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Hugo von Hofmannsthal, 'Lafcadio Hearn' : a new translation
Get PDFTranslationHugo von Hofmannsthal’s short essay ‘Lafcadio Hearn’ (1904) provides a brief but powerful insight into the resonance of Hearn’s Japanese writing for European decadent and modernist writing in the early twentieth century. Writers and artists turning to Japan since the mid nineteenth century were building on a history of transnational engagements between East Asia and Central Europe, as well as long-established artistic and intellectual practices of European Orientalism. Studies of japonisme have demonstrated the specific place that Japan held in German and Austrian imaginations by 1900, especially in Hofmannsthal’s Vienna. As European knowledge of Japanese art and culture developed over the nineteenth century, Hearn’s work fuelled fascination with both the ‘old Japan’ and contemporary Japanese life. Hofmannsthal’s essay shows this tension in his response to Hearn’s work: his elegiac tone in describing ancient Japanese spiritual practices is combined with stark images of the ongoing Russo-Japanese War, his condescending praise of Japanese intellectuals placed alongside weary dissatisfaction with the ‘burden’ of Western culture
Simon J. Evnine (Ed.) "A Certain Gesture: Evnine’s Meme Project and Its Parerga! Volume 1."
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Durable tape-cast tri-layer La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ electrolyte with infiltrated electrodes for intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells
Get PDFFunding: The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) has supported this work through Alliance grants to one of us (Venkataraman Thangadurai).As global energy demands shift toward a sustainable alternative, hydrogen-powdered solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) offer a high-efficiency, low-emission solution for electrical energy conversion. However, performance limitations at intermediate temperatures (600–800 °C) necessitate advancements in electrolyte and electrode design. The present work presents the fabrication of a trilayer (porous/dense/porous) La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ electrolyte using a tape casting method, yielding a sintered structure with ∼55 μm thick, porous layers (∼55% porosity) and a ∼20 μm dense electrolyte supported by La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ rings. The porous La0.8Sr0.2Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ backbone is infiltrated with nominal chemical composition NdBaCoFeO5+δ (NBCF) and a Ni–Gd-doped-Ce (Ni-GDC) anode. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, distribution functions of relaxation times, and equivalent circuit modeling identified an optimal NBCF loading of 1.58 mg/cm2, which minimizes charge transfer and diffusion resistance, reducing the area-specific resistance to 0.025 Ω cm2 at 800 °C. Full cell testing under SOFC conditions achieves a peak powder density of 400 mW/cm2 at 750 °C with low ohmic (0.11 Ω cm2) and polarization (0.33 Ω cm2) resistances.Peer reviewe
Strategic pathways to corporate sustainability : the roles of transformational leadership, knowledge sharing, and innovation
Get PDFCorporate sustainability has emerged as a critical imperative for firms navigating volatile markets and ecological constraints, yet the mechanisms linking organizational practices to sustainability outcomes remain underexplored, particularly in developing economies. Drawing on the resource-based view and dynamic capabilities theory, this paper examines how transformational leadership and knowledge sharing synergistically enhance innovation capability, which in turn fosters environmental dynamism and corporate sustainability performance. Using a structured questionnaire within a cross-sectional design to gather data from 140 Moroccan SMEs, data were collected via an online questionnaire from 140 Moroccan SME owners and managers, with hypotheses tested using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The results show that knowledge sharing, and transformational leadership significantly strengthen innovation capability. Innovation capability further drives environmental dynamism, which positively impacts sustainability performance. These findings advance theory by integrating knowledge-based, leadership, and dynamic capability perspectives into a novel pathway for achieving sustainability goals. The study underscores the necessity for SMEs in developing nations to cultivate leadership that inspires knowledge exchange and adaptive innovation, enabling resilience amid ecological and market shifts. By highlighting these internal drivers, the research offers actionable insights for SMEs and policymakers seeking to align business innovation strategies with sustainability objectives and pro-environmental transformation in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Peer reviewe
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No full textAbstract redacted"The project would not have been possible without several sources of funding for research trips and during the process of writing up that research. Specifically, a grant through the “Widening Horizons in Philosophical Theology” project allowed me the uninterrupted time and spaced needed
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Murine norovirus infection of macrophages induces intrinsic apoptosis as the major form of programmed cell death
Get PDFFunding: We thank Sammy Bedoui (University of Melbourne) and James Vince (WEHI, Melbourne) for their help, knowledge, and guidance throughout this study and Marco Herold for his kind provision of cell lines. This work was funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council project grants to J.M.M. and P.A.W. ( APP1083139 and APP1123135 ), and to K.E.L. ( APP1162765 , APP1181089 ). K.E.L. is an Australian Research Council ( ARC ) Future Fellow ( FT190100266 ).Human norovirus is the leading cause of acute gastroenteritis worldwide, however despite the significance of this pathogen, we have a limited understanding of how noroviruses cause disease, and modulate the innate immune response. Programmed cell death (PCD) is an important part of the innate response to invading pathogens, but little is known about how specific PCD pathways contribute to norovirus replication. Here, we reveal that murine norovirus (MNV) virus-induced PCD in macrophages correlates with the release of infectious virus. We subsequently show, genetically and chemically, that MNV-induced cell death and viral replication occurs independent of the activity of inflammatory mediators. Further analysis revealed that MNV infection promotes the cleavage of apoptotic caspase-3 and PARP. Correspondingly, pan-caspase inhibition, or BAX and BAK deficiency, perturbed viral replication rates and delayed virus release and cell death. These results provide new insights into how MNV harnesses cell death to increase viral burden.Peer reviewe
