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Surviving Recognition and Racial In/justice
Authors: Hesford Wendy S. 
Published: November 2015

ABSTRACT
Scholars across the disciplines have turned to theories of recognition to interpret recent cases of racial profiling, police brutality, and the militarization of the police in black communities. Social activists, too, have embraced the concept, staging recognition scenes to claim political legitimacy. I examine the rhetorical contours of five recognition scenes and the sociopolitical objectives that recognition is expected to perform: 1) dialectical recognitions, which showcase how recognition works hierarchically through dyadic configurations of structural inequalities; 2) intersectional recognitions, which break down the oppressor/oppressed binary through multiaxle identifications and analyses; 3) human rights recognitions, which attempt to hold liberalism accountable to its ideals; 4) recognitions in between, which draw attention to the limits of classical liberal and neoliberal logics of recognition and create alliances that may be impossible based on the logics of recognition; and 5) postracial recognitions, which invest in the temporal fantasy that race is no longer a structuring principle in inequality and fail to account for the power in which recognition operates.
Recognition in Blue
Authors: Charland Maurice 
Published: November 2015

ABSTRACT
Gerald Early's remark that black people are seminally important to the modern world because they created the blues is examined as a contribution to the politics of recognition that deviates from the liberal model that dominates in political theory. Central to this deviation is the politics of honor and Paul Corcoran's distinction between formal and aesthetic recognition. The politics of aesthetic recognition is examined here through Hans-Georg Gadamer's discussion of hermeneutics in Truth and Method as well as through Martin Heidegger's phenomenology and philosophy of Dasein (being-there), inspired by Aristotle's Rhetoric, and his writings on art. The significance of art and specifically of the blues to the politics of recognition goes beyond the representation or the relaying of others' voices, in that it calls forth modes of being-there over against difference.
A Defense of the “Monstrous” Animals of Pliny, Aelian, and Others
Authors: Kitchell Kenneth F. 
Published: November 2015

ABSTRACT
It is customary to criticize ancient and medieval authors on animal lore for being gullible and repeating any story no matter how incredible. This article seeks to mitigate this criticism by pointing out four factors that are often overlooked by such critics. First, a great number of the stories are based on real facts that became distorted through misobservation or because such stories often traveled vast distances on their way to Greek and Roman authors. Seven examples, from stories ranging from the self-castrating beavers to a blood-sucking moth, provide evidence of these processes. Moreover, we must consider the ancients' inherent awe before nature, an attitude that was supported and augmented by mirabilia displayed by conquerors of far-off places. Finally, reverence for previous authors and a faith-based agenda are adduced for the Middle Ages.
Superstition, Testimony, and the Eighteenth-Century Vampire Debates
Authors: Morris Kathryn 
Published: November 2015

ABSTRACT
In the late seventeenth century, reports of vampire attacks began to emerge out of eastern Europe. These stories became the focus of a scholarly debate that centered on whether the events described in the vampire reports could possibly be true and, if so, how they ought to be explained. The reports presented a dilemma: although the events they described were implausible, the reports were often supported by testimony from reliable sources. This article will explore two eighteenth-century interventions in the vampire debate, and consider how they responded to this tension. Augustin Calmet carefully documented and examined the vampire reports, using established natural philosophical models for the study of strange phenomena. Despite Calmet's rational methods and skeptical conclusions, his work on vampires was vociferously attacked by Voltaire. I will argue that the encounter between Calmet and Voltaire illustrates their different ways of understanding the relationship among superstition, knowledge-production, and testimony.
As the Crow Flies
Authors: Sammond Nicholas 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
How are the celebrity body, the voice, and race related to each other? This essay examines the career of the popular early twentieth-century American blackface minstrels Moran and Mack. It charts their rise across a range of media platforms and (for one of them) through more than one body, discussing how the figure of the minstrel reveals through its fungibility the raced nature of celebrity and the longstanding historical relationship between racial formations and performing commodities.
The U.S. Hispanic Flapper
Authors: Feu López Maria Montserrat 
Published: November 2015

Abstract
Mexican exile journalist Julio Arce's chronicles “Todo se arregla con money” (1924), “Cosas del Exhibition Day” (1924), and “La estenógrafa” (1925) are analyzed for their farcical portrayal of the 1920s Modern Girl, who symbolized immoral and consumerist modernity for Arce's readers. The article considers the context of previously unstudied journalistic genres from the era's leading U.S. Spanish-language newspapers, which display a range of comic forms that negatively represent the flapper's appearance and lifestyle. Beyond derisive entertainment, humor is aimed at influencing readers’ opinions about U.S. Hispanic women's gender and ethnic restrictions. The pelona was a popular topic in Spanish-language newspapers, and references to other entertainment industries from that era show that critical responses to flapperismo traveled across media, not only in the United States but also throughout the Americas.
Variabilité, identité spécifique et numérique des oeuvres contemporaines
Authors: Couture Francine 
Published: November 2015

