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Exploring an Anti-Utopian Subtext in Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go
Authors: Chatterjee Arnab 
Published: June 2019

Abstract
The use of pastoral motifs and the resultant “discourse” of a carefree, ideal world has a long literary history. However, there seems to be a relative slackening of the use of this genre in modern times that may attributed to an angst-ridden society living through an existential crisis of faith. Even if this genre has been used, the results have been very different and often shocking: “shocking” simply because an underlying theme of anti-pastoralism and even menace has been discerned. This article argues that a similar theme of anti-pastoralism and menace acts as a rude reminder in Kazuo Ishiguro's novel Never Let Me Go (2005). The novel concerns the growing up of three friends in the rural, pastoral settings of a fictional boarding school Hailsham that never tells them that they are genetically engineered clones who would be “harvested” as future organ donors. Thus the initially presented pastoral, ideal landscape of abundance and utopia becomes a veritable dystopia in the long run with scary results. This paper “revisits” this pastoral theme in the novel in two ways: first, it examines the use of this relatively lesser-used genre today; second, by revisiting the same, it re-examines and shows how the author suits it to his own advantages to depict the process of growing up as essentially anti-pastoral, anti-utopian, and hence dystopic.
The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning and Black Study, Critique of Black Reason, Black Rights/White Wrongs: The Critique of Racial Liberalism and Ontological Terror: Blackness, Nihilism, and Emancipation
Authors: Corrigan Lisa M. 
Published: June 2019

ABSTRACTThis essay examines the importance of decolonization theory/practice outside of Latinx and indigenous literatures to understand how the African diaspora has produced rhetorical and philosophical interventions that have been understudied and ignored. The books reviewed all contribute to understanding the limitations of Western, white humanism through the concepts: Black reason, the undercommons, racial liberalism, the idea of the spill, and ontological terror. These texts function as entrees into a deep excavation of the limits of Kantian freedom and Rawlsian justice that recenters anti-Blackness as an animating force of governmentality (particularly governmental structures and regimes that enforce possibilities of life and death), rhetorical invention, and philosophical engagement.
Deceptive datives: Prepositional case in Latvian
Authors: Kushnir Yuriy 
Published: June 2019

In this paper, I look at the distribution of case forms in Latvian prepositional constructions. Latvian prepositions assign either the genitive or the accusative case to their complements, primarily in an idiosyncratic manner. This pattern is disrupted in the plural, where all complements of prepositions show up invariably in the dative case. I investigate the nature of this unusual pattern and provide a post-syntactic account of the data, in which I claim that the observed asymmetry is the result of a cumulative effect in Latvian grammar: case may surface unfaithfully in configurations where marked combinations of case and number features occur in positions where certain case feature values are dispreferred to begin with. This effect arose diachronically as a repair mechanism after the language had lost one of its grammatical cases, the instrumental. This cumulative effect is captured using the framework of Harmonic Grammar. I also argue extensively against a purely syntactic account of the data.
Samenwerken in de kenniseconomie
Authors: Koster Ferry 
Published: June 2019

Collaborating in the knowledge economy
For a long time, the three governance structures market, hierarchy, and community were regarded as separate entities. The market is based on the price mechanism, the authority mechanism is the basis of the hierarchy, and trust relations characterize the community. As the knowledge economy evolves, there is a shift in thinking about how these governance structures are related. Creating and sharing knowledge are key features of the knowledge economy. However, this knowledge is partly tacit and sharing knowledge is particularly useful among diverse organizations, which are two barriers for sharing of knowledge among organizations.A new stream of literature suggests that the ability of organizations to combine the three governance structures contributes to their capacity to share knowledge with other organizations. Based on this literature, this article shows what kinds of organizational forms are possible. Besides that, it offer empirical example of the conditions under which these organizational forms evolve as well as how they contribute to organizational innovation.
Het notarisbegrip in artikel 4:109 lid 2 BW
Authors: Bauduin N.V.C.E. 
Published: June 2019

