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Portrayal of Gandhi in Cinema: An Analysis
Authors: Das Sonali
Published: September 2023

Satyajit Ray believed Indian cinema needed an icon, uniquely Indian, who would give us a distinct identity. In course of time, Gandhi came to be seen as an inspiration who became a popular subject for cinema, in India and abroad. The ideas of Gandhi and Gandhism are popular subjects for the visual narratives. While Gandhi's life and work fascinated filmmakers around the world, Gandhi considered cinema as “evil” and was sceptical about its influence over the masses. In his lifetime, Gandhi saw only one film, Vijay Bhatt's Ram Rajya (1943). He refused to meet Charlie Chaplin, the then greatest star, calling him 'just a buffoon'. Even though Gandhi did not have a high opinion of cinema, film industry can be considered to be the most secular industry. The films of those times promoted nationalist fervour and spread humanitarian values, the same ideals Gandhi believed in and preached. It is interesting to note that even though Gandhi is the Father of our Nation, the first two films on Gandhi were produced by the Westerners, i.e Nine Hours to Rama (1963) by Mark Robson, and Gandhi (1982) by Richard Attenborough. Further the star cast involved actors mostly from the Britain or from the West. Indian producers and directors considered a film on Gandhi to be a risk. Even Nehru was of the opinion that the Government was not fit enough to make a film on Gandhi and there was lack of competent people to do so. But after the mega success of Attenborough's Gandhi, there was a big spurt of Indian film production on Gandhi.

Portrayal of Gandhi in films is a strategy for marketing Gandhian philosophy and in disseminating different aspects of Gandhi unexpressed before. There is plurality of expression of Gandhian philosophies in the visual medium like cinema. My paper makes a humble attempt to analyse different facets of Gandhi's life as portrayed in two films, one directed by a foreigner and another by an Indian. Those two films are Attenborough's Gandhi (1982) where Gandhi is presented as a national hero who agitated against the British using his dual weapons of Ahimsa and Satyagraha and attained freedom for India; and Rajkumar Hirani's Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006) where Gandhi is depicted in a novel way in a comic pattern to impart Gandhian philosophy at the contemporary age.
From Abuse to Apotheosis- Decoding The Trajectory of A Feminist Quest in Girish Karnad's Naga-mandala
Authors: Rai Madhukar
Published: September 2023

This paper attempts to explore the idea of womanhood and feminine sexuality as it appears in Girish Karnad's remarkable play Naga-Mandala and discuss how the central protagonist of the play Rani manages to achieve a state of social respectability but at the cost of her individuality as a woman. We will also try to trace her journey from a state of patriarchal neglect and abuse to her final apotheosis and try to interrogate how to be a woman in India is to straddle two different imprisonments- the image of a Goddess and the image of a slut. This paper will highlight how Rani too gets absorbed in the pantheistic iconography of a deified mortal and thus manages to cut across the confinements of patriarchy which for many women is still an elusive dream. But what remains our chief contention is how such an ideological and contrived politics of feminine appropriation as a figure of divinity tends to reinforce the idea of a woman as a benign entity heralding notions of virtue and purity that others are ideally expected to conform to. The trajectory of Rani's life and struggles against the conventions of patriarchy thus bring forth quintessential questions about feminine desires and sensuality which needs greater attention within the mainstream discourse of feminism.
Fluidity in Cultural Identity in Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Authors: Islam Rama
Published: September 2023

This article explores fluidity in cultural identity through the analysis andinterpretation of Salman Rushdie's Haroun and the Sea of Stories. Culture andidentity are important areas of postcolonial and cultural studies. Culturalidentity constantly changes due to diversity, as Rushdie shows the fluidity ofcultural identity to depict the social, cultural, political, linguistic, andecological differences between the sunlit land of Gup City and the perenniallydark land of Chup City. The differences between Guppees, who representliberal, pluralistic, and multicultural views, and Chupwalas, who representvarious types of conservative world views, reveal people's antagonisticposition. This difference also refers to a conflict between fundamentalism andWestern literary modernism. The novel presents postmodern concepts, fluidityof cultural identity and the formation and reformation of identity, which areapplicable to race, culture, and identity. The travels of Haroun Khalifa are anadventurous journey where he encounters different kinds of people in differentplaces. Haroun anticipates a shift in cultural identities between Guppees andChupwalas. Rushdie thinks that stories have the power to dominate silence,corruption, and oppression and to form new cultural identities. Rushdie'sstorytelling power represents various cultural identities as well as the changeand formation of cultural identity. This article highlights fluidity in culturalidentity in the context of postcolonial cultural studies.
Concept of the 'Ideal Woman': A Critical Study Through The Female Characters of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's The Forest of Enchantments
Authors: Raghav Ragini , Saxena Sharmila
Published: September 2023

