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Your Death And Me, Norah Mayer Oct 2024

Your Death And Me, Norah Mayer

Calliope

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To The Man In The Garbage Truck With The Brick Colored Phone Case, Norah Mayer Oct 2024

To The Man In The Garbage Truck With The Brick Colored Phone Case, Norah Mayer

Calliope

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Paper And Pen, Nya Feinstein Oct 2024

Paper And Pen, Nya Feinstein

Calliope

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1-407-123-4567, Michael Duong Oct 2024

1-407-123-4567, Michael Duong

Calliope

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I Left Your Flowers On Your Windowsill, Michael Duong Oct 2024

I Left Your Flowers On Your Windowsill, Michael Duong

Calliope

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The Way We Call Each Other When Someone Dies, Emily Brannon Oct 2024

The Way We Call Each Other When Someone Dies, Emily Brannon

Calliope

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Readers Oct 2024

Readers

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Editorial Staff Oct 2024

Editorial Staff

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Table Of Contents Oct 2024

Table Of Contents

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Acknowledgments Oct 2024

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Full Issue Oct 2024

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Configuration Management Strategy, Raghav Aggarwal, Anishek Agarwal Oct 2024

Configuration Management Strategy, Raghav Aggarwal, Anishek Agarwal

Defensive Publications Series

The present disclosure provides a system and method for implementing a configuration management strategy during product migration/system version upgrades. The method involves creating a new cluster level (admin controlled) configuration, named locked list, that contains other configuration key as the value. After creation of the list, this locked list is populated with the configuration keys that admin wants control. Then, the code base is checked-in where runtime configuration is set. A checker is added to skip whenever a config whose key matches with the locked list value. For example, checker does not perform anything and just return if a match …


Reward Reactions And Badging In Enterprise Social Media, Paul Moody, Fatimah Richmond Oct 2024

Reward Reactions And Badging In Enterprise Social Media, Paul Moody, Fatimah Richmond

Defensive Publications Series

Currently, in shared media platforms within enterprises, it is difficult for employees to identify cultural values through visible rewards and to recognize and reward behavior tied to such values. This disclosure describes software techniques that enable employees of an organization to apply reward reactions to media content items within private, shared-media platforms within the organization. Some examples of shared media platforms include social media, chat rooms, file stores, shared document repositories, team spaces, etc. Per the techniques, employees are granted a certain number and type of reward reactions that they can apply towards media items created by other employees or …


Biocontrol Of Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium Castaneum (Herbst) In Stored Wheat Using Entomopathogenic Fungi, Sahand Kamal Khidr, Waran N. Abdullah Agha, Qasim Abdullah Marzani Oct 2024

Biocontrol Of Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium Castaneum (Herbst) In Stored Wheat Using Entomopathogenic Fungi, Sahand Kamal Khidr, Waran N. Abdullah Agha, Qasim Abdullah Marzani

Polytechnic Journal

This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of four entomopathogenic fungi against the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) as an alternative to chemical pesticides. The adult stage inside stored wheat was subjected to different concentrations of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo), Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch), Verticillium lecanii (Zimmerman), and Paecilomyces ilacinus (Thoms) in either Petri-plates at 7, 15 and 22 days or bag storage at 20, 40 and 60 days exposure times. The first experiment indicated that V. lecanii achieved maximum mortality (58.89 and 57.5%) via interaction with the highest dose of 0.748 × 107 and maximum exposure time of 22 …


Humanity Facing An Overpowering And Devastating Nature: Towards A New Concept Of The Environment In Laurent Gaudé'S "Ouragan", Hala Chamata Oct 2024

Humanity Facing An Overpowering And Devastating Nature: Towards A New Concept Of The Environment In Laurent Gaudé'S "Ouragan", Hala Chamata

