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(Dis)embodied Labour?: Assessing the Body under Capitalism in William Gibson’s Neuromancer
Authors: Mandal Bipasha , Singh Smriti 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Science fiction writer William Gibson is widely recognised for revolutionising the field as he is often considered to be the father of the sub-genre called cyberpunk. He had a significant cultural impact and his seminal novel Neuromancer has been lauded for the use of ‘cyberspace.’ The concept of ‘cyberspace’ posits the notion of disembodiment, which postulates the probable dissolution of the duality between the mind and the body and the subsequent transgression of this binary. It promises a space beyond the mortal flesh, but it also reinstates the power relations that we get to experience in the real world. The novel offers an insight into transgressions of the limitations of the flesh; however, in Gibson’s narrative there seems to be no overcoming the relentless assault of capitalism onto the bodies. In other words, the power relations of the real world are also implicated in the virtual space of Neuromancer’s characters. This article will look into disembodied labour and how the body of the worker becomes the site that the capitalists manipulate and control for their own profit, and almost always at the expense of the well-being of the worker.
Flotsam and Jetsam: Art, Allegory, and Shipwreck in the Twenty-First Century (II)
Authors: Howard David Brian 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
This allegorical postcard is organized around two groups of photographs. The first group was the result of a joint collaboration with the Vancouver artist Scott Saunders and produced photographs which have peppered several of my previous texts published by American, British and Canadian Studies. The second is a series of photographs taken by Scott Saunders from the window of his apartment in Vancouver in which he documents the street life constantly ebbing and flowing on the sidewalk below. The catalyst for bringing these two groups together was a photograph I took several years ago in Sambro, Nova Scotia (a small fishing village located just outside of the city of Halifax) depicting a forlorn sunken fishing vessel. The term “flotsam” is applied, according to the Oxford Reference Dictionary, to “the wreckage of a ship or its cargo floating on or washed up by the sea,” while “jetsam” describes the things or objects deliberately “thrown away, especially from a ship at sea and that float toward land.” Combined, these images of words and devastated human beings are caught in an apparently endless circulation of violence and contingency located at the heart of the urban fabric of a modernity bereft of any horizon of hope, redemption, or rescue.
Triangle(s) of Being: Linguistic (Coserian) and Semiotic (Peircean) Perspectives
Authors: Vîlcu Dumitru-Cornel 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
This article envisages a possible tripartite division of (types of) being, in correspondence, one the one hand, to Eugenio Coseriu’s linguistic contents (significatum, designatum, sense) and on the other hand to Charles Sanders Peirce’s ‘participants’ in the process of semiosis (sign, object and interpretant). Being as eidos/ essence, corresponding to idiomatic significata, is responsible for the constitution of stabilities and/ or iterations within the otherwise perpetual flux of cogitata/ phenomena. Being as actual existence or particular, intentional object corresponds to the linguistic designata as they are produced through and by speech in the very linguistic act(s). Finally, being as ecstasis (in the Heideggerian sense of this term) or as sense represents the individual speaker’s ‘stance’ in the world, at the same time ‘opening’ it to interpretation by the others. Also, if on the levels of significata and designata language is simply/ purely logos semantikos, on the level of sense the three possible intents of the speaker (apophantikos, poetikos, pragmatikos) can be put into correspondence to the old/ traditional naming and understanding of temporal ec-stases as past, present and future respectively.
