bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
An improved prediction method of subsequent commutation failure of an LCC-HVDC considering sequential control response
Authors: Ouyang Jinxin , Pan Xinyu , Ye Junjun , Xiao Chao , Diao Yanbo , Zhang Qingwu
Published: September 2023

Subsequent commutation failure (SCF) can be easily generated during the first commutation failure (CF) recovery process in a line-commutated converter-based high voltage direct-current system. SCF poses a significant threat to the safe and stable operation of power systems, and accurate prediction of CF is thus important. However, SCF is affected by the operating characteristics of the main circuit and the coupling effects of sequential control response in the inverter station. These are difficult to predict accurately. In this paper, a new SCF prediction method considering the control response is proposed based on the physical principle of SCF. The time sequence and switching conditions of the controllers at different stages of the first CF recovery process are described, and the corresponding equations of commutation voltage affected by different controllers are derived. The calculation method of the SCF threshold voltage is proposed, and the prediction method is established. Simulations show that the proposed method can predict SCF accurately and provide useful tools to suppress SCF.
Wireless agents for brain recording and stimulation modalities
Authors: Bok Ilhan , Vareberg Adam , Gokhale Yash , Bhatt Suyash , Masterson Emily , Phillips Jack , Zhu Tianxiang , Ren Xiaoxuan , Hai Aviad
Published: September 2023

New sensors and modulators that interact wirelessly with medical modalities unlock uncharted avenues for in situ brain recording and stimulation. Ongoing miniaturization, material refinement, and sensitization to specific neurophysiological and neurochemical processes are spurring new capabilities that begin to transcend the constraints of traditional bulky and invasive wired probes. Here we survey current state-of-the-art agents across diverse realms of operation and evaluate possibilities depending on size, delivery, specificity and spatiotemporal resolution. We begin by describing implantable and injectable micro- and nano-scale electronic devices operating at or below the radio frequency (RF) regime with simple near field transmission, and continue with more sophisticated devices, nanoparticles and biochemical molecular conjugates acting as dynamic contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound (US) transduction and other functional tomographic modalities. We assess the ability of some of these technologies to deliver stimulation and neuromodulation with emerging probes and materials that provide minimally invasive magnetic, electrical, thermal and optogenetic stimulation. These methodologies are transforming the repertoire of readily available technologies paired with compatible imaging systems and hold promise toward broadening the expanse of neurological and neuroscientific diagnostics and therapeutics.
Research recap of membrane technology for tannery wastewater treatment: a review
Authors: Yang Fu , Wang Xing-Bao , Shan Yuanyuan , Wu Chongde , Zhou Rongqing , Hengl Nicolas , Pignon Frederic , Jin Yao
Published: September 2023

As a highly complex aqueous effluent, tannery wastewater from leather industry should be treated appropriately before discharging into the environment. Membrane technology has been shown to be a promising approach for tannery wastewater treatment as it may achieve “Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD)”. This work, as the state-of-the-art, attempts to review the world-wide research trends of membrane technologies, the technical recapitulation and recent advances of such technology for tannery wastewater treatment. Generally, manufacture membrane, membrane-based integrated process, MBR, NF, UF and RO are the hotspots in this field. Details of different membrane technologies configured for tannery wastewater treatment, such as membrane materials, scale, membrane modules, operating conditions and removal efficiency of pollutants, are also summarized. It should be noted that membrane fouling is still a major challenge in the membrane technology during tannery wastewater treatment. Therefore, process coupling, either within diverse membrane technologies or between membrane and non-membrane technologies, is considered as a promising alternative to treat the leather tannery wastewater in the future.

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Stakeholder perceptions of using “opt-out” for tobacco use treatment in a cancer care setting: a qualitative evaluation of patients, providers, and desk staff
Authors: Ohde Joshua W. , Warner David O. , Egginton Jason S. , Hagedorn Hildi J.
Published: September 2023

Background

Continued tobacco use in cancer patients increases the risk of cancer treatment failure and decreases survival. However, currently, most cancer patients do not receive evidence-based tobacco treatment. A recently proposed “opt-out” approach would automatically refer all cancer patients who use tobacco to tobacco treatment, but its acceptability to cancer patients and providers is unknown. We aimed to understand stakeholder beliefs, concerns, and receptivity to using the “opt-out” approach for tobacco treatment referrals in a cancer care setting.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with oncology patients, providers, and desk staff. The sample size was determined when theoretical saturation was reached. Given the differences among participant roles, separate interview guides were developed. Transcripts were analyzed using standard coding techniques for qualitative data using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) codebook. Emergent codes were added to the codebook to account for themes not represented by a CFIR domain. Coded transcripts were then entered into the qualitative analysis software NVivo to generate code reports for CFIR domains and emergent codes for each stakeholder group. Data were presented by stakeholder group and subcategorized by CFIR domains and emergent codes when appropriate.

Results

A total of 21 providers, 19 patients, and 6 desk staff were interviewed. Overall acceptance of the “opt out” approach was high among all groups. Providers overwhelmingly approved of the approach as it requires little effort from them to operate and saves clinical time. Desk staff supported the opt-out system and believed there are clinical benefits to patients receiving information about tobacco treatment. Many patients expressed support for using an opt-out approach as many smokers need assistance but may not directly ask for it. Patients also thought that providers emphasizing the benefits of stopping tobacco use to cancer treatment and survival would be an important factor motivating them to attend treatment.

