bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Power
Authors: Bos Aja
Published: May 2024

This piece is a collage of images I gathered from various magazines and advertisements. I believe that advertisements in the modern world seek to promote consumerism by tapping into our more animalistic traits. Advertisements play on themes of magic, sex, and otherworldly science fiction elements to give their product the magical ability to conquer our primal desires. In the collage itself, there are several images I felt demonstrated this idea. One ad for clothing featured a traditional oil painting of an upper-class woman ripped and covered to wear the brand's clothing instead. This image likely sought to demonstrate to the viewer that their clothes were modern and sophisticated. Another ad for a razor company featured a man being beamed up by a flying saucer, claiming that their razors could provide an “out of this world” experience. This ad likely sought to associate their product, a mundane razor, with a magical science-fiction adventure, playing on the viewer’s wish for excitement in their mundane routines. Another ad claimed “Awareness is Power” about a technology company’s innovations. I found this to be ironic as my collage was based on bringing more awareness to the advertisement strategies used to promote consumerism. With the awareness of how these products appeal to us, we can stop focusing on buying empty objects and instead seek more permanent ways to fulfill our desires.
Meaningful and Engaging Learning Experiences in Early Childhood Special Education Preparation Programs
Authors: Laser Andrea , Acar Serra , Brown Karen H. , Green Katherine B. , Chapman Lindsey A. , Morris Chelsea T. , Hart Rollins Lauren , George-Puskar Annie , Gonzalez Monica , Mickle Moldavan Alesia , Doody Kathy R. , Fulcher-Rood Katrina , Schuetze Pamela , Jackson Kaitlin , Mills Bradley , Dennis Lindsay R. , Cole Tai , Farquharson Kelly , Macy Marisa
Published: May 2024

The personnel preparation of early intervention/early childhood special educator (EI/ECSE) candidates is a pivotal stage in supporting the development of professionals who can effectively work with young children with and at-risk of developmental disabilities, their families, and other service providers. This process encompasses a multifaceted approach to equip candidates with knowledge, skills, and attitudes/dispositions to successfully work within the field. This compilation article includes multiple authors of each section who share strategies, assignments, tools, and experiences to center the Initial Practice-Based Standards for Early Interventionists/Early Childhood Special Educators (Division for Early Childhood [DEC] of the Council for Exceptional Children [CEC], 2020; hereafter referred to as the EI/ECSE Standards) and DEC’s Recommended Practices (RPs). These strategies are shared through a “spiraling curriculum” framework, and progress from an awareness level to reflection of candidates’ own practice. In addition, this article shares related resources to consider in planning for innovative coursework and practicum/student teaching opportunities. Specific examples of spiraling experiences to deepen learning through opportunities to introduce content aligned to RPs and EI/ECSE Standards are included.
Building Higher-Order Historical Thinking Skills In A College Survey Class
Authors: Olwell Russell
Published: May 2024

While over 99 percent of college faculty state that it is their goal to get students to "develop the ability to think clearly," according to a recent survey conducted by the Chronicle of Higher Education, those who teach history are among those most committed to this process. Sixty-two percent of history faculty surveyed in 1990 believed that developing students' "effective thinking abilities," or helping students to "acquire general intellectual skills to use in many situations," is the single most important goal of history classes. Ninety-four percent of history faculty list developing effective thinking abilities as an important goal, the highest of any discipline reported. However, of all the skills that history faculty attempt to develop in students, critical thinking about the past is the most slippery to define and difficult to teach. What steps need to be taken to break students out of their accustomed ways of thinking and to consider points of view other than their own? How do we tell students who are used to history as "names and dates" that in some cases historical questions do not have only one correct answer?1
Barth, Ed., The Lewis And Clark Expedition - Selections From The Journals Arranged By Topic
Authors: Hughes Katherine
Published: May 2024

The journey of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean is one of American history's great survival stories. The journals that Lewis, Clark, and other members of the company kept detail that trek. Gunther Barth's The Lewis and Clark Expedition, a volume in the Bedford Series in History and Culture, is a sampler of these journals. Barth uses the journals to describe the challenges facing the Corps of Discovery, and to illustrate Jeffersonian-era society and culture.
Wood, Churchill
Authors: Wade Harry
Published: May 2024

This new title in the British History in Perspective series by Ian S. Wood, Lecturer in History at Napier University in Edinburg, is not a conventional biography of Churchill- adding another seemed superfluous to the author- but rather a thematic study of the major and sometimes overlapping issues in the long and exceptional career of Winston Churchill. After a short preface in which Churchill's political career is divided into three phases- 1900-1915, 1915-1939, and 1939-1955- the author investigates Churchill's career through nine themes that make up the nine chapters of the book. Among the themes are "Churchill the Warrior," "National Leader, 1940-1495 ," and "Churchill, Party Politics and Social Policy."
Woodworth, Ed., The Loyal, True, Brave - America's Civil War Soldiers; Ashdown & Caudill, The Mosby Myth - A Confederate Hero In Life And Legend
Authors: Long Michael
Published: May 2024

