Documentary Evidence Research Articles

Seeking wicked problems, finding opportunities: Advancing Australian general aviation policy beyond COVID-19

The efficacy and value of Australian general aviation policy has been the subject of strident debate. While a program of regulatory reform has shaped activity in the last decade, little documented evidence of coherent sector development or stimulus exists. The purpose of this paper is to highlight policy issues of contemporary concern to a sample of Australian general aviation stakeholders and to capture insights into their attitudes about the current policy environment. The paper presents the early qualitative findings from part of a longitudinal study into the sector, and initially asks whether the economic concept of ‘wicked problems’ represents a frame for understanding some of the impediments identified by the respondents. The results suggest that although there is a willingness to engage with progressive policy initiatives, efforts to resolve endemic and emergent issues are being compromised by the current bureaucratic engagement strategies in place to participate in industry planning.

The Special Criminal Court and the challenge of criminal accountability in the Central African Republic

States which encounter massive human rights violations usually implement various mechanisms of achieving accountability. There exists documented evidence of conflict-related international crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR). Still, the perpetrators enjoy impunity as no appropriate measures were adopted to guarantee criminal accountability. The Special Criminal Court (SCC) was established in the CAR in 2015 as a hybrid criminal accountability mechanism. This article with the aid of a qualitative method and a narrative approach aims at investigating the activities of the SCC in the fight against the culture of impunity in a country experiencing persistent human rights violations. As conflict and impunity persist in the socially and politically unstable CAR, a comprehensive synopsis of the SCC and a preliminary assessment of the court and its challenges seven years after creation constitute a domain of investigation that urgently requires a deeper investigation to halt impunity, recurrent hostilities and human rights violations. Why has impunity and violations persisted in the CAR despite the creation of the SCC? The paper identifies critical factors to the success of the SCC, based on previous experiments with hybrid courts. The outcome of this research reveal that the fragile security situation in the country and other factors significantly hinder the court’s objective of serving justice and contributing to durable peace in the CAR.

THE GOVERNORS OF VENETIAN ITHACA

The historiography of Venetian Greece has paid little attention to the colonial experience of Ithaca. While historians are served by extensive published documentary evidence for the administrations of the larger possessions in the region, the uncatalogued Venetian records at the state archive of Ithaca remain unstudied. The recent reopening of this archive has finally made it possible to survey its large Venetian collection and to provide an account of the role of the governors of Ithaca under Venetian rule. The seat of the governor was filled by Cephalonian nobles rather than by Venetian appointees in the manner of the larger Ionian islands. Here for the first time is presented a comprehensive list of Ithacan governors compiled from the Ithacan documents, together with further aid from research in the archives of Cephalonia and Venice. The account of the Ithacan governorship offered here aims to promote interest in the Ithacan archive of the Venetian administration and serve as a guide for future research into this neglected corner of the empire.

ThTP8.14 Microbiology pus swab sampling in incision and drainage of abscesses

Abstract Background Obtaining microbiology swabs during emergency incision and drainage (I&D) is commonplace for general surgeons. Its necessity is controversial but despite this, abscess swabbing is still routine despite little evidence of follow up of results. Methods All abscess I&D procedures admitted to Surgical Assessment Unit (SAU) at RDH over the period of 3 months from May 2022 to June 2022 were reviewed. Data collection included demographics, admission white cell count (WCC), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, temperature and co-morbid status as well as any perioperative antibiotic regime. Results 97 patients underwent I&D either under local or general anaesthesia. The most commonly encountered abscess site was perianal (20%) followed by pilonidal (13%). 22% were admitted on antibiotics started elsewhere. 71% had a recorded microbiology swab taken. 59% of microbiology swabs demonstrated no significant growth. 2 swabs (3%) grew MRSA. There was no documented evidence of GP or patient information of this result. 11 patients who were admitted with a temperature of ⩾ 37.5°C (11%); 7 (64%) grew a named organism on pus sampling. 12 patients had a WCC ⩾13 x109/L, and samples were sent in 9. 6 patients grew the following; mixed anaerobes, E.coli, Citrobacter, and Gram positive cocci. Conclusions Microbiology pus sampling for I&D cases is performed ad hoc and results are not routinely chased. For well ambulatory patients I&D can be performed without the need for pus swab sampling at surgeon discretion. If it is performed there should be named clear instruction on follow up of the outstanding results.

