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Towards a dynamic functional proposition for dynamic discourse meaning
Authors: Elder Chi-Hé , Jaszczolt Kasia M. 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Theories of utterance meaning in the post-Gricean tradition have typically focused on the main proposition expressed by the speaker that is recovered by the addressee. In this tradition, successful communication rests on the assumption that speakers and addressees come to a shared understanding of these propositions as they are produced in conversation. We now have a wealth of empirical evidence that speakers and addressees need not always converge on the main proposition expressed in order for communication to proceed unhindered: they may share partial understandings of individual utterances, allowing the overarching discourse meaning to unravel as the interaction progresses. In this paper, we propose a novel unit of meaning that accounts for such a dynamic concept that can emerge and develop over several turns at talk. We call it a ‘dynamic functional proposition’. This unit includes not only the linguistic meaning that has been communicated, but also meaning conveyed through non-linguistic sources, as well as aspects of situation captured through what we call ‘filters’, such as interlocutors’ levels of attention, emotions, and other non-representational aspects. These various aspects will have greater or lesser salience for different speakers, hence offering an explanatory tool for how utterance meanings are negotiated, as well as when and why misunderstandings occur. We finish by proposing ways in which such a unit can be formally represented. We do this by motivating different cognitive, social and linguistic parameters that influence it.
The underlying causes, treatment options of gut microbiota and food habits in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a narrative review
Authors: Adhikary Krishnendu , Sarkar Riya , Maity Sriparna , Banerjee Ipsita , Chatterjee Prity , Bhattacharya Koushik , Ahuja Deepika , Sinha Nirmalya Kumar , Maiti Rajkumar 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a long-lasting endocrine disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycaemia, which is often triggered by an entire or relative inadequacy of insulin production or insulin resistance. As a result of resistance to insulin (IR) and an overall lack of insulin in the body, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic illness that is characterized by hyperglycaemia. Notably, the occurrence of vascular complications of diabetes and the advancement of IR in T2DM are accompanied by dysbiosis of the gut microbiota. Due to the difficulties in managing the disease and the dangers of multiple accompanying complications, diabetes is a chronic, progressive immune-mediated condition that plays a significant clinical and health burden on patients. The frequency and incidence of diabetes among young people have been rising worldwide. The relationship between the gut microbiota composition and the physio-pathological characteristics of T2DM proposes a novel way to monitor the condition and enhance the effectiveness of therapies. Our knowledge of the microbiota of the gut and how it affects health and illness has changed over the last 20 years. Species of the genus Eubacterium, which make up a significant portion of the core animal gut microbiome, are some of the recently discovered ‘generation’ of possibly helpful bacteria. In this article, we have focused on pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches towards T2DM, with a special reference to gut bacteria from ancient times to the present day.
Sensing a Twenty-First-Century Commons in the Theater: Relationality in a Climate of Distrust and Destruction
Authors: Balestrini Nassim Winnie 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Conceptualizations of a “commons” have recently been gaining traction in theorizations of specific locations, gatherings, and activism in and beyond the arts. A theater-based commons that adopts a planetary and relational approach to selfhood, interaction, and future survival on Planet Earth tends to focus on breaking with social, political, economic, and aesthetic hierarchies. I will first introduce how notions of relationality have been integrated in theorizations of solidarity, humanitarian action, and a commons. Then, I will discuss these theorizations within the contexts of theater as communication and action that involves both theater-makers and audience members as actants. Finally, I intend to show how these conceptualizations can be meaningfully applied to unraveling the artistic strategies of a broad array of plays associated with the biannual theater festival Climate Change Theatre Action, which has been taking place before and after the United Nations Conference of the Parties climate conferences since 2015. The examples from the corpus of 250 five-minute plays are to illustrate the intervention of climate-change theater in potentially insurgent commons-based engagement and thinking which tries to avoid virtue signaling and other self-promoting forms of supposed solidarity.
“You Are Alone”: Singularity, Community, and the Possibility of Solidarity in Slavoj Žižek’s The Three Lives of Antigone
Authors: Becker Mona 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Sophocles’s tragedy Antigone is a singular play with a singular heroine, yet both the play and the titular heroine have been part of an ever-growing body of reinventions and adaptations. Slavoj Žižek’s play The Three Lives of Antigone (2016) continues this tradition. Žižek offers three consecutive, different endings to Sophocles’s tragedy: 1. The “original” ending in which neither Creon nor Antigone compromise on their principles, Antigone dies, and the chorus praises her conviction; 2. Antigone convinces Creon, but the city burns in a civil conflict as the chorus laments; 3. The chorus takes action, executes both Creon and Antigone and proclaims Thebes a people’s republic. It is easy to assume that Žižek proposes the third option as the most desirable ending; the text, however, puts the onus to choose firmly on the audience. This article investigates the correlation between individual and community, original and adaptation, ensemble and spectator in Žižek’s play, arguing that through the means of the stage, the 2020 German-language production of Žižek’s adaptation successfully bridged the divide between the singular individual and the community suggested by Sophocles’s and questioned by Žižek’s versions of the myth.
Community and Manipulation in the “Parallel Worlds” of Tim Crouch
Authors: Pilný Ondřej 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
This article closely examines two recent works for the stage by British conceptualist theatre-maker Tim Crouch, Total Immediate Collective Imminent Terrestrial Salvation (2019) and Truth’s a Dog Must to Kennel (2022), discussing in particular the manipulative aspects of community formation accentuated in the former and the slight shift in emphasis towards the collective experience of live theatre apparent in the latter, his first play to be staged after the COVID-19 pandemic. The essay argues that by presenting “parallel worlds” to be measured against the present world of crisis, Crouch’s complex metatheatrical work may be seen to explore in practice the ideas of emancipated spectatorship theorised by Jacques Rancière on the one hand and to engage with the influential ideas on community elaborated by Jean-Luc Nancy on the other. Crouch’s recent work thus highlights the essential link of community to finitude while maintaining a strong emphasis on imagination being exercised by the individual.
Dissensual Performances of Race and Community in Claudia Rankine’s The White Card and Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Fairview
Authors: Obenland Frank 
Published: May 2024