When Anomalous Language Is Acceptable: Suspension and the Motivations Behind Breaking Convention in Shaun Tan’s Cicada
Authors: Ikarashi Keita 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
The English on display in the picturebook Cicada by Shaun Tan includes various breaks with grammatical convention, such as a lack of tense morphemes, subject omission, and non-use of the first-person pronoun. However, not only are these deviations acceptable to native speakers, but the anomalous English plays a crucial role in showcasing the protagonist as a communicatively undeveloped outsider (Ikarashi and Maher). Building off Eugenio Coseriu’s integral linguistic ideas, this article investigates how what may seem grammatically insufficient language can in fact function quite naturally given appropriateness at the textual level. In exploring the motivations for a writer to opt for such non-standard expressions, this study proposes that the protagonist’s characterization demands a strange, nuanced manner of speaking, though such deviation is not without its own peculiar conventions. Furthermore, comparison with the Japanese translation of Cicada will allow for a better understanding of just what kind of unique leeway exists at the textual level for defying linguistic standards in English as opposed to Japanese.i
“In the Midst of Chaos There Was Shape”: Formalist Aesthetics and Ekphrasis in To the Lighthouse
Authors: Liu Kehan 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Virginia Woolf’s autobiographical novel To the Lighthouse explicitly connects itself with Bloomsbury formalist aesthetics, with a special acknowledgement of Roger Fry’s formalist influence. This essay focuses on the influence of Fry’s formalist principles on To the Lighthouse, but additionally proposes a reorientation of reading that argues for Woolf’s modifications of formalism, which is concretized as the reconciliation of formalism and everyday life, where everyday life is specified as Woolf’s notion of “moments of being.” The essay contends that such a reconciliation is facilitated by representation and thus adopts James Heffernan’s theory of ekphrasis to analyse Lily Briscoe’s painting. Drawing on Heffernan’s definitions of ekphrasis, this essay regards the formalist elements in Lily’s picture as representational but not pictorial, whereas the object represented in Lily’s picture – in the text, Mrs. Ramsay – is of second-degree representationality, which spells out as intimacy and unity in terms of human relations. With intimacy and unity as core values in her mind, Lily eventually manages to represent Mrs. Ramsay’s being until “there she sat.”
Big Data and (the New?) Reality
Authors: Mihăescu Manuela 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
The management of enormous volumes of data, cloud computing technologies, the Internet of Things and all the smart devices we use are strongly related to the Big Data phenomenon. Due to the massive digitalization performed in recent years, almost everything, every action and every relationship is digital, transformed into data that can be analyzed and then turned into valuable information. Some of the great benefits of these processes relate to predictive analytics or various studies to understand social and cultural dynamics, aspects which have been successfully exploited by large companies such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft, or Netflix. This article examines Big Data analysis and discusses some challenges that arise from the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in this process. In this digital decade, the influence of Big Data on our understanding of the real world is becoming a key factor. The article also highlights some of the concerns researchers have about the role and the use of AI and the algorithms behind AI in certain contexts. The contribution concludes with a reflection on how data processing, in this digital decade, could affect the way in which we relate to reality. Will it expand our knowledge of the real world, or will it increase our immersion in the digital world?
“The Myriads of People Are All One”: Andō Shōeki’s Self-with-Others
Authors: Paşca Roman 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
Japanese Edo period thinker Andō Shōeki 安藤昌益 (1703-1762) was one of the most mysterious figures in the intellectual landscape of his time. Very little is known about his life, and only fragments of his writings have survived to this day. His most important work, Shizen shin’eidō 自然真営 道, presents a vision of the world of nature which is completely nonanthropocentric, thus providing numerous clues and hints for environmental ethics and ecology.
In this short piece, I briefly introduce and translate four sections from Volume 25 of Shizen shin’eidō, which contain a philosophical debate between Shōeki and several of his disciples. I also include a short discussion of the notion of “direct cultivation,” and of the concept of “self-withothers,” which, in Shōeki’s philosophical system, represents the very basis for the existence of the human being and of humanity. These fragments are translated into English here for the first time.
Cooling Methods of Photovoltaic/Thermal Panels. State-of-the-Art Review
Authors: Alexa Marius , Ţăranu Nicolae , Hudişteanu Sebastian-Valeriu , Cherecheş Nelu-Cristian , Ţurcanu Florin-Emilian 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe concept of green energy and sustainability is no longer just an abstract idea intended exclusively for theoretical, numerical and experimental studies, but a “must” of our days. It is a reality that needs to be applied now, not later. Photovoltaic panels are an essential tool in implementing the idea of sustainability, green energy and NZEB (Net Zero Energy Building). Moreover, photovoltaic thermal panels represent the next step, being the main actor in increasing the efficiency of photovoltaic systems. The main challenge is the amount of electrical energy and thermal energy produced by these systems, which leads us to the need to determine the optimal method of cooling the PV. The current working document is intended to be a review of PV cooling methods, how their efficiency is influenced and a preamble for further research on how to optimize photovoltaic / thermal panels integrated in buildings.