La réexposition d’oeuvres contemporaines sous la forme de la présentation de nouveaux exemplaires physiques d’une oeuvre conçue pour être unique questionne les notions de variabilité, d’identité spécifique et numérique de l’oeuvre d’art. Dans cet article, Couture étudie trois cas de figure propres à cette réalité : la production d’une réplique ou d’une copie d’exposition, l’exposition d’un élément d’une oeuvre, non pas comme un fragment, mais comme une oeuvre autonome, et enfin l’exemple particulier de l’actualisation d’un énoncé verbal qui est porteur des valeurs d’unicité et de singularité attribuées à l’oeuvre d’art. Elle conclut qu’il en résulte une transformation de l’institution muséale et de l’artiste engendrant notamment une redéfinition des rôles de chacun.
Muséologie et muséographie : la Tour de Babel ou les origines de la confusion
Authors: Aquilina Jannick Daniel 
Published: November 2015

Suivant une approche historique, Jannick Daniel Aquilina recense les différentes occurrences du terme « muséologie » au fil des siècles et à travers les diverses cultures. Loin d’être arrêtée, la définition du mot varie dans le temps et dans l’espace et renvoie tour à tour à des activités fort différentes. En fait, l’évolution du mot « muséologie » peut être perçue, tel que l’explique l’auteur de cet article, comme la définition et la redéfinition constante de cette discipline universitaire.
Les musées traitant des migrations humaines : portrait d’une thématique muséale « tendance »
Authors: de Muys Geneviève 
Published: November 2015

À l’ère de la mondialisation, la notion de territorialité nationale est en pleine mutation. Les identités se forgent au rythme des différentes vagues migratoires et de l’abolition des frontières. Cette nouvelle réalité se reflète au coeur du musée qui en fait l’un de ses thèmes d’exposition. Comment le musée traite-t-il cette thématique et de quelle manière justifie-t-il ses choix ? Geneviève de Muys propose dans cet article le résultat de ses recherches sur le sujet, révélant pourquoi la question migratoire est en phase de devenir une thématique muséale « tendance ».
Musealia des cultures de tradition orale
Authors: Soulier Virginie 
Published: November 2015

À la suite du colonialisme, la redéfinition des relations entre Occidentaux et Autochtones engendre une réévaluation de la signification et de la présentation de leur patrimoine dans les musées européens et américains. Après quoi, une tendance à « l’artialisation » se profile, rejetant la polysémie de l’objet multiple et usuel au profit de l’objet unique présenté à la manière de l’oeuvre d’art. Face aux dérives possibles de cette tendance, Virginie Soulier démontre dans cet article que plusieurs musées adoptent a contrario une approche « plurivocale » et « authentique » où la multiplication des voix et des visions est privilégiée, plutôt que le seul aspect esthétique, propre à la sensibilité occidentale.
Low-Dose Triple-Pill vs Standard-Care Protocols for Hypertension Treatment in Nigeria
Authors: Ojji Dike B. , Salam Abdul , Sani Mahmoud U. , Ogah Okechukwu S. , Schutte Aletta E. , Huffman Mark D. , Pant Rashmi , Ghosh Arpita , Dhurjati Rupasvi , Lakshmi Josyula K. , Ripiye Nanna. R. , Orji Ikechukwu A. , Kana Shehu A. , Abdussalam Tijjani , Olawumi Abdulgafar L. , Alfa Isiaka M. , Orimolade Olanike Allison , Ajayi Moses O. , Rodgers Anthony 
Published: August 2024

