bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Kawaii, kenosis, Verwindung: A reading of kawaii through Vattimo’s philosophy of ‘weak thought’
Authors: Botz-Bornstein Thorsten
Published: July 2022

Kawaii is different from the western cute because it may also include ‘cool’. The paradoxical coexistence of weakness and strength, of cute and cool, is interesting in philosophical terms. Kawaii is not simply weak but equipped with its own kind of strength. In this article, I explore kawaii by using philosophical ideas linked to the paradigm of ‘strength out of weakness’ that appears in the so-called ‘weak thought’ philosophy of Gianni Vattimo. The Heideggerian term Verwindung (twisting) as it is used by Vattimo, is in the centre of this analysis. Vattimo’s philosophy is also based on the Christian idea of kenosis, a classic theological term that can be translated as ‘weakening’. Feminist theologians use the concept of kenosis in order to ‘feminize’ theology. It is in this context that kawaii can be shown as bringing together such antagonistic qualities as submission and subversion. Vattimo’s Verwindung describes the effect of distortion to which gender distinctions are submitted through the impact of kawaii. As a result, kawaii should be seen as femininity without meta-narratives because kawaii strips feminist gestures of their metaphysical features.
From Workplace to Residence: The Spillover Effects of Minimum Wage Policies on Local Housing Markets
Authors: Borg Gabriele , Passaro Diego Gentile , Hermo Santiago
Published: July 2022

The recent rise of sub-national minimum wage (MW) policies in the US has resulted in significant dispersion of MW levels within urban areas. In this paper, we study the spillover effects of these policies on local rental markets through commuting. To do so, for each USPS ZIP code we construct a "workplace" MW measure based on the location of its resident's jobs, and use it to estimate the effect of MW policies on rents. We use a novel identification strategy that exploits the fine timing of differential changes in the workplace MW across ZIP codes that share the same "residence" MW, defined as the same location's MW. Our baseline results imply that a 10 percent increase in the workplace MW increases rents at residence ZIP codes by 0.69 percent. To illustrate the importance of commuting patterns, we use our estimates and a simple model to simulate the impact of federal and city counterfactual MW policies. The simulations suggest that landlords pocket approximately 10 cents of each dollar generated by the MW across directly and indirectly affected areas, though the incidence on landlords varies systematically across space.
Analisis Kelayakan Usaha Batu Bata (Studi Kasus: Desa Tanjung Mulia Kecamatan Pagar Merbau)
Authors: Arasy Muhammad , Saleh Khairul , Siregar Rahma Sari
Published: July 2022

This study aims to determine the feasibility of the business whether the brick business is feasible to run, the brick-making business using clay and red earth as raw material with diesel fuel for dompleng machines and oil palm bunches and firewood as fuel, knowing the amount of income. , knowing the level of business feasibility in the village of Tanjung Mulia. This research was conducted from October 2020. The determination of the research location was determined purposively because considering the time and reach of the researchers, a sample of 62 brick craftsmen were determined by the census method, the data used were primary data and secondary data. The research method used to determine the availability of inputs (raw materials, capital, labor) and to determine income using income analysis, to analyze business feasibility using the R / C ratio and BEP. The results of the study show that inputs (raw materials, capital, labor) are sufficiently available in the research area. The income from the brick making business is Rp. 18,769,903, - / month. Obtained Net Revenew Cost Ratio (Net R / C Ratio) the value of R / C Ratio is greater than one (R / C 1 or 1.18 1), Break Even Point (BEP) the break even point of the price is at Rp. 310 / pieces of bricks and the breakeven point of production is at 349,998 pieces / month. Based on these results, the brick business in Tanjung Mulia Village, Pagar Merbau District is feasible to run.
Pengaruh Berbagai Jenis Media Dan Lama Penyimpanan Benih Terhadap Viabilitas Dan Vigor Benih Kakao (Theobroma cacao L.)
Authors: Ardi Agus , Rahman Abdul , Hasibuan Syahbudin
Published: July 2022

Effect of Various Types of Media and Duration of Storage of Seeds on Viability and Vigor of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) Seeds. The method used in this research is the Factorial Completely Randomized Design (CRD) method, which consists of 2 treatment factors, Factor I, namely storage media with 4 treatment levels, namely: M0 without storage media; M1 = use of PE plastic; M2 = use of aluminum foil; M3 = use of gunny sacks; M4 = using a glass bottle. each treatment was repeated 2 (two) times. The second factor is storage time with 3 levels of treatment, namely: W1 = stored for 1 (one) week; W2 = stored for 2 (two) weeks; W3 = stored for 3 (three) weeks. The parameters observed in this study were viability and vigor. seed growth rate (%). Simultaneous growth of seeds (%), potential for seed growth (%), germination of seeds (%).From the research results can be concluded as follows:1.) the use of various types of seed storage media (M0) (without treatment), M1 (PE plastic), M2 (aluminum paper), M3 (gunny sacks), and M4 (glass bottles) are treatments that give no real results at age. 1-3 days after planting and the yields were very real at the age of 4-7 days after planting on the speed of seed growth, gave no real results at the age of 1-4 dast and the results were very real at the age of 5-7 days against the synchronization of seed growth, giving no real results at age 3 days after planting and was very significant at the age of 4-5 days after planting on the potential for seed growth, and gave very real results on the germination capacity of seeds. 2. The duration of 1 week of storage (M1) has a very significant effect on all parameters, namely the speed of seed growth, simultaneous growth of seeds, potential for seed growth and germination, while the storage time is 2 minutes (M2) and storage time is 3 minutes (M3). ), has no significant effect on all observed parameters, 3. The interaction of the two treatment factors has a very significant effect on all parameters, namely the speed of seed growth, synchronization of seed growth, potential for seed growth and germination
Hubungan Senioritas Dan Budaya Kerja Dengan Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Pada Personel Satuan Brigade Mobile Polisi Daerah Sumatera Utara
Authors: Manurung Nazly Fadhilah , Lubis Muhammad Rajab , Effendy Sjahril
Published: July 2022

