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Camboya en 2003: nuevos tipos de turbulencia
Authors: Marston John
Published: May 2023

Entre el incendio de la embajada tailandesa en enero y el ingreso en la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC) en septiembre, el año de 2003 estuvo repleto de acontecimientos complejos, cruciales para Camboya: posiblemente resulte un parteaguas, aunque las implicaciones últimas de lo sucedido aún estén lejos de conocerse. En el frente político son dos los acontecimientos importantes, las negociaciones sobre los juicios al Khmer Rouge y las elecciones de julio, los que aparentemente corresponden a los patrones de parálisis y estancamiento de los años anteriores, pero bien podrían resultar avances hacia un nuevo esquema. Otros sucesos, las violentas manifestaciones contra Tailandia, parece tener pocos precedentes, pero al igual que los otros dos atañe al proceso de redefinición de un proyecto nacional en la era post socialista, proceso que reconoce tanto el pasado turbulento de Camboya como el delicado equilibrio de dependencia y soberanía defensiva que caracteriza la relación actual del país con el mundo. El primer ministro de Camboya, Hun Sen, que ha permanecido en el poder durante muchos años, salió de estos acontecimientos con su poder intacto y al parecer fortalecido; no obstante, estos acontecimientos llevaron al escrutinio público las fuentes reales de su poderío, y tal vez en forma más severa que nunca generaron dudas sobre qué tanto podrá mantenerse en el mando. El ingreso de Camboya en la OMC hizo evidentes algunos de estos aspectos y resaltó que el país se esfuerza por ser reconocido como parte de la comunidad de naciones aunque se advierten la vulnerabilidad de su economía y su debilidad en las negociaciones con países más poderosos.
Filipinas en el 2004
Authors: Benítez Rush Asunción
Published: May 2023

“¡Qué año tan difícil!”, declaró la presidenta Gloria Macapagal Arroyo sobre el 2004 en su discurso durante el vino de honor anual ofrecido al cuerpo diplomático en Manila.¹ En efecto, en mayo enfrentó una elección muy disputada, aunque la impugnación legal a su victoria desapareció con la repentina muerte, en diciembre, por un ataque al corazón, de su rival político a la presidencia, el popular actor de películas de acción Fernando Poe, hijo. En julio su controvertida decisión de retirar el contingente humanitario filipino de Irak con el objetivo de salvar la vida de Ángelo de la Cruz, un chofer filipino de camiones secuestrado por militantes iraquíes que amenazaban con decapitarlo, provocó reacciones encontradas, tanto en el país como en el extranjero. Pero en última instancia la decisión le proporcionó importantes puntos políticos, especialmente de los cerca de 8 millones de trabajadores filipinos en el extranjero.² El año terminó con cuatro destructivos tifones que azotaron Luzón durante 18 días y que causaron enormes daños materiales y humanos, con el resultado de derrumbes desastrosos e inundaciones repentinas que los ambientalistas atribuyeron a la sobreexplotación de los recursos naturales. El Departamento de Asistencia Social y Desarrollo calculó que los tifones afectaron a 3.07 millones de familias, o a 13.62 millones de personas, esto es, a un número superior al de los habitantes del área metropolitana de Manila (conocida como Metro-Manila), que se calcula en alrededor de 12 millones.³ Sin embargo, el daño provocado por estos tifones parece insignificante comparado con la magnitud de las calamidades producidas por los tsunamis que azotaron los países asiáticos cercanos a fines de diciembre.
Japón 2004
Authors: Uscanga Carlos
Published: May 2023

El año 2004 marcó para Japón la profundización de tendencias de cambio en la economía, la política interna y la exterior. Quizá el rasgo distintivo haya sido que el gobierno de Junichiro Koizumi lograra mantenerse en el poder a pesar de la erosión continua del Partido Liberal Democrático (PLD) y de las tensiones crecientes entre sus diferentes facciones políticas contrarias a los proyectos de reforma estructural. La popularidad de Koizumi ha sido un importante activo que ha neutralizado las posibilidades de crear mayores fisuras en el frágil consenso que le ha permitido mantenerse como presidente del PLD y primer ministro de Japón desde su elección inicial en abril de 2001.
Taiwan
Authors: Anguiano Eugenio
Published: May 2023

La renovación del jefe de Estado y de los legisladores por medio de elecciones populares fueron los dos acontecimientos más importantes de 2004. En el primer caso, la votación fue tan cerrada que la reelección de Chen Shui-bian para otro periodo presidencial de cuatro años fue denunciada como fraudulenta por la principal fuerza de oposición, el Partido Nacionalista o Kuomintang (KMT), quien interpuso denuncias judiciales y exigió el recuento de los sufragios emitidos. A pesar de esos alegatos el proceso electoral fue lo bastante limpio como para constatar que la democracia en Taiwan avanzó y se consolidó.
Dos ventanas para la paz: la Península Coreana en 2005
Authors: León Manríquez José Luis
Published: May 2023

