerja manajemen, serta risiko pada perusahaan dalam analisis design factor. Setelah dilakukan analisis, ditemukanlah objektif yang dapat di evaluasi atau di audit yaitu EDM02 - Ensured Benefits Delivery,  BAI04 - Managed Availability & Capacity dan BAI11 - Managed Projects. Hasil yang didapat dari evaluasi dengan capability level, EDM02 dan BAI11 berada di level 3 yang menyatakan bahwa proses pencapaian tujuannya sudah terorganisir dengan baik dengan menggunakan aset organisasi, proses ini sudah bisa mendefinisikan dengan baik,. Pada BAI04, berada pada level 5 yang menyatakan bahwa proses ini mencapai tujuannya, mendefinisikan dan meningkatkan kinerjanya baik yang dapat diukur secara kuantitatif serta melakukan perbaikan secara terus-menerus. Capability level objektif dapat ditingkatkan dengan melakukan aktivitas yang belum dilakukan oleh perusahaan sampai dengan mencapai nilai penuh untuk tiap level.
Sirkulasi Udara Otomatis pada Kandang Pertumbuhan DOC KUB
Authors: Ridhoi Ahmad , Setyadjit Kukuh , Swarga Luti Agung , Hartayu Ratna , Wardah Izza Aula
Published: April 2024

Peternakan di Indonesia cukup banyak baik itu sapi, kambing, dan jenis unggas. Apa lagi di desa hampir setiap rumah memelihara unggas atau sering disebut ayam kampung. Tidak sedikit yang dijadikan usaha untuk menghasilkan uang, apalagi pekembangan yang  ayam kampung sekarang banyak macamnya. Pengembangan ayam kampung sekarang sampai adanya KUB, Joper dan sebagainya. Ayam jenis KUB pada saat pertumbuhan dari DOC sampai umur beberapa bulan perlu perhatian dari segi udara, panas kelembaban, asupan makannya. Disini peneliti mengambil tentang masalah udara yang terdapat di dalam kandang pertumbuhan DOC KUB. Udara yang ada di dalam kandang DOC KUB perlu dilakukan pergantian atau sirkulasi, dengan melakukan sirkulasi udara dan kelembaban dapat dikondisikan. Untuk itu dibuatlah sistem sirkulasi udara otomatis dengan menggunakan single chip sebagai otaknya dan sensor suhu sebagai masukan terhadap single chip tersebut. Dengan memasang kipas pada dua sisi kanan dan kiri maka sirkulasi udara dapat dibuat otomatis. Dengan memanfaatkan letak dari kipas maka udara dapat ditentukan udara masuk atau udara keluar, kondisi udara yang ada di dalam kandang tersebut.
Beyond Affect: Exploring the Emotional Dimensions of the Big Five and their Sub-Traits
Authors: Donovan Ryan , Johnson Aoife , De Roiste Aine , O'Reilly Ruairi
Published: April 2024

Objective To investigate relationships between the Big Five, their sub-traits, and basic emotional states.BackgroundMost research has focused on how emotional attributes relate to Extraversion and Neuroticism. However, the potential for discrete emotional states to enable a richer understanding of the emotive nature of all Big Five traits has been neglected.MethodParticipants (N = 203) answered the Big Five Aspects Scale, watched six emotionally stimulating video clips, and self-reported their experience of each basic emotion pre (Baseline) and post (Reaction) video. Spearman correlations were computed to identify state-trait relationships before using regression to assess the unique contribution of each trait in predicting each emotion.ResultsConscientiousness is negatively related to Baseline Sadness, Agreeableness is positively related to Reaction Disgust, Fear, and Sadness, Extraversion is positively related to Joy, and Neuroticism is positively related to Fear and Sadness.ConclusionsFindings support Extraversion and Neuroticism’s links to positive and negative emotionality respectively whilst also indicating that Agreeableness uniquely predicts heightened sensitivity to negative affect, Conscientiousness is associated (particularly Orderliness) with protection against experiences of Sadness, and people high in Openness to Experience (particularly Intellect) are less sensitive to Surprise. Potential mechanisms that explain these state-trait relationships are explored.
Applying an integrated model of behaviour change to sustainable consumer behaviour and COVID-19 protective behaviour
Authors: Kojan Lilian , Burbach Laura , Ziefle Martina , Calero Valdez André Sergej
Published: April 2024