ImportanceWith the high burden of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa, there is a need for effective, safe and scalable treatment strategies.ObjectiveTo compare, among Black African adults, the effectiveness and safety of a novel low-dose triple-pill protocol compared with a standard-care protocol for blood pressure lowering.Design and SettingRandomized, parallel-group, open-label, multicenter trial conducted in public hospital–based family medicine clinics in Nigeria.ParticipantsBlack African adults with uncontrolled hypertension (≥140/90 mm Hg) who were untreated or receiving a single blood pressure–lowering drug.InterventionsParticipants were randomly allocated to low-dose triple-pill or standard-care protocols. The triple-pill protocol involved a novel combination of telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide in triple one-quarter, one-half, and standard doses (ie, 10/1.25/0.625 mg, 20/2.5/1.25 mg, and 40/5/2.5 mg), with accelerated up-titration. The standard-care protocol was the Nigeria hypertension treatment protocol starting with amlodipine (5 mg).Main Outcomes and MeasuresThe primary effectiveness outcome was the reduction in home mean systolic blood pressure, and the primary safety outcome was discontinuation of trial treatment due to adverse events, both from randomization to month 6.ResultsThe first participant was randomized on July 19, 2022, and the last follow-up visit was on July 18, 2024. Among 300 randomized participants (54% female; mean age, 52 years; baseline mean home blood pressure, 151/97 mm Hg; and clinic blood pressure, 156/97 mm Hg), 273 (91%) completed the trial. At month 6, mean home systolic blood pressure was on average 31 mm Hg (95% CI, 28 to 33 mm Hg) lower in the triple-pill protocol group and 26 mm Hg (95% CI, 22 to 28 mm Hg) lower in the standard-care protocol group (adjusted difference, −5.8 mm Hg [95% CI, −8.0 to −3.6]; P &amp;lt; .001]). At month 6, clinic blood pressure control (&amp;lt;140/90 mm Hg) was 82% vs 72% (risk difference, 10% [95% CI, −2% to 20%]) and home blood pressure control (&amp;lt;130/80 mm Hg) was 62% vs 28% (risk difference, 33% [95% CI, 22% to 44%]) in the triple-pill compared with the standard-care protocol group; these were 2 of 21 prespecified secondary effectiveness end points. No participants discontinued trial treatment due to adverse events.Conclusions and RelevanceAmong Black African adults with uncontrolled hypertension, a low-dose triple-pill protocol achieved better blood pressure lowering and control with good tolerability compared with the standard-care protocol.Trial RegistrationPan African Clinical Trials Registry Identifier: PACTR202107579572114
Expert panel curation of 31 genes in relation to limb girdle muscular dystrophy
Authors: Mohan Shruthi , McNulty Shannon , Thaxton Courtney , Elnagheeb Marwa , Owens Emma , Flowers May , Nunnery Teagan , Self Autumn , Palus Brooke , Gorokhova Svetlana , Kennedy April , Niu Zhiyv , Johari Mridul , Maiga Alassane Baneye , Macalalad Kelly , Clause Amanda R. , Beckmann Jacques S. , Bronicki Lucas , Cooper Sandra T. , Ganesh Vijay S. , Kang Peter B. , Kesari Akanchha , Lek Monkol , Levy Jennifer , Rufibach Laura , Savarese Marco , Spencer Melissa J. , Straub Volker , Tasca Giorgio , Weihl Conrad C. 
Published: August 2024

AbstractObjectiveLimb girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMDs) are a group of genetically heterogeneous autosomal conditions with some degree of phenotypic homogeneity. LGMD is defined as having onset >2 years of age with progressive proximal weakness, elevated serum creatine kinase levels and dystrophic features on muscle biopsy. Advances in massively parallel sequencing have led to a surge in genes linked to LGMD.MethodsThe ClinGen Muscular Dystrophies and Myopathies gene curation expert panel (MDM GCEP, formerly Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy GCEP) convened to evaluate the strength of evidence supporting gene–disease relationships (GDR) using the ClinGen gene–disease clinical validity framework to evaluate 31 genes implicated in LGMD.ResultsThe GDR was exclusively LGMD for 17 genes, whereas an additional 14 genes were related to a broader phenotype encompassing congenital weakness. Four genes (CAPN3, COL6A1, COL6A2, and COL6A3) were split into two separate disease entities, based on each displaying both dominant and recessive inheritance patterns, resulting in curation of 35 GDRs. Of these, 30 (86%) were classified as definitive, 4 (11%) as moderate, and 1 (3%) as limited. Two genes, POMGNT1 and DAG1, though definitively related to myopathy, currently have insufficient evidence to support a relationship specifically with LGMD.InterpretationThe expert‐reviewed assertions on the clinical validity of genes implicated in LGMDs form an invaluable resource for clinicians and molecular geneticists. We encourage the global neuromuscular community to publish case‐level data that help clarify disputed or novel LGMD associations.
Nanocolumnar Metamaterial Platforms: Scaling Rules for Structural Parameters Revealed from Optical Anisotropy
Authors: Kilic Ufuk , Traouli Yousra , Hilfiker Matthew , Bryant Khalil , Schoeche Stefan , Feder Rene , Argyropoulos Christos , Schubert Eva , Schubert Mathias 
Published: August 2024

