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Exploring the Line between Creation and Creator in Mabou Mines’s Glass Guignol: The Brother and Sister Play
Authors: Saddik Annette J. 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
During the last ten years of his life, Lee Breuer, who passed away in 2021, had been interested in framing Tennessee Williams’s canon, particularly the late plays, through the perspective of the grotesque and the Grand Guignol. Mabou Mines’s Glass Guignol: The Brother and Sister Play (2017), directed by Breuer and conceived by Breuer and Maude Mitchell, views Williams’s work alongside Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818) in order to expose the grotesque truth of the messy and complex creative process. On one level, Glass Guignol is a multilayered exploration of the relationship between Williams and his sister Rose, whose story of courage in facing the mental and emotional challenges that culminated in an eventual lobotomy in 1943 was the inspiration for several of the female characters in both his canonical early plays and his less familiar later works. Developed through various workshops and staged scenes since 2011, the finalized version of Glass Guignol interweaves the story of Rose herself with Williams’s various fictional creations of women who reflect her spirit, if not necessarily her actual experiences: Laura in The Glass Menagerie (1945), Catherine in Suddenly Last Summer (1958), Clare in The Two-Character Play (revised between 1967 and 1976), and Nance in A Cavalier for Milady (c. 1976). While a symbiotic brother-sister love is at the center of The Two-Character Play, which serves as the primary framework of Breuer’s piece, it was also a common preoccupation for Romantic poets. Glass Guignol uses this relationship to delve into broader territory, asking questions about the relationship between creator and creation, and taking Frankenstein as yet another framework for the complexities and contradictions of this partnership. With its nineteenth-century asylum staging, the play foregrounds the grotesque and the Grand Guignol, both sensibilities that embrace contradiction, instability, and a lack of boundaries. Ultimately, Breuer explores how the artist sews together bits and pieces of identity, emotion, and experience in the pursuit of that seamless and perfect illusion of reality.
“They Think We’re Foul-Mouthed Sluts”: Discomfort, Bourgeois Spectatorship, and Fellow Feelings of Feminism in Patricia Cornelius’s SHIT
Authors: Busch Sarah 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
The question of how spectators engage emotionally with what they see on stage has always been of interest to theatre scholars and performance-makers. This article offers a small-scale analysis of audience responses to Patricia Cornelius’s SHIT (2015) that was performed by Dublin theatre collective THISISPOPBABY at the Project Arts Centre in March 2022. The vulgar and aggressive protagonists confront spectators directly about what it means to barely scrape by as a déclassée woman who has to protect herself daily from male violence. Thus, the play allows for an intersectional perspective on gender and class by asking uncomfortable questions about the privilege of spectatorship. Deliberately marking them as Other, SHIT opens up a rift between its protagonists and the middle-class audience it constructs, but occasionally bridges the distance by allowing for feminist attachments between the two sides.
Contemporary Filiality and Popular Religion: An Ethnographic Study of Filiality Among Chinese University Students and their Parents
Authors: Chadwin Joseph 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Whether one opts to refer to it as filial piety, filial obedience, family reverence, and family feeling, or filiality, the concept of xiào 孝 has been widely studied throughout history. However, to this day, the religious dimension of xiào is far too often ignored. This article intends to demonstrate that beyond merely having a religious dimension to it, the very concept of xiào cannot be removed from the realm of Chinese popular religion. More specifically, this article constitutes an ethnographic examination of the beliefs and practices pertaining to xiào of undergraduate university students in Beijing. These beliefs and practices will be compared and contrasted with how xiào is regarded by the parents of these students. By demonstrating that xiào essentially constitutes a religious belief that has deep meaning and importance to all the interviewees of this study, this article adds to the growing corpus of scholarship that seeks to contrast the popular view that China is a deeply irreligious country. I will also assert that there is a notable generational difference in how xiào is conceived.
Optimization and characterization of composite modified asphalt with pyrolytic carbon black and chicken feather fiber
Authors: Li Chuangmin , Li Zhuangzhuang , Gan Youwei , Deng Qinhao 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Asphalt is a vital construction material for roads, and its properties can be enhanced by modification. In this study, a composite modified asphalt was developed using pyrolytic carbon black (PCB) and chicken feather fiber (CFF). Box–Behnken design of response surface methodology was employed to optimize the preparation parameters, and the optimal parameters were determined to be a PCB dosage of 15% (weight ratio), a CFF dosage of 0.3% (weight ratio), and a chicken feather (CF) shear time of 8.2 min. A Dynamic Shear Rheometer (MCR302) was used to analyze the high-temperature rheological properties of the modified asphalt samples, and the results showed that the addition of PCB and CFF enhanced the high temperature performance and anti-aging performance of the asphalt. The rheological properties at high temperature increased progressively with the increase in CFF dosage. The Bending Beam Rheometer (BBR) test was conducted to evaluate the low-temperature rheological property of PCB/CFF composite modified asphalt, which was observed to decrease with the increase in CFF dosage. The microscopic properties and the chemical group of 15% PCB + 0.3% CFF with 8.2 min CF shear time composite modified asphalt (0.3%PC-MA) were analyzed using Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer and Fluorescence Microscopy, and the results indicated that PCB and CFF were physically blended with asphalt without undergoing a chemical reaction, and they were well compatible with and evenly distributed in asphalt. Finally, the high- and low-temperature performances, as well as water stability, of the base asphalt (BA), 15% PCB dosage modified asphalt (P-MA), and 15% PCB dosage modified asphalt with x% CFF dosage with a shear time of 8.2 min (PC-MA) were compared. The addition of CFF significantly enhanced the high-temperature and low-temperature performances, as well as water stability of P-MA mixtures. The aim of this study is to provide a laboratory test basis for the application of PCB/CFF composite modified asphalt.
Biological effects of electromagnetic fields on insects: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Thill Alain , Cammaerts Marie-Claire , Balmori Alfonso 
Published: November 2023