The success of an institution cannot be separated from its HR factor. The superior quality of the personality of HR in an institution becomes its own pride and also becomes a weapon to advance an institution. Likewise in the Police environment, superior human resources are key in advancing POLRI institutions. The phenomenon that occurs at the current research site is that there are still many cases of disciplinary violations committed by members of the North Sumatra Regional BRIMOB. OCB is believed to contribute more in the workplace. Purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between seniority and work culture on OCB. The population in this study was the North Sumatra Regional BRIMOB personnel serving in Medan, amounting to 752 personnel, then taken as many as 120 research samples, sampling taken random sampling. This is a quantitative research. Data collection uses a scale from OCB, Seniority and Work Culture. This research tested using multiple regression analysis. The results showed a) a positive and strong relationship between Seniority and OCB with a correlation coefficient value rx1y = 0.557 and Seniority contributed 31%, b) a positive and moderate relationship between Work Culture and Organizational citizenship behavior with a correlation coefficient of rx2y = 0.485 and Work Culture contributes 23.5%, c) there is a positive and strong relationship between Seniority and Work Culture with OCB with correlation coefficient rx1x2y = 0.589, so it can be concluded that Seniority and Work Culture contribute equally by 34.6% against OCB. Based on these results, the three hypotheses in this study were accepted.
PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRANSIT TOURISM IN UKRAINE
Authors:   Zaporozhye Institute of Economics and Information Technologies, Pankova Marina
Published: July 2022

The article analyzes the problems of the tourism industry in modern conditions. Apart from the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change has recently become an obstacle to tourism development. The potential negative impact of the tourism industry on the planet's climate negatively affects the decision to travel. The travel and aviation industry is faced with changing the perception of customers that the industry has a negative impact on the climate. In modern conditions, against the background of massively unified technologies in the field of tourism, happens a counter-standardization of services, transit tourism can be such an individual product. It is determined that from all the variety of types of transit tourism for Ukraine can be promising the following areas: cultural and event tourism, for the development of this area it is necessary to form a calendar of attractive activities; such a component of tourism as national cuisine is interesting as well, transit tourist actively uses the services of restaurants, bars, cafes due to necessity. These needs can be used for offering short guided trips related to national cuisine; border tourism, the so-called small border traffic within a few tens of kilometers, or several settlements can be included in border tourism. the practice of modern tourist movement shows that cross-border tourism gives rapid economic results; cultural programs as part of business tourism. Against the background of quarantine restrictions in the world, Ukrainians started to travel inside the country more than before, long journeys in Ukraine can be a reason for the development of transit tourism.The article reveals the prerequisites for the development of transit tourism, namely, the mandatory availability of appropriate infrastructure: a developed road network that would connect tourist facilities, information base.To promote the development of transit tourism next measures can be proposed: the creation or active promotion of already established cultural and tourist areas with regional centers; deve-lopment of the roadside network of tourist infrastructure; creation of tourist centers in the area ofone-hour transport accessibility along the main transport corridors; strengthen the information base; create a system of attractive and user-friendly roadside signs that can attract travelers and make them adjust the path and see the point of interest.Keywords: cultural and social needs, border tourism, cultural and event tourism, infrastructure, cultural potential of the regions
DRY BULK FREIGHT MARKET RESEARCH BASEDON CORRELATIONANDREGRESSIONANALYSIS
Authors:   OdessaNationalMaritimeUniversity, Onyshchenko Svitlana , Onyshchenko Anna ,   OdessaNationalMaritimeUniversity
Published: July 2022

