Representation Of Landscape Research Articles

Literature review of the organizational citizenship behavior of employees in the public sector

This study contributes to our understanding of employee behavior in governmental organizations. This paper aims to demonstrate the effects of organizational culture, transformational leadership, and work motivation on organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). This paper also aims to conduct a literature evaluation on the OCB of the public sector, using VOSviewer to acquire a visual representation of the research's progress. The VOSviewer for visualizing research progress adds value by providing a clear and intuitive representation of the scholarly landscape. Visualizing connections and clusters among documents can facilitate the identification of key themes and research directions. The study searched the Scopus database using the keywords "organizational citizenship behavior public sector," resulting in the discovery of 85 relevant documents. The study analyzed documents published between 2019 and 2023. Afterward, the study selected 25 documents with the highest rankings as references using Publish or Perish. Supplementary documents were discovered through Google Scholar and Proquest. In comparison to other studies, this research is more diverse in the variables, providing integrated information in the public sector. Consequently, this research remains pertinent. Nevertheless, the amount of study conducted on OCB in the public sector has been limited. Therefore, there is a potential for further investigation in this field. The main findings of the study demonstrate that (i) underscore the relevance of promoting a positive organizational culture, fostering transformational leadership, and enhancing work motivation to encourage OCB among public sector employees and finally (ii) the results of this study indicate that influential factors have a positive impact significantly on the OCB in the public sector.

Community-driven heritage care: developing an inclusive and sustainable landscape of care for Pionta

This article examines the concept of ‘heritage’ in the context of ‘landscapes of care’, which approaches care as a means of fostering connections between humans and non-humans. Heritage care involves communities actively engaging with and benefiting from cultural heritage in various ways. Establishing a caring landscape for heritage involves empowerment, participation, and collaboration, as demonstrated by two community-driven heritage projects in Pionta’s cultural landscape. The first project aims to create a community that strengthens the emotional bonds between individuals and their cultural legacy by promoting acts of care. The second introduces diverse participatory and art-based methods that cater to the needs of the involved groups and foster a shared sense of care for their heritage. By using heritage education and serious games as empowerment tools, the projects show how collective heritage caring can change the visual, verbal, and mental representations of a marginal heritage landscape from the community’s perspective.

Supporting stakeholder dialogue on ecosystem service tradeoffs with a simulation tool for land use configuration effects

Various approaches are available to assist stakeholders in identifying and resolving ecosystem service tradeoffs. However, existing tools fall short in simulating land use configuration effects on ecosystem services and subsequently making these effects accessible to users with varying levels of expertise. To address this gap, we introduce PLACES, a tool that estimates land use impacts on multiple ecosystem services by incorporating landscape-level processes. Tool results are provided in real-time and visualized to support a dialogue between different stakeholders. This study presents the tool development and application during a mixed stakeholder workshop, after which mental models, questionnaires, and videos were analyzed to evaluate PLACES. The tool increased the participants’ understanding of insights of spatial processes and sparked discussions on the societal goals for sustainable landscapes. For future applications of PLACES, we encourage careful tailoring of the landscape representation and land use impact simulations to match the knowledge of the respective users.

Adapting Sunset Song: Authorial, Industrial, and National Discourses in the 2015 Film Adaptation of Sunset Song

This article traces the discourses shaping the 2015 film adaptation of Sunset Song, directed by Terence Davies. In doing so, it shows how both the film and Lewis Grassic Gibbon's original novel are involved in complex negotiations of ideas about Scottishness. In the case of the film, this is evident in its sophisticated and poetic visual engagement with some aspects of the novel's characterization of Chris Guthrie, its use of language, and its representation of landscapes. The same negotiations are apparent in paratextual materials that demonstrate the route taken by the producers and director when navigating the fraught economic terrain of feature-length filmmaking in Scotland, both in terms of funding applications to national funder Creative Scotland, and the way it mobilized particular discourses of arthouse and auteur cinema in its marketing and production materials. Finally, through a close look at the emphasis on militarism, femininity, and landscape in the film text, the article considers how the film performs a kind of Scotland that is amenable to the tastes of the filmmaker, the desires of the public funder, and the arthouse film festival circuit where it was primarily consumed.