Abstract
Worldwide, insects are declining at an alarming rate. Among other causes, the use of pesticides and modern agricultural practices play a major role in this. Cumulative effects of multiple low-dose toxins and the distribution of toxicants in nature have only started to be investigated in a methodical way. Existing research indicates another factor of anthropogenic origin that could have subtle harmful effects: the increasingly frequent use of electromagnetic fields (EMF) from man-made technologies. This systematic review summarizes the results of studies investigating the toxicity of electromagnetic fields in insects. The main objective of this review is to weigh the evidence regarding detrimental effects on insects from the increasing technological infrastructure, with a particular focus on power lines and the cellular network. The next generation of mobile communication technologies, 5G, is being deployed – without having been tested in respect of potential toxic effects. With humanity’s quest for pervasiveness of technology, even modest effects of electromagnetic fields on organisms could eventually reach a saturation level that can no longer be ignored. An overview of reported effects and biological mechanisms of exposure to electromagnetic fields, which addresses new findings in cell biology, is included. Biological effects of non-thermal EMF on insects are clearly proven in the laboratory, but only partly in the field, thus the wider ecological implications are still unknown. There is a need for more field studies, but extrapolating from the laboratory, as is common practice in ecotoxicology, already warrants increasing the threat level of environmental EMF impact on insects.
Association of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels with aggressiveness of papillary thyroid cancer
Authors: Shao Yuting , Hu Xiaole , Wang Yuxi , Shao Yi , Li Luchuan , Zeng Qingdong , Lai Hong , Sheng Lei 
Published: November 2023

Objective
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) deficiency has been known to be associated with the risk and mortality of several cancers. However, the role of 25(OH)D in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) remains controversial. This study aimed to investigate the association between 25(OH)D and clinicopathologic features of PTC.

Methods
Patients who underwent thyroidectomy were retrospectively reviewed. Serum 25(OH)D levels were measured within a week prior to surgery. The patients were categorized into four quartiles according to season-specific 25(OH)D levels. The association between 25(OH)D levels and clinicopathologic features of PTC was analyzed.

Results
A total of 2932 patients were enrolled in the study. The 25(OH)D levels were significantly higher in patients with lymph node metastasis (LNM; P < 0.001), lateral LNM (P < 0.001), and multifocal tumors (P < 0.001). Compared to the first quartile (Q1) of 25(OH)D level, the third quartile (Q3) and the fourth quartile (Q4) showed an unadjusted OR of 1.36 (95% CI: 1.09–1.69; P = 0.006) and 1.76 (95% CI: 1.42–2.19; P < 0.001) for LNM (P for trend < 0.001), respectively. An increased risk of multifocal tumors was strongly associated with high 25(OH)D concentration (P for trend <0.001). Similar results were obtained after adjusting for confounding factors.

Conclusion
High 25(OH)D levels are associated with aggressive features of PTC, such as lymph node metastasis and multifocality.
Evaluación de las funciones docentes en Entornos Instructivos Virtuales (EIV). Certezas, Cuestionamientos y Sinceramiento
Authors: Páez Roberto Oscar 
Published: November 2023

Se intenta, con este trabajo contribuir a reflexionar sobre la evaluación de las funciones docentes “virtuales”, considerando certezas, cuestionamientos y sinceramiento para una propuesta de mejora en la calidad de las personas, los cursos, seminarios y los currícula, mediante el empleo de entornos instructivos virtuales (eiv) hacia los anunciados entornos instructivos personales (eip).Palabras clave: Entornos instructivos virtuales, función docente, mejora de la calidad, educación a distancia. It is attempted, with this work to contribute to reflect on the evaluation of “virtual” teaching functions, considering certainties, questionings and truthfulness for a proposal of improvement to the quality of the people, the courses, seminaries and curriculum, by means of the use of virtual instructive surroundings (EIV) towards the announced personal instructive surroundings (EIP).Keywords: Virtual instructive surroundings, teaching function, quality improvement, tele- education.
Formación y Profesionalización de la Docencia en el Nivel Superior en el Contexto de la Posmodernidad. Reflexiones sobre el Caso Mexicano
Authors: Rojas Moreno Ileana 
Published: November 2023

