bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
New relict localities of Pinus sylvestris L., 1753, in the Central-North of the Iberian Peninsula (Duero River Basin-Tierra de Pinares Segoviana, Spain)
Authors: Calonge-Cano Guillermo
Published: April 2023

This communication provides information on six new relict localities for the species Pinus sylvestris L. in the sandy plains of the southern Duero Basin (Tierra de Pinares Segoviana, central northern Iberian peninsula, where the climatic conditions depart from those proposed for this tree species of Euro-Siberian chorological-biogeographical character. The methodology consisted of field work aimed at recording detailed information on the structure, conservation status, and location of populations. The results have been organised in the form of short reports for each of the relict populations. We discuss on the relict character of P. sylvestris and its resistance to summer temperatures and aridity with positive dynamics in such ecotopes. We question the orophile character of the species in the Duero Basin and encourage for the inclusion of these relict populations in the European Natura 2000 Network. En este trabajo se aporta información sobre seis nuevas localizaciones relictas de la especie Pinus sylvestris L. en las llanuras arenosas del sur de la Cuenca del Duero (Tierra de Pinares Segoviana, centro Norte de la Península Ibérica), donde las condiciones climáticas distan de las propuestas para esta especie de carácter corologíco-biogeográfco eurosiberiano La metodología ha consistido en trabajos de campo con obtención de información detallada “in situµ Los resultados se han organizado en informes fcha La discusión aborda el carácter relicto de P. sylvestris y su resistencia a las temperaturas y la aridez estivales con dinámicas positivas de resi- liencia en las “localizaciones” con clima Mediterráneo-frío como los mostradas en este trabajo. Se propone proteger estos relictos como nuevo hecho biogeográfico de valor ecológico expresión de gestión sostenible de la Naturaleza, poner en entredicho el carácter exclusivamente orófilo de la especie en la Cuenca del Duero e incluirlos en La Red Natura 2000
Guadalcázar y su entorno. Una joya botánica de la campiña cordobesa Paisaje, historia y vegetación
Authors: López Martínez Mónica , López-Tirado Javier , Pulido Jurado Rafael
Published: April 2023

This paper provides a historical and current review of the landscape of the Córdoba countryside, mainly in the municipal boundary of Guadalcázar and its bordering areas, belonging to the foodplain of the Middle Guadalquivir River. Mediterranean holm oaks mixed With cork oaks, initiall\y formed the so-called dehesa, which was later reduced and even eradicated because of agricultural and livestock management. The result of this process is the current landscape: mosaic vegetation where true botanical jewels are relegated and reproduced. These are biological reservoirs, excellent for the conservation of species in the Córdoba countryside. These areas act as ecological corridors between species of vital importance nowadays for the conservation of biodiversity. El siguiente trabajo tiene por objetivo la revisión de la documentación histórica y contemporánea del paisaje de la campiña cordobesa perteneciente al término municipal de Guadalcázar y sus áreas limítrofes, ubicada en el valle medio del Guadalquivir. Encinares mediterráneos mixtos con pies de alcornoque, adehesados primero, reducidos más tarde y en muchos casos erradicados después por manejos transformadores agrícolas y ganaderos, han dado como resultado el paisaje que actualmente percibimos. En estas unidades de vegetación en mosaico han quedado relegadas verdaderas joyas botánicas, algunas endémicas, reservorios biológicos de excelencia para la conservación de las especies en la campiña cordobesa. Zonas que actualmente actúan como verdaderos corredores ecológicos entre especies, vitales a día de hoy para la conservación de la biodiversidad.
Rearmament in the Name of Peace
Authors: Leduc Sam
Published: April 2023

At  the end of the Second World War, Japan’s newly written has created a unique constitutional pacifism in the country. Ever since, this has remained controversial with the nation’s politicians, citizens, and its international allies and rivals. After 70 years of an awkward albeit stable status quo, Japanese politicians are again attempting to redefine the state’s relationship with pacifism. In this essay I will examine this process, and the role of America and China in causing this geopolitical shift. Specifically, I will examine both the history of Japanese pacificsm, and how Japan is reorienting its strategy to counter China's expanding influence through bases in the South China Sea and the Belt and Road Initiative. This will be followed by an analysis of both Japanese-American cooperation, and how recent events in American politics have convinced Japanese leadership to pursue a more self-sufficient diplomatic strategy.
Unpacking the Rohingya Genocide and Identity Crisis in Myanmar
Authors: Afowork Hermon
Published: April 2023

This paper examines how Myanmar has strived for an ethnically homogenous society while excluding it's Rohingya minority. The paper is divided into sections of how Myanmar came about as a state, who the Rohingya people are, a constructivist analysis of its citizenship laws and the actions of external actors amidst this crisis. The historical context of Myanmar will set precedent for how the social structures of the country came about and construed the collective identity which is predicated on Buddhist nationalism. The constructivists idea of identity will help us understand how identity is a socially constructed entity and influences policies like the 1982 Citizenship laws that serves to marginalize ethnic minorities like the Rohingya and is harming their livelihoods.
Unwritten Constitutional Principles: Ensuring Consistency and Evolution in Canadian Law
Authors: Elsalhy Jana
Published: April 2023

