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The boundaries of oblivion: Ghosts and memory in Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s short films
Authors: Kiejziewicz Agnieszka
Published: June 2023

This article analyses chosen Apichatpong’s short films, organized in two thematic areas, with reference to the director’s primary interest in communicating about post-traumatic memory. The first part is dedicated to ghostly presences, their meanings and depictions. Apichatpong’s ghosts derive from the light penetrating the surface to human-shape projections or figments of imagination. This part of the analysis will refer to Derrida’s hauntology concept and its dissemination in such films as A Letter to Uncle Boonmee (2009) or Apichatpong’s early project Haunted Houses (2001). In the following part of the article, I will focus on the destruction of memory, symbolized by the images of fire, burning objects or split narrative structures. Here I will analyse films such as Blue (2018) and Ashes (2012), pointing out similar semiotic references in Apichatpong’s feature films. The analysis presented is accompanied by the observation of connections between Apichatpong’s feature films and short films, with a particular emphasis on his new short projects. My reflection on the topic was built upon the audio-visual resources, including interviews and records from exhibitions, as well as subject literature in English, Polish and Japanese.
Textures of ecology: A flat ontology of things in Zachary Epcar’s Return to Forms
Authors: Bülbül Ahmet Emin
Published: June 2023

This article analyses Return to Forms with regard to Levi R. Bryant’s flat ontology, which eliminates any degree of hierarchy between things. Foregrounding the entanglements of different textures, Zachary Epcar’s haptic and sonic experiment echoes Bryant’s object-oriented philosophy and calls for a radical ecological sensibility through assembling the manifold fabrics of everyday life with an unusual tone. In this new materialist outlook, human and non-human, actual and virtual, body and matter coincide.
Utiles esse amicos
Authors: Caínzos Maria Dolores Dopico
Published: June 2023

Al final de su cuarta Catilinaria, Cicerón expone dos formas de sumisión de los pueblos indígenas, una vez conquistados. La primera de ellas supone el sometimiento absoluto y la total disposición a manos del Estado romano, conseguidos a través de la fuerza. La segunda, en cambio, nos muestra un imperio benevolente, en el que la clementia o la lenitas, permiten la aceptación de su poder a cambio de la concesión de algunos beneficia a los indígenas. Veremos que esta forma de conquista no es un únicamente un elogio retórico ni propagandístico de las bondades del imperio, sino una forma basada en la utilitas que permite controlar, con menor esfuerzo y mayor estabilidad, elementos fundamentales para la independencia de los pueblos como son sus iura et leges. Su aplicación práctica la veremos a través de César y su conquista de las Galias, demostrando que esta política no es propia de Cicerón ni de una ideología concreta, la de los optimates, sino un recurso utilizado habitualmente por los magistrados romanos.
Zucchini squash yield response to fertilization with different doses and sources of Potassium
Authors: André Luís Leite de Souza  , Ademar Pereira de Oliveira  , Luiz Daniel Rodrigues da Silva  , Izaias Romario Soares do Nascimento  , José Manoel Ferreira de Lima Cruz  , Edileide Natália da Silva Rodrigues  , Gemerson Machado de Oliveira
Published: June 2023

Potassium (K) is essential nutrient to the physiological and biochemical activities of plants, acting in the cation-anion balance, water movement, osmoregulation, and transference of energy. This study aimed to evaluate the yield response of the zucchini squash cultivar 'Caserta' to different doses and sources of potassium. The experiment was carried out under field conditions in a complete randomized block experimental design in a 6 x 2 factorial scheme, with six K2O doses (0, 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 kg ha-1) and two sources (chloride and potassium sulfate), with four replications. The fruit mass, fruit length, number of fruits per plant, total and marketable fruit yields were evaluated. The results showed that the sulfate and potassium chloride sources promoted the maximum length and number of fruits per plant. K2O fertilization in the form of potassium sulfate promoted higher mass and total fruit yield. The doses of 108.41 and 130.78 kg ha-1 of K2O in the chloride and potassium sulfate sources provided the maximum marketable yield of fruits, with 22.84 and 27.0 t ha-1, respectively. Regardless of the source, potassium fertilization must be provided to increase the production parameters of the zucchini squash 'Caserta' cultivar.
Plant growth regulator on micro-sprinkler for mango `Palmer’ floral induction in Brazilian Semiarid
Authors: Simões Welson Lima , Mendes Ferreira Kalline , Soares da Silva Jucicléia , Carlos Mesquita Alessandro , Do Carmo Mouco Maria Aparecida , Gonçalves Torres Junior Vinicius , Fernandes Barbosa Kaio Vinicius , Alves Sobral Yuri Rafael
Published: June 2023

