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Fundamentals of Fire Protection for the Safety Professional
Authors: Philpott Don
Published: December 2024

Fundamentals of Fire Protection for the Safety Professional provides safety managers with a guide for incorporating fire hazard awareness and protection into their safety management plans.

Industrial fires pose one of the greatest threats to organizations in terms of financial, human, and property losses. Understanding fire safety basics, the physics of fire, and the properties and classes of common hazards is key to designing fire safety management programs that not only protect an organization's assets but also ensure the safe evacuation of all involved.

Fundamentals of Fire Protection for the Safety Professional takes an in-depth look at fire hazards in the workplace—from the substances required to do business to the building construction itself?—and provides practical fire safety principles that can be applied in any work environment. Readers will learn how to develop emergency action plans and fire prevention plans, implement effective alarm and detection systems and fire extinguishment systems, and develop a comprehensive fire program management plan that is in compliance with Federal Emergency Management Agency, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, and National Fire Protection Association standards.

Each chapter includes a chapter summary and sample problems, making this an ideal training tool in the workplace or the classroom. Answers to chapter questions and a comprehensive glossary and index are provided at the end of the book.
Governance and Economic Growth in Nigeria
Authors: Ilo Saidat
Published: December 2024

Governance and Economic Growth in Nigeria: The Role of China and the U.S. between 2001–2011 examines why Nigeria experienced steady economic growth in GDP between 2001–2011. Saidat Ilo argues that improved governance as well as the perceived competition between China and the United States has impacted this growth. She analyzes this perceived rivalry and their policies closely. This book not only contributes to development theories by focusing and analyzing governance but it also goes a step further by filling a gap of contending theories which fail to consider the role governance plays in economic growth and progress particularly in the developing world. Through in-depth research, Saidat Ilo discovers how China and the United States’ foreign policies influence decisions on foreign aid and trade in Nigeria. She shows that there is a direct correlation between good governance and economic growth in Nigeria and provides policy recommendations based on this research.
The Avenging-Woman On-Screen
Authors: Stache Lara C. , Davidson Rachel D.
Published: December 2024

In The Avenging-Woman On-Screen: Female Empowerment and Feminist Possibilities, Lara C. Stache and Rachel D. Davidson demonstrate how the on-screen character of the avenging-woman offers a complex construction of femininity that serves as a representation of cultural conversations about female empowerment, female agency, and feminism. This character is both woman and hero, typically both physically appealing and physical aggressive—a dichotomy that goes against traditional gendered norms of femininity. Television and film narratives produced since 2010, the authors posit, offer an opportunity to reflect on and consider the evolution of cultural ideologies about women and power, given the significant cultural shifts in Hollywood that occurred amid the #MeToo explosion and post–Harvey Weinstein revelations. Stache and Davidson argue that depictions of the avenging-woman utilize a feminist language of empowerment that suggests the potential for a subversive message against the patriarchy while also recognizing that an alternative reading of some representations presents, at times, a hegemonic construction of empowerment that ultimately cautions against subversion within patriarchal systems. The authors question how these representations may limit social change or, in some cases, represent particularly progressive rhetorics about women and power. Scholars of communication, media studies, film and television studies, and women’s studies will find this book of particular interest.
The Nature of Church Camp
Authors: Anderson Christopher W.
Published: December 2024

The Nature of Church Camp: An Environmental History of Outdoor Ministry, 1945–1980 by Christopher W. Anderson explores the mid-twentieth-century history of religious camps and retreat centers to provide new insights into the history of environmentalism in the United States. Ecumenical Protestantism and the ecology movement both changed the calculus of American morality after World War II. Through archival material, case study visits, and oral histories, Anderson finds that these institutions often reacted to ecological critiques with temperate but gradual reforms. However, camps and outdoor ministries, by virtue of their natural settings and sizable acreage, soon provided a new way to explore the history of spirituality and ecology, moving away from the conference campus and using nostalgia for the frontier instead to make arguments about the meaning of the American nation and the value of democracy. This new way of thinking was reflected throughout the camps and enthusiastically endorsed decentralized small-group camping. By examining the conduct of church camps and conferences before, during, and after the ecological era, Anderson shows how environmental stewardship became the dominant paradigm for Protestant environmentalism, why that is a flawed and fractious model, and why it has stalled.
Gen Z, Digital Media, and Transcultural Lives
Authors: Bhatia Kiran Vinod , Pathak-Shelat Manisha
Published: December 2024

Most books on young people in the global South focus on how Gen Z consumes content and are thus receivers of global cultural flows. Gen Z, Digital Media, and Transcultural Lives: At Home in the World offers narrative exploration of how Gen Z in the global South uses digital media and technologies to not only engage with global cultural content, but also create content for employment, leisure, advocacy, and awareness. This book offers a new perspective that illustrates how this generation practices playful resilience in engaging with global flows and local realities. Kiran Vinod Bhatia and Manisha Pathak-Shelat highlight how this content reflects engagement with global flows and efforts to direct and impact these flows, expand audiences, and grow digital networks for material, emotional, cultural, and other rewards. The authors demonstrate how youth in the global South build digital worlds for themselves and others through active and producer-level participation. Scholars of communication, media studies, and digital anthropology will find this book of particular interest.
Intoxication in the Ancient Greek and Roman World
Authors: Sumler Alan
Published: December 2024