Conclusions

While providers appreciated that the system required little effort on their part, patients clearly indicated that promotion of tobacco cessation treatment by their provider would be vital to enhance willingness to engage with treatment. Future implementation efforts of opt-out systems will require implementation strategies that promote provider engagement with their patients around smoking cessation while continuing to limit burden on providers.
An integrated single-shot spectrometer with large bandwidth-resolution ratio and wide operation temperature range
Authors: Li Ang , Wang Chang , Bao Feixia , Fang Wenji , Liang Yuxin , Cheng Rui , Pan Shilong
Published: September 2023

There has been a rapidly growing demand for low-cost, integrated single-shot spectrometers to be embedded in portable intelligent devices. Even though significant progress has been made in this area, two major problems are still remaining, namely the high temperature sensitivity and poor bandwidth-resolution ratio (BRR) that can’t meet the requirement of most applications. In this work, we present an integrated single-shot spectrometer relying on a silicon photonic circuit that has a footprint less than 3mm2, but could achieve broad operation bandwidth about 100 nm and high resolution up to 0.1 nm (with a BRR ~ 1000). Moreover, for the first time, we demonstrate an integrated spectrometer that could operate within a wide temperature range (between 10 and 70 degrees Celsius) without additional power consumption for temperature management.
Every little helps: exploring meat and animal product consumption in the Tesco 1.0 dataset
Authors: Cohen Ben-Arye Rakefet , Bryant Christopher , Hofmann Katharina
Published: September 2023

The production and consumption of meat and animal products have been associated with an array of ethical, health, and environmental issues. While social scientists have increasingly focused on meat reduction and the promotion of meat alternatives in recent years, and have identified a number of regional, seasonal, and sociodemographic variations in consumption, empirical work is often based on self-reported data. To build a greater understanding of actual dietary habits, we seek to provide analysis based on real food purchase data by aggregating data from different sources. To this end, we explore the consumption of meat and animal products in the Tesco 1.0 dataset, an Open Access dataset representing 420 million food item purchases made by 1.6 million loyalty card users at 411 Tesco stores across Greater London in 2015. The data is aggregated most granularly at the level of monthly purchase of 11 broad food categories in 4833 lower super output areas (LSOA—the smallest geographic area). We represented the consumption of meat and animal products graphically for each month of the year and for each of 33 London boroughs. In general, we found that the spring and summer months had the highest consumption of meat and animal products, including poultry, and this decreased in autumn. We also combined the Tesco 1.0 dataset with datasets from the London Datastore (a free and open data-sharing portal that provides over a thousand datasets to understand the city and develop solutions to its problems), and identified several demographic factors as predictors for the meat consumption. Contrary to our hypothesis, areas with older, lower education, and more conservative populations had a lower proportion of meat consumed. In line with our hypotheses, a lower proportion of meat consumed could be observed in areas with higher population density, better health, and more Hindus. The purpose of this paper is to add to knowledge on regional, seasonal, and sociodemographic variations in animal product consumption, as well as provide a valuable overview of animal product consumption using a novel data source that comprises actual purchase data rather than self-reported consumption.
Prognostic and Pharmacotypic Heterogeneity of Hyperdiploidy in Childhood ALL
Authors: Lee Shawn H.R. , Ashcraft Emily , Yang Wenjian , Roberts Kathryn G. , Gocho Yoshihiro , Rowland Lauren , Inaba Hiroto , Karol Seth E. , Jeha Sima , Crews Kristine R. , Mullighan Charles G. , Relling Mary V. , Evans William E. , Cheng Cheng , Yang Jun J. , Pui Ching-Hon
Published: September 2023

PURPOSE

High hyperdiploidy, the largest and favorable subtype of childhood ALL, exhibits significant biological and prognostic heterogeneity. However, factors contributing to the varied treatment response and the optimal definition of hyperdiploidy remain uncertain.

METHODS

We analyzed outcomes of patients treated on two consecutive frontline ALL protocols, using six different definitions of hyperdiploidy: chromosome number 51-67 (Chr51-67); DNA index (DI; DI1.16-1.6); United Kingdom ALL study group low-risk hyperdiploid, either trisomy of chromosomes 17 and 18 or +17 or +18 in the absence of +5 and +20; single trisomy of chromosome 18; double trisomy of chromosomes 4 and 10; and triple trisomy (TT) of chromosomes 4, 10, and 17. Additionally, we characterized ALL ex vivo pharmacotypes across eight main cytotoxic drugs.

RESULTS

Among 1,096 patients analyzed, 915 had B-ALL and 634 had pharmacotyping performed. In univariate analysis, TT emerged as the most favorable criterion for event-free survival (EFS; 10-year EFS, 97.3% v 86.8%; P = .0003) and cumulative incidence of relapse (CIR; 10-year CIR, 1.4% v 8.8%; P = .002) compared with the remaining B-ALL. In multivariable analysis, accounting for patient numbers using the akaike information criterion (AIC), DI1.16-1.6 was the most favorable criterion, exhibiting the best AIC for both EFS (hazard ratio [HR], 0.45; 95% CI, 0.23 to 0.88) and CIR (HR, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.21 to 0.99). Hyperdiploidy and subgroups with favorable prognoses exhibited notable sensitivities to asparaginase and mercaptopurine. Specifically, asparaginase sensitivity was associated with trisomy of chromosomes 16 and 17, whereas mercaptopurine sensitivity was linked to gains of chromosomes 14 and 17.

