bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
İVAZLI ALACAĞIN DEVRİNDE SÖZLEŞMEDEN DÖNME VE BUNA BAĞLI SONUÇLARIN TÜRK HUKUKU VE İSVİÇRE BORÇLAR KANUNU GENEL TASARISI ÇERÇEVESİNDE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ
Authors: TÜRKER Güray
Published: September 2022

Alacağın bir verme, yapma veya yapmama edimi karşılığı devri günümüzde sıkça kullanılan bir hukukî kurumdur. Türk Borçlar Kanunu alacağın devrinde borca aykırılığa ilişkin özel düzenleme olarak sadece devredenin garanti sorumluluğunu düzenlemektedir. Kanun alacak hakkını devralanın borca aykırı davranışına bağlı olarak herhangi bir özel düzenleme getirmemektedir. Bu sebeple, ivazlı alacağın devrinde karşı edim borçlusu devralanın borca aykırılığa neden olması durumunda genel hükümlerin uygulanmasına bağlı olarak devreden sözleşmeden dönme seçimlik hakkını kullanabilir. Alacağın devri sözleşmesinden dönülmesi hâlinde dönmenin, alacağın devri sözleşmesine etkisinin ne şekilde gerçekleşeceği ve devredilmiş alacağın, alacak hakkını devredene tekrar nasıl döneceği sorusu ortaya çıkar. Bunun yanında, sözleşmeden dönme neticesinde devredenin talep edebileceği zararın hukukî niteliğinin de irdelenmesi gerekir. Bu bağlamda, çalışmamızda öncelikle bu konu incelenmiştir. Bununla birlikte, Türk Borçlar Kanunu’nun mehazı İsviçre Borçlar Kanunu’nda benimsenen borca aykırılık sisteminin ihtiyaçlara tam olarak cevap verememesi düşüncesiyle borca aykırılık sistemine yeni yaklaşımlar getirilmektedir. Bu kapsamda düzenlenen İsviçre Borçlar Kanunu Genel Tasarısı (OR 2020) hükümlerinin, yürürlükteki düzenlemelerle karşılaştırmalı olarak ivazlı alacağın devri sözleşmesine etkisinin incelenmesi uygulamadaki sorunlara ışık tutacaktır.
Attributes of Domestic Water Supply in Aizawl City, Mizoram
Authors: Ramhnehzauva C.
Published: September 2022

The present study aims to understand the availability and distribution of public water supply in Aizawl city of Mizoram state (India) among 15 out of 83 local councils. About 50 sample households selected from each of the sampled local councils are fifty households, thus data gathered via questionnaire administered to 750 respondents mainly female household heads. Most of the households depend on multiple water sources because their principal source is not fully reliable. A domestic water source for households was determined by the availability of water sources in their respective area and households’ economic. The water consumption in the study area is well below the standards set by the Indian Bureau of Standards.
Multivariate analysis of multiscale periodicity in North American annual mean sea level based on wavelet coherence and multiple wavelet coherence
Authors: Song Chao , Chen Xiaohong
Published: September 2022

The relationships between sea levels and single climate indexes have been widely explored. However, sea level is controlled by multiple climate factors simultaneously with differences among places and time scales. Despite this, few studies have addressed the relationships between sea levels and multiple climate indexes. Here, the interrelations between the annual mean sea level (AMSL) and individual climate indexes and combinations of climate indexes were characterized by wavelet coherence (WTC) and multiple wavelet coherence (MWC). The results showed that six climate indexes had a significant correlation with AMSL, among which the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) had the least significant correlation, but Niño3.4 had the significant correlation. The average significant coherence area (PASC) value for Niño3.4 was 14.03% and its average wavelet coherence (AWC) value was 0.79. By combining climate indexes, the average values of PASC and AWC can be significantly increased. The average PASC and AWC values of the five climate index combinations were the largest, 95.87% and 0.965, respectively, followed by four, three, and two index combinations. A single climate index is not sufficient to explain sea level change in North America. Sea level changes in North America require between three and five climate indexes to explain, depending on the region. By calculating PASC and AWC values, this study provides the possibility to understand the impact of the combined effects of multiple climate indexes on AMSL, is of great help to screen the best predictor of sea level, and provides a new method to reveal the complex mechanism of sea level change.
Examine the significance of the facial makeup pattern used in the Sichuan Opera and its interpretation
Authors: Yating Wu , Rahman Ahmad Rizal Abdul , Perumal Velu A/L K. M. W. , Ling Siow May
Published: September 2022

Sichuan Opera is a traditional Chinese opera in Chongqing. It is the most well-known local opera in Sichuan and a cultural symbol. This is a cultural symbol passed down through generations of performers. This makeup reflects the personality traits and aesthetic sensibilities of the Sichuan people, as well as the traditional Chinese opera facial makeup art. As a result, Sichuan Opera distinguishes itself from other operas and has become a global symbol of China's strength and resilience. Sichuan Opera facial makeup has a distinct artistic shape, vibrant colours, and intricate decorative patterns. Through their facial makeup, the characters' invisible, abstract and complex inner worlds, thoughts and emotions are displayed incisively and vividly. The pattern design of Sichuan Opera facial makeup reflects the artist's perception of life and opera characters, and it has both artistic and practical value. This paper aims to uncover the artistic value of the Sichuan Opera facial mask's graphic expression through a detailed analysis of the facial makeup structure, lines, and colours. It is no longer limited to opera, but is now widely used as a modelling tool in modern design.
A preliminary faunistic study of soil nematodes from different land uses in Tropical Deciduous Forest in the Costa Chica of Guerrero, Mexico
Authors: Garibay-Arciniega Joselin , Mundo-Ocampo Manuel , Rosas-Acevedo José Luis , Guzmán-Martínez María , Sampedro-Rosas María Laura , Violante-González Juan , De Ley Paul
Published: September 2022

