bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Quem são e onde estão os universitários cegos no Brasil?
Authors: Teixeira Margareth de Oliveira Olegario , Nierotka Rosileia Lucia , Balsanello Geomara , Bonamino Alicia Maria Catalano de
Published: July 2022

A compreensão do perfil e dos aspectos institucionais e acadêmicos que envolvem os estudantes cegos no ensino superior se mostra de grande relevância para a reflexão sobre a efetividade das políticas afirmativas já existentes e como forma de subsidiar ações mais assertivas em relação ao atendimento especializado a esse público. O artigo é de cunho quantitativo e exploratório baseado em dados secundários dos microdados do Censo do Ensino Superior de 2018 (CenSup). Ele descreve o perfil e a inserção de estudantes cegos em Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES) públicas e privadas brasileiras, de acordo com características sociodemográficas e institucionais. Os dados foram analisados utilizando estatística descritiva. Em 2018, 2.537 estudantes cegos haviam se matriculado, 37,8% em IES públicas e 62,2% em IES privadas. Nesse cenário, duas questões orientam este estudo: em que tipo de instituição e área de conhecimento se dá a inserção desses estudantes? E, qual seu perfil sociodemográfico? Os resultados mostram a prevalência de matrículas de estudantes cegos na rede privada, distribuídas em 462 Instituições de Ensino Superior (IES), principalmente no segmento universidades (60,9%) e na modalidade de ensino presencial (75,8%). Os cursos superiores mais frequentados são nas áreas de Educação, Negócios, Administração e Direito. A maioria desses estudantes é do sexo masculino (55%), autodeclarados brancos (45,4%) e na faixa etária de até 30 anos de idade (62,9%).
Perfil de estudantes com deficiência intelectual na educação de jovens e adultos especial: o cenário de Minas Gerais
Authors: Silva Fabiane Maria , Gonçalves Taísa Grasiela Gomes Liduenha
Published: July 2022

O objetivo deste artigo1 é analisar o perfil dos estudantes com deficiência intelectual (DI) matriculados na Educação de Jovens e Adultos Especial (classes e instituições segregadas) no estado de Minas Gerais, entre 2008 e 2019. Para tanto, foram analisados os microdados do Censo Escolar da Educação Básica, disponibilizados pelo Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (Inep). Constata-se que na modalidade da EJA Especial há uma prevalência de matrículas de estudantes com DI, sendo a maioria do sexo masculino (55% em média) e da cor/raça branca (27% em média). Além disso, a maior parte destas matrículas concentra-se na etapa de ensino de 1ª a 4ª séries (65% em média) e na faixa etária de 15 a 20 anos de idade (27% em média), o que revela o fenômeno da “juvenilização” da EJA, e confirma que os alunos não tiveram processos efetivos de escolarização na idade regular. O estudo demonstra, ainda, a manutenção das desigualdades que caracterizam o acesso à Educação no Brasil.
GÊNEROS DE TEXTOS, TIPOS DE DISCURSO E SEQUÊNCIAS. POR UMA RENOVAÇÃO DO ENSINO DA PRODUÇÃO ESCRITA
Authors: Bronckart Jean-Paul
Published: July 2022

Este artigo é uma versão da conferência, proferida por Jean-Paul Bronckart na PUC-SP, tendo por objetivo discutir a questão do ensino da produção escrita, mostrando vários projetos de renovação propostos principalmente nos países de língua francesa, mas que influenciaram o ensino da língua e da produção escrita também em outros países. Bronckart explicita a posição do interacionismo sociodiscursivo em relação a esse tema, apresentando seu modelo da arquitetura textual e apontando pistas para a didática da produção escrita.
Thucydide sur les ktiseis en sicile et sur d’autres antiquités
Authors: Bravo Benedetto
Published: July 2022

Thucydides’ so-called « Sicilian archaiologia », which opens his account of the Athe- nian expedition to Sicily of 415–413 BC, does not contain information indispensable for that account. It rather serves as a signal marking a decisive turn of the story. It is not a loose collection of pieces of information on the remote past of Sicily, derived from Antiochos’ Σικελικά or from Hellanikos’ Ἱέρειαι τῆς Ἥρας αἱ ἐν Ἄργει or from other sources. Neither is it an exhaustive, self-sufficient discourse. It is a brilliantly written sketch by which Thucydides wanted to show his ability of getting precise knowledge about particular facts of the ancient past: a literary ἀγώνισμα on the field of antiquarian research. While tacitly relying on Hellanikos’ Ἱέρειαι for the dating of the main Sicilian ktiseis, he tried to establish a more precise chronology at least for a few ktiseis and to give details on the νόμιμα of at least some Sicilian poleis. A similar interest in antiquarian research can be observed in some other places of Thucydides’ work, for instance in his sketch of the topography of old Athens, in his reconstruction of the festival that used to be celebrated at Delos in remote times, or in his remarks on the beginnings of Sparta’s politeia. His treatment of the last topic is particularly significant: he takes a stand that is different both from the stand of Herodotus and from that of Hellanikos, without mentioning the differences.
Insaniam e ligno (nat . hist . XXXvi 114)
Authors: Grandazzi Alexandre
Published: July 2022

In book 36 of Pliny the Elder’s Natural History, a book devoted to stone, there’s an extensive description of Curio’s wooden theatre, a surprising fact which warrants an explanation. Equally surprising is the unremarked upon absence in the same book of any mention of the Colosseum amphitheater, a stone monument which was being built when Pliny was writing his encyclopedia, and whose huge construction site in the center of Rome he could hardly have missed. It would seem that Pliny’s disapproval of Curio’s theatre, a device that gave birth to the neologism amphitheatrum, should be read as a veiled criticism aimed at the imperial decision to provide the Urbs with an amphitheatrum novum which was to be the largest structure of this type ever built until this date. The encyclopedist’s feelings towards the Flavian dynasty thus appear to be more ambiguous than is generally thought.
An Attempt at a New Typology of the Lost Latin Historiography of the Late Empire
Authors: Janiszewski Paweł
Published: July 2022

