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Apples and Cherries: A New Perspective on Comparing Qi and the Holy Spirit
Authors: Atkins William L.
Published: November 2023

Dialogue between Christian theologies and the religio-philosophical traditions of China often hinge on one key comparison: that between Qi and the Holy Spirit. In this discussion, theologians have framed the comparison in many way. Here I supply yet one more perspective that may shed light on this important and complicated comparative analysis. I begin by describing the initial reasons for comparing Qi and the Holy Spirit to situate the current conversation. I then describe what has historically been the chief difficulty in the dialogue and how recent scholarship on the subject has addressed it. I will end by offering my argument for a more concise examination employing the definition of Qi from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
Care as a Way of Interreligious Dialogue
Authors: Youngblood Peter Ward
Published: November 2023

Intentional interreligious learning and dialogue usually take place at the academic level and deal with conceptual issues, but in pluralistic societies dialogue takes place naturally in interpersonal situations, such as therapy and other forms of helping or caregiving. In this essay, the author demonstrates the usefulness of care, an essential human expression and value, as a topic and means of interreligious dialogue. As a topic, studies on care in different cultural or religious contexts can uncover an underexplored aspect of those contexts. As a way or means of dialogue, care can help dialogue partners overcome conceptual issues and focus on the basic aim of dialogue itself: social and individual well-being. To demonstrate this, the author critically compares care and caring in Western and Chinese perspectives. A brief glimpse of a diverse but misunderstood Chinese caregiving tradition reveals new possibilities for the subject and practice.
The Stakes of Stormfield: On Mark Twain’s Vision of Heaven
Authors: Murray Seth
Published: November 2023

This article is a critical reevaluation of Mark Twain’s “Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven.” The story is typically regarded as at best a piece of literary miscellany from Twain’s peculiar late period, and at worst a caricature of the religious sentimentalism of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. While these claims have validity, they don’t tell the whole story. It is also a carefully worked-out meditation on a series of questions—belief, mortality, justice, and the quest for the most humane arrangement of life—with which Twain grappled throughout his whole career. This is accomplished by making the case for reading it not just as a light joke on or a cruel tirade against religious belief, but also as a Menippean satire. This case is made by drawing on thinkers like Northrop Frye, Gershom Scholem, and Richard Rorty in this effort, as well as historian of religions Jeffrey Kripal and Twain scholar Harold K. Bush. Repositioned in this light, “Stormfield” emerges as a crucial piece in assembling the puzzle that is Mark Twain.
Mark Twain’s Connecticut Yankee, William Morris, and the Problem of Late-Victorian Medievalism
Authors: Fagan Joshua
Published: November 2023

Far from being a mere rebuttal against romanticized views of the Middle Ages, Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court engages constructively with the medievalist milieu of the late-Victorian fin-de-siècle. Twain depicts sixth-century England as a time of squalor, but he extends a level of appreciation to the selflessness of King Arthur. Framing time-traveling rabble-rouser Hank Morgan as a symbol of both Enlightenment reformism and self-aggrandizing authoritarianism that justifies wanton violence through abstract claims of societal progress, Twain is as critical of industrial commercialism as of medieval feudalism. This article argues Twain engages with the same questions as the more overtly medievalist writers of the fin-de-siècle, specifically William Morris. While Morris was more laudatory toward the medieval period, this article asserts they both staunchly criticized the solipsism and obsession with technology they believed defined the industrial age without desiring merely to re-create the hierarchies of the past.
Comic Attack: Mark Twain and the N-word in the Classroom
Authors: Sloane David E. E.
Published: November 2023

The n-word in Huckleberry Finn is a marker of bigotry as satirized by Mark Twain, but teaching it as humor requires preparation. The “NewSouth” edition without the n-word may be an alternative to the standard text, but a “CRASH!” of lightning provides drama for verbal presentation. Jonathan Swift, Petroleum V. Nasby, and Twain himself offend readers by using satire to expose social evils. After working with preparatory texts by such authors, students can be led to see how repeated intrusions of the n-word signal bad thinking and stupefied conscience even in “good” characters. The n-word becomes more and more intense throughout the novel because Twain is demonstrating how the mistreatment of Black Americans is an on-going problem. As students process the expanding irony, they can become more aware (and more angry) at how even good intentions can be ironically misdirected if the human subjects remain victims of unthinking prejudice through one word.
Immersion in Nature’s Creative Surge in Eugène Guillevic and Wendell Berry
Authors: Prevots Aaron
Published: November 2023

Poetry lovers worldwide appreciate the French poet Eugène Guillevic (1907–1997). However, most criticism on him emanates from France, the United Kingdom, and Canada, where his canonicity is self-evident, especially given recent conference proceedings and posthumous poetry collections. Are there singularly American perspectives through which we reach, to paraphrase a translation of Guillevic by the Anglo-American poet Denise Levertov, the “live coal’s core” that animates beings and things? How do poets make us experience this “noyau de braise” that enlivens matter, sparks connections between the human and nonhuman worlds, and allows us to see even rocks as spurred on by an inner dance? The present study of poetry and the sacred places works by the American poet-essayist Wendell Berry (1934–) alongside Guillevic’s to explore traits that in the USA can make these writers, paradoxically, at once canonical and less critically noticed. With Guillevic as its point of departure, this study discusses how the sweet ripening, inward clarity, and shared growth these poets depict attune us to the sacred that pervades the natural world and to dialogue with ourselves and our surroundings. Foregrounded for analysis are Trouées and Motifs, alongside Berry’s New Collected Poems and Sabbath Poems Collected and New.
Televangelists, Flying Saucers, and Soul Eaters
Authors: Crace Benjamin Daniel
Published: November 2023