Abstract

The White Card (2018) and Fairview (2018), two recent plays by contemporary Black female playwrights Claudia Rankine and Jackie Sibblies Drury, raise questions about how overcoming socially constructed racial categories presupposes the idea of a (theatrical) community as the conceptual framework that informs theater’s political efficacy. As such, The White Card and Fairview register the inherent fissures and cleavages that result from various processes of racialization structuring the theatrical performance itself. This article suggests that the plays by Rankine and Drury create a form of theatrical dissensus that fundamentally disrupts how issues of race and racism are rendered tangible in theatrical performances.
The Politics of Queer Be-longing and Acts of Hope in Peter McMaster’s Solo Performance A Sea of Troubles and Split Britches’ “Zoomie” Last Gasp (WFH)
Authors: Liedke Heidi Lucja 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
This article investigates two case studies of queer performers who counteract discomfort and terror with their acts of hope: Peter McMaster’s A Sea of Troubles (2019) and Split Britches’ Covidian performance Last Gasp (WFH) (2020). In the performers’ work, the politics of queer be-longing is tied to the performance of acts of hope which can function as a means to defy a society/a space that is limiting, hostile, or causing anxiety. This article conceptualizes the performance of acts of hope as ways to create forms of be-longing that position the queer individual firmly in – and, sometimes, “slightly above” (Dolan 5) – the (uncomfortable) present. Be-longing in this context is hyphenated to put an emphasis on the gap between the queer body and the surrounding space and to argue that that body can never merely be. Hope, therefore, is both a bodily and mental positioning that either looks to what is to come and draws its shape from that or, in looking back, reparatively constructs its space via retrospection to an elsewhere. In the two performances analysed, this positioning to be-long in the present constitutes itself via an engagement with one’s (male) theatrical ancestors (McMaster) and a retrotopian looking back on their career (Split Britches) to find words for the present.
Enabling ultra-high bit rate transmission with CFBG as dispersion compensator in an OptiSpan 240 km DWDM network
Authors: Gul Baseerat , Nabi Sajad 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
In this paper, a dispersion compensation technique for an ultra-long haul optical network utilizing a chirped fiber Bragg grating (CFBG) is presented. A high bit-rate signal of 40 Gbps is inputted into each channel. The CFBG, employed for dispersion compensation, is positioned after demultiplexing, enabling effortless network upgrades. The grating parameters of the implemented CFBG are mathematically analyzed and optimized to counteract net dispersion of over 3153 ps/nm across the channel. The design is verified using the OptiSystem software, resulting in a successful transmission up to 240 km with an average Q-factor of 8.09, utilizing an amplification gain of 49.5 dB. Additionally, the achieved optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) level using the symmetrical amplification technique surpasses the acceptable value, with an average bit error rate of 10−16.
Various graded index plastic optical fiber performance signature capability with the optimum dispersion control for indoor coverage applications
Authors: Prabu Ramachandran Thandaiah , Raja Ashok , Lingaraj Vanitha , Shahila Ferlin Deva , Subha Thankamony Devakhi , Naresh Ganekanti , Ali Firoz Mostafa 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