Changing human behaviour is critical in addressing the climate crisis, as it was in the COVID-19 pandemic. In both contexts, much attention has been given to voluntary behaviour and behaviour change. This paper contains the results of a preregistered study examining whether individual climate protective and COVID-19 protective behaviour are related to similar beliefs and knowledge. Utilising a prospective survey design with a representative German sample (climate crisis group: n=430, COVID-19 group: n=437), we tested an integrated model of behaviour and behaviour changes. For this, we drew on prominent behavioural theories like the Protection Motivation Theory as well as findings on the influence of distrust in science and knowledge. In the climate context, three distinct partial least squares structural equation models were estimated for three high-impact individual behaviours (deliberately reducing driving, heating, and the consumption of animal products). Intention to change diet and driving behaviour were only related to beliefs about behavioural efficacy. Intention to heat less was additionally related to moral beliefs. For all behaviours, beliefs about behaviour were also strongly and negatively related to distrusting beliefs in science and scientists. Overall, our findings imply a weak relationship between climate protective behaviour and beliefs. While there are similarities between the predictors of individual protective behaviour in the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis, the results also point to sizeable differences; not only between pandemic and climate protective behaviour, but also between different kinds of climate protective behaviours. Ultimately, this again demonstrates that if one wants to understand what motivates climate protective behaviour and develop effective interventions, models that go beyond beliefs and attitudes are needed.
The connection of the experience of involvement in traffic accidents with the punishable behavior of traffic participants
Authors: Borovec Krunoslav , Kondor Langer Mirjana , Gluščić Stjepan
Published: April 2024

This paper was written as part of the research project "Research of public opinion on the state of safety, behaviour and habits of participants in road traffic in the Republic of Croatia". The goal of this research is to determine the frequency of violations of traffic regulations related to drivers, pedestrians and passengers in vehicles, and to determine whether there is a connection between the experience of suffering of the aforementioned road users and their punishable behaviour. For this purpose, a quantitative research was conducted in which a multi-method approach was used in field data collection, a combination of telephone research (CATI) - 60% of the sample and online research (CAWI) - 40% of the sample. Respondents from the entire territory of the Republic of Croatia (N=2072) over the age of 16 were included in the research. In general, it can be concluded that the violation of traffic regulations is very frequent and present among the majority of different road users, and that road users who have recently experienced a traffic accident in any capacity, very rarely violate traffic regulations, as car drivers. Conversely, involvement in traffic accidents has not been shown to deter pedestrians and vehicle occupants from repeating traffic violations. The obtained results have a practical value, especially in the context of planning preventive programs and strategies, while the limitations of the research are reflected in the fact that only one independent variable was included in the correlation with committing traffic violations, regardless of other known predictors of punishable behaviour in traffic.
Unwriting the Future: Russell Hoban’s Stage Adaptation of Riddley Walker
Authors: Rabey David Ian
Published: April 2024

This article contextualizes and analyses the text of Russell Hoban’s still unpublished 1986 stage adaptation of his prominent dystopian science fiction novel Riddley Walker (1980) and offers some directorial reflections on the practice of staging it. Hoban’s play and protagonist introduce the audience to their potential to avert an apocalyptic post-nuclear timeline, or future anterior (that which will have been). The eponymous Riddley acts as an emissary from this possible future, addressing the audience directly in order to present and stimulate speculation into how past and present events may emerge in different possibilities and contingent futures. Riddley has been born into a dystopian society where travelling puppet shows are deployed by the government as “truth weapons” to maintain a neo-religious and triumphalist interpretation of an American war policy that has had disastrous global consequences. An odyssey of discovery leads him to take up the trappings of this hegemonic culture industry and subvert its political foreclosures by reintroducing (anew) the anarchic figure of Mr Punch. In ways that anticipate more recent “multiversal” fictional writings and films, which present predictive futures and fractal possibilities, Hoban’s play in production presents the mapping of a future timeline as both precarious and malleable in such a way as to propose a dynamic contingency.
Interface Theatre: Watching Ourselves Disappear
Authors: Felton-Dansky Miriam , Gallagher-Ross Jacob
Published: April 2024