Blending Noh and Shakespearean Elements: An Exploration of Tradition and Modernity in Singaporean Theatre

This paper delves into the groundbreaking fusion of Noh and Shakespearean elements in Singaporean theatre, showcasing a unique blend that mirrors the diverse cultural tapestry of Singapore and its ambitions as a global arts hub. By melding the minimalist and symbolic aesthetics of Noh with the rich narratives and characters of Shakespearean drama, Singaporean theatre has carved out a distinctive niche in the global arts scene. This fusion not only pays homage to the traditional roots of Noh and the timeless appeal of Shakespeare but also pushes the boundaries of theatrical expression, creating a vibrant and innovative form that resonates with audiences worldwide. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the artistic innovations resulting from this fusion, evaluates the audience reception, discusses the cultural implications, and explores the potential opportunities for future theatrical endeavors in Singapore. The blending of Noh and Shakespearean elements signifies a creative dialogue between Eastern and Western traditions, offering fresh perspectives and new possibilities for storytelling and performance in the contemporary theatrical landscape. This fusion is emblematic of Singapore’s broader aspirations to serve as a cultural bridge and a hub for artistic innovation, reinforcing its position as a dynamic and multicultural arts center on the global stage.

Escaping from Confinement: Hell Imagery in the Shōjuraigōji Rokudō-e Scrolls

This article explores the pictorial representation of the Buddhist hell in Kamakura (1185–1333) Japan, with a focus on a mid-thirteenth century rokudō-e, or Pictures of the Six Realms, preserved at Shōjuraigōji Temple. The examination revolves around how these scroll paintings convey messages of salvation by representing the symbolic architecture of the hell realm, the lowest level within the six realms. By scrutinizing the visual representation of hell landscapes in four hell scrolls in the Shōjuraigōji set, the study unveils the architectural symbolism of boundaries and pathways. A visual analysis of two hell-tearing narrative scrolls further reveals that the key iconography involves the destruction of the architectural symbols of hell. Through tracing the concurrent processes of constructing and destroying the imaginary space of hell, the study demonstrates that the conceptual and visual construction of hell is coupled with an equally pronounced intent for hell-tearing. Lastly, based on the visuality of the hell-escaping narratives, the medium of hanging scrolls, and the centrality of an Enma scroll within the Shōjuraigōji set, the author proposes a spatial arrangement of this set of fifteen scrolls that could systematically convey the visual massage of “escaping from suffering in the six courses”.

Unfolding the entangled geosemiotics of technologically-mediated gated communities: Mountain View’s (2021) advertisement as a case study

Gated Communities (GCs), as residential enclaves in urban and suburban environments that offer exclusive housing and a multitude of onsite amenities, are burgeoning in many fast-growing Egyptian cities. In the past few years, several upscale Egyptian GCs have received unequivocal attention in high-profile TV advertisements and campaigns which package and technologically mediate social spaces overlaid with aesthetics of unique architectural character, distinctive leisure amenities, social exclusiveness, and prestigious lifestyles. Set against this backdrop, this paper takes up a postphenomenological-geosemiotic approach toward the examination of the affects of elitism that transpire in one upmarket urban enclave’s advertisement, namely Mountain View. Arguably, in the filmic narrative of the promoted social spaces, the technological mediation and intentionality of the camera shot scale modulate multi-sensory and multi-spatio-temporal relationships between viewers and the GC lifeworld/residents that are worthy of scrutiny. Key findings include how POV camera shots are employed and appropriated to mitigate (and mediate) the representation of transnational elite semiotic landscapes and the pertinent affective intersubjectivities of doing eliteness. The systematic analysis of MV’s semiotic aggregate unravels an affective aggregate that is, in essence, a concrete instantiation of Foucault’s notions of heterotopia and (post)-panopticism.

