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The Audible Universe Workshop: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Design and Evaluation of Tools for Astronomical Data Sonification
Authors: Misdariis Nicolas , Pauletto Sandra , Bonne Nicolas , Harrison Chris , Meredith Kate , Zanella Anita
Published: October 2023

Even if images of astrophysical objects are used by professional astronomers for research and by the public for outreach, we are all basically blind to the Universe. Challenging the idea that we should always use visualisations, there has been a growing interest in converting astronomical phenomena into sound, motivated by: making astronomy more accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired (BVI); creating more engaging educational resources, and enabling a deeper understanding of complex astronomical data. The Audible Universe (AU) workshop focuses on consolidating what has been done in the field so far and identifying the areas where most effort is required to make progress over the coming years. The second edition of the AU workshop (AU2) took place in 2022, and brought together 50 experts, among whom astronomers interested in sonification, sound designers, experts in sound perception and educators. This community started a multi-disciplinary discussion about how to properly design and evaluate sonification tools. In this methodological and position paper, we present and discuss the main activities of the AU2 workshop, with a particular focus on activities concerned with the development of collaborative design processes, and the implementation of methods for evaluation. While this workshop was dedicated to fostering exchanges between the sonification community and astronomers, the structure and the methods used within the workshop are transferable to other application areas, and a contribution to the effort to develop interdisciplinary strategies for the development of the field of sonification.
Three-Dimensional Sonification for Image-Guided Surgery
Authors: Ziemer Tim
Published: October 2023

In neuronavigation and image-guided surgery, the clinician’s surgical instrument is tracked in relation to the patient’s anatomy. This way, they can be guided towards pre-planned target locations, like positions for burr holes, incision points for biopsy needles, or the center of a tumor for thermal ablation. In this paper, I present the initial results of an experiment that simulates a surgical scenario using a skull phantom. After 50 minutes of explanation and training, 24 participants were guided towards target locations by auditory, visual, and audiovisual clues. So far, the results show that all methods successfully guide the participants to the targets. The trajectory lengths, the needed time to find the targets as well as the precision seem to lie in a similar order of magnitude. When guided by sonification, trajectories tend to be longest and axis-by- axis-motions can be observed. Visual guidance seems to suffer from the missing depth of pseudo-3D graphics on a 2D screen. Audiovisual guidance leads to more micro-motions near the targets, compared to purely visual guidance. Further analysis will quantify the effectiveness of sonification as a three-dimensional guidance tool for surgery.
Facial Behavior Sonification With the Interactive Sonification Framework Panson
Authors: Nalli Michele , Johnson David , Hermann Thomas
Published: October 2023

Facial behavior occupies a central role in social interaction. Its auditory representation is useful for various applications such as for supporting the visually impaired, for actors to train emotional expression, and for supporting annotation of multi-modal behavioral corpora. In this paper we present a prototype system for interactive sonification of facial behavior that works both in real-time mode, using a webcam, and offline mode, analyzing a video file. The system is based on python and Jupyter notebooks, and relies on the python module sc3nb for sonification-related functionalities. Facial feature extraction is realized using OpenFace 2.0. Designing the system led to the development of a framework of reusable components to develop interactive sonification applications, called Panson, which can be used to easily design and adapt sonifications for different use cases. We present the main concepts behind the facial behavior sonification system and the Panson framework. Furthermore, we introduce and discuss novel sonifications developed using Panson, and demonstrate them with a set of sonified videos. The sonifications and Panson are Open Source reproducible research available on GitHub.
Sonifying Gait Kinematics Using the Sound of Wading: A Study on Ecological Movement Representations
Authors: Kantan Prithvi , Spaich Erika G. , Dahl Sofia , Serafin Stefania
Published: October 2023

Interactive sonification of human movement can enhance motor learning by introducing an additional sensory feedback channel during rehabilitation. Successful past work on sonifying human walking has focused primarily on providing users with feedback on the stance (ground contact) phase of the gait cycle, whilst the equally important swing phase has been largely neglected. In this work, we developed and assessed a swing phase sonification algorithm that generates ecological feedback on limb swing in the form of wading sounds at two different depths. We evaluated the perceptual qualities of the algorithm output in a test with 16 respondents, as well as the user experience of 9 healthy participants in a real-life walking pilot test. Despite our simple approach of simulating wading acoustics using gyroscope-modulated liquid sounds, our results suggested that the simulation sounded perceptually natural, unintrusive during walking, and responded well to limb swing in real-time. Future work includes further improvements to the algorithm followed by rigorous user tests with both healthy and impaired individuals. We believe that this research can contribute to the development of meaningful auditory feedback schemes targeting limb swing.
Sonecules: A Python Sonification Architecture
Authors: Reinsch Dennis , Hermann Thomas
Published: October 2023