CONCLUSION

Among different definitions of hyperdiploid ALL, DI is optimal based on independent prognostic impact and also the large proportion of low-risk patients identified. Hyperdiploid ALL exhibited particular sensitivities to asparaginase and mercaptopurine, with chromosome-specific associations.
Frenemies on Film: Rescreening the Sino-Indian War of 1962
Authors: Ray Sandeep
Published: September 2023

In 1962, China and India engaged in combat over a border dispute. The battle was short, but the Chinese community in India faced long-term consequences. In addition to registrations, mandatory permits for domestic travel, and disqualification from government jobs, some Chinese were taken to an internment camp in Deoli, Rajasthan. Many languished there for years while their homes were forcibly occupied and their businesses gutted. The last decade has seen a resurgence on the part of survivors, journalists, activists, and filmmakers in reinvestigating that harrowing history. Drawing from written, oral, and visual sources, including propaganda films produced by the government, this article retraces the events of that era and attempts to raise questions about the roles of the state and civic society in the “othering” of a marginalized group during wartime.
Intention and Interpretation, Now and Then
Authors: Simpson James
Published: September 2023

Almost every interpretative university discipline in or adjacent to the Humanities makes routine, unproblematic appeal to intention as an interpretative move. By proscribing intentionalism as an instrument of interpretation, Literary Criticism is the outlier among adjacent and not so adjacent disciplines. The introduction to the special issue “Intention and Interpretation, Now and Then” maps the prime features of the intellectual landscape concerning intention and literary criticism in Anglo-American and French traditions since the late eighteenth century. It then highlights the losses that Literary Criticism incurs by its repudiation of intention as a heuristic tool. Apart from its loss of intellectual esteem by peers, any interpretive practice that refuses to intuit intention also loses significant cognitive and ethical purchase. The nature and magnitude of these losses can be measured in many ways. Articles in this special issue measure these losses by looking to the later medieval period in particular (with contributions also from the early medieval and early modern periods), when intention rose dramatically as a heuristic tool in many discursive fields, notably in criminal law, penitential ethics, and biblical hermeneutics. The contributions also explicate the way a premodern or early modern discourse deploys and sometimes defines intentionalism.
Axillary to Radial Nerve Transfer for Recovery of Elbow Extension After Spinal Cord Injury
Authors: Bazarek Stanley , Thum Jasmine A. , Sten Margaret , Magee Grace , Mandeville Ross , Brown Justin M.
Published: September 2023

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:

Cervical spinal cord injuries (SCI) result in severe loss of function and independence. Nerve transfers have become a powerful method for restoring upper extremity function, the most critical missing function desired by this patient population. Recovery of active elbow extension allows for expansion of one's workspace to reach for objects and stabilizes control at the elbow joint. Without triceps function, a patient with a cervical SCI is rendered entirely helpless when in the supine position. Our objective was to provide a concise description of the transfer of branches of the axillary nerve (AN) to the long head of the triceps branch of the radial nerve (RN) for restoration of elbow extension after cervical SCI.

METHODS:

An anterior, axillary approach is used for the transfer of the nerve branches of the AN (which may include branches to the teres minor, posterior deltoid, or even middle deltoid) to the long head of the triceps branch of the RN. Preoperative assessment and intraoperative stimulation are demonstrated to direct optimal selection of axillary branch donors.

RESULTS:

The axillary approach provides full access to all branches of the AN in optimal proximity to triceps branches of the RN and allows for tension-free coaptation to achieve successful recovery of elbow extension. Final outcomes may not be achieved for 18 months. Of our last 20 patients with greater than 12-month follow-up, 13 have achieved antigravity strength in elbow extension, 4 are demonstrating ongoing progression, and 3 are definitive failures by 18 months.

CONCLUSION:

The axillary to RN transfer is an important intervention for recovery of elbow extension after cervical SCI, which significantly improves quality of life in this patient population. Further large population outcomes studies are necessary to further establish efficacy and increase awareness of these procedures.
Cytomegalovirus Infection-related Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Case Report
Authors: Lima Rafael Siqueira Athayde , Halley Rodrigo Fonseca , Almeida Tássia Ívila Freitas de , Pinheiro Aglaêrton Silva , De Carvalho Maiza Colares
Published: September 2023

Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an acquired cause of thrombocytopenia characterized by the presence of autoantibodies against platelets. It may be primary or secondary to several conditions. We present the case of a 63-year-old woman with a diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia refractory to conventional therapy. After she was tested for secondary causes of ITP, a diagnosis of acute cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection was made. She was treated with ganciclovir and presented normalization of platelet count. CMV-related Immune Thrombocytopenia should always be considered in certain cases of refractory ITP. If the diagnosis of ITP secondary to acute CMV infection is made, specific antiviral therapy with ganciclovir should be considered. In these cases, immunosuppressive agents, such as steroids, may worsen the ITP and should be tapered or withdrawn as rapidly as feasible.
Be something more
Authors: Ρήνα Γεωργία
Published: September 2023