Clearly, there is no shortage of source material when studying the American Civil War. Where does a teacher or student begin to sort through the thousands of volumes that have been published on America's most-studied conflict? Steven E. Wood worth, associate professor of history at Texas Christian University, has assembled a collection of essays intended to serve as an introduction, "to present the Civil War to both formal and informal students of the conflict and to select brief excerpts from some of the numerous books that have been written about the soldiers."
Sobel, The Impact Of Public Opinion On U.S. Foreign Policy Since Vietnam
Authors: Baker Lucinda
Published: May 2024

What influence does public opinion have on policymakers in the area of foreign policy? In The Impact of Public Opinion on U.S. Foreign Policy Since Vietnam, Richard Sobel studies this question. Sobel is a highly respected author of many articles and books on such diverse issues as civil liberties, immigration policy, public opinion, and foreign policy. He has contributed to numerous publications, including Public Opinion Quarterly, the Chicago Tribune, Political Science Quarterly, and the Harvard Journal of Law and Technology.
Gender and Social Contacts: Labour Market Entry Among Refugee and Family Reunion Migrants in Sweden
Authors: Weber Rosa
Published: May 2024

Increasing rates of refugee and family reunion immigration have led to rising concern about integration in Europe. Previous studies point to the importance of social contacts for migrants’ labour market integration but suggest that they play different roles for men and women. Yet, less attention has been paid to the potential factors shaping gender differences. Using the Swedish Level of Living Survey of foreign-born and their children, this study (1) establishes the gender-specific role of contacts at entry into employment among refugee and family reunion migrants, and (2) analyses how educational attainment and region of origin shape gender differences. Results reveal that social contacts promote entry into employment among migrant men. In contrast, contacts are not related to a shorter time to first job among migrant women. Findings further point towards gender differences in the role of social contacts by educational attainment and region of origin. In particular, migrant men appear to benefit from their contacts largely because social contacts assist low-educated men in securing work. Among women, the role of social contacts does not differ across educational attainment. Instead, educational attainment is directly associated with time to first job, suggesting that women rely more heavily on their formal education. The returns to social contacts are heterogeneous across regions of origin, and especially so among women.
الارتياح النفسي وعلاقته بالإنجاز للاعبات نادي القوة الجوية في كرة القدم
Authors: Enas Hamza Saeed
Published: May 2024

الملخص
 تعد طبيعة الحياة الراهنة وما تتضمنه من ضغوط وعوائق عديدة ومتنوعة يأتي علم النفس الايجابي ليطرح العديد من المفاهيم النفسية الايجابية وهدف التعرف على العلاقة بين الارتياح النفسي والانجاز اللاعبات نادي القوة الجوية في كرة القدم حيث استخدمت الباحثة المنهج الوصفي وكذلك تطرقت عن المجتمع وعينة البحث حيث شملت عينة البحث واختارتها بالطريقة العشوائية والبالغ عددها (14لاعبات) من نادي القوة الجوية بكرة القدم. حيث عرض وتحليل النتائج وأما بالنسبة إلى أهم الاستنتاجات والتوصيات حيث كانت أهم الاستنتاجات:
تم التوصل الى مقياس الارتياح النفسي لدى العلاقة بين الارتياح النفسي والانجاز اللاعبات نادي القوة الجوية في كرة القدم وان المقياس العلاقة الارتياح النفسي اللاعبات نادي القوة الجوية في كرة القدم تكونه من 36 فقرة، وتوجد علاقة ارتباط بين الارتياح النفسي وللمجالات المجال الدراسي والاقتصادي والصحي والاجتماعي والانجاز اللاعبات نادي القوة الجوية في كرة القدم ....
واما التوصيات فالارتقاء بالثقافة الرياضي للارتياح النفسي بين أفراد المجتمع الرياضية الأندية وغرس حسب الرياضة ومفاهيمها السليمة في نفوسهم ضرورة اجراء دراسات أخرى تتناول متغيرات نفسية أخرى لمعرفة مدى تأثير هذه للارتياح النفسي عليها
دراسة تحليلية لمعوقات تطبيق درس التربية الرياضية في المدارس الابتدائية في محافظة بابل
Authors: Nufal lazym jumma
Published: May 2024

الملخص
تحتل التربية الرياضية مكانًا بارزًا ومتميزًا في البرامج المدرسية ، فهي حركية في المظهر، ووجدانية ، واجتماعية، ونفسية، وخلقية في أهدافها وعلاقاتها، ويعد درس التربية الرياضية من أهم الدروس والذي يلعب دوراً حيوياً ومهماً وأحد الأركان البارزة لتحقيق أهداف التربية الرياضية، فمن خلاله يتم بث المُثل العليا، لأَنَّه يُعَدُّ أحد أَبرز المحاور التي يتم من خلالها تحقيق الأهداف التربوية والتعليمية وذا تأثير كبير في نفوس التلاميذ , أن درس التربية الرياضية مادة تربوية ووسط تعليمي يتفاعل فيها تفاعل مباشر مع الإدارات والمعلم والتلاميذ لما يحويه هذه الدرس من مميزات وكثير من المعوقات منها ادارية ومادية واحيانا تكمن في التلاميذ او المعلم والتي تحول دون نجاح درس التربية الرياضية بفعالية .يهدف البحث الى  بناء مقياس معوقات تطبيق درس التربية الرياضية في المدارس الابتدائية في محافظة بابل , والتعرف على معوقات تطبيق درس التربية الرياضية في المدارس الابتدائية في محافظة بابل. استعمل المنهج الوصفيّ بالأسلوب المسحي , واشتمل مجتمع البحث على معلمي التربية الرياضية في المدارس الابتدائية في محافظة بابل للعام الدراسي (2023- 2024) والبالغ عددهم (226) معلم ومعلمة , وتم اختيار عينة من ذلك المجتمع بالطريقة العشوائية والبالغ عددها (193) معلم ومعلمة وبنسبة قدرها (85%).تم بناء مقياس معوقات تطبيق درس التربية الرياضية من وجهة نظر معلمي التربية الرياضية , وبلغ عدد فقراته (28) فقرة موزعة على اربعة محاور (الاداري , الامكانيات المادية , التلميذ , المعلم ) وبدائل الاجابة هي (نعم , احياناً , لا) ومفتاح التصحيح هو (3 , 2 , 1)  .
أثر وسيلة مساعدة لتطوير الاداء الفني لمسكات الرمي من فوق الصدر في المصارعة الحرة
Authors: Hassan Zaki Hassan  , Prof. Dr. Haider Jumaa asre
Published: May 2024

