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Jean Rhys’s Cocktails and the Blurring of Literary Meridians
Authors: Mundeja Ruchi 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
We are at a point in literary studies where the meridian has begun to insistently make its presence felt. But at the same time, we are approaching the field through a miscegenated lens. This essay is about mixtures and the blurring of chronologies these effect in the realm of literary studies. Both modernism and new modernist studies draw on the stimulus provided by intermixtures. One glance at our recent compendium of terms: creolity, métissage, planetarity, is a marked indicator of the direction in which modernist studies is currently headed, as much beholden to intermixtures as modernism was. I am going to approach these questions by taking as my pivot Jean Rhys’s short story – and the title itself is deviously indicative of an intervention into all the theorizations referred to – “Mixing Cocktails”. The question I intend to ask via foregrounding the liquid principle that Rhys’s story deploys is whether in the quest to meridiniaze, if one could call it that, literary studies today, especially modernist literary studies, we are in fact letting the headiness of discovery blur meridians, even as we aim to bring them into focus. Dwelling on the admixtures, montages, blurring frames and colorisms in Rhys’s fiction, I will argue that the intermixed futures that were being shaped by the global crossings of the empire are encountered in all the bleakness of an incomplete, forever deferred birthing in the writer’s fiction. Drawing on the trope of the cocktail as both suggestive of a voluptuous dispersion and yet a shaping of all the elements into a finished product in the final analysis, this essay will dwell on how intermixtures are not always a palatable draught in Rhys.
Assessing standing balance with MOTI: a validation study
Authors: Pálsson Þorvaldur Skúli , Gaardbo Malik , Mikkelsen Christian , Hirata Rogerio Pessoto 
Published: December 2023

Abstract

Objectives
This study aimed to determine the validity and reliability of a new device called MOTI for measuring balance by comparing its performance that with of the gold-standard force platform.

Methods
The study involved collecting data from both devices in dual- and single-leg standing positions with eyes open and closed and using statistical measures to compare their performance.

Results
The results showed that MOTI can accurately measure balance during dual-leg standing tasks but has poor to moderate performance during single-leg standing tasks. However, it could detect small changes in postural sway caused by a reduced base of support and/or visual feedback. The study also found that the test-retest reliability was poor to moderate for both devices.

Conclusions
These findings suggest that MOTI has potential as a reliable tool for measuring balance during certain tasks, but further research is needed to improve its performance during single-leg standing. This study provides valuable insights into the validity and reliability of MOTI for measuring balance and highlights the need for further investigation.
Synthesis of a silica matrix with ZnO nanoparticles for the fabrication of a recyclable photodegradation system to eliminate methylene blue dye
Authors: Naik Harshala Sandip , Sah Parvindar Manejar , Dhangade Manali , Lakkakula Jaya , Raut Rajesh Warluji , Roy Arpita , Alghamdi Saad , Qusty Naeem , Alhindi Zain , Kabrah Ahmed , Rani Anju 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
In this study, a silica matrix was utilized as a substrate for zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) to enhance their photocatalytic activity for the degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye. The recovery of the prepared material was also investigated. To compare the performance of the prepared material with ZnO NPs and bare silica, various analyses were conducted. ZnO NPs were synthesized via a coprecipitation method and characterized using Fourier-transform infrared spectra and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The XRD results revealed highly crystalline ZnO NPs with an average crystallite size of less than 100 nm. The presence of ZnO on the silica matrix was confirmed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and EDX analysis. The prepared ZnO NPs showed enhanced photocatalytic activity for the degradation of MB dye, and reasonable material recovery was also observed. The silica-coated ZnO NPs degraded MB dye by 97% in just 40 min and retained their photocatalytic activity for up to 20 cycles. In comparison, bare silica exhibited effective photodegradation but lost its photodegradation capacity after five cycles. ZnO NPs without silica coating took 5 h to degrade MB dye. The significant accomplishment in this study is the development of novel materials with high recoverability, simple preparation, and efficient photocatalytic activity. In the future, ZnO NPs supported on a silica matrix can be utilized for various applications.
Money for nothing and kicks for free? – Aspects of the long-term relationship between sport and gambling in Britain
Authors: Porter Dilwyn , Clapson Mark 
Published: December 2023