With reference to the Supreme Court case City of Toronto v. Ontario (Attorney General) and decisions from Reference re Secession of Quebec and other legal cases, unwritten constitutional principles are defined, and their nature as being foundational to Canadian legal practice is highlighted. This paper discusses the nature of unwritten constitutional principles and their role in Canadian legal practice. The textualization of these principles can be considered redundant as they are observed in both the judiciary and the legislature. This paper also emphasizes arguments for why the origins of these specific legal principles are being referenced. The ultimate issue is that there must be an attempt by relevant actors to maintain consistency of the law and the treatment of Canadians - the judiciary or the legislature, or both, can take this action.
Experiencia significativa: la dermatología social comunitaria como enfoque formativo
Authors: Flórez Hurtado Johan , Posso Garcia Gustavo Antonio , Hernández Zuluaga Germán Darío
Published: April 2023

El presente artículo aborda el concepto de la dermatología social comunitaria a partir de la experiencia significativa de formación en el programa de Especialización en Dermatología de la Universidad Libre de Cali y su relación con otras experiencias de la dermatología social en América Latina. Así mismo, resalta la importancia de abrir escenarios de formación para el trabajo con las poblaciones. En este sentido, se realizó una revisión de producción científica sobre dermatología social en el contexto de América Latina y se contrastó con la propuesta misional de la Universidad Libre de Cali. En última instancia, se presentan reflexiones y conclusiones encaminadas al reconocimiento de la pertinencia de la dermatología social y los importantes retos que se tienen en el contexto nacional para su divulgación, aplicación y reconocimiento.
Effect of Supervisory Guidelines for R&D Expense Accounting Method on KIS Credit Score: Focusing on Pharmaceutical and Bio Companies
Authors:   Korea Accounting Information Association, Shin Se-chan , Kim Tae-dong , Bae Chang-hyun
Published: April 2023

[Purpose]Recently, the need for investor protection has increased due to growing volatility and a surge in stock prices of pharmaceutical and bio companies. Furthermore, industrial uncertainties widened owing to accounting issues such as pharmaceutical and bio companies’ recognition of development cost as asset. Under these circumstances, the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service released the “Supervisory Guidelines for Accounting Method of R&D Expenses in Pharmaceutical and Bio Companies” in September 2018 to resolve uncertainties and enhance transparency in their accounting.
[Methodology]This study investigated how the market evaluates of pharmaceutical and bio companies’ recognized amount of R&D expenses through credit ratings. This study analyzed pharmaceutical and bio companies listed on Korea Stock Exchange (KSE) and the KOSDAQ market during 2016 and 2021. This study used the KIS credit score for the credit rating based on the credit rating model developed by Korea Investors Service.
[Findings]The results are summarized as follows. The verification variable (After) and the dependent variable, the credit score variable (Score), showed a statistically significant positive (＋) value only in KOSDAQ companies. This indicates that supervisory guidelines for R&D expense accounting method of pharmaceutical and bio companies have a more significant effect on KOSDAQ companies than relatively large companies listed on Korea Stock Exchange.
[Implications]This study is meaningful in that it empirically analyzed the effectiveness of the supervisory guidelines by examining the relationship between the guidelines and pharmaceutical and bio companies. Thus, useful information for the improvement and enactment of future accounting standards is provided by verifying the effect of the supervisory guidelines reflecting the unique characteristics of the industry.
SOSIALISASI PENGEMBANGAN EKOWISATA BALE MANGROVE DI DUSUN POTON BAKO SEBAGAI UPAYA PENINGKATAN EKONOMI MASYARAKAT DI DESA JEROWARU, KABUPATEN LOMBOK TIMUR
Authors: Septiana Elista , Dayanti Gita Sopana , Lestari Amelia Pirdiani , Saputri Baiq Salsa Amalia , Ariyanti Melinda
Published: April 2023

Desa Jerowaru merupakan salah satu desa wisata yang berada di Kecamatan Jerowaru, Kabupaten Lombok Timur yang terletak di bagian selatan Kabupaten Lombok Timur. Desa Jerowaru merupakan desa wisata yang memiliki potensi keindahan alam berupa pantai-pantai dan terdapat puluhan hektar hutan mangrove yang masih alami dan tetap terjaga kelestariannya. Salah satu objek wisata yang terdapat di Desa Jerowaru yaitu Ekowisata Bale Mangrove yang terletak di Dusun Poton Bako, Desa Jerowaru. Adapun metode yang digunakan yaitu melalui sosialisasi bersama pengelola ekowisata bale mangrove, sosialisasi terkait kebersihan dan kesehatan lingkungan, dan promosi ekowisata bale mangrove melalui media sosial. Melalui ketiga metode tersebut jumlah wisatawan yang berkunjung ke ekowisata bale mangrove dapat mengalami peningkatan.
Effect of Organic Inputs on Growth and Herbage Yield of Japanese mint (Mentha arvensis)
Authors:   Department of Spices and Plantation Crops Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Periyakulam – 625604, Tamil Nadu, India, R Chitra , R Chitra ,   Department of Spices and Plantation Crops Horticultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Periyakulam – 625604, Tamil Nadu, India
Published: April 2023