الملخص
ان أهمية البحث اثر وسيلة مساعدة لتطوير القوة القصوى لذراعين والاداء الفني لمسكة الخطف في المصارعة الحرة  لدى مصارعو ناشئين انديه محافظه الديوانية , اما مشكلة البحث من خلال اطلاع وخبره الباحثان كونهما لاعبان مصارعه على الدراسات السابقة ومشاهدة العديد من البطولات المحلية والعربية للناشئين المصارعة لاحظ بطئ وعدم انسيابيه الأداء الفني في مسكات الرمي من فوق الصدر ويعزو الباحثان الى ان هناك ضعف في بعض القدرات البدنية الخاصة في الاداء, وهذا المسكات تعتمد على التقوس بشكل كامل لإحراز النقاط الفنية الكاملة التي تؤهل المصارع للفوز بالجولة أو بالنزال. وكانت
ويهدف البحث الى:
- التعرف على استخدام الوسيلة في تطوير الاداء الفني لمسكة الخطف وتطويق في المصارعة الحرة للناشئين.
وقد استنتج الباحثان  :
1- ادت التدريبات المستخدمة على الجهاز الى تطوير الاداء الفني (المسكات) بأنواعها مقارنتا بالتمرينات التقليدية.
Influence of relaxation on filtering microflows under harmonic action on the layer
Authors: Denysiuk I. I , Skurativska I. A , Bielinskyi I. V , Syzonenko O. M , Hubar I. M
Published: May 2024

Purpose. Investigation of the velocity fields of non-equilibrium fluid filtration in a layer under harmonic action on it and assessment of the influence of relaxation effects on the attenuation of the amplitude of initial disturbances within the framework of mathematical modeling of non-equilibrium plane-radial filtration. Methodology. A mathematical model of non-equilibrium plane-radial filtration with a generalized dynamic Darcy law in the form of a boundary value problem in a half-space with a harmonic excitation law at its boundary is considered. Based on the exact solutions of the boundary value problem, the attenuation of the amplitude of initial disturbances under the model’s parameters varying and influence of parameters on the size of the disturbed region are investigated. Findings. A differential equation modeling non-equilibrium filtration processes in the massif in the cylindrical reference frame was obtained. Using the method of separation of variables, a solution was constructed, bounded at infinity, to the model differential equation subjected to harmonic action at the layer boundary. The solution’s asymptotic approximation was constructed for large values of the argument. Using the asymptotic solution of the boundary value problem, the damping of velocity field during non-equilibrium filtration was analyzed depending on the frequency of the harmonic action, the ratio of the piezoconductivity coefficients of the layer, and the relaxation time. Profiles of the dependences of the size of the influence zone on the model parameters were plotted and the choice of parameters for optimal influence on the bottom-hole zone of the well was analyzed. Originality. On the basis of the non-equilibrium filtration model, it is shown that harmonic disturbances applied to the boundary of a semi-infinite layer can penetrate the reservoir over a greater distance under the conditions of manifestation of the relaxation mechanism of the fluid-skeleton interaction, compared to the equilibrium filtration process. Such an effect is observed at a finite interval of disturbance frequencies, while at high frequencies relaxation contributes to a more significant damping of disturbances. In the parametric space of excitation frequency – relaxation time, there is a locus of points that corresponds to the maximum size of influence zone of disturbances. Practical value. The obtained results are relevant for research on the impact of wave disturbances on the layer with the aim of intensifying filtration processes, as well as for creation of new wave technologies to increase the extraction of mineral resources from productive layers.
EXHAUSTION OF TRADEMARK RIGHTS IN KAZAKHSTAN UNDER REGIONAL EXHAUSTION IN THE EURASIAN ECONOMIC UNION
Authors: Nurmagambetov Zhanat
Published: May 2024