We propose, in this essay, a new theatrical genre we term interface theatre and examine three theatrical works from the past ten years that exemplify the form: Big Art Group’s Opacity (2017), 31Down’s DataPurge (2015/2016), and Marike Splint’s You Are Here (2020). These pieces, and others like them, depict, and critically reflect upon, a world pervasively mediated by interfaces: the apps, social media platforms, and device operating systems that screen so much of our everyday experience and personal communication and distil them to data, both for our own self-tracking and for the scrutiny of corporations and state surveillance. All three works act as transducers: they create theatrical microcosms of the processes by which human life gets transformed into data, allowing spectators to momentarily assume the perspectives of a surveilling algorithm. We offer the term interface theatre as a means of adding nuance and texture to current discourses about theatre in the digital world, which can encompass so many different forms, practices, and politics that greater specificity is required. Equally importantly, we argue, works of interface theatre make a strong case for the necessity for the theatrical form itself as a medium through which to grapple with the role of interfaces in social and political life writ large.
Lisa Biggs. The Healing Stage: Black Women, Incarceration, and the Art of Transformation
Authors: Snyder-Young Dani
Published: April 2024

The Healing Stage by Lisa Biggs examines how Black women use prison arts programs to address racialized, gender, and sexuality-based violence, creating spaces for addressing interpersonal and systemic harm and advocating for change beyond the drama workshop.
Hannah Simpson. Samuel Beckett and the Theatre of Witness: Pain in Postwar Francophone Drama
Authors: Colangelo Jeremy
Published: April 2024

Samuel Beckett and the Theatre of Witness: Pain in Postwar Francophone Drama examines the role of pain in Beckett’s works and those of several post-war francophone authors, arguing that these texts figure the act of witnessing as a central problematic of dramatic depictions of pain in this era.
Combat actions of the Red Army aviation on the left bank of the Volga River in the Stalingrad area in 1941–1943
Authors: Opalev Maksim Nikolaevich
Published: April 2024

The article deals with little-known facts of the air battle for Stalingrad, in particular, basing of the USSR aviation on the eastern left bank of the Volga River, issues of organization and tactics of air forces, testing of new types of planes.
Synthesis, Characterization and Application of New Polymers Imprinted with Zinc (II) Ions
Authors: Vassilets Yevgeniy , Zhakina Alma , Arnt Oxana , Alzhankyzy Arailym , Zhakin Almat
Published: April 2024

In this work, molecularly imprinted polymers with zinc imprints and their comparison polymers without imprints were synthesized. A comparative characterization of the physical parameters of the synthesized zinc-imprinted (ZnIP) and non-imprinted (NIP) polymers was carried out using the methods of elemental analysis, conductometry, scanning electron microscopy, and IR-Fourier spectroscopy. The ability of the resulting polymers to molecularly recognize zinc was evaluated. Based on experimental data on static adsorption, the adsorption capacity of ZnIP and NIP was determined using an atomic emission spectrometer. It was found that ZnIP is characterized by better physical parameters and a higher ability for molecular recognition of zinc compared to NIP. ZnIP with zinc imprints were found to have better sorption capacity for zinc than their reference polymers. The sorption of zinc by molecular imprinted ZnIP is mainly due to the complex formation and pores of the initial carbon product. The synthesized ZnIP have increased porosity. The presence of pores with a diameter <50 nm in ZnIP is associated with voids formed after acid hydrolysis, which is clearly visible in images recorded by scanning electron microscopy. Thus, the possibility of using ZnIP as a selective sorbent has been established.
Estratégias de desinformação na produção de videoensaios
Authors: Dias Emmanuelle , Lopes Letícia , Borges Felipe
Published: April 2024

Partindo das noções de competência midiática (Bauer, 2011; Martino & Menezes, 2012) e de recursos discursivos de pós-verdade (Dunker, 2017), discutimos a apropriação do formato vídeo-ensaio por perfis de desinformação no YouTube e TikTok. Analisamos como o emprego do referido formato se torna útil para conferir legitimidade a perspectivas de revisionismo histórico, revelando a diversidade de conteúdos que robustecem as redes de desinformação.
O conceito de desinformação nos estudos de jornalismo brasileiros sobre a Covid-19
Authors: Träsel Marcelo , Reis Vinciprova Giulia
Published: April 2024

O artigo propõe um recenseamento das fontes usadas por estudiosos brasileiros do jornalismo, para definir o conceito e termos afins no contexto da pandemia de Covid-19, a partir de uma revisão bibliográfica sistemática. A análise do corpus revelou que um número reduzido de autores concentra a maioria das citações. Os temas abordados apontam para um aprofundamento dos debates sobre a relação entre a credibilidade do jornalismo e a realidade que ele pretende reportar.
â€œPUBLIC INTEREST CORPORATIONâ€ A PROPOSED LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP ENTITY IN MALAYSIA
Authors: Ghadas Zuhairah Ariff bt Abd
Published: April 2024

Social entrepreneurship is one of the mechanisms to overcome social or communityâ€™s economic issues. In the United Kingdom, an interesting business entity known as community interest company (CIC) was introduced in 2005 to inculcate and promote social entrepreneurship among the people. CIC was introduced to address lack of vehicle to carry out non-charitable social enterprises.  In CIC, the companyâ€™s assets are â€œlockedâ€ and could only be used for its social objectives.