Mentha is a commercially important herbal spice belonging to the family Labiatae (Lamiaceae). The evergreen herb (foliage) yields essential oil in distillation containing a large mixture of aroma-chemicals in varying compositions. As, the mint leaf is vitally used in our culinary preparations, there is a need to improve the herbage yield and optimize the usage of organic inputs for leaf production. Hence, the trial was taken to investigate the effect of organic manures (FYM, neem cake, vermicompost, biocompost) and biostimulants (Panchagavya and humic acid) on the growth and herbage yield of mint at the Department of Spices and Plantation Crops, Horticultural College & Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Periyakulam. The highest plant height of 35.22 cm was recorded in plants applied with 50% N as FYM + 25% N as Vermicompost + 25% N as Neem cake + 3% Panchagavya as foliar spray (T5). The more number of branches per plant of 25.67 was recorded in the plants which received 50% N as FYM + 25% N as Vermicompost + 25% N as Neem cake + 3% Panchagavya as foliar spray (T5). The highest herbage yield of 7.68 tons per hectare and essential oil content (0.37%) were recorded in the plants raised in the soil supplemented with 50% N as FYM Volume xxx | Issue xxxx | 2 + 25% N as Vermicompost + 25% N as Neem cake + Panchakavya (3%) as foliar spray (T5). In mint cultivation, the application of organic nutrients and inorganic fertilizers is commonly practiced to increase the herbage yield and quality of leaves. In view of the world demand for organic food, the enhancement of soil health, productivity, and the accessibility of local resources, cultivation under organic farming can be expected.
Formulation and Optimization of Functional Milk Beverage using D – optimal Mixture Design
Authors:   4Department of Dairy Chemistry, College of Food and Dairy Technology, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Koduveli, Chennai - 600052., Sharon M Esther Magdalene , Narayanan Rita ,   3Department of Food Processing Technology, College of Food and Dairy Technology, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Koduveli, Chennai-600052, B Murugan ,   2Department of Food Safety and Quality Assurance, College of Food and Dairy Technology, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Koduveli, Chennai-600052, I Mohanakkaviya ,   1College of Food and Dairy Technology, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Koduveli, Chennai-600052.
Published: April 2023

Functional foods are in great demand worldwide because of their many health benefits. As milk is a nutrient-dense diet that comprises all vital nutrients, it can be utilized as the primary base to produce a variety of functional foods. Ginger, cinnamon and pumpkin possess tremendous nutritional and therapeutic properties such as stimulating the digestive system, lowering blood cholesterol levels and exhibiting antioxidant,antidiabetic, antibacterial, antiviral and anti-carcinogenic activities, preventing oxidative stress-related diseases and in the ageing process. In this study, aqueous cinnamon and ginger extracts and pumpkin pulp were made and their functional properties like antioxidant activity and total phenolic content have been evaluated. Functional milk beverage was made using milk, cinnamon aqueous extract, ginger aqueous extract and yellow pumpkin pulp. The level of inclusion of these components was optimized using D-optimal mixture design (Design Expert Software) with regard to sensory attributes.The optimized level of functional milk beverage was chosen based on the desirability of the design and the range assigned to each response. The level of incorporation of milk, pumpkin pulp, aqueous cinnamon and ginger extracts were optimized at 40%, 10%, 20%, and 30% respectively. The antioxidant activity of the cinnamon aqueous extract, ginger aqueous extract, pumpkin pulp and optimized functional milk beverage was found to be 69.95 ± 0.07 %, 56.45 ± 0.08 %, 25.80 ± 0.10 and 60.53 ± 0.03 % respectively. The total phenolic content of cinnamon aqueous extract, ginger aqueous extract, pumpkin pulp and optimized functional milk beverage were 450.88 ± 0.03 mgGAE/100g, 106.93 ± 0.02 mgGAE/100g, 15.59 ± 0.09 mgGAE/100g and 280.63 ± 0.02 mgGAE/100g respectively
Pesquisas e Ações em Saúde Pública - Edição IX
Authors: SILVA RENATA SOUZA DA
Published: April 2023

A Editora Pasteur apresenta com muito prazer a 9ª edição da coletânea de capítulos sobre Saúde Pública. Essa é uma área de interesse internacional, onde comunidades com realidades diversas trocam experiências com o objetivo de reduzir custos e prestar a melhor cobertura possível em políticas públicas que atendam o maior número de pessoas. Por ser tratar de uma área multidisciplinar, nossas edições sempre contam com a participação de profissionais e estudantes das áreas de Biomedicina, Enfermagem, Farmácia, Fisioterapia, Fonoaudiologia, Medicina, Odontologia e Psicologia. A leitura deste material destina-se a todos os profissionais, estudantes, pesquisadores e interessados na área de Saúde Pública. A compreensão dos problemas e de projetos dentro deste campo proporciona ampliar os horizontes sobre novos projetos que podem ser implantados em suas regiões ou mesmo em locais carentes de iniciativas eficientes. Promoção à saúde e prevenção de doenças, políticas implementadas, estudos epidemiológicos e de gestão em saúde poderão ser encontrados nesta nova edição. Esperamos que tenham uma leitura agradável e parabenizamos os autores por suas pesquisas e redações.
Evaluation of factors affecting the quality of luxury residential buildings using the fuzzy BWM method
Authors: Marziyeh Sadat Moayeri , Seyed Azim Hosseini , Mehdi Nani , Hamidreza Rabieifar , Jafar Asadpour
Published: April 2023