Tropical Deciduous Forest (TDF) is an important biome threatened globally by climate change and human encroachment. Changes in diversity and abundance of soil nematodes can serve as indicators of soil disturbance due to human activities. Our objective was to present a first inventory of the generic biodiversity of soil nematodes in seven TDF sites subjected to different current or decade-old land uses, located near Copala in the Costa Chica region of Guerrero, Mexico. TDF landscapes are especially heterogeneous in many soil and microclimate parameters, while subsistence agriculture systems in this biome are highly diverse and present great challenges for sampling design with replication. We therefore chose to focus on characterizing the soil nematode fauna, as a first step before undertaking detailed analyses of all potentially relevant biotic and abiotic factors. Genus-level diversity ranged from 12 to 18 taxa for the sampled land uses, or 27 total taxa for all samples combined. Statistical tests for data analysis without replication revealed significant differences in nematode diversity, trophic structure, and abundance between land uses. Four sites, left as fallows for ten years after prior human uses, were statistically different from each other as well as from a forest site undisturbed for at least twenty years. Despite the methodological limitations inherent in this initial study, we hypothesize that some effects on nematode communities may persist for more than a decade after the anthropogenic impacts of subsistence farming in TDF. Thus, future nematode surveys in the TDF biome should not only analyze the current properties of sampling sites, but also document data related to factors from past human use activities. Example factors, suggested by the pattern of nematode abundance from the seven sites in our study, include past levels of trampling by human traffic and grazing, as well as estimates of past amounts of plant debris deposition accumulated by harvesting or weeding.
Primary Cilia Play a Protective Role in Tissues of Various Organisms against Environmental Effects: A Systematic Review (Preprint)
Authors: Somaa Fahad
Published: September 2022

BACKGROUND

The purpose of this review however is to focus on the “protective” role given by PC in every body tissue it is present in regardless of species (human or animal). It is also intended to compile a secondary list of environmental stressors that can affect PC with the corresponding changes that occur, so that there can be convenient access to all the summarized findings.

OBJECTIVE

To review the protective role played by primary cilia against injurious or toxic elements in the surrounding environment.

METHODS

Randomized control trials, observational studies, and systematic reviews were searched for using Cochrane/EMBASE, PubMed/Medline, and PEDro databases between the years 1966-2021. Studies published in English only were included, and two reviewers were involved in the data extraction process.

RESULTS

Primary cilia serve a protective role from different stressors in certain body tissues of different species. The mechanisms known include autophagy, generation of heat shock proteins and expression of certain genes. In animal models, primary cilia are protective in neurons of mice, gills of fish, and the body of coral. Further protective roles in other organisms, particularly humans, have yet to be elucidated.

CONCLUSIONS

The exact range of protective function conferred by primary cilia has yet to be discovered, and what little result we have obtained from animal studies prove that primary cilia have an indispensable role in modulating an organism’s survival.
The Cross and Land Politics in Zimbabwe: The Forgotten Side of the Church
Authors: Mtetwa Archieford Kurauone
Published: September 2022

Since 1500, Christianity is the major and official religion in Zimbabwe while African Traditional Religion remains the popular religion among Zimbabweans. Such a scenario is comparable to the ancient Israelite religion; Yahweism (monotheism) being the official religion while Polytheism being the popular religion amongst the Israelites. Christianity as a religion did not bring with it land to Zimbabwe. This study will explore the position of Christianity in relation to land and land politics in Zimbabwe. Christianity is a foreign religious ideology to Zimbabwe. The advent of Christianity does not mean that Zimbabweans were short of religion. African Traditional Religion (ATR) is the indigenous religion to Africans including Zimbabweans. Christianity is of great interest in this study because it is embraced by the majority of Zimbabweans (Ruzivo, 2008, p. 28). The arrival of Christianity dates back to the 14th century. It was introduced to Zimbabwe by the missionaries. The article highlights and chronicles the less emphasized issue of religion and land politics in Zimbabwe. In this case, the religion in question is Christianity and land politics or politics of land in Zimbabwe.
Former Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe and His Message of “Hope”
Authors: Azuma Shoji
Published: September 2022

Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving prime minister of Japan, was assassinated on July 8, 2022, while delivering a campaign speech. As news of the violent event spread, many Japanese people as well as governments and citizens from around the world expressed their deepest sorrow and condolences. Abe’s charisma, his dynamic personality, and his extraordinary political talent give him an enduring place in the imagination of the Japanese public. Many in Japan are outraged at the cowardly and vicious act and its threat to free speech and the country’s democratic ideals. This paper examines several of Abe’s prominent speeches during his years as prime minster of Japan. Our focus will study how, and through which linguistic applications, Abe’s speeches have achieved a lasting influence on the general public and politicians in Japan. Utilizing both a speaker-oriented and a listener-oriented inclination, Abe is able to inspire and attain a reassuring contribution, both politically and personally, while conveying a message of “hope” in Japanese socio-economic society.
Entre ferias, curanderos y remedios. La red asistencial popular andina en el espacio transfronterizo del norte de Chile
Authors: Piñones-Rivera Carlos , Muñoz Wilson , Rodríguez Alan
Published: September 2022