Hindu Marriage Registration in Bangladesh: A Critical Legal Analysis, Evaluation and Recommendations

Hindu Marriage Registration Act, 2012 has been made as it is expedient and necessary to enact provision related to hindu marriage registration with the aim of protecting the documentary evidence of classical marriages of hindus. There are some loopholes regarding marriage registration in the Hindu Marriage Registration Act, 2012. It is necessary for Bangladesh to turn these loopholes into proper rules because the people of the hindu community of Bangladesh are constantly facing various problems. For the greater interest of all hindus presenting some laws have mentioned in the recommendations which they will be bound to obey and if they do not obey will be brought under punishment.

The first archaeological and taphonomic evidence for rabbit Fur production in medieval Barcelona (Spain)

In the Middle Ages, Barcelona was an important centre for leather and fur production. A large number of tanneries involved in the transformation of animal hides and skins located on the outskirts of the city have been documented. Despite this, the importance of these activities has hardly been considered from the perspective of the archaeofaunal remains. This scarcity of data is even greater when it comes to the preparation of the fur of small animals such as rabbits. In this paper we present the zooarchaeological and taphonomic study of a sample of rabbit remains recovered from El Born archaeological site. Specifically, the sample comes from a 13th-century context excavated in an area called the Casa Riera. In the period under study, this area was just outside the limit of the urbanised zone, and it was connected with important watercourses. The context studied was very rich in faunal remains, mostly rabbits and caprines. The analysis of the rabbit bones indicates that these animals were clearly used for fur production. Our results have enabled us to characterise this type of assemblage taphonomically. Besides, on the basis of the results, some of the steps in animal carcass processing and of tanning practices can be illustrated. Finally, our data are contrasted with the background provided by documentary evidence.

Coromines i l'estudi del català

The main aim of this paper is to present the lexicographic work of Joan Coromines. The structure of the entries of the DECLC and the author’s ideologies are studied, and his tendency of attributing excessive importance to the “sorotàptic” and “mozaràbic” substrates is criticised. In spite of these weak points, the Diccionari etimològic i complementari de la Llengua Catalana of Coromines is very important for Catalan lexicography. Keywords: Lexicography, etymology, History of the words, FEW, vernacular words, learned words, borrowing, documentary evidence.

Abstract P3164: Podocalyxin, A Renal Podocyte Specific Protein Expression In Urine Exosome Acts As A Marker For Podocyte Injury During Sars-cov-2 Infection

COVID-19 attributed to SARS-CoV2 infection has been associated with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. COVID-19 has been associated with endothelial cell dysfunction (ECD), which is manifested by entities such as microvascular thrombosis. ECD is quite common in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) where the renal podocyte dysfunction is often an early manifestation of microvascular complication. We explored whether presence of hyperglycemia predisposes to increased SARS-CoV2 infection and whether SARS-CoV2 infection puts an individual at a higher risk of developing cardio-metabolic complications such as kidney disease (DKD), with podocyte damage. We evaluated albuminuria and podocyte protein in urine derived exosomes in urine exosomes from SARS-CoV2 patients at 10 days, 6 months and 12 months post SARS-CoV2 infection. Methods: Blood and Urine samples from SARS-CoV2 patients post-acute phase of infection were procured. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) and urine exosomes were isolated and podocyte protein marker Podocalyxin (PODXL) was identified by western blot analysis. Results: Podocyte specific proteins were examined in urine exosomal fraction such as Podocalyxin and Nephrin (normalized to CD9 exosomal protein band intensities) levels increased significantly compared to urine samples from type-2 diabetes subjects with documented evidence of nephropathy. Podocalyxin levels were significantly high at 12month time point (p=0.001; n=9) and Nephrin levels were noted to be high at 10week (p=0.01; n=8), 6months (p=0.04; n=14 ) and 12Months (p=0.001; n=6) time points. Podocalyxin and Nephrin obtained from urine exosome samples collected from non diabetic subjects who never had COVID-19, showed little or barely detectable corresponding western blot bands. Interestingly, there was no significant differences noted on urine albumin: creatinine (UAR) ratios between the two groups, indicating that urine exosomal protein estimation may be an ideal biomarker to monitor podocyte damage in early phases of CKD. Conclusion: A persistent high levels of podocyte specific proteins was noted in urinary exosomes even at 12 months post acute Covid which may be secondary to long-standing podocyte inflammation leading to long term renal damage.