This article outlines the general history of American Evangelical Christianity’s textual response to the UFO phenomenon, framed by the literary genre of the jeremiad and as part of the apocalyptic turn of the twentieth century. Beginning with its early entanglement in the 1940s and moving to the present, it highlights the shifts in the narrative from angelic harbingers to demonic co-conspirators. The article pays particular attention to a new Evangelical approach to the phenomenon through novelization that at once mirrors contemporary politicization and utilizes the literary form to initiate adherents. While “new” in some regards, the extended discussion and examination of Michael Heiser’s novel The Façade reveals a continuity with earlier forms of occult literatures birthed in the mid-twentieth century. Ultimately, the metaphysical and mystical nature of UFOs together with the similar qualities of the novel have been and are being appropriated by American Evangelicals in a hyperreal mode to extend their cultural influence.
Using mobile air quality station data to identify critical areas in the city of Rio de Janeiro regarding pollutant concentrations
Authors: Rodrigues João Rogério Borges Amorim , Dantas Guilherme , Siciliano Bruno , Silva Cleyton Martins da , Arbilla Graciela
Published: November 2023

Recent studies have shown that tropospheric ozone, fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide are the urban air pollutants of major concern regarding human health effects. Monitoring air quality is a challenge in several cities, such as Rio de Janeiro, where the number of fixed-site air quality monitoring stations and their spatial distribution are insufficient to assess the extent of atmospheric pollutants. However, despite this lack of resources, the data obtained by mobile stations are a valuable means of determining which areas are experiencing critical air quality conditions, and provide key information for an air quality management program. The main purpose of this study was to conduct a critical analysis of data obtained by the Municipal Department of Environment and Climate (SMAC) mobile station in the period 2010–2018. Concentrations determined for particulate matter with a diameter ≤2.5 μm (PM2.5), O3, NO2, SO2 and CO showed that PM2.5 and O3 are the pollutants of major concern, and that the north of the city has higher air quality indices for these compounds. In addition, the south-west district had relatively high ozone levels, probably owing to low concentrations of NO2 in a volatile organic compound (VOC)-limited ozone formation regime. These factors should be considered by the municipal government in future discussions of control strategies for managing the city’s air quality. This study also shows the value of mobile stations in making a preliminary survey of pollutant concentrations, mainly in countries with limited financial investment in air quality management.
Impact of Green Pricing and Green Promotion on Buying Behaviour of Hypermarket Consumers
Authors: Mehmood Asim , Bhaumik Amiya
Published: November 2023

Consumer buying behaviour (CBB) in Pakistani hypermarkets can be influenced by green pricing and green promotion by providing environmentally friendly products at competitive prices. This study intends to examine how green pricing and green promotion affect consumer buying decisions in Pakistani hypermarkets. A total of 185 questionnaires out of 220 were retrieved, with an 84% return rate, from different hypermarkets in Peshawar, Pakistan. AMOS 28 was employed to perform advanced structural equation modelling (SEM) analysis enabling a comprehensive examination of the relationships between green marketing practices, including green promotion and green pricing, and CBB. The measurement model was utilized to evaluate the instrument’s reliability and validity before the structural model was determined. The outcome showed that green pricing and promotion had a positive and significant association. Green pricing also had a substantial impact on CBB. The findings also point to a considerable and favorable influence of green promotion on CBB. Because the study is limited to the Peshawar area, it may not be able to extrapolate its findings to other contexts. In addition, the study only considers the effect of green pricing and promotion on customer behaviour ignoring other factors like personal views and attitudes that can also influence consumer behavior.
Educational Challenges and Expectancy of Non-governmental Education Leaders in Armed Conflict Areas in Myanmar
Authors: Lin Han Ko
Published: November 2023

Myanmar is a country with long-term internal conflict with many ethnic minority children suffering from the lack of access to quality education. To solve the issue, non-governmental schools have been built in armed conflict areas. However, the schools are dealing with many challenges such as lack of resources or threat to security. At present, there is a knowledge gap in the practices of non-governmental school leaders in tackling the challenges and their expectancy to provide quality education to their students. Therefore, this study explored the educational challenges and expectancy of non-governmental leaders from Kachin State and Shan State in Myanmar through interviews to assist policy makers and other stakeholders in crafting inclusive education in the country. There are three major parts in the findings: challenges, overcoming methods, and the opportunities the leaders are seeking. The findings suggest the urgent need of cooperation between the government and ethnic armed organisations on the education of the children, changes in national curriculum, and teacher education. Due to the sample size of this qualitative study, the findings may not be generalised for all the ethnic groups in Myanmar. However, they can help policy makers and other stakeholders with policies for inclusive education as they reflect the real life experience of those working in education sector in armed conflict areas.
SLR : SPI Dan Kecurangan Akuntansi Terhadap Keamanan Data Dalam SIA Di Era BIG DATA
Authors: Fatrizia Seftina , Arliana Shafira Aulia
Published: November 2023

