bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Interleukin-34 and Disease Activity in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Authors: Ya Fatwa Pulungan Rizki Luly , Ganie Ratna Akbari , Zubir Zuhrial
Published: April 2021

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by exacerbation and remission, which needs close monitoring ofthe disease activity. Systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity can be determined by the SLE Disease Activity Index(SLEDAI) score. Evaluation of the disease activity is essential to be a guidance for treatment. Interleukin-34 (IL-34) is relatedto the pathogenesis of SLE. Serum IL-34 can be a candidate marker to evaluate SLE disease activity, and it is correlated withthe SLEDAI score. This study aimed to determine the correlation between IL-34 level and disease activity in SLE patientsbased on the SLEDAI (Mex-SLEDAI) score. An observational analytical study with a cross-sectional design was carried out insix months (June-November 2019) in 27 SLE patients in the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, SumateraUtara University/Adam Malik General Hospital, Medan. Systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity was measured basedon the Mex-SLEDAI score. Serum and urine were collected to obtain the Mex-SLEDAI score and IL-34 level. IL-34 level wasmeasured in all subjects by using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Spearman correlation test was used todetermine the correlation between IL-34 level and disease activity in SLE patients based on the SLEDAI (Mex-SLEDAI) score.There was a significant correlation between IL-34 level and disease activity in SLE patients based on SLEDAI (Mex-SLEDAI)score (r=0.965, p < 0.001). Further studies were needed with a sample of SLE patients in a balanced proportion based ontheir disease activity to obtain representative IL-34 levels in SLE patients based on their disease activity.
Cross-Reaction Antibody Test between SARS-CoV-2 and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Indonesia
Authors: Luhulima Danny , Soetowo Tri , Amelia Ria
Published: April 2021

Coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause illness from the common cold to severe diseases such as Severe AcuteRespiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV). In December 2019, forty new cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology have beenreported in Wuhan, China. The disease resembles Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and hasbeen subsequently named the 2019-novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The antibody test is a blood test that providesquantitative and qualitative detection of IgG and IgM antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2. Reported a male, 43-year oldsuffering from DHF, but the results of an IgG and IgM rapid test were COVID-19 reactive. Also, reviewed rapid tests forCOVID-19 and the results showed that only IgG was reactive. This explained that the patient already had SARS Cov-2antibodies but was not suffering from the disease. The rapid test COVID-19 IgM result was deemed to be a false positive.
Comprensión lectora y educación intercultural: hacia un debate sobre el ajuste de los sistemas de medición estandarizados y su aplicación en entornos cultura urbano popular
Authors: Amaya García Marcela A.
Published: April 2021

La presente reflexión tiene por objetivo debatir respecto de la pertinencia que tienen los sistemas de medición de comprensión lectora aplicados en Chile en contextos cultura urbano popular. De este modo, se establece la relevancia de conjugar dos núcleos teóricos que, hasta ahora, han estado disociados, esto es, la disciplina Lingüística a través del fenómeno de la comprensión lectora y, el campo de los estudios interculturales en cuanto al abordaje de la realidad de sujetos (estudiantes) en situación de diversidad educativa, quienes asisten a escuelas donde se aborda la comprensión lectora, partiendo de una serie de estrategias nacidas desde la Didáctica de la Lengua tradicional y sobre la base del modelo pedagógico de lectura (Alliende y Condemarín, 2002) con el fin de mejorar, única y exclusivamente, los rendimientos en las pruebas estandarizadas nacionales e internacionales, tales como PISA y SIMCE, obviando así la subjetividad de los estudiantes.
Caracterización de las competencias transversales. La competencia lectora: identificación del nivel de logro
Authors: Ostria Baltazar Claudia Edith , López Padilla María Guadalupe , Valenzuela González Jaime Ricardo
Published: April 2021

El estudio indaga qué características distinguen a lectores competentes, mediante el paradigma postpositivista y la aplicación de los métodos mixtos para determinar el nivel de logro en estudiantes. Se realizó con escolares de primero y segundo grado de secundaria de la Ciudad de México. Primero se realizó un estudio cualitativo: seis entrevistas  semiestructuradas  a alumnos considerados por docentes, compañeros y ellos mismos, como competentes lectores. Ello permitió identificar cualidades de la competencia. En la segunda etapa, cuantitativa, con 70 alumnos, mediante instrumento auto-reporte, 40 ítems en escala Likert, se midieron cuatro dimensiones de la competencia lectora. Se analizaron resultados de entrevistas e instrumentos. En la cuantitativa: análisis descriptivo, psicométrico y de relaciones que permitieron observar el desarrollo de la competencia lectora para responder cuestionamientos motivo de investigación. Se obtuvieron resultados: identificación y caracterización de los buenos lectores. Las conclusiones sugieren mejorar y ampliar la investigación, así como un programa complementario.
Cambiemos la historia. Una creación hipertextual basada en las TIC
Authors: Marco Martínez María , Bañón Olivares Darío
Published: April 2021