Durante 2005 el principal tema a destacar en la Península Coreana tiene que ver con la reapertura de dos ventanas de oportunidad para la cooperación que parecían estarse cerrando desde mediados de 2004. En ambas tuvo la voz cantante Corea del Norte, a quien dedicamos la primera parte del artículo. La apertura de la primera ventana ocurrió con la reanudación de las pláticas a seis bandas en Beijing, mediante las cuales se busca una solución para el desafío nuclear de Pyongyang. Como suele ocurrir en este tipo de negociaciones, sus logros no fueron lineales; siguieron, por decir lo menos, un patrón de “dos pasos adelante y un paso atrás”. Más allá de las cortinas de humo y las presiones en la mesa de negociaciones, en septiembre se llegó a un principio de acuerdo que bien podría concluirse durante 2006. El otro proceso conciliatorio que se reactivó fue la celebración de reuniones ministeriales entre las dos Coreas, que se habían pospuesto desde junio de 2005. Es cierto que la cooperación bilateral ha alcanzado avances sustanciales desde 2000, pero la suspensión del principal mecanismo institucional que arropa los contactos intercoreanos hacía temer un mayor enfriamiento.
Indonesia
Authors: Moncada García Dulce María
Published: May 2023

El presidente Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ha logrado en su primer año de gobierno el manejo conjunto de varios grandes problemas a los que se enfrenta la nación, entre ellos mantener la estabilidad económica, lograr la reconstrucción después del tsunami, combatir el terrorismo y sortear la crisis de los combustibles.
La Federación Rusa, 2005
Authors: Sidorenko Tatiana
Published: May 2023

Muchos analistas rusos consideran que 2005 fue para Rusia uno de los más exitosos de los últimos 15 años. Logró conservar una alta tasa de crecimiento económico, lo que la convirtió en líder de Europa en cuanto a velocidad decrecimiento. En la esfera de las relaciones internacionales consolidó sus vínculos políticos y económicos con los países de Asia y empezó a tener relaciones más pragmáticas con las ex repúblicas soviéticas. En el interior del país no se cumplieron los pronósticos de los escépticos y no tuvo lugar, “postrimería anticipada”, la declinación política de Vladimir Putin, quien por el contrario, mantuvo un rating de popularidad consistentemente alto. Por último, en 2005 se celebró el 60 aniversario de la victoria del país en la Gran Guerra Patriótica, lograda gracias a la fuerza de las armas, pero también a la fuerza espiritual de todas las nacionalidades, unidas en aquel entonces un solo país.
Singapur en 2005
Authors: Leyte Alberto
Published: May 2023

En 2005 el señor Lee Hsien Loong cumplió un año de haber llegado al cargo de primer ministro. En el ámbito interno los principales acontecimientos giraron en torno al proceso de sucesión del presidente del país y al escándalo financiero en la Fundación Nacional Kidney, asuntos que no afectaron la imagen de Lee, pues el Partido de Acción Popular (PAP) al que pertenece se mantiene como la principal fuerza en el parlamento desde que se lograra la independencia del país en 1965. Algunos analistas esbozaron la posibilidad de que Lee pretendiera refrendar su mandato mediante unas elecciones legislativas anticipadas que podrían realizarse en 2006 en el contexto de un buen desempeño de la economía singapurense.¹ Como se recordará, Lee asumió el cargo de primer ministro el 12 de agosto de 2004 con el retiro del hasta entonces jefe de gobierno Goh Chok Tong.
Tailandia 2005
Authors: Ibarra Kurka Guadalupe Erika
Published: May 2023

Las elecciones de febrero de 2005 confirmaron la permanencia en el poder del Thai Rak Thai (TRT) y del primer ministro Thaksin Shinawatra.² El TRT arrasó en las elecciones; ningún partido o político en la historia de este país había sido tan popular. Adicionalmente, los comicios contaron con una elevada participación, la más alta en la historia de Tailandia.
The potential emergence of mid-tier transit
Authors: Wood Jay , Verschuer Marie , Economou Dean , Newman Peter
Published: May 2023

This paper reviews the emerging potential of mid-tier transit, articulating how a complex set of established and new factors could contribute both to better transit outcomes and the associated urban regeneration around station precincts. The analysis is based on two structured literature reviews, supported by insights from the authors’ original research. The first provides an overview of the established and new rationale for mid-tier technologies such as the established Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) as well as the new Trackless Tram Systems (TTS). The established role for mid-tier transit is now being given extra reasons for it to be a major focus of urban infrastructure especially due to the need for net zero cities. The second review, is a detailed consideration of established and new factors that can potentially improve patronage on mid-tier transit. The established factors of urban precinct design like stop amenities and improved accessibility and density around stations, are combined with new smart technology systems like advanced intelligent transport systems and real-time transport information for travellers, as well as new transport technologies such as micro-mobility and Mobility on Demand. Also explored are new processes with funding and development models that properly leverage land value capture, public private partnerships, and other entrepreneurial development approaches that are still largely not mainstreamed. All were found to potentially work, especially if done together, to help cities move into greater mid-tier transit.
Assessment of Contributing Factors of Infertility and Challenges Faced by the Women Attending Selected Infertility Clinic West Bengal
Authors:   Faculty, Government College of Nursing, Deben Mahato Government MC&H, India, Saha Sarani
Published: May 2023

