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National and Diasporic Identity in Shirley Geok-lin Limâ€™s <i>Among the White Moon Faces</i> and Tash Awâ€™s <i>Five Star Billionaire</i>
Authors: Huat Lim Walter Swee 
Published: January 2024

Anglophone Chinese diasporic literature has historically focused on the sociocultural and political implications of the movement of Chinese subjects from the Middle Kingdom to the West, in particular the United States. In this representation of the Chinese diasporic experience, China symbolises political and economic â€œlack,â€ compelling many Chinese to consider looking overseas for a better life.
Malaysia-born author Shirley Lim contributes to the corpus of Anglophone Chinese diasporic literature by highlighting the significance of Southeast Asia in literary representations of the Chinese diasporic experience. In Among the White Moon Face, Lim emphasises the importance of the postcolonial experience in shaping the Southeast-Asian immigrantâ€™s choice of alternative national homelands. Choosing the United States instead of Great Britain as Shirley Limâ€™s adopted homeland carries ideological implications for the postcolonial author.
Like Shirley Lim, Taipei-born Chinese-Malaysian author Tash Aw represents Malaysia as the starting point for transnational crossings. Unlike Lim, however, Aw portrays China instead of the West as the land of promise. In Five Star Billionaire, Aw imagines the possibilities of Shanghai as a city representing Chinaâ€™s economic prosperity with all the problems that attend the pursuit of capital and dreams. Malaysian subjects of Chinese descent make their way to Shanghai in pursuit of their dreams. While courage and tenacity are valorised as attributes necessary for success, they do not always produce the desired result. Five Star Billionaire represents the fragmented and alienated nature of individual and social being fashioned by Asian capital.
The evolution of marriage in Spain from the francoist dictatorship to the present day
Authors: Barreda Marín Noa , Lumbreras Catalá María , Martínez Herrero Alberto 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is to present a brief summary about the evolution of marriage in Spain: from Catholic marriage during the years of the Francoist dictatorship (1939-1975), going through the democratic transition and the recognition of the right to marriage in the Constitution of 1978, until the necessity for legislative intervention to interpret the constitutional precept more broadly in order to recognise homosexual marriage. Moreover, we will observe what has been and continues to be the impact of non-catholic confessions in the Spanish marriage system.
KEYWORDS: marriage, religious confessions, homosexual marriage.
E-learning in Belgium: a case study of Mons University
Authors: Pokrzycka Lidia 
Published: January 2024

The implementation of e-learning in higher education in some European countries is a real challenge. Academics still face resistance from university authorities to launching e-learning centres because of the costs, but they also do not see the point of investing in an inferior type of didactics (they believe that it is impossible to teach effectively online, only possibly in crisis situations such as a pandemic). It turns out that e-learning in the form of bottom-up initiatives was already being organised many years ago in Belgium, for example, and the results have led university authorities to take an interest in investing in e-learning. The aim of the article is to present the innovations implemented at the Belgian university, with particular regard to open e-learning courses. The research is based on participant observation, interviews with employees from the team introducing e-learning at the Belgian university, as well as on source materials from the visited higher education institution. The publication demonstrates that it is possible to implement professional e-learning from scratch, even without substantial support from the university authorities. The research shows that it is possible to implement effective online courses, targeting lecturers, students and external audiences, thanks to innovators who want to implement modern educational methods, while improving their own skills all the time.
Atribut Destinasi Dan Kepuasan Wisatawan Pada Wisata Siti Sundari Lumajang
Authors: Robustin Tri Palupi 
Published: January 2024