Given the growing neo-liberalization and precariousness of the Chilean healthcare system, migrant populations in northern Chile cross borders to seek formal healthcare and make use of a traditional cross-border economy that is key to meeting their needs and demands. Based on an ethnographic study of the cross-border health mobility of indigenous Bolivians and Peruvians (Aymaras and Quechuas) from the historical region of Tarapacá (Chile) to the cities of Oruro (Bolivia) and Tacna (Peru), we show the Andean population’s specific socio-spatial responses. A traditional health care network emerges where state and traditional dynamics interact to manage cross-border spatiality. This network serves as evidence of the circulatory nature of the territory and recreates traditional Andean medical knowledge in a neoliberal context characterized by structural vulnerability.
Pengaruh kepemimpinan, budaya organisasi, motivasi terhadap kinerja pegawai di hotel prama sanur beach bali
Authors: Wiana I Wayan Gede
Published: September 2022

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh kepemimpinan, budaya organisasi, motivasi terhadap kinerja pegawai di Hotel Prama Sanur Beach Bali secara parsial dan simultan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif dengan mengolah data primer melalui kuisioner yang diberikan kepada pegawai di Hotel Prama Sanur Beach Bali. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan simple random sampling. Sampel yang diperoleh yaitu 184 responden, jumlah ini didapatkan sesuai dengan populasi. Analisis data yang digunakan yaitu uji asumsi klasik dan analisis regresi linier berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara simultan kepemimpinan, budaya organisasi dan motivasi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja pegawai, dimana nilai uji F didapatkan dengan Fhitung = 440,853 dan nilai signifikansi 0,000 < 0,05. Secara parsial kepemimpinan berpengaruh signifikan (0,000 < 0,05) terhadap kinerja pegawai dengan thitung = 4,031. Budaya organisasi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja pegawai dimana thitung = 8,376 dan nilai signifikan (0,000 < 0,05). Motivasi berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja pegawai dimana thitung = 6,319 dan nilai signifikan (0,000 < 0,05).
Sap flux and stable isotopes of water show contrasting tree water uptake strategies in two co-occurring tropical rainforest tree species
Authors: Sohel Md. Shawkat I. , Herbohn John , McDonnell Jeffrey
Published: September 2022

Little is known about the short‐term dynamics of tree water use
strategies particularly for neighbouring co-occurring species. Here, we
quantify the high frequency changes in water sources and sap ﬂux
patterns of two commonly co-occurring tropical rainforest tree species:
Dendrocnide photinophylla (Kunth; Chew) and Argyrodendron
peralatum (F.M. Bailey; Edlin ex J.H. Boas). A combination of
continuous sap flux measurements and hourly sampling of xylem water
stable isotope composition (δDand δ O) were used to
observe water use strategies through a 24 h transpiration cycle. Sap
flux ranged from 2.82-28.50 L d and was 66.67%
higher in A. peralatum compare to D. photinophylla. For
both tree species, sap flux increased with tree size and diurnal sap
flux increase resulted in more isotopically enriched xylem water. A
Bayesian Mixing Model analysis using sampled soil water isotopic
composition from five soil depths from of 0 to 1 m showed that D.
photinophyllaused very shallow or surface layer (0-20 cm) water, while
A. peralatum sourced its water mostly from deeper in the soil
profile (>20 cm). We hypothesize that these differences in
species’ water consumption patterns are reated to plant water storage
capacity and, wood anatomical features. Our study shows that combning
xylem isotope composition and sap flux measurements can help reveal
species level water use strategies—useful for improved process
understanding for ecohydrological modeling.
On Locality and Availability of [14, 4, 7] Linear Binary Block Code
Authors: Farkaš Peter
Published: September 2022

The primary application of codes with locality and availability in
distributed storage is for data recovery in case that data are lost on
some damaged servers. Locality enables the recovery of lost data by
contacting only a restricted number of remaining servers. Availability
means that more than one subset of servers providing locality is
available for data recovery for each server. The secondary application
of these codes in distributed storage is to allow access to hot data in
times of high demand. In this paper it is shown that the binary linear
[14, 4, 7] code has locality 2 and availability 6 and it can be
interpreted as a three-dimensional graph obtained from a [7, 3, 4]
Simplex code. It is achieving upper bounds on basic parameters for codes
with all-symbols locality and availability. This code can be a building
element of more complex codes with scalability inspired by
three-dimensional structures. The availability spectrum is introduced as
a tool for analyzing codes with locality and availability.
Water vapor adsorption on various rank coals: Equilibrium, thermodynamics and kinetics studies
Authors: Liu Zhenjian , Pu Chao , Du Xidong , Yin Hong , Cheng Yugang
Published: September 2022