Medieval bling: the display of jewellery on women's funerary monuments from England in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries

This article suggests that more detailed analysis must be done when using artistic sources, in particular, funerary monuments, as evidence for medieval dress. Using archaeological, documentary, and literary evidence for jewellery in England in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, it asks why what seems to be a popular accessory was very rarely depicted on sculpted effigies and monumental brasses. Assumptions from just the visual evidence would conclude that brooches in particular were not a common piece of jewellery for noble women, but this does not correspond with the material evidence. The focus of this article, therefore, is on using an interdisciplinary approach to look at monuments as a source in their own right rather than as just a general mirror of contemporary fashion. By looking at three case studies, the article shows that deeper analysis of specific monuments can put them into religious, political, and historical context and provide information about the women depicted on them and the significance of accessories, such as brooches. On cover:Late Roman wall, the portion immediately south of the West Gate (Porta Oea) with re-used blocks from first-century mausolea (Drawing by Francesca Bigi) and Tombstone of Regina from South Shields (Arbeia) (Tyne and WearArchives and Museums/ Bridgeman Images). E-ISSN (online version) 2611-3686 ISSN (print version) 0065-0900

David Hume – An Apologia

In September 2020, ‘The David Hume Tower’ in Edinburgh was renamed ‘40 George Square’ because Edinburgh University had concluded that the philosopher, historian and essayist, David Hume, was guilty of holding racist views. There were also public allegations of his support for slavery. The supposed evidence comes from a letter he wrote to Lord Hertford in March 1766; an assumed loan to a slave plantation investor; a letter he received in June 1766 from the Marquis d’Ennery and a footnote added to his essay Of National Characters in 1753. In this essay we review the events in Edinburgh prior to the renaming of the tower and re-examine some of the documentary evidence used to support current attacks on Hume’s moral character. Each of the charges of supporting slavery and being a racist is examined, both in the context of Hume’s writings as a whole and in relation to modern definitions of racism. Our conclusion is that Hume is innocent of both accusations, and that he has been unjustly vilified.

Documentary evidence of donations to the Eastern Rumelian militia

The importance of the Russian donations to the Еastern Rumelian militia had an impact on the development of the armed forces of Bulgaria. Its detailed presentation aims to show the true meaning it has had. The importance of this donation should also be seen as part of the period in which it occurs. In the 19th century, firearms were a staple of any army. Eastern Rumelia could not afford to buy the necessary amount of weapons. What has been said so far sheds new light on the Russian donation. Without weapons, the development of the armed forces would have been extremely slow. It is true that Eastern Rumelia later bought more modern rifles from Russia, but they were fewer in number and this happened in 1882 or three years after the creation of the militia. One of the main pillars of the setting up of the East Rumelia army turned out to be the donations of Russia, due to which the Bulgarians in Rumelia began their military training from the very beginning of the existence of the autonomous region within the Ottoman Empire. The successful beginning of the development of the militia is not only the beginning for the military units of Eastern Rumelia. Viewed in depth, this donation is the basis for the creation of the Bulgarian Army. This is because the army of the Principality of Bulgaria was successfully supplemented in 1885–1886 by the East Rumelia militia that joined it. The positives of this merger far exceed the Union of 1885.

Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia

The goal of this dissertation is to expose the impact that educational reforms have had from an administrative and academic perspective, thus permeating the idea of education quality at the different educational levels. The analysis begins by providing a general description, and then, it delves into examples from several Latin American countries. In doing so, a convenient path is paved in which all possible routes regarding public policies in education and politics could be discussed in the study. Within research lies the direction and relationship that globalization has had on educational reforms in Latin America, commencing with a state-of-the-art vision and backed up by documentary evidence. Latin America’s educational reforms are directly and proportionally related to the regional and national history of each country. Therefore, we seek to derive an interpretation based on political and economic influences since education is not independent, and its reforms are not innate from its dynamics. In general terms, educational reforms are considered no autonomous in their essence, as they rarely originate from educators and pedagogues. On the contrary, they are proposed by politicians, economists, and professionals from other areas distant to pedagogy. They are left at the mercy of economic resources, which have little to no interest in the progress and the advancement of education, in accordance with educators and those in the process of formation. The aim is to provide advancements in the hermeneutic logic of educational policies and their subsequent reforms. This is due to the interests of several people who have included reforms and policies in their governmental plans. Their objective to offer unwarranted coverage at any price is a nefarious issue that places the actors of education at a disadvantage within a cost-benefit relationship. In the search for coverage and tuition fees, the quality and relevance of education in the general and particular framework are usually neglected.

