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O riso literário na obra de Adriana Falcão
Authors: Santos Concísia Lopes
Published: July 2021

A obra da escritora brasileira contemporânea Adriana Falcão é fortemente permeada por diversos recursos literários que levam ao riso, como os exageros, as ironias, as piadas, a comédia, as quebras de expectativa e de estereótipos, o humor, o jogo de palavras, os jogos de linguagem, as personagens risíveis etc. Isso nos leva a afirmar que a autora se utiliza do riso literário, aqui entendido como aquele produzido a partir de uma escrita literária, proveniente da subjetividade da escritora. Para compreender como isso ocorre, procuramos pensar dois desses elementos a partir do romance Luna Clara e Apolo Onze (2002), a saber: o risível das palavras e o risível das personagens. Para isso, utilizaremos Henri Bergson (1991) como referencial teórico para pensar o riso e esses elementos. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório, buscando mostrar como se constitui o riso na obra em análise; qualitativo, com resultados valorativos; bibliográfico e comparativo.
Herbal Self-emulsifying Formulations
Authors: Verma Ravinder , Kaushik Deepak , Mittal Vineet , Khatkar Sarita
Published: July 2021

Herbal drugs have been utilized for a large number of years in the east and
ongoing popularity among customers on the planet. These days, 80% of the total
populace use pharmaceuticals, which are obtained from plants. Around the world, such
drugs make up a 25% of the pharmaceutical armory. SEDDS has a potential for
enhancing the bioavailability of inadequately ingested plant parts/actives. Both the
crude herb and the extract consist of confounded blends of natural synthetics, which
may incorporate unsaturated fats, sterols, alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, saponins,
tannins and terpenes. Be that as it may, a large portion of herbal constituents are poorly
water-soluble and have lipophilic features and reduce distribution, prompting
diminished bioavailability and subsequently diminished treatment efficiency, thus
requiring repetitive administration or enlarged dose. A variety of herbal drugs and
conventional pharmaceuticals being exploited for the formulation of SMEDDS are
either extracts or consist of volatile and fixed oils such as zedoary turmeric oil,
quercetin, kaempferia parviflora, silymarin, baicalein, hesperidin, curcumin,
vinpocetine, nobiletin, oridonin, apigenin, berberine, puerarin and so on which have
been discussed here in brief. The nanosized NDDS of herbal drugs has a potential
future for upgrading the action and defeating issues related to herbal drugs. This
chapter highlights the preformulation study and various phytoconstituents used for the
development of SEFs.
PENGARUH APLIKASI HERBISIDA GROMOXONE 276 SL (LARUT) TERHADAP SIFAT KIMIA INCEPTISOL
Authors: Solfianti Maidia , Maulana Amsar , Herviyanti H , Prasetyo Teguh Budi
Published: July 2021

Gromoxone 267 SL Herbicide (GH) is widely used in weed control, and its contamination in the soil has the potential for contamination in agricultural land. The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of the application of soluble Gromoxone 267 SL herbicide on changes in the chemical properties of Inceptisols. This study used a completely randomized design with 4 treatments and 3 replications, namely A = 0% R (0.00 mL GH 7.34 mL H2O); B = 50% R (0.03 mL GH 7.34 mL-1 H2O); C = 100% R (0.06 mL-1 HG 7.34 mL-1 H2O) and D = 150% R (0.09 mL HG 7.34 mL-1 H2O), where 100% recommended soluble Gromoxone 267 SL herbicide (soluble) is assumed to be equivalent to (~) 100% Paraquat Dichloride (276 g L-1) in the Gromoxone 267 SL herbicide. The results of this study showed that 150% application of the recommended soluble Gromoxone 267 SL herbicide had a very significant effect on reducing CEC, total N, K, Ca and Mg-dd. It also had a significant effect on organic C and N of Inceptisols compared with control or without application of Gromoxone 267 SL herbicide.
EKSPLORASI MIKORIZA ARBUSKULA PADA BEBERAPA KEDALAMAN TANAH DI PERAKARAN RUMPUT BANTENG PADA LAHAN PASCATAMBANG
Authors: Tomo Yhudo , Prasetya Budi
Published: July 2021

The presence of mycorrhizae can reduce the level of poisoning caused by heavy metals in post-mining land and support plant growth. Post-mining land is generally only a few types of mycorrhizae that can adapt, especially post-mining land. This research was conducted to determine the presence, types and distribution of mycorrhizae as well as the relationship between soil depth and mycorrhizal distribution and soil chemical properties at various depths in the rhizosphere of bull grass as the dominant vegetation in post-coal mining land. The results showed that there were arbuscular mycorrhizae at each soil depth with different population density levels, namely 273 spores 100 g-1 soil at a depth of 0 - 10 cm (K10); 239 spores 100 g-1 soil at a depth of 10 – 20 cm (K20) and 155 spores 100 g-1 soil at a depth of 20 – 30 cm (K30). The arbuscular mycorrhizae found at all soil depths are of the same type, which is included in the genus Glomus. Soil depth with the number of arbuscular mycorrhizal distribution (r count -0.7754> r table -0.4973) has a very strong relationship and with soil pH (r count -0.6309> r table -0.4973) has a strong relationship. The number of distribution of arbuscular mycorrhizae with soil pH (r count 0.5943> r table 0.4973) has a strong relationship
Picturing E. Pauline Johnson / Tekahionwake: Illustration and the Construction of Indigenous Authorship
Authors: Gerson Carole , Shield Alix
Published: July 2021