Background: This article aims to examine the trademark rights exhaustion regime for Kazakhstan in the context of a high level of importation of goods and free trade in the Eurasian Economic Union1 (hereinafter “EAEU”). It addresses consumers’ interests and discusses business and intellectual property (hereinafter “IP”) law in relation to the exhaustion regime. It discusses trademark use in Kazakhstan, the prohibition of such use by trademark owners, and the limits of a trademark owner’s right to prohibit such use. While national and regional legislations introduce the regime of regional exhaustion of trademark rights in Kazakhstan, their legal constructions contain gaps and mutually exclusive provisions which create uncertainty for trademark owners and courts, thereby enabling infringement in the form of parallel import.
Methods: To achieve the goal of this article, the authors applied a set of methods consisting of content analysis and case study. Particularly, the authors analysed the national and regional legislation applicable in Kazakhstan and examined the existing court practice that reveals certain problems with the exhaustion of trademark rights. Moreover, the article includes a comparative analysis of legislation from the United Kingdom (hereinafter “UK”), the European Union (hereinafter “EU”), and select Eastern European countries.
Results: Thus, the paper provides an overview of the currently implemented regime of exhaustion in Kazakhstan and its application in the EAEU and examines the challenges created by uncertainties regarding which rights are being exhausted.
Violência de gênero: análise conceitual apoiada por inteligência artificial
Authors: Grassi Bonamigo Victoria , Ribeiro Carvalho Deborah , Cubas Marcia Regina
Published: May 2024

O objetivo desse artigo foi analisar o conceito de violência de gênero, por meio da relação com seus termos substitutos. Foi utilizado como base empírica definições publicadas nos idiomas português, inglês, espanhol e francês. As buscas dos artigos foram realizadas por termos estruturados. Foram identificadas 222 definições e extraídos termos definidores. A partir desses termos, foi realizado o processo de “knowledge discovery in databases” para geração de regras de associação. O conteúdo das regras foi analisado para identificar as regras generificadas. Os termos que compuseram as regras generificadas foram organizadas em antecedentes, consequentes e atributos. Como principal resultado, foi verificado que a violência de gênero é composta por um conjunto de tipologias de violência, destacando as violências psicológica, sexual, econômica e física, além de vitimizar de forma hegemônica as mulheres, sendo perpetuada por um homem com o qual a vítima se relaciona.
Determinan Non-Performing Loan (NPL) Perbankan Kawasan ASEAN
Authors: Rohadi Sigit Catur , Sarumpaet Susi , Syaipudin Usep
Published: May 2024

There are numerous factors that influence Non-Performing Loan (NPL) in the banking sector. This research aims to examine empirical evidence regarding factors affecting NPL, namely GDP Growth, inflation, reference interest rates, loan growth, Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), and Current Account Saving Account (CASA). The novelty of this research is proposing CASA as a new independent variable influencing NPL. Population of this research comprises all banks listed in the Forbes Global 2000 released in May 2022, located within ASEAN countries, and possessing financial information relevant to variables at the study period. The data were processed using panel data regression, using Fixed Effect Model. This research finds that, GDP Growth, CAR, and CASA were not proven to have a significant impact on NPL. However, inflation, central bank interest rates, and loan growth were found to have a negative impact on NPL. This study contributes primarily to monetary authorities in the ASEAN region.
The Contribution Rate of Some Mental Abilities Accurately to the Performance of the Stabbing Movement with the Epee Weapon
Authors: Hatem Noor , Gouda Anwar Majid
Published: May 2024

The research assumed that there is a differentiated contribution to mental abilities (concentration of attention, diversion of attention, perception of the sense of purpose) on the performance of the stabbing movement with the Epee weapon, so the research sample was chosen from the original community, represented by the fencing team for students of the College of Physical Education and Sports Sciences for girls / University of Baghdad, which numbered (20) players and adopted the intentional method in selecting the sample, where we excluded the students who participated in the exploratory experiment, which numbered (4) students. Hence, the research sample became (16) students from the original community. The tests under study have been conducted on them. classification and treated statistically and then concluded the existence of a significant correlation between mental abilities and the accuracy of the performance of the stabbing movement with the Epee weapon.as well as a high contribution rate of mental abilities to the accuracy of the performance of the stabbing movement .In light of the results reached by the two researchers, the need to pay attention to mental abilities in the sports field in general and in the sport of fencing in particular, with the development of a special training curriculum to develop those abilities. The effect of mental abilities in other sports and on different samples, more studies were conducted on the percentage of the contribution of mental abilities of different variables to the level of physical performance and skills in fencing.
Avaliação acerca da segurança e eficácia terapêutica das células progenitoras adultas multipotentes no tratamento da bronquite canina
Authors: Santos Enrico Jardim Clemente , Mazzeo Angela , Braga Camila Landim
Published: May 2024

A bronquite crônica canina é uma doença que se caracteriza por apresentar um quadro de inflamação crônica das vias aéreas, hipersecreção de muco e tosse crônica perdurando por períodos superiores a 2 meses de duração. Entretanto, as abordagens terapêuticas atuais vêm se mostrando pouco eficazes quanto a prevenção ou reversão de todos os aspectos patológicos da doença. Sendo assim, o desenvolvimento de novas abordagens terapêuticas que se apresentem seguras e eficazes, são de fundamental importância no tratamento de pacientes acometidos pela bronquite crônica canina. A terapia com células-tronco vem se apresentando ao mercado veterinário como uma opção terapêutica segura e eficaz no tratamento de diferentes doenças que acometem os pequenos e grandes animais. Desta forma, o presente estudo tem por objetivo analisar a segurança e eficácia do tratamento da bronquite crônica canina, por meio do transplante com células-tronco.
Fisioterapia obstétrica sob a ótica das gestantes de alto risco internadas em uma maternidade de alta complexidade
Authors: Macêdo Marylia da Costa , Feitosa Maura Cristina Porto , Lima Andréa Conceição Gomes , Oliveira Vinícius Alexandre da Silva , Silva Maria Antônia Alves da , Portela Fabiana Teixeira de Carvalho , Rebêlo Veruska Cronemberger Nogueira
Published: May 2024