This work has clarified the various graded index plastic optical fiber performance signature with the optimum dispersion control for indoor coverage applications. The plastic optical fibers that are deeply employed namely Polymethyl mathacrylate (PMMA), Epoxy, Polyfluorene and Cyclotene. Various plastic optical fiber dispersion is demonstrated against temperature variations. The different plastic fibers pulse broadening is clarified versus temperature variations. The previous plastic optical fibers types with respect to refractive index configuration and number of modes are clarified. Previous studies on PMMA/CYTOP plastic optical fibers attenuation is clarified against wavelength band variations. Various transmission techniques are applied to measure the fiber bandwidth and fiber channel bit rate. These transmission techniques are MTDM, NRZ and RZ coding. Different plastic fiber bandwidth against fiber channel distance is demonstrated based on NRZ, RZ and MTDM coding at room temperature. Different plastic fiber channel bit rate against fiber channel distance is studied and clarified based on NRZ, RZ and MTDM coding at room temperature. The choice of these plastic fibers are high temperature stability and more flexibility/reliability than other plastic fibers. The dispersion of these proposed plastic fibers can be controlled and managed with the control of temperature variations.
Low-temperature creep performance of additive manufactured Ti–6Al–4V
Authors: Deepak Dudala Vamsi , Chavali Abhinav , Amruth Palukuri , Harshavardhan Murari , Ramalingam Vaira Vignesh , Myilsamy Govindaraju 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
Additive manufacturing enables the fabrication of versatile and cost-effective metallic-alloy components from a digital data model. This study explores the prospects of selective laser melting (SLM), an additive manufacturing technique, for fabricating Ti6Al4V alloy components from Ti6Al4V alloy powders. Selective laser melting parameters, such as laser power, scanning speed, powder thickness, hatching space, and scanning strategy, are carefully selected through a series of experiments. The metallurgical characteristics (microstructure, grain orientation, and phase composition), microhardness, and creep performance of the as-fabricated specimens are tested and analyzed. The kinetics of phase transformation and rupture mechanism are determined using advanced instrumental characterization tools, such as field emission scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscope, X-ray diffractometer, and transmission electron microscope.
Wear resistance optimized by heat treatment of an in-situ TiC strengthened AlCoCrFeNi laser cladding coating
Authors: Wang Mingxin , Li Yutao , Jin Tounan , Fu Hanguang 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
An AlCoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy coating containing 20 % mass fraction of TiC was prepared using the laser cladding method. The effect of heat treatment on the coating’s microstructure was analyzed through X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It was observed that following high-temperature heat treatment, the phase transition of AlCoCrFeNi–20%TiC shifted from BCC to FCC at 750 °C. Through microhardness and wear resistance tests, the increased diffusion of carbon post-heat treatment led to a higher precipitation of TiC-reinforced phases, resulting in exceptional wear resistance with a notable 128.3 % enhancement.
A deep learning method for solving thermoelastic coupling problem
Authors: Fang Ruoshi , Zhang Kai , Song Ke , Kai Yue , Li Yong , Zheng Bailin 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
The study of thermoelasticity problems holds significant importance in the field of engineering. When analyzing non-Fourier thermoelastic problems, it was found that as the thermal relaxation time increases, the finite element solution will face convergence difficulties. Therefore, it is necessary to use alternative methods to solve. This paper proposes a physics-informed neural network (PINN) based on the DeepXDE deep learning library to analyze thermoelastic problems, including classical thermoelastic problems, thermoelastic coupling problems, and generalized thermoelastic problems. The loss function is constructed based on equations, initial conditions, and boundary conditions. Unlike traditional data-driven methods, this approach does not rely on known solutions. By comparing with analytical and finite element solutions, the applicability and accuracy of the deep learning method have been validated, providing new insights for the study of thermoelastic problems.
Plasmonic graphene/perovskite Schottky barrier photodetector
Authors: Shahriyari Hadiseh , Hatefi-Kargan Naser , Daraei Ahmadreza 
Published: May 2024