Illustrations—both drawings and photographs—appeared in most books by E. Pauline Johnson (1861-1913), Canada’s first prominent Indigenous author, from their first publication in the early twentieth century through various reprints and editions into the twenty-first. This article examines the evolution of these images as we address the choices made by her publishers with regard to moments and modes of illustration, with special attention to her two most popular volumes, Legends of Vancouver (1911) and Flint and Feather (1912). Focusing on the interior illustrations that were read along with the texts, we consider how these drawings and photographs contributed to the construction of Johnson as an Indigenous author and to the interpretation of her stories and poems by those who prepared her books, given that her publications were directed to a mainly non-Indigenous readership.
Sara Jeannette Duncan’s “Canadian Editions”: Imperial Authorship, Novel Innovations, and Literary Feminism in Cousin Cinderella
Authors: Brown Bridgette
Published: July 2021

This article examines the publishing conditions and reception history of Sara Jeannette Duncan’s satirical novel Cousin Cinderella: A Canadian Girl in London (1908). It contends that Duncan’s understanding of her reading audiences, and the gendered expectations of a woman writing in the early twentieth century, allowed her to advance the novel genre in an English imperial literary market. Cousin Cinderella foregrounds the circulation of people and printed material and is interested in their reading and interpretation through the networked connections that empire engenders. Indeed, Duncan’s global mobility and her perspective on Canada as a rejuvenating racial and economic presence in an enlarged world led her to the type of generic experimentation discerned in Cousin Cinderella and to a lesser extent The Imperialist of 1904. In Cousin Cinderella, Duncan extends both novelistic romance and realism through the trope of female authorship and the novel’s allegorised character Mary Trent. Through Mary, Duncan features women in race-making and nation-making projects, where sentimental marriage functions allegorically for practical political and economic ends. And like Mary, Duncan considered herself attached to Canada, as she established success in a market dominated by male authors and metropolitan markets. This article on an understudied novel in Duncan’s oeuvre brings together a study of authorship, literary analysis, and cultural history to contextualise and elucidate Duncan’s path-breaking career.
Qu’ont en commun Mimi Estival, Roxanne d’Avril et Georgette Mars? Auctorialité et roman sentimental québécois de l’après guerre (1944-1965)
Authors: Boivin Karol'Ann , Luneau Marie-Pier
Published: July 2021

Des années 1940 au milieu des années 1960, le Québec a assisté à l’essor des collections de romans populaires publiés en fascicules, écrits par des auteurs locaux et se déroulant dans La Belle Province. Signés d’une multitude de pseudonymes, ces objets sont extrêmement révélateurs du fonctionnement de l’auctorialité, sous le mode de la lecture sérielle. En s’intéressant à la collection « Roman d’amour » des Éditions Police-Journal, cet article souhaite explorer plus spécifiquement le fonctionnement du nom d’auteur en lien avec le pacte de lecture établi par le roman sentimental.
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From the 1940s to the mid-1960s, Quebec witnessed a boom in series of popular novels published in instalments, written by local authors, and set in La Belle Province. Appearing under a multitude of pseudonyms, these books tell us a great deal about the workings of authorship in the reading of serialised publications. In its examination of the series “Roman d’amour” put out by Éditions Police-Journal, this article seeks to explore in a more specific way how the author’s name functions in relation to the reading contract established by the genre of the romance novel.
Friction stir overlap welding of 2124 Aluminium plate
Authors: Van Haver Wim , Geurten A. , De Meester B. , Defrancq J.
Published: July 2021

In this ongoing investigation, experimental results of friction stir welding (FSW) applied to highthickness 2124 aerospace aluminium alloy are discussed. Flanges of 30 mm high are produced onto a44 mm thick plate by two consecutive overlap welds in this non-fusion weldable material, followed by a finalmilling step. This approach results in significant material savings compared to the conventional productionroute, which consists of milling out the entire part starting from a high-thickness plate. Furthermore, theflanges built up by FSW consist fully of fine-grained material. Due to the nature of the processing route, thenugget zone of the first weld pass is partially reheated by the second weld pass. The influence of parentmaterial temper (i.e., T851 or T4) on friction stir welding characteristics is studied; it is noted that in T4temper, a significant increase in welding speed can be obtained compared to T851. The softer T4 temperalso causes less danger of tool fracture, which allows incorporating more features to the pin and shoulderof the tool. During this investigation, the emphasis is put on microstructural characterisation andmicrohardness testing of various zones in the weld.
Metaheuristics in architecture
Authors: Strobbe T. , Pauwels P. , Verstraeten R. , De Meyer R.
Published: July 2021

This paper outlines our findings concerning the use of constraints as design drivers in a designexploration process and investigates a possible application of a heuristic search and optimization method inarchitecture as a means for constraint solving. Fundamental theoretical research will cover these twoaspects, accompanied with an appropriate test-case.
Groove design for form fit joints made by electromagnetic pulse crimping
Authors: Vanhulsel P. , Van Wonterghem M. , De Waele W. , Faes Koen
Published: July 2021