The construction sector consists of a collection of activities related to buildings and engineering constructions of all kinds. It is the close relationship between this sectors with other economic sectors, which distinguishes it. Therefore, it is an important indicator of the movement of the national economy, but this sector faces major risks, especially in the construction of luxury residential buildings, and these risks may affect the implementation of the project and may lead to increase costs, affect the quality and sometimes delay delivery. This study was carried out to evaluate the factors affecting the quality of luxury residential buildings in Iran using the fuzzy best-worst method (fuzzy BWM). The BWM method provides a consistent structural comparison of factors through best and worst criteria. And this method extended using a fuzzy set to address the ambiguity from the decision-maker’s judgment. The evaluation consists of five criteria: Strength and stability, physical comfort and mental peace, visual proportions and beauty, safety, security and environment, and welfare and health. To determine the fuzzy criteria’ weights, the nonlinearly constrained optimization problem was applied. The result indicated that the best and the worst criteria were Visual proportions and beauty and welfare and health.
Catálogo de las especies de Nudibranchia (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) de la Colección de Moluscos del Museo de La Plata, Argentina
Authors: Roche Andrea , Cetra Nicolás , Nuñez Verónica , Darrigran Gustavo
Published: April 2023

Se analizó el total de los ejemplares de nudibranquios depositados en la Sección Malacológica del Museo de La Plata. La misma se compone de 98 lotes con más de 200 ejemplares que provienen de diferentes campañas o donaciones de investigadores de diversas instituciones, tanto de Argentina como de Brasil, Uruguay y Chile. Se presenta la lista taxonómica actualizada de los nudibranquios que componen la colección, con un total de 16 especies, 16 géneros y 11 familias.
Modelling an automated rainfall forecasting system using an optimized intelligent agent
Authors: Umeh Constance Nnenna  , Eke James  , Eze Ogochukwu Edith
Published: April 2023

Weather forecasting information is very crucial in decision making process regarding to activities and works, such as in the field of agriculture to determine initial growing season. Recently, climate change causes trouble in weather forecasting. Time series data analysis for forecasting, is one of the most important aspects of the practical usage. Time Series data is large in volume, highly dimensional and continuous updating. Accurate rainfall forecasting with the help of time series data analysis had helped in the field of agriculture, in evaluating drought and flooding situations in advance. The data used within this paper is taken from Automatic Digital Meteorological Station (NECOP Station) in National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA-Centre for Basic Space Science, Nsukka, Enugu State Nigeria). Those data include ambient temperature, air pressure, solar radiation, relative humidity, and wind speed etc. In this paper, rainfall forecasting models were developed for Artificial Neural Network (ANN) based on Levenberg-Marquardt training function and Multiple linear regression (MLR) and was used for the prediction. Based on experimental result, it was concluded that prediction using ANN model for NASRDA-CBSS weather data produced prediction with more than 90% accuracy while MLR prediction gives 70%.
Interrogating the growth of Africa through the opportunity act and the Nigerian textile industry
Authors: Rebecca Ginikanwa Nnamani  , Kingsley Obumunaeme Ilo
Published: April 2023

The study examined the impact of AGOA on the textile industry in Nigeria between 2000 and 2015. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) was signed into law on May 18, 2000 as Title 1 of The Trade and Development Act of 2000. The Act offers tangible incentives for African countries to continue their efforts to open their economies and build free markets. This paper attempts to answer the question: Did the preferential access to the U.S. market under AGOA increase the volume of textile export from Nigeria to U.S. between 2000 and 2015? Secondary data were used and data collected were analysed using tables and content analysis. The study adopted the Complex Interdependence theory as its preferred framework of analysis and argued that the letter and spirit of AGOA were both in consonance with the neoclassical model of growth for SSA designed by the U.S. We remarked that this liberalised trade introduced by United States in Sub-Saharan Africa through AGOA was equally deepened to strengthen U.S. involvement capacity to this under developed markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study found out that the preferential access to U.S. market under African Growth and Opportunity Act did not increase the volume of textile export from Nigeria to the U.S. between 2000 and 2015. Finally, the study made profound recommendations aimed at maximizing the benefits inherent in the Nigeria-United States trade relationship.
Predictive factors for respiratory complications in pediatric anesthesia
Authors: Fatima Bouyarmane  , Hamza Benmlih  , Mohamed Adnane Berdai  , Djoudline Doughmi  , Said Benlamkaddem  , Mustapha Harandou
Published: April 2023

We conducted a prospective observational, descriptive, and analytical study covering all patients under 16 years of age who were admitted to the operating room for scheduled or urgent surgery between July and August 2022. The purpose of this study was to identify the epidemiological characteristics of our population, describe the means of upper airway management in our practice, and analyze postoperative respiratory complications in pediatric anesthesia and their predictive factors. A total of 200 children were included in this study, with an average age of six years and an average weight of 21 kg. Of these, 53 (26.5%) underwent sedation with propofol 3 mg/kg and ketamine 1 mg/kg or a combination of a hypnotic (propofol or ketamine) and fentanyl at the dose of 2 gamma/kg. General anesthesia was used for 93 (46.5%) patients, while the remaining 54 (27%) were operated on under locoregional anesthesia associated with sedation. Depending on the type of surgery and anesthesia, the upper airway management protocol was chosen: 85 (42.5%) patients were operated on under an oxygen mask, 12 (6%) under a face mask, 10 (5%) under a laryngeal mask and 93 (46.5%) were intubated. Postoperative respiratory complications occurred in 28 patients (14%), with desaturation being the most common complication (10.5%). In multivariate statistical analysis, the factors found to be associated with the occurrence of postoperative respiratory complications were: weight less than 10 kg (p = 0.006, OR = 4.16 [1.54-11.22]) and unipulmonary ventilation (p = 0.008, OR = 14.77 [2.09-104.02]).
Cardiovascular profile of patients with type 2 Diabetes
Authors: Joel Rudy Ekoundzola  , Sara Chtioui  , Sana Rafi  , Ghizlane El Mghari  , Nawal El Ansari
Published: April 2023