Intoxication in the Ancient Greek and Roman World considers the psychotropic plants used in the ancient world and ancient attitudes towards intoxication. Alan Sumler surveys primary Greek and Roman sources for noteworthy mentions of ancient intoxicants like hellebore, mandrake, deadly nightshade, thorn apple, opium poppy, cannabis, wine, and other substances and reveals how psychoactive drugs were used in ancient Greek and Roman religion, medicine, magic, artistic inspiration, and recreation. Interpreted through the lens of modern-day scholarship from Classics, philosophy, and ethnobotany, the primary sources illuminate how commonplace psychotropic plants and drugs were in the ancient Greek and Roman world and—given different contexts for psychotropic drug usage—what attitudes these societies held about the appropriateness of intoxication.
Media Libraries in an Age of Unending Consumption
Authors: Van Esler Mike
Published: December 2024

As the home video market upended traditional film industry models, media libraries emerged as important sources of ancillary revenue. The inflection point for media library exploitation came in 2007, when Netflix launched its streaming service, relying on extensive licensing of film and television libraries to grow its subscriber base. In this book, Mike Van Esler examines how media libraries and business models have evolved since the home video era, with particular emphasis placed on the streaming age of the past fifteen years. Van Esler argues that media libraries have grown beyond their usages from the pre-home video era to become central to today’s corporate media strategy. By studying the ways in which media library exploitation has scaled up since the turn of the new millennium, the author identifies insights into larger media industry trends. Ultimately, this book explores the intersection of corporate media, independent distributors, private equity, tech companies, and audiences. Scholars of media studies, business, and sociology will find this book of particular interest.
Polyamory and Reading the Book of Ruth
Authors: Kahn-Harris Deborah
Published: December 2024

Polyamory and Reading the Book of Ruth is based on a simple premise- what if the Book of Ruth isn’t a love story in the vein of modern rom coms, but a different sort of love story? Many people are conditioned to read romance stories as resolving into happily married, dyadic couplings, most often heterosexual. But what if that’s not how to read the Book of Ruth?

This book identifies a polyamorous hermeneutic and explores how it might be helpful in interpreting the Book of Ruth. Drawing on developments in both feminist and queer biblical studies, Deborah Kahn-Harris offers a close textual reading that focuses in on a triadic basis for examining the relationships in the Book of Ruth. The book closes with a contemporary ‘targumic’ reimagining of the Book of Ruth that defines more clearly this polyamorous reading.
Trans People and the Choreography of Reproductive Healthcare
Authors: Lowik A.J.
Published: December 2024

Reproductive healthcare is choreographically delivered—an intricate collection of seemingly disparate but deftly balanced elements all come together in a complex dance. It is choreographed in ways that presume that the person accessing it—the dancer-patient—will be, among other things, cisgender. As a result, trans people are altogether erased, systematically unanticipated, insufficiently accommodated, or understood only in relation to hegemonic, regulatory frameworks. Trans People and the Choreography of Reproductive Healthcare: Dancing Outside the Lines draws on data from a research study involving qualitative interviews and participatory photography with fourteen trans people from British Columbia, Canada. It uses dance as a metaphor to expose facets of the restrictive choreography of reproductive healthcare, and to document the improvisational tactics used by trans people in their pursuit of care that is competent, safe, and affirming.
The Paradox of Trauma and Growth in Pastoral and Spiritual Care
Authors: Werdel Mary Beth
Published: December 2024

The Paradox of Trauma and Growth in Pastoral and Spiritual Care: Night Blooming introduces and bridges the gap between the psychological and spiritual perspectives and responses in trauma work, illuminating the complexity of the human phenomenon of growth though suffering that is too easily misunderstood in the context of pastoral and spiritual care. Through the hopeful metaphor of night bloomers, rare plants that grow because of light, but bloom in the darkness, it is suggested that while psychological trauma is inherently negative, and suffering creates a spiritual inner night, moving through it may reveal a new, complex reality of the human experience not previously understood. We may see ourselves, others, or the world in a way that is stronger, wiser, deeper, or more brilliant than we had known before. The book presents the goal of pastoral and spiritual work is not to extinguish darkness. Nor is it to solely focus on the light. The work is to learn how to stay awake through the night, without glorifying it. Such a task is far easier when we believe there might be a rare and uniquely beautiful bloom to stay awake for, and that witnessing such a bloom could have great consequences for living a meaningful life.
Betraying Dignity
Authors: Kamir Orit
Published: December 2024

What do medieval knights, suicide bombers and "victimhood culture" have in common? Betraying Dignity argues that in the second decade of the twenty-first century, individuals, political parties and nations around the world are abandoning the dignity-based culture we established in the aftermath of two world wars, less than a century ago. Disappointed or intimidated, many turn their backs on the humanitarian, universalistic culture that presumes our inherent human dignity and celebrates it as the basis of every individual's equal human rights. Instead, people and nations are returning to a much older, honor-based cultural structure. Because its ancient logic and mentality take new forms (such as social network shaming and certain aspects of "victimhood culture") -- we fail to recognize them, and overlook the pitfalls of the old honor-based structure. Narrating the history of honor-based societies, this book distinguishes their underlying principle from the post-WWII notion of dignity that underlies human rights. It makes the case that in order to revive and strengthen dignity-based culture, the concept of human dignity must be defined narrowly and succinctly, and enhanced with the principle of respect. Continuing its historical and cultural narrative, the book discusses contemporary phenomena such as al-Qaeda terrorists, shaming via social network, FoMO, and some features of the emerging "victimhood culture". The book pays homage to Erich Fromm's classic Escape from Freedom.
Aesthetic Ecology of Communication Ethics
Authors: Üçok-Sayrak Özüm
Published: December 2024

