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VAQUEJADA, BACKLASH E O PARADOXO POLÍTICO-JURÍDICO DA PONDERAÇÃO PRINCIPIOLÓGICA
Authors: Guilherme Leitão Rômulo , Moura Rodrigues Teixeira Igor , Alves de Almeida Natallie
Published: September 2024

A vaquejada carrega consigo base cultural forte, contrapondo-se à obrigação estatal de proibição às práticas que submetam os animais à crueldade. Objetivou-se um perpasse sobre os institutos da vaquejada e do efeito backlash, em face da legislação atinente e possibilidade de ocorrência deste. Abordou-se, criticamente, o exercício do poder judicante quando da condução processual da Ação Direta de Inconstitucionalidade n.º 4.983, ausente de legitimação social, acarretando no efeito retromencionado. Por fim, teceram-se considerações à ponderação principiológica realizada pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal brasileiro na colisão principiológica atinente ao caso que trata sobre direitos fundamentais coletivos utilizando-se preponderantemente a Teoria do Sopesamento de Robert Alexy. O trabalho pautou-se na metodologia por meio de um procedimento descritivo e exploratório, pela pesquisa qualitativa e análise investigativa teórica de fontes de pesquisa históricas e jurídicas, com amparo no arcabouço normativo, documental, bibliográfico e jurisprudencial. Justificou-se a temática em face à repercussão jurídica do julgamento em controle concentrado exarado, ensejando o efeito backlash na legislação atinente à vaquejada. O desempenho da competência constitucional do STF, dissociado de amparo social, impactou na edição da Emenda Constitucional n.º 96, eivada de inconstitucionalidade material, tratando-se de dissenso o qual já exige e continuará a da comunidade jurídica importantes reflexões.
The Podiatric procedures in graduates the Bolivarian Higher University Institute of Technology
Authors: Miranda Escobar Frank Cecilio , Fonseca Bodaño Yiliam , López Santa Cruz Damasa Irene , Díaz Diaz Alejandro Antuan , Valcárcel Izquierdo Norberto
Published: September 2024

Introduction: The training updates knowledge, provides support in informatic, biomedical and communication technologies, develops practical skills, ethical and moral values.Objective: This study is aimed at optimizing podiatric procedures in graduates the Bolivarian Higher University Institute of Technology.Methods: This is mixed research, which is based on the dialectical-materialist conception for the application of theoretical method in obtaining and processing the required data and information.Results: The process of professional development is closely linked to the professional performance of human resources. In this sense, when health technologists are particularized in the Podiatry profile, the need for the process of overcoming them to be aimed at improving professional performance is recognized, which in this profile presents insufficiencies that transcend in the quality of their services provided. Conclusions: The graduate in podiatry must be trained to treat a large number of diseases and pathologies of the feet, considering the genesis of them and applying the appropriate treatment for each patient depending on the event and it is also important to highlight that there are diseases that can be acquired by graduates due to bad procedures, that is; occupational hazards in podiatric practice, some of which have been studied and others have not.
Analisis Implementasi Habituasi Nilai-Nilai Profil Pelajar Pancasila Dalam Proses Pembelajaran Pendidikan Pancasila
Authors: Hidayah Asri Makrifatul
Published: September 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis implementasi nilai-nilai Pancasila dalam pembelajaran Pendidikan Pancasila di Sekolah Menengah Pertama Negeri 1 Mojosari, Kabupaten Mojokerto. Sebagai dasar Negara Indonesia, Pancasila mempunyai peranan penting dalam membentuk karakter dan identitas warga negara. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pengumpulan data melalui observasi, wawancara, dan dokumentasi yang melibatkan berbagai pihak seperti waka bidang kurikulum, waka bidang kesiswaan, guru, wali murid, dan siswa. Fokus penelitiannya adalah pada pentingnya Pancasila sebagai ideologi negara dan landasan moral, serta metode pengajaran yang digunakan untuk mengkomunikasikan nilai-nilai tersebut kepada siswa. Penelitian ini mengevaluasi dampak implementasi nilai-nilai Pancasila terhadap sikap dan perilaku siswa kelas VIII, termasuk dalam konteks pengembangan karakter, kepemimpinan, dan kewarganegaraan. Penelitian ini juga mempertimbangkan tantangan dan hambatan yang dihadapi sekolah, serta faktor eksternal dan internal yang mempengaruhi pembelajaran. Hasil penelitian dapat memberikan wawasan tentang pengintegrasian nilai-nilai Pancasila dalam pembelajaran dan implikasinya terhadap karakter siswa, serta memberikan masukan bagi pengembangan pendidikan di sekolah lain.
Project Budgeting at a Company
Authors: Antadin Norman
Published: September 2024