The electromagnetic pulse process can be an alternative for many conventional productionprocesses. It can be used for perforating, cutting, welding, forming and crimping. In this thesis, the latter willbe investigated in detail, with the emphasis on tubular joints bearing axial tension and/or torsion loading.To get acquainted with the subject, first a literature study was performed concerning the general principlesof electromagnetic pulse crimping. Because a new field shaper had to be designed, literature on this topicwas also consulted. Finally, the design and use of grooves in crimp joints was studied. It has been reportedthat an inner piece (mandrel) with additional grooves in the joining zone significantly increases the strengthof a crimped joint [1]. However, the information on electromagnetic pulse crimping with a mandrel with morethan one groove is very limited. Therefore one of the main goals of this thesis is to determine an optimaldesign for a mandrel with two grooves used for axially loaded joints. A combination of finite elementsimulations and experiments was used to draw preliminary conclusions involving the double groove design.In a later stage torsional joints will be designed and suitable filler materials to realize leak proof joints will beevaluated.
Wear of conveyor chains with polymer rollers
Authors: Kerremans V. , Rolly T. , De Baets P. , De Pauw J. , Sukumaran J. , Perez Delgado Y.
Published: July 2021

Roller conveyor chains are common used to transport goods in production lines or assemblylines, such as pallets, cars or steel coils. They are sometimes used in severe environments, soiled withwater, foreign particles, chemicals or other contaminants. Normal use will result in wear of the componentsof the chain which can lead to unexpected failure and costly production downtime. Today, few literature onthe wear of conveyor chain is available and there are almost no reliable test-rigs to generate and measurechain wear in a reproducible manner. In this research the different components of conveyor chains and theloading conditions are described. Additionally, the applications and (dis)advantages of chains with polymerrollers are discussed. The chain wear mechanisms found in literature are listed. Abrasive and adhesivewear between pin, bushing, roller and track are discussed. From the contact mechanics of the chain andpressure-velocity limit of the roller materials, the design constraints for the laboratory test-rig were derived.The capabilities and working principles of the developed test-rig are explained in this paper.
Inzichten uit onderzoek naar kinderen met een familiair risico op dyslexie
Authors: De Jong Peter F. , Van der Leij Aryan
Published: July 2021

Al langer is bekend dat dyslexie in families voorkomt. Kinderen met een ouder met dyslexie hebben een grotere kans om ook lees- en spellingproblemen te ontwikkelen. In familiaire risico (FR) studies naar dyslexie worden kinderen met familiair risico op dyslexie voor langere tijd gevolgd. Dergelijke studies geven interessante inzichten over de oorzaken en ontwikkeling van dyslexie. In Nederland is recent een grootschalige FR-studie afgerond, het Dutch Dyslexia Program. In deze bijdrage gaan we in op de bevindingen die dit onderzoek heeft opgeleverd op een tweetal terreinen. In de eerste plaats zijn er bevindingen over de verschillen tussen FR- kinderen met en zonder dyslexie, en controle kinderen zonder familiair risico. Zoals verwacht, hadden de FR-kinderen met dyslexie een achterstand op een scala aan leesgerelateerde cognitieve factoren. Interessant was dat ze ook een wat hoger familiair risico hadden dan de FR-kinderen zonder dyslexie: hun ouders lazen nog wat slechter. De FR-kinderen zonder dyslexie hadden milde problemen met lezen en spellen en een kleine achterstand op de voorlopers van het lezen. Het tweede terrein betreft bevindingen over de invloed van FR op de ontwikkeling van geletterdheid, technisch en begrijpend lezen. Kinderen werden gevolgd vanaf 4-jarige leeftijd tot ongeveer 12 jaar, halverwege groep 8. In longitudinaal perspectief had een familiair risico een negatieve invloed op de ontwikkeling van technisch en begrijpend lezen. De invloed op technisch lezen liep gedeeltelijk via de voorlopers van het lezen, maar daar kwam nog een direct effect bij. Onverwacht, bleek familiair risico ook een direct effect op begrijpend lezen in groep 8 te hebben. Familiair risico had geen effect op de ontwikkeling van de woordenschat, naast technisch lezen de andere pijler van begrijpend lezen. De theoretische en praktische betekenis van deze bevindingen worden besproken.
Perro viejo (2005) de Teresa Cárdenas e a perspectiva étnico-racial na aula de ELE
Authors: Freitas Josenildes
Published: July 2021

Neste texto pretendo discutir sobre a importância de se promover um ensino de espanhol língua estrangeira (ELE) inclusivo “de nossas referências étnico-raciais” (LIMA, 2015, p. 25) e que proponho aqui a partir de um trabalho pedagógico com o romance infanto-juvenil Perro viejo (2005), da escritora afro-cubana Teresa Cárdenas, a ser realizado com estudantes do Ensino Médio, considerando as possibilidades que a obra oferece para o exercício de uma prática docente sensível às identidades que compõem a sala de aula e pautada no resgate da memória da diáspora negra na América Latina. Para justificar a pertinência desse trabalho, retomo o debate promovido por intelectuais negros, como Nazaré Lima, Florentina Souza, Petronilha Silva, Ione Jovino, Sueli Carneiro, Nilma Lino, Luis Alberto Gonçalves, Stuart Hall e Achile Mbembe sobre temas como representação, diáspora, e acesso da população negra à educação, ensino e aprendizagem em perspectiva étnico-racial.
Ser menino negro: uma análise em livros de literatura infantil
Authors: Silva Tarcia Regina , Santos Ernani
Published: July 2021

