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What's in a “Timber Fiction”? The Significance of Wood in Dickens's Our Mutual Friend
Authors: Hamdi Saber 
Published: March 2021

ABSTRACT
In a novel where wood and human life are closely bound, woodenness is Dickens's metaphor for a perversely narcissistic self that spreads pygmalionist petrification to ever larger levels of interpersonal relations, thus giving rise to cultural atavism at a time when progress is heralded as the epoch's credo. The taking over of bodies and spaces by wood points to the propagation of an unnatural mentality nourished by a pathological clinging to a fetishized past as a compensation for the present feeling of lack and amputation. But far from being blocked, the possibility of regeneration requires a protean subject that undergoes castration in the form of an empathetic opening unto the other, one that carries the reader outside the double logic of narcissistic projection and introjection.
Teaching Nineteenth-Century Novels to Today's Teens
Authors: Lankewish Vincent A. , Barrios Jacqueline Jean , Boswell Michelle , Schramm Geoffrey , Wiebracht Ben , Szwydky Lissette Lopez 
Published: March 2021

ABSTRACT
A survey of AP English Literature and AP English Language exams administered over the past two decades reveals that nineteenth-century British literature—especially novels of this era—is underrepresented compared to texts from other literary historical periods. At the same time, a range of recent or relatively recent fiction, television shows, and film depicts teenagers embracing Victorian texts, particularly the novels of George Eliot. This unexpected enthusiasm for literature published two centuries ago, however, is even more evident in high school English classes today. This article includes six accounts of the successes that secondary school English teachers have had in motivating their students to read nineteenth-century fiction that seemed destined to gather dust on the shelves of their schools' bookrooms.
Recent Dickens Studies 2019: A Journal of the Plague Year
Authors: Grass Sean 
Published: March 2021

ABSTRACT
This article surveys Dickens scholarship published during 2019. The first major section addresses books, edited collections, and special issues devoted entirely to sustained, focused study of Dickens. Subsequent sections describe chapters, articles, and emerging or expanding online resources, arranged into these topical clusters: biographical and reference works and source studies; material and commodity culture, including studies of the body, economics, and textual production; narrative form, system, and genre; visual culture, including studies of illustration, adaptation, and performance; equity and social justice, including considerations of gender, race, the law, policing, prisons, and animal studies; religion, spirituality, and psychology; intermediality, including translation studies and matters of cultural and artistic exchange; and retrospectives that consider Dickens's continued significance.
Jay Gatsby, Scion of America
Authors: Kuhnle John 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
Published ninety-five years ago, The Great Gatsby today continues to yield surprises. This article examines elements of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s artistic development between his first two novels, This Side of Paradise and The Beautiful and Damned, and his third. First exhibited in The Great Gatsby, his mature style lies in linking a basic story to a transcendent theme, providing meaning to the narrated experience. Influenced by the groundbreaking work of his contemporaries James Joyce and T. S. Eliot, Fitzgerald elevated the story of Jay Gatsby to become a metaphor for the cultural history of America. In reviewing the evolution of the “SCHEDULE” that James Gatz writes in the flyleaf of his copy of Hopalong Cassidy in 1912, this article argues that this seemingly minor device is the armature of the novel and an index to Gatsby’s life.
The Crusader from Pittsburgh: Michael Musmanno and the Sacco/Vanzetti Case
Authors: Mulcahy Richard P. 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
Justice Michael A. Musmanno was a crusader for his entire public career. Moralistic in his thinking, he tended to see public affairs in terms of black and white, and good versus evil, with him always fighting for what he considered the morally correct side. His fight to win acquittal for Sacco and Vanzetti and his ongoing efforts to secure their exoneration after their execution truly defined him. There was never any question in his mind that both men were innocent, the victims of ethnic prejudice, xenophobia, and judicial failure that represented a stain upon America and its legal system. Musmanno felt he had a duty to wipe away that stain and sought to do so from 1927 to his death in 1968. In a lifetime marked by fighting for causes, clearing Sacco and Vanzetti, for Musmanno, was the most sacred cause of all.
Reading Deficits, Executive Functions, and Social Adjustment Problems: Direct and Mediated Relations
Authors: Ashraf Farzana , Fatima Shameem , Najam Najma 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
The main objective of the present study was to examine the direct and indirect relations between reading deficits, executive functions, and social adjustment problems in a sample of 210 adolescents. Results demonstrated significant positive correlations between reading deficits, executive function deficits, and social adjustment problems. Furthermore, the findings from two multimediation models indicated that, of three behavioral regulation deficits, inhibition, and, of five metacognitive deficits, initiate and working memory were significant mediators of the reading deficit-social adjustment problem association. We conclude that specific executive function deficits explain the association between reading deficits and social adjustment problems. Implications of the current findings are discussed along with suggestions for interventions to improve reading abilities and executive functions to make adolescents better able to adjust in their social context.
Impact of Physical Activity on an Individual’s Creativity: A Day-Level Analysis
Authors: Bollimbala Ashish , James P. S. , Ganguli Shirshendu 
Published: March 2021