Application of the plant growth regulator paclobutrazol (PBZ) to aid mango floral induction has been widely performed by mango producers. However, its application has been done manually, resulting in low uniformity of application and losses with labor. The objective of this study was to adjust the PBZ dose to be applied via micro-sprinkler system for floral induction, indicating an efficient management of ‘Palmer’ mango in the Brazilian semiarid. The experiment was conducted at Saúde Farm, located in Petrolina-PE, Brazil. The experimental design used was randomized blocks, with five doses of PBZ, applied via irrigation system (T1 - 0.56; T2 - 1.12; T3 -1.68; T4 - 2.24; and T5 - 2.80 g a.i. linear m-1 canopy) and a conventionally applied dose (T0 - 2.80 g a.i. linear m-1 of canopy, manually applied broadcast), with four replicates. The variables analyzed were: photosynthesis rate, stomatal conductance, transpiration, leaf temperature, number and length of panicles, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, yield, pulp firmness, titratable acidity and total soluble solids in the fruits. At the conventionally applied dose (2.8 g a.i. linear m-1 of canopy), PBZ application via micro-sprinkler irrigation system proved to be the most efficient way to reduce photosynthesis rate, stomatal conductance and transpiration. PBZ applied via micro-sprinkler irrigation system at a dose of 0.56 g a.i. linear m-1 of canopy promotes greater number of panicles and yield in ‘Palmer’ mango.
Soil chemical attributes under west indian cherry fertigated with nitrogen and humic substances
Authors: Dias Dayanne do Nascimento , Lima Augusto Miguel N. , Cunha Jailson Cavalcante , Cavalcante Ítalo Herbert Lucena , Soares Emanuelle Mercês Barros , Silva Kátia Araújo da , Rodrigues Marcos Sales , Silva Talison Souza da
Published: June 2023

The use of humic substances (HS) in the soil can increase the efficiency of nitrogen fertilizers and contribute to the increment in soil organic matter and plant nutrient availability. Hence, this study aimed to evaluate, in two production cycles, the effect of applying HS and different nitrogen (N) doses on the chemical attributes and organic matter fractions of a soil cultivated with West Indian cherry in the Brazilian semiarid region. The experiment was set up in split plots, arranged in strips with four replicates. The absence or presence of HS using KS100 as the source was tested in the plots, and N fertilization (50; 75; 100; 125 and 150% of the recommended dose), using urea, was tested in the subplots. Soil pH, H+Al, Al3+, and Na+, K+, P, Ca2+, Mg2+, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+ contents were determined, and cation exchange capacity and bases saturation (V %) in the 0-0.2 and 0.2-0.4 m layers were calculated. Analyses of stocks of total organic carbon and carbon (C) of the humic acid, fulvic acid and humin fractions, and humic substances were performed. It was possible to observe that, in the second production cycle of West Indian cherry, the soils showed higher contents of nutrients available to plants. Increase in N availability did not enable a clear trend in the behavior of chemical attributes and organic C stocks in the soil. Under the studied conditions, KS100 application allowed a reduction in the C stocks of the HS of the soil.
The impact of a formal teacher leadership program on student performance
Authors: Supovitz Jonathan A. , Comstock Meghan
Published: June 2023

Formal teacher leader programs that develop, position, and reward teachers to work with peers to improve instruction are a growing reform effort in the United States, yet there are few published studies of their efficacy. In this paper, we examine the impacts of one district’s teacher leadership program on students’ annual state test performance. The program placed full-time instructional coaches and partly released English language arts (ELA) and mathematics content specialists in each of 11 district schools. To assess the program’s impact, we examined five years of student-level state test data; two years before the adoption of the intervention and three years afterwards. Using an interrupted time series design, we examined trends in performance before and after the adoption of the intervention. Overall, there were no significant effects in ELA, and a small negative effect in mathematics. By contrast, in the stable sub-sample of students who were in the district for the five years examined in the study, there was a large significant positive effect in mathematics and large but non-significant positive effect in ELA. We conclude with a discussion the implications of these findings for research and policy.
CRIMINOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF CRIME IN THE CHELYABINSK REGION
Authors:   South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia, Pechertseva Olga
Published: June 2023

The crime rate in the Chelyabinsk region over the past decade has remained quite high, in comparison with the average Russian indicators. To increase the effectiveness of measures to combat crime, it is necessary to constantly study this phenomenon: the main characteristics, origins, types, forms of manifestation, trends, features. The effectiveness of control measures is determined by their effectiveness, which largely depends on the degree of influence on certain groups of the population in order to prevent illegal actions. Criminological analysis of crime makes it possible to investigate the main patterns of crime development, the causes and conditions of its occurrence, which allows choosing appropriate measures for the prevention and prevention of offenses. In this study, the main indicators characterizing the level, structure and dynamics of crime in our region are considered, a correlation and regression analysis of criminogenic determinants of crime is carried out, as well as a correlation analysis of the relationship between structural indicators of crime and statistical results of law enforcement. The study revealed a lower elasticity of crime rates in the region in comparison with all-Russian indicators. The calculations of the coefficients of criminogenic infestation by age groups showed that the greatest criminal activity is observed in the group of 18-29-year-old residents of the region. The analysis of the structure of crime in the region revealed a tendency to increase the public danger of crime during the period under review. At the same time, the results obtained showed the focus of law enforcement activities on the suppression of serious and especially serious crimes.
TRANSFORMATION OF THE RUSSIAN CONSTITUTIONAL JUSTICE AT THE PRESENT STAGE: CURRENT REFLECTIONS
Authors:   Ural State University of Economics, Yekaterinburg, Russia, Kozhevnikov Oleg , Karasev Anatoly ,   Ural State University, Yekaterinburg. Russia
Published: June 2023