Het notarisbegrip in artikel 4:109 lid 2 BW
Artikel 4:109 lid 2 BW verlangt dat een notaris de uiterste wil ondertekent op straffe van nietigheid. Deze bepaling gaat uit van een materieel notarisbegrip: een uiterste wil ondertekend door een onbevoegde notaris wordt niet met nietigheid bestraft. In het verlengde hiervan is het verdedigbaar dat een uiterste wil ondertekend door een kandidaat-notaris – die onbevoegd als waarnemer optreedt vanwege een te late melding van zijn waarneming (Rb. Zeeland-West-Brabant 9 mei 2018, ECLI:NL:RBZWB:2018:3209) – niet nietig is op grond van artikel 4:109 lid 2 BW. De akte is immers verleden met notariële tussenkomst en de daarbij behorende waarborgen.
Succession Mediation in Europe
Authors: Pfützenreuter Judith 
Published: June 2019

Succession Mediation in Europe
The two years FOMENTO project ‘Fostering Mediation in cross-border civil and succession matters’ aims to contribute to conflict prevention in cross-border succession matters. To reach a deeper understanding and impulses for a correct implementation of Directive 2008/52/EC (Mediation Directive) and of Regulation (EU) No. 650/2012 (Succession Regulation) the effects of both regulations have been analyzed in a research study. To this end, country reports about the implementation of the Succession Regulation and the Mediation Directive in six European countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Poland and Sweden) have been assembled and 105 expert interviews with lawyers, notaries, judges and mediators have been conducted and analyzed.This article gives a general overview about the outcomes of the research study and focuses on the analysis of the expert interviews. The experts gave answers about the concrete advantages, challenges and suggestions for improving mediation in cross-border succession conflicts and the effects of the European Succession Regulation.
Low-Cost Extra-Low Voltage LED Dimmer for Tuneable White Lighting
Authors: Hrbac Roman , Mlcak Tomas , Kolar Vaclav , Vantuch Tomas 
Published: June 2019

The colour appearance of light sources has a major impact on how people perceive space. With LED illumination lighting, the colour output can be tuned to virtually any perceivable colour, including any hue of white light. It has been established that the right shade of white light during the 24-hour day cycle has a positive effect on the human body's biological system. For this reason, it is very important to focus on the development and application of new lighting systems that have dynamically variable light outputs in order to imitate the sunlight. Circadian regulation is most responsive to short-wavelength light (460 nm = blue colour).
This paper describes the development of a low-cost extra-low voltage LED dimmer for tunable white lighting systems aiming to achieve maximum electrical performance and light-output. This dimming module has two independent LED control channels and allows for a variable colour temperature control from warm white to cold white light. Experimental results of the dimming module efficiency measurements, correlated colour temperature (CCT), colour rendering index (CRI), illuminance and power consumption of the luminaire depending on the duty cycle for different control frequencies (200 Hz, 1.5 kHz, 5 kHz, 10 kHz and 20 kHz) are presented. The paper further describes the principle of creating control curves for an independent regulation of correlated colour temperature and illuminance. In the form of a table, the control curve outputs may be uploaded into a microcontroller. The paper details the construction, function and the advantages of this LED dimmer prototype.
A new species of Quadrivisio (Amphipoda, Maeridae) from coastal tropical lagoons (Benin, West Africa)
Authors: Gnohossou Pierre , Piscart Christophe 
Published: June 2019

During a recent investigation of the benthic macrofauna from coastal lagoons of southern Benin (Ahémé, Nokoué and Porto-Novo lagoons), a new species of the amphipod genus Quadrivisio Stebbing, 1907, Q. laleyei sp. nov. was collected by means of different quantitative and non-quantitative methods (plastic baskets, wooden artificial substrates, uprooted plants and Surber net) in their intertidal macrophyte zone. The new species can be easily distinguished from most of the other species of the genus by the setation of the mandibular palp and telson and a reduced number of articles (4–6) on the accessory flagellum of the first antenna. The new species closely resembles to Q. lutzi (Shoemaker, 1933) but clearly differ by a reduced armature of the urosomites 1 and 2 and by the geographical distribution (Q. lutzi being known only in Central and South America). Ecological data and an updated key to a species in the genus Quadrivisio are provided.
Direct Compression and in vitro Release of Chlorpheniramine Maleate from Tablets Containing Fluid Bed Dried and Lyophilized Microcrystalline Cellulose Derived from Cocos nucifera
Authors: Nwachukwu Nkemakolam , Ugoeze Kenneth Chinedu , Okorie Ogbonna , Ofoefule Sabinus Ifeanyi 
Published: June 2019