The author made this study entitled Budgeting at CV Bima Cahaya Dotia. The purpose of this final assignment is to find out how to prepare the budget at CV Bima Cahaya Dotia, to find out how to prepare the sales budget at CV Bima Cahaya Dotia, to find out how to prepare the cash receipts budget at CV Bima Cahaya Dotia, to find out how to prepare the budget at CV Bima Cahaya Dotia, and to find out how to prepare profit and loss at CV Bima Cahaya Dotia. The research method used is a qualitative method by taking data directly from companies or institutions and the data taken is done by observation and interviews. So it can be concluded that the preparation of the budget at CV Bima Cahaya Dotia uses data from last year's period, and budget increases are decided by the director and approved by managers
Assessment of Reticulocyte Count as a Prognostic Indicator for Canine Ehrlichiosis: Implications for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Strategies
Authors: Verma Sonika , Srivastava Mukesh Kumar , Tiwari Jitendra , Srivastava Ashish , Chaudhary Alok , Raikwar Arpana , Bhatt Shruti , Dawar Pooja
Published: September 2024

Canine ehrlichiosis is increasingly recognized in India, with significant implications for canine health. It is a tick-borne disease, caused by Ehrlichia canis. It is prevalent in various regions, particularly in areas with high tick populations. Anaemia is one of the most common and important manifestation of this disease. Anemia results from the destruction of red blood cells and bone marrow suppression. The prevalence of canine ehrlichiosis correlates with the density of tick vectors and can be exacerbated by environmental factors. Canine anemia can be classified as either regenerative or non-regenerative. Objective of the study was, investigating the prognostic value of reticulocyte counts in dogs with ehrlichiosis. The study involved 212 dogs screened between February 2023 and March 2024. Risk factors such as age, sex, breed, and season were recorded. Canine ehrlichiosis was diagnosed by finding morula stages in monocytes and neutrophils in thin blood smear examination. The pathogen was confirmed through PCR-based molecular examination. Reticulocyte count was performed through supravital stain new methylene blue (NMB). Reticulocytes contain ribosomal RNA, which is less condensed than in mature erythrocytes. NMB has a high affinity for ribosomal RNA, resulting in a blue coloration of these immature cells. This staining reaction makes reticulocytes clearly distinct compared to mature red blood cells under a microscope, facilitating their identification and quantification. The study found that the haematological parameters of infected dogs were significantly lower than healthy dogs. The mean ±SE values of Hb, TEC, PCV, and corrected reticulocyte were significantly lower (p<0.001) in infected dogs compared to healthy dogs. These findings suggest that significantly lower values of Hb, TEC, PCV, MCV, MCH, MCHC, and corrected reticulocyte indicate anaemia, normocytic, normochromic anaemia, and non-regenerative anaemia. It can be concluded than in canine ehrlichiosis, anemia is one of the most common finding accounting aprox 28% of total diagnosed cases. Accurate anemia characterization is key for diagnosing and treating ehrlichiosis.
Resolución de problemas geométricos: programas de estudio y libros de texto de primaria en México 1960-2023
Authors: Véliz Ruiz Esparza Eva Rocío
Published: September 2024

Como se ha desarrollado la enseñanza y el aprendizaje de la resolución de problemas geométricos en primaria en México, lo abordo desde una investigación documental - longitudinal. Las fuentes primarias consultadas fueron: doce libros de texto gratuitos y cinco programas de estudio de quinto grado. El objetivo es: identificar el tratamiento didáctico dado a la resolución de problemas geométricos, en el periodo 1960-2023, a través de seis reformas educativas: 1961, 1972, 1993, 2011, 2017 y 2022. Para ello, presento una tabla de relación teórica como referente para analizar cada libro y programa. Las categorías teóricas son: modelo didáctico, momentos de aprendizaje, tipos de problemas, tiempo escolar. Explorar la resolución de problemas en un espacio temporal definido, aporta una visión de la educación matemática en el tiempo. Los hallazgos se ubicaron entre rupturas y continuidades en: metodologías, proceso de enseñar y aprender, así como la evaluación.
İlk Dönem İslam Tarihinde Hz. Peygamberin Şehir Hayatına Yönelik Uygulamaları
Authors: Kıranşal Abdulaziz
Published: September 2024

