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Notions of Alienation and Motherhood in Buchi Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood
Authors: Ogunrotimi Olumide , Owoeye Omolara Kikelomo 
Published: June 2023

Motherhood as an institution peculiar to women has always been reflected in diverse forms in Nigerian fiction. Whereas many authors venerate motherhood as the peak of feminine and familial achievements, some, like Buchi Emecheta, vilify it for the attendant ills experienced by women who are enmeshed in it. This paper examines Buchi Emecheta’s deconstruction of motherhood in The Joys of Motherhood with a focus on the possibility of motherhood leading ultimately to alienation. Using the theory of womanism, an African variant of feminism which exults the peculiarities of African women and their circumstances, the paper analyzes how the author frames the experience of the protagonist as a mother to interrogate how socio-cultural dynamics impact gender constructs and the larger contexts of gendered spaces. In studying the author’s textual construction of motherhood, the study discovers that the author employs specific characters as metaphorical indexicalities to denounce patriarchal and traditional feminists’ penchant for extolling and venerating motherhood at the expense of women’s search for self-realization with individual objectives that do not involve putting their womanhood in the service of society as subservient mothers with depersonalized psyches. The study concludes that the title is the author’s ironical way of positing that being a mother is not all-fulfilling, because, as textualized in the novel, motherhood can become an avenue for women’s societal oppression, exploitation, and alienation.
Sex, sugar and slavery:
Authors: Islam Syed Manzoorul 
Published: June 2023

Sugarcane plantation began in the Caribbean from the early 16th century, with the arrival of Portuguese colonizers led by Christopher Columbus who planted seed canes in Santo Domingo in 1493. With demand for sugar increasing in Europe throughout the century, sugar plantations and sugar mills were set up throughout the region. Work in the sugarcane fields was cruel and energy-sapping, and hardly any European opted for such backbreaking work. As a result, a huge number of indentured labourers had to be imported from Africa and East India. These labourers were treated as slaves and were routinely brutalized and controlled by deadly force. The history of their subjugation and control had the body at its core, since the colonizers found it easy to establish their mastery through control and defilement of the slave’s body. The torture and mutilation incapacitated the slaves from performing gender roles. But the ‘ungendered’ slaves also reverted to their biological and sexual selves and employed the power of the body and sex to mount resistance against the colonizers. The resultant violence added a further dimension to the history of colonial resistance. David Dabydeen, a Guyanese poet, picks up this volatile history of colonial sugarcane plantation in his Slave Songs, with particular emphasis on the “erotic-sadomasochistic nature of slavery and plantation life.” The fourteen poems written in Creole probe the interconnectedness of sexuality, sugarcane and the body, and trace the history of both colonial subjugation and resistance.
The Paradoxical Hierarchy in Doris Lessing's The Grass , Is Singing
Authors: Chowdhury Mohammad Shahidul Islam 
Published: June 2023

Doris Lessing (1919-), who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2OO1, depicts many aspects of postcolonial African life in a number of novels such as The Grass Is Singing, The Golden Notebook, etc. The Grass Is Singing (1950), Lessing’s first novel, draws a picture of country life in Southern Rhodesia in the 1940s mirroring the postcolonial ambivalence between the colonizers and the colonized in the former British colony. Living standard of the white settlers and their suppression of the black natives cause a dilemma of hierarchy between these settlers. The protagonist Mary, being white, cannot tolerate the native black people but cannot help being subjugated by one of the black houseboys, Moses. Mary’s death in the hands of Moses shows the sufferings of a woman who is torn between her social status and her surrounding conditions This paper attempts to illustrate how Mary becomes a victim.
Women, men, fish and bicycles
Authors: Ahsan Syed Badrul 
Published: June 2023

A Load of WitDes NlacHalePrion, 1997

A woman without a man, says Gloria Steinem, is like a fish without a bicycle. That sounds rather strange, even bizarre, until you realise the wit in that statement. And wit is something we have been doing without, much to our surprise…
Tagore and Shakespeare:
Authors: Mohit Ul Alam Mohit Ul Alam 
Published: June 2023