Aims: To investigate the mechanical and in vitro release properties of chlorpheniramine maleate (CM) tablets formulated with fluid bed dried and lyophilized microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) derived from the fruit husk of Cocos nucifera (CN).
Study Design: Experimental design.
Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial Pharmacy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka from January, 2015 to December, 2016.
Methods: Chips of matured (CN) fruit husk were de-lignified by soda treatment methods to obtain alpha cellulose which was hydrolyzed with mineral acid (Hydrochloric acid) to obtain CN-MCC. A portion of the damp CN-MCC was fluid bed dried at 60°C for 2 h (coded MCCF-Cocos) and the remaining CN-MCC was lyophilized at -45°C for 3 h (coded MCCL-Cocos). The MCC powders were blended with 20, 30 and 40% w/w CM and directly compressed at 9.81 mega Pascal (mPa). The CM tablets containing MCCF-Cocos (coded CM-CF) and MCCL-Cocos (coded CM-CL) were evaluated using standard methods.
Results: Both batches had tablets with minimal weight variation; CM-CL tablets were mechanically stronger (P = .037) and less friable than CM-CF tablets. CM-CL tablets took a longer time to disintegrate than CM-CF tablets. Comparatively, CM tablets containing AVC-102 (coded CM-AV) were mechanically stronger, less friable and had a longer disintegration time than CM-CL and CM-CF tablets. The dilution potential of CM-AV was greater than CM-CL and CM-CF tablets. CM release was faster in CM-CF. There was more than 80 % release of CM from CM-CF, CM-CL and CM-AV tablets within 30 min. Although CM-CL tablets were mechanically stronger than CM-CF, the data for all batches of the tablets obtained fell within the British Pharmacopoeia set limits for uncoated tablets.
Conclusion: Chlorpheniramine maleate tablets containing fluid bed dried and lyophilized microcrystalline cellulose obtained from C. nucifera had good mechanical and in vitro release properties.
Low‐Cost Self‐Assembled Oxide Separator for Rechargeable Batteries
Authors: Grundish Nicholas S. , Amos Charles D. , Agrawal Ankit , Khani Hadi , Goodenough John B. 
Published: June 2019

AbstractRechargeable battery cells having a liquid electrolyte require a separator permeable to the electrolyte between the two electrodes. Because the electrodes change their volume during charge and discharge, the porous separators are flexible polymers with an electronic energy gap Eg large enough for the Fermi levels of the two electrodes to be within it. In this work, a porous film of self‐assembled SiO2 nanoparticles is developed as the separator for a Li‐ion battery with a liquid electrolyte. This coating does not require the plasticity of a polymer membrane and has the required large Eg. If adsorbed water is removed from the SiO2 surface, the nanoparticles bond to one another and to an oxide cathode to form a plastic self‐assembling porous layer into which the liquid electrolyte can penetrate. The Li‐ion batteries with a LiCoO2 cathode coated with SiO2 as a separator show similar performance to cells with a traditional polypropylene separator and improved cyclability with a reduced volume of liquid electrolyte owing to the electrolyte wetting properties of the SiO2 nanoparticles. The SiO2 nanoparticles are easy to prepare, cheap, and environmentally friendly.
Graphene as a Transparent and Conductive Electrode for Organic Optoelectronic Devices
Authors: Chen Yang , Yue Yuan‐Yuan , Wang Shi‐Rong , Zhang Nan , Feng Jing , Sun Hong‐Bo 
Published: June 2019

AbstractGraphene is emerging as one of the most useful electrode materials for various organic optoelectronic devices because of its outstanding properties such as high optical transparency, excellent mechanical flexibility, good electrical conductivity, and environmental stability. Numerous synthesis and transfer techniques used to obtain large‐area and high‐quality graphene materials are demonstrated, aiming at high‐performance graphene‐based organic optoelectronic devices such as solar cells, light‐emitting diodes, and field‐effect transistors. The properties, synthesis, and transfer processes of graphene are first introduced. Recent research progress on organic optoelectronic devices with graphene bottom, top, and full electrodes is then reviewed. Finally, graphene composite electrodes integrated with other conductive materials are also summarized. All these advanced works represent important steps in the evolution of graphene electrodes and indicate a bright future for their application in organic optoelectronic devices.
Rational Design of an Ionic Liquid‐Based Electrolyte with High Ionic Conductivity Towards Safe Lithium/Lithium‐Ion Batteries
Authors: Zhang Shengjie , Li Junhao , Jiang Ningyi , Li Xuqiu , Pasupath Sivakumar , Fang Yanxiong , Liu Quanbing , Dang Dai 
Published: June 2019