Μέσα από εθνογραφική έρευνα, που πραγματοποιήθηκε σε θυγατρικές εταιρείες άμεσων πωλήσεων στη Θεσσαλονίκη, η εν λόγω διατριβή προσπαθεί να αναδείξει τις πολλαπλές επιπτώσεις της ευέλικτης απασχόλησης (flexibility) και της εργασιακής επισφάλειας (precarity) στις ζωές των εργαζομένων κατά την περίοδο της μνημονιακής Ελλάδας (2008/2018). Επιπλέον, προσπαθεί να ανιχνεύσει τις σημασίες μιας νέας κυβερνολογικής που παγκοσμιοτοπικά διαπερνά και μετασχηματίζει τα υποκείμενα, ως εργαζόμενους/ες και πολίτες, μέσα από την διάδοση της λογικής περί homo entrepreneur και homo economicus, δηλαδή μέσα από τη εμφάνιση ενός νέου ωφελιμιστικού υποκειμένου, το οποίο έχει ως στόχο του την μεγιστοποίηση του κέρδους του και το οποίο αναλαμβάνει την αποκλειστική ευθύνη της αποτυχίας ή της επιτυχίας του. Τέλος, εστιάζει στην γυναικεία επιχειρηματικότητα, στην αλληλεπίδραση και τη διαντίδραση μεταξύ φύλου και επιχείρησης. Επιπλέον, αναδεικνύει το κατά πόσο η ίδια η σύσταση της επιχείρησης μεταβάλλει ή επιβάλλει στερεότυπα τους έμφυλους ρόλους εντός της, εξαρτώμενη από το ίδιο το επαγγελματικό πλαίσιο/συμφραζόμενο, όπου οι εργαζόμενοι/ες μοιράζονται τον ίδιο χώρο αλλά βρίσκονται σε διαφορετικές, ιεραρχικά δομημένες, θέσεις. Η μελέτη των λόγων (discourse) και η ανάλυση των πρακτικών των εργαζομένων πρόκειται να συμβάλει στην ποιοτική διάσταση των τρόπων μέσα από τους οποίους ορίζονται, βιώνονται, διαπλάθονται και μετασχηματίζονται τόσο οι έννοιες της ‘επιχειρηματικότητας’ και της ‘εργασίας’, όσο και οι υποκειμενικότητες στην φάση του ύστερου καπιταλισμού.
Competencia digital en labores de Investigación: predictores que influyen en función del tipo de universidad y género del profesorado de Educación Superior
Authors: Guillén-Gámez Francisco David , Gómez-García Melchor , Ruiz-Palmero Julio
Published: September 2023

La integración digital en las labores de investigación va a permitir ir actualizando y acrecentando el conocimiento gracias al acceso a la información digital de una manera mucho más rápido y accesible que años atrás. Siendo este estudio parte de una tesis doctoral, el principal propósito fue conocer el nivel de competencia digital del profesorado en labores de investigación. Los objetivos específicos fueron: 1) comparar el nivel de competencia en función del tipo de universidad (pública y privada) y según el género (masculino y femenino); 2) identificar predictores para cada tipo de profesorado y género. Para ello, fue utilizado un diseño ex post facto y una muestra 1740 profesores de Educación Superior procedentes de todo el territorio español. Los resultados mostraron que el nivel en competencia era satisfactorio, siendo ligeramente superior y significativo en el profesorado masculino y adscrito a universidades públicas. Para el profesorado que trabaja en universidades públicas fue identificado el nivel de creatividad como predictor significativo, en ambos generos; mientras que, para el profesorado femenino adscrito a universidades privadas, fue encontrado predictores como la creatividad, actitud frente a nuevos cambios, el porcentaje de tiempo dedicado a la investigación o la experiencia docente. Estos hallazgos ponen de manifiesto la necesidad por parte de las instituciones de Educación Superior, principalmente de aquellas que son privadas, de planes de formación para mejorar las competencias digitales, atendiendo a todos aquellos predictores que interfieren en dicha competencia investigadora.
Understanding Origin-Destination Ride Demand with Interpretable and Scalable Nonnegative Tensor Decomposition
Authors: Li Xiaoyue , Sun Ran , Sharpnack James , Fan Yueyue
Published: September 2023

This paper focuses on the estimation and compression of ride demand from origin-destination (OD) trip event data. By representing the OD event data as a three-way tensor (origin, destination, and time), we model the data as a Poisson process with an intensity tensor that can be decomposed according to a Tucker decomposition. We establish and justify a specific form of nonnegative Tucker-like tensor decomposition that represents OD demand via K latent origin spatial factors and K latent destination spatial factors. We then provide a computational and memory efficient algorithm for performing this decomposition and demonstrate its use for real-time compression and estimation of OD ride demand. Two case studies based on New York City (NYC) taxi and Washington DC (DC) taxi were implemented. Results from the case studies demonstrate the applicability of the proposed method in data compression and short-term forecast for ride demand. Furthermore, we found that the learned latent spatial factors are interpretable and localized to specific areas for both NYC and DC cases. Hence, this method can be used to understand OD trip data through latent spatial factors and be used to identify spatio-temporal patterns for OD trip and travel demand generation mechanism in general.