The present paper proposes a new classification of the lost Latin historiography of the third to fifth centuries. Its chief objective is to take into account the entirety of the evidence for the lost historical writing in Latin in this period, including the material that has to date that has been marginalised or has escaped scholarly atten- tion altogether. Moreover, the new classification yields a significant amount of new information on late ancient Latin historiography.
Eternal Memory to Warriors! Military Campaigns in Ancient Barbaricum from the Perspective of Funerary Archaeology
Authors: Kontny Bartosz
Published: July 2022

Degree of recognition of the armament models in Barbaricum allows not only to identify certain cultural areas but also to capture the ordinary findings not exactly matching the indigenous pattern. Their interpretation, although burdened with uncertainty, allows depicting the phenomena on the detailed dynamic level, i.e. not as a manifestation of the cultural processes but a phenomenon of a limited scale or relating to small groups of warriors. Author discusses particular finds from differ- ent parts of European Barbaricum, i.a. a Celtic grave from Ciumeşti in Romania, a warrior cemetery from the 1st c. BC in Mutin on the River Seym, 1st/2nd c. AD dou- ble grave from Káloz in Pannonia, 2nd c. AD necropolis in Kariv (western Ukraine), Sudovian Culture grave from Szwajcaria by Suwałki, barrow 2 (early 3rd c. AD) and late antique necropolis at Čatyr Dag in Crimea. Basing on the chosen archaeological examples from different parts of the Iron Age Europe a mobility of a military char- acter – practice mentioned in the written and ethnographic sources – is exemplified.
A Greek Rome
Authors: Kwapisz Jan , Pietruczuk Katarzyna
Published: July 2022

This essay takes the reader on a virtual walk through Rome to illustrate the city’s deep immersion in Greek culture between Augustus and Hadrian. The five sections discuss the Palatine Apollo library as presented in Galen’s Peri alypias, the Pinax ton didaskalon inscription viewed in its Roman context, the Tabulae Iliacae and their ties with Lycophron’s Alexandra, the Hypogaeum of the Porta Maggiore, and the testimo- nies on the career and literary output of Lucius Iulius Vestinus.
Some Considerations on the Socio-Political Aspects of the Law-Codification in the Province of Yehud in the Persian Period
Authors: Niesiołowski-Spanò Łukasz
Published: July 2022

The article juxtaposes the process of law codification that took place in Rome in the mid-5th century BCE under the so-called Law of the Twelve Tables and the codification of law that took place around the same time in Palestine, known as Deuteronomy. According to the reconstruction of events in Rome, the codification of laws involved an attempt to limit the judicial omnipotence of the elite, due to pressure from a new elite that sought to diminish the power of the old elite. The text asks whether analogous political mechanisms could have led to the codification of law in the form of Deuteronomy, and if so, how to define the group whose judicial omnipotence would be curtailed.
Les divinités dites abstraites chez les pères de l’Église, une méconnaissance volontaire du polythéisme ?
Authors: Scheid John
Published: July 2022

Les pères de l’Église utilisent les assimilations philosophiques de listes de divinités romaines pour prouver que les Romains considéraient que derrière la pluralité des dieux existait en fait une divinité unique. Or ils n’évoquent pas du tout des procédures qui étaient encore vivantes dans le culte d’État du milieu du IIIe s. ap. J.-C. Ces listes divines étaient des dispositifs rituels pour souligner et renforcer l’action divine, et non un moyen pour représenter l’unicité du divin. C’était tout le contraire, et l’on peut se demander si cette méconnaissance est volontaire.

The Church fathers use philosophical assimilations in lists of Roman deities to prove that the Romans actually considered that behind the plurality of the gods existed a unique god. However, they do not mention at all the procedures that were still alive in the State cult of the mid-3rd century AD. These divine lists were ritual devices for emphasizing and strengthening divine action, not a means to represent the uniqueness of the divine. It was quite the opposite, and one wonders if this error is voluntary.
Licence to kill? Investigating the moral licensing effect of meat reducing petitions on personal meat avoidance pledges
Authors: Bryant Christopher , Hancox Anna
Published: July 2022

This paper investigated the possibility of moral licensing in the context of meat reduction. Specifically, we investigated the impact of petition-signing on personal commitment to meat reduction. In two studies, participants were assigned to a treatment condition, in which they had the opportunity to sign a petition to restrict meat in public sector catering, or a control condition, where they did not see the petition. All participants then indicated whether they would personally pledge a meat-free week. We compared personal pledge rates between petition-signers, non-signers, and the control group. In Study 1 (n = 166) we found that petition-signers were significantly more likely than the non-signers to pledge a meat-free week but were not significantly different from the control group. The non-signers, however, were significantly less likely to pledge a meat-free week than the control group. In Study 2 (n = 435) we added measures of meat attachment and environmental attitudes as covariates. We found that, in a model without covariates petition non-signing significantly predicted non-pledging. In a model with covariates, meat attachment significantly predicted pledging likelihood, but petition non-signing remained a significant predictor of pledging. These results show no moral licensing effects. In fact, we observe consistency between petition-signing and pledge-taking, though this is likely attributable to stable underlying attitudes rather than a consistency effect per se. Animal advocates should target advocacy requests towards those who are most likely to have positive underlying attitudes and avoid those who are likely to refuse.
Using a Delphi method to estimate the relevance of indicators for the
assessment of shelter dog welfare
Authors: Berteselli GV , Messori S , Arena L , Smith L , Dalla Villa P , de Massis F
Published: July 2022