Summary
The intention here is to trace the development of the sport-gambling nexus in Britain from the early-nineteenth to the late-twentieth century. An overview of this kind facilitates an understanding of a relationship that has often been characterized as symbiotic. Over the long run, as Britain has transitioned from a pre-industrial to an industrial and then to a post-industrial society, the relationship between sport and gambling has remained intact. In particular, it survived a long period between the mid-nineteenth and the mid-twentieth centuries when the ideological hegemony of amateurism in British sport predisposed governing bodies to view gambling with suspicion and even, at times, hostility. The article draws extensively on recent published research into the history of sport in Britain and outlines key developments in the relationship between particular sports and gambling, notably cricket, football, horseracing, greyhound racing and pedestrianism. Recent changes related to the advent of online gambling are identified and briefly discussed, with particular reference to cricket.
Strong fuzzy GE-filters and fuzzy GE-ideals of bordered GE-algebras
Authors: Alemayehu Teferi Getachew , Eshetie Workaferahu Solomon , Bandaru Ravikumar , Jun Young Bae 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
The notion of strong fuzzy generalized exchange (GE)-filters and fuzzy GE-ideals of bordered GE-algebras is studied, and their related properties are investigated. We proved that the intersection of strong fuzzy GE-filters (fuzzy GE-ideals) is a strong fuzzy GE-filter (fuzzy GE-ideal). We studied the conditions for a fuzzy subset of a bordered GE-algebra to be a strong fuzzy GE-filter and the characterization of a strong fuzzy GE-filter. We studied that under some conditions, any fuzzy subset of a bordered GE-algebra can be a fuzzy GE-ideal. A given fuzzy GE-ideal and an element in a bordered fuzzy GE-algebra is established.
Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide (PACAP) of the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis Mediates Heavy Alcohol Drinking in Mice
Authors: Lepeak Lauren , Miracle Sophia , Ferragud Antonio , Seiglie Mariel P. , Shafique Samih , Ozturk Zeynep , Minnig Margaret A. , Medeiros Gianna , Cottone Pietro , Sabino Valentina 
Published: December 2023

AbstractAlcohol use disorder (AUD) is a complex psychiatric disease characterized by periods of heavy drinking and periods of withdrawal. Chronic exposure to ethanol causes profound neuroadaptations in the extended amygdala, which cause allostatic changes promoting excessive drinking. The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), a brain region involved in both excessive drinking and anxiety-like behavior, shows particularly high levels of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP), a key mediator of the stress response. Recently, a role for PACAP in withdrawal-induced alcohol drinking and anxiety-like behavior in alcohol-dependent rats has been proposed; whether the PACAP system of the BNST is also recruited in other models of alcohol addiction and whether it is of local or nonlocal origin is currently unknown. Here, we show that PACAP immunoreactivity is increased selectively in the BNST of C57BL/6J mice exposed to a chronic, intermittent access to ethanol. While pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) type 1 receptor-expressing cells were unchanged by chronic alcohol, the levels of a peptide closely related to PACAP, the calcitonin gene-related neuropeptide, were found to also be increased in the BNST. Finally, using a retrograde chemogenetic approach in PACAP-ires-Cre mice, we found that the inhibition of PACAP neuronal afferents to the BNST reduced heavy ethanol drinking. Our data suggest that the PACAP system of the BNST is recruited by chronic, voluntary alcohol drinking in mice and that nonlocally originating PACAP projections to the BNST regulate heavy alcohol intake, indicating that this system may represent a promising target for novel AUD therapies.
In vitro reduction of bovine oocyte ATP production with oligomycin affects embryo epigenome
Authors: Meulders Ben , Leroy Jo L M R , Xhonneux Inne , Bols Peter E J , Marei Waleed F A 
Published: December 2023

In brief
Epigenetic programming is a crucial process during early embryo development that can have a significant impact on the results of assisted reproductive technology (ART) and offspring health. Here we show evidence using a bovine in vitro experiment that embryo epigenetic programing is dependent on oocyte mitochondrial bioenergetic activity during maturation.