Hz. Peygamber’den önce şehir hayatı, şirk inancının ürettiği cahiliye kültürüne göre şekillenmiştir. Cahiliye kültürünün sosyal yapısı, toplumu hürler ve köleler şeklinde bir ayrıma tabi tutan sınıf sistemine, insani ilişkiler ise genel olarak asabiyet duygusuna göre şekillenmiştir. Şehir hayatının tamamına etki eden cahiliye kültürü, şehirdeki temizlik, güvenlik, ahlak ve mesken mahremiyeti gibi birçok alana etki ettiği gibi o şehirde yaşayan fertlerin komşuluk, akrabalık ve aile ilişkileri başta olmak üzere insani ilişkilerin bütününe etki eden en belirleyici faktör olmuştur. Hz. Peygamber’le birlikte İslam inanç esaslarına göre şekillenen şehir hayatında sosyal yapı, sınıfsal sistem yerine şehirdeki tüm insanların can, mal ve namus güvenliğini muhafaza ve temel insan haklarını güvence altına alan bir yapıya dönüşmüş, asabiyete göre şekillenen insani münasebetler ise evrensel İslam ahlakının temel ilkelerine göre düzenlenmiştir. Hz. Peygamberin güvenlik temizlik ve huzura yönelik uygulamalarıyla şehir, bir yandan tüm inanç mensuplarının insan onuruna yaraşır bir şekilde yaşayabilecekleri bir mekâna dönüşürken bir yandan da İslam medeniyetine merkezlik edebilecek bir konuma yüksel-miştir.
Exploring fintech innovations and their potential to transform the future of financial services and banking
Authors: Temitope Oluwafunmike Sanyaolu  , Adams Gbolahan Adeleke  , Chidimma Francisca Azubuko  , Olajide Soji Osundare
Published: September 2024

This paper reviews the transformative potential of fintech innovations in reshaping the future of financial services and banking. The study critically examines how emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and digital payment systems are disrupting traditional financial models and creating new opportunities for financial inclusion, operational efficiency, and enhanced customer experience. Through an extensive review of existing literature and industry reports, the paper identifies key trends and innovations within the fintech sector that are poised to redefine the banking landscape. The findings reveal that fintech innovations are significantly influencing customer expectations, regulatory dynamics, and competitive pressures in the financial industry. These technologies are driving the development of personalized financial products and services that cater to a broader demographic, including the underbanked and unbanked populations. The paper also discusses the challenges faced by traditional financial institutions in adapting to these changes, particularly the need for technological agility, regulatory adaptation, and the cultivation of consumer trust in digital platforms. The review underscores that fintech innovations have the potential to revolutionize the financial services industry, paving the way for a more inclusive, efficient, and customer-centric financial ecosystem. However, the successful integration of these technologies will require careful navigation of the associated regulatory, technological, and ethical challenges.
General practitioners’ views and experiences of postpartum contraception counselling and provision: a qualitative–descriptive study
Authors: Perkins Jenna K , James Sharon , Mazza Danielle , Botfield Jessica R
Published: September 2024

Objectives

To explore Australian general practitioners’ views and experiences of undertaking postpartum contraception counselling and provision during the 6–8‐week postnatal check.

Study design

Qualitative–descriptive study; semi‐structured online interviews.

Participants, setting

General practitioners who provide postnatal care in Australian primary health care, recruited using purposive, convenience, and snowball methods, 16 June – 6 July 2023.

Main outcome measures

Views and experiences of postpartum contraception counselling and provision.

Results

Twenty‐three general practitioners from six states were interviewed; the mean interview time was 30 minutes (range, 21–47 minutes), twenty‐two participants were women, and twenty‐one worked in metropolitan areas. All participants provide postnatal checks and had the training and facilities needed for providing contraceptive implant insertions. Twelve participants had training in intrauterine device (IUD) insertion, and twenty‐one worked in practices with facilities for IUD insertions. Three themes were constructed: views and preferences regarding postnatal contraception counselling; postpartum provision of long‐acting reversible contraception (LARC); and opportunities for improving postpartum contraception care in general practice. While most participants recommended LARC methods at postnatal checks, only twelve were trained to insert IUDs. Time constraints, limited access to training, limited financial support, and the lack of guidelines for postnatal checks and contraception care were seen as impeding postpartum contraception counselling. Participants highlighted the importance of access to education and training, appropriate remuneration for general practitioners, multidisciplinary collaboration among health professionals, the inclusion of practice nurses, and raising awareness among mothers of the importance of postnatal checks and postpartum contraception care.

Conclusion

General practitioners are well placed to facilitate discussions about contraception with women who have recently given birth. Postpartum contraception care in general practice could be improved by better access to contraception training, appropriate remuneration for contraception procedures, greater multidisciplinary collaboration, and national postnatal check and postpartum contraception guidelines.
Comparison of the researched analyses evaluating the physiotherapy of the pain with a cause in the region of the cervical spine
Authors: Kozel Matúš , Škrečková Gabriela , Lukáčová Eva , Klímová Eleonóra
Published: September 2024

Introduction. Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal problem. This individual and socio-economic health problem is associated with a reduction in daily activities, a reduction in labour productivity and an impact on quality of life levels.
Objective. To evaluate the effectiveness of the therapy of non-specific pain originating from the cervical region in terms of the applied physiotherapy methods.
Methods. 40 research articles published in 2018-2023 in journals with registration in databases Web of Science, Science Direct and Scopus were included in the research.
Results. The most frequent target studied was the education of patients on ergonomics, correct posture and home exercises. The preparation phase of therapy included the administration of thermotherapy and electrotherapy – ultrasound or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), classical massage, administration of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The techniques often used were manipulation and/or mobilization, trigger and tender points therapy – acupressure, acupuncture, dry needle application. Among the therapeutic methods, the most frequently chosen are exercises in the form of pilates, yoga, Alexander technique, sensomotor training, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, Jakobson progressive muscle relaxation. Reduction of painful mobility was addressed by the application of local immobilization and kineziotaping.
Conclusion. According to the results of our analysis, the combination of several physiotherapy techniques and methods appears to be significantly effective for reducing pain and improving quality of life.
Noise Study on the OH1 Wearable Device: Analysis of 11 Hand Movement Artifacts
Authors: Ramadhan Rizqi , Akbar Izzat Aulia
Published: September 2024