Around the time this book is being written the world is faced with threats of terrorism, random shootings in various public places on a global scale, increased school violence especially in the United States, increased racial, ethnic, and religious tension worldwide as well as global forced displacement of people due to violence and human rights violations. Given this context, this project turns attention to the problematic of the “uprootedness of the modern man” in our age of technological advancement, globalization, and distraction. It introduces an innovative perspective to the study of communication ethics and the larger field of communication studies through an aesthetic ecology framework. The concept of aesthetic ecology refers to an environment that involves material, conceptual, and contemplative elements that are part of the ongoing dialogue between our sensuous and interpretive engagements in/with the world. Each chapter of this book explores an aspect of this aesthetic ecology in facilitating existential rootedness in connection to communication ethics.
Cybernetics and the Origin of Information
Authors: Ruyer Raymond
Published: December 2024

One of the lost classics of French philosophy, Cybernetics and the Origin of Information has never before been published in English. Raymond Ruyer—who was a major influence on Simondon and Deleuze, among others—originally wrote this book, one of the first critiques of Norbert Wiener’s cybernetics program, in 1954. At once critical and analytical, it is a deep exploration of information theory, cybernetics, and the philosophical assumptions and implications of both. Among the themes covered in the book are the main types of information machines, information’s relationship to behavior and communication, and the nature of entropy and time in cybernetics. This translation contributes to understanding the rich history of cybernetics and the philosophy of information. A true hidden gem in the history of philosophical thought, this text will help readers understand foundational criticisms of ideas that have led to artificial intelligence.
American Violence
Authors: Wright Richard G.
Published: December 2024

Richard Wright analyzes the current state of violence in America, the criminal justice system’s response, and the experiences of survivors in the aftermath of a violent crime. Despite decades of advocacy, change, and research, our policy responses embedded with historic and systemic values which rank victims and survivors not based on their trauma and loss, but by race, social status, gender, location, and age, remain quite flawed. Keeping the big picture in mind, Wright analyzes the unintended consequences of current, well-meaning policies, critiques the victim hierarchy, and sheds light on why American responses to the needs of violent crime victims have accrued a more failures than successes.
Defining Statesmanship
Authors: Ray Clyde
Published: December 2024

Statesmanship is a concept frequently invoked but seldom defined in contemporary political discourse. In this book, Clyde Ray examines ancient, medieval, and modern versions of the idea by considering a range of thinkers that have given thought to the concept. From Plutarch to Saint Augustine to Jane Addams, Ray provides fresh insight on the topic by identifying the core features of effective political leadership. More than a historical analysis, these case studies in statesmanship provide citizens today with a vocabulary for identifying and debating the characteristics of this time-honored but often obscure term. In a time when many citizens long for more dignified leadership, Defining Statesmanship offers a timely reflection on this timeless political idea.
South Asian American Experiences in Schools
Authors: Rice Punita Chhabra
Published: December 2024

This book tells the stories of South Asian Americans in K-12 schools, through a look at their perceptions, experiences, and support needs in school, especially in context of teacher cultural proficiency and belief in “the model minority myth” (the perception of Asians as the perfect minority). This book mixes stories, quotes, and anecdotes with quantitative research in order to paint a multifaceted picture of the varied and complex experiences of Asian Americans in schools. The book examines existing scholarly and popular literature to offer deeper context, and to provide guidance for how educators, policymakers, and the community might improve experiences for South Asian American, and all students, in increasingly diverse schools.
House Committee on Ethics
Authors: Gordon Michael J. , Stream Christopher
Published: December 2024

House Committee on Ethics: Motivating Factors for Members of Congress examines the internal and external motivating factors behind the actions of the House Committee on Ethics members. By looking at the procedural efficiency of the Committee on Ethics (or lack thereof), as a natural consequence of the committee members’ implicit public policy actions, the authors find that junior members do not receive elite committee assignments and do not want to stand in judgment of senior party leaders. As a natural consequence, this leads to questions about the effectiveness of an organization that is in charge of investigating itself – driven by the actions of the committee members' personal and legislative goals.
Reimagining Panama's Musical and Cultural Narratives of Jazz
Authors: Zarate de Perez Patricia
Published: December 2024

Reimagining Panama’s Musical and Cultural Narratives of Jazz: Panamanian Suite narrates the complex relationship between Panama and the United States by tracing the paths of their music, tracking the development of jazz in Panama from the mid-nineteenth century to the modern day through three movements: pre-jazz, jazz, and global jazz. As a vital port of Caribbean migration in the twentieth century, Panama played an essential role in the emergence and shaping of jazz and other cultural forms, many of which influenced culture on the mainland United States. Patricia Zarate de Perez explores new narratives of jazz from a Pan-Afro-Latin American perspective, beginning with an examination of music that contributed to a Panamanian imaginary which justified the expansion of imperial territories beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. This Panamanian imaginary and the white supremacy embedded within it also served as a basis for the erasure of the contributions of Panamanians throughout jazz history, but not without resistance—modern Panamanian artists and cultural leaders continue to enact redressing actions even now. This book documents a history of jazz in Panama, naming its principal characters and culminating with the development of Global Jazz, a twenty-first century imaginary centered on the next generation of musicians and their place in jazz history.
Nichts und die Anderen
Authors: Lauschke Adrian
Published: December 2024