The historical chronology shows a narrow intertextual link between literature and music, present in various cultural and artistic contexts. It is essential, therefore, employment and use of educational skills as the main approach to promoting reading habit among students.Through to ICT and the area of Arts Education can develop an active methodology where standards and focused on the understanding and the promotion of reading fiction in the area of Spanish Language and Literature contents are worked, thus promoting creativity and autonomy in students through meaningful learning that contributes to the development of the learners.The draft is based on a teaching experience of hypertext creation aimed at students in 5th year of Primary Education (2nd Tranche), where classical literature (folktales) merges with the ternary musical form (ABA), the point starting from a narrative and musical invention which is reflected in ICT tools through different program used for editing and mounting. This is intended also to demonstrate the similarity between the structure and organization which keep the literary and musical patterns.
Living Theology: Methodists Respond to a Call to Holiness
Authors: Turner Philip
Published: April 2021

The doctrinal standards of the Methodist Church in Britain assert a vocation of holiness yet what is unclear is the strategy through which this vocation might be enabled. The author outlines research that describes diverse responses to holiness within one particular British Methodist church. Throughout the article, the author asserts the relational nature of holiness and therefore presents an authentic and effective way for enabling local Methodist churches to engage with their Methodist doctrine through local and rooted relationships joining together in spiritual exploration and sharing in God's ministry.
Documenting patient’s violent behavior by medical staff of hospital emergency departments
Authors: Burak Anna , Antoniewicz Justyna , Malinowska Elżbieta , Cierzniakowska Katarzyna
Published: April 2021

Introduction. Hospital emergency departments (ED) are places of the highest aggression rates towards staff. In Poland, in the case of violent behavior personnel can exercise the right to legal protection reserved to public officials. To be able to exercise it, personnel should document the course of violent behavior they were subject to.

Aim. The aim of the study was to examine whether the staff of ED document violent behavior they are subject to in the workplace and to answer the question: what factors are they taking into account while reporting or not violent behavior incidents.

Methods. The study was conducted among medical personnel of six hospital ED in Poland. A total of 282 health care professionals took part in the study. The diagnostic survey method was applied. The data was compiled using Statistica PL and Microsoft Excel software.

Results. 43.3% of respondents always document cases of violent behavior and 5.3% never do it. The personnel document aggression mainly for the purpose of their own safety - 44.8%. 40% of respondents who do not document acts of aggression consider it pointless.

Conclusions. Cases of aggression are registered in medical records by nearly every second person of medical professional. The reasons for documenting cases of aggression include: concern for own safety, procedures in force in the unit, fear of further consequences.
DETERMINAN GANGGUAN KAPASITAS FUNGSI PARU-PARU PADA PERAJIN BATU BATA MERAH DI KABUPATEN BADUNG
Authors: Pramesti I Gusti Agung Ayu Vintan , Sutiari Ni Ketut
Published: April 2021

ABSTRAK

Perajin batu bata merah merupakan pekerja sektor informal yaitu pekerja harian lepas dan borongan yang berisiko terkena gangguan kapasitas fungsi paru-paru akibat dari paparan debu saat bekerja. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan karakteristik individu dan paparan debu dengan gangguan kapasitas fungsi paru-paru pada perajin batu bata merah di Kabupaten Badung. Desain penelitian ini yaitu analitik kuantitatif dengan metode cross-sectional study. Penentuan sampel dengan metode consecutive sampling yaitu perajin batu bata merah di Kabupaten Badung berjumlah 42 orang. Data umur, durasi kerja, masa kerja, kebiasaan merokok, dan penggunaan alat pelindung diri dikumpulkan menggunakan kuesioner, tinggi badan diukur dengan microtoise, berat badan dengan timbangan berat badan, paparan debu dengan Personal Dust Sampler (PDS), dan gangguan kapasitas fungsi paru-paru dengan spirometer. Data dianalisis secara univariabel, bivariabel dengan uji Chi-square, dan multivariabel dengan multiple logistic regression. Hasil penelitian menujukkan 92,86% perajin mengalami gangguan kapasitas fungsi paru-paru. Analisis multivariabel menunjukkan bahwa paparan debu merupakan variabel yang paling berpengaruh terhadap gangguan kapasitas fungsi paru-paru namun signifikansi rendah (AOR=18,18; CI=1,02-324,8; p=0,004). Sebagai upaya pencegahan gangguan kapasitas fungsi paru-paru, perajin diharapkan lebih peduli terhadap risiko yang dihadapi di tempat kerja dan melakukan upaya pencegahan.