Technological advances in the big era have brought accounting to balance its existence as a discipline that continues to grow. Apart from the many conveniences experienced by users of the accounting information system (AIS), data security and the threat of cybercrime are new challenges for accountants to effectively strengthen the internal control system (SPI). Therefore this study aims to examine the role of SPI and accounting fraud on data security in AIS in the big data era. The method used is Systematic Literature Review with PRISMA. The results of the study showed that of the 200 articles downloaded, there were 34 articles that discussed indicators in this study, and only 25 articles met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Based on the 25 articles, it explains that: (1) SPI can reduce accounting fraud that occurs in an organization; (2) technological advances increase data security threats in AIS; and (3) cyber crime cases can threaten data security in accounting information systems.
Extractivismo, conflictos ecoterritoriales y Trabajo Social en América Latina: Contradicciones y contribuciones profesionales
Authors: Panez Alexander , Mendoza Arriagada Claudia
Published: November 2023

En América Latina, en las últimas tres décadas ha existido una fuerte discusión en el pensamiento crítico respecto al extractivismo como forma de acumulación que se basa en la exportación de commodities. A pesar de la larga discusión existente sobre esta temática en las ciencias sociales en América Latina, los debates sobre el extractivismo y sus impactos en los territorios no han atraído atención significativa por parte de la investigación en Trabajo Social. Si bien hay un incipiente campo de discusión socioambiental en Trabajo Social en América Latina, categorías como conflicto, resistencia y extractivismo no han adquirido una profundización teórica y empírica en la producción bibliográfica. Nos parece importante problematizar esta poca profundización, realizando preguntas sobre ¿cómo nos posicionamos teórica y políticamente ante el incremento de los conflictos territoriales y la emergencia de los movimientos que colocan la lucha por el territorio como una cuestión central? Este artículo tiene como objetivo explorar las contribuciones que el Trabajo Social puede generar a las resistencias al extractivismo en territorios de América Latina. Por una parte, hacemos una reflexión conceptual sobre la relación entre Trabajo Social, extractivismo y resistencia ecoterritoriales en base a la literatura existente. Luego reflexionamos a partir de la experiencia desarrollada en base a un trabajo de Investigación-Acción que ha buscado analizar los impactos socio-ecológicos de la expansión del agronegocio frutícola en la región de Ñuble, Chile. Para finalmente, proponemos algunos retos para el Trabajo Social a partir del trabajo y la producción bibliográfica revisada, para responder de manera significativa al abordaje de los impactos del extractivismo en los territorios.
Vulnerabilidades residenciales y obduración tecnológica
Authors: Vergara-Vidal Jorge Eduardo
Published: November 2023

Considerando que la observación del comportamiento de los entornos materiales es clave para entender cómo las sociedades actúan a través de sus objetos más complejos, el presente texto aborda la presencia de asbesto en los bloques de vivienda de interés social chilenos como un tipo de vulnerabilidad residencial, y propone a las dificultades en su detección y retiro como un tipo de obduración tecnológica, cuyos modos de solución dan cuenta de las controversias de gobernanza sociotécnica de tales entornos. Utilizando un enfoque metodológico que integró datos bibliográficos, registros visuales y datos estadísticos del Catastro Nacional de Condominios Sociales realizado por el Ministerio de Vivienda, se describe el marco tecnológico que incluyó al asbesto en las materialidades constructivas, la controversia en torno sus efectos nocivos y su caracterización como un elemento de vulnerabilidad urbana; las diferentes formas de obduración presentadas por la materialidad, asociadas a las formas construidas y a los componentes en los que fue empleado; y las políticas diseñadas para superar tales resistencias y disminuir la vulnerabilidad urbana asociada al asbesto. El trabajo concluye que, observado el rol que tienen las operaciones de categorización y contabilidad material en relación con las prácticas de reparación y cuidado implementadas, se debe considerar al Estado como una variable objetual y tecnológica clave para minimizar los costos de adecuación que se producen en los momentos de cambios parciales entre un marco tecnológico y otro.
Grupos reflexivos com autores de violência contra mulheres: avanços e desafios
Authors: Carvalho de Souza Leonardo , Gabriela Amaro Jacovozzi Maria , Barboza Marques Maria Inez
Published: November 2023

O artigo apresenta uma discussão a respeito de grupos reflexivos com autores de violência contra mulheres no Brasil. Trata-se de uma pesquisa bibliográfica, focada em um levantamento em âmbito nacional, expondo as características de 312 grupos existentes no Brasil. Ainda se analisa aspectos da Lei Maria da Penha ao que se refere as suas proposições, reflete-se sobre dados da violência contra mulheres no Brasil, nos anos de 2021 e 2022 e apresenta-se o perfil dos autores dos crimes, bem como se relata a experiência de alguns grupos reflexivos específicos que são referência. Os resultados evidenciaram que a Lei Maria da Penha propiciou avanços relacionados à proteção às mulheres, no que se refere à previsão de grupos com autores de violências, contudo a materialidade das medidas tomadas em nível nacional, não são suficientes e não respondem à totalidade das demandas existentes.
Rogue Scholar blogs are now searchable
Authors: Fenner Martin
Published: November 2023

