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Signifying Nothing: Nihilism, Information, and Signs
Authors: Woodward Ashley 
Published: March 2023

AbstractThis article explores the theme of nihilism from the perspective of post-continental philosophy by focusing on semiotics and information theory and the question of “meaning” at stake between them. Nihilism is characterised here as an avatar of the counter-Enlightenment tradition. Post-continental philosophy is defined by a positive revaluation of reason, science, and technology, which were critiqued for their nihilistic effects by key continental philosophers. Rather than critiquing nihilism, then, post-continental philosophers have tended to affirm it. This article argues that, despite appearances, such developments in fact allow a deepened response to nihilism, considered as an existential problem. It does so by using Lyotard’s critique of semiotics to show how the kind of linguistic and cultural meaning associated with continental philosophy is itself a kind of nihilism. It then examines Meillassoux’s theory of the meaningless sign and Laruelle’s idea of the secret truth of Hermes to argue that this new paradigm of post-continental philosophy allows a response to nihilism by offering an alternative to semiotic meaning. Thus freed, this new paradigm allows the embrace of information theory as a plural articulation of meanings grounded in meaningless data, which enables a superior response to nihilism in the information age.
A waterborne uniform graphene oxide-epoxy complex with enhanced anticorrosive properties enabled by intercalation polymerization
Authors: Li Jingyi , Zhu Ke , Fu Zeli 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Dispersion of graphene in water-based epoxy resins has always been a challenge. In this work, the stable and uniform graphene oxide modified emulsifying epoxy resin curing agents (WPA@GOs) were firstly prepared by intercalation polymerization. Subsequently, WPA@GO was used to emulsify E44 to obtain WPA@GO/E44 nano-emulsions. Compared to WPA/E44 and WPA-GO/E44, the water resistance, tensile strength, and anticorrosive properties of WPA@GO/E44 were significantly increased. The corrosion density of WPA@GO2/E44 coating decreased by 5 times and polarization impedance increased by 10 times in comparison to WPA/E44 coating.
Homes: A Quartet
Authors: Marchi Lisa 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
This article offers a meditation on the idea of home as expressed by four US poets belonging to different historical periods and socio-cultural backgrounds. At first, the poetic compositions I will discuss may startle readers in ways similar to what happened to Ludwig van Beethoven’s contemporaries as they first listened to his experimental and defamiliarizing late quartets. Emily Dickinson, Jennifer Elise Foerster, Richard Wright, and Agha Shahid Ali populate their homes with volcanoes, lice, faces hidden in gingerbread tins, and half-inch Himalayas. Moving alternately between macroscopic and microscopic dimensions, this article asks provocatively: How is the relation between movement and homemaking staged in these poems? To what extent do these poetic compositions bear the marks of homelessness and of imaginary homes? And finally, what should we make out of this unharmonious wholeness?
Hawaiki According to Tupaia: Glimpses of Knowing Home in Precolonial Remote Oceania
Authors: Eckstein Lars 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
This essay looks into the concept of an ancestral homeland in Remote Oceania, commonly referred to as Hawaiki (‘Avaiki; Havai‘i; Hawai‘i). Hawaiki intriguingly challenges Eurocentric notions of ‘home.’ Following the rapid settlement of the so-called Polynesian triangle from Samoa/Tonga at around 1000 AD, Hawaiki has emerged as a concept that is both mythological and real; genealogical and geographic; singular and yet portable, existing in plural regional manifestations. I argue that predominantly Pakeha/Popa‘ā research trying to identify Hawaiki as a singular and geographically fixed homeland is misleading. I tap into the archive surrounding the Ra‘iātean tahu‘a and master navigator Tupaia who joined Captain Cook’s crew during his first voyage to the Pacific to offer glimpses of an alternative ontology of home and epistemology of Oceanic ‘homing.’
Haunting Homes and Emerging Dilemmas of Being in the World: A Commentary
Authors: Boccagni Paolo 
Published: March 2023