Wie kann Sartres Unaufrichtigkeit helfen, uns und andere besser zu verstehen? Angefangen damit, wie es möglich ist sich selbst zu täuschen, zugleich Lügner und Belogener zu sein, führt die Arbeit durch Sartres Philosophie, ihre Wahlverwandt- und feindschaften, zu einer Kritik an dieser. Für die Frage, wie umgehen mit Selbsttäuschern, die angesichts grassierender Verschwörungstheorien Hochkonjunktur haben, ist ein Verständnis der Unaufrichtigkeit entscheidend. Als Haltung, die sich im Laufe eines Lebens einrichtet und über einzelne Lügen hinausgeht, kann sie in antisemitische, rassistische, sexistische Selbstentwürfe führen und lässt sich nur verstehen, wenn man die Freiheit des Einzelnen in seiner Welt, im Miteinander ernst nimmt.
What English Is and Does: A Study of Students’ Perceptions of English and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)
Authors: Bagni Marco
Published: December 2024

Recent applied linguistic research into English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) portrays English as a transactional tool decoupled from native norms and values and urges a need for change in English Language Teaching (ELT), with ELF serving as a central concept in redefining teaching paradigms. This chapter summarizes qualitative research data illustrating the views on the contemporary sociolinguistic realities of English of a sample of undergraduate non-native English speakers (NNESs) students at an Italian university. The way the students characterized what English is and does, as revealed by interview data, interrogates ELF ideology, as the prevailing characterizations of English pointed to prestige and attractiveness, which English derives from culture-specific norms and values, in contrast to the ELF notion of a deterritorialized, denativized, and culturally neutral language. While the findings reported here have no immediate pedagogical relevance, they nevertheless highlight the importance of problematizing the notion of ELF.
Восприятие лица в культурах народов Поволжья
Authors: Гизатуллина Д.Н. , Коблик Е.В.
Published: December 2024

целью исследования заключается в выявлении связи параметров привлекательности с этнотерриториальным и социальным контекстами. В данной статье на основе использования методов качественных методов, а именно глубинных интервью, а также посредством методов описания, наблюдения, сравнительно-сопоставительного метода авторы опровергают теорию «межкультурного согласия», которая явно демонстрирует ошибочность представлений о том, что человек усваивает категории привлекательности в процессе социализации в конкретном социокультурном контексте. Следовательно, из этого исходит предположение о неких универсалиях, признаваемых и культурами в целом, и отдельными людьми в частности, относительно привлекательности и непривлекательности человеческих лиц. Кроме того, авторы исходили из гипотезы, что представители тех этнических групп, которые большую часть своей сознательной жизни провели в пределах субъектов, в которых иной этнический состав, будут по-иному смотреть на проблему красоты. В этой связи перед авторами стояла задача найти представителей определённых этносов, которые прожили большую часть жизни в ином регионе или районе, чем тот, в котором представителей данного этноса больше.

the purpose of the study is to identify the relationship of attractiveness parameters with ethnoterritorial and social contexts. In this article, based on the use of qualitative methods, namely in-depth interviews, as well as through methods of description, observation, and comparative method, the authors refute the theory of "intercultural consent", which clearly demonstrates the fallacy of the idea that a person learns categories of attractiveness in the process of socialization in a specific socio-cultural context. Consequently, this implies the assumption of certain universals recognized by cultures in general, and by individuals in particular, regarding the attractiveness and unattractiveness of human faces. In addition, the authors proceeded from the hypothesis that representatives of those ethnic groups who spent most of their adult lives within subjects with a different ethnic composition would look at the problem of beauty in a different way. In this regard, the authors were faced with the task of finding representatives of certain ethnic groups who have lived most of their lives in a different region or area than the one in which there are more representatives of this ethnic group.
Контроль за выполнением законодательства о культах и надзоре за деятельностью церквей в середине 1970-х гг. по материалам Смоленской области
Authors: Иванов А.М. , Иванова Е.А.
Published: December 2024

данная статья посвящена деятельности Уполномоченного по делам религии при Совете Министров СССР по Смоленской области в середине 1970-х гг. направленная на взаимоотношение с религиозными организациями региона. Авторы затрагивают аспекты взаимодействия и контроля со стороны советских органов как за зарегистрированными, так и незарегистрированными религиозными общинами и группами верующих, показывая деятельность и проблемы, с которыми они сталкивались. В ходе написания статьи использовались материалы Государственного архива новейшей истории Смоленской области (далее ГАНИСО) многие из которых вводятся в научный оборот впервые.