Four coal samples of different rank were fully characterized with gas
(N2 and CO2) sorption and FTIR methods. Then measurements of both
equilibrium and kinetics of water vapor adsorption were undertaken at
elevated temperatures. Equilibrium and kinetic data were fitted by the
modified BET model and the unipore model, respectively. The
corresponding thermodynamics, as well as the diffusion activation energy
were estimated. The results demonstrate that water vapor adsorption
depends on surface chemistry but unrelated to pore structure, because
the pore space is not completely filled by water molecules even at
saturation pressure. The monolayer capacity decreases with increasing
coal rank. Moreover, water vapor needs lower work to attain equilibrium
on higher-ranked coal. Also, the binding affinity of water molecule with
primary sites is stronger than secondary sites. Furthermore, the
diffusion coefficient decreases with coal rank, and the diffusion
activation energy for high-volatile bituminous is the highest.
COMMENTARY OUTCOME OF PERMANENT PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION IN TRANSCATHETER OR SURGICAL AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT: A STILL UNSOLVED PROBLEM.
Authors: Totaro Antonio , Calafiore Antonio , Sacra Cosimo , Testa Gianluca
Published: September 2022

Despite advances in technologies and clinical experience, conduction
disorders, after TAVR or SAVR, represent the weak point of these
procedures, requiring permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) till 37.7%
of patients in TAVR recipients. The role of PPI in TAVR and SAVR remains
controversial in mid- and long-term outcomes. Indeed, many studies have
been published with contradictory results, leaving doubts rather than
certainties.
Recipient Type A Aortic Dissection After Orthotopic Heart Transplantation
Authors: Konukoglu Oguz , Dogan Ali , Sever Kenan , Mansuroglu Denyan , Balkanay Mehmet
Published: September 2022

Very few aortic dissections have been published following a heart
transplant. Most of these have been reported as donor aortic
dissections. Recipient aortic dissection is extremely rare. Here,
surgical treatment of chronic Stanford type A recipient aortic
dissection in a 40-year-old patient who underwent an orthotopic heart
transplant 10 years ago will be discussed in the light of the
literature.
Coronary Artery Involvement in Type A Aortic Dissection: Fate of the Coronaries
Authors: Jubouri Matti , Kayali Fatima , Al-Tawil Mohammed , Tan Sven Zhen Cian Patrick , Williams Ian , Idhrees Mohammed , Velayudhan Bashi , Bashir Mohamad
Published: September 2022

Background: Type A aortic dissection (TAAD) involves a tear in the
intimal layer of the thoracic aorta proximal to the left subclavian
artery, and hence, carries a high risk of mortality and morbidity and
requires urgent intervention. This dissection can extend into the main
coronary arteries. Coronary artery involvement in TAAD can either be due
to retrograde extension of the dissection flap into the coronaries or
compression and/or blockage of these vessels by the dissection flap,
possibly causing myocardial ischaemia. Due to the emergent nature of
TAAD, coronary involvement is often missed during diagnosis, thereby
delaying the required intervention. Aims: The main scope of this review
is to summarise the literature on the incidence, mechanism, diagnosis,
and treatment of coronary artery involvement in TAAD. Methods: A
comprehensive literature search was performed using multiple electronic
databases, including PubMed, Ovid, Scopus and Embase, to identify and
extract relevant studies. Results: Incidence of coronary artery
involvement in TAAD was seldom reported in the literature, however, some
studies have described patients diagnosed either preoperatively,
intraoperatively following aortic clamping, or even during autopsy.
Among the few studies that reported on this matter, the treatment choice
for coronary involvement in TAAD was varied, with the majority
revascularizing the coronary arteries using coronary artery bypass
grafting or direct local repair of the vessels. It is well-established
that coronary artery involvement in TAAD adds to the already high
mortality and morbidity associated with this disease. Lastly, the right
main coronary artery was often more implicated than the left.
Conclusion: This review reiterates the significance of an accurate
diagnosis and timely and effective interventions to improve prognosis.
Finally, further large cohort studies and longer trials are needed to
reach a definitive consensus on the best approach for coronary
involvement in TAAD.
Ascending Aortic Length and Type A Dissection: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Analysis
Authors: Boyajian Gregory , Prasad Nikhil K. , Nixon Bryan , Bolten Zachary , Kolesnik Irina , Pasrija Chetan , Shah Aakash , Toursavadkohi Shahab , Holmes Sari D. , Jeudy Jean , Taylor Bradley , Ghoreishi Mehrdad
Published: September 2022

Background: Little information is available regarding the
relationship between ascending aortic length and acute aortic events. We
aim to evaluate whether patients with acute type A aortic dissection
(ATAAD) exhibit differential aortic measurements compared to control
patients. Methods: Data were collected on patients with ATAAD
and control patients who received imaging for unrelated conditions.
Propensity score matching was conducted using age, sex, race, body
surface area, and hypertension in the logistic model. After matching, 67
patients remained in each group. Aortic morphometry was assessed via
computed tomographic angiography. Ascending aortic length was defined as
the centerline distance between the sinotubular junction (STJ) and the
origin of the brachiocephalic trunk. Results: The mean
ascending aortic length was 76.9 ± 15.7 mm (range 36.8 to 115.0 mm) for
patients with ATAAD and was 62.0 ± 10.7 mm (range 34.0 to 87.8 mm) for
control patients, which was a significant difference (t=-6.4,
P<0.001). ATAAD patients had greater diameter at STJ (median:
41.6 vs 30.2 mm, z=7.5, P<0.001) and diameter at PAB (median:
42.3 vs 32.2 mm, z=6.8, P<0.001) compared with controls. A
maximum ascending aortic diameter >5.5 cm (at either the
PAB or STJ) was present in 12 of 67 cases (18%) and 0 of 67 controls
(P<0.001). Conclusions: Ascending aortic length is
significantly greater in patients who experienced ATAAD compared to
matched controls. Elongation of the aorta may play a role in the
pathogenesis of ATAAD, and assessment of ascending aortic length may be
valuable as a predictive marker for aortic events.
Intensified reactor for lean methane emissions treatment
Authors: Irhamna Adrian , Bollas George
Published: September 2022