This paper introduces sonecules, a flexible, extensible, end-user friendly and open-source Python sonification toolkit to bring ’sonification to the masses’. The package comes with a basic set of what we define as sonecules which are sonification designs tailored for a given class of data, a selected internal logic for sonification and offering a set of functions to interact with data and sonification controls. This is a design-once-use-many approach as each sonecule can be reused on similarly structured data. The primary goal of sonecules is to enable novice users to rapidly get their data audible – by scaffolding their first steps into auditory display. All sonecules offer a description for the user as well as controls which can be adjusted easily and interactively to the selected data. Users are supported to get started as fast as possible using different sonification designs and they can even mix and match sonecules to create more complex aggregated sonecules. Advanced users are enabled to extend/modify any sonification design and thereby create new sonecules. The sonecules Python package is provided as open-source software, which enables others to contribute their own sonification designs as a sonecule – thus it seeds a growing/growable library of well-documented and easy-to-reuse sonifications designs. Sonecules is implemented in Python using mesonic as the sonification framework, which provides the path to rendering-platform agnostic sonifications.
Reef Elegy: An Auditory Display of Hawaii’s 2019 Coral Bleaching Data
Authors: Kalonaris Stefano
Published: October 2023

This paper describes an auditory display of Hawaii’s 2019 coral bleaching data via means of spatial audio and parameter mapping methods. Selected data fields spanning 78 days are mapped to sound surrogates of coral reefs’ natural soundscapes, which are progressively altered in their constituent elements as the corresponding coral locations undergo bleaching. For some of these elements, this process outlines a trajectory from a dense to a sparser, reduced soundscape, while for others it translates moving away from harmonic tones and towards complex spectra. This experiment is accompanied by a short evaluation study to contextualize it in an established aesthetic perspective space and to probe its potential for public engagement in the discourse around climate change.
Siren: Creative and Extensible Sonification on the Web
Authors: Peng Tristan , Choi Hongchan , Berger Jonathan
Published: October 2023

Parameter mapping sonification is a pervasive aspect of many everyday situations, from knocking on a watermelon to determine “goodness,” to diagnostic listening to the pings and rattles of an engine. However, not all mappings are so intuitive. Sonification Interface for REmapping Nature (SIREN) is a multipurpose, powerful web application that aims at exploring sonification parameter mappings allowing for a wide range of flexibility in terms of sonic choices and mapping strategies. SIREN aspires to enable users to arrive at sophisticated sonification without getting bogged down in the details of programming.
The Sonified Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
Authors: Huppenkothen Daniela , Pampin Juan , Davenport James R. A. , Wenlock James
Published: October 2023

Understanding the physical properties of stars, and putting these properties into the context of stellar evolution, is a core challenge in astronomical research. A key visualization in studying stellar evolution is the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (HRD), organizing data about stellar luminosity and colour into a form that is informative about stellar structure and evolution. However, connecting the HRD with other sources of information, including stellar time series, is an outstanding challenge. Here we present a new method to turn stellar time series into sound. This method encodes physically meaningful features such that auditory comparisons between sonifications of different stars preserve astrophysical differences between them. We present an interactive multimedia version of the HRD that combines both visual and auditory components and that allows exploration of different types of stars both on and off the main sequence through both visual and auditory media.
Neurodivergence in Sound: Sonification as a Tool for Mental Health Awareness
Authors: Nadri Chihab , Al Matar Hamza , Morrison Spencer , Tiemann Allison , Song Inuk , Lee Tae Ho , Jeon Myounghoon
Published: October 2023

The need to build greater mental health awareness as an important factor in decreasing stigma surrounding individuals with neurodivergent conditions has led to the development of programs and activities that seek to increase mental health awareness. Using a sonification approach with neural activity can effectively convey an individual’s psychological and mental characteristics in a simple and intuitive manner. In this study, we developed a sonification algorithm that alters existing music clips according to fMRI data corresponding to the salience network activity from neurotypical and neurodivergent individuals with schizophrenia. We conducted an evaluation of these sonifications with 24 participants. Results indicate that participants were able to differentiate between sound clips stemming from different neurological conditions and that participants gained increased awareness of schizophrenia through this brief intervention. Findings indicate sonification could be an effective tool in raising mental health awareness and relate neurodivergence to a neurotypical audience.
Assessing Power in Punching Sounds From Mainstream Films and Video Games
Authors: Järveläinen Hanna , Hug Daniel , Papetti Stefano
Published: October 2023

A preliminary study was conducted with the aim of contributing to a scientifically based sound design for interactive movement sonification, drawing on tacit sound design knowledge. Specifically, the perceived power in punching sounds from mainstream films and video games was assessed through subjective ratings. The same sound clips were analyzed to extract audio features, and correlations with power ratings were examined. Results showed that perceived power in punching sounds is especially influenced by decay time, spectral slope, and features related to Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients (MFCCs). These findings can inform sound design for interactive movement sonification, particularly in the context of action-oriented applications.
Sonification of Chemotactic Waves of Bacteria
Authors: Braun Rhea , Tfirn Maxwell , Ford Roseanne
Published: October 2023