In this study I want to show that the greatest Bengali writer and the greatest English writer had one concern in common as fathers—how to marry their daughters to suitable bridegrooms. This anxiety of the daughters’ fathers is counterpoised by the greed for dowry among the young men seeking a rich father-in-law. While my article will develop along this contrapuntal opposition–father’s anxiety versus dowry-hunter’s greed, I’ll also shed light on the biographical elements of both these writers as the depiction in their works of young women being married to wrong hands is so persistently identifiable with their own position as fathers in real life. I have tried to base my article first on a biographical premise, and then I have gone to focus on their treatment of the fictional daughters in their works, thus to prove a fact that writers do write about themes which keep them preoccupied in their lives.
But my paper by no means intends to present an exhaustive study on the topic, citing cases and examples from these two writers’ whole gamut of writings, rather my references will remain confined only to the pieces that I have lead of these two authors, and again only the most prominent ones will be referred to.
Gender Roles in Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Authors: Islam Mah-E-Nur Qudsi 
Published: June 2023

The voices of Shakespeare’s women call across the ages for women to express their thoughts, emotions, intelligence and spirit. These voices are voices of a wide range of intellectual, emotional and psychological dimensions of women and womanhood, which in this age of gender awareness, call today’s women to use their different tones and assert their points of view. These voices are as contemporary today as they were in the times of Shakespeare. Within theatrical context, the importance of female characters is like the ebb and flow of an ocean; sometimes pushed to the margin and sometimes brought into the centre. The paper is an exploratory survey of Hamlet’s relationship with Gertrude and Ophelia, the two important female characters of Hamlet using the theoretical tools of psychoanalysis s and feminism.
Teachers’ Awareness, Opportunities and Challenges of Adapting EFL Materials in Bangladeshi Universities
Authors: Shayeekh-Us-Saleheen Md. 
Published: June 2023

Choosing a coursebook for a particular group of students involves adapting the material against the context in which it is going to be used because it is easy to understand that most text books are produced for large-scale, commercial use, and therefore are not always suitable for the needs of one’s local, particular group. The teacher then, according to Hutchinson and Tones, “becomes little more than a cipher for a prepared text” (Hutchinson and Tones, 1994 in Tomlinson, 2003, p347). This statement very well refers to Bangladeshi university teachers as most of them have become familiar with using Western textbooks like New Headway, Cutting Age, English for Life, etc. Be that as it may, we should remember that ii this case the teachers might not feel comfortable about using these texts because of the mismatch of the global material and local needs of the learners. Therefore, the situation implies that, as teachers, it is important for us to evaluate teaching materials and then adapt them as toils to help our teachers. But the question is how far our teachers are aware of the need for adaptation of these EFL materials in order to make it context specific and student friendly. This paper presents EFL teachers’ awareness of adapting ELT coursebooks at the tertiary level in Bangladesh. In addition, it focuses on teachers’ opportunities and challenges of adapting ELT coursebooks. It is based on a criterion driven questionnaire.
El arquetipo de mujer pintora en la prensa gráfica española: El caso de Blanco y Negro (1891-1936)
Authors: Rodrigo Villena Isabel 
Published: June 2023

The representation of women artists in the Spanish graphic press in the first third of the 20th century is a field of research that has hardly been approached, which has undoubted value for its contribution to the analysis of the reception of plastic artists in the period in which women began to make their way into the art system. This work analyzes the construction and meanings behind the archetype of the female painter in the particular case of the magazine Blanco y Negro (1891-1936), which was a pioneer in the modernization of the illustrated press in Spain as well as emblematic for its covers and artistic pages, made by the most recognized artists and cartoonists of the time.
La representación de las artistas mujeres en la prensa gráfica española del primer tercio del siglo XX es un campo de investigación apenas abordado, que posee un indudable valor por su contribución al análisis de la recepción las artistas plásticas en el período en que las mujeres empiezan a introducirse en el sistema del arte. Este trabajo analiza la construcción y significados del arquetipo de mujer pintora en el caso particular de la revista Blanco y Negro (1891-1936), que fue pionera en la modernización de la prensa ilustrada en España y, a su vez, emblemática por sus portadas y páginas artísticas, realizadas por los artistas y dibujantes más reconocidos en la época.
Ambrosio del Plano (h. 1612-1672). Pintor y dorador de su alteza Juan José de Austria: aproximación a su vida y obra
Authors: Vicente Romeo Álvaro 
Published: June 2023