Funding: This work was supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation [UTC/NCST] and the U.S. National Science Foundation [Grant DMS 1712996].

Supplemental Material: The online appendix is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2022.0101 .
Supporting children, young people and families with eczema
Authors: Lawton Sandra
Published: September 2023

Eczema is a complex disease to self-manage, between tackling the flares, following a regular maintenance regimen and avoiding triggers. It also has an impact on all aspects of life of infants, children, young people and their families, from self-esteem to relationships, education and social activities, mainly due to persistent itching and pain, sleep disturbance and emotional distress. Effective treatment of eczema demands good self-management which, if established early on, can lead to considerable improvements in quality of life and adherence to an agreed plan.
The management of ankyloglossia and implications for breastfeeding: A review of the literature
Authors: Bertenshaw Catherine , Jackson Jessica Eve , Pemberton Denise
Published: September 2023

Health professionals disagree on the effectiveness of frenulotomy to manage ankyloglossia in infants and support breastfeeding. More effort is needed to establish whether frenulotomy or healthcare support is more effective, so consistent, evidence-based information and support can be provided. This study aimed to establish whether frenulotomy or healthcare support is more effective for the sustainment of breastfeeding in infants with ankyloglossia. An online systematised literature review was conducted in January 2022 searching for primary research papers published from January 2017 onwards, discussing ankyloglossia and breastfeeding. Ankyloglossia may not affect breastfeeding, but when it does, performing a frenulotomy appears to improve feeding. However longitudinal studies suggest these improvements may not last. Further research is required to establish the most effective way to manage ankyloglossia and understand the effects on breastfeeding and on an infant's health and oral development. Health professionals need targeted education to provide care to families affected by ankyloglossia.
Work-Related Burnout on Psychological Well-Being among Public School Teachers: Resilience as Moderating Factor
Authors: Orines Richardson D. , Dequitos Mark John S. , Leon April Q. De , Garganera Lovely Mariz S. , Lim Rupert Sendor Nikolai A. , Macabato Jamia T. , Ordonio Micka Lea G.
Published: September 2023

Education being one of the cornerstones of the Philippines, teachers may experience pressure and burnout from carrying the workload and responsibilities of being second to parents being the steppingstone for the development of young children. This study used a moderation analysis research design to examine if resilience moderates the relationship between work-related burnout and psychological well-being. Using a non-probability purposive sampling technique, over 233 Filipino public elementary school teachers from Quezon City, Philippines, participated. Results revealed a substantial negative relationship between psychological well-being and work-related burnout, and a positive relationship exists between resilience and psychological well-being. Furthermore, linear regression analysis showed that work-related burnout negatively predicted psychological well-being. Moreover, this study found that resilience does not moderate the association between work-related burnout and psychological well-being among public elementary school teachers.
The influence of facilities on fish quality in ports of east waters, North Sumatera (case study in belawan fishing port, North Sumatera)
Authors: Sari Ratih Purnama , Krisnafi Yaser , Tiku Mathius , Hutapea Roma Yuli F , Ikhsan Suci Asrina , Mardiah Ratu Sari
Published: September 2023

One of the problems faced in the development of the marine and fisheries sector nationally is the low quality of the fish capture due to the limited capacity and quantity of available port infrastructure resulting in the decrease in competitiveness. The data in this study were related to fish capture from fishing boats to wholesalers. The data obtained was observation of the location of the vessel, the fish auction place, and the marketer. The types of fish taken were Kurisi (Nemipterus pneumatophores), Biji Nangka (Upeneus mullocensin), Kapas-Kapas (Gerres erythronium), Bawal Putih (Pampus argenteus), Kembung (Rastrelliger spp). Fish examining was done by looking at the organoleptic and pH values. The pH value was obtained by testing the pH meter, while the organoleptic value was obtained by observing the physical condition using a score sheet. To determine the magnitude of the influence of facilities on fish quality, and the correlation between organoleptic values and pH, an analysis using simple linear regression was conducted. The average organoleptic value of fish while on the boat, when distributed, and when in the marketplace were 8,248; 7,024; and 6.6 respectively. Meanwhile, the average pH value was 7.05; 5.51; and 5.15. The quality of fish caught at Class A Fishing Port of Belawan is still of good quality. The pH test showed decline in pH value ever since the fish was brought to the port until they were marketed. The influence of facilities on the fish organoleptic and pH value are 98.3% and 96%. Thus, facilities significantly affect fish quality at Belawan Fishing Port. Between pH and organoleptic values showed a positive correlation, hence when the pH value decreased, the organoleptic value also dropped.Keywords:Belawan Fishing PortEast WatersFacilities InfluenceFish Quality
Dynamics of mangrove species dominant area changes in Timbulsloko and Bedono, Demak
Authors: Aulia Zahra Safira , Pribadi Rudhi , Helmi Muhammad
Published: September 2023