AbstractNanostructures represent a frontier where meticulous attention to the control and assessment of structural dimensions becomes a linchpin for their seamless integration into diverse technological applications. However, determining the critical dimensions and optical properties of nanostructures with precision still remains a challenging task. In this study, by using an integrative and comprehensive methodical series of studies, the evolution of the depolarization factors in the anisotropic Bruggeman effective medium approximation (AB‐EMA) is investigated. It is found that these anisotropic factors are extremely sensitive to the changes in critical dimensions of the nanostructure platforms. In order to perform a systematic characterization of these parameters, spatially coherent, highly‐ordered slanted nanocolumns are fabricated from zirconia, silicon, titanium, and permalloy on silicon substrates with varying column lengths using glancing angle deposition (GLAD). In tandem, broad‐spectral range Mueller matrix spectroscopic ellipsometry data, spanning from the near‐infrared to the vacuum UV (0.72–6.5 eV), is analyzed with a best‐match model approach based on the anisotropic Bruggeman effective medium theory. The anisotropic optical properties, including complex dielectric function, birefringence, and dichroism, are thereby extracted. Most notably, the research unveils a generalized, material‐independent inverse relationship between depolarization factors and column length. It is envisioned that the presented scaling rules will permit accurate prediction of optical properties of nanocolumnar thin films improving their integration and optimization for optoelectronic and photonic device applications. As an outlook, the highly porous nature and extreme birefringence properties of the fabricated columnar metamaterial platforms are further explored in the detection of nanoparticles from the cross‐polarized integrated spectral color variations.
Wide‐Bandgap RBa3(B3O6)3 (R = Nd, Sm, Tb, Dy, and Er) Single Crystals for Ultraviolet Nonlinear Optics
Authors: Sarker Saugata , Wang Yu , Benyacko Caeli , Guan Yingdong , Yoshida Suguru , Yennawar Hemant , He Jingyang , Mao Zhiqiang , Gopalan Venkatraman 
Published: August 2024

AbstractDiscovery of new materials with enhanced optical properties in the visible and UV‐C range can impact applications in lasers, nonlinear optics, and quantum optics. Here, the optical floating zone growth of a family of rare earth borates, RBa3(B3O6)3 (R = Nd, Sm, Tb, Dy, and Er), with promising linear and nonlinear optical (NLO) properties is reported. Although previously identified to be centrosymmetric, the X‐ray analysis combined with optical second harmonic generation (SHG) assigns the noncentrosymmetric P space group to these crystals. Characterization of linear optical properties reveals a direct bandgap of ≈5.61–5.72 eV and strong photoluminescence in both the visible and mid‐IR regions. Anisotropic linear and nonlinear optical characterization reveals both Type‐I and Type‐II SHG phase matchability, with the highest effective phase‐matched SHG coefficient of 1.2 pm V−1 at 800‐nm fundamental wavelength (for DyBa3(B3O6)3), comparable to β‐BaB2O4 (phase‐matched d22 ≈ 1.9 pm V−1). Laser‐induced surface damage threshold for these environmentally stable crystals is 650–900 GW cm−2, which is four to five times higher than that of β‐BaB2O4, thus providing an opportunity to pump with significantly higher power to generate about six to seven times stronger SHG light. Since the SHG arises from disorder on the Ba‐site, significantly larger SHG coefficients may be realized by “poling” the crystals to align the Ba displacements. These properties motivate further development of this crystal family for laser and wide bandgap NLO applications.
Dual Multiresonance Core Strategy Enable Efficient Pure Blue Organic Light‐Emitting Devices Based on Fluorene Linkages
Authors: Song Xiangan , Shen Shaogang , He Binghong , Zou Shengnan , Vaitusionak Aliaksei A. , Kostjuk Sergei V. , Wang Yafei , Wang Ying , Zhang Yong 
Published: August 2024

