bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Presença de resíduos plásticos no trato digestório de tainhas (Mugil liza) do estuário de Cananeia, sudeste do Brasil
Authors: Filla Gislaine de Fatima , Poss Moreira Thiago , Bussolaro Daniel
Published: April 2024

A contaminação dos ecossistemas marinhos e outros ambientes aquáticos pelo plástico e seus derivados é um grave e crescente problema na atualidade. Os peixes e os outros animais aquáticos são direta e indiretamente atingidos pela presença de plásticos em seus habitat, visto que muitas espécies, independentemente de seu tamanho, ingerem diferentes tipos de plásticos com facilidade. Neste trabalho, investigou-se a presença de plásticos e resíduos plásticos de qualquer tipo no trato digestório de tainhas, peixes do gênero Mugil, que são facilmente encontradas no litoral brasileiro e bastante consumidas como parte da dieta de seres humanos. Dos 57 peixes que tiveram seu trato digestório analisado, 40 apresentaram algum tipo de resíduo proveniente de plásticos junto ao conteúdo alimentar. Materiais como fios de nylon de diferentes cores e pequenos fragmentos de plástico azul foram observados no trato digestório desses animais. Esses resultados são semelhantes a outros estudos, realizados na mesma região com diferentes espécies de peixes e também corroborados por estudos provenientes de outras regiões do litoral brasileiro. Os dados obtidos no presente trabalho demonstram que os peixes estudados podem ingerir diversos tipos de plásticos quando estão presentes em seu habitat natural, indicando o perigo da presença desses materiais nos ecossistemas aquáticos.
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Motivasi Pengunjung di Taman Hutan Raya Ir. H. Djuanda Bandung Jawa Barat
Authors: Anwari Putri Julisa , Kurnia Insan , Bonanza Occy
Published: April 2024

Motivasi wisata sangat beragam dipengaruhi berbagai faktor baik internal maupun eksternal.  Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi motivasi penunjung Tahura Ir. H. Djuanda.  Penelitian dilakukan secara kuantitatif menggunakan kuesioner tertutup dengan skala jawaban 1-4 kepada 500 responden yang merupakan pengunjung aktual.  Nilai motivasi wisata paling tinggi pada setiap kelompok yaitu melihat pohon pinus (motivasi ilmiah), kebersamaan dengan keluarga (motivasi sosial), mengambil foto dan video (motivasi pribadi), menikmati pemandangan dan suasana alam (motivasi rekreasi), bepergian ke berbagai tempat (motivasi fisik), dan melakukan self healing (motivasi spiritual). Sementara nilai motivasi wisata paling rendah pada setiap kelompok yaitu melihat bajing (motivasi ilmiah), bertemu dengan orang baru (motivasi sosial, menulis blog pribadi (motivasi pribadi), menyendiri (motivasi rekreasi), melakukan gerakan fisik (motivasi fisik), dan memahami Sang Pencipta (motivasi spiritual).  Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat menjadi masukan untuk pengelolaan pengunjung di Tahura Ir. Djuanda Bandung.
A Discussion on the Nonexistence of Negative pH and pH > 14
Authors: Paul Bijan K.
Published: April 2024

The main objective of this article is focused on a discussion on the range of pH which is defined to be 0 ≤ pH ≤ 14. However, ambiguities surrounding the range of pH still persist in the literature, so to say, the existence of pH beyond the aforesaid range (that is, negative pH values and pH values exceeding 14) has often been reported. Herein, we like to underscore the facts that the possibility of having a solution of pH < 0 or pH > 14 essentially accompanies the violation of fundamental thermodynamic consequences, which in turn warrants the care that must be exercised regarding the conclusion of range of pH in a solution under study, as well as the nature of the solution which the concept of pH is being applied to. In a genuine sense of the term, the pH scale should be applied to report the acidity or basicity of a dilute aqueous solution along with an appropriate mention of the experimental temperature. For very highly acidic or basic solutions one should resort to an appropriate scale of acidity or basicity.
Islam and Secularism within the Legal Framework of the European Union
Authors: Tavkhelidze Tatia
Published: April 2024

This article aims to rekindle the longstanding debates surrounding the relationship between Islam and secularism in the contemporary context, particularly within the legal framework of the European Union (EU). It delves into how EU law sets the standards for Member States in navigating the interaction between the principle of freedom of Islamic thoughts and practice and the tenets of secularism. Examining the EU legal landscape, the article suggests that secularism dominates various aspects of social life in European societies, as mandated by EU law. Consequently, traditional religious practices, including those of Muslims, are increasingly marginalized from everyday life. While freedom of religion and non-discrimination remain fundamental principles, the prevailing secularist paradigm often shapes the accommodation of religious practices. By shedding light on this complex issue, the article contributes to a nuanced understanding of the delicate balance between the right to religious freedom and the dominant force of secularism within the EU legal context.
Shaped by the pantheistic ideology of the founders, Türkiye has used its national education curriculum as an instrument of social engineering
Authors: Haskara Ismail
Published: April 2024

