Secular “Bhavs” Of Remixed Dances: Dance Reality Shows As Soft Resistance

The relationship between Bollywood song and dance numbers and Dance Reality shows is long, intimate, and intricate. Item numbers are globally circulated, shape identities, and are remediated through Reality Shows; at the same time, new digital platforms such as YouTube and TikTok have further increased the visibility of screen dance genres, including Bollywood and Bollywood-derived Reality Shows. These phenomena have received relatively little scholarly attention. The author has analyzed the mixing, porosity, and consumerism of screen dance genres of Bollywood item numbers using the lens of “remix” (2017). This chapter will argue that the remix aesthetics on Reality Shows have forged an emotional (affective) hybridity that is antithetical to the fervor of authoritarian Hindu nationalism of contemporary Indian culture. As the fervor of Hindutva sweeps across various cultural spaces and practices from Bollywood to yoga to classical and folk dance and music, attempting to create a homogenized mono-cultural India, it seems few spaces remain independent of such purity discourse. The author will argue that Dance Reality Shows perhaps remain a resistant space by embracing remixes, hybridity, and inclusivity in their production. By analyzing a few song and dance sequences from Bombay/Bollywood films and focusing on shows such as “Dance India Dance” and “Just Dance”, the chapter will explore how these screen dances represent values of pluralism, democracy, and secularism for aspirational Indians. Finally, it will explore the workings of participatory democracy and a resilient cosmopolitanism through popular media such as Dance Reality Shows

Nonresonance For Problems Involving (\u3cem\u3ep\u3c/em\u3e, \u3cem\u3eq\u3c/em\u3e)-Laplacian Equations With Nonlinear Perturbations

We are concerned with the existence of solutions of (p, q)-Laplacian problems that include nonlinear perturbation terms in both the differential equations and the boundary. Using variational methods and critical point theory, we prove the existence of weak solutions for the nonlinear problem when the nonlinearities involved remain asymptotically below the infimum of the set of eigenvalues of the (p, q)-Laplacian problem with weights and a spectral parameter present in both the differential equation and the boundary. Additionally, we establish an existence result for the nonlinear problem when the nonlinearities involved remain asymptotically below the first Steklov-Neumann eigenvalue-line, which is a line connecting the first Steklov and first Neumann eigenvalues for q-Laplacian problems with weights and a spectral parameter present either in the differential equation or on the boundary

Texture Density Discrimination Is More Precise Than Number Discrimination

Density information is a possible primitive for the perception of numerosity. It has been argued, however, that the perception of numerosity is more precise than density perception at low numbers, whereas density is more precise for high numbers. An interpretive problem with the stimuli used to make those claims is that actual stimulus density was often mis-specified owing to an ambiguity regarding the idealized versus actual filled area. This ambiguity had the effect of underestimating density precision at low numerosities. Here we used a novel method of stimulus generation that allows us to accurately specify stimulus density independent of patch size and number, while varying patch size from trial to trial to dissociate numerosity and density. For both numerosity discrimination and density discrimination, we presented single stimuli in central vision for comparison with an internal standard. Feedback was given after each judgment. Using well-defined densities, density discrimination was more precise than numerosity perception at all densities and showed no evidence of varying as a function of density, as previously hypothesized. This was found with 8 practiced observers, and then replicated in a pre-registered study with 32 observers. As expected, feedback nullified size biases on number judgments, showing that observers were adaptively combining density and size. Reanalysis of data from a recent investigation of downward sloping Weber fractions for numerosity showed that the square root–like effects in those sorts of studies were most likely owing to reductions in patch size variance that were correlated with increases in density

Coin Cell Battery Chamber Design For Low-temperature Operando Experiments

As we become more reliant on the rechargeable batteries that power our devices, it is becoming increasingly important to understand the capacity and performance reductions that occur in cold weather environments. Research focused on the cycling performance of batteries at low temperatures is essential for guiding the design and optimization of advanced batteries. However, commercially available low-temperature battery cycling equipment tends to be expensive, preventing low-temperature cycling research from being performed in many facilities. The following is a simple, cost-effective temperature chamber design that is easy to assemble and implement quickly. This design enables reliable temperature control for four 2032 coin cells in low-humidity environments, thereby reducing corrosion and condensation issues. Electrochemical cycling data is shown to demonstrate the cell capacity evolution at T = 0 ± 1 °C for 100 cycles at a C-rate of C/7. The temperature can be lowered to -5 °C in the current design, and small modifications would allow for even lower temperatures. In addition, this design can also be easily adapted to accommodate other types of batteries or to increase the number of samples measured

\u3cem\u3eMahmoud v. Taylor\u3c/em\u3e: A New Standard For Religious Accommodation In Public Schools

The Roberts Court, which has been increasingly protective of the free exercise claims of religious adherents, took another major step in that direction in Mahmoud v. Taylor. It expanded the requirement that public schools accommodate parents who assert the right to direct the religious upbringing of their children according to the sincerely held tenets of their faith. Placing heavy emphasis on Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972), the Court concluded that when school board policies place a burden on religious exercise, strict scrutiny applies whether or not the policy is neutral and of general applicabity. Parents have to be able to opt out of lessons using books that the Montgomery County, Maryland Board of Education deemed LGBTQ+-inclusive, despite the fact that Maryland\u27s antidiscrimination statute bars harassment and bullying on the basis of gender identity in public schools. Mahmoud is more protective of free exercise than most prior decisions and may ultimately be read quite expansively

Evaluation Of Commercial Li-Ion 2032 Coin Cells For Non-Ambient Temperature Applications

Rechargeable Li-ion 2032 coin cells are widely used in consumer electronics and fundamental battery research, yet their behavior under non-ambient conditions remains insufficiently characterized. In this work, five commercial LIR2032-type cells, including standard and high-capacity variants from multiple manufacturers, were evaluated over 100 galvanostatic cycles at 0 °C, 24 °C, and 60 °C. Ex situ X-ray diffraction confirmed graphite anodes and LiCoO₂ cathodes for all cells. Galvanostatic cycling revealed that room-temperature operation provides the most stable performance, while low-temperature cycling limits accessible capacity through kinetic constraints and high-temperature cycling accelerates degradation despite enhanced initial utilization. Differential capacity (dQ/dV) analysis identified consistent phase-transition signatures and degradation modes, including initial ohmic resistance reduction followed by cathode-dominated aging. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy combined with distribution of relaxation times analysis enabled separation of bulk, interfacial, charge-transfer, and diffusion processes, revealing an extended solid–electrolyte interphase self-optimization period and atypical anode impedance evolution correlated with transient capacity increases. These results provide a comparative framework for diagnosing temperature-dependent degradation in commercial coin cells

Power Domination Reconfiguration

Reconfiguration examines relationships among solutions to a problem. Power domination models placement of monitoring units that allow monitoring of an entire electrical power network, and information about modifying one monitoring solution to another has applications. The study of token addition and removal and token jumping reconfiguration graphs for power domination is initiated. Some results established here can be extended by applying the methods used for power domination to reconfiguration graphs for other parameters. A universal framework for the study of reconfiguration of parameters that are defined from sets of vertices of a graph and satisfy certain rules is introduced. This allows application of some of the results to additional parameters such as domination and zero forcing

Full Issue: Volume 7, Issue 1

The first issue in the seventh volume of the Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal

Colonial Whaling in Walvis Bay and in Southern Africa: Environmental Exploitation and Legacy of South Africa’s Cetaceans

This paper examines the colonial whaling industry in Southern Africa, with a focus on Walvis Bay, tracing its long term environmental and socio-economic impacts. From the 1700s to the 1900s, whaling operations, primarily led by American, British, and French enterprises, exploited the region’s rich populations of sperm and right whales, drastically reducing their numbers. The study contextualizes whaling within a broader colonial framework, analyzing its effects on whale migratory patterns, indigenous communities, and marine ecosystems. It explores as well, the transition from whaling as an economic endeavor to modern conservation efforts and the romanticization of whales in literature and art. The research in its entirety represents the continual challenges of reconstructing African environmental histories due to colonial record-keeping biases and the erasure of indigenous knowledge

Longer-Term Outcomes Of Telehealth-Delivered Adolescent Depression Prevention: Findings From A School-Based Randomized Controlled Trial

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine longer-term outcomes of a school-based randomized controlled trial comparing a telehealth-delivered adolescent depression prevention program, Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training (IPT-AST), to services as usual (SAU) across 17 public schools. Method: Adolescents (N =242; Mage = 14.80 years, SD = .70; 65% female; 21% Black; 13% Hispanic/Latinx) with elevated depression screening scores completed surveys through 15-month follow-up (approximately 1-year post-intervention). Adolescents completed a diagnostic interview to measure depression diagnoses at baseline and 15-month follow-up. Depression symptoms and diagnoses were primary outcomes and anxiety symptoms were secondary. Results: Hierarchical linear modeling results indicated that adolescents in both IPT-AST and SAU demonstrated similar decreases in depression and anxiety symptoms during the follow-up and total study periods, supporting hypotheses regarding the follow-up period but not the total study. Baseline depression diagnostic status moderated intervention effects on anxiety symptoms such that, among adolescents without a depression diagnosis at baseline, those in IPT-AST showed greater reductions in anxiety symptoms than those in SAU. Exploratory analyses indicated SAU adolescents were more likely to endorse elevated depression symptoms (i.e. above a clinical cutoff) compared to IPT-AST adolescents. The hypothesis regarding depression diagnoses was partially supported; although diagnosis rates and timing to episode onset did not differ between IPT-AST and SAU, exploratory restricted mean survival time analyses demonstrated that adolescents in IPT-AST gained approximately one month free of diagnosis compared to those in SAU. Conclusion: Findings highlight the importance of school-based depression prevention programming for reducing longer-term risk