Chemotaxis is the ability of certain microscopic organisms to sense and swim towards beneficial or away from detrimental chemicals in their surroundings. Identifying this behavior is important for understanding the relationships between species and their environments in the natural world. Predicting migration of an entire population from known characteristics of individual microorganisms is a key contribution, but can be a laborious process and requires watching and waiting for visual evidence of the process on a large population scale. Sonification offers a novel solution to this problem by allowing the observer to tap into our auditory sensory system to process information. In this project, we developed and assessed a proof-of-concept sonification tool as a high throughput, real-time screening tool for chemotaxis in populations of swimming bacteria. The tool operates by reporting the y-axis position of bacteria that appear in the microscope image as microsecond duration pitched notes, giving the user a sense of the average location of the population. In this paper, we present how it has been used as a chemotaxis assay and as a tool to locate traveling waves of bacteria as they pass through the field of view in order to capture data at specific timepoints, which is used to analyze individual swimming patterns of microorganisms within the wave.
An Auditory Display for Remote Road Vehicle Operation That Increases Awareness and Presence
Authors: Larsson Pontus , de Souza Johanna Bergfelt Ramos , Begnert Joel
Published: October 2023

Remote operation, which allows a human operator to support a connected and automated vehicle from a distance, has been proposed as a solution to overcome vehicle automation challenges. In the current paper, the use of sound is being explored as a potential improvement to the current predominantly visual remote operator interfaces. An experiment was conducted aimed to test whether an auditory display providing propulsion sound from the ego-vehicle and spatial, augmented sound of surrounding road users would improve the perception of speed and ego motion, as well as situational awareness and presence. The experiment used a within-group 2x2 full factorial design with propulsion sound and spatial augmented sounds on/off as independent variables. 28 participants took part and drove in a simulated environment with the different types of auditory feedback. It was found that the auditory displays’ propulsion sound improved participants' speed regulation performance. Moreover, both the propulsion sound and the augmented sound contributed to the sensation of ego-motion, presence and situational awareness.
Unnatural Nature: Spatial Sonification of Climate Change Data
Authors: Zelada Eloysa , Çamcı Anıl
Published: October 2023

In this paper, we describe the design, implementation, and evaluation of a sound installation that is based on the spatial sonification of climate change data on global temperature, CO2 concentration, Arctic and Antarctic ice sheet mass, and sea level variation. Titled “Unnatural Nature,” the installation aims to evoke in the listeners an emotional connection with the data and an increased awareness of climate change. The sound engine underlying the sonification implements a range of sounds that model a natural soundscape as well as those that are more abstract. The sonification also leverages audio spatialization using a higher-order Ambisonic system to create an immersive experience that envelopes the listener in the modeled soundscape. We discuss the technical implementation of the sonification and some of the aesthetic decisions that were incorporated into the installation. We then present the results of a user study that aimed to understand participants’ interpretation of and engagement with the sonification, and its effectiveness in conveying the trends in climate data.
The Potential of GPT-4 as a Support Tool for Pharmacists: Analytical Study Using the Japanese National Examination for Pharmacists
Authors: Kunitsu Yuki
Published: October 2023

Background

The advancement of artificial intelligence (AI), as well as machine learning, has led to its application in various industries, including health care. AI chatbots, such as GPT-4, developed by OpenAI, have demonstrated potential in supporting health care professionals by providing medical information, answering examination questions, and assisting in medical education. However, the applicability of GPT-4 in the field of pharmacy remains unexplored.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate GPT-4’s ability to answer questions from the Japanese National Examination for Pharmacists (JNEP) and assess its potential as a support tool for pharmacists in their daily practice.

Methods

The question texts and answer choices from the 107th and 108th JNEP, held in February 2022 and February 2023, were input into GPT-4. As GPT-4 cannot process diagrams, questions that included diagram interpretation were not analyzed and were initially given a score of 0. The correct answer rates were calculated and compared with the passing criteria of each examination to evaluate GPT-4’s performance.

Results

For the 107th and 108th JNEP, GPT-4 achieved an accuracy rate of 64.5% (222/344) and 62.9% (217/345), respectively, for all questions. When considering only the questions that GPT-4 could answer, the accuracy rates increased to 78.2% (222/284) and 75.3% (217/287), respectively. The accuracy rates tended to be lower for physics, chemistry, and calculation questions.