In Indian mythology there have been several female characters, whohave played prominent roles. They were women who had sacrificedgreatly to be idealized. An ideal woman is the one who is a perfectdaughter, following her parents' wishes; a perfect wife, obeying andfollowing her husband; a perfect mother, looking after her children.Throughout her life she hardly questions the oppression she suffered.She is the upholder of “culture” and its preservation is her duty andmakes sure that her daughter and daughter-in-law learn it from her. Inthe great epic, Ramayana, we come across several women characterswho are considered as ideal woman, good, meek, long suffering andbearing everything silently. However, in Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's“The Forest of Enchantment” we see Sita in a different light and alsoother sides of an ideal woman. Although she suffers throughout thenovel but she has a voice and firmly puts her thoughts. The novelistsuccessfully brings new meaning to the concept of an ideal woman.
Doctors and Doctoring: An Analysis of the Cultural Discourses of Medicine
Authors: C. Shinu , Zachariah Binu
Published: September 2023

The astonishing stories from the discourses of medicine portray the values of a doctor and the process of doctoring based on humanistic principles. Medical Humanities is an interdisciplinary field of study where one of the aims is to attempt to focus on the importance of empathy and kindness in medical practitioners who experience anguish, anxiety as well as professional satisfaction. Haris Qadeer introduces Medical Humanities, basically a Western thought, to the Indian context by compiling translated stories of illness and cure from the regional languages of India. The book, Medical Maladies: Stories of Disease and Cure from Indian Languages (2022), through nineteen fascinating short stories ranging from the early twentieth century to the contemporary period, discloses the various aspects of the cultural discourses of medicine in India. The translation of literary texts into other languages enhances their scope of obtaining a wider readership as well as reviews and critical analyses. A text like Medical Maladies opens the doors of regional Indian literatures so as to enable us to understand and study the vicissitudes of life portrayed in literatures in regional languages from all over the country. This paper attempts to analyse the impact of medical pluralism and medical paternalism on the treatment offered, changing medical gaze, the threats of the corporatization of medicine that makes doctoring a business, the influences of sociocultural beliefs in the suffering of women, and the challenges faced by the doctors, patients and other medical practitioners through a study of five stories from this collection. These include “Quarantine”, “A Day in the Labour Room”, “The Surgeon”, “Mantra”, and “Narova Kunjarova”
Dream India Dream:Re-kindling a Post Colonial Perspective Through Manas Bakshi's Vision of India
Authors: Dwivedi Shubha
Published: September 2023

In an era when colonial legacies are being abandoned and national identities are being re-claimed, literature, rather than history, is recognized as the most reliable source of information on monumental events, epochs, and upheavals that mark the evolution of various civilizations. Since both literary works and historical events are influenced by social dynamics, they can both point to watershed moments and spark transformation. Poetry, in a reasonable sense, also qualifies as an authentic record of times and a way of looking at life with an attempt at drawing greater meanings from one's circumstances of existence than may be apparent through other modes of expression. Poetry, with its ability to evoke emotions, communicate complex ideas, encapsulates the essence of human experiences in a manner that is both subjective and universal. Apart from enabling the quest for self-knowledge and self-fulfillment, poetry has also helped humanity survive against demons of destruction and annihilation. It has aided as a sure and steady toolforsocialcriticism,provingitslastingsignificancenotonlyfor humanitybut to other lifeforms and the planet as a whole. The latest compilation of poems brought out by Manas Bakshi, titled Dream India Dream,published in 2022, constitutes a significant addition to his artistic oeuvre.
Anisotropic Strange Stars with Nonlinear Equation of State
Authors: Malaver Manuel
Published: September 2023

The modeling of superdense matter is an interesting research area and in the last decades, such models allow explain the behavior of massive objects as neutron stars, quasars, pulsars and white dwarfs. Taking local anisotropy into consideration, in this paper we present a new classes of solutions for the Einstein´s field equations in a spherically symmetric spacetime under the influence of an electric field considering a quadratic equation of state with a particular form the metric potential that depends on an adjustable parameter. The obtained solutions can be written in terms of elementary functions, namely polynomials and algebraic functions. The graphs generated show that physical variables such as metric potentials, radial pressure, energy density, charge density, anisotropy, radial speed sound are consistent with realistic stellar models. The results of this research can be useful in the development and description of new models of compact structures. Keywords: quadratic equation of state, Einstein-Maxwell system, metric potential, adjustable parameter, compact structures
Experiences of surgical intensive care nurses on delirium: A phenomenological study
Authors: DENİZ DOĞAN Sevgi , KÖSE TOSUNÖZ İpek , YURTSEVEN Şeyma , ARSLAN Sevban
Published: September 2023

Purpose: The study aims to reveal the perceptions and care practices of nurses working in surgical intensive care units towards delirium in more depth.

Methods: The study is qualitative research with a phenomenological design. Twenty nurses working in the surgical intensive care units of a university hospital and giving care to patients diagnosed with delirium before were included in the study. The data of the research were obtained by interview method, one of the qualitative data collection methods. The obtained qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis method.

Results: The methods used by nurses in the diagnosis of delirium were divided into two main themes subjective and objective. Nurses' care interventions were divided into six themes: providing and maintaining a safe environment, communication, eating and drinking, mobilization, sleeping, and dependent interventions/others. In addition, the difficulties experienced by nurses are divided into three themes: patient-related difficulties, systemic difficulties, and individual difficulties.