With an update launched yesterday, all blogs that participate in the Rogue Scholar science blog archive are now searchable by blog title, description, language, blogging platform, category (scientific field using the OECD Fields of Science and Technology), and ISSN.
A BRONZE DRACHMA OF PTOLEMY IV PHILOPATOR DISCOVERED ON TAVEL HILL
Authors: Андриевский Д.В.
Published: November 2023

Статья продолжает ввод в научный оборот памятников античной нумизматики, обнаруженных в последние годы в Юго-Западной Таврике, близ скифских поселений долины р. Альма. Сравнительно недавно в поле зрения оказалась весьма редкая для этого региона находка — бронзовая драхма Птолемея IV Филопатора. Она обнаружена на современной поверхности холма Тавель. Монета привлекает внимание не только своей редкостью: она пополняет выборку монет Птолемеев с холма Тавель, подтверждая тем самым ранее представленный вывод о местном скифском святилище и о том, что монеты, почитавшиеся за обереги, приносились святилищу древними обитателями данной местности.

The paper seeks again to update the numismatic record of classical antiquity times by publishing new coin finds obtained from surface surveys in the Alma River valley, the southwest of Taurica, where a number of Scythian settlements are situated. A relatively recent discovery which is the bronze drachma of Ptolemy IV Philopator, a rare specimen in the region, is the focus of the study. Tavel Hill has been already mentioned as the site providing a good sample of Ptolemaic coins associated with the local Scythian sanctuary. Most likely, it was ancient inhabitants of the area who valued the coins as amulets and brought them to this place. The very fact of the latest discoveries testifies in favour of the assumptions that have been put forward elsewhere.
ОБРАЗ АНТИЛОПЫ (САЙГАКА) В ИСКУССТВЕ РАННЕГО ЖЕЛЕЗНОГО ВЕКА КАЗАХСТАНА
Authors: Bazarbayeva G. , Jumabekova G.
Published: November 2023

The aim of the study was to analyze images of antelope, specifically Saiga tatarica, among Early Iron Age artworks in Kazakhstan. The research is based on archaeological record from the so-called ‘Zhalauly hoard’, as well as from Taldy-2, Tasmola-5, Baike-2, Tagisken, and Issyk barrows to mention but a few. Antelope-shaped motifs appear on artifacts such as headdress, belt, bone case, weapons, and horse harness. It is Saryarka, the most spacious region of Kazakhstan, which provides the biggest sample of antelope representations. The widespread occurrence of saiga images lasted from the 8th to 5thcentury BCE, with some cases, like Issyk and Tasaryk, dating back to the 4thcentury BCE.

Целью исследования явился анализ образа антилопы (в частности, сайгака)в искусстве РЖВ Казахстана. Привлечены данные из т.н. «Жалаулинского клада», курганных могильников Талды-2, Тасмола-5, Байке-2, Тагискен, кургана Иссык и др. Образ антилопы использовался в декоре костюма (головного убора, пояса), оружия, ёмкостей, конского снаряжения. Большинство анализируемых изображений происходит из Сарыарки — самого обширного региона Казахстана. Хронологические рамки распространения образа сайгака охватывают VIII—V вв. до н.э., однако отдельные памятники (Иссык, Тасарык) относятся к IV в. до н.э.
A MOGHUL OR EARLY KAZAKH HELMET OF THE 15th — EARLY 17th CENTURY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ZAISAN REGIONAL MUSEUM OF LOCAL HISTORY
Authors: Бобров Л.А. , Агатай У.М.
Published: November 2023

С некоторых пор известный науке железный шлем из Зайсанского историко-краеведческого музея (ЗИКМ, инв. № 2669) стал объектом специального исследования, комплексной целью которого было получение детального представления о месте и обстоятельствах обнаружения, устройстве, размерах, датировке и культурной принадлежности наголовья. Результаты. Шлем найден в 1989 г. в местности «Буркут уя» к юго-востоку от г. Зайсан (Восточный Казахстан). Купол шлема состоит из тульи и широкого обруча, придающих наголовью цилиндроконическую форму. Тулья склёпана из девяти пластин, соединённых бронзовыми и железными накладками, и увенчана составным навершием, состоящим из подвершия с фестончатым краем, «яблока» и ступенчатого шпиля. Наголовье датировано XV — началом XVII вв. и отнесено к комплексу вооружения могульских, казахских или, менее вероятно, ойратских воинов. Шлем мог быть выкован как степными оружейниками, так и мастерами одного из городов Средней Азии. Судя по особенностям оформления, ремесленник вдохновлялся образом высоких цилиндроконических шлемов переднеазиатского образца. Высокая научная ценность наголовья из ЗИКМ обусловлена тем, что оно относится к числу самых ранних позднесредневековых шлемов Казахстана.