Abstract
Physical activity is fast emerging as a predictor of complex cognitive processes, yet its impact on creativity is not well researched. This study analyzes the immediate and retention effects of an enjoyable physical activity intervention at the end of the workday on the divergent and convergent thinking components of creativity via a randomized controlled trial of 68 MBA students. The treatment group participated in a 15-min enjoyable physical activity (dance), and the control group participated in an enjoyable nonphysical activity (socialization), and their impact on divergent and convergent thinking was measured via parallel forms of Guilford Alternate Uses Task and Remote Association Task, respectively. Dance significantly improved divergent and convergent thinking immediately after the intervention and also showed retention at the end of the work day compared with preintervention levels, whereas socialization showed such an effect only on flexibility immediately after the intervention and no retention. The results support executive function hypothesis and ego depletion theory.
Task variations for backtrack
Authors: Menyhárt László , Zsakó László 
Published: March 2021

This article has been written for informatics teachers who want to issue back-track based tasks on their lessons or as homework or on competitions. We present a few methods to generate a more complicated problem from a simpler task, which will be more complex, and its solution needs a good idea or trick. Starting from an example, we lead the reader through increasingly di cult task variations.
Subject Classification: 97P50
The importance of mucormycosis infections on example of Rhino Orbital Cerebral Mucormycosis
Authors: Pałka Łukasz , Gaur Vivek 
Published: March 2021

Summary
Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive fungal infection, characterized by high morbidity and mortality and is strongly dependent on the patient’s general health condition, initial site of infection, and the time from diagnosis to treatment commencement. It has been reported that the occurrence of mucormycosis has increased rapidly, also among immunocompetent patients. Moreover, the rise in number is expected to continue. Among all clinical manifestations of mucormycosis, the rhino-orbital-cerebral type (ROCM) is the most common. The aim of this article is to increase the awareness of mucoral infections, especially ROCM, and to describe its first symptoms, as proper treatment requires immediate surgical and medical intervention.
Research on Magnetically Targeted Drug Delivery System Based on Fullerene Derivatives
Authors: WANG Ying , SU Li , LI Bing , JIN Ningning , LU Riji , ZHANG Jing 
Published: March 2021

A carboxyl-terminated fullerene pyrrolidine derivative was synthesized by 1, 3-dipolar cycloaddition of imine ylide (FP-COOH). UV-Vis, FT-IR and MALDI-TOF respectively verified the effective synthesis of compounds. The compound (FP-COOH) was used as an intermediate, and then the hydrothermal chemical bonding method was used to load ferric oxide on the compound (FP-COOH). Its purpose was to form a magnetic targeting carrier system (FP-IONP-COOH). Then use the non-covalent method to combine FP-IONP-COOH with doxorubicin. The ultimate goal was to improve the side effects of doxorubicin. The solubility experiments showed that both FP-IONP-COOH and FP-IONP-COOH/DOX had good water solubility. The investigation of magnetism showed that FP-IONP-COOH has good magnetism. Finally, in vitro release experiments further verified the targeting of FP-IONP-COOH/DOX. The cumulative release of DOX at 48 h could be as high as 82 %, whereas the accumulated release of FP-IONP-COOH/DOX at 48 h was only 48 %, and was able to continuously release for more than 120 h, demonstrating its good sustained release in vivo.
Corrosion Properties of Electropolished AISI 316L Austenitic Biomaterial in Relation to Electropolishing Conditions
Authors: ZATKALÍKOVÁ Viera , MARKOVIČOVÁ Lenka , UHRÍČIK Milan , HANUSOVÁ Patrícia 
Published: March 2021