The European regulatory framework lacks standardisation as regards the
minimum requirements for shelter facilities, making defining welfare
standards for dogs challenging. Dog (Canis
familiaris) welfare assessments should consist of a
comprehensive set of measurements that allow the calculation of an overall
‘welfare score.’ The Shelter Quality protocol was developed for the purpose
of assessing shelter dog welfare. The study aims to establish a standardised
system for evaluating shelter dog welfare by obtaining agreement from
experts on the weighting of different measures contributing to an overall
welfare score. The Delphi technique is a widely used method for establishing
consensus among experts. Two Delphi procedures were implemented and we
compared their effectiveness in achieving expert consensus by evaluating
rounds’ numbers required to reach consensus and the response and attrition
rates. Expert consensus was achieved in Delphi 1 when the standard deviation
in the expert weightings was ≤ 5. This was achieved easily for the welfare
score weightings of the four principles: ‘Good feeding’, ‘Good housing’,
‘Good Health’, and ‘Appropriate behaviour.’ Animal-based measures were found
to reach consensus more quickly than resource-based measures. In Delphi 2,
we used the coefficient of variation to determine consensus. No statistical
differences were found between the two Delphi methods for attrition rate,
response rate or number of participants. Continuing rounds until a consensus
is reached is recommended as this method balances time and participant
fatigue. A standardised scoring system is provided, using a single overall
score of welfare that can be used to compare welfare standards between
shelters.
Exploring the potential for on-animal sensors to detect adverse welfare
events: A case study of detecting ewe behaviour prior to vaginal
prolapse
Authors: Fogarty ES , Cronin GM , Trotter M
Published: July 2022

Parturition is a critical period for the ewe and lamb, and the incidence
of dystocia has known impacts on lamb and ewe welfare and productivity.
Current methods of dystocia monitoring are mostly conducted through visual
observation. Novel approaches for monitoring have also been suggested,
including the application of on-animal sensor technologies for remote
surveillance of parturition success. This short communication explores how
the use of sensor-based parturition detection models can be applied for
detection of adverse and successful parturition events, respectively, in
pasture-based sheep (Ovis aries). Specifically,
the alert profile of a single ewe that experienced vaginal prolapse is
reported and compared with the alert profiles of 13 ewes that experienced
typical birth events. Although the ewe that experienced vaginal prolapse
exhibited some common precursor alerts similar to ewes that progressed
through a typical birth event, the overall alert profile was markedly
different for the prolapsed animal, with an increased number of alerts
occurring from five days prior to the prolapse event. As successful
parturition has significant welfare and productivity outcomes, application
and validation of these research findings in a commercial system could
greatly improve current methods of welfare monitoring at lambing.
On the issue of security of the services of the resort entertainment industry
Authors: Suvorova Nataliia , Tabak Larisa Vladimirovna
Published: July 2022

For effective work and a high level of efficiency, a person must not only have the appropriate professional knowledge, skills and abilities, but also observe the work and rest regime, otherwise not only labor efficiency indicators deteriorate, but also prerequisites for temporary or even irreversible deterioration of health are created. The topic of rehabilitation of people has been relevant throughout the history of mankind, in modern conditions, the importance of this problem increases many times due to the acceleration of scientific and technological progress and the complication of the labor process in terms of the growth of psycho-emotional tension of a person. However, in the modern conditions of the transformation of Russian society, the possibility of obtaining a resort recreation service that is safe from the point of view of technical quality becomes problematic. The purpose of the study is to identify the main characteristics of attractions as components of recreation at the resort and identify the main ways to improve its safety. The subject of the study is the safety of attractions. Induction and deduction, analysis and synthesis, methods of observation, comparison and classification are used as research methods. The practical significance of the research results – the definition of the main directions for improving the system of regulation of attractions – lies in the formation of a safe recreation environment in domestic resorts and the entertainment sector as a whole, which will form a high-quality service and minimize to an acceptable level dangerous and harmful factors in this segment of the entertainment sector, the importance of which for a person is associated with implementation of the hormesis effect. The main promising areas of regulation of the safety of amusement services should be identified: further development of both the federal legal framework and the regional one, which will allow taking into account the specifics of resort regions, the interests of service consumers and business representatives.
Drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Oman: resistance-conferring mutations and lineage diversity
Authors: Al Mahrouqi Sara , Gadalla Amal , Al Azri Saleh , Al-Hamidhi Salama , Al-Jardani Amina , Balkhair Abdullah , Al-fahdi Amira , Al Balushi Laila , Al Zadjali Samiya , Al Marhoubi Asmahan Mohammed Nasser , Babiker Hamza A.
Published: July 2022

Background

The Sultanate of Oman is country a low TB-incidence, with less than seven cases per 105 population detected in 2020. Recent years have witnessed a persistence in TB cases, with sustained incidence rate among expatriates and limited reduction among Omanis. This pattern suggests transmission from the migrant population. The present study examined the genetic profile and drug resistance-conferring mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis collected from Omanis and expatriates to recognise possible causes of disease transmission.