 In Malaysia the community is generally family-knit and close-community. As such, having a business entity which is established for the purpose of the community interest would be a good and appropriate alternative business vehicle. This paper discuss the possibility of introducing a new â€œPublic Interest Corporation (PIC)â€ in  Malaysia which could be used to carry out business activities to gain profit but with a clear  objective that profits of the business shall be used for the public interest. Discussion of this paper made special reference to the UK CIC as the model for the PIC. Research methodology adopted in this paper are statutory and doctrinal analysis.
FATE CALCULATION EXPERTS
Authors: Li Geng
Published: April 2024

Having long been stigmatized as an immoral and even illegal “superstition”, the popular practice of divination is experiencing a revival in contemporary China. Fate Calculation Experts explores how diviners attempt to achieve legitimation in a society which identifies strongly with modernity, science, and rationality. As well as associating with modern knowledge production systems, diviners build a positive social image for their occupation via claims to moral authority and appeals to “tradition”. Beyond matters of image management, diviners’ efforts towards legitimation also figure in the social relationships and fundamental cultural values they develop in their practice.
SOCIAL DNA
Authors: Martin M. Kay
Published: April 2024

What set our ancestors off on a separate evolutionary trajectory was the ability to flex their reproductive and social strategies in response to changing environmental conditions. Exploring new cross-disciplinary research that links this capacity to critical changes in the organization of the primate brain, Social DNA presents a new synthesis of ideas on human social origins – challenging models that trace our beginnings to traits shaped by ancient hunting economies, or to genetic platforms shared with contemporary apes.
THE CSCE AND THE END OF THE COLD WAR
Authors: Badalassi Nicolas , Snyder Sarah B.
Published: April 2024

From its inception, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) provoked controversy. Today it is widely regarded as having contributed to the end of the Cold War. Bringing together new and innovative research on the CSCE, this volume explores questions key to understanding the Cold War: What role did diplomats play in shaping the 1975 Helsinki Final Act? How did that agreement and the CSCE more broadly shape societies in Europe and North America? And how did the CSCE and activists inspired by the Helsinki Final Act influence the end of the Cold War?
THE MAN WHO INVENTED AZTEC CRYSTAL SKULLS
Authors: Walsh Jane MacLaren , Topping Brett
Published: April 2024

Eugène Boban began life in humble circumstances in Paris, traveled to the California Gold Rush, and later became a recognized authority on pre-Columbian cultures. He also invented an entire category of archaeological artifact: the Aztec crystal skull. By his own admission, he successfully “palmed off” a number of these crystal skulls on the curators of Europe’s leading museums. How could that happen, and who was this man? Detailed are the travels, self-education, and archaeological explorations of Eugène Boban; this book also explores the circumstances that allowed him to sell fakes to museums that would remain undetected for over a century.
TRANSFORMING STUDY ABROAD
Authors: Doerr Neriko Musha
Published: April 2024

Written for study abroad practitioners, this book introduces theoretical understandings of key study abroad terms including “the global/national,” “culture,” “native speaker,” “immersion,” and “host society.” Building theories on these notions with perspectives from cultural anthropology, political science, educational studies, linguistics, and narrative studies, it suggests ways to incorporate them in study abroad practices. Through attention to daily activities via the concept of immersion, it reframes study abroad not as an encounter with cultural others but as an occasion to analyze constructions of “differences” in daily life, backgrounded by structural arrangements.
Limiting Social Assistance under the EU Temporary Protection Directive to Displaced Persons Working Remotely for the Public Administration of Their Country of Origin
Authors: Sadowski Piotr
Published: April 2024

This research focuses on the legal situation of displaced persons who benefit from Directive 2001/55/EC regulating the EU temporary protection mechanism. This law can be activated in the case of mass influx of persons in need of international protection. A displaced person (unlike a refugee) can work remotely for the authorities of their country of origin, although this should be verified individually. Thanks to this, the financial benefits from this type of work can be taken into account by the country of residence of the displaced person when determining the level of social assistance granted to that person under Directive 2001/55/EC.
Archæographies: Excavating Neolithic Dispilio – X
Authors: Fotis Ifantidis
Published: April 2024