Member of an important dynasty of painters, Ambrosio del Plano developed his artistic activity in Zaragoza in the central decades of the 17th century. He was a considered and educated painter and gilder, as his skill and ability meant that at the end of his life he was required to work in the service of Don Juan José de Austria, Viceroy of Aragon. The present study analyses his life and family, as well as provides an overview of his oeuvre. It also shows the personal relationships he had with famous painters such as Jusepe Martínez, Francisco Ximénez Maza and other artists such as the sculptor Francisco Franco.
Miembro de una importante dinastía de pintores, Ambrosio del Plano desarrolló su actividad artística en Zaragoza durante las décadas centrales del siglo XVII. Fue un pintor y dorador considerado e instruido, pues su destreza y capacidad propiciaron que al final de su vida fuese llamado a trabajar para don Juan José de Austria, virrey de Aragón. En el presente estudio se realiza un análisis sobre su vida y su familia, además de trazar una aproximación a su obra. Asimismo, se muestra las relaciones personales que tuvo con celebrados pintores como Jusepe Martínez, Francisco Ximénez Maza u otros artífices como el escultor Francisco Franco.
El patronazgo artístico de Francisco Diego López de Zúñiga, VI marqués de Gibraleón, en el convento de Nuestra Señora del Vado (Gibraleón, Huelva).
Authors: Ortega Jiménez José Manuel 
Published: June 2023

This article touches upon the artistic goods that Francisco Diego López de Zúñiga y Sotomayor provided for the Madre de Dios del Vado’s monastery (Gibraleón, Huelva). The inventory was done in 1602 after the death of the marquis. Paintings, relics, religious card and sculptures have been counted. All these artistic goods were delivered by his sucessor who was responsible for resolving matters related to the testament. This act contributed to bring to light the family, one of the most important lineages of the Spanish Modern Age.
En este artículo se pretende dar a conocer el conjunto de piezas artísticas que Francisco Diego López de Zúñiga y Sotomayor, V duque de Béjar y VI marqués de Gibraleón, donó a su convento de Nuestra Señora del Vado (Gibraleón, Huelva). El inventario, realizado en 1602 tras la muerte del noble, estaba formado por pinturas, reliquias, estampas y esculturas. El encargado de cumplir las mandas testamentarias fue su sucesor Alonso Diego quien, con este acto, contribuiría a reforzar y visibilizar la imagen del linaje ante la sociedad.
Validazione e standardizzazione del questionario «Quin – Quando insegno»
Authors: Lucisano Pietro , Botta Emanuela 
Published: June 2023

Validation And Standardization Of The Questionnaire «Quin – When I Teach» The professionalism of a teacher is the topic of a wide-ranging debate aimed at overcoming crises of confidence in this category and reaffirming the teacher as a valuable source for students’ growth and cognitive and socio-emotional development. This questionnaire shows the validation and standardization process of a self-perception instrument aimed at teachers and designed to explore some of the main dimensions of teaching that, overcoming the limitations found in the literature, highlights the need to encourage teachers to reflect on themselves in their work. The tool can be used both by individual teachers and by schools as support in their self-evaluation processes. The information that emerges can be shared within the educating community to orient work and teaching practices in a specific school context. In perspective, the tool will be used in combination with others, intended for teachers and students, and accessible via a dedicated digital platform. The system as a whole will allow us to detect experiences, needs and requirements aimed to focus on the good practices implemented and to design targeted improvement actions.
The Role of VARVIMAX™ In the Treatment of Chronic Inflammation and Pain in Arthritis and Fibromyalgia
Authors: Ullah Imdad 
Published: June 2023