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Traumatic disasters, in various forms, are an integral part of our daily lives. In 2005, New Orleans was severely affected by Hurricane Katrina, leaving indelible traces of destruction. Currently, climate change significantly increases the risk of hurricanes for New Orleans, and preparation for climate change remains insufficient, even within prosperous nations such as the United States. In this context, literature assumes crucial importance by providing a powerful means of raising awareness about environmental challenges. "Ouragan", Laurent Gaudé's polyphonic novel, addresses environmental issues through the portrayal of Hurricane Katrina. It explores social and climate injustices faced by the most vulnerable in …


Art And Climate : A Creative Awareness, Michel Abou Khalil Oct 2024

Art And Climate : A Creative Awareness, Michel Abou Khalil

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

The growing engagement of artists with ecological challenges is a significant trend in the Anthropocene era. Most often, some of them feel driven by a sense of responsibility regarding the impact of industry and consumer society on the environment. Their commitment becomes a form of activism, mobilization or even a simple commercial niche to exploit. By observing this enthusiasm in the art world for environmental issues, we can ask ourselves the following questions: despite their sometimes lack of in-depth knowledge, where does the role of artists begin and end in this complex universe? Does their commitment have real power to …


Climate Changes And Their Psychological And Social Repercussions Among A Sample Of Residents Of Akkar Governorate, Layal Al Rifai Oct 2024

Climate Changes And Their Psychological And Social Repercussions Among A Sample Of Residents Of Akkar Governorate, Layal Al Rifai

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

The study aimed to know the psychological and social repercussions of climate change among a sample of residents of Akkar Governorate in northern Lebanon in light of the variables of gender, economic status, and age group. The study adopted the descriptive analytical approach using the questionnaire as a tool for collecting data and information. The sample numbered 380 individuals, distributed according to the variables of gender, economic status, and age group, and they were chosen randomly. The sample members, residents of Akkar Governorate, feel a moderate degree of environmental anxiety and the psychological repercussions of environmental changes. The results showed …


Nature Fears Emptiness : An Analytical Reading Of Emotional Emptiness, Mariange Merhi Oct 2024

Nature Fears Emptiness : An Analytical Reading Of Emotional Emptiness, Mariange Merhi

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Nature does things well, but sometimes it takes crooked paths... In psychoanalysis, the role of the psychoanalyst, as of any other therapist, is not only to set clinical goals, to understand the psychic work of the patient and to accompany him in his self-discovery. Above all, it is supposed to manage the internal conflicts of the suffering subject. To do this, he seeks to shed light on his unconscious journey and detect the vagaries of his psychic functioning. He try to act on his commitment, motivation and adherence to the values of the society in which he lives, without hindering …


The Impact Of Cold Weather On Mood And Cognitive Styles Among A Sample Of Residents Of The Coastal Area Of ​​Tripoli, Wissal Halabi Oct 2024

The Impact Of Cold Weather On Mood And Cognitive Styles Among A Sample Of Residents Of The Coastal Area Of ​​Tripoli, Wissal Halabi

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

The study aimed to investigate the impact of weather coldness on mood and cognitive styles among a sample of coastal area residents in Tripoli and a sample of residents from the mountainous region in Sir Al-Dinniyah area, Northern Lebanon. The sample consisted of 400 participants from the coastal area and 400 from the mountainous area, equally divided by gender (males, females). The study followed an analytical descriptive approach, utilizing the Positive Thinking Scale and the Mood State Scale after confirming their socio-metric characteristics. The statistical results revealed significant differences between the average scores of the population in the coastal areas …


Reconnexion With Nature And Solidarity, Two Major Keys In The Fight Against Climate Cataclysm In C’Est Le Monde A L’Envers By Nicolas Vanier, Hanane Abou Nasser Eddine Oct 2024

Reconnexion With Nature And Solidarity, Two Major Keys In The Fight Against Climate Cataclysm In C’Est Le Monde A L’Envers By Nicolas Vanier, Hanane Abou Nasser Eddine

