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AN ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL VALUES IN EKA KURNIAWAN’S CANTIK ITU LUKA
Authors: Zalukhu Zeni Merlinda , Tambunan Dermawati L. , Silaban Gongsar
Published: May 2023

Penelitian ini berjudul Analisis Nilai Sosial dalam novel Cantik Itu Luka karya Eka Kurniawan. Analisis ini di fokuskan pada nilai sosial dan penggambaran nilai sosial dalam novel Cantik Itu Luka karya Eka Kurniawan. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Data penelitian berupa kutipan kalimat, dialog atau pun paragraf dalam novel Cantik Itu Luka. Data dalam penelitian ini diaplikasikan oleh teori Burhan mengatakan nilai sosial terbagi tiga jenis yaitu pertama nilai hubungan manusia dengan diri sendiri, kedua nilai hubungan manusia dengan masyarakat, dan ketiga nilai hubungan menusia dengan Tuhan. Ketiga jenis nilai merangkumi setiap kelakuan seseorang manusia dalam sehari-hari. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nilai sosial yang terkandung dalam novel ini meliputi kasih sayang, peduli, tolong menolong dan tanggung jawab. Penggambaran nilai sosial dalam novel ini adalah melakukan yang terbaik untuk orang yang anda cintai sebagai penggambaran kasih sayang dan tanggung jawab, rasa empati setiap anggota manusia untuk membantu orang lain sebagai penggambaran kepedulian, membantu meringankan kesulitan yang dirasakan orang lain sebagai penggambaran tolong menolong.
Finansal Okuryazarlık, Materyalizm ve Kompulsif Satın Alma Davranışının Borçlanmaya İlişkin Tutum Üzerindeki Etkisinin Belirlenmesi
Authors: YAMAN Helda , ÖZKOÇ Hatice
Published: May 2023

Mikro düzeyde borçlanma ile ilgili olarak yapılan çalışmalar çoğunlukla hanehalkı bağlamında ele alınmaktadır. Bununla birlikte günümüzde değişen aile yapıları da dikkate alındığında bireysel olarak borçlanma tutumunun incelenmesi de oldukça önemlidir. Bu çalışma üniversite öğrencilerinin borçlanmaya ilişkin tutumlarını finansal okuryazarlık düzeyleri, materyalist eğilimleri ve kompulsif satın alma davranışları açısından incelemektedir. Çalışmada nicel bir araştırma yöntemi benimsenmiş olup Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi merkez yerleşkesinde eğitimine devam etmekte olan 1034 öğrenciden anket yoluyla veriler toplanmıştır. Öğrencilerin demografik özelliklerinin de dikkate alındığı modelleme kısmında sıralı logit model ve genelleştirilmiş sıralı logit model kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre finansal okuryazarlık düzeyinin borçlanmaya ilişkin tutumu etkilemediği görülürken kompulsif satın alma davranışı ve materyalist eğilimin istatistiksel olarak borçlanma üzerinde anlamlı bir etkisi bulunmuştur. Öğrencilerin borçlanma tutumları eğitimlerine devam ettikleri fakülteye (İİBF ve diğer fakülteler) göre değişmezken cinsiyet ve yaşın borçlanma tutumu üzerinde kısmen etkili olduğu görülmüştür.
First descriptions of diurnal pelagic aggregations of the Argentine red shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) using a broadband echosounder operating at multiple frequencies
Authors: Cabreira Ariel G. , Macchi Gustavo J. , Moriondo Danovaro Paula
Published: May 2023

This is the first description of diurnal pelagic aggregations of the bottom-dwelling Argentine red shrimp (Pleoticus muelleri) registered with a broadband scientific echosounder. A pelagic trawl net and an underwater video camera were used to validate all the information presented in this paper. Shrimp aggregations were characterized by increasing frequency response, more evident at frequencies greater than 120 kHz. Identification of the acoustic signature of this resource is of particular interest for the development of new methodologies to complement the traditional swept area method of estimation.
Penyuluhan Gizi Seimbang Dan Pemeriksaan Lingkar Perut Pada Peserta Prolanis Di Puskesmas Oepoi Kota Kupang
Authors: Sambriong Maria , Banhae Yulianti K , Abanit Yohanes M
Published: May 2023

Peserta Prolanis adalah peserta BPJS yang memiliki diagnosis diabetes mellitus tipe 2 dan/atau hipertensi ditetapkan oleh dokter spesialis. Tingginya tren penyakit degeneratif akibat bertambahnya kelompok usia lanjut juga akan berdampak pada tingginya pembiayaan penyakit kronis. Penelitian terkait usia penderita diabetes melitus, menyebutkan bahwa kebutuhan nutrisi meningkat seiring bertambahnya usia. Tingginya tingkat pengetahuan lansia tentang gizi dapat mempengaruhi perilaku dan pemenuhan gizinya. Lingkar perut adalah salah satu metode antropometri untuk mengetahui status obesitas abdominal atau Obesitas sentral berhubungan dengan kejadian morbiditas dan mortalitas akibat obesitas, seperti diabetes mellitus tipe 2, sindrom metabolik, dan penyakit jantung koroner. Pengabdian masyarakat ini berlangsung di Puskesmas Oepoi Kota Kupang bertepatan dengan jadwal Prolanis. Semua peserta adalah tiga puluh orang tua yang terdiri dari dua belas orang laki-laki dan delapan belas perempuan. Berdasarkan skor post-test, menunjukkan adanya peningkatan pengetahuan lansia tentang gizi seimbang setelah diberikan edukasi. Selanjutnya, hasil pengukuran lingkar perut menunjukkan bahwa sebagian besar lansia menderita obesitas viseral. Disarankan agar pengabdian masyarakat ini dilanjutkan dengan penelitian untuk mengetahui lebih dalam tentang hubungan antara obesitas viseral dengan kejadian penyakit kronis sehingga dilakukan tindakan pencegahan.
PR (Peer Group) Anak Sekolah Sebagai Upaya Meningkatkan Kreativitas Pada Anak Usia Sekolah Di Gedong Tataan Pesawaran
Authors: Dewi Apri Rahma
Published: May 2023