Este artigo tem como foco a análise de livros de literatura infantil que tem como protagonistas, meninos negros. Dessa maneira, analisamos os livros: O menino Nito: Então, homem chora ou não? de Sonia Rosa; Minha mãe é negra sim de Patricia Santana; Minha família é colorida escrito por Georgina Martins; Chico Juba escrito por Gustavo Gaivota; e Cabelo de Mola” de Alexsander Rezende. Partimos do pressuposto que no campo das relações étnico-raciais há questões de gênero que precisam ser estudadas. Ser menino e negro é diferente de ser menina e negra. Assim, a partir do conceito de masculinidades negras buscamos retratar nas narrativas os elementos que fortalecem e desconstroem os estereótipos associados a identidade de meninos e negros, desde a infância. Os dados evidenciaram a importância de atentar para as construções discursivas que reforçam estereótipos, desde a infância, de meninos e negros como brutos, pouco inteligentes, servis e ainda, fortalecem o mito da democracia racial.
Modeling Tile Drainage Outflow in Thin Agricultural Soils with Impermeable under Layer in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Authors:   St. John’s Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 204 Brookfield Road, St. John’s, NL, A1E 0B2, Canada, Jeyakumar Lordwin Girish Kumar , McKenzie David B. ,   St. John’s Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 204 Brookfield Road, St. John’s, NL, A1E 0B2, Canada, Zhang Yuanmei ,   St. John’s Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 204 Brookfield Road, St. John’s, NL, A1E 0B2, Canada, Galagedara Lakshman ,   School of Science and the Environment, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Corner Brook, NL, A2H 5G4 , Canada, Bittman Shabtai ,   Agassiz Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0, Canada, Hunt Derek ,   Agassiz Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0, Canada
Published: July 2021

Subsurface tile drainage installation helps to maintain water table levels and to meet adequate crop moisture requirements. Artificial subsurface drainage continues to be a common practice in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) and elsewhere around the world. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of DRAINMOD in simulating water table depth (WTD) and water outflow from tile drained agricultural fields. This site on the Avalon Peninsula of Eastern Newfoundland has a rolling landscape with predominantly Podzolic soils. The tile drainage was installed at 1.0 m deep and spaced 12 m apart. Drainage outflows (two per plot) from twelve experimental plots (32 m x 60 m each) were monitored for two years. The simulated WTD ranged from 140 cm to 160 cm during rainfall season. The performance of the model was evaluated by the Index of agreement (IOA). It was 0.600 in 2017 and 0.559 in 2018. The result was considered to have acceptable accuracy, which can help to design or evaluate subsurface drainage systems in NL, Canada. However, further evaluation including additional sites are necessary to ensure optimum drainage design parameters for the major agricultural soils.
An Information Directory App InHouse Call for Streamlining Communication to Optimize Efficiency and Patient Care in a Hospital: Pilot Mixed Methods Design and Utility Study (Preprint)
Authors: Schilling George , Villarosa Leonardo
Published: July 2021

BACKGROUND

Communication failures disrupt physician workflow, lead to poor patient outcomes, and are associated with significant economic burden. To increase efficiency when contacting a team member in a hospital, we have designed an information directory app, InHouse Call.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to describe the design of InHouse Call, objectively compare the usefulness of the app versus that of traditional methods (operator or pocket cards, etc), and determine its subjective usefulness through user surveys and a net promoter score (NPS).

METHODS

This pilot study utilizing before-after trials was carried out at a tertiary academic hospital and involved 20 clinicians, including physiatrists, hospitalists, internal medicine and family medicine residents, and advanced practice providers/nurse practitioners/physician assistants. InHouse Call was designed to efficiently supply contact information to providers through a simple, user-friendly interface. The participants used InHouse Call in timed trials to contact a health care team member in the hospital via a telephone call. The effectiveness of InHouse Call in connecting the user with a contact in the hospital was measured through timed trials comparing the amount of time spent in attempting to make the connection using traditional methods versus the app. Usability was measured through exit surveys and NPS.

RESULTS

The average time spent connecting to the correct contact using traditional methods was 59.5 seconds, compared to 13.8 seconds when using InHouse Call. The degree of variance when using traditional methods was 1544.2, compared to 19.7 with InHouse Call. A call made using the traditional methods deviated from the mean by 39.3 seconds, compared to 4.4 seconds when using InHouse Call. InHouse Call achieved an NPS of 95.

CONCLUSIONS

InHouse Call significantly reduced the average amount of time spent connecting with the correct contact as well as the variability to complete the task, thus proving to be the superior method of communication for health care providers. The app garnered a high NPS and positive subjective feedback.
enactment of moderation in Plato's "Charmides"
Authors: Press Gerald A.
Published: July 2021

Plato’s dialogues are as much literary dramas as philosophical inquiries. In light of the scope and development of σωφροσύνη and the carefully crafted historical resonances of the dialogue’s dramatic date and cast of characters, it is argued here that σωφροσύνη is a foundational virtue, best understood as moderation, moderating one’s behavior, rather than on a par with other virtues. The Charmides is non-dogmatic, rather than skeptical or aporetic, and essentially political rather than ethical or epistemological, as often assumed. Rather than asserting any simple, propositional account of moderation, it enacts a complex moral and political view of moderation that unifies many strands of the term’s meanings in Greek through the persons and words of its characters and operating as much through the reader’s, imagination, and emotions as through reason and purely logical argument.
Epic meals: Who should read epic poetry in Rome?
Authors: Gellérfi Gergő
Published: July 2021

In this paper, the presence of food and dinners in connection with epic poetry in three different Juvenalian poems is discussed. The first is Satire 4 containing a mock-epic, the plot of which revolves around a giant turbot that is described with epic-style elements, and that is given to the emperor Domitian characterized by uncontrolled gluttony. The other two poems, Satires 5 and 11, both focusing on dinner parties, are in connection with the epic genre as well: while in the closing poem of Book 1, several epic connotations appear in the description of the gluttonous Virro’s extravagant dinner, in Satire 11, the enjoyment of epic poetry is praised and compared to an almost pornographic dance performance in a luxurious feast. Reading the three poems together, it might be proved from another aspect that we have to make a distinction between the Juvenalian evaluation of topics described using epic-style elements and the epic poetry itself.
Some preliminary remarks concerning sociolinguistic variation within the „Vulgar” Latin vowel system: as evidenced by the inscriptional data
Authors: Papini Alessandro
Published: July 2021

This paper aims to investigate whether a statistical analysis of linguistic data in inscriptions may serve for the study of sociolinguistic variation within the Latin Language. In particular, this study focuses on the quantitative vs. qualitative phonemic opposition within the vowel system of the so-called “Vulgar” Latin. In order to do so, we will study the relative frequency of the /<ē> and /<ĕ> graphemic oscillations in three different corpora of both synchronic and syntopic - but diaphasically and diastratically different - inscriptions from the city of Rome (cf. Mancini 2014). All the inscriptions considered in this sample date back from ca. 50 AD to ca. 250 AD (the last date referring to the “end” ofso-called Classical Latin according to Adamik 2015). Our results may point to the existence of a “disturbance” within the quantitative-based vowel system of Classical Latin, at least as far as some sub-standard varieties of the language are concerned.
Transformation of the Vowel System in African Latin With a Focus on Vowel Mergers as Evidenced in Inscriptions and the Problem of the Dialectal Positioning of Roman Africa
Authors: Adamik Béla
Published: July 2021

Present paper intends to explore the process of the transformation of the vowel system as evidenced in the pre-Christian and Christian inscriptions of the Roman provinces Africa Pro-consularis including Numidia and Mauretania Caesariensis. With the help of the LLDB-Database, the phonological profiles of the selected African provinces will be drawn and compared to those of six more territorial units, i.e. Sardinia, Hispania, Gallia, Dalmatia, the city of Rome and Bruttium et Lucania. Then the dialectal position of the selected African provinces will be described by various methods of phonological analysis regarding vocalism in both periods. It will be demonstrated how the selected African provinces did not form a homogeneous dialectological area. The vocalism of Latin in later Africa Proconsularis including Numidia turns out to be of the same type as of the later Latin in Sardinia, while the vocalism of the Latin in later Mauretania Caesariensis might have started to develop toward the eastern or Balkan type of vocalism. Regarding consonantism, especially the b-w merger, later Mauretania Caesariensis shows explicitly different trends from what we see in later Africa Proconsularis.
Honesty, Shame, Courage: Reconsidering the Socratic Elenchus
Authors: Fiore Giulia
Published: July 2021

The elenchus (gr. ἔλεγχος, literally “argument of disproof”, “refutation”, “cross-examining”) is the core of the Socratic method represented by Plato in his early dialogues. This enquiring technique, employed by Socrates to question his interlocutors about the nature or definition of ethical concepts, is the object of a never-ending scholarly debate, concerning especially its primary purpose: is it a positive method, leading to knowledge, or is it rather a negative method, aiming exclusively at refuting the interlocutor’s belief? This paper, through the analysis of some key passages in Plato’s early dialogues, focuses on the structural features of the elenchus in order to understand how the elenctic refutation is developed, why Socrates chooses a dialectical method often ending in aporia, and whether the Socratic method can be considered, not merely an instrument aiming at the recognition of one’s ignorance, but primarily a positive search for knowledge.
Linguistic Peculiarities in the Latin Inscriptions of Potaissa (Dacia)
Authors: Beu-Dachin Eugenia
Published: July 2021

Around 200 inscriptions have been found at Potaissa so far. Some of them disappeared and their texts are known to us exclusively from publications, others are kept in museum collections. The subject of this study is their linguistic examination, by following the peculiarities and the deviations from the classical norms of the language. When possible, this data will be related to details on the donors, on the provenance of the epigraphs, on their type, and on other information that can contribute to shaping the cultural-linguistic profile of the Roman town.
Preliminary Investigation on the / Graphemic Oscillation in Latin Inscriptions From Rome
Authors: Papini Alessandro
Published: July 2021

This paper is aimed at supplementing the results obtained in Papini 2019. In particular, I will consider the position of the investigated /<ĕ> and /<ē> graphemic oscillations with respect to both 1) lexical stress (distinguishing between misspellings occurring in stressed and unstressed position) and 2) syllabic structure (i.e., open vs closed syllables). The aim of the present paper is to verify whether the relationship between the investigated spelling variations and these two variables might be regarded as simply due to chance.
Real-time ghost imaging of Bell-nonlocal entanglement between a photon and a quantum memory
Authors: Mazelanik Mateusz , Leszczyński Adam , Lipka Michał , Wasilewski Wojciech , Parniak Michał
Published: July 2021

Certification of nonlocality of quantum mechanics is an important fundamental test that typically requires prolonged data collection and is only revealed in an in-depth analysis. These features are often particularly exposed in hybrid systems, such as interfaces between light and atomic ensembles. Certification of entanglement from images acquired with single-photon camera can mitigate this issue by exploiting multiplexed photon generation. Here we demonstrate this feature in a quantum memory (QM) operating in a real-time feedback mode. Through spatially-multimode spin-wave storage the QM enables operation of the real-time ghost imaging (GI) protocol. By properly preparing the spatial phase of light emitted by the atoms we enable observation of Bell-type nonlocality from a single image acquired in the far field as witnessed by the Bell parameter of S=2.227±0.007>2. Our results are an important step towards fast and efficient utilization of multimode quantum memories both in protocols and in fundamental tests.
PERFECT MATHS FOR IMPERFECT MINDS: A NEUROSCIENCE INSIGHT. INTERVIEW WITH ANNA SVERDLIK
Authors: Sidorova-Biryukova A. A
Published: July 2021

How emotions are related to abstract thought and why mathematics is incredibly accurate, how the cerebral cortex is arranged, why its possibilities are limited, and how emotions, complementing the cortex activity, allow human brain to make scientific discoveries - these questions discussed in [1] are the subject of our interview with the author, psychiatrist Anna Sverdlik. This book is Intended for anyone who is interested in the nature of abstract thought, especially mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, psychologists, and psychiatrists. Written in clear pedagogical style, it gives a deep insight into the physiology of abstract thought and offers some new interpretations of recent neuroscientific data.
MENTALITY AND LANGUAGE RESEARCH PRACTICE
Authors: Tarlanov Z. K
Published: July 2021

Based on the material of Russian linguistics, the article proves the thesis about the ethnomenal conditionality of research activity in terms of its various components: by the nature, quality, volume of factual material, selection of methods and ways of research, by observing the principle of consistency and historical and cultural localization of observations and generalizations. Signs of scientific ethno-mentality are identified and considered on the example of research by a number of prominent figures of Russian science.
ETHNOLOGY L.N. GUMILEV IN THE LIGHT OF CHRISTIANITY
Authors: Zakharov V. D
Published: July 2021

The article is devoted to the discussion of ethnology in the works of L.N. Gumilyov, L.N. Tolstoy, V. Vernadsky and other domestic and foreign thinkers. Special attention is paid to the scientific and religious (Christian) interpretation of the ethnos, its origin and essence.
A Study of the Scientist’s Image in the Context of S. Moscovici’s Theory of Social Representations
Authors: Volodarskaya Elena A.
Published: July 2021

The article describes the scientific and social aspects of the functioning of the scientific school created by S. Mosсoviсi, revealing various forms of this association: a research team, a scientific direction, an invisible college. The authors focus on the possibility of studying social representations through the inclusion of new analytical methods in the diagnostic toolkit, in particular, iconographic documents and images of a social object, which indicates the current stage of the functioning of S. Mosсoviсis scientific school. The formation of social representations not only through verbal associations but also through drawings is explored by the authors through the example of how adolescents develop their social representations of a scientist. The purpose of this study is to highlight the categorical features of the image of a scientist in modern Russian adolescents, identified using the DAST drawing technique. The hypothesis of the research is the assumption that the system of social representations of a scientist among Russian adolescents contains both stable indicators of a persons belonging to the professional scientific community and variable contextual elements of the scientists image, whereas the degree of expression and the ratio of stable and contextual elements reflect the characteristics of the scientists image in domestic respondents. The Draw-A-Scientist Test (DAST) technique was used as the main diagnostic tool aimed at identifying adolescent representations of a scientist based on iconographic associations.The obtained drawings were analyzed by the expert evaluation method, involving the procedures of correlation and factor analysis. The results of the study show that Russian adolescents generally have a stereotypical representation of a scientist associated with the use of general indicators of external appearance, which determine the professional affiliation of the character depicted. Differences were found in the frequency of using stable and contextual iconographic elements of drawings. It has been shown that it is possible to use the drawing technique as a diagnostic tool for identifying social representations of a scientist based on an analysis of the meaning of an object through its iconographic fixation.
Features of the American foreign direct investment: the role of the American holdings
Authors: Konovalova Yulia A. , Liongo Monkisheme Verity-Alexia , Ushanov Stepan A.
Published: July 2021

Article is dedicated to the determination of key features of the United States participation in the international capital movement on the example of FDI outflows and inflows, and confirmation of its heterogeneous nature. Tax reform that has been implemented in the end of 2017 led to the result when USA was deleted of the list of TOP-20 world investors of 2018 (by UNCTAD). The scientific opinion and fears were connected with the forecasts that the tax reform could change the movement of FDI flows back to the USA from foreign countries, especially, and the countries with the low taxes and the most favorable investment regimes. At the same time, it needs to underline that the analysis of U.S. FDI inflows and outflows showed that the negative indicator of U.S. FDI outflow (export) in 2018-2019 was connected with the repatriation of U.S. holding companies profits, that were doing business in countries with the most favorable tax and investment regimes. The authors tried to investigate the nature of the American holdings role and the integration of U.S. in to the global system of FDI and capital movement.
Reducing the cost of electricity transmission services of industrial enterprises connected to the electric networks of electric power producers
Authors: Dzyuba Anatoly P.
Published: July 2021

