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TESOL studies conducted by and with predominantly western male native English-speaking teachers working in Japan’s higher education have revealed that these visible foreigners are assigned to the symbolically international but practically peripheral role of fabricating institutions as the site of culturally diverse communities. This chapter examine...

The present paper provides an overview of the inaugural edition of the Festival for Architecture Schools of Tomorrow (FAST), held in Timișoara in 2023, with particular emphasis on its section dedicated to #activation. The authors' involvement is presented in their roles as members of the research team of teachers, as well as coordinators and partic...

The 2024 general elections triggered an unprecedented shift in the Portuguese party system. The radical right skyrocketed from 12 to 50 MPs precisely as the country celebrated 50 years since the overthrow of a right-wing dictatorship. Corruption scandals prompted snap elections, but the main parties experienced some of their worst results in histor...

This entry explores the phenomenon of fictional populism-individuals creating and performing made-up characters to run in real-life elections, employing satire to critique politics. The concept is connected to celebrity populism, blending attractive elements of populism with popular style and celebrity politics. Using the illustrative cases, it is...

Cambodian education began as soon as people settled in this region during the prehistoric period. Making tools out of wood, bamboo, horn, stone, and other materials, prehistoric men in Cambodia showed that they were skillful at dealing with a range of materials. Prehistoric stone tool sizes and types changed over time, reflecting the evolution of p...

Immerse yourself in the groundbreaking exploration of diversity and representation in music videos with Audiovisual Alterity. This new research delves into the portrayal of marginalized and subaltern groups across a rich tapestry of genres of popular music, tracing the evolution of inclusivity and disenfranchisement in music videos from the 1950s t...

The celebrated story Táin Bó Cúailnge survives in several medieval manuscripts, and is notable for its epic scale and multiplicity of characters as well as for its topographic and toponymic detail. This paper presents nineteen instances of route-lore as preserved in local history and folklore sources, each of which provides additional detail on the...

This study aims to examine the news coverage provided by Google News across five Ibero-American countries, including three from Latin America and two from Europe: Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Portugal, and Spain. The main focus is to highlight the differences and similarities in news presentation within diverse contexts, evaluating the presence and di...

This study was conducted with the aim of finding out the relationship between self-control and celebrity worship in early adult women who are K-Pop fans. Korean popular music culture, or better known as 'K-pop' has become a phenomenon that is able to attract many fans or what is also commonly called 'fans' or fans from all over the world, including...

p>Blockout 2024, a social media mobilization campaign, gained traction in response to celebrities’ and powerful people’s silence following the Met Gala in New York. Users who have remained silent or unconcerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza are encouraged to block influencers’ accounts. The review seeks to investigate the Blockout 2024 p...

Lecturer in Department of Apparel Design and Technology-Faculty of applied arts-Benha University-Egypt. doaa.ahmed@fapa.bu.edu.eg Abstract: Applying artificial intelligence (AI) in designing clothing inspired by desert environments using recycled polyester from plastic waste involves using advanced algorithms to create innovative fashion pieces...

Facial reconstruction, or facial approximation, is an essential problem in a criminal investigation involving reconstructing a victim's face from his skull to determine the victim's identification at a crime scene. Facial approximation plays a crucial part when there is a lack of clues with investigators. Investigators utilize facial approximation...

This chapter describes the rationale of the edited collection, connecting it to the Italian research project it stems from. Building on previous theoretical understandings of actorship and on literature on Italian actors, and showcasing the main methods to survey the subject, i.e., performance studies, celebrity studies, and production studies. It...

In the special issue of Bianco e Nero dedicated to Italian stardom, Italy is defined as “the country of the antidivi.” This chapter, through the case study of the young Italian actress Matilda de Angelis, questions that statement. De Angelis’ career shows instead an attitude toward showbusiness that is fully in line with international artistic and...

Several female actresses have begun to diversify both their roles and the ways in which celebrities are experienced, the latter being mainly attributable to social media and direct contact with their fans. Drawing on the work of Tasker, who argues that the female performer is repeatedly framed within an opposition between her body as spectacle and...

An icon of Mediterranean femininity, an archetype of authentic romanità, an eroticized body, a symbol of heteronormative sexuality, an authoritative and comforting maternal figure, and a nostalgic embodiment of the Roman actress from the golden age of Italian cinema, Sabrina Ferilli is not simply an actress, but also a recognized star. The celebrit...

Benedetta Porcaroli is a new kind of star in Italy, perhaps the first youth star to come to international prominence through a Netflix streaming platform production (i.e., teen TV series Baby, 2018 to 2020), who has consolidated a cinematic career in Italian quality cinema, in part during the COVID-19 pandemic. This chapter considers how her use of...

This research aims to analyze impoliteness strategies found in the Instagram comments of Jennie, a famous celebrity. The study employs a discourse analysis approach to identify and categorize various impoliteness strategies that may appear in these comments. Research data were collected from comments posted on Jennie's Instagram posts within a spec...

With there being so many compromises necessary to mainstream veganism in a deeply speciesist society, how has the scholar-activist community negotiated its commitment social justice for Nonhuman Animals? Giraud’s Veganism: Politics, Practice and Theory examines these emerging conflicts at a historical point in which the cultural and political expan...

On January 15, 2022, Margherita Buy turned 60 years old. This celebration often entails an evaluation of ageing stars’ past and present careers in the media. By looking at accounts of Buy’s 60th birthday in Italian online periodicals, this chapter argues that her prestige is constructed by referring to both extraordinary—Buy’s status as one of the...

The study aimed to explore the factors contributing to the decline of the Animere language in Ghana by delving into its historical context, linguistic features, cultural significance, and the broader socio-economic dynamics at play. Employing a qualitative research design, the study conducted in-depth interviews with ten respondents from the Animer...

This chapter examines the well-known Italian actor Alessandro Borghi through the lens of his social media persona. It considers some of the theoretical and methodological issues raised by Borghi’s use of social media, particularly Instagram. It analyses him as a figure who uses social media to negotiate questions of intimacy and fan access, self-br...

The work of Coco Rebecca Edogamhe (born 2001) is unique and relevant case study due to three interdependent factors: her young age and short acting experience, which allow us to observe the construction of professional narratives and practices from scratch; her debut in a leading role without prior acting training, which led her to interpret the se...

This manifesto critically examines the unfolding integration of Generative AI (GenAI), chatbots, and algorithms into higher education, using a collective and thoughtful approach to navigate the future of teaching and learning. GenAI, while celebrated for its potential to personalize learning, enhance efficiency, and expand educational accessibility...

The purpose of the study is to assess the impact of expenditure practices during festivities and various social ceremonies on the financial anxiety of the rural poor. Based on the study’s findings, a social work intervention was proposed to combat the financial anxiety arising due to the unregulated spending patterns of rural households. For the pr...

In filtration 1 of the Adams spectral sequence, using secondary cohomology operations, Adams (Ann. Math. (2) 72:20–104 1960) computed the differentials on the classes \(h_{j}\), resolving the Hopf invariant one problem. In Adams filtration 2, using equivariant and chromatic homotopy theory, Hill–Hopkins–Ravenel (Ann. Math. (2) 184(1):1–262 2016) pr...

Among the classroom responsive strategies, tactical ignoring and positive correction have been rated highly effective in schools. Ofsted (2014) supports the use of tactical ignoring for minor low-level behaviour, while the DfE (2022) endorses the use of positive correction as an impactful measure because it addresses student behaviour in a way that...

This collection captures the innovative spirit of today’s academics, researchers, and students—termed "Scrolling Scholars"—who actively engage with digital platforms to exchange ideas, stay current on scholarly trends, and challenge traditional learning methods. By blending the rigor of academic discourse with the immediacy of social media, these s...

This study applies critical discourse analysis (CDA) to Alphaville’s iconic song “Forever Young,” exploring how its lyrics have been recontextualized in contemporary social media trends. Recently, the song has gained popularity as a background for posts that honor deceased loved ones, celebrate moments of happiness, and highlight the contrast betwe...

In Ibadan, about 12.6 percent of the total population undertook special trip to recreation centres or zoological gardens, undertaken such trips results in substantial economy expenditure, it has been observed that the local businesses have made efforts to satisfy the demand of visitors to recreation centres in Ibadan, especially during the time of...

In the history of the “Danubian Neolithic” society, monumental ceremonial centers appeared around 4800 BCE and lost their importance around 300 years later. Among them, one of the most distinctive forms are rondels. However, it is worth remembering the contemporary Rosheim-type circles and Passy-type tombs. The name “rondels” refers to the currentl...

This research investigates the moderating effect of celebrity CEOs on the relationship between corporate sustainability and firm value. A quantitative approach was utilized, analyzing data from 51 companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange from 2014 to 2021 using regression analysis. While prior studies have explored the individual effects of...

On the tenth anniversary of his passing and the hundredth anniversary of his birth, this article honours Josué A. Núñez (1924–2014), a pioneering Argentine biologist remembered for his groundbreaking work in insect physiology and behaviour. Núñez’s seminal papers are recognized for their rigorous experimentation and his skill in crafting instrument...

On January 2021 Brazil kicked off its nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign. Former President Jair Bolsonaro argued that scientists and the media were hyping the seriousness of a virus that took the lives of over 700,000 Brazilians. In this article, we discuss a case study in which different forms of figurative language are employed by a comedia...

Women’s submissions to husbands are an accepted phenomenon in Africa and across the globe. The triad, Indigenous cultures, African Traditional Religions (ATR) and Christianity are the sources and shapes of theologies of women’s submission. Whenever cultural practices and religious theologies go hand in hand, people tend to regard such practices as...

A list of this decade's most prominent names in ageing research would undoubtedly include many women who have led the field in recent years. While the field, and science in general, still have far to go in achieving gender parity in opportunities and recognition, we can celebrate the progress made to date. However, the longer ‘history of the field’...

In this Special Issue, we celebrate a giant of cardiovascular pharmacology, Professor Akira Endo, on the occasion of his 90th birthday [...]

Scaled Relative Graphs (SRGs) provide a novel graphical frequency-domain method for the analysis of nonlinear systems. However, we show that the current SRG analysis suffers from some pitfalls that limit its applicability in analysing practical nonlinear systems. We overcome these pitfalls by modifying the SRG of a linear time invariant operator, c...

This was a presentation titled 'The Buddhist Art of Awakening' presented at Leeds Beckett University 27.11.24 to celebrate the reception of the 'Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts' from Fo Guang Shan, Buddha's Light International Association.

In contemporary business practices, it is imperative for organizations to devise a comprehensive brand communication strategy that incorporates diverse techniques, including leveraging the influence of celebrities, utilizing lesser-known models, and even employing nonhuman message sources, such as graphical representations. The absence of agreement...

Multilingual Pedagogies for Early Years This book offers an in-depth look at early years education, recognizing the pivotal role of early education in shaping individual development. The central argument of this collective work is that multilingual pedagogies are not only beneficial but essential for promoting holistic learning experiences during a...

The Northern European coasts are home to a network of historic maritime cities, once united under the banner of the Hanseatic League. These cities, historically celebrated for their advanced trade networks, cultural openness, and built prosperity, have long been symbols of a thriving and resilient maritime culture. However, in recent decades, these...

This editorial celebrates the launch of the journal Natural History Collections and Museomics and outlines its primary goals: to serve as a platform for exploring the roles and functions of natural history museums, addressing their opportunities and challenges, and investigating the applications of the scientific collections they curate. The collec...

In contemporary business practices, it is imperative for organizations to devise a comprehensive brand communication strategy that incorporates diverse techniques, including leveraging the influence of celebrities, utilizing lesser-known models, and even employing nonhuman message sources, such as graphical representations. The absence of agreement...

This book presents the proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Advances in Environmental Sustainability, Energy and Earth Science (AESEE-2024), held on March 14 - 16, in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, India. The conference offers a platform to discuss frontier areas of research and disseminate scientific information in the fields of environm...

The ethical debate on the moral consideration of non-human animals (hereafter animals) is currently centred on the evidence of sentience in these individuals. Legal protection for vertebrates and cephalopods (and decapods in the UK) has resulted from the recognition of sentience in these animals. Although one should celebrate the significant advanc...

Contemporary celebrity culture embodies a dissonant tension between a want to end the concept of “the closet” and the social demand to “come out” and a hypervigilant culture of digital surveillance via social media that looks for traces of out-ness. Such that during a recent red carpet interview Billie Eilish describes how she did come out, need no...

Klutsis worked in a variety of experimental media. He liked to use propaganda as a sign or revolutionary background image. His first project of note, in 1922, was a series of semi-portable multimedia agitprop kiosks to be installed on the streets of Moscow, integrating "radio-orators", film screens, and newsprint displays, all to celebrate the fift...

Socio-religious values in a tradition play an important role in people's lives providing insight into the impact of globalization on cultural values in society. Although the existing literature mostly discusses various socio-cultural values in Indonesia, this article specifically focuses on the socio-religious values embedded in the gawe mensajiq t...

Plants, People, Planet provides a forum for innovative research at the intersection of plants, society and the planet. We are particularly keen to publish studies that generate societal impact and address global issues with plant‐focused solutions. Since 2022, we have been celebrating societal impact at Plants, People, Planet by showcasing articles...

This paper is inspired by cutting-edge advancements in chaos theory, fractional calculus, and fixed point theory, which together provide a powerful framework for examining the dynamics of complex systems. At the heart of our research is the fractional-order Dadras–Momeni chaotic system, a pivotal model in chaos theory celebrated for its intricate,...

KUHES SRC ELECTIONS RESULTS OUT - GETSI WINS THE TOP MOST JOB 1. Pharmacy gets back the top most job after years of drought. 2. In the capital Lilongwe, Youngster Gwedeza comfortably wins the SRC 2 post. 3. Chawa Chaulele Kajipenjere wins the SRC 3 post (Second Vice President - KAMEZA CAMPUS) in a heavily contested race, defeating three other cand...

We consider a 2-player permutation game inspired by the celebrated Erd\H{o}s-Szekeres Theorem. The game depends on two positive integer parameters $a$ and $b$ and we determine the winner and give a winning strategy when $a \geq b$ and $b \in \left\{2,3,4,5\right\}$.

This study focuses on TikTok and Kuaishou platforms. Through quantitative analysis and case study methods, it analyzes the transmission law and influence mechanism of social fake news in different user groups. The transmission law refers to the patterns and dynamics of how fake news spreads within and across different user groups. First, this paper...

This study applies Mikhail Bakhtin's concepts of carnivalesque to the select novels of Khaled Hosseini, namely, The Kite Runner, A Thousand Splendid Suns, and And the Mountains Echoed. The theoretical framework of carnivalesque is based on the chaotic festivities of carnivals, during which reversal is celebrated. The understanding of carnivalesque...

Background X (formerly Twitter) is a unique social medium where many famous people and health institutions post and interact with casual users. We aimed to explore reactions to tweets about obesity and weight loss from accounts representing celebrities, politicians, sportsmen, and health authorities. Methods We collected tweets from n = 2444 X pro...

The joy of youth is all about feeling free, empowered, and connected, and as they grow older, they realize how precious those moments are. They used to think that old age was far away, but it sneaks up on them faster than expected. They understand that being older is not what they thought it would be. Despite the challenges young people face, like...

In Landau’s celebrated Fermi liquid theory, electrons in a metal obey the Wiedemann–Franz law at the lowest temperatures. This law states that electron heat and charge transport are linked by a constant L0, i.e., the Sommerfeld value of the Lorenz number (L). Such relation can be violated at elevated temperatures where the abundant inelastic scatte...

The article discusses the importance of differentiated instruction in music teaching and learning, emphasizing its role in fostering inclusivity and meeting the diverse needs of students. Drawing from personal teaching experiences, the author highlights how traditional, uniform teaching methods often neglect students’ varied readiness levels, learn...

In celebrating the 20th anniversary of the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (IJETHE), previously known as the Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento (RUSC), it is timely to reflect upon the shape and depth of educational technology research as it has appeared within the journal, in order to understand...

Day of Mourning Perspective on Native American Heritage Month. Seeing facts through smoke and mirrors... How federal "Native American Heritage" proclamations celebrate and hide American domination of Original Peoples. "Nation-to-nation relationship" and "tribal self-determination" are used as code words for US domination of Native Nation Lands and...

Germany's criminalisation of Palestine-solidarity intensified further after the7 October 2023 attack. Given Germany's historical responsibility for the Holocaust and its commitment to reconcile this history, many attribute Germany's relation to Israel to that of historical guilt. Considering the event cancellations of academics, artists and activis...

Existing Large Multimodal Models (LMMs) generally focus on only a few regions and languages. As LMMs continue to improve, it is increasingly important to ensure they understand cultural contexts, respect local sensitivities, and support low-resource languages, all while effectively integrating corresponding visual cues. In pursuit of culturally div...

Unconventional high‐temperature superconductivity has long been a captivating puzzle in condensed matter physics. The 1987 Nobel Prize in Physics celebrated the discovery of high‐temperature superconductivity in copper oxide ceramics. Nearly four decades later, a broad class of high‐temperature superconducting oxides has yet to be demonstrated, and...

Ashura celebrations not only reflect spiritual aspects, but also represent the cultural entity of society as a whole. Ashura celebrations involve local religious and cultural values that interact and adapt to each other. This research aims to determine the lexicon of names and cultural meanings of Ashura celebrations in Serang City, Banten Province...

India's social, cultural, and economic diversity creates a complex yet captivating landscape that significantly shapes its national identity. Socially, India is defined by its multitude of ethnic identities, religious beliefs, and linguistic variations, all of which contribute to a rich tapestry of communal life. With a population exceeding 1.3 bil...

The use of asbestos, once celebrated for its versatility and fire-resistant properties, has left a lasting legacy of environmental degradation and public health risks. This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the environmental impacts and health risks associated with asbestos, highlighting its widespread use, environmental persistence, and...

In this paper we provide a detailed study on effective versions of the celebrated Bilu's equidistribution theorem for Galois orbits of sequences of points of small height in the $N$-dimensional algebraic torus, identifying the qualitative dependence of the convergence in terms of the regularity of the test functions considered. We develop a general...

One of the major achievements of UNCLOS—there are many—is the establishment of a mandatory system for the settlement of maritime disputes. Since we are celebrating UNCLOS let me briefly mention some of the important issues, which distinguishes this regime from previous ones.

Kurt Gödel (1906–1978) was an eminent Austrian logician, mathematician, and philosopher, renowned for his groundbreaking work in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics. His most celebrated contributions include Gödel's incompleteness theorems, which have profound implications not only for mathematics but also for philosophy and our u...

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s early intellectual engagement with Islamic culture and Persian literature is well-documented. His library houses work by renowned Persian poets like Hafiz, Sadi, Rumi, and Khayyam. The influence of Persian literary tradition is discernible throughout The Sorrows of Young Werther. Although numerous studies have probed th...

The Hungarian–Chinese Bilingual Primary and Secondary School celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2024. The aim of this study is to provide an overview of the changes that the institution has undergone over this period and the major milestones it has reached. The study briefly summarises the organisational structure of Chinese language education at t...

La subjetividad y las múltiples realidades son conceptos profundamente enraizados en cómo los seres humanos experimentan y comprenden el mundo. Desde la filosofía clásica hasta las ciencias sociales y la tecnología contemporánea, estas ideas han evolucionado para abarcar dimensiones de percepción, interpretación y construcción de lo real. Este ensa...

In 1914, Ramanujan presented a collection of 17 elegant and rapidly converging formulae for $\pi$. Among these, one of the most celebrated is the following series: \[\frac{1}{\pi}=\frac{2\sqrt{2}}{9801}\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\frac{26390n+1103}{\left(n!\right)^4}\cdot \frac{\left(4n\right)!}{396^{4n}}\] In this paper, we give a proof of this classic for...

The practice of Qur’an memorization, initiated by Prophet Muhammad and his Companions, has been perpetuated by Muslims across generations to harness its numerous spiritual and intellectual benefits. Today, Qur’an memorization has evolved to include global competitions that test and celebrate proficiency among Muslims. Despite both genders participa...

Social commerce has a strategic role in the sustainability of corporate brands. It has been discovered that little or no attention has been given to the cost-reduction strategy of social commerce to sustain corporate brands. Social commerce presents a three-way cost reduction (for manufacturers, members of trade, and consumers) to sustain brand per...

Domestic violence is a timeless topic which has been even in the legislative discourse. This paper analyses the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act, No.34 of 2005 in light of two feminist theories, namely, liberal feminism and third world feminism. Even though one may celebrate the incorporation of the above Act, it is problematic to what extent th...

Social commerce has a strategic role in the sustainability of corporate brands. It has been discovered that little or no attention has been given to the cost-reduction strategy of social commerce to sustain corporate brands. Social commerce presents a three-way cost reduction (for manufacturers, members of trade, and consumers) to sustain brand per...

This essay celebrates the five decades of the publication of the book The Discourse on Language by Michel Foucault, reflecting on its repercussion among the social sciences and on its uses in the field of language, mainly in the analysis of the French line discourse. Therefore, this is a critical retrospective whose analysis begins with the intervi...