Anak usia sekolah merupakan tahapan perkembangan yang sangat penting dalam tahap pertumbuhan dan perkembangan manusia. Pada tahapan anak usia sekolah merupakan tahapan anak mulai mengembangkan kreativitas menjadi anak yang produktif dan percaya diri, jika tumbuh kembang pada tahapan anak usia sekolah tidak terpenuhi akan berdampak pada perkembangan anak hingga dewasa. Langkah yang tepat sebagai upaya peningkatan perkembangan anak usia sekolah dengan menerapkan peer group, dengan adanya peer group dapat membantu anak dalam meningkatkan kreativitas dan produktifitas, serta meningkatkan kemampuan bersosialisasi dan berkelompok pada anak. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat, dilakukan dengan menerapkan PR (Peer Group ) pada anak usia sekolah di SDN 4 Gedong Tataan, kegiatan berlangsung selama kurang lebih satu bulan. Hasil kegiatan didapatkan bahwa terdapat peningkatan rerata poin dari kemampuan tumbuh kembang anak usia sekolah dari 31,86 menjadi 52,19 poin. Pelaksanaan kegiatan peer group pada umumnya meningkatkan kemampuan anak usia sekolah dan memberikan pengetahuan pada guru mengenai upaya meningkatkan tumbuh kembang yang optimal pada anak sekolah.
Design and simulation of an actively controlled building unit
Authors: Phocas Marios C. , Ioannidou Paisia , Kontovourkis Odysseas
Published: May 2023

Conflagrations often lead to catastrophic phenomena in several countries across the globe during the summer period. Such phenomena advocate for multidisciplinary research activities including on- and off-site investigations of data-collection and evaluation as well as event-based virtual scenarios and action solutions respectively. In this framework, a temporary building unit is proposed to host single researchers in remote environments. The unit consists of a lightweight structure that can be easily erected and actively controlled. The unit is supported on four diagonals anchored to the ground and it has a circular horizontal and an elliptical vertical section. The core consists of a glass-fiber polymer (GFRP) cone base at its lower level, vertically positioned GFRP bending-active strips and a GFRP cone at its upper level. The cones are vertically connected through tendons that are activated by linear motion actuators. The structure consists of a double layer gridshell of GFRP bending-active rods and a semitransparent ETFE membrane with embedded thin-film CIGS photovoltaics. Sensors on the membrane transfer continuously the external wind pressure to a control system for the adjustment of the spatial shape of the unit through the tendons. The paper displays the design of the unit in its components, and emphasizes on its adaptivity features with regard to the structural deformability in parametric associative design logic. The methodology followed serves as a basis for further iterative analyses with regard to the form optimization of the structural elements, the system’s load-deformation and dynamic behavior.
Design for Disassembly in housing: the need to adapt LCA to Shearing Layers
Authors: Davis Annette
Published: May 2023

The current lack of sustainable and affordable housing is a global issue which has reached a crisis point. Traditional construction approaches used to solve sustainability issues in housing are often in tension with affordability, where the achieving one of these two aims is often to the detriment to the other. The application of Design for Disassembly (DfD) in combination with Industrialised Construction (IC) can simultaneously provide environmentally and economically sustainable solutions to these ongoing housing challenges. However, the application of DfD and the planning of varying lifespans for different building components raises issues with the conventional Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology, which is used to quantify environmental impacts of the construction.This paper covers three theoretical objectives: (1) to provide an overview of DfD and IC and how these can be combined to provide resource efficient, affordable housing (2) examine how the Shearing Layers concept can extend the building lifespan and better ensure a sustainable End-of-Life, and (3) a preliminary outline proposal as to how the Whole Building LCA methodology, based on existing standards, can be adapted to align with the Shearing Layers. These objectives will be achieved through a literature review, covering the theoretical principles of DfD and the key ISO standards related to LCA. Based on the literature and applied theory, a preliminary aggregated LCA methodology is proposed that will be further developed and tested using case studies in future investigations by the author.The result of the discussion reveals potential conflict between construction in practice and applying Shearing Layers and the adapted Whole Building LCA and the need for further investigation to establish the number of years assumed for each layer of the LCA. Whilst inventory data for materials and processes follow conventional practices, it is the proposed organisation of information into layers illustrates to designers the need to design housing for disassembly to remove and replace building components.
Mosteirinho de São Francisco in Paudalho, Brazil: Building Typology Adaptation in Colonial Architecture
Authors: Rolim Renan Cornélio Vieira de Souza , Gilabert-Sansalvador Laura , Viñals María José
Published: May 2023

