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Everyday Coercion
Authors: Wilson Mardi
Published: January 2025

Everyday Coercionexplores men's routine use of sexual coercion toward women in 'everyday' social and dating interactions, and how such sexual coercion has been normalized within a landscape of heteronormativity, rape culture, and binarized gender roles.

A groundswell of activism over the past decade has directed attention to the epidemic of sexual violence around the world. Women are seeking to make sense of why they are so commonly subject to sexism, misogyny and sexual violence, and why they and their behavior are often socially interrogated, instead of those causing the harm. With unapologetic curiosity, Wilson shines a light onto this contradiction by unpacking the attitudes, beliefs and behaviours we've been encouraged to see as 'normal'.

Drawing on participant insights about coercion, masculinity, sex and consent,Everyday Coercionunpacks contemporary themes like unacknowledged rape, victim blame and performative naivety. Bringing together women’s stories of sexual coercion, and men's insights around having enacted coercion, Wilson has a unique vantage point from which to expose and de-normalize sexual coercion.
Freedom, in Context
Authors: Radnik Borna
Published: January 2025

G.W.F. Hegel was a radical and incisive thinker, whose ideas have shaped the face of political philosophy. With questions of political agency and free will as urgent as ever, this book reintroduces Hegel’s ideas of freedom and the weight that it carries in the political, economic and social contexts of the 21st century.

Examining the concept of freedom from a Hegelian Marxist perspective,Freedom, in Contextargues that the essential relation between self-determination and causal necessity is a multifaceted process to be viewed through historical, temporal, logical and ontological lenses. Using examples from the Black Lives Matter movement, environmental justice, economic inequality, and democratic uprisings in Iran, the value of Hegel’s philosophy is emphasised in contexts beyond the colonial, Eurocentric tendencies of his worldview. Emphasising the central role of temporality and history in the conception of free will gives this new reading of Hegel real practical import for the pressing political issues of our time.
Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore
Authors: Jahanbegloo Ramin
Published: January 2025

Where does the great Bengali poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore stand in today’s global world?

The legacy of Rabindranath Tagore is vast. No writer in the history of India and Asia in general matches his variety and range of creation. In this book, Ramin Jahanbegloo looks beyond the poetry and literature for which Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize, showing how his thinking enriches every branch of the humanities – philosophy, pedagogy and the arts.

Each chapter is dedicated to one aspect of Tagore’s philosophy: his vision of human nature and its relation to Nature and God; his views on interculturality and dialogue among cultures; the idea of universal education and its influence on modern educative institutions. Reading Tagore as an intercultural thinker, Jahanbegloo seeks to understand how he confronted violent and fanatic orders. He places an emphasis on Tagore’s social and political contributions, his dialogue with Gandhi and his approach to colonialism.

Attempting to bring civilisations and cultures closer together, Tagore answered many of the intellectual, moral and spiritual crises of his time. His work has inspired writers and intellectuals from different parts of the world for more than a century. This far-reaching exploration of the many facets of Tagore’s multi-dimensional thoughts allows us to understand why.
Extraction, Global Commodity Trade, and Urban Development in Zambia's Northwestern Province
Authors: Kesselring Rita
Published: January 2025

Rita Kesselring provides a deep, open access ethnographic account of wildly uneven, deeply interconnected development trajectories of Solwezi, a rapidly growing copper mining town in Zambia, and Zug, an increasingly important urban hub for metal trading firms in Switzerland.In so doing, she provides a valuable and compelling case study of the unequal interdependencies, both financial and personal, that global capitalism creates between towns and cities in the Global North and Global South, all of which suggests new ways of fighting for more equitable relationships.

Through detailed storytelling, Kesselring explores the lives and routines of financiers in Switzerland as well as those of state officials, public office bearers, residents, architects, mine managers, and mine employees in Solwezi. From there, she follows Solwezi’s copper to harbors in Eastern and Southern Africa and beyond as it makes its way through warehousing, certification, customs clearance, shipping, financing, and trading. Highlighting the key actors in this value chain, Kesselring reveals not only the central role Switzerland plays in Southern Africa's mining industry, but also the central role that Southern Africa plays in Switzerland’s ever-growing status as a leading service commodity trading hub—this thanks primarily to the constant flow of wealth from Zambia to Switzerland.

What emerges from this startlingly detailed portrait of inequitable interdependencies is a new path for a way forward. It is only through joint solidarity action between such vastly different but inherently connected places, Kesselring argues, that the world can arrive at more equitable North-South economic relationships.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.
Language of Sex Education
Authors: Carr Georgia
Published: January 2025

This book offers a deep dive into sex education pedagogy in the Australian context, taking a close look at the language used to teach the key topics of consent and respect.

It examines questions students ask, how teachers accommodate different beliefs in their classrooms, and how students learn about more values-based topics including consent, respectful relationships, and gender and sexuality diversity. It also considers what teaching and assessment looks like over the course of a school term and what makes a ‘successful’ student. In short it answers the question – how is sex education actually taught?