The diabetic patient is a subject at high cardiovascular risk. Accurate determination of cardiovascular risk requires reliable tools to implement preventive measures. Can risk equations, and in particular the SCORE (Systematic Coronary Risk Evaluation) equation, still be of interest in assessing the risk of the type 2 diabetic patient in the face of new methods such as the coronary calcium score? The objective of the work is to determine the cardiovascular profile of type 2 diabetic patients through Score. Material and methods: Observational and descriptive study involving 176 type 2 diabetic patients conducted during the month of April 2021. All of them benefited from a clinical examination, a metabolic, degenerative and cardiovascular risk calculation according to the Score. Results: The average age is 58.7 years with extremes of 28 to 85 years. A female predominance was noted (74.4%) with a sex ratio of 0.3. The average duration of diabetes evolution is 8.84 years with extremes ranging from 1 month to 44 years. 57.1% of patients were on oral treatment, versus 36.3% on insulin and 6.5% on diabetic diet only. Glycemic imbalance exists in more than 62% (estimated by HbA1c). The other associated risk factors found are: hypertension (56%), obesity and overweight (82.1%), smoking (12%) and sedentary lifestyle (60.7%), dyslipidemia was found in 66 patients (56.5%); 89.6% of women were menopausal. Microangiopathic complications are noted in 60.7% of cases: nephropathy (38.2%), retinopathy (33.3%), neuropathy (59.8%). Macroangiopathic complications affect 23.2%. In our population, 67.3% have a very high cardiovascular risk (> 10%) according to the SCORE. Conclusion: Type 2 diabetic patients are already at high cardiovascular risk. The seriousness of cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients reflects the importance of assessing their cardiovascular risk and of comprehensive management integrating the various risk factors. The Score remains an important and simple tool for estimating cardiovascular risk in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Japanese-Canadian wartime history through Joy Kogawa’s Obasan
Authors: Gonçalves Vansan
Published: April 2023

This article intends to investigate the narration of historical facts under new perspectives trough the novel Obasan, from the Japanese-Canadian author Joy Kogawa. The choice of the mentioned novel is due to the fact that it enables the observation of the manners the concepts of identity, memory and representation interact to portray new representations of a determined people by the reinterpretation of historical facts. Throughout the article it will be analyzed the varied narrative strategies Joy Kogawa employs to represent new versions of facts related to Japanese Canadians and their internment promoted by Canadian government in inner Canada during World War II. It will also be observed the manners through which fiction can collaborate to a people’s search for redemption with their traumatic past and consequent actions towards improvements for their present.
Paisagens biográficas – imagens pós-coloniais – retratos culturais
Authors: Bessa-Oliveira Marcos Antônio
Published: April 2023

As imagens quase sempre foram pensadas numa ótica histórico-moderna: representações visuais de um conceito de belo e sujeito modernos. As imagens também sempre foram “vistas” a partir de estéticas hegemônicas. Diante disso, este trabalho propõe pensar as imagens de pinturas, por exemplo, a partir de uma ótica que as considera como imagens de lugares pós-coloniais. Se a América Latina tem histórico de loci geoculturais colonizados, em tempos e por colônias diferentes; não divergente o estado de Mato Grosso do Sul (locus de enunciação geográfico fronteiriço de onde formulo minhas reflexões a partir das pinturas de Wega Nery, Jorapimo, Henrique Spengler e Ilton Silva) também o tem. Portanto, se penso esse locus cultural sul-mato-grossense como pós-colonial, não deveria apoiarme noutra epistemologia erigidas da condição de sujeitos pós-coloniais para pensar as imagens constituídas das e pelas pinturas de artistas nascidos nesse lugar?
Paródia pós-moderna e rizoma: o gótico em trânsito
Authors: Copati Guilherme , LaGuardia Adelaine
Published: April 2023

O gótico contemporâneo pode ser compreendido como um fenômeno que extrapola as fronteiras da literatura e invade outras formas de expressão artística (SPOONER, 2006). Por isso, sua dimensão de rizoma faz dele um gênero que relativiza o valor do cânone e subverte a ideia de origem que perpassa a construção da historiografia literária. Rebecca, romance de Daphne du Maurier, é tomado como ponto de partida para uma análise da transfiguração do gótico literário em outros textos e em outras mídias. Apresentando-se sob o modelo rizomático de tradição, que a concebe em sua horizontalidade e inexistência ontológica, o romance faz do uso da paródia pós-moderna e do pastiche um meio de colocar em questionamento o processo de diálogo e subversão hierárquica que a pós-modernidade estabelece com a tradição.
“A life with no fixed points” the subaltern deconstructing normative linearities
Authors: Gonçalves Davi Silva
Published: April 2023