En el marco de la globalización como tendencia económica mundial y a partir de la llamada “tercera revolución tecnológica”, el mundo ha sido testigo de cambios vertiginosos encaminados hacia la construcción de la llamada sociedad informatizada. En este contexto, hablar de una cultura posmoderna, la realidad virtual, el ciberespacio, las nuevas tecnologías de la información y la comunicación, obliga a revisar algunos de los argumentos que analizan desde diferentes ángulos esta visión compleja del actual panorama, particularmente sobre la formación y profesionalización de docentes de nivel superior en México ante los retos que enfrentan los procesos educativos, dada la crisis de los saberes y la emergencia de nuevos conocimientos y demandas al inicio del nuevo milenio. Con base en lo anterior, argumentamos que la condición formativa y de desempeño del profesorado no puede encasillarse solamente en aspectos técnicos sin correr el riesgo de reducir la docencia a una actividad mecánica. Así, reflexionaremos sobre esta problemática en una doble perspectiva: la posmodernidad y el marco de las políticas nacionales.Palabras clave: Modernidad, posmodernidad, formación, docencia, profesionalización. Within the framework of the globalization as world-wide economic tendency and from the called “third technological revolution”, the world has been witness of vertiginous changes towards the construction of the called computerized society. In this context, to talk about a post-modern culture, virtual reality, cyberspace, the new technologies of information and communication, it is obliged to revise some of the arguments that have being analyzing from different angles this complex vision of the present panorama, particularly on the teaching formation and professionalization of higher education teachers in Mexico in presence of the challenges that the educative processes is facing, given the crisis of knowledge and the emergency of new knowledge and demands at the beginning of the new millennium. Based on the previous, we argued that the formative condition and of teaching performance of the staff cannot be only filed in technical aspects without having the risk of reducing teaching to a mechanical activity. Thus, we will reflect on this problematic in a double perspective: the post-modernity and the frame of the national policies.Keywords: Modernity, post-modernity, formation, teaching, professionalization.
Medición de Atributos no Cognitivos para el Sistema de Admisión a la Educación Superior en Chile
Authors: Santelices M. Verónica , Ugarte Juan J. , Flotts M. Paulina , Radovic Darinka , Catalán Ximena , Kyllonen Patrick 
Published: November 2023

Este documento presenta el desarrollo y validación inicial de instrumentos que miden pensamiento crítico y atributos no cognitivos con vistas a ser eventualmente utilizados en el sistema de admisión a la educación superior en Chile. El rigor técnico y el apoyo político del desarrollo de los instrumentos, su pilotaje e implementación son cruciales, en cuanto este estudio piloto podría afectar el proceso de toma de decisiones de admisión de algunas de las universidades más prestigiosas y competitivas del país. Los instrumentos fueron testeados en un grupo de alumnos de último año de enseñanza secundaria (n=1,568) y de primer año de universidad (n=1,443) durante el año 2008. La muestra incluyó estudiantes de 20 establecimientos educacionales y 4 universidades. Los resultados iniciales son promisorios y arrojan que estos instrumentos efectivamente evalúan atributos que actualmente no son considerados en los procesos de admisión a la educación superior en Chile. Además, el desempeño en los nuevos instrumentos está menos correlacionado con características sociodemográficas que los indicadores que se utilizan actualmente para la admisión de pregrado.Palabras clave: Sistema de admisión a la educación superior, atributos no cognitivos, pensamiento crítico, motivación, actividades extraprogramáticas. This paper presents the development and initial validation of measures of critical thinking and non-cognitive attributes to be eventually used in the admission system to higher education in Chile. The technical rigor and political support of the instrument development, piloting and implementation are crucial as the results from this pilot study may affect the decision making process regarding admissions to some of the most prestigious and competitive universities in the country. The instruments were pilot tested on a group of high-school seniors (n=1,568) and first-year college students (n=1,443) during 2008. The sample included students from 20 schools and 4 universities. Initial results are promising and show that the measures are effectively assessing attributes that are not currently considered in the Chilean higher education admissions process. In addition, performance on the new instruments is less correlated with students´ sociodemographic characteristics than indicators currently used for undergraduate admissions.Keywords: Admission system to higher education, non cognitive attributes, critical thinking, motivation, extracurricular activities.
Selección y Permanencia en la Educación Superior: el Caso de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Authors: López Ileana , Echazarreta Carlos , Pech Silvia , Gómez Brenda 
Published: November 2023