Kata kunci: Perajin, Fungsi Paru, Debu
HUBUNGAN FAKTOR INDIVIDU DAN FAKTOR OKUPASI TERHADAP KELUHAN MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS PADA PENGRAJIN TENUN IKAT DI KABUPATEN KLUNGKUNG
Authors: Krismayani Devi , Muliawan Partha
Published: April 2021

ABSTRAK

Keluhan musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) adalah keluhan pada bagian otot skeletal yang dirasakan oleh seseorang mulai dari keluhan sangat ringan hingga sangat sakit. Pengrajin tenun merupakan salah satu pekerja yang berisiko untuk terkena keluhan musculoskeletal disorders dikarenakan proses kerja yang dilakukan secara manual dan terus menerus. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan antara faktor individu (usia, IMT dan masa kerja) dan faktor okupasi (sikap kerja dan durasi kerja) dengan keluhan MSDs pada pengrajin tenun ikat di Kabupaten Klungkung. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian analitik dengan pendekatan kuantitatif menggunakan rancangan cross-sectional. Penentuan sampel pada penelitian menggunakan metode accidental sampling dengan jumlah 42 responden. Keluhan MSDs pada pengrajin diukur menggunakan Nordic Body Map (NBM). Hasil menunjukan proporsi keluhan MSDs sebesar 73,81% dengan keluhan terbanyak pada bagian pinggang (73,81%), punggung (69,05%), dan pinggul (54,76%). Terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara masa kerja, sikap kerja bagian leher, dan sikap kerja bagian punggung (p<0,05). Analisis multivariabel menunjukkan bahwa hanya variabel sikap kerja bagian punggung yang memiliki hubungan bermakna terhadap keluhan MSDs setelah variabel bebas lainnya di kontrol (p<0,05; OR=8,49).

Kata Kunci: Pengrajin tenun ikat, keluhan MSDs, faktor individu dan okupasi
PERSEPSI MAHASISWA FAKULTAS KEDOKTERAN UNIVERSITAS UDAYANA TERHADAP ORANG DENGAN HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS / ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
Authors: Dewi Ni Kadek Putri Silvia Maha , Kardiwinata Made Pasek
Published: April 2021

ABSTRAK

Persepsi adalah proses individu melakukan pengamatan melalui penginderaan terhadap objek tertentu yang kemudian diseleksi, diatur, serta diinterpretasikan untuk menciptakan suatu gambaran yang berarti. Persepsi yang negatif dapat berpengaruh terhadap sikap dan penerimaan seseorang yang dapat memunculkan stigma dan diskriminasi. Tujuan penelitian ini mengetahui persepsi mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Udayana terhadap Orang dengan HIV/AIDS (ODHA). Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan menggunakan design penelitian deskriptif dengan rancangan cross sectional pada 102 responden yang dipilih secara non-probability sampling yaitu accidental sampling. Hasil univariat penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa sebagian besar mahasiswa FK Unud berada pada tingkat persepsi negatif yaitu sebesar 52,94%. Kemudian, variabel yang lebih besar proporsinya memiliki persepsi baik yaitu variabel jenis kelamin laki-laki, program studi kesehatan masyarakat, semester delapan, mahasiswa yang pernah berinteraksi dengan ODHA, mahasiswa yang pernah mengikuti organisasi terkait ODHA, dan mahasiswa yang memiliki status interaksi baik.  Didapatkan juga bahwa tingkatan semester dan intensitas interaksi memiliki hubungan yang signifikat dengan persepsi mahasiswa terhadap ODHA. Oleh karena itu, disarankan bahwa pihak Fakultas Kedokteran maupun Program Studi menyediakan program peningkatan pengetahuan mahasiswa FK tentang HIV/AIDS dengan cara mengintegrasikan ke acara-acara mahasiswa untuk dapat meningkatkan persepsi mahasiswa terhadap pasien khususnya ODHA.

Kata Kunci: Persepsi, ODHA, Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran.
Shifting Speech Levels: Exploring Balinese Women’s Language in Inter-Caste Marriage Communication Contexts
Authors: Praminatih Gusti Ayu
Published: April 2021

The general aims of this article are to engage and make sense of the Balinese women’s narratives. It is a case study based on the narratives of two Balinese women with different caste-based social backgrounds. Inter-caste communication requires different levels of speech between interlocutors. Consequently, there are two main objectives of this article. Firstly, to explore how life events occurred during inter-caste marriages, and through the telling of these events, the informants determine their levels of speech. Secondly, to examine the identity constructed by the informants through the levels of speech. This article employed ethnographic research, narrative analysis, and sociolinguistics theory. In-depth interviews were conducted to gain meaningful stories narrated by the informants. This study revealed that Balinese women constantly shifted their levels of speech in inter-caste marriage communication contexts. These levels of speech shifting also relate to the showing or negotiating identity construction of these Balinese women.
Rencana Umum Energi Daerah dalam Perspektif Implementasi Filosofi Tri Hita Karana dan Visi Pemerintah Provinsi Bali
Authors: Widanti Ni Putu Tirka
Published: April 2021

This study aimed at reviewing and providing perspective concerning how the Balinese local genius of Tri Hita Karana and the vision of Bali could be implemented in the Regional Energy General Plan (RUED) of Bali Province. This study used the descriptive qualitative method with causal inference concluding technique. The data were collected from the process of drafting, consulting, discussing, and stipulating Regional Regulation No. 9 of 2020 concerning RUED of Bali Province 2020-2050. The finding showed that there is a significant and strong relationship of the implementation of Tri Hita Karana and Bali Vision on the RUED of Bali Province to maintain the balance and harmony among the humans, nature, and Balinese culture as the primary tourist destination in Indonesia which highly depending on the attractiveness of its culture and natural environment. There are new things in terms of its management strategy as the evaluation result of some pilot projects in implementing new and renewable energy in Bali Province.
The Rhetoric of Paintings: Balinese Painters, Dutch Colonists and the Question of Gender Relationships in 19th and Early 20th Century Bali
Authors: Worsley Peter
Published: April 2021