Conclusion: It is noteworthy that in this study, nurses did not specify some evidence-based interventions related to delirium care. In addition, it was determined in the study that nurses had some difficulties while giving care.
Is Application of Uterine Fundus Pressure with a Sandbag Effective in Reduction of Cesarean Bleeding? A Prospective Case Control Study
Authors: Pala Şehmus , Atılgan Remzi , Yurt Nurdan , Keser Hasan Burak , Oğlak Süleyman Cemil , Yılmaz Mustafa
Published: September 2023

Background: Uterine compression methods reduce the amount of postpartum bleeding. In our study, we investigated the effect of fundal pressure, which will be created by a sandbag placed on the abdomen, on reducing post-cesarean bleeding. Methods: A total of 482 patients who delivered by cesarean section (CS) in the Obstetrics Clinic of Fırat University Faculty of Medicine between January 2021 and December 2021 were included in this prospective, randomized, single-center study. There were two groups: control group (n = 246), weighted group (n = 236). A sandbag weighing approximately 3 kg was used as a fundal compression tool. Hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) concentrations and amount of vaginal bleeding were determined preoperatively and at the postoperative 8th and 24th hours. In addition, the time of milk coming from the breast and visual analogue scale (VAS) were evaluated. Results: The postoperative Hb value at 24 hours was significantly lower in weighted group compared to control group. The estimated amount of postoperative bleeding (based on the number of pads) was higher in weighted group compared to control group. The time to onset of milk production from the breast at the postoperative 8th hour was significantly longer in weighted group compared to control group. Postoperative VAS scores at 24 hours were significantly higher in weighted group compared to control group. Conclusions: Applying fundal pressure by using a sandbag from the abdominal route seems ineffective in reducing the amount of bleeding after CS. It may even increase the amount of bleeding. Clinical Trial Registration: The study was registered at https://clinicaltrials.gov/, registration number: NCT06005831.
Memories of cooperation with Slovenian scientists
Authors:   Institute of Slavic Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Churkina Iskra
Published: September 2023

In her memoirs, the author tells about her long-term collaboration with Slovenian scholars during her work at the Institute of Slavic Studies (1958-2016).
Advanced Imaging Techniques for Emergency Radiology and Surgery
Authors: Smith Kevin
Published: September 2023

Advanced Imaging Techniques for Emergency Radiology andSurgery
The COVID-19 Mortality Paradox (Africa versus USA & Israel): An Egyptian Tale of Honor
Authors: Kelleni Mina
Published: September 2023

The sum of the ongoing COVID-19 mortality in 55 African countries, including the elderly and patients suffering from multiple co-morbidities, were almost 4.5x lower than USA despite that over 4.2x more people live in Africa. Moreover, this similar mortality paradox is quite evident when you compare the heavily populated (over 216 millions), poorly vaccinated, poorly “mandated” Nigeria to the small (less than 10 millions), highly vaccinated and strictly mandated Israel to find almost 4x lower COVID mortality in Nigeria. In this perspective, I explain how this paradox evolved from a personal point of view gained from my academic, clinical and social experience while perfectly using the Egyptian immune-modulatory Kelleni’s protocol to manage pediatric, geriatric, pregnant and immune-compromised COVID-19 patients including many suffering multiple comorbidities since April 2020. It’s very unfortunate that SARS CoV-2 is still evolving and COVID-19 losses are undergoing, however in Africa, we enjoy a life free of anxiety or mandates, and this perspective represents an Egyptian medical tale of honor explaining how we trusted science through adopting early treatment using safe, effective and generic repurposed drugs that saved all COVID-19 patients unless a minority previously managed with the westerly adopted protocols.
Are risk preferences optimal?
Authors: Skjold Benjamin , Steinkamp Simon Richard , Connaughton Colm , Hulme Oliver J , Peters Ole
Published: September 2023

Decision theories commonly assume that risk preferences are idiosyncratic but stable over time. A recent model from ergodicity economics reveals that optimising the growth rate of wealth requires individuals to adjust their risk preferences to wealth dynamics. Here we ask whether humans are capable of such adjustments. In a randomised control trial, participants will make risky decisions under additive and multiplicative dynamics. We will estimate risk preferences separately in the two conditions for each participant by fitting isoelastic utility functions via hierarchical Bayesian models and standard regression techniques. Growth optimal adjustments to risk preferences would confirm our main hypothesis, whereas risk preferences that are stable across conditions would disconfirm it. Pilot data from 11 participants revealed strong evidence supporting the main hypothesis. We will replicate this pilot in a pre-registered experiment with up to 150 participants.
Are Disabled Graduate Students Using Disability Services and What are Their Additional Needs?
Authors: Tarconish Emily , Lombardi Allison , Jordan Tarah
Published: September 2023