Wearable devices like the OH1 are increasingly used for real-time health monitoring, particularly for measuring heart rate (BPM). However, their accuracy is often compromised by motion artifacts, introducing significant noise into the measurements. This study specifically addresses the issue of noise generated by the OH1 wearable device during eleven different hand movements. To tackle this problem, we implemented a precise experimental setup involving device calibration, stable testing conditions, and participant training to ensure high consistency in hand movements. Additionally, machine learning algorithms were employed to separate noise from desired hand movement data. Our results indicate that certain hand movements, such as lifting arms and shoulder rotations, produce higher noise levels, while others, like placing hands on the table, generate minimal noise. These findings provide valuable insights for developing effective noise reduction algorithms, ultimately enhancing the accuracy and reliability of BPM measurements from wearable devices.
Measuring Information Security Awareness Level of High School Students
Authors: Perkasa Dimas Agung , Setiawan Bambang
Published: September 2024

Information security awareness has become a crucial factor in the current advancement of information technology. Information security awareness is one of the key factors in avoiding crimes in the digital world today. Therefore, this research aims to measure the information security awareness level and provide recommendations to enhance the information security awareness of high school students. The research instrument utilized in this study is the Human Aspect Information Security Questionnaire (HAIS-Q) and focus area weighting was conducted using the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method. Data was collected through questionnaires distributed to 99 respondents, and the weighting was performed by two experts in the field of information security and one high school teacher. The results indicated a total awareness level of 86,38%, categorized as "Good", with the most vulnerable focus area being password management. Based on these findings, recommendations are provided in this research to enhance information security awareness.
Proving Illegal Access in Combating Cybercrime in Indonesia
Authors: Tombolotutu Rifi Noor Faizal , Chandra Tofik Yanuar , Mau Hedwig Adianto
Published: September 2024

The development of information and communication technology has led to the existence of new media in the form of the internet which causes world relations to become borderless and causes significant social, economic, and cultural changes and even crimes in the field of the internet are increasing. The formulation of the problem that will be raised as a problem in this study is How to prove illegal access in the prevention of cybercrime in Indonesia? And what is the process of investigating illegal access cases in the prevention of cybercrime in Indonesia? The research method used is normative juridical with a case, legislation and concept research approach. The legal materials used are primary, secondary and tertiary, while the analysis of qualitative legal materials is qualitative. The results of the study show that proving illegal access in handling cybercrime cases in Indonesia still faces various challenges, especially in terms of identifying perpetrators and limited human resources. However, with the right strategies, including increased international cooperation, the use of advanced technology, and ongoing training, these challenges can be overcome. Revision of existing policies and increasing the capacity of law enforcement are the main keys in increasing the effectiveness of cybercrime countermeasures. The process of investigating illegal access cases in Indonesia requires an integrated approach, involving sophisticated forensic technology, understanding of legal regulations, and international cooperation. By integrating criminological theories such as Routine Activity and Strain, as well as leveraging insights from the current literature and best practices, law enforcement can improve their ability to deal with cybercrime.
Decoding Racial Ideology in Genomics
Authors: Williams Johnny E.
Published: September 2024

Although the human genome exists apart from society, knowledge about it is produced through socially-created language and interactions. As such, genomicists’ thinking is informed by their inability to escape the wake of the ‘race’ concept. This book investigates how racism makes genomics and how genomics makes racism and ‘race,’ and the consequences of these constructions. Specifically, Williams explores how racial ideology works in genomics. The simple assumption that frames the book is that ‘race’ as an ideology justifying a system of oppression is persistently recreated as a practical and familiar way to understand biological reality. This book reveals that genomicists’ preoccupation with ‘race’—regardless of good or ill intent—contributes to its perception as a category of differences that is scientifically rigorous.
Self-Deception's Puzzles and Processes
Authors: Lopez Jason Kido
Published: September 2024