According to Spivak (2000, p. 21) more thannecessary translation is inevitable, even if it is still considered impossible. When translation takes place, the “I” gets in touch with the “Other” and this “Other” is, as posed by Maggio (2007, p. 424), (re)created through what the author calls a “reductionist postmodernity”. Therefore, this article aims at rethinking Latin American postmodernity, more specifically in the Amazonian region, through the problematisation of time and space as defined by the (neo)imperial narratology. Such problematisation is here effected through Hatoum’s novel The Brothers (2002), translated by John Gledson, which potentialises this criticismby inserting into the hegemonic centre the voice of a margin that, for so long, has been silenced by it.
[Resensi Buku] The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and The Origins Debate (Suatu Kajian mengenai Penciptaan)
Authors: Soesilo Yushak
Published: April 2023

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Selection of the configuration of the cross-section of a multi-flue stacks with four inner flues of different diameters
Authors: Gribkov A. M. , Mirsalikhov K. M. , Chichirova N. D.
Published: April 2023

Despite the widespread use of single-flue stacks, due to the possibility of increasing the rise of flue gases into the atmosphere due to the close location of individual flues in a common shell and ensuring the high reliability of this shell by isolating it from flue gases, multi-flue stacks are increasingly being used. To minimize their cost, it is necessary to determine such an arrangement of flues, in which the diameter of the stack shell will be minimal.

THE PURPOSE. Consider the main types of multi-flue stacks used in world practice. Obtain an analytical solution for determining the minimum possible diameter of the reinforced concrete shell of a four-flue stack with flues of different diameter.

METHODS. Graphical and analytical methods using computer modeling, as well as the use of computer-aided design systems.

RESULTS. An analytical solution is obtained to determine the minimum possible diameter of the reinforced concrete shell of a four-flue stack with stems of different diameters at given distances between the flues and between the flues and the containment shell as a solution to a system of algebraic and trigonometric equations. The distances between the flues and between the flues and the containment can be set to any. In this paper, a new methodology and calculation program for four-flue stacks has been developed. It is shown that the shell diameter depends on the arrangement of flues of different diameters. In the absence of space restrictions for flues, flues with the largest diameters should be placed opposite each other. The obtained method for determining the shell diameter due to more accurate design and when all specified conditions are met, allows to reduce the cost of the shell by 4–9 % compared to the current method for determining the shell diameter.
A New Species of Calamaria (Reptilia: Serpentes: Colubridae) from Western Jiangxi Province, China
Authors: Bo Cai , Jianping Jiang , Yayong Wu , Song Huang , Dongbo Fei , Li Ding
Published: April 2023

Here, we describe a new species Calamaria jinggangensis sp. nov. from Mt. Jinggang, Jiangxi Province, China. It can be distinguished from the sister species of C. arcana by these unique characters: posterior chin shields almost whole meeting in midline, dorsal scales reduced to 6 rows above last subcaudal at tail; lower maxillary teeth, higher palatine teeth and so on. The uncorrected p-distances of cyt b sequences between this new species and other 13 Calamaria included in the study is 6.46 – 19.93%. We also studied a female specimen from Mt. Wuyi as C. arcana new record in Fujian Province. In addition, it provided a diagnostic key to all the species of Calamaria from China.
Cannibalism in Varanus timorensis (Squamata: Varanidae) Reveals Some Reproductive Traits of Wild Population on Sabu Island, Indonesia
Authors: Arida Evy , Stubbs Alexander , Arifin Umilaela , Karin Benjamin R. , Hykin Sarah , Reilly Sean B. , Iskandar Djoko T. , McGuire Jimmy A.
Published: April 2023

The Timor monitor lizard, Varanus timorensis, is unknown for its reproductive attributes in the natural habitats in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. Timor monitors inhabit tropical forests and modified lands for agriculture with estimated breeding season between May and July. Reproductive characteristics and overall natural history of this species were observed more in captive populations than resulted from field observations. We report a part of the natural history of V. timorensis, which includes cannibalism of juveniles in wild populations on Sabu Island, Indonesia. Our current records of adult body sizes denote a range of mature females, some of which are likely to have reproduced. Body sizes of Timor monitors on Timor and Sabu suggest a seasonal mating of wild lizards that coincides with dry season and hatching of eggs during the wet season. Breeding for this species is likely to occur once every year. Nevertheless, currently there is no data available on female fecundity that may shed light into reproductive capacity and breeding strategy of Timor monitor across the distribution range in the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Distribution, Population Systems, and Peculiarities of Hybrid Gametogenesis in Water Frogs (Pelophylax esculentus complex) in the Dniester River Valley (Moldova)
Authors: Litvinchuk Spartak N. , Matiushova Mariya I. , Bezman-Moseyko Olga S. , Lada Georgy A. , Skorinov Dmitry V. , Rosanov Jury M. , Borkin Leo J.
Published: April 2023