An iron helmet from Zaisan Regional Museum of Local History (ZRMLH; inv. No. 2669) has been studied. In spite of the fact that the headpiece has already drawn scholarly attention, it has never been subject to a targeted research. The aim of the study was to elaborate a detailed concept of the place and conditions of its discovery, as well as of the helmet’s size and construction, with an eye to specifying its date and cultural attribution. Results. It was 1989 when the helmet was found in ‘Burkit Uya’ (‘Eagle’s nest’) location south-east from Zaisan city (East Kazakhstan). The upper part of the helmet is conical, and its lower part is cylindrical. The dome is riveted of nine iron sheets which are joined together with bronze and iron overlays and crowned with a combined top consisting of an ‘apple’ and a ladder-like spire. Latest additions are nasal and ornamented bronze hoop. The typological analysis suggests that the headpiece was made in the 15th — early 17th century and may be ascribed to a set of armament of the Moghuls, the Kazakh or, less possible, the Oirat warriors of that time. The helmet might have been forged either by steppe armorers or craftsmen from a Central Asian city. The design of the helmet indicates that the artisan was inspired by the images of high cylindrical and conical helmets of Western Asia, especially those of Iran, but used local technology. The high scholarly importance of the headpiece from ZRMLH is that it is considered to be one of the earliest late medieval helmets ever found in Kazakhstan.
МОНЕТЫ ХАРОНА, НАЙДЕННЫЕ В ГРОБНИЦЕ 5 ПАРИОНА
Authors: Kızılyalçın Oyarçin Fatma , Meral Korkmaz
Published: November 2023

The object of the study was a small complex of 14 coins of Charon found in tomb 5 of the Eastern necropolis of Parion. Coins that attracted our attention were released in Coela (2), Perinthos (1), and Parion (11). Consequently, the Parionites preferred to leave the coins of their own polis in the tomb. It is noteworthy that the earliest artifacts are about three centuries older than the latest ones. Moreover, the earliest of them, issued under Julius Caesar and Claudius I, are worn out much more than the others. There is every reason to believe that they have been in circulation for a long time. The rest of the coins date back to the period from Antoninus Pius to Gallienus. The conclusion is that the burials in the tomb took place over a period of about a century, or rather, from 130 until 260 CE.

Объектом исследования стал небольшой комплекс из 14 монет Харона, найденных в гробнице 5 Восточного некрополя Париона. Привлекшие наше внимание артефакты были выпущены в Коэле (2), Перинфе (1) и в Парионе (11). Следовательно, париониты предпочитали оставлять в гробнице монеты своего полиса. Примечательно, что самые ранние артефакты примерно на 3 века старше позднейших. Причём самые ранние из них, выпущенные при Юлии Цезаре и Клавдии I, изношены куда сильнее прочих. Есть все основания полагать, что они долгое время находились в обращении. Остальные монеты датируются периодом от Антонина Пия до Галлиена. Приходим к выводу, что захоронения в гробнице 5 происходили на протяжении примерно столетия, а, точнее, в 130—260 гг. н. э.
NEW FINDS OF ROMAN DENARII FROM THE BAYDAR VALLEY (CRIMEA)
Authors: Андриевский Д.В. , Чореф М.М.
Published: November 2023

Изучение памятников античной нумизматики из Южного Крыма продолжается вводом в научный оборот сведений об очередной группе римских денариев из Байдарской долины. Речь пойдёт о подъёмном материале (7 экз.) и о небольшом кладе (обнаружено 22 экз., изучено 10 экз.). Так, на уровне современной поверхности найдены монеты I— начала III вв.: Гальбы (1 экз.) и Веспасиана (1 экз.), а также Адриана (1 экз.), Антонина Пия (1 экз.), Септимия Севера (2 экз.) и Каракаллы (1 экз.). Клад состоял из денариев, выпущенных при императорах из династии Антонинов. Он включал монеты, датируемые правлениями Траяна (1 экз.), Адриана (2 экз.), Антонина Пия (2 экз.), Марка Аврелия (4 экз.) и Коммода (1 экз.). Если изученная выборка верно отражает содержание клада, то он сформировался при последнем из вышеперечисленных императоров или же при его ближайших приемниках. Все эти монеты могли обращаться в среде легионеров, служивших в гарнизоне Харакса. Также был найден обломок литого лимесного денария Коммода, изготовленный из высокооловянистой бронзы. Этот артефакт был изготовлен, по-видимому, в эпоху денария—статера.

The study of the classical antiquity numismatic recordfrom Southern Crimea is under way. It is another group of Roman denarii from the Baydar Valleywhich is introduced here into scholarly usage. There are 7 coins recovered during surface investigations in the valley as well as a small hoard of 22 coins, ten of which were studied de visu. Thus, on the present-day surface, a sample of coins of the 1st — early 3rd century was found: one each of Galba, Vespasian, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Caracalla, while Septimius Severus was represented with a pair of coins. The hoard consisted of denarii issued under the emperors of the Antonine dynasty. It contained coins dating back to the reigns of Trajan (1 item), Hadrian (2 items), Antoninus Pius (2 items), Marcus Aurelius (4 items), and Commodus (1 item). If the selected sample correctly reflects the hoard’s content, then it was formed under the latest of the above mentioned emperors or under his closest successors. All these coins could circulate among the legionnaires who served in the garrison of Charax. A fragment of a cast limes denarius of Commodus was found as well, made of high-tin bronze; it is supposed to be made within the same time range as the denarius—stater.
KHAZARIA ACCORDING TO THE CHINESE WRITTEN SOURCES
Authors: Шульга Д.П.
Published: November 2023

