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The Impossible Return? The Post-Migration Narratives of Young Women in Rural Java
Authors: Koning Juliette 
Published: September 2005

AbstractIn this article, I discuss how young women in a Javanese village try to incorporate the impact of their experiences as circular labour migrants in Jakarta into their rural life worlds. I try to develop a better understanding of how these young daughters combine, in their daily lives as in their aspired futures, the often quite divergent values of their "home-village" and those of their temporary urban work sphere on such issues as marriage and family life. During and after their migration experiences, these young women express that they feel caught between two worlds: between village and city; between childhood and adulthood; between expectation and reality; and between their own aspirations and what their parents expect of them. It is argued that there is a close connection between the changing context in which these young villagers live while in "the urban", and their subsequent frames of reference for managing such situations directly impinging on questions of identity. These frames of reference have become so dissimilar compared to those of their parents that tensions and conflicts between the generations arise over ideas and ideals on personal and family life. It is also argued that these generational conflicts have a gender component to themas daughters are more bound to existing local gender values (concerning marriage and motherhood) while at the same time, these migrating daughters become the agents through which certain gender ideologies are questioned. Based on fieldwork in Java and the post-migration narratives of migrating daughters, the case of these young rural women is explicated to show that gendered labour migration leads to changes in the socioeconomic and socio-cultural environments of personal, family and village life, such as the shift from intergenerational to intragenerational relationships.
No Exit: Levinas' Aporetic Account of Transcendence
Authors: Bernasconi Robert 
Published: September 2005

AbstractIn this paper I present Levinas' account of excendence in On Escape and Existence and Existents and show its continuity with his subsequent discussions of transcendence in Time and the Other, Totality and Infinity, and Otherwise than Being. I argue that Levinas' critique of the traditional idea of identity plays a decisive role in establishing the continuity between these various accounts as it provides the key to unlocking his account of transcendence as a formal structure. However, the meaning of trascendence lies not in the structure but in its concretization. Although Levinas initially presents fecundity as the concretization of transcendence, he ultimately identifies it as ethics. This development explains why Levinas himself preferred to think of himself as a thinker of transcendence or the holy rather than to be identified with ethics.
Asymmetry and Transcendence: On Scepticism and First Philosophy
Authors: Davies Paul 
Published: September 2005

AbstractIn attempting to re-think the notion of asymmetry and its relations with 'first philosophy' and to see how that notion is tracked by the provocation of scepticism, the paper demonstrates something about the implications of Levinas' ethical asymmetry. The paper considers Levinas' tendency to introduce the topic of scepticism when confronted by the logical and textual difficulties that necessarily befall his account of the ethical relation. It argues that such an introduction commits Levinas to the claim: first philosophy entails a fundamental (first person) asymmetry and its attendant scepticism. If, for Levinas, scepticism and first person asymmetry are implicated in all attempts at first philosophy, the paper suggests that an intriguing place to set it to work is those pages of Being and Time which prioritize being-towards-death, the polemical focus of Levinas' being-for-beyond-my-death.
On the Lineage of Oblivion: Heidegger, Blanchot, and the Fragmentation of Truth
Authors: Winfree Jason Kemp 
Published: September 2005

AbstractThis paper traces the (de)formative force of Heidegger's thought on Blanchot's writing. In the paper, I attempt to show how the question of nihilism and the question of truth in the work of Heidegger impose on Blanchot what he calls the exigency of the fragment. This exigency arises more specifically from an affinity and attunement in Blanchot's work to Heidegger's sense of Aus-setzen, on the one hand, and a resistance in Blanchot's work to Heidegger's sense of Ent-wurf, on the other. Fragmentation responds to the risk of ex-posure in a way that withdraws the horizon against which something like Entwurf might be "measured." This response can be characterized as a renewed atentiveness to the relation of errancy and withdrawal.
A Present Folded Back on the Past (Bergson)
Authors: Bernet Rudolf 
Published: September 2005