Abstract
This study investigated if oocyte and early embryo epigenetic programming are dependent on oocyte mitochondrial ATP production. A bovine in vitro experiment was performed in which oocyte mitochondrial ATP production was reduced using 5 nmol/L oligomycin A (OM; ATP synthase inhibitor) during in vitro maturation (IVM) compared to control (CONT). OM exposure significantly reduced mitochondrial ATP production rate in MII oocytes (34.6% reduction, P = 0.018) and significantly decreased embryo cleavage rate at 48 h post insemination (7.6% reduction, P = 0.031). Compared to CONT, global DNA methylation (5mC) levels were decreased in OM-exposed MII oocytes (9.8% reduction, P = 0.019) while global histone methylation (H3K9me2) was increased (9.4% increase, P = 0.024). In zygotes, OM exposure during IVM increased 5mC (22.3% increase, P < 0.001) and histone acetylation (H3K9ac, 17.3% increase, P = 0.023) levels, while H3K9me2 levels were not affected. In morulae, 5mC levels were increased (10.3% increase, P = 0.041) after OM exposure compared to CONT, while there was no significant difference in H3K9ac and H3K9me2 levels. These epigenetic alterations were not associated with any persistent effects on embryo mitochondrial ATP production rate or mitochondrial membrane potential (assessed at the four-cell stage). Also, epigenetic regulatory genes were not differentially expressed in OM-exposed zygotes or morulae. Finally, apoptotic cell index in blastocysts was increased after OM exposure during oocyte maturation (41.1% increase, P < 0.001). We conclude that oocyte and early embryo epigenetic programming are dependent on mitochondrial ATP production during IVM.
Percepciones sobre la rehabilitación psicológica a mujeres víctimas del conflicto armado frente a los estándares de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos humanos
Authors: Negrette Sepúlveda Ana María , Negrete Doria Eduard , Durango López Claudia Patricia 
Published: December 2023

Este artículo deviene del proyecto Implementación de políticas públicas: Rehabilitación psicológica de las mujeres víctimas del conflicto armado como mecanismo esencial de restablecimiento de derechos y reparación integral. Se
indagó acerca del cumplimiento en la atención Psicológica que el Estado Colombiano brinda a las mujeres víctimas del conflicto armado en el Departamento de Córdoba.
Examina de manera interpretativa y crítica la efectiva y real reparación integral, para establecer la garantía de derechos a la luz de los estándares de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos. El tipo de investigación fue la analítico con enfoque en la hermenéutica jurídica y técnica de análisis bibliográfico efectuado sobre textos como la Constitución, Ley de víctimas y jurisprudencias de la corte interamericana. Apoyado en estadísticas, informes y entrevistas semiestructuradas. Es importante verificar la percepción de las mujeres víctimas en el cumplimiento de la atención Psicológica. Los resultados evidencian una disonancia entre el espíritu de la ley y su aplicabilidad, tomando en consideración la falta de implementación y desidia de las entidades y funcionarios en los procesos de ejecución, lo que constituye un obstáculo para el reconocimiento pleno de los derechos humanos de la mujer víctima del conflicto armado en el Departamento de Córdoba bajo un contexto de revictimización.
La democracia deliberativa en el control fiscal participativo como una estrategia para la vigilancia de los recursos públicos
Authors: López Osorio Carolina del Pilar 
Published: December 2023

Este artículo se refiere a la articulación del control fiscal participativo y la democracia deliberativa, como una estrategia en la formación del ciudadano para su participación en la vigilancia de los recursos públicos, exponiendo la importancia de este sistema de control dentro de la democracia representativa de la Constitución de 1886 y la democracia participativa de 1991, y su relación con la vigilancia de los recursos públicos.
La Contraloría General de la República ha dispuesto un nuevo diseño de control fiscal participativo que busca cualificar las intervenciones ciudadanas en la vigilancia de los recursos públicos, mediante instrumentos de diálogo y deliberación contenidos en la Resolución 049 de
2019 y en el artículo 60 del Decreto 403 de 2020, que pueden ser de gran utilidad en la vigilancia de los recursos naturales donde existen derechos reconocidos y respecto de los cuales la comunidad o la ciudadanía en general tienen la facultad de intervenir y decidir.
Sin embargo, la aplicación de este nuevo sistema de control participativo se da en una realidad social difícil por la coyuntura política imperante, la debilidad del sistema de pesos y contrapesos que deslegitima el papel de los órganos de control, lo que incrementa la apatía en la ciudadanía.
En consecuencia, la tarea principal de los órganos de control e instituciones públicas, además de fortalecer los espacios de participación y diálogo social, debe orientarse a que sus labores misionales se cumplan acatando los fines esenciales del Estado y los principios fundantes de la Constitución Nacional.
Impact of JayDoc Free Clinic on Emergency Department Usage in Kansas City
Authors: Kallenberger Ethan , Chowanec Eilidh , Pirotte Andrew 
Published: December 2023

