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Gender and the Colombian Peace Process
Authors: Ebenezer Hazel Lincy 
Published: May 2022

Colombia’s decades-long internal conflict seemingly came to a close in 2012 when the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) declared their intent to engage in peace talks. In this transitional justice period, Colombia aimed to effectively address all the violations that had occurred during the conflict by holding them accountable within its Peace Agreement - including gender-based violations (GBV). This essay will examine the ways in which Colombia’s most recent peace process tackles conflict-related GBV in order to study whether these violations were sufficiently and appropriately addressed. The first section of this essay will define gender-based violations and examine how they have been addressed in transitional justice literature so far. The second section will evaluate how successfully Colombia’s peace process handles GBV by (a) studying the inclusion of gender perspectives in the peace process and by (b) analysing how the 2016 Peace Agreement provides for (i) truth, (ii) justice, (iii) reparations and (iv) guarantees of non-repetition in terms of GBV. In doing so, this article hopes that academic literature, the international community, and other peace processes can use Colombia’s take on gender-based violations as a guide - on what to do well and what to do better – so that the recognition of and protection from GBV is only increased here on out.

Keywords: SGBV, Colombia, transitional justice, gender
Advancements in the radiooncological treatment of high-risk prostate cancer: a quarter century of achievements
Authors: Moll Matthias , Herrmann Harald , Zaharie Alexandru , Goldner Gregor 
Published: May 2022

Abstract

Background
The aim of the study was to evaluate the development of treatment of primary high-risk prostate cancer in regards to biochemical no evidence of disease (bNED), acute and late gastrointestinal (GI) and genitourinary (GU) side effects.

Patients and methods
Primary high-risk prostate cancer patients treated between 1994 and 2016 were included. Applied doses ranged from 60 to 80 Gy, with a dose of 1.8 or 2 Gy per fraction. Techniques were either 3D conformal or intensity modulated radiotherapy and volumetric intensity modulated arc therapy.

Results
142 patients were treated with doses up to 70 Gy (median dose 66 Gy; 66 Gy group), 282 with doses between 70 and 76 Gy (median dose 74 Gy; 74 Gy group), and 141 with doses >76 Gy (median dose 78 Gy; 78 Gy group). The median follow-up was 48 months. The bNED rates were 50% after 5 years and 44% after 9 years in the 66 Gy group; 65% and 54%, respectively, in the 74 Gy group; and 83% and 66%, respectively, in the 78 Gy group (p = 0.03 vs. 74 Gy and p < 0.0001 vs. 66 Gy). We found a higher rate of acute GI side effects in the 78 Gy group compared to the other groups, but not in maximum acute GU side effects and late maximum GI and GU effects.

Conclusions
High-risk prostate cancer patients treated with doses of 78 Gy had significantly better bNED rates. Compared to the historical 66 Gy group, 50% more patients achieved bNED after a follow-up of 9 years.
Shakespeare's The Bachelorette
Authors: Forgacs Haley , Cunningham Patrick 
Published: May 2022

Our joint presentation combines performance and parody to create a playful and accessible approach to understanding Shakespearean texts and the power of adaptation. We intend to populate the TV show “The Bachelorette” with Shakespeare’s characters, thus using popular culture to reveal the problematic aspects of Shakespeare’s plays. We want to appeal to up and coming generations and include those who may not have the background or elite education to understand Shakespeare on their own. One possibility we hope to explore is Ophelia choosing among several Shakespearean tragic heroes vying for her hand. Additionally, we will deconstruct Shakespearean gender norms and notions of sexuality, and probe the queer experience, or the lack thereof, in Shakespearean adaptations. Many Shakespearean popular media adaptations skirt around the queer undertones of the texts from which they derive their material. Our exploration is facilitated by the critical and parodic nature of our presentation, drawing on influences from Shakespeare’s own works and popular adaptations like Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film Romeo + Juliet and Iqbal Khan’s 2015 theatrical production of Othello to challenge and subvert Shakespearean conventions. While many Shakespearean adaptations exalt and revere Shakespeare, our experiment hopes to discover what a queer and irreverent eye might make of Shakespeare.
Mediums:

Presentation
Mini essay
Locating Studentification in Kingston, Ontario
Authors: Whitfield Kennedy 
Published: May 2022

This study will determine how the student population living off campus in Kingston has expanded from 2006 to 2016 by examining census data. Census data shows us the number of unoccupied dwellings which can represent where students are living in cities because full-time students living away from home are attached to their parents’ residence in the census. A larger scale study has been conducted for unoccupied dwellings in Ontario mid-sized cities with Universities’, Kingston being one subject. This previous study shows a disproportionate increase in student population at Queen’s to the increase in on campus housing, resulting in more students living off campus in Kingston (Lauzon 2021). This research project will examine how the areas where students are living in Kingston has expanded and changed by analyzing the dissemination areas in the census tracts around Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College. This expansion represents a process known as “Studentification” which refers to the increase of higher education students occupying neighbourhoods, and the affect it has socially and economically on communities (Smith 2005). The outcome of this research project will be a report summarizing findings from the data analysis, limitations of the research method and a digital atlas mapped using a Geographic Information System (ArcMap v10.5) showing the physical change to the University district and surrounding areas in Kingston.

References
Lauzon, M. 2021. “Where did the Neighbourhood Go? A Look into The Spatial Distributions of Student Housing Across Ontario Mid-Sized Cities”. Master’s Report, Queen’s University School of Urban and Regional Planning. http://hdl.handle.net/1974/28835
Smith, D. P. 2005. “‘Studentification’: the gentrification factory.” Atkinson, R. Bridge, G. (eds.) Gentrification in a global context: the new urban colonialism. Housing and Society Series, Routledge, UK, 72-89. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203392089
Forgetting How to Think: On the Effects of Settler Colonialism in Crow Winter
Authors: Tavares-Pitts Andrew 
Published: May 2022

This presentation examines the influence of settler colonialism on the Anishinaabe community depicted in the novel Crow Winter by Karen McBride, looking at interactions between the Anishinaabeg characters, including the protagonist Hazel Ellis and her spirit guide Nanabush, and how settler colonialism is affecting the community. In my studies of other Indigenous texts, it has become clear that drifting away from traditional culture, teachings, and ways of living are seen to be the primary effects of ongoing settler colonialism on Indigenous peoples. The focus of this presentation is specifically on the effects of settler colonialism that brush aside traditional Indigenous ways of thinking and living, treating them as irrelevant to the modern Western settler world of Canada and at times replacing them with “more appropriate” or “more reasonable” Western ways of thinking and living. The loss of knowledge in this way is shown by Hazel’s reactions to traditional teachings, either not realizing their importance or attempting rationalize them in a Western mindset, as well as by the musings of Nanabush on the state of the Spirit Bear Point Anishinaabeg and the conversations between Hazel’s father Abraham and the Quebecois land developer Thomas Gagnon about the necessity of the silver mine for the community.
Grief, Tradition, and Settler Colonialism: Recommending Karen McBride’s Crow Winter
Authors: Green Daniel 
Published: May 2022

Presenter: Daniel Green, English Language and Literature
Faculty Supporter: Professor Petra Fachinger.
Students reading Indigenous texts is (or should be) of increasing priority in schools across Canada. As we look for Indigenous narratives to assign, “accessibility” for young, non-Indigenous students, should be considered, as well as what will allow for a non-didactic learning experience. My presentation focuses on why Karen McBride’s Crow Winter would be the optimal text to recommend to a teenage relative or friend. While plenty of other texts explore certain aspects of Indigenous lived experience from a more explicitly anti-racist perspective, Crow Winter will teach students about Algonquin Anishinaabe culture as well as life in general. Overall, McBride’s linguistic talent and her engagement with grief, loss, and death is riveting and universally comprehensible, thereby making it most accessible largely because of its focus on said universal themes. The novel does not aim to push an agenda, or explicitly educate about Indigenous Peoples—the learning experience and educational aspects of Crow Winter are seamless. By the end of the novel, I found that I had learned more about Anishinaabe tradition and ceremony from Crow Winter than from any other text. I would recommend Karen McBride’s Crow Winter to a teenager because of her use of Nanabush, the compelling portrayal of the effects of settler colonialism, and her powerful expression of grief.
Shakespeare's Shadow: Reaching Beyond Psychological Limitations
Authors: McDonnell Julia 
Published: May 2022

Shakespeare's Shadow: Reaching Beyond Psychological Limitations
The legacy of William Shakespeare is both awesome and imposing. It is a daunting task to be vulnerable and creative in writing when the success of figures like Shakespeare hangs over you like a cloud; shrouding you in the shadows of the literary world. The "anxiety of influence" is a literary-critical concept that was introduced by Harold Bloom, and it encapsulates the struggle to overcome the legacy of figures like Shakespeare, which is a battle that many writers and creatives endure. I will perform an original musical and lyrical composition as an accompaniment to my presentation on The Anxiety of Influence. I wrote a song that embodies the feeling of living in Shakespeare’s shadow as a way to draw emphasis to the need to overcome the anxiety of influence. My lyrics are designed to draw pity and a sense of helplessness in the face of an iconic legend and his literary footprint. I envision a world where writers are free from this anxiety and can create without psychological limitations, which will help people reach beyond in their everyday lives as they shirk the boundaries of self-imposed and societal limitations. The Anxiety of Influence interferes with a writer's ability to be bold and aspirational, which negatively impacts both creatives and consumers alike. In order to elevate our way of life and the way we think, we need people to dare to push boundaries and limitations. There cannot be groundbreaking new artists if our society's creatives are too intimidated to try, which is why I believe that understanding and overcoming the anxiety of influence is imperative to our ability to engage with and explore the world around us.
Works Cited
Bloom, Harold. The Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry. Oxford University Press, 1997.
Black Girlhood in The Bluest Eye
Authors: Waters Lauren 
Published: May 2022

For many Black girls, the realization that the world was not designed for them to flourish mars their childhood.
My presentation discusses how society fails Black girls, and how Morrison’s fictional writing mirrors how unforgiving life is to real Black children. Throughout the novel, the narrator Claudia uses “magical thinking” to explain the world’s cruelty. This manifests when she plants marigolds, childishly hoping their flourishing will simultaneously save Pecola and her baby (Morrison). Claudia believes in magic because the reality is incomprehensible for a child: that ​the idealization of whiteness ingrained in society created ​a soil in which neither marigolds nor Pecola could thrive. Similarly, she naively ​dismembers ​her "Shirley Temple" doll ​to discover the source of the “magic” that whiteness casts over her world (Morrison). Her belief in magic is easier than accepting the world values white plastic faces over living blackness.
​I hope to demonstrate that Morrison’s novel goes beyond fiction: it encapsulates children’s perspectives and how they mature. Children live in fiction, an imaginary world of their creation, and childhood is the moment before they realize the weight of society. For Claudia​, Pecola, and many Black girls, the heaviness of realizing their world will ostracize and hurt them is growing up, there is nothing magical about adulthood. For a novel from 1970, The Bluest Eye is ​still relevant ​because we continuously rob Black girls’ innocence. Morrison presents an unconventional depiction of childhood, and my presentation reaches above to discuss how fiction reflects the real ways society disrupts Black girlhood.
The Racialization of the Oedipal Process
Authors: Pao Cassandra 
Published: May 2022

Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye is a heartbreaking depiction of the racialization of the oedipal process, which encapsulates the development of the psyche and self-concepts. In The Bluest Eye, Morrison aspires to an honest exploration (rather than sensationalization) of blackness and black girlhood. My paper analyzes: the limitation of power afforded to black persons in white-dominated societies; the balancing of gendered and racialized norms; and, the impact of these disadvantages on personal and social development. My paper conducts this analysis through the comparison of: the protagonist’s father, Cholly Breedlove’s sexual trauma; the symbolism of white baby dolls; the protagonist’s mother, Pauline Breedlove’s rejection of her own blackness and family; and, finally, Cholly Breedlove’s rape of his daughter, Pecola Breedlove, to Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan’s theories of childhood psychological development.
My favourite literature always challenges me. I was moved by The Bluest Eye because of how it challenges and expands the boundaries of my empathy and my understanding of circumstances other than my own. My goal in writing this paper was to attain a greater understanding of its characters, their behaviour, and the real-life circumstances they parallel. Thus, rather than limiting myself to making a claim, then seeking support for it, I begin with the passages that most sparked my academic and human curiosity, then methodically explore the literary nuances and social implications of each of them. In diverging from traditional essay structure, I am able to reach beyond superficial compassion and engage deeply with the text’s characters and themes.
Cultural perspectives on the Hopewell Rocks: Investigating community values in a geotourism context
Authors: Yates Téa 
Published: May 2022