Approximately 12% of graduate students identify with disabilities. While little research literature exists regarding the experiences and service use of this population, several qualitative studies have revealed that graduate students with disabilities are unlikely to self-disclose their disabilities and even less likely to register with Offices of Disability Services to receive reasonable accommodations. These individuals have reported not disclosing to avoid disability-related stigma and discrimination, as well as concerns that their needs will be misunderstood by these offices and conflated with those of undergraduate students with disabilities. The current study analyzed a survey of graduate students with disabilities at a large institution in the Northeast that examined if participants registered for services, to whom they disclosed their disabilities, and what services they want and need to be available. Results indicated that more than half of the sample did not register with ODS, citing that they were unaware of services or how to register for them, or to avoid stigma and discrimination. Participants also described needing a range of services and supports that are specific to their needs as graduate students with disabilities. Implications for researchers and practitioners and limitations are discussed.
Statistical Analysis Plan for the INTEnsive ambulance-delivered blood pressure Reduction in hyper-Acute stroke Trial (INTERACT4)
Authors: Billot Laurent , Chen Chen , Song Lili , Lin Yapeng , Liu Feifeng , Chen Xiaoying , Arima Hisatomi , Bath Philip M , Ford Gary A. , Robinson Thompson , Sandset Else Charlotte , Saver Jeffrey L , Sprigg Nikola , van der Worp Bart , Yang Jie , Li Gang , Anderson Craig S.
Published: September 2023

INTERACT4 aims to determine the effectiveness of pre-hospital administered blood pressure lowering treatment initiated in an ambulance setting on functional outcome at 90 days in patients who have elevated BP after suffering an acute stroke. This statistical analysis plan pre-specifies the method of analysis for every outcome and key variable collected in the trial. The primary analysis will consist in an ordinal logistic regression conducted in all patients with a confirmed acute cerebrovascular disease event. The statistical analysis plan also includes planned sensitivity analyses including covariate adjustments, missing data imputations and subgroup analyses.
Soil moisture effects on InSAR - a correction approach and example from a hyper-arid region
Authors: Lohman Rowena , Burgi Paula
Published: September 2023

We present Interferometric Synthetic Aperture data spanning a series of precipitation events that impacted the southern edge of the Arabian Peninsula in 2017-2018. The arid climate, sparse vegetation and low topographic relief result in very high interferometric coherence magnitude between most pairs of dates, even for those separated by multiple years. For pairs of dates with differing soil moisture conditions, such as a “dry” date and a date immediately following one of the precipitation events, the interferometric coherence magnitude is much lower. However, pairs spanning the same event, but with a longer time interval, have high interferometric coherence magnitude. This observation suggests that the phase changes that result in lower coherence for some pairs are not permanent, such as those that would result from erosion or deposition of material, but are due to the variations in soil moisture. In support of this view, when we compare the phase of individual pixels to their neighbors, we observe similar phase change trends for each precipitation event. We present a simple statistical model of the relationship between soil moisture and phase, and show that it predicts the observed coherence and phase histories within this particular SAR time series. We also show how the parameters of this relationship can be inferred from the InSAR observables, and can be used to reduce the soil moisture effects on coherence and phase even for pairs of dates that were not used in that parameter estimation. For the test data considered here, the noise associated with soil moisture is lowered by 40%. We present results for synthetic time series, including a demonstration of the widely-observed phenomenon that displacement rates inferred from InSAR time series depend on the choice of interferometric pairs used in the analysis.
The Effects of Affective and Cognitive Empathy on Adolescents’ Behavior and Outcomes in Conflicts with Mothers
Authors: Van Lissa Caspar J. , Hawk Skyler T. , Meeus Wim
Published: September 2023

The present study investigated whether manipulations of affective and cognitive empathy have differential effects on observed behavior and self-reported outcomes in adolescent-mother conflict discussions. We further examined how these situational empathy inductions interact with pre-existing empathic dispositions. To promote ecological validity, we conducted home visits to study conflict discussions about real disagreements in adolescent-mother relationships. We explored the roles of sex, age, and maternal support and power as covariates and moderators. Results indicated that the affective empathy manipulation had no significant effects on behavior, although a trend in the hypothesized direction suggested affective empathy might promote active problem solving. The cognitive empathy manipulation led to lower conflict escalation, and promoted other-oriented listening for adolescents low in dispositional cognitive empathy. State-trait interactions indicated that the empathy manipulations had significant effects on self-reported outcomes for adolescents lower in dispositional empathic concern. For these adolescents, both manipulations promoted outcome satisfaction, but only the cognitive manipulation promoted perceived fairness. This suggests that cognitive empathy, in particular, allows adolescents to distance themselves from the emotional heat of a conflict and listen to mothers’ point of view, leading to outcomes perceived as both satisfying and fair. These findings are relevant for interventions and clinicians, because they demonstrate unique effects of promoting affective versus cognitive empathy. As even these minimal manipulations promoted significant effects on observed behavior and self-reported outcomes, particularly for low-empathy adolescents, stronger structural interventions are likely to have marked benefits.
Brief online suicide risk assessment of adults does not affect state mood, even in the context of elevated suicidality self-stigma, suicidal ideation, and psychological distress.
Authors: Winestone Ben , Melvin Glenn A , Tatnell Ruth , Hallford David John
Published: September 2023