The present essay is about the interpretation of paintings and how an interest which Balinese painters display in gender relationships in the context of illustrations of ritual in their narrative works on the one hand, contrasts with strong expressions of Dutch disapproval of the despotic nature of the rule of Balinese kings and consequentially the unjust treatment of women in Balinese society on the other. With this in mind, the present paper first considers the representation of gender relationships in a number of Balinese paintings from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and then turns to a discussion of the understanding of Balinese gender relationships of two members of Dutch colonial society in the Dutch East Indies, one a senior bureaucrat, Graaf C.W.S van Hogendorp and the other the protestant missionary R. van Eck. I discuss a play by Graaf C.W.S van Hogendorp, ‘Pièce de Circonstance sur la conquête de Bali 1846’, written to celebrate the victory of the Dutch army over the Kingdom of Buleleng in 1846 and an article about ‘Het Lot der Vrouw op Bali’ (‘The lot of the Balinese woman’), published in the journal Tijdschrift voor Indische Taal-, Land-, en Volkenkunde in 1872 by the protestant missionary R. van Eck.
Changes Land Use in Land Consolidation Area in Seminyak, Kuta
Authors: Surya Buana Anak Agung Putu , Wirawibawa Ida Bagus Gde , Agusintadewi Ni Ketut
Published: April 2021

Land Consolidation (LC), is the government's solution in land acquisition for development. In addition, LC aims to improve the quality of the environment by rearranging plots of land to be more organized and equipped with environmental infrastructure, as well as land tenure in accordance with land use plans. The location of the land consolidation area in Seminyak Village which is close to the center of government, economy and tourism has implications for land use in the area. The phenomenon of land use that occurs in this region tends to ignore the spatial planning that has been determined by the government. If this condition is left unchecked, there will be more violations of land use that are not in accordance with the spatial allocation, leading to spatial conflicts and clutter in regional spatial planning. This study aims to identify changes in land use in the area of land consolidation in the Seminyak Village and the dominant factors underlying the changes in land use. Qualitative methods are used to identify changes in land use, and these dominant factors. Primary data obtained from observations, direct documentation, and the results of interviews with informants determined by purposive sampling. The results showed that there was a mismatch of land use with the plan for spatial planning in the area designated for settlement and green open space. The dominant factors underlying the changes in land use are law enforcement, then environmental factors, economic factors, and socio-cultural factors. The results of this study can be input for the government in formulating policies relating to planning and controlling the use of space in order to create safe, comfortable and sustainable use of space.

 Index Terms— land consolidation, land use, land use change
BIOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF THE TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS SUBJECTED TO NORMAL GAIT CYCLE LOAD: IDENTIFICATION OF THE DAMAGE IN THE CEMENT MANTLE
Authors: El Sallah Zagane Mohammed , Benouis Ali , Moulgada Abdelmadjid , Djebbar Nourredine , Sahli Abderrahmane
Published: April 2021

Cement is the weakest link in the composition of total hip prosthesis in terms of mechanical properties. The knowledge of the intensity and distribution of stresses on the cement attaching the implant to the bone is of great importance for understanding the condition of the prosthesis and its failure. In this study, the finite element method is used to analyze the magnitude and the equivalent Von Mises stress distribution induced in different components of the total hip prosthesis (THP) as well as the identification of the damage induced in the cement and between two cavities located in the polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The crack propagation is determined and localized using the extended element method (XFEM). The results show that the fracture stress of the cement in its proximal part is very important. These stresses increase considerably with the interaction of the cavities in this binder, causing damage to the cement and the loosening of the prosthesis.
Étude sur le discours interculturel dans L’auberge espagnole
Authors: Carmichael Adrienne , Dailleboust Tiara , Dubas Sydney
Published: April 2021