The contemporary literature on self-deception was born out of Jean-Paul Sartre’s work on bad faith—lying to oneself. As time has progressed, the conception of self-deception has moved further and further away from Sartre’s conception of bad faith. In Self-Deception’s Puzzles and Processes: A Return to a Sartrean View, Jason Kido Lopez argues that this departure is a mistake and that we should return to thinking about self-deception in a Sartrean fashion, in which we are self-deceived when we intentionally use the strategies and methods of interpersonal deception on ourselves. Since literally tricking ourselves cannot work—we will always see through our own self-deception, after all—self-deception merely consists of the attempt to trick ourselves in this way. Other scholars have rejected this notion of self-deception historically, dismissing it as paradoxical. Lopez argues first that it isn’t paradoxical, and he further suggests that moving away from this notion of self-deception has caused the contemporary literature on the topic to be littered with disparate and conflicting theories. Indeed, there are a great many ways to avoid the allegedly paradoxical Sartrean notion of self-deception, and the resulting plethora of accounts lead to a fragmented picture of self-deception. If, however, the Sartrean view isn’t paradoxical, then there was no need for the host of contradictory theories and most researchers on self-deception have missed what was originally so intriguing about self-deception: that it, like bad faith, is the process of literally trying to trick oneself into believing what is false or unwarranted.

Self-Deception’s Puzzles and Processes will be of great interest to students and scholars of epistemology, philosophy of mind, psychology, and continental philosophy, and to anyone else interested in the problems of self-deception.
Joss Whedon As Philosopher
Authors: Kowalski Dean
Published: September 2024

In this book, Dean Kowalski argues that filmmakers can “do” philosophy when creating a fictional narrative film, and utilizes a careful and extensive analysis of Joss Whedon’s fictive creations—Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, and The Cabin in the Woods (among others)—to establish this thesis.

This book appeals to many different readers. For the many admirers of Whedon’s fictive creations, it offers one of the most comprehensive analyses of his corpus. It reprises many examples and dialogue passages from the far corners of the so-called “Whedonverse.” You’ll get a chance to re-experience your favorite dramatic moments, and think about them in novel ways. For popular culture scholars, it offers illustrations of various philosophical theories, explains how those theories pertain to relevant data points in Whedon’s oeuvre, and assesses whether, or to what extent, they have real-world application. For philosophers of film, it explicates crucial issues germane to the film-as-philosophy debate, but also expands them to television—all in the attempt to demonstrate why it is that Whedon ought to be included among those rare filmmakers who engage the philosophical process via their artistry.
Towards Market Economies
Authors: Odling-Smee John
Published: September 2024

The book is about economic developments and policies in the first decade or so after the independence of the fifteen countries that emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. From 1992 to 2003, the author was in charge of the IMF’s work on the fifteen countries that emerged from the former Soviet Union. In those years, the countries were beginning the transition from the Soviet central planning system towards market economies. The book focuses on the role of the IMF in this transition. It explains what the IMF was trying to do and why.
Holy Silence
Authors: Hickey Mike , Hickey Michael
Published: September 2024

This book will view the subject of silence through a religious lens while focusing primarily on what I call “holy silence.” Holy Silence is both the language of God and the sacred space where we meet God. Here we meet God not so much in conversation as much as in communion. We live in a world filled with noise and chaos. In order to hear God’s voice speaking in silence, we must physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually come apart from the world to listen to God, hear and discern what God is saying in silence, and then obey.
The Poverty of Philosophy
Authors: Beitchman Philip
Published: September 2024

The Poverty of Philosophy: Readings in Non and Other Philosophies and Arts of Imminence kicks off with an 8,000 word overture, “Poverty of Philosophy” introducing non-philosophy and its progenitor, François Laruelle, his inspirations by, rapports and connections with other ‘philosophers of immanence’ (Nietzsche, Henry, Deleuze, Derrida...) as well as exploring, and also drawing some conclusions as to the possibilities of its present, and/or feasible impact on culture, politics and the arts, there follows the Anthology of NON, and other Philosophies and Arts of Immanence, comprised of some 300 excerpts from some 140 published sources, many signed by Laruelle, and many of the others by French, Anglophone, as well as Eastern European writers, artists, philosophers, scholars, critics and thinkers who extend his insights in the various domains of human endeavor. Very often translated from the French, and frequently commented, these excerpts are arranged alphabetically under 88 topics, from Actor to World, the complete list of them following my introduction, in a table of contents keyed to page #’s for each of them. Following are close readings in Beitchman’s five review essays, two of works of Laruelle, and of three by scholars here very much in his wake: “The Machinery of Control (Sophie Lesueur, “Pensée machine et ordre politique”)”; “Universe, World, Philo-Fiction and Non-Action in Non-philosophy (François Laruelle, Tétralogos:)”; “Ecology, Sacred and Profane (François Laruelle, En dernière humanité: la nouvelle science écologique)”; “The Philo-Fictions of Katerina Kolozova (Cut of the Real and 5 other works)”; “A Leap through Language: Non-Philosophy, Science and the Arts (Sergueï Khoruzhiy, “La non-philosophie de François Laruelle entre le Charybde de la transraison et le Scylla du scientisme”).” These essays provide a synoptic overview of non-philosophy from its inception to its latest non-standard philosophy avatar. Generally Beitchman’s focus is on language and vocabulary, and their associated arts, principally literary and performing—and on the way terms like World, Universe, Superposition and Philo-fiction are deployed, defined, re-defined or refused definition; also how modern science, once fractals, now more Quantum and Wave theory, in concert with these imponderables, expands the horizon of the thinkable, conceivable and above all the feasible.
Knowledge and Cosmos
Authors: DeKosky Robert K.
Published: September 2024