the article is devoted to the activities of the Commissioner for Religious Affairs at the Council of Ministers of the USSR in the Smolensk Region in the mid-1970s, aimed at relations with religious organizations in the region. The authors touch upon the aspects of interaction and control by the Soviet authorities over both registered and unregistered religious communities and groups of believers, showing the activities and problems they faced. In the course of writing the article, the materials of the State Archive of the Contemporary History of the Smolensk Region (hereinafter GANISO) were used, many of which are introduced into scientific circulation for the first time.
Официальное установление дипломатических отношений между Китаем и Индией
Authors: Бинь У.
Published: December 2024

после обретения Индией независимости Неру, придерживаясь реалистической дипломатии неприсоединения, решил быстро признать новый Китай и установить дипломатические отношения, исходя из практических потребностей. Однако это решение встретило сопротивление как внутри, так и за пределами Индии. Правительство США, начиная с враждебного отношения к новому Китаю, посоветовало Индии воздержаться от признания нового Китая. Антикитайские силы в Индии также скептически относились к этой политике, считая, что признание нового Китая не принесет Индии существенных выгод и что следует проявлять осторожность из-за конфликта между двумя странами из-за Тибета. В восприятии нового китайского правительства индийским также происходили изменения. Мао Цзэдун и другие лидеры негативно оценивали характер режима после провозглашения независимости Индии, считая, что независимость Индии была достигнута не в результате насильственной революции, а путем мирной передачи власти, и что предоставленная Индии независимость, таким образом, не была независимостью в истинном и полном смысле этого слова, но с проведением индийским правительством политики неприсоединения его мнение изменилось. Наконец, две страны провели переговоры об официальном установлении дипломатических отношений.

after India's independence, Nehru, adhering to the realist diplomacy of non-alignment, decided to quickly recognize the new China and establish diplomatic relations based on practical necessity. But this decision met with resistance from both inside and outside India. The US government, starting from an attitude of hostility to the new China, advised India to hold off on recognizing the new China. The anti-Chinese forces in India were also sceptical of this policy, believing that recognition of the new China would not bring substantial benefits to India and that caution should be exercised because of the conflict between the two countries over Tibet. There was also a process of change in the new Chinese government's perception of the Indian government. Mao Zedong and other leaders held a negative view of the nature of the regime after India's independence, believing that India's independence, which was not achieved by means of a violent revolution but by a peaceful transfer of power, and that the independence granted to India was therefore not independence in the true and full sense of the word, changed its view with the implementation of the Indian government's non-alignment policy. Finally, the two countries negotiated the formal establishment of diplomatic relations.
Escuela para los Jóvenes Escolares de Educación Media:
Authors: Santana Gaitán Luisa Carlota , Hernández Cano Edilberto
Published: December 2024

La escuela como institución de educación, socialización de nuevas generaciones y certificación, ha sido cuestionada por diferentes autores por ser considerada poco pertinente en el cumplimiento de las finalidades que le son definidas. El presente artículo da cuenta de la indagación realizada con estudiantes de educación media en catorce instituciones públicas de la ciudad de Bogotá-Colombia quienes mediante la técnica de asociación de palabras y las redes semánticas naturales permitieron comprender las significaciones sobre esta institución. Las miradas de los jóvenes escolares sobre la escuela denotan una representación que va más allá de la formación en conocimientos disciplinares para constituirse en un contexto con significados personales, sociales y académicos.
Repertórios Curriculares:
Authors: Mosca Maristela de Oliveira
Published: December 2024

Problematizar discursos dos/nos/sobre ofício(s) docente(s) é o objetivo desse artigo. Expressões do/com/sobre o fazer docente a partir de narrativas, conversas, movimentos, cantos, gestos, desenho, pintura marcam este primeiro exercício da escrita, o qual trazemos um movimento de estudo pós-doutoral, que pretende investigar acerca dos processos de construção dos repertórios curriculares, a partir das práticas pedagógico- artísticas de docentes na escola de educação básica. Inspirada pelos processos cartográficos, desenho a abordagem investigativa a partir da compreensão de que a Arte e seu(s) ensino(s) se constituem como arcabouço da/na educação das infâncias, por uma escola na/com as artes. Ao compreendermos o conceito de Repertórios Curriculares e sua amplitude de escopo, tratamos como uma composição em movimento, como (re)construção de coletivos que desenvolvem um conjunto limitado de rotinas que são apreendidas, compartilhadas e postas em ação por meio de um processo relativamente deliberado de escolha. Assim, um exercício descritivo, a partir das narrativas das/com as experiências de um grupo de professoras em formação que escolheram compartilhar suas percepções, pela abertura ao questionamento, pela (trans)formação.
imagens que as Representações Sociais revelam:
Authors: Ferreira Sandra Lúcia , Marcondes Anamérica Prado , Silveira Luiz Dalmacir da
Published: December 2024

Este artigo tem como objetivo explorar estudos acadêmicos na área da Educação que investigam temas convergentes entre a Teoria das Representações Sociais e a Teoria das Imagens. Para tanto, foi realizada uma seleção de trabalhos acadêmicos disponibilizados no Banco de Teses e Dissertações da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Capes) no período de 2019 a 2023. Tal seleção possibilitou o desenvolvimento de uma revisão integrativa que a interlocução de dados da literatura teórica e empírica, por meio do diálogo com autores, que exploram o tema Imagens, em diferentes áreas do conhecimento – Panofsky (1976), Belting (2007), Debray (1993), Dondis (2015), Campos (2011), Lima e Campos (2020), Ferreira (2015) e outros. As análises resultaram na identificação de limitações no uso de bases teóricas do estudo de imagens, envolvendo padrões, lacunas e tendências nas teorias investigadas, o que revelou o que auxiliou na compreensão de um fenômeno mais abrangente: a utilização limitada de bases teóricas, principalmente envolvendo o estudo das Imagens em trabalhos acadêmicos na área da Educação. Além disso, o texto buscou agregar às discussões como o conceito de imagem tem contribuído para os estudos das Representações Sociais.
Assessing the Consequences of Ethno-Religious Violence on Farming Activities in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria
Authors: Shipurut Geoffrey Nanbal , Danasabe Dankano Chonwa , Damian Gana Chuseh
Published: December 2024