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui: (1) pengaruh attraction terhadap kepuasan wisatawan pada Wisata Siti Sundari Lumajang; (2) pengaruh amenity terhadap kepuasan wisatawan pada Wisata Siti Sundari Lumajang; (3) pengaruh accessibility terhadap kepuasan wisatawan pada Wisata Siti Sundari Lumajang; (4) pengaruh hospitality terhadap kepuasan wisatawan pada Wisata Siti Sundari Lumajang; (5) pengaruh environment terhadap kepuasan wisatawan pada Wisata Siti Sundari Lumajang; (6) Untuk mengetahui pengaruh secara simultan variabel attraction, amenity, accessibility, hospitality, environment terhadap kepuasan wisatawan pada Wisata Siti Sundari Lumajang. Jenis penelitian adalah penelitian kuantitatif dengan populasi wisatawan yang pernah berkunjung ke Wisata Siti Sundari Lumajang. Teknik sampling menggunakan non probability sampling yaitu purposive sampling, dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 60 responden, analisis data menggunakan analisis regresi berganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa attraction, amenity, hospitality, dan environment berpengaruh terhadap kepuasan wisatawan pada Wisata Siti Sundari, sedangkan variabel accessibility tidak berpengaruh terhadap kepuasan wisatawan.
The role and activities of the public in the implementation of anti-corruption reforms
Authors: Bondarenko O. S. 
Published: January 2024

The article is devoted to an important and topical issue of legal description of the role and activities of the public in the implementation of anti-corruption reforms.
Countering corruption has always been an important task for Ukraine. It has been proven that the public is the most interested stakeholder in the fight against corruption. It is the members of civil society who want to live in a state governed by the rule of law, where the principles of equality, publicity and transparency are truly in place. And the success of anti-corruption changes depends on the willingness and participation of every member of civil society.
It is noted that civil society involves active participation of citizens in political processes, civil dialogue and various public initiatives. Its main goal is to protect the rights and interests of citizens, as well as to oversee the activities of government agencies and prevent possible abuses.
The legal and numerous doctrinal definitions of the concept of “public” and its components in the context of anti-corruption reforms are analysed.
It is substantiated that the experience of involving the public in the implementation of anti-corruption reforms can be successful only if representatives of public authorities and business are open and transparent.
It is emphasised that citizens and civil society organisations play an important role in combating corruption, as they serve as advocates for the public interest, provide independent oversight, mobilise communities, protect whistleblowers, advocate for policy reforms and promote transparency, accountability and good governance. In particular, citizens are empowered to demand responsibility, act as whistleblowers, influence policy and elections, raise public awareness and promote ethical values. Their participation is essential for the development of transparent, accountable and corruption-free societies. Civil society organisations are also important actors in the anti-corruption fight in Ukraine. Their independent oversight, advocacy, support for whistleblowers, policy analysis and engagement with citizens contribute significantly to the promotion of transparency, accountability and good governance in the country.
ПРИНЦИПИ ПОРУШЕННЯ ЕСТЕТИКИ ТЕЛЕВІЗІЙНОГО МОВЛЕННЯ НА ПРИКЛАДІ ВЕДУЧИХ «24 КАНАЛУ» – КАТЕРИНИ СОЛЯР ТА АРТЕМА ОВДІЄНКА
Authors: Putsiata І. 
Published: January 2024