Conclusions

Although GPT-4 demonstrated the potential to answer questions from the JNEP and support pharmacists’ capabilities, it also showed limitations in handling highly specialized questions, calculation questions, and questions requiring diagram recognition. Further evaluation is necessary to explore its applicability in real-world clinical settings, considering the complexities of patient scenarios and collaboration with health care professionals. By addressing these limitations, GPT-4 could become a more reliable tool for pharmacists in their daily practice.
The genetic stability of date palm shoots regenerated from leaves explant
Authors: N. Arafa Rasha , Elsayh Sayed A.A. , Abdalgaleel Marwa M. , El-Habashy Salwa , Ahmed Emadeldin A.H. , Afifi Eman H. , Draz Alaa N. , Aramany Rabab W. El , Sharkh Abdallah , El-Kader Mohamed T. Abd , Barakat Ahmed A.M. , A.A. Dosoky Hoda
Published: October 2023

The purpose of this research was to develop a micro-propagation method for the date palm Zaghlol cv. using juvenile leaves. To produce the necessary results, different plant growth regulator combinations were used. The leaves were grown on MS medium supplemented with PVP to prevent the explants from browning. The results showed that adding PVP at a concentration of 1.0 g/l considerably reduced browning. On the induction medium, callus formation occurred during the fourth week of culture; however, callus formation (87.5%) was more prevalent on the ¾ MS medium containing with 10.0 mg/l NAA, 1.0 mg/l BA and 2.0 mg/l 2ip. The greatest development of embryogenic callus (94.50%) occurred on a ¾ MS medium supplemented with 5.0 mg/l NAA and 2.0 mg/l BA. The largest fresh callus weight (3.53 g) was produced by this treatment after four months in culture. On MS medium supplemented with 2.0 TDZ, 1.5 BA and 0.5 NAA, which was regarded as the optimum medium for increasing the number of embryos to 32.10 embryos/culture, the best results (65.67%) were obtained. Further investigation into the stimulation and development of somatic embryogenesis involved using MS basal medium supplemented with BA at 0.5 mg/l, kin at 0.1 mg/l and NAA at 0.05 mg/l; this treatment formed the most leaves (20.11 leaf/cluster). The cluster of shoots grown on MS basal medium supplemented with BA at 2.0 mg/l and NAA at 0.5 mg/l had the highest leaf number (34.25 leaf/cluster) and leaves length values after three sub-cultures (4.75 cm). The DNA-based fingerprinting technology ISSR was used to confirm the genetic stability of this protocol. The mother tree and tissue culture-derived shoots evaluated exhibited no differences in the ISSR banding patterns. The micro-propagation method could be used to produce genetically stable date palm plants.
Agree to Disagree: Perception of Beauty in Gwendolyn Brooks’s Maud Martha
Authors: Zhu Ashley
Published: October 2023

Maud Martha, a 1953 novel written by the award-winning, African American, female poet Gwendolyn Brooks, is a richly told exploration of beauty, people’s perceptions of it, and its consequences. Brooks explores the connection between being ordinary and being beautiful, and how such descriptions can affect each other. Maud Martha, the novel’s titular character, spends her formative years in 1940s urban and mostly black Chicago, thinking about the beautiful things around her and far away from her. Through her story and growth as a person, Brooks asks us to question our own perceptions of beauty, as well as our categorizations of it.
Ecological Sensitivity Assessment of Hangzhou City Based on GIS and AHP
Authors: Gao Fei , Wang Yun-Shang , Wang Ruei-Yuan
Published: October 2023

Ecological sensitivity analysis is an important basis for urban planning and layout. This article selects six ecological factors, including elevation, slope, aspect, water area, and vegetation index (NDVI), and land use type, to construct an ecological sensitivity evaluation system for Hangzhou City. GIS's spatial analysis technology, combined with the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), is used to comprehensively evaluate the six ecological factor sensitivity indices. Meanwhile, the natural breakpoint method was used to divide the results into 5 levels: extremely sensitive region, highly sensitive region, meso-sensitive region, low sensitive region, and non-sensitive region. The results indicate that the ecological sensitivity of the study area is generally high, with land use type, vegetation coverage, and water area being the main sensitive factors. The proportion of the five sensitive areas from extremely sensitive to non-sensitive regions is 19%, 34%, 18%, 16%, and 13%, respectively. The highly sensitive regions in Hangzhou are mainly distributed in the southwest, while the non-sensitive regions are mainly distributed in the northeast. Finally, based on the comprehensive evaluation of ecological sensitivity and spatial layout in Hangzhou, this article provides targeted countermeasures and suggestions, providing a basis for land use construction planning and promoting ecological environment protection.
Review Article on the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Authors: Suryawanshi Prof. Amrata D
Published: October 2023

Abstract: Coronaviruses are a group of enveloped viruses with nonsegmented, single-stranded, and positive-sense RNA genomes. Coronaviruses belong to the “Coronaviridae family”, which causes various diseases, from the common cold to SARS and MERS. In March 2020 the World Health Organization declared the SARS-Cov-2 virus a global pandemic. We performed a review to describe existing literature about Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) history, Symptoms, Epidemiology, Clinical features, Clinical manifestations, Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention.
Budget Allowance System based on Java
Authors: Boke Mahesh
Published: October 2023