Objetivo: Analisar a percepção de gestantes internadas acerca da importância da fisioterapia obstétrica em uma maternidade pública de referência, bem como identificar a contribuição da fisioterapia na evolução de gestantes no processo da internação. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo observacional de caráter transversal e descritivo, com abordagem quantitativa, realizado com 31 gestantes de alto risco acima de 18 anos, hospitalizadas em uma maternidade pública de referência em alta complexidade. Para a coleta de dados, foi utilizado um questionário de caracterização sócio pessoal e sobre fisioterapia obstétrica contendo 26 questões de fácil resolução. Os dados coletados foram analisados no programa estatístico Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) versão 21.0. O nível de significância adotado foi de p-valor <0,05. A comparação entre as características sociodemográficas de acordo com o conhecimento sobre atuação da fisioterapia foi realizada pelo teste exato de Fisher. Resultados: a variável obstétrica "Idade gestacional" apresentou correlação significativa (p= 0,011) entre conhecimento prévio sob a fisioterapia obstétrica. A maior parte (58,1%) perceberam diferenças na gestação com e sem assistência fisioterapêutica. Conclusão: concluiu-se que o nível de conhecimento e a percepção das participantes foram considerados satisfatórios em relação às condutas da fisioterapia nas gestantes de alto risco e encaminhadas para a maternidade que receberam atendimentos da fisioterapia. Além disso, foi evidenciado que o conhecimento das mulheres de outros estudos acerca da atuação da fisioterapia em obstetrícia ainda é limitado.
Does Emotional, Intellectual, Spiritual Intelligence Influence the Level of Accounting Understanding of Accounting Students?
Authors: Mais Rimi Gusliana , Sakti Sri Handoko , Nuryati Tutty , Salsabila Thoriqoh
Published: May 2024

This research aims to examine the influence of emotional intelligence, intellectual intelligence, and spiritual intelligence on the level of understanding of accounting among several classes of students majoring in Accounting at private campuses in the East Jakarta area. This type of research is quantitative. The data collection technique uses a survey method using a questionnaire via Google Forms. The total sample obtained was 284 students as respondents. The criteria used in this research were accounting study program students class 2018-2022. Based on the discussion of research results, it shows that partially the emotional intelligence variable has no effect on the level of accounting understanding, while intellectual intelligence and spiritual intelligence have a positive and significant effect on the level of accounting understanding. The results of this research provide an implication for every teacher to pay attention to students' emotional intelligence so that they do not feel bored and fed up quickly in studying accounting and are lazy to try again if they fail in accounting courses. This means that if a student often feels quickly bored, fed up and does not want to try to learn from failures that occur, it is certain that the student's understanding of accounting lessons will not develop.
Semiotics of Flags in Colonial Spaces: The Flag as an Identity Rhizome in the Literature of Palestinians in Israel
Authors: Watad Aida Fahmawi
Published: May 2024

Shireen Abu Akleh was a prominent Al-Jazeera Palestinian journalist who was killed by the Israeli on 11 May 2022 while she was wearing a blue press vest and covering an army raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli occupied West Bank. The funeral procession of Shireen Abu Akleh in Jerusalem in May 2022 saw Israeli police forcefully confiscating Palestinian flags. This act raises questions about the symbolism and implications of raising or removing flags. The following article explores the semiotic use of the Palestinian flag in Palestinian literature in Israel. I discuss the significance of the Palestinian flag in the narrative spaces created by Palestinians in Israel by examining various literary works, and the identity discourse presented by such works through the flag and its symbolic ability to deconstruct Israeli policy.
Mahmoud Darwish and the Quest for a Postcolonial Utopia: Israel's War on Gaza and Reimagining the Colonial Waste Land
Authors: El Bagoury Mahmoud
Published: May 2024

This article investigates how Mahmoud Darwish introduces a postcolonial utopian rhetoric whereby Israelis and Palestinians would create a better milieu than what presently exists by adopting new human and universal commonalities and by eliminating what Fredric Jameson labels ‘the root of all evil’. Israel's current colonial project against Gaza as forced displacement can be deconstructed through such rhetoric. Darwish's postcolonial utopia aligns with Bill Ashcroft's appeal to the creation of a better world free from hate, categorisation and the desire for annihilation. Strangely, Gaza's anti-colonial project for national independence has been unjustly categorized and distorted by Zionist Israel that espouses the ‘categorise and colonise’ slogan for imperial expansionism. Darwish's discourse introduces liberal-humanist cosmopolitan aesthetics to foreground a categorisation-free dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians through dissemination of the ethics of negotiation rather than negation. Darwish's rhetoric of postcolonial utopia comprises as such: the human promise; the entanglement of self and other.
Utilising non-invasive measurement methods for the inventory of endangered cultural heritage -case study of Iraq
Authors: Hashim Raad , Mubarak Hayfaa
Published: May 2024