Abstract
Home ‘haunts’ in much fiction literature, as the contributors to this volume of ZAA reveal by engaging in fruitful conversation with the scholarship on migration, displacement, exile, settler colonialism, and human/non-human relations, on all scales from local to global. This commentary underlines the promise of more extended exchanges between art, humanities, and social sciences in home studies. This is critical to make sense of the myriad imaginaries, emotions, and moralities associated with home, while being alert to the underlying ideological interests and subtexts. Writing on home and displacement, at the intersection between multiple disciplines, yields unique insights into long-term historical processes and biographical developments that shape our perception of home as a natural state of things, and our unequal opportunities to make ourselves at home. I eventually outline three research pathways that would benefit from a more systematic transition from the ‘haunting’ to the ‘emergence’ of home. These concern the ways of using home as a discursive category, the sensorial embeddedness of home, and the intimately political significance of home.
Sicambria et la Hongrie dans Li Myreur des histors de Jean d’Outremeuse
Authors: Seláf Levente 
Published: March 2023

AbstractIn the first, mostly fictitious part of his Myreur des histors Jean d’Outremeuse tells the story of the origins of the Franks combining the two traditional narratives, that of the Chronicle of Pseudo-Fredegarius, and that of the Liber historiae francorum. In his text Gaulois and Sicambrins, both descending from Trojan refugees, are united after some conflict as the same people, ancestors of the French. Instead of locating Sicambria to Hungary as some of his comtemporaries do, he is attributing to a secondary but significant role to Hungary as a colony and rival of Danemark, another important kingdom in his narrative. The article argues that it might be a kind of compensation of putting apart Hungary from the story of Sicambria, and also a consequence of the phonetic closeness of Hongrie (Hungary) and the city of Tongres, which is in the center of the narrative before the foundation of Liège.
Evolutionary control system of asymmetric quadcopter
Authors: Albedran Hazim , Jármai Károly 
Published: March 2023

AbstractDrones, specifically quadcopters, have increased in importance during the last years due to their wide range of applications, from civil applications to military employment. One of the most important issues in quadcopters is the efficient control system. While many researchers have dealt with building control systems for symmetric quadcopters, this work presents an efficient control system for asymmetric quadcopters using evolutionary computations. The problem is well-defined throughout the paper, and the methodology is explained in detail in the respective sections. A genetic algorithm is used to tune the weighting matrix of the control system after formulating the control system as an optimization problem. The genetic algorithm was fast and active to increase the performance of the proposed system.
Valorización de innovaciones en alimentos con identidad territorial
Authors: Cendón Maria Laura , Bruno Mariana Paola 
Published: March 2023

La implementación de herramientas de valorización de alimentos con identidad territorial tales como las denominaciones de origen protegidas poseen múltiples efectos territoriales, destacándose los procesos de gobernanza territorial, mejoras en la calidad así como innovaciones tecnológicas, organizacionales y en el cuidado del ambiente. En tal sentido, este trabajo tiene como objetivo contribuir con una propuesta metodológica para identificar y valorizar los procesos de innovación que se generan a partir de la implementación de una Denominación de Origen Protegida (DOP) de aceite de oliva en Andalucía, España. Para responder el objetivo, se construye un indicador sintético de innovación y de prácticas ambientales, a partir de información recabada vía encuestas realizadas en las fábricas de aceite de oliva y entrevistas a actores claves. Los resultados muestran que las fábricas que poseen DOP alcanzan valores medios superiores en los indicadores de innovación y una mayor homogeneidad, principalmente en el proceso de elaboración de aceite y, en menor medida, en aspectos referidos a innovaciones organizativas-comerciales y diferenciación del producto. No obstante, en cuanto a las prácticas ambientales, si bien las almazaras que poseen DOP registran valores superiores, no existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre éstas y aquéllas que no cuentan con el signo de calidad.
China en el orden liberal internacional: debates globales y lecturas desde América del Sur
Authors: Rubiolo Florencia , Fiore-Viani Gonzalo 
Published: March 2023