The Language of Sex Educationprovides the first book-length treatment of the language of sex education, offering a detailed account of pedagogy from the perspective of Systemic Functional Linguistics. The study is situated in the Australian context, though has broader relevance to places such as New Zealand, North America, and the United Kingdom whose sex education is historically and culturally comparable to that of Australia.

The book provides descriptions of the key topics of consent and respect, illustrating how teachers impart technical knowledge and how they support students to adopt and challenge the nuanced values needed when engaging with sex education. It does this through new descriptions of key linguistic resources of technicality and iconization that synthesize the central knowledge and values of the field. Through these descriptions and analyses, this book not only provides a detailed account of sex education pedagogy, but also offers new insights into the role of language in building fields and building communities.
Creative Writing in Post-Secondary Education
Authors: Martin Lisa
Published: January 2025

A blend of memoir and scholarly review, this book explores the kinds of thinking creative writing as a distinctly practical subject makes possible within post-secondary education.Taking the idea that creative writing should be grounded in practice, Lisa Martin explores how the nature of the subject gives permission to think specifically, locally, from one’s own position, and in a necessarily limited way – without having one’s thinking discounted as lacking rigour as a result. Modelling the deep and essential connection between practice and research in the field, this book considers post-secondary creative writing in its three key aspects – artistic practice, pedagogical practice, and practice-led research – in order to articulate the distinctive contributions creative writing makes to what “thinking” means (and whose thinking gets included).

Drawing on Martin’s own artistic practice as well as more than a decade of pedagogical experience in creative writing, this book braids together disciplinary history, research-informed autobiographical analysis of artistic practice and pedagogy, and scholarly research in adjacent fields such as creativity studies and educational psychology. Connecting creative writing’s central commitment to artistic practice and local, material, embodied thinking with the development of learner-centred pedagogies,Creative Writing in Post-Secondary Educationis timely, important and will spark spirited discussion within a debate that has been simmering since the inception of creative writing.
Chinese Philosophy in Transcultural Contexts
Authors: Rošker Jana S.
Published: January 2025

Jana S. Rošker presents a novel dialectical method to our comprehension of diverse philosophical ideas.

Analyzing philosophical discourses that have emerged in China and the Sinophone region, Rošker applies the method to examples from across the history of thought. From Ancient Chinese logicians to 20th-century intellectuals, she connects thinkers and offers fresh insights into key aspects of philosophy. The result is a series of vibrant dialogues among different intellectual traditions, providing new understandings of transcultural philosophical interactions.
Communism After Deleuze
Authors: Taek-Gwang Lee Alex
Published: January 2025

This new reading of Gilles Deleuze forges a link between his early and later works by decoding his hidden agenda for communism.Encoded in the idea of ‘the Third World’, Deleuze used his concept of communism as a bulwark against fascist politics and the liberal political economy. Inspired by May 68 and its aftermath, these concealed interpretations of Marx are now tacitly forgotten but can unlock a deeper understanding of Deleuze’s political project.

Often regarded as an apolitical philosopher, the challenges that Deleuze mounted to structuralism are easy to overlook. By reinvigorating the communist aspect of his political project and linking his ideas to Alain Badiou, Jacques Rancière and Slavoj Žižek, Alex Taek-Gwang Lee reveals Deleuze’s objective: to rescue Marxism from the dogmatic status quo and revive its political agendas. This major undertaking situates his ideas alongside and sets out a new framework for reading the significance of Marxist thought in postwar France. Ultimately, this new understanding of Deleuze’s critique of global capitalism opens up his vision of materialistic politics as a means of shaping the people and the proletariat of the future.
Practical Kantian Ethics
Authors: Wilson Donald
Published: January 2025

Reversing the usual order of interpretation, Donald Wilson reinterprets Kant’s moral theory through his later practical works offering a new “inner freedom” account informing obscure aspects of Kant’s formal moral philosophy and the practical focus of ideals of proper respect.This account transcends the narrow rational asceticism often associated with Kant’s view, embedding morality in our humanity, recognizing the vital role of emotion in moral life, and prioritizing framing moral commitments and questions of character over obedience to formal rules. In doing so, it makes community and collective and individual judgment essential in giving content to ideals of practical respect, creating important space for moral disagreement and growth.

Focused on the integration of diverse norms and the lived experience of morality, Wilson’s account affords Kantians a nuanced understanding of the relationship between moral and personal life and everyday norms of fidelity, non-violence, rescue, and care capable of guiding ordinary moral judgement and informing deliberation in hard cases where different grounds of obligation conflict. It is essential reading for anyone working on Kant’s moral philosophy today.
Territorial Governance in Southeast Asia
Authors: Harding Andrew
Published: January 2025

This book assesses territorial governance (that is, all forms of subnational governance) as a constitutional artefact in five Southeast Asian countries - Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand.