AbstractIn Matter and Memory, Bergson examines the relationship between perception and memory, the status of consciousness in its relation to the brain, and more generally, a possible conjunction of matter and mind. Our reading focuses in particular on his understanding of the evanescent presence of the present and of its debt vis-à-vis the "unconscious" consciousness of a "virtual" past. We wish to show that the Bergsonian version of a critique of "the metaphysics of presence" is, for all that, an offshoot of a Platonic type of metaphysics. It is true that Bergson departs from traditional standpoints on the side of a self-sufficient and original present and a form of presence to which the transparency of consciousness would confer the character of immediate evidence. All the same, it can hardly be claimed that his rehabilitation of the past and the unconscious opens up new perspectives on how forgetting and death are bound up with the work of memory.
Heidegger and Terrorism
Authors: Mitchell Andrew 
Published: September 2005

AbstractTerrorism is a metaphysical problem that concerns the presence of beings today. Heidegger's own thinking of being makes possible a confrontation with terrorism on four fronts: 1) Heidegger's conception of war in the age of technological replacement goes beyond the Clausewitzian model of war and all its modernist-subjectivist presuppositions, 2) Heidegger thinks "terror" (Erschrecken) as the fundamental mood of our time, 3) Heideggerian thinking is attuned to the nature of the terrorist "threat" and the "danger" that we face today, 4) Heidegger rethinks the notion of "security" in a manner that alerts us to the oxymoronic character of "homeland security." The epoch of terrorism is likewise the era of political transformation that Heidegger identifies with "Americanism." In this essay an effort is made to think terrorism qua metaphysical problem and to inquire into the perhaps privileged role of America for the thinking of terrorism today.
Preach What You Practice. The Security Council and the Legalisation ex post facto of the Unilateral Use of Force
Authors: Österdahl Inger 
Published: September 2005

AbstractIn recent years the UN Security Council has entered the scene of action several times after a unilateral military intervention has already taken place. The Security Council has adopted comprehensive schemes for the reconstruction of the countries intervened in and has authorised both civil and military international presences. Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq are examples of such recent situations, and Liberia is an example from the early 1990s. This article makes the argument that, through its resolutions, the Security Council contributes to the legalisation ex post facto of the unilateral interventions, whether it wants to or not. The Security Council is caught in a trap set by those who undertake the intervention without prior Security Council authorisation.The only way the Security Council could escape the retroactive legalising effect of its resolutions would be by clearly stating in the resolution its intention not to authorise the preceding intervention. Even then, it may be that the Security Council could not escape the power of its own practice. A persistent practice of adopting reconstruction resolutions ex post facto would carry greater legal weight than the professed intention not to legalise the preceding unilateral intervention.Still, authorisation ex post facto may be better than no authorisation at all.
Circumstances Justifying Pre-emptive Self-Defence: Thoughts Prompted by the Military Action Against Iraq
Authors: Zedalis Rex 
Published: September 2005

AbstractThe outpouring of literature on pre-emptive self-defence both in advance and in the wake of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, as well as remarks by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in the Fall of 2004 characterizing the invasion as violative of prevailing international legal standards, suggests the continuing importance of considering aspects of pre-emption which have received little attention. In this connection, it is argued that the relevant formulation of the customary legal standard can be seen as aiming at minimizing the likelihood of defensive force being employed by mistake. The implication would thus be that clarity regarding a future threat of attack, not the imminence of the attack itself, affects whether advance defensive action is to be considered justified. Further, it is also argued that, unless one is content to simply stand on legal principle in the abstract, the importance of a threatening State's intention and capacity to attack require detailed examination and a high level of proof before considering putative defensive action to be legitimate. Finally, given the customary international legal standard's requirement that forceful pre-emptive action be taken only when no other means exist to address a threat of attack, a variety of considerations, ranging from access to non-forceful alternatives, to the viability of alternatives that exist and are accessible, demand attention prior to determining that an immediate resort to defensive force should be evaluated as permissible.
Amnesty and International Law
Authors: O'Brien Roderick 
Published: September 2005