Archæographies: Excavating Neolithic Dispilio, published by Archaeopress in 2013, was based on the photo-blog Visualizing Neolithic, which was launched in 2006. Archæographies: Excavating Neolithic Dispilio – X (i.e. 2013-2023) treats the initial Archæographies as an archaeological artifact, encircling the experimental project of depicting the excavation of the lakeside neolithic settlement of Dispilio. The essay is tripartite: I Mirroring Archæographies; Intermezzo: An archive of colored jpgs; II Dissecting Archæographies.
The third and fourth international competitions on computational models of argumentation: Design, results and analysis
Authors: Bistarelli Stefano , Kotthoff Lars , Lagniez Jean-Marie , Lonca Emmanuel , Mailly Jean-Guy , Rossit Julien , Santini Francesco , Taticchi Carlo
Published: April 2024

The International Competition on Computational Models of Argumentation (ICCMA) focuses on reasoning tasks in abstract argumentation frameworks. Submitted solvers are tested on a selected collection of benchmark instances, including artificially generated argumentation frameworks and some frameworks formalizing real-world problems. This paper presents the novelties introduced in the organization of the Third (2019) and Fourth (2021) editions of the competition. In particular, we proposed new tracks to competitors, one dedicated to dynamic solvers (i.e., solvers that incrementally compute solutions of frameworks obtained by incrementally modifying original ones) in ICCMA’19 and one dedicated to approximate algorithms in ICCMA’21. From the analysis of the results, we noticed that i) dynamic recomputation of solutions leads to significant performance improvements, ii) approximation provides much faster results with satisfactory accuracy, and iii) classical solvers improved with respect to previous editions, thus revealing advancement in state of the art.
An optimal control problem for diffusion–precipitation model
Authors: Kundu A. , Mahato H.S.
Published: April 2024

We present an optimal control problem associated to a chemical transportation phenomena in a periodic porous medium. Posing controls on the porous part of the medium (distributed control), we set up a convex minimization problem. The main objective of this article is to characterize an arbitrary control to be an optimal control. We establish a relation between the optimal control and the corresponding adjoint state. At first, we analyse the microscopic description of the controlled system, then we homogenised the system by rigorous two-scale convergence method and periodic unfolding method.
Evaluation of various FRP strengthening configurations for RC beam-column joints
Authors: Shokrzadeh Mohamad Reza , Aziminejad Armin , Moghaddam Abdolreza S.
Published: April 2024

There are several methods for strengthening reinforced concrete joints. Due to the unique properties of FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer) composites, the use of FRP laminates is one of the most commonly used techniques. The high cost of preparing concrete surfaces and attaching FRP laminates is a restricting factor for its application in reinforced concrete joint retrofit. Therefore, determining proper configurations that reduce the needed FRP material, as well as the surface preparation required for attaching FRP is an important factor in decreasing the strengthening cost. The proper arrangements of FRP strips can improve their performance in the rehabilitation and retrofit of reinforced concrete joints. To determine the proper configuration of FRP strips, finite element modeling was employed. The connection specimens are modeled in ABAQUS general-purpose finite element software and are classified into 10 general groups. To improve the performance of FRP strip configuration, the determined arrangement is investigated for different thicknesses and different widths of the FRP strips, and their results are compared with those of the connection specimen strengthened with full FRP coverage. The analysis results indicated that the load-bearing capacity of the connection retrofitted by the combined configuration of X-shape and orthogonal strips of FRP is close to that of the specimen with full FRP coverage. In this suitable configuration, the required FRP strips are reduced by about 30%, which decreases the cost and construction works needed for concrete joint rehabilitation.
Role of cyclophilin A in aggravation of myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury via regulation of apoptosis mediated by thioredoxin-interacting protein
Authors: Mahesutihan Madina , Yan Ju , Midilibieke Hasidaer , Yu Li , Dawulin Reyizha , Yang Wen-Xian , Wulasihan Muhuyati
Published: April 2024

BACKGROUND:

The progression and persistence of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury (MI/RI) are strongly linked to local inflammatory responses and oxidative stress. Cyclophilin A (CypA), a pro-inflammatory factor, is involved in various cardiovascular diseases. However, the role and mechanism of action of CypA in MI/RI are still not fully understood.

METHODS:

We used the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database for bioinformatic analysis. We collected blood samples from patients and controls for detecting the levels of serum CypA using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits. We then developed a myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury model in wild-type (WT) mice and Ppia-/- mice. We utilized echocardiography, hemodynamic measurements, hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, immunohistochemistry, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) staining to determine the role of CypA in myocardial I/R injury. Finally, we conducted an in vitrostudy, cell transfection, flow cytometry, RNA interference, and a co-immunoprecipitation assay to clarify the mechanism of CypA in aggravating cardiomyocyte apoptosis.