The Mosteirinho de São Francisco, in the city of Paudalho (Brazil), is a unique example of Franciscan religious architecture that reflects a very specific historical context of the area. It was built during the period of Dutch domination of Northeastern Brazil (1630-1654), characterized by territorial disputes and religious persecution between Dutch (Protestants) and Portuguese (Catholics). Designed in this emergency context, the building was conceived with a simple and compact layout, adapting the typology and spaces of a Franciscan convent to the site and specific circumstances. An example of this is the addition of two connected aisles to the nave, providing an architectural promenade around this main space: a modest but ingenious adaptation of the cloister concept. Nowadays the building is completely abandoned, in an advanced state of decay and in a judicial process regarding its property. Even its heritage protection is at risk. This paper presents the results of an architectural research about this building with the aim of claiming the importance of its preservation.
Translated anthologies: (Re)establishing adaptive reuse as a transdisciplinary cultural practice
Authors: Mac Aoidh Colm , Van Cleempoel Koenraad
Published: May 2023

The immediacy of the climate crisis has necessitated a paradigm shift away from endless cycles of demolition and reconstruction towards more ecologically and socially sustainable architectural practices that focus on the adaptive reuse of existing buildings. Many recent approaches have tended however to concentrate on the technical, material and economic aspects of reuse at the expense of the equally important social and cultural aspects.This paper discusses a recently-launched project at Hasselt University in Belgium that attempts to address this myopic imbalance through the development of a conceptual framework that firmly repositions adaptive reuse as a transdisciplinary practice, engaged not only with ‘hard’ values like technical and material concerns, but also ‘soft’ values encompassing the integral cultural and social aspects that give places meaning.The project sets out to curate an anthology of textual and non-textual sources from both within and beyond the discipline of architecture that can contribute to the emerging theory of adaptive reuse and situate it within wider contemporary discourses. This collected body of knowledge is then examined through the critical lens of translation, investigating the acts of translation involved in reconciling different traces, time periods, interventions and actors, as a way to synthesise the various meanings uncovered and suggest how the intimate and reciprocal relay between theory, practice and education might be strengthened.Through an exploration of anthologising as a critical practice and translation as a critical lens, the paper highlights how proposing a theoretical foundation for adaptive reuse can help reinforce its cross-cutting nature as a cultural activity, at the same time emphasising the critical role it has to play in any future sustainable development.
Design efficacy at a distance: Collaboration between remote design teams
Authors: Mortezaee Farhad , Sinclair Brian Robert
Published: May 2023

Design problems in the best instances are intensely complex and very demanding. Given that most buildings are unique -- that is, not mass-produced -- each design project must be considered as a precedent-setting experiment. While we learn from successes and failures, building projects remain distinct and demanding. Added to the conventional complexities is the distributed nature of design production in a globalized world. The present paper addresses several key queries: What are best practices in facilitating collaboration between remote design teams? What are the implications of working from home for design team members? While the practice of design has become increasingly digital, there are inherent tensions between the principals’ insistence to work in the tangibility of the physical studio and the younger practitioners’ preference to optimize flexibility via remote delivery. More significantly, what are the barriers and challenges to working on collaborative design projects globally, including but not limited to being overwhelmed by multi-tasking, power imbalances, different cultural dispositions, technical challenges, different time zones, data privacy and proprietary concerns, shifting from studio-based practice to online work, physical model making, communication pitfalls, screen burnout, and loss of personal/leisure time?  Such important yet perplexing questions loom large. The research involves literature reviews exploring the ways that design teams collaborate remotely. Building from this analysis, the paper delineates a number of familiar challenges and proffers solutions tackling design practice using remote teams. The research considers administration (design leaders and project managers) on one hand, and production (interdisciplinary design teams) on the other. Drawing upon organizational and human development theories, and utilizing the reflective practitioner’s approach, the paper situates discussion within broader topics of human dignity, workplace psychology, career mentorship, and continuing education. Also examined are architects’ persona, culture, practices and mindsets - crucial factors shaping the conduct of distributed design. Further, this paper elaborates on Zoom virtual collaboration platform with respect to suitability and effectiveness. In the end, a conceptual model and a setup for satellite studios for distributed design are proposed that aim improve communication, heighten collaboration and strengthen design in an increasingly complicated and interconnected ethos.
Old methods for new solutions: Historical restoration of Santa Maria la Mayor church in Rubielos de Mora
Authors: Fernández Mora Víctor , Boigues Carles
Published: May 2023