Starting with the linked ideas of localism and subsidiarity, the argument is that these states have used various forms of subsidiarity for dealing with ethnic and religious pluralism and the social diversity for which Southeast Asia is especially noted. Territorial governance mechanisms discussed range from decentralisation to special regional autonomy, federalism, and local government, including village autonomy. A silent revolution has occurred in which our view of these states as highly centralised ‘developmental states’ is in need of serious modification. Southeast Asia, the book argues, presents a high degree of originality in the framing of territorial governance.
Regulating Primary Markets in the Capital Markets Union
Authors: Serdaris Konstantinos
Published: January 2025

Stay ahead of the curve with this essential book, offering a concise, comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the Prospectus Regulation (including its recent amendment by the EU Listing Act) and the pathbreaking Regulation on European Crowdfunding Service Providers (ECSPR).

Placing the discussion in the context of the Capital Markets Union (CMU), this book provides a fresh and insightful perspective on the ever-evolving regulatory landscape of EU primary capital markets, setting out a practical roadmap for achieving effective and inclusive regulation.

With a keen focus on the dynamic relationship between legal uniformity and differentiation, the book addresses 2 pivotal questions: how can the imperative of investor protection be balanced with the goal of providing businesses with improved and cost-effective access to EU primary securities markets, and how can the pursuit for greater unification be practically reconciled with the growing demand for regional solutions in a post-Brexit era?

Unveiling a unique normative framework, the book provides a holistic perspective; it explores the underlying objectives and intricate complexities of the CMU, critically evaluates the transformative potential of regulatory actions, sheds light on potential inconsistencies, and offers insightful suggestions for future reforms.

A must-read for policymakers, scholars, legal practitioners and anyone seeking to comprehend the current and emerging challenges in the regulation of EU primary capital markets.
Child Migration: Family and Immigration Laws
Authors: Cronin Kathryn , Dally Jemma , Neale Claudia
Published: January 2025

Child migration and child movement cases are now more frequent and increasingly complex.

In these cases, international and national cross border rules and regulations, and family and immigration laws and proceedings often intersect. This book explains these and associated international family treaties, regulations, rules, cases, guidance and policies. A practice guide highlighting the circumstances and experiences of children subject to these laws and litigation.

Whether an experienced practitioner or at entry level, this is an essential guide and reference to a complex area of law and practice.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Family Law and Immigration and Nationality Law online services.
Cyber Security: Law and Guidance
Authors: Wong Helen
Published: January 2025

With cyber security law being increasingly contentious, organisations require expert assistance to operationalise matters and uphold a necessarily robust security framework.

Invaluable for legal practitioners and organisations, this comprehensive text covers both the law and its practical application, helping to ensure that advisers and organisations have effective policies and procedures in place to deal with cyber security. Topics covered range from privacy and security in the workplace and built environment, to social media and cyber security, and international law and interaction between states.

Revised and updated, theSecond Editionalso benefits readers with coverage of new topics including:

- The legal risks of generative AI - Cyber security disputes - Data architecture - Social media and cyber security - Non-fungible tokens (‘NFTs’) as legal property - Cyber security checklist and triage

In addition to contributions from leading international experts, the book also features in-depth reports from industry specialists. Additional context is provided through insights into how the law is developed outside the regulatory frameworks, case law and the role of professional and industry standards for security.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Cyber Law online service.
Constitution of the European Union
Authors: Haltern Ulrich
Published: January 2025

This book provides a contextual analysis of the constitution of the European Union which, unlike most constitutions, does not belong to a state. Rather, the EU is an international organisation that has moved beyond the features of international law into a terrain very close to the municipal law of federal states. Many features we take for granted in nation-states are non-existent, or contested, in the Union. There is no European Union constitutional text in the proper sense; the 'Constitutional Treaty' signed by the Member States in 2004 failed spectacularly in the process of popular ratification. The Union’s founding texts were international treaties – international law, not constitutional law. And yet, over time, legal doctrine put into place by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has led to constitutional attributes of Union law, and political practice, led by the Commission, has mirrored these attributes, complementing a de facto constitutionalist environment. As a consequence, we have seen a steady re-ordering of the functional boundaries of the Member States, followed by a nascent re-ordering of the imagined boundaries of political community and self. All of this is constitutionalism writ large: legal doctrines, institutional arrangements, political practices, and their implications for legitimacy, democracy, and political self-imagination, and together they form the subject of this fascinating book.
Youth Social Action in the Library
Authors: Seymour Gina
Published: January 2025

Learn how to take an apolitical, unbiased stance to support students as they pursue research, literature connections, maker activities, and civic engagement projects in their communities, nationally, and globally.

This book outlines school and public library programs, activities, and collaborative projects that will help students learn how to accomplish their goals in their communities. Highlighting the role of the librarian in fostering critical thinking and problem-solving skills, the book explores controversial topics to qualify and expand best practices.