Номады активно контактировали с такими важными субъектами мировой истории, как Китай и Восточная Римская империя. Интерес к ним был отнюдь не случайным: Хазарский каганат являлся перевалочным пунктом на северной ветви Великого Шёлкового пути. Восточная Римская империя и Арабский халифат поддерживали тесные политические и экономические связи с Хазарией. В результате о ней сохранились греко- и арабоязычные письменные свидетельства. Статья посвящена краткому анализу информации о хазарах, представленной в китайских нарративных источниках. Мы приводим не известные в русскоязычной науке сведения из китайских хроник, датируемых эпохой династии Тан. Есть все основания полагать, что Хазарский каганат находился в поле интересов Китая.

It has long been known that nomads were in vivid interactions with such important actors of world history as China and the Eastern Roman Empire, since the Khazar Khaganate was a transit point on the northern branch of the Great Silk Road. The Eastern Roman Empire and the Arab Caliphate maintained close political and economic ties with Khazaria. As a result, the testimonies written down in Greek and Arabic have been preserved about it. In the paper, the data about the Khazars from Chinese chronicles dating back to the era of the Tang Dynasty are cited and analyzed, which have not yet been considered in the works of Russian scholars. There is every reason to believe that the Khazar Khaganate was in the area of Chinese interests.
KAZANTIP VOSTOCHNYI SETTLEMENT IN THE 1st CENTURY BCE AND SEISMOTECTONICS OF THE CRIMEAN AZOV REGION
Authors: Овсюченко А.Н. , Корженков А.М. , Едемский Д.Е. , Масленников А.А. , Сысолин А.И. , Ларьков А.С.
Published: November 2023

В 2021 г. выполнены археосейсмологические и геолого-геофизические исследования городища Казантип Восточный II и его окрестностей. В строительных остатках и естественном окружении городища выявлены и изучены как сейсмически наведённые, так и сейсмотектонические деформации, оставленные очагом сильного землетрясения. Сейсмический очаг вышел на поверхность в пределах городища в виде сейсмотектонического разрыва и сместил одну из его стен. Величина интенсивности сейсмических воздействий была не менее Io = 9 баллов по шкале МSК-64. Можно предположить, что на памятнике зафиксированы признаки выхода очага сильного землетрясения середины I в. до н. э. (63 г. до н. э.?).

In 2021, archaeoseismological and geological-geophysical surveys were carried out at the Kazantip Vostochny II settlement and its environs. Seismically induced and seismotectonic deformations have been identified both in the hillfort debris and its environment. They are generated by the source of a strong earthquake. The seismic source had cracked the surface on the settlement to form a seismotectonic rupture and displaced one of its walls. The intensity of the seismic shaking was not less than Io = IX MSK-64 scale. It can be assumed that at the Kazantip Vostochnyi II settlement, signs of the source of a strong earthquake were recorded which took place in the middle of the 1stcentury BCE (63 BCE?).
Assessment and comparison of anticholinergic exposure in older adults at a Basic Health Unit in Porto Alegre
Authors: Sempé Tatiana da Silva , Garcia Taiane Santos , Heineck Isabela
Published: November 2023

Objectives: To estimate the anticholinergic burden in geriatric patients using two scales and to assess the degree of agreement between them. Methods: Data from an observational study conducted in a primary health care service were used. Anticholinergic burden was assessed using the Belgian Scale Muscarinic Acetylcholinergic Receptor ANTagonist Exposure Scale and the Brazilian Scale of Medicines with Anticholinergic Activity. The cumulative anticholinergic burden score was classified using a categorical approach: Brazilian scale (0: none; 1 – 2: low; ≥ 3: high) and Belgian scale (0: none; 0.5 – 1.5: low; ≥ 2: high). The degree of agreement between the two instruments was obtained through Cohen’s kappa coefficient. Results: A total of 374 older people were included, most of them female and aged between 60 and 69 years. At least one potentially inappropriate drug with anticholinergic activity was used by 60.70% of patients according to the Brazilian scale and 32.89% by the Belgian scale. On average, 20.85% were under high anticholinergic exposure. Overall, on both scales, the most commonly recurrent medications were those indicated for the treatment of psychiatric disorders. Agreement between the scales was moderate (Kappa = 0.43). Conclusions: A high percentage of older adults was exposed to drugs with an anticholinergic burden, posing risks to health and quality of life. Consensus is needed on how anticholinergic burden is calculated by these scores, as well as standardization of the list of included drugs.
Safety of AI and applying AI to Agriculture
Authors: Jiayi Zhang
Published: November 2023