Urban boundary‐layer flows in complex terrain: Dynamic interactions during a hot and dry summer season in Phoenix, Arizona

AbstractAnthropogenic modification of natural landscapes to urban environments impacts land–atmosphere interactions in the boundary layer. Ample research has demonstrated the effect of such landscape transitions on development of the urban heat island (UHI), but considerably less attention has been given to impacts on regional wind flow. Here, we use a set of high‐resolution (1 km grid spacing) regional climate modeling simulations with the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled to a multilayer urban canopy scheme to investigate the dynamical interaction between the urban boundary layer of the Phoenix metro (United States) area and the thermal circulation of the complex terrain it resides within. We conduct paired simulations for the extremely hot and dry summer of 2020, using a contemporary urban representation and a pre‐settlement landscape representation to examine the effect of the built environment on local to regional‐scale wind flow. Analysis of our simulation results shows that, during the summer of 2020, (a) the thermo‐topographical circulation dominates over both urban and rural areas for a majority of the diurnal cycle; (b) the built environment obstructs wind flow in the inertial sublayer during the late afternoon and the nighttime, whereas more intense daytime urban sensible heat flux dampens the urban‐roughness‐induced drag effect through a deeper urban boundary layer and vigorous mixing; (c) the Phoenix metro UHI does not result in a well‐developed and clearly discernible induced circulation as observed in other urban areas and described in the scientific literature; (d) shortly before dawn, the local UHI is able to affect the local thermo‐topographical circulation through flow intensity modulation that results in an ~10 km eastward shift of the center of mass convergence. Our results highlight the need for future research—both observational and simulation based—into urbanizing regions where multiscale flows are dominant.

Carved Stone Models as Symbolic Features in the Agrarian Landscape of the Sondondo Valley, Ayacucho, Peru

Carved stone models, or piedras maqueta in Spanish are stone representations of the agrarian landscape widely found in the Valley of Sondondo, in the south-central Peruvian Andes. This article aims to examine the representations, locations, scale, and certain visual features of these carved stone models in the valley. My analysis reveals that carved stone monuments provide a unique documentary source of information on the ancient Andean agrarian landscape of the Valley of Sondondo. The piedras maqueta are situated in different areas of the valley, and their study enables an understanding of their symbolism and ritual significance in relation to the environment, as well as daily agricultural spaces and tasks. Therefore, I explore the sacred landscape as an inseparable part of everyday agricultural practices.

Representations of Africa in Muriel Spark’s writings

Muriel Spark (1918–2006) travelled from Scotland to Africa and stayed there from 1937 to 1944. Africa is a recurrent presence in her work. Critics focus mainly on her African-themed poems and stories. They pay less attention to depictions of that continent in her other work and tend to gloss over her problematic use of language. This article addresses Spark's representation of the African landscape and her different portrayals of Africans, white settlers, and missionaries. It also explores her deployment of the familiar colonial tropes of cannibalism and ‘witch doctors’. It argues that Spark's representations of Africa in her works are at once ironic, comedic, satirical, and wittily arch, yet remain open to charges of being stereotypical and problematic, particularly at a time of public scrutiny and media concern with discriminatory language. These representations reveal that Spark mainly speaks for white missionaries rather than the downtrodden Africans in her writings. This article aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of Scottish involvement in colonialism in the modern period by untangling the connections between race, religion, and literary culture in Spark's writings.

Evaluating the role of city representation in modelling the urban precipitation effect of Kuala Lumpur

Urbanization of Earth's land surface is one of the most impactful human interactions on the global ecosystem. Urban land cover substantially alters the transfer of heat, moisture, momentum, and aerosols between the surface and the atmosphere. These surface modifications are the first link in a complex process sequence that causes changes in clouds and precipitation, the so-called urban precipitation effect. Most studies on this topic to date have assumed a homogeneous representation of the city landscape, disregarding the potential effect of its heterogeneity on precipitation. We investigated the impact of Kuala Lumpur's urban precipitation effect through a set of sensitivity studies performed with the Weather Research and Forecasting model, in which different representations of the urban landscape were considered. We showed that including Kuala Lumpur city in the simulations causes a localised increase in accumulated rainfall, rainy day frequency and total extreme rainfall within the boundaries of the urban area. This effect is more pronounced when the city is represented as a homogeneous, high-density landscape compared to the more realistic heterogeneous case, where spatially varying urban canopy parameters are included in the model. Therefore, accurately representing urban areas in climate models is necessary to better estimate the urban precipitation effect.

Sensory, motor, and emotion associations for landscape concepts differ across neighbouring speech communities

A long-standing debate centres around our mental representation of landscape: is it experienced in largely the same way across all humans or is it shaped to some extent by cultural and linguistic experience? Previous research supporting differences across cultures has often relied on introspection or qualitative ethnolinguistic methods. Departing from this, we collected systematic sensory, motor, and emotion ratings for different landscape terms from 289 native speakers of German, English and French. The results show that speakers within and across groups agree to a large extent in their ratings of landscape terms, particularly in their sensory and motor associations. However, there is cultural shaping too. This suggests more caution is required when extrapolating findings about landscape understandings and preferences across cultures and languages.

Formation Process and Spatial Representation of Tourist Destination Personality from the Perspective of Cultural Heritage: Application in Traditional Villages in Ancient Huizhou, China

Tourism destinations are cultural heritage and spatial landscape systems of organic coexistence between humans and the Earth, and are formed through the long historical evolution of a specific geographical environment. With the development of large-scale cultural and tourism projects and the construction of scenic areas, many tourist destinations face conflicts between people and the environment and the crisis of discontinuity in the landscape and the cultural context. The concept of tourist destination personality provides a perspective for studying the interaction between humans and the environment in tourist destinations. However, existing research has not delved into the mechanisms of temporal–spatial interaction and spatial representation of regional cultural heritage in regional systems. Therefore, from the perspectives of geography and urban–rural planning, this study selects traditional villages in ancient Huizhou as the research object and employs relevant theories from cultural ecology to construct a paradigm for analyzing the formation path of tourist destination personality based on a cultural core from a regional systemic perspective. Building on this, this study develops a coupling analysis framework for the “accumulation anchoring” of heritage landscape representation in traditional villages in ancient Huizhou based on a cognitive understanding of tourist destination heritage landscape and a ‘time–space’ interactive model. The research reveals that the formation of personality in traditional villages in ancient Huizhou centers around cultural cores such as production methods, social organizations, construction mechanisms, and social beliefs. It is driven by basic forces such as resource endowment vitality, a social structure driving force, and a historical choice regulatory force, with the logic of forming dominant functions and obtaining expected benefits such as the core. The spatial representation of traditional village heritage in ancient Huizhou exhibits a synergistic evolution mechanism between ‘culture and landscape’. The research process and conclusions provide a basic framework and methodological system for the study of tourist destination personality and heritage revitalization, expanding the understanding of the process of human–environment interaction and spatial patterns in tourist destinations.

Abstract 1446: Gastric cancer with microsatellite instability: Ex vivo generation of syngeneic mouse models

Abstract The DNA mismatch repair (MMR) system is a highly conserved pathway crucial for maintaining the genomic integrity. MMR impairment in sporadic tumors is due to MLH1 epigenetic silencing or mutations in other MMR genes (such as MSH2, MSH6, PMS2) and leads to microsatellite instability (MSI). Two independent molecular classifications reported the existence of a MSI subgroup in gastric cancer (GC), including 22-23% of all cases. GC MSI inter and intra-tumoral heterogeneity represents a significant challenge for precise patient stratification and treatment. Even if MSI status in GC is usually associated with a good prognosis, some reports described a subpopulation of MSI GC patients displaying a worse outcome. Moreover, while clinical trials testing immune checkpoint inhibitors in MSI tumors showed effectiveness across all treatment lines, the outcomes in GC patients were not as remarkable as in other cancer types. From the analysis of MSI GC patients enrolled in phase III clinical trials testing anti-PD1 monotherapy, it emerged that nearly half of the tumors are intrinsically resistant and complete and long-lasting responses are achieved in very few cases. Tumor mouse immunocompetent models allow to mimic the complex interactions between a fully functional immune system and a developing tumor. MSI GC syngeneic mouse models could thus represent a valuable tool to better understand the molecular complexity and predict the clinical behavior of this subgroup. To obtain MSI GC mouse models, we generated non-transformed organoids from normal gastric mucosa of BALB/c mice as a starting point for the induction of a neoplastic transformation ex vivo. To induce MMR deficiency, we inactivated either Mlh1 or Msh2 genes using CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing. Importantly, we did not introduce any other alteration in known oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, thus allowing the natural emergence of driver mutations in the context of the genetic instability. Over time, MMR deficient models, but not the WT controls, exhibited MSI and increased their mutational burden. Furthermore, when cultured in stringent culture conditions (two-dimensional culture, growth factor deprivation), only MMR deficient cells generated tumor masses upon subcutaneous injection in immunodeficient NOD SCID mice. Importantly, cells retrieved from the tumor masses (n = 8) exhibited mutations in a relevant fraction of genes associated with the MSI subgroup by TCGA (21 out of 35) – including Kras, Arid1a, Erbb3 and Tpr53 – thus offering a good representation of the human MSI GC mutational landscape. Given the immunogenicity of the Cas9 protein, we finalized our models optimizing the genome editing protocol to avoid a persistent Cas9 expression. Cas9-free MMR deficient models were able to generate tumors in immunocompetent BALB/c mice, thus representing a valuable resource to investigate tumor development, progression and responses to immunotherapy in vivo. Citation Format: Daniela Conticelli, Gabriele Picco, Cristina Migliore, Claudia Orrù, Fabrizio Maina, Emanuela Boccuni, Simona Corso, Silvia Giordano. Gastric cancer with microsatellite instability: Ex vivo generation of syngeneic mouse models [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024; Part 1 (Regular Abstracts); 2024 Apr 5-10; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2024;84(6_Suppl):Abstract nr 1446.