Ethno-religious violence in Jos, Plateau State severely hampers farming activities, causing reduced production, farmer displacement, and destruction of infrastructure. These challenges deepen poverty and food scarcity, necessitating urgent remedial actions. The study used a descriptive, cross-sectional survey research design. A sample size of 400 respondents was selected from the total population of 1,260,200 using the Tare Yamane formula. Questionnaires were distributed to 400 randomly selected respondents across Jos North, Jos South, and Jos East LGA. Interviews were also conducted with six key informants to complement the data gathered from the questionnaires. Responses from the questionnaires were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages. Quantitative data were analysed while outlining the key point presented by the key informant. The study revealed that ethno-religious violence in Jos Plateau State disrupts farming through reduced production, displacement of farmers, and destruction of infrastructure. Trauma leads to poverty, hunger, and impaired farm management. The study recommended that addressing ethno-religious conflict in Jos Plateau requires improved security, conflict resolution, and emergency aid for displaced farmers. Rehabilitation efforts should prioritise rebuilding infrastructure, financial support, resettlement, and mental health services for affected farmers.
Governor Herman Deru Leadership Style in the Implementation of the Regional Government System for the 2018-2023 Period in South Sumatra Province
Authors: Mahriadi Nopriawan , Akib Haedar , Sailan Manan
Published: December 2024

Leaders are the main agents of change. PP No. 33 of 2018 The governor is the representative of the central government in the region, his duty is to oversee the provincial regulations The governor has the task of coordinating, monitoring, evaluating, and supervising the implementation of local government. The research method uses a qualitative approach to the research object of the Governor of South Sumatra collecting data observation interviews documentation, conducted to regents and mayors in South Sumatra using Robert House's path goal theory analysis derective, supportive, participative and achievement oriented. As well as presenting data in qualitative case studies. The results showed that of the four aspects of the leadership style of the path goal theory, there are three aspects that have generally gone well including, in the derective leadership aspect, in the supportive leadership aspect and in the achievement oriented leadership aspect, all of these aspects are optimal. However, in the participative leadership aspect, it is not optimal for the special allocation funds that have been disbursed as much as IDR 3.9 trillion, there are BPK RI findings on the realization of the distribution of special funds for governor assistance that do not have standardized standards in their distribution. the dominant determinant factor is the supportive leadership factor Herman Deru's attitude brings the work atmosphere to feel more fun, the popilarity factor, the communication factor and the development factor.
Matrices of Fibonacci Numbers
Authors: Kumar Nand Kishor , Sahani Suresh Kumar
Published: December 2024

This paper describes the matrix representation of Fibonacci numbers. The interaction between number theory and linear algebra is emphasized by the study of Fibonacci numbers using matrices. This viewpoint not only makes calculation easier, but it also reveals the sequence's underlying structural characteristics.
Treatment of Severe Chromoblastomycosis Non Responsive with Itraconazole : A Case Report
Authors: Wardani Indah , Wahyu Riyanto Muhammad
Published: December 2024

Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic fungal infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by pigmented (dematiaceous) fungi. Itraconazole is widely used as a first-line antifungal therapy due to its availability and effectiveness. However, in certain cases, patients may not respond to itraconazole, necessitating alternative treatments. This research aimed to analyze the clinical response to alternative antifungal therapy in a case of chromoblastomycosis unresponsive to itraconazole. This case report involves a 52-year-old male patient presenting with progressively growing, itchy, blackened lesions on the plantar surface extending to the left ankle for 10 years. The condition was preceded by a history of untreated clavus and thorn trauma from sharp twigs or grass. Periodic Acid-Schiff (PAS) staining confirmed the presence of Medlar bodies, establishing the diagnosis of chromoblastomycosis. The patient received itraconazole 200 mg twice daily for 6 months without clinical improvement. Treatment was subsequently switched to fluconazole 150 mg once daily for 4 months, resulting in significant clinical improvement. This case demonstrates that while itraconazole is the standard treatment for chromoblastomycosis, alternative antifungal agents such as fluconazole can be effective in cases of itraconazole resistance or non-responsiveness. The findings emphasize the importance of tailored therapy based on clinical response and suggest that fluconazole may be considered as a viable alternative in such cases.
Formulation and Characterization of Mucolytic Nanosuspension of Iler Leaf Extract (Coleus atropurpureus L. benth.) with Sodium Alginate as a Suspending Agent
Authors: Fadhil Samara Akhmad , Noval Noval , Audina Mia , Budi Setia
Published: December 2024