Methods

We examined M. tuberculosis cultured positive samples, collected from Omanis (n = 1,344) and expatriates (n = 1,203) between 2009 and 2018. These isolates had a known in vitro susceptibility profile to first line anti-TB, Streptomycin (SM), Isoniazid (INH), Rifampicin (RIF), Ethambutol (EMB) and Pyrazinamide (PZA). The diversity of the isolates was assessed by spacer oligo-typing (spoligotyping). Drug resistance-conferring mutations resulted from full-length sequence of nine genes (katG, inhA, ahpc, rpoB, rpsL, rrs, embB, embC, pncA) and their phenotypic relationship were analysed.

Results

In total, 341/2192 (13.4%), M. tuberculosis strains showed resistance to any drug, comprising mono-resistance (MR) (242, 71%), poly-resistance (PR) (40, 11.7%) and multi-drug resistance (MDR) (59, 17.3%). The overall rate of resistance among Omanis and expatriates was similar; however, MDR and PZAR were significantly higher among Omanis, while INHR was greater among expatriates. Mutations rpsL K43R and rpoB S450L were linked to Streptomycin (SMR) and Rifampicin resistance (RIFR) respectively. Whereas, katG S315T and inhA –C15T/G–17T were associated with Isoniazid resistance (INHR). The resistance patterns (mono-resistant, poly-resistant and MDR) and drug resistance-conferring mutations were found in different spoligo-lineages. rpsL K43R, katG S315T and rpoB S450L mutations were significantly higher in Beijing strains.

Conclusions

Diverse drug resistant M. tuberculosis strains exist in Oman, with drug resistance-conferring mutations widespread in multiple spoligo-lineages, indicative of a large resistance reservoir. Beijing’s M. tuberculosis lineage was associated with MDR, and multiple drug resistance-conferring mutations, favouring the hypothesis of migration as a possible source of resistant lineages in Oman.
Maize-peanut rotational strip intercropping improves peanut growth and soil properties by optimizing microbial community diversity
Authors: Han Yi , Dong Qiqi , Zhang Kezhao , Sha Dejian , Jiang Chunji , Yang Xu , Liu Xibo , Zhang He , Wang Xiaoguang , Guo Feng , Zhang Zheng , Wan Shubo , Zhao Xinhua , Yu Haiqiu
Published: July 2022

Rotational strip intercropping (RSI) of cereals and legumes has been developed and widely carried out to alleviate continuous cropping obstacles, to control erosion and to improve field use efficiency. In this study, a four-year fixed-field experiment was carried out in northeast China with three treatments: continuous cropping of maize, continuous cropping of peanuts and rotational strip intercropping of maize and peanut. The results show that crop rotation improved the main-stem height, branch number, lateral branch length, and yield and quality of peanuts; the yield was the highest in 2018, when it was increased by 39.5%. RSI improved the contents of total N, available N, total P, available P, total K and available K; the content of available N was the highest in 2018, with an increase of 70%. Rhizosphere soil urease and catalase activities were significantly increased and were the highest in 2017, reaching 183.13% and 91.21%, respectively. According to a high-throughput sequencing analysis, the rhizosphere soil bacterial richness and specific OTUs decreased in peanut rhizosphere soil, while the fungal increased. There were differences in the bacterial and fungal community structures; specifically, the abundance of Acidobacteria and Planctomycetes increased among bacteria and the abundance of beneficial microorganisms such as Ascomycota increased among fungi. In conclusion, rotational strip intercropping of maize and peanut increased the yield and quality of peanuts and conducive to alleviating the obstacles facing the continuous cropping of peanuts. Among then, soil physicochemical properties, enzyme activity and microbial diversity were significantly affected the yield of peanut.
Apropriação sazonal dos espaços públicos
Authors: Lopes Eduardo Baptista , Rossini Diva de Mello
Published: July 2022

A dispersão urbana é um processo de crescimento que vem ganhando força na construção de cidades em diferentes partes do mundo, como resposta aos processos de diferenciação social e desenvolvimento da mobilidade. Nas últimas décadas tem se materializado em destinos turísticos litorâneos na forma de condomínios fechados de segundas residências, shopping centers e parques temáticos, que enfraquecem os espaços públicos, contribuindo negativamente para a sua hospitalidade urbana. Ao mesmo tempo, a sazonalidade turística, fenômeno inerente a qualquer destino, é particularmente forte nos litorâneos. O objetivo principal desta pesquisa é analisar a apropriação sazonal dos espaços públicos em destinos turísticos litorâneos, por meio do estudo das relações entre fenômenos de dispersão urbana e hospitalidade urbana. De natureza qualitativa, este trabalho caracteriza-se por ser explicativo, e utiliza a pesquisa bibliográfica para a coleta de dados. A pesquisa demonstra que a forma urbana dispersa, que afeta negativamente a hospitalidade do destino, leva a uma apropriação excessivamente sazonal de seus espaços públicos, enquanto a forma urbana compacta cria ambientes urbanos hospitaleiros, resultando em menor sazonalidade nestes espaços.
Unpublished Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions from Adıyaman Museum
Authors: Bilgin Tayfun , Özçiris Muzaffer
Published: July 2022

In this article we present the first edition of five Hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions of Ancoz and Samsat provenance from the Adıyaman Museum, provide clarification on the records of previously published inscriptions from Ancoz and Samsat, suggest a join with an existing Ancoz inscription, and offer a discussion on the nature of the rulers of Kummuh.
Did the Arabic Lexicographers Invent Majāz?
Authors: Noy Avigail
Published: July 2022