Linguistic landscape and power representation at gas stations

Gas stations are hazardous, highly flammable public places. Thus, signs containing prohibitions, warnings, information, and road directions are needed to prevent catastrophes. This study aims to identify the linguistic system of the signs and describe the representation of power through the signs. The research site is gas stations in Semarang. This study uses observation methods in data collection by documenting, sorting, and classifying data using a national language, region, foreign, or both based on the linguistic system. Spolsky and Cooper's (1991) taxonomy of signs is used to classify the data. The categories are then examined further to reveal the embedded power relations. The results show that the linguistic landscape at the gas stations uses a monolingual system, Indonesian. This system demonstrates the gas station authorities' concern about prioritizing the state language in public spaces. Suggestions embedded in the signs do not explicitly represent power relations. However, they represent power by removing the subjects and objects on these signs. Texts of prohibitions and warnings should be created by involving more people so that the texts on the gas station LL can be more user-friendly.

Modelling foraging strategies of honey bees as agents in a dynamic landscape representation

Introduction: Both intrinsic colony mechanisms and external environmental variables affect the honey bee colony development rates and response and a key aspect of this is the use of resources within the landscape by honey bees. Although several models have been developed to explore the foraging behaviour of bees, none fully considered the spatial and temporal dynamics of landscape resources and the role of the colony in the process. Methodology: Here, we introduce a new honey bee foraging model being developed as a part of the ApisRAM honey bee colony model. Based on agent-based modelling, we used a dynamic ALMaSS landscape model enhanced with floral resource modelling to assess the impacts of weather conditions and resource availability on the possible foraging behaviour of honey bees. Several possible mechanisms (defined, based on honey bee traits) for scouting and foraging were investigated, separately for nectar and pollen collection, including prioritising foraging polygons for nectar foraging according to their distance to the colony, the quality or the energetic efficiency and, for pollen foraging, according to their distance to the colony and pollen quantity. Results: If model foraging bees prioritised the polygons, based on their distance from the colony, the number of unsuccessful flights increased compared to other tested strategies and the total amount of sugar collected showed a high variability. Contrary to expectations, the energetic efficiency strategy did not provide the colony with the highest amount of sugar. Overall, the tested strategies provide different outcomes on the collection of resources, the number of performed flights and their success rate, evidencing that the model's outcome at the colony level arises from the individual types of behaviour. Conclusions and Relevance: Variability in the mass of collected nectar and pollen was found mostly when scout bees applied the distance strategy. This higher variability in sugar collection means that model bees were not able to find the most profitable foraging sites at the landscape level, but only at the local level. Other strategies showed less dependence on the surrounding landscape (i.e. quality or random), but it comes at a cost (i.e. lower production for both nectar and pollen collection). These outputs help us evaluate which strategies could be used for future model development and confirm the models' ability to create dynamic responses. These responses at the colony level were only possible thanks to the implementation of a dynamic landscape model and dynamic spatiotemporal resource model, as well as implementing a social communication mechanism for bees to share information about the resources. Plant nectar production and quality information is essential to predict honey bee foraging distribution. In future model development, the implementation of pollen quality should also be explored to evaluate if it influences the overall pollen collection.

