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Assessment of Sound Pollution in Butwal Sub-Metropolitan City, Rupandehi, Nepal
Authors: Sapkota Babin Sharma 
Published: January 2024

Sound pollution in recent times has been considered as one of the significant problems that impact the quality of life worldwide. This paper analyzes the sound level in different locations in Butwal sub-metropolitan city. The traffic sound level in Butwal was observed at 16 major chowks of Butwal city three times in a day i.e morning, day and evening time, in all the monitoring stations. The sound level was measured in the morning at 7 to 9 am, in the afternoon at 1 to 3 pm and in the evening at 5 to 7 pm. The instrument was operated for 5 minutes at each monitoring station.
From the observation, the highest level of sound was observed in Bus Park & Puspalal Park and Basecamp i.e. 83 dB, the second highest was observed in Golpark Bhudkichowk i.e. 82 dB, and the third highest was recorded from finance chock old Buspark Palpa Buspark i.e. 85 dB. Similarly the lower level of noise among the monitoring stations was recorded at Hatbazar area i.e. 76 dB, the sound level of Yogakoti, Chauraha, Hatbazar was observed less than 80 dB and it was observed more than 80 dB at Finamne chowk, Buspark, Puspalal park, Palpa Buspark, Golpark, Kalika chowk, Basecamp, Milonchowk, Bhudkichowk, Old Buspark, Traffic Chowk, Laxminagar chowk and Durga mandir chowk. From the observation it was found that the noise level of most of the places in Butwal sub-metropolitan city was high especially in daytime.
Anchee Min's <i>Becoming Madame Mao</i> and the Self-Constructed Heroine
Authors: Kui Ling Emily Lau 
Published: January 2024

Anchee Minâ€™s Becoming Madame Mao (2000), is a remarkable piece of historical fiction.Â Minâ€™s choice of inter-textuality between history and fiction is apt as this quasi-poetic form allows for the possibility of delving into the psychological depths of the protagonist which fills the gaps in the existing historiansâ€™ biographies of Madame Mao.Â The marrying of history and fiction provides Min the subjectivity to penetrate deep into the protagonistâ€™s thoughts and feelings, thus humanising even an outcast. This paper, through a feminist perspective, shows how Min renders a powerful tale of passion, betrayal and survival through the life story of Madame Mao. Min, through her writing, harnesses the power of language and the power of imagination as an instrumental and effective strategy to tap into the process of Madame Maoâ€™s self-construction: from poverty and obscurity to professional success and fame.
Homed, Unhomed and Rehomed in Partition Stories of East Bengal/East Pakistan
Authors: Mahbub Rifat , Saba Anika 
Published: January 2024

Taking three translated short stories with specific focus on â€œhome,â€ namely Syed Waliullahâ€™s â€œThe Tale of a Tulsi Plant,â€ Abu Rushdâ€™s â€œThe Boneâ€ and Ashraf Siddiquiâ€™s â€œA House with a Pondâ€ from Niaz Zamanâ€™s edited book, The Escape and Other Stories of 1947 (2000), this paper will attempt to bring to light both the erasure and the enduring memory of the 1947 Partition of Bengal. We interpret â€œhomeâ€ as a symbol of uprooting and enrooting for people crossing from the West to East Bengal within a volatile world of insecurity, loss and fear. While the stories do not directly engage with the grand and populist discourses of the 1947 riots, they represent an uncanny world-in-transition for Muslims trying to cross into East Bengal/East Pakistan to start a new life. We analyse the storiesâ€™ indissoluble relation between materiality and memory, necessary for the identity of the regionâ€™s collective posterity. In doing so, we employ Ananya Jahanara Kabirâ€™s terms such as â€œpostmemoryâ€ and â€œpost-amnesiaâ€ to argue that the essay is our attempt to reclaim the literary memories of 1947, which shape the intergenerational identities of Bangladeshis.
Effect of kefir and soy yogurt consumption on serum IGF-1 levels in young healthy women
Authors: Aperio Cristiana , Santangelo Carmen , Pietrangelo Tiziana , Haghshenas Leila , Offidani Lorenzo Fattò , Marotta Francesco 
Published: January 2024