Despite centuries of conservative ideology inspired by Islam, the rapid economic development and consecutive millitary victories of the West had caused within the ranks of the Ottoman elite an inferiority complex generating a wave of admiration resulting in the emulation of European values. Emerging with reinforced positivist doctrines after being deeply influenced by the French revolution, this admiration turned into an irreligious political ideology creating a decentralizing effect on the ruling sultanate of the Ottoman state. After the Republic was founded in 1923, the Kemalist state ideology was imposed onto Turkish society in the form of an aggregation of materialism, social Darwinism, positivism, secularism, and Turkish nationalism. To socially engineer a modern, secular, temporal and materially prosperous nation, this ideology would in most ways carry manifestations of the very character and lifestyles of the Republic’s founders. To maintain this ideology, assertive secularism was adopted as a security measure to prevent both the re-emergence of Islamic conservatism and any other nationalist or political ideology. While the visual aspects of Islamic society were transformed into a uniform Western society through mandatory reforms, the intellectual shift from East to West was realised by means of social engineering and religious inculturation through the education curriculum. This article will portray how the founders’ belligerent belief towards Eastern-Islamic tradition motivated them towards a new Western looking secular order and how these ideas have been imposed through school textbooks.
Assessment of Health Practices of Food Vendors in the University of Benin
Authors: Obasuyi Osato Harriet , Odigie Eunice
Published: April 2024

This study assessed the health practices of food vendors in the University of Benin. Four research questions and one hypothesis were raised to guide the research. Literatures related to the study were reviewed. The study adopted a school-based descriptive cross-sectional research design and the population of the study comprised 144 food vendors within the University of Benin Ugbowo Campus. The census method was used to recruit respondents for the study. A self-structured checklist and questionnaire was used for the collection of data. The questionnaire was content validated and a reliability coefficient of 0.73 was obtained using the test re-test reliability method. Data obtained were analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts, percentages and inferential statistics of Chi-square. The findings revealed that majority of the food vendors in the University of Benin had good health practices as it relates to food safety and moderate level of knowledge of foodborne diseases. The result also showed a calculated chi-square value of 0.16 showing that there is no significant relationship in the observed health practices of food vendors by gender in the University of Benin. The study recommends among others the establishment of a recognition or certification system that acknowledges and rewards vendors who consistently demonstrate good food safety practices
THE USE OF RETROSPECTIVE PROJECT DOCUMENTATION IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
Authors:   Russian State Archive in Samara, Soldatova O.N.
Published: April 2024

The article is devoted to the characteristics of the composition and content of project documentation using the example of documents permanently stored in the Russian State Archive in Samara. The author points out the problems existing among historians in working with scientific and technical documentation. She draws the attention of researchers involved in studying the history of industry and socio-economic development of territories, as well as individual enterprises and institutions, to the original information that can be gleaned from these documents, in contrast to other types of documentation. The article also highlights the activities of archive aimed at providing researchers with practical assistance in solving problems that arise when working with scientific and technical documentation.
FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER SCHOOL IN THE MIDDLE VOLGA REGION IN 1928-1941
Authors:   Samara National Research University named after Academician S.P. Korolyov, Syukov A.V.
Published: April 2024

The article is devoted to the history of the formation and development of the higher education system in the Middle Volga region during the years of the pre-war five-year plans (1928-1941). Particular attention is paid to the reasons for the creation of higher educational institutions. The author examines the role of local and central party and state bodies in this process, decision-making mechanisms that influence the development of specific institutions, and also reveals the main stages and features of the development of higher education in the Middle Volga region.
RUSSIAN AMBASSADORS IN LAPLAND IN 1586
Authors:   Samara Federal Research Scientific Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tolkachev M.V.
Published: April 2024

The article is devoted to the case connected with the history of diplomatic relations between the Moscow state and Denmark-Norway. The sending of Russian ambassadors to the Far North in 1592 to participate in border negotiations was associated with the aggravation of the so-called Lapland dispute, a territorial dispute in the European Arctic region. The author examines the prerequisites for sending ambassadors, the circumstances associated with the embassy, as well as the facts reflecting the configuration of the Russian-Norwegian borderland.
IRANIAN MERCHANTS AT THE FAIRS IN THE VOLGA REGION IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE XIX CENTURY
Authors:   Samara Federal Research Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Shkunov V.N.
Published: April 2024

The article is devoted to the problems of trade and economic cooperation between the Russian Empire and Iran in the second half of the XIX century.Special attention is paid to the peculiarities of the participation of Iranian traders at the leading fairs of the Volga region during the period under study. The author analyzes the social composition of merchants, the volume of Iranian exports to Russia, the range of Iranian goods, prices, supply channels of goods, etc. He also reveals the role of Iranian merchants in the transit of goods from neighboring countries of the East: Iraq, Afghanistan, India, the Ottoman Empire, etc., and examines issues of Anglo-Russian trade and economic rivalry in Iran. The article is based on extensive statistical material extracted both from archival documents and from published pre-revolutionary sources in Russian, English, German, and French.
THE RESULTS OF THE EXCAVATION OF THE SUBTERRANEAN BURIAL GROUND	AND THE SETTLEMENT OF MAKSIMOVKA I IN 2022
Authors:   Limited liability company scientific and production center «Bifas», Kozin S.V. , Korolev A.I. ,   Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education, Shalapinin A.A. ,   Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education
Published: April 2024