Introduction: The majority of emerging nations discovered that a number of infertility risk factors had serious social and psychological repercussions for both men and women. While we have greatly improved medical technology in the twenty - first century, infertility continues to be a significant social and reproductive health issue. More than 10% of people worldwide experience infertility.Background: It is imperative that both the male and female be evaluated for infertility even if an issue has already been identified with one of the partners. Methodology: The research parameters include Age of marriage, irregular menstrual cycles, sexual practises, medical history, drug or alcohol usage, obesity, hormonal and semen analysis, and the cause of infertility as identified are all contributing variables. Social, family - related, economic, psychological, and emotional difficulties that women encounter. Results: The majority of the study’s findings involved the identification of a typical menstruation histories, sexual practices, hormone evaluations, and semen evaluations as contributory factors. 100% of them felt alone in their struggles, although stigmatisation and family - related discrimination were also discovered. Conclusion: It includes research approach, research design, variables under study, research setting, population, sampling techniques, sample size, selection and development of the study instruments, content validity, pre - test, reliability, content validity of research tool, ethical consideration, pilot study, the procedure of data collection and plan for data analysis.
Drowning Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): A Case Report
Authors:   Head of Department Intensive Care Unit, Dr. Hedgewar Rugnalaya Aurangabad, India, Deshpande Sudhir
Published: May 2023

Introduction: Drowning is still one of the leading causes of accidental deaths worldwide while Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is the main component of drowning pathophysiology. During drowning which often leads to aspiration, pneumonitis may develop an inflammatory response and release of inflammatory mediators and activation of immune mediated responses. This cascade of events causes the development of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, (ARDS). Case: We received a case of a male patient in the emergency room having a history of an accidental fall in the well and drowning for 5 minutes. When rescued he was conscious and after an hour, he developed cough and breathlessness. On arrival, his routine clinical examination and laboratory and radiological investigation were performed and in view of Acute Respiratory failure patient was shifted to the intensive care unit for further managementas. As per his chest radiogram with clinical signs of hypoxia he immediately required endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. Result and Conclusion: Appropriate invasive mechanical ventilation and sound intensive care with judicial use of antibiotics can benefit such cases of drowning and ARDS.
Real-Life Cases in Student-Family Environment as a New Model for Case-Based Learning for Dental Students in Pathology: Students’ Perspective
Authors:   Student, Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, Shrivastava Priyanshu Kumar
Published: May 2023

Background: Case-based learning is a widely accepted technique to promote critical thinking in health care students. This paper focuses on active learning through real life clinical cases as opposed to hypothetical cases in the dental academic curricula. The overall experience of the faculty as well as the students throughout the case assignment has been reported in this study. Objective: This study provides a student’s perspective and insight into an innovative real-life case-based approach in online learning of pathology. Material and Methods: A real-life case of hypertension, diabetes or both was assigned to the Bachelor of Dentistry students in their second academic year of Pathology. The case was then presented by the students, followed by an open discussion involving peers and faculty members. Students’ responses were obtained for the assignment. Results: The response of students towards case assignment was promising and their feedback on each aspect of the assignment has been described. Faculty perception has also been included in order to share feedback about the students’ participation in the assignment from a faculty viewpoint. Conclusion: The present study introduces an innovative teaching method in medical education which can be utilized in the online learning of pre-clinical subjects and even clinical subjects during adverse situations when patient exposure is less. The real-life case-based learning method discussed in this paper offers real potential in developing critical diagnostic skills in students under a realistic clinical environment
Anticipating lithium extraction in northern Portugal: A Sacrifice Zone in the making?
Authors: Alena Saleth Leonie , Varov Ingrid
Published: May 2023

Despite increasing calls for the development of a circular economy, extractive industries are gaining renewed relevance in Europe. The European Commission's plan to expand domestic sourcing of lithium to scale up the production and use of electric vehicles has been met with social resistance from affected communities who mobilize to protect their livelihoods, and nature. The growing conflicts emerging around global battery supply chains highlight the importance of examining justice-related concerns around current decarbonization strategies. This article takes a political ecology approach that combines the concepts of place and anticipation to examine negotiations around a proposed lithium mine in the Barroso region in northern Portugal. Drawing on 27 qualitative semi-structured interviews and ethnographic research in August 2021, we explore how local residents engage in the politics of anticipation around the mine. The study has two main findings: (1) While local supporters hope to benefit from the project economically, opponents expect it to undermine agricultural traditions, counteract plans for expanding tourism services, and as known from mining areas in the past, drive displacement and rural injustices. (2) As opponents feel restricted in their ability to participate in decision-making around the project, they act upon the future through defensive resistance, connecting across multiple scales and drawing on place-based symbols to mark differences from dominant ideas on extractive development. The study suggests that local activists' experiences of being disregarded in their concerns and demands indicate that plans to expand resource extraction in the name of the green economy are giving rise to new sacrifice zones.
A Short Survey of the Development and Applications of Spiking Neural Networks of High Biological Plausibility
Authors: Uleru George-Iulian , Hulea Mircea , Manta Vasile-Ion
Published: May 2023