The Russian legal system, including the justice system, has been operating under the conditions of the updated Constitution for almost three years now. The significant changes made to it have become a significant event in the life of our state, which we and our descendants have yet to appreciate. The constitutional changes have affected many areas of the country's public life, have had and continue to have a significant impact on the process of lawmaking and law enforcement practice. Under these conditions, it is quite obvious that neither the legislator nor the law enforcer is immune from mistakes, which are often revealed in the course of the administration of justice by the courts. However, in those cases where errors are not corrected by the usual forms of legal proceedings, the system of constitutional justice comes first, which puts an end to the issues of protecting the foundations of the constitutional system, fundamental rights and freedoms of man and citizen, ensuring the rule and direct effect of the Constitution throughout the territory of the Russian Federation. Federation. Such a high role of constitutional justice allows the authors of this study to once again turn to the main stages in the formation of the constitutional justice system, to identify the "pros and cons" of the impact of the text of the "updated" Constitution of the Russian Federation on the institutions of constitutional justice, primarily in the subjects of the Russian Federation.
REVIEW OF THE ABSTRACT OF THE CANDIDATE DISSERTATION BY N. A. ANDRONIK "PREVENTIVE MEASURES, ELECTED BY THE COURT AT THE REQUEST OF THE PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION BODIES: PROBLEMS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AND LEGISLATIVE REGULATION"
Authors:   South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia, Tetyuyev Stanislav
Published: June 2023

Диссертация «Меры пресечения, избираемые судом по ходатайству органов предварительного расследования: проблемы правоприменения и законодательного регулирования», выполненная Н. А. Андроник в Уральском юридическом институте Министерства внутренних дел Российской Федерации под руководством доктора юридических наук, профессора В. С. Балакшина, представлена на соискание ученой степени кандидата юридических наук по специальности 5.1.4 – уголовно-правовые науки (юридические науки). Уголовно-процессуальный закон не предусматривает обязательного избрания меры пресечения в отношении каждого обвиняемого (подозреваемого). Вместе с тем без применения этих мер уголовное судопроизводство представить себе достаточно трудно
Distribusi Nutrien Dan Klorofil-A Di Perairan Pedelegan, Pademawu, Kabupaten Pamekasan
Authors: Aprianto Ilham Andika , Dwi Kartika Ary Giri , Pratiwi Wiwit Sri Werdi , Effendy Makhfud
Published: June 2023

Pantai Pedelegan merupakan salah satu pantai kawasan wisata yang terletak di Kabupaten Pamekasan. Perairan Padelegan dekat dengan ekosistem mangrove, estuari dan berdekatan dengan tambak garam. Ekosistem tersebut merupakan penunjang kesuburan perairan yang dapat diketahui dari kadar nutrient dan distribusi klorofil-a yang ada. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui distribusi nutrien dan biomassa fitoplankton serta hubungannya dengan parameter kualitas perairan. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan pada sembilan titik. Metode yang digunakan menganalisis kandungan nitrat yaitu bursin asam sulfanilat, fosfat dengan spektrofotometer secara asam askorbat, silika menggunakan metode nessler dan biomassa fitoplankton menggunakan metode APHA. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kadar nutrien di perairan Padelegan memiliki distribusi yang berbeda-beda. Kadar nitrat, fosfat dan klorofil-a tertinggi terletak pada titik empat yang merupakan daerah peralihan menuju laut lepas pada arah barat daya. Sedangkan kadar silika tertinggi ditunjukkan pada titik dua yang merupakan daerah pesisir pada arah barat laut. Berdasarkan hasil korelasi rank spearman, silika menunjukkan korelasi yang paling kuat terhadap klorofil-a dibandingkan dengan nutrien lainnya dengan nilai rho(ρ) sebesar 0,5435. Selanjutnya ditambahkan, suhu adalah parameter kualitas air yang memiliki keeratan paling kuat dengan klorofil-a (rho(ρ) = 0,3766). Peningkatan kadar klorofil-a di perairan padelegan berkaitan erat dengan peningkatan kadar nutrien. Pedelegan Beach is one of the beaches in the tourist area located in Pamekasan Regency. Padelegan waters are close to mangrove ecosystems and estuaries and adjacent to salt ponds. This study aims to determine the distribution of nutrients and phytoplankton biomass and their relationship to water quality parameters. Sampling was carried out at nine points using the SNI 6989.59:2008 method. The method used to analyze the nitrate content is brucine sulfanilic acid, phosphate with an ascorbic acid spectrophotometer, silica using the Nessler method, and phytoplankton biomass using the APHA method. The results showed that nutrient levels in Padelegan waters had different distributions. The highest levels of nitrate, phosphate, and chlorophyll-a are located at point four which is a transitional area to the high seas in the southwest direction. While the highest silica content is shown at the second point , a coastal area in the northwest direction. Based on the Spearman rank correlation results silica showed the strongest correlation to chlorophyll-a compared to other nutrients with a rho(ρ) value of 0.5435. Furthermore, the temperature is a water quality parameter that has the strongest affinity with chlorophyll-a (rho(ρ) = 0.3766). The increase in chlorophyll-a levels in Padelegan waters is closely related to the increase in nutrient levels.
Physiological condition, gut morphology and immune responses of broilers supplemented with Moringa oleifera leaf extract, whey protein or their combination
Authors: Agusetyaningsih I. , Marifah B. , Widiastuti E. , Wahyuni H. I. , Yudiarti T. , Sartono T. A. , Sugiharto S.
Published: June 2023