Dans le film, L’auberge espagnole (2002) réalisé par Cédric Klapisch, le thème de la sensibilité à la diversité culturelle prédomine l’intrigue et particulièrement le développement des personnages. Plus précisément, le personnage principal, Xavier, joué par Romain Duris, est un étudiant français qui fait l’expérience d’un conflit interpersonnel résultant d’une année à l’étranger. Le réalisateur démontre, au moyen du programme d’ERASMUS, que le fait de faire de nouvelles expériences culturelles va de pair avec le bouleversement et la consolidation de l’identité. À travers le discours interculturel, l’expérience du protagoniste sera examinée à partir de trois exemples correspondant à des périodes significatives de son échange à Barcelone. Ces expériences vont jouer un rôle fondamental dans le développement de son identité et sa capacité à s’intégrer à un nouveau milieu appartenant à une autre culture..Au début du film, lors de son arrivée en Espagne, Xavier s’associe principalement avec les autres Français et s’enferme dans sa propre culture, ce qui renforce son identité française en limitant son intégration à la culture barcelonaise.À la prochaine étape du développement de son identité, le protagoniste s’adapte au nouvel environnement tel que nous le constatons par les démonstrations d’amitié et sa relation amoureuse non conventionnelle avec Anne-Sophie, une femme mariée. Ces évènements le préparent à s’ouvrir à la culture.Enfin, Xavier embrasse et s’adapte à la nouvelle culture. Son identité est profondément affectée par son expérience à Barcelone: il cesse d’être simplement « un homme français » par son identification aux autres cultures auxquelles il a été sensibilisé.
Est-ce que nous parlons trop? Une étude sur les niveaux de la communication dans le monde d’aujourd’hui et la communication dans L’Artiste
Authors: Fox Brittany , Stroud Jillian
Published: April 2021

Dans un monde où la majorité de la population est obsédé par les communications au moyen des réseaux sociaux comme Facebook et Twitter, le film « L’Artiste » présente une réalité rafraichissante au point que l’audience n’a pas d’autre choix que de regarder attentivement le film. Avec l’usage de la musique, la langue du corps et l’intuition de l’audience, « L’Artiste » a réussi à communiquer efficacement, sans conversations orales. Le film comprend quelques intertitres, mais seulement là où c’était nécessaire et ces occasions n’étaient pas très fréquentes.Notre recherche inclura une analyse de la communication d’aujourd’hui, car ce film nous force à reconsidérer les niveaux de communication qu’on utilise dans notre vie quotidienne. Nous allons comparer les méthodes de communication qui sont utilisées dans le film, un film de 2011, mais qui se passe au début du 20e siècle, avec les méthodes qu’on utilise et qu’on considère normales aujourd’hui. Nous allons examiner la décision faite par le metteur en scène de ne pas utiliser de couleur ni de conversations orales dans un film du 21e siècle, une décision que l’on croit très courageuse. Une décision qui a aussi mené à la célébrité, car ce film a gagné 3 Golden Globes, 5 Oscars, et 6 Césars, ce film est maintenant le film français le plus célèbre de l’histoire.En analysant l’usage de la communication dans le film « l’Artiste » et l’usage de la communication dans la vie quotidienne, nous allons examiner les changements et les liens de la communication dans les deux mondes et ce qu’ils représentent.
Ready or Not: Exploring Sexual Arousal with Women who Report Sexual Arousal Difficulties
Authors: Zadorozny Erin
Published: April 2021

The purpose of this study is to examine possible differences in genital and subjective components of sexual arousal between women with and without sexual arousal/desire difficulties (SADD). Previous research has focused on physiological differences with women who have SADD, in particular, genital response to erotic stimuli. The pattern of results in the literature indicates that women with SADD exhibit similar genital responses to controls (Meston, Rellini, & McCall, 2010), yet women with SADD typically report a decrease in intensity of genital sensation in sexual situations (Laan, van Driel, & van Lunsen, 2008; Giraldi, Rellini, Pfaus, & Laan, 2013), calling into question the method of measurement employed to assess genitalresponse. In the current study, genital and subjective arousal, along with genital-subjective agreement (i.e., sexual concordance), will be investigated to determine if there is a difference between women with SADD and controls. Participants will include 30 self-identified heterosexual women who will complete a validated self-report measure of sexual function and a session in which they rate their subjective sexual arousal while their genital blood flow is measured in response to various films. Laser Doppler Imaging will be used to measure genital blood flow for the first time in this population. This study could lead to a better understanding of sexual arousal in women with SADD, which will assist with diagnosis, as well as identify areas to focus on when trying to develop treatments for sexual dysfunction.
10. The influence Kingston feral cat populations have on local biodiversity
Authors: Mutch Shelana , Pao Jin-Zhi , Selwyn Rachel , Stares Krista , Wesley-James Andrew
Published: April 2021

Focus: Kingston Feral Cat (Felis catus) PopulationLocation: Greater Kingston AreaIssue: Released domesticated cats have established feral populations within the Kingston area. Predation by the feral cats has caused damage to the local bird and small mammal populations. The cats also displace other mammals that have previously occupied the same ecological niche. Furthermore, the increased cat population has led to an increase in the flea and disease count. Overall they decrease biodiversity in the Kingston area. Objective: We aim to promote and inform the general public of this occurrence, so that the communitycan be involved with helping manage and decrease the damaging effects of the feral population. Methods:1. Survey a local colony of feral cats to further understand the extent of the problem.2. Work with local conservation initiatives (ex. Kingston Spay and Neuter Initiative) to gain hands onexperience in dealing with the feral cats.3. To raise awareness by utilizing social media (creating images people want to share on Facebook,Twitter, Tumblr etc.)Ultimate goal: With this project we hope to alter the problem of feral cats with a two-fold solution. By increasing public awareness we hope to decrease the release of domesticated cats into the wild, promote owners spaying and neutering their pets and encourage others to perform further work. We hope to utilize our own skills and gain experience by working on the ground with local initiatives to learn the best methods to tackle this issue.
15. What are we reading? —an investigation of the genres of texts being studied by the Queen’s Undergraduate English Department"
Authors: Stock Jeanette
Published: April 2021