This work is devoted to the results of excavations of the subterranean burial ground and the settlement of Maksimovka I, located in the Samara River basin, and presents the results of excavations at the site in 2022. During this season of fieldwork, two burials dating back to the 14th century AD and one destroyed burial from the Late Chalcolithic were studied. Medieval burials contained bones stretched out on the back, oriented towards the west and southwest, without grave goods. The Eneolithic burial contained the remains of a skeleton positioned semi-sedentaryand oriented to the northeast, without grave goods. A large pit is also attributed to the Copper-Stone Age. Three pits date back to the second half of the 20th century. During this field season, the southeastern part of the Eneolithic structure No. 2 was further explored. The cultural layer of the settlement was poorly saturated with archaeological material. The upper part of the monument has been damaged as a result of modern economic activities. The cultural layer contained ceramics from the Elshan culture, pinned and combed pottery from the Middle Volga Neolithic culture, fragments of Late Chalcolithic vessels with collared edges, finds from the Bronze Age and the 19th – early 20th centuries AD. A compact arrangement of Eneolithic pottery is observed in one section within the studied area. Stone tools were also collected at the site, consisting of a dart tip, scrapers, cores, plates, abrasives and waste from their production. As a result of excavations of the subterranean burial ground and the settlement of Maksimovka I, complexes of different cultures and times were obtained, including materials from the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, and Middle Ages.
CERAMIC COMPLEXES OF THE NEOLITHIC SITE OF LUZHKI II: MORPHOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY (PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE STUDY)
Authors:   SRPO «Samara Archaeological Society», Vasilyeva I.N. , Somov A.V. ,   Samara State University of Social Sciences and Education
Published: April 2024

The article presents preliminary results of a study of ceramics from the recently discovered and studied Neolithic site of Luzhki II, which is located in the Sok river basin in the Krasnoyarsk district of the Samara Oblast. This site can be positioned as a relatively “homogeneous” archaeological object of the Middle and Late Neolithic era of the forest-steppe Volga region (Srednevolzhskaya culture). The analysis is based on materials from excavations of 2020-2022 years, which include 2,769 fragments of Neolithic ceramics. The study was carried out using an integrated approach, including morphological grouping of vessels; technical and technological analysis of pottery according to the methods by A.A. Bobrinsky (binocular microscopy, traceology and experiment in the form of physical modeling); methods of soil science and geology. Neolithic vessels were divided into main typological groups: post-Yelshan ceramic complex; pricked (with receding and sparse pricking); comb (with smooth and comb stamp); a “mixed” group of ceramics decorated with different ornamentation techniques was identified; one vessel with frame ornament was discovered. The article presents the characteristics of pottery technology within the identified ceramic complexes, the results of their comparative analysis, and conclusions of a historical and cultural nature.
ETNIC AND SOCIAL COMPOSITION OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE KINEL-CHERKASSKAYA FREE SETTLEMENT
Authors:   Samara State Institute of Culture, Vedernikova T.I. , Stolyarov P.D. ,   Samara State Institute of Culture
Published: April 2024

The article is based on various sources and contains an analysis of the processes of formation of the ethnic and social composition of the population of the Kinel-CherkasskayaSloboda (free settlement) in the Samara Trans-Volga region and the villages that arose from it, where the Malorosses (Cherkasy) occupied a special place. The authors trace the subsequent unification of the tax-paying population of the region, which occurred due to the transfer of different groups into the category of state (government) peasants.
ABOUT NEW SOURCES OF THE FIRST LITERARY WORK IN SAMARA
Authors:   Publishing house «Pashkov House» of the Russian State Library, Makarov A.I.
Published: April 2024

The study of the illuminated manuscript created in Samara in 1628-1629 never ceases to amaze with new discoveries. The preface to the manuscript is the first literary text known to date created in the Samara region. The article describes the discovery of a new direct protograph of much of this preface. It turned out to be the afterword to the handwritten Prologue of 1589-1590. The author analyzes the complex history of the afterword text. The new discovery forces us to correct the previous idea about the degree of originality of the preface to the Samara manuscript: the preface is a creative compilation by a Samara scribe based on at least three different texts.
RUSSIAN AMBASSADORS IN LAPLAND IN 1595
Authors:   Samara Federal Research Center of Russian Academy of Sciences, Tolkachev M.V.
Published: April 2024

The article is devoted to the diplomatic relations between the Moscow state and Denmark-Norway. The sending of Russian ambassadors to the Far North in 1595 was due to the so-called Lapland dispute, a major territorial dispute in the European Arctic. The author examines the prerequisites for sending ambassadors, the circumstances associated with the embassy, as well as the facts reflecting the configuration of the Russian-Norwegian borderland.
NEWLY DISCOVERED NEOLITHIC SITE IN THE MIDDLE TRANS-URALS
Authors:   Russian state vocational-pedagogical university (Nizhny Tagil Branch), Serikov Yu.B. , Ivanov S.A. ,   Nizhnyaya Salda City Palace of Culture
Published: April 2024