To improve growth performance and health, the broiler industry has recently incorporated plant sources and dairy milk byproducts as feed additives. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of dietary supplementation of Moringa oleifera leaf extract (MOLE) and whey protein concentrate (WPC) or their combination on production performance, physiological status, gut integrity and immune responses of broilers. A total of 364 day old broiler chicks were used and assigned according to a com-pletely randomized design with four dietary treatments, including CONT (basal feed as control), MOLE (basal feed + 1% MOLE), WPC (basal feed + 1% WPC), and MOLE-WPC (basal feed + 0.5% MOLE + 0.5% WPC). Daily weight gain and daily feed intake of broilers were higher in WPC and CONT groups (P<0.05) compared to MOLE group. The low-density lipoprotein (LDL) were lower in CONT and WPC (P<0.05) than in MOLE and MOLE-WPC groups. The serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) were lower in MOLE group (P<0.05) than in MOLE-WPC. In comparison to the CONT and WPC groups, the villi height and ratio of villi to crypt depth in the duodenum were more favorable in the MOLE and MOLE-WPC groups. The lactose negative enterobacteria have a lower number (P<0.05) in MOLE group. Histologically, the jejunum, ileum, and spleen were in better condi-tion in the MOLE and MOLE-WPC groups (P<0.05) than in the other groups. In conclusion, supple-menting MOLE, WPC or their combination improved the gut integrity and immune organ, but had no appreciable impact on production performance and physiological status in broilers.
Research on Visual Teaching Strategy of Chemical Declarative Knowledge in Middle School
Authors: Jia Tianmeng , Wang Chenyu , Sun Lin
Published: June 2023

The rapid development of information technology has a strong impact on the traditional chemistry teaching mode. According to the teaching status of Chinese middle school chemistry classroom, the thesis combines declarative knowledge and visual teaching in junior high school chemistry textbooks as a subject for in-depth research. By elaborating the concepts of declarative knowledge, knowledge visualization and visual teaching, taking knowledge classification theory, visual thinking theory, double coding theory and information processing theory as the research basis, this paper deeply analyzes and summarizes the chemical declarative knowledge and visual teaching methods, and puts forward feasible visual teaching strategies to promote students to master knowledge and develop ability. According to the research and design of the teaching case of the section "Solubility" in the junior high school chemistry textbook, the purpose of this teaching case is to improve the teaching mode, help students understand and build a new system of knowledge, and cultivate students' innovation ability and core accomplishment of the subject.
Decoding Cultural Affinity in Video Games: An Examination of Narrative Expression, Visual Aesthetics, and Interactive Design in the Digital Era
Authors: Vindigni Giovanni
Published: June 2023

Academic discourse and studies have investigated the interplay between video games and cultural heritage, concerning how cultural values link digital transformations with traditional narratives in the form of a convergent structure [1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6]. According to Champion [1], Borowiecki and Prieto-Rodriguez [6], video gaming is a contemporary digital medium that amplifies the expression of storytelling and allows users to serve as both drama performers and audience members. In addition, video games reflect the cultural aspects of society through visual aesthetics, where architectural features, the cutting-edge culture of video game casts, and iconographic landscapes depict the elements of contemporary art [7]. Game theory is a theoretical framework that helps study the cooperation and conflict among diverse agents identified as players representing different cultural aspects [8; 9; 10]. Conversely, Warmelinks' [11] online game interactivity theory will aid in addressing how different designs and interactivity aspects of players, games, and the computer reflect cultural affinity in video games [12; 13; 14]. This article conducts a theory- and investigator-triangulation survey of cultural affinity in video games by addressing the polysemous aspects with regard to theoretical discourse. The article will also focus on the question of whether, in the view of international system-theoretical discourse in the social engineering context, contextual factors that may be falsified abductively are present, thereby leading to negative connotations. Lastly, the article will explain the product-specific status of the video game industry and the video game product as captured in both academic discourse and practise.
Polish Paradiplomacy. Current State and Perspectives
Authors: Ksenicz Igor
Published: June 2023

The article presents the results of the research conducted by the author within the framework of the National Science Centre action MINIATURA 4. This was a pilot project aiming to yield a preliminary diagnosis and suggest directions of development for the cooperation between local government units and the central government in the field of paradiplomacy. As part of the study, 11 interviews were conducted with the representatives of the milieus responsible for Polish paradiplomacy: local government officials, civil servants and experts. The results of the preliminary research indicate that approached as an instrument of foreign policy, Polish local diplomacy is experiencing a severe crisis. In order to overcome it, one should consider a model of Polish paradiplomacy that respects the interests of either side, namely the central and the local government.
TRANSFER DAVRANIŞINDA GRUP ETKİSİ
Authors: GÖKTUNA Bilge Öztürk , YURDAKURBAN Emine Özge
Published: June 2023