El debate en torno al rol de China en el orden internacional actual continúa partiendo las aguas dentro de las discusiones teóricas de las Relaciones Internacionales. ¿Está Beijing buscando establecer un nuevo orden? ¿O, partiendo de la relativa debilidad del orden liberal internacional, está redefiniendo algunos principios, pero aun así contribuye a sostenerlo? El objetivo del artículo es analizar el rol de la República Popular China en el orden internacional y las implicancias que puede tener en la definición de su rol en el orden regional de América del Sur. El abordaje metodológico es de naturaleza cualitativa. Se parte de la revisión de fuentes secundarias para construir la discusión teórica central. Luego se utilizan fuentes primarias estadísticas y secundarias bibliográficas y documentales, para analizar tres casos específicos: Argentina, Brasil y Chile. Se concluye que el rol de China a escala global, y regional en América Latina, debe comprenderse aún dentro del orden internacional actual, en el cual cumple una función de sostenimiento, particularmente mediante la gobernanza global multilateral.

Abstract
The debate around the role of China in the current international order continues to split the waters within the theoretical discussions of International Relations. Is Beijing seeking to establish a new order? Or, starting from the relative weakness of the international liberal order, is it redefining some principles, but still helping to sustain it? The main objective of the article is to analyze the role of the People's Republic of China in the international order, and the implications that it may have in the definition of its role in the regional order of South America. The methodological approach is qualitative, with an in-depth review of secondary sources to construct the central theoretical discussion, and then using primary statistical and secondary bibliographic and documentary sources for the analysis of three specific cases: Argentina, Brazil and Chile. It is concluded that the role of China at a global level and in Latin America must still be understood within the current international order, where it plays a role in sustaining it, particularly from the multilateral global governance perspective.
DNA Methylation and the Expression of the Tumor-Suppressor Genes Protocadherin-10 and Reprimo in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Authors: Moradi Zahra , Barati Mahmood , Azad Mehdi , Safari Alieh , Chahardouli Bahram , Rezvany Mohammad Reza 
Published: March 2023

Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most prevalent hematologic malignancy among children. DNA methylation is well known to play a role in the initiation and progression of cancer. This research aimed to characterize the epigenetic inactivation and gene expression of Protocadherin-10 (PCDH10) and Reprimo (RPRM) in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia, which is associated with epigenetic silencing in human cancers.
Materials and Methods: This case-control study included 21 children (mean age, 4.5 years) with new cases of ALL. In addition, 15 patients with ALL were selected following treatment. Samples of bone marrow were extracted from each patient. Prior to and following treatment, 15 paired samples were analyzed. In addition, ALL patients were compared to 18 normal controls in a case study. MS-HRM and quantitative real-time PCR were utilized to examine the DNA-promoter methylation and gene expression of two TSGs from each group.
Results: Expression of PCDH10 was significantly up regulated in treatment ALL group compared to the new cases of ALL patients (P= 0.0119), PCDH10 gene expression was higher in the normal control group than in the new cases of ALL (P <0.0001). RPRM gene, also had a slightly increase in gene expression in treatment ALL group compared to the new cases of ALL (P =0.0412). RPRM gene expression was higher in the normal control group than in the new cases of ALL) P = 0.0372). There was an increase in methylation in both PCDH10 and RPRM genes in new cases of ALL groups compared with treatment ALL group and normal group (P<0.0001 for both genes).
Conclusions: New cases of ALL were associated with high DNA methylation level and low gene expression of PCDH10 and RPRM genes.
Comparative Effects of Hibiscus Leaves and Potato Peel Extracts on Characteristics of Fermented Orange Juice
Authors: El-Hadary A.R.E. , Sulieman A.M. , El-Shorbagy G.A. 
Published: March 2023