Abstract: Budgeting is an component of managerial accounting. During this process, companies decide how much money they will set aside for future goals and development. The organization will develop an effective budget for the firm as a result of this approach. The major objective of the budget is to develop the business and reduce the amount of misallocation of resources and expenses, and most organizations fail in this process. This research paper presents the design and implementation of a simplified budget allocation system for a college. The project aims to provide a foundational understanding of budget allocation processes and serves as a starting point for more complex and robust systems. The system, developed in Java, simulates a basic backend for a college budget allocation process. It allows users to allocate budgets to different departments, retrieve budget information for specific departments, and view a summary of all budget allocations. While the system does not include a full-fledged backend with a database, it provides insights into the core functionalities required for budget management. The system's core functionalities are implemented within the "CollegeBudgetSystem" class, which employs in-memory data structures to manage budget allocations. Users can interact with the system through a text-based command-line interface, performing actions such as allocating budgets, retrieving budget information, and printing budget summaries. While this project serves as a basic prototype, real-world budget allocation systems in educational institutions would require a more sophisticated architecture. Future research and development could focus on integrating a database for secure data storage, implementing user authentication and authorization, and creating web-based or mobile-friendly user interfaces. This research paper contributes to the understanding of budget management in educational institutions and provides a foundation for building more comprehensive budget allocation systems tailored to the specific needs and complexities of colleges and universities
Mastering Construction Schedules: The Power of CPM and Pert Integration
Authors: Itani Kishor
Published: October 2023

Abstract: Mastering construction schedules is a crucial task in project management, requiring a careful strategy for timely completion and overall success. This overview explores how Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) methods work together, highlighting the strength that comes from combining them. CPM, a certain method, focuses on putting tasks in order to find the critical path, which decides the project's duration. PERT, a method that considers uncertainties, provides a realistic view of timelines. Blending these methods creates a strong scheduling framework that balances certain and uncertain elements. This hybrid approach identifies critical paths, offering project managers a flexible scheduling model that adapts to uncertainties, helping them make more informed decisions. The abstract emphasizes the role of technology in integrating CPM and PERT, using computational power to seamlessly bring them together. Modern project management software automates critical path analysis, allowing real-time adjustments based on project conditions. This technology-driven integration is vital in today's project management. Moreover, the abstract highlights that CPM and PERT integration goes beyond traditional construction management, making it versatile for uncertain and dynamic projects, including research, development initiatives, and innovative construction. The adaptability of this integrated approach makes it valuable in various industries, indicating its broader impact on project scheduling. This overview outlines the core principles of the integration, demonstrating its practical use in addressing construction project management challenges. Embracing this integrated approach empowers project managers to navigate uncertainties, optimize resource use, and increase the chances of project success in a complex and dynamic environment.
Implementing Number Theory in Visual Cryptography for Secure Online Transactions using QR Codes
Authors: Selvasingh Agasthiya Reni
Published: October 2023

Abstract: In this modern world, due to the excessive availability of the Internet, it is extremely easy for people to communicate and share multimedia contents with each other. Moreover, Online Transactions has also been widely developed, in which secure means of data transfer play the major role. At the same time, secure transfer of personal and copyrighted data has become a critical issue. Visual cryptography (VC) is a useful tool for securing data (i.e. images, texts) that contain sensitive information. As a subset of secret sharing, VC has got importance for its security mechanism, which takes into account both image processing and cryptography. To achieve this goal, we manipulate quick response (QR) code as a container. QR codes generated by a certain system can carry its ordinary message in addition to the secure data. Anyone can read the message, but the secure data can only be obtained using a secret key. In this paper, a specified field of Mathematics, Number Theory is implemented in the concepts of VC for the secure online transactions which is achieved using QR codes.
Assessing the Role of Performance Appraisals in Shaping Employee Job Satisfaction and Performance
Authors: Babji Y.
Published: October 2023

Abstract: This study was conducted to investigate the performance appraisal system of employees working at the Dr. L.V. Prasad Eye Institute using Human Resource methods and methodologies. The goal was to implement a feasible and employee-beneficial appraisal system within the organization. To assess the existing appraisal system at the institute, a detailed questionnaire was prepared, and employee feedback was gathered. After a thorough analysis, a commitment was made to implement the best employee performance appraisals within the institute. To achieve this, secondary data was collected from the institute's accounts and Human Resource departments. The study employed various methods, including past-oriented and future-oriented approaches for a comprehensive examination to give valid conclusions.
Quality-Induced Impacts on Time Overrun, Cost Overrun, Dispute, and Litigation in EPC Contracts
Authors: Oza Dharmesh
Published: October 2023