RESULTS:

We found that CypA inhibited TXNIP degradation to enhance oxidative stress-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis during MI/RI. By comparing and analyzing CypA expression in patients with coronary atherosclerotic heart disease and in healthy controls, we found that CypA was upregulated in patients with Coronary Atmospheric Heart Disease, and its expression was positively correlated with Gensini scores. In addition, CypA deficiency decreased cytokine expression, oxidative stress, and cardiomyocyte apoptosis in I/R-treated mice, eventually alleviating cardiac dysfunction. CypA knockdown also reduced H2O2-induced apoptosis in H9c2 cells. Mechanistically, we found that CypA inhibited K48-linked ubiquitination mediated by atrophin-interacting protein 4 (AIP4) and proteasomal degradation of TXNIP, a thioredoxin-binding protein that mediates oxidative stress and induces apoptosis.

CONCLUSION:

These findings highlight the critical role CypA plays in myocardial injury caused by oxidative stress-induced apoptosis, indicating that CypA can be a viable biomarker and a therapeutic target candidate for MI/RI.
The relationship between e-marketing mix framework (4Ps) and customer satisfaction with electronic information services: An empirical analysis of Jordanian university libraries
Authors: Elfadel Maha Waleed , Othman Roslina Bt. , Mat Nik Hziman B. Nik , Hamad Faten Fatehi , Mohadis Hazwani Mohd , Ahmed Mahfooz
Published: April 2024

This study employs Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) using Smart PLS 3.2.9 to offer valuable insight into the relationship between e-marketing mix (4Ps) and customer satisfaction with electronic information services provided by public university libraries in Jordan. The identified primary aspects within the e-marketing mix encompass e-product, e-pricing, e-place, and e-promotion. An online survey (questionnaire) targeting postgraduate student respondents at Jordanian public universities (a total of 792 participants) was used to gather data using a quantitative technique. Participants were chosen using voluntary response sampling. The study’s findings revealed that all relevant elements of the e-marketing mix establish significant relationships with customer satisfaction among postgraduate student respondents utilizing e-information services in public university libraries in Jordan. Notably, e-products, e-pricing, and e-promotion demonstrated substantial positive relationships with customer satisfaction. Conversely, there was a negative relationship observed with e-place. The novelty of this study lies in its exploration of the previously unexplored realm of the e-marketing mix framework (4Ps) in the context of customer satisfaction with electronic information services within university libraries in Jordan.
Effects of Exercise on Urinary AD7c-NTP (Alzheimer-Associated Neuronal Thread Protein) Levels and Cognitive Function Among Active Korean Elderly: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Kim Donghyun , Jamrasi Parivash , Li Xinxing , Ahn Soyoung , Sung Yunho , Ahn Seohyun , Kang Yuseon , Song Wook
Published: April 2024

Background: Alzheimer-associated neuronal thread protein (AD7c-NTP) has been demonstrated to have high diagnostic accuracy in differentiating Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients from healthy individuals. However, it is yet unclear whether exercise can lower the level of AD7c-NTP in urine among active Korean elderly. Objective: To assess the effect of exercise on AD7c-ntp levels in urine and cognitive function among active Korean elderly. Methods: In total, 40 Korean elderly (≥65 years) were divided into Active Control group (CG, n = 10), Aerobic exercise group (AG, n = 18), and combined Resistance/Aerobic exercise group (RAG, n = 12). A total of 12 weeks of exercise intervention was implemented. At week 0 and 12, cognitive performance (Korean Mini-Mental State Examination, Korean-Color Word Stroop test), grip strength, and body composition (muscle mass and body fat percentage) were measured. Also, a morning urine sample was obtained from each subject. The level of AD7c-NTP was measured using competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Results: After 12 weeks of exercise intervention, there was a significant difference of AD7c-NTP levels between RAG and CG (p = 0.026), AG and CG (p = 0.032), respectively. Furthermore, the AD7c-NTP levels in urine showed negative correlation with K-MMSE scores (r = –0.390, p = 0.013) and grip strength (r = –0.376, p = 0.017), among all participants after exercise intervention. Conclusions: This is the first study to investigate urine biomarker through exercise intervention. In future stuides, participants who have low cognitive function and low activity levels need to be recruited to observe more significant ‘Exercise’ effect.