By incorporating the programs in the book, librarians can help students learn how to have reasoned arguments inside and outside of the classroom and to become responsible members of society. UN Sustainable Development Goals are addressed, making this book not only based in community but global in scope. Numerous examples of youth activism from volunteering to protest marches are explained and are broad enough to be applied not only to current trends but also to future causes.
Documents of the Asian American Experience
Authors: Matsumoto Noriko
Published: January 2025

This curated and contextualized primary source collection examines the history of Asian Americans from precolonial times to the present day.

From their integral role in the expansion of transcontinental railroads in the 1800s to Japanese internment during World War II to being lauded as the “model minority” in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Asian American history is inextricable from the larger history of the United States. Yet the contributions, struggles, and lived experiences of this diverse minority group have often gone unacknowledged.

Documents of the Asian American Experiencefeatures more than 80 documents across 17 time periods, including newspaper articles, personal accounts, federal legislation, propaganda pieces, and more. Readers will discover the multifaceted experiences of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and Filipino Americans, among others. Essays at the beginning of each section provide an overview of the time period and the political, economic, and sociocultural factors influencing race relations at the time. Concise introductions to each document provide necessary background information about the source and its significance.
Pengaruh Kecerdasan Emosional Terhadap Kinerja Pegawai dengan Kepuasan Kerja sebagai Variabel Intervening
Authors: Hamdani  , Pentury Gerrit M. , Maghfirah Nurul
Published: January 2025

The Effect of Emotional Intelligence on Employee Performance with Job Satisfaction as an Intervening Variable at the Maluku Province National Narcotics Agency. This research aims to determine the effect of emotional intelligence on employee performance at the Maluku Province National Narcotics Agency with job satisfaction as an intervening variable. This research uses quantitative research methods with questionnaires distributed to the National Narcotics Agency of Maluku Province, totaling 58 people. The technique used in sampling uses saturated sampling or census. The final sample in the study consisted of 43 respondents. The analytical tool used in this research uses SmartPLS version 4.0 analysis with the structural equation modeling or SEM analysis method. The results of this study explain that there is a positive and significant influence between emotional intelligence and employee performance. There is a positive and significant influence between emotional intelligence and job satisfaction. Job satisfaction has a positive and significant influence on employee performance and there is a positive and significant influence of job satisfaction mediating emotional intelligence on employee performance.
Pengaruh Kompetensi dan Locus of Control Terhadap Kinerja Karyawan PLN (Persero) Unit Pelaksana Pembangkit Maluku
Authors: Ralahallo Fransiska Natalia , Latupapua Conchita. V. , Azzahra Rachel Fatimah
Published: January 2025

This study explores the impact of competence and locus of control on employee performance at PT PLN (Persero) Maluku Power Generation Implementation Unit. The research aims to analyze how these factors contribute to employee performance. Utilizing a descriptive quantitative approach, the study included 35 employees as its population and employed SPSS 25 for data analysis using descriptive methods. The findings reveal that competence significantly influences employee performance, as indicated by a t-value exceeding the t-table and a significance level below the threshold (p < 0.05). Similarly, locus of control also demonstrates a significant positive effect on employee performance, supported by statistical results where the t-value exceeds the t-table, and the significance level is well within acceptable limits (p < 0.05). These results underscore the importance of enhancing employee competence and effectively managing locus of control to optimize performance.
Nature-based solutions in municipal stormwater management in Sweden: costs, co-benefits, responsibilities and policies
Authors: Gunnarson Matilda , Barquet Karina
Published: January 2025

This report focuses on sustainable stormwater management in Swedish municipalities and aims to further understanding of the planning and policy context for the implementation of nature-based solutions (NbS) in Sweden. The authors investigate available cost estimates for a selection of NbS used for urban stormwater management in Sweden by scanning relevant databases and conducting a keyword search on municipal websites. Then, they map how NbS, co-benefits, costs, division of responsibilities and policy are included in municipal stormwater documents from 29 municipalities. Finally, they explore how NbS align with regulatory and policy frameworks at the national, EU and international levels, and links co-benefits to Swedish environmental objectives, the EU Taxonomy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The findings are intended to provide relevant stakeholders, such as Swedish municipalities, with insights into the availability of cost data for NbS, municipal steering documents for stormwater management, and an understanding of the ways in which NbS align with different policies. Limitations of the report include the absence of: stakeholder involvement, comparisons with other regional and municipal steering documents, and a thorough economic evaluation of the value of NbS and related co-benefits.
Analysis of Correlation of Factors Influencing the Strategy of Systemically Managed Organizations – Contextual Approach
Authors: MARCZEWSKA-KUŹMA Roma
Published: January 2025