There is a prevailing concern that suicide assessment poses an iatrogenic risk, whereby exposure to suicide-related materials may cause undue distress. The primary aim of the current repeated-measures study is to assess whether online suicide risk assessment affects state mood, and if self-stigma or coping related to suicidal ideation are predictors of mood change. The Australian participants (N = 662 participants, Mage = 34.9, SD = 12.3, 57.1% female), recruited through a crowd-sourcing platform, completed a visual analogue mood measure before and after The Suicide Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS), an assessment tool, and then self-stigma and coping measures; a modified version of the Internalised Stigma Scale, and the Brief COPE, respectively. State mood did not change from pre- to post-suicide risk assessment in the overall sample, t(662) = -0.16, p = .868, d = -0.01. Contrary to the hypotheses, neither self-stigma nor coping were related to mood change following exposure to the SIDAS. The multiple regression model was not significant, F(9,643) = 1.16, p = 0.31., nor was any single predictor including gender (Men, Women, and Non-binary participants; see results), current Suicide risk β = -0.04, t = -0.80, or psychological distress (as measured by the Depression, Anxiety, Distress Scale) β = -0.09, t = -1.76, p = 0.08. These findings suggest that online exposure to a suicide risk tool is unlikely to be iatrogenic in relation to state mood, even in the context of elevated self-stigma, suicidal ideation and psychological distress.
The longitudinal interplay of affective and cognitive empathy within and between adolescents and mothers
Authors: Van Lissa Caspar J. , Hawk Skyler T. , de Wied Minet , Koot Hans M. , van Lier Pol , Meeus Wim
Published: September 2023

This four-year study examined longitudinal interplays between adolescents’ and mothers’ self-reported empathic concern (EC) and perspective taking (PT). We investigated 1) whether adolescents’ EC predicted rank-order change in their PT over time, or vice-versa; 2) whether mothers’ empathy predicted relative increases in adolescents’ empathy; 3) whether adolescent gender moderated the over-time links from mothers’ to adolescents’ empathy; and 4) whether the rank-order stability of EC and PT over time differed within and between respondents. Adolescents’ EC positively predicted their PT over time, but not vice-versa. Mothers’ PT positively predicted adolescent PT over time for girls, but not for boys. The rank-order stability of adolescents’ EC was greater than their PT. Maternal PT and EC were equally stable, and more stable than for adolescents. This study contributes the first empirical evidence that the developmental order of adolescents’ empathy runs from affective to cognitive empathy, in contrast to prior theoretical and experimental literature that has emphasized the reverse direction. It further provides the first longitudinal evidence of intergenerational empathy transmission. These findings support the notion that adolescence is a developmentally sensitive period for PT.
Educational Disparities in Trust Changes during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2017-22)
Authors: Zoch Gundula , Wamsler Steffen
Published: September 2023

The pronounced and socially stratified increase in political trust at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic is well-documented. However, our understanding of underlying causes and mechanisms remains incomplete. Drawing on earlier research on identity theory and crisis vulnerability, we examine educational disparities in trust changes across the pandemic in Germany. Utilizing panel data (NEPS, 2017-2022, 21,021 person-years) on trust in state and non-state actors as well as the media in four waves before and during the pandemic, together with county-level infection rates and restriction measures, we estimate fixed-effects regression models.Results reveal a sharp initial trust increase, particularly among lower-educated individuals and toward core government institutions. As the pandemic progresses, trust declines, with more pronounced changes among lower-educated individuals and with regard to the media and the police, whereas trust in government remains above pre-pandemic levels. Infection rates, restriction measures or changes in individual objective and subjective pandemic affectedness do not substantively explain educational disparities in trust changes. Further analyses, however, highlight that lower ICT literacy partly explains the observed educational disparities. From a broader perspective, the results point towards the importance of socially stratified competencies that are likely to shape short-term attitudinal change in times of crises.
How Technology Changes Authoritarian State Surveillance: Evidence from China
Authors: liu zhouyan
Published: September 2023

This article explores the evolving role of technology in the surveillance strategies of authoritarian states. First, I develop a theory of two major forms of surveillance: targeted repression (surveillance of radical opponents by the secret police) and non-exclusive infiltration (surveillance of the general population by civil servants). I argue that by reducing the cost of information collection and by integrating the information collected, surveillance technology enables autocracies to increase their practices in non-exclusive infiltration to maintain social order at a lower political cost. My theory predicts that as technology advances, we should observe a rise in the use of non-exclusive infiltration accompanied by a decline in public protests. Using a difference-in-differences design that records implementations of the Sharp Eyes Project in Chinese cities across time, I find that technological reform has increased the number of minor social disputes in which local governments intervened and decreased the number of collective actions taken by the people. Neither the arrests of political activists nor the crime rates have been affected. My theory and evidence suggest that improvements in informational technology make authoritarian states more resilient by enhancing their information capacity.
Widow and Widower Mortality in India
Authors: Hossain Babul , Reed Megan N , Gupta Aashish , Goli Srinivas , James KS
Published: September 2023