Advanced non-invasive remote sensing techniques, in conjunction with advanced digital technologies designed for the acquisition and comprehensive analysis of extensive datasets, hold substantial promise for significantly augmenting the capacities associated with the documentation of cultural heritage sites. This is especially crucial when it comes to preserving endangered cultural heritage. The main goal of this article was to demonstrate instances of non-invasive approaches used to catalog cultural heritage objectes and locations in Iraq. This investigation showcased a number of examples and employed a variety of contemporary data collection and processing techniques. These included digital close-range photogrammetry, Building Information Modeling (BIM), data from crowdsourced data, and findings derived from Mosul Project. As evident, reality underscores the presence of numerous perils endangering the preservation of tangible cultural heritage sites worldwide. Precious architectural marvels, artistic creations, and natural landmarks are at risk of permanent loss. Therefore, a prompt inventory process, along with the creation of precise digital models, ensures the protection, rescue, and potential reconstruction of these invaluable entities. The instances provided in this article, proved that the application of different digitization methods to Iraq's cultural heritage, can readily serve as a model for other endangered objects and sites.
Path Integral Control in Infectious Disease Modeling
Authors: Pramanik Paramahansa
Published: May 2024

COVID-19, a pandemic that affected the whole world, claimed the lives of almost 1.1 million people in the United States and 7 million worldwide. Prior to the discovery of vaccines, many countries resorted to implementing lock downs to reduce the spread of the virus. Most economies have implemented this policy, except in essential sectors such as public health and safety. Different states in the US have imposed lock downs at different times, based on the severity of the outbreak in their respective regions. Lock downs involve reducing social interactions, leading to a decrease in the transmission of the virus. However, if lock downs remain in effect for too long, people may become hesitant to resume social activities for fear of contracting COVID-19 [3]. Hence, businesses are facing a reduction in the number of consumers and employees, resulting in a decrease in sustainable long-term protability. Furthermore, if a business fails to have enough inventory to with stand the crisis, it may eventually shut down. Since the government is not providing nancial support, it is easy to shut down a business, but dicult to restore it to its original employment levels [3]. It is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that anyone infected with Omicron should isolate themselves for five days. This is because a person infected with the virus can spread it to others, so isolation helps reduce transmission. Similarly, if more people are vaccinated, the virus will spread less and fewer people will be affected, thus saving more lives. In their study, Pramanik (2023) [10] determined the best way to decide when to shut down an economy and what rate of vaccination is optimal. They used a healthcare cost function that was minimized while taking into account a stochastic susceptible infectious-recovered (SIR) dynamic, which was first introduced in Aron et al (1984) [1]. Most models of infectious disease transmission are based on the SIR model. Pramanik's construction can be extended to a generalized random surface to investigate unprecedented shocks, such as the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant, sudden infection due to random interactions caused by travel, and environmental calamities resulting in more exposure to the pandemic. The random surface replaces the jump diffusion of the stochastic differential equations.
On some extremes of mixing for Copula-based Markov chains
Authors: Longla Martial
Published: May 2024

This paper presents a new general construction of copula that includes some known families such as the Farlie-Gumbel-Morgenstern copula family. This general form of copula helps address extreme cases of mixing and justifies optimality of the results of Longla [1] and Longla [2] on mixing for copula-based Markov chains. Some examples are presented to show that the results can not be extended by weakening the assumptions. keywords Copula-based Markov chains, Mixing for Markov chains, ergodicity, Markov chain central limit theorem
A Survey of Primitive λ-roots
Authors: Li Shuguang
Published: May 2024

A survey about the distribution of primitive roots and primitive
-roots is presented in the article with more focus on the distribution of primitive
-roots and explanation of the source of oscillation in the distribution of primitive
-roots.
Application and progress of new technologies and new materials in the treatment of pathological scar
Authors: Liu Yining , Wang Sisi , Yang Fan , Wang Xuepeng , Zhang Jierui , Han Xinkun , Zhang Xipeng , Wang Zhiguo
Published: May 2024

Pathological scars (PS), including hypertrophic scars (HTS) and keloids, are a common complication of poor wound healing that significantly affects patients’ quality of life. Currently, there are several treatment options for PS, including surgery, drug therapy, radiation therapy, and biological therapy. However, these treatments still face major challenges such as low efficacy, high side effects, and a high risk of recurrence. Therefore, the search for safer and more effective treatments is particularly urgent. New materials often have less immune rejection, good histocompatibility, and can reduce secondary damage during treatment. New technology can also reduce the side effects of traditional treatments and the recurrence rate after treatment. Furthermore, derivative products of new materials and biomaterials can improve the therapeutic effect of new technologies on PS. Therefore, new technologies and innovative materials are considered better options for enhancing PS. This review concentrates on the use of two emerging technologies, microneedle (MN) and photodynamic therapy (PDT), and two novel materials, photosensitizers and exosomes (Exos), in the treatment of PS.
Selective glucose electro-oxidation catalyzed by TEMPO on graphite felt
Authors: Ginoux Erwann , Rafaïdeen Thibault , Cognet Patrick , Latapie Laure , Coutanceau Christophe
Published: May 2024