Reducing the cost of electricity consumption by industrial enterprises is the most important area of increasing the operational efficiency of their activities. The article is devoted to the issue of reducing the cost of paying for the service component of the transport component of purchased electrical energy from industrial enterprises that have technological connection to the electrical networks of electricity producers. The article makes an empirical study of the features of the pricing of payment for the services of the transport component of purchased electrical energy for industrial enterprises connected to the electric grids of electricity producers with the identification of factors influencing the overestimation of the cost of paid electricity, and calculating such overestimations using the example of a typical schedule of electricity consumption of a machinebuilding enterprise for various regions Russia. On the basis of the developed author's indicators (tariff coefficient for electricity transportation by the level of GNP, index of tariff coefficient for electricity transportation, weighted average price for electricity transportation, index of weighted average price for electricity transportation, integral index of efficiency of GNP tariffs) study of the effectiveness of the application of tariffs for the transport of electricity for industrial enterprises connected to the electric networks of electricity producers. Based on the calculated indicators, the article groups the regions into three main groups, with the development of recommendations for managing the cost of purchasing electricity by the component of the cost of the transport component of purchased electricity in each group. As the most optimal option for reducing the cost of electricity transportation, the author proposes the introduction of demand management for electricity consumption, which will reduce the costs of industrial enterprises that pay for the transport component of purchased electricity at unfavorable tariff configurations.
Synthesis New Pyridinium Salts as Corrosion Inhibitors for Mild Steel in 1 M H2SO4
Authors:   Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq, Kareem Hameed Rania , Salih Shihab Mehdi ,   Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq
Published: July 2021

Some new pyridinium salts, namely 4-(4-Chloro-benzylidene-hydrazinocarbonyl)-1-phenyl-pyridinium bromide, C1; 4-(4-Chloro-benzylidene-hydrazinocarbonyl)-1-butyl-pyridinium bromide, C2; 4-(4-Chloro-benzylidene-hydrazinocarbonyl)-1-phencyl-pyridinium bromide, C3; were synthesized and Corrosion inhibitors for mild steel were tested in a 1M H2SO4aqueous solution at 20ºC for 24 hours using weight loss measurements. The findings revealed that the inhibition efficiency of all pyridinium bromide derivatives converges at the maximum concentration. An increase in inhibitor concentration is associated with a decrease in corrosion rate, an increase in inhibition efficiencies, and an increase in surface degree of coverage. The physisorption effects for (C1, C2, and C3) were revealed by the free energy values of adsorption, which provided useful information for predicting the interaction between the metal surface and organic molecules as corrosion inhibitors.
Determination the Natural Radioactivity Levels at Selected Regions in Al-Najaf Governorate
Authors:   Radioactive Waste Management and Treatment, Ministry of Science and Technology, Baghdad, Iraq, M. Hasan Nada , K. Alsaedi Jamal ,   Nuclear Research and Applications, Ministry of Science and Technology, Baghdad, Iraq, K. Alnasri Salam ,   Radiation and Nuclear Safety, Ministry of Science and Technology, Baghdad, Iraq, A. Abdulhasan Ali ,   Nuclear Research and Applications, Ministry of Science and Technology, Baghdad, Iraq
Published: July 2021

The natural radioactivity levels for radium(226Ra), thorium (232Th) and potassium (40K) have been determined in soil samples selected from different regions in Najaf governorate in Iraq. The samples were collected from the ground surface. Eight samples were measured by gamma ray spectroscopy using high purity germanium detector. The levelsof radionuclides concentrations in selected samples 232Th, 226Ra and 40K were in the range of (2.5±0.29 to 7.7±0.52) Bq/kg (6.3±0.43 to 16.4±1.9) Bq/kg and (31.5±3.4 to 204.1±11.9) Bq/kg for, respectively. The mean Radium Equivalent Activity, External and Internal Hazard Indices, the Absorbed Dose Rate in Air and the Annual Effective Doses Equivalent were studied and found these parameter are less than the reported values. Therefore, the radioactivity in the studied area in Najaf does not pose any radiological hazard to the general public.
Regime Change and Malaysia – Japan Relations: Explaining Shifts and Continuity In Foreign Policy
Authors: Govindasamy Geetha , Azman Muhammad Danial
Published: July 2021

