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2. A review of opportunities for developing parallel encryption with digit arithmetic of covertext encryption model.
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Ardhianto, Eka, Lusiana, Veronica, Wibowo, Priyo, Wahyudi, Eko Nur, and Supriyanto, Edy
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INFORMATION technology security , *ARITHMETIC , *CONFIDENTIAL communications , *RESEARCH methodology , *LITERATURE - Abstract
Digital data is now used in many company activities. Some of this data can be confidential and important. An encryption mechanism needs to be implemented to protect confidential company data. Common techniques used to maintain data confidentiality are steganography and cryptography. One encryption model that adopts steganography and cryptography techniques in a single process is known as Parallel Encryption with Digit Arithmetic of Covertext (PDAC). This model has undergone several modifications. This research aims to review PDAC development, aspects of PDAC development, and research opportunities for PDAC development. The research method used is a systematic literature review. The results obtained are that the current PDAC encryption model has experienced improvements in several aspects of information security, and there are still several opportunities for developing PDAC encryption models both in terms of development models and implementation models in many activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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3. Fixed point iteration and F-weak contractive mapping.
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Bedre, Sachin V., Gajbhare, Bhimanand P., More, Pravin M., Husale, Shilpa B., and Bhardwaj, R. K.
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INDUSTRIAL engineering , *APPLIED sciences , *ARTIFICIAL intelligence , *ROBOTICS , *LITERATURE , *METRIC spaces - Abstract
The notion of generalized F∗∗-weak and F (Hardy-Rogers-Type) contractive iterations is introduced in complete metric spaces, and the existence and uniqueness of the fixed point of such iterations are investigated. The results presented generalize and improve several outcomes of the topics in the literature. Also it has various applications in applied sciences like Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Advanced Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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4. Fixed point theorem for the class of contraction with a graph.
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Aserkar, Anushree A. and Gandhi, M. P.
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GRAPH theory , *LITERATURE - Abstract
A fixed-point theorem is established for (Ξφ, K) −Contraction involving graph. We have examined the existence and uniqueness of the fixed point in the theorem. We have generalized several results, which exists in the literature by introducing the concept of Ξ -contraction and extending it with the enclosure of graph theory. A suitable example is discussed to validate our result. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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5. On the existence of solutions and optimal control for set-valued quasi-variational–hemivariational inequalities with applications.
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Chadli, O., Li, X., and Mohapatra, R.N.
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GALERKIN methods , *LITERATURE - Abstract
In this paper, we study the existence and optimal control of quasi-hemivariational inequalities by a method different from the one based on Minty's technique. We use an approach similar to the Galerkin method based on a minimax inequality formulation associated with the Brézis pseudomonotonicity notion of multi-valued operators, an implicit Browder–Tikhonov regularization method and a fixed point theorem. This leads us to avoid any kind of monotonicity-type conditions used in recent papers to obtain the convexity of the solution set of the variational selections. We provide applications to the optimal control of implicit obstacle problems of fractional Laplacian type involving a generalized gradient operator, and to the optimal control of contact problems for elastic locking materials. Our approach improves some recent results in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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6. N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Catalyzed Tail-to-Tail Dimerization of Acrylamides.
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Zhao, Chensheng and Zhou, Bingwei
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DIMERIZATION , *DIAMIDES , *LITERATURE - Abstract
The tail-to-tail dimerization of acrylamides enables the formation of diamides. However, only one example of N , N -dimethylacrylamide has been described in the literature. Herein, an NHC-catalyzed tail-to-tail dimerization of acrylamides in moderate to excellent yields is presented. In this context, N -arylacrylamides are susceptible to the dimerization reaction, which features high reaction efficiency, good E -selectivity, and easy operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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7. Efficient spectral tests for multiple recursive generators.
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Deng, Lih-Yuan, Winter, Bryan R., Horng Shiau, Jyh-Jen, Horng-Shing Lu, Henry, Kumar, Nirman, and Yang, Ching-Chi
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COMPUTER simulation , *TEST methods , *ALGORITHMS , *LITERATURE - Abstract
Large-order maximum-period Multiple Recursive Generators (MRGs) have become popular in the area of computer simulation. They have the nice properties of high-dimensional equi-distribution, generating efficiency, long period, and portability. The spectral test is a commonly used criterion for ranking pseudo-random number generators. Procedures for computing the spectral test values of MRGs are available in the literature but may not be efficient when the order of the MRG is large. In this article, we propose a novel method for the spectral test computation of MRGs that is simple, intuitive, and particularly efficient for MRGs with few non zero terms. With the proposed method, we are able to provide a list of ready-to-use "better" generators with respect to the spectral test performance among the DX generators of order k for various values of k. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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8. Testimonial Authority and Knowledge Transmission.
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Jäger, Christoph and Shackel, Nicholas
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ARGUMENT , *TRIALS (Law) , *LITERATURE - Abstract
Is speaker knowledge necessary or sufficient for enabling hearers to know from testimony? Here, we offer a novel argument for the answer no, based on the systematic effects of partial belief and the hearer’s view prior to hearing testimony. Modelling partial belief by credence, we show that a requirement entailed by the principles of necessity and sufficiency apparent in the literature is inconsistent with Bayesian updating. Consequently, even when the other grounds of knowledge are in place, the audience correctly updating their partial belief can block the transmission of speaker knowledge, so it need not be sufficient. Nor need speaker knowledge be necessary, because the hearer correctly updating their partial belief can put them in the position to know even though no one in the speaker’s chain knows. We articulate the correct principles of testimonial knowledge transmission. The first supports a shared-credit view of transmission. The second gives a novel and systematic argument for testimony sometimes being a generative (not transmissive) source of knowledge, an argument that makes Lackey’s statement account of testimony otiose. Finally, on at least one account of causation, the two amended principles together show how speaker knowledge can be a cause whose effect is hearer’s knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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9. Stability analysis of semi-analytical technique for time-fractional Cauchy reaction-diffusion equations.