Background: Fermented foods are gaining interest because of their ability to improve health, as well as their good taste, and the desire of many to eat them. This investigation aimed to enhance the chemical and physical properties, sensory evaluation, and shelf life of fermented orange juice by adding liquid hibiscus leave (Hibiscus sabdariffa) and potato peel (Solanum tuberosum) extracts.
Methods: The extracts of hibiscus leaves and potato peel were added to fermented orange juice, and the samples were divided into five parts. Two parts with different concentrations of hibiscus leave extracts (5%, FHL5 and 10%, FHL10), and the other two parts with different concentrations of potato peel extracts (5%, FPP5 and 10%, FPP10). The Fifth part was fermented orange juice without any additives (PC). Then, they were estimated for the acidity, total solid solution, viscosity, carbohydrates, vitamin C, antioxidants profile, color, total microbial count, and sensory evaluation during storage time at 4±2 °C. Statistical analysis was done by IBM SPSS version 25.0 software.
Results: The results showed no significant mean difference (p>0.05) between samples in acidity. FHL10 registered the highest values in total solid solution, vitamin C, antioxidants profile, and sensory evaluation, while FPP10 registered the highest values in viscosity and total microbial count. Also, FPP10 registered the highest values in overall acceptability (8.85±0.24, 8.78±0.26, 8.71±0.26, and 8.78±0.26 at zero, 7th, 14th, and 21st days of storage time, respectively) followed by FPP5 with no significant mean difference values (p>0.05).
Conclusion: The extracts of hibiscus leaves and potato peel can improve acceptability and shelf life of fermented orange juice summarized in the enhancement vitamin content, antioxidants profile, color, and sensory properties.
The Comparison of Effectiveness of Group Training Anger Management and Psycho-Social Empowerment on Prosocial Behaviors and Social Adjustment of Girl High School Students in Tehran City
Authors: Ghobadi Asfarjani Habibeh Khatoon , Sharifi Tayebeh , Ghazanfari Ahmad , Chorami Maryam 
Published: March 2023

Aim: The purpose of this study was to comparison of effectiveness of group training anger management and psycho-social empowerment on prosocial behaviors and social adjustment of girl high school students in Tehran city.
Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted with a pretest-posttest design with control group and follow-up after two months. The statistical population of this study included all the high school girl students Tehran city to 125110 people were in year academic 2020-2021 and 90 girl students by random sampling were considered as the sample size in two experimental groups (each group of 30 girl students) and control (30 girl students). The experimental groups underwent group training anger management (12 sessions 90 minutes) and psycho-social empowerment (12 sessions 90 minutes), but the control group received no training and remained in the waiting list. To collect data prosocial personality questionnaire (PPQ) of Penner (2002) and adjustment inventory for school students (AISS) of Sinha and Singh (1993). Data analysis was performed using SPSS-24 software in two sections: descriptive and inferential (analysis of variance with repeated measures and Bonferroni).
Findings:The results of the study showed that both types of treatment in post-test and follow up had a significant effect on prosocial behaviors and social adjustment of girl high school students (P<0.05). Also, group training anger management had stronger effects in improvement of aggression and social self-efficacy (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the results of this study, it can be said that group training anger management and psycho-social empowerment can be used as a treatment to improvement of prosocial behaviors and social adjustment of girl high school students in Tehran city in counseling centers and psychological services.
A dimensão midiática da canção: a produção de sentido no heavy metal
Authors: Cardoso Filho Jorge Luiz Cunha 
Published: March 2023

Partindo da hipótese de que as redes midiáticas contemporâneas acionam estratégias e dispositivos específicos para a produção de sentido, este artigo busca identificar, com base na análise da chamada canção popular massiva e sua articulação com o gênero musical, os princípios que norteiam a construção dessas estratégias e dispositivos mediante o emprego de três operadores
analíticos. Uma canção vinculada ao gênero musical heavy metal serve de estudo de caso para a investigação.
Palavras-chave: Heavy metal; gênero musical; canção; sociossemiótica.
ABSTRACT
Based on the hypothesis that contemporary media networks set specific strategies and devices for the production of meaning, this article aims to identify, from the analysis of popular song and its relationship with musical genres, the principles that guide the construction of such strategies and devices by means of the utilization of three analytical operators. A song from the heavy metal musical genre serves as a case study for this inquiry.
Keywords: Heavy metal; musical genre; song; social-semiotics.
Por uma etnografia das práticas de consumo
Authors: Brandini Valéria 
Published: March 2023