AbstractMultiresonance thermally activated delayed fluorescence (MR‐TADF) emitters with high color purity in virtue of their inherent narrowband emission have received great interest in organic light‐emitting diodes (OLEDs). However, it remains a big challenge to develop the ultrapure blue MR‐TADF emitters with high efficiency. In this work, a novel “dual‐MR‐core” strategy is proposed by connecting two parent N‐B‐O‐skeletons with non‐conjugate 9‐position substituted fluorene linkages for high efficient deep‐blue MR‐TADF emitters, namely H‐FOBN and Me‐FOBN, which possess the highly twisted structure with suppressed aggregation. Finally, the vacuum‐deposited deep‐blue OLED exhibits excellent external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 25.1% with small full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 28 nm, as well as CIE of (0.14, 0.08). Furthermore, owing to enhanced solubility, the solution‐processed deep‐blue OLED based on Me‐FOBN shows EQE of 11.3%, with small FWHM of 32 nm and CIE of (0.14,0.09). These outstanding performances confirm that this “dual‐MR‐core” strategy provides a feasible approach to develop high efficient ultrapure blue MR‐TADF emitters.
Optically Ambidextrous Reflection Circularly Polarized Luminescence Film with High Dissymmetry Factor and On‐Demand Handedness
Authors: Jia Shengzhe , Yang Bingbing , Du Jing , Tao Tiantian , Zhang Jiayin , Tang Weiwei , Wang Jingkang , Gong Junbo 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThe self‐assembled cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) film has a left‐handed layered structure, which makes the reflection of right‐handed circularly polarized (CP) light a challenge. Herein, a nematic phase layer is designed and inserted into the chiral organization, to work as a half‐wave retarder and make the ambidextrous CP light reflection. The maximum reflectivity exceeds 80%, which breaks the 50% limitations of single‐direction light reflection and is the current maximum in all the reported CNC‐based films. This “sandwich‐like” structure displays different optical properties on both sides, displayed as the chromatism and the inversion of the circular dichroism signals. The dual CP light reflection and direction‐dependent optical phenomena are reserved in the synthesized circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) film, with the dissymmetry factor (glum) of −0.4245. However, this luminescent intensity and single‐direction emission are not enough in advanced optical systems. This work designs a triple CPL amplification path and develops the handedness inversion strategy, with the glum of −1.0551 and 0.4082. Then, the dual‐directional CPL emission films are designed, where the chiral optics can be switched on‐demand. Finally, the photonic crystal films are applied in the anti‐counterfeit and chiral superstructure induction.
Laser‐Induced Transformation of ZIF‐8 into Highly Luminescent N‐Doped Nanocarbons for Flexible Sensors
Authors: Tran Tuan‐Hoang , Garcia Aura , Kogolev Dmitry , Postnikov Pavel S. , Wang Ranran , Rodriguez Raul D. , Sheremet Evgeniya 
Published: August 2024

AbstractMetal–organic frameworks (MOFs) like the zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF‐8) have a high surface area, tunable porosity, and robust thermal and chemical stability, making them attractive candidates for various applications. Here, a strategy is shown that spans that functionality and provides strong photoluminescence (PL) emission, unlocking ZIF‐8‐based materials for chemical and temperature sensors based on PL. The approach is based on laser processing that dramatically boosts the PL response of laser‐irradiated ZIF‐8 (LI ZIF‐8), achieving a 70‐fold increase in intensity relative to the pristine material. The PL characteristics of the irradiated material can be easily tuned by varying the laser power and irradiation time with in situ and real‐time spectroscopic analysis providing insights into the process dynamics. It is found that the observed PL enhancement is primarily due to the laser‐induced transformation of ZIF‐8 into nitrogen‐doped nanocarbons and ZnO nanostructures. The versatility of this laser processing approach is leveraged to create flexible electronics by integrating the LI ZIF‐8/nanocarbon architectures into thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). The multifunctional composite material shows excellent performance as flexible electrodes for human‐body monitoring applications, as well as both temperature and flexure sensors with remarkable mechanical resilience.
PTC in the Polyenolate‐Mediated [10+2]‐Cycloaddition for the Synthesis of α,α‐Disubstituted Amino Acid Precursors
Authors: Dybowska Joanna , Przydacz Artur , Skrzyńska Anna , Albrecht Łukasz 
Published: August 2024

AbstractThe manuscript describes a formal [10+2] higher‐order cycloaddition between 2‐arylideneindan‐1‐ones and α‐alkylidene azlactones as higherene precursors and higherenofiles respectively. The reaction is realized under Brønsted‐base catalysis utilizing the phase transfer catalysis approach. The key intermediate is an isobenzofulvene‐derived polyenolate which acts as a 10‐electron component in the higher‐order cycloaddition. By using this strategy, a series of structurally diverse compounds containing a polycyclic hydrocarbon scaffold was prepared in 79–99% yields. In addition, the potential of the obtained [10+2]‐cycloadducts has been confirmed by transformations, including the synthesis of a highly‐valuable α,α‐disubstituted N‐protected α‐aminoester.