Shakespeare (way down) along the Nile: How a pidgin adaptation of Cymbeline gave South Sudan its theatre

Aim of the paper is to analyse the gradual development of Southern Sudanese theatre, focusing on the development of Juba Arabic in the light of the contemporary translation of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline by the prominent intellectual Joseph Abuk, who is also the father of the South Sudan national anthem. The paper is divided in two parts: in the first one, the authors investigate the history of theatre in Sudan and South Sudan, considering the historical background that influenced it with a focus on the adaptations of Shakespeare’s works in Arab and African countries. The second part is dedicated to the relation between languages and ethnicity in South Sudan, thus offering a brief overview of its socio-linguistic landscape. A major attention is given to Abuk’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline from English into Juba Arabic (Cymbeline: li katib Shakespeare) for the South Sudan Theatre Organization (SSTO). This second part also comprises an appendix, which provides a brief linguistic analysis of some selected parts from the 2012 adaptation, as part of the recorded play Cymbeline (London, June 2012), performed by the South Sudan Theatre Organization (SSTO). The original Abuk’s play script (2012) is yet unpublished, while a full video-recording of the play is available at: https://globeplayer.tv/videos/Cymbelin

Penerapan Konseling Islami Dalam Pembinaan Kejujuran Peserta Didik SMP Muhammadiyah 57 Medan

Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di SMP Muhammadiyah 57 Medan. Adapun tujuannya adalah untuk mengetahui Penerapan Konseling Islami Dalam Pembinaan Kejujuran Peserta Didik di SMP Muhammadiyah 57 Medan. Adapun yang menjadi informan dalam penelitian ini adalah guru BK, siswa, dam kepala sekolah. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif deskriptif. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan pengamatan langsung/observasi, wawancara, dan dokumetasi terhadap penerapan konseling Islami dalam pembinaan kejujuran peserta didik SMP Muhammadiyah 57 Medan. Analisis data menggunakan tiga tahapan proses yaitu reduksi data, sajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Setelah dilakukan penelitian diperoleh hasil bahwa penerapan konseling Islami diberikan kepada siswa sesuai dengan tingkat kebutuhan siswa itu sendiri. Pelaksanaan konseling Islami salah satunya menggunakan model muhasabah (mengevaluasi diri) seperti memberi nasihat berupa dengan ajaran-ajaran Islam dan memberikan kata-kata yang positif sebagaimana yang di dalamnya terdapat dalil Al-qur’an dan Hadist bahwasanya perilaku yang tidak jujur adalah perbuatan yang tidak baik. Dimana proses konseling Islami dengan model muhasabah untuk menanamkan kejujuran peserta didik agar adanya perbaikan dan perubahan terhadap diri konseli seperti siswa makin disiplin, bertanggung jawab, dan bersikap juju

Enhancing the Visual and Mechanical Properties of Multilayer Films Containing PCR

RÉSUMÉ: Avec 40% de la demande mondiale de plastique, l'emballage plastique est actuellement le principal secteur de l'industrie plastique (PlasticsEurope, 2019b). Le fait que la majorité des matériaux plastiques ne soient pas biodégradables met en évidence l'importance cruciale des méthodes de traitement des déchets d'emballages plastiques dans la réduction de leur impact négatif sur l'environnement. Malgré des améliorations significatives dans les technologies de recyclage du plastique, le recyclage des déchets d'emballages plastiques reste un défi. La consommation intensive d'énergie, les coûts élevés et la complexité des étapes de tri, le nettoyage et les prétraitements, les problèmes de recyclage, ainsi que la qualité inférieure des matériaux recyclés par rapport aux plastiques bruts sont parmi les nombreux obstacles associés au recyclage des déchets d'emballages plastiques. Il est possible d'améliorer le taux de recyclage actuel et d'augmenter la qualité des matériaux recyclés dans les emballages plastiques en concevant des emballages recyclables, en améliorant la collecte et le tri, en faisant progresser les technologies de recyclage et, surtout, en incorporant les produits recyclés dans de nouvelles structures d'emballage.----------ABSTRACT: With 40% share of the global plastic demand, plastic packaging is currently the major sector in plastic industry (PlasticsEurope, 2019b). The fact that majority of plastic materials are not biodegradable points out the critical importance of plastic packaging waste treatment and its role in reducing their negative environmental footprint. Despite significant improvements in plastic recycling technologies, recycling of plastic packaging waste remains challenging. Intensive energy consumption, high costs and complexity in sorting, cleaning and pre-treatments steps, reprocessing issues, as well as inferior quality of the recycled materials compared to raw plastics are amongst the many impediments associated with recycling of plastic packaging wastes. Enhancing the current recycling rate and up taking the quality of the recycled martials in plastic packaging is achievable through designing for recyclability, improved collection and sorting, advancements in recycling technologies, and more importantly, incorporation of the recyclates into new packaging structures

Signalling and transcriptional regulation of early developmental lineage decisions

Embryonic stem (ES) cells are cell lines isolated from the embryo at a time just prior to implantation into the uterus. In the right cocktail of medium and cytokines, these cell lines can be maintained indefinitely in vitro in a self-renewing state. Initially it was assumed that these cells represented a homogeneous population however, more recently it has been shown that there are a great number of genes that are expressed heterogeneously. ES cell cultures are therefore a mix of different subpopulations, some of which have distinct functional properties including a bias or ‘lineage priming’ towards a particular cell fate. These populations are also dynamic in nature, converting from one state to another with fairly rapid kinetics. The main focus of this thesis was to gain a more in depth understanding of the mechanisms regulating heterogeneity and lineage priming in murine ES cells by asking which signalling pathways play a role in this phenomenon and how the switch between states is regulated at a transcriptional level. These questions were asked using an ES cell line containing a sensitive reporter for the endoderm marker Hex. This reporter, developed by a previous lab member, allowed the identification and separation of a population of ES cells primed towards a primitive endoderm fate. Primarily, I assessed the effect of a defined culture system (2i) on the Hex-expressing population. This culture system contains inhibitors that block FGF signalling and the Wnt pathway component GSK3. Culturing ES cells in 2i has been suggested to generate a more homogeneous culture. Here, I have shown that culturing ES cells or pre-implantation embryos in 2i did not eliminate heterogeneity but maintained them in an early state prior to lineage segregation. When ES cells were cultured in standard serum-containing medium, Hex was expressed in a mutually exclusive manner with the embryonic marker NANOG, while in 2i a subpopulation of cells coexpressed both Hex and NANOG. This population was functionally primed towards extraembryonic endoderm and trophoblast. Furthermore, these ES cells could efficiently contribute to 2-cell embryos in chimaera assays. LIF signalling promoted this population through the JAK/STAT pathway. I then asked how transcription was regulated during the switch between unprimed ES cells to those primed towards a primitive endoderm fate, as well as how regulation changes during further differentiation. To ask this, Hex positive (primed) and negative (unprimed) ES cell populations were sorted as well as a Hex positive differentiated sample. These samples were analysed by GRO-seq to determine the location, density and orientation of RNA-polymerase throughout the genome. Changes in gene expression between primed and unprimed states were regulated primarily through elongation whereas genes upregulated during differentiation were regulated at the point of de novo initiation

Mestiçagem: uma categoria teórico-política para os feminismos latino-americanos – entrevista com María Luisa Femenías

No primeiro quadrimestre de 2007, a filósofa feminista argentina María Luisa Femenías publicava o artigo Esbozo de un feminismo latinoamericano, onde constava o seguinte questionamento: existe um feminismo latino-americano? Dez anos depois, encontramos a filósofa durante o 13º Mundo de Mulheres & Seminário Internacional Fazendo Gênero 11, que aconteceu na Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, em Florianópolis, entre os dias 30 de julho e 04 de agosto de 2017, onde ela aceitou nos conceder esta entrevista. Nossa conversa versou sobre a atualidade de seu texto publicado em 2007, a importância de um pensamento e ação localizados e os desafios dos movimentos e das teorias feministas frente ao contexto de crise econômica e avanço de valores conservadores, principalmente nos países latino-americanos e caribenhos na contemporaneidade. Na conversa, Femenías retoma a potência da categoria mestiçagem como recurso teórico-político de coalisão entre as mulheres num momento em que a defesa dos processos democráticos exige a união. A filósofa também tratou sobre a importância dos saberes situados na construção de teorias feministas ancoradas nas múltiplas realidades. Além disso, falou das dificuldades de circulação das teorias feministas e dos estudos de gênero produzidos em contextos “do Sul” onde, pela geopolítica do conhecimento, estes campos e saberes ainda são subalternizados

Exportación a Ecuador de extracto de quebracho para curtido

El presente estudio propone la exportación de extracto de quebracho al Ecuador. En el mismo se analiza el producto y su demanda, describiendo las características que hacen de su uso algo fundamental para la industria de la curtiembre. En primer lugar, se exponen los principales países involucrados en la exportación mundial. Luego, se presenta la situación para la industria en Argentina. En este apartado se identifica a los proveedores, buscando similitudes y diferencias relevantes. Posteriormente, se describe la empresa UNITAN, elegida por ser líder en volumen y calidad. Siguiendo con el desarrollo de la propuesta, se estudian los acuerdos comerciales suscriptos por los países que intervienen en la negociación; los requisitos arancelarios y para-arancelarios que se necesitan para la misma; así como las medidas técnicas que proporciona Argentina. Finalmente, mediante la realización del análisis económico-financiero, se mide la rentabilidad del proyecto. A partir de la investigación planteada, se confirma la hipótesis del trabajo, otorgando a la empresa una valiosa información para la toma de decisiones.Fil: Bustos Morgani, Juan Manue

The transcription factor Rreb1 regulates epithelial architecture, invasiveness, and vasculogenesis in early mouse embryos.

Ras-responsive element-binding protein 1 (Rreb1) is a zinc-finger transcription factor acting downstream of RAS signaling. Rreb1 has been implicated in cancer and Noonan-like RASopathies. However, little is known about its role in mammalian non-disease states. Here, we show that Rreb1 is essential for mouse embryonic development. Loss of Rreb1 led to a reduction in the expression of vasculogenic factors, cardiovascular defects, and embryonic lethality. During gastrulation, the absence of Rreb1 also resulted in the upregulation of cytoskeleton-associated genes, a change in the organization of F-ACTIN and adherens junctions within the pluripotent epiblast, and perturbed epithelial architecture. Moreover, Rreb1 mutant cells ectopically exited the epiblast epithelium through the underlying basement membrane, paralleling cell behaviors observed during metastasis. Thus, disentangling the function of Rreb1 in development should shed light on its role in cancer and other diseases involving loss of epithelial integrity

A(s) Guerra(s) dos Meninos: Uma Adaptação, Vários Sentidos

Este artigo se propõe a realizar a análise da adaptação do livro-reportagem A Guerra dos Meninos, do jornalista Gilberto Dimenstein (1994), para o documentário homônimo dirigido por Sandra Werneck (1991). A proposta de Dimenstein de investigar e denunciar o número de mortes de meninos de rua em seis capitais brasileiras é mantida pelo documentário. No entanto, ao considerar as especificidades de cada meio, faz-se necessário perceber as estratégias cinematográficas utilizadas como forma de sensibilizar a quem assiste. Muito além de dados jornalísticos, os recursos, como montagem, trilha sonora, narrador em voice over, e as próprias imagens compõem um discurso diferenciado daquele do texto verbal do livro-reportagem, capaz de instigar e, até mesmo, emocionar o espectador

“Trans-historizar” o espaço público dentro e fora da academia: Desafios para a historiografia e para o feminismo?

Embora ainda lidem quotidianamente com preconceitos e com visões estereotipadas que os reforçam, homossexuais e pessoas trans implodem, por fim, o “muro” de isolamento que os afastava do convívio social, ganhando as ruas, os cinemas, os mercados alternativo e formal de trabalho, chegando às universidades, como estudantes, professoras ou professores e aos cargos públicos, como os legislativos ou as representações de conselhos e associações. O que parecia ser irremediavelmente abjeto agora afasta-se do espaço habitual das margens. Para o debate, traremos alguns casos de pessoas trans como professoras/es e estudantes e da formação de coletivos que agregam sujeitos em situação de margem dentro de universidades. Abordaremos também a entrada na vida pública, na última década, quando passam a ser eleitos ou eleitas para cargos políticos e aparecem como representantes populares, assumindo posições de liderança. Pensando a trajetória entre a abjeção e o protagonismo, buscaremos nos aproximar da transformação ocorrida na autoestima de não-sujeitos que passaram a “acontecer” no mundo e a existir dentro de outra gama de possibilidades. Entendemos o fenômeno trans dos anos 2000 e 2010 como um acontecimento. Como se deram esses movimentos e como ocorre o empoderamento de sujeitos em situação de margem, é o que este artigo pretende discutir