Long-term electrolyses of glucose in a potassium carbonate (K2CO3) aqueous electrolyte have been performed on graphite felt electrodes with TEMPO as a homogeneous catalyst. The influences of the operating conditions (initial concentrations of glucose, TEMPO, and K2CO3 along with applied anode potential) on the conversion, selectivity toward gluconate/glucarate, and faradaic efficiency were assessed first. Then, optimizations of the conversion, selectivity, and faradaic efficiency were performed using design of experiments based on the L9 (34) Taguchi table, which resulted in 84% selectivity toward gluconate with 71% faradaic efficiency for up to 79% glucose conversion. Side products such as glucaric acid were also obtained when the applied potential exceeded 1.5 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode.
How films convey meaning through alternating structures (with an illustrative analysis of The Sunbeam)
Authors: Schmidt Karl-Heinrich
Published: May 2024

Films and texts differ in terms of their possible logical structures and freedom of presentation on an output medium. While texts can be structured at any depth, the capabilities for structuring films are generally limited. In the presentation of textual documents, the sentence order is usually preserved, whereas video documents often allow rearrangements that lead to new alternations of shots. The fundamental difference between textual and video structures is taken as a starting point. Then, based on a detailed analysis of two different layouts of the film The Sunbeam by D. W. Griffith, a formal criterion for distinguishing between internal, discursively motivated and external, diegetically motivated alternations is developed. The results enable a new approach to alternation in film analysis and production.
Immune-inflammatory biomarkers for the occurrence of MACE in patients with myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries
Authors: Zhou Hongya , Li Xicong , Wang Wenyuan , Zha Yuanyi , Gao Guanli , Li Silin , Liu Bei , Guo Ruiwei
Published: May 2024

Background

Neutrophil-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHR), monocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (MHR), lymphocyte-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (LHR), platelet-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (PHR), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), systemic inflammation response index (SIRI), and aggregate index of systemic inflammation (AISI) have been identified as immune-inflammatory biomarkers associated with the prognosis of cardiovascular diseases. However, the relationship of these biomarkers with the prognosis of myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) remains unclear.

Method

Patients with MINOCA who underwent coronary angiography at the 920th Hospital of Joint Logistics Support Force were included in our study. Clinical baseline characteristics and laboratory testing data were collected from the hospital record system. The patients were divided into two groups on the basis of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) occurrence. Multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between NHR, MHR, LHR, PHR, SII, SIRI, AISI, and MACE. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were generated to evaluate the predictive value of NHR, MHR, LHR, PHR, SII, SIRI, and AISI for MACE in patients with MINOCA. The accuracy of the prediction was indicated by the area under the curve (AUC) value.

Results

The study included 335 patients with MINOCA. (81 in the MACE group and 254 in the No-MACE group). The MACE group had higher levels of NHR, MHR, LHR, PHR, SII, SIRI, and AISI than the No-MACE group. Multiple logistic regression analysis adjusted for confounding factors indicated that the higher levels of NHR, MHR, PHR, SII, SIRI, and AISI were associated with the occurrence of MACE in patients with MINOCA (P < 0.001). The AUC values for NHR, MHR, PHR, SII, SIRI, and AISI were 0.695, 0.747, 0.674, 0.673, 0.688, and 0.676, respectively. The combination of NHR, MHR, PHR, SII, SIRI, and AISI improved the accuracy of predicting MACE in patients with MINOCA (AUC = 0.804).

Conclusion

Higher levels of NHR, MHR, PHR, SII, SIRI, and AISI were associated with the occurrence of MACE, and the combination of NHR, MHR, PHR, SII, SIRI, and AISI improved the accuracy for predicting the incidence of MACE events in patients with MINOCA.
Hydrothermal activities contribute to the strong metal enrichments during early Cambrian: evidence from the comparison between black rock series in Tarim and South China
Authors: Wang Hongzuo , Sun Yonglong , Wang Dan , Shu Xujie , Cheng Cheng , Qian Peng
Published: May 2024

The early Cambrian period is a critical time in Earth’s history, marked by the second oxygenation of the atmosphere (known as the Neoproterozoic Oxidation Event) and the rapid evolution of animals, as well as the worldwide large-scale deposits. Polymetallic Ni-Mo deposits have been previously reported in the black rocks at the base of the Cambrian strata on the Yangtze Block, South China, while their genesis is still controversial, and their global occurrences are uncertain. Therefore, we conduct a comprehensive analysis of trace elements and rare earth elements in the black rocks at the base of the Yurtus Formation in the Sugaitblak section (SGT) in Aksu, Tarim Block, and then make a comprehensive study by combining our and other data from the Tarim and Yangtze Block. The distribution patterns of the trace and rare earth element data from our study and another two sections in the Aksu area have shown that the black rocks in the Tarim were strongly enriched in V, Sr, Mo, Ba, and U, moderately enriched in Zn, Cu, Cr, and Pb, and slightly depleted in Ni, and Co during the early Cambrian. These enriched elements could mainly originate from the waning hydrothermal fluids, and then precipitate and preserve in sediments under anoxic environment. The comparison of trace elements in the black rocks between the Tarim and the Yangtze Block suggests that the types of enriched metal elements in these two regions were different, and metal concentrations in the Yangtze Block were much higher than those in the Tarim by 1–3 orders of magnitude. This result indicates that there are no polymetallic Ni-Mo enrichment layers in the black rocks in the Tarim during the early Cambrian, and the widespread polymetallic Ni-Mo enrichments in South China have been more likely influenced by the local hydrothermal activity. It could be further speculated that the early Cambrian period may have been an active period for seafloor hydrothermal activity, with locally different chemical components in hydrothermal fluids. Abundant metal nutrients brought by these hydrothermal activities may have been a potential factor for the rapid evolution of life during this period.
Impact of population mobility on regional carbon emissions: empirical evidence from Australia
Authors: Guo Hongbo
Published: May 2024