The 2006 report by Dr. Frances Henry entitled “Understanding the Experiences of Visible Minority and Aboriginal Faculty Members at Queen’s University” stated that “Queen's, like most other North American universities, is still struggling to overcome deeply entrenched cultural beliefs, values, norms and structures that preserve the continued dominance of Whiteness and maleness” (Henry, 157), and called on all departments to diversify their curriculum. Today, the Queen’s Academic plan expressly states that “Adequate representation of Indigenous issues in curricula across campus needs to be a major objective“(29). With the addition of Mohawk and Inuktitut classes and the Indigenous studies program, Queen’s as a whole is taking action to meet this objective. As a student of English myself, I was interested in examining the state of the curriculum in Undergraduate English Department. In particular, I was interested in exploring whether texts by North American Indigenous authors are being included in the curriculum, and what space is created for these texts within the English Department. My researchexamined the 1,289 texts ordered for Undergraduate English classes between the Fall Semester of 2009 and the Winter Semester of 2013. These texts represent up an institution-specific canon, a snapshot of what the Queen’s English Department—intentionally or unintentionally—have construed as important to the field. My goal was to determine whether the “Eurocentric curriculum” (146) that the Henry report underscored persists within the English department, or whether academic spaces are being created that include Indigenous Literature.
Paląca, ale niezaspokojona. O potrzebie dialogu obywatelskiego w kwestii przemocy w kontekście zabójstwa Pawła Adamowicza
Authors: Czapnik Sławomir
Published: April 2021

The aim of this paper is to draw attention to an urgent need of the civil dialogue about violence in Poland. Article starts with outlining of the „civil society” category. Next part is an analysis of the issue of social dialogue. Third part is devoted to the anxiety as a political capital. Then author focuses on the concept of violence. Last chapter is devoted to the methods of violence prevention.
Wymazywanie. Wpływ polityki pamięci na przestrzeń kulturową Ukrainy po roku 2014
Authors: Sułek Ewa
Published: April 2021

This paper examines the works of Ukrainian artists who comment on the current politics of memory in Ukraine, with the main focus on the artistic work of Nikita Kadan and David Chichkan, and the phenomenon of „Leninopad” – the demolition of monuments to Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine. Since the Maidan uprising in 2013/2014 and the subsequent attacks on the sovereignty and territory of Ukraine by Russia and the so called “pro-Russian separatists”, there has been intense debate on how to interpret not only Ukraine’s dramatic present, but also its complex and difficult past. The mechanism of forgetting about the Soviet past turned out to be particularly strong in Ukraine – forgetting by destroying, erasing, removing all physical remnants of the former system. The war for memory is taking place today with the destruction of Soviet monuments and other remnants of the soviet history. The practice of ideological correctness is continued through the amputation of „unwanted” elements. It is not possible to have a private memory of the history of the nation, it is always a memory imposed and constructed by people who have power. In Ukraine the future is to be built on the certain image of the past.
Socjopolityczne konteksty demonstrowania poglądów w przestrzeni miejskiej
Authors: Mikołajczyk Magdalena
Published: April 2021

The subject of analysis concerns forms and means of communicating political views by political groups with contrasting approaches, their visual representations. A lot is happening in the municipal sphere (and public in general), but only some of its elements are visible and only some confirm the divisions within the society, diverse interests of groups and classes, social inequality. The symbolism is highly interesting, although it has been discussed multiple times already. The use of available resources and the more or less noticeable artistry (or, on the contrary, triviality, kitsch) also draw attention. We can see people, draped monuments, posters and banners, effigies and representations of a non-figurative nature. It is all about raising interest, specifying identity, building alliances and a supporting auditorium. The aesthetics is to boost or disrupt, use its sociotechnical value. Writings on the walls have political content and various fonts, they appear in unexpected places. There are also differences in the visual reception of various audiences – participants of the events, municipal service forces, media representatives, engaged Internet users (engaged because they use the broadcast for agitation), even artists view the circumstances differently.
Polityczne gry w patos jako sposób zawłaszczania społecznej wyobraźni
Authors: Łukomski Piotr
Published: April 2021

The paper presents a model of the analysis of politics from the perspective of aesthetic values based on the basic assumptions of game theory. The model includes three values: pathos, sublime and comism. The analyzed values are considered as features of cultural images of political games appearing in different contexts of political actions. Three types of contexts referred to by politicians have been distinguished: archaic, revolutionary and modern eschatological contexts.
Homo Cōnsūmēns. Kulturowy model człowieka… w epoce zglobalizowanego kapitalizmu kognitywnego
Authors: Rutkowski Piotr
Published: April 2021