Iter leaves (Coleus atropurpureus L. Benth.) are known for their mucolytic properties, which help to thin phlegm. However, poor absorption and bioavailability of some active components in herbal extracts, due to their large molecular size and inability to penetrate lipid membranes, limit their therapeutic potential. This research aimed to develop a nanosuspension formulation with fine particles to improve dissolution rate and bioavailability. An experimental method with a Non-Equivalent Control Group Design was used. Nanosuspensions were formulated using iler leaf extract with sodium alginate as the suspending agent. Characterization tests included organoleptic evaluation, pH, density, viscosity, redispersion, particle size distribution, zeta potential, and sedimentation volume. The results showed that all formulations met the required quality standards. pH ranged from 6.06 to 6.14 (p < 0.001), density ranged from 1.015 to 1.044 g/ml (p < 0.01), viscosity ranged from 38.2 to 93.8 cPs (p < 0.001), and redispersion testing confirmed 100% redispersion without clumping after three treatments. Particle size distribution ranged from 69.2 to 898.8 nm (p < 0.001), zeta potential ranged from -33.15 to -37.38 mV (p = 0.35), and sedimentation volume ranged from 0.95 to 0.98 ml. This research has implications implying that nanosuspensions of iler leaves, optimized with varying concentrations of sodium alginate, offer a promising strategy to improve the bioavailability and therapeutic efficacy of mucolytic herbal preparations. These results open up opportunities for further research regarding in vivo evaluation, development of combination therapies, and production scale-up to enable industrial application and commercialization in the pharmaceutical market.
KKN Berkah Bersama Desa Rambah Tengah Barat Selamatkan Negeri Melalui Pendidikan
Authors: Alif Maulana  , Rini Hariani Ratih  , May Valzon
Published: December 2024

Rambah Tengah Barat adalah salah desa yang ada di Kecamatan. Rambah merupakan salah satu Kecamatan dari 16 Kecamatan yang ada di Kabupaten Rokan Hulu yang terletak di wilayah Timur Kabupaten Rokan Hulu dengan luas wilayah ± 396,61 km². KKN INTERNATIONAL. UNIVRAB kelompok 1 melakukan sosialisasi dan penyuluhan yang bertemakan ‘’Selamatkan Negeri Melalui Pendidikan’’ di mana program misi pendidikan terdiri dari PHBS ( pola hidup bersih dan sehat ), TOGA ( tanaman obat keluarga), Stop Bullying, Gen Z. & politik, Menangkal Hoax Di Masa Pemilu. Adapun kegiatan ini di lakukan di beberapa sekolah yang ada di Kecamatan Rambah, tidak hanya di Desa Rambah Tengah Barat dan di desa ini terdapat beberapa instansi kesehatan yaitu Puskesmas dan Posyandu. Musyawarah Kepala Desa dan Ibu PKK, dimana dari musyawarah ini dihasilkan sebuah kesepakatan untuk dilakukannya sosialisasi/penyuluhan tentang stanting, ASI eksklusif, DAGUSIBU dan pembuatan sabun cuci piring bersama ibu-ibu PKK dan masyarakat setempat, sosialisasi/penyuluhan kebeberapa Sekolah yang ada di Rokan Hulu, menjelaskan tentang TOGA, Kespro, Bullying, LGBT dan pertolongan pertama disekolah.
Pemberdayaan Warga Kampung Tualang Melalui Pengolahan Tanaman Obat Keluarga Menjadi Jamu Seduh Instan
Authors: Hendrika Yan , Kurnia Utama Vonny , Bahri Riva’i Syamsul , Yusmaharani  , Masevani Raisa
Published: December 2024

This community service activity aims to empower housewives through the utilization of Family Medicinal Plants (TOGA) by transforming them into instant herbal drinks. The training focused on processing red ginger (Zingiber officinale var. rubrum) due to its extensive health benefits, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and analgesic properties. The activity involved 30 participants who received theoretical knowledge and hands-on practice on how to process red ginger into instant herbal drink products that are easy to prepare, hygienic, and have a longer shelf life. The results showed that participants were enthusiastic and actively engaged throughout the sessions. Evaluations before and after the training indicated a significant increase in knowledge. Previously, participants only grew medicinal plants as decoration without understanding their benefits and economic potential. The advantage of instant herbal drinks is their practicality in preparation, safety, and longer shelf life. Furthermore, this activity opened economic opportunities for participants through the development of small businesses based on instant herbal drinks. In conclusion, the training successfully enhanced the knowledge and skills of housewives in utilizing TOGA, particularly red ginger, and had a positive impact on economic empowerment. It is hoped that this program will continue with further assistance and development of other TOGA-based products.
Pemberdayaan UMKM Berona House Bakery Melalui Digitalisasi Proses Bisnis Menggunakan Aplikasi Point of Sales
Authors: Wahyudi  , Putri Sakinah  , Satria Budy , Nurfiah  , Khairi Luthfil , Eka Putri Rahmi , Arga Arifnur Adi , Farhan Saputra Muhammad , Nugraha Patria Muhammad , Syahfitri Indah , Sukmadira Putri Sherly
Published: December 2024