AbstractIt is a very urgent and important task to improve the safety and high‐temperature performance of lithium/lithium‐ion batteries (LIBs). Here, a novel ionic liquid, 1‐(2‐ethoxyethyl)‐1‐methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (PYR1(2o2)TFSI), was designed and synthesized, and then mixed with dimethyl carbonate (DMC) as appropriate solvent and LiTFSI lithium salt to produce an electrolyte with high ionic conductivity for safe LIBs. Various characterizations and tests show that the highly flexible ether group could markedly reduce the viscosity and provide coordination sites for Li‐ion, and the DMC could reduce the viscosity and effectively enhance the Li‐ion transport rate and transference number. The electrolyte exhibits excellent electrochemical performance in Li/LiFeO4 cells at room temperature as well as at a high temperature of 60 °C. More importantly, with the addition of DMC, the IL‐based electrolyte remains nonflammable and appropriate DMC can effectively inhibit the growth of lithium dendrites. Our present work may provide an attractive and promising strategy for high performance and safety of both lithium and lithium‐ion batteries.
The Nature of Hydrogen Bonds: A Delineation of the Role of Different Energy Components on Hydrogen Bond Strengths and Lengths
Authors: van der Lubbe Stephanie C. C. , Fonseca Guerra Célia 
Published: June 2019

AbstractHydrogen bonds are a complex interplay between different energy components, and their nature is still subject of an ongoing debate. In this minireview, we therefore provide an overview of the different perspectives on hydrogen bonding. This will be done by discussing the following individual energy components: 1) electrostatic interactions, 2) charge‐transfer interactions, 3) π‐resonance assistance, 4) steric repulsion, 5) cooperative effects, 6) dispersion interactions and 7) secondary electrostatic interactions. We demonstrate how these energetic factors are essential in a correct description of the hydrogen bond, and discuss several examples of systems whose energetic and geometrical features are not captured by easy‐to‐use predictive models.
Developmental screening and early intervention in a childcare setting for young children at risk for autism and other developmental delays: A feasibility trial
Authors: Gulsrud Amanda , Carr Themba , Williams Justin , Panganiban Jonathan , Jones Felica , Kimbrough Jackie , Shih Wendy , Kasari Connie 
Published: June 2019

AbstractEfforts to decrease disparity in diagnosis and treatment for under‐resourced children with developmental delays, such as autism spectrum disorder, have led to increased interest in developing programs in community settings. One potential setting that has already demonstrated feasibility in conducting universal screening is the childcare setting. The current study conducted developmental screening in a total of 116 children ages 16–80 months of age in an urban low‐income community childcare center. Parents of 20 children who screened positive were enrolled in the intervention phase of the study, where children received a staff‐delivered targeted early intervention or a waitlist control condition. Given the small and imbalanced sample sizes, confidence intervals from mixed effect models were used to measure changes across time for each group. Of the children who received treatment, there was an average increase in child initiated joint engagement, symbolic play, and language use. This study provides initial feasibility data for the implementation of a screening and early intervention program to service a predominantly low‐resource and ethnically diverse population within the childcare system in a large metropolitan city. Autism Res 2019, 12: 1423–1433. © 2019 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Lay SummaryIdentifying and delivering treatment services for young children with developmental delays, such as autism spectrum disorder, may be most successful in community settings, especially for those children from under‐resourced areas. This study found preliminary evidence that the childcare setting is a good place to conduct screening and deliver early interventions for children at risk for autism and other developmental delays.
An Efficient Mesoporous Cu‐Organic Nanorod for Friedländer Synthesis of Quinoline and Click Reactions
Authors: Elavarasan Samaraj , Bhaumik Asim , Sasidharan Manickam 
Published: June 2019