Este artigo sugere uma reflexão teórica acerca da etnografia como método para pesquisas de consumo e desenvolvimento de estratégias de produção de bens. O universo do consumo, e, em especial, do consumo de moda, representa hoje um sistema de produção de significações (como quer
Jean Baudrillard) e comportamentos gerados pela racionalidade econômica (como vemos em Pierre Bourdieu) que são evidenciados por meio do mercado como processo ritual. Assim, a etnografia do consumo e a antropologia
empresarial podem ser vistas como estratégia para empresas.
Palavras-chave: Consumo; etnografia; comunicação.
ABSTRACT
This article suggests a theoretical reflection about ethnography as a method for research on consumption and the development of strategies of goods production. The universe of consumption, and, specially, fashion
consumption, represents nowadays a system of significations (as said by Jean Baudrillard) and behavior generated by the economic rationality (as we have seen in Pierre Bourdieu) that are evidentiated by the market as a ritual process. So, ethnography of consumption, and anthropology
of business can be seen as business strategies.
Keywords: Consumption; ethnography; communication.
Comunicação e práticas sociais no espaço urbano: as características dos Dispositivos Híbridos Móveis de Conexão Multirredes (DHMCM)
Authors: Lemos André 
Published: March 2023

Neste artigo descrevemos algumas características dos telefones celulares, definidos aqui como “Dispositivos Híbridos Móveis de Conexão Multirrede” (DHMCM). Devemos pensar esses dispositivos tanto por suas características intrínsecas como por suas particularidades sociais.
Os telefones celulares encarnam, ao mesmo tempo, funções de conversação, convergência, portabilidade, personalização, conexão através de múltiplas redes, produção de informação (texto, imagens, sons), localização...
Vamos mostrar também como as novas formas de produção
imagética (fotos e vídeos) por esses dispositivos instituem uma sociabilização efêmera, o que marca um contato social midiatizado, não solene, fugaz, transformando esses formatos em vetores de sociabilidade e de
comunicação.
Palavras-chave: Celular; mobilidade; cidade; cibercultura.
Abstract
This paper aims to describe some characteristics of the cell phone, defined here as “Multi-networked Connected Hybrid Mobile Devices”. We must think of these devices looking for its intrinsic characteristics and also on its social particularities. The cell phones incarnate, at the same time, con-versational functions, media convergence, portability, personalization,
connection through multiple nets, mobile production of information (text, images, sounds), localization... At the end, we’ll try to understand the new social functions of the image production by cell phone (photos and videos)
and argue that these images create an ephemeral form of socialization.
Keywords: Cell phone; mobility; city; cyberculture.
Methane Gas Reduction Using Virgin Coconut Oil Supplementation in Rumen Fermentation through in Vitro
Authors: Sondakh Erwin Hubert Barton , Rorong Johnly Alfreds , Kalele Jerry Audy Donny 
Published: March 2023

This study aims to determine the effect of virgin coconut oil (VCO)supplementation into ruminant feed on the methane reduction in vitro The study used rumen fluid with forage substrate and concentrates in the ratio of 60:40. The experiement consists of five kinds of VCO treatments, namely: R0 – feed substrates without VCO; R1 – feed substrates with 2% VCO; R2 – feed substrates with 4% VCO; R3 – feed substrates with 6% VCO; and R4 – feed substrates with 8% VCO. Each treatment was done three times. The fermentation used Hohenheim Gas Test (HGT) at a temperature of 390 C for 48 hours. At the end of the fermentation, measurements of methane and microbial activity of the rumen fluid were implemented. Data obtained were analyzed using a completely randomized design, and continued with Duncan test for examining the mean differences. The results showed that methane production descreased by 18.39% - 29.7% when the feed was given 2% - 8% VCO. Based in the findings, it can be concluded that the supplementation of 2% - 8% VCO can be used a substrate for ruminant feed because it can reduce methane and does not interfere the microbial activity of the fermentation of rumen fluid through in vitro.