Introduction.JayDoc Free Clinic (JayDoc) serves medical needs of uninsured patients in the Kansas City metropolitan area. It is known that patients who have access to primary care are less likely to visit their local Emergency Department (ED) for non-emergent needs. However, it is not well described if JayDoc lowers usage of The University of Kansas Health System (TUKHS) ED. This is the first study to assess the patient referral process between TUKHS ED and JayDoc.
Methods. The authors administered a voluntary survey to every patient triaged at JayDoc, even if they were ultimately not accepted for a visit. Items on the questionnaire included health insurance status, primary language, and access to a primary care physician. The authors included questions on the usage of TUKHS ED in the last 12 months.
Results.Seventy-three patients completed the questionnaire. Approximately 10% of respondents reported they visited the ED in the last 12 months and received a referral to JayDoc from staff. However, authors observed no statistically significant difference in the proportion of new patients who used the ED in the last 12 months compared to that of returning patients.
Conclusions.Results of this study demonstrated an existing referral system between JayDoc and TUKHS ED. However, the authors could not conclude that JayDoc reduces non-emergent ED visits among its patient population. Future initiatives will include further education to ED providers to increase the number of patients being referred to JayDoc.
Bio-climatic Comfort and Climate Change Nexus: A Case Study in Burdur Basin
Authors: IŞINKARALAR Öznur , IŞINKARALAR Kaan , ŞEVİK Hakan , KÜÇÜK Ömer 
Published: December 2023

Aim of study: Climate change triggers many problems, such as loss of biodiversity on land and sea, destruction of forest areas, poverty, inequality, and economic development. One of the most vital indicators of quality of life and sustainable development is temperature, humidity, and wind conditions, which are in the range of bio-climatic comfort values. The changes in these parameters due to global warming threaten vitality and affect the use of space and quality of life in cities. The study aimed to model the evolution of bioclimatic comfort zones with the effect of climate change in the research area.
Area of study: The research was carried out in the Burdur Basin of Türkiye, which is an area that includes the underground and surface water bodies and the lakes region within its borders.
Material and Methods: Models were produced at 20-year intervals until 2100. The spatio-temporal variations are generated according to the IPCC's SSPs 245 and SSPs 585 scenarios. The discomfort index (DI) and Effective warming wind speed (ETv) were used to determine bioclimatic comfort.
Main Results: According to the DI, 87.4% of the area will be in the cold zone today, while in 2100, 50.5%, according to the SSP245, and 98.3%, according to the SSP 585 will be in the comfort zone. According to ETv, 92.7% of the area is quite cool today; by 2100, 90% of the site will be classified as slightly cool according to SSP 245, and 89.3%, according to SSP 585 will turn into mild areas.
Research highlights: The results of the research reflect the spatial impact of climate change and are significant in terms of holistic risk management at the basin scale
Investigation of the Effect of Topography and Stand Structure on Windthrow Damages: A Case Study from Düzce, Türkiye
Authors: TÜRK Yılmaz , ÇALIŞKAN Hamza , ÇINAR Tunahan , AYDIN Abdurrahim 
Published: December 2023