Thecorrelationandregressionanalysisappliedtothefreightratesdemonstrates a fairly good results which is confirmed by the relevant estimates of the models.However, the impact of each determinant on the freight rates is not the same in the different timeperiod. Moreover, it is important to focus on the certain segment of dry bulk freight market moreaccuratelytoobtainthemathematicalmodelreflectingsegmentspecific.The study is aimed to develop the methodological basic for applying the correlation andregressionanalysistothefreightratesontheexampleofBalticPanamaxIndex.Various linear regression model structures for freight rates have been proposed,withappropriate detailing of the underlying market determinants. It has been determined that eachfreightmarketsegment is characterized a certain specificityofdemand,as wellas competitionwith other segments, these should be taken into account when building regression models. Theideas suggested have been applied to Panamax segment. The Panamax bulk carriers serve mostlythe grain, coal and ore; thus, these three types of goods are included in the model as demanddeterminants. The correlation and regression analysis were used to establish and mathematicallydraw the dependence of freight indexes on the set of the major freight market determinants ontheexampleoftheBalticPanamaxIndex.The output shows the obtained regression model can be used to predict the Baltic PanamaxIndex. Based on the forecasting of considered factors -seaborn grain trade, seaborn ore trade,seaborn coal trade, Panamax bulk carriers’ sector of merchant fleet, Panamax bulk carriersshipbuilding,Panamaxbulkcarriersscrapping,thevaluesoftheBalticPanamaxIndexforfollowingtimepointscanbeestimated.Two approaches were considered –the regression analysis for original data and forlogarithmically transformed data. Whether the first approach with the original data or the secondonewiththe logarithmically transformed data is applied,theresultsapprove theregressionanalysis use to establish the relationship between freight indexes (freight rates) and the set of themajor freightmarketdeterminants.Keywords: freight rates, Panamax bulk carriers, model, market determinants, maritimetransportation,forecast.
O ENSINO CONTEXTUALIZADO NUMA ESCOLA NA CIDADE DE UMIRIM-CE
Authors: Carlos de Assis Ivina , Félix de Sousa Francisco Jucivânio , Fernandes Gomes Lincoln Cesar , Aquino Benigno Ana Paula
Published: July 2022

Este artigo relata algumas ações desenvolvidas, fruto de uma ação de extensão idealizada por docentes da área de ciências da natureza e matemática do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará – Campus Umirim. Pretende-se apresentar os resultados obtidos na realização de oficinas, cujo objetivo foi mostrar o desenvolvimento de atividades metodológicas com o uso de diversas estratégias de ensino nas disciplinas com menor desempenho acadêmico na escola pesquisada. O estudo foi desenvolvido com alunos do 9º ano do ensino fundamental II, nas disciplinas de ciências e matemática, na Escola Municipal Grupão[1], localizada no município de Umirim-CE, durante os meses de agosto a dezembro de 2019. Nessa pesquisa, foi abordada a utilização de estudos de caso, experimentação e problematização de conteúdos científicos durante os encontros, procurando investigar a abordagem metodológica de alguns conteúdos do ensino básico, dialogando com a construção e a interação entre professores e alunos.

 

[1] Iremos utilizar esse termo fazendo referência ao nome da escola objeto de estudo neste relato de experiência.
SEM and TEM Analyses of Graphene Oxide Syntheses Obtained with a New Approach
Authors: LAÇİN Ömer
Published: July 2022

Graphene oxide syntheses obtained by bringing a new approach to Hummers method, scanning and transmission electron microscopy analyzes were examined and it was examined whether they fit other graphene oxide syntheses in the literature. From SEM analysis; , it was observed that oxygen-containing functional groups covalently bond with carbon atoms in the basal plane of graphite and deconstruct the sp2 conjugate system, so the morphology of a nano-surface with wavy, folded regions, thin and flexible layers prevails, and the inter-layer gaps are wider than in graphite.. From TEM analysis; it was observed that it exhibits an ultra-thin silky appearance and its edges have a folded veil-shaped morphology, dark and translucent areas appear under the electron beam. It has been determined that these results were compatible with the graphene oxide syntheses in the literature.
Effects of Heat Treatment and on Magnetic Properties of NdFeB Based Permanent Magnet Alloys
Authors: KILIÇASLAN Muhammed Fatih , YILMAZ Yasin , AKGÜL Bekir
Published: July 2022

In this study, the effect of flash annealing heat treatment applied at 680 oC for 5 minutes on the magnetic properties of NdFeB-based permanent magnet alloys produced by melt spinning method, which is one of the fast solidification methods, was investigated by using a very fast heating and cooling rate of 300 K/s. The obtained results showed that there was a remarkable improvement in the magnetic properties of the alloys with the applied heat treatment. Mainly, the hard magnetic properties were optimized by enhancing magnetic remanence from 21.64 emu/g to 55.76 emu/g, magnetic coercivity from 1184.15 Oe to 9146.30 Oe, and maximum energy product from 4.06 kJ/m3 to 62.02 kJ/m3 respectively.
Diferansiyel Denklemlerin Geometrik Yaklaşımı Üzerine
Authors: BULUT Vahide
Published: July 2022

Expressing physical facts around us possesses to use mathematical models in both theory and application. Since these models usually involves differential equations, we present a novel geometric approach to these models using developable ruled surfaces and line congruences. In this paper, a tangent developable ruled surface according to first order differential equation and its solution function is presented. Moreover, we expressed a line congrunce based on the solution of exact differential equation and its solution function. Also, some examples of tangent developable ruled surfaces and line congruences are given.
Monitoring Temperature and Humidity Information Using ThingSpeak Server
Authors: CENGİZ Yunus Emre , DUMAN Mehmet
Published: July 2022