Widowhood has been shown to be associated with elevated mortality risk in a number of contexts. This is the first study to quantify the mortality risk associated with widowhood for men and women in India. We do so by using data on individuals interviewed in the first wave of the India Human Development Survey (2004-5), whose survival status was observed seven years later in wave 2 of the survey. Accounting for differences in age, socioeconomic status, and residence type explains the higher risk of mortality for both widowed women and men aged 60 and above, but not for those aged 25 to 59. Despite the unique vulnerabilities experienced by Indian widows, we find that the risk of mortality for widowed women compared to married women is slightly lower than the mortality risk for widowed men compared to married men in the 25-59 age group. In this age group, we also document a survival disadvantage for widows exposed to conservative and less egalitarian gender norms, and for less educated widowers. These findings suggest that despite India’s similarity to other contexts with survival disadvantages for both widowed men and women, unequal gender norms still shape life chances for Indian widows.
Women Stories of Becoming from Cuba and Beyond
Authors: Hjalmarson Elise , Ana Ruxandra
Published: September 2023

This plurivocal ethnographic piece examines the patterns of interactions – ordinary and mundane, on the one hand, and yet politically formative, on the other – in our conversations with two of our closest research participants. The ethnographic vignettes included below, the first from Cuba and the second from Spain, highlight the diverse struggles in which Cuban women are engaged both on the island and beyond, in its growing diasporic communities, to carve out alternative spaces and ways of being that facilitate their moving towards greater existential, economic, and embodied freedom. For the protagonists, we suggest, hope is formulated and reformulated through the decisions, great and small, that shape their daily existence as they step into and negotiate an unstable, uncertain future.
Segment and Rule: Modern Censorship in Authoritarian Regimes
Authors: Heo Kun , Zerbini Antoine
Published: September 2023

We analyze the incentives of authoritarian regimes to segment access to censored content through technology. Citizens choose whether to pay to access censored online content at a cost fixed by the regime: the firewall. A low firewall segments access and generates more compliance than full censorship - a high firewall - ever could. Regime opponents self-select into consuming censored content, and comply conditional on positive independent reporting. Regime supporters exclusively consume state propaganda, which secures their compliance. This segment-and-rule strategy can be engineered by making local news outlets uninformative, or by affecting the intrinsic benefit from access.
CLUSTERING ANALYSIS OF ADMISSION OF NEW STUDENTS USING K-MEANS CLUSTERING AND K-MEDOIDS ALGORITHMS TO INCREASE CAMPUS MARKETING POTENTIAL
Authors: Amin Hasan
Published: September 2023

Acceptance of new students is a very important activity for a high school or university. The admissions data has not been utilized by the campus in making strategic decisions, marketing potential, and considering invitations through academic admissions. So, to assist in processing the new student admissions data, in this study the design and analysis of new student admissions data was carried out using stages in data mining. The clustering method approach can be applied in analyzing the potential level of PMB quality produced by utilizing the PMB recording dataset for the 2023 period. 86 data records. The K-Means and K-Medoids algorithm models that are applied have results that show a new insight, namely grouping based on 2 clusters, cluster 1 (C0) is a pass category while cluster 2 (C1) has not been determined. The results of the K-Medoids algorithm which has cluster 1 (C0) 60 results, cluster 2 (C1) has 26 results is a potential pass of 60 and has not yet been determined 26 of the data tested 86 while the results of the K-Means cluster 1 algorithm (C0) 40 , cluster 2 ( C1 ) 46 is a potential pass consisting of 40 and 46 undetermined data from the 86 datasets tested. Testing using the RapidMiner Studio application can also produce similar insights, namely each cluster has Davies Bouldin Index or DBI results from each K-Means and K-Medoids algorithm. K-Means has a Davies Bouldin Index result of -0.533 while K-Medoids has a Davies Bouldin Index result of -0.877
Performance Analysis of Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy System to Control Power Flow in Islanded Microgrid
Authors: Paudel Sandesh , K.C. Bipana , Sharma Aadarsh , Chhetri Abhinaya , Karki Menaka
Published: September 2023

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Dynamic-Static Var Compensation for Improving Power Factor
Authors: Basnet Biswash , Sapkota Kishor , Poudel Rabison , Kshetri Sandip , Pandey Ram Prasad
Published: September 2023

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Suitability Analysis of Settlement in Mountainous Region using MCDA Techniques: Case Study of Dhorpatan Municipality
Authors: Karki Sagar , Pokharel Ranjee Prasad
Published: September 2023

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An Analytical Recommendation Shopping eHandmart
Authors: K.C. Hari , Bhandari Bamdev
Published: September 2023

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Continuous Supply to Load by Automatic Switchover in System During Fault Condition using PLC and SCADA
Authors: Ghimire Amrit , Oliya Ashish , Itani Manmohan , Gyawali Pawan , Bastola Prakash , Pandey Ram Prasad , Bhattarai Samriddhi
Published: September 2023

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Bhandari’s Rhetoric in the 1990s Political Dynamics: Institutionalizing Democracy in Nepal
Authors: Karki Dhruba
Published: September 2023