The authors of the article present materials from a newly discovered site on the shore of Verkhnesaldinsky Pond (Sverdlovsk oblast). The dating of the site varies, but 97% of the finds date back to the Neolithic era. The ceramic complex contains five types of Neolithic ceramics, among which the Koksharovo-Yuryinsky type of ceramics predominates (64,6%). A rare find is the corolla of a vessel with a relief zoomorphic image. Similar relief images were found at the settlements of Yuryinskoye, Poludenka I, Chashiha, as well as at the sanctuaries of the Koksharovsky, Ust-Vagilsky and Makhtylsky hills. The total number of fragments with relief images does not exceed 120 specimens, of which 107 specimens originate from the site complex of the Yuryinskoye settlement – Koksharovsky hill. The stone inventory fully corresponds to the Neolithic materialsof the Middle Trans-Urals. Its features include a small number of plates and products made from them, the absolute predominance of scrapers on flakes and the complete absence of grinding plates. The presence of primary crust on half of the stone products indicates the use of local raw material base.
THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY OF PRE-REFORM SAMARA
Authors:   Samara State Technical University, Biryukova А.В.
Published: April 2024

The author of the article for the first time introduces the biographies of Samara doctors of the late XVIII – first half of the XIX centuries to the scientific community. The research is based on numerous sources found in the funds of the central and local archives of the Russian Federation. The author reveals details of the professional path of Samara doctors, examines the features of their daily work, and explores some aspects of interactions within the medical community of pre-reform Samara. The study was conducted in the context of modernization theory. The author came to the conclusion that the formation of the medical community of the Samara province from graduates of Russian educational institutions intensified in the pre-reform decade. At the same time, the foundations of medical research, preventive medicine and sanatorium treatment were laid in the Samara province.Samara established itself as one of the centers of the increasingly popular trend in the practice of health conservation, i.e., kumiss treatment.
DEPENDENCE OF THE PRODUCTIVITY OF OIL FLAX VARIETIES ON THE METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS OF THE SAMARA REGION
Authors:   Samara Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Kosykh L.A.
Published: April 2024

The article presents the results of studies on the influence of meteorological growing conditions on the yield and oil content of varieties of oilseed flax bred by Kostanay Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture LLP. The studies were carried out in accordance with the methodological guidelines of VIR for the study of the flax collection and the methodology of the state variety testing of agricultural crops. The objects of research were 7 varieties: oil flax variety Kinelsky 2000 (originator of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution “Povolzhsky NIISS”), adopted as a standard, and 6 varieties of selection of LLP Kostanai Research Institute of Agriculture (Republic of Kazakhstan) - KustanaiskyYantar, Kazar, Kustanaisky 11, Ilyich, Slavyachil and Istok. The conducted studies on the study of varieties of oilseed flax bred by LLP Kostanay Research Institute of Agriculture in the conditions of the Samara region made it possible to analyze the reaction of varieties according to the main economically valuable traits. All varieties belong to the group of mid-ripening (94-96 days). The highest seed yield was noted in the varieties KustanaiYantar - 2.17 t/ha and Kazar - 2.14 t/ha. The highest oil content was noted in the variety Slavyachil - 40.05%. According to the collection of oil per hectare, the varieties KustanaiskyYantar and Kazar stood out - 0.82 t/ha. According to the mass of 1000 seeds, the Ilyich variety stood out - 7.31 g.A close dependence of soil moisture supply with plant height and weight of 1000 seeds was established, the indicator of the sum of active temperatures has a close correlation with the length of the growing season in varieties Kinelsky 2000 and Istok, with seed yield and oil yield per hectare. In all varieties, there is a close correlation between plant height and weight of 1000 seeds, as well as yield and oil yield per hectare.
Título: Leitura circular: uma experiência cultural imersiva no território das power skills
Authors: Carvalho Maria Margarida Melo de
Published: April 2024

Circular or collaborative reading is a synergistic way of orally sharing a narrative. It acts as an amplifier and intensifier of experiences, creating unique sensory experiences within an omni part context. Free from mappings and boundaries, it flows from timeless latitudes, giving rise to a construct of relationships, socialization, inclusion, and multiple and variable learning experiences that stimulate open-mindedness and a sense of well-being. It invites individuals to understand the world by embarking on a journey from within themselves, creating colourful and creative scenarios. By promoting active listening, it immerses ideas and experiences in the realm of silence, fostering communication, expanding senses, voices and feelings, making it an interactive and liberating activity. As a decoder of reality, it brings forth empathy and critical thinking, optimizing proficient and cultural skills. Circular reading is an excellent ingredient for developing the so-called power e-skills, and in contemporary times, it assumes a transformative, inspiring, and unifying power, serving as a tuning fork that interconnects different systems, assigning multiple meanings and promoting greater awareness and accessibility in a world of volatility.

Circular reading also expands ethical, aesthetic, and critical thinking.