Spiking neural networks (SNNs) are inspired from natural computing, modelling with high accuracy the interactions and processes between the synapses of the neurons focusing on low response time and energy efficiency. This novel paradigm of event-based processing opens new opportunities for discovering applications and developing efficient learning methods that should highlight the advantages of SNNs such as the large memory capacity and the fast adaptation, while preserving the easy-to-use and portability of the conventional computing architectures. In this paper, we do a brief review of the developments of the past decades in the field of SNNs. We start with a brief history of the SNN and summarize the most common models of spiking neurons and methods to implement synaptic plasticity. We also classify the SNNs according to the implemented learning rules and network topology. We present the computational advantages, liabilities, and applications suitable for using SNNs in terms of energy efficiency and response time. In addition, we briefly sweep through the existing platforms and simulation frameworks for SNNs exploration. The paper ends with conclusions that show predictions of future challenges and the emerging research topics associated with SNNs.
High voltage low quiescent current LDO with self-regulation impedance buffer
Authors: Tian Lei , Chen Zhong , Li Qinqin , Wang Weiheng
Published: May 2023

To improve the whole characteristic of the LDO, a low quiescent current structure of high voltage LDO with self-regulation impedance buffer and bandgap amplifier is presented in this paper. With the bandgap amplifier proposed, the function of voltage reference and error amplifier can be achieved simultaneously, which can efficiently reduce the consumption. The load capacitor can be as small as 0.47µF by using the self-regulation impedance buffer and current buffer compensation scheme. The LDO has been implemented in a 0.18 µm process with die size 0.03 mm2 . Without the load, the consumption quiescent current of the LDO is 1 µA. Experimental result shows that the overshoot and undershoot of line transient response are less than 30 mV/V. The load regulation is about 0.1A, and line regulation is about 0.07 mV/V at no load condition.
3D surface crack characterization by eddy current array image and a fast algorithm search
Authors: Abdou Abdelhak , Bouchala Tarik , Abdelhadi Bachir , Guettafi Amor
Published: May 2023

Nowadays, 3D eddy current nondestructive characterization of crack and corrosion defects while using ECA remains an industrial challenge because the obtained image permits to determine only the 2D defect shape. Consequently, this article is devoted to determine directly the crack length and width by eddy current images through sensor array. Afterwards, we extract the maximal impedance amplitude to estimate the crack depth while using the deterministic algorithm that we have recently developed. In fact, the obtained results have demonstrated the effectiveness and the reliability of the proposed method.
Demand for Government Spending: Do Our Beliefs About Public Debt Matter?
Authors: Stancea Andreea , Ciocirlan Cecilia
Published: May 2023

Macroeconomic expectations play a major role in predicting individual choices and behavior. This paper examines the effects of public debt expectations and knowledge on demand for government spending measured by individual preferences. Using a unique survey dataset applied in Central and Eastern Europe, the results show that the most knowledgeable citizens tend to support the increase in public spending. Debt expectations also have a significant impact on public spending preferences: citizens who have negative debt expectations are less likely to support public spending increases. The results shed light on the importance of economic knowledge and information provision for shaping public attitudes about future taxation.
The European Banks Under the Shock of the Russian Invasion of 2022: An Event Study Approach
Authors: Furdui Călin , Șfabu Dorina Teodora
Published: May 2023

This paper evaluates the reaction of systemically important banks in Europe to the shock of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Using the event study methodology and three of the most commonly used models for estimating theoretical returns (CAPM, Fama-French with 3 factors, Fama-French with 5 factors), we show that banks react differently relative to the event date (February 24, 2022) depending on the country. Overall, systemically important banks recorded massive cumulative abnormal returns in the event window. The results differ at the country level depending on the exposure of the respective banks to Russia, the dependence of countries on Russian gas and oil, and the level of informational efficiency of the markets on which they are traded.
This Is Not Real News: Discursive Struggles over Fake News, Journalism, and Democracy
Authors:   , Farkas Johan
Published: May 2023

Fake news has attracted significant global attention and contestation in recent years. This PhD thesis explores the explosive and oftentimes contradictory rise of fake news and dives into the discursive struggles around journalism, politics, digital media, and liberal democracy that have emerged in its wake. Through a series of interrelated publications – spanning more than five years of research – the thesis examines how and with what consequences journalistic and political actors articulate and dispute the very meaning of fake news. Through a careful and critical mapping of the discursive signification of fake news, the thesis does not only situate the issue in wider political and historical contexts; it also draws out and reflects upon its implications for the future of liberal democracies. Deploying detailed empirical investigations based on news content, textual analysis, and qualitative interviews, the thesis sheds light on discursive struggles around fake news within a number of distinct socio-political contexts. It dives into cases from the US and UK, where fake news first rose to prominence in 2016, as well as from Denmark, where fake news has increasingly become a topic of journalistic and political concern. Drawing on the ontological and conceptual framework of discourse theory, the thesis demonstrates how fake news has come to function as a floating signifier; it is a deeply political concept mobilised within conflicting hegemonic projects with fundamentally different forms of meaning. Having done so, the thesis goes on to show that fake news has not only become central in debates around lies and falsehoods but also for conflicting visions about what ‘politics,’ ‘journalism,’ and ‘liberal democracy’ fundamentally are and ought to be. Indeed, the core argument levelled in this thesis is that fake news has come to function as a prism through which wider struggles over liberal democracy and human co-habitation have become visible at a time of growing political instability. Taken together, the findings offered by the thesis contribute to the field of media and communication studies by addressing a pertinent gap regarding the discursive signification of fake news. Connecting the rise of fake news to structural transformations at the heart of both contemporary media landscapes and liberal democracy, the thesis moves beyond formalistic conceptions of fake news and into the highly conflictual terrain surrounding the concept.
МОДЕЛ САКУПЉАЊА И ТРЕТМАНА ОТПАДА ОД ХРАНЕ ИЗ РЕСТОРАНА У НОВОМ САДУ
Authors: Стевић Ивана , Батинић Бојан
Published: May 2023