AbstractAmnesties are proving as popular in the twenty-first century as they did in the twentieth. Wherever there is an attempt to end a conflict, there is often an amnesty. The author briefly surveys the characteristics of amnesties, and offers a simple taxonomy. The author next assesses the approach taken in international law to amnesties. The survey draws on the experience of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Subsequently the author looks ahead to the Proposed Extraordinary Chamber for Cambodia and the International Criminal Court. From this survey, two particular topics for international law are addressed: the right to a fair trial, and alternatives to courts (such as Truth and Reconciliation Commissions). Assuming that international law is going to be selective in its treatment of amnesties, the author offers a tentative model for an amnesty which will meet the needs of current international law.
Characterization and Properties of Green Emitting Ca3SiO4Cl2:Eu2+ Powder Phosphor for White Light-emitting Diodes
Authors: Liu Jie , Lian Hongzhou , Sun Jiayue , Shi Chunshan 
Published: September 2005

Abstract
An efficient green emitting phosphor, Eu2+-doped Ca3SiO4Cl2, is reported. Its excitation band is extending from 260 to 470 nm, which is coupled well with the emission of UV LED (350–410 nm) and blue LED (450–470 nm). It exhibits a strong green emission centered at 505 nm with chromatic coordination (0.25, 0.57), which indicates that it could be a good green phosphor candidate for creating white light in phosphor-converted white LEDs.
A Novel One-pot Synthesis of 2H-4-Chlorochromenes via the Vilsmeier Reaction of 2′-Hydroxychalcones
Authors: Kumar Kalvi Hemanth , Perumal Paramasivan Thirumalai 
Published: September 2005

Abstract
A novel versatile one-pot synthesis of 2H-4-chlorochromenes from 2′-hydroxychalcones have been developed. This method has been investigated for the synthesis of 2H-4-chlorochromen-2-ylpyrazoles.
A New Type of Orally Active Insulin-mimetic Vanadyl-porphyrin Complex: meso-Tetrakis({4-sulfonatophenyl}porphyrinato)oxovanadium(IV)
Authors: Saha Tapan Kumar , Adachi Yusuke , Yoshikawa Yutaka , Yasui Hiroyuki , Sakurai Hiromu 
Published: September 2005

Abstract
Vanadyl-meso-tetrakis(4-sulfonatophenyl)porphyrin, VOTPPS, was synthesized and evaluated for its in vitro and in vivo insulin-mimetic activities in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic mice. Based on the high in vitro insulin-mimetic activity in terms of inhibition of free fatty acid release and enhancement of glucose-uptake in adipocytes, and matallokinetic parameters, VOTPPS was revealed to have a significant hypoglycemic activity in STZ-mice following a single oral gavage of the complex. VOTPPS is thus found to be the first example for orally active vanadyl-porphyrin complex to treat type 1 diabetic animals.
Outstanding Vapochromism and pH-dependent Coloration of Dicyano(4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridine)platinum(II) with a Three-dimensional Network Structure
Authors: Kato Masako , Kishi Shinobu , Wakamatsu Yuki , Sugi Yoshiko , Osamura Yoko , Koshiyama Tamami , Hasegawa Miki 
Published: September 2005

Abstract
Dicyano(4,4′-dicarboxy-2,2′-bipyridine)platinum(II) forms pH-dependent polymorphs of various colors and displays outstanding vapochromism followed by luminescence changes upon exposure to certain organic vapors. The high sensitivity of the complex to vapor and pH is related to its three-dimensional network structure, which includes large cavities formed by hydrogen bonds and Pt···Pt interactions.
Synthesis of Bis(phenoxyimine) Ti Alkyl Complexes and Observation of Living Species by 1H NMR Spectroscopy
Authors: Makio Haruyuki , Oshiki Toshiyuki , Takai Kazuhiko , Fujita Terunori 
Published: September 2005