Abstract
In this paper the performance of a graphene/perovskite Schottky barrier photodetector is investigated theoretically for detecting infrared radiation within the spectral region of 7.5–10 μm. In order to increase the responsivity of the photodetector plasmon–polaritons are excited in the graphene layer within the specified spectral region with the aid of dielectric grating fabricated inside the photodetector structure. The results show that with the increase of the Fermi energy level in the graphene layer the wavelength where plasmon–polaritons are excited is shifted toward shorter wavelengths. This property enables the photodetector for tunable detection. The excitation of plasmon–polaritons localizes the infrared radiation incident on the photodetector to the graphene layer with a full width at half maximum of ≈12.6 nm. This localization increases the absorbance of the graphene layer considerably at peak detection wavelengths where plasmon–polaritons are excited, so that at peak detection wavelengths the absorbance of the graphene layer inside the photodetector is higher than 20 % while without the excitation of plasmon–polaritons the absorbance of the same layer is below 0.05 %. Due to this effect the responsivities of the photodetector at wavelengths where plasmon–polaritons are excited, increase more than 535 times relative to the case where plasmon–polaritons are not excited. Therefore the excitation of plasmon–polaritons not only increases the responsivity of the photodetector significantly but also enables the photodetector for tunable detection by varying the Fermi energy level in the graphene layer.
Brz i ekološki postupak za kvantifikaciju kroma u anionskom površinski aktivnom sustavu
Authors: Korai Muhammad Aslam , Korai Muhammad Bachal , Mirbahar Maqsood Ahmed , Shar Ghulam Abbas , Soomro Gul Afshan , Kalhoro Akhtiar Ahmed 
Published: May 2024

This study aims to establish a facile, user-friendly, accurate, and repeatable spectrophotometric detection method for Cr(III) ions in trace quantities. The method utilises reagent 1-nitroso-2-naphthol (NNPh) in a sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) 1.0 % micellar solution, replacing the old, time-consuming, and expensive solvent extraction method that employs hazardous solvents such as carbon tetrachloride and chloroform. SDS surfactant is used to solubilise indissoluble chelates, making the proposed technique easy, rapid, and environmentally friendly. The established method exhibits an improved linear calibration range, sensitivity, limit of detection, and selectivity compared to earlier spectrophotometric methods employing different complexing agents. The stoichiometric ratio between Cr and NNP was observed to be 1 : 3. The molar absorption coefficient (&lt;i&gt;ε&lt;/i&gt;) was determined to be 2.05 ∙ 104 l mol&lt;sup&gt;–1&lt;/sup&gt; cm&lt;sup&gt;–1&lt;/sup&gt; at &lt;i&gt;λ&lt;/i&gt;&lt;sub&gt;max&lt;/sub&gt; 579 nm. The limits of detection for Cr(III) was measured as 3.49 ng l&lt;sup&gt;–1&lt;/sup&gt;. A calibration linear curve was achieved in the concentration range of 0.5–5.0 μg ml&lt;sup&gt;–1&lt;/sup&gt;. Results obtained showed good comparison with the results obtained by atomic absorption spectrometry. The developed method has been adapted for the analysis of Cr(III) in various alloys, pharmaceutical, environmental, and biological samples.
Association of Graves’ disease and Moyamoya syndrome in a Caucasian woman from Western Europe: vascular effects of anti-TSH receptor antibodies?
Authors: Pierman Guillaume , Vandermeeren Yves , Jonas Corinne , Delgrange Etienne 
Published: May 2024