Background:Milk and dairy product intake are associated with higher IGF-1 concentrations, a well-known factor promoting adverse events such as carcinogenesis. Different associations with high levels of IGF-I were found for dairy protein such as milk and derivatives, and soy protein. In this contest, fermented milk product (kefir)exhibits a growing number of health-promoting effects including stimulation of the immune system, and antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic activity, but there is a lack of data on healthy humans. Objectives: We aimed to determine the serum IGF-1 profiles of young healthy volunteers of the female sex after kefir or soy yogurt consumption during a Mediterranean diet.Materials and Methods: The study was conducted by monitoring the serum IGF-1 levels of female participants, following a normocaloric and normoproteic Mediterranean Diet, at the baseline (T0) and after 40 days of which the first 20 days (T1) consuming 125g of kefir, and the last 20 days (T2) consuming 125g of soy yogurt. Results: A total of 10 female participants were enrolled in the study (age=26.1± 2.9). The IGF-1 level was in the range of normality for all the participants except for one participant (T0=245 ± 61, T1=227 ± 58, T2= 239 ± 55). The mixed-model analysis revealed statistically significant differences in IGF-1 levels by diet (p=0.014; η2p=0.49). In particular, post-hoc analysis revealed a lower value after 20 days of kefir diet compared to both baseline (p= 0.014) and 40 days of diet (p=0.163). Conclusion: Caloric and protein intake have been suggested to influence circulating IGF-I, promoting carcinogenesis. Kefir consumption could improve the IGF-1 levels. Our data suggest that the inclusion of whole milk kefir in a normocaloric and normoprotein diet promotes blood IGF-1 levels in healthy young women as compared to soy yogurt consumption, reinforcing the beneficial effect of fermented milk on metabolic disorders. The interpretation of this result will need to be better investigated in further studies on large sample sizes.Keywords: IGF-1, Kefir, normocaloric diet, soy yogurt
Strategi Pemasaran Terpadu BUMDes Menyongsong Era Society 5.0
Authors: Murtalingtyas Wenny , Wijayantini Bayu , Sobri Taufiq 
Published: January 2024

Menghadapi dan menyongsong era Society 5.0, penggunaan digitalisasi atau teknologi informasi menjadi perhatian tersendiri dalam aspek-aspek manajemen perusahaan mengenai proses kegiatan dalam menyelesaikan permasalahan yang dihadapi di masa datang. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dan menganalisa strategi pemasaran terpadu unit usaha BUMDes Kesra memasuki era Society 5.0 dengan berbasis tata kelola manajemen perusahaan yang tepat. Salah satu model bisnis yang dapat digunakan untuk mengevaluasi pemilihan strategi terpadu yang selaras dengan perkembangan marketing di era Society 5.0 adalah Analisis SWOT dan TOWS. Dari 75 Responden, didapatkan hasil penguatan manajemen strategi yang dikembangkan adalah merujuk pada SO (Strength Oportunities), yaitu mengadakan inovasi terhadap produk baru atau mengembangkan produk lama dengan tampilan yang lebih modernt, memberikan jaminan kualitas yang sama sesuai yang telah diterapkan selama ini, Mempertahankan promosi penjualan, terus melakukan inovasi serta megembangkan advertising/iklan dan interaktif marketing dengan konsumen melalui media sosial seperti WA, FB, IG dan sebagainya. Sehingga kendala masih dominannya budaya birokrasi BUMDes akan memanfaatkan teknologi digital dan komunikasi informasi bisa diatasi. BUMDes dalam menghadapi era Society 5.0, sudah sedini mungkin mempersiapkan secara tepat dan cepat memgambail tindakan sesaui kendala dan segala bentuk perubahan lingkungan dan perkembangannya.
Ukrainian civil society institutions and organisations activities under special legal regimes
Authors: Pylyp V. V. 
Published: January 2024