Mangrove forests in Timbulsloko and Bedono villages have very important benefits in minimizing abrasion, due to tidal flooding and land absorption in this area. A large number of people have planted mangroves to restore the function of mangrove forests in coastal areas which conducted by NGOs, students, government agencies, and awareness from local residents. This study aimed to determine the dynamics of mangrove area and mangrove species dominant area changes in 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022 based on Sentinel-2 Satellite Imagery processing, and to analyze the dynamic changes based on geospatial analysis. The method used in this study is divided into two: satellite imagery data processing and field survey. The result showed that the area of mangrove species in Timbulsloko and Bedono increased from 2016 to 2022. In 2016 the area of mangroves was 140.04 ha, 159.57 ha in 2018, 171.05 ha in 2020, and 234.8 ha in 2022. The use of Sentinel 2 Satellite Imagery to map the distribution of mangrove species dominant produce overall accuracy of 84.62%. The mangrove species with the highest area are Avicennia marina followed by Avicennia alba, Rhizophora apiculata, and Rhizophora mucronate. The increase in this area of mangroves in this area is due to natural additions and artificial additions due to mangrove planting conservation by several parties and the awareness of the local residents to protect mangroves.Keywords:Mangrove SpeciesDynamicsCoastal AreaSentinel 2Remote Sensing
Oceanographic studies as the basis for shipyard development at the Fish Landing Port of Sabang
Authors: Rizwan Thaib , Djamani Rianjuanda , Zulfahmi Ilham , Rizki Ayana , Thaib Razali , Akhyar Akhyar , Muhammad Muhammad , Rizqi Rahmat
Published: September 2023

Shipbuilding is one of the marine industries which in development needs to pay attention to various parameters from the sea and land. This research was conducted in March to May 2022 with the aim of identifying the influence of oceanographic factors and water quality on the development of the shipbuilding industry at the fishing port of Sabang City. The oceanographic data used includes tides, wind, bathymetry, and sediment composition observed at 12 station points. The depth and tide data are then processed using QGIS. Wind data was analyzed using the Wind Rose Plot and sediment using the Wentworth scale. Oceanographic factors in Sabang Bay have shown very satisfactory results for the development of fish landing bases. The wind in the waters of Sabang Bay blows northwest with high speeds ranging from ≥10.00 m/s. The depth of the waters indicates a potential location for ship mooring. Sandy sediment is the most common type of sediment found. The tides that occur in the bay of Sabang are relatively stable. Oceanographic factors in Sabang Bay have shown very satisfactory results for the development of fish landing bases.Keywords:OceanographyShipyardSabang Bay
Intentions, structures and intersections: theorising complicit masculinities as political masculinities
Authors: Wolfman Greg
Published: September 2023

Despite it being not only central to the politics of critical studies on men and masculinities but also one of Connell’s four patterns of masculinity developed alongside the now-canonical ‘hegemonic masculinity’, the concept of ‘complicit masculinity’ has received little attention. This article suggests that complicit masculinities should be understood as political masculinities, in that they are from the beginning shaped by the existing politics and power relations that construct gender. This means acknowledging that masculinities are always at risk of complicity. Rather than this rendering the notion of ‘complicit masculinities’ redundant, I draw on a range of critical studies on men and masculinities to argue that identifying complicity as a feature of masculinities: first, allows us to identify three interrelated dimensions of complicity, which I label as ‘intentional’, ‘structural’ and ‘intersectional’ complicity; and, second, can serve as the starting point for a men’s profeminist politics.
Listening to the Voice of Creation: How Contemporary Ontarian Creative Writers Hear the Natural World
Authors: Bowen Deborah C.
Published: September 2023

Abstract: This paper explores how the environment itself speaks to contemporary Ontarian poets. Christians believe that "[t]he heavens declare the glory of God" (Ps. 19.1) and that "in Christ all things were created [and] hold together" (Col. 1.16, 17). But for those from other religious traditions or none, the creation also has a voice: what it declares is wonderful and awe-inspiring. Reacting against the rationalistic dual-isms of modernity, contemporary nature-writing provides a space for a relationship of interconnectedness with nature to be played out, as poetic attention is rewarded by the realization that the natural world speaks itself.
Ecotheological Relationships in Elizabeth Barrett’s “A Drama of Exile”
Authors: Dieleman Karen
Published: September 2023

Abstract: Elizabeth Barrett’s 1844 lyric-drama “A Drama of Exile”—typically interpreted as a poem about Adam and Eve in their first condition after the Fall—is more broadly a poem about the parallel movement of all members of creation from innocence to lament to aggression to grace. In the poem, Barrett examines four possible paradigms for the postlapsarian relationship among members of creation: the human dominion model, advocated by Adam; the human subjection model, advocated by Eve; the Earth dominion model, advocated by Earth spirits; and the model of mutual blessing, advocated by Christ. Though it remains problematic in some of its assertions, this last model aligns with a Christology that holds that the natural world deserves justice and participates with humanity in cosmological hope and renewal.
The Representation and Reappraisal of St. Monica of Hippo in Nineteenth-Century Women's Writing
Authors: Ludlow Elizabeth
Published: September 2023