The purpose of the article is to make an attempt to understand (in the hermeneutical sense) modern man. According to the author that kind of reflection can lead to many explanations when it comes to the changes in the world and various trends in politics. This task is of course very difficult or even impossible (what author points out) however it is not the reason to fully resing from that kind of reflection. Author indicates that modern technics has a large impact on today’s Homo Cōnsūmēns. He notes that currently perceived phenomena of neuropower and psychopower create a man, adapting him to both the consumer-technical society and the system. In the last part ot the article author reflects on characteristic of Homo Cōnsūmēns functioning in the conditions of modern technics.
O heterogenicznym statusie filmu politycznego
Authors: Minkner Kamil
Published: April 2021

The purpose of the paper is to reflection on the status of political film and the political status of film. It is about proposing boundary categories that can provide a theoretical basis in detailed analyzes of the film’s political core. The political nature of the films has been filtered, in the article, by the concept of circulation of meanings in the cultural circuit of Paul du Gay, Stuart Hall and others. This approach shows that the specific political significance of the film is not simply given, but is constructed and understood differently at the level of different instances of social communication: producers, creators, audiences, film critics, creators of advertising messages, etc. The author of the article assumed that the political status of the film is associated not with specific political references, but with modality of film. Two types of film were presented: as a work and social practice. It was only in this context that specific variants of the political film were ordered.
Metody jakościowe w badaniach politologicznych... Wybrane techniki wywiadu i możliwości zastosowania
Authors: Gajda Joanna
Published: April 2021

The article presents the basic assumptions of qualitative research and the possibilities of their application in social (political) sciences. To achieve this goal, is the interview method was chosen. In the first part, basic information about the interview method will be recalled. The idea of research practice based on the story of Halcolm’s ‘master’. In the second part selected individual interview techniques will be analyzed, which, according to the author, may be the most practical for a political scientist, and the summary will present examples of the use of interviewing techniques by researchers from various disciplines in the field
of social-political sciences and the possibility of using re-analysis.
Craxi-Andreotti a włoska Ostpolitik
Authors: Landoni Enrico
Published: April 2021

The intense period of Craxi’s government (1983-1987) was characterised by a new, even unique activity of Italy on the international scene. In that very period, the country tried to assume a role guaranteeing the “international concert”, significantly weakened earlier by the mechanisms of the Cold War. The goal of this new policy of détente was – both for Bettino Craxi and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Giulio Andreotti – a greater engagement of Italy in the relations with the countries from behind the Iron Curtain. This is the origin of the Italian Ostpolitik, which – seen in this text both as a whole and as a collection of its particular stages of growth – finds a lasting and unique understanding of its basic qualifications in the easing of bilateral relations with Jaruzelski’s Poland and their further development.
Historia Nuncjatury Apostolskiej w Polsce i rola nuncjusza w dyplomacji
Authors: Sałkiewicz-Muneryn Ewa
Published: April 2021

The article presents the history of the apostolic nunciature in Poland throughout history and Polish-Vatican relations. The operation of Vatican diplomacy is also explained, on the basis of diplomatic law and principles, such as the principle of precedence. A list of all apostolic nuncios in Poland from the beginning of diplomatic relations between Poland and the Vatican was also presented. Among the, they were few future Popes. The history of the apostolic nunciature in Poland is little known during the Plish-Swedish wars in the 18th century. At that time, the Apostolic Nunciature in Poland was located in Opava for several years (at that time small city in the Habsburg Empire).
Krzywa Gaussa a opozycja binarna. Zmiany rozkładu przekonań i postaw politycznych we współczesnym społeczeństwie
Authors: Majcherek Janusz
Published: April 2021

For many decades after II World War the differentiation of political standpoints and attitudes in modern societies could be described according to a normal curve (bell curve). But for several years this interpretation has become inadequate because of the increasing polarization of political preferences in contemporary societies, leading to bipolar opposition inside them. The explanation of this change by economical agents is not satisfying, because similar processes have been noticed in many societies quite different from the economic standpoint. The reason of social polarization and bipolar opposition is cultural one and reflecting tension between tradition and innovation, especially in the age of globalization, escalating this process.
Demokracja nieprzedstawicielska – egalitarne „wyjście awaryjne”czy narzędzie autorytarnych populistów?
Authors: Rydliński Bartosz
Published: April 2021

The article presents the main ideological and theoretic assumptions of non-representative democracy, having historically strongly left-wing character, not an easy practice of applying this form of democracy in Polish and European conditions. The author tries to indicate a certain dialectic dualism of direct democracy, which more and more often constitutes contemporary crisis of liberal democracy in the contemporary debate on the negative impact of neoliberal globalization on democratic political system.
Prawa człowieka. Ukraina
Authors: Velichko Olga
Published: April 2021