The activity of state institutions and civil society under special legal regimes differs from the general procedure for exercising their powers to some extent. This is due to both the conditions in which they operate and the regulatory and legal changes that are mainly aimed at regulating social relations in accordance with the realities of public life. Given the above, the purpose of the study was to determine the peculiarities of the activities of institutions and organisations of civil society in Ukraine under emergency legal regimes, in particular during martial law and the state of emergency.
It has been found that the main part of the legal framework for the establishment and development of civil society, which is the basis for the operation of its institutions and organisations under special legal regimes, is made up of constitutional provisions, but some of them may be limited for a certain period of time. Therefore, the doctrinal component of the development and functioning of civil society remains unchanged, but the substantive components of the fundamental, human rights, functional and institutional components are modified.
It has been determined that for the period of introduction of special legal regimes, some laws expand the scope of competence of public authorities in terms of their interaction with civil society institutions, as well as in terms of regulation of the latter's activities.
The main measures taken to ensure national security in 2022-2023 under the legal regime of martial law and aimed at regulating the activities of civil society institutions and organisations include: regulating the grounds and procedure for terminating the activities of public associations, religious organisations, trade unions, and their associations; enshrining at the legislative level the areas of volunteer activity, simplifying the procedure for registering volunteers for the anti-terrorist operation and/or measures to ensure national security and defence, repulse and deter the armed aggression of the russian federation; the procedure for the activities of these institutions; adopting the Law of Ukraine "On media" to stimulate a competitive environment, equality and independence of the media and to protect the national interests of Ukraine and the rights of users of media services, etc. At the same time, some of the provisions formulated and adopted are not exemplary, as some of them contradict each other, which requires further research to eliminate legal conflicts and ultimately improve the activities of civil society institutions and institutions under special legal regimes.
Legal grounds for exercising the right to claim compensation for damages at the expense of the state by an individual who has suffered from a criminal offence (civil law aspect)
Authors: Tymoshenko D. V. 
Published: January 2024

The article identifies the legal grounds for exercising by an individual the right to claim compensation for damage caused by a criminal offence at the expense of the State (the State Budget of Ukraine), and analyses and identifies the specific features of such legal grounds. It has been noted that for compensation of damage caused to a victim as a result of a criminal offence at the expense of the State Budget of Ukraine, the mere commission of a criminal offence as the basis for civil liability is not sufficient. Therefore, additional grounds are such legal facts as failure to identify the person who committed the criminal offence or if such a person is insolvent.
In addition, it has been noted that the right to compensation for damage to an individual who has suffered from a criminal offence arises from the moment when circumstances which make it impossible to compensate (reimburse) the damage by the person who caused it occur, and not from the moment when such damage is inflicted. The article clarifies the peculiarities of an individual's exercise of the right to compensation for damage caused by a criminal offence at the expense of the State Budget of Ukraine. Therefore, when determining the persons obliged to compensate for the damage caused by a criminal offence, it is important to distinguish between the person who actually caused the damage and the person who should compensate (reimburse) the damage (the State at the expense of the State Budget).
It has been stressed that the State is not liable for the damage caused by a criminal offence. This refers to the State’s obligation to compensate for the damage caused by a criminal offence, subject to certain legal facts. The conditions for imposing the obligation on the state (the State Budget of Ukraine) are as follows: the damage (property, physical (bodily), moral (non-property)) must be caused by a criminal offence to an individual, his/her family members or close relatives; the damage is a consequence of a criminal offence; the person who committed the criminal offence has not been identified (or the person has been identified but cannot be found); the person who caused the damage must be insolvent.
Ways to improve the mechanism of legal regulation of relations for compensation for damage caused by a criminal offence at the expense of the State Budget of Ukraine are proposed. The legal mechanism for compensation for damage caused by a criminal offence, with a view to ensuring the functions of civil liability, should be in the area of civil law regulation of relations for compensation for damage.
Improving the publication activity of Ukrainian scientists: problems, solutions, the use of mathematical and statistical methods
Authors: Serbenyuk S. O. 
Published: January 2024