The aim of this study is to measure the temperature and humidity of the environment using a convenient sensor, to process the measured values in a data storage center with a Wi-Fi module internet communication protocol, and to observe & monitor the processed data. In the study, Atmel Atmega328 processor is used as a microcontroller, DHT22 temperature and humidity sensor is used to measure temperature and humidity, and ESP8266 serial Wi-Fi module is used for internet connection. By using the connection between the processor and the computer, the data is transferred to ThingSpeak, which is a data storage server. Parameters and desired parameter units have been determined for the measured values whether locked or open channel which is created according to preferences in ThingSpeak server. The temperature and humidity values are gathered at a specified time interval, and they are graphed over ThingSpeak, along with the time when the measurement take place, and observations are made.
A Cost Examination of Different Structural Systems For Low-Rise Building Construction
Authors: KHALAF Murad , KARAŞİN Abdulhalim , KARASİN İbrahim Baran
Published: July 2022

Yapı maliyetinin yapı güvenliği gibi her proje için temel hedeflerden biri olduğu söylenebilir. Ekonomiklik, tasarlanan binanın planlanmış sonuçlarına ya da çıktılarına ulaşmak için uygun düzeydeki kalitenin de gözetilerek, kullanılan kaynakların maliyetinin en aza indirilmesidir. Diğer bir ifadeyle, en uygun girdinin en düşük maliyetle temin edilmesidir. Bina maliyeti bina üretim sürecinin farklı aşamalarından oluşmaktadır. Bu çalışma ile deprem bölgesinde olduğu varsayılan bir binanın farklı sistemlere göre yapısal tasarımı ve ilk kaba inşaat maliyeti açısından karşılaştırma araştırması yapılmıştır. Bu çalışmada iki katlı, müstakil, 566 metrekare toplam alanı olan, bodrumsuz referans bir binaya ait bir mimari proje esas alınmıştır. Referans alınan projeye göre yapısal olarak binanın yığma ve betonarme olmak üzere iki ayrı alternatifi oluşturulmuştur. İlk alternatif kuşatılmış yığma olan yapının taşıyıcı duvarları kesme bazalt taşından olup yatay ve düşey betonarme hatıllarla çevrilmiş ve 12 cm kalınlığında plak döşeme sistemi kullanılmıştır. İkincisinde ise betonarme yapıda yapılmış olup ilk yapı ile mimari açıdan aynı özelliklere sahiptir. Bu alternatiflerin ayrı ayrı metraj hesabı ve malzemeden kaynaklı maliyet hesabı çıkarılmıştır. Söz konusu alternatiflere ait maliyet değerleri sadece kaba inşaat birim maliyeti betonarme ve yığma modellere için sırasıyla 752,9 TL/m2 ve 553,51 TL/m2 olarak tespit edilmiştir. Betonarme yapı modellindeki donatı ve beton miktarının yığma modeline göre göreceli olarak fazla olması birim maliyete önemli bir etken olmuştur.
Research of the quality of educational programs of marketers and development of a model of their professional activity
Authors: Ivanenko Larysa , Boienko Olena
Published: July 2022

The article the survey of representatives of Ukrainian companies and enterprises operating in the domestic market of consumer goods, industry and services are presented in the article. The purpose of the study is to determine the degree of interaction between marketing education and employers "requirements. During the study, the authors found that the key professional areas of training and training of marketers are the following: socio-economic and general-professional training; adequate level of systemic thinking; high level of information competence; understanding of relationship marketing and internet marketing; ability to make marketing decisions in an uncertain situation. According to the results of the expert research, it is established that the marketing communication function is the most developed compared to other functions performed by specialist marketers at Ukrainian enterprises. The conducted survey of employers allowed to identify the most important competence requirements put forward by stakeholders (potential employers) to graduate marketers, namely: interpersonal communication skills; responsibility; intuitive, non-standard and analytical thinking. These requirements are closely adjusted with the most important marketing tasks of companies to determine the needs of customers, their satisfaction, as well as data analysis and evaluation of the competitiveness of products. Based on the research, the authors proposed a model of professional activity of a marketer, consisting of three levels: operational (execution of current marketing tasks), analytical (research of the external and internal environment of the enterprise) and productive (adoption of new innovative marketing decisions). Knowledge of the main provisions of the presented model will flexibly change and optimally improve the structure of the educational marketing program, taking into account all the accreditation and licensing requirements of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine to the graduation department in the future.
Economic interests of the state and other subjects and stakeholders in the development of sports and health activities
Authors: Romanenko Serhii
Published: July 2022

Recently, the problem of ensuring the proper state of human health has been increasing. Most scientists perform substantiation and experimentation with sports rehabilitation programs to improve the population's health. This provokes a growing demand for sports and health services among the people. The majority of economic entities in the process of excessive demand for sports and health services found a financial interest in their provision. That is why, in current business conditions, the study of the essence of the concept of "economic interests", and the determination of their importance for the state and other subjects and stakeholders in the development of sports and health activities in Ukraine are pretty relevant.