Bu makalede, grup içi önyargı ve homofilinin işbirliği üzerindeki etkilerini, işbirlikçi dengeyi incelemeyi
mümkün kılan transfer oyunlarında karşılıklılık üzerindeki etkileri aracılığıyla inceliyoruz. Transfer
yapmanın bireysel olarak maliyetli ancak toplumsal olarak etkin olduğu yoksulluk oyununda grup
tercihlerini ve davranışlarını incelemek için deneysel yöntemler kullandık. Üniversiteli veya mezun
katılımcıların gönüllü katılımı ile bilgisayar başında gerçekleştirilen yoksulluk oyunu deneyinde 4 prosedür
uygulandı. Kontrol prosedüründe (CONT) katılımcılar gruplaşma olmaksızın diğer katılımcılarla rastgele
ikili eşleşerek oyununu oynarken, dışsal prosedürde (EXO) katılımcıları kazançlarından bağımsız iki
gruba ayırdık ve katılımcılar, aynı CONT prosedüründe olduğu gibi rastgele eşledikleri bir partner ile
oyunu oynadılar. Bireysel kazanca katkısı olmayan gruplaşmanın varlığında bireylerin transfer kararlarını
gözlemleyerek grup içi ve dışı davranış farklılıkları olup olmadığını inceledik. İçsel prosedür (ENDO)
kapsamında, katılımcıları dışsal prosedürdeki gibi iki gruba ayırdıktan sonra, eşleşecekleri partnerlerinin
grupları hakkında tercihleri olup olmadığını gözlemledik. Bu tercih, katılımcının aynı gruptan bir partnerle
eşleşme isteğini temsil etmesi bağlamında, katılımcının kendinden olanı seçmesini yani homofiliyi
temsil ediyor. Sonuçlar, katılımcıların bencil rasyonel stratejik davranış altında bulunan oyun teorisi
öngörülerinden farklı davrandığını gösteriyor ve karşılıklılık önemli oranda transfer davranışını açıklıyor
ve bunun yanında, transfer davranışı grup aidiyeti ile birlikte önemli ölçüde değişiyor.
UAV patrol path planning based on machine vision and multi-sensor fusion
Authors: Chen Xu
Published: June 2023

With the rapid development of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, there are more and more fields of UAV application. This research mainly discusses the UAV patrol path planning based on machine vision and multi-sensor fusion. This article studies how to apply ultrasonic, a classic ranging sensor, to obstacle avoidance of UAVs. The designed ultrasonic obstacle avoidance system is a complete set of hardware and software systems. The hardware part consists of a forward ultrasonic module and a central signal processing module. Among them, a single-axis stabilization gimbal is designed for the forward ultrasonic module, which decouples the attitude angle of the UAV and the pitch detection angle of the ultrasonic sensor. In the central signal processing module, Kalman filtering is performed on the ultrasonic data in the four directions of front, rear, left, right, and left, and the obstacle avoidance control signal is sent to the flight controller according to the filtered sensor data. At the same time, a human–computer interaction interface is also designed to set various parameters of the obstacle avoidance system. For the route planning method of the tower, the routine steps are used to inspect the tower with a single-circuit line, and the specific targets are the insulator string, the ground wire, and the conductor. In this study, the average statistical result of the straight-line distance of the UAV patrolling 100 m is 99.80 m, and the error is only 0.2%. The fusion obstacle avoidance control method based on machine vision is suitable for the engineering application of UAV perception obstacle avoidance. The obstacle avoidance method adopted in this article can be extended to most flight control platforms, and it is a control method with broad application prospects.
Development of renewable energy-based power system for the irrigation support: case studies
Authors: Buts Kumaril , Dewan Lillie , Prasad M. P. R.
Published: June 2023

The development of renewable energy-based applications is nowadays a forced demand of society, for chasing the target set by the governments and the concerned organizations, to reduce or limit the carbon penetration in the environment. Sincere efforts are being made by academics and researchers to create applications based on renewable energy that are reliable and efficient. Green revolutions increase agricultural fields and alter grain production rates, but they also increase energy consumption since agricultural machinery is used more efficiently, mostly for irrigation needs. The purpose of this work is to introduce a hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) that can take the place of the diesel pump often used for time-bound crop irrigation. This HRES system consists of a photovoltaic generator as the main power source supported by a battery energy storage system. For this hybrid system, the development of a Proportional & Integral (PI)-based integrated hybrid controller is proposed to regulate the charge/discharge cycle of the battery energy with maintaining the load demand simultaneously. Controlling of this hybrid system is carried out in the LabVIEW environment.
Subharmonic solutions for a class of predator-prey models with degenerate weights in periodic environments
Authors: López-Gómez Julián , Muñoz-Hernández Eduardo , Zanolin Fabio
Published: June 2023