Abstract: Since she was commemorated as a saint in 387, Monica of Hippo has come to represent ideals of motherhood to successive generations. This article considers how three nineteenth-century women writers—Anna Jameson, Christina Rossetti, and Harriet Beecher Stowe—engage with this legacy to offer new ways of imagining the empowering social potential of faith. In my analysis, I indicate how they contribute to the Incarnation-inflected discourse of the second half of the nineteenth century and provide a helpful backdrop to understanding recent feminist appraisals of Augustine.
Physics as Spiritual Exercise: T.S. Eliot and Natural Contemplation
Authors: Burdge Alexander
Published: September 2023

Abstract: This essay reads T. S. Eliot's Four Quartets as a dramatization of the Christian spiritual practice of natural contemplation, which aims at an understanding of the created world in its cycles of generation and decay in order to lead the soul to union with God. This focus allows for a better account of the poem's relationship to the natural world, grounding it in the ascetical and mystical traditions of Eliot's faith. This contemplative structure undergirding the Quartets makes the reading itself a spiritual exercise, leading to the discernment of life and beauty amidst a universe of death.
Poetry as Vocation in a Season of Crisis: The Future of Literary Studies in Christian Higher Education
Authors: Lee Karen An-hwei
Published: September 2023

Abstract: Beyond the foundational learning touted by some liberal arts campuses offering loosely affiliated general education courses, or the narrow view of agency in the world presented by an in loco parentis model of colleges with religious affiliations, our students must go into the world to build up the church and society by serving out the callings upon their lives, both in their vocations and avocations. They should bear a unique stamp as a reflective summation of their experiences, wherever they might attend college—a setting where faith is integrated with learning in a critical analysis of enduring texts and the ideas at work in them.
Teaching African American Religion, Literature, and Visual Culture at Three Liberal Arts Colleges
Authors: Wingard Leslie
Published: September 2023

Abstract: In this article, Leslie Wingard describes the process and larger significance of teaching an undergraduate course entitled “Religion in Black Film and Literature.” Wingard was the professor for this class at Haverford College, Williams College, and the College of Wooster. All three schools are predominantly white small liberal arts colleges and the participants in each class range from first years to seniors.
Moby-Dick and Twenty-First Century Theodicy
Authors: Cook Jonathan A.
Published: September 2023

Abstract: This essay examines Moby-Dick as a mid-nineteenth-century fictional response to the Christian tradition of theodicy, or the attempt to justify the goodness and justice of God in the face of evil and unmerited human suffering. Given Moby-Dick 's grounding in the traditions of theodicy going back to the book of Job, it is a potentially revealing exercise to compare Melville's novel to more recent examples of this form of discursive analysis, which have greatly proliferated over the last half-century. By examining a representative sample of early twenty-first century Christian theodicies by writers of varying denominational backgrounds, I seek to demonstrate that Moby-Dick dramatizes many of the same issues as discussed by these works, but by framing the issues in narrative and dramatic form, Melville's novel becomes significantly more compelling as an extended exhibition of the problem of evil than any discursive rationalization of its existence within the confines of Christian dogmatism.
Marilynne Robinson's "Long Puritanism" and Forms of Structural Racism
Authors: Leise Christopher
Published: September 2023

Abstract: This essay argues that Marilynne Robinson's Gilead novels highlight the workings of modern American institutionalized racism via the underrecognized influence of William Ames, an early modern Reformed legal theorist who distinguished between "natural" and "civil" law. Acknowledging this distinction, and applying Caroline Levine's novel formalism, I contend that Robinson places the responsibility for prejudice in individual actors, as well as within the scope of legislation that could be properly responsive to inclusive policy outcomes. Historically, however, American laws have created conditions that are both unjust and unavoidably sinful, a status quo Robinson works to disrupt.
The Critical Significance of T. S. Eliot's Mystical-Erotic Integration
Authors: Crace Benjamin D.
Published: September 2023

Abstract: T. S. Eliot's sexual and spiritual development is interconnected with his poetry and quest for a holistic philosophy shaped by Christian theology. Using the mystical-erotic dialectic as a poetic, "Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service," "Little Gidding," and "How the Tall Girls Breasts Are" are analyzed to demonstrate his evolution from conflicted materialist to ascetic oblate to sacramental participant. This final movement was catalyzed by and can be read through the Orthodox doctrine of theosis that authorizes mystical-erotic integration. Concluding with a comparative analysis with Song of Songs, this study seeks to raise critical awareness and appreciation of Eliot's erotic poetry.
Introduction: Forum on Christian Poetics
Authors: Mahan David C.
Published: September 2023

Abstract: A unique consultation took place in May 2021 that assembled literary scholars and theologians from across the U.S. and U.K. to reconsider the shape of a Christian poetics for the 21st century. This introduction highlights the goals and insights that arose from our three-day session, and then considers how the vision of Wendell Berry sheds light on our calling as scholars.
Teach Us to Care
Authors: Dudley Jack
Published: September 2023

Abstract: How might a Christian poetics of care open up new ground for formations of Christianity more attuned to material care for others, including nonhuman animals and the world? I argue that the openness afforded by a Christian poesis , where one is free to form various ways of being Christian through the aesthetic acts of unmaking, remaking, and making, unbeholden to a narrow presumption of authorized "truth," offers the chance to create variations of and on the Christian, variations that should be finally evaluated by the care they create in and for the world. Because some parts of the Christian past and some parts of the profession of literary studies have been and continue to be so careless, I suggest that such a Christian poetics might help shift Christianity and literary studies into more caring forms of being in the world and the academy.
On Christian Spirituality and Criticism, or, Postsecularity after R. S. Thomas
Authors: Wickman Matthew
Published: September 2023

Abstract: Two poems by R. S. Thomas inspire a mode of critical engagement that does not reproduce the conventions of critique as much as attune the mind to a spiritual fullness of life that potentially awaits it. Such criticism exceeds the scope of much postsecular thought, which remains committed to a critique of secularization, and resonates instead with the field of Christian Spirituality, where transformative experience functions as both the means and end of academic inquiry. This approach expands the horizons of literary criticism, converting it into a vehicle for transformative visions of the world and those who engage literature.
Toward a Practical Definition of Theopoetical Poetry
Authors: Tuttle Joshua B.
Published: September 2023

Abstract: "Theopoetics" is a term that refers loosely to the aesthetic theories and poetics of using poetry to regain participatory access to the divine. Though the exact definition of theopoetics is somewhat contested, there seems to be overall agreement within the field defined by the term that it has something to do with recovering the experience of the presence of God as a poetic complement to theological rigor. What remains elusive, however, is a practical definition of theopoetical poetry: how would we recognize a theopoetical poem when we saw one? This article moves toward clarity on all three of these questions.
Wishful Thinking: Loss and the Overcoming of Loss in Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping
Authors: Gibson Ian
Published: September 2023

Abstract: I argue that Marilynne Robinson's novel Housekeeping addresses the problem of evil without ever seeming to do so directly. It does this by presenting moments of loss and suffering as catalysts for its narrator's imaginative "hypotheticals," constructions which reconsider the book's central losses in ways that are simultaneously fantastical and real. These formal constructions, which appear in the text as invitations or commands for acts of shared imagining, ground theodicy in material reality by framing that reality as always both a product of and a surpassing of loss.
George Moore and Decadent Antinatalism
Authors: Lockerd Martin
Published: September 2023

Abstract: Decadent literature of the fin de siècle drew substantial inspiration from Catholicism, but also was infused with much of the Schopenhauerian pessimism that animates antinatalism, an increasingly popular brand of philosophical pessimism that advocates the extinction of human life through a refusal to reproduce. Irish novelist George Moore's plays with the ideas of voluntary species extinction in his decadent novel Mike Fletcher (1889). Far from glorifying its antinatalist protagonist, however, I contend that Moore's novel ultimately demonstrates the horrific and pathetic consequences of a radically materialist philosophy divorced from a particularly Christian notion of life's inherent dignity.
New Noise?
Authors: Kohlbry Marc
Published: September 2023

Abstract: October 26, 1966: At his inaugural lecture as professorial chair at the University of Strasbourg, the French cybernetician Abraham A. Moles was met not with applause but with tomatoes.1 Those responsible for the projectiles were members of the Situationist International (SI), the revolutionary avant-garde organization led by Guy Debord whose influence would color the uprisings of Mai 68. Taken together, these events can be seen as part of a continuum: while the SI later claimed the tomatoes to have been a preliminary action for their dissemination of On the Poverty of Student Life that fall, the subsequent media outcry over this pamphlet is still interpreted as a catalyst for the events of '68.
Off-axis four-mirror telescope with a wide field of view and a long focal length using double integrated mirrors
Authors: Zhu Liwei , Xie Hongbo , Chen Jie , Yang Tong , Yang Lei
Published: September 2023

An off-axis four-mirror optical system has the advantages of a wide field of view (FOV) and a small telephoto ratio. However, it will bring difficulties in assembly and detection. Here we report an off-axis four-mirror free-form telescope with a long focal length and a wide field of view based on two integration mirrors. The initial structure of a coaxial four-mirror optical system is established based on the Seidel aberration theory. A Zernike Fringe free-form surface is introduced to correct aberrations. By gradually increasing the entrance pupil diameter and the FOV, we finally obtain an off-axis four-mirror telescope with a FOV of 0.4∘×20∘, an F-number of 11.5, a long focal length of 2000 mm, and a volume of 360×400×600mm3. In addition, four mirrors remain coaxially aligned, remarkably facilitating detection and adjustment. The proposed off-axis four-mirror telescope, with double integration mirrors, holds great potential for application in aerospace remote sensing observations.
Compact single-panel LCD projector with high uniformity
Authors: Lin Pei-Yu , Pan Jui-Wen
Published: September 2023

In this study, we introduce a single-panel LCD projector that employs a direct-lit LED array as its illumination system. Each LED in the array is coupled to a Fresnel lens to ensure light collimation. To create a uniform light distribution on the LCD panel, the LED array is arranged in a hexagonal pattern. To eliminate the hotspot effects caused by individual LED units, the optical distance between each unit and the LCD panel is extended to allow sufficient light mixing. Köhler illumination is adopted to generate adequate and homogeneous illumination on the screen. With these design enhancements, we managed to shrink the system by 29% of the traditional designs and increase uniformity to 90.1%.