Hybridogenesis is well-known attributes of water frogs of the genus Pelophylax. The P. esculentus complex consists of two parental species, P. lessonae and P. ridibundus, as well as their hemiclonal (sometimes meroclonal) hybrid, P. esculentus. DNA flow cytometry, genetic and morphometric analyses were used to examine water frog compositions in 27 localities (n = 212) throughout the Dniester River valley in Moldova. Two species were revealed in the studied region (42% individuals were P. esculentus and 58% P. ridibundus). All frogs proved to be diploid. We registered the first species in 74% localities and the second in 78%. Populations, where we found only P. ridibundus occurred in 26% localities and only P. esculentus in 22%, while mixed population systems in 52%. Both species were usually observed in open water bodies and rivers that flow down through agricultural land and urban areas. In populations of P. esculentus the number of males strongly exceeded (90%) the number of females. The half of studied hybrid males was sterile, and most of fertile hybrid males produced sperm with the genome of P. lessonae. Several hybrid males gave the mixture of sperm with genomes of P. lessonae and P. ridibundus (amphispermy) and only one male with the P. ridibundus genome. Both species had the mitochondrial DNA of P. ridibundus. Based on nuclear markers, in P. esculentus and P. ridibundus we revealed the presence of alleles of the closely related Anatolian species P. cf. bedriagae. This might affect the successful reproduction of hybridogenetic P. esculentus. However, comparison of percentage of sterile males and alleles of P. cf. bedriagae among hybrids showed no correlation.
Analisis Kemampuan Pemecahan Masalah Matematis Siswa Madrasah Aliyah pada Materi SPLTV
Authors: Asdamayanti Nurul , Nasution Eline Yanty Putri , Sari Maila
Published: April 2023

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menelaah kemampuan pemecahan matematis siswa salah satu Madrasah Aliyah Swasta di Kerinci dalam menyelesaikan masalah matematika pada materi SPLTV. Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan adalah penelitian kualitiatif deskriptif Pengumpulan data kemampuan pemecahan masalah masalah matematis siswa menggunakan teknik tes dan dokumentasi. Instrumen utama peneltian ini yaitu peneliti itu sendiri, sedangkan instrument pendukung berupa tes yang digunakan yaitu soal uraian berjumlah 4 butir soal kemampuan pemecahan masalah dan wawancara. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan meliputi reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Subjek dalam penelitain ini adalah sebanyak 19 orang siswa kelas X Madrasah Aliyah di kerinci. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa kualifikasi kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis diperoleh nilai rata-rata sebesar 70,39% dengan kategori cukup. Adapun kualifikasi kemampuan pemecahan masalah matematis yaitu 15,79% siswa kategori sangat baik, kemudian 21,05% kategori baik, selanjutnya 52,64%siswa mencapai kategori cukup, berikutnya 10,52% siswa kategor kurang dan tidak ada siswa yang berkategori kurang sekali. Berdasarkan indikator kemampuan pemecahan masalah diperoleh persentase sebanyak 84,21% siswa mampu memahami masalah, kemudian 78,94% siswa mampu menyusun rencana penyelesaian, selanjutnya 63,15% siswa mampu melaksanakan rencana penyelesaian, lalu 63,15% siswa mampu memeriksa kembali.
Implikasi Teknik Pengajaran Kooperatif Tipe Jigsaw Terhadap Keterampilan Berpikir Kritis Siswa Sekolah Dasar di Kabupaten Banyuwangi
Authors: Rahaju Lilis Endang , Sunardi Sunardi , Prastiti Tri Dyah
Published: April 2023

Pada zaman ini, siswa di sekolah dimudahkan dalam penyelesaian soal-soal di sekolah dengan mengakses internet dengan alat elektroniknya masing-masing. Meskipun dapat mempercepat penyelesaian tugas sekolah, hal ini dapat berakibat kurang terasahnya kesanggupan pemecahan soal secara mandiri saat tidak menemukan solusinya di dunia maya. Hal ini diperburuk dengan sistem pembelajaran di sekolah yang umumnya masih menggunakan pembelajaran konvensional. Penyampaian materi satu arah guru kepada murid dan tidak adanya timbal balik dari siswa dalam proses pembelajaran menyebabkan tidak meningkatnya keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa jika menghadapi soal yang belum dicontohkan sebelumnya. Sebagai alternatif pembelajaran, berbagai teknik pengajaran yang berfokus pada siswa dikembangkan agar siswa lebih bisa memahami materi dalam proses pembelajaran. Salah satu teknik pengajaran ini ialah teknik pengajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw. Dalam penelitian ini, metode kuantitatif digunakan untuk mendeskripsikan implikasi teknik pengajaran kooperatif tipe jigsaw terhadap keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa sekolah dasar di SDN 4 Penganjuran Kabupaten Banyuwangi dalam pemecahan soal matematika. Expert jugdement digunakan memvalidasi instrumen dalam penelitian ini. Dari teknik simple random sampling, dipilihlah kelas IV A dab IV B yang akan dijadikan kelas eksperimen dan kelas kontrol. Hasil uji normalitas dan homogenitas pada tes pendahuluan dan tes akhiran menunjukkan kedua kelas berdistribusi normal dan bersifat homogen. Sedangkan hasil uji statistik ANOVA satu arah, menunjukkan teknik pengajaran kooperatif yang diterapkan pada kelas eksperimen berimplikasi signifikan terhadap peningkatan keterampilan berpikir kritis siswa jika dibandingkan dengan teknik pengajaran konvensional di kelas kontrol. Teknik pengajaran ini juga mudah diterapkan di siswa sekolah dasar dengan nilai keterlaksanaan lebih dari 80 %.
Sách Việt Nam trở thành sách bán chạy nhất trên Amazon Kindle
Authors: Nguyen Minh-Hoang , Hoang Giang
Published: April 2023

“Meandering Sobriety” (tạm dịch “Lang thang trong sự tỉnh thức”) của tác giả Vương Quân Hoàng (Trường Đại học Phenikaa và thành viên Hội đồng biên tập Tạp chí Kinh tế và Dự báo) đã trở thành tựa sách nhận được nhiều đơn hàng nhất tại Amazon Bestseller trong hạng mục sách Triết học.
Rural identity and gun policy preferences in the United States
Authors: Thompson Jack , Trujillo Kristin Lunz
Published: April 2023