The essence of the concept of "economic interests" was studied, and their importance for the state and other subjects and stakeholders in the development of sports and health activities in Ukraine was determined. It was determined that "economic interest" includes action, motive, the satisfaction of needs, and awareness of necessity. The author's position is expressed that economic interest is a motive and incentive for steps to obtain financial benefits from the provision of sports and health services and social effects. It was emphasized that economic benefits are received by business entities that provide sports and health services and the state in the form of taxes and fees.

Stakeholders were systematized according to the level of importance and influence for the development of sports and health activities in Ukraine. It was determined that stakeholders should be systematized according to the level of significance and power for developing sports and health activities in Ukraine into primary and secondary. The main ones include stakeholders with high importance and influence (individuals and legal entities; the state; public administration bodies). Secondary stakeholders with a high level of influence and a low level of importance (local public authorities, public organizations), stakeholders with a low level of power, but a high level of significance (owners of enterprises, institutions, organizations providing sports and health services; scientific and educational institutions; investment companies), stakeholders with a low level of influence and a low level of importance (information centers (platforms), financial organizations).
Subjective public rights and the problem of the certainty of the legal status of the individual
Authors: Presnyakov Mikhail V.
Published: July 2022

The article is devoted to the analysis of the development of perceptions of human rights and freedoms from the understanding of them as “reflexes” of objective law to the recognition of self-sufficient, independent of the establishment in positive law of subjective public rights. At the same time, the author raises the problem of the certainty of the content of subjective public rights: if fundamental rights and freedoms determine the meaning and content of positive law, what determines the content of the rights and freedoms themselves? This problem is dealt with in the article in connection with the justice of fundamental rights and freedoms, the possibility of their direct effect, the generation of rights of new generations (the fourth generation of rights). In the framework of the research, great attention is paid to the works of classics of the theory of human rights and freedoms both in the world legal literature (R. Jering, G. Ellinek, J. Carbonier, M. Kumm, etc.), and Russian legal scholars (B. Kistyakovsky, Yu. Gambarov, Y. Magaziner, etc.). In order to achieve the purpose of the study, the author uses both the popular scientific dialectical method, which allows to understand the ambivalence of understanding of the legal categories under consideration, as well as methods of formal logic, comparative method, system-structural method, etc. As a result of the study, the author concludes that the specific nature of fundamental rights and freedoms lies in the system of addressing them: the State is the main addressee and the obliged person, and special justice is the possibility of direct protection, even in the absence of a sufficiently defined mechanism in legislation by national constitutional courts and inter-State bodies for the protection of human rights. The article provides a brief analysis of the so-called fourth-generation rights, justifies the conclusion that there is a distinction between individual claims, which are the result of the general principle of legal freedom – “permitted, all that is not prohibited” and valid subjective rights. According to the author, a wide range of “somatic rights” put forward in the special literature is essentially such individual claims and closer to the notion of “legal reflex” than a valid subjective right.
Carbonatite complexes of the South Urals: geochemical features, ore mineralization, and geodynamic settings
Authors: Nedosekova Irina
Published: July 2022

The article presents the results of study of the Ilmeno-Vishnevogorsky and Buldym carbonatite complexes in the Urals. It has been established that the carbonatites of the Ilmeno-Vishnevogorsky complex are represented by high-temperature calciocarbonatites (sövites I and II) with pyrochlore ore mineralization. U-Ta-rich populations of uranium pyrochlores (I) and fluorocalciopyrochlores (II) crystallize in miaskite-pegmatites and sövites I; fluorocalciopyrochlores (III) and Sr-REE-pyrochlores (IV) of late populations form in sövites II. In the Buldym complex, along with high-temperature calciocarbonatites containing fluorocalciopyrochlore (III), medium-temperature varieties of magnesiocarbonatites with REE-Nb mineralization (monazite, niobo-aeschynite, columbite, etc.) are widespread. Miaskites and carbonatites of the Urals are characterized by high contents of LILE (Sr, Ba, K, Rb) and HFSE (Nb, Ta, Zr, Hf, Ti), which are close to the contents in rift-related carbonatite complexes of intraplate settings and significantly differ from synorogenic collisional carbonatite complexes. The Ural carbonatite complexes formed on continental rift margins during the opening of the Ural Ocean at the time of transition from extensional to compressional tectonics. Later on, they were captured and deformed in the suture zone as a result of collision. Plastic and brittle deformations, anatexis, recrystallization of rocks and ores of carbonatite complexes in the Urals are associated with orogenic and post-collision settings.
Individual Responsibility and the Ethics of Hoping for a More Just Climate Future
Authors: Dout Cody C. , Obst Arthur R.
Published: July 2022