The Global Methane Pledge declared at the 2021 United Nations climate
change conference (COP26) marked the world’s commitment to eradicate
methane emissions. Most of these emissions are generated by the oil-gas
industry, waste landfills, and agriculture sectors, and are lean in
composition. This work explores the use of an intensified reactor that
implements the chemical looping principle to handle lean methane
emissions. A model-based framework is used to showcase the baseline
performance of the proposed reactor in converting methane emissions
using nickel-based oxygen carriers. Then, sensitivity analysis of the
reactor performance with respect to operating conditions is performed.
The reactor is subsequently optimized to minimize the methane emitted,
using a dynamic program with safety and operability constraints for the
alternating redox process. With the optimal cycle strategy, we
demonstrate that near-complete methane conversion can be achieved by the
reactor without external heating.
Comportamiento agronómico y calidad nutricional de Tithonia diversifolia en un ecosistema de sabana inundable en Casanare, Colombia
Authors: Fernández Pérez Eduardo Alberto , Roa Vega María Ligia
Published: September 2022

El ecosistema de sabana inundable en Paz de Ariporo, Casanare, Colombia se caracteriza por ser una llanura aluvial que dura de seis a ocho meses inundada, donde se encuentra una gran biodiversidad acuática y terrestre, por lo tanto, es un ambiente propicio para la implantación de nuevas especies forrajeras con buen valor nutritivo para las producciones pecuarias, como lo es el botón de oro o árnica (Tithonia diversifolia). El presente estudio se adelantó bajo los parámetros de la investigación cuantitativa y de tipo experimental, donde se empezó sembrando un vivero con 1000 estacas de árnica, para luego llegar a cubrir un área de 1000 m2 con árnica en una densidad de siembra de 1 m x 1 m. En ambas etapas, tanto en vivero como en campo se realizó toma de datos de las siguientes variables: porcentaje de germinación, porcentaje de supervivencia, número de días al primer rebrote, alto de la planta, análisis nutricional; con el fin de evaluar su comportamiento en un ecosistema de sabana inundable. Los resultados indican un mejor comportamiento agronómico del material vegetal con adición de abono orgánico en cuanto a las variables observadas, sin embargo, en algunos casos no alcanza a ser significativa la diferencia, aunque comparado con otros estudios el botón de oro es visto como excelente alternativa forrajera para alimentar al ganado bovino. El porcentaje de germinación fue del 92%, en vivero y en campo fue del 97.5%; además el tratamiento uno con CaO demostró mejor comportamiento en cuanto a altura de la planta, alcanzando en promedio las plantas de 115 cm.
The Process of Shanghai Becoming “Far Away” in Shanghai by Hayashi Kyoko
Authors: SONG Wei
Published: September 2022

In her novel Shanghai, the titular city seems to have become psychologically distant from Hayashi Kyoko. This paper analyzes the continuity of life in Shanghai in the post-war period, focusing on the issue of occupied territories that has not received much attention to this point in the studies on Shanghai. Through the prism of post-colonialism, this paper examines the causes of “Shanghai becoming far away” in terms of the remaining sense of control people felt over their lives, the impact of the border crossers from occupied territories, and the tensions within the discourse on the experience of the war. The paper starts with a brief introduction to the author Hayashi Kyoko and her novel Shanghai, and theories of post-colonialism. Second, it clarifies how Hayashi expresses her sense of both control and guilt by describing her preparations before leaving for Shanghai. Next, this paper analyzes how Hayashi describes and views the border crossers produced by Japanese colonialism. Finally, it analyzes the problem of discussing the experience of the war in the novel, as the “I” expresses Hayashi’s own experience, but there is no confidence in its delivery of the truth. This paper explores the reasons for Shanghai becoming “far away” from Hayashi and how the legacy of the occupation is expressed in the novel.
Woman by Haruko Ushijima Revisited：A Writing Strategy Camouflaged in the National Agenda
Authors: JIA Gehui
Published: September 2022

With the outbreak of the second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, women were tasked by the nation with producing more human resources in preparation for the expansion and prolongation of the war. As a result, the creation of life in the private sphere came to have a public meaning. By giving birth to a child and dedicating it to the country, not only did women receive preferential treatment, they also played a role in attempting to raise the status of the nation. Haruko Ushijima (1913-2002), who was known as a Manchurian writer, wrote the novel “Woman(女)” based on her personal experience of a stillbirth in 1942. It was announced in “Geibun(藝文)” which can be seen as the stage of national policy. Nowadays, “Woman(女)” is widely seen as a novel which is concerned with the national agenda as a result of Haruko’s remarks of nationalism. However, there are some conflicts in the novel that cannot be integrated into this framework, and are even in tension with it. This paper will focus on Ushijima’s writing strategy and on these conflicts. Through this analysis, I would like to elucidate Haruko Ushijima’s authorial intentions, and in this way re-evaluate “Woman(女)”.
Ghost Ship in the West and East：Madonna’s Pearl and Roi Rose
Authors: LIU Jianing
Published: September 2022