Do Industrial Clusters Contribute to Organizations’ Innovation Performance? Path Analysis
Authors: Kostadinović Ivana , Jovanović Violeta , Stanković Sunčica 
Published: January 2024

AbstractThe increasing turbulence of the economic environment leads to changes in the business style, and adapting to this new style requires a cluster approach. In this sense, the goal of the research relates to determining the impact of the cluster internal and external interaction on innovative performance and innovative performance on organizational performance, as well as determining the impact of the cluster internal and external relational embeddedness on innovative success and innovation success on organizational performance using path analysis. The obtained results indicated direct positive and statistically significant influences between the observed variables, except in the case of the influence of innovative performance on organizational performance, where no direct significant connection was found. The study’s findings showed that the promotion of industrial clusters alone cannot ensure the generation of innovations for the benefit of the organizations that are members of the cluster, but should also consider the organization’s specificity for successful implementation.
Structure, regeneration and carbon stocks of woody plants in the Litwang’ata village land forest reserve, Southwest Tanzania
Authors: Mwakalukwa Ezekiel Edward , Andrew Samora Macrice 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
The plant biodiversity status of many village land forest reserves is little known to support meaningful implementation of sustainable forest management objectives in Tanzania. This study was conducted to assess the status of Litwang’ata village land forest reserve in Ludewa district, Southwest Tanzania through 20 square sample plots of 10 × 10 m. A total of 20 woody plant species belonging to 12 families and 19 genera with DBH ≥ 5 cm were identified in the study forest. The most important species with their importance value index were Brachystegia spiciformis (78.02), Brachystegia boehmii (22.05), Faurea saligna (15.18), Uapaca kirkiana (14), Acacia amythethophylla (13.07), Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia (12.76) and Gardenia ternifolia (10.36). The forest had a Shannon diversity index (H´) of 2.27, indicating medium diversity. Stand structure comprised 1,330 ± 523 stems ha–1, basal area of 18.97 ± 6.81 m2 ha–1 and stand volume of 142.36 ± 52.17 m3 ha–1. The mean above- and belowground carbon stocks were 46.97 ± 17.23 Mg ha–1 and 23.90 ± 8.58 Mg ha–1 respectively. The higher tree densities, basal area, stand volume and carbon stocks recorded in this study compared to other Miombo woodlands indicate that Litwang’ata forest is still in good condition, and managment efforts should be strengthened to bolster biodiversity conservation for present and future generations.
Effects of dicamba and casein hydrolysate on in vitro growthand shoot regeneration of date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cv. Barhee
Authors: Al-Asadi Ahmed Z.R. , Al-Mayahi Ahmed M.W. , Awad Khairullah M. 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
The investigation was carried out to evaluate the influence of the dicamba (3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid) (DIC) and casein hydrolysate (CH) on the callus growth, shoot multiplication, and some biochemical constituents of date palm cv. Barhee cultured in vitro. Both DIC and CH were required for callus growth and shoots regeneration. The medium supplemented with 4.0 mg l−1 DIC in combination with 1.0 g l−1 CH gave the highest callus weight (287 mg), while the maximum response rate and the number of shoots per jar (86.67% and 15.07 shoots/jar) were found in MS media equipped with 4 mg l−1 DIC and 0.5 mg l−1 CH combination. The total amount of phenolic compounds was significantly reduced to 0.82 and 0.79 mg GAE g–1 in shoots cultured in the medium equipped with 4.0 mg l−1 DIC with 0.5 and 1.0 g l−1 CH, which is reflected in the rate of browning. The results showed that the highest shoots content of endogenous IAA (3.71 and 3.50 μg g−1), were obtained in response to 4 mg l−1 DIC + 1.0 g l−1 CH and 4.0 mg l−1 DIC + 0.5 g l−1 CH, respectively. The macronutrient K, P, Ca, and free amino acids content significantly increased in the in vitro shoots regenerated on the media supplemented with 4.0 mg l−1 DIC + 1.0 g l−1 CH. The genetic stability of this study was confirmed by the DNA-based fingerprinting method RAPD. The RAPD binding patterns indicated no variation among tissue culture-derived plants. The in vitro propagation protocol described herein can be introduced to the production of genetically stable date palm plants.