Aim of study: The aim of the study was to determined the tree volume and damage level in windthrow areas and to assess the impact of topographic factors and forest structure on windthrow damaged.
Area of study: Our study was conducted within the Düzce Forest Management Directorate.
Material and methods: The windthrow areas within the boundaries of Düzce Forest Management Directorate were obtained from extraordinary yield reports. According to windthrow data verified using Google Earth, the borders for each damage were determined and transferred to ArcMap. The relationships between windthrow areas and enviromental parameters were determined using digital maps and forest management plans. Correlation analysis was applied to find out the relationship between windthrow areas and topographic and forest characteristics. Additionally, variance analysis was performed to determine if there were differences in terms of dominant aspects and forest types between windthrow areas and amounts. T-tests were conducted to determine if there were differences between windthrow areas and amounts and the dominant wind direction. Based on the statistically significant results, an intersect analysis was applied to environmental parameters to generate a windthrow susceptibility map.
Main results: Windthrow occurred mostly in the southwest aspect, in the Fir-Beech species and in the cd age classes. A statistically significant relationship (p
New Magnitude–Area Scaling Relations for the New Zealand National Seismic Hazard Model 2022
Authors: Stirling Mark , Fitzgerald Michelle , Shaw Bruce , Ross Clarissa 
Published: December 2023

ABSTRACT
We develop new magnitude–area scaling relations for application in the New Zealand National Seismic Hazard Model 2022 (NZ NSHM 2022) and future applications. A total of 18 published relations are selected, comprising the following tectonic and slip types: crustal strike-slip (seven relations), reverse (two relations), normal (two relations), subduction interface (five relations), and two dip-slip relations to augment the small number of available reverse and normal relations. The scaling relations are evaluated against an instrumental earthquake database flatfile, and scores are provided for each relation. Equations of the form Mw=logA+C are then used to develop mean and bounding relations for the suite of scaling relations. The final set of relations used in NZ NSHM 2022 is adjusted to be consistent with observations of major historical New Zealand earthquakes and U.S. Geological Survey practice. We also provide a second set of Mw=logA+C relations that are absent of these adjustments and so more directly reflect the results of our scoring of the published relations.
NONLINEARLY DEGENERATE WAVE EQUATION Vtt = c(lv1s-1v)xx
Authors: Yun-Guang Lu 
Published: December 2023

It is well known that the generalized solutions for the Cauchy problem (1.4)-(1.5) are also the solutions of the nonlinearly degenerate wave equation Vtt = c(lvls-1v)xx with the initial data v0(x). In this paper, we first study the strong and weak entropies of system (1.4), then the H-1 compactness of η( vɛ, uɛ)t + q( vɛ, uɛ)x of these entropy-entropy flux pairs with respect to the viscosity solutions of the Cauchy problem (1.7)-(1.5). Finally, suppose that for fixed point (x, t), the support set of the Young measure Vx,t is concentrated on either the region v ≥ 0 or the region v ≤ 0, then vx,t must be a Dirac measure by using the theory of compensated compactness coupled with the kinetic formulation by Lions, Perthame, Souganidis and Tadmor [LPS, LPT].
CONTRIBUCIÓN AL ANÁLISIS MACROSÍSMICO DEL TERREMOTO DEL 7 DE JUNIO DE 1925: PRINCIPALES EFECTOS EN LA CIUDAD DE CALI
Authors: Salcedo Hurtado Elkin de Jesús , Romero Vergara Mario Diego , Vallejo Chocué María Alexandra 
Published: December 2023

Uno de los terremotos históricos importantes ocurridos en Colombia tuvo lugar el 7 de junio de 1925. A pesar de figurar en el catálogo sísmico mundial con magnitud de 6.75 (Gutenberg y Richter, 1954) y haber causado daños relevantes en la ciudad de Cali y otros centros urbanos del suroccidente, no ha sido objeto de suficientes investigaciones macrosísmicas. Recientemente, varios investigadores han realizado algunos estudios de relocalización instrumental que intentan evaluar su posible fuente sismogénica, sin que este problema se haya resuelto definitivamente.
El presente trabajo, como contribución macrosísmica, utiliza fuentes documentales (archivos históricos, prensa y bibliografía) para describir los principales efectos en diferentes poblaciones, especialmente en la ciudad de Cali, donde se elabora un mapa de localización de la zona con mayores daños. En términos de la escala EMS-98 se evalúa la intensidad macrosísmica y el factor de calidad (Q) para cada lugar, mostrándose también el respectivo mapa de intensidades. Cabe anotar que la información procesada aún no permite elaborar un mapa de isosistas confiable, ni establecer con precisión parámetros como la intensidad epicentral, el epicentro macrosísmico, la profundidad y la relación de atenuación, dejándose abierta una ventana de investigación macrosísmica más profunda acerca de este terremoto.