Many Ukrainian and foreign scholars have been studying the problems of financing scientific activities for a long time. Moreover, such issues are even raised in the works of scholars from developed Western countries. The range of such studies is extremely wide: from analysing problems and violations of the above-mentioned principles of law to modelling innovative grant support systems, including those that model an equal and fair system. Foreign scientists mostly focus on the specifics of grant provision and its impact, improvement and innovation of the financial resource allocation system in the field of science, etc. In Ukraine, the vast majority of research is concerned with the comparative characteristics of the share of the gross domestic product allocated to science funding, general problems of international cooperation with foreign grant providers, improvement of the system of financial resources allocation in the field of science, etc. Unfortunately, no attention has been paid to specific mechanisms of rewarding publications in leading foreign scientific journals. This issue is no less important, since individual support for publication activity is a powerful “lever of encouragement” for researchers and academic staff, which directly affects the results of a particular institution in the chain of international and national rankings. In addition, such support contributes to the development of science, scientific and technological progress, and raises the country’s rating in the international arena.
The article is devoted to the formulation of possible ways of solving the problem of proper State support and funding for publications of Ukrainian scholars in leading foreign professional journals in accordance with the following criteria: equal rights and opportunities to receive funding for publications in foreign professional journals from the State, regardless of age, gender, race, nationality, religious beliefs, social and property status, place of work, research topic, etc. funding for foreign professional publications is provided only to the scientist personally without the mediation of the institution where he/she works or third parties in order to increase his/her scientific efficiency and quality, to popularize Ukrainian science and to attract competitive international professionals to science; the funding of foreign professional publications should be set transparently.
The mechanism for calculating the relevant funding has been formed. The definitions of the concepts “mechanism of state support and financing of publications of Ukrainian scientists in foreign professional journals included in leading international databases”, “leading international databases” and “foreign professional journal” have been proposed. The article analyses the publication activity (1996–2022) of Ukrainian scientists in scientific journals indexed in the international scientometric database Scopus.
Legal support for information security of legal entities under Lithuanian and Ukrainian legislation
Authors: Pleskach M. , Tumasoniene I. 
Published: January 2024

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, the safeguarding of information security for legal entities has emerged as a critical concern. This article investigates and compares the legal frameworks governing information security for legal entities in Lithuania and Ukraine, addressing the pressing need to understand and enhance legal support in this field. The relevance of this research stems from the escalating challenges posed by cyber threats, necessitating a robust legal infrastructure to fortify information security. The study delves into the fundamental elements of information security as mandated by Lithuanian and Ukrainian laws. It analyses the legislative provisions, compliance requirements, and institutional mechanisms established in both jurisdictions to protect sensitive data and mitigate cyber risks faced by legal entities. A comparative analysis is conducted to elucidate the similarities, disparities, and effectiveness of the respective legal frameworks.
This research employs a multifaceted methodology and scientific methods to achieve comprehensive insights. It involves an extensive review of existing legal texts and regulations pertinent to information security in Lithuania and Ukraine. Additionally, case studies and practical examples are utilized to contextualize the application and enforcement of these legal provisions. The results of this study highlight the strengths and shortcomings within the legal frameworks of both countries concerning information security for legal entities. By examining the practical implications and challenges faced by businesses in adhering to these laws, this research aims to provide valuable insights for Ukrainian and Lithuanian companies concerned with maintaining a high level of their information security.
In conclusion, this article underscores the critical importance of a robust legal framework in protecting the information security of legal entities. It offers a comparative analysis of Lithuanian and Ukrainian legislation, presenting valuable findings and recommendations to fortify and harmonize legal support for information security in both jurisdictions.
Claiming Campion: The Question of Jane Campion’s Politics Revisited
Authors: Kuster Stephen 
Published: January 2024