Electropolishing is recommended for various biomedical applications of austenitic biomaterials because it enables to achieve high brightness, very low surface roughness, excellent corrosion resistance and reduced bacterial attachment without residual surface tensions. The quality of an electropolished surface depends strongly on the composition of used electrolyte and on the applied electropolishing conditions. In this article the corrosion properties of eight AISI 316L surfaces electropolished in the same solution but at the different conditions were evaluated on the bases of the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) test and exposure immersion test. The aim was to find whether in the frame of recommended electropolishing conditions (temperature, current density, time) the optimal combination exists which would provide the best corrosion properties of the surface passive film. The results showed that the electropolishing temperature 50 ºC should be preferred due to the lower roughness parameters and minimizing the possibility of the bacterial attachment.
Evaluation of New Sesame Varieties for Growth and Yield Performance during the Deyr Season in Afgoye, Somalia
Authors: Siad Shuaib Abdullahi , Ismaan Hassan Nuur , Isse Mohamud Mohamed , Mohamud Abdullahi Omar , Islam Mohammad Sohidul , Mohamed Abdinur Elmi 
Published: March 2021

Aims: The field experiment was conducted to evaluate new sesame varieties for growth and yield performance.
Study Design: A randomized completely block design (RCBD) with four replications was used for the experiment.
Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted during the Deyr season (September-November) 2016 at the experimental farm of Somali Agriculture Technical Group (SATG), Afgoye, Somalia.
Methodology: Growth and yield characters of the varieties were measured during the trial. A complete of six sesame varieties was used for the trial. The new varieties were Setit, Yemeni, Nigerian, Humera and Indian while a local variety, Dunyar, was used as a control.
Results: Results from the experiment revealed that growth parameters such capsule length, number of branches per ∙plant, number of capsules per plant and number of seeds per capsule were significantly different among the varieties. Yield performance of the sesame varieties was also significantly different. It was observed that Humera variety showed the highest seed yield of 2.82 ton per hectare while the Indian variety has given the lowest seed yield of 0.67 ton per hectare. The highest straw yield of 3.45 ton per hectare was recorded for Local variety while the lowest straw yield of 2.76 ton per hectare was observed in Setit variety. Likewise the highest biological yield of 6.18 ton per hectare was observed at Dunyar variety while the lowest biological yield of 3.61 ton per hectare was recorded for Indian variety.
Conclusion: The growth and yield of these particular varieties did not outperform the local variety, thus, future studies would be essential to look for other alternative methods and cultivars that would help increase the productivity.
Study of Fish Biodiversity of Nijhum Dwip, Noakhali, Bangladesh
Authors: Khalil Md. Ibrahim , Sultana Tasnim , Hasan Md. Robiul 
Published: March 2021

Aims: The investigation was concerned to assess the diversity status of fish in Nijhum Dwip, Hatiya, Noakhali with its management actions.
Place and Duration of Study: Nijhum dwip declared as marine protected area is blessed with unique ecosystem with holding numerous flora and fauna species diversity. Data and fish sample were collected from February, 2019 to July 2019 for a period of five month.
Methodology: The current research was grounded on visiting fish landing center and fish market, on spot date collection, interview of the fishermen and the fish traders, sample collection and secondary data collection.
Results: In investigation, 39 species in 22 families were witnessed. The maximum numbers of fish species (8) were observed from the family Cyprinidae. From the survey, 4 species were endangered (EN), 5 species were vulnerable (VU), 2 species were near threatened (NT), 22 species were least concern (LC) categories, 6 species were not threatened (NO) which is grounded on IUCN (2015) list of threatened fishes of Bangladesh. The marine fish and freshwater fish alignment in the research region were 33% and 67% in turn.
Conclusions: The species scarcity or decline is demonstrated by the non-availability and less availability of some of the species in the adjacent area as well as in the country. The policy makers, researchers as well as local people would be able to aware with their existing biodiversity status and also significance of fish fauna of the study area by appropriate evaluation and proper documentation of fish fauna.
Preparation, Characterization and Dissolution Behaviour of Freeze Dried Complexes of Curcumin-Gamma Cyclodextrin
Authors: Ansari M. J. , Kohli K. , Ali J. 
Published: March 2021