This article argues that early Arabic philologists developed a robust, if implicit, theory of metaphorical language, one that was not dictated by theological concerns, and one that took shape outside the technical term majāz (commonly: figurative speech). The starting point of the article is the oft-cited claim found in Islamic legal theory, according to which authority over matters of majāz rested in the hands of the lexicographers (or philologists more broadly, ahl al-lugha). For Ibn Taymiyya, this was a lie meant to justify the acceptance of metaphor in the Quran. But evidence from lexicographical, lexicological, and grammatical works supports the jurists’ general claim. There was a difference, however, between the lexemes that the jurists identified as majāz and the metaphorical expressions that the lexicographers pointed out, in that the former were not always codified in the dictionaries and thus more aligned with “live” or creative metaphors. Methodologically, the article proposes an updated model for the study of medieval Arabic technical terms, away from the term itself (majāz) and toward the concept behind it (metaphorical lexical extension).
Back Matter
Authors: Editors
Published: July 2022

Back matter
Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad b. Jarīr al-Ṭabarī, Selections from The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qurʾān. Translated by Scott C. Lucas
Authors: Berg Herbert
Published: July 2022

Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad b. Jarīr al-Ṭabarī, Selections from The Comprehensive Exposition of the Interpretation of the Verses of the Qurʾān. Translated by Scott C. Lucas. 2 vols. Cambridge: The Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought and The Islamic Texts Society, 2017. Pp. xxxiv + 575; xxxii + 550. $32.95 each (paper).
Die Geheimnisse der oberen und der unteren Welt: Magie im Islam zwischen Glaube und Wissenschaft. Edited by Sebastian Günther and Dorothee Pielow
Authors: Carter Michael G.
Published: July 2022

Die Geheimnisse der oberen und der unteren Welt: Magie im Islam zwischen Glaube und Wissenschaft. Edited by Sebastian Günther and Dorothee Pielow. Leiden: Brill, 2019. Pp. xlii + 644. $179, €149.
Exploration of Writing. By Peter T. Daniels
Authors: Quack Joachim Friedrich
Published: July 2022

An Exploration of Writing. By Peter T. Daniels. Sheffield: Equinox, 2018 [distributed by ISD, Bris- tol, CT]. Pp. xv + 236, illus. $29.95 (paper).
Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668–631 BC), Aššur-etel-ilāni (630–627 BC), and Sîn-šarra- iškun (626–612 BC). Edited by Jamie Novotny and Joshua Jeffers
Authors: Outsook Peerapat
Published: July 2022

The Royal Inscriptions of Ashurbanipal (668–631 BC), Aššur-etel-ilāni (630–627 BC), and Sîn-šarra- iškun (626–612 BC). Edited by Jamie Novotny and Joshua Jeffers. The Royal Inscriptions of the Neo-Assyrian Period, vol. 5/1. University Park, PA: Eisenbrauns, 2019. Pp. xxx + 449. $89.95.
Maritime Lexicon: Arabic Nautical Terminology in the Indian Ocean. By Abdulrahman al Salimi and Eric Staples
Authors: Varisco Daniel Martin
Published: July 2022

A Maritime Lexicon: Arabic Nautical Terminology in the Indian Ocean. By Abdulrahman al Salimi and Eric Staples. Studies on Ibadism and Oman, vol. 11. Hildesheim: Georg Olms, 2019. Pp. 641, illus. €88.
Making of the Medieval Middle East: Religion, Society, and Simple Believers. By Jack Tannous
Authors: Grasso Valentina A.
Published: July 2022

The Making of the Medieval Middle East: Religion, Society, and Simple Believers. By Jack Tannous. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018. Pp. xiv + 647. $39.95, £34.
Book in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (1250–1517): Scribes, Libraries and Market. By Doris Behrens-Abouseif
Authors: Auchterlonie Paul
Published: July 2022

The Book in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (1250–1517): Scribes, Libraries and Market. By Doris Behrens-Abouseif. Islamic History and Civilization: Studies and Texts, vol. 162. Leiden: Brill, 2019. Pp. xii + 178. $120, €100.
Apocalypse of Empire: Imperial Eschatology in Late Antiquity and Early Islam. By Stephen J. Shoemaker
Authors: Riddell Peter G.
Published: July 2022

The Apocalypse of Empire: Imperial Eschatology in Late Antiquity and Early Islam. By Stephen J. Shoemaker. Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2018. Pp. ix + 260. $59.95, £52.
Le théâtre de l’Inde médiévale entre tradition et innovation: Le Moharājaparājaya de Yaśaḥpāla. By Basile Leclère
Authors: Dundas Paul
Published: July 2022

Le théâtre de l’Inde médiévale entre tradition et innovation: Le Moharājaparājaya de Yaśaḥpāla. By Basile Leclère. Indica et Tibetica, vol. 54. Marburg: Indica et Tibetica Verlag, 2013. Pp. 614. €84.
Chinese Lyric Sequence. By Joseph R. Allen
Authors: Bender Lucas Rambo
Published: July 2022

The Chinese Lyric Sequence. By Joseph R. Allen. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2020. Pp. xiii + 385. $125.
What the Emperor Built: Architecture and Empire in the Early Ming. By Aurelia Campbell
Authors: Ruitenbeek Klaas
Published: July 2022

What the Emperor Built: Architecture and Empire in the Early Ming. By Aurelia Campbell. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2020. Pp. xiv + 217. $65.
Travel Writing and Cultural Memory in Late-Ming Beijing
Authors: Feng Naixi
Published: July 2022