Abstract
Synthesis of [C6F5N=CH(2-O-C6H3-3-R)]2TiMeX (R: tBu; X: Br (2), R: tBu; X: Me (3), R: H; X: Me (4)) was achieved by the reaction of methylated titanium halides with sodium salts of the phenoxyimine ligands. These complexes can be activated with equimolar amounts of B(C6F5)3 or Ph3CB(C6F5)4 to form methyl cationic species, which, upon addition of a small amount of ethylene monomer allows room temperature observation of cationic polymeryl species.
Gradual Two-step Spin Crossover Behavior of Binuclear Iron(III) Complex Bridged by trans-1,2-Bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene
Authors: Kitashima Ryoko , Imatomi Shinya , Yamada Masahiro , Matsumoto Naohide , Maeda Yonezo 
Published: September 2005

Abstract
A binuclear iron(III) complex bridged by trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene, [LFeIII(vibpy)FeIIIL](BPh4)2, showed a gradual two-step spin crossover behavior, where H2L is bis(3-methoxysalicylideneaminopropyl)methylamine and BPh4− is tetraphenylborate. The single-crystal X-ray analysis at the intermediate state revealed that one of the two FeIII ions of the binuclear complex is in the high-spin (HS) state and the other is in the low-spin (LS) state. The HS and LS sites independently form layers and these HS and LS layers alternately stack.
The Functional Form of the Emulsion Calibration Curve
Authors: Woodyard Jack R. , Piper B. C. , Stever K. R. 
Published: September 2005

The Federal Bureau of Mines has derived a mathematical expression for the emulsion calibration curve used in optical emission spectroscopy. Employing a two-step preliminary curve method, an approximation of the first derivative of the calibration curve is formed and integrated. The final equation is [Formula: see text] where I is the line intensity, S is the transform that linearizes the preliminary curve, and α and β are constants.
The New and the Rare: Luxury and Convenience in Japanese Depa‐chika
Authors: Takahashi Masaaki 
Published: September 2005

AbstractIn the face of economic adversity, the food sections of Japan's department stores have prospered, attracting large numbers of customers with their fresh produce, luxurious dishes and buzzing market‐like atmospheres. Masaaki Takahashi describes how these depa‐chika have not only met the demand for prepared foods among busy working people, but have also stimulated it. Selling the finest delicacies, they tempt their customers with rare items that are often bought for their novelty value alone.
Food for the City, Food in the City
Authors: Franck Karen A 
Published: September 2005

AbstractKAREN A FRANCK notes that the luxury of eating and food shopping in slick new spaces often comes at the cost of losing more ethnically diverse small businesses. When we focus on this aspect of food and the city, though, we may lose sight of food in all its diversity ‐ as grown as well as consumed, as available or not available to those in poorer neighbourhoods. Viewing food as a system, even an urban system, brings many needs and opportunities to the fore.
Tasting the Periphery: Bangkok's Agri‐ and Aquacultural Fringe
Authors: McGrath Brian , Thaitakoo Danai 
Published: September 2005

AbstractBrian McGrath and Danai Thaitakoo survey the ecosystem of Bangkok, ‘an amphibious city’ situated on a silted tidal delta. Influenced by Western planning ideas, the major roadways and infrastructure projects constructed since the Second World War remain out of kilter with local conditions. It is as if a consumer society, networked to global media and transport links, has been ‘superimposed on a wet rice‐cultivating landscape’.
The City as Dining Room: Big‐Sign Dining in Hong Kong
Authors: Cody Jeffrey W , Day Mary C 
Published: September 2005

AbstractIn Hong Kong, open‐air eateries that advertise their appetizing menus on big signs are the most common informal setting for consuming delicious food with friends and family. Jeffrey W Cody and Mary C Day seek out these ‘big‐sign’ eating places in the smallest alleyways as well as in the province's fresh‐food markets and, perhaps most surprisingly, in the midst of its postwar housing estates.
Designing the Gastronomic Quarter
Authors: Parham Susan 
Published: September 2005