<p><em>The article defines that <strong>the purpose of the research</strong> is to analyze the principles of violation of the aesthetics of television broadcasting on the example of the presenters of «Channel 24» – Kateryna Solyar and Artem Ovdienko.</em></p><p><strong><em>The methodological basis of the research </em></strong><em>is the systematic, comparative, and induction method. Thus, the systematic method was used in order to reveal the integrity of the scientific views of Ukrainian and foreign researchers regarding the specifics of communication and speech behavior of the presenter on television. The comparative method made it possible to analyze the principles of the violation of television broadcasting on Channel 24 hosted by Kateryna Solyar and Artem Ovdienko. The method of induction was used to study the informational material by means of the analysis of general conclusions.<strong></strong></em></p><p><strong><em>The results. </em></strong><em>According to the conducted research, the TV broadcast of presenters Kateryna Solyar and Artem Ovdienko on Channel 24 contains a significant number of linguistic and stylistic mistakes. In addition, presenters are characterized by incorrect pronunciation, they often use Russianisms and some colloquial, colloquial and slang words.</em></p><p><em>Therefore, when analyzing the principles of violation of television broadcasting on Channel 24 by presenters Kateryna Solyar and Artem Ovdienko, it is important to note that they are dominated by Russianisms and unnatural pronunciation of sounds in the Ukrainian language, their use of fragments from the Russian language.</em></p><p><strong><em>Scientific novelty. </em></strong><em>For the first time, the principles of violation of the aesthetics of television broadcasting were analyzed using the example of the presenters of Channel 24 – Kateryna Solyar and Artem Ovdienko.</em></p><p><strong><em>Practical significance. </em></strong><em>The main results and conclusions can be used for the formation of aesthetic broadcasting on television for linguistic education of all social strata of our citizens, raising the level of speech culture, fostering a respectful attitude towards the Ukrainian language.</em></p><p><strong><em>Key words: </em></strong><em>aesthetics, television broadcasting, means of mass communication, lexical and morphological archaisms, information space.</em></p>
ТЕМАТИЧНА ПАРАДИГМА НОВИННИХ ПРОГРАМ РЕГІОНАЛЬНИХ ТЕЛЕКАНАЛІВ В УМОВАХ РОСІЙСЬКО-УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ВІЙНИ
Authors: Nahorna Y. 
Published: January 2024

<p><strong><em>The purpose of the study</em></strong><em> is to point out the thematic specifics of the content of news programs on regional TV channels.</em></p><p><strong><em>Research methodology</em></strong><em>. The study used general scientific methods of analysis and generalization. The main method is content analysis, and monitoring and comparison methods were also used. The article is devoted to the study of the thematic paradigm of the news programs of the regional TV channels «Channel 12» (Lutsk), «STS» (Sumy), «Grad» (Odesa), «MTM» (Zaporizhzhia) in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The empirical base consists of 120 news releases of the selected channels aired from 01.06.2023 to 30.06.2023.</em></p><p><strong><em>The results.</em></strong><em> The relevance of the study is due to the need to identify the leading topics on each of the selected TV channels, as well as their deviation from the dominant model, which is dominated by: reports of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the state of events on the front lines, stories of IDPs, criminal chronicles, social issues of the region, volunteer initiatives, medicine, sports competitions and cultural events. The study found that during the war, the popularity of regional media in Ukraine increased significantly. The war and the socio-economic situation in the country led to the reformatting of the media space, which affected the topics of news programs on regional TV channels. The study found that during the war, the popularity of regional media in Ukraine increased significantly. The war and the socio-economic situation in the country led to the reformatting of the media space, which affected the topics of news programs on regional TV channels. Through quantitative analysis of news stories on the prevalence of certain topics in the newscasts, it is proved that stories on criminal and social issues were most often broadcast on Channel 12 and MTM, while on Grad TV channel information about reports of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and videos about culture prevailed, and the thematic content of the newscasts of STS mainly concerns social issues of the region and medicine. </em></p><p><strong><em>Novelty </em></strong><em>of the study lies in the attempt to scientifically outline the peculiarities of the topics of news stories on Ukrainian regional channels during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.</em></p><p><strong><em>The practical significance</em></strong><em> of the study lies in the possibility of applying the results obtained to improve and enhance the thematic content of news programs on regional TV channels.</em></p><p><strong><em>Key words: </em></strong><em>regional television, TV channel, audience, news story, thematic content, media space, news journalism, media market.</em></p>
Food web trophic control modulates tropical Atlantic reef ecosystems response to marine heat wave intensity and duration
Authors: Artana Camila , Capitani Leonardo , Santos Garcia Gabriel , Angelini Ronaldo , Coll Marta 
Published: January 2024