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Ullah, Saif and Ali, Rahat
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REACTION-diffusion equations , *EQUATIONS , *LITERATURE - Abstract
In this article, classical Cauchy reaction-diffusion equations are converted into the corresponding time-fractional Cauchy reaction-diffusion equations using Caputo–Fabrizio fractional order derivative. The obtained equations are then solved using a semi-analytical method, which is the combination of Laplace transform and Picard’s iterative scheme. The derived solutions are innovative, and such derivations are not found in the previous literature. In addition, the Banach fixed-point principle and
G -stable mapping are used to analyze stability of the implemented semi-analytical method. Error estimation and comparison of derived results with exact solutions already available in the literature through graphical illustrations and tables reveal that the implemented semi-analytical method is more efficient and fruitful for solution of time-fractional Cauchy reaction-diffusion equations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2025
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10. Bridging Data Governance and Socio-Technical Transitions to Understand Sustainable Smart Cities.
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Nassar, Jessica Bou, Sharp, Darren, Anwar, Misita, Bartram, Lyn, and Goodwin, Sarah
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SMART cities , *SUSTAINABLE urban development , *SUSTAINABILITY , *LITERATURE - Abstract
Smart city (SC) studies that have drawn on socio-technical transitions literature do not explicitly consider data governance (DG) as a significant component of smart city transitions (SCTs). This article works towards this gap by bridging the literature on DG and socio-technical transitions in SCs. We aim to answer two overarching questions: (1) What can SCTs learn from DG?; and (2) What can DG learn from SCTs? Against this backdrop, we outline the contours of a new research agenda that could bring together both fields in productive dialogue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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11. Of Amphibolies and Amphibiologies.
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Dowd, Garin
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Following the lead of Michèle Le Doeuff in generalising the figure of the amphiboly in her reading of Kant's maritime digressions in the course of his Critical opus, my essay departs from this basis to look both to philosophy and literature (with minor digressions into photography and cinema) in order to examine images of the human species in acts of immersion, traversal and exit from the sea, as well as installation on land (and on the island in particular) in a range of texts. My own oscillation (largely albeit not exclusively) between literature and philosophy may be summarised in the term amphibiologies, within which lexical unit itself lie latent amphibolies of both philosophical and grammatical significance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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12. New results on positive almost periodicity of some proportional delayed SICNNs involving D operator.
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Wang, Qian and Li, Qing
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POSITIVE operators , *EXPONENTIAL stability , *LITERATURE , *DIFFERENTIAL inequalities - Abstract
In this paper, we first substantiate the global existence of bounded positive solutions for a kind of shunting inhibitory cellular neural networks with D operator and proportional delay. Second, by utilising differential inequality techniques and the Lyapunov functional method, some testable criteria are achieved to verify the global exponential stability of the positive almost periodic solutions for the proposed networks, which encompasses existing ones in the literature as some special cases. Finally, an explanatory example is performed to justify our analytical findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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13. "Certain Cathartic, Aristotelian Qualities" in the Fiction of Thomas Hardy.
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Daniels, Harry George
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CATHARSIS , *AESTHETICS , *LITERATURE , *FICTION - Abstract
Major moments in the tragic novels of Thomas Hardy serve as ironic commentaries upon the aggrandized ethical and spiritual claims that have been made on behalf of catharsis in the Aristotelian tradition over the centuries. Recovering the forgotten humanistic philological learning that lies behind his physiological aesthetics, this article explores how Hardy uses overworked, viscerally cathartic metaphors to distinguish the ethical and therapeutic ambitions of his tragedies from both censorious moralism and easy uplift. The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886) and Jude the Obscure (1895) enlist us to fantasize in cathartic metaphors that make us feel uneasily embodied and suspicious of the pleasure we take in fictional depictions of mental and physical suffering. Collapsing "higher" into "lower" pleasures, the metaphorical texture of his novels upsets the stomach and offends the conscience in such a way that the novels disrupt our immersion in his novels: they make our tragic pleasure feel like an ill-gotten gain, and we do not feel helpfully purged, so much as messily bled. Stressing the indignity as much as the dignity of the characters and the readers of his tragedies, Hardy induces in us an experience of ethical dissonance—of embarrassed self-consciousness—that he sees as the true source of tragedy's ethical value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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14. English Translations of French Shakespeare Criticism and the Consecration of Universal Genius.
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Ingelbien, Raphaël
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TRANSLATIONS , *TRANSLATORS , *CRITICISM , *LITERATURE - Abstract
While Anglo-French controversies on Shakespeare in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries have been widely studied, little work has been done on how French Shakespeare criticism was actually conveyed to an expanding readership of British bardolaters whose knowledge of French could not be taken for granted. This article reviews English translations of work by Voltaire, Staël, Chateaubriand, Guizot, and Taine, among others, to show how, through different strategies, translators transformed the phrasing of their French originals to align these with British commentary on Shakespeare's genius—a central concept in Romantic Shakespearomanie. A whole range of French words, including but not limited to so-called untranslatables, and even antonyms of the concept of genius in Romantic discourse, were rendered as "genius" in English translations. The latter also erased key nuances that persisted between the senses of English genius and French génie. English translators' imposition of the new critical shibboleth of genius on French discussions of Shakespeare remained constant across a period that witnessed considerable evolutions in translational standards. By asserting the primacy of English critical idiom, translation became implicated in the cult of Shakespeare as a uniquely gifted and universal genius, confirming British readers in the idea that foreign commentators subscribed to the notion. The article pleads for a greater awareness of how the translation of Shakespeare criticism operated historically, as most readers now discover French commentary on Shakespeare through the unexamined afterlives of those early English translations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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15. Early Modern Literary Heritages in the Work of al-Yūsī, Bashō, and Browne.
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Stearns, Justin K.
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AUTHORS , *CANON (Literature) , *LITERATURE - Abstract
This article juxtaposes the writings of three seventeenth-century authors—the Moroccan Sufi al-Ḥasan al-Yūsī (d. 1691), the Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō (d. 1694), and the English physician Thomas Browne (d. 1682)—and asks what type of theoretical framing is productive considering all three authors' general lack of interest in geographic and literary worlds beyond their own. All three were profoundly religious, all three referred back to a literary canon produced in places they themselves had never visited, and all three attained literary prominence if not canonical status in the literary traditions they mastered. The article moves past recent discussions of the dilemmas of world and global literature to focus, in light of the contemporary hegemony of English and the Anglophone academy, on parallel symmetries of these authors' literary efforts in their evocation of past canons and contemporary religious projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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16. The global implementation of UNDRIP: a thematic review.
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Côté, Isabelle, Grant, J. Andrew, Islam, Atiarul, McLean, Victoria, Mitchell, Matthew I., and Panagos, Dimitrios
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HUMAN rights , *COUNTRIES , *INDIGENOUS peoples , *CULTURE , *LITERATURE , *INDIGENOUS rights ,DEVELOPING countries - Abstract
Following almost 25 years of work, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2007. UNDRIP has been widely recognised as an authoritative statement of human rights norms concerning Indigenous peoples around the world. However, meaningful implementation of UNDRIP has been slow. To better understand the pace and challenges facing implementation, we identify and analyze four key recurring themes that emerge from the growing literature on this topic. This includes (1) Indigenous self-determination versus state autonomy as a driver of potential conflict; (2) the meaning of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) in the context of UNDRIP; (3) the nexus between land, culture, and self-determination; and (4) Western/Global North influence over non-Western/Global South state implementation of UNDRIP. We examine several specific examples from across the globe to reveal the continuities and discontinuities across these four themes. The article concludes by offering ideas on how the limits of the present study and wider literature on UNDRIP might be rectified. That is, by incorporating a greater number of Indigenous perspectives on UNDRIP and adding more studies of governance and implementation challenges encountered in countries located in the Global South. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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17. The Logic of Non-State Armed Groups Survival in Syria: A Contemporary Framework of Analysis.
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Yeşiltaş, Murat and Karakuş, Muhammed
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CRUELTY , *LOGIC , *ACTORS , *EXPLANATION , *LITERATURE - Abstract
A growing body of research stresses finding out why some non-state armed groups in Syria survive longer than others. Despite this encouraging uptick in scholarship, studies have focused on the individual methods these groups have adopted. The extant literature suffers from a lack of comprehensive and rigorous analytical explanation based on a model that reveals the logic behind these groups' actions within the savagery, ferocity, and cruelty of other rival actors. By focusing on three significant cases in Syria, this study develops a new analytical perspective to unpack the strategic logic behind NSAGs' survival in a competitive, anarchical conflict environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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18. Promoting Reflection on the Process of Recovery: Unique Contributions from Literature and the Humanities for Practitioner.
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Lysaker, Paul H., Roe, David, and Lysaker, John T.
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MEDICAL personnel , *REHABILITATION of people with mental illness , *REFLECTION (Philosophy) , *CONVALESCENCE , *HUMANITIES , *HEALTH promotion , *SOCIAL support , *PSYCHOSOCIAL factors - Abstract
Recovery from serious mental illness requires persons to make their own meaning and deal with evolving challenges and possibilities. Psychiatric rehabilitation thus must offer more than manualized curricula that address symptoms and skills. We suggest that exposure to the humanities and in particular literature may offer practitioners unique avenues for developing interventions that are sensitive to the processes that enable meaning to be made. We suggest that through what the poet Keats called negative capability, reading novels may enhance practitioners? abilities to see and accept uncertainty, tolerate ambiguity without need for complete resolution, and accept the complex and ambiguous nature of persons. As an illustration we described how reading two novels, The Trial and Slaughterhouse-Five enhanced the process of meaning making while supporting the recovery of one prototypical person with serious mental illness during his efforts to make sense of his experience of returning to work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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19. Does Reading a Single Short Story of Literary Fiction Improve Social-Cognitive Skills? Testing the Priming Hypothesis.
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Lenhart, Jan and Richter, Tobias
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THEORY of mind , *NARRATOLOGY , *NARRATION , *FICTION , *LONG-term memory - Abstract
Reading stories is a popular leisure activity in Western societies. Several current theories agree that reading might improve social cognition. Priming, in terms of an activation of content stored in long-term memory and facilitation of subsequent cognitive processing, has been proposed as a mechanism that leads to a temporary increase in social–cognitive task performance when reading a single story. In addition, this effect might be more pronounced given a rich prior reading experience. To test these hypotheses, we conducted two experiments in which participants either read a filler text and then a nonfiction text (nonfiction control condition), a narrative text and then a filler text (nonpriming control condition), or a filler text and then a narrative text (priming condition). The participants completed a questionnaire on demographics and an author-recognition test. As dependent variables, two social–cognitive tasks on empathy and theory of mind were administered before and after reading the text stimuli (Experiment 1) or only after reading the text stimuli (Experiment 2). We found no significant differences between conditions on self-reported empathy or theory-of-mind performance in both experiments. Moreover, equivalence testing largely confirmed that the outcomes for the experimental and control conditions were statistically equivalent. Rich prior reading experience did not increase effects of narrative exposure. Accordingly, the results challenge the assumption that a brief exposure to narratives improves social–cognitive skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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20. Spectral formulations in nonlinear solids: A brief summary.
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Shariff, MHBM, Bustamante, R, and Merodio, J
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ANISOTROPIC crystals , *ELASTICITY , *ANISOTROPY , *LITERATURE , *AUTHORS - Abstract
This summary focuses on spectral formulations developed by the authors for nonlinear anisotropic solids, where their advantages have been demonstrated in the literature. Some recent isotropic/anisotropic spectral formulations and results are highlighted here via a brief summary of the authors' work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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21. From performative anti-fascism to post-fascism: the Lega (Nord)'s political discourse in historical context.
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Newth, George and Maccaferri, Marzia
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ANTI-fascist movements , *IDEOLOGY , *DISCOURSE , *LITERATURE - Abstract
This article addresses a significant gap in the literature on the Lega (Nord) by examining the resemiotisation of the party's early discourse of 'performative anti-fascism' under Umberto Bossi into the current 'post-fascist' discursive strategy of Matteo Salvini's Lega. Employing a Discourse Historical Approach (DHA), we perform a two-step analysis. First, through an examination of textual and visual documents produced by and about Umberto Bossi's party, this article examines the Lega's process of reconceptualizing and recontextualising anti-fascism; second, through an analysis of Matteo Salvini's Lega, the article identifies how 'post-fascism' has evolved from 'performative anti-fascism'. The article makes three contributions: first, it encourages a shift away from a focus purely on the Lega's populism towards articulations of its far right ideology; second, it illustrates the importance of focusing on long-term enactments of discursive shifts and a normalization/mainstreaming of far right ideology; finally, it contributes to a new conceptualization of post-fascism as a discursive feature of far right ideology rather than an ideology in and of itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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22. Beyond Journalism About Journalism?: Assessing the Impact of Metajournalistic Discourse on Journalism Studies.
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Villagrán Sánchez, Álvaro and López Pan, Fernando
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CONTENT analysis , *JOURNALISM , *DISCOURSE , *FREEDOM of the press , *LITERATURE - Abstract
This article presents a systematic review of the literature examining metajournalistic discourse, a term proposed by Carlson to encompass all public utterances about the nature and boundaries of journalism. After collecting all scholarly output (N = 77) between 2015 and 2023, a content analysis of the articles was conducted, with particular attention paid to two key areas: the components (actors, sites/audiences, and topics) and interpretive processes (definitional control, boundary-work, and legitimation) of discourse. Our findings allow us to make a number of observations regarding the current state of research: 1) the study of metajournalistic discourse is dominated by a Western bias; 2) research approaches remain journalist-centric; 3) boundary-work concerns above all the relationship of journalism to technology and market imperatives; 4) the democratic/societal role of journalism emerges as the main legitimation strategy; 5) the topics of metajournalistic discourse have organic and prompted origins. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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23. A new fast algorithm for computing the mock-Chebyshev nodes.
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Ibrahimoglu, B. Ali
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INTERPOLATION , *ALGORITHMS , *POLYNOMIALS , *GENERALIZATION , *LITERATURE - Abstract
Interpolation by polynomials on equispaced points is not always convergent due to the Runge phenomenon, and also, the interpolation process is exponentially ill-conditioned. By taking advantage of the optimality of the interpolation processes on the Chebyshev-Lobatto nodes, one of the best strategies to defeat the Runge phenomenon is to use the mock-Chebyshev nodes for polynomial interpolation. Mock-Chebyshev nodes asymptotically follow the Chebyshev distribution, and they are selected from a sufficiently large set of equispaced nodes. However, there are few studies in the literature regarding the computation of these points. In a recent paper [1] , we have introduced a fast algorithm for computing the mock-Chebyshev nodes for a given set of (n + 1) Chebyshev-Lobatto points using the distance between each pair of consecutive points. In this study, we propose a modification of the algorithm by changing the function to compute the quotient of the distance and show that this modified algorithm is also fast and stable; and gives a more accurate grid satisfying the conditions of a mock-Chebyshev grid with the complexity being O (n). Some numerical experiments using the points obtained by this modified algorithm are given to show its effectiveness and numerical results are also provided. A bivariate generalization of the mock-Chebyshev nodes to the Padua interpolation points is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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24. Local protest event analysis: providing a more comprehensive picture?
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Daphi, Priska, Dollbaum, Jan Matti, Haunss, Sebastian, and Meier, Larissa
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NEWSPAPERS , *GENDER , *EMIGRATION & immigration , *LITERATURE , *PICTURES - Abstract
In exploring protest dynamics, Protest Event Analysis (PEA) has proven an indispensable analytic tool. Despite various improvements, PEA faces continuous challenges, notably the reproduction of media-specific selection biases. This research note aims to contribute to the literature seeking to mitigate these issues by exploring the potential of PEA based on local newspaper data, which tend to be less selective in their protest reporting. The article introduces an original local PEA dataset in Germany (2000–2020) and systematically compares it to existing national-level PEA data for Germany. The analysis shows that while both datasets pick up similar trends in terms of mobilisation waves, national level data focus on shorter periods of intense protest activity. Furthermore, issues of protest differ: material and social issues (including labour and environmental issues) are more prominent in local data, while cultural issues (including immigration and gender) are more prominent in national-level data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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25. The ideals of the monoid of all orientation-preserving extensive full transformations.
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Zhao, Ping and Hu, Huabi
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LITERATURE - Abstract
Let ℰ n be the monoid of all orientation-preserving and extensive full transformations on { 1 , ... , n }. In this paper, we compute the rank and the idempotent rank of the ideals of the monoid ℰ n . Moreover, we determine the maximal subsemigroups as well as the maximal subsemibands of the ideals of the monoid ℰ n . Our work extends previous results found in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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26. New constructions of t-norms and t-conorms on bounded lattices and trellises.
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Zhao, Yifan and Liu, Hua-Wen
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LITERATURE , *BANACH lattices - Abstract
In this paper, we propose a rather effective method to construct t-norms using weak interior operators on appropriate bounded lattices, which covers several construction methods in the literature. We also present a generic construction method for t-norms on bounded trellises with the help of quasi-interior operators. In particular, we give the necessary and sufficient condition for this kind of construction and discuss how to relax the condition. Finally, the dual results for construction of t-conorms via weak (quasi-)closure operators on bounded lattices (trellises) are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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27. A new steroid from <italic>Penicillium brocae</italic> G2131.
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Zhou, Jie-Yi, Cui, Chen-Yang, Mao, Li-Na, Zhou, Qun, and Wang, Zhi-Ping
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PENICILLIUM , *TEA , *STEROIDS , *LITERATURE - Abstract
AbstractA comprehensive study was carried out on
Penicillium brocae G2131, which originated from Yunnan Menghai Pu’er tea. This study resulted in the identification of five compounds, one of which is a newly discovered compound: (5aR)-6-((2R,5R,E)-5,6-dimethylhept-3-en-2-yl)-5a-methyl-5,5a,6,7,8,8a-hexa hydro-2H-indeno[5,4-b]furan-2-one (1 ), four known compounds: demethylincisterol A3 (2 ), (22E , 24R )-ergosta-7,9(11),22-trien-3β -ol (3 ), (22E ,24R )-5α ,8α -epidixyer-gosta-6,22-dien-3β -ol (4 ) andp - hydroxybenzaldehyde (5 ). The structure of compound1 was determined using a variety of spectroscopic methods such as 1H spectrum,13C spectrum, HMBC, HSQC,1H-1H COSY, LC-MS, UV, IR and comparison of their NMR data with literature. The absolute configuration of compound1 was established by comparing the experimental and ECD spectra. All compounds were tested for their anti-acetylcholine activity, however, none of them demonstrated any anti-acetylcholine activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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28. Algorithms for p-adic heights on hyperelliptic curves of arbitrary reduction.
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Bianchi, Francesca, Kaya, Enis, and Müller, J. Steffen
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ALGORITHMS , *INTEGRALS , *LITERATURE , *AUTHORS , *ELLIPTIC curves - Abstract
In this paper, we develop an algorithm for computing Coleman–Gross (and hence Nekovář) p-adic heights on hyperelliptic curves over number fields with arbitrary reduction type above p. This height is defined as a sum of local heights at each finite place and we use algorithms for Vologodsky integrals, developed by Katz and the second-named author, to compute the local heights above p. We also discuss an alternative method to compute these for odd degree genus 2 curves via p-adic sigma functions, via work of the first-named author. For both approaches one needs to choose a splitting of the Hodge filtration. A canonical choice for this is due to Blakestad in the case of an odd degree curve of genus 2 that has semistable ordinary reduction at p. We provide an algorithm to compute Blakestad's splitting, which is conjecturally the unit root splitting for the action of Frobenius. We give several numerical examples, including the first worked quadratic Chabauty example in the literature for a curve with bad reduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2025
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29. Self-deception and automatic belief.
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Marchi, Francesco
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SELF-deception , *LITERATURE - Abstract
Self-deception is a common phenomenon. Most traditional accounts of self-deception agree that self-deception is doxastic as it involves the acquisition of a false belief. Thus, it seems that any adequate doxastic theory of self-deception should be accompanied by a theory of belief acquisition. In this article, I argue that the mainstream doxastic view in the self-deception literature, namely motivationalism, presupposes a Cartesian theory of belief acquisition. I present and discuss the alternative Spinozan theory of belief acquisition and argue that self-deceptive beliefs are likely to be acquired in a Spinozan way. If this is correct, the causal route to self-deception proposed by motivationalists, which runs from evidence to belief, needs to be inverted. I offer a novel take on motivationalism based on Spinozan belief acquisition, which I call Spinozan self-deception. I discuss theoretical advantages of the novel view over motivationalism as well as some of the phenomena it may help explain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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30. On some regularity properties of mixed local and nonlocal elliptic equations.
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Su, Xifeng, Valdinoci, Enrico, Wei, Yuanhong, and Zhang, Jiwen
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LAPLACIAN operator , *NONLINEAR equations , *EIGENVALUES , *EXPONENTS , *LITERATURE - Abstract
This article is concerned with "up to C 2 , α -regularity results" about a mixed local-nonlocal nonlinear elliptic equation which is driven by the superposition of Laplacian and fractional Laplacian operators. First of all, an estimate on the L ∞ norm of weak solutions is established for more general cases than the ones present in the literature, including here critical nonlinearities. We then prove the interior C 1 , α -regularity and the C 1 , α -regularity up to the boundary of weak solutions, which extends previous results by the authors (Su et al., 2022, [20]), where the nonlinearities considered were of subcritical type. In addition, we establish the interior C 2 , α -regularity of solutions for all s ∈ (0 , 1) and the C 2 , α -regularity up to the boundary for all s ∈ (0 , 1 2) , with sharp regularity exponents. For further perusal, we also include a strong maximum principle and some properties about the principal eigenvalue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. “It wasn’t always like this”: Displacement and the Poetics of Gentrification in Ross Raisin’s <italic>Waterline</italic> (2011) and Lisa Blower’s <italic>Sitting Ducks</italic> (2016)
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Bentley, Nick
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SOCIAL processes , *MODERN literature , *AUTHORSHIP in literature , *SOCIAL facts , *GENTRIFICATION - Abstract
This article examines narratives of gentrification with respect to post-industrial landscapes in the context of contemporary Britain. As Tom Slater (2009) has argued, underneath the rhetoric of regeneration and renewal, gentrification often involves the economic and cultural displacement of established communities and individuals. Through critical analyses of two contemporary British novels—Ross Raisin’s
Waterline (2011) set in Glasgow and London, and Lisa Blower’sSitting Ducks (2016) set in the English Midlands city of Stoke-on-Trent—the article explores the way in which marginalized individuals navigate social processes beyond their control. Through its focus on what the article calls the poetics of gentrification—which is defined as the rendering of that process into fictional characterizations, settings, positioning of perspectives, and plotlines—it shows how fiction can provide a nuanced representation of the affective experience of displacement which contributes to our overall understanding of gentrification as a social and cultural phenomenon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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32. Lq estimates for nonlocal p-Laplacian-type equations with BMO kernel coefficients in divergence form.
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Byun, Sun-Sig and Kim, Kyeongbae
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DISCONTINUOUS coefficients , *EQUATIONS , *LITERATURE - Abstract
We study s-fractional p-Laplacian-type equations with discontinuous kernel coefficients in divergence form to establish Ws+σ,q estimates for any choice of pairs (σ,q) with q ∈ (p,∞) and σ ∈ (0,min{ s p−1, 1 − s}) under the assumption that the associated kernel coefficients have small BMO seminorms near the diagonal. As a consequence, we find in the literature an optimal fractional Sobolev regularity of such a nonhomogeneous nonlocal equation when the right-hand side is presented by a suitable fractional operator. Our results are new even in the linear case. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. Rereading Jhumpa Lahiri.
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Dasgupta, Ushashi
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FICTION , *INTIMACY (Psychology) , *LITERATURE , *AUTHORS - Abstract
This essay considers Jhumpa Lahiri’s sustained interest in rereading: the act of returning to works of literature that are already familiar. Lahiri argues for the importance of this readerly practice, and it appears as both a plot motif and a critical concern across her fiction and translations. The essay places Lahiri alongside Gogol, Stendhal, and Austen (authors whom her characters reread), Domenico Starnone (whose Italian novellas she has translated into English), and Edward W. Said (who shaped the environment in which she studied, and whose ideas on repetition resonate strongly with hers). Her oeuvre shows, to striking effect, the value of repeat encounters with literature; at the same time, it explores the ways in which rereading can bring a range of cultural and ontological debates to light. In particular, rereading experiences raise questions about time, intimacy, and creativity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Extrinsic versus Intrinsic Sources of Interruptions in Principalship.
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Oplatka, Izhar and Horwitz Prawer, Brenda
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SCHOOL principals , *SEMI-structured interviews , *QUALITATIVE research , *LITERATURE - Abstract
Work interruptions as any disruptive event that impedes unexpectedly progress toward accomplishing organizational tasks. This qualitative study explores the ways Israeli school principals perceive interruptions and traces their specific sources and implications. Based on semi-structured interviews with 12 school principals, the novel findings of this study reveal that principals interpret the sources of interruptions and reclassify events based on their alignment with their core goals, even if the events share the characteristics of interruptions as defined in the literature. Understanding interruption in principalship sheds light on how principals shape their workday while dealing with brief, fragmented activities resulting from interruptions. Empirical and practical implications are suggested. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. A Majority Theorem for the Uncapacitated p = 2 Median Problem and Local Spatial Autocorrelation.
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Griffith, Daniel A., Chun, Yongwan, and Kim, Hyun
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PROOF of concept , *GEOGRAPHY , *ALGORITHMS , *HEURISTIC , *LITERATURE - Abstract
The existing quantitative geography literature contains a dearth of articles that span spatial autocorrelation (SA), a fundamental property of georeferenced data, and spatial optimization, a popular form of geographic analysis. The well-known location–allocation problem illustrates this state of affairs, although its empirical geographic distribution of demand virtually always exhibits positive SA. This latent redundant attribute information alludes to other tools that may well help to solve such spatial optimization problems in an improved, if not better than, heuristic way. Within a proof-of-concept perspective, this paper articulates connections between extensions of the renowned Majority Theorem of the minisum problem and especially the local indices of SA (LISA). The relationship articulation outlined here extends to the p = 2 setting linkages already established for the p = 1 spatial median problem. In addition, this paper presents the foundation for a novel extremely efficient p = 2 algorithm whose formulation demonstratively exploits spatial autocorrelation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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36. Literature and the therapeutic imagination. Adoption, Charles Dickens and psychoanalysis.
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Fleming, Robert
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ENGLISH literature , *PSYCHOANALYSIS , *JUSTICE administration , *PSYCHOTHERAPISTS , *IMAGINATION - Abstract
This paper begins with the idea that English literature contains many explorations of the psychological processes of adoption. Although adoption is an intriguing narrative device, it could be argued that psychoanalysis adds further understanding of the deeper reasons for this. There is a long tradition of psychoanalysis being interested in literature and the paper traces the roots of this from Freud to more recent writers. A good exemplar of literature exploring adoption is found in many of the works of Charles Dickens such as David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Nicholas Nickleby and Oliver Twist. Although Bleak House is often regarded as being mainly about a dysfunctional legal system, the paper argues that it also contains a perceptive account of a child in the adoption process. Themes of ‘not knowing’, searching and re-unification, identity and the use of transitional objects are all present in this novel. Finally, the paper suggests that any clinicians working with the inner world could be enriched by paying close attention to the novelist’s imaginative exploration of the adoption process. This point is made through the consideration of the work of Jeremy Holmes. The therapeutic imagination could be enhanced by bringing the study of literature into the training and development of psychotherapists. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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37. Research on reachable set boundary of neutral system with various types of disturbances.
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Xia, Dongmei, Chen, Kaiyuan, and Sun, Lin
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MATRIX inequalities , *SYSTEMS design , *COMPUTER simulation , *LITERATURE - Abstract
This study delves into neutral-type systems (NTSs), emphasizing the critical role of defining precise reachable set (RS) boundaries for safe and efficient system design and operation. The investigation notably addresses the challenges posed by time-varying delays, applying Lyapunov's direct method alongside advanced matrix inequality techniques to identify minimized and more accurate ellipsoidal boundaries of the RS in NTSs influenced by bounded and nonlinear disturbances. Our findings, verified through numerical simulations and comparisons with existing literature, demonstrate enhanced control and management capabilities for complex systems, thus underscoring the substantial theoretical and practical value of incorporating delay elements in NTSs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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38. Normalized solutions for Chern–Simons–Schrödinger system with mixed dispersion and critical exponential growth.
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Wei, Chenlu and Wen, Lixi
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DISPERSION (Chemistry) , *LITERATURE - Abstract
This paper focuses on the existence of normalized solutions for the Chern–Simons–Schrödinger system with mixed dispersion and critical exponential growth. These solutions correspond to critical points of the underlying energy functional under the L2$$ {L}^2 $$‐norm constraint, namely, ∫ℝ2u2dx=c>0$$ {\int}_{{\mathrm{\mathbb{R}}}^2}{u}^2\mathrm{d}x=c>0 $$. Under certain mild assumptions, we establish the existence of nontrivial solutions by developing new mathematical strategies and analytical techniques for the given system. These results extend and improve the results in the existing literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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39. Self-control and problematic short-form video usage: the mediating roles of automaticity and value-driven attention.