Nowadays, AI is a popular kind of technologies that have powerful abilities to do work that requires human intelligence. Machine learning could automatically master data of group of objectives or the environment and learn to output right answer or act right thereby, and AI has already been applied in various occasions in our society, such as facial recognition, automatic driving, and even opponents in some games, various types of monsters are all AI creatures. However, AI may also be dangerous if they lost control, as we saw in many science fiction movies, someday AI machine men want to rule over the human being, threatening our existence. To utilize the powerful ability of AI while preventing the risk that AI may be out of control, we could make AI that only act under human’s command but not motivated by anything material; thereby, all they do is what we human do by ourselves, there would be no risk that they may go out of control as some intelligent animals. And AI is promising to amplify our productivity in organic agriculture, we could use AI to design robots that have intelligence to know how to finish the agricultural works by themselves, we human could train their intelligence and supervise their actions.
PENGARUH GAME BASED LEARNING MATA PELAJARAN INFORMATIKA KURIKULUM MERDEKA TERHADAP MOTIVASI DAN PRESTASI BELAJAR
Authors: Monalisa Monalisa
Published: November 2023

Penelitian  bertujuan   untuk   mengetahui pengaruh Game Based Learning mata pelajaran Informatika pada Kurikulum Merdeka di kelas VII-A sebagai kelas Kontrol dan VII-I sebagai kelas eksperimen pada SMP Negeri 5 Tangerang. Tuntutan program pembelajaran mendesak tenaga pendidik untuk senantiasa inovatif serta kreatif dalam pengembangan gaya belajar. Namun pada mata pelajaran Informatika, guru hanya memberikan hal-hal yang sudah tertulis pada buku dan hanya berfokus pada pemenuhan materi tanpa mempertimbangkan output pembelajaran nantinya meskipun dalam kurikulum merdeka, guru telah dibebaskan untuk menyusun materinya. Penelitian bertujuan membuktikan hipotesis yang berisi motivasi dan prestasi belajar dapat dipengaruhi oleh model pembelajaran yang telah diinovasi. Alternatif ini menerapkan model pembelajaran berbasis permainan online dengan materi berpikir komputasional. Metode yang digunakan merupakan eksperimen desain kelompok kontrol yang tidak setara. Penggunaan angket motivasi dan tes prestasi belajar adalah instrumen penelitian ini. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan peningkatan secara signifikan motivasi belajar siswa sekaligus prestasi belajar siswa karena telah mengimplementasikan penyajian metode belajar berbasis permainan bagi kelas penelitian mata pelajaran Informatika.
Research on the Source of Contemporary Music Creation in the Context of Chinese Folk Music
Authors: Wei Rukuan , Li Haixin
Published: November 2023

As an ancient Oriental civilization, China has a long history. During this period, the Chinese people have created countless excellent traditional music. Until now, this traditional music, such as "Jasmine Flower", still reverberate in the world. This paper first uses the analysis and study of the relationship between the two, obtains the relationship between traditional music and contemporary music creation, and puts forward the conditions of Chinese traditional music and contemporary music creation, in order to produce more music works that can be spread in the world.
Analysis of the Techniques of Shooting Images of Rural People in Cao County, Shandong Province
Authors: Zhang Youwen , Cheng Bo , Wang Ke
Published: November 2023

Although photography was introduced to China relatively late, the speed of its development is by no means inferior to that of any other country. Under the influence of photography, China has also given birth to a large number of masters of documentary photography who record the current state of life. Documentary people photography can portray people and people, people and living environment realistically. Under the background of today's social development, part of the precious culture and traditional way of life in rural areas are quietly disappearing. For this reason, a representative rural area in Shandong Province is selected for video recording and analysis, exploring how the choice of shooting environment and the use of light can be more conducive to the presentation of people's images. Comparison and analysis with masters' works will be made to improve the practical application of people's image shooting techniques. To convey the concept of caring for the elderly by analyzing the images.
Research on the Application of Cultural Creative Product Design in Pingyao Ancient City
Authors: Kang Jiaonan
Published: November 2023

In recent years, the Chinese people with the continuous improvement of the material level, the opportunity to travel more and more, when people arrive at the scenic area, want to bring only local special products for friends and relatives back home, to friends and relatives to show the local customs, this time an excellent tourist souvenirs reflect the value of belonging to it. And excellent tourist souvenirs are not only products of good quality and low price, economic and practical, but also can play a role in promoting local culture. Nowadays, tourism souvenirs of Pingyao Ancient City on the market are single, homogenized and not very attractive. This topic addresses the current situation of tourism souvenir design in Pingyao Ancient City, extracts the core cultural elements and graphic elements of the scenic spot, and then shapes the brand of "Pingyao Gift", and through the development of a series of tourism souvenirs of Pingyao, attracts more people to have a more in-depth understanding of the culture of Pingyao, thus achieving the purpose of promoting the culture of Pingyao and bringing certain economic benefits. This will attract more people to gain a deeper understanding of Pingyao culture and bring certain economic benefits.
Characteristics of Mongol Figures in Persian Miniature Paintings
Authors: Na Ri Ge Le
Published: November 2023

Among art categories, Persian miniature paintings have a very high reputation. Persian miniature paintings are also called Iranian miniature paintings. Persian miniature paintings first appeared in illustrations in books. Miniature painting began to have a significant Mongolian style in the 13th century AD. At the same time, it was influenced by Mongolian art and finally reached its peak in the 15th and 16th centuries. Because the Mongols at that time wanted to write "Historical Collection" and other similar types of works, they added some illustrations. This movement effectively promoted the development and growth of Persian miniature painting in the world, allowing Persian miniature painting known to more people, and the development of Persian miniature painting has broken the previous constraints on figure painting in Islamic countries and created its own distinctive artistic style. After relevant investigation and understanding, it was found that the current academic research on Persian miniature paintings is mostly around the techniques, composition and color of Persian miniature paintings. For this reason, this thesis research will mainly be based on the research of other scholars. In it, the image of Mongolian figures in Persian miniature paintings is discussed in detail to deepen the understanding of Persian miniature paintings.
The Power Relations of Photography in the Algorithm Age: From Digitization to AI Generation
Authors: Zeng Rui
Published: November 2023