Rhetoric can be described as an art of persuasion, encompassing both words and actions. It is associated with the relationship between an addresser and an addressee in the process of communication. In the early post-1990 era in Nepal, CPN (UML) Secretary General Madan Bhandari emerged as a popular leader with his political philosophy of People’s Multiparty Democracy (PMPD), effectively employing the art of rhetoric to connect with a diverse audience. The rhetorical analysis of Bhandari’s speeches, which covered topics such as monarchy, constitution, parliamentary elections, and the Tanakpur Treaty, had a profound impact on shaping the Nepali psyche. Using rhetorical appeals – logos, pathos, and ethos – Bhandari brilliantly persuaded the intended audience in the post-democracy Nepali society early in the 1990s. Exploiting myths and metaphors, and repetitions and parallelism, Bhandari skillfully projected a sense of hope and expectation amidst contemporary political exigencies. Bhandari’s rhetoric contained substantial democratic values and ideas for socio-economic transformation, which deeply inspired the newly liberated Nepali psyche. With a high level of respect for his audiences, he envisioned a future course of progress and prosperity for Nepal embedded in the principles of People’s Multiparty Democracy, all within the context of global political dynamics. Through a perfect balance of rhetoric and reality, Bhandari not only instilled new hope in the Nepali people but also created an image of an iconic leader dedicated to the welfare of the country and its people. As an innovative political philosophy, PMPD resonates with democratic practice in the Marxist philosophy for the masses that earned him the status of a hero in contemporary Nepali politics, relevant now, and directed to continue for decades in the South Asian geopolitical sphere.
Biološko-ekološka obilježja posebnog rezervata šumske vegetacije Kočje - otok Korčula
Authors: Španjol Željko , Gašparović Ivana , Vučetić Marko , Zbiljski Dunja , Vojinović Milan , Sušilović Vedran , Ljubić Ivan , Korov Katarina , Dorbić Boris
Published: September 2023

Prirodni fenomen, Kočje, 1962. godine proglašen je posebnim rezervatom šumske vegetacije, dok je njegov glavni fenomen šuma stogodišnjih stabala hrasta crnike (Quercus ilex L.). Rezervat je sjemenskog postanka s ponekom panjačom. Osim s vegetacijskog gledišta, Kočje je specifično i zbog niza geomorfoloških oblika. Šumu ovog rezervata se može svrstati u šumu hrasta crnike i crnog jasena. U radu su dani rezultati opsežnih istraživanja koja su provedena u prvoj polovici 2015. godine, a uključivala su strukturna, vegetacijska i mikroklimatska mjerenja. Strukturna izmjera stabala provedena je na području cijelog rezervata, a vegetacijska i mikroklimatološka istraživanja su obuhvatila 7 pokusnih ploha.Rezultati su pokazali da inventarizirana stabala hrasta crnike (140) pokazuju konstantno opadanje vitaliteta, što je sasvim razumljivo i vezano na njihovu stoljetnu dob. Ustanovljeno je i da su najbrojnije vrste u fazi ponika i pomladka: Laurus nobilis L. i Viburnum tinus L., dok hrast crnika prevladava u nadstojnoj etaži. S obzirom na strukturne tablice sastojina na pokusnim plohama 1.-7. kao i na ukupne iznose drvne zalihe, došlo se do spoznaje da se sklopljeni dio šume rezervata i dalje nalazi u stadiju visoke crnikove šume.Iz fitocenoloških snimki (tablica 12) također uočavamo tu heterogenost staničnih uvjeta budući osim tipičnih vrsta asocijacije Fraxino orni–Quercetum ilicis Horvatić (1956.) 1958. (Šuma hrasta crnike i crnog jasena) ovisno o geološko-morfološkim, hidrološkim, pedološkim i mikroklimatskim prilikama pridolaze vrste koje nisu tipične za šumsku vegetaciju. Ponajprije paprati, vegetacija stijena, mahovina i sl. Pokrovnost vegetacije u rezervatu Kočje nije jednolična. Središnji dio gdje prevladavaju stara stabla crnike pokrovnost sloja drveća je 90-95 % (100 %), grmlje pokriva 30-100 %. Pokrovnost sloja prizemnog rašća je također različita i ovisi o pokrovnosti sloja grmlja i drveća, tako da je od 5-80 %. Isto tako u rezervatu nalazimo gusti sloj nerazgrađenog listinca najčešće od 2 do 5 cm, a u „džepovima“, škrapama između stijena 10 do 15 cm. Tu ga najviše nanosi voda za jakih kiša.Mikroklimatskim istraživanjima je potvrđeno da kolebanja mikroklimatskih elemenata (temperatura i količina svjetla) ovise o stupnju sklopljenosti sastojine u sloju drveća i grmlja te geomorfološkim situacijama na plohama.
Role and challenges of online education in present times
Authors: Pandey Sandeep
Published: September 2023

The technology driven world has touched almost all sectors and all aspects of life. Technological change has also taken place in the field of education. E-learning has become an important aspect of the educational system. It is gaining momentum day by day. In such a technology-driven scenario, it has become a challenge for teachers to accommodate e-learning in their teaching-learning processes. To meet the demands of information explosion, information and communication technology (ICT) has become an important issue in the education world. Now is the time to equip teachers with advanced ICT and train them to get the most out of it. ICT is an integral part of our daily lives, but it is still in the process of finding a better place in schools as a generation of teachers are not well-acquainted with it, but are willing to adopt it. The objective of the paper is to describe the role of teacher and the importance of e-learning in the present context. It emphasizes on the challenges faced by teachers in implementing e-learning in India and tries to suggest various solutions for awareness, implementation and facilitation of e-learning solutions by teachers in their teaching-learning processes.