In Knowledge and Cosmos: Development and Decline of the Medieval Perspective, 2nd Edition, Robert K. DeKosky focuses on issues in astronomy, cosmology, physics, matter theory, philosophy, and theology vital to the “Copernican Revolution.” This book describes efforts among individuals advocating different world views to fit new ideas compatibly into broad perspectives reflecting four traditional patterns of interpretation: teleological, mechanical, occultist, and mathematico-descriptive. These four modes had guided medieval accounts of heavenly phenomena, material process, and motion.

The teleological explanation, prevalent in Aristotle’s natural philosophy, posited “final causes” (ends or goals toward which objects strove or attempted to become). Ancient classical atomists had emphasized strictly mechanical explanations, invoking direct material contact and collision of moving matter as agents of physical change. Traditions of astrology, magic, and alchemy embraced an occultist pattern of interpretation—citing hidden forces opaque to both sensual detection and rational understanding as explanations of various phenomena. Finally, the mathematico-descriptive approach interpreted natural phenomena according to geometric or arithmetic relationships; unlike the other three, this did not involve causal explanation of a process.

Part I discusses development of the four patterns in the ancient period and their uneasy medieval relationships with each other and with basic Judaeo-Muslim-Christian exigencies of faith. Theory of the heavens follows, including the mathematico-descriptive approach of Ptolemaic astronomy, the teleological and mechanical cosmology of Aristotle, and occultist interpretations of astrologers and magicians. Part I then turns to matter and materiality, discussing differences among the mechanical philosophy of classical atomism, teleological emphases in Aristotle’s material theory, and occultist assumptions of some alchemists. Finally, Part I analyzes conceptions of motion, focusing on Aristotelian interpretations and critical commentaries thereon during the Middle Ages.

Part II relates struggles of leading early-modern figures to adapt new concepts (e.g., Copernicus’ heliocentric astronomy/cosmology, Galileo’s inertial theories of motion, and Kepler’s elliptical planetary orbit) to an allegiance to two or more of the four patterns of interpretation. By this approach, it identifies decreasing dependence on teleological explanation of physical phenomena as crucial to decline of medieval interpretations of those phenomena, followed by rejection of teleology in the natural philosophy of Descartes, and subsequent fruitful confluence of the mechanical, mathematico-descriptive, and occultist patterns in the physics and cosmology of Isaac Newton.
Enemies of the People under Stalinism
Authors: Vinogradov Alexey , Pleysier Albert
Published: September 2024

Stalinism is the name that is used to identify the political and economic systems introduced and implemented by Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union from the time that Stalin became the supreme power in the Russian Communist Party in 1927 to his death in 1953. During those years, Stalin’s economic policies turned the Soviet Union into an industrial giant with all industries under State management and control. The State was, Stalin and the Party. Stalin’s policies also brought about the collectivization of almost all the agricultural land in the Soviet Union. Each collective farm was regulated by the State. Stalin was a committed Marxian socialist who believed that it was possible to transform the Soviet Union into a Marxian socialist society without assistance from abroad. It was to be a society without the presence of Christianity or any other religious faith.

People in the Soviet Union who opposed Stalin’s policies were

arrested by Stalin’s feared secret police organizations. The victims were either exiled from the Soviet Union, detained in city prisons, sent to prison labor camps located in Siberia or executed. No Soviet citizen was immune from arrest. This was evident during periods of time when Stalin purged the Russian Communist Party, the only recognized political party in the Soviet Union. The citizens who were declared guilty of the charge or charges brought against them by the State were labeled” enemies of the people.” Family members, close relatives and friends of the victims would suffer serious consequences as well.
Turkey in a Reconnecting Eurasia
Authors: Cevikoz Unal
Published: September 2024

Turkey in a Reconnecting Eurasia examines the full scope of Turkish national interests in the South Caucasus and Central Asia and analyzes the broad outlines of Turkish engagement over the coming years. It is part of a six-part CSIS series, “Eurasia from the Outside In,” which includes studies focusing on Turkey, the European Union, Iran, India, Russia, and China.
Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema
Authors: Rollberg Peter
Published: September 2024