Our research explores human connections to shoreline rock formations at Hopewell Rocks Provincial Park, New Brunswick, and the ways in which people experience the site. The Hopewell Rocks are a group of sea stacks and arches on the shore of the Bay of Fundy that are visited by more than 250,000 geotourists annually. One of these formations, Elephant Rock, is well known in the province as it is featured on the New Brunswick health card.
Sea stacks are freestanding columns of rock created by shoreline erosion. These striking formations are dramatic and mysterious; many are consequently popular tourist destinations worldwide. Sea stacks are unstable by nature and visiting them poses some risk. This research represents an initial attempt to formally characterize the perceptions, beliefs, and connections that humans hold to these rock formations.
This study involves a publicly advertised research survey and interview series to collect quantitative and qualitative data, reaching beyond a single research method to capture a comprehensive result. The survey is a multiple-choice and short answer questionnaire administered through Qualtrics, an online survey platform, which covers topics of connection to the land, safety, aesthetics, and education. We received 248 survey responses that present diverse perspectives ranging from the pragmatic to the spiritual. Preliminary data analysis shows support for the idea that New Brunswickers have a strong positive connection to the Hopewell Rocks. The results of this study will inform future related research on evaluating the risk to public safety posed by geotourism at this and similar sites.
MIDI SEBAGAI INOVASI DAN ALTERNATIF MUSIK IRINGAN TARI DI MASA PANDEMI
Authors: Fitriani Tri Sat , Saepudin Asep 
Published: May 2022

This paper discusses MIDI innovation for dance accompaniment needs. MIDI or Musical Instrument (with) Digital Interface, is a revolution in the development of music. Presentation of dance accompaniment using MIDI has several advantages in a technological update. MIDI innovations in this study are discussed using descriptive analysis methods. The dance accompaniment in question is a dance accompaniment that usually uses gamelan devices can be denoted in software in a system called MIDI. This topic is taken from the phenomenon that occurs in the Yogyakarta ISI Dance Department. With MIDI, a composer can relatively simple listen to his work that has been written using music notation software on his computer. The large number of choreographers who need accompaniment during the Final Project (TA), allows the availability of insufficient human resources. Therefore, MIDI can be an alternative innovation to fill or correct these deficiencies.AbstrakTulisan ini membahas tentang inovasi MIDI untuk kebutuhan iringan tari. MIDI atau Musical Instrument (with) Digital Interface, merupakan revolusi dalam perkembangan musik. Penyajian iringan tari menggunakan MIDI memiliki beberapa kelebihan dalam sebuah pembaharuan teknologi. Inovasi MIDI dalam kajian ini dibahas menggunakan metode deskriptif analisis. Iringan tari yang dimaksud adalah iringan tari yang biasanya menggunakan perangkat gamelan dapat dinotasikan pada software dalam sebuah sistem yang disebut MIDI. Topik ini diambil dari fenomena yang terjadi di Jurusan Tari ISI Yogyakarta. Dengan MIDI, seorang komposer bisa secara relatif sederhana mendengarkan hasil karyanya yang sudah ditulis memakai software music notation di komputernya. Banyaknya koreografer yang membutuhkan pengiring saat Tugas Akhir (TA), memungkinkan ketersediaan sumber daya manusia yang tidak mencukupi. Oleh karena itu, MIDI dapat menjadi sebuah inovasi alternatif untuk mengisi atau memperbaiki kekurangan tersebut.Kata Kunci: MIDI; gamelan, software music notation; musik iringan; seni tari.
Impacto del riesgo-país en la inversión extranjera directa en México
Authors: Elizalde Guzmán Héctor Paulino , Martinez Damian Miguel Angel , Arana Coronado Jose de Jesus , Ramirez Guzman Martha Elva 
Published: May 2022