AbstractThroughout the world, urban gastronomic quarters, centred on fresh‐food markets, have been pulled back from the brink of extinction. Susan Parham explains how movements like Slow Food and Slow Cities in Italy, and the international demand for organic produce, have started to challenge the global food network of production and consumption. The growing revitalisation of urban quarters around produce markets not only serves customers seeking fresh produce, food products and lively cafés and restaurants, but also offers valuable lessons in urban design.
Walters and Cohen
Authors: Melvin Jeremy 
Published: September 2005

AbstractJeremy Melvin examines the work of a London‐based, South‐African‐born partnership, whose first commission was for an art gallery in Durban. He discovers how Cindy Walters and Michál Cohen are now able, in the UK, to put to good use the analytical skills wrought out of an atmosphere of political instability and uncertainty in their home country ‐ a background that has enabled them to work fruitfully with the British policy‐making establishment of government and the old‐school establishment at Bedales.
Numerical simulation of behavior of gas bubbles using a 3‐D front‐tracking method
Authors: van Sint Annaland M. , Dijkhuizen W. , Deen N. G. , Kuipers J. A. M. 
Published: September 2005

AbstractIn this paper a three‐dimensional (3‐D) front‐tracking (FT) model is presented featuring a new method to evaluate the surface force model that circumvents the explicit computation of the interface curvature. This method is based on a direct calculation of the net tensile forces acting on a differential element of the interface. Our model can handle a large density and viscosity ratio and a large value of the surface tension coefficient characteristic for gas–liquid systems. First, the results of a number of test cases are presented to assess the correctness of the implementation of the interface advection and remeshing algorithms and the surface tension model. Subsequently, the computed terminal Reynolds numbers and shapes of isolated gas bubbles rising in quiescent liquids are compared with data taken from the bubble diagram of Grace. In addition drag coefficients for rising air bubbles in water were successfully computed, a system that has proven difficult to simulate by other methods, and showed good agreement with existing correlations. Finally, a number of sample calculations involving multiple bubbles are reported to demonstrate the capabilities of our three‐dimensional FT model. © 2005 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2006
Optic atrophy and sensorineural hearing loss in a family caused by an R445H OPA1 mutation
Authors: Li Chunmei , Kosmorsky Gregory , Zhang Kang , Katz Bradley J. , Ge Jian , Traboulsi Elias I. 
Published: September 2005

AbstractAutosomal dominant optic atrophy (ADOA) is the most common form of inherited optic atrophy. Four genetic loci have been associated with ADOA: OPA1, OPA2, OPA3, and OPA4. Out of these four loci, only one gene has been identified, OPA1. We previously described a unique syndrome of optic atrophy, sensorineural hearing loss, ptosis, and ophthalmoplegia in two unrelated families associated with an R445H mutation in OPA1. The R445H mutation is the only OPA1 mutation that has been associated with this syndrome. In this manuscript, we clinically characterize an unrelated family with four members affected by optic atrophy and hearing loss without extraocular motility abnormalities or ptosis. This family also harbors the R445H mutation. These cases help illustrate the intra‐ and inter‐family variability in phenotype associated with this mutation. As we continue to learn more about OPA1 and the function of its protein product, we will begin to understand the pathophysiology of optic atrophy. This understanding will ultimately lead to novel treatments directed toward preventing the visual loss and disability associated with this inherited disease. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Delineation of the clinical phenotype associated with OPHN1 mutations based on the clinical and neuropsychological evaluation of three families
Authors: Chabrol B. , Girard N. , N'Guyen K. , Gérard A. , Carlier M. , Villard L. , Philip Nicole 
Published: September 2005

AbstractRecent reports have demonstrated that mutations in the OPHN1 gene were responsible for a syndromic rather than non‐specific mental retardation. Abnormalities of the posterior fossa with cerebellar hypoplasia have been demonstrated in all male patients reported to date. We report here a new family with X‐linked mental retardation due to mutation in OPHN1 and present unpublished data about two families previously reported, concerning the facial and psychological phenotype of affected males and carrier females. Our study confirms that cerebellar hypoplasia is a hallmark of this syndrome. In addition, affected males display facial similarities that can help the diagnosis. Most carrier females have mild mental retardation and subtle facial changes. © 2005 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.