У оквиру рада пружен је увид у начин пословања угоститељских објеката у Новом Саду у погледу генерисања и третирања отпада од хране. Приказани су начини управљања овом врстом отпада у различитим градовима и државама. Такође је дефинисана тренутна ситуација управљања отпадом од хране у Србији и Европској Унији и дате су препоруке за побољшање управљања-отпадом од хране у новосадским ресторанима пратећи светске трендове.
Brown Identities, Complicities, and Complexities: Towards Brown-Black Solidarities
Authors: Shah Vidya , Chanicka Jeewan
Published: May 2023

Complicities and complexities in racialization simultaneously create possibilities and foreclose opportunities for cross-racial solidarities. In this auto-ethnographic paper, we share our learning and theorizing of Brown-Black solidarities since we filmed a webinar titled, “Brown Complicity in White Supremacy: Towards Solidarity for Black Lives” (SultyDee, 2020), one of several efforts towards Brown (South Asian)-Black solidarities in North America. We begin by situating ourselves in this conversation by troubling conceptions of “Brown” that flatten power asymmetries within the diaspora. We then theorize the inevitable complexities and complicities of the relational racialization of Brownness from anti-racist and anti-colonial framings and explore conceptions of Brown-Black solidarities. Finally, we draw on webinar feedback and our ongoing work in education and in communities in the Greater Toronto Area to offer a framework for strengthening Brown anti-racist orientations towards Brown-Black solidarities. This framework intends to examine intersections between white supremacy, anti-Black racism, caste oppression, and settler colonialism in a white settler state.
From Ananthi to Anna: Teacher Colonization of Student Names Among Tamil Canadians
Authors: Shanmugaraj Sunandha
Published: May 2023

Teachers and classrooms in Ontario consistently communicate to Tamil students that their names are too long, too foreign, too difficult to pronounce, and a hassle for teachers to learn. Teachers colonize Tamil students’ names with the goal of making them as “white” and English as possible by systematically renaming, mispronouncing, and/or shortening Tamil names. I call this process the “colonization of names.” This paper explores the impact of the colonization of names amongst Tamil Canadians through critical race theory. I conducted six semi-structured interviews with Tamil Canadian adults who went to public school in southern Ontario and had childhood experiences with the colonization of their name. This study indicated that participants experienced grave consequences due to the colonization of their names, including anxiety and embarrassment, a lack of sense of belonging, a feeling of cultural displacement, and being forced to occupy dual identities by having two names (one used at school, and one used at home). Some participants maintained their colonized name, while others made efforts to reclaim their Tamil name. Regardless of how students choose to navigate this forced renaming, the Ontario education system, which is embedded in colonial and white supremacist structures, needs to be problematized and held accountable for the colonization of Tamil names, and for constructing the false narrative that non-English names need to be changed.
Organic Aquaculture and Organic Feeds
Authors: Taşbozan Oğuz
Published: May 2023

Environmental awareness is increasing around the world, however, the production of eco-friendly food products has started to gain importance in order to protect nature and reduce dependence on it. In addition, due to the awareness of people, it increases the demand for healthy foods. As a result, organic farming is developing and the number of organic product farms is increasing. Organic aquaculture products have also started to take their place in this big market. Although many of the rules and standards applied in organic agriculture are similar, the rules of organic aquaculture products contain differences on the basis of species. Significant progress has been made with the organic aquaculture production standards determined by international organizations and each country. Organic aquaculture defines organic aquatic organisms that are fed with organic feeds approved by authorized organizations and grown in accordance with all organic farming standards. The main principles of organic culture; health, ecology, fairness and care. Therefore, these basic principles are adhered to when determining organic aquaculture standards. In this review, general and current information were given about the organic aquaculture and organic feeds.
The Association between Beta-Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Serum Levels and Liberation from Mechanical Ventilation
Authors: A Weil Kimberly
Published: May 2023

Prolonged time on mechanical ventilation is associated with multiple consequences for both the patient and medical facility. Based on anecdotal evidence that sustained elevation of beta-natriuretic protein (BNP) during a patient’s stay in a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) was associated with failure to wean from prolonged mechanical ventilation, we investigated if there is an association between a decrease in BNP levels during one’s stay and successful weaning from prolonged mechanical ventilation. We performed a retrospective study of 66 patient records revealing no correlation between lowering BNP levels and probability of liberating a patient from prolonged mechanical ventilation in an LTACH environment where the probability of liberation from mechanical ventilation is high (> 85%). BNP measurements by itself does not appear to be a helpful tool in the likelihood of liberation from mechanical ventilation AUC = 0.61 (CI: 0.48-0.72). In an LTACH setting with high success rates of liberation from mechanical ventilation, it does not appear to be necessary to trend BNP measurements in attempts to liberate patients from prolonged mechanical ventilation.
Book Review: Rachel Haidu, The Absence of Work: Marcel Broodthaers, 1964—1976. Cambridge, London: MIT Press, 2010.
Authors: Bašičević Ivana
Published: May 2023