The aim of the article is to present the results of a correlation analysis of factors influencing the strategy of systemically managed organizations. Due to a recognized gap concerning the lack of context analyses in enterprises with an implemented and maintained management system, the article primarily addresses this issue. The author employed the case study research method. The SWOT/TOWS method was used in the analysis of research results. Based on the analysis, a competitive strategy was determined, allowing for the use of identified opportunities conducive to the development of the examined company while minimizing the impact of weaknesses on the level of functioning of the organization. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that the implementation of the strategy should result in an increase in the pro-development potential of the company, focused on fulfilling the assumptions of the established standard in the scope of safety and the quality of health and life of employees and other interested parties. It is important to note that maintaining the management system in an unchanged and uncontrolled form can result in its obsolescence and diminished effectiveness, ultimately hindering the achievement of the enterprise’s strategic objectives. The article highlights the importance of the need for dynamically adapting strategies to the changing context of a systemically managed organization’s operations.
Logistics and Risk Assessment of Trekking Expeditions
Authors: KISIELEWSKI Piotr , BRZOZOWSKA Katarzyna
Published: January 2025

The aim of the paper is to assess the importance of logistics in organizing trekking expeditions by presenting and discussing tools supporting planning and control of implementation of individual phases of the expedition, such as the CPM and PERT operational methods or a Gantt chart, as well as the Just In Time logistic concepts that are also used at every phase of the expedition projects to improve the quality of expedition organization and optimize the costs.

The paper presents the essence of trekking and its types with particular emphasis on mountain trekking, as well as the essence of logistics – its significance and scope which applies to organizing expeditions. Based on the authors’ own experience and the collected literature, the stage of trekking planning are discussed, and the risk assessment and risk management method are formulated on the example of a trekking expedition in the selected sections of the Te Araroa trail in New Zealand.
An International Intercomparison of Continuous Flow Analysis (CFA) Systems for High-Resolution Water Isotope Measurements in Ice Cores
Authors: Petteni Agnese , Fourré Elise , Gautier Elsa , Spagnesi Azzurra , Jacob Roxanne , Akers Pete D. , Zannoni Daniele , Gabrieli Jacopo , Jossoud Olivier , Prié Frédéric , Landais Amaëlle , Tcheng Titouan , Stenni Barbara , Savarino Joel , Ginot Patrick , Casado Mathieu
Published: January 2025

Abstract. The Continuous Flow Analysis technique coupled with Cavity Ring Down Spectrometry (CFA-CRDS) provides a method for high-resolution water isotope analysis of ice cores, which is essential for paleoclimatic reconstructions of local temperatures and regional atmospheric circulation. Compared to the traditional discrete method, CFA-CRDS significantly reduces analysis time. However, the effective resolution at which the isotopic signal can be retrieved from continuous measurements is influenced by system-induced mixing, which smooths the isotopic signal, and by measurement noise, which can further limit the resolution of the continuous record introducing random fluctuations in the instrument’ signal output. This study compares three CFA-CRDS systems developed at CNR ISP-Ca’ Foscari University (Venice), the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (Paris), and the Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement (Grenoble) for firn core analysis. Continuous results are compared with discrete data to highlight the strengths and limitations of each system. A spectral analysis is also performed to quantify the impact of internal mixing on signal integrity and to determine the frequency limits imposed by measurement noise. These findings establish the effective resolution limits for retrieving isotopic signals from firn cores. Finally, we discuss critical system configurations and procedural optimizations that enhance the accuracy and resolution of water isotope analysis in ice cores.
Novel insights into deep groundwater exploration by geophysical estimation of hard rock permeability
Authors: Hasan Muhammad , Su Lijun
Published: January 2025

Abstract. Deep groundwater exploration in hard rock is a global challenge. An accurate measurement of hydraulic parameters is essential for both effective groundwater management and the prediction of future scenarios. The permeability (k) of an aquifer is typically measured in groundwater studies. Boreholes are the traditional means of measuring k. However, conventional approaches have a lot of flaws, such as being intrusive, expensive, time-consuming, useful only for areas with relatively uniform topographies, and only providing point-scale k measurements. Moreover, traditional approaches may not be able to do deep groundwater assessments. In contrast, geophysical technologies may assess subsurface hydrogeological conditions across large areas with minimal disruption to existing structures in a shorter amount of time and at a reduced cost. Several geophysical investigations previously used empirical methods to estimate the k parameter. These studies, however, used the VES (vertical electrical sounding) method to estimate k in a homogeneous setting at shallow depths and only in 1D. It is difficult to quantify the aquifer potential in hard rock terrains using borehole or VES-based k due to the intrinsic heterogeneity of the terrain. For the first time, this work uses the CSAMT (controlled-source audio-frequency magnetotellurics) method to estimate 2D and 3D k over 1 km depth in the exceedingly diverse environments of different rocks. These findings enable the scientific planning and management of deep groundwater resources in highly varied hard rock terrains where hydrogeological data is unavailable, resulting in a more accurate hydrogeological model compared to prior studies. This, in turn, decreases the necessity for expensive pumping tests and enables a more comprehensive evaluation of aquifer potential.
High-resolution soil moisture mapping in northern boreal forests using SMAP data and downscaling techniques
Authors: Jääskeläinen Emmihenna , Luoto Miska , Putkiranta Pauli , Aurela Mika , Virtanen Tarmo
Published: January 2025