The main goal of the patrimonial intervention in Santa Maria la Mayor, the main church of Rubielos de Mora in Spain, has a clear focus on eliminating the humidity coming from the subsoil and its related pathologies. These problems are inherent to the building’s structure. Many historical buildings’ foundations and walls directly contact the soil, creating a common cause for different pathologies. In our study case, this is aggravated as the church has been built on a ravine with flowing water.The solution for the new pavement needs to solve two problems. On the one hand, a technical one to solve water access inside the church and its pathologies. On the other hand, a geometrical one, to solve a geometrically accurate mesh of industrial cut stone pavement with the irregular geometry of the church. Historically we can find different individual solutions for these problems. The presented solution comes from a different starting point to unite both problems as one, as they are related.Historically, churches were built based on layouts that tried to solve with the same method different and diverse problems. These layouts looked for spatial harmony and proportions across the church, sizing the structural elements based on numerical relationships. Iconic shapes reference iconic meanings and links between the physical and the metaphysical world, where every element found its exact place.Following this train of thought laid by the master builders who predeceased us, the solution must be unique, coherent, and based upon the church layout. The new pavement fuses the old and the new, creating a contemporary solution for historical problems, employing historical methods with current technology. It solves humidity and geometry with a mutual solution for Santa Maria la Mayor.
Agile architecture: How do we design for time?
Authors: Imam Salah , Sinclair Brian
Published: May 2023

The objective of this paper is to identify and analyze the principles, approaches, and strategies involved in the design of residential buildings that explicitly take into account changing needs over a given building’s life. In the view of the researchers, this pursuit is of the utmost significance, particularly in the last few decades—which can be characterized, socially and physically, by rapid shifts. For many industry professionals, flexible design has been branded as costly, difficult to deploy, and demanding state-of-the-art gadgetry. Therefore, after more than a century of attempts to design for flexibility, the issue is arguably still marginalized to the profession at large. Through synthesizing the existing literature, it became clear that design approaches have focused primarily on physical flexibility (i.e., capacity to change the spatial structure). This overly narrow approach leaves the user and the environment out of the equation, leading to the inevitable failure of the built environment's capacity to respond to social or environmental changes.Admittedly, the attention on low operational and embodied carbon of buildings is greatly supported by near and long-term legislation agendas, particularly in the developed world. However, the present paper is after a measure that is more independent, responsive and holistic; a measure that integrates aspects of durability, flexibility and responsibility; that introduces all layers of physical, social, environmental and economic factors in the form of continuously evolving and dynamic framework; a measure that we refer to as Agile. Yet, a standard theoretical framework for setting such Agile concepts is not yet established.  The proposed Agility framework consists of two parts, 1) Design Toolkit and 2) Mechanisms, Plans, and Procedures to inform Policy. The design toolkit is a three-step process, namely, 1) identify strategy clusters, 2) analyze user needs and strategies’ objectives, and 3) evaluate the ‘value’ of the proposed strategies. The goal is to advocate a scientific approach to channel human creativity into its most productive form, eventually improving our judgement by subjecting our theories to repeated testing.
An Inquiry into the Genius Loci of Karachi’s Bohri Bazaar Area in Pakistan
Authors: Akbar Syed Hamid , Soomro Tania Ali , Cleempoel Koenraad Van , Iqbal Naveed
Published: May 2023

Genius Loci or the ‘Spirit of place’ refers to the tangible and intangible characteristics of a place as regards several aspects. This concept relates to a deeper meaning of a place and its relationship with the environment. Genius Loci is not merely associated with the city’s urban fabric; instead, it is infused within the experience/ setting of the place. The paper discusses the connotation of Genius Loci as an important lens or a possible vocabulary for a much more layered and in-depth analysis of the Bohri Bazaar area in Saddar Bazaar quarter in Karachi, Pakistan. Bohri Bazaar is one of the early shopping streets developed during the British era in 1839, parallel with the concept of independent market buildings like Cunningham market (demolished in the late 19th century) or the Empress market, among many during British rule in Karachi. Its location within the Saddar Bazaar quarter in Karachi places it exceptionally at the central commercial spine of the city. The British designed the bazaar in Gridiron geometry to orient the users at their ease. The area is romanticized as an oriental bazaar because of its historical nature that homogeneously absorbs the local narrow street layouts and neighborhood context, giving a unique identity to its urban, architectural, and functional design. The methodology followed for this research is based on different sections. The first section is based on a literature review relating to the concept of Genius Loci and then literature on the Bohri Bazaar. The second section is based on the fieldwork conducted between 2020-21 to articulate a description of the area according to the concept of genius loci by physically visiting the site and surveying the Bazaar. Both sections are combined to develop a discussion on the genius loci of Bohri Bazaar for collective conclusions/outcomes. These conclusions are not a singular or solidified statement but an invitation for further investigation.
Gordon Cullen in Valencia: four urban landscapes
Authors: Pérez Igualada Javier
Published: May 2023

The Concise Townscape, by Gordon Cullen, was originally published in English in 1971, and it is a key work in the field of urban design. The Spanish edition was published some years later, in 1974, with the title El paisaje urbano. Tratado de estética urbanística. Gordon Cullen introduced in The Concise Townscape different concepts to describe the visual experience of townscape, showing through drawing and photographs how urban environments could be experienced as a pictorial and temporal sequence. In this communication we will analyze the presence in The Concise Townscape of four images of urban landscapes of Valencia, which Gordon Cullen used to illustrate different concepts of visual and spatial perception related to urban design. The images show the Plaza de la Virgen with its textile roof, a stone sculpture of the Puente del Real, the shop frontage of the Platería del Sol and the facade of the Lonja with a tree located in front of it. We will examine, first of all, the relationship between these urban landscapes and the four urban design concepts to which they are associated in The Concise Townscape: “the outdoor room and enclosure”, “looking into the enclosure”, “handsome gesture” and “trees incorporated”. We will add to it a comparative analysis of the current situation and the changes that these urban landscapes have undergone since the moment Cullen took the photographs for his book
The potential of hook-and-loop fasteners in the building industry – towards a circular economy
Authors: Vidal Marisol
Published: May 2023