Experimental Investigation on the Corrosion Detectability of A36 Low Carbon Steel by the Method of Phased Array Corrosion Mapping.

Petrochemical plants use on-stream inspection often to detect and monitor the corrosion on the equipment and piping system. Compared to ultrasonic thickness gauging and pulse-echo A-scan, phased array corrosion mapping has better coverability and can scan a large area to detect general and localized corrosion. This paper's objective is to obtain documentary evidence for the accuracy of corrosion detection from 30 °C to 250 °C on A36 low-carbon steel by carrying out simulation experiments every 10 °C step. A minimum of three sets of phased array corrosion mapping data in each temperature were collected to study and evaluate the detectability. The data evidence could enhance the confidence level of the plant's end users in using phased array mapping in the future during inspections. The experiments were found to be insufficiently thorough despite addressing the initial concerns, leaving more area for discussion in further studies, such as expanding the investigation to thicker carbon steel, stainless steel, and wedge materials.

Capturing high-resolution digital images for use in forensic document examination.

In the past, pattern disciplines within forensic science have periodically faced criticism due to their subjective and qualitative nature and the perceived absence of research evaluating and supporting the foundations of their practices. Recently, however, forensic scientists and researchers in the field of pattern evidence analysis have developed and published approaches that are more quantitative, objective, and data driven. This effort includes automation, algorithms, and measurement sciences, with the end goal of enabling conclusions to be informed by quantitative models. Before employing these tools, forensic evidence must be digitized in a way that adequately balances high-quality detail and content capture with minimal background noise imparted by the selected technique. While the current work describes the process of optimizing a method to digitize physical documentary evidence for use in semi-automated trash mark examinations, it could be applied to assist other disciplines where the digitization of physical items of evidence is prevalent. For trash mark examinations specifically, it was found that high-resolution photography provided optimal digital versions of evidentiary items when compared to high-resolution scanning.

Economic Development in West Sichuan: The Case of Daocheng County

AbstractEconomic development of a remote, mountainous region poses a challenge anywhere. Based on field research and documentary evidence, this article examines how such a development challenge has been addressed in Daocheng county, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan province. In doing so, it investigates the different forms of economic development, how such development comes about, and the role played by government in economic development. The article also probes the broader socioeconomic consequences of economic development. The fact that Daocheng is a predominantly Tibetan county adds a nationality dimension to the issue of economic development.

Філософія трансцендентального опору (христоцентрична битва України з лукавим)

The proposed study examines the antithetical worldview of the Ukrainian and Moscow-imperial mentalities, which is manifested in the “Diaries” of Sergei Efremov and Korniy Chukovsky and other objectively unbiased sources. In particular, a number of moral and ethical, socio-psychological constants found in various life situations by the authors of these sources are studied. Forms of their presence in diary prose as documentary evidence of the era of direct participants in the events are outlined and analyzed. It is determined that the “Diaries” of S. Efremov and Korniy Chukovsky, as well as “The Cursed Days” by I. Bunin and other sources, not only constitute a still unexplored basis for understanding the era, but also have significant potential for modern and future comparative philosophical and Ukrainian studies in the specified problem-thematic discourse. In view of this, a number of conceptual parallels were drawn between the worldviews of artists-thinkers who created in Russian, but whose worldview was in the value-semantic paradigm of Ukrainian Christocentric thinking. Based on analytical considerations, it was determined that the worldview concepts of the Ukrainian Christocentric-Christ-inheriting farming worldview are completely opposite to the worldview and the resulting aggressive-aggressive, cunning non-Asian custom, the basis of which, according to its representatives, is cynicism.