Focusing on A Sketch of Sites and Objects in the Imperial Capital (Dijing jingwul- üe, 1635), this article examines how the primary author, Liu Tong (1593–1636), created and preserved the cultural memory of Beijing through writing the city’s scenic sites in the waning years of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Liu Tong, who sojourned in the capital then situated on the state’s frontier, observed Beijing during a period of comprehensive decay. This temporal and spatial framework affected the way he observed Beijing’s northern landscape features and inspired him to both preserve the city’s literary and historical heritage and report on its current dilapidation. This study addresses Liu Tong’s literary strategies to preserve Beijing’s literary legacy and surviving landscapes, with particular attention to his adaptation of earlier travel writings about Beijing, his development of a new lyrical style of prose, and the portrayal of the immediate reality of his lived experience.
Jewish Babylonian Aramaic נוולא (B. Bava Meṣiʿa 67a, etc.)
Authors: Rendsburg Gary A.
Published: July 2022

This article treats the Jewish Babylonian Aramaic (JBA) 3rd person singular pronoun נוולא nawla, attested four times in the vast rabbinic corpus: three times in the Babylonian Talmud and one time in Tractate Sofrim. First, it is shown that the form is epicene, as it can have both masculine and feminine antecedents. Second, the four attestations reveal a specialized meaning for the form, to wit, ‘this-one’ or ‘that-one’ (as opposed to the other one) when there are specifically two items under discussion. Which is to say, the form נוולא nawla is not used for simple ‘he’ or ‘she’ or ‘this’ or ‘that’, for which JBA and other Aramaic dialects have familiar and widely attested forms. Third, the article proposes that the form is borrowed from the Hurro-Urartian family, well known for its epicene pronouns. See, for example, Hurrian anni=lla, ani=lla, etc., Urartian i=ne=lə, ina=ne=lə, etc. Even though these forms are plural forms, while נוולא nawla is a singular form, comparative evidence demonstrates that when pronouns are borrowed from one language to another, they at times may jump person and number.
Ancient Cults in Ḫattuša (I)
Authors: Gilan Amir
Published: July 2022

The present essay explores the question of continuity and change between Kaneš and Ḫattuša in the cultic sphere, reviewing the cult of Parga, probably a fertility goddess of local Anatolian origin, in the Hittite sources. It reveals that Parga appears in several different cultic contexts but within a relatively invariable sequence of offerings, often appearing with the same, often “exotic” deities, such as Zūluma, Šišumma/i, and Šurra. The probable location for performance of many of these cultic sequences in the lower town of Ḫattuša, one of the most ancient parts of the city, shows a great deal of continuity between the Old Assyrian and the Old Hittite periods, and may further highlight the antiquity of these cults. Since some of the cultic action considered in this essay took place in close proximity to the ašuša-gate, the evidence concerning the location of that gate, probably at the western or northwestern section of the fortification wall and near some of the institutions located in its vicinity, will be examined.
Studies in Legal Hadith. By Hiroyuki Yanagihashi
Authors: Lucas Scott
Published: July 2022

Studies in Legal Hadith. By Hiroyuki Yanagihashi. Studies in Islamic Law and Society, vol. 47. Leiden: Brill, 2019. Pp. xvi + 612. $179, €149.
Among Digitized Manuscripts: Philology, Codicology, Paleography in a Digital World. By L. W. C. van Lit
Authors: Kalvesmaki Joel
Published: July 2022

Among Digitized Manuscripts: Philology, Codicology, Paleography in a Digital World. By L. W. C. van Lit. Handbook of Oriental Studies, I, vol. 137. Leiden: Brill, 2020. Pp. xi + 333. $150, €125, open access: https://brill.com/view/title/56196.
Askese und Devotion: Das rituelle System der Terāpanth Śvetāmbara Jaina. 2 vols. By Peter Flügel
Authors: Freiberger Oliver
Published: July 2022

Askese und Devotion: Das rituelle System der Terāpanth Śvetāmbara Jaina. 2 vols. By Peter Flügel. Alt- und Neu-Indische Studien, vol. 56. Dettelbach: J.H. Röll, 2018. Pp. 1227. €229.
Buddhist Magic: Divination, Healing, and Enchantment through the Ages. By Sam van Schaik
Authors: McGrath William A.
Published: July 2022

Buddhist Magic: Divination, Healing, and Enchantment through the Ages. By Sam van Schaik. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications, 2020. Pp. xiv + 226. $18.95.
Gu Yanwu, Record of Daily Knowledge and Collected Poems and Essays: Selections. Translated and edited by Ian Johnston
Authors: Pattinson David
Published: July 2022

Gu Yanwu, Record of Daily Knowledge and Collected Poems and Essays: Selections. Translated and edited by Ian Johnston. New York: Columbia University Press, 2017. Pp. xvii + 323. $75.
Chinese Annals in the Western Observatory: An Outline of Western Studies of Chinese Unearthed Documents. By Edward l. Shaughnessy
Authors: Staack Thes
Published: July 2022

Chinese Annals in the Western Observatory: An Outline of Western Studies of Chinese Unearthed Documents. By Edward l. Shaughnessy. Library of Sinology, vol. 4. Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, 2019. Pp. xx + 485. $69 (cloth); open access: https://www.degruyter.com/document/ doi/10.1515/9781501516948/html?lang=en.
Die mandäische Religion und der aramäische Hintergrund des Manichäismus: Forschungsgeschichte, Textvergleiche, historisch-geographische Verortung. By Ionuţ Danial Băncilă
Authors: Hutter Manfred
Published: July 2022

Die mandäische Religion und der aramäische Hintergrund des Manichäismus: Forschungsgeschichte, Textvergleiche, historisch-geographische Verortung. By Ionuţ Danial Băncilă. Mandäistische Forschungen, vol. 6. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2018. Pp. x + 301. €74.
Mandaean Book of John: Critical Edition, Translation and Commentary. Edited by Charles G. Häberl and James F. McGrath
Authors: Buckley Jorunn J.
Published: July 2022