Abstract: This research paper delves into the intricate relationship between quality assurance measures and their consequential effects on time overrun, cost overrun, disputes, and litigation within Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contracts of National Highway. Through an extensive qualitative study and in-depth analysis in SPSS, this paper aims to shed light on the critical high risk contract clauses which make project delays, budget overruns, and legal conflicts impacted by quality. The findings presented herein offer valuable insights for stakeholders in the construction industry seeking to enhance project performance and minimize legal liabilities through effective quality control mechanisms. Contractors, consultants, and employees of the authority were handed a questionnaire survey as part of this investigation. Google Forms was used to gather 161 replies. Principal component analysis was used in SPSS to analyse the aforementioned data. The result shows that there are a number of crucial (high risk) contract elements in EPC contracts that could lead to litigation.
Analyzing Recurring EPC Contract Clauses Leading to Court Cases in NHAI: Insights from High Court Judgments
Authors: Oza Dharmesh
Published: October 2023

Abstract: This study provides a thorough examination of frequently occurring Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract provisions that have resulted in legal disputes under the purview of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). This study intends to identify and examine the specific contractual clauses that have been the focus of legal issues in NHAI projects by drawing conclusions from a thorough assessment of High Court judgements. The study clarifies the underlying factors and ramifications of these conflicts, providing insightful viewpoints for those involved in the infrastructure and construction industries. This paper provides a platform for improving and strengthening EPC contracts to reduce potential conflicts and improve project execution efficiency by looking at the legal precedents.30 judgment from 2012 to 2021 were collected from Highcourt and identified recurring EPC contract clauses leading to court cases.
Collaborative efforts in ASEAN for global asset recovery frameworks to combat corruption in the digital era
Authors: Arifin Ridwan , Riyanto Sigit , Putra Akbar Kurnia
Published: October 2023

In the contemporary digital age, corruption has evolved into a common enemy, transcending borders and becoming a transnational and extraordinary crime. Within the ASEAN framework, corruption is no longer perceived as the concern of a single nation but as a shared threat to all member states and the global community at large. Despite the pervasive and deeply entrenched nature of corruption, concerted efforts have been made to combat this scourge. Among these measures, asset recovery stands out as an extraordinary tool, addressing not only the prevention and enforcement aspects but also the crucial task of repatriating ill-gotten gains to their rightful country of origin. Indonesia and the ASEAN community have entered into various treaties aimed at facilitating asset recovery, with the ASEAN Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (AMLAT) serving as a pivotal legal instrument in this endeavour. Recognizing the transnational nature of corruption, interstate relations and diplomatic cooperation have assumed a vital role in supporting the success of asset recovery processes. This study explores the evolving landscape of corruption in the digital age, its transformation into a transnational concern, and the collective efforts undertaken within ASEAN to combat it. By focusing on asset recovery as an extraordinary measure, it sheds light on the multifaceted dimensions of eradicating corruption and emphasizes the importance of international collaboration in returning misappropriated assets to their rightful owners.
Features of Functioning of the Erzya-Russian Bilingualism in the Aspect of Code switching
Authors: Mosina Natalya M.
Published: October 2023

This article is devoted to the study of Erzya-Russian bilingualism in the aspect of code switching on the territory of the Republic of Mordovia. The aim of the study is to present the types of intra-phrase code switching based on the material of narrative recordings of Erzya-Russian bilingual children. Special attention is paid to the study of the peculiarities of the functioning of native and non-native languages in a bilingual society, the mechanisms of code switching in children, taking into account the (non-) correspondence of structures in two languages and different strategies of native speakers’ response when using two languages in one unit of discourse. The source base of this study was the materials of the spontaneous narrative collected by the author of the article in 2017-2019. The informants are bilingual children aged 4 to 7 years inclusive. The research methods were the descriptive method of factual material, narrative sampling, included and not included observation.
Psycho-images of Language Units in the Consciousness of the Individual - the Basis of Bilingual and Intercultural Communication
Authors: Dzhusupov Mahanbet
Published: October 2023

The contact of languages and cultures forms bilingualism and biculturalism at different levels of their functioning. The purpose of the article is to analyze and describe the dual simultaneous formation and functioning of bilingual and bicultural communication based on the material of contact between the Kazakh and Russian languages. Language is the basis of bilingualism and biculturalism, since both bilingual and intercultural processes in an individual and society are carried out through the use of language units. Psycho-images of linguistic units and cultural symbols are formed in the consciousness of an individual of society, which are the basis of monolingual and monocultural communication within an ethnos. These national-linguistic-cultural psycho-images contribute to the formation of foreign, foreign-cultural psycho-images in the minds of the future bilingual, bicultural individual and society. The materials of the study were Kazakh (In general, Turkic), Russian linguistic and speech units, universal and national-specific cultural concepts and symbols, which, on the one hand, give rise to interference, on the other hand, facilitation, the latter facilitates the assimilation of non-native languages and cultures. Therefore, teaching a second language will be more effective if it is carried out when teaching and language material is presented in a harmonious combination of the language, which, in content, are logically closely interconnected with the cultural values of the foreign people. In the course of the study, methods of comparative analysis, opposition of minimal pairs, methods and techniques of inductive and deductive nature were used. The results of the scientific research are of theoretical and practical importance in the aspect of the formation of bilingualism of knowledge, skills and abilities of intercultural communication in the conditions of active Turkic-foreign (Kazakh-Russian) bilingualism and biculturalism.
The Tuvan Text in the Aspect of Transculturation
Authors: Shafranskaya Eleonora F. , Garipova Gulchira T.
Published: October 2023