In the wake of an increasing number of mass shootings and gun-related incidents in the US, public discourse on gun control has intensified, leading to a polarized political environment where consensus on policy reform remains elusive. In this paper, we argue that an overlooked factor influencing Americans' firearm policy preferences is rural identity - or an individual's psychological attachment to a rural area. We test these expectations using data from the 2020 ANES and original survey data from an opt-in panel. Overall, we find that rural identity is associated with favorable estimations of the National Rifle Association (NRA) - an influential organization that mobilizes public opinion on firearms. Rural identifiers are also somewhat less supportive of a range of policy measures that would tighten the regulation of firearms. However, we find that the magnitude of the effects of rural identity on attitudes towards guns to be surprisingly small. Crucially, we find that rural identifers exhibit net-levels of support for background checks, a ban semi-automatic rifles, and a federal program to buy back "assault style rifles," suggesting that public officials' inaction on the regulation of firearms is out of step with the preferences of rural electorates. Our findings also have implications for what it means to hold a rural identity beyond a generalized animosity towards urban areas, and for understanding place-based differences in political attitudes - including those on guns.
Takhrij Hadis tentang Zakat
Authors: fauzi Muhamad bilal
Published: April 2023

Zakat adalah salah satu rukun islam yang diwajibkan bagi setiap umat muslim yang mampu, kedudukannya sangat penting dalam islam. Bisa dilihat dalam Al-Qur’an Surat At-Taubah ayat 60 yang artinya “Sesungguhnya Zakat itu hanyalah untuk orang-orang fakir, orang miskin, amil zakat, yang dilunakkan hatinya (mualaf), untuk (memerdekakan) hamba sahaya, untuk (membebaskan) orang yang berhutang, untuk jalan Allah dan untuk orang yang sedang dalam perjalanan, sebagai kewajiban dari Allah. Allah Maha Mengetahui, Mahabijaksana.
Serving the Underserved? Uptake, Effectiveness, and Acceptability of Digital SSIs for Rural American Adolescents
Authors: Szkody Erica , Chang Ya-Wen , Schleider Jessica L.
Published: April 2023

Objective: Rural teens are less likely to access care for depression than urban teens. Evidence-based digital single-session interventions (SSIs), offered via social media advertisements, may be well-suited to narrowing this gap in treatment access and increasing rural adolescents’ access to support. We evaluated the viability of using social media-based advertisements to equitably recruit rural adolescents with elevated depression symptoms online SSIs; we sought to characterize and assess whether SSI completion rates and acceptability differed for rural versus more urban adolescents, across three intervention conditions (two active, evidence-based SSIs; one placebo control); and we tested whether digital SSIs differentially reduced depressive symptoms. Method: We used pre-intervention and three-month follow-up data from 13- to 16-year-old adolescents (N = 2,322; 88% female; 55% non-Hispanic White) within a web-based randomized control trial of three free, online SSIs (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: blinded for review) collected eight months into the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Results: Digital SSIs reached rural and urban adolescents at population-congruent rates; however, social media ads resulted in relative underrepresentation of rural youths who hold minoritized racial/ethnic identities. Rural adolescents also completed digital SSIs at similar rates to their urban peers, found SSIs equivalently as acceptable, and reported comparable depression symptom reductions as urban youth. Conclusion: Digital SSIs and their dissemination through social media may offer a promising means of narrowing the gap between rural and urban adolescents’ access to evidence-based mental health support; however, targeted efforts are warranted to reach racially minoritized youths in rural U.S. counties.
The Temporal Dynamics of Dissociation: Protocol for an Ecological Momentary Assessment and Laboratory Study in a Transdiagnostic Sample
Authors: Heekerens Johannes Bodo , Gross James , Kreibig Sylvia D , Wingenfeld Katja , Röpke Stefan
Published: April 2023

Introduction: Dissociation is a ubiquitous clinical phenomenon. Dissociative disorders (DD) are primarily characterized by dissociation, and dissociative states are also a criterion for borderline personality disorder (BPD) and the dissociative subtype of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dissociative reactions such as depersonalization/derealization and amnesia (e.g., gaps in awareness/memory) across diagnostic categories are believed to be affect contingent and theorized to serve affect regulation functions. What is not clear, however, is how self-reported affect and physiological reactivity unfold within dissociative episodes. To address this issue, the present project aims to investigate the hypothesis (1) whether self-reported distress (as indicated by arousal, e.g., feeling tense/agitated, and/or valence, e.g., feeling discontent/unwell) and physiological reactivity increase before dissociative episodes and (2) whether self-reported distress and physiological reactivity decrease during and after dissociative episodes in a transdiagnostic sample of patients with DD, BPD, and/or PTSD. Methods and analyses: We will use a smartphone application to assess affect and dissociation 12 times per day over the course of one week in everyday life. During this time, heart and respiratory rates will be remotely monitored. Afterwards, participants will report affect and dissociative states eight times in the laboratory before, during, and after the Trier Social Stress Test. During the laboratory task, we will continuously record heart rate, electrodermal activity, and respiratory rate, as well as measure blood pressure and take salivary samples to determine cortisol levels. Our hypotheses will be tested using multilevel structural equation models. Power analyses determined a sample size of 85.