The subject of the article are international guarantees of human rights and cases of violation of these rights in Ukraine. The text of the Constitution of Ukraine, adopted in 1996, takes into account the norms of international law in the field of human rights protection. It is a developing country, so there are still many problems related to the protection of human rights. The basic problem is the lack of fair courts, one of the reasons being the high level of corruption. But the most difficult situation from the point of view of human rights protection is the war in the east of Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea by Russia. In the Crimea occupied by Russia, violent disappearances of people are repeated; Russian authorities persecute pro-Ukrainian activists and Crimean Tatars for peaceful resistance to the occupation of the peninsula. Diplomatic procedures are ineffective, and several dozen people are still in custody. Support is provided by organizations such as Amnesty International and cases of violations of human rights are publicized in order to arouse the reaction of international public opinion.
Implikacje Brexitu a pozycja „devolved regions” w Zjednoczonym Królestwie Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii Północnej
Authors: Cimke Marta
Published: April 2021

Undoubtedly Brexit has raised up the question, which considers the future of British – European relationship after the end of this procedure. However, it is crucial also to acknowledge the future of the devolved regions position in the same context. This analysis addresses the issue, how the devolved regions position will change after Brexit procedure ends.
Ediciones El Puente y los vacíos del canon literario cubano: Dinámicas culturales posrevolucionarias
Authors: Alfonso María Isabel
Published: April 2021

La Cuba de los sesenta fue espacio de producción cultural y experimentación sin precedentes donde cohabitaron esperanzas radicales y libertades inéditas dentro de los nuevos límites. Esta obra capta la intensidad de estos años con un original acercamiento al trabajo de El Puente (1961-1965), editorial semiautónoma — de corta vida, dada su autonomía y la homosexualidad de muchos de sus asociados— que publicó textos experimentales en el contexto de una revolución que validaba el capital cultural de afrocubanos, mujeres y jóvenes antes excluidos. Alfonso hace un análisis minucioso de estas dinámicas y de la poesía, ficción y teatro puentistas, con citas de obras de difícil acceso y aportando textos inéditos como el apócrifo Manifiesto Negro (Susan Lord).
Factors Affecting the Marketing Efficiency of Gambier Commodity in Lima Puluh Kota Regency, West Sumatra, Indonesia
Authors: Hendri Muhammad , Syahni Rahmat , Nofialdi Nofialdi , Ifdal Ifdal
Published: April 2021

This research is motivated by the condition of Gambier marketing in Limapuluh Kota Regency, the Gambier center of West Sumatera and Indonesia, which is still experiencing problems and tends to be inefficient because of the high marketing margins, and the low share received by farmers. This study aims to analyze what factors influence the marketing efficiency of Gambier commodities in Lima Puluh Kota Regency. In this study, the researcher uses a Structural Equation Model (SEM) PLS method by taking 100 Gambier producers from Kapur IX sub-district and Pangkalan Koto Baru sub-district as research sites. The results showed that the variables of human resources, marketing institutions, products, capital, and markets significantly affect the marketing efficiency of Gambier commodities in the research site. Only the variable of government policy did not have a substantial impact on marketing efficiency
Exploring our current understanding of the geological evolution and mineral endowment of the Zimbabwe Craton
Authors: Jelsma H.A. , Nesbitt R.W. , Fanning C.M.
Published: April 2021

A.M. Macgregor (1888-1961) is remembered for his enormous contribution to geology. His maps changed the course of geological thinking in southern Africa. Following in his footsteps we examine aspects of our current understanding of the geological evolution of the Zimbabwe Craton and, using new SHRIMP U-Pb ages of zircons from felsic volcanic and plutonic rocks from northern Zimbabwe and unpublished data related to the seminal paper by Wilson et al. (1995), a synthesis is proposed for the formation of the Neoarchaean greenstones. The data suggest marked differences (lithostratigraphy, geochemistry and isotope data, mineral endowment and deformational history), between Eastern and Western Successions, which indicate fundamentally different geodynamic environments of formation. The Eastern Succession within the southcentral part of the craton, largely unchanged in terms of stratigraphy, is reminiscent of a rift-type setting with the Manjeri Formation sediments and overlying ca. 2 745 Ma Reliance Formation komatiite magmatism being important time markers. In contrast, the Western Succession is reminiscent of a convergent margin subduction-accretion system with bimodal mafic-felsic volcanism and accompanying sedimentation constrained to between 2 715 and 2 683 Ma. At ca. 2 670 Ma, a tectonic switch likely marks the onset of deposition of Shamvaian felsic volcanism and sedimentation. The Shamvaian resembles pull-apart basin successions and is dominated by deposition of a coarse clastic sedimentary succession, with deposition likely constrained to between 2 672 and 2 647 Ma. The late tectonic emplacement of small, juvenile multiphase stocks, ranging in composition from gabbroic to granodioritic was associated with gold ± molybdenum mineralisation. Their emplacement at 2 647 Ma provides an upper age limit to the timespan of Shamvaian deposition. Amongst the youngest granites are the extensive, largely tabular late- to post-tectonic ca. 2 620 to 2 600 Ma Chilimanzi Suite granites. These granites are characterised by evolved isotopic systems and have been related to crustal relaxation and anatexis following deformation events. After their emplacement, the Zimbabwe Craton cooled and stabilised, with further deformation partitioned into lower-grade, strike-slip shear zones, and at ca. 2 575 Ma the craton was cut by the Great Dyke, its satellite dykes and related fractures.