Abstract. Soil moisture plays an important part in predicting different forest-related phenomena, such as tree growth or forest fire risk. As these phenomena influence the carbon storage capacity of boreal forest ecosystems, it is crucial to provide soil moisture information at high temporal and spatial scales. Current satellite-based soil moisture products often have high temporal resolution at the expense of spatial resolution. Therefore, we developed a machine-learning-based model to estimate soil moisture at high temporal and high spatial resolution over boreal forested areas for the annual time period from May to October. The basis data of the model is the enhanced 9 km spatial resolution soil moisture data from the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission. Additionally, soil and vegetation properties, reanalysis-based parameters, and measured in situ soil moisture data are used to guide the model construction process. The analysis of the developed model shows that the model retains the temporal and large-scale spatial variability of SMAP soil moisture. Furthermore, comparisons with the independent in situ soil moisture data show that the soil moisture values predicted by the developed model have a better agreement with in situ values than SMAP soil moisture, as RMSE decreases from 0.097 m3/m3 to 0.065 m3/m3, and correlation increases from 0.30 to 0.52 over forest sites. Therefore, this machine-learning-based model can be used to predict high-resolution soil moisture over boreal forested areas.
Determinants of Chronic Kidney Disease among Young Adults attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Madurai- A Case-Control Study
Authors: PN Sridevi , R Thirukumaran , Muthuraman A Kannan , Yograj Arunkumar , S Priya , B Hemamalini
Published: January 2025

Introduction: As with other non-communicable diseases, chronic kidney disease (CKD) also is in a way at the top among the younger population. Apart from diabetes, hypertension, old age, family history of CKD other risk factors like smoking, alcohol, pesticide exposure, heavy metals also made them vulnerable to CKD. The focus on CKD in younger age groups is often overlooked; therefore, this study has been planned to address this gap. Objective: To determine the risk factors for chronic kidney disease among young adult patients <40 years of age. Method: An unmatched case control study was conducted in district hospital in Madurai. The study compared patients with chronic kidney disease aged under 40 (cases) from the Nephrology ward and outpatient with similar-aged controls without CKD from the Medicine ward, using routine eGFR calculations for diagnosis. The calculated sample size was 76, which was rounded up to 100 participants in both the case and control groups. Data collection was done by using semi-structured questionnaire. Univariate and multivariate analysis were used to predict the risk factors for young CKD patients. Results: The study predicted that rural population (OR-5.236, 95% CI-2.489- 11.014), family history of CKD (OR-29.590, 95% CI- 3.351-261.243), hypertension (OR-5.005, 95% CI-2.014-12.437), history of taking alternative medicine (OR- 5.136, 95% CI-1.745-15.117), and recurrent urinary tract infection (OR-11.460, 95% CI-2.288-57.444) were significantly associated risk factors for CKD. Conclusion: This study predicted hypertension, rural population, family history of CKD, history of recurrent urinary tract infection, alcohol consumption as significant risk factors for CKD. Hypertension, history of recurrent urinary tract infection, alcohol consumption were modifiable risk factors. By controlling these modifiable risk factors, the burden of CKD can be reduced. In addition this study predicted that, rural population was more vulnerable to CKD, so the screening service to these populations through primary health care approach is essential.
Catequesis para el hombre de hoy
Authors: Pedrosa Vicente M.
Published: January 2025

Cómo es el hombre de hoy: a) los secretos psicológico-religiosos del hombre de hoy; b) ciencia, técnica y religiosidad; e) aumento demográfico. Socialización y Vida religiosa; d) el nuevo tipo de mujer y su religiosidad; e) Civilización del ocio y su incidencia en lo religioso f) la tarea de la Iglesia. 2. La fe del hombre die hoy: sucedáneos de la fe verdadera. 3. La catequesis para el hombre de hoy: Catequesis para todas las etapas de la vida. Catequesis cristocéntrlca, de cara al porvenir, comunitaria, misionera.
Impact of Fatiguing Exercises on Movement Strategies in Chronic Ankle Instability, Lateral Ankle Sprain Copers, and Controls
Authors: Jeon Hyung Gyu , Lee Inje , Kim Hyunsoo , Jeong Heeseong , Ha Sunghe , Kim Byong Hun , Lee Sae Yong
Published: January 2025