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Političko nesvesno postmodernističkog filma nostalgije / Political Unconscious of Postmodernist Nostalgia Film
Authors: Pantić Rade
Published: May 2023

In this paper I will engage in the theory of American Marxist Fredric Jameson. To begin with I will give an overview of his Marxistic hermenautics and his concept of political unconscious. According to Jameson, every artistic text contains three levels of political unconscious: textual level, social level and historical level. At all three levels it is possible to detect a certain contradiction. At the first level, this contradiction is a textual and formal one, at the second it is based on a class antagonism, and at the final, third level it witnesses the antagonism between different modes of production. After words, I move on to the Jameson’s critique of postmodernism. Postmodernism has difficulties with a signification of the present mode of production, because late capitalism successfully removed the remains of the other modes of production. Lacking the active engagement with the past, postmodern texts are not able to constitute coherent representation of the present for which Jameson has come up with the term cognitive map. Paradigmatic example of this impossibility of cognitive mapping in postmodernism is nostalgia film. Jameson gives the best explanation of nostalgia film in his analysis of Stanley Kubric’s film The Shining. He concludes that political unconscious of nostalgia film is desire for cognitive mapping in the form ofclear class hierarchy that would enable construction of a new collective utopian program.
Postsocrealistički arhitektonski onirizam na primerima filmova i stripova Enkija Bilala / (Post)socrealistic Architectural Onirism in Examples of Bilal’s Films and Comic Strips
Authors: Smiljanić Jelena
Published: May 2023

The aim of this paper is to analyze and explore the way the media have transformed film and comic strips by applying an interdisciplinary approach to three dystopian, phantasmagorical science-fiction movies by Enki Bilal: Bunker Palace Hotel (1989), Tykho Moon (1996) and Immortal Ad Vitam (2004) using them as case studies. All three films are a cinematic view of postapocalyptic cities – Belgrade, Paris and New York in which Bilal’s narrative dramatizes specific problems associated with postmodernism – linking ancient mythologies with the dictatorships of Eastern European authoritative political systems and creating a strong aesthetics of a specific dreamlike degenerative world of humans and androids in which existentialism is examined. The art of socio-realistic hyperrealism is presented as a paradigm. The architecture used in the films is a hybrid of ultra modern skyscrapers of industrial structure, full of eclectic post-modern forms, while the city is a deformed, polluted, post-nuclear wasteland used as an allegory of the Cold War at the end of the 1980s. The deformed architectural portraits of these towns are pictorially dependent on German Expressionism as seen in Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis (1927) and show the influence of Futurism and the Bauhaus. The combined influence of Hieronymus Bosch and Joseph Stalin as well as that of Egyptian mythology creates Bilal’s profoundly individual universe. The distorted and postmodern architectural expression is seen as a dystopian vision of the future.
Book Review: Aleš Erjavec, Ljubav na poslednji pogled: avangarda, estetika i kraj umetnosti. Beograd: Orion Art, 2013.
Authors: Milanović Aleksa M.
Published: May 2023

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Racionalizam u arhitekturi: nekoliko modela instrumentalizacije / Rationalism in Architecture: Several Models of Instrumentalization
Authors: Stevanović Vladimir
Published: May 2023

Rationalism in architecture is a European concept which, from Enlightment to postmodern era, advocates values of order, clarity and logic, represented through primary geometrism, functionalism, profitability and absence of ornament. The text connects and analyzes (1) formal-stilistic manifestations of rationalism in architecture: French neoclassicism; Soviet constructivism, German new objectivity, Italian rationalism; postmodern Italian neorationalism in the context of (2) dominant paradigms which directs them: divine nature; technological-utilitarian; autonomus-selfreferent, and (3) social, economic, ideological and cultural activities around which they are organized, such as: French bourgeois revolution; proleterian-communist, socialdemocratic and faschist ideas beteween two World wars; critical procession of populist values in mass consumer society and global capitalist economy at the threshold of postmodern era.
Spaces of Territorialization in Fritz Lang’s Film Metropolis (1927)
Authors: Pješivac Željka
Published: May 2023

This paper investigates the relationship between film, architecture and the city in Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis by analyzing and interpreting its spatial concepts as a text of Weimar culture. Locating the study in the context of philosophy, theory of text, and cultural analysis, the main hypothesis of this paper is that the urban and architectural spaces of Metropolis are based on the concept of territorialization (arborescent model of organization) of a totalitarian capitalist system through the reduction of real or fictional deterritorialization to a definitive and closed territory of totalitarianism. Developing this hypothesis with historical, comparative, and analytical methods, the aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between narrative, ideology, and space in Metropolis. How is the ideology of Weimar culture represented by spatial structures in Metropolis? What are the relations of acts of territorialization, narrative, and the rhythmical structures of spaces of modern culture in this film? How are social practices inscribed in the spatial structures of the film, marking the totalitarian system and its terrorist horror on one side, and resistance to the totalitarian system on the other, trying to abolish the active/passive dichotomy? These are the key questions of this study. Its theoretical starting point comes from the works of Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari, Luce Irigaray, Erwin Panofsky, and Rosalind Krauss.
PELATIHAN PENGGUNAAN WEBSITE MARKETPLACE UNTUK PARA PENGRAJIN DI BALIGE
Authors: Susanti Samosir Hernawati , Lumban Gaol Tiurma , Chandra Rudy , Picauly Sagala Pahala , Yohanna Mentari Sirait Diah , Tessalonika Pardede Artha , Havel  Situmorang Pakhomios , Ananda Pardomuan Sitorus Ricky , Panjaitan Claudia
Published: May 2023