The Role of Forensic Accountants in Fraud and Corruption Cases and Its Impact on Business Development: The Case of Saudi Arabia
Authors: Alhumoudi Hamad , Alhumoudi Abdullah 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of forensic accountants in different fraud and corruption cases and its impact on business development. Drawing on the Fraud Triangle Theory by Cressey (1953) and the theoretical concept of capability by Wolfe and Harmanson (2004) this study focuses on the significance of ‘opportunity’, ‘pressure’, ‘rationalization’ and ‘capability’ for forensic accountants in addressing fraud and corruption issues and evaluates the influence of their findings on business development. The study relied on a mixed method design to conduct the research.
Investigating the Symmetric Effects of Working Capital on Profitability in Turkish Banking: An ARDL Empirical Analysis
Authors: Raza Ali , Tursoy Turgut , Shaikh Erum , Shaikh Ahsan-ul-Haque 
Published: January 2024

Abstract
This paper carried out an empirical study on Return on Assets (ROA), total assets turnover, financial leverage, working capital, and debt-to-equity ratio. This study investigated commercial banks operating in Turkey. A secondary data collection method is used for the data collected from fifteen commercial banks. These banks' financial reports were examined from 2011 to 2022. A line graph is presented for each balance that tells us the volatility ratio in the variables, the unit root test applied to resolve the unit root problem, and the cointegration test used for long-term relationships among variables. The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bound test was performed to measure the short-run and long-run effects. Financial leverage, debt-to-equity ratio, and working capital have short- and long-run effects on ROA. Total asset turnover has only long-run effects on ROA in the Turkish banking industry. This study will be beneficial for investment managers, financial specialists, treasurers, and controllers of the banking industry.
Pengembangan Wilayah Subsektor Industri Kreatif Dengan Location Modelling Simulation Di Kabupaten Jember
Authors: Cahyaningrum Deltaningtyas Tri , Fajarianto Gama Wisnu 
Published: January 2024

Industri kreatif memiliki konstribusi yang besar terhadap PDB suatu negara. Peningkatan kontribusi pada PDB dapat dilakukan dengan pengidentifikasian subsector industri kreatif terhadap wilayah. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian sebelumnya tentang pengklasifikasin subsector industri kreatif menjadi subpotensi tinggi, sedang dan rendah, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menaksimumkan kontribusi dengan pemetaan wilayah berdasarkan industri kreatif. Pengembangan wilayah industri kreatif dilakukan dengan memetakan wilayah isoincome dengan subpotensi subsector industri kreatif. Pemetaan ini dilakukan dengan simulasi location modelling dengan menggunakan empat kriteria, yaitu akses industri kreatif antar wilayah; akses konsumen industri kreatif berdasarkan jumlah bisnis, pendapatan perkapita wilayah, serta transportasi; pengaruh pendidikan, pendapatan perkapita wilayah, serta pengangguran; dan pengaruh sektor pariwisata. Hasil dari pemetaan ini adalah mendapatkan prioritas pengembangan wilayah isoincome rendah dan sedang berdasarkan subsector industri kreatif yang memiliki potensi tinggi.
Partisipasi Kelompok Tani Dalam Penyusunan RDKK Pupuk Bersubsidi dan Faktor-Faktor yang Mempengaruhinya
Authors: Fiqrianto Togimin , Rizal Rizal , Muksin Muksin 
Published: January 2024

ABSTRAK
Pupuk Bersubsidi adalah barang dalam pengawasan yang pengadaan dan penyalurannya mendapat subsidi dari Pemerintah untuk kebutuhan petani di sektor pertanian, sehingga untuk mendapatkan pupuk bersubsidi petani diwajibkan untuk mengajukan kebutuhan pupuk bersubsidi melalui RDKK. Peran dan partisipasi petani didalam kelompok tani dalam menyusun RDKK di BPP Sumberwringin Kabupaten Bondowoso masih tergolong rendah sehingga penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk menganalisis faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi partisipasi kelompok tani dalam penyusunan RDKK pupuk bersubsidi di BPP Sumberwringin Kabupaten Bondowoso, Jawa Timur. Penelitian ini tergolong kedalam penelitian deskriptif kuantitatif dan metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah analisis regresi linier berganda dengan menggunakan alat analisis berupa IBM SPSS. Persepsi petani dan motivasi petani merupakan variabel bebas yang digunakan pada penelitian ini. Hasil analisis mendeskripsikan bagaimana karakteristik petani di BPP Sumberwringin, yaitu bahwa sebagian besar petani berada pada usia produktif yaitu antara 25-54 tahun, memiliki pendidikan rendah yaitu SD, memiliki pendidikan non-formal yang rendah, sebagian besar petani merupakan petani pemilik dan bukan petani penggarap yang memiliki pendapatan rata-rata menengah. Hasil analisis regresi menunjukkan bahwa persepsi petani dan motivasi petani memiliki pengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap partisipasi kelompok tani dalam penyusunan RDKK pupuk bersubsidi di BPP Sumberwringin Kabupaten Bondowoso, dengan nilai pengaruh sebesar 0,104.