While research exists to induce fatigue using isokinetic dynamometers or simple repetition tasks in patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI), there is a lack of research examining landing movement strategies using fatigue protocols that mimic actual sports. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effects of CAI and fatiguing exercises on the lower-extremity kinematics and kinetics during single-leg drop landings among patients with CAI, lateral ankle sprain (LAS) copers and controls. A cross-sectional study recruited 20 patients with CAI, 20 LAS copers, and 20 controls in a biomechanics laboratory. All participants performed single-leg drop landings before and after the fatiguing exercises. The fatiguing exercise protocol consisted of a cycle including forward, side, and backward running, L-shape running, side hopping, cone jumps, and tuck jumps. This cycle was repeated until rate of perceived exertion (RPE) reached 17 and heart rate (HR) reached 85% of the maximum. Three-dimensional kinematics and kinetics of the lower extremity were collected and analyzed using functional analysis of variance. All participants reached an RPE level of 17.89 ± 1.02 and HR of 180.64 ± 7.87 (maximal HR 96.11%) at the last cycle of the fatigue protocol. Several group-by-fatigue interactions were noted. Patients with CAI exhibited increased hip external rotation angle and moment, increased angle and decreased moment of knee valgus, and increased hip and knee extension moments after the fatiguing exercise compared with copers and/or controls. Under fatigue conditions, patients with CAI exhibited biomechanical changes in the proximal joint, a stiffer landing position, and biomechanics associated with ankle injuries. Fatigue resistance training should be a key focus during the rehabilitation of these patients to improve their lower-extremity stability.
Depresyon ve Kabul-Kararlılık Terapisinin Kullanılması Üzerine Bir Derleme
Authors: Palancıoğlu Ayşe
Published: January 2025

The purpose of this review is to examine the use of acceptance and profitability therapy in individuals experiencing depression. Acceptance and commitment therapy is one of the third generation approaches and is an effective approach. For this purpose, depression and acceptance stability therapy were defined with many factors and subheadings in this study. Nine types of depression, diagnostic criteria, history, symptoms, epidemiology, etiology, theoretical approaches, development along DSM-5, DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and treatment are explained in detail. Acceptance stability therapy is explained with conceptual foundations, theoretical foundations, history, psychological flexibility model and psychopathological model. According to the information obtained from the studies screened in the study, the use of acceptance and commitment therapy in individuals with depression is at least as effective as the use of cognitive behavioral therapy, no difference was found between the two therapy methods. Acceptance and commitment therapy is highly effective not only in depression, but also in various areas such as anxiety disorders, substance abuse, trauma, PTSD and OCD, and other psychological difficulties. In this study, review method was used.. As a result of all studies, positive feedback was obtained from the use of acceptance and commitment therapy in individuals experiencing depression. The use of acceptance and commitment therapy in depression and various problems should be increased, and its use in the treatment of disorders should be given more place. It is a very effective form of therapy. The results of the studies used in this study support this idea.
Keywords: acceptance and retention therapy, depression, review
Bilişsel Davranışçı Terapinin Depresyonda Ele Alınması: Vaka Sunumu
Authors: PALANCIOĞLU Ayşe
Published: January 2025

There is a strong similarity between the symptoms of anxiety disorder and depression. And the two problems can very often coexist. Anxiety; It refers to situations that affect individuals and disrupt their functionality to the extent that they disrupt daily life, which may be real or only felt in a fictional way. It is a kind of anxiety and fear. Depression is a deeper mental health issue than sadness; It is painful and can be debilitating. Like heart disease or diabetes, depression is a legitimate medical illness with genetic and biological causes. Features of depression include emotional, thought and behavioral disorders; and ranges from moderate to severe. It can affect not only the patient but also the person's family. The consequences of this disorder can be serious and cause emotional, behavioral and financial problems. Perinatal depression is a type of major depression. Perinatal depression affects not only the mother but also the baby. Can focus on the mother-baby relationship. The mother may not want to care for the baby. In our case, after giving birth to her second baby at the age of 32, situations such as constant anxiety, desire not to care for the baby, inability to complete routine tasks, loss of a loved one in her past life, and loneliness were defined as the problems that brought about the present.
Key Words: Depression, Anxiety, Loneliness
German Modal Particles as Discourse Signals
Authors: Seemann Hannah , Scheffler Tatjana
Published: January 2025

This study investigates the interaction of German modal particles like ja and doch with discourse structure. We conduct an acceptability study of modal particles in four discourse relations (CIRCUMSTANCE, CONDITION, EVIDENCE, JUSTIFY) to test predictions of (in)compatibilities derived from a corpus study by Döring and Repp (2019). As ratings for sentences representing the discourse relations CIRCUMSTANCE and CONDITION were significantly lower than for the two causal relations if presented with a modal particle, we confirm that modal particles and discourse structure interact. In a forced-choice study testing the particle ja's effect on relation disambiguation, we show that ja supports a causal interpretation of an ambiguous context in the absence of explicit discourse markers. Our findings contribute to delineating the role of German modal particles in discourse, as we show that there is an interaction between discourse relations and modal particles, meaning that readers do not accept all modal particles in every discourse relation, and at least the modal particle ja serves as a non-connective discourse signal for causal relations.
PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR BERBASIS STORYBOARD PADA MATERI KEADAAN CUACA KELAS III DI SDN 02 KANDIS
Authors: Jannah Okta Zahratul , Selegi Susati Faipri , Junaidi Ilham Arvan
Published: January 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan suatu produk bahan ajar berbasis storybroad pada materi keadaan cuaca kelas III di SDN 02 Kandis yang memiliki hasil valid dan praktis. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian Research and Development (Penelitian dan Pengembangan) dengan menggunakan model ADDIE yaitu Analyze, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation dan dideskripsikan secara terperinci mulai dari tahap melakukan spesifikasi produk, pengembangan produk, validasi para ahli, serta menguji cobakan kepada peserta didik. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa bahan ajar berbasis storybroad yang dikembangkan masuk dalam kategori “Sangat Valid” berdasarkan lembar angket validasi para ahli yang terdiri dari ahli materi, ahli media, dan ahli bahasa dengan nilai rata-rata kevalidan sebesar 89,8% dan juga bahan ajar berbasis storybroad yang dikembangkan masuk dalam kategori “Sangat Praktis” berdasarkan lembar angket tanggapan peserta didik dalam uji coba dengan nilai rata-rata kepraktisan sebesar 89,1%. Berdasarkan hasil validasi oleh para ahli dan hasil uji coba kepraktisan oleh peserta didik, maka dapat disimpulkan bahwa bahan ajar berbasis storybroad layak untuk digunakan pada materi keadaan cuaca.
URGENSI LEGALITAS USAHA BAGI PELAKU UMKM BIDANG PERTANIAN UNTUK KETAHANAN PANGAN DI KEC. PARADO KAB. BIMA
Authors: Sani Nursani
Published: January 2025