Sustainability of the building sector is an urgent matter, as this sector is globally responsible for about 36% of final energy consumption and about 39% of energy-related CO2 emissions, as well as for about 40% of resource consumption. One approach to reducing these figures is to design buildings that are adaptable to different uses and therefore part of a circular economy. One key aspect of sustainability in buildings is hence the appropriate design of the interfaces, differentiating between durable and non-durable components as well as allowing the separation and reuse of the resources embedded in heterogeneous building components. The requirements for these interfaces are hence separable joints, maintenance friendliness, accessibility and standardization. Hook-and-loop fasteners are currently used in the field of textiles, tools, automotive engineering, aircraft construction, rail vehicles, trade show construction, packaging as well as in fire protection and aerospace. Although still rare in the construction industry, hook-and-loop fasteners can actually meet the requirements named above better than conventional construction joint techniques. In order to encourage a broader application of hook-and loop fasteners, this paper shows the current state of the art and the potentials of their construction-related uses by analysing research projects, patents and the first licensed building products. This includes not only applications for joints components that are easy to dismantle, but also the production of hook-and-loop components made of concrete, as well as the combination with sensor technologies and digitalisation in the context of considering our cities as valuable sources for materials and components.
Architecture as a heteronomous discipline. Debate, theories, perspectives
Authors: Faroldi Emilio , Vettori Maria Pilar
Published: May 2023

The debate surrounding the universal criteria of education is the starting point for an exploration of the specific nature of teaching architectural disciplines, based on a balanced alchemy between scientific, humanistic and technical knowledge, and characterised by an essential experimental approach. In this scenario, are there codified formulae for arriving at a definition of education in architecture that is capable of responding to the needs of a renewed approach to knowledge and the discipline’s evolution? We are living in a historic phase where the dynamics of training are being constantly revised, which should see teachers once again play a central role as the cornerstone of an educational and formative journey, consistent with the current reconfiguration of professions. It is a maieutic method of learning which interprets the conceptual, design-oriented and constructive dimensions as substantial and integrated elements of architectural practice; methods and tools are the means and not the ends of a teaching environment that is open and increasingly connected to each individual student. As an intellectual figure, the architect requires holistic – as well as scientific – training, able to strengthen a cross-cutting search for the foundation of an architect who should have mastered the art of constructing real buildings and living spaces, and have an evident sensitivity towards measurement, space and harmony. Today it is essential to formulate a reflection on the role of the architect, in relation to contemporary urban and social dynamics which place the environment – and its protection – at the centre of the debate. Design is learnt by designing. This means that the transmission of the values of design culture should be understood as critical competence, capable of synthesising cross-cutting contributions and addressing the complex problems of contemporaneity, by means of a conscious creative process. This contribution examines this phenomenon in order to outline methods and tools capable of training architects of the future.
Rearching and cataloging new heritage
Authors: Burguete Gil Carmen
Published: May 2023

The Spanish civil war left a devastated country. The losses were not only material but also of knowledge. Both because of the bombings and because of the ideological struggles, some irreproducible cultural assets were lost. The historical archives of many cities are some of these assets. It happened especially in small towns since their lack of means to safeguard the archives. This circumstance makes difficult to investigate the architecture carried out at the beginning of the 20th century in the affected areas. However, these adverse circumstances should not prevent the cataloging and study of works of deserved importance. Through the architecture of Vicente Sancho Fuster, it is shown how several buildings designed by him have been located despite the lack of written consultation documentation. The first step carried out was the study of la casa Roglà, in Valencia, of which is preserved the project. Subsequently, the defining characteristics of this building were compared with two existing buildings in Burriana and Turís. Finally, through the common characteristics it has been possible to conclude that the authorship of the three buildings belongs to the same architect.
Ensino de frações e a aprendizagem significativa por meio de UEPS
Authors: Huf Viviane Barbosa de Souza , Huf Samuel Francisco , Pinheiro Nilcéia Aparecida Maciel , Miquelin Awdry Feisser
Published: May 2023

A presente pesquisa objetiva verificar como se mostra a aplicação da Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa e o uso de Unidades de Ensino Potencialmente Significativas (UEPS) no ensino de frações, em pesquisas stricto sensu realizadas em âmbito nacional. Tem como questões norteadoras as seguintes indagações: Quais abordagens metodológicas e/ou recursos didáticos são adotados pelos autores que enfocam a Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa e o ensino de frações? Como se dá o uso de UEPS nesses trabalhos? A fim de atender ao objetivo e responder às problemáticas, realizou-se uma pesquisa qualitativa, interpretativa, e de ordem bibliográfica, a partir do banco de dados da Biblioteca Nacional Brasileira de Teses e Dissertações. Os resultados apontam para a carência de trabalhos envolvendo a Teoria da Aprendizagem Significativa e o ensino de frações. Já se tratando do uso de UEPS nesse contexto, não são encontrados trabalhos, o que evidencia um novo campo amplo de pesquisa com essa temática.
Fashion Before Plus-Size
Authors: Peters Lauren Downing
Published: May 2023

In 2022, it was reported that plus-sizes accounted for nearly twenty percent of all women’s apparel sales in the United States and was one of the industry’s few growth sectors. For many, this news seemed to herald a remarkably inclusive turn for an industry that long bartered in exclusivity. Yet the recent success of plus-size fashion obscures a rather complicated history—one that can be traced back over a century, and which illuminates the fraught relationship between fashion, fat and weight bias in American culture.

Although many regard fat as a malady of the present, in the early twentieth century it was estimated that more than one-third of American women classified as “overweight.” While modern weight bias had yet to fully cement itself in the American imaginary, the limitations of mass garment manufacturing coupled with the ascendent slender beauty ideal had already relegated larger women to fashion’s peripheries. By 1915, however, fashion forecasters predicted that so-called “stoutwear” was well positioned to become one of the most lucrative subsectors of the burgeoning ready-to-wear trade. In the years that followed, stoutwear manufacturers set out to create more space for the fat woman in fashion but, in doing so, revealed an ancillary motivation: that of how to design fat out of existence altogether.

Fashion Before Plus-Size considers what came “before” plus-size fashion while also shedding new light on the ways that the fashion industry not only perpetuates but produces weight bias. By situating stoutwear at the confluence of mass manufacturing, beauty ideals, standardized sizing, health discourse and consumer culture, this book exposes the flawed foundations upon which the contemporary plus-size fashion industry has been built.
The History and Allure of Interactive Visual Novels
Authors: Kretzschmar Mark , Raffel Sara
Published: May 2023

Visual novels (VNs), a ludic video game genre that pairs textual fiction stories with anime-like images and varying degrees of interactivity, have increased in popularity among Western audiences in recent years. Despite originating in Japan, these stories have made their way into global culture as a genre accessible for both play and creation with wide-ranging themes from horror and loneliness to sexuality.

The History and Allure of Interactive Visual Novels begins with a comprehensive overview of the visual novel genre and the cultural evolution that led to its rise, then explains the tropes and appeal of subgenres like bishojo (cute girl games), detective games, horror, and eroge (erotic games). Finally, the book explores the future of the genre in both user-generated games and games from other genres that liberally borrow both narrative and ludological themes from visual novels.

Whether you’re a long-standing fan of the genre or a newcomer looking for a fresh experience, The History and Allure of Interactive Visual Novels will provide an accessible and critically engaging overview of a genre that is rich in storytelling yet often overlooked.
Meet the Nobel Laureates (10th)
Authors: Murthy K. Dilip
Published: May 2023

1924The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine1924 was awarded to Willem Einthoven â€œforÂ his discovery of the mechanism of theelectrocardiogramâ€.Willem Einthoven was awarded the NobelÂ Prize â€œfor his discovery of the mechanism of theÂ electrocardiogramâ€.BackgroundBorn: 21 May 1860, Semarang, Java, DutchÂ East Indies (now Indonesia)Affiliation at the time of the award: LeidenÂ University, Leiden, the NetherlandsDied: 29 September 1927, Leiden, theÂ NetherlandsPrize motivation: â€œfor his discovery of theÂ mechanism of the electrocardiogramâ€Field: cardiovascular physiology
Immunotherapy for Treatment of Cancer: A Review
Authors: Che Noh Che Ismail , Rahman M. Shamsur
Published: May 2023

Cancer is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and has put heavy burden on public resources. The incidence of cancer and cancer related deaths are both increasing in trend. The conventional treatment for cancer includes surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. However, the use of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, though effective, can be limited for their toxicities. Better understanding of human immunological system has enabled researchers to develop novel immune-based therapeutic agents for cancer. The effectiveness of immunotherapy, either as a single or combination therapy with conventional treatment has been proven through numerous studies. Immunotherapy also has the advantages over radio-chemotherapy for being less toxic, and more target-specific. There are many types of immunotherapies established for treatment of cancer. These include monoclonal antibodies, prophylacticÂ vaccines, immune adjuvants, and cytokines. Beside the existing therapy, various investigational immunotherapy candidates are currently undergoing active development, such as therapeutic cancer vaccines and CAR-T cell therapy, providing better option for treatment of cancer in the near future.Keywords: cancer, immunotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, cytokines, chimeric antigen receptors
Emergence of ST131 H30-Rx Subclones among Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates from Two Large Hospitals of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
Authors: Lai Yun Mei
Published: May 2023

Escherichia coli sequence type 131 (ST131) carries multiple drug resistance (MDR) genes as well as virulence genes. Drug resistant characteristics give a management problem to health care personnel. Four MDR Escherichia coli ST131 H30-Rx subclones were identified among 80 Uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) isolates by using 4 allelic-specific Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR) in two hospitals of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.There is emergence of multidrug resistant E. coli in Kota Kinabalu.Keywords: Uropathogenic E. coli, ST131 H30-Rx subclones, multiple drug resistance, hospitals of Kota Kinabalu
Fat Embolism Syndrome Treated with Methylprednisolone: A Different Perception or a Misconception?
Authors: Md Shariff Mohd Shaffid , Ngadiron Hanizah , Hayati Firdaus , Ariffin Affirul Chairil
Published: May 2023

Fat embolism syndrome is manifested by the fat globule systemicÂ presence involved in a motor vehicle in the pulmonary andÂ circulation. A 34-year-old man was accident with afracture of the left femur and avulsion fracture of the left posterior cruciate ligaments. He developed signs and symptoms that suggested an early diagnosis of fat embolism syndrome. Intravenous methylprednisolone administration was administered as part of the treatment. The role of methylprednisolone in a patient with fat embolism syndrome is controversial due to unproven effectiveness. In this case, fat embolism syndrome after a femur fracture was treated successfully with methylprednisolone.Keywords: fat embolism syndrome, methylprednisolone, femur fracture.
„Mehr als kleine Brüder und Wadenbeißer“
Authors: Konrad Jörg
Published: May 2023

Der Handel gestaltet und vermarktet seine Private Labels mit immer mehr Aufwand und Know-how. Die Markenindustrie muss darauf kreative und innovative Antworten finden.
Ceconomy lässt online Federn
Authors: Klug Denise
Published: May 2023

Der Börsenkurs des Fachhändlers Ceconomy ist wieder rückläufig. Mit dem Online-Erlös schrumpft eine wichtige Säule, die das Geschäft Jahre lang getragen hat.
Süßwarenbranche bereitet sich auf Produktionsengpässe vor
Authors: Fries Tanja
Published: May 2023

Nach der Streikankündigung der Gewerkschaft NGG bereitet sich die deutsche Süßwarenindustrie auf Produktionsengpässe vor. Die geplanten Arbeitsniederlegungen treffen die Hersteller teils in der Hochphase des Saisonbetriebes.
Kisslegger Käsefreunde wachsen mit Mehrwert-Mozzarella
Authors: Lenders Dirk
Published: May 2023

Mozzarella aus dem Allgäu statt Hartkäse. So lautet das Erfolgsrezept der Kisslegger Käsefreunde. Dabei setzt das junge Unternehmen auch auf regionale Milch aus höheren Haltungsformen.
Venedikli Rabbi Leon Modena’nın (ö.1648) Katolik İnancındaki Meryem Algısına Yönelik Eleştirileri
Authors: ŞENGÜL Fatma Seda
Published: May 2023

Bu çalışmada Venedikli Rabbi Leon Modena’nın (ö.1648) Katolik Mezhebine karşı yazdığı Magen va-Herev (Kalkan ve Kılıç) adlı reddiyesi konu edilmiştir. Yazar eserini kendisinden yaklaşık bir asır önce yaşamış Pietro Galatino’nun (ö. 1530) “De Arcanis Catholicae Veritatis” (Katolik Gerçeğinin Sırları) adlı eserine cevap mahiyetinde hazırlamıştır. Modena çalışmasında her ne kadar Galatino ve eserini hedef almışsa da Hıristiyan geleneğin arka planını aktarmada en sık başvuru kaynağı olarak Orta Çağ’ın en önemli Hıristiyan teologlarından olan Thomas Aquinas’ın eserlerine müracaat etmiş ve Aquinas’ın görüşlerini eleştirmiştir. Eser sekiz bölüm olarak tasarlanmış, fakat son üç bölüm kayda geçirilmeden yazar vefat etmiştir. Eserin içinde Aslî Günah, Teslis, Enkarnasyon, Meryem’in Bakireliği ve Mesih bölümleri yer almaktadır. Kendinden önceki Yahudi polemikleri ile içerik ve konu açısından benzerlikler taşısa da üslup açısından günümüz araştırmacıları tarafından orijinal bir yaklaşımının olduğu kabul edilmektedir. Bu çalışma içerisinde Meryem’in bakireliği, İsa’nın doğumundaki rolü, İsa’nın soyuna tesiri ve Meryem’in kutsiyeti hususunda Katolik anlayışta yer alan iddialara Modena’nın yönelttiği itirazlar incelenmektedir.
Pattern of Surgical Procedures Performed for Vitreo-retinal Diseases At Lahore General Hospital
Authors: Muhammad Moin  , Abu Bakar Muhammad , Amjad Arooj , Mehmood Faisal , Siddiq Lubna
Published: May 2023

Purpose: Analysis of the pattern of vitreo-retinal procedures performed at Lahore General Hospital according to the disease.

Study Design: Cross Sectional Study.

Place & Duration of Study: Lahore General Hospital, Lahore from January 2017 to January 2018.

Material & Methods: A complete pre-operative examination was performed including visual acuity, slit lamp examination, dilated fundus examination and B scan of the orbit if required. Plan for surgical procedure was according to the clinical findings. All vitrectomies were done using 23 G instruments. scleral buckling procedures were done under general anesthesia. Data regarding the surgical procedure and its steps was documented on a performa. All patients with incomplete data were excluded from the study.