Tinjauan Yuridis Terhadap Visum Et Repertum Dalam Pembuktian Tindak Pidana Penganiayaan

This research was carried out with the aim of knowing and analyzing the legal force of Visum et Repertum and analyzing how the basic considerations of judges in deciding criminal cases of persecution in decision number: 221/Pid.B/2022/PN.Mtr. This is because in this decision the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment for 7 (seven) months reduced while the defendant was in detention to 5 (five) months and 10 (ten) days. According to the authors, the sentence was light enough considering that the victim did not only suffer immaterial losses in the form of pain due to the abuse but also suffered material losses which caused the victim to be unable to move for 1 (one) month and unable to carry out her job as a go-kart driver. The method used is a normative research method with legal material collection techniques through literature studies and documentation studies. Furthermore, using descriptive analysis by describing, analyzing, concluding and reporting the research results obtained. The theory used is the theory of evidence and relative theory. The results of the study show that Visum et Repertum has the same legal force as other evidence, but in making a decision the element of the Judge's belief is the most decisive thing about the guilt or innocence of the defendant with at least 2 (two) pieces of evidence as the basis for the Judge's consideration. Judge's consideration in decision Number: 221/Pid.B/2022/PN.Mtr. based on witness testimony, expert testimony, and documentary evidence in the form of the results of the Visum et Repertum examination stating that the victim was truly injured. The basis for the Visum et Repertum is Visum et Repertum Number: VER: Sket/Ver/324/XII/2021/Rumkit signed by the examining doctor, dr. Dyah Mayang Ramadhani.

Correcting the ‘grossest faults’: Charles Jennens and the Composition of Handel’s Messiah

ABSTRACT The correspondence between Charles Jennens and Edward Holdsworth includes criticisms by Jennens, sometimes trenchant, of Handel’s setting of the text in Messiah. A fresh detailed examination of the musical sources, building on work previously presented in Music & Letters, has revealed more specific evidence for the substance of Jennens’s criticisms. Handel’s performing score of Messiah has a large number of alterations to the verbal text by Jennens, and further alterations are found in a manuscript score of the oratorio from his library. By putting together the musical and documentary evidence it is possible to assess when Jennens made these alterations, the effect that they may have had on Handel’s performances, and the extent to which Handel accepted or rejected his librettist’s suggestions or demands. These matters are particularly relevant to Handel’s first London performances of Messiah, in 1743 and 1745. Although most of the accessible evidence concerns the verbal text and its setting, the musical sources also provide a few clues to Jennens’s criticisms of the musical composition. The article presents comparative transcriptions of passages in ‘I know that my Redeemer liveth’ as found in Handel’s autograph, Jennens’s score, and Walsh’s editions, with interpretation of the differences in the light of Jennens’s comments. It also suggests that the ‘Aylesford’ copies of Messiah, taken together, reveal Jennens’s preferred scheme for the movements of the oratorio.

The Date of Beverley Minster and its Role in the Development of Northern Gothic in the Late 12th and Early 13th Centuries

Drawing on close archaeological examination, a study of masons’ marks and especially new dendrochronological data, this article defends and develops Christopher Norton’s argument, published in 2009, that Gothic construction at Beverley Minster commenced soon after a well-documented fire in 1188. This dating was widely accepted until the 1860s, but since then there has been widespread consensus amongst scholars that Gothic construction at Beverley began no earlier than 1220. This radical re-dating disassociates Beverley with Lincoln Cathedral, and instead locates its design in relation to early Gothic construction at the abbeys of Fountains, Byland and Jervaulx, together with a wider group of ‘northern’ Gothic churches. New documentary and dendrochronological evidence also provide a more secure dating for Beverley’s 14th-century nave.

Combined approaches for increasing fetal hemoglobin (HbF) and de novo production of adult hemoglobin (HbA) in erythroid cells from β-thalassemia patients: treatment with HbF inducers and CRISPR-Cas9 based genome editing.

Genome editing (GE) is one of the most efficient and useful molecular approaches to correct the effects of gene mutations in hereditary monogenetic diseases, including β-thalassemia. CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing has been proposed for effective correction of the β-thalassemia mutation, obtaining high-level "de novo" production of adult hemoglobin (HbA). In addition to the correction of the primary gene mutations causing β-thalassemia, several reports demonstrate that gene editing can be employed to increase fetal hemoglobin (HbF), obtaining important clinical benefits in treated β-thalassemia patients. This important objective can be achieved through CRISPR-Cas9 disruption of genes encoding transcriptional repressors of γ-globin gene expression (such as BCL11A, SOX6, KLF-1) or their binding sites in the HBG promoter, mimicking non-deletional and deletional HPFH mutations. These two approaches (β-globin gene correction and genome editing of the genes encoding repressors of γ-globin gene transcription) can be, at least in theory, combined. However, since multiplex CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing is associated with documented evidence concerning possible genotoxicity, this review is focused on the possibility to combine pharmacologically-mediated HbF induction protocols with the "de novo" production of HbA using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing.