bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Preparation and analysis of Ag2Se1-xTex thin film structure on the physical properties at various temperatures by thermal evaporation
Authors:   Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science / Ibn AlHaitham,University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, Ali Hiba M. , Khudayer I. ,   Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Science / Ibn AlHaitham,University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Published: March 2023

Chemical spray pyrolysis (CSP) was utilized to create pure Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) and magnesium (Mg) doped thin films on a clean glass substrate at a temperature equal to 400°C. X-ray diffraction test revealed a cubic wurtzite crystal structure with average crystallite sizes of 10.99 and 12.27 nm for ZnS and ZnS: Mg, respectively. XRD analysis of the doped films revealed a polycrystalline structure with a predominant peak along the (220) plane and additional peaks along the (111), (200), and (222) planes. The grain size raised from 10.99 to 12.27 nm as a result of the XRD patterns. The increase in Mg content from 0% to 3%, affect the bandgap that fell from 3.52 to 3.42 eV. As the Mg content increased, the transmittance and refractive index of the films was lowered.
Effects of pressure on structural, mechanical, and electronic properties of chalcopyrite compound CuAlS2
Authors:   Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang 330044, China, Geng J. , Wu J. ,   Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang 330044, China
Published: March 2023

First-principles method is performed to investigate the structural, electronic, elastic and mechanical characteristics of the tetragonal CuAlS2 in the pressure range from 0 to 10 GPa. The results indicated that both the lattice constant and cell volume decrease with the increase of pressure, which are matched well with available previous values. The pressure has a more significant influence on the c direction than the a and b direction. The obtained elastic constants reveal the tetragonal CuAlS2 is mechanically stable between 0 and 10 GPa. The bulk, shear, and Young’s modulus are evaluated by Voigt-Reuss-Hill approximation. All these elastic moduli exhibit a monotonic feature as a function of pressure. The Poisson’s ratio, Pugh’s criterion, and Cauchy pressure indicate that ternary chalcopyrite semiconductor CuAlS2 is ductile against pressure. Meanwhile, the analysis of the electronic structures reveals that the states near the valence band top are derived from Cu 3d and S 3p orbitals, and the lowest conduction band is composed of Al 3p and S 3p orbitals. We expect that the findings predicted the physical properties of this compound will promote future experimental studies on CuAlS2.
Automated assembly of molecular mechanisms at scale from text mining and curated databases
Authors: Bachman John A , Gyori Benjamin M , Sorger Peter K
Published: March 2023

The analysis of omic data depends on machine‐readable information about protein interactions, modifications, and activities as found in protein interaction networks, databases of post‐translational modifications, and curated models of gene and protein function. These resources typically depend heavily on human curation. Natural language processing systems that read the primary literature have the potential to substantially extend knowledge resources while reducing the burden on human curators. However, machine‐reading systems are limited by high error rates and commonly generate fragmentary and redundant information. Here, we describe an approach to precisely assemble molecular mechanisms at scale using multiple natural language processing systems and the Integrated Network and Dynamical Reasoning Assembler (INDRA). INDRA identifies full and partial overlaps in information extracted from published papers and pathway databases, uses predictive models to improve the reliability of machine reading, and thereby assembles individual pieces of information into non‐redundant and broadly usable mechanistic knowledge. Using INDRA to create high‐quality corpora of causal knowledge we show it is possible to extend protein–protein interaction databases and explain co‐dependencies in the Cancer Dependency Map.
Russian Professor as a Laborer in the Era of Ratings, Digitalization and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors:   State and Law Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Korolev Sergey ,   State University of Land Use Planning in Moscow, Russia
Published: March 2023

The traditional labor contract has actually ceased to be the principal legal document, regulating labor relations of Russian university teachers. The individual labor contract was reduced to the status of a mere ‘rudimentary’ annex to the so-called effective contract. The latter is legally non-existent and is not even mentioned in the Labor Code of Russia of 2001. The Covid-19 pandemic with its isolationist features aggravated the absurd paradigm change within the Russian Labor law. As a result, the illegitimate effective contract has virtually supplanted the regular labor contract. There may be traced three dominantfeatures of the new labor regime, induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. Firstly, the said labor regime fosters social dissociation of former (ante-pandemic) colleagues with the inevitable harm to the social nature and human dignity of homo faber. Secondly, wecan witness the strengthening of the external -via internet -exploitation of university teachers by a corresponding managerial staff and the merging of this exploitation with the academic staff’s self-exploitation. Thirdly, the said regime is responsible for virtual disappearance of difference between working days of university teachers and leisure hours, previously reserved for reading and research.
The Legal Services Market for Ukrainians in the European Union: The Example of Poland
Authors:   European University of Law and Administration of Warsaw, Poland, Lipiec Stanisław
Published: March 2023

In Poland and Germany have already lived about 3 million Ukrainians. Polish and German lawyers note that such a large number of immigrants may constitute a substantial market for their legal services. Therefore, they more and more often provide specific legal services to Ukrainians. The basic characteristics of the market of legal services provided to Ukrainians in Poland and the explanation of the functioning mechanisms of the Ukrainian legal services market in Poland and the EU are important elements of the study. During the study, we check the research hypothesis: immigrants from Ukraine to the European Union have co-created a new EU market for legal services. The study was conducted using the method of structured interview among Polish advocates and legal advisers and using the method of content analysis and statistical analysis. The survey results show that in Poland and in Germany there is the Ukrainian legal services market. Polish and German lawyers do not specialize in Ukrainian matters. Special legal services close to Ukrainians are not being developed. However, there is an increased volume of Ukrainian clients in Poland and minor modifications in the manner, number and method of providing services by lawyers. The first experiences of lawyers from cooperation with Ukrainians show that within 10 years, legal services for Ukrainians in Poland and Germany will become one of the most lucrative advocate specializations.
A defective directive implementation into national legal framework
Authors:   Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska, Poland, Marciniak Marika
Published: March 2023