Results: There were 619 patients included in the study out of which 422 were males and 197 were females. There were 321 patients having Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment out of which 47 (14%) underwent buckling, 121 (38%) underwent PPV and 153 (48%) underwent PPV combined with buckling. There were 94 patients with vitreous hemorrage all of whom underwent PPV except for one who also had buckling. There were 31 patients with macular hole, 116 patients with tractional retinal detachment, 12 with intraocular foreign body, 15 with nuclear fragment or IOL drop, 14 with endophthalmitis, 9 with subhyaloid hemorrhage and 8 with Epiretinal membrane. Silicone oil was used in 60% of the cases, SF6 gas was used in 5.7% cases, air in 7.9% cases and fluid in 26.2% cases.

Conclusion: Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is the commonest surgical disease and pars plana vitrectomy is the most commonly used procedures for various vitreoretinal diseases.
Editorial
Authors: Khan Muhammad Imran Hasan
Published: May 2023

I Am Human
Coping With Midlife Crisis: A Cross-Sectional Study of Ondo City, Southwestern Nigeria
Authors: Oluyemi Joseph , Olumide Fagbamila , Emmanuel Atolagbe , Olawande Fagbamila , Adejoke Joseph
Published: May 2023

Midlife crisis occurs when people begin to lose confidence and have feelings of anxiety or disappointment about life in middle age. It is a transition that takes place as people grow older while struggling with the passing of their youth. This study examines the psychological and emotional impacts of midlife crises and the coping strategies employed by participants. The study was conducted among 348 participants from a city in southwestern Nigeria. Primary data was retrieved through questionnaire administration, while the study was explained using the retrospective denial theory. Stress topped the psychological and emotional impacts of midlife crisis among the participants (61.2%), followed by anxiety (59.9%), and low self-esteem was the least (3.4%). In order to cope with a midlife crisis, the majority of study participants (86.1%) used prayer as the most effective coping strategy, followed by forgetting the past and moving on (79.2%), and accepting their fate (47.5%) as the least effective. The study concludes that almost all the participants in the study have experienced midlife crisis. The feeling that life has not turned out to be topped as the cause of midlife crisis, with excessive thoughts about childhood being the least. With regards to the psychological and emotional impacts of midlife crisis on participants, stress was the highest, followed by anxiety, and low self-esteem was the least, while prayer topped the list of coping strategies employed by participants in the study. We recommend that people who experience midlife crises seek the help of therapists who can help them sort out feelings about past events, manage current stress, and plan their future.
N2O as a regression proxy for dynamical variability in stratospheric trace gas trends
Authors: Dubé Kimberlee , Tegtmeier Susann , Bourassa Adam , Zawada Daniel , Degenstein Douglas , Sheese Patrick E. , Walker Kaley A. , Randel William
Published: May 2023

Abstract. Trends in stratospheric trace gases like HCl, N2O, O3, and NOy show a hemispheric asymmetry over the last two decades, with trends having opposing signs in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Here we use N2O, a long-lived tracer with a tropospheric source, as a proxy for stratospheric circulation in the multiple linear regression model used to calculate stratospheric trace gas trends. This is done in an effort to isolate trends due to circulation changes from trends due to ozone depleting substances. We use measurements from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) and the Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System (OSIRIS), and model results from the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM). Trends in HCl, O3, and NOy for 2004–2018 are examined. Using the N2O regression proxy, we show that observed HCl increases in the Northern Hemisphere are due to changes in the stratospheric circulation. We also show that negative O3 trends above 30 hPa in the Northern Hemisphere can be explained by change in the circulation, but that negative ozone trends at lower levels cannot. Trends in stratospheric NOy are found to be largely consistent with trends in N2O.
Technical note: Bimodal Parameterizations of in situ Ice Cloud Particle Size Distributions
Authors: Bartolomé García Irene , Sourdeval Odran , Spang Reinhold , Krämer Martina
Published: May 2023

Abstract. The cloud particle size distribution (PSD) is a key parameter for the retrieval of micro-physical and optical properties from remote sensing instruments, which in turn are necessary for determining the radiative effect of clouds. Current representations of PSDs for ice clouds rely on parameterizations that were largely based on in situ measurements where the distribution of small ice crystals were uncertain. This makes current parameterizations deficient to simulate remote sensing observations sensitive to small ice, such as from lidar and thermal infrared instruments. In this study we fit the in situ PSDs of ice crystals from the JULIA (JÜLich In situ Aircraft data set) database, which consists of 11 campaigns covering the tropics, mid-latitudes and the Arctic, consistently processes and considered more robust in their measurements of small ice. For the fitting, we implement an established approach to PSD parameterizations, which consists in finding an adequate set of parameters for a modified gamma function after normalization of both PSD axes. These parameters are constrained to match in-situ mea surements when predicting microphysical properties from the PSDs, via a cost function minimization method. We selected the ice water content and the ice crystal number concentration, which are currently key parameters for modern satellite retrievals and model microphysics schemes. We found that a bimodal parameterization yields better results than a monomodal one. The bimodal parameterization has a lower spread for almost all ice crystal sizes over the entire range of analyzed temperatures and fits better the observations, especially for particles between 20 and about 110 μm at temperatures between −60 and −20 °C. For this temperature range, the root mean square error for the retrieved Nice is reduced from 0.36 to 0.20. This demonstrates a clear advantage to considering the bimodality of PSDs, e.g. for satellite retrievals.