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Zhu, Jiajia and Fong, Lawrence Hoc Nang
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SELF-control , *VIDEOS , *RESPONDENTS , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *LITERATURE - Abstract
An increasing body of studies have revealed a correlation between self-control and problematic short-form video usage. However, the cognitive mechanism underlying this relationship remains unclear. This study aims to investigate the mediating roles of automaticity and value-driven attention between self-control and problematic short-form video usage. Meanwhile, the scale of problematic short-form video usage test (PSVUT) was developed while the Chinese version of Value-Driven Attention Questionnaire (VDAQ) was verified. Drawing upon 561 valid survey responses from Chinese respondents, the findings show that PSVUT and VDAQ used in this study have good validity and reliability. Furthermore, a serial mediation modelling revealed that automaticity and value-driven attention fully mediates the relationship between self-control and problematic short-form video usage. Individuals with lower self-control tend to exhibit automatic responses, and hence selectively attend towards valuable stimuli. These processes ultimately lead to problematic short-form video usage. This study contributes to the literature by empirically verifying the I-PACE theoretical model and providing significant implications for preventing problematic online use behaviours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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40. Charcot as a collector and critic of the arts: Relationship of the ‘founder of neurology’ with various aspects of art.
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Boller, François and Bogousslavsky, Julien
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ART collecting , *CLINICAL competence , *HASHISH , *HYSTERIA ,FRENCH history - Abstract
In his teaching, Charcot often used artistic representations from previous centuries to illustrate the historical developments of various conditions, particularly hysteria, mainly with the help of his pupil Paul Richer. Charcot liked to draw portraits and sketches of colleagues during boring faculty meetings and students’ examinations, including caricatures of himself and others, church sculptures, landscapes, soldiers, and so on. He also used this skill in his clinical and scientific work. He drew histological or anatomic specimens, as well as patients’ features and demeanor. His most daring artistic experiments were drawing under the influence of hashish. Charcot’s tastes in art were conservative; he displayed little interest for the avant-gardes of his time, including impressionism, or for contemporary musicians, such as César Franck or Hector Berlioz. The pamphleteer Léon Daudet described Charcot’s home as a pseudo-gothic kitsch accumulation of heteroclite pieces of furniture and materials. However, he taught medicine not only as a science but also as an art, a style that has now been almost universally forgotten. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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41. On some weak versions of graded-Noetherian modules and rings.
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Assarrar, Anass, Mahdou, Najib, Teki̇r, Ünsal, and Koç, Suat
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ABELIAN groups , *COMMUTATIVE rings , *GROUP identity , *NOETHERIAN rings , *LITERATURE - Abstract
In this paper, we introduce and investigate two weak versions of graded-Noetherian modules. Let G be an abelian group with an identity element denoted by 0, R be a commutative G-graded ring and M be a G-graded R-module. We say that M is a graded-r-Noetherian module if every graded-r-submodule of M is finitely generated. Also, we say that M is a graded-weakly-Noetherian module if all finitely generated graded submodules of M are graded-Noetherian R-modules. We give many properties of the two different concepts and we examine the relation between them and the different concepts that already exist in the literature. We illustrate our study by giving many nontrivial examples and counter-examples. Moreover, we characterize graded-Noetherian modules in terms of graded-r-Noetherian and graded-weakly-Noetherian modules. Finally, we examine the transfer of these two concepts in the graded idealization of graded modules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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42. “It’s Definitely New and Different…It’s Really Engaging”: Understanding the Power of Storytelling Towards Secure Password Creation.
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Paudel, Rizu and Al-Ameen, Mahdi Nasrullah
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DIGITAL storytelling , *STORYTELLING , *LITERATURE - Abstract
AbstractThere is a dearth in existing literature to attain systematic understanding of leveraging digital storytelling in security designs. As we begin to address this gap, we focused on user authentication where the existing password composition policies and password meters often fail to help users around creating a strong and memorable password. To this end, we conducted a lab study with 19 participants, where we updated our initial designs in an iterative manner based on their feedback. We then conducted a between-subject online study with 104 participants over Amazon Mechanical Turk to evaluate our designs. We found that all of our designs received positive ratings from participants in terms of how they felt confident, and capable in password creation upon interacting with our design. Taken together, the findings from our studies unpacked users’ perceptions and preferences in using storytelling around password creation, where we provide guideline for future research in these directions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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43. Revisiting Estimation of Number of Trials in Binomial Distribution.
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Georgieva, Mina and Vidakovic, Brani
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LITERATURE - Abstract
Summary Estimating the parameter n$$ n $$ when p$$ p $$ is known or simultaneous estimation of n$$ n $$ and p$$ p $$ of the binomial distribution based on k≥1$$ k\ge 1 $$ independent observations has been considered by many authors over the last several decades. A range of estimators have been proposed, and questions regarding asymptotic and small sample properties received adequate treatment. In this paper, we provide an extensive review and a comprehensive performance comparison of the estimators from the literature. We propose a conceptually simple estimator of n$$ n $$ that uses the marginal likelihood when p$$ p $$ is integrated out by simultaneous optimisation w.r.t. n$$ n $$ and the hyperparameters. We compare the proposed estimator with various existing estimators and find its performance competitive and, in some scenarios, superior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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44. The Art of Choices: Introduction to Our Special Issue on Translation and Psychoanalysis.
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Altstein, Rachel and Perlman, Karen
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The Editors of Psychoanalytic Perspectives introduce their special issue devoted to the overlapping themes of translation and psychoanalysis. In doing so, they take the opportunity to acclimate the reader to their journal's growing focus on language, literature, reading and writing, noting its long history of gravitating in the direction of the literary arts and memoir. Papers in the special issue are bifurcated into two sections. The first includes papers from psychoanalysts with an interest in and experience with translation (Velleda Ceccoli, Smadar Steinbock, Amir Atsmon, Mark Solms, and Catherine MacGillivray), and a second section presents essays from people outside of academic psychoanalysis: an essayist and translator (Minna Zallman Proctor), a novelist and translator (Idra Novey), and a poet working with themes of what is translatable in families (Nancy Kuhl). A new section of the journal is announced, an alternative book review section entitled Extra-Analytic: Creative Readings, devoted to the experience of non-analytic texts, with an implicit emphasis on reading (rather than reviewing) as yet another act of translation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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45. Mapping Egyptian Translations of Israeli Literatures: Evolution, Attitudes, and Themes.