This article deals with the existence, multiplicity, minimal complexity, and global structure of the subharmonic solutions to a class of planar Hamiltonian systems with periodic coefficients, being the classical predator-prey model of V. Volterra its most paradigmatic example. By means of a topological approach based on techniques from global bifurcation theory, the first part of the paper ascertains their nature, multiplicity and minimal complexity, as well as their global minimal structure, in terms of the configuration of the function coefficients in the setting of the model. The second part of the paper introduces a dynamical system approach based on the theory of topological horseshoes that permits to detect, besides subharmonic solutions, “chaotic-type” solutions. As a byproduct of our analysis, the simplest predator-prey prototype models in periodic environments can provoke chaotic dynamics. This cannot occur in cooperative and quasi-cooperative dynamics, as a consequence of the ordering imposed by the maximum principle.
Electrically driven nanogap antennas and quantum tunneling regime
Authors: Deeb Claire , Toudert Johann , Pelouard Jean-Luc
Published: June 2023

The optical and electrical characteristics of electrically-driven nanogap antennas are extremely sensitive to the nanogap region where the fields are tightly confined and electrons and photons can interplay. Upon injecting electrons in the nanogap, a conductance channel opens between the metal surfaces modifying the plasmon charge distribution and therefore inducing an electrical tuning of the gap plasmon resonance. Electron tunneling across the nanogap can be harnessed to induce broadband photon emission with boosted quantum efficiency. Under certain conditions, the energy of the emitted photons exceeds the energy of electrons, and this overbias light emission is due to spontaneous emission of the hot electron distribution in the electrode. We conclude with the potential of electrically controlled nanogap antennas for faster on-chip communication.
Llibre de paraules e dits de savis e filòsofs: A paremiological portrait of the Catalan-Aragonese Jewry under James II (r. 1291‒1327)
Authors: Navarro David
Published: June 2023

Llibre de paraules e dits de savis e filòsofs, by Barcelona-born Jewish translator and physician Jafudà Bonsenyor, is one of the most representative European thirteenth-century proverbial compilations from the Greco-Eastern tradition. The text, written in Catalan at the request of King James II, coincides with a period of socioeconomic upheavals endured by the Jewish communities of that time. This article seeks to examine Jafudà’s book from a perspective other than as it was originally conceived, i.e., as a manual of human conduct. I argue that embedded in the work is an implicit message beyond the parameters of the text itself. The thematic division and the aphorisms selection in theLlibreconvey a subtext that mirrors economic constraints, the decline of Jewish courtiers, religious coercion, and communal frictions borne by the Jewish communities of Catalonia-Aragon. The confluence of these factors acted to redefine the relationship between the Crown and the Jews throughout the rest of the century.
Historical Analysis of Women’s Inheritance Rights in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania) and the Influence of Colonialism
Authors: Kodiyo Kenneth Kaunda
Published: June 2023

The article examines the growth of inheritance laws in the former British colonized East African countries Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. It discusses how colonial rule changed the traditional system of inheritance and imposed its laws, leading to confusion and leaving women unprotected. The article highlights the need for reforms in the law of succession and the implementation of statutory laws that protect widows and children. The current laws in Kenya, including the Inheritance Act and Matrimonial Property Act, offer protection to women, but the laws in Uganda and Tanzania need to be reviewed to ensure equal treatment of all family members in case of intestate succession. Finally, the article overviews inheritance laws in the three East African countries.
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE AND JOB EMBEDDEDNESS: SAMPLE OF HEALTH SECTOR EMPLOYEES
Authors: YILDIZ Esra , BEDÜK Aykut
Published: June 2023

Recruiting employees with psychologically strong personalities is regarded as a key issue for today’s businesses in terms of possessing more strengthened sense of belonging towards the organization, increased commitment. Prevent the employees from quitting the job despite the situations that might lead them to quit and maintain the bond between the employees and the job is defined in the literature as job embeddedness. Within this context, the study aimed to examine whether the psychological resilience of the individuals has an impact on their levels of job embeddedness within a group of participants who work in the health sector where, recently, being resilient has gained more importance. Analyses carried out on the data obtained through simple random sampling from 454 employees working in medical and administrative units have revealed that being psychologically resilient has a significant impact on job embeddedness.
O VELHO E O NOVO: AS TRANSFORMAÇÕES DA PAISAGEM DO BAIRRO SÃO CONRADO EM ARACAJU-SE / THE OLD AND THE NEW: THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE LANDSCAPE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE CONRADO IN ARACAJU-SE
Authors: Teles Dayane Suelen Pereira Nascimento , Pinheiro Fabiana dos Santos , Pereira Ronald dos Santos , Sampaio Andrecksa Viana Oliveira
Published: June 2023