The article analyzes the modern processes of artistic aestheticization and transculturation of the Tuvan text in the works of two modern authors: Maadyr-ool Khovalyg, who writes about Tuva in Tuvan, and Roman Senchin, who represents Tuva as genius loci in Russian. The authors of the article postulate the thesis about the fixation of the micromodels of the native world in the works of the Tuvan author by means of the mother tongue, which is a foreign-cultural text for the Russian reader. In the Russian prose written by Senchin, the principle of transculturation consists in the transfer through the native language of the “other” ethno-cultural consciousness of the author, when through various principles of modeling “his own world” and “another world”, not an orientalist, but a transcultural image of Tuva is formed in the world models “paradise lost”, “fairy-tale world”, “exotic world”. The authors of the article seek to identify the specifics of the artistic design of the Tuvan text in the system of an interdisciplinary paradigm of aesthetic, historiosophical, ethnographic, mythological correlates in the works of ethnically different writers. The relevance of the research is due to the fact that the transcultural approach (conceptual for the presented article) in the study of any national literature in the paradigm system “Russian literature and the literature of the peoples of Russia”. This approach makes it possible to remove most of the contradictions in the ethnic identification of the literary ethos, the writer and the individual work itself. The understanding of ethnocultural and transcultural literature as historical and cultural phenomena makes it possible to find their manifestations in completely multidirectional author’s artistic models of the Tuvan text.
Writer’s Bilingualism and Biculturalism: Nicholas Kotar’s Mythopoetic Literary Works
Authors: Tchemodanova Sofiya Mariya  V.
Published: October 2023

This article examines the matter of bilingualism and biculturalism of bilingual authors analyzing the literary work of Nicholas Kotar, an American bilingual writer who is a descendant of the first-wave of Russian émigrés. The relevance of this topic stems from a growing interest among scholars of bilingual studies in researching the features of bilingual writers who efficiently use two languages and two cultures to create literary images and express their ideas, leading to translingualism and transculturalism in their work. The article analyzes how bilingualism and biculturalism of Nicholas Kotar, a heritage language speaker of Russian, reflect in his English-language literary works, using research methods of comparative, cultural and translational interpretation. In the novels from the Raven Son series The Song of the Sirin, The Heart of the World , The Throne of the Gods , The Son of the Deathless , Nicholas Kotar conveys elements of Russian folklore to Englishspeaking readers by mythopoesis. The analysis of the literary text provides results, revealing that samples of Nicholas Kotar’s English-language creativity emerge in the process of hybridization and syncretism through the mythopoetic transformation of Russian folklore and linguaculture. Nicholas Kotar’s novels contain many lexical and cultural borrowings, exotisms (Slavicisms), sayings from Russian fairy tales, as well as allusions pertaining to Russian linguaculture. Thus, incorporating elements of Russian fairy tales and other folklore genres enables the translingual and transcultural writer to familiarize English-speaking readers with elements of Slavic linguaculture through the combination and hybridization of English and Russian literary traditions in mythopoetic literature.
Translingual Poetry by Bakhyt Kairbekov
Authors: Dianova Ljudmila P.
Published: October 2023

The article is devoted to the analysis of a translingual literary text, which is a methodologically complex object of study due to its belonging to two (or more) linguocultural fields. The theory of translinguism is an actual course of interdisciplinary research, the problems of which affect the features of the creation and functioning of a text created by the author in a language that is not ethnically primary for him. A brief review of theoretical works devoted to the scientific concept of “translingualism” is given. On the material of individual poems by B. Kairbekov from the poetic collection “Towards the Sun”, individual elements of translingual poetics are identified and characterized.
The concept of “the Lamb of God” («ὁ ἀµνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ») in English, German and Russian translations of the Gospel of John
Authors: Kazantsev Ivan A.
Published: October 2023