The aim of the current research was to develop and characterize curcumin-gamma cyclodextrin inclusion complexes in order to enhance solubility and rate of dissolution of poorly soluble curcumin. Based on the stoichiometric ratio of 1:1, the inclusion complexes of curcumin with γ-cyclodextrin were prepared by freeze drying method. The prepared dried and solidified inclusion complexes were characterized with the help of infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and X-ray diffractometry. The comparative evaluation of solubility and rate of dissolution were investigated and compared with pure curcumin. Dissolution study demonstrated only 10% release from pure curcumin at 1 hour as opposed of approximately 72% release form freeze dried curcumin complexes. The freeze dried complexes exhibited almost complete release after 5 hours while only 34% release was observed from the pure curcumin during the same time period. Therefore, the freeze dried complex provided approximately 3 to 7-fold enhancement in the dissolution and release of curcumin over a period of 6 hours of dissolution testing. The kinetics of the in vitro release behaviors of the curcumin and curcumin complexes were investigated by applying various models such as zero order, first order, Higuchi and Peppas models. The release of the curcumin was observed to follow the first order release kinetics, since the correlation coefficient (R2) for the first order was the highest in comparison to other kinetic models.
Vaccine Resistance-Vantage Point from Health Professionals of South India
Authors: Binub Kanniyan , Govindaraj . , Haveri Sheela P. 
Published: March 2021

Background: Vaccination is the most effective method of preventing infectious diseases. Early success brought widespread acceptance and mass vaccination campaigns have greatly reduced the incidence of many diseases in numerous geographic regions.
Objectives: To study the perspective of health professionals regard to barriers and solution for vaccination program in a district of South Kerala.
Materials and Methods: A qualitative study design was done using free listing technique for both barriers and solutions. The data was entered into notepad and was transferred to Visual Anthropac software trial version. The software helped to generate ten important free lists of barriers and solutions with percentage, rank and Smith S value.
Results: The present study had discussed regarding trust of western countries promoting vaccination and conspiracy theories related to them. The work of antivaccine lobby globally was debated. The controversy of MMR Autism and political will of different countries were deliberated. The role of media especially impact social media and internet had paved pathway for swift spread of contents.
Conclusion: Major interventions should be planned systematically by the government to address barriers for immunization. Strengthening Information education and communication (IEC) over digital media using appropriate technology should be engrossed for sustaining vaccine coverage.
Nutrient digestibility of green seaweed Ulva meal and the influence on growth performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Authors: Suryaningrum Lusi Herawati , Samsudin Reza 
Published: March 2021

Green seaweed Ulva had a high growth rate and spread in all of Indonesian waters. Species Ulva had a complete nutrient content that made it potential to be used as an alternative fish feed ingredient. This experiment was conducted in two series of trial, digestibility measurement of Ulva meal and its effects on the growth performance of the Nile tilapia (O. niloticus). In measuring the nutrient digestibility, a protein rich diet was formulated with a test diet in which 30% of the reference diet was replaced with Ulva meal, used Cr2O3 as an inert marker. Fish with initial weight about 16±0.35 g were stocked with a density of 15 fish per aquarium and collecting faeces is carried out until sufficient sample was available for analysis. The growth trial was conducted using a completely randomized design with four treatments and three replications. The experimental diets were U0 (Ulva 0%), U10 (Ulva 10%), U20 (Ulva 20%) and U30 (Ulva 30%). The Nile tilapia with an average body weight of 3.42±0.01 g, were stocked into the 60x50x50 cm aquaria with 25 fish in each tank and cultured for 60 days. Fish were fed three times daily on those diets at satiation level. The parameters which evaluated were specific growth rate, protein retention, lipid retention, feed efficiency, survival rate and blood hematology of the Nile tilapia. The results of digestibility measurement showed that Ulva meal had acceptable nutrients as an ingredient in Nile tilapia diet. Protein digestibility of Ulva meal was 87.36%, while lipid was 93.05%. The results of growth trial revealed that fish fed on 10% Ulva meal tended to have highest growth performance than those fed to the control, while the survival rate and fish health seemed not to be affected directly (P>0.05).
Validation of a secondary dose check tool against Monte Carlo and analytical clinical dose calculation algorithms in VMAT
Authors: Piffer Stefano , Casati Marta , Marrazzo Livia , Arilli Chiara , Calusi Silvia , Desideri Isacco , Fusi Franco , Pallotta Stefania , Talamonti Cinzia 
Published: March 2021