Our purpose is to share the idea that circular reading, in conjunction with other active learning activities, gains new momentum in the digital context. It fosters critical thinking skills and dispositions in graduate students, potentially contributing to an increase in employability rates. This approach addresses market needs while enhancing the sense of well-being and self-fulfilment.
UN NUDO EN LA TRAMA CULTURAL DE INTERCAMBIOS ENTRE ARGENTINA E ITALIA.
Authors: GONZALEZ Alejandra Soledad , Amorós Hormazábal Raúl Armando
Published: April 2024

Nuestro ensayo explora a una feria artística desarrollada en la ciudad de Córdoba durante 1989. Los objetivos comprenden dos ejes: 1) Identificar algunas (dis)continuidades entre las cinco ediciones de la feria iniciada en 1983, atendiendo a las particularidades de 1989, cuando varios agentes, de diferentes campos, patrocinaron a este evento inter-provincial en un contexto de democratización y crisis inflacionaria. 2) Indagar las características que adquirió, en la V feria, la exposición titulada Paisajes de Emilia-Romagna. Metodológicamente combinamos enfoques de Historia cultural y Sociología del arte, mientras el corpus documental abarca vestigios escritos, orales y visuales. La hipótesis sostiene que la exposición itinerante proveniente de la región italiana implicó una exhibición de cien fotografías y fue patrocinada por tres instituciones con sede cordobesa (el Consulado de Italia, el Instituto Italiano de Cultura y la Secretaría de Extensión de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba) junto con una formación internacional (la Asociación Emilia-Romagna).
Baroque History: The origin, growth and specimens in the district of Vila Real
Authors: Montes Francisco , Amarante Natália
Published: April 2024

This paper aims to talk about the history of the Baroque, since its appearance in Italy, a brief introduction to the theme, explaining what this architectural style is, what is its definition according to some authors and how is its presence today, specifically in the district of Vila Real. An attempt is made to give a definition of Baroque art according to various authors, and to demonstrate the different strands present. How Baroque art came about and what are the main characteristics that are present in the different art forms. Later on, some of the representations of Baroque art that exist in different types of art such as architecture, sculpture, painting, literature, theater, and music will be discussed. At the end of this work, the Baroque in Portugal will be exposed, as well as some of the representative works of the Baroque style existing in the District of Vila Real.
Self-Efficacy, Alertness and Work-Family Conflict Toward Women Entrepreneurial Success
Authors: Mohamad Maliani , Musa Rusnifaezah , Bakar Azizi Abu , Omar Siti Nur Zahirah , Ramli Razli , Che Cob Che Mohd Syaharuddin
Published: April 2024

Over the last few decades, the rise in women’s entrepreneurship has been influenced by greater access to education, changing societal attitudes, advancements in technology, and initiatives aimed at empowering women in the business world. The increasing number of women entrepreneurs worldwide, is attributed to technological advancements and a decrease in job opportunities in both government and private sector. As a developing country, Malaysia also has a considerable number of women entrepreneurs taking advantage of entrepreneurial opportunities due to limited prospects and desire to have more quality time with their families. This research delves into the correlation between self-efficacy, alertness, and work-family conflict toward the success of women entrepreneurs. Recognizing that women play a crucial role in family management and business, this study investigates the moderating effect of work-family conflict on the relationship between self-efficacy, alertness, and the success of 300 women entrepreneurs in Malaysia. 300 successful women entrepreneurs participated through an online survey method and the data gathered were analyzed through the Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) version 22 and SmartPLS 3.0.
The House Pet
Authors: Marrero Henríquez Jose Manuel
Published: April 2024

A short story from the series Antiviral Writings and about everyday life during the covid19 confinement.
Emplacement and Narrative Identity in Tomas Bannerhed’s "Korparna"
Authors: Kvangraven Endre Harvold
Published: April 2024

In Tomas Bannerhed’s Korparna (The Ravens, 2011), birds and trees not only function as backdrop and setting but contribute toward forming the characters’ narrative identities and sense of place. As this is partly based on cultural values and traditions, I explore historical and literary sources from Småland—the historical province in Sweden where Korparna is set—to assess how Bannerhed interprets and elaborates on them. Drawing on Forrest Clingerman’s concept of “emplacement,” I explicate the interplay between conflicting environmental interpretations, recognizing that places can be described based on the historical record or on ornithological and botanical data, but that folklore and mythology also contribute to local meaning-making. In the context of Korparna, I argue that birding can be a meaningful way of engaging with place, a form of naturalist enthusiasm that fosters deep local knowledge. Finally, I show that relations with nonhumans can be constitutive to a variety of conflicting but partly overlapping environmental identities.
Hacia una historia cultural, literaria y natural del coyote hispanoamericano en los siglos XVI–XIX
Authors: Rodríguez García Miguel
Published: April 2024

Este trabajo lleva a cabo un primer acercamiento a la historia cultural, literaria y zoológica del coyote hispanoamericano, una importante figura mítica desde tiempos prehispánicos que ha desempeñado el papel de trickster en cuentos y leyendas a lo largo de Latinoamérica, perteneciente a una especie extraordinariamente adaptativa que se ha expandido por los territorios americanos en los últimos años. Aunque ya ha habido algunas aproximaciones al estudio del rol cultural del coyote en la literatura especializada, y sobre todo en el ámbito norteamericano, este esbozo histórico se centrará en el coyote de Hispanoamérica y se fundamentará en la perspectiva de los estudios de animales o Animal Studies, prestando atención a la relación del ser humano con este cánido en los textos analizados. El enfoque de esta investigación resulta interdisciplinar en la medida en que combina diversas fuentes y géneros (historias naturales, crónicas de Indias, libros de geografía, un tratado de caza, fabularios…) que comprenden una ventana temporal de cerca de cuatro siglos (desde el siglo XVI hasta el XIX), y también por la intención de interpretar, cuando ha sido posible, el comportamiento, los significados y los hábitos otorgados al coyote en estos documentos desde un punto de vista que tenga en cuenta conocimientos zoológicos sobre la especie y que no remita solo al simbolismo o a atribuciones antropomórficas. Esta forma de estudiar a los animales —y en el caso que nos concierne, al coyote— nos permitirá advertir qué han supuesto estas criaturas para nosotros, cómo las hemos utilizado en nuestras culturas y sociedades y cuál ha sido el trato que les hemos dispensado a lo largo de la historia.
The Future is Collapsing: Feminist Narratives of Unmaking in Laura Pugno and Veronica Raimo
Authors: Parrinello Alice
Published: April 2024