The interpretation of biblical concepts is a complex translation problem, the method of literal translation cannot solve it. The search for lexical matches in the target language is not always systematic. A comprehensive solution to this problem is possible within the framework of the conceptual theory of metaphor, which allows you to rethink the process of translating biblical concepts. The article explores the implementation of the concept «the Lamb of God» («ὁ ἀµνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ») in the translations of the Gospel of John into English, German and Russian in the light of modern research on the conceptual theory of metaphor. The purpose of the study is to analyze the degree of implementation of the concept «the Lamb of God» («ὁ ἀµνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ») in translations of the Gospel of John. The work uses the MIPVU method to identify metaphors in the original text of the Gospel of John, as well as methods of analysis and synthesis to assess the adequacy of the translation of the concept « the Lamb of God» in the context of the biblical conceptual field. As a result of the study, it was revealed that in the English, German and Russian translations of the Gospel of John, the concept of the «the Lamb of God» («ὁ ἀμνὸς τοῦ θεοῦ») of the original text is not fully implemented. The absence of a separate lexical unit leads to confusion in the translations of the «Lamb» («ἀμνὸς») from the Gospel of John and the «Lamb» («ἀρνίον») from the Apocalypse, which distorts the meaning of the translations. The application of the MIPVU method to identify metaphors in the biblical text, as well as an integrated approach to the translation of biblical concepts, is a developing direction in modern translation studies. Modern advances in the field of metaphor theory make it possible to create new translations of the Bible that are accessible to readers who are not familiar with the biblical conceptual field.
Semantic Transformation of the Content of Gazelles by R. Gatash in their Translation into Russian and Turkish
Authors: Nagumanova Elvira F. , Shemshurenko Oksana V.
Published: October 2023

The current article raises the problem of transferring the artistic features of the gazelles of the Tatar poet R. Gatash (R.K. Gataullin) in translations into Russian and Turkish. The relevance of the study is associated with the growing interest of the modern world in the problems of translation from national languages. The purpose of the work is to identify the features of the transfer of linguistic and cultural information in translations. The gazelles of the Tatar poet R. Gatash from the cycle “Miӊgүzəlgə gazəllər” became the research material. The main research method is a comparative one, aimed at identifying similarities and differences between the works under consideration. As a result of the study, we conclude that the proximity of the two languages and cultures allows the translator into Turkish to fully recreate the features of the poetics of the Tatar poet’s poems in the target language.
Tradition of Resolving Crimes in Kinship Approaches (Tudang Sipulung) Criminal Law and Local Culture in the Community of Balangtaroang Village, Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi Province
Authors: Syamsuddin Rahman , Alfian Mujahid Achmad
Published: October 2023

This study discusses the encountering between criminal law and local culture in the Balangtaroang Village. It will be discussed through two research questions: How is the construction of crime settlement through the kinship approach (tudang sipulung) in Balangtaroang Village, How is the encountering between criminal law and local culture in resolving criminal acts in a family way in the Balangtaroang Village community. This study is descriptive research using qualitative data obtained through field research. Data collection is carried out through observation in-depth-interview, and documentation. The data obtained will be analysed through legal and sociological approaches. This study argues: that first, crime settlement through kinship approaches is used as one of the ways to solve the case in order to create harmony in the community within the village. Second, crime settlement through kinship approaches is conducted by way of  discussion (musyawarah) in a traditional local institution.
Seasonal variability of kelp dissolved organic carbon release driven by decay not growth: a key relationship for Indigenous stewards to monitor
Authors: Carlson Andrew Kalani , Yoshimura Takeshi , Kudo Isao
Published: October 2023

Macroalgae are foundational to the health of many Indigenous
social-ecological systems, and their production of dissolved organic
carbon (DOC) serves various biogeochemical roles. Improved understanding
of seasonal variations in DOC release as an ecophysiological response
could therefore help Indigenous stewards balance these implications.
However, multi-year seasonal studies of macroalgal DOC release are few
and the underlying roles of passive and active DOC diffusion need
clarifying. This study focuses on the kelp Saccharina japonica
var. religiosa (class Phaeophyceae) from Oshoro Bay, Ainu Mosir
(Hokkaido). The conclusions are supported by three years (2020–2022) of
data, including 1091 DOC samples from 16 incubation experiments
(t = 4–9 days) comparing individual kelp (n = 88) to in
situ seawater control tanks (n = 31) under different
photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) treatments (200, 400, 1200, or
1500 µmol photons · m · s).
Differences in PAR, dry weight biomass, sea surface temperature, or
salinity could not explain DOC release rate variability, which was high
between individual kelp. Instead, there were significant intra-annual
differences, with mean DOC release rates (mg C · g
DW · d) (± standard error
between n kelp) higher (p < 0.05) during the
autumn “late decay” period (0.82 ± 0.12, n = 27) compared to
the winter “early growth” period (0.20 ± 0.028, n = 10) and
summer “early decay” period (0.34 ± 0.066, n = 24). Monitoring
this relationship between seasonal decay and macroalgal DOC release may
therefore help inform Indigenous stewardship strategies.