Esse artigo analisa a dinâmica das transformações do bairro São Conrado em Aracaju- SE, desde a sua institucionalização até os dias atuais. Ressaltando que, com a criação da Fábrica Santa Cruz e a expansão do Distrito Industrial da capital sergipana surgiram às primeiras concentrações populacionais. No entanto, ao longo dos anos, principalmente no momento de sua institucionalização, diversos problemas socioeconômicos (saneamento, infraestrutura viária e social, etc.) refletiram na vida dos moradores, estando esses localizados num espaço de transição entre bairros centrais e periféricos da capital. Recentemente, a paisagem do bairro ganha novas formas, em especial pelo avanço do capital imobiliário. Em meio a essas transformações, a população local enxerga a paisagem do bairro, de maneira diferenciada. Para tanto, é válido analisar as diferentes visões das mudanças da paisagem, com o intuito de compreender as contradições inerentes à lógica de organização espacial contemporânea. Os resultados apresentados são a reconstituição histórica do bairro, as transformações da paisagem ao longo dos anos e as demandas e a percepção dos moradores sobre o referido bairro.ABSTRACTThis article analyzes the dynamics of the transformations of the São Conrado neighborhood in Aracaju - SE, from its institutionalization to the present day. Emphasizing that, with the creation of the Santa Cruz Factory and the expansion of the Industrial District of the Sergipe capital, emerged the first population concentrations. However, over the years, mainly at the moment of its institutionalization, several socioeconomic problems (sanitation, road and social infrastructure, etc.) reflected in the life of the residents, being located in a space of transition between central and peripheral districts of the capital. Recently, the landscape of the neighborhood has gained new forms, especially by the advance of real estate capital. In the midst of these transformations, the local population sees the landscape of the neighborhood, in a different way. In order to do so, it is valid to analyze the different visions of landscape changes, in order to understand the contradictions inherent in the logic of contemporary spatial organization. The results presented are the historical reconstruction of the neighborhood, the transformations of the landscape over the years and the demands and the perception of the residents about the neighborhood.Keywords: Landscape; Landscape transformations; Contradictions of spatial organization.
The Role of Egyptian Workers in the 2011 Uprising: A View from Below
Authors: Gjergji Iside
Published: June 2023

An oft-used representation of the Egyptian mass uprising in Western journalistic and academic debates is: through the use of social networks, young people have been able to quickly mobilize millions of protesters. Egyptian uprising is often interpreted as social and political phenomena, mostly instigated by middle-classes, highly educated and unemployed young people. In this perspective, workers’ movement and its decadal struggles receive less attention and is considered a priori irrelevant. This paper aims to contribute some essential steps in considering the recent Egyptian uprising as a complex historical process, in which labour movement’s role was pivotal. At methodological level, the paper seeks to combine literature, quantitative and qualitative research methods.
Legados Culturais do Autoritarismo no Cone Sul
Authors: Mello Souza Bruno , Gallo Carlos Artur
Published: June 2023

Durante a Guerra Fria, Argentina, Brasil, Chile e Uruguai viveram períodos autoritários nos quais, ao ser aplicada a Doutrina de Segurança Nacional, ocorreram reiteradas violações aos direitos humanos. Com o final das ditaduras nestes países, novos períodos democráticos foram iniciados. Embora “novas democracias” tenham sido instaladas a partir da década de 1980, é possível observar, na atualidade, a permanência de legados autoritários que se mantêm a despeito do final dos regimes de exceção. Tendo este contexto como ponto de partida, neste estudo pretendemos analisar o impacto dos regimes autoritários na cultura política desses países. Dividida nas seguintes partes, a exposição abrange: 1º) uma exposição dos fatos mais marcantes dessas ditaduras no Cone Sul; 2º) a identificação, mediante consulta na base de dados do Latinobarómetro, daqueles que consideramos legados culturais do autoritarismo; 3º) elementos para uma análise comparada dos dados coletados.
Intelectuais e o Debate Sobre Violência Revolucionária nos Anos 1980: O Caso das Revistas Punto de Vista e La Ciudad Futura
Authors: Leite Isabel Cristina
Published: June 2023

As revistas são fontes privilegiadas para análise de temas contemporâneos à sua existência. Neste artigo analisaremos o debate sobre a violência revolucionária por intelectuais de esquerda que tiveram alguma relação com organizações revolucionárias nos anos 1960-1970.  Buscaremos este debate nas revistas Punto de Vista e La Ciudad Futura, revistas de linha editorial de esquerda, cujos editores, em algum momento de suas vidas, militaram e trabalharam juntos em outras experiências editoriais semelhantes. Daremos ênfase nas discussões dos anos 1980, período que, em alguma medida, as análises sofreram influência da teoria dos demônios, tirando da discussão a responsabilidade da sociedade na crescente onda de violência ocorrida naqueles anos. Estas primeiras análises críticas à atuação das esquerdas evitam tocar em pontos mais incômodos, como a dimensão ética e moral da cultura guerrilheira, desmitificando seus heróis e criticando os chamados “justiçamentos”.
O Exílio em Revista
Authors: Benetti Pedro
Published: June 2023

O texto que segue busca compreender, de maneira sucinta, o lugar ocupado pelo exílio e pelos exilados na trajetória das esquerdas brasileiras. Pretende-se com isso observar se e como a experiência do exílio exerceu influência sobre as transformações ocorridas em vários espaços das esquerdas brasileiras no decorrer da década de 1970. O tema do exílio será tomado como um ângulo de abordagem para a questão da delicada relação entre revolução e democracia no Brasil. Para cumprir este objetivo – o de perceber a influência do exílio e dos exilados na linguagem política das esquerdas brasileiras em sua reflexão sobre a democracia – serão analisados os exemplares da revista Debate, editada por João Quartim de Moraes durante seu exílio em Paris. Longe de pretender a compreensão de toda a experiência do exílio em sua diversidade e riqueza, esta opção permite acompanhar um grupo que refletiu e se manifestou sobre a democracia como uma prioridade desde cedo.
Governança de Emergência e Combate à COVID-19: uma análise sobre Argentina e Brasil
Authors: Dias Atos
Published: June 2023