This article explores the fundamental changes in the paradigms of image shooting and viewing after entering the algorithm age, and studies the power structures of images. The history of the algorithm age began with the digitization of images. With the popularity of the Internet and social media, the language turn of images has gradually completed after entering the AI era. The new shooting and viewing methods have given people more power and broken the existing aesthetic discourse structure. However, at the same time, through algorithms, commodification and addiction mechanisms, another scene of power concentration has also formed. This article emphasizes the changes in the power structure of images, and proposes that in the algorithm age, we need to deal with the power changes of images cautiously to ensure that AIGC technologies have a positive and sustainable impact on social development.
Research on the Integration Path of Sports Dance and Chinese Traditional Cultural Elements
Authors: Feng Hengyu
Published: November 2023

In recent years, sport dance has begun to be popular around the world. Sports dance, also known as "international standard social dance", is actually a product of modern western society. However, due to the inclusiveness of sport dance, traditional Chinese cultural elements can be incorporated into it without any contradiction, so that traditional Chinese culture can be further spread through the medium of sport dance. The article mainly focuses on the internal interpretation of traditional Chinese cultural elements, the importance of integrating sports dance with traditional Chinese cultural elements, existing problems, constituent elements, and integration paths, and puts forward relevant suggestions on how to integrate traditional Chinese cultural elements into sports dance.
Current Situation of Dance Education in Colleges and Universities and Countermeasures
Authors: Wu Shudan
Published: November 2023

The purpose of this study is to analyse the current situation of dance teaching in colleges and universities, analyse the reasons for it, and put forward corresponding countermeasures. Firstly, the analysis of the current situation of dance teaching in colleges and universities reveals that there are problems such as irrational teaching contents and methods, insufficient teaching resources and facilities, imperfect teaching team and faculty, mismatch between students' qualities and needs, and imperfect teaching evaluation system. Then, by analysing the reasons for the status quo of dance teaching in colleges and universities, it is found that education system and policy factors, education investment and resource allocation, education concept and teacher quality, student choice and learning motivation, social recognition and development of the dance industry are the main reasons for the problems of the status quo. Finally, corresponding countermeasures are proposed, including upgrading teaching contents and methods, strengthening teaching resources and facilities, cultivating teaching team and faculty, focusing on students' quality and needs, and improving teaching evaluation system.
Exploring the Application Strategies of Background Music in Mainstream Media Short Videos
Authors: Li Jiahao
Published: November 2023

With the popularity of social media and short video platforms, mainstream media organizations have gradually realized the importance of background music in short videos, and have begun to actively use it to enhance the attractiveness of the content and communication effect. Through an in-depth study of the application of background music on People's Daily's TikTok, this paper aims to reveal the strategy of background music in enhancing the quality and influence of media short videos. Analyzing in-depth the video case of People's Daily TikTok, provides new research directions and ideas for subsequent studies, as well as lessons for the use of background music in mainstream media short videos.
Research on the Strategy for Building an Emergency Rescue Intelligent Platform Facing Supply and Demand
Authors: Feng Yushu , Wang Yuran , Kang Huanyu
Published: November 2023

In the event of sudden major disasters, national and local governments often face situations such as material shortages and improper allocation. By building an emergency rescue intelligent platform oriented towards supply and demand, it integrates public welfare activities, open content, and precise information, and widely collects and timely discloses real-time information of the affected areas nationwide, in order to facilitate government assistance and platform users to make point-to-point public welfare donations. The establishment of such emergency rescue intelligent platforms is of great significance for maintaining social harmony, and the launch of the platform can assist the government in solving the problem of information asymmetry during disaster relief; Utilizing the convenience of information disclosure on online platforms to seek benefits for society; Help affected areas better cushion the impact of disasters; Make the affected people feel humanistic care, help them regain their confidence in life, and promote the trend of doing public welfare and offering love.
Egeria’s “Panoramic Now”: Time and Temporality in Late Antique Pilgrimage
Authors: Frank Georgia
Published: November 2023

Focusing on the late fourth-century travel account produced by a woman known today as Egeria, this article asks how her somatic, interpersonal, and sensory experiences and feelings shaped her understanding of time, or temporality. The various ways she experiences time in both parts of her diary are considered: her descriptions of travels to holy places and people in Palestine, Egypt, Syria, and Mesopotamia, followed by a detailed description of Jerusalem’s Lenten, Holy Week, and Easter rites. Taken together, the two parts of Egeria’s travel diary reveal diverse ways of measuring and feeling time. It is argued that her feelings – frustrations, excitement, joys, and sorrows – shape her experiences of the biblical past, whether through its availability or grief at its loss. The itinerarium and liturgy provide many ways to engage biblical time, whether topographically, liturgically, or calendrically.