Penelitian ini membahas pentingnya legalitas usaha bagi Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah (UMKM) dalam mendukung ketahanan pangan di di Kecamatan Parado, Kabupaten Bima. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis hukum yang berlaku bagi UMKM serta urgensi legalitas usaha bagi pelaku UMKM di sektor pertanian. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam artikel ini adalah penelitian hukum normatif, yang mengkaji peraturan perundang-undangan dan literatur terkait. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa legalitas usaha memiliki peran yang sangat penting dalam mendukung kemajuan sektor UMKM. Perlindungan hukum bagi UMKM di Indonesia telah diatur secara khusus dalam Undang-Undang Nomor 20 Tahun 2008 tentang Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah serta Undang-Undang Nomor 11 Tahun 2020 tentang Cipta Kerja. Legalitas usaha tidak hanya memberikan jaminan perlindungan hukum tetapi juga juga mendukung pengembangan usaha secara berkelanjutan dan meningkatkan daya saing UMKM dalam perekonomian nasional.
TRADISI KABUA NCORE DALAM MASYARAKAT BIMA SEBAGAI SARANA RESOLUSI KONFLIK SOSIAL
Authors: Rafiuddin Rafiuddin , Mahmudah Husnatul
Published: January 2025

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengkaji tentang nilai tradisi Kabua Ncore yang dianut masyarakat Bima (Suku Mbojo) yang mempengaruhi penurunan tren konflik sosial daerah Bima (Kota/Kabupaten) dan keluarnya dari label daerah zona merah beberapa tahun terakhir, dikaji dari dua disiplin ilmu (interdisipliner) yaitu ilmu sosiologi Budaya dan Sosiologi Ekonomi. Pendekatan yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah pendekatan fenomenologis, yang berusaha memahami arti peristiwa dan kaitan-kaitannya terhadap masyarakat dalam situasi-situasi tertentu dan pada hakikatnya berupa menjawab pertanyaan bagaimanakah struktur dan hakikat pengalaman terhadap suatu gejala bagi sekelompok manusia.
Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan bahwa Tradisi kabua ncore dalam perspetif sosiologi budaya; masyarakat Bima mengembalikan tradisi kabua ncore sebagai identitas budaya yang perlu dilestarikan, sebab perkembangan zaman dan modernisasi telah menggerus nilai nilai budaya, tergantikan dengan fanatisme nilai tren dan individualistic modern. Masyarakat Bima telah memiliki modal sosial yang telah menjadikan tradisi kabua ncore sebagai identitas budaya dan sosial sehingga tidak lagi kaku dalam merumuskan dan mempraktikanya secara totalitas. Nilai utama dalam tradisi kabua ncore adalah gotong royong, bersama sama memikul beban sosial dan menyelesaikanya secara bersama.
Aplikasi Pengolahan Bubuk Cabai Merah (Capsicum Annum L.) Dengan Penambahan Daun Jeruk Di Kelompok Wanita Tani (KWT) Berkah
Authors: Sukarsih Sri Endang , Ramli  , Hafipah Ekasari
Published: January 2025

Cabai merah memiliki peluang pasar yang besar, namun pada saat panen raya produksi meningkat dan harga menurun. Diperlukan kajian untuk pengolahan hasil produksi cabai merah. Tujuannya, untuk mengaplikasikan pengolahan bubuk cabai merah dengan penambahan daun jeruk dan mengetahui peningkatan pengetahuan, sikap dan keterampilan. Metode kajian menggunakan Rancangan Acak Lengkap (RAL) yang terdiri dari empat perlakuan dan tiga ulangan. Parameter yang diamati adalah tekstur, aroma, rasa dan warna. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahwa perlakuan terbaik yaitu P2 dengan nilai rata-rata pada tekstur 3.33, aroma 3.22, rasa 3.42, dan warna 3,51