Many have begun to despair that climate justice will prevail even in a minimal form. The affective dimensions of such despair, we suggest, threaten to make climate action appear too demanding. Thus, despair constitutes a moral challenge to individual climate action that has not yet received adequate attention. In response, we defend a duty to act in hope for a more just (climate) future. However, as we see it, this duty falls differentially upon the shoulders of more and less advantaged agents in society. From arguments by Black thinkers like Derrick Bell, we draw a set of distinctions between two types of hope: one for ideal justice, and one for more modest change; and between two types of hopeful actions, those undertaken through formal political channels and those we call ‘extra-political’ actions; and between two sites of differential moral burdens, those of the privileged and those of the oppressed. Ours is a case for facing even bleak realities, demanding otherwise, and acting in hope to achieve a better future.
W.V.O. Quine’s “Indeterminacy Thesis of Radical Translation” and the Logic Problem in the Expression of African Thoughts
Authors: Ofuasia (csp) Emmanuel
Published: July 2022

Western missionaries, ethnographic and anthropological scholars arrived in Africa, quizzed the pre-colonial African, and adjudged her, pre-critical and pre-logical, since the latter could not disclose or express thoughts according to the dictates or criteria initiated by the former. The criteria are the former’s language and logic. The West’s fundamental but implicit aim is to unearth African equivalents of Western concepts and the failure to discern these have placed the contemporary African in a status quo where she is on the intellectual defensive. Through the method of conversational philosophy, this research interrogates the linguistic and logical assumptions with which the West quizzed pre-colonial Africans. Whereas it invokes and concedes to William Van Orman Quine over the indeterminacy in meaning while translating word for word, from one language to the other, this research goes on to reinforce how the inadequate classical bivalent logic, which undergirds their assessment of African thoughts, is the culprit. After exploring the character of this intellectual misappropriation, this study invokes Gottlob Frege’s discourse on the tandem between logic and language, to foreground that the failure of comprehension whilst translating is not traceable to pre-colonial Africans but to the Western ethnographic and anthropological scholars via the excessive reliance on the background classical logic that underpins thought in that tradition. From this leaning, it becomes clear that the pre-colonial African is neither pre-critical nor pre-logical but intellectually unique in ways beyond the comprehension of the West.
A Postcolonial Insight into African Onomastics in Europhone Translation: A study of D. O. Fagunwa’s Selected Yoruba Narrative Names
Authors: Adeyefa Damola E.
Published: July 2022

Most African names have sociocultural identities, which convey thoughts, traditions, fortunes, conditions, histories, and other features. Translating African indigenous names from Yoruba into French and English transcends Saussure’s postulation of signified–signifier arbitrariness (Saussure,1975). Previous studies in African onomastic translation have concentrated mostly on Europhone translation, with insufficient scholarly attention paid to the Yoruba-French onomastic translation.  Therefore, this work explores Yoruba names in a literary onomastic translation with a view to bringing to fore the connotative embodiments of African names. Establishing techniques to employ in translating African names into European languages like French and English. The study adapts Newmark (1988) and Moya (2000) approaches to name translation. The content analysis was employed in the investigation and interpretation of the data that were purposively selected from two D. O. Fagunwa’s Yoruba novels – Ògbójú Ọdẹ nínú Igbó Irúnmalẹ̀ (2005) and Ìrèké-Oníbùdó (2005) –and their French translations – Le preux chasseur dans la forêt infestée de démons (1989) and La fortune sourit aux audacieux(1989) – by Olaoye Abioye respectively; as well as Louis Camara’s, an Ivorian francophone, translation of Soyinka’s translation The Forest of a Thousand Daemons (1982); originally from Fagunwa’s Ogboju into French-- La Forêt aux Mille Demons (2010). The essay concludes that African names are embedded in ethnolinguistic and sociocultural connotations and specific translational techniques are imperative to their translations into European languages such as French and English
Song Melody and Speech Tone Conflict in Translated Yorùbá Christian Hymns
Authors: Owoaje Tolulope , Adegbola Tunde
Published: July 2022

This article engages song melody and speech tone conflict in translated Yorùbá Christian hymns between the late 19th and early 20th century. In their effort to make early Yorùbá Christian converts sing Christian hymns in the church, European missionaries translated English hymns to Yoruba, and sang them to the original European hymn tunes. Yorùbá being a tone language, requires a significant level of correlation between song melody and speech tone, for the words to retain their original meaning when sung. The tripartite constraint of aligning melody, meter, as well as meaning, posed a major problem to the hymn translators. Having given priority to melody and metre, the translators therefore, tend to compromise on meaning, thereby producing Yorùbá hymns that will sound interesting melodically, and correlate metrically with the metre, but producing hardly meaningful words when sung. This study utilized samples from Iwe Orin Mimo, being the Yorùbá translation of a range of hymns in Hymnal Companion, Hymns Ancient and Modern, and some other hymn books popularly used by the Church Missionary Society (CMS). The work presents a graphical illustration of the disparity between the hymn tunes and the speech tone of the Yorùbá language. It also highlights the efforts of Indigenous composers in correcting the perceived error through re-composition of the first stanza of selected hymns, to which they wrote more stanzas that align with the theme of the first stanza. The inappropriately translated Yorùbá hymn books have remained strong institutions within the church and have therefore, continued to promote the use of the translated hymns in the Yoruba church.
Phonological and Sociolinguistic Challenges of Translating Yorùbá Play, and Game Songs to Singable English for Children
Authors: Sogunro Bolanle O.
Published: July 2022