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Lavie, Limor
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This study delves into the intricate realm of Egyptian translations of Hebrew and Israeli literatures, illuminating the various attitudes of the Egyptian government, intellectual elite, and educated populace toward cultural normalization with Israel. Analyzing a corpus of over a hundred translations spanning different genres, this research outlines turning points in the evolution of translation practices from the establishment of Israel to the present day. The study unveils a complex interplay between politics, culture, and public sentiment, illustrating how translations serve various roles, ranging from instrumental polemic tools in the Israeli–Arab conflict to avenues for cultural openness and familiarity. While the prevailing norm involves refraining from publicly endorsing normalization with Israel, government policy reflects a nuanced approach that balances anti-normalization sentiments at the official level with private sector flexibility. By exploring the selection criteria governing translation, the research provides valuable insights into the preferences of the Egyptian reading public and its perceptions of Israel, peace, and intercultural exchange. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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46. How to Read Naḥman of Bratslav's Tales in Their Historical Context.
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Dynes, Ofer
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ALLEGORY , *PRACTICAL politics , *LITERATURE , *NARRATIVES , *FRAMES (Social sciences) - Abstract
In this article I offer a new interpretive key to Naḥman of Bratslav's canonical tales, showing how the political dimension of the stories informed their theological message. Drawing on an archivally informed historical reconstruction of Naḥman's political experience, I show how we can read the tales both as allegories as well as mimetic, concrete references to the political reality in partitioned Poland and its neighboring states. Naḥman's tales, I argue, intertwined contemporary political and future eschatological events within a compact narrative frame. In so doing, Naḥman sought to encourage his followers to interpret the familiar political landscape as a means to understand the divine rule of the world, and to envision the world to come as an imminent remedy of the existing political order. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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47. Understanding Whistleblowing in Practice: Experiences in The Netherlands.
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van Eijbergen, Rob and Siebers, Vinitha M.
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WHISTLEBLOWERS , *WELL-being , *WHISTLEBLOWING , *MOTIVATION (Psychology) , *LITERATURE - Abstract
Whistleblowers face an intensive trajectory when reporting wrongdoing. What can we learn from the experiences of whistleblowers? This article aims to give a deeper understanding of the process of whistleblowing by exploring stories and experiences of whistleblowers with their report of wrongdoing in the Netherlands. The study identifies similarities and themes in these stories. Results of 20 in-depth interviews reveal that being a whistleblower entails motivation, action, well-being, and the reaction of the organization. We conclude that these aspects all influence the process of whistleblowing, as well as the behavior of the whistleblower. Our study contributes to both practice and literature by examining these stories and their implications to support whistleblowers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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48. Consent and literary education: the opportunities and challenges of teaching consent in secondary school English.
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Cahill, Helen, McLean Davies, Larissa, Truman, Sarah E., Potter, Troy, and Hinton Herrington, Michèle
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CAREER development , *SECONDARY school teachers , *SEXUAL consent , *THEMES in literature , *YOUNG adult literature - Abstract
This article explores whether secondary school English teachers can contribute to consent education in Australia. A scoping study involved reviewing research on consent education, examining both commonly taught and contemporary adolescent literature for themes of sexual consent, and conducting focus groups with English teachers. The textual analysis found frequent sexual consent themes in literature, often linked to interpersonal and intersectional violence. Focus groups revealed that teachers often avoid discussing consent or sexual assault due to concerns about triggering upset or backlash and a lack of frameworks and professional development. The study concludes that further research is needed to identify effective teaching practices when dealing with literary texts that include themes of sexual victimization or assault. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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49. Deconstructing the Narrative of Fascination in J. M. Coetzee's Waiting for the Barbarians and Foe.
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Choi, Seokyeong
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STORYTELLING , *LITERATURE , *FICTION , *OTHER (Philosophy) in literature - Abstract
In J. M. Coetzee's two anti-colonial novels, Waiting for the Barbarians and Foe, the white colonizer narrators are fascinated with the inexplicable signs of torture on the subaltern bodies. Scholars have critiqued that, despite Coetzee's narrative experimentation, the subaltern characters are still objectified under the colonizer's gaze and remain silenced. Drawing on fascination studies, this essay argues that Coetzee's novels aim to reflect and ultimately deconstruct the narrative of fascination operated in colonial storytelling. Symbolized by the medusa's image, fascination indicates an unsettling engagement with something that elicits simultaneous attraction and repulsion in the beholder's mind. This essay first examines how Coetzee's novels reveal the fictionality of "the fascination with the primitive," a pervasive element in colonial discourse used to construct otherness. Second, it explores how Coetzee's narrators reach the aporia of the narrative of fascination, where the seductive power of storytelling collapses when confronted with the unknowable other's silence. By framing the narrative of fascination within metanarrative terms, Coetzee challenges the narrative authority and sovereign subjectivity traditionally upheld in Western literature, while also prompting readers to reflect on their own roles as interpreters and consumers of such stories, particularly those involving the suffering of others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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50. Beyond the Novel: Satire in Eastern Europe and Volodymyr Rafeyenko's Mondegreen (2019).
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Bekhta, Natalya
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SATIRE , *UKRAINIAN fiction , *LITERATURE - Abstract
This essay's theoretical goal is to examine the possibilities of conceptualizing literary cultures of Eastern Europe as a world-literary region in its own right. This region, formerly part of the so-called "Second World," has virtually disappeared from the comparative literary scene after the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1990s. At the same time, the end of the Cold War coincided with the renewal of the debates about "world literature," where the old opposition between "West" and "East" has been redrawn along the lines of "North" and "South." This article focuses on a particular case in-between – Eastern Europe – as it takes on the double issue of "internal Orientalism" within Europe and the homogenizing effects of the privileged status of the novel in world-literary theory today. I draw on contemporary Ukrainian fiction to critique what I term a homogeneric vision of the contemporary world-literary field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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