Abstract in Hindi Language:

प्रौद्योगिकी संचालित दुनिया ने लगभग सभी क्षेत्रों और जीवन के सभी पहलुओं को छू लिया है। शिक्षा के क्षेत्र में भी तकनीकी परिवर्तन हुआ है। ई-लर्निंग शैक्षिक प्रणाली का एक महत्वपूर्ण पहलू बन गया है। यह दिन-ब-दिन रफ्तार पकड़ता जा रहा है। ऐसे प्रौद्योगिकी-संचालित परिदृश्य में, शिक्षकों के लिए अपनी शिक्षण-सीखने की प्रक्रियाओं में ई-लर्निंग को समायोजित करना एक चुनौती बन गया है। सूचना विस्फोट की माँगों को पूरा करने के लिए, सूचना और संचार प्रौद्योगिकी शिक्षा जगत का महत्वपूर्ण मुद्दा बन गया है। अब समय आ गया है कि शिक्षकों को उन्नत आईसीटी से लैस किया जाए और उन्हें इसका अधिकतम लाभ उठाने के लिए प्रशिक्षित किया जाए। आईसीटी हमारे दैनिक जीवन का अभिन्न अंग है, लेकिन स्कूलों में बेहतर स्थान पाने के लिए यह अभी भी प्रक्रिया में है क्योंकि शिक्षकों की एक पीढ़ी इससे अच्छी तरह परिचित नहीं है, लेकिन वे इसे अपनाने के इच्छुक हैं। पेपर का उद्देश्य वर्तमान संदर्भ में शिक्षक की भूमिका और ई-लर्निंग के महत्व का वर्णन करना है। यह भारत में ई-लर्निंग को लागू करने में शिक्षकों के सामने आने वाली चुनौतियों पर जोर देता है और शिक्षकों द्वारा उनकी शिक्षण-शिक्षण प्रक्रियाओं में ई-लर्निंग समाधानों के संबंध में जागरूकता, कार्यान्वयन और सुविधा के लिए विभिन्न समाधान सुझाने का प्रयास करता है।

Keywords: ऑनलाइन शिक्षण, आईसीटी, ई-लर्निंग, प्रौद्योगिकी-संचालित
PLURALISME DAN INKLUSIVITAS DALAM MASYARAKAT MULTIKULTURAL PERSPEKTIF PEMIKIRAN TARIQ RAMADAN
Authors: Saumantri Theguh
Published: September 2023

Pluralisme dan inklusivitas merupakan hal penting yang perlu di pahami dalam konteks masyarakat multikultural saat ini. Namun, dalam masyarakat yang pluralistik, konflik seringkali muncul karena perbedaan dan ketidaksepakatan di antara kelompok yang berbeda. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis konsep-konsep pluralisme dan inklusivitas dalam pemikiran Tariq Ramadan, dengan fokus pada konsep European Muslim dan Dar al-Shahadah. Penelitian ini merupakan studi pustaka dengan pendekatan filosofis yang bertujuan untuk mengkaji ide dan gagasan tokoh. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa dalam pemikirannya, Tariq Ramadan menekankan pentingnya pendekatan kritis, inklusif, dan pluralistik terhadap Islam, serta memperjuangkan reformasi dalam pemikiran Islam. Konsep European Muslim dan Dar al-Shahadah-nya menawarkan pandangan yang positif tentang peran identitas muslim dalam konteks global yang semakin kompleks dan berubah dalam menciptakan masyarakat yang lebih adil dan harmonis serta mengajarkan pentingnya mengakui dan menghargai kebenaran dan hak asasi manusia dalam semua wilayah di dunia, tanpa terbatas pada perbedaan agama dan budaya.
Transformation of land and cadastral accounting of the quantity and quality of land in Ukraine in the conditions of post-war recovery
Authors: Novakovska I. , Bavrovska N.
Published: September 2023

The state land cadastre has always played an important role in regulating land relations in the country. With the adoption of the current Land Code of Ukraine in 2001 and the establishment of the land market, issues related to land accounting have become particularly relevant. There is a need to provide users with accurate and reliable information about each land plot, including its area, composition of land categories, distribution of land by owners and land users, condition, quality, and evaluation of land resources, as well as the efficiency of their use.

Land accounting is known to be one of the main types of economic accounting and forms a unified system. Unlike land registration, the nature of land accounting has not been extensively studied for a long time. During the Soviet period, accounting mostly had a technical nature and primarily served statistical and economic functions. However, while recognizing the unity of economic accounting, it should be noted that different types of accounting solve their own tasks, using their own specific methods and techniques [1].

This paper examines the transformation of land accounting in Ukraine, focusing on the peculiarities of the historical development of the accounting system from the beginning of Ukraine's independence in 1990 to the present period. The stages of the development of the accounting system, the roles of various institutions, and legislative changes that have influenced this process are analyzed.

Emphasis is placed on the essence and functions of the state land cadastre, as well as the role of the cadastre in regulating land relations and ensuring the rational management of land resources. Special attention is given to the period of administrative-territorial reform, local self-government reform, decentralization, and post-war development of the land cadastre.