Observation of available translated Yoruba oral literature for children reveals that compared to Yoruba folktales translated to English and published in diverse formats, Yoruba play and game songs do not appear to enjoy the same attention or visibility in the available resources for children. The relatively few existing ones lack the Yoruba ‘flavor’ and socio-cultural nuances. Furthermore, those existing song translations rarely consider singableness and suitability in terms of the choice of segmental features, onomatopoeic cultural differences, and age-appropriate lexical items. Consequently, the translations are “unperformable” as oral texts, thus, failing their aesthetic and functional purpose for children. To investigate the translation problems involved and proffer solutions, this essay analyses five randomly selected Yoruba songs and seven of their available English translations from online sources and an unpublished manuscript, using sociolinguistic translation theory and the analytical framework of Franzon’s song translation choices.
Pengaruh Motivasi Ustadz Terhadap Etos Belajar Santri Di Pondok Pesantren Al-Ma’ruf Bandar Lor Kediri
Authors: Hasanah Uswatun , Uswatun Khasanah
Published: July 2022

Motivation is the drive to behave. Motivation is a psychological process that reflects the attitudes, needs, perceptions, and decisions that occur in a person. Someone succeeds in learning because of encouragement or motivation from within that spurs the learning ethos is an attitude or behavior that grows in doing learning. This study aims to determine the effect of cleric’s motivation on students’ learning ethos. The subjects in this study were 40 studensts. The results of statistical test analysis using the Pearson Product Moment SPSS 20 foe Windows program showed the magnitude of the correlation between ustadz’s motivation and learning ethos was 0,408 with a significance of 0,009. So the relationship between ustadz motivation and learning ethos is very high, and Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected. Provisions for conclusion of acceptance and rejection of the hypothesis if it is significant below of equal to 0,05, then Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected.
Leftward biases in attention: Eye fixations as indicators of attention and memory encoding
Authors: Mostert Sonja Nicolene , Maree David
Published: July 2022

The current study examined the presence of a leftward bias in attention defined by the number of fixations. The aim was to explore a leftward bias in attention and whether this is related to visual long-term memory (VLTM) encoding. This was achieved by using a quantitative research approach consisting of a survey method and memory simulation. An eye-tracker was used to determine the number of fixations. A memory questionnaire was used to assess VLTM based on the simulation. Participants were sampled using purposive sampling (N=35). The eye-tracking data were analyzed using a one-way repeated measures ANOVA and the results showed a statistically significant difference between the left and right fixations, F(14, 28)=2.74, p=.01, η2=.58, indicating a large effect size. Participants demonstrated a higher number of left fixations even when stimuli on the right were present. The results support the notion of a lateral bias in attention. The findings from the paired sample t-test demonstrated that more items on the left were correctly recalled when compared to the right. On average, participants recalled more items on the left (M=66.49, SE=1.8) than the right (M=62.02, SE=2.2), t(34)=2.541, p=.008 (one-tailed). The eta squared (.429) indicated a small to medium effect size. Based on the findings, there were no significant associations between the number of fixations and the number of items recalled. The study concludes that a leftward bias in attention is present but there was no significant correlation with VLTM encoding.
Memorial plaques in urban space of East-European cities: Case of Kharkiv
Authors: Vovk Olga , Kudelko Sergiy
Published: July 2022

The present research deals with study of memorial plaques as one of the most widespread commemoration signs in urban space of East-European cities. Kharkiv was selected as an example because of what it is the second largest city in Ukraine, the industrial, scientific, educational and cultural giant that is currently undergoing severe destruction and damage as a result of hostilities. Main species features of memorial plaques as historical sources as well as local history signs are characterized taking into account the Ukrainian traditions of their establishment and existence. Specific attributes that distinguish these objects from other signs of commemoration are emphasized; the authors’ scheme of their typology is described. Evolution of trends regarding their visual design and approaches to the formulation of devotional texts are observed in a century-old retrospective (from the 1920s to the 2020s). The local pantheon of heroes whose names were immortalized by plaques is analyzed. Points of the topographic distribution of these objects in the city districts are identified. It is shown that plaques can be markers of political and ideological confrontation in crisis times. It is forecasted in what way may evolve a complex of these commemoration signs in the postwar period in Kharkiv.
Music in the service of the directorial vision: The case study of the theatrical performance of Acharnians in 1976 by the Greek Art Theatre (Theatro Technis)
Authors: Chronopoulou Anna
Published: July 2022