While long ignored in the Italian panorama, in recent years science fiction and speculative fiction have seen a significant increase in the number of novels and critical analyses related to the two genres. Women writers are reclaiming a central spot in the fields in general, as exemplified by collapse and extinction narratives in particular. Laura Pugno’s Sirene (Mermaids, 2007) constitutes a significant example of such fiction. The work depicts a dystopic future, in which humans are facing extinction due to a dangerous cancer caused by pollution. While mermaids are immune to the disease, they are imprisoned by humans either for mermaid meat production or for sexual purposes. Veronica Raimo’s Miden (2018) has points in common with Pugno’s novel, even if from a (seemingly) utopian perspective. Miden is an ideal society that has flourished according to gender equality, happiness, and community principles. However, not too long after having moved there due to the economic (and moral) “Collapse” of their country, the main character and his partner are investigated by Miden’s society as the protagonist is accused of sexual violence. Both novels have been described by Marco Malvestio as eco-dystopias. Stemming from his definition, the paper investigates how both Sirene and Miden apply the concept of collapse as a key methodology in constructing their narratives. In this way, Pugno and Raimo collapse the human and nonhuman and the dystopia and utopia binaries. The paper argues that the authors follow a queer practice of unmaking theorised by Jack Halberstam, who stated that the only way forward is to unbuild, unmake, and collapse (2021).
Collapse and Reversed Extinction:Beyond Inherited Epistemologies of Species Loss in Louise Erdrich’s "Future Home of the Living God"
Authors: Olsen Ida
Published: April 2024

This article argues for the importance of a critical examination of the frameworks and epistemologies through which species extinction is conceptualized. As global biodiversity loss rates accelerate, the legacy of nineteenth-century colonial science continues to inform understandings of species extinctions, whereby the discourse around species loss is profoundly intertwined with notions of taxonomies, race, and hierarchies. My article demonstrates how Louise Erdrich’s post-apocalyptic novel Future Home of the Living God (2017) exposes and destabilizes these inherited Western epistemologies of extinction. Erdrich’s narrative centres around a bizarre extinction event where evolution begins to spin out of control, perhaps running backwards, and where biological categories and species boundaries lose their meanings. As an Indigenous Futurist text, the novel is told from the perspective of a pregnant woman of Ojibwe ancestry who becomes imprisoned when a white authoritarian government, in an attempt to maintain the status quo, detain all women of child-bearing age. The reverse extinction scenario, as my discussion shows, produces an ontological uncertainty within the diegesis, with characters left in a state of unknowability about the nature of the world – a situation that provides Indigenous communities with opportunities for land reclamation and empowerment. The novel reads as a counter-narrative to Western notions about scientific progress also on the level of form, as the text presents an introspective and cyclical unfolding of events.  In this way, rather than to provide post-apocalyptic resolution, Erdrich’s novel mobilizes uncertainty and subverts the mainstream post-apocalyptic genre template in order to gesture towards the possibility of alternative futures liberated from colonial epistemologies.
Norwegian Futurisms: Posthumanism and the Norwegian Nordic Model in Tor Åge Bringsværd’s "Du og Jeg, Alfred" and "Alfred 2.0"
Authors: Bambini Karl Kristian Swane
Published: April 2024

In Norway, much of the Science Fiction published over the last two decades has been dystopian and focused on the future effects of climate change on society. In light of this trend, this article explores how the ecodystopian duology, Du og jeg, Alfred: Et tidsbilde (2020) and Alfred 2.0 (2022), written by Tor Åge Bringsværd under the pseudonym Edgar Burås, reflects on and criticizes the Norwegian Nordic model, particularly in relation to Norway’s oil wealth, social welfare, consumerism, and ecological concerns. As both novels mobilize characters and technologies that blur and confuse the boundaries of the human, the posthumanist theories of Donna Haraway are utilized in interpreting their cultural and socio-political symbolism. Additionally, these novels also serve as an intertextual update to Astrid Lindgren’s Emil i Lönneberga series (1963-1970), with the traditional boundaries of familial relationships pushed into posthuman notions of gender, age, and species. This article ultimately argues that the ecodystopian setting and posthuman characters posit an intersectional diversity and multispecies kinship that challenge notions of ecological and social sustainability in the Norwegian Nordic model. This article begins by introducing Bringsværd and the core texts, then concretizes the Norwegian Nordic model and explores the ecodystopian setting in light of neoliberalism and nationalism, and concludes with a discussion of posthumanism and intertextuality.
Facing Depletion. Artworks for an Epistemological Shift in the Collapse Era
Authors: Beyrouthy Damien
Published: April 2024