An adoption Better Regulation Programmehad introduced many substantive institutional and procedural changes (European Commission, 2017, p. 1-2). In recent years, the European Commission monitors more rigorouslywith regard to a directive implementation process. The analysis of neoteric case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union testifies increasing number of infringement proceedings against Member States due to a defective directive implementation into national legal framework. The main aim of article is identification and assessment of the cause defective directive implementation based on the Court of Justice of the European Union case law analysis. Furthermore, the theoretical aspects of implementation, which is an indirect model of legislation and the infringement proceedings according to art. 258 Treaty on Functioning of the European Union was presented in detail. An identification of a daviation has practical significance for better regulation in the European Union. The carried analysis does not have only theoretical significance, though it raises the issue of apparent implementation due to goodness-of-fithypothesis.
Validation of a novel automated system, Fluispotter®, for serial sampling of dried blood spots
Authors: Krogh Jesper , Plomgaard Peter , Frikke-Schmidt Ruth , Velschow Sten , Johannesen Jesper , Hilsted Linda Maria , Schrøder Malene , Feldt-Rasmussen Ulla
Published: March 2023

Repeated blood sampling is required in certain clinical and research settings, which is currently performed by drawing blood from venous catheters requiring manual handling of each sample at the time of collection. A novel body-worn device for repeated serial samples, Fluispotter®, with automated extraction, collection, and storage of up to 20 venous dried blood spot samples over the course of 20 h may overcome problems with current methods for serial sampling. The purpose of this study was to assess the performance and safety of Fluispotter for the first time in healthy subjects. Fluispotter consists of a cartridge with tubing, a reservoir for flushing solution, pumps and filterpaper, and a multi-lumen catheter placed in the brachial vein. We recruited healthy subjects for testing in an in-hospital setting. Fluispotter was attached by an anesthesiologist to 22 healthy subjects of which 9/22 (40.9%) participants had all 20 samples taken, which was lower than the goal of complete sampling in 80% of the subjects (P = 0.02). The main reason for sample failure was clogging of blood flow which was observed in 11/22 (50%) of the participants. No serious adverse events occurred, and the participants rated the pain from the insertion and the removal of catheter as very low. A cortisol profile showed nadir values at midnight and highest values at 05:00 h. Although full sampling was not successful in all participants, the Fluispotter technology proved safe and highly acceptable to the participants producing the expected cortisol profile without the requirement of staff during sample collection.
AVUKATIN MÜVEKKİLİNİN KİŞİSEL SAĞLIK VERİLERİNE ERİŞİMİNE İLİŞKİN DEĞERLENDİRMELER
Authors: KURT KONCA Nesibe , BADUR Emel
Published: March 2023

Kişisel sağlık verisi, kimliği belirli veya belirlenebilir gerçek kişinin ruh, akıl ve beden sağlığıyla ilgili her türlü bilgiyi kapsayacak şekilde tanımlanmaktadır. Kişisel sağlık verilerinin işlenmesi sırasında yeterli korumanın sağlanması, verisi işlenen kişinin özel hayatının güvence altına alınması ve kamu sağlığının korunması açısından önemlidir. Bu nedenle kişisel sağlık verileri, Kişisel Verileri Koruma Kanunu’nda (KVKK), özel nitelikli kişisel verilerden kabul edilmiş; hatta bu tür veriler arasında da ilgili kişinin rızası haricindeki hukuka uygunluk sebeplerine dayalı olarak işlenmeleri açısından farklı hukuk kurallarına tabi kılınmışlardır.

Kişisel sağlık verilerinin korunması açısından KVKK’nın yanı sıra, bir de Yönetmelik bulunmaktadır. Kişisel Sağlık Verileri Hakkında Yönetmelik adlı bu ikincil düzenlemede avukatın müvekkilinin kişisel sağlık verilerine erişimi, özel bir korumaya tabi kılınmıştır. Anılan hükme göre, avukatlar, müvekkilinin sağlık verilerini genel vekâletnameyle talep edemezler. Müvekkilinin sağlık verilerinin avukata aktarılabilmesi için, ilgili kişinin özel nitelikli kişisel verilerinin işlenmesi ve aktarılmasına ilişkin açık rızasını gösteren özel hükmün düzenlenmiş olan vekâletnamede bulunması gerekir.
Statistical optimization of nutritional and physical parameters for xylanase production from newly isolated Aspergillus oryzae LC1 and its application in the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic agro-residues
Authors: Bhardwaj Nisha , Chanda Kakoli , Kumar Bikash , Prasad Himanshu , Sharma Gauri Dutt , Verma Pradeep
Published: March 2023