Marketplace adalah sebuah sistem informasi yang dibuat para penjual dapat bertemu secara online, dimana terdapat informasi produk dan harga, serta transaksi pembelian dapat dilakukan secara online melalui saluran elektronik. Tujuan marketplace adalah sebagai wadah promosi bagi para pengrajin kayu, kulit dan ulos di Balige. Marketplace ini dapat mendukung bisnis Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) dengan menyediakan pasar virtual. Dengan adanya marketplace ini penjual hanya perlu mencantumkan informasi lengkap tentang produk yang akan dijual tanpa perlu menyediakan tempat/toko untuk menjual barang fisik tersebut. Marketplace ini memiliki tiga mitra pengrajin, yaitu pengrajin ulos, pengrajin kayu, pengrajin kulit. Kegiatan pelatihan dilaksanakan di salah satu ruang kelas IT Del. Kegiatan dimulai dengan melakukan sosialisasi mengapa perlu digitalisasi menggunakan website marketplace. Pelatihan menggunakan website yang dibangun dengan menerapkan metode Prototyping dan telah sesuai dengan Requirement User. Berdasarkan data yang telah diolah menggunakan metode SUS diperoleh nilai akhir 75,87 yang artinya website marketplace yang dibangun memiliki tingkat Acceptability Range = Acceptable, Grade Scale = C, Adjective Ratings = Good. Dengan kegiatan ini, setiap pengrajin mendapatkan pengetahuan dan pemahaman dalam menggunakan website marketplace, memasarkan usaha dengan digitalisasi produk kerajinan tangan, dan dapat menentukan harga jual yang sesuai pada suatu produk.
Assisting the Revival of Bir Pletok MSMEs with Training on Local Culture Product Processing
Authors: Anggraeni RR. Dewi , Indrayani Lioni , Ahmad Pendi
Published: May 2023

Bir Pletok merupakan salah satu budaya kuliner khas masyarakat Betawi. Masyarakat Betawi yang asalnya dari Jakarta yang dahulu dikenal dengan Batavia, saat ini banyak bermukim di Tangerang Selatan yang berbatasan langsung dengan Kota Jakarta. Perpindahan masyarakat Betawi ke daerah Tangerang Selatan menyebabkan pula kebudayaan dan ciri khasnya berbaur dengan Masyarakat yang ada di Tangerang Selatan. Tangerang Selatan saat ini adalah kota yang terbilang kuat dan maju secara ekonomi. Kota dengan slogan “Cerdas. Modern dan religius” ini berhasil melewati masa pandemi dengan baik. Kekuatan ekonomi warga Tangerang Selatan salah satunya adalah dari UMKM. Saat masa tersebut, UMKM tumbuh dan berkembang pesat, salah satunya adalah UMKM  dengan usaha pembuatan minuman kesehatan bir pletok yang terbuat dari jahe dan rempah alami khas Indonesia. Ketertarikan mengenai UMKM Bir Pletok inilah yang membuat Tim Dosen dari lintas Prodi Universitas Pamulang ingin membuat Kegiatan Pengabdian Masyarakat dengan memberikan pelatihan pengolahan bir pletok pada UMKM Bang Pletok.  Dengan adanya kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat dari Tim Dosen Prodi Akuntansi Universitas Pamulang ini, diharapkan dapat menjadi solusi bagi UMKM Bang Pletok dalam pengelolaan produksinya untuk kebangkitan UMKM.
Quality Control Analysis Using Statistical Quality Control (SQC)on Cassava Crackers UD. Fatimah Jaya in Jember Regency
Authors: Andini Paramita , Ahmad Hudori Huda , Pratama Fredy Eka Ardhi , Wardani Dyah Kusuma , Puspitorini Y.A Ratih
Published: May 2023

UD. Fatimah Jaya is a producer of raw cassava crackers in Kesilir Village, Jember Regency. UD. Fatimah Jaya produces 75-80 kg of raw materials in 1 day. This manufacturer has quality problems resulting in losses. The quality problem is in the thickness of the product is not the same, the appearance is not intact, and the bearing. The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze the defects of cassava Crackers products in UD. Fatimah Jaya. Identify the factors that cause product defects cassava crackers UD. Fatimah Jaya. The research time was conducted in February 2023. Analysis tools used are check sheet, Pareto diagram, and fishbone diagram. The results of the study total disability cassava Crackers products in 1 month (February) observation of 49 kg. The most product defect attributes are non-uniform thickness with a percentage of 47%, 31% incomplete appearance, and 22% bearing defect attributes. In the fishbone diagram obtained the results of the main factors that cause product defects are machine, man, method, and environment.