Stephen Kuster’s chapter provides analysis of Campion’s early films through an ethnographic framework, considering the power dynamics at work. Kuster suggests documentary lays claim to the truth, and as such, like all knowledge-production, its verisimilitude is inextricably tied to power, whether that is colonialism, patriarchy, or racism, for example. In line with such discourses, Kuster’s chapter examines Campion’s early shorts, Passionless Moments and A Girl’s Own Story, and their relationships to truth and power through their parallels to documentary, suggesting Campion’s purpose is to subvert hegemonic truth assertions; the once-claimed singular objectivity that is tied to power structures does not, and cannot, exist in cinema.
Unsettling Presences: Agentic Embodiment in Jane Campion’s Films
Authors: Fowler Catherine 
Published: January 2024

Campion’s cinema can be located along a trajectory of women filmmakers coping with both the perils and the pleasures of a visual engagement with the female body on screen. Coming to filmmaking in the late 1980s, Campion is part of a post-visual pleasure generation, a term which distinguishes a first generation of women filmmakers in the 1970s who had to negotiate Laura Mulvey’s founding text, from a second generation who began their feature careers in the 1980s. In this chapter, Catherine Fowler considers the framing of the female body in Sweetie (1989), Holy Smoke (1999) and In the Cut (2003), through this post visual pleasure lens,examining the visible effects of forty years of feminist film theory and practice on its surface. The chapter argues that by considering Campion’s phenomenological framing of the female body, we find a way to reconcile what Kate Ince (2017) has called the ‘fundamental dissonance’ in feminist film theory with regard to embodiment’s place in our understanding of female subjectivity.
Never the Twain Shall Meet: Touch, Double-Sidedness and Race in the Pages of Picture Show
Authors: Casey Joel 
Published: January 2024

This chapter considers an ‘Art Supplement’ in Picture Show from 1921, analysing the relationship between the images on front and back of a double-page spread. The front image is of Lilian Gish and Richard Barthelmess from Way Down East (1920), while, on the reverse, ‘East & West in Screenland’ shows stills from films in which (East, West, and South) Asian characters have romantic relationships with white Europeans or Americans. These latter stills ‘freeze’ the moment of sexual frisson or contact that, in the films, could never be actualised, since censorship banning interracial relationships on screen required romance like these failed. These images thus form a subversive and alluring ‘underside’ to the more conventional relationship between (white) stars. While American films are discussed, they are analysed in the context of a specifically British movie magazine, which thus taps into British anxieties. The chapter also demonstrates the value of close analysis not only of page layout but also the magazine as a whole and of its status as a physical object. Through engagement with double-sidedness, connection and contact, the chapter demonstrates what might be lost through engaging solely with digital copies of magazines, which deny scholars the opportunity to feel and experience the materiality of the physical.
The Paradoxical Glamour of the Phoney War: Examining the Design of Picturegoer
Authors: King Carolyn Owen 
Published: January 2024

By March 1940, British film magazine Picturegoer was the UK’s longest running and most popular film magazine with an estimated readership of around 500,000 people for each issue (Glancy, 2011, 453-478). This chapter examines an issue edition of the magazine from 1940, considering the ways in which assumptions are made about gendering in the reading experience, and focusing on how advertisements work in conjunction with features and articles. Furthermore, the chapter investigates the ways in which gender and nationality are represented in articles, reviews, letters and advertisements, whilst also examining how anxiety about war and the wider political situation seeps into the discourse about film and stardom. In this issue of the magazine, which is focused almost exclusively on Hollywood films and stars, there is a particular emphasis on the British stars working in the US industry and their responsibilities in a time of war. The periodical’s use of images and its dominant voice express attitudes about gender, nationality and class that are often revealing and sometimes contradictory. The expression of concern about Hollywood and its output reveals the importance of American film to British audiences, particularly in this wartime context.