Kata kunci — Persepsi, Motivasi, Partisipasi, Bondowoso
Analisa dan Pemodelan Sistem Pola Konsumsi Ikan oleh Konsumen Rumah Tangga di Kabupaten Jember
Authors: Pratama Fredy Eka Ardhi , Wardani Dyah Kusuma , Andini Paramita , Hudori Huda Ahmad 
Published: January 2024

Kabupaten Jember memiliki luas wilayah perairan yang termasuk ZEE (Zona Ekonomi Ekslusif) ±8.338,5 km2 sehingga potensi sumber daya ikan ± 40.000 ton/per tahun. Metode yang di gunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu metode expert system dalam pengumpulan data terdapat dua metode yaitu pengumpulan data primer dan sekunder. Teknik analisis mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi sistem pola konsumsi ikan dan untuk mendesain model sistem pola konsumsi ikan di beberapa usaha yang bergerak di bidang perikanan di Kabupaten Jember ini menggunakan teknik analisis : Berdasarkan analisis hasil penelitian dan pembahasan yang telah diuraikan sebelumnya, maka kesimpulan di dalam penelitian ini adalah Faktor–faktor yang mempengaruhi pola konsumsi ikan untuk menjaga pemenuhan kebutuhan ikan yang berkelanjutan di Kabupaten Jember antara lain :pendapatan masyarakat, kesadaran masyarakat tentang pentingnya menkonsumsi ikan guna memenuhi asupan protein hewani, tingkat pendidikan, produksi ikan dan jumlah penduduk. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian bahwasanya Kabupaten Jember belum dapat memenuhi kebutuhan ikan konsumsi.
Niemieckie Katholikentagi na Śląsku i Śląskie Zjazdy Katolickie jako przejaw zaangażowania laikatu w życiu politycznym, społecznym i religijnym
Authors: Górecki Ks. Piotr 
Published: January 2024

Wydarzenia Wiosny Ludów z połowy XIX w. przyniosły katolikom w Niemczech swobodę zrzeszania się oraz zapoczątkowały proces dążenia do ich równouprawnienia i zapewnienia parytetów w życiu politycznym i społecznym. Zewnętrznym przejawem wzrastającej z każdym rokiem siły katolików były organizowane zjazdy, które przeszły do historii jako tzw. Katholikentagi. Co ciekawe, 4 z nich zorganizowano we Wrocławiu (w 1849, 1872, 1886, 1909 i 1926 r.), a jeden odbył się w Nysie (w 1899 r.), ponieważ katolicy na Śląsku stanowili wówczas wielką siłę, czynnie angażując się w życie stowarzyszeniowe. Po podziale Górnego Śląska w 1922 r., na terenie ówczesnej administracji apostolskiej Górnego Śląska zorganizowano 3 śląskie zjazdy katolików (w latach 1922–1924). O ich celu, przebiegu, a także o najważniejszych zagadnieniach, jakie poruszano w czasie ich trwania w kwestiach politycznych, religijnych i społecznych, jest mowa w niniejszym artykule.

The events of the Spring of Nations in the mid-19th century brought Catholics in Germany freedom of association and began the process of pushing for their equality and ensuring parity in political and social life. An outward manifestation of the growing strength of Catholics each year were the conventions held, which went down in history as the so-called Katholikentags. Interestingly, five of them were organized in Wrocław (in 1849, 1872, 1886, 1909 and 1926), and one convention was held in Nysa (in 1899), as Catholics were a great force in Silesia, actively involved in associational life. After the division of Upper Silesia in 1922. Upper Silesia, three Silesian conventions of Catholics were organized in 1922–1924 in apostolic administration of Upper Silesia. Their purpose, course, as well as the most important issues raised during them on political, religious and social issues are discussed in this article.