Background: Arthritis and fibromyalgia are chronic inflammatory conditions that cause significant pain and discomfort in affected individuals. Current treatments, such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), are associated with adverse effects and do not always provide adequate relief. Therefore, there is a need for safe and effective treatments for chronic inflammation and pain in arthritis and fibromyalgia.
Review of the Literature: This review aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of VARVIMAX™, a dietary supplement derived from a plant extract, for managing chronic pain in arthritis and fibromyalgia. According to the literature, the prevalence of fibromyalgia and arthritis is still high and even these two conditions occur together. VARVIMAX™ is a dietary supplement derived from a plant extract. VARVIMAX™ contains high levels of anthocyanins, such as Astaxanthins have been shown to possess anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. The formulation includes amino acids and flavonoids such as choline L-bitartrate, GABA, L-arginine, black pepper (piperine), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), trans-resveratrol 98% (polygonum cuspidatum extract), which all have anti-inflammatory effects and play a significant role in pain management. Studies have shown that these ingredients have been effective in reducing pain, and inflammation, and improving joint function in patients with arthritis, fibromyalgia, and other inflammatory conditions. The most common side effects reported were gastrointestinal symptoms, such as nausea and diarrhea.
Conclusion: VARVIMAX™, a dietary supplement derived from a plant extract Ephedra, shows promise as a safe and effective treatment for chronic pain in arthritis and fibromyalgia. It is composed of several anthocyanins, amino acids, and flavonoids that impart it its characteristic anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. This results in reducing pain and inflammation, and improving joint function. Further research is needed to establish its long-term safety and efficacy in a wider range of inflammatory conditions.
The case of a 49‐year‐old man with involuntary toe movements
Authors: Pucci Gabriela F. , Berkowitz Aaron L. 
Published: June 2023

SummaryA 49‐year‐old man presented with 3 years of leg pain and involuntary toe movements. He described the pain as mild burning, radiating from the left foot upward to the leg. On examination, there were involuntary continuous flexion‐extension movements of his left toes (video). Strength, sensation, and reflexes were normal. Lumbosacral MRI demonstrated diffuse degenerative disc disease with multi‐level mild‐to‐moderate foraminal stenosis. Nerve conduction studies were normal. EMG showed neurogenic potentials and active denervation changes in the left anterior tibial and soleus muscles consistent with radiculopathy. The diagnosis of painful legs and moving toes is discussed.
The kynurenine pathway relates to post‐acuteCOVID‐19 objective cognitive impairment andPASC
Authors: Cysique Lucette A. , Jakabek David , Bracken Sophia G. , Allen‐Davidian Yasmin , Heng Benjamin , Chow Sharron , Dehhaghi Mona , Staats Pires Ananda , Darley David R. , Byrne Anthony , Phetsouphanh Chansavath , Kelleher Anthony , Dore Gregory J. , Matthews Gail V. , Guillemin Gilles J. , Brew Bruce J. 
Published: June 2023

AbstractObjectiveTo determine the prevalence and natural history of post‐acute COVID‐19 objective cognitive impairment and function, and their relationship to demographic, clinical factors, post‐acute sequelae of COVID‐19 (PASC), and biomarkers.MethodsA total of 128 post‐acute COVID‐19 patients (age = 46 ± 15; 42% women, acute disease severity: not hospitalized: 38.6% mild: 0–1 symptoms, 52% 2+ symptoms; 9.4% hospitalized) completed standard cognition, olfaction, and mental health examinations 2‐, 4‐, and 12‐month post diagnosis. Over the same time frame, WHO‐defined PASC was determined. Blood cytokines, peripheral neurobiomarkers, and kynurenine pathway (KP) metabolites were measured. Objective cognitive function was demographically/practice corrected, and impairment prevalence was determined using the evidence‐based Global Deficit Score method to detect at least mild cognitive impairment (GDS > 0.5). Linear mixed effect regression models with time effect (month post diagnosis) evaluated the relationships to cognition.ResultsAcross the 12‐month study period, mild to moderate cognitive impairment ranged from 16% to 26%, and 46.5% were impaired at least once. Impairment associated with poorer work capacity (p < 0.05), and 2‐month objectively tested anosmia (p < 0.05). PASC with (p = 0.01) and without disability (p < 0.03) associated with acute COVID‐19 severity. KP measures showed prolonged activation (2 to 8 months) (p < 0.0001) linked to IFN‐beta in those with PASC. Of the blood analytes, only the KP metabolites (elevated quinolinic acid, 3‐hydroxyanthranilic acid, kynurenine, the kynurenine/tryptophan ratio) associated (p < 0.001) with poorer cognitive performance and greater likelihood of impairment. PASC, independent of disability associated with abnormal kynurenine/tryptophan (p < 0.03).InterpretationThe kynurenine pathway relates to post‐acute COVID‐19 objective cognitive impairment and PASC, thereby enabling biomarker and therapeutic possibilities.
The Self‐Adaptive Nanosystem for Implant‐Related Infections Theranostics via Phase‐Change Driven Anti‐Biofilm and the Enhancement of Immune Memory
Authors: Yi Jundan , Xiao Shuya , Yin Mengying , Su Mingyue , Gao Cen , Tang Rongbing 
Published: June 2023