Keywords —   cassava crackers,  Statistical Quality Control, Pareto, fishbone
Optimalisasi Alat (Penambahan Elemen Plat Pemanas dan vacuum Sealer pada Hand sealer Manual Hasil Modifikasi) Guna Meningkatkan Kinerja Alat dan Kualitas Kemasan Produk yang Dihasilkan
Authors: Nyoto Mulyadi , Widiastuti Ety , Suharianto
Published: May 2023

Penemuan teknologi tepat guna dewasa ini telah banyak memberikan pengaruh besar dalam segala aspek kehidupan manusia, salah satunya mampu untuk meningkatkan kesejahteraan masyarakat melalui pemenuhan kebutuhannya, pemecahan masalahnya dan penambahan hasil produksi yang makin meningkat dari biasanya. Teknologi ini relatif murah, dan mudah dipahami mekanismenya, pemeliharaannya serta mudah diterapkan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Penelitian ini merupakan hasil penelitian sebelumnya yaitu modifikasi pada alat hand sealer manual yaitu penambahan Thermostat digital dihasilkan performa alat semakin meningkat dari alat sebelum dimodifikasi. Dari hasil tersebut maka kami melakukan tindak lanjut berupa optimalisasi alat ini dengan penambahan double pemanas dan vacuum dengan tujuan supaya didapat performa alat hand sealer ini lebih meningkat dari sebelumnya dan penggunaannya tidak hanya sebatas merekatkan kemasan tetapi juga bisa digunakan untuk produk makanan dan minuman bebas dari pengaruh oksigen (kedap udara) sehingga dapat memperpanjang kesegaran dan masa kadaluarsa dari makanan dan minuman yang dikemas yang pada akhirnya dapat membantu pengusaha terutama industri mikro, kecil dan menengah dalam menghasilkan kemasan produk yang berkualitas. Selain itu juga bisa dimanfaatkan dalam kegiatan praktikum mahasiswa tentang Desain dan Pengemasan Produk di Laboratorium Manajemen Agroindustri, Politeknik Negeri Jember yang selama ini menggunakan salah satu alat berupa hand sealer manual ini.
La importancia del poder aéreo integral en la defensa, seguridad y progreso del Estado Nación
Authors: Gaitán Rodríguez Andrés
Published: May 2023

El presente artículo expone los fundamentos iniciales que justifican el enfoque del proyecto de investigación “Propuesta del concepto nacional de Poder Aéreo Integral para el Estado colombiano”, el cual establece el postulado de que el Poder Aéreo de un país debe estar constituido por la sinergia y cooperación tanto de los organismos públicos del Estado, así como de los actores privados que poseen recursos, medios y capacidades para garantizar la defensa, seguridad y progreso de una sociedad a partir del dominio del aire (espacio aéreo nacional, espectro electromagnético, ciberespacio y órbitas geoestacionarias estatales). Esta iniciativa de investigación es desarrollada por el grupo de investigación del Departamento de Fuerza Aérea de la Escuela Superior de Guerra.
Fundamentos de ciberseguridad: reflexiones convergentes para construir un entorno digital menos inseguro
Authors: Cano Jeimy J.
Published: May 2023

El ciberespacio y sus relaciones emergentes plantean nuevos retos tanto para los individuos y las organizaciones como para las naciones. Uno de ellos, relacionado con la seguridad y control en un mundo globalizado y automatizado, requiere una aproximación convergente, que permita entender la dinámica e impactos de la protección de los sistemas de información empresariales y las realidades de los sistemas de control industrial, que operan infraestructura clave de una nación. En este sentido, este artículo plantea una propuesta conjunta de seguridad y control, donde se define la ciberseguridad como un instrumento de política de Estado, que se materializa en una práctica para evitar que el mundo afecte el sistema y de igual forma evitar que el sistema afecte al mundo.
Pemetaan Perubahan Kondisi Jalan Kota di Kecamatan Sekupang pada Tahun 2017 dan Tahun 2021
Authors: Damayanti Tita , Rassarandi Farouki Dinda
Published: May 2023

Setiap tahun Dinas Bina Marga dan Sumber Daya Air Kota Batam melakukan survey kondisi jalan pada Kecamatan Sekupang guna mengetahui kerusakan jalan yang terjadi di Kawasan tersebut. Perubahan kondisi jalan ini umumnya dilakukan tinjauan setiap lima tahun sekali untuk selanjutnya dapat diestimasi dana untuk melakukan perbaikan jalan tersebut. Belum adanya peta perubahan jalan sebagai media untuk melihat perkembangan jalan membuat kegiatan perbaikan terkendala. Untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut, dilakukan penelitian Pemetaan Perubahan Kondisi Jalan Kota di Kecamatan Sekupang Pada Tahun 2017 dan 2021. Pada penelitian ini metode yang digunakan yaitu overlay (intersect) dan query (select by attribute), dimana kegiatan overlay yang dilakukan yaitu menggabungkan data peta tahun 2017 dan tahun 2021 sehingga mendapatkan data baru hasil overlay, yang kemudian dicari data kondisi jalan yang berubah menggunakan query select by attribute. Dari analisis tersebut didapatkan sebuah peta yang berisi tiga informasi kondisi jalan, yaitu: kondisi jalan yang tidak mengalami perubahan yaitu sebanyak 74.31%, kondisi jalan yang lebih baik sebanyak 10.91%, dan kondisi jalan yang lebih buruk sebanyak 14.78%.