Someone could claim that a well prepared, contemporary theatrical production consists of a thorough planning, a period of rehearsals and the final presentation of the work before the audience. Whether we talk about a collective theatrical organization or a hierarchical one, we should agree upon the fact that the directorial vision could be considered as the motivating gear of a theatrical performance. It is the director’s or the team’s directorial vision – in the cases of alternative, collective theatrical productions – which guides those who participate in a theatrical performance and, therefore, it is commonly accepted by actors and actresses that one should follow instructions, find his path and “build” his role as part of a team which serves a certain objective. Because of the diversity and complexity of modern productions as well as the increasing need for high quality, original performances – in terms of mise-en-scène, acting, stage and costume design, lightning and music – certain professional collaborates are called to participate in the stage of the preparation and contribute to the final aesthetics of a production. In the case of preparing the theatrical performance of an ancient Greek Comedy, the musician plays a significant role, as the choruses of ancient comedy are an integral part of this genre. The performance of the ancient Greek Comedy Acharnes in 1976 by the theatrical group of Greek Art Theatre (Theatro Technis), under the directorial guidance of Karolos Koun and the music which Christos Leontis composed for its needs, is a case study for the current thesis, the analysis of which intends to reveal the way the composer collaborated with the director and the members of the theatre company. The play, written by Aristophanes, was first taught and presented to the ancient Athenian audience in 425 B.C. The choral parts, accompanied by music and sang by the members of the chorus, have since antiquity been considered to be of significant importance for this ancient theatrical genre. It is, therefore, quite intriguing to thoroughly and methodologically examine the way the music composed for the needs of a specific performance contributed to the overall outgrowth of a contemporary attempt to present the ideas and the beliefs of an ancient Greek poet to the modern Greek theatrical audience. Did the composer follow the instructions of the director? Did he serve the directorial vision? Did he interact with the director and the members of the Greek Art Theatre? In what ways and up to what extent was music co-responsible for the commonly accepted success of this particular performance? It will be attempted to answer the above questions with the help of the composer’s personal testimony, his kind contribution of archival material from his personal files, accompanied by the simultaneous, cross-examined analysis of the performance which was filmed in 1976.
Reconsidering the concept of a thing in terms of the digital environment: Law towards an understanding of a digital thing
Authors: Maydanyk Roman , Maydanyk Nataliia , Popova
Published: July 2022

This article deals with the issues of reconsidering the concept of thing in terms of the digital environment and the formation of understanding of the digital thing. In terms of digitalization, the legal systems of civil and common law are characterized by the further development of digital objects of law towards of reflecting the material world combined with the features of the digital legal environment. The need for unambiguous regulation of relations regarding the use of new technologies necessitates the implementation in law of a new legal tools that can revolutionise commercе and non-commercial activity, which include, first of all, specifically digital things. Digital things are fundamental component of the digital legal environment, which are being recognized as existing in digital form objects of civil rights. The accommodation of digital legal objects requires a reconsidering of the concept of property and things towards the introduction of a broad understanding of thing, a kind or digital analogue of which are digital things as part of the person’s property, which are appropriated (acquisition and termination) and participated in a civil turnover under the general rules of material things, taking into account the features of the digital environment provided by law, contract or the essence of the digital thing. This necessitates the formation of conceptual legal provisions on property and a broad understanding of things, concepts and types of digital things. The authors of this research propose to reconsider the understanding of property (1) and thing (2) towards of their broad understanding in terms of digitalization, to define the concepts and legal nature (3) and types of digital things (4), to use the functional methodological approach of the digital thing (5) and the resulting features of the virtual asset as a digital thing (6).
Methodology of the complex analysis of statistical-information collections (exemplified by “Kharkiv Calendar”, 1869-1917): Study experience
Authors: Yankul Oleksii
Published: July 2022

The present research deals with the publication “Kharkiv calendar” as one of the specific sources of local history. It should be rightfully attributed as a separate type of periodicals – “statistical-information collection”. Similar publications were spread in almost all regions of the Russian Empire in the 19th and early 20th centuries and were named “calendars” or “memorable books”. They have their own specifics and therefore need special approach for their study. According to his own experience, the author presents certain directions of investigation of these sources. It may be suggested the following steps of work with them: identifying of the specificity and transformations of the structure of these sources (separation of traditional and novel rubrics); analysis of balance between local, all-imperial and worldwide data (there was dynamics of this information); classification of scientific and popular-science materials; periodization of functioning of periodicals; focus on specificity of gathering of statistical information that had published in these collections.
Sunni versus Shiites – Political and/or religious anti-Semitism
Authors: Chukov Vladimir Stefanov
Published: July 2022

This study aims to present political and/or religious anti-Semitism in Sunni vs Shiites. Anti-Semitism is probably the oldest hatred in history and has proven to be extremely adaptable to the times. It is “carved” and fueled by powerful precedents and inherited stereotypes. Anti-Semitism takes various forms to reflect the conditional fears and anxieties of an ever-changing world. Understood in this way, this is the modern manifestation of ancient prejudice – one that, according to some scholars, dates back to antiquity and medieval times. The main points in the article are: Anti-Semitism; Anti-Semitism in the Arab and Islamic world.