AbstractImplant‐related infections (IRIs), characterized by the formation of bacterial biofilms and immunosuppressive microenvironment, are a common but tricky clinical issue. In this study, a self‐adaptive theranostics nanosystem is designed based on phase change material (PCM) for IRIs therapy, which can monitor the severity of infection in real time and automatically provide the most appropriate treatment on demand. The nanosystem called CaAlg/LOD/POD@MNO/FAs (CLPM) is made of the fatty acids (FAs) core with dissolved minocycline (MNO) and the calcium alginate (CaAlg) shell with an immobilized lactate oxidase/pyruvate oxidase (LOD/POD) enzyme‐linked system. When the level of infection is mild (wound temperature < 39 °C), the CLPMs perform a bacteriostatic function by slowly releasing MNO from the solid‐phase FAs core. When the infection deteriorates (wound temperature > 39 °C), the solid‐to‐liquid phase change of FAs not only enables a rapid release of MNO but also disrupts the mechanical strength of the biofilm skeleton doped with CLPM, performing a bactericidal function. In addition, CLPM can reduce the accumulation of bacteria‐derived lactate to address lactate‐induced immunosuppression and enhance immune memory response, thereby inhibiting infection recurrence.
Enhancing Memory Window Efficiency of Ferroelectric Transistor for Neuromorphic Computing via Two‐Dimensional Materials Integration
Authors: Xiang Heng , Chien Yu‐Chieh , Li Lingqi , Zheng Haofei , Li Sifan , Duong Ngoc Thanh , Shi Yufei , Ang Kah‐Wee 
Published: June 2023

AbstractIn‐memory computing, particularly neuromorphic computing, has emerged as a promising solution to overcome the energy and time‐consuming challenges associated with the von Neumann architecture. The ferroelectric field‐effect transistor (FeFET) technology, with its fast and energy‐efficient switching and nonvolatile memory, is a potential candidate for enabling both computing and memory within a single transistor. In this study, the capabilities of an integrated ferroelectric HfO2and 2D MoS2channel FeFET in achieving high‐performance 4‐bit per cell memory with low variation and power consumption synapses, while retaining the ability to implement diverse learning rules, are demonstrated. Notably, this device accurately recognizes MNIST handwritten digits with over 94% accuracy using online training mode. These results highlight the potential of FeFET‐based in‐memory computing for future neuromorphic computing applications.
Bibonding Constructing Coordinatively Unsaturated Zni+(0 < i < 2) Sites for Enhanced Photo‐Fenton Activity
Authors: Sun Jian , Xue Tao , Cui Liying , Liu Juan 
Published: June 2023

AbstractThe coordinatively unsaturated metal sites (CUMSs) have attracted widespread attention for enhancing catalytic activity. This study reports a controllable “bibonding” method to construct the coordinatively unsaturated Zni+ (0 < i < 2) active sites by forming N(g‐C3N4)‐Zn—N(imidazole) under mild experimental conditions. The catalysts with Zni+ are used for the photo‐Fenton reaction to degrade methylene blue (MB) without any oxidant. The degradation efficiency is positively correlated with Zni+. The Zni+ improved the Fe2+/Fe3+ conversion efficiency and the H2O2 generation ability of the catalyst. The optimized catalysts with 2.27% of Zni+ present a photo‐Fenton degradation efficiency of MB as 73.45 mg g−1 at pH 7 and 78.54 mg g−1 at pH 4. This strategy can be used to construct CUMSs for a series of narrow bandgap semiconductor materials containing nitrogen atoms.
Depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation in adults with COVID‐induced parosmia
Authors: Stoller Emily , Hentati Firas , Kallogjeri Dorina , Piccirillo Jay F. , Lenze Eric J. , Farrell Nyssa Fox 
Published: June 2023

KEY POINTS
COVID‐induced parosmia is associated with anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.
Parosmic patients have low rates of treatment benefit and little hope for improvement.
Hyposmia may mitigate the quality‐of‐life burden in patients with parosmia.