Understanding carbon emissions through the lens of population mobility is crucial for addressing sustainability challenges and fostering economic development. This study aims to investigate the influence of population mobility on carbon emissions in Australia, providing insights for targeted policy interventions. Utilizing panel datasets spanning from 2007 to 2020, encompassing both international and domestic migration in Australia, empirical analyses were conducted. The focus was on assessing the relationship between population mobility and regional carbon emissions. The study reveals distinct effects of domestic and international population mobility on carbon emissions. Domestic mobility demonstrates a negative correlation, whereas international mobility shows a positive association with carbon emissions. Moreover, significant regional heterogeneity in carbon emissions is observed, influenced by economic development and population size variations between eastern and western regions. These findings underscore the importance of tailored emission reduction strategies based on the nature of population mobility. By elucidating the intricate dynamics between mobility patterns and carbon emissions, this study contributes to a nuanced understanding of CO2 emission trends, informing policy decisions amidst the challenges posed by global climate change.
Optix regulates nanomorphology of butterfly scales primarily via its effects on pigmentation
Authors: Banerjee Tirtha Das , Finet Cédric , Seah Kwi Shan , Monteiro Antónia
Published: May 2024

Previous studies have shown that Optix regulates lower lamina thickness and the type of pigment that is produced in wing scales of a few butterfly species. However, the role of Optix in regulating pigment production across species, and in regulating additional aspects of scale morphology remains to be investigated. By combining microspectrophotometry, scanning electron microscopy, and focused ion beam technology on wild-type and Optix Bicyclus anynana crispants, we show that Optix regulates the production of orange pigments (ommochromes), represses the production of brown pigments (melanins), and regulates the morphology of the lower and upper surface of orange scales. Our findings suggest a conserved role of Optix as a switch gene that activates ommochrome and represses melanin synthesis across butterflies. By comparing these effects with other mutations, where only melanin is removed from scales, we propose that pigmentary changes, alone, affect the way that chitin polymerizes within a scale, changing lower lamina thickness as well as multiple intricate structures of the upper surface.
Charting new paradigms for CAR-T cell therapy beyond current Achilles heels
Authors: Li Ying , Hu Zhenhua , Li Yuanyuan , Wu Xiaoyan
Published: May 2024

Chimeric antigen receptor-T (CAR-T) cell therapy has made remarkable strides in treating hematological malignancies. However, the widespread adoption of CAR-T cell therapy is hindered by several challenges. These include concerns about the long-term and complex manufacturing process, as well as efficacy factors such as tumor antigen escape, CAR-T cell exhaustion, and the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Additionally, safety issues like the risk of secondary cancers post-treatment, on-target off-tumor toxicity, and immune effector responses triggered by CAR-T cells are significant considerations. To address these obstacles, researchers have explored various strategies, including allogeneic universal CAR-T cell development, infusion of non-activated quiescent T cells within a 24-hour period, and in vivo induction of CAR-T cells. This review comprehensively examines the clinical challenges of CAR-T cell therapy and outlines strategies to overcome them, aiming to chart pathways beyond its current Achilles heels.
Tropical cyclone wave data assimilation impact on air-ocean-wave coupled Hurricane Harvey (2017) forecast
Authors: Chen Sue , Cummings James A. , Veeramony Jayaram , Tsu Justin S.
Published: May 2024

The impact of surface wave assimilation on hurricane track and intensity forecasts has been investigated using a fully coupled air-ocean-wave tropical cyclone data assimilation and forecast modeling system. A new 3DVAR wave assimilation method in the Navy Coupled Ocean Data Assimilation system (NCODA) maps the 1D wave energy spectra from buoys to 2D directional wave energy spectra using the maximum likelihood method (MLM) and corrects the wave model forecast component directional wave energy spectra. The Coupled Ocean/Atmosphere Mesoscale Prediction System for Tropical Cyclone Prediction (COAMPS-TC) is used to conduct three Hurricane Harvey (2017) air-ocean-wave coupled data assimilation and forecasting experiments with and without the wave data assimilation. Hurricane Harvey traversed through the Western Gulf of Mexico from 24 August to 1 September, 2017 and made landfall in the Texas and Louisiana coast. Validation of track, maximum wind speed, significant wave height, and mean absolute wave periods show wave assimilation of the 1D wave energy spectra from 13 National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) buoys reduced the forecast errors of these parameters compared to experiments without the wave assimilation. In spite of this positive outcome, the wave assimilation is unable to reduce Harvey’s 0-120 h forecast mean wave direction errors and correlation compared to the NDBC buoy time series