Un mayor flujo de inversión extranjera directa (IED) en México puede servir de financiamiento para la fabricación de bienes y servicios que contribuyan al crecimiento económico; sin embargo, los inversionistas enfrentan riesgos que pueden llevarlos a bajos niveles de ganancias o incluso pérdidas. A través de un modelo de transferencia, este documento tiene como objetivo revelar la relación entre el Índice de Riesgo-País (IRP) y la IED en México, y con ello contribuir al conocimiento sobre el comportamiento de los capitales extranjeros. Los resultados confirmaron la relación inversa entre estas variables; así mismo, la función de correlación cruzada indica que el IRP tiene un efecto retardado cuatro trimestres sobre la IED.
Por tanto, si este país quiere colocarse como una alternativa viable para los capitales extranjeros y beneficiarse de las inversiones a largo plazo, se deberán implementar políticas que lo coloquen como una economía de bajos índices de riesgo.

Abstract

A greater flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Mexico can serve as financing for the manufacture of goods and services that contribute to economic growth; however, investors face risks that can lead to low levels of profits or even losses. Through a transfer model, this document aims to reveal the relationship between the Country Risk Index (IRP) and FDI in Mexico, and thereby contribute to knowledge about the behavior of foreign capital. The results confirmed the inverse relationship between these variables; Likewise, the cross-correlation function indicates that the IRP has a lagged effect of four quarters on FDI. Therefore, if this country wants to position itself as a viable alternative for foreign capital and benefit from long-term investments, policies that place it as a low-risk economy should be implemented.
IMMUNOCYTOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTORS ON BREAST CANCER CELL LINES UNDER THE TREATMENT OF WORTMANNIN AND THALIDOMIDE IN VITRO
Authors: Ozgul Onal Melike , TURKOZ ULUER Elgin , TANRIOVER Gamze , İnan Vissun Sevinç 
Published: May 2022

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the PI3K inhibitor Wortmannin and the angiogenesis inhibitor Thalidomide on Toll-Like Receptors (TLR) on breast cancer cell lines which have non (67NR) and high (4T1) metastatic potential using immunocytochemical technique.
Material and Method: The cells were evaluated using avidin-biotin-peroxidase indirect immunocytochemistry method. Anti-TLR2, anti-TLR4, anti-MyD88, anti-PI3K and anti-NFκB primary antibodies were performed after 24h and 48h administrations of Wortmannin and Thalidomide. The distribution of immunocytochemical intensities of primary antibodies were graded semi-quantitatively as mild (1), moderate (2), strong (3) and very strong (4). The mean values of the staining intensities and the percentage of positively stained cells were calculated using the H-Score. Statistics were comparatively evaluated by using the One-way ANOVA test. Significance was defined as p<0.05.
Results: On the control group of 67NR breast cancer cell line, immunoreactivity of TLR2 was seen as very strong. While immunoreactivity of MyD88 was seen as strong, immunoreactivities of TLR4, NFκB and PI3K were observed as moderate in this group. On the control group of 4T1 breast cancer cell line, immunoreactivities of MyD88 and NFκB were seen as strong, while immunoreactivities of TLR2, TLR4 and PI3K were observed as moderate/strong in this group.
Conclusion: It was demonstrated by this study, that the effects on the 24th and 48th hour of the Wortmannin acts as an inhibitor of PI3K and Thalidomide acts as an inhibitor of NFκB were effective on TLR signaling pathway and related molecules on 67NR and 4T1 breast cancer cell lines which have different metastatic properties. It was concluded that these drugs have an important role as inhibitors in cancer signaling pathways included invasion and metastasis. As future expectation, they might be used therapeutically in addition to classical treatments on cancer treatment.