This essay is an exploration of the influence on Shibusawa Tatsuhiko’s short story Madonna’s Pearl of the French novelist Mac Orlan’s short story Roi Rose. Both novels tell the story of a baby who is boarded onto a ghost ship and grows into a teenager. Upon examination of the catalog of the Shibusawa Tatsuhiko Collection, it is evident that Shibusawa did not read the original French version of the novel Roi Rose, but drew on the Japanese translation included in the anthology of French novels published in Japan in 1927. Through a close reading and comparison of the two texts Madonna’s Pearl and Roi Rose, this paper identifies the common theme of the importance of The Flying Dutchman, as well as several similar scenes in both novels. But Shibusawa does not merely transfer the setting of the Western story to Japan; he also uses surrealist collage techniques to reinvent the novel in terms of both content and form. In this task Shibusawa took a lead from Wagner’s opera Tristan and Iseult in making Madonna’s Pearl an erotic novel with dramatic overtones.
The Role of the Contributing Authors Wan Mengwan and Li Yunbing, from the Chinese Women’s Society of CI JIAN, in Tamura (Satō) Toshiko’s periodical Nü-Sheng
Authors: ZHU Caiyun
Published: September 2022

It is known that Tamura Toshiko’s periodical Nü-Sheng (1942-45), which was supported by the Japanese military and Wang Jingwei’s puppet government, had a large proportion of contributing authors who were covert Communists.
I found reports on a symposium held by Toshiko with Wan Mengwan and Li Yunbing, who were the chief director and the director of the Chinese Women’s Society of CI JIAN, respectively, which was part of Wang Jingwei’s puppet governmen. They contributed five articles to the early issues of Nü-Sheng. The symposium and two of these articles showed women’s passionate demand for a fuller role in society outside of the family, which was consistent with Toshiko’s advocacy of women’s rights. Their viewpoint differed from Toshiko’s in terms of whether women’s primary responsibility was home-making, and whether women taking a fuller part in society was a valid goal. Finally, in the symposium the two women’s role in Nü-Sheng and Toshiko’s attitude to them were discussed. This paper shows the consistent assertions about women’s rights that the female cadres of Wang Jingwei’s puppet government, who contributed to Nü-Sheng, shared with Toshiko, in spite of some differences between them. These findings show that there was harmony in diversity among contributors to Nü-Sheng and Toshiko in relation to giving voice to the case for women’s rights.
The Chinese Reception of Togennite by Mushanokouji Saneatsu ：Focusing on Aying’s Adaptation Tokagen, and Its Performance
Authors: LIN Tao
Published: September 2022

Togennite by Mushanokouji Saneatsu is a short three-act play that was first performed in September 1923.
Only one year later in November 1924, the play was translated into Chinese by Tianhan and later performed by Shanghai Shinyou Xueshe’s Aimeidi Troupe in 1927 and 1930, and by the Nanguo Troupe in 1931. In addition, in 1938 Aying, a renowned modern Chinese critic and playwright, rewrote the play based on Tianhan’s translation, and entitled the resulting text Tokagen, and put it on stage with the Shanghai Dazhong Troupe in 1940.
This paper focuses on Aying’s adaptation and makes a detailed comparison of Tokagen with the original Togennite in order to examine the ways in which it was rewritten. Moreover, in relation to why it was rewritten in precisely this way it discusses the reception and transformation of Togennite in China in connection with the social views and activities of the author A Ying, while considering the wartime historical background of the latter half of the 1930s. Finally, the paper concludes with a discussion of the status of A Ying’s adaptation Tokagen and Saneatsu’s Togennite in China.
A Study of Iwai Shunji’s Swallowtail Butterfly as a Work of Techno-Orientalist Minor Literature and its Representation of the East Asian Diaspora
Authors: OBA Kenji
Published: September 2022

This paper is an investigation of “Techno-Orientalism” in postmodern Japanese and global cultural genres and subcultures since the 1980s. It concentrates on the representation of the diaspora from East Asia in the film Swallowtail Butterfly (1996), directed by Iwai Shunji (1963-). This film criticized the expansion of neoliberalism after the collapse of the “Bubble Economy” in the years 1986 to 1991 from the perspective of the diaspora, suggesting a path for the reconsideration of the connection between postmodernism and global capitalism in 1980s Japan. A postmodern genre formed in which urban space in Japan was represented as “Techno-Orientalist”, in works such as Blade Runner (1982) by Sir Ridley Scott (1937-), Akira (1988) by Otomo Katsuhiro (1954-), and Ghost in the Shell (1995) by Oshii Mamoru (1951-). Oriental “Techno Pop” music by Sakamoto Ryuichi (1952-) was also produced in the same context, and it is possible to discuss Iwai Shunji’s Swallowtail Butterfly in this context. The most important point of this movie is that Japanese actors played the roles of those who were part of the diaspora from East Asia, and they speak “Fake Chinese” and “Fake English.” This paper discusses these fake and creole languages through the prism of the theory of “Minor Literature” elaborated by Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) and Pierre-Félix Guattari (1930-1992).
The Forgetting and Remembering of the Jeju Uprising：Focusing on Kim Chang-saeng’s Kaze no Koe
Authors: PARK Seongju
Published: September 2022