Summary
Moyamoya syndrome (MMS) refers to a rare cerebrovascular disorder characterized by progressive stenosis of the intracranial internal carotid arteries and their proximal branches, leading to an increased risk of stroke. While prevalent in Asia, this condition is considerably less common in Western countries, including Europe. The association between MMS and Graves’ disease (GD) has been well documented, primarily in Asian and American populations, notably Latin Americans. In this report, we report the first case of GD with MMS in a Caucasian woman from Western Europe. The precise mechanisms underpinning the correlation between these two conditions remain poorly elucidated but are hypothesized to involve hemodynamic alterations, the toxic effects of anti-thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies, or a shared genetic predisposition. Our clinical case underscores the significance of thyroid disease screening in suspected MMS cases, as the management of thyroid dysfunction may suffice to improve neurological symptoms.

Learning points

The association between Graves’ disease (GD) and Moyamoya syndrome (MMS) can manifest in a Caucasian European patient.

Screening for thyroid disease is essential when MMS is suspected, as treating GD might effectively alleviate neurological symptoms.

The mechanisms linking GD and MMS remain incompletely understood but may involve hemodynamic shifts, the toxic effect of anti-TSH receptor antibodies, or shared genetic factors.
Effects of preparticipating hypohydration on cardiac burden in recreational athletes
Authors: Kellnar Antonia , Brunner Stefan , Strüven Anna , Weis Georges , Lackermair Korbinian , Haum Magda 
Published: May 2024

AbstractThe global temperature rise will have extensive consequences on our organ systems, but hypohydration caused by reduced water intake or increased water loss through sweating plays the most relevant role. Many studies have already demonstrated the association between hypohydration and impaired exercise performance, but data related to the cardiac burden of hypohydration are scarce. This study is a sub-investigation of our large, prospective, self-controlled trial on the effects of hypohydration on cardiopulmonary exercise capacity with previously published results. In the current sub-study, we analyzed the impact of hypohydration on cardiac burden in this cohort of fifty healthy, recreational athletes during cardiopulmonary exercise test.Therefore, each participant underwent cardiopulmonary exercise test with a standardized ramp protocol twice, once in hypohydrated state and once in euhydrated state as control, and the cardiac markers Troponin T, NT-pro-BNP and Chromogranin A were measured before and after the exercise test at each state. Mean age was 29.7 years and 34% of probands were female. Hypohydration led to a reduced body water, a significant decrease in oxygen uptake and lower levels of power output. Yet, Troponin T, NT-proBNP, Chromogranin A and lactate levels did not significantly differ between the two conditions.In this study cohort, decreased exercise capacity during hypohydration was more likely due to impaired cardiac output with diminished plasma volume rather than measurable cardiac stress from fluid deprivation. However, whether these data are generalizable to a diseased cohort is left unanswered and should be addressed in future randomized controlled trials.
A Morphometric and Multivariate Analysis Approach to Prioritization of Sub-Watershed: A case study on Muzaffarpur District of Bihar, India
Authors: Raj Saket , Rawat Kishan Singh 
Published: May 2024

Aim of the studyPrioritization of sub-watershed of Muzaffarpur District of Bihar (India) using Multivariate AnalysisMaterial and methodsPCA and WSA statistical tools apply to find out the important parameters to Prioritization of sub-watershedResults and conclusionsPCA, WSA integration results in more dynamic, effective, and efficient solutions. The Muzaffarpur District's decision-makers can use this useful knowledge to establish management methods that will lessen and prevent land degradation.