Como o modelo de governança de emergência influencia no combate à COVID-19? Historicamente, respostas a crises emergenciais estiveram atreladas à suspensão da lógica madisoniana de freios e contrapesos em favor da expansão da capacidade de atuação do poder executivo nacional. De maneira distinta, este artigo trabalha com a hipótese de que respostas a uma pandemia em países federais com sistema madisoniano de freios e contrapesos são mais bem construídas com base em um modelo descentralizado de governança de emergência e com atuação coordenada entre os poderes e entes da federação. O artigo analisa os casos da Argentina e do Brasil com foco na atuação dos respectivos poderes executivos nacionais. As conclusões preliminares apontam que o centralismo no caso argentino e a descoordenação no caso brasileiro podem ter contribuído para o aumento dos casos e mortes da pandemia em ambos os países.
“Dissidentes”: a esquerda evangélica na Assembleia Constituinte (1987-1988)
Authors: Melo Sydnei
Published: June 2023

A bancada evangélica na Assembleia Nacional Constituinte (ANC) de 1987-1988 se tornou conhecida como importante expressão do conservadorismo religioso na política. No entanto, houve naquela legislatura a presença de parlamentares evangélicos alinhados com ideias progressistas e de esquerda. Este artigo discute o pensamento político destes parlamentares, com destaque particular às ideias de Lysâneas Maciel (PDT-RJ) e Benedita da Silva (PT-RJ) – que não apenas se distanciaram da “bancada evangélica” como estabeleceram conflito direto com seus integrantes em razão de suas críticas às preocupações morais e comportamentais que baseavam a atuação da “bancada” na ANC. Redigido a partir da análise dos discursos proferidos pelos parlamentares evangélicos na ANC com o auxílio de um software de análise qualitativa de dados, o artigo também mobiliza propostas de emendas parlamentares e registros jornalísticos do período, além da literatura dedicada ao tema da ANC e das relações entre religião e política.
Conceitos de democracia e a apuração da democracia intrapartidária: uma contribuição à metodologia seguida de análise empírica de estatutos de partidos do Brasil
Authors: Santos Diego
Published: June 2023

Apresenta-se, aqui, artigo sobre o uso de conceitos de democracia para apuração de democracia intrapartidária. A ideia central é que as características utilizadas para descrever o regime como um todo podem ser adaptadas para verificar como os partidos internalizam estruturas e valores democráticos. Tratanto-se de uma primeira incursão, elegeu-se um modelo de democracia amplamente difundido na ciência política: a proposta de Robert Dahl, no livro Poliarquia. Em termos empíricos: realizou-se a análise dos estatutos de dez partidos brasileiros, discutindo-se como tais instituições adotam ou não elementos do modelo de Dahl em sua organização. Além de contribuir no que concerne à metodologia, esta pesquisa também foi capaz de identificar e de caracterizar importantes aspectos da democracia no interior dos partidos, como o processo de votação nas lideranças e a institucionalização de instrumentos de responsividade.
Ventral Pallidal GABAergic Neuron Calcium Activity Encodes Cue-Driven Reward Seeking and Persists in the Absence of Reward Delivery
Authors: Scott Alexandra , Palmer Dakota , Newell Bailey , Lin Iris , Cayton Christelle A. , Paulson Anika , Remde Paige , Richard Jocelyn M.
Published: June 2023

Reward-seeking behavior is often initiated by environmental cues that signal reward availability. This is a necessary behavioral response; however, cue reactivity and reward-seeking behavior can become maladaptive. To better understand how cue-elicited reward seeking becomes maladaptive, it is important to understand the neural circuits involved in assigning appetitive value to rewarding cues and actions. Ventral pallidum (VP) neurons are known to contribute to cue-elicited reward-seeking behavior and have heterogeneous responses in a discriminative stimulus (DS) task. The VP neuronal subtypes and output pathways that encode distinct aspects of the DS task remain unknown. Here, we used an intersectional viral approach with fiber photometry to record bulk calcium activity in VP GABAergic (VP GABA) neurons in male and female rats as they learned and performed the DS task. We found that VP GABA neurons are excited by reward-predictive cues but not neutral cues and that this response develops over time. We also found that this cue-evoked response predicts reward-seeking behavior and that inhibiting this VP GABA activity during cue presentation decreases reward-seeking behavior. Additionally, we found increased VP GABA calcium activity at the time of expected reward delivery, which occurred even on trials when reward was omitted. Together, these findings suggest that VP GABA neurons encode reward expectation, and calcium activity in these neurons encodes the vigor of cue-elicited reward seeking.

SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENTVP circuitry is a major driver of cue-evoked behaviors. Previous work has found that VP neurons have heterogenous responses and contributions to reward-seeking behavior. This functional heterogeneity is because of differences of neurochemical subtypes and projections of VP neurons. Understanding the heterogenous responses among and within VP neuronal cell types is a necessary step in further understanding how cue-evoked behavior becomes maladaptive. Our work explores the canonical GABAergic VP neuron and how the calcium activity of these cells encodes components of cue-evoked reward seeking, including the vigor and persistence of reward seeking.