En la actualidad, la demanda para ingresar a las Instituciones de Educación Superior supera en mucho a la oferta de espacios disponibles. Por lo que se utilizan pruebas nacionales estandarizadas a gran escala diseñadas para apoyar la selección de los alumnos de nuevo ingreso. En el presente trabajo se presentan los resultados obtenidos por los estudiantes seleccionados en el curso 2005-2006 de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. La prueba usada es conocida como EXANI II y fue diseñada por el Centro Nacional de Evaluación para la Educación Superior, A.C. (CENEVAL). Los resultados en el EXANI-II fueron correlacionados con el desempeño y riesgo escolar en los primeros cuatro periodos, para determinar en qué medida el examen de selección se asocia a la trayectoria escolar. Se encontraron relaciones entre los resultados de ciertas áreas del examen y las variables de desempeño escolar y riesgo de abandono de los estudios. Para el campus de Ciencias de la salud, no se encontró correlación entre el desempeño en el EXANI-II y el desempeño escolar hasta el cuarto semestre. En los campus de Ciencias sociales, Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias y Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías se encontraron relaciones significativas entre el desempeño en el EXANI-II y el desempeño escolar hasta el cuarto semestre, en áreas diferentes del examen.Palabras clave: Examen de selección, desempeño escolar, trayectoria escolar, riesgo escolar, estudiantes. Currently, access to higher education is imbalanced by high demand and low availability of places in public universities. Therefore, standardized tests are used to a national level to select the new incoming students, based on a equal opportunities policy. This paper revises the results of successful applicants for the 2005-2006 session at the Autonomous University of Yucatan Mexico. The test used is known as EXANI-II and was designed by the National Center for Higher Education Assessment (In Spanish: CENEVAL). Results in the EXANI-II were correlated to academic performance up to the fourth semester for each student, in order to find how the selection test is related to the future performance of the selected students. A positive relationship was found between some areas of EXANI-II and general academic performance. For the students undertaking the academic program of Infirmary, no relationship was found between results in the EXANI-II and academic performance up to the fourth semester. For those in the programs of Economy, Veterinary, Biology, Mathematics and Computing a relationship was found between results in the EXANI-II and academic performance up to the fourth semester.Keywords: Standardized tests, school success, academic performance, students.
Cuatro Hipótesis sobre la Institucionalización de la Evaluación Educativa en América Latina: El Uruguay en Mirada Comparada
Authors: Fernández Tabaré 
Published: November 2023

Actualmente sólo existe un reducido grupo de países latinoamericanos donde regularmente se ha evaluado el aprendizaje en varios grados, con metodologías que permiten comparar los resultados a lo largo del tiempo y el público accede a los informes. La norma general es que alguno o varios de estos atributos han estado ausentes. Este trabajo explora posibles explicaciones sobre la debilidad o fortaleza institucional que han alcanzado las evaluaciones de aprendizaje en la América Latina, con el propósito último de conformar un marco más amplio de interpretación del proceso que Uruguay ha hecho en esta materia. La revisión de la bibliografía ha permitido sintetizar cuatro grandes teorías, ligadas a las reformas de segunda generación, a la orientación liberal de los partidos de gobierno, a la utilidad pedagógica de las pruebas y al control de la agencia de evaluación. En particular, el enfoque se concentra en el análisis politológico de la relación entre el gobierno de las agencias evaluadoras y la formación de una institucionalidad evaluativa. Si bien la bibliografía especializada ha destacado los aspectos institucionales, en general los ha puesto en un segundo plano a la hora de formular recomendaciones sobre cuáles son las evaluaciones que América Latina y en particular, que Uruguay necesita imperiosamente poner en marcha para asegurar calidad, equidad e inclusión.Palabras clave: Evaluación del aprendizaje, calidad educativa, institucionalización. Currently there is only a small group of Latin American countries that regularly assessed learning in varying degrees, with methodologies to compare results over time and the public access to reports. The general rule is that one or more of these attributes has been lacking. This paper explores possible explanations for the weakness or strength of institutions that have achieved the learning assessments in Latin America, with the ultimate aim of forming a broader interpretation of the process that Uruguay has done in this area. The literature review has summarized four major theories related to second generation reforms, the liberal orientation of the government parties, the pedagogical usefulness of control testing and evaluation agency. In particular, the focus is in political science analysis of the relationship between the government of the rating agencies and the formation of an institutional evaluative. While the literature has highlighted the institutional aspects, in general, has been in the background when making recommendations on what the evaluations that Latin America and in particular that Uruguay needs to urgently put in place to ensure quality, equity and inclusion.Keywords: Learning evaluation, educative quality, institutionalization.