Russian and Soviet cinema occupies a unique place in the history of world cinema. Legendary filmmakers such as Sergei Eisenstein, Vsevolod Pudovkin, Dziga Vertov, Andrei Tarkovsky, and Sergei Paradjanov have created oeuvres that are being screened and studied all over the world. The Soviet film industry was different from others because its main criterion of success was not profit, but the ideological and aesthetic effect on the viewer. Another important feature is Soviet cinema’s multinational (Eurasian) character: while Russian cinema was the largest, other national cinemas such as Georgian, Kazakh, and Ukrainian played a decisive role for Soviet cinema as a whole. The Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema provides a rich tapestry of factual information, together with detailed critical assessments of individual artistic accomplishments.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and a bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on directors, performers, cinematographers, composers, designers, producers, and studios. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Russian and Soviet Cinema.
Historical Dictionary of Romantic Music
Authors: Cooper John Michael
Published: September 2024

Historical Dictionary of Romantic Music, Second Edition covers the persons, ideas, practices, and works that made up the worlds of Western music during the long 19th century (ca. 1780–1918). It’s the first book to recognize that Romantic music was very nearly a global phenomenon. It includes more women, more Black musicians and other musicians of color, and more exponents of musical Romanticism from Central and South America as well as Central and Eastern Europe than any other single-volume study of Romantic music—thus challenging the conventional hegemony of musical Romanticisms by men and by Western European nations. This book includes entries on topics including anti-Semitism, sexism, and racism that were pervasive and defining to the worlds of musical Romanticism but are rarely addressed in general studies of that subject. It includes Romantic musicians who were not primarily composers, as well as topics such as the Haitian Revolution, spirituals, and ragtime that were more important for music in the long 19th century than is generally acknowledged. The result is an expansive, inclusive, diverse, and more richly textured portrayal of Romantic music than is elsewhere available.

Historical Dictionary of Romantic Music, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section with more than 600 cross-referenced entries on traditions, famous pieces, persons, places, technical terms, and institutions of Romantic music. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Romantic music.
The Emergence of the Evangelical Egyptians
Authors: Marcos Ramy Nair
Published: September 2024

The Emergence of the Evangelical Egyptians traces the complex cultural encounter between American Presbyterian missionaries and the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox leaders over indigenous Protestant conversion in late Ottoman Egypt, 1854-1878. This examination uses various Arabic, English, and French sources to uncover the complexities behind the narratives from that time, thereby enriching the previous approach to the history, and later studies regarding Protestant conversion, and the clash of American and Arab civilizations over religious freedom. This fresh perspective will expand the story to include indigenous voices and cultural understandings.
Emotional Expressionism
Authors: Pribram E. Deidre
Published: September 2024

In Emotional Expressionism: Television Seriality, the Melodramatic Mode, and Socioemotionality, E. Deidre Pribram examines emotions as social relations through the lens of dramatic television serials as contemporary melodrama. She develops the concept of socioemotionality, addressing sociocultural forms of felt experience and exploring the role of emotions in forging narrative worlds. Through detailed analyses of serials like Killing Eve, How to Get Away with Murder, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Pribram argues that the prominent role emotions play in popular mediated narratives demonstrates the crucial impact of collective emotions—activated through aesthetic attributes—on cultural storytelling. Scholars of television, communication, media, and cultural studies will find this book of particular relevance.
Re-embodying Pastoral Theology
Authors: Choi Johann
Published: September 2024

With the dominance of psychotherapeutic theories and methods in the field of pastoral theology, the typical pastoral encounter has been understood to be a private conference in which a pastor addresses a sufferer’s thoughts and emotions. What results is a kind of dualism that is contrary to a historically Christian affirmation and care for the body. The phenomenon of moral injury further problematizes this model of pastoral care in part due to a greater awareness that trauma is imprinted as much in the body as in the mind. Re-embodying Pastoral Theology uses the problem of moral injury in veterans to propose a pastoral theology that recognizes ritual as the means by which the Christian community addresses the body in pastoral care. In advancing this new approach to “ritual care,” the author draws from the fields of psychology, ritual studies, liturgical studies, and historical theology, as well as the experiences of veterans throughout history. This book endeavors to re-think the Christian approach to moral injury and re-embody the field of pastoral theology.
The Cardiac Manifestations of Post-streptococcal Infection in Paediatrics: Case Series
Authors: Wijaya Wilson Saputra , Krisnawati Ika , Yuwono Laurent Febrilia
Published: September 2024

Introduction: Group A streptococcus (GAS) remains a global burden, particularly in developing countries, with long-term morbidity and mortality complications. Different strains and immune responses to GAS can lead to various disease patterns, from predominantly throat and skin manifestations to renal and cardiac involvement. Myocarditis associated with glomerulonephritis can progress to carditis, which may present with signs and symptoms similar to rheumatic heart disease. Although uncommon, this condition can deteriorate into dilated cardiomyopathy, potentially leading to cardiogenic shock and death, necessitating early recognition, intervention, and preventive measures. Case Presentation: We report three pediatric cases of post-streptococcal infection with cardiac manifestations. The first case involves an 8-year-old female with palpitations and a recurring cough, diagnosed with acute rheumatic carditis. The second case is a 10-year-old female presenting with hemoptysis and edema in the lungs and extremities due to acute rheumatic carditis and prior suspected vegetation. The third case is a 9-year-old male initially diagnosed with post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (PSGN), who deteriorated into dilated cardiomyopathy with an ejection fraction of 32% and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. All three patients recovered well, received prophylactic management, and were referred for further investigation. Conclusions: Identifying specific features on echocardiography can help differentiate between rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and PSGN-associated cardiac involvement. Additionally, echocardiography is a more readily available and cost-effective screening method, especially in endemic populations. Early recognition and management of post-streptococcal cardiac complications may prevent long-term morbidity and mortality.
Population Growth and Human Welfare
Authors: Martinez Gabriel X. ,   Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Published: September 2024