1.	Marine Heat Waves (MHWs) are episodes of anomalous warming in the ocean that can last from a few days to months. MHWs have different characteristics in terms of intensity, duration, and frequency and generate thermal stress on marine ecosystems. In reef ecosystems, they are one of the main causes of decreased presence and abundance of corals, invertebrates, and fish. The deleterious capacity of thermal stress often depends upon biotic factors such as resource availability (bottom-up control on predators) and predation (top-down control on prey). Despite the evidence of thermal stress and biotic factors affecting individual species, the combined effects of both stressors on the entire reef ecosystems are far less studied. 2.	Here, using a food-web modeling approach, we estimated the rate of change in species’ biomass due to different MHW scenarios based on their physical characteristics. Specifically, we modeled the mechanistic link between species’ consumption rate and seawater temperature (thermal stressor), simulating species’ biomass dynamics for different MHW scenarios under different trophic control assumptions (biotic factor). 3.	We find that total reef ecosystem biomass declined by 10% ± 5% under MHWs with severe intensity and top-down control assumption. The bottom-up control assumption moderates the total ecosystem biomass reduction by 5% ± 5%. Irrespective of the MHW scenario and the trophic control assumption, the most substantial biomass changes occur among top, meso-predators, and corals (5% to 20% ± 10%).4.	Since habitat degradation may lead to reef ecosystems governed by top-down control on prey, our findings point to the critical importance of protecting reef ecosystems as a pivotal strategy to alleviate the impacts of thermal stress induced by MHWs. Overall, our results provide a unified understanding of the interplay between abiotic stressors and biotic factors in reef ecosystems under extreme thermal events, offering insights into present baselines and future ecological states for reef ecosystems.
‘The summoning urgent thing’: The Bull Calves and the Drive to Experiment at Mid-Century
Authors: Piette Adam 
Published: January 2024

This chapter considers Naomi Mitchison’s place within, and interest in, the history of her family, the Haldanes. In her work, Mitchison explores aspects of Scotland which were of crucial importance to her ancestors from the transitional phase triggered by the Knox Revolution, the Union, the Jacobite uprisings and the destruction of the clan system in 1745, to the post-1945 experiments in family, nation, class under feminist and communitarian reconfigurations. Using some of the material Mitchison produced for her wartime Mass-Observation diary, the chapter will explore how Mitchison’s sense of perplexities arising from unions of opposites, which might challenge various kinds of ‘Union’ at personal and national scales, are staged in the relationship between the characters of Kirstie and Black William in The Bull Calves (1947).
The retropharyngeal reduction plate for atlantoaxial dislocation: a finite element analysis
Authors: Kong Weiqing , Du Yukun , Li Jianyi , Shao Jiale , Xi Yongming 
Published: January 2024

Objective: To investigate the biomechanical properties of the retropharyngeal reduction plate by comparing the traditional posterior pedicle screw-rod fixation by finite element analysis.Methods: Two three-dimensional finite element digital models of the retropharyngeal reduction plate and posterior pedicle screw-rod fixation were constructed and validated based on the DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) data from C1 to C4. The biomechanical finite element analysis values of two internal fixations were measured and calculated under different conditions, including flexion, extension, bending, and rotation.Results: In addition to the backward extension, there was no significant difference in the maximum von Mises stress between the retropharyngeal reduction plate and posterior pedicle screw fixation under other movement conditions. The retropharyngeal reduction plate has a more uniform distribution under different conditions, such as flexion, extension, bending, and rotation. The stress tolerance of the two internal fixations was basically consistent in flexion, extension, left bending, and right bending.Conclusion: The retropharyngeal reduction plate has a relatively good biomechanical stability without obvious stress concentration under different movement conditions. It shows potential as a fixation option for the treatment of atlantoaxial dislocation.
Clinical implications of trichomonads detected in bronchoalveolar fluid by metagenomic next-generation sequencing: a multicenter retrospective study
Authors: Jiang Juan , Li Yuanyuan , Wang Qiong , Zeng Huihui , Yang Wei , Wu Yanhao , Peng Wenzhong , Pan Pinhua , Hu Chengping , Deng Pengbo 
Published: January 2024