Urban delineation through a prism of intraday commute patterns.

Urban mobility patterns are crucial for effective urban and transportation planning. This study investigates the dynamics of urban mobility in Brno, Czech Republic, utilizing the rich dataset provided by passive mobile phone data. Understanding these patterns is essential for optimizing infrastructure and planning strategies. We developed a methodological framework that incorporates bidirectional commute flows and integrates both urban and suburban commute networks. This comprehensive approach allows for a detailed representation of Brno's mobility landscape. By employing clustering techniques, we aimed to identify distinct mobility patterns within the city. Our analysis revealed consistent structural features within Brno's mobility patterns. We identified three distinct clusters: a central business district, residential communities, and an intermediate hybrid cluster. These clusters highlight the diversity of mobility demands across different parts of the city. The study demonstrates the significant potential of passive mobile phone data in enhancing our understanding of urban mobility patterns. The insights gained from intraday mobility data are invaluable for transportation planning decisions, allowing for the optimization of infrastructure utilization. The identification of distinct mobility patterns underscores the practical utility of our methodological advancements in informing more effective and efficient transportation planning strategies.

The Boundary of Light

This meditation on diasporic belonging, the limits of light and vision, and the practices people enact to become one with the earth examines watercolors done by British artist William Berryman while he lived in Jamaica between 1808 and 1816. It focuses on depictions of the provision ground, small plots of land enslaved people and their families used to grow food and, ultimately, forge a connection with the land. The author peels back the layers of Berryman’s scenes, looking beyond what has been rendered visible, countering European representations of landscape that privilege vision and light. She contemplates what we cannot see in these images: buried entities that formed a network of power known to enslaved people, engaging Katherine McKittrick’s theory of Black geographies. Through these entities, people of African descent established blood ties with the earth of Jamaica, thus—to use Sylvia Wynter’s term—“transplanting” their culture to the island.

Landscape as a Tool for Nation-Building: A Study of Sonia Mehta’s Discover India Series for Children

In this paper, I argue that ‘landscape’ has been used as a ‘tool’ in Indian English post-colonial children’s literature for the task of nation-building. To validate my argument, I have taken up Sonia Mehta’s Discover India series as my primary text to study the representation of the Indian landscape for children through the aesthetic of ‘picturesque;’ namely enumerative, engineered and antiquarian. It has also been argued that such a ‘picturesque’ representation of the Indian landscape helps in shaping, moulding and creating responsible, curious and knowledgeable young citizens which further accelerates the nation-building process; where the term ‘nation-building’ pertains to the post-colonial project of building the nation by creating a sense of shared identity through art, literature, science and narratives of history.

Bibliometric analysis of breast cancer-related lymphedema research trends over the last 2 decades.

As breast cancer cases rise globally, post-mastectomy lymphedema garners increasing scholarly attention. This study aims to conduct a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema (BCRL) research from 2003 to 2022, identifying trends and providing global research insights for future studies. The literature for this analysis was extracted from the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection, encompassing 1199 publications, including 702 articles and 101 reviews, totaling 803. Using advanced bibliometric tools such as VOSviewer and CiteSpace, quantitative and visual analyses were performed to map collaboration networks, research clusters, and emerging trends. The search strategy included specific terms related to lymphedema, breast cancer, and BCRL, ensuring a comprehensive representation of the research landscape. The bibliometric analysis revealed a steady increase in BCRL publications over the studied period, reaching a peak in 2018. The United States emerged as the leading contributor to BCRL literature, with China also demonstrating a significant presence. Collaboration networks were visualized, showcasing the interconnectedness of institutions and researchers globally. Key research hotspots identified include preventive strategies, complex decongestive therapy, and reconstructive interventions. In conclusion, this pioneering bibliometric analysis provides a comprehensive overview of BCRL research trends and collaborations globally. The findings contribute valuable insights into the evolution of the field, highlighting areas of focus and emerging research themes. This study serves as a foundational resource for researchers, clinicians, and policymakers, fostering evidence-based practices and interventions for BCRL in the future.