Xylanase is a key enzyme in the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into various oligosaccharides and simpler monomeric units through the hydrolysis of hemicellulose. Rice straw is readily available around the world and is a rich source of hemicellulose. Recently, there has been growing interest in the exploitation of rice straw as a low-cost substrate for the production of hemicellulolytic enzyme, i.e., xylanase. This study aimed to optimize the nutritional components (rice straw, magnesium sulphate, and calcium chloride concentrations) and physical parameters (temperature and pH) for xylanase production with a newly isolated Aspergillus oryzae LC1 under submerged fermentation using central composite design based response surface methodology. The optimum media constituents were 1% rice straw (w/v), 1.0 g/L calcium chloride, and 0.3 g/L magnesium sulphate, and the optimum physical parameters were pH 5 and 25 °C. The statistical design showed increased xylanase production with a maximum activity of 935 ± 2.3 IU/mL. The enzyme production was 3.8-fold higher than for the un-optimized Mendel’s Stenberg Basal Salt medium (245 ± 1.9 IU/mL). The enzyme was stable over wide ranges of pH (3 to 10) and temperature (25 to 60 °C). The partially purified xylanase enzyme was used for the enzymatic hydrolysis of different lignocellulosic agro-residues.
Investigation of the dimensional stability of ACQ-treated southern pine when supplemented with wax and different types of nano-SiO2
Authors: Yu Lili , Meng Junwang , Tang Zhenzhong , Zhu Lizhi , Zhu Junyan , Ma Xiaojun
Published: March 2023

Southern pine (Pinus spp.) wood cubes were treated with amine copper quaternary (ACQ) solutions supplemented with wax and different types of nano-SiO2 particles. The effects of various types of nano-SiO2 on the dimensional stability of ACQ-treated wood were investigated, including water absorption, swelling, and shrinkage. The results showed that nano-SiO2/wax treatments improved the hydrophobicity of the ACQ-treated wood; various types of nano-SiO2 particles had different effects on the water absorption by the wood. The best water absorption resistance was observed with the ACQ-treated wood modified with nano-SiO2 that had a specific surface area of 380 m2/g. However, the nano-SiO2/wax treatment had a negligible effect on the swelling and shrinkage resistance of the ACQ-treated wood; various types of nano-SiO2 did not affect the swelling and shrinkage of the wood.
Rhetorical Value of Russian Inserts in the Posts by Lithuanian Politicians on “Facebook”
Authors: Gabrėnaitė Eglė , Biržietienė Skirmantė
Published: March 2023

The article presents the study of political communication on social network “Facebook”. The object of the study is the motivation of using Russian inserts and potential influence on the effectiveness of the discourse. Effectiveness is related to the persuasion, the goal of the addressee in the communication process and the main concept of rhetoric, therefore, a rhetorical discourse analysis was used for the research. The focus of the presented research is on Russian language inserts in the posts by Lithuanian politicians published on the social network “Facebook”. The purpose of the research is to discuss the rhetorical value of Russian inserts. Inserts are elements of another language inserted into the main language, in this case Russian words (both authentic and adapted form), parts of words, text fragments. After examining over 100 Russian language inserts in the records of native Lithuanian politicians, two trends have emerged: 1) Russian language inserts in politicians’ records are deliberately used as means of stylistic expression, helping to imitate natural, informal speech, as well as creating contextual discourse; 2) Russian language is used as a way to express political attitudes and value positions.
How/if the Future Changes the Professional Field of Social Work?
Authors: Adomaitytė-Subačienė Ieva , Martinaityte Guoda
Published: March 2023

The authors aim to discuss the changes in the professional field of social work, the future scenarios and the role of social work in the future society, and to present the views of social workers themselves on the future and the expected changes. The authors provide an overview of the trends in the development of social work profesion and outline the important changes in the professional field based on litearture review. The paper presents a quantitative survey of social workers in Lithuania, which aimed to uncover their attitudes towards new developments, the impact of technology and social innovation, and the future competences of social work.

The results of the study reveal that employees see changes in the field of social work, but that these changes are marginal. Not seeing change and a negative public perception of social work are also associated with a willingness to move to another field of work. Leadership and professionalism of managers and more cohesive teamwork would encourage staff to stay. The study did not show that working for any institution (municipal, governmental, non-governmental, etc.) determines social workers‘ attitudes. Social workers‘ attitudes and evaluations were more influenced by their demographics: place of residence, age, education, but even these correlations were rather weak. A large proportion of respondents were not familiar with the Sustainable Development Goals (SGD2030) or had only participated in a few sustainability initiatives, but the importance of innovations in social work practice was identified by 58% of respondents, compared to 72% of those aged between 18 and 35 years. When talking about the future competences of social work, the traditional micro-level competences of social work are highlighted: empathy, emotional intelligence, interpersonal communication and working with a group, less importance is attached to innovative, managerial or macro-level competences.
Az Interkulturális Érzékenység Skála magyar változatának pszichometriai vizsgálata orvostanhallgatók és pszichológia szakos hallgatók mintáján
Authors: Lucza Lilla , Martos Tamás , Sallay Viola , Weiland Anne , Vermeir Peter , Csabai Márta
Published: March 2023

Háttér és célkitűzések

Az egyre növekvő kulturális diverzitás következtében az utóbbi évek nemzetközi és hazai tudományos irodalma egyre több figyelmet fordít az interkulturális kompetencia mérési és fejlesztési feladataira a gyógyításban. Jelen vizsgálatban célunk az Interkulturális Érzékenység Skála magyar változatának pszichometriai vizsgálata orvostan- és pszichológushallgatók körében, feltárva emellett az empátiával való konvergens validitását és a skálán különböző demográfiai változók mentén megjelenő különbségeket és együtt járásokat.

Módszer

A kvantitatív, keresztmetszeti vizsgálatban 396 magyar, gyógyító szakmára készülő hallgató demográfiai és Interkulturális Érzékenység Skála, valamint Interperszonális Reaktivitás Index adatait elemeztük. Az eredeti 5 faktoros kérdőívstruktúra érvényességi és megbízhatósági vizsgálatai mellett korreláció, független mintás t-próba, egyutas ANOVA teszteket és lineáris regressziót alkalmaztunk.

Eredmények

Az eredeti skála nem mutatott megfelelő és érvényes illeszkedést magyar mintán, helyette egy alternatív, rövidített, 3 faktoros struktúra bizonyult a legjobban illeszkedőnek, elfogadható vagy jó belső megbízhatósági mutatókkal. Eredményeink szerint a nyelvismeret és az empátia két dimenziója jelentős bejóslója az interkulturális érzékenységnek: a perspektívafelvétel pozitívan, a személyes distressz pedig fordított irányban jelezte azt előre.

Következtetések

Egy olyan magyar nyelvre adaptált mérőeszközt alakítottunk ki, mely megbízhatóan méri a magyar gyógyító szakmára készülők interkulturális érzékenységét. E készség fejlesztése napjainkban az egészségügyi képzések fontos feladata. A hallgatók nyelvtanulásának, kultúrközi tapasztalatszerzésének és empátiafejlesztésének támogatása mellett az interdiszciplináris és interkulturális felépítésű gyógyítói tanuló- vagy kutatócsoportok igen hasznos együttműködésének irányába mutatnak a jelen kutatás eredményei.
Az Összehasonlító Kollektív Áldozati Vélekedés Kérdőív magyar változatának pszichometriai jellemzői
Authors: Szabó Zsolt Péter , Mészáros Noémi Zsuzsanna , Kővágó Pál , Fülöp Éva
Published: March 2023

Háttér és célkitűzések

Az Összehasonlító Kollektív Áldozati Vélekedés Kérdőív (ÖKÁVK) a csoport viktimizációjával kapcsolatos szubjektív konstrukciók, az összehasonlító kollektív áldozati vélekedések mérésére kidolgozott eszköz. A jelen tanulmányban a kérdőív magyar nyelvű változatainak a pszichometriai sajátosságait vizsgáljuk.

Módszer

A kérdőív két változatát (globális összehasonlító kollektív áldozati vélekedések; regionális összehasonlító kollektív áldozati vélekedések) teszteltük összesen hét független mintán, 1925 fő részvételével (1025 fő töltötte ki a globális verziót, 860 fő a regionális verziót). A kérdőív szerkezetét feltáró és megerősítő faktorelemzések segítségével vizsgáltuk, a kérdőív validitását pedig több releváns kimeneti változó segítségével ellenőriztük.

Eredmények

Az ÖKÁVK magyar változatában megjelennek és egymástól elkülönülnek a szakirodalomban korábban feltárt összehasonlító kollektív áldozati vélekedések: (1) exkluzív összehasonlítások: a saját csoport szenvedése mennyiségében és/vagy minőségében súlyosabb, mint más csoportok szenvedései; (2) inkluzív összehasonlítások: a saját csoport szenvedése mennyiségében és/vagy minőségében hasonló más csoportok szenvedéseihez; (3) lefelé összehasonlítások: más csoportok szenvedése mennyiségében és/vagy minőségében súlyosabb, mint a saját csoport szenvedései. A kérdőívben továbbá elkülöníthető a (4) saját csoport történelmi viktimizációjának személyes fontossága. Ezek a vélekedések és a saját csoport történelmi viktimizációjának személyes fontossága szignifikáns kapcsolatot mutatott releváns csoportközi kimenetekkel.

Következtetések

Az ÖKÁVK magyar változata alkalmas az összehasonlító kollektív áldozati vélekedések mérésére. Az összehasonlító kollektív áldozati vélekedések kapcsolatban vannak a csoportközi viszonyok szempontjából jelentős változókkal.
Anthocyanin based sensory pad for determination of chicken meat spoilage
Authors: İpek Y. , Ertekin Ö.
Published: March 2023

Production and consumption of chicken meat has increased considerably with the increasing world population, and will continue to increase, due to its health benefits and its economic value. Chicken meat is a sensitive food due to its characteristics and microbiological load. Traceability is very important to increase food safety and biosecurity. Freshness indicators are often used to monitor the presence of metabolites produced by microorganisms, mostly functioning through the colour change of the indicator. A developed natural, edible, biodegradable, purple coloured pH sensitive sensory pad was put inside a chicken meat package to observe the chicken meat spoilage with colour change due to pH changes in the meat.
Brain structural co-development is associated with internalizing symptoms two years later in the ABCD cohort
Authors: Zhao Yihong , Paulus Martin P. , Potenza Marc N.
Published: March 2023

Background and aims

About 1/3 of youth spend more than four hours/day engaged in screen media activity (SMA). This investigation utilized longitudinal brain imaging and mediation analyses to examine relationships among SMA, brain patterns, and internalizing problems.

Methods

Data from Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) participants with baseline and two-year follow-up structural imaging data that passed quality control (N = 5,166; 2,385 girls) were analyzed. Joint and Individual Variation Explained (JIVE) identified a brain co-development pattern among 221 brain features (i.e., differences in surface area, thickness, or cortical and subcortical gray-matter volume between baseline and two-year-follow-up data). Generalized linear mixed-effect models investigated associations between baseline SMA, structural co-development and internalizing and externalizing psychopathology at two-year follow-up.

Results

SMA at baseline was related to internalizing psychopathology at year 2 () and a structural co-development pattern (), where the co-development pattern suggested that rates of change in gray-matter volumes of the brainstem, gray-matter volumes and/or cortical thickness measures of bilateral superior frontal, rostral middle frontal, inferior parietal, and inferior temporal regions were more similar than those in other regions. This component partially mediated the relationship between baseline SMA and future internalizing problems (indirect effect = 0.020, P-value = 0.043, proportion mediated: 2.24%).

Discussion and conclusions

Greater youth engagement in SMA at ages 9–10 years statistically predicted higher levels of internalizing two years later. This association was mediated by cortical-brainstem circuitry, albeit with relatively small effect sizes. The findings may help delineate processes contributing to internalizing behaviors and assist in identifying individuals at greater risk for such problems.
Actually, I’m Pagan Thanks to Music
Authors: Puchovský Michal
Published: March 2023

The paper presents findings regarding the role of music in the community and teachings of the Slovak contemporary Pagan leader Žiarislav, based on ethnographic research carried out between 2016 and 2018. The paper discusses three inter-related themes: (a) the role of music in the community of Žiarislav’s followers, (b) the role of Žiarislav’s music in the process of shaping modern Pagan identity, and (c) music as an instrument for the spreading of alternative or dissenting ideas. The conclusions are based on an anthropological investigation into the lives and music-related customs of Žiarislav’s followers. The paper also explores the significance of music in Žiarislav’s spiritual teachings. Research into modern Pagan music is a thriving field, and all such research assists with an understanding of a living form of modern Slovak Paganism. It also represents an ideal research space for the study of strategies regarding the (re-)actualization of Slovak national identity among modern Pagans in Slovakia, one pillar of which is traditional Slovak folk culture, including music.
The Pomegranate: Readers' Forum
Authors: Editors The
Published: March 2023

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Sound of Düsseldorf city walk
Authors: Bottà Giacomo
Published: March 2023

This article explores and contextualizes the in-person and remote implementation of The Sound of Düsseldorf city walk, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Music tourism and authenticity in the music walk, and its temporary activation of places via performance, storytelling and sounds, are discussed. The article also focuses on the opportunities offered by the digital implementation of the tour and how successful the attempt to mediate local heritage to virtual tourists can be. On one hand, it is crucial to refer to how this tour came to be in terms of local music history and where it is situated in relation to Düsseldorf’s development from retail industry and high art towards the discovery of the cultural and economic potentials of its own popular music heritage. On the other hand, it is interesting to reveal what can be learned from this tour and its implementation in relation to the future of music tourism. The conclusion reflects on how music heritage exists in a cultural ecosystem, based around a strong link between materiality, music and authenticity and how this might change in the post-pandemic future.
Inside the tape recorder factory
Authors: Burkhart Benjamin
Published: March 2023

Technical media such as playback devices play a key role in popular music culture. Hence, it is hardly surprising that extensive cultural-historical research with a focus on such devices has already been conducted. But almost all researchers working on the cultural history of playback devices in Germany concentrate on West Germany, while the media history of the GDR is treated marginally. In this article, I aim to contribute to the historiography of the GDR’s popular music with a focus on material culture. In doing so, I analyse archival material of the state-owned company VEB Messgerätewerk Zwönitz, which manufactured tape recorders in the 1950s and 1960s. The focus is on documents regarding the tape recorder BG 20. The sources, for example technical reports, advertisements, and letters from the government, demonstrate that the manufacturing of music devices in the GDR was highly influenced by the political conditions.
Patterns of pop
Authors: Dörfling Christina , Pfleiderer Martin
Published: March 2023

Although the images on the front of album covers contribute to a multimodal experience of popular music, they have up until now rarely been used as a historiographical source. This article aims to add this visual dimension to the historiography of popular music in the GDR by investigating visual patterns within a corpus of 105 album covers produced in the German Democratic Republic between 1964 and 1990 and by comparing them to Western album covers from the same period. Following a theoretical introduction, the political, economic and technological contexts of record production and album cover design in the GDR are described. Inspired by visual discourse analysis and social semiotics, a comparative corpus analysis approach focuses on the depiction of persons, settings and objects on the album covers as well as on their general visual design. The results suggest both a specific visual language that is peculiar to album covers in the GDR and an encompassing transnational imagery of popular music.
Tanya Pearson, Why Marianne Faithfull Matters.
Authors: Feldman-Barrett Christine
Published: March 2023

Tanya Pearson, Why Marianne Faithfull Matters. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2021. 192 pp. ISBN 978-1-4773-2116-4 (pbk). $18.95.
Musical Composer’s Interpretation of Sacred Text
Authors: DeWitt Peter B , DeWitt Patricia A
Published: March 2023

When a composer in the Western music tradition of the last 500 years sets a text to music, they make certain choices about that relationship, which may depend on their emotional reaction to the text or to their pictorial perception of it. Emotional and pictorial linkages between music and sacred text are described in two examples, one a musical setting of a Christian liturgy, and one a variation set on a Christian folk hymn in which the variations draw on the texts of successive stanzas. These linkages are part of an extensive history of usage of devices by which a composer responds to textual inspiration. Because of the centuries during which associations between music and text have been developed in the minds of composers, performers and listeners of Western countries, the music can become an enhancement of, or even a substitute for, elements present in the text.
Language Heightened
Authors: Abts Devon
Published: March 2023

Poets and calligraphers are united in their appreciation for the beauty of words. Yet whereas many poets compose according to principles of sound, the calligrapher is guided above all by the sense of sight. This essay seeks to elucidate the hermeneutical dynamics at play in contemporary calligraphic renderings of poetic texts composed for oral recitation, using the work and interpretive legacy of Victorian poet Gerard Manley Hopkins as a test-case. After briefly introducing my theme, I turn to consider Hopkins’s theory and practice of aural composition, drawing on specific poems to illuminate his mastery of acoustic depth. I go on to examine three transcriptions of his work by three contemporary calligraphic artists, focusing on key interpretive choices each scribe makes when translating Hopkins’s aural art into a visual form. At each stage of my investigation, I demonstrate how both the poet and his interpreters invite recipients of their artwork to a deeper appreciation for the wonder of language in ordinary circumstances.
Who Was it Was Cursed by the First Sloka Verse?
Authors: Brodbeck Simon
Published: March 2023

This article explores the scene in Ramayana 1.2 where a hunter kills a crane and Valmiki curses the hunter. The curse is explored as a stand-in for Valmiki’s composition and Rama’s education, prompted by Sita’s suffering at Valmiki’s ashram. The first half of the article discusses, but does not apportion, the blame for Sita’s abandonment. The second half discusses the blame for Sita’s suicide.
Holst’s Savitri Libretto
Authors: Brodbeck Simon
Published: March 2023

This article focuses on the libretto (the words) of Gustav Holst’s one-act opera Savitri (opus 25, 1908), which is based on a story told in the Mahabharata. The article introduces Holst’s Savitri project biographically in the context of his love of India. It explores the question of what sources Holst used in preparing his libretto. It discusses Holst’s main departures from his source text(s): his removal of the framing story, his featuring of the character Satyavan, and his introduction of the topic of maya. Historical reasons for Holst’s interest in maya are briefly explored. Finally, the article places Holst’s Savitri in the context of operatic history, reading it as a version of the story of Orpheus and Eurydice.
Ownership and Inheritance in Sanskrit Jurisprudence, by Christopher T. Fleming
Authors: Menski Werner , Choudhary Raja
Published: March 2023

Ownership and Inheritance in Sanskrit Jurisprudence, by Christopher T. Fleming. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. xvi + 252 pp., £65 (hb). ISBN 978-0-19-885237-7 (hb).
Alchi: Treasure of the Himalayas, by Peter van Ham, Amy Heller and Likir Monastery
Authors: Sarker Archishman
Published: March 2023

Alchi: Treasure of the Himalayas, by Peter van Ham, Amy Heller and Likir Monastery. Munich: Hirmer Verlag and Alchi: Alchi Gömpa, 2018. 422 pp., £46. ISBN 978-3-77-743093-5.
“Myths to Die By?”
Authors: Dadosky John D
Published: March 2023

This article critically engages René Girard’s approach to myth by reference to the Diné (Navajo) creation story (Diné bahane’). According to Girard all myths conceal real events of violence that have been concealed during the centuries of their recounting. Closer analysis reveals that Girard’s approach is one-sidedly pejorative in his hermeneutics of myth. By contrast, the Diné hold their creation story to be a sacred account of their origins and as such it is foundational to their traditional way of life. Prima facie, while certain themes in their sacred story may seem to corroborate Girard’s hermeneutics of myth, a closer examination of the anomalies raises critical questions about Girard’s assumptions, especially with respect to aboriginal creation stories and reveals a further need to clarify the legitimate place for positive and pejorative approaches to myth.
The Killing of Sambuka
Authors: Seibel Thomas
Published: March 2023

The episode in the final book of Valmiki’s Ramayana, in which Rama executes a Sudra ascetic named Sambuka, has garnered critical discussion and creative reimagining over the centuries since it was composed. This paper situates the episode as a late addition of the Uttarakanda and its place therein, considering relevant semantic developments of the terms dharma and tapas, and changes in the rigidity of caste boundaries that allegedly took place during this time. Analysis of both pre-modern and modern creative engagements with the Sambukavadha reveal adjustments to the ways in which Rama, Sambuka, and the Brahmana advisors are portrayed and the values and concerns that these changes reflect in the corresponding social and cultural milieux. Finally, the episode as it appears in Anand Neelakanthan’s mythical novel, Asura: Tale of the Vanquished: The Story of Ravana and His People, is considered as recent addition to the living storytelling tradition.
“A time will come…”
Authors: Roblee Mark
Published: March 2023

In a section of the late antique philosophical text known as the Latin Asclepius, Hermes Trismegistus foretells catastrophe for Egypt due to impiety. Hermes describes how an extreme breakdown in institutional, social, and environmental order will eventually lead to renewal. Many scholars argue that literary representations of catastrophe reflected social conditions and/or legitimized power. Like other philosophical writings, the Hermetic tractates suggested a “way of life.” This paper will demonstrate how epistrophe, the “inward turn,” exhibited in much late antique philosophy, could be one outcome of reading literary representations of social, political, and environmental catastrophe. By putting philosophical tractates such as the Asclepius in the context of rhetorical education and reading theory, I argue that reading this catastrophe was a “spiritual exercise” intended to further initiatory progress toward personal divinity. Appreciating how the Latin Asclepius simultaneously functioned in both social and personal contexts increases our understanding of late antique wisdom communities, and the individuals that composed them.
Denying a God of Mercy
Authors: Wiznura Rob
Published: March 2023

This essay concerns itself with notions of masculinity in John Milton’s Samson Agonistes. Essentially, the essay argues that the violence in the play is a direct result of concepts of masculinity and the projection of those concepts onto God. The characters in the play repeatedly fail to recognize a God of compassion or mercy, preferring to remain within their notions of a voluntarist, vindictive, vengeful, and violent God. The argument considers the relationship of the play with the Book of Judges before shifting its focus to the Chorus, particularly their activity in framing and controlling the narrative. The play gives us various hints as to why we should pause before following their interpretations. The essay then examines a motif of hands/touch, which intersects with the motif in Paradise Lost, but to very different outcomes. The ending of the play is catastrophic and a direct result of an adherence to a particular view of God and an inability to entertain other views.
Multilingual Perspectives from Europe and Beyond on Language Policy and Practice Bruna Di Sabato and Bronwen Hughes (eds) (2022)
Authors: McNulty Stephen Joseph
Published: March 2023

Multilingual Perspectives from Europe and Beyond on Language Policy and Practice Bruna Di Sabato and Bronwen Hughes (eds) (2022)London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group. Pp. 196 ISBN: 9780367363475 (hbk) ISBN: 9780429351075 (eBook)
Inkonsistensi Penerapan Metode Skeptisisme Filosofis Descartes dalam Fī Shi‘r al-Jāhilī
Authors: Millati Halya , Umami Khoirul
Published: March 2023

Shi‘r jāhilī, which mainstream commentators use as a reference for Qur’anic interpretation, has drawn criticism. One of the criticisms was made by Ṭāhā Ḥusayn, who considered it irrelevant for the source of interpretation as it was created by the later Muslim community, not the pre-Islamic poets, during the caliphate period with various interests. He used Descartes’ method of philosophical skepticism to propose his critique. However at the practical level, Ḥusayn seems inconsistent in applying the method. This paper attempts to reveal the inconsistencies of Ḥusayn’s application on philosophical skepticism and to describe some of the criticisms of Muslim scholars toward his idea. Using content analysis, this paper argues that Ḥusayn does not apply philosophical analysis as like Descartes, who uses intuition and deduction in detailed manner. Unlike Descartes, who uses doubt as a method of finding the truth, Ḥusayn makes doubt as the objective. Meanwhile, the Muslim scholars reproach Ḥusayn’s lack of objectivity in his study that leads to numerous deficient argument.
Tafsir Marāḥ Labīd dalam Diskursus Tajdīd Abad ke-19
Authors: Muhammad Hasani Mubarok  , Ahmad Fauzi
Published: March 2023

This paper attempts to elaborate the Marāḥ Labīd of Nawawī al-Bantānī in the context of Islamic reform of the 19th century. The study examines the context behind the emergence of Marāḥ Labīd and its intersection with the narrative of renewal which evolved in Egypt, where Nawawī’s exegesis was firstly published. It then tries to carry out a historical reconstruction by paying attention to how the interpretation is structured, the background and purpose of the exegete in alluding the term of tajdīd in the opening section of exegesis. In addition, the method and approach of interpretation are also analyzed, as both were the strategies to engage with the discourse of tajdīd. This study argues that one of the hallmarks of Marāḥ Labīd lies on its ability to associate the modern traits of interpretation, while at the same time leaning on the episteme of classical interpretation with a concise, solid and clear explanation. It would not be an exaggeration if this interpretation is a brief blend of two currents of interpretation, namely ra’yī and naqlī. It was from this point that Nawawi’s efforts to get involved in the discourse of tajdīd could be understood.
Al-Ijmā' fī al-Tafsīr dalam Perspektif Mufasir Modern: Telaah Surah al-Kahf [18]: 60 dan al-Layl [92]: 17
Authors: Amru Khobirul , Kholid Abd. , Iwanebel Fejrian Yazdajird
Published: March 2023

The existence of al-Ijmā‘ fī al-Tafsīr  as a new discourse which officially incorporates to the study of Uṣūl al-Tafsīr has evoked various questions. The problem seems to lie within the episteme of the discourse which eventually conflicted to the reform spirit of modern Qur’anic exegetes. This study aims at trailing a constituted concept of al-Ijmā‘ fī al-Tafsīr through the eyes of six modern Qur’anic exegeses written by Bint al-Shāṭi’, Sayyid Quṭb, Abū Zahrah, Muḥammad al-Ghazālī, ‘Ābid al-Jābirī and ‘Izzat Darwazah. It begins with analyzing the Qs. al-Kahf [18]: 60 and Qs. al-Layl [92]: 92, as the interpretation of these two verses is stated as a definitive interpretation, which is agreed upon by some commentators (mujma‘ ‘alayh). This paper proves that the discourse of al-Ijmā‘ fī al-Tafsīr has not received enough acceptance or serious attention by most modern commentators. The six modern exegetes also stand on different outlook for the consensus of Qur’anic interpretation: some exegetes quote and admit it; some of them do not cite for certain reasons; and one of them rejects and doubts it.
Yatata‘ta‘ fi Qira’at Al-Qur’an: Tradisi Sema’an dan Pembelajaran Al-Qur’an Komunitas Difabel
Authors: Suhail Ahmad Kusjairi , Wasath Ghilmanul , Ahmadi Rizqa
Published: March 2023

Abstract: The sema’an tradition and learning the Qur’an in the disability community are less popular. Disability communities, in many phenomena, receive less attention, either by policymakers, religious leaders, or society, even though religious and legal norms and state regulations accommodate their right to learn, including religious learning. However, with various limitations and social problems admitted, the tradition of learning the Qur’an by the disability community at the Taman Pendidikan al-Qur’an Spirit Dakwah Indonesia Foundation (TPQLB SPIDI) Tulungagung exists. This paper aims to examine how the practice of sema’an and learning the Qur’an in the disability community by expanding the social practice perspective of Pierre Bourdieu and through ethnographic methods. This article uncovers that sema’an tradition at TPQLB SPIDI is not only motivated to preserve tradition but also to revive the Qur’an (living the Qur’an) and to create a supportive learning atmosphere. The habit of reading the Qur’an ‘as they can do’ becomes a habituation of the students in developing discipline, willingness, kinship, perseverance, and sincerity. This habituation is also related to the fields which is in dialectic with the socio-capital created in the community.
 
Abstrak: Tradisi sema’an dan pembelajaran al-Qur’an dari komunitas difabel tergolong fenomona yang kurang populer. Kelompok difabel dalam banyak fenomena kurang mendapatkan perhatian, baik oleh pemangku kebijakan, agamawan, ataupun masyarakat secara umum kendati sumber norma dan aturan perundang-undangan mengakomodasi hak belajar, termasuk belajar agama bagi meraka. Walaupun begitu, dengan berbagai keterbatasan dan problem sosial yang dihadapi, tradisi mempelajari al-Qur’an oleh komunitas difabel Taman pendidikan al-Quran Luar Biasa Yayasan Spirit Dakwah Indonesia (TPQLB SPIDI) Tulungagung terus berjalan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengungkap bagaimana praktik sema’an dan pembelajaran al-Qur’an komunitas difabel menggunakan perspektif praktik sosial Pierre Bourdieu. Data dihimpun selama tiga bulan dengan metode etnografi. Artikel ini mengungkap bahwa kegiatan sema’an pada TPQLB SPIDI tidak semata-mata bermotif tunggal, yakni sebagai pelestarian tradisi, melainkan untuk menghidupkan al-Qur’an (living the Qur’an) dan untuk menciptakan suasana pembelajaran yang mendukung. Pembiasaan membaca al-Qur’an ‘semampunya’ menjadi habituasi para santri yang kemudian melahirkan kedisiplinan, kemauan, kekeluargaan, ketekunan, dan keikhlasan. Habituasi tersebut juga berkaitan dengan ranah-ranah yang berdialektika dengan modal sosial yang tercipta di lingkungan komunitas tersebut.
Acoustic properties of mud bottoms
Authors: Woollard George Prior
Published: March 2023

In Reference A and Reference B, it has been pointed out that the acoustic properties of bottoms classified as MUD on the present Bottom Sediment Charts appear to vary greatly. The present memorandum is divided into two parts . Part I summarizes the acoustic information obtained over MUD bottoms that is in the files of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Part II discusses the factors that apparently control the acoustic behavior of MUD bottoms and considers the probability or predicting successfully the acoustic behavior of any mud from a study of these related factors.
DIMENSÕES POLÍTICA, CONTEXTUAL E DO CONHECIMENTO DA FORMAÇÃO DOCENTE: UMA PERSPECTIVA À LUZ DO PENSAMENTO BAKHTINIANO
Authors: DECONTO DIOMAR CARÍSSIMO SELLI , OSTERMANN FERNANDA
Published: March 2023

RESUMO: A partir do pensamento bakhtiniano, construímos dimensões de uma perspectiva de formação contra-hegemônica de professores de Ciências da Natureza. Essa perspectiva formativa, que denominamos por “formação dialógica-responsável de professores”, é constituída de sete dimensões - práxica, ética, estética, investigativa, política, contextual e do conhecimento, das quais as três últimas serão desenvolvidas no presente trabalho. A construção dessas dimensões foi desenvolvida a partir do cotejamento de textos do Círculo bakhtiniano com textos da literatura de formação docente, estabelecendo tensionamentos, contraposições, mostrando insuficiências e propondo avanços em relação ao modelo formativo hegemônico, fundamentado na racionalidade técnica. Nesse processo, emergiram dimensões formativas que, distanciadas de um perfil prescritivo, se constituem como princípios que permitem repensar, transformar, dar encaminhamentos, estruturar formações que rompam com a perspectiva hegemônica. Defendemos que nossas dimensões possibilitam ressignificar a formação docente no que diz respeito à compreensão ampla da realidade, criticidade, autonomia docente, organicidade dos processos formativos e dialogicidade na construção do conhecimento.