BackgroundPulmonary trichomoniasis is considered a neglected disease due to failures in recognizing it, stemming from insensitive microbial methods and a lack of specific clinical features. This study aims to analyze the clinical implications of trichomonads detected in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) by metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS).MethodsThis multicenter retrospective study included patients diagnosed with pneumonia, admitted to three tertiary hospitals in China from July 2018 to September 2022, with trichomonads detected in BALF through mNGS. The analysis covered demographics, comorbidities, symptoms, laboratory findings, mNGS results, clinical treatment, and outcomes of these patients.ResultsA total of 17 patients were enrolled, comprising 14 males and 3 females. Trichomonas tenax and Trichomonas vaginalis were detected by mNGS in BALF samples of 15 and 2 patients, respectively. Patients were categorized into two groups based on the presence of risk factors for trichomonad infection, including immunocompromised conditions, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, oral/periodontal diseases, and aspiration. Among 11 patients with risk factors (Case 1-11), 4 received nitromidazoles as part of comprehensive treatment, achieving a 100% treatment success rate. The remaining 7 patients, who did not receive nitromidazoles, had only one achieving relief after broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy, resulting in a 14.3% treatment success rate. For the 6 patients without any risk factors for trichomonad infection (Case 12-17), none received nitromidazoles during hospitalization. However, 4 out of these 6 patients (66.7%) eventually recovered.ConclusionmNGS proves to be an efficient tool for detecting trichomonads in BALF samples. Comprehensive analysis of clinical features and laboratory indicators is essential to distinguish between infection and colonization of trichomonads. Pulmonary trichomoniasis should not be overlooked when trichomonads are detected in BALF from patients with risk factors.
Exploring the landscape pattern change analysis for the transboundary Nyungwe-Kibira Forest (2000–2019): a spatially explicit assessment
Authors: Udahogora Madeleine , Zhaoping Yang , Fang Han , Kayumba Patient Mindje , Mind’je Richard 
Published: January 2024

Introduction and aimEnsuring the protection and restoration of forest ecosystems is vital to maintaining and restoring ecological balance in deforested or degraded landscapes. However, sustainable development faces challenges from high human impacts on natural forest ecosystems, insufficient advanced conservation measures, and limited engagement of local communities in developing nations. The aim of this study was to explore the utility of spatial remote sensing datasets in examining the landscape pattern changes within the transboundary Nyungwe-Kibira Forest from 2000 to 2019. This aimed to emphasize the necessity of understanding the intricate dynamics of this ecosystem and its susceptibility to human activities in order to bolster diverse restoration initiatives throughout the region.MethodsThe landscape pattern change in the Nyungwe-Kibira between 2000 and 2019 was analysed using high-resolution Landsat data. This analysis encompassed an evaluation of the dynamics of changes in built-up, cropland, and forest areas within the region. Especially, primary data derived from the Landsat dataset and secondary data from reports such as the Outlook Report were employed to elucidate the ongoing landscape transformation within and surrounding the transboundary forest.Results and discussionThe analysis revealed a net change of +62.3% and +18.07% in built-up and cropland areas, resulting in a gross change of 14,133 ha and 6,322 ha in built-up and cropland areas, respectively. Furthermore, the forest experienced an overall gain of 9.11%, corresponding to a net loss of 6.92% due to deforestation, estimated at -14,764 ha. The analysis also indicated that built-up areas accounted for approximately 33.02% of the net forest loss, primarily affecting the northern edge of the Rwanda region, while cropland expansion contributed to a net loss of forest (-9.48%), predominantly impacting the southeast portion of the forest in Burundi. Additionally, the forest is predicted to decrease by 0.74% by 2030, with current findings showing aggregated forest and cropland at 66% and 7%, dissected rangeland at 24%, and created built-up areas at 3%. The findings indicate that the Nyungwe-Kibira Forest is undergoing notable transformations, highlighting the necessity of land-based projects and mitigation plans to facilitate the restoration of the forest from its historical changes. Without proactive measures, an ongoing decrease in forest area by 2030 is anticipated.