Kim Chang-saeng’s novel “Kaze no Koe” tells the story of a twin sister who flees Jeju and smuggles herself into Japan. In a sense, women from Jeju Island who live in Japan constitute a diaspora based on two pillars, Japan and Jeju Island. They have survived many hardships such as patriarchal discrimination against women, ethnic discrimination in Japanese society, and the sacrifices made during the Jeju uprising.
The novel “Kaze no Koe” can serve as an illustration of how women in this diaspora are searching for their identity in this day and age, even as they are passing away over time.
Therefore, in light of Kim Chang-saeng’s novel “Kaze no Koe” this paper attempts to capture the lives of women who were forced to remain socially silent. This is because the novel is a clear testimony of Japan’s colonial rule and the Cold War structure of Japanese society, and I think it can help make it possible to heal the emotional wounds suffered by many at the hands of the state. In addition, the paper looks at the dynamics of the Jeju uprising.
A Study on Japanese Settlers’ Experiences and Memories of Colonial Korea
Authors: LEE Hyungsik
Published: September 2022

July 2020 this research team has been conducting joint research with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea, and is now in its second year of work. The team is composed of researchers from the fields of modern and contemporary Japanese history, modern and contemporary Korean history, modern Japanese literature, and Japanese political science, and as a result it is ideally positioned to engage in multidisciplinary research. In relation to Korea-Japan relations such research is vital, because after the Second World War Japanese society pursued the goals of forming both a ‘cultural state’ and a ‘peace state’ as a result of criticism of prewar militarism. These tendencies began to exert influence on the practical politics of the period from 1945 to the 1960s, when the study of Japanese and other colonialism began in earnest. The protagonists who investigated the issues of the responsibility for the war and of colonial rule were intellectuals and cultural figures who filled the void in the study of colonial history in the 1950s.research team is focused on making an academic and social contribution that can help to transcend the historical conflicts in Korea-Japan relations and the historical absence of a regime of peace in East Asia. It does so by examining the various circuits of colonial experience and memory which came to the fore in Japanese society after the defeat in the World War 2 and the return of the Japanese settlers to Korea.
Use of “Genji Monogatari” seen in Kigin Kitamura’s Confucian Women’s classics lessons ：Focusing on “Kana Retsujoden” and “Ominaeshi Monogatari”
Authors: CHEN Yi-Hsiu
Published: September 2022

In 1655, eight volumes of “Kana Retsujoden仮名列女伝” were published, and the episodes of this book became overwhelmed by the population. The author, Kitamura Kigin 北村季吟, is a Japanese scholar in the early Edo period and a master of classical annotations such as “Genji Monogatari Kogetsu-shō源氏物語湖月抄”.
In this article, first of all, I would like to take up the part of the text, “Kana Retsujoden” and “Genji Monogatari源氏物語”, and compare and examine the two works to show in detail the translation intention of Kigin. In addition, in this article, I would like to mention “Ominaeshi Monogatari女郎花物語”(1661), which is considered to be a the same auther like “Kana Retsujo-den,” centering on “Genji Monogatari”. Using “Genji Monogatari” as a clue, I have been considering the use of Genji found in Kigin’s two Kana-zoshi(仮名草子) works “Kana Retsujoden” and “Ominaeshi Monogatari”. As a result, it was found that Kigin regards “Genji Monogatari” as a book for female lessons.
A Report on the 9th East Asia and Contemporary Japanese-Language Literature Forum
Authors: SUGIMOTO Shogo
Published: September 2022

I had the opportunity to participate in the 9th Forum on East Asia and Contemporary Japanese-Language Literature, an international conference which was held on October 16 and 17, 2021. Unfortunately, as in the previous year, the conference had to be held online due to COVID-19. However, it provided an invaluable opportunity for me to deepen my thinking about “glocal” culture, which was the subject of the conference. When focusing on the region of East Asia, it should be noted that “glocalism” is not unique to this global age but was also observed during the modern period. From the 19th to the 20th century, East Asia was affected by imperialism, colonialism, modernization, and westernization, the confluence of which created a complex cultural topography that gave rise to diverse “glocal” cultures. These were primarily related to the movement around the region of various writers and the translations, adaptations, and distribution of their work across borders and regions. I was able to explore the complex history of “glocal” culture in East Asia through the numerous presentations at the conference, including the main symposium “Glocal Culture in Modern and Contemporary Asia：Identity, Literature, and History.” As the COVID-19 crisis is gradually abating, I look forward to a time when the conference will be held offline, and am eager to share further fruitful discussions with participants in the future.
A Study of Akutagawa Ryunosuke’s “Spring Nights”：The Ways in which the Mystery is Understood
Authors: JIN Xianghua
Published: September 2022

Akutagawa Ryunosuke’s later story “Spring Nights” (“Bungei Shunju”), published in September 1926, is a work that has not been much discussed. During his stay in his wife’s parents’ house in Kugenuma in 1926, from June 8th to the end of the month, he received the said material from the nurse who accompanied him. In previous interpretative studies of this work, it has been perceived that the theme of the “Shadow of Death” represents creeping melancholy. However, the main focus of this work is the “strangeness” of the experience which Ms. N talked about. In other words, it seems that the author’s aim was to create a mystery that could not be interpreted on the basis of knowledge of natural science. Therefore, in this light, I would like to attempt a new reading of “Spring Nights” in this article.
The Conflictual Legacy of the Korea-Japan Joint World Cup
Authors: Park Sam-hun
Published: September 2022