AbstractWithin the green chemistry context, heterogeneous catalysis for the synthesis of N‐heterocycles from renewable resources using non‐precious metals has garnered great interest in terms of economic and environmental perspectives. Herein, we present a triazine functional hierarchical mesoporous organic polymer (HMOP) with nanorod morphology together with large BET surface area ∼1218 m2 g−1, huge pore volume&γτ“;6 mL g−1 and dual micro/mesopore architectures. Subsequent Cu‐coordination with nitrogen atoms of the HMOP provides a robust catalyst (Cu‐HMOP) to accomplish multi‐step cascade reactions for preparation of N‐heterocycles by different routes. For instance, the Cu‐HMOP efficiently catalyzes one‐pot sequential multi‐step oxidative dehydrogenative coupling of 2‐aminobenzyl alcohol with diverse aromatic ketones to afford corresponding quinolines in excellent isolated yields (up to 97 %). Secondly, the present catalyst exhibits good aerobic oxidative dehydrogenation activity of amines to imines. Thirdly, for “click” reaction involving azides‐alkynes, the Cu‐HMOP produced quantitative yield for 1,4‐disubstituted 1,2,3‐triazole derivatives at room temperature using water as solvent. Verification of active metal leaching by a hot filtration test as well as reusability of the retrieved Cu‐HMOP catalysts shows a consistent activity in the multi‐component quinoline synthesis as model reaction.
Solid‐State Lithium Batteries: Bipolar Design, Fabrication, and Electrochemistry
Authors: Jung Kyu‐Nam , Shin Hyun‐Seop , Park Min‐Sik , Lee Jong‐Won 
Published: June 2019

AbstractThere are increasing demands for large‐scale energy storage technologies for efficient utilization of clean and sustainable energy sources. Solid‐state lithium batteries (SSLBs) based on non‐ or less‐flammable solid electrolytes (SEs) are attracting great attention, owing to their enhanced safety in comparison to conventional Li‐ion batteries. Moreover, SSLBs can provide great benefits in terms of battery performance (power and energy densities) and cost when constructed using a bipolar design. In this review, we introduce the general aspects of the bipolar battery architecture and provide a brief overview of the essential components and technologies for bipolar SSLBs: Li+‐conducting SEs, composite electrodes, and bipolar plates. Furthermore, we review the recent progress in the design and construction of bipolar SSLBs with emphasis on the fabrication techniques of SEs and SSLBs and the engineering approaches to improve their electrochemical properties.
LNMO‐Graphite Cells Performance Enhancement by the Use of Acid Scavenging Separators
Authors: Shilina Yuliya , Maddukuri Satyanarayana , Banerjee Anjan , Ziv Baruch , Luski Shalom , Aurbach Doron , Halalay Ion C. 
Published: June 2019

AbstractThe performance of cells with high‐voltage LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 positive electrodes and graphite negative electrodes is affected most adversely by the decomposition of LiPF6‐based electrolyte solutions components and the dissolution of transition metal (TM) ions. Novel approaches to overcome the severe degradation of performance are crucial for the successful design and commercialization of LNMO‐based cells, which are very advantageous due to their high voltage (4.7 V). Acid‐scavenging separators based on poly(divinylbenzene‐4‐vinylpyridine) were tested as a mean for enhancing the stability of LNMO/graphite cells with an additives‐free standard 1 M LiPF6/EC : EMC (3 : 7 v/v) electrolyte solution. Improved cycling performance was demonstrated over reference cells containing commercial polypropylene separators during prolonged cycling at both 30 and 45 °C. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy, high‐resolution scanning electron microscopy, and X‐ray diffraction were used to gain insights into the reasons for the cells performance improvement that is reported herein.
Starting Small: How Icewine Diffused in the Mature Canadian Wine Field
Authors: Ierfino‐Blachford Laura 
Published: June 2019

AbstractHow do small players' product innovations initially diffuse within a mature organizational field? This paper studies endogenous and exogenous factors that facilitate the spread of a product innovation—icewine—introduced by small players within the Canadian wine field. Using data from 1985 to 2000, I find support for my hypotheses that environmental jolts, theorization of small players' innovations by small players within the media, and innovation recognition by authorities in other more prestigious fields increased the extent to which icewine has been diffused within the field. Specifically, my study sheds light on how small players can initiate change within mature fields with the support of other institutional players.