This article explores and debates the imitation concept that has dominated Turkic poetry in general. Various hypotheses are given on the impulses that forced Turkish writers of the 15th and 17th centuries to recreate Persian poetry. The article summarises the research Aspects of poetic imitation in 15th-17th century Turkish romances. The case of th...

Introduction Extensive literature has investigated the prenatal risk factors of developmental delay in children, with evidence highlighting the impact of prenatal health, mental health, and behavioural factors. While a deficit discourse has underscored Indigenous health research and policies, strengths-based approaches provide an opportunity to ref...

A fundamental ability for us is to identify and distinguish with others, known as the self, whose neural substrate is hard to identify by external self-related stimuli because of possible interference from internal self-related states of both body and brain. Using the same stimuli, we ruled out this dilemma by manipulating human subjects performing...

The way monuments hold sway seem stable and predictable, yet their ‘meanings’ migrate and their traditionally accepted roles shift. In South Africa there are monuments that commemorate achievements once considered laudable, that have become symbols of oppressive systems. The challenge facing the current generation is to make sense of these monument...

In the spring of 2019, during preparations for the grand Iranian celebration of Nowruz, a massive flash flood struck “Darvazeh Quarn” in Shiraz, Iran. The flood was triggered by the diversion of a river from its natural course and the inadequate capacity of the drainage channel designed to handle floodwaters at the entrance of Shiraz City. Conseque...

This article explores the philosophical complexities of self-reflection and the representation of one's essence through art, drawing from Giovanni Boccaccio's 1361–1362 manuscript "De Mulieribus Claris" (Concerning Famous Women). Boccaccio’s depiction of the ancient Roman artist, Marcia, offers a lens through which we can examine questions of natur...

Lithium metal batteries, celebrated for their exceptional energy density, are promising for advanced energy storage. Nevertheless, the dynamic deformation of lithium metal during cycling often leads to the unchecked proliferation of lithium dendrites, compromising the solid electrolyte interface. This not only deteriorates cycle stability but also...

The concerns of power and recognition regarding international students’ experiences are largely absent from the literature, with a discourse of social inclusion framing the focus. Social inclusion within an economically centred view of international education ignores issues of ‘difference’ and celebrates ‘diversity’ as a key aspect. Such an approac...

Internationalization at a distance (IaD) has been loosely defined as distance education across borders or the international mobility of knowledge without human mobility. It is largely celebrated, for example, for its potential to improve global education access and mitigate environmental harm. However, this depoliticized positioning risks overlooki...

While Egypt celebrates her enviable feat, the broader global fight against malaria saunters on. The introduction of the Oxford-R-21 vaccine into countries like Nigeria represents another vital step forward towards sounding a death knell for malaria. However, there is more to becoming malaria-free. The status must be rigorously and meticulously guar...

This article scrutinizes public contestations over Black history during 1963's Emancipation Centennial. Specifically, it investigates how the Kennedy administration censored the historian John Hope Franklin's drafts for the chief commemorative effort Freedom to the Free , a history of civil rights since 1863. Reflecting the hubris of mid-twentieth-...

Harvesting hundreds of billions of views, the hashtag #BookTok on TikTok is currently having a global impact on the production, distribution and reception of literature. This article assesses the academic research conducted thus far on this online literary phenomenon. It differentiates among three directions in the research: (1) BookTok as a specif...

This article explores three novels by Chilean author Hernán Rivera Letelier—La Reina Isabel cantaba rancheras (1994), Los trenes se van al purgatorio (2000), and Santa María de las flores negras (2002)—and how they document the metaphorical fault lines of a national imaginary that celebrates the idea of Chilean republicanism, modernity, and progres...

We prove a refined version of the celebrated Lusin type theorem for gradients by Alberti, stating that any Borel vector field $f$ coincides with the gradient of a $C^1$ function $g$, outside a set $E$ of arbitrarily small Lebesgue measure. We replace the Lebesgue measure with any Radon measure $\mu$, and we obtain that the estimate on the $L^p$ nor...

This research examines the dynamics of the Salafism movement in Indonesia. Built on the doctrine of Islamic purification, Salafism has evolved into political and social movements with various forms, such as puritan Salafi, haraki, and jihadi. The study highlights the development of the Salafi movement in Indonesia and its contestation with mainstre...