Controlled high-current-induced scanning tunnelling microscope modification of C60
Get PDFFunding: This article is based upon work from COST Action CA 21126 Carbon molecular nanostructures in space (NanoSpace), supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). RS and ESS acknowledge support from EPSRC through grant EP/T518062/1. BA and CE acknowledge the EUR LUMOMAT project the Investments for the Future ANR-18-EURE-0012.We demonstrate controlled STM-induced modification/destruction of Ih-C60 supported on a Cu(111) surface, showing that the molecule is more resilient to high currents for bias voltages greater than ca. 3.5 V. This is due to the enhanced charge transport through the diffuse SAMO orbitals of the molecule with lower probability for electron-vibration coupling than found for resonant low bias transport through π-molecular orbitals. Experimental and theoretical DFT results demonstrate the destruction mechanism comes from C2 emission from the fullerene cage and the formation of smaller fullerenes via sequential emission of C2.Peer reviewe
Chemical shift prediction in 13C NMR spectroscopy using ensembles of message passing neural networks (MPNNs)
Get PDFFunding: thanks to Mestrelab Research SL for supporting this work.This study reports a deep learning approach that utilises message passing neural networks (MPNNs) for predicting chemical shifts in 13C NMR spectra of small molecules. MPNNs were trained on two distinct datasets: one with approximately 4000 labelled structures and another with over 40,000. To reduce stochastic variation, an ensemble framework was implemented, which is simple to deploy on multiple nodes of a High-Performance Computing facility. The results emphasise the critical role of training set size and diversity. While prediction performance was comparable on test sets drawn from each dataset, the ensemble trained on the larger dataset retained its accuracy when these sets were crossed over, and when applied to a further collection of approximately 12,000 previously unseen structures introduced after all development work had been completed. In contrast, the ensemble trained on the smaller dataset showed a notable decline in generalisation ability. This difference is attributed to the greater diversity of atomic environments captured in the larger dataset. The larger dataset also enabled more robust modelling of various error properties, providing a quantitative foundation for spectral assignment and verification. This was achieved in two ways. First, a clear relationship was observed between prediction errors and the frequency of different node feature vectors in the training data, allowing error estimates to be associated with individual nodes based on their type. These estimates can be used as weights in a modified cityblock distance metric when assigning observed to predicted shifts. Second, the mean absolute prediction error calculated at the structure level is well-fitted by a Gaussian kernel cumulative distribution. This enabled a probabilistic assessment of whether the predicted shifts and assigned observations are consistent with originating from the same molecular structure.Peer reviewe
Pagan idols and Christian anxieties in medieval Troy narratives
Get PDFThis chapter examines the treatment of pagan cult statues as idols in mediaeval Troy narratives. It focuses on the language used to convey the idea of idolatry, ranging from relatively neutral presentations to the explicit rejection of idols and their veneration. The literary emphasis on the wealth lavished on pagan gods and their images, on the physical worship of the images through prostration and sacrifice, and on the demonic forces inhabiting the ‘empty’ images is often mirrored in manuscript illuminations which depict the images as ‘ugly’ figures made of gold and animated by pagan worship. This chapter draws on both visual and literary evidence to highlight the ways in which mediaeval Troy narratives reflect a Christian struggle to appropriate the Greco-Roman past and its narratives, while simultaneously using them to distinguish ancient pagan ritual from contemporary Christian practices and ideals. It argues that mediaeval Troy narratives serve as vehicles for Christian reflections on the concept of idolatry and on Christianity’s complicated relationship with it, as well as vehicles for the perpetuation of religious prejudice by linking paganism and Islam with devil-worship through the charge of idolatry.Peer reviewe
Optimising nucleic acid recovery from rapid antigen tests for whole genome sequencing of respiratory viruses
Get PDFBackground: Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of respiratory viruses from rapid antigen tests (RAT-WGS) is a novel approach to expanding genomic surveillance of respiratory infections. To date however, there are limited data on the genomic stability of these viruses on RATs. In this study, we investigated the effect of storage conditions and nucleic acid preservatives on the ability to enhance stability and improve recovery of respiratory virus genomes from RATs. Methods: A mixture of common respiratory viruses was used to inoculate RATs at different environmental temperatures (4°C, 20°C and 36°C), with two preservative reagents (RNALater and DNA/RNA shield) Nucleic acid was extracted from RATs at two different timepoints (72 h and seven days) and subject to real-time multiplex respiratory PCR to detect a range of respiratory viruses. WGS was performed using target-enrichment with the TWIST Comprehensive Viral Research Panel. Defined metrics from an automated in-house bioinformatic pipeline were used to assess and compare viral genome recovery under different conditions. Results: Nucleic acid degradation (indicated by relative change in PCR cycle threshold and WGS-based metrics) was most notable at 20 °C and 36 °C. Storage in either RNALater or DNA / RNA shield improved genome recovery for respiratory viruses across all temperature conditions, although this was most pronounced for RNALater. Subtyping of Influenza viruses demonstrated the applicability of RAT-WGS in downstream genomic epidemiological surveillance. Conclusions: Under simulated conditions, RAT-WGS demonstrated that (i) viral genomes were generally stable at 4°C at 72 h and 1 week, (ii) RNALater has a more significant preservation of nucleic acids compared to DNA/RNA Shield and (iii) genome recovery can be achieved using a sequencing depth of 500,000 reads per sample in RNALater, across all respiratory viruses and conditions.Peer reviewe
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