There has been a confrontational structure to the relationship between Korea and Japan for several years, as the South Korean government reneged on the Japanese military “comfort women” agreement, and the Supreme Court’s ruling on compensation for forced laborers led to Japanese restrictions on Korean exports. In tandem with these developments, anti-Japanese sentiment in Korean society has been growing stronger, as have anti-Korean attitudes in Japanese society. This article suggests that the experience of the 2002 Korea-Japan joint World Cup was not conducive to better relations, but was rather the starting point of the current xenophobia within each country in relation to the other.
“Anguished Youth” and “Self-Cultivation Diary”：A Study on the Modern Diary Azamukazaru no Ki
Authors: XIAO Yi
Published: September 2022

Kunikida Doppo (1871-1908) wrote a diary named Azamukazaru no Ki (Diary Without Deceit) over the course of five years. Azamukazaru no Ki not only gained a large audience, but has also been recognized as a “Shūyō Sho” (self-cultivation work) in the process of repeated reprints, which have included new material. However, this text has not received sufficient attention in prior studies, and often serves merely as reference material for studies on Kunikida or his literary works. In the few studies that are centered on this text itself, the dimension of “Shūyō Sho” has not received much attention. From the starting point of “Shūyō Sho”, this paper clarifies Kunikida’s position in the discourse of “Hanmon Seinen” (anguished youth) and “Shūyō Nikki” (self-cultivation diary), and discusses how contemporary readers during the “Shūyō Boom” read Azamukazaru no Ki. It argues that Doppo, as a “Hanmon Seinen” in distress in the midst of his process of self-discovery, is engaged in “Shūyō” through the self-management and self-healing mechanism of “Shūyō Nikki”. Through this analysis, this paper adopts a new approach to the diary as a form of literature through the prism of “Shūyō”.
Born Traitors：Abe Tomoji’s Reconstruction of “The Treason of Pieter Elberveld” and the Image of Eurasians
Authors: ANGGRAENI Dewi
Published: September 2022

This article aims to clarify Japanese South-commissioned writers’ perception of Eurasians in 1940s Indonesia on the basis of Abe Tomoji’s retelling of a tale of treachery in his essay “Chi to Tsuchi to Kokoro— Eruberuferuto no koto nado” (1944.7). The treachery in question is that of Pieter Elberfeld, a Eurasian man accused of plotting a rebellion against Dutch East Indies Company authorities with Javanese assistance, who was then brutally executed. In 1930s Japan, this story was symbolically employed by the “anti-Western” movement. Abe portrays Eurasians as people who act without clear reasons because of their mixed-blood nature, and he represents them as “born traitors.” By employing the notion of the “contact zone” as a conceptual framework through which to interpret Abe’s essay, this article argues that this portrayal of Eurasians is related to the Japanese military policy towards enemy aliens in Indonesia. This policy exempted Eurasians from internment in camps alongside Europeans if they could prove their Asian descent. As a result, many Eurasians who once prided themselves on their European ancestry began to identify themselves as Indonesians. This article’s findings fill the void in previous research on Abe as a South-commissioned writer, which primarily focuses on Indonesian scenic beauty and the eroticization of Dutch women there.
A Novel Landscape in the Wake of Pandemic ：The Establishment of the International Akutagawa Ryunosuke Society (ISAS), and Akutagawa Ryunosuke’s Transformation
Authors: MIYASAKA Satoru
Published: September 2022

Humanity has suffered the onslaught of several pandemics in the past, which have left many painful scars in human history. Likewise, the Covid pandemic has brought about various changes in the world. The ‘division’ of ‘meeting’ produces new results. The establishment of the International Akutagawa Ryunosuke Association (ISAS), and the changed perspective of Akutagawa Ryunosuke during a previous pandemic, are examples of this.
100 years ago, Akutagawa Ryunosuke suffered from Spanish Flu, and lost his family to the disease while his friends also became ill. In the midst of the pandemic that is sweeping the world today, we can gain a new perspective by focusing on the pandemic 100 years ago and by examining Akutagawa’s reaction to it. His view on his own life and on his family deepened after the experience of that pandemic.
Even from a distance we can sense the pain caused by the epidemic 100 years ago, in this way drawing closer to the hidden facts of that time. This reveals to us that, now that the end of the current pandemic is starting to look like a forlorn prospect, a novel landscape may also form before our eyes.
The Fluctuations in Self-Narration in 1930s Colonial Taiwan：On Zhang Wen-huan’s “Father’s Demand” and Conversion Literature
Authors: QIU Zheng-peng
Published: September 2022

This paper re-appraises the Taiwanese colonial writer Zhang Wen-huan’s Japanese novel, “Father’s Demand” (Chichi No Yōkyū), published in 1935, as a form of “conversion literature” in terms of its narrative style and in relation to the nexus of ideas in the literary field of its time. First, I examine the difference between the contemporary autobiography and the literary portrayal of popular life on the basis of the prevailing literary discourses in 1930s Taiwan, and I then show the threshold or hybrid status of Zhang Wen-huan’s texts, positioned between the two genres. Next, I examine the discourse of “conversion literature” and of the “I-novel” in 1930s Japan and clarify how Zhang’s “Father’s Demand” reflected the perspective of the literary elite but also differentiated itself from their work. Furthermore, by paying attention to the representation of prisoners in the work, I clarify the difference between the depiction of intellectual subjectivity in “Father’s Demand” and in other Japanese works of conversion literature. By analyzing the letters in the final section of the novel, I present the contradictions in the subject formation of colonial intellectuals and identify their prior state. Through these analyses, I reconsider the so-called “conversion” in “Father’s Demand,” viewing it not as a return to a specific identity, but as a focus on the body and other pre-subjective entities.