The Mandaean Book of John: Critical Edition, Translation and Commentary. Edited by Charles G. Häberl and James F. McGrath. Berlin: Walter De Gruyter, 2020. Pp. vii + 467. $218.99.
Towards a History of Egyptology: Proceedings of the Egyptological Section of the 8th ESHS Conference in London, 2018. Edited by Hana Navratilova, Thomas l. Gertzen, Aidan Dodson, and Andrew Bednarski
Authors: Reid Donald M.
Published: July 2022

Towards a History of Egyptology: Proceedings of the Egyptological Section of the 8th ESHS Conference in London, 2018. Edited by Hana Navratilova, Thomas l. Gertzen, Aidan Dodson, and Andrew Bednarski. Investigatio Orientis, vol. 4. Münster: Zaphon, 2019. Pp. 304, illus. €79.
First Person Singular of the Athematic Middle Optative in Vedic and Indo-Iranian
Authors: Gunkel Dieter
Published: July 2022

In the first person singular of the athematic middle optative in the R̥ gveda, there is strong metrical evidence that the poets knew and used forms in *-iy-a along- side the morphologically regular forms in -īy-a. I argue that the forms in *-iy-a are older and developed from PIE *-ih1-h2e by regular sound change, whereas the younger ones in -īy-a result from morphological regularization (analogy). The phonological development of *-ih1-h2e > *-iy-a provides further evidence for the historical phonology of “laryngeals” and geminate consonants in the Indo-Iranian branch of Indo-European.
“Rhapsody on the Ershi General Spring” (Ershi quan fu 貳師泉賦) from Mogaoku, Dunhuang
Authors: Sanft Charles
Published: July 2022

Among the many manuscripts that emerged from the library cave at Mogaoku 莫 高窟 are copies of a medieval vernacular rhapsody entitled “Rhapsody on the Ershi General Spring” (Ershi quan fu 貳師泉賦). The poem relates a legend about the Han general Li Guangli 李廣利 (d. 89 bCe), who is said to have created a spring to provide drinking water for his troops traversing the desert near Dunhuang 敦煌. This article introduces the manuscripts containing “Rhapsody on the Ershi General Spring,” discusses the background and content of the rhapsody, and translates it.
Alternative Lyric Modernity?
Authors: Yang Zhiyi
Published: July 2022

Zhou Zuoren, a pioneer of the New Culture Movement, became a collaborator and classicist poet during the Second Sino-Japanese War. This article attempts to bridge the gap between two periods of Zhou’s life: his later return to Chinese lyric classicism and his earlier career as a pioneer of vernacular poetry, translator of Japanese haiku, and literary critic championing a “Short Verse Movement.” I argue that Zhou’s wartime doggerels consisted of a modernist project in classicist guise, a continuation of his endeavor to lend expression to the immediacy and the transience of the moment through a native linguistic medium. Reflecting the urgency of self-expression under the Japanese occupation, Zhou’s esoteric doggerels represent a lyric subjectivity in crisis vis-à-vis the epic of history. By participating in a global moment of literary modernity, they also represent an “alternative lyric modernity” for China.
Binding and Smiting
Authors: Melchert H. Craig , Yakubovich Ilya
Published: July 2022

The purpose of this paper is to offer evidence for a set of related formulaic expres- sions meaning ‘bond and blow’, ‘of binding and smiting’, and ‘the substitute for binding and smiting’ in Luvian cuneiform texts of the second millennium bCe. The passages where the relevant formulae are attested have resisted a coherent interpretation thus far. Our argumentation is three-pronged. First, we resort to the combinatorial method to show that these formulae occur in the vicinity of other merisms, and therefore are likely to constitute the same figure of speech. Further- more, we endeavor to demonstrate based on context that they denote something related to strong physical impact. The argument involves a great deal of restored text, but although voluminous, the contexts are so repetitive that the restorations appear warranted. Second, we use the etymological method in order to justify the claim that the roots supplying their reflexes to our formulae are Proto-Indo- European *seh2 ‘to bind’ and *wedh ‘to strike, smite’. The derivation of each of the derivatives occurring in the bipartite merisms under discussion is addressed in some detail, and additional evidence from a Luwian hieroglyphic inscription kululu 1 is adduced to flesh out our hypothesis. Third, we provide typological discussion facilitating the interpretation of “binding” and “smiting” in the context of the Hittite-Luvian antiwitchcraft rituals. It turns out that hostile witchcraft has a potential to both “bind” (paralyze) and “smite” (cause to suffer) the body parts of its victim. As a whole, the paper represents a contribution to the ongoing decipher- ment of the Luvian language.
One Thousand ḥijaj
Authors: Warner George
Published: July 2022

This article is a study of the earliest Twelver Shiʿi literature on pilgrimage (ziyāra) to the tombs of the Prophet Muḥammad and his revered descendants. Such tombs had been visited since the first centuries of Islam, holding especial importance for Shiʿis, but the associated pilgrimage rites were not discussed in early Islamic legal literature. This had changed by the mid-fourth/tenth century, as Twelver scholars sought to codify ziyāra alongside long-established rites like prayer and ḥajj. As they did so, these scholars had to mediate between the accustomed texts and tools of legal discourse and a world of practice, identity, and devotion that lay beyond the usual purview of the law. Ziyāra might be just another voluntary piety, but it might also be more important than the ḥajj itself.
Islam and Rationality: The Impact of al-Ghazālī. Papers Collected on His 900th Anniversary. Edited by Georges Tamer (vol. 1) and Frank Griffel (vol. 2)
Authors: Belhaj Abdessamad
Published: July 2022