The Catholic Church is regularly attacked as anti-economic development because it condemns artificial contraception.  In this view, population growth is an evil, supported by a simple statistical analysis that purports to present a negative relation between population growth and basic measures of economic development.  This paper is a strictly statistical investigation that disentangles the true channels through which population growth affects economic well-being: namely, controlling for the quality of the health care system, economic structure, and educational opportunities, and controlling for regional differences, it is found that the correlation between population growth and various measures of human welfare is positive or nil.
To Dwell Among
Authors: Mattheiss Samantha ,   Society of Catholic Social Scientists
Published: September 2024

The Church today faces a shortage of financial resources and a dearth of vocations and active parishioners, and churches may also find themselves with vacant, unused property. Yet the call of the Church has not changed: we are still called to respond to the cry of the poor (New American Bible, 2010, Psalm 142:6), participate in the Incarnation, and stay with Christ as He suffers on the cross (New American Bible, 2010, Matthew 26:38). Saints, popes, and theologians echo this call, and sociological and behavioral science perspectives align with it. Together, these perspectives lay the groundwork for a model of ecclesial renewal, one in which laity live intentionally in or near local parishes, contributing to parochial resources and responding to the needs of the local neighborhood, thereby leading to transformation and renewal.
Impulse Response of External Debt Stock and Gross Capital Formation on Economic Growth in Bangladesh: Var Model, Granger Causality and Variance Decomposition Analysis
Authors:   Mawlana Bhashani Science & Technology University, Akhter Roksana
Published: September 2024

Purpose: This study employs an annual time series data set from 1987 to 2018 gathered from the World Development Indicators (WDI), 2021 to analyze the properties of external debt stock on financial progress(proxied by economic growth) in Bangladesh. Methodology: The objectives are determined using a variety of econometric techniques, including the Phillips-Perron (PP) unit root test, Var model, Johansen co integration test, Impulse Response Function (IRF), Variance decomposition function, and Granger causality test. The get the result of the Phillips-Perron (PP) unit root test which indicates the stationarity of all the variables at the initial difference. Findings: There is an expectant impact on financial progress (proxied by Gross Domestic Product Per capita) in Bangladesh, according to the short run Var model with the two independent variables External Debt Stock (proxied by public debt) and second lag of Gross Fixed Capital. Block Exogeneity/ Wald Tests and Johansen Co-integration test show that both lnEDS and lnGCF have a strong constructive impact on Bangladesh's financial progress in the short as well as long run. Pairwise, Granger Causality also indulgence the Bi-directional causality between lnGDPPC and lnEDS and Uni-directional causality from lnGCF to lnGDPPC. The influences of lnEDS and lnGCF on lnGDPPC are rising in the long term, showing that both variables are significantly exogenous on the dependent variable. Practical Implication: Bangladesh is now a fast-growing economy with several mega projects for infrastructural, human, and technological advancements such as roads, train, power, education, health, information technology, gas, and energy. External debt service and gross capital formation are crucial for Bangladeshi economic growth. The government should establish a priority aim for long-term economic growth by implementing suitable measures to control, maintain, regulate, and stabilize inflation at a reasonable level. Originality/Value: In a developing country, Savings within the country are insufficient to support investment for financial progress, according to the dual-gap theory and the Keynesian theory of public debt. As a result, bridging this gap for the required level of investment and achieving targeted economic growth will necessitate a bigger inflow of foreign aid or external borrowings. That’s why this study is very important. Limitations: Some limitations of this study include the absence of recent data with the factors. Also numerous factors can influence Bangladesh economic growth for instances, remittances, exchange rates and foreign direct investment all have a crucial impact on GDP growth.
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF FINITE FOURIER DECOMPOSITION WITH TWO SHIFT VALUES
Authors: Amalraj J. Leo , Meganathan M. , Santra Shyam Sundar
Published: September 2024

In this research work aims to develop the finite Fourier series with two variables using the generalized difference operator with two shift values. The key benefit of this research is to decompose the signals(functions) with two variables. To obtain this aim we define and develop the Finite Fourier Series Decomposition(FFSD), also obtain the orthonormal property for the trigonometry functions. Additionally, we illustrate the results unsing MATLAB to decompose the signals(functions) into finite series.