Berona House Bakery merupakan suatu UMKM dan nama usaha bergerak dibidang penjualan roti dan kue yang berada di Jalan Parak Gadang, Kecamatan Padang Timur, Kota Padang, Provinsi Sumatera Barat. Bisnis ini berjalan sejak tahun 2022 dan masih melakukan proses bisnis yang tradisional dalam hal pencatatan transaksi keuangan belum menggunakan sistem yang terkomputerisasi sehingga kesulitan dalam melakukan rekapitulasi hasil penjualan atau pembelian setiap harinya. Tujuan dari kegiatan PkM ini adalah membantu mitra dalam pembukuan dan transaksi penjualan. Manfaat dari kegiatan ini diharapkan dapat meningkatkan keahlian pelaku UMKM dalam pemanfaatan aplikasi transaksi penjualan dengan aplikasi  Point of Sales. Hasil kegiatan yang telah dilakukan adalah pelaku UMKM mengenal aplikasi Point of Sales untuk manajemen pengelolaan keuangan dan mendapatkan banyak pengetahuan serta edukasi setelah kegiatan ini dilakukan serta mitra belajar banyak hal dengan tujuan agar mampu mengelola keuangan menjadi lebih baik dan akurat.
Pengenalan Kosakata Dasar Bahasa Inggris (English Basic Vocabulary) Dengan Menggunakan Media Gambar Pada Siswa Kelas 5 SDN 64 Buntu Ampang
Authors: Anita Nur , Jafar Muhammad , Muhdar Fahri
Published: December 2024

Bahasa Inggris memainkan peran penting dalam kehidupan kita dan penting untuk dikuasai oleh individu dari segala usia. Kosakata adalah kumpulan kata atau frasa yang disusun menurut abjad, dijelaskan, dan didefinisikan. Pengajaran bahasa inggris kepada pelajar muda perlu mempertimbangkan karakteristik dan kesiapan anak dalam menerima, mengolah, dan mengadptasi materi. Penggunaan media gambar dalam pengajaran kosakata dasar bahasa inggris memperkaya keterampilan komunikasi siswa dan meningkatkan pemahaman dan retensi memori mereka. Melalui metode interaktif dan aktivitas menarik menggunakan alat bantu visual, seperti permainan, kemahiran dan minat bahasa inggris siswa ditingkatkan sehingga membuka jalan bagi pembelajaran dan peningkatan berkelanjutan.
Pemberdayaan Karang Taruna Dalam Sosialisasi Isu Pemanasan Global Dan Energi Terbarukan di Kalirungkut, Surabaya
Authors: Tarigan Elieser , Claudia Siwu Sonya , Krustiyati Atik , Dwi Kartikasari Fitri
Published: December 2024

Program pengabdian masyarakat kepada Taruna Gempita Manggala di Kalirungkut, Surabaya, bertujuan meningkatkan kesadaran dan keterampilan pemuda terkait perubahan iklim dan energi terbarukan, mengatasi permasalahan minimnya pemahaman mereka akan topik ini. Melalui workshop energi terbarukan, pelatihan teknis panel surya, dan proyek demonstrasi, program ini berhasil meningkatkan pengetahuan anggota Karang Taruna, yang tercermin dari kenaikan hasil pre-test dan post-test, dari 40% menjadi 85%. Proyek panel surya di fasilitas umum juga berhasil menarik minat masyarakat terhadap energi terbarukan. Tantangan utama meliputi akses teknologi dan keberlanjutan program. Dengan dukungan universitas dan pemangku kepentingan, Karang Taruna memiliki potensi besar menjadi agen perubahan dalam transisi energi hijau.
Penyuluhan Optimasi Green Consentrate dengan Pemanfaatan Leguminosa Lokal sebagai Stimulan Produksi Susu Sapi Bali
Authors: Hermawansyah  , Hakim Fattah Abdul , Fitrawansah Fitrawansah , Khaeruddin Khaeruddin , Syamsuryadi Bahri
Published: December 2024

Tujuan program pengabdian Masyarakat Pemula (PMP) ini adalah untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan Masyarkat mengenai optimasi green concentrate sebagai stimulan produksi susu sapi Bali pra melahirkan. Kegiatan pengabdian inidilaksanakan di desa Arabika, kecamatan Sinjai Barat, kabupaten Sinjai. Sasaran kegiatan dari pengabdian ini adalah anggota kelompok Tani Tabbangka. Pelaksanaan kegiatan dilakukan dengan pemaparan materi dan praktek secara langsung mulai proses penepungan green concentrate. Tingkat pengetahuan peserta dievaluasi dengan pembagian kuesioner preest dan posttest kemudian data hasil evaluasi dianalisis deskriktif. Hasil evaluasi menunjukkan bahwa terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan peserta kegiatan pengabdian dari skor 0 (pretest) menjadi skor rata-rata 60,82 (posttest). Skor tertinggi rata-rata pada pengetahuan pada proses pengolahan dan manfaat green concentrate. Tingkat Pendidikan dan umur berpengaruh terhadap daya serap ilmu peserta. Semakin tinggi Pendidikan kecenderungan skor semakin tinggi pula. Sedangkan peningkatan umur 40 hingga 80 tahun mengalami penurunan daya serap pengetahuan yang ditandai dengan skor yang semakin rendah. Kesimpulan yang diperoleh yaitu kegiatan pengabdian di desa Arabika kecamatan Sinjai Barat mampu meningkatkan pengetahuan Masyarakat tentang pemanfaatan green consentrate sebagai stimulant produksi susu sapi Bali pra melahirkan.