Islam and Rationality: The Impact of al-Ghazālī. Papers Collected on His 900th Anniversary. Edited by Georges Tamer (vol. 1) and Frank Griffel (vol. 2). Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science: Texts and Studies, vols. 94, 98. Leiden: Brill, 2015. Pp. xxiv + 454 (vol. 1), xx + 344 (vol. 2). $202, €154 (cloth, each); $59, €49 (paper, each).
Cooperation, Contribution and Contestation: The Jain Community, Colonialism and Jainological Scholarship, 1800–1950. Edited by John E. Cort, Andrea Luithle-Hardenberg, and Leslie C. Orr
Authors: Hatcher Brian A.
Published: July 2022

Cooperation, Contribution and Contestation: The Jain Community, Colonialism and Jainological Scholarship, 1800–1950. Edited by John E. Cort, Andrea Luithle-Hardenberg, and Leslie C. Orr. Studies in Asian Art and Culture, vol. 6. Berlin: eb verlAg, 2020. Pp. 615, plates. €69.
Third Millennium: Studies in Early Mesopotamia and Syria in Honor of Walter Sommerfeld and Manfred Krebernik. Edited by IlyA Arkhipov, Leonid Kogan, and Natalia Koslova
Authors: Foster Benjamin R.
Published: July 2022

The Third Millennium: Studies in Early Mesopotamia and Syria in Honor of Walter Sommerfeld and Manfred Krebernik. Edited by IlyA Arkhipov, Leonid Kogan, and Natalia Koslova. Cuneiform Monographs, vol. 50. Leiden: Brill, 2020. Pp. xxiii + 829, illus. $234.
Classical Arabic Begging Poetry and Šakwā, 8th–12th Centuries. By Nefeli Papoutsakis
Authors: Larsen David
Published: July 2022

Classical Arabic Begging Poetry and Šakwā, 8th–12th Centuries. By Nefeli Papoutsakis. Arabische Studien, vol. 14. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2017. Pp. viii + 254. €58.
Repentance and the Return to God: Tawba in Early Sufism. By Atif Khalil
Authors: Zargar Cyrus Ali
Published: July 2022

Repentance and the Return to God: Tawba in Early Sufism. By Atif Khalil. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2018. Pp. xi + 260. $95 (cloth); $32.95 (paper).
Eşrefoğlu’s Müzekki’n-nüfûs
Authors: Hickman Bill
Published: July 2022

Eşrefoğlu Rumi was a Sufi master and poet from the time of the Ottoman sul- tan Mehmed II (Fatih, The Conqueror). His principal writings, a small collection of poems (divan) and a treatise Müzekki’n-nüfûs (Disciplining the self), are both still popular today. Numerous manuscripts of both works survive from the late sixteenth century onward. But there is a substantial gap in the transmission his- tory—no manuscript copy of either work survives from the century following his death, which should be considered anomalous in comparison to other writers of his time. A curious sentence found in some old copies of his Müzekki’n-nüfûs offers an unexpected look into the politics of the day—and, quite probably, an explana- tion for that gap.
Perception of Mango Growers towards Enhanced Freshness Formulation (EFF) Technology- A Study in Krishnagiri District of Tamil Nadu
Authors: Sheelapriya S. , Pirabu J. Venkata , Karthikeyan C. , Duraisamy M. R.
Published: July 2022

Mango fruits are perishable, and as a result, they are prone to significant post-harvest losses. However, mango fruits lost roughly 35% of their value at several phases from farm to consumer level. Enhanced Freshness Formulation (EFF) is a relatively new technology that has been proven to help prolong shelf life, minimize insect problems, and improve fruit quality. The objective of the study was analyze the perception of mango growers towards EFF technology. Ex-post facto research design was adopted for the study. Krishnagiri district was selected purposively since it possessed the maximum number of farmers who had adopted EFF technology. The duration of the study was about 1 month, June 2022. Based on simple random sampling, the data has been collected from 120 mango growers by using pre-testing and a well-structured interview schedule. The statistical tool used was descriptive statistics. EFF users placed a higher value on shelf life (4.608) followed by uniform ripening (4.375), fruit freshness (4.083), and finally environmental repercussions (1.8) and minimal adverse health (1.7). EFF technology is considered vital in enhancing fruit quality and prolonging shelf life. These twin benefits can allow farmers to sell fruits in niche and high-value markets, reduce postharvest losses and improve economic returns for the farmers.
How the Banana Farmers are Efficient? An Evidence from the Tiruchirappalli District of Tamil Nadu
Authors: Duraiprasanth T. S. , Senthilnathan S. , Senthilkumar R. , Anandi S. , Harishankar K.
Published: July 2022

Aims: The main aim of this study is to assess the resource use efficiency and technical efficiency of banana production and to determine factors that influence the technical efficiency of banana production in Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu.

Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out using the primary data from the sample banana farmers of Tiruchirappalli district from April 2022 – May 2022.

Methodology: The Cobb Douglas production function and Stochastic Frontier Analysis was used to find resource use efficiency and technical efficiency of banana production in the study area.

Results: The results shows that organic manure, chemical fertilizer, and micronutrient were significant resources. An increase in the usage of these resources will increase the yield, and the other resources which are not significant should be appropriately used to increase the yield. The mean technical efficiency of banana farmers in the Tiruchirappalli district is around seventy per cent, which shows that thirty per cent of farmers were not technically sound.

Conclusion: The finding of the study reveals that the good quality suckers and appropriate chemical fertilizers should be incorporated to increase production and productivity. Government should concentrate on extension activities by properly disseminating information to farmers, such as correct production technologies and the required quantities of inputs used, and create awareness about the availability of good quality suckers in the formal institutions.