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

This study invites us to reflect on our modern lives where the dramatic consequences of global warming are manifesting on a planetary scale: droughts and famines, massive migrations, oil shortages and soaring prices, economic crises and conflicts, etc. . In this novel, the author pushes us to question the absurdity of our production, our dependence on the economy and our mode of consumption. It nevertheless highlights the moral values which make us capable of reaching a livable future. The story takes place at a time when all the social, climate, ecological and migrant crises that were brewing for years suddenly …


The Role Of Climate Security Content On Instagram In Changing The Lifestyle Of Lebanese Society, Mariam Mohamad Hussein Oct 2024

The Role Of Climate Security Content On Instagram In Changing The Lifestyle Of Lebanese Society, Mariam Mohamad Hussein

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

This study aimed to reveal the extent of Lebanese society’s interest in environmental affairs and the Instagram platform’s audience’s uses of environmental pages, in order to shed light on the extent to which environmental content on Instagram contributes to changing individuals’ lifestyle and identify the most prominent changes related to a lifestyle that contributes to confronting climate change. This study is a descriptive research utilizing a sample survey. The questionnaire tool was employed to gather data from a random sample of 400 individuals from the Lebanese community. The sample was selected based on a quota sample considering the place of …


Climate Change And Its Impact On Migration, Rama Aziz Darraz Oct 2024

Climate Change And Its Impact On Migration, Rama Aziz Darraz

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Throughout history, people have been forced to leave their lands due to scarcity of resources or conflict About scarce resources. Migration, or population movement in general, is part of human history It is considered an important adaptation mechanism, and what is new in this matter is the possibility of massive population movements as a result Chronic factors such as desertification and large-scale depletion of resources, or as a result of critical events e.g Drought, floods, hurricanes, and potential marine floods resulting from the earthquake Earth or volcanic eruption. Due to increasing awareness about the role and speed of global warming, …


Climate Change And Its Impact On Heritage, Mohamad Ali Al-Kouzi Oct 2024

Climate Change And Its Impact On Heritage, Mohamad Ali Al-Kouzi

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

The purpose of this research is to find out the effects of climate change: Knowing the effects of harsh climatic features, high temperatures, heavy rains, climatic conditions and their repercussions. On heritage, which is linked to the tangible history of effects and ideas, and if it reduces gas emissions Greenhouse prelude As climate change declines and heads towards environmental catastrophe, most countries are static The planet is exerting double energies to reduce this pollution and spread renewable energy to replace the generated energy By traditional methods. If the increasing interest in the field of environmental preservation has become clear in …


Climate Change: An Alarm Raised By Marguerite Yourcenar In Souvenirs Pieux And Its Psychological Répercussions, Yvette Nasr Oct 2024

Climate Change: An Alarm Raised By Marguerite Yourcenar In Souvenirs Pieux And Its Psychological Répercussions, Yvette Nasr

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

An alarming situation Although climate change is a natural element, it does not pass without impacting man in all his dimensions, man being part of the ecosystem. Food is becoming increasingly unhealthy according to FAO, which calls for sustainable diets that respect biodiversity, thus making it possible to optimize natural resources. (FAO, Biodiversity and sustainable diets, 2010) Socially, increasingly desertic, the climate contributes to leaving the land to go to the city. However, another much more subtle dimension of man is affected: the psychological one. Research areas Psychology shows the adverse effects of climate change on human behavior in terms …


Impact Of Global Warming On The Mental Health And Social Aspect Of Human Beings., Emilie Chammas Fiani Oct 2024

Impact Of Global Warming On The Mental Health And Social Aspect Of Human Beings., Emilie Chammas Fiani

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Climate change, generally involving slow and gradual changes in the environment, including rising temperatures, presents a considerable impact not only on the ecosystem, but also on society and the mental health of human beings, such as communication and human relationships as well as negative emotion, stress, anxiety and depression... Indeed, rising temperatures lead to serious social and psychological impacts, especially among people already suffering from mental problems, particularly psychosis, or suffering from dementia or even addiction, who risk falling into illness or even dying during intense heat waves. In addition, beyond depression or stress, the functioning of our brain and …


Climate And Catastrophe In "The Shipwrecked Of The Deluge" By Christian Labori, Mireille El Hajjar Oct 2024

Climate And Catastrophe In "The Shipwrecked Of The Deluge" By Christian Labori, Mireille El Hajjar

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Climate change is one of the most pressing and complex challenges humanity faces today. Over the decades, our planet has undergone significant climate transformations, largely attributed to human activity. Massive emissions of greenhouse gases, unchecked deforestation, and other anthropogenic practices have disrupted the delicate balance of our climate, resulting in disastrous consequences on a global scale. Signs of climate change are increasingly evident, with extreme weather events, rising sea levels, changes in precipitation patterns, and alterations to ecosystems. These impacts affect all regions of the globe, threatening food security, biodiversity, water resources, and human health. Thus, the need to take …


Climate Change Crisis And Mental Health: A Comprehensive Review And Future Directions, Faten Iskafi Oct 2024

Climate Change Crisis And Mental Health: A Comprehensive Review And Future Directions, Faten Iskafi

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

The impact of climate change on mental health emerges as a significant global concern. This study conducts a comprehensive examination of existing resources and literature, aiming to elucidate ongoing research endeavors focused on comprehending the impact of climate change on mental health. By synthesizing findings from a variety of studies, we shed light on the intricate pathways through which climate change exacerbates psychosocial stressors, thereby contributing to challenges in mental health. Moreover, we delve into the methodological approaches utilized in current research and suggest potential directions for future investigation. Additionally, recent findings from studies conducted in different regions are presented, …


Of Ecological Identity In Literature Humus By Gaspard Koenig, Christelle Stephan Hayek Oct 2024

Of Ecological Identity In Literature Humus By Gaspard Koenig, Christelle Stephan Hayek

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

« In 1978, William Rueckert, retired professor of English and American literature at the State University of New York at Geneseo, published an article entitled "Literature and Ecology. An Experiment in Ecocriticism" where the word ecocriticism was used for the first time. » (Posthumus, 2017, p. 161) This is how appeared a discipline which, over the decades, has gained in insight and relevance, and whose true theoretical foundations were finally laid by Professor Lawrence Buell, in his work The Environmental Imagination, published in 1995. At a time when one of the most crucial issues is climate change mainly due to …


“A New World And A New Society Challenged By A Problematic Character In La Compagnie Des Glaces By G.J. Arnaud”, Sophie Nicolaïdès Salloum Oct 2024

“A New World And A New Society Challenged By A Problematic Character In La Compagnie Des Glaces By G.J. Arnaud”, Sophie Nicolaïdès Salloum

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

The Ice Company, a dystopian novel, is the first volume of a 64-volume saga which met with great success among readers. It was adapted into a comic strip by the JOTIM group and also into a television series. On an earth invaded by ice, the survival of the human species is ensured by the large railway companies which share the globe. They provide warmth and food, but also exercise a ruthless dictatorship. Involuntarily involved in the intrigues of the Company, the glaciologist Lien Rag rebels against the power of the Company and the ostracism suffered by the Red Men, a …


Climate Change And The New Order In Georges-Jean Arnaud's La Compagnie Des Glaces : Novums And Alternative Worlds Or Reference To Reality, Badia Mazboudi Oct 2024

Climate Change And The New Order In Georges-Jean Arnaud's La Compagnie Des Glaces : Novums And Alternative Worlds Or Reference To Reality, Badia Mazboudi

BAU Journal - Society, Culture and Human Behavior

Apocalyptic, without utopia, the world, as described in La Compagnie des glaces, volumes 15 and 16 by G-J Arnaud (1983), is covered in ice, the origin of which is the anthropocene and capitalocene ecological crisis. These two series belong to the cli-fi genre, a neologism coined by Dan Bloom, and they are part of 98 episodes written by the author about her. Our purpose in this article is to study the new order that the climate crisis has engendered, an order because this world, which resembles our own, is governed by the Ice Companies that lay the railroads, which have …