AbstractPurposePatient‐specific quality assurance (QA) is very important in radiotherapy, especially for patients with highly conformed treatment plans like VMAT plans. Traditional QA protocols for these plans are time‐consuming reducing considerably the time available for patient treatments. In this work, a new MC‐based secondary dose check software (SciMoCa) is evaluated and benchmarked against well‐established TPS (Monaco and Pinnacle3) by means of treatment plans and dose measurements.MethodsFifty VMAT plans have been computed using same calculation parameters with SciMoCa and the two primary TPSs. Plans were validated with measurements performed with a 3D diode detector (ArcCHECK) by translating patient plans to phantom geometry. Calculation accuracy was assessed by measuring point dose differences and gamma passing rates (GPR) from a 3D gamma analysis with 3%–2 mm criteria. Comparison between SciMoCa and primary TPS calculations was made using the same estimators and using both patient and phantom geometry plans.ResultsTPS and SciMoCa calculations were found to be in very good agreement with validation measurements with average point dose differences of 0.7 ± 1.7% and −0.2 ± 1.6% for SciMoCa and two TPSs, respectively. Comparison between SciMoCa calculations and the two primary TPS plans did not show any statistically significant difference with average point dose differences compatible with zero within error for both patient and phantom geometry plans and GPR (98.0 ± 3.0% and 99.0 ± 3.0% respectively) well in excess of the typicalclinical tolerance threshold.ConclusionThis work presents results obtained with a significantly larger sample than other similar analyses and, to the authors' knowledge, compares SciMoCa with a MC‐based TPS for the first time. Results show that a MC‐based secondary patient‐specific QA is a clinically viable, reliable, and promising technique, that potentially allows significant time saving that can be used for patient treatment and a per‐plan basis QA that effectively complements traditional commissioning and calibration protocols.
Atomic Structure and Electron Magnetic Circular Dichroism of Individual Rock Salt Structure Antiphase Boundaries in Spinel Ferrites
Authors: Li Zhuo , Lu Jinlian , Jin Lei , Rusz Ján , Kocevski Vancho , Yanagihara Hideto , Kita Eiji , Mayer Joachim , Dunin‐Borkowski Rafal E. , Xiang Hongjun , Zhong Xiaoyan 
Published: March 2021

AbstractSpinel ferrites are an important class of materials, whose magnetic properties are of interest for industrial applications. The antiphase boundaries (APBs) that are commonly observed in spinel ferrite films can hinder their applications in spintronic devices and sensors, as a result of their influence on magnetic degradation and magnetoresistance of the materials. However, it is challenging to correlate magnetic properties with atomic structure in individual APBs due to the limited spatial resolution of most magnetic imaging techniques. Here, aberration‐corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron energy‐loss magnetic chiral dichroism are used to measure the atomic structure and electron magnetic circular dichroism (EMCD) of a single APB in NiFe2O4 that takes the form of a rock salt structure interlayer and is associated with a crystal translation of (1/4)a[011]. First principles density functional theory calculations are used to confirm that this specific APB introduces antiferromagnetic coupling and a significant decrease in the magnitude of the magnetic moments, which is consistent with an observed decrease in EMCD signal at the APB. The results provide new insight into the physical origins of magnetic coupling at an individual defect on the atomic scale.