This article first reports a victory of technosolutionism over the other alternatives to the ongoing collapse (species extinction, ecosystems depletion...). The victory is considered double: extraction can continue to increase (quantity and scope) and the devices made by technoscience are accepted as a solution to the problems caused by intensive exploitation (which they also require). Exploitation is extended, following Achille Mbembé's proposal, to humans, non-human animals, and the earth (in a geological sense), retaining the terms fracturing, extraction, depletion. Four works are analyzed as epistemological shifts to technosolutionism. David Claerbout's The Pure Necessity (2016) is an animated cartoon of animals with a streamlined behavior depicted with the graphic style of Disney. The complex interlocking of eras, styles, behaviors (human and non-human) is envi-saged as resistance to fracking and exploitation. Animal Cinema (2017) by Emilio Vavarella is a short film made from rushes produced by non-human animals. It is emphasized that the frugal production method opposes the spectacular logics of big-budget animal reporting. It adopts the animal point of view while respecting their means of production. It is also seductive by a fluid and hypnotizing editing more easily accessible to humans. Emilio Vavarella's Amazon's Cabinet of Curiosity (2019) is an installation with a strict protocol: the artist asks what he should order to make an artistic production. He then buys each suggestion until his budget is exhausted. By its absence, the commercial behavior of the so-called intelligent device is underlined. The artist also resists fracturing and exploitation by reducing himself to a demand. Finally, She Was Called Petra (2020) by myself is a multi-media installation. In this one, language is re-interrogated and a zone of contact/exchange is set up to cohabit with and think a hybrid presence.
Book Review of "Exploring Institiality with Mangroves: Semiotic Materialism and the Environmental Humanities"
Authors: Welling Bart
Published: April 2024

Book review of Exploring Interstitiality with Mangroves: Semiotic Materialism and the Environmental Humanities.
Book Review of "Nuclear Cultures: Irradiated Subjects, Aesthetics and Planetary Precarity"
Authors: Jack Rondeau
Published: April 2024

Book review of Nuclear Cultures: Irradiated Subjects, Aesthetics and Planetary Precarity.
ELEOIM: estudio sobre la enseñanza de ELE en las EOI de la Comunidad de Madrid
Authors: Tejero López José Ángel
Published: April 2024

Las investigaciones referentes al estudio de los cursos de español para inmigrantes en las Escuelas Oficiales de Idiomas (EOI) son escasas. El presente estudio aborda la complejidad del proceso de integración lingüística de los inmigrantes no hispanohablantes y enfatiza sobre el papel crucial de las EOI como ruta efectiva para fomentar el aprendizaje de la lengua y cultura hispánicas. El panorama general evidencia que solo una cuarta parte de EOI ofrece cursos de español y, por ende, se presenta, a través del proyecto ELEOIM, datos pioneros sobre diferentes variables de las EOI que imparte español actualmente en la Comunidad de Madrid. Se destacan datos relevantes como la diversidad de los idiomas, la antigüedad de los departamentos de español, el número de cursos, alumnado y profesorado, así como la presencia de múltiples nacionalidades y edades predominantes. Asimismo, se recogen las perspectivas de los profesionales que trabajan actualmente en estos centros y que permiten obtener una visión más específica del análisis realizado. En definitiva, estos hallazgos contribuyen a una reflexión más profunda sobre el estado de la lengua española en las EOI de España y, especialmente, de la Comunidad de Madrid y su relevancia en la integración lingüística de los inmigrantes.
Martos, Josep Lluís (2023), El primer cancionero impreso y un pliego poético incunable. Madrid/Frankfurt am Main: Iberoamericana/Vervuert. 332 pp. ISBN: 978-84-9192-332-9 (Iberoamericana) / 978-3-96869-394-1 (Vervuert) / 978-3-96869-395-8 (e-book)
Authors: Puerto Moro Laura
Published: April 2024

Reseña a Martos, Josep Lluís (2023), El primer cancionero impreso y un pliego poético incunable. Madrid/Frankfurt am Main: Iberoamericana/Vervuert.
AWMF-Schimmelpilz-Leitlinie „Medizinisch klinische Diagnostik bei Schimmelpilzexposition in Innenräumen“ – Update 2023/AWMF mould guideline „Medical clinical diagnostics for indoor mould exposure“ – Update 2023, AWMF register no. 161/001
Authors: Hurraß Julia , Wiesmüller A. Gerhard
Published: April 2024