The article offers an initial exploration into the causal linkage between domestic political regime change and foreign policy recalibration in Malaysia. While not popular, the notion that foreign policy objectives are more often than not shaped by internal dynamics is rather true in the Malaysian case. The discussion examines Malaysia’s relations with Japan during the Pakatan Harapan government which began in May 2018 but collapsed by February 2020. After being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second time, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad pledged to re-energize the Look East Policy to facilitate economic growth and investments into the country. Though the move was far from surprising, the consequence of the development needs to be understood within the broader context of Malaysia’s domestic ties with China. Malaysia’s move to expand cooperation with Japan can be explained by a desire to reduce overreliance on Chinese investments. The basic premise is that Malaysia was not tilting towards Japan, rather the move to court Japan through the LEP 2.0 was a function of regime legitimation through which Pakatan Harapan diversified its foreign policy partners for the goal of expanding investment and collaboration opportunities.
THE VULNERABILITY AND RATIONALISATION OF PROSTITUTES WITHIN MERITOCRATIC CAPITALISM~SOUTHEAST ASIAN MIGRANT WORKERS IN TAIWAN
Authors: Wu Mingchang , K Cassim Farhad A. , Binti Masrul Suryaneta , Yanato Richard
Published: July 2021

This study sought an insightful understanding of the effects of social meritocratic capital—an inevitable phenomenon/mechanism whereby individuals receive social recognition, respect, and other benefits due to their monetary achievement—on Southeast Asian migrant workers’ behaviours and their ingrained perceptions through investigating their life stories and inner voices reflecting the factors inducing them to participate in the prostitution world. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was employed to scrutinise the qualitative data collected from a series of in-depth interviews with four Southeast Asian migrant women in Taiwan. This study led to the following conclusions: (1) These migrant workers moved overseas due to their pure and simple intention of pursuing better lives for themselves and their family; (2) The internal factors (family reputation and wellbeing) and external ones (unexpected events and a meritocratic society) simultaneously pulled and pushed them, eventually turning them out of their normal careers; (3) They were stuck in the very depths of an extravagant but vicious world by the shock, even attraction, of “big money” characterising a meritocratic capitalist order; and (4) Innocence and ‘purity’ get lost easily, even unconsciously, in the social context of meritocratic capitalism and wishful rationalisation of questionable behaviours, flouting convention and morality, with self-sacrifice and compensation, and self-rationalisation.
MOLLUSCICIDAL ACTIVITY OF ZINGIBER OFFICINALE AND CARICA PAPAYA ON THE EGG HATCHABILITY OF THE GOLDEN APPLE SNAIL, POMACEA CANALICULATA (GASTROPODA: AMPULIRIIDAE)
Authors: Ismail Hasnun Nita , Musa Nadia Nisha
Published: July 2021

The study was conducted to assess the effect of Zingiber officinale and Carica papaya extract on the egg hatchability of the golden apple snail, Pomacea canaliculata. This is a freshwater snail that is considered a pest in agriculture as well as natural ecosystems. In combating the population of the aforementioned pest, this study evaluates the use of plant extracts such as biomolluscicides to control the production of new hatchlings from the clusters of eggs. The egg clusters were exposed to different concentrations of Z. officinale ethanolic extract and C. papaya methanolic extracts (25 ppm, 50 ppm, 100 ppm) using the direct single spraying method. Observation was made for a maximum of 30 days. The time taken for the eggs to hatch and the number of eggs successfully hatched were measured to reflect the potential of both extracts in affecting egg hatchability. The finding shows that the eggs hatch later when exposed to increasing concentrations (25 to 100 ppm) of Z. officinale extract. The number of eggs successfully hatched was significantly decreased from 86% to 9% after exposure to 25 ppm and above. Meanwhile, the extract of C. papaya did not show any significant effect on both parameters for egg hatchability of P. canaliculata, regardless of the increase in concentration from 25 to 100 ppm. Our findings reveal that the extract of Z. officinale contains higher molluscicidal activity than the extract of C. papaya. Therefore, it has the potential to be commercialized as a biomolluscicide to control the population of golden apple snails specifically at the egg stage.
Evaluación financiera para la implementación de la semimecanización del sistema de transporte interno de la mina Shipio, 2017
Authors: Marulanda Ascanio Carolina , Barrientos Monsalve Ender José , Sánchez Mojica Karla Yohana , Velázquez Carrascal Blanca Liliana , Ceballos Leyva Nubiola
Published: July 2021

El propósito de esta investigación fue determinar la posibilidad financiera de la ejecución del sistema de semi-mecanización de transporte interno de carbón en la Mina Shipio, es por ello que se ejecutó un diagnóstico de la situación financiera actual mediante la descripción de costos de este proceso del mineral, seguidamente se lleva a cabo una evaluación financiera para la ejecución de este tipo de sistema realizado bajo el método descriptivo no experimental, en donde se evidenció por medio de la información recogida por la mina Shipio y fuentes secundarias como el DANE y Trade Map.
A Study of Fungal Growth in Alternative Media of Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) in Direct and Powder Formulations
Authors: Nurdin Erpi Nurdin
Published: July 2021

Background: Medium is a material consisting of a mixture of nutrients which functions as a place to grow microbes. Semi-synthetic media such as PDAs contain sufficient carbohydrates so that they are good for use for fungal growth. This medium is quite a lot needed in the breeding of Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger both in the laboratory. However, the price of this media is quite expensive and limited, while the need is increasing so that alternative media are needed to replace the breeding.

Objective: To determine the growth rate of unicellular and multicellular fungi on breadfruit alternative media (Artocarpus altilis) in semi-solid and powder dosage forms.

Methods: This study is a descriptive study with a laboratory instrumental approach

Results: An alternative medium of tribal composition, dextrose, so that the semi-solid dosage form and powder form could grow Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger well.