Die Schimmelpilz-Leitlinie „Medizinisch klinische Diagnostik bei Schimmelpilzexposition in Innenräumen“ – Update 2023 [1] der Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften (AWMF) mit der AWMF-Register Nr. 161/001 kommt zu dem Schluss, dass bei sichtbarem Schimmelbefall statt Innenraummessungen von Schimmelspezies, MVOC (mikrobiellen flüchtigen organischen Verbindungen) und/oder Mykotoxinen die Ursachen des Befalls geklärt werden sollen, um schnell mit der Sanierung beginnen zu können. Ärzt*innen sollen dabei von Feuchte-/Schimmelexposition im Innenraum betroffene Patient*innen über Möglichkeiten und Grenzen der Diagnostik sachlich aufklären. Zur rationalen Diagnostik gehören unter der Beachtung von Risikofaktoren (vor allem Abwehrschwäche und Atopie) Anamnese, körperliche Untersuchung, bei Hinweisen auf Atopie gezielte Haut-Pricktests, Bestimmung spezifischer IgE-Antikörper, ggf. ergänzt durch Provokations- und zelluläre Tests, und bei invasiver Schimmelpilzinfektion eine leitliniengerechte Diagnostik. Blut- und/oder Urin-Untersuchungen auf Schimmelpilzbestandteile oder -metabolite sind nicht indiziert.
F-Gase Regulation: Ein Beispiel für den effektiven Umgang mit umweltschädlichen Chemikalien
Authors: Muro Donato
Published: April 2024

Die Verwendung fluorierter Kältemittel bringt widersprüchliche Interessen mit sich, da ihre Vorteile bei der Wärmeübertragung mit Umweltbedenken in Einklang gebracht werden müssen. Historisch gesehen verdrängte der Aufstieg fluorierter Kältemittel giftige Alternativen, doch ihre Auswirkungen auf die Umwelt führten zur Verabschiedung der F-Gas-Verordnung. Die Regulierung von F-Gasen ist zu einem zentralen Thema im Umweltschutz geworden, da diese Chemikalien erhebliche Auswirkungen auf den Klimawandel haben. In diesem Artikel betrachten wir die Entstehung, die Hauptbestandteile, sowie die Ziele und Inhalte der F-Gas-Regulation als Beispiel für einen effektiven Umgang mit umweltschädlichen Chemikalien.
Tourism Destination Competitiveness Ranking and Tourism Performance
Authors: Hafiz Hanafiah Mohd , Ali Quratul’ain Syahirah Awang
Published: April 2024

This research note compares the impacts of the macroeconomic condition on the relationship between tourism destination competitiveness (TDC) ranking and tourism performance. This study utilized the cross-country analysis of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI) data among 115 countries. Macroeconomic conditions are conceptualized in high-income versus low-income nations, while the WEF TTCI ranking explains the TDC ranking. The Partial-least square-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) Multi-Group Analysis (MGA) results showed that TTCI ranking significantly influenced the low-income group’s tourism performance only but not for the developed ones. The results confirm the criticism of the TTCI ranking bias, reflecting the unbalanced competitiveness assessment distribution between advanced and low-income countries. The study findings augment the incomparability among countries on different levels of development and the arbitrary weighting of the TTCI ranking report, which may lead to inaccurate perceptions of the country and incorrect investment decisions.
“Revenge Travelling” and COVID-19 – Reality or Myth?
Authors: Panzer-Krause Sabine , Kosoburd Anna
Published: April 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the tourism sector was sometimes completely shut down. However, the strict measures were relaxed in periods characterized by lower infection rates. In this context, “revenge travelling”, an assumption that people would travel excessively to relieve their pandemic fatigue and compensate for missed holiday trips, was discussed amongst the tourism industry and media. This paper aims to unravel whether “revenge travelling” concerning COVID-19 is a reality or myth. It examines six indicators that constitute the phenomenon amongst students at a German university. Four out of the six indicators did not provide any proof of “revenge travelling” behavior. Tertiary students did not travel more frequently in 2021 than in 2020; they did not spend more on vacations, and COVID-19-related considerations did not change their travel planning. Additionally, only a minority of the students who travelled more often linked this to compensating for missed vacations. Nonetheless, the indicators “travel durations” and “travel destinations” revealed some evidence of travel behavior associated with the phenomenon. In sum, this study argues that COVID-19-related “revenge travelling” is a myth rather than reality.
Tourism in Times of Crisis and Post-Crisis
Authors: Salman Ahmad , Trupp Alexander , Chan Ling-Foon
Published: April 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on tourists' travel plans. Whilst the relationship between perceived risk and tourists' decisions and behaviours concerning COVID-19 is already an established research area in tourism studies, the dynamics of post-pandemic travel intentions and how they are influenced by travel motivation, destination safety and the notion of revenge tourism received very little attention. Therefore, this study proposes a model linking revenge tourism, destination safety, and travel motivations, leading to post-pandemic travel intentions. Furthermore, this research note lays a foundation for future research that can guide towards understanding tourists' travel intentions in times of crisis, similar to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Analisis of Influence of prior Knowledge on the Scores of the Reading Section of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) B1 level
Authors: Peña Alvarez Zulema
Published: April 2024

The general objective of this article is to establish from a theoretical approach the level of influence of prior knowledge in the scores of the reading section of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), of B1 level students of a public university in Ecuador. The methodology used for this study was descriptive, since it was based on describing the most relevant aspects of the problem under study, it also had a documentary approach so that relevant information was extracted from scientific journals, articles and books related to similar topics within the context of reading comprehension and the international IELTS test. As a result, it was found that many authors claim that if the student has prior knowledge, his reading comprehension quality would improve; However, McNeil (2011) refers to the opposite by considering that such knowledge does not act effectively at the time of reading, arguing that this knowledge corresponds to an independent variable in reading, implying that there is a possibility that the perception of B1 